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Introductory Soil Science (Core Course)
3 Credit
SS-1101: Introductory Soil Science (3 Credit hours)
- Historical development of soil Science.
- Objectives of studying Soil Science as an independent discipline and branches of Soil Science.
- Concepts of Soil.
- Soil forming materials-rocks, minerals.
- Weathering processes-physical, chemical and biological weathering. Factors affecting weathering.
- Products of weathering.
- Factors influencing soil formation; basic ideas on soil forming processes; development of soil horizons and soil profiles.
- Basic ideas about properties of soil – morphological, physical, chemical, physico-chemical, biological and mineralogical properties of soil.
- Soil as a three-phase disperse system; description of the three phases of soils.
- Physical nature of the soil separates:
- Particles size distribution.
- Particle size analysis; Stocks' law.
- Soil textural classes.
- Soil structure-classificaiton and importance.
- Soil colour-origin and importance.
- Soil water-classification and importance.
- Soil air-composition and importance.
- Basic idea about microbes in soils: bacteria, algae and fungi.
- Donahue, R. L, Miller, R.W. and Shickluna, J. C. 1983. Soils: An introduction to soils and plant growth.
- Brady, N. C. and Neil, R. R. 1996. The Nature and Properties of Soils. Prentice-Hall International Ltd. USA.
- Hillel, D. 1980. Fundamentals of Soil Physics. Academic Press Inc. NewYork, USA.
- Bear, F. E. 1964. Chemistry of the Soil. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. India.
- Bhon, H. L., NcNeal, B. L. and Connor, G. A. 1985. Soil Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons.
- Tisdale, S. L., Nelson, W. L., Beaton, J. D. and Havlin, J. L. Prentic – Hall International Ltd. USA.
Introductory Soil Science Sessional/Field work (Core Course)
3.0 Credit
SS-1102: Introductory Soil Science Sessional/Field work (3 Credit hours) 1. Fundamental Knowledge on different types of field studies and laboratory analysis used in soil science. 2. Precautions to be taken in the laboratory: handling of different kinds of instruments, use of glasswares, use of chemicals and personal precautions. Purpose of soil analysis. Principles of the methods used for soil analysis, basis for selection of analytical methods. 3. Observation and collection of soil from different sites of Bangladesh. 4. Determination of soil moisture contents by gravimetric method. 5. Determination of field capacity of soil. Recommended References: 1. Didar, M., Huq, S. M. I., Rahman, M. S. and Anam. K. 1991. A handbook on Chemical Analyses of Soil, Plant and Water. 2. Hossain, S. M. M. 1989. Laboratory Manual for Soil and Plant Analysis. Analytical Services Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute.
Chemistry (Core Course)
3.0 Credit
Chem-1151: Chemistry (3 Credit hours) Section-A 1. Classification of elements: Periodic table, types of elements, variation of properties within periods and groups, usefulness of the periodic table, limitation of periodic table. 2. Oxidation-Reduction: Definition, modern concept, writing of equations involving oxidation-reduction reaction, oxidation-reduction potentials, concept of redox indicators. 3. Chemical kinetic: First and second order reactions and their simple treatment; Determination of the order of reactions; Outline of Arrhenius and collision theory. 4. Survey of organic functional groups; Reaction with special reference to functional groups; properties and important uses of aliphatic hydro carbon. Halogen derivatives of aliphatic hydrocarbon; Aldehyde and ketoses; Carboxylic acids and amines; modern concepts of the structure of benzene and glucose. Section-B 5. Principles of neutralization reactions, theory of neutralization reaction, heat of reaction, heat of formation, heat of combustion and heat of neutralization; Principles of titration, types of titration; precipitation titration, complexometric titration. 6. Volumetric analysis: Definition of fundamental terms, basic principles of volumetric analysis, acidimetry and alkalimetry, standard solution; classification of the methods of volumetric analysis. 7. Colloids: Colloids and crystalloid; classification of colloids; general methods of preparation of colloidal solution; Properties of colloids; coagulation; peptisation and electrophoresis. 8. Solution: Different units of concentration, factors influencing the solubility of a substance; Mechanism of dissolution; liquefaction of gases; properties of dilute solution; lowering of vapour pressure; Depression of freezing point, Elevation of boiling point and osmotic pressure. Recommended References: 1. Hoque M. M. and Nawab, M. A. 1974. Principles of Physical Chemistry. Students Publication, Dhaka. 2. Bahl, B. S. and Tuli, G. D. 1985. Essentials of Physical Chemistry. S. Chand & Co. Ltd. India. 3. Haider, S. Z. 1977. Introduction to Modern Inorganic Chemistry. Students Publication, Dhaka. 4. Bahl, B. S. and Bahl, A 1998. Modern Organic Chemistry. S. Chand & Co. Ltd. India.
Chemistry Sessional (Core Course)
1.5 Credit
Chem-1151: Chemistry Sessional (1.5 Credit hours) 1. Preparation of solutions and volumetric analysis. 2. Oxidation, reduction and titrations involving a) Preparation and standardization of N/10 KMnO4 solutions with sodium oxalate solution. b) Determination of ferrous iron with standard KMnO4 solution. 3. Preparation of standard N/10 K2Cr2O7 solution.
Geology (Core Course)
3.0 Credit
SS-1103: Geology Section-A 1) Creation of the universe, Interior of the earth, Origin of different spheres, Continental drift, Seismic waves, their characteristics & application. 2) Minerals: Definition, Properties of minerals, Classification, Identification of common minerals. 3) Rocks: Definition, Classification of rocks. a) Igneous rock [Definition, Classification, Characteristics of intrusive & extrusive rocks, various forms of igneous rocks, Structure & texture of igneous rocks, Common igneous rocks.] b) Sedimentary rocks [Definition, Formation, Characteristics, Common sedimentary rocks.] c) Metamorphic rocks [Definition, Metamorphism, Agents of metamorphism, Kinds of metamorphism, Depth of metamorphism, Facies & grades of metamorphism, Texture & structure of metamorphic minerals, Classification & nomenclature of metamorphic rocks.] Section-B 4) Stratigraphy: Law of superposition, Law of uniformitarianism, Correlation, Physical & biological criteria of correlation, Bengal basin. 5) Palentology: Definition & scope of paleontology, Definition of fossil, Criteria to be a fossil, Nature of fossil records, Use of fossil, Guide (Index) fossil, Extinction, Fossiliferrous rocks, Geologic time scale. 6) Structural Geology: Mechanical principles (Force, Stress, Strain, Physical properties of rocks, Rock behavior under stress, Factors controlling behavior of material), Structural geology, Relation of structural geology to other branches of geology, Fold (Definition, attribute of beds, strike, deep, parts of a fold, nomenclature of folds, causes of folding), Joint, Fault, Unconformity. 7) Economic minerals of Bangladesh: Coal, Glass sand, White clay, Lime stone, Hard rock. 8) Contour maps. Recommended References: 1. Foster, R. J. Physical Geology, 4th Edition. Bell & Howell Company. 2. Plummer, C. C. and Geary, D. M. Physical Geology. 6th Edition. WCB Publishers. 3. Khan, F. H. 1991. Geology of Bangladesh. The University Press Limited, Bangladesh. 4. Hussain, M. S. 1992. Soil Classification. Dhaka University Press, Dhaka University.
Geology Sessional (Core Course)
1.5 Credit
SS-1103: Geology Sessional/Field work (1.5 Credit hours) Collection and Identification of rocks, minerals and fossils.
English (Core Course)
2.0 Credit
Eng-1155: English (2 Credit hours) Section- A 1. Grammar: a) Tense; b) Parts of speech; c) Sentence structure; d) Voice; e) Corrections. 2. Reading Skills: A reading course based on scientific subject matter. 3. Study Skills: A training in summarizing and finding main points of a text. Section-B 4. Speaking Skills: Practical use to the students in speaking situation which he/she might realistically encounter. 5. Writing free and guided composition and technical writings. 6. Translation and retranslating writing. Recommended References: 1. Ryle, Michael A. & others. 1981. Test of English as a Foreign Language. Cliffs Notes, Inc. USA. 2. Taylor, Clive, 1978. Advancing Language Skills. The University Press Ltd. Bangladesh. 3. A practiacal English Grammar by- Thomson and Martinate.
Mathematics (Core Course)
3.0 Credit
Math-1167: Mathematics (3 Credit hours) Section-A 1. Differential Calculus: Differentiation of a function, formula for differentiating a sum, a product, a quotient of two functions and function, partial differentiation, successive differentiation, Lbenitzs theorem and of a function of more than one real variables. 2. Integral Calculus: Methods of integration by parts, special integration, definite integrals, area and volumes. 3. Higher Trigonometry: De Moiveres theorem and its applications, Gregories series, Summation series. Section-B 4. Inequalities, relation between roots and coefficients of algebraic equations; summation series; coefficients of algebraic equations; convergency; divergency; matrices (definition, elementary properties, addition, multiplication of matrices), inverse matrix, solution of equations with the help of matrices. 5. Analytical Geometry: General equation of second degree; straight lines, pairs of straight lines, circles and parabola. Recommended References: 1. Hall, H.S. and Knight S.R, 1961. Higher Algebra. MacMillan and Co. Ltd., New York. 2. Peterson, G.L. 1989. Algebra and Trigonometry. Words Worth Publicating Company, Belmont, California. 3. Shahidullah, A. M. M. and Bhattacharjee, P. V. 1988. A text Book on Higher Algebra and Trigonometry. H. L. Bhattacharjee, 124 Chandarpura, Chittagong. 4. Abdur Rahman, A.F.M. and Bhattacharjee P.K. 1989. A Text Book on Co-ordinate Geometry with Vector Analysis. Student Ways, Bangla Bazar, Dhaka. 5. Mohammad, K. and Bahttacharijee, P.K. 1988. A Text Book on Differential Calculus. S. Tripaty. 124 Chandarpura, Chittagong. 6. Mohammad, K. and Bahttacharijee, P.K. 1987. A Text Book on Integral Calculus. H. Bhattacharjee, 124 Chandarpura, Chittagong.


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Remember how you used to build houses out of little toy logs when you were a kid -- to gingerly put on the green roof and top it off with a little red chimney?
Well, that's the way it was for Steve and Cheryl Curtis when they built their full-size log home five years ago in West Hatfield, Mass.
The log house had all the appeal of pioneer days, although the Curtises didn't have to cut down trees because all the precut logs came in a handy log-home package with full directions on how to assemble it.
But as in the past, the whole family, plus two brothers and some friends, pitched in to help in the construction. Curious neighbors and travelers stopped by to ask questions. While the novelty now has worn off as other log homes have been built in the area, the Curtises still like to talk about their achievement.
Steve and Cheryl and their neighbors are part of a trend. The log-home industry now is an established alternative to the suburban frame home, says Paul J. Gomez, director of operations for the National Association of Home Manufacturers (NAHM).
In 1971, he adds, fewer than 2,500 log homes were built. Today, by contrast, the annual figure tops 25,000, with 85 percent year- round dwellings and the rest seasonal vacation homes.
Even businesses are building with logs, especially restaurants and motels. And so is at least one town hall and a town library. Lincoln Logs Ltd. in Chestertown, N.Y., added a new line of commercial log buildings this year to further the trend.
The Log Home Council of the NAHM predicts that sales of log houses will reach an average increase of 30 percent a year. A few sales already have been made to Japan, South America, and western Europe.
"I don't see any change in the basic growth pattern," asserts Peter Fillion, president of Authentic Homes Corporation in Laramie, Wyo., although he admits the current recession in the housing industry has affected log- home starts as well. But when the industry recovers from the downturn, he says he anticipates an annual growth rate of 20 to 25 percent.
The growing demand for less-expensive homes has brought more than 200 companies into the business of selling log-home packages with the larger firms reporting 50 or more dealers each throughout the country.
Prospective home buyers should be wary, however. Like any fast-growing industry, get- rich-quick entrepreneurs are part of the trend as well as the more solid firms that have been around a while. Some of the practices of the less-trustworthy companies include poor engineering and design, kits with parts that don't fit together well, and complicated building instructions.
Buyers are urged to deal only with a distributor of a reputable firm, says Mr. Fillion. The Log Home Council in Falls Church, Va., can help to verify a firm's credibility.
Buyers also should talk with a firm's customers and even visit their homes, if possible. Most dealers will provide a list of log-house owners if they're asked to do so.
Log homes play into the growing back-to- nature and build-it-yourself trends in the US. They also appeal to people who want to save money by using less-expensive logs instead of traditional building materials. Also, they can save on labor costs by doing much of the work themselves.
While estimates vary, a log house will save from 10 to 30 percent of the cost of a traditional home, according to the manufacturers. The largest part of the saving is the reduced labor cost. The saving also depends on how much added insulation you need as well as other extras which are available to the buyer. It's a lot like buying a new car. You have to check off the options you want in order to arrive at the price.
Further, you pay for the shipping charge from the home plant to your building site. It may cost $3,000 or more to ship a log-home package across the country, for example.
"People should not, however, choose a log home just to save money," cautions Mr. Curtis. "They must like the log-cabin atmosphere and be willing to do some of their own work."
Will it take all summer and half the winter to put a log house together?
Not at all, says Clark Harding, manager of the New England Log Homes plant in Great Barrington, Mass. "An experienced four-man crew can build a log home in two weeks," he asserts. But even if the home buyer works alone, he can finish the basic construction in two months -- just working weekends and nights -- according to Mr. Harding.
Most manufacturers will build the home for the buyer at an added cost.
The basic log-home package consists of wood or log floors, walls and roof, plus windows, doors, caulking, and sometimes insulation. The buyer has to prepare the homesite and foundation for the building. Too, the owners are responsible for adding the plumbing, wiring, and heating systems.
With the aid of computers, the manufacturer can adapt a model to suit an individual's need. Room sizes can be changed and windows moved to accommodate the buyer's design.
The total price for the finished home is about double the purchase price of the log- home package.
Log-home units range from $5,000 to $28,000, depending on the size and options wanted. Names for the different log-home models reflect the back-to-nature trend -- Alpine Chalet, Timberwood, Winchester, Algonquin, and Cobble Creek, among them.
The buyer usually pays for part of the package on order and the rest when the package is delivered to the building site.
Banks and savings and loan associations are more willing to finance log homes now that log homes meet national building standards. The industry has documented the structural and thermal qualities of log homes in the past few years.
"Insurance rates are sometimes lower than for a conventional home," reports Mr. Curtis, "because the interior is classified as 'unfinished.'"
The industry has responded to the energy crisis by improving the insulation between logs and joints. Precut grooves and foam insulation have replaced the traditional mud and pitch to insure a tight fit for the logs.
Some manufacturers offer the customer some suggestions on how to take advantage of passive solar concepts. Since solar design depends on the site, standard solar designs for each model are not provided.
The resale value of log homes compares to frame homes, declares Mr. Fillion. "They even may have a 5 percent premium," he adds, "since some buyers are reluctant to build an unconventional home but are willing to buy the finished log home."
The choice of wood in a log house depends on the manufacturers. They might use lodgepole; yellow, red, or white pine; and Engelmann spruce.
As to upkeep, the outside of the building needs to be treated periodically with a preservative which is sprayed on with a nozzle attached to a garden hose. The cost is much less than regular house paint, manufacturers claim.
For those with initiative, some willing friends, and a nostalgia for Daniel Boone-type pioneering -- or grownups who just liked to play with toy logs when they were kids -- the log home may indeed be in their future.

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Last month I wrote about the upcoming economic summit that was being presented by the Cape Cod Chamber, Workforce Investment Board, the Cape Cod Young Professionals and Cape Cod Community College. The event was attended by some 350 people and covered a wide range of information.
Economic summit – regional pictureLast month I wrote about the upcoming economic summit that was being presented by the Cape Cod Chamber, Workforce Investment Board, the Cape Cod Young Professionals and Cape Cod Community College. The event was attended by some 350 people and covered a wide range of information. Today I want to discuss the labor market information that was presented by Dr. Neeta Fogg, an economist at the Center for Labor Market Studies (CLMS) at Northeastern University. First of all I want to point out that we are very fortunate to have a prestigious institution like the CLMS located in Massachusetts. The CLMS is nationally recognized as one of the premier data sources for labor market information, and they work very closely with the state and local WIBs to enhance our understanding of our economy. So, to the data, which is available on our Web site www.ciwib.org . First let's look at the total number of jobs. Nationally, in the period from December 2007 to October 2008, employment has decreased by nearly 1 percent (.9 percent), with the national economy losing approximately 1.1 million jobs. In Massachusetts our total employment went up one-tenth of a percent (.1 percent), adding about 2,500 jobs. That figure is through September and has changed; in October we lost some 7,000 jobs in the state, though that's still much better than the national economy. On the Cape from the first quarter of 2007 to the first quarter of 2008 our total employment dropped about seven tenths of a percentage point (.7 percent). For us that means the loss of 673 jobs. Employment in real estate sales dipped the most, 6.2 percent, a loss of 102 jobs. Our information/knowledge industry lost 78 jobs (3.5 percent). On the Cape we had gains in administrative positions and wholesale trade, each growing over 2 percent. So from a total jobs picture our economy has held its own when compared with the national figures, but we are not performing quite as well as the state. The positive trends are apparent when you couple this data with the most recent unemployment figures. The state's unadjusted unemployment rate is 5 percent. Barnstable is also 5 percent, Nantucket is 2.5 percent and Martha's Vineyard is 3.4 percent. All of these figures have increased from the same time last year. The state figure for last year was 3.9 percent, Barnstable was 3.6 percent, Nantucket was 1.6 percent and Martha's Vineyard was 2.5 percent. Our rates are also significantly lower than the national rate of 6.5 percent. By the way, I used unadjusted unemployment rates above so I could have comparative numbers. Many of you saw that the current unemployment rate for the state is 5.5 percent. That is the adjusted rate. The adjusted rate is not yet available for the Cape and Islands. Fogg presented data that examined the educational attainment levels of our region, and how that matches up with the jobs that are available here. In many of our industries individuals with high school diplomas or some college make up the majority of employees. In construction, retail and service industries the majority of workers do not have college degrees. Fogg also noted that the number of Associate's degrees increase 23 percent between 1996 and 2006. Nationally, Associate's were up 26 percent. A large number of Cape and Islands students pursue degrees in health sciences (26 percent) and the arts and humanities (54 percent). These two areas are significant. I think that the majority of arts and humanities students are preparing to acquire four-year degrees. The health science grads match up very well with the jobs that are available here. When we look at the job vacancies in the region the highest number of vacancies occur in health services, 612 jobs available in the most recent survey (4th quarter 2007). That is over 4 percent of all of the job vacancies in the region. Even better, 289 of those jobs are in healthcare practitioner and technician occupations, some of the highest paying jobs in our region. In general I think it is fair to conclude that our employment picture is very good in terms of having a low unemployment rate that compares very well with the national and state rates. It is an indication of the changes in our economy that have taken place over the past several years where we have become much more of a year round economy. While our employment is still dominated by hospitality and retail jobs, which do not pay as well as some other industries, there are significant opportunities in health care, construction and management occupations that provide family sustaining wages in our region. I also need to point out that the employment captured in the data Fogg presented does not account for the large number of self employed who populate our creative economy. Nor does the data cover the many entrepreneurs who are starting businesses on their own. That information is a story for another day. Please visit our Web site ciwib.org to peruse the presentation and supporting data that Fogg used at the economic summit.


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Courses & Credits
- Are online courses harder than traditional courses?While the learning and delivery methods are different, the course content offered in an online course is the same. Depending on the course type, you might focus more on reading and writing rather than listening and observing. Keep in mind that online courses are college-level courses which offer a different way of learning. These courses require self-discipline and motivation. Some students enjoy the flexibility of online courses and the experience of independent learning. Online courses require focus, discipline and determination, but the benefits of successfully taking and completing courses online are great.
- How much time will I spend on my course?MUOnLine courses are equivalent to those taught on campus so you can expect to spend at least as much time as you would if you took the class in a traditional classroom setting. You can also expect to do a significant amount of reading and writing, depending on the course.
- How will I communicate with my instructor?Communication methods vary from course to course, but most instructors use email or discussion boards as their primary methods. These are "tools" that are part of every online course.
- What times do my online classes meet?If a MUOnLine course is listed in the course schedule as "ONLINE CLASS-NO LIVE MEETINGS" this class will be 100% fully online. There are no scheduled meeting times.
When you login is up to you, but we advise that you keep in mind your course due dates and deadlines for assignments and exams in your course as listed in your syllabus and in your course assignments. Since you do all of your course work and discussion activities at your own pace (again keeping in mind deadlines for assignments/exams), in a course delivered 100 percent over the Internet, and with no live meetings, you have a lot of flexibility as to "when" you actually do your work. However, you should expect to login daily and check for updates.
- Will I have to take tests?The requirements vary from course to course, but many courses do require exams. Some courses may require that you obtain a proctor for exams or obtain proctoring software, but this will be fully explained to you by the course instructor.
- When can I register for online courses?Online classes are offered Fall, Spring and Summer each school year. Please note that registration for an upcoming semester begins far in advance of that semester. Online classes generally fill up quickly, so it is best to be aware of when you can register. Please check the Registration Timetable.
- Do online courses follow a particular format?Yes. At Marshall University, online courses are offered through the online learning management system Blackboard Learn 9.1, which we refer to as MUOnLine. MUOnLine tools within Blackboard include course email, chat, online discussions, grading, assignment submission, assessments–and more.
- How long do online courses last?Most Marshall University Online courses parallel the semester schedule for traditional courses. Some courses may differ from traditional semester courses in the start and end dates.
The course syllabus for each individual class and the Marshall University Official Schedule of Courses will indicate the beginning and ending date. If the instructor specifies a deadline that goes beyond the end of the traditional semester, that deadline will not exceed one year from the start of the course.
- Do online courses carry the same number of credit hours as the same courses offered on campus?Yes. These courses carry the same number of credit hours as sections of the same/equivalent courses delivered in the traditional classroom..
- Do online classes have prerequisites?Course prerequisites will be stated in the course syllabus and in the university catalog. All students (transient students excepted), must meet all course prerequisites before they can register for a MUOnLine course.
Resources & Services
- Can I access books and resources from the library without coming to campus?Yes. MUOnLine students can access online databases, web-based digital collections, and other library resources from anywhere, both on and off-campus, by using their MUID number. The libraries' online catalog and more than 90 databases provide citation-level searching and full-text articles, and are accessible from the Library web site.
If the Marshall University Libraries do not own a specific book, students and faculty can request them through a free service called E-Z Borrow. This service enables students and faculty to search 70 academic libraries in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey simultaneously. Requested book usually arrive at the Drinko Library within 3-5 business days. In addition, students and faculty can request books or articles through the web-based Information Delivery Service (IDS), which is available 24 hours a day. Most articles are delivered electronically without charge. There is a per-page copying charge for articles that must be delivered as photocopies. Books from other libraries are usually delivered without any fee except in cases where the user elects to mail back the book and must pay mailing costs.
Students who are completely off-campus should check out Off-Campus Library Services.
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On both Friday and Saturday nights, George and Amal Clooney hosted fundraising dinners for Hillary Clinton with ticket prices that raised the ire of Bernie Sanders supporters. But while George Clooney admits that he actually hates having to raise money like that, he says his efforts are vastly different from the kind of corruption Sanders decries.
"It is an obscene amount of money," Clooney told Meet the Press host Chuck Todd in a pre-taped interview. "The Sanders campaign, when they talk about it, is absolutely right. It's ridiculous that we should have this kind of money in politics. I agree completely."
Those "obscene" amounts, according to Politico, included a $353,400 price for a couple to sit at the head table with the Clooneys in San Francisco on Friday night and $33,400 per person for Saturday night's dinner at the Clooneys' Los Angeles home. Protesters were wrong, however, to lump attendees with the likes of Republican benefactors the Koch brothers, Clooney said.
"The overwhelming amount of money that we're raising, and it is a lot, but the overwhelming amount of the money that we're raising, is not going to Hillary to run for president, it's going to the down-ticket," he explained, adding that one of the end goals would be to nominate a Supreme Court justice who could then overturn Citizens United, thereby making these massive campaign contributions illegal again. "I think there is a difference between the Koch brothers and us, you know? The difference is if I succeed, if we succeed in electing an entire Congress which would be quite a success but a senate and a president, you know, the tax policies that they would enact would probably cost us a lot more money, quite honestly."
Clooney said he likes Sanders and a lot of what the Vermont senator has said during his campaign, but his support of Clinton goes back to her tenure as secretary of state. The actor was very involved in trying to bring peace to Sudan, and he said Clinton "understood the issues even though we don't have any great reason to pay much attention to Sudan. We don't trade with them. We don't get money from them. I found her to be knowledgeable and...to care about the issues. And we've worked together since then, and I've been a very big fan of hers."


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THIS RESTAURANT IS CLOSED Madrid Restaurante Restaurant Review: A chef and his business partner are carrying on an odd tradition in this garage-like space, one set by the previous proprietor, Taqueros' Guillermo Peters: they are putting out food that so far supercedes its surroundings in quality and expense that you can't help but sense that something is lopsided about the dining experience. But, once again, the food is worth the incongruity. The best dinners here begin with smooth, fruit-packed sangría, margaritas tempered with fresh-squeezed orange juice, whole button mushrooms steeped in a garlic butter sauce, and slices of nutty Manchego cheese with olives. The main course selection is brief but solid, comprised of country-style braised dishes (rabbit in tomato sauce with olives), some seafood, and several paellas. Tapas lunches are the most economical way to eat here. The owners did spruce the place up a bit, throwing linens on the tables, painting the exposed ductwork overhead, constructing a bona fide bar and hanging a few Miro posters. Sunday's unconventional hours are 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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Councilman Howard R. Young, Jr.
Councilman Howard R. Young, Jr., was elected to the Middletown Town Council on March 2, 2015. A resident of Middletown for 36 years, Young is a retired City of Wilmington firefighter.
Young attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He served several years on the Middletown Planning and Zoning Commission.
Young is very involved in his church, the Union Baptist Temple, in Bridgeton, N.J. Through his church volunteerism, he is a Career Day speaker for Delaware and New Jersey public schools.
He is a member of the Volunteer Hose Co. of Middletown, past master of the Stone Square Lodge #22 in Middletown, and is a member of the International Association of Firefighters IAFF Local #1590.
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TypeIt4Me announced the immediate availability of its name-sake application, TypeIt4Me 3.0, on Sunday. TypeIt4Me converts abbreviations into full words and phrases, and supports custom abbreviations. The new version is a Universal Binary application capable of running natively on PowerPC and Intel-based Macs. It also includes a new interface, supports Rich Text and graphics in clippings, abbreviation expansion doesnit require a delimiter or trigger, clippings can be embedded or nested inside other clippings, and more.
TypeIt4Me 3.0 is available for download at the TypeIt4Me Web site, and is priced at US$27. Upgrades are available for $9.


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QSAlpha Quasar IV self-authenticating cipherphone heads into production
It might be far, far away from reaching its crowdfunding goal, but fans and supporters of the highly secure Quasar IV smartphone need not worry. It seems that the group behind the project was able to partner with an OEM that will ensure production of the device, regardless of the outcome of the Indiegogo campaign.
The need for secure devices and networks has probably never been higher, with the rampant digital theft and, more recently, revelations of snooping happening today. According to QSAlpha, the company running the show behind the Quasar IV smartphone, more than 27 million Americans have become victims of identity theft over the last five years, with 73 percent of that number arising from cybercrime. It says that the task of securing one's privacy and security cannot be entrusted to huge companies who themselves compromise such security or have been compromised themselves. That is why the company launched its campaign to develop the Quasar IV cipherphone to put the responsibility back into the hands of individuals, literally.
As a device, the Quasar IV sounds quite promising. It runs on a 2.3 GHz quad-core processor, probably a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, with 3 GB of RAM. It has two types of storage, one 64 or 128 GB internal storage and a 128 GB cloud storage, both of which are encrypted. Quite uniquely, it sports dual rear cameras which the makers say are designed for advanced augmented reality purposes. It has support for Dual LTE, 3G, and GSM networks. But the real star of the Quasar IV is the Quatrix trusted-authentication technology developed by QSAlpha. This proprietary technology, which is being integrated into the Android OS running on the device, not only ensures that your own data is safe, it also secures the information that the user is sending to other authenticated Quasar IV users. Furthermore, the phone also features a specialized chip that stores the user's private identity key, strengthening the layers of security on the device.
QSAlpha has announced that it has just partnered with one of the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturer to start production of the Quasar IV, which should give backers of the device some amount of relief as the campaign has only raised around $59,000 out of the $3.2 million that it needs, with just 8 more days to go. Those who have pledged to back the project will automatically be added to a mailing list and will be informed once the device is up for reservation.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) resumed her regularly scheduled meetings in Italy on Tuesday after a daylong visit to the hospital. She was even feeling well enough to tweet.
Pelosi was admitted to a hospital Monday, according to her spokesman. "After several flights yesterday in Afghanistan, and a long flight back to Italy that arrived early this morning, Leader Pelosi was not feeling well."
Pelosi is in Italy with a congressional delegation to mark the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. According to a Pelosi press release, she traveled with Reps. John Mica (R-Fla.), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa) and Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.).
The lawmaker was released Monday night, and shortly thereafter a note appeared on her Twitter page: "Thanks to everyone for your well wishes — had a very productive trip to Afghanistan and am in Italy resuming meetings now."
She also re-tweeted some healthcare numbers on Tuesday.
Pelosi will turn 71 on Saturday, but it's unclear whether she'll celebrate the occasion in sunny Italy or back home in California.
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Guillotine Shawlbyoggbashan©
After the meal I added stronger loops to a second pair of gloves just in case the first loops were too weak. I didn't think they would be but it would be a disaster if the broke during the portrayal. We went back to the dressing room to try to duplicate the positions in the portrait again.
"Look at the Count," Ben said suddenly. "He's not that muscular. He looks rather small. Could he have carried the Countess if she was struggling?"
We studied the painting carefully. The Countess was as tall as the Count. That was ideal for us since we are of similar build. But could he carry her? The only way to find out was to try. I put the first pair of gloves on. Ben threaded the fichu through the loops, matching the painting, before knotting it at my waist. He picked me up across my shoulders in a fireman's lift. He could do it.
If I had been struggling, even with my legs bound, Ben would have had real problems. He certainly couldn't have carried me any real distance like from the chateau to a ship. That was impossible. We tried again with Ben bound, and I carried him. I could lift him, walk a couple of paces, and that was it. We couldn't carry each other any distance. If we couldn't, then an 18th Century French Count couldn't have carried his Countess. He must have had help.
"The Maids!" we blurted together.
"The maids must have helped," I said.
"I'm sure the Count wouldn't have let the Countess be carried by any of the manservants," Ben added. "That would have been too humiliating for her."
"I think Harriet and Ruth would be willing to help carry me," I said. "The three of you could easily carry me offstage, and that's all we need. I could even pretend to struggle..."
We agreed that I would ask my friends.
"Can you release yourself from that fichu?" Ben asked. "It looks right, but is it really immobilising your arms?"
I wrenched my wrists and arms as much as I could. The fichu stretched, allowing me a small amount of movement of my hands at the expense of cruelly tightening the knots around my elbows.
"Ouch!" I protested. "That hurts."
It took Ben several minutes to untie the knots. When I was free I had to massage my arms to get the circulation back. Ben looked concerned.
"We're only supposed to make it look as if you are helpless," he said. "We don't really need to truss you up like an oven-ready chicken. How do we make it look good without hurting you?"
"I'm not sure," I replied, "but I can't see when I'm the one tied up. I'd like to try it on you again. Is that OK?"
"Yes, Julia, but I won't try to struggle until we've altered the shawl. You look as if you've bruised yourself."
I had. Ben kissed my arms.
Once he had put the white gloves on, the second pair with the stronger loops, I tied the fichu around him firmly with no slack. We compared his bonds with the painting. They were exactly right. I picked up two scarves and we tried to duplicate the positions in the picture, the Count just about to gag the Countess, with a maid kneeling behind her ready to tie her legs. I went the step further and actually gagged Ben before wrapping the second scarf around his legs and tying it.
Despite his muffled protests, I picked him up and carried him into the bedroom, lowering him to the bed.
"See!" I said triumphantly, "I can carry you a little way."
Ben's body thrashed helplessly. A few faint grunts came from his gagged mouth. Almost immediately I removed his gag, untied his legs, and loosened the fichu's knots. He unwound it from his body and then grabbed me, pulling me to join him on the bed. He rolled himself on top of me and kissed me fiercely. My hands went to his waist and before I remembered that we were separated, slid his trousers down. He kicked them off the bed as I raised my skirt.
His erection sought me and thrust deep. I lifted my hips to accept him. He penetrated me deeper than he had for years. We coupled frantically, his thrusts parried by my acceptance. He came into me with a grunt of surprise before subsiding against my body. I kissed his face, his eyes, and his lips while clamping his fading erection inside me. We lay like that for half an hour before I began to feel his erection returning.
I rolled us over. For once we remained engaged as I did. On top of him I gradually squeezed and released until his erection was totally hard again. My hands pushed at his chest as I pounded up and down, seeking release for myself. Ben tried to help but my movements were too fierce, too frantic, for me to be aware of anything but a need to reach my own climax. I didn't notice when Ben came again. I hadn't, so I carried on banging down onto him until my own orgasm reached its peak. Even then I continued to mount him cruelly until the sensations began to fade into exhaustion. I slumped onto him. His hands stroked my hair as I surrendered to semi-consciousness.
The rest of the evening was an anti-climax. We couldn't do any more with the shawl without remaking it. We had another coffee and Ben left. By then both of us were regretting our love-making. It hadn't solved anything. We liked making love to each other. We enjoyed each other's company but we both wanted children and that we couldn't do.
Within a week we were back to misunderstandings over texts and emails. At least I now knew that Ben wasn't seeing anyone else, neither was I. We were unhappy and scratchy apart but we hadn't solved our marriage's basic flaw, lack of children.
That evening had been two months ago. Ben and I haven't been face to face since. The work on the holiday cottages was reaching a climax. The contractors were keen to finish all the external work before the weather became unsuitable. Once the buildings were weatherproof, the internal fittings could be installed at less of a rush, although at least one cottage needed to be sufficiently complete for publicity photos.
I had worked with Harriet and Ruth, making their maids' costumes. We had practised my abduction. The two of them could easily carry me, even without Ben's help. I had adapted two fichus with invisible elastic segments and a rip-out section. If I wanted to, I could loosen my bonds, or even break them but either action would ruin the scenario. I was happier knowing that I wouldn't actually be as helpless as I or Ben had been with the original binding.
I was unhappy not just with our continuing estrangement, but because from time to time I felt awful. Normally I would be beginning to be excited by attending the Halloween event. I just didn't have the energy or enthusiasm any more. I wanted to compete, for us to win again, but now it seemed meaningless.
A couple of weeks before the event Ben emailed me to say he was travelling to the US to meet another uncle, an investor in the holiday cottages, who wanted to meet Ben whom he had never seen. That sudden absence made me even more miserable. It was bad enough not seeing Ben, but he had been nearby. Now he was thousands of miles away.
Ruth came on the Saturday morning, a week before the event, for a final fitting of her maid's dress. She found me spewing my guts out into the kitchen sink.
"What's wrong, Julia?" she asked when I could speak.
"I don't know," I replied. "I've been feeling awful for the whole week..."
"In the mornings?"
"Are you pregnant?"
"I said: Are you pregnant?" Ruth repeated.
I sat down on the kitchen floor. Could I be pregnant? We had stopped fertility treatments a couple of years ago.
Ruth moved me to the living room, gave me a bucket in case I wanted to be sick again, and went back home to get her pregnancy tester. I was feeling slightly better when she came back. She told me how to do the test.
According to her tester, I was pregnant. I didn't believe it. That afternoon I checked on the internet. I could have false positives particularly since I'd had fertility treatment. On Monday morning I called in sick and went to my doctor. She checked me over and referred me for an ultrasound check, that day. I went to our local hospital clutching the referral form.
I am pregnant! With possible twins! I will need to wait a few weeks for the twin diagnosis to be confirmed but I am definitely pregnant and the timing is right for the evening with Ben. Not that it could be anyone else. That coupling is the only sexual encounter I'd had all year.
I couldn't tell Ben by email. I'd have to tell him face to face. He'll be back a couple of days before we go away. I'm sure he'll be as delighted as I am.
The sickness passed almost as soon as it had come. I was so much happier that the occasional twinges of nausea were irrelevant.
As soon as I knew that Ben was back I telephoned him.
"Ben," I said, "can we meet, soon, perhaps today? I've got some news for you."
"So have I," he replied mysteriously. "Shall I come to you?"
"Yes please. When?"
"Now, Julia?"
"Now would be good, Ben."
He was with me within twenty minutes.
"Do you want to tell me your news?" he asked once we had stopped kissing, "or shall I tell you mine?"
"Can I go first?" I said, suddenly feeling reluctant.
"Of course," Ben answered.
"I'm pregnant," I announced baldly, "or rather, we are pregnant and expecting a child..."
Ben swept me up in his arms and hugged me, kissed me. I kissed him back. We laughed, cried, dried our tears, kissed again.
When we had calmed down I added: "It could be twins..."
We celebrated again. Eventually we sat down on the settee with cups of coffee. I was cradled in Ben's arms where I should be.
"What's your news, Ben?" I suddenly remembered to ask.
"Not as earth-shattering as yours, Julia, but it might go together very well. My American uncle wants me to manage the holiday cottages and develop a complete holiday complex on the farm with about eighty units. My local uncle has got planning permission and the finance will come mainly from the US. The complex could be built by the end of next year and operational the Spring afterwards. It will be aimed at holidaying Americans and will have to meet their requirements. That would be a reasonable job for me but he wants me to be a partner, not an employee.
As a partner, our accommodation will be purpose-built, a large house at the entrance to the site. He thinks that four en-suite bedrooms and a swimming pool will be right for a partner. We could raise a family there..."
I could leave that boring estate. We would have capital from the sale of our house, a large house of our own. It was almost too much to take in. A family, and a house to bring them up in...
That evening Ben didn't go home. He was home, with me and my slight bulge. We made love slowly, carefully and gently. We didn't know how we should make love when I was pregnant. We would find out. Lying with our arms wrapped around each other, knowing we would soon be the family we had always wanted to be, was bliss.
The Halloween event seemed irrelevant. We would go. We would compete. We might win. It didn't matter. We had already won all we wanted.
Ruth and Harriet were delighted for us. We met up in the bar at The Maison early on the Friday evening. I was drinking fruit juice, frightened to jeopardise our baby or babies. We practised our scenario in my room with only one slight problem. One fichu with the rip-out section broke as Ben tied me. It didn't matter. We would use the original. As long as I didn't struggle too much it would look right and not tighten.
On the Saturday morning the staff of The Maison had arranged a series of optional guided tours of the house and grounds. Most of the participants went on one of them which were carefully timed so we didn't meet the other tours. They all ended in the basement museum beside the guillotine. The guide demonstrated with a plastic mannequin how a victim would be strapped to the guillotine and the demi-lune clamped across the neck, with the condemned person either face-up or face-down. One part made me shudder.
"Whichever way the demi-lune is used, the victim is said to croak like a frog. Until the blade falls, their throat is held so tightly that they struggle to draw breath..."
Ben looked very closely at the guillotine and its blade. He even put his head through underneath the blade and looked up. The guide remonstrated with Ben.
"It is dangerous, sir," she said.
I could see that Ben didn't agree with her. I didn't ask why. I still had the image of someone choking, gasping for breath while waiting for the blade to fall.
On the Saturday morning the competitions were for children. The afternoon was adult individuals, pairs and groups in various categories.
Our category, re-enacting the Countess' abduction, wouldn't be until after the evening meal. It was to be the last item on Saturday's programme and was intended to be the highlight. Only the most experienced re-enactors had entered and the rivalry was as fierce as ever. We had all rehearsed in secret. The judges would announce the results about midnight.
Sunday morning would be an anticlimax, a trade fair for costume suppliers and stands for the various groups. Neither Ben nor I were involved in anything on Sunday and could leave after breakfast if we wanted to. We hadn't decided. We didn't need to buy any new materials. We needed to settle our future and a quiet day, perhaps strolling in the grounds of The Maison, would be better than a crowded market.
Ruth, Harriet, Ben and I watched some of the afternoon competitions. The group Ben had been visiting had entered a team of eight female devils in the Halloween category. They were in overall red zentai suits, with their faces anonymous under the red material. Their suits had horns and tails with a long red silk rope wrapped several times around their waists.
They danced to an extract of Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre and then rushed into the audience unwinding their waist ropes. They lassoed some of the audience, possibly prearranged volunteers, and dragged them on stage before tying them more securely and carrying them off-stage to 'Hell'.
It wasn't one of the better performances. I wasn't impressed and said so. The others agreed with their own detailed criticism. Perhaps our standards are too high. After all, all four of us have been performing in costume for more than a decade. We couldn't tell who were wearing the anonymous zentai suits. It could have been the group's novices. They were obviously female, slim and fit, but uncoordinated as a group. With more practice it could have been a good performance but not a winning one.
We were due on last for the Count and Countess scene. I assume that was because we were expected to win as multiple winners from previous events. We had time to watch some of the earlier entries.
I wasn't impressed with the first few. The costumes were vaguely period but nothing like the picture. All the Counts struggled to carry the Countess. One Count, from Ben's group, even dropped her and she had to hobble off stage half-carried. One Count who was built like a Rugby forward swept the Countess up in his arms and carried her easily despite her being a hefty wench.
The next few were better except some had no dialogue. It looked as if the organisers had put the competitors in order of assumed competence. That meant that we wouldn't see those who were our real rivals. We would have to be preparing while they performed.
When it came to our turn, we had been hearing the increasing applause as the others ended their act. The applause was getting louder each time.
We had made an innovation. Ruth, dressed as a maid, went on first as a Prologue. She said:
"We have made a change to the published story. If you look at the picture," she pointed at the picture prominently displayed at the side of the stage, "you will see that the Count is about the same build as his Countess. We don't think that he could have carried his Countess on his own, certainly not all the way to the ship. So our scenario suggests how it could have been done."
There was silence as Ruth walked off stage and returned with all of us. I was dressed a la victim, tightly bound in the fichu a la guillotine. All four of us were wearing exact replicas of the clothing shown in the picture.
Ben, as the Count, spoke to me in formal 18th Century French, asking me to go for a walk on the terrace. I accepted his invitation, also formally. Ruth and Harriet helped me from the chair. Ruth whisked the chair off-stage and she and Harriet followed a couple of steps behind, carrying shawls as Ben took my hand and led me across to the edge of the stage.
He asked me, again addressing me formally in French, whether I would accompany him to England. I refused, dropping him a curtsey. He held out his hand behind me to Ruth who gave him the shawl to gag me. In one quick flurry, Ben gagged me while Ruth and Harriet tied my legs. All three of them lifted my slightly struggling body and carried me off-stage.
The applause was deafening. When we came back on stage almost the whole audience gave us a standing ovation. There were a few unhappy faces of those supporting other competitors but generally we seemed to have succeeded.
We left the stage after taking several bows. All the competitors were expected to remain in costume until the announcement, in reverse order, of the winners. The audience thronged the bar.
Ruth and Harriet were as excited as we were. If the noise of the audience's applause was an indication, we must have been placed and had probably won. I was slightly irritated. I would have to stay bound until the end of the awards. I said so.
"But why should you be the only one to suffer?" Ruth asked. "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Ben can wear the other fichu."
He objected but was outvoted three to one. It would make the audience laugh. Ruth and Harriet put the other white gloves on him, over his coat's skin-tight sleeves, and threaded the weakened fichu around him following the original example on me. Once he was tied, they kissed him. I kissed him too although that was awkward with both of us trussed up. Ruth hung a non-period cloak around Ben so that his bonds were unseen.
The competitors were in an adjoining room where they could hear but not see the judges. After each group had been mentioned they were to enter the main room and take seats at the back.
The awards ceremony seemed interminable. The judges announced a short list of ten, including us, before giving detailed comments on those who were not short listed. Some of their comments were painful to hear.
When they started on the short list, they discounted five and commented on them, all good attempts that fell short because of particular details. The Count who dropped the Countess was mentioned. His supporters moaned.
The Rugby forward Count who had swept his Countess away was criticised for being too unlike the historic Count but commended for being energetic.
There were prizes and certificates for the first five. The group who came fifth had been downgraded for having no dialogue at all. The fourth were rejected for speaking in colloquial Modern English with no attempt at period language or manners. The third had fumbled the gagging of the Countess and their fichu wasn't right. The second?
We weren't second. We had won. We barely heard the detail of the second's slight failures.
The judge announced our win to loud cheers. He stated that we had shown that the history couldn't be correct, but we had produced exact detailed costumes and manners correct for the period. He invited us up on stage.
We came through the audience with Ben still wrapped in the cape. The judge commended Ruth for her prologue. When he had finished his speech, Ruth stood forward again and held up her hand for silence.
"We thought," She said, "that this scenario was humiliating for whoever played the Countess, the victim of her Count. So..."


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Rovio Mobile's Angry Bird franchise appears to be growing bigger by the day. Not only have we seen a Christmas edition of the popular and addictive puzzle game, but we've also heard about a Valentine's Edition and now a movie-tie in game called Angry Birds Rio.
According to a recent article by Garrett Hartman over at ripten.com, the Angry Birds Rio game is part of a partnership between Finland-based Rovio Mobile and Twentieth Century Fox. The upcoming title sees the original Angry Birds being "birdnapped" and taken to Rio de Janeiro.
After they finally manage to escape, they set out to try and save their friends Jewel and Blu – two rare macaws who just happen to be the stars of Fox's upcoming computer-animated movie "Rio." There may not be any pigs or eggs to fight over in Angry Birds Rio, but there will be 45 new levels.
As Paul Suarez from pcworld.com noted, the deal will no doubt work out well for both Twentieth Century Fox and Rovio, with the game benefiting from being tied into all the movie marketing – such as posters, the movie's website and TV spots – and the film benefiting from the game's success.
You can view a trailer of the upcoming Angry Birds Rio game – which is due to arrive in March – below this post. The Rio movie on the other hand is said to be opening in theaters on April 15th.


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We're closing out this week of Brotherly Love with Bombshell Rocky from Philly:
She writes, "My name is Rocky and I'm a fashion blogger currently residing in the city of brotherly love, a.k.a Philly!"
" I'm asked all the time where my style inspiration comes from and honestly I go off of my mood and feelings the most."
" Some days I'm feeling a bit edgy and ready to take risks and others a solid look with a pop of color does me justice."
" I live for a good statement piece and playful prints."
" I must admit that my big curly hair puts the icing on the cake for my unique style; it's what makes me "Rocky"!"
" Whether it's pinned back or wild and free, it's sure to leave a lasting impression."
You better slay, Rocky! I can't wait to see you at Conversations with Claire tomorrow!
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The ECOWAS Commission is the main engine room of all ECOWAS programmes, projects and activities. This ECOWAS administrative instrument was transformed from an Executive Secretariat into a Commission in 2007 in fulfilment of a decision to that effect taken the previous year in Niamey.
The change of nomenclature is not just for its sake. In their wisdom, the Heads of States and Governments came to terms with the fact that a Commission such as we now have, is the right set up that can make ECOWAS better adapt to the international environment and bring about more equity, transparency and greater functionality in accordance with global best practices. In other words, the Commission is in a better position to support ECOWAS member states to build their capacities for programme implementation.
Heads of State and Government have also endorsed institutional reforms covering all arms of ECOWAS. By implementing the transformation process faithfully, ECOWAS is repositioned to fulfill the mandate of its founding fathers and meet new challenges.
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The original 60-second "Daisy" spot was produced by Doyle Dane Bernbach, New York, for the Democratic National Committee. It suggested GOP presidential hopeful Barry Goldwater was too militant, showing a little girl counting the petals of a daisy, followed by footage of a mushroom cloud produced by a nuclear explosion. Though the spot ran just once before President Lyndon Johnson and Democratic National Committee officials killed it, it is considered one of the best political ads ever done.
Last week, a Texas group called Aretino Industries offered a new version. It, too, featured a girl counting petals, but then switched to billboards charging that the current administration sold out "to Communist Red China" in accepting campaign contributions. "[China] has the ability to threaten our homes with long-range nuclear weapons." After the girl counts, and the explosion, voice-over says, "Don't take a chance. Please vote Republican." The group did not return repeated phone calls for comment or details. Media reports have the ad running in Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Lieberman last week termed the new daisy ad "foul" and "outrageously wrong" and called on Texas Gov. George W. Bush to get it withdrawn. "As I see it, it is an expression of panic by the campaign or its supporters," Sen. Lieberman said. "I don't think the American people will stand for it. Gov. Bush ought not to benefit from low politics."
The Republican Leadership Council, meanwhile, announced plans to spend $100,000 running a spot featuring Mr. Nader criticizing Vice President Gore today in Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin -- states the Gore campaign fears it could lose to Gov. Bush if votes for Mr. Nader tip the scales. The 15-second spot was done by Les Heintz Media Productions, Arlington, Va.


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On September 12, the CFPB issued a bulletin stating that the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and Regulation E apply to payroll card accounts, which Regulation E defines as "accounts that are established directly or indirectly through an employer, and to which transfers of the consumer's salary, wages, or other employee compensation are made on a recurring basis." This bulletin follows pressure from federal legislators on the CFPB to clarify the protections afforded to consumers receiving wages on payroll card accounts and to investigate the fees and practices associated with such accounts, and reports of at least one state-level investigation of payroll card practices.
The bulletin and press release emphasize that the following provisions apply to payroll card accounts:
- Fee disclosures. At account opening or before the first electronic fund transfer (EFT), a payroll card issuer must provide disclosures of any fees imposed by the financial institution for EFTs, limitations on liability, and other required information. The bulletin notes that some state laws dictate that certain information be provided before an employee elects to receive wages via payroll card.
- Account information. A payroll card issuer must provide periodic statements as required by Regulation E generally or, alternatively, must make available to the consumer – (i) by telephone, the consumer's account balance; (ii) electronically (such as through a website); or (iii) in writing (if requested) – a history of the consumer's transactions and fees covering the preceding 60 days.
- Unauthorized transfers. With limited exceptions regarding the period within which an unauthorized transfer must be reported, Regulation E's limited liability protections apply to payroll cards.
- Error resolution. Financial institutions must respond to a consumer's report of errors regarding a payroll card account if the report is received within 60 days of the consumer either accessing an electronic account history or receiving a written account history on which the error appears, whichever is earlier, or within 120 days after the alleged error occurs.
- Compulsory use. An employer may not require that its employees receive their wages by electronic transfer to a payroll card account at a particular institution. An employer may, however, offer employees the choice of receiving their wages on a payroll card or receiving it by some other means. The bulletin notes that most states' laws contain additional restrictions on the manner in which employers may make wages available to their employees and that the EFTA and Regulation E preempt state laws "relating to" EFTs, among other things, only to the extent of any inconsistency. A state law is not considered inconsistent with the EFTA and Regulation E if the state law affords consumers greater protections.
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What: Shares of supercomputer maker Cray (NASDAQ:CRAY) have popped by as much as 13% today after the company reported better-than-expected earnings.
So what: Revenue in the third quarter was $35.7 million, a healthy margin ahead of the consensus estimate of $30 million. The company's net loss of $5.2 million, or $0.14 per share, was much narrower than the $0.48 per share in red ink that investors were bracing themselves for.
Now what: The company just recently launched its Cray XC30 supercomputer after scoring several wins during the third quarter. Cray also just finished installing supercomputers at the University of Illinois and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. These two projects alone could represent about $180 million in revenue as two of the largest systems Cray has ever built. If both are completed this year, 2012 revenue should be in the ballpark of $450 million.
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"Accident" cases are legal disputes that emerge when someone suffers harm from a mishap or injury, and another person could be lawfully responsible for that damage. A personal injury case can become formalized with civil court procedures that seek to locate others lawfully responsible with a court judgment or, as is far more usual, such disputes may be fixed via informal negotiation prior to any lawsuit is submitted.
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Urad dal vadai ,ulunthu vadai is most popular south Indian dish
For Making urad dhal vadai:
Urad dal – 150 grams
Chopped Ginger – 1 tbspn
Chopped green chilli – 2 nos
Chopped onion – 2 medium size
Salt – to taste
Curry leaves - 10 nos
Bicarbonate of soda – 1 pinch
oil – for frying
Soak urad dal in the icy cold water (to get more batter) for 1 hour.
Drain the water completely .
Add Bicarbonate of soda,and salt and grind to a smooth paste.
Add chopped onion, ginger,green chilli, and curry leaves. Mix well with fork and
Heat the oil for deep frying in a wok.
Take little bit of the batter to make it to a round shape and flatten it slightly. Make a hole in the middle of the flattened batter, with your finger. Deep fry them well. Do not burn them. Remove from the oil and drain the excess oil well from the vadais. Serve it hot with Mint chutney.
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Startup raises $1 million in seed funding, moves to Queen CityBy MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 19. 2018 11:27PM
MANCHESTER - A data analytics company with ties to a Dyn executive has moved downtown and raised $1 million in seed funding.
Datanomix is working on software to help manufacturers save time and money in their production processes.
"If I told them they can improve output by 10 to 15 percent, they may not need to purchase additional capital equipment," CEO John Joseph said Thursday.
The company, which hopes to release its software mid-year, moved recently from south Nashua to 30 Amherst St. in Manchester.
Its new home is in a building recently purchased and renovated by Kyle York, an early Datanomix investor who also is general manager and vice president of business and product strategy at Oracle for the Dyn Global Business Unit in Manchester.
Several investment funds contributed to the $1 million of funding as well as several people affiliated with Dyn and Nashua-based EqualLogic, where Joseph previously worked.
The funding will be used to bring people on board "to complete the vision and turn it into a Version 1 product," Joseph said.
Datanomix, which employs nine people full time, is testing its software with a few New Hampshire companies it didn't want to identify. Datanomix will receive revenue through subscription fees.
In late 2015, Greg McHale founded the company, which finished second in the 2017 TechOut competition in Manchester.
Joseph said companies at that event provided Datanomix with helpful insight as did other Granite State firms.
"Between November and February, Greg and I basically did a mini-tour of New Hampshire talking with a lot of these companies looking at this technology," Joseph said.
"The target customer is a manufacturing-oriented company where they have a production floor that is filled with machines producing various data streams, and they're needing technology to interpret their data streams for initiatives and directives for their production floor and business," Joseph said.
He was surprised by how many companies use Excel spreadsheets and paper to track data, such as temperature and pressure readings.
McHale, who will stay on and be responsible for product development, said companies "need an easy way to put that data into a context to tell them what they need to do to their production line to increase efficiency."


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I just recently finished reading King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette and it got me thinking about Jungian style archetypes as they relate to the Pagan faith. And although I am not completely sure on how this all will fall out, I hope you will stay tuned over the next few weeks as we explore a myriad of archetypes.
Shaman, Guru, Magician, Priest. Different words but all coming down to the same thing. A person who intercedes on our behalf with the spirit world. Or in the case of Paganism it is the role that we all take on when we need to commune with the Gods.
OK so that is the definition, but what is the Priest? He is the most powerful of the masculine archetypes. Don't agree? Well the Father may raise the next generation, but it is Faith and religion which sustains us. The Warrior may fight for a noble cause, but when the Gods abandon him, his path will eventually lead to failure.
But how does the Priest fit into today's society? The Earth Based religions have in large part abandoned the Priest as a separate person concept. Choosing instead to invoke that archetype in all of ourselves. But I like the concept found in the Ancient Norse. While each household had their Priest, usually the head of the same, there was also a separate Priest that helped the community as a whole.
It is the role of the Priest that we are going to have to look at as a Faith as we go forward from today. Thoughts?
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Masculine Archetypes - PriestPosted by Patrick McCleary Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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July 31, 2012 09:00 ET
Cloud-Based Contact Center Market Leader Adds Vice President of Software Engineering and Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer
Cloud-Based Contact Center Market Leader Adds Vice President of Software Engineering and Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer
PLEASANTON, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 31, 2012) - Echopass Corporation, the 2011 market share leader in cloud-based contact centers, announced today that Randal Rupert has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, and that Vlad Deryugin has joined the company as Vice President of Software Engineering. Both executives bring extensive backgrounds in executive level customer relations management and contact center industry applications to their new roles at Echopass.
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As Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, Randal Rupert is responsible for ensuring the well-being of all Echopass client relationships and leading the Echopass Client Engagement, Professional Services and Customer Support organizations. He has over 20 years of senior level operations, consulting and client relationship experience with industry leaders such as AT&T, Deloitte & Touche, and Holiday Inn, in both North America and Europe. Randal also brings to Echopass an extensive background providing contact centers services to large enterprises including Hewlett-Packard, Compaq, Microsoft and Motorola. He was previously Vice President for Customer Success at Workbrain. Randal holds a Bachelor's of Industrial Engineering and a Master of Science degree from Georgia Institute of Technology.
In his role as Vice President of Software Engineering, Vlad Deryugin is responsible for Echopass software engineering and leading his team in close collaboration with the Product Management, Professional Services and Operations organizations. Vlad has over 20 years experience in contact centers and software engineering. Before joining Echopass, Vlad was Vice President of Applications Engineering at Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories. At Genesys, Vlad held a variety of management roles and developed key Genesys products including Routing, Outbound, Workforce Management and Multimedia, while also securing many of the Genesys patents. Earlier, Vlad was with the Gebacom Kiev software company and conducted optimization research at the Institute of Cybernetics of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Vlad holds a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and a M.S. in Computer Science from Moscow Physical Technical Institute.
"We are excited to welcome these two exceptional senior executives to support the ongoing growth of the company," said Vincent Deschamps, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Echopass. "Vlad brings a wealth of knowledge that is extremely relevant to our business, plus he was responsible for developing a number of Genesys software applications that are part of the Echopass cloud-based solution. Randal's operational background and experience with AT&T and Deloitte along with his deep contact center knowledge bring even greater depth to the experience of our management team. Both have superb backgrounds and experience that they will bring to Echopass and our clients."
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Verizon Wireless made some changes this week to it's privacy policy that may be of interest to its customers. Unless you opt-out, it will begin using information about what websites you visit, what apps and features you use, and where you've been when using devices on their network.
In a notice available on the Verizon website, the company outlined two new uses of customers' information. The first use will be in marketing and other business reports. The second use will be to provide information that is more relevant to individual customers. Verizon stated that these new uses "will not share any information that identifies you personally."
These new uses will include the following types of information:
Mobile Usage Information:
- Addresses of websites you visit when using our wireless service. These data strings (or URLs) may include search terms you have used
- Location of your device ("Location Information")
- App and device feature usage
Consumer Information:
- Information about your use of Verizon products and services (such as data and calling features, device type, and amount of use)
- Demographic and interest categories provided to us by other companies, such as gender, age range, sports fan, frequent diner, or pet owner ("Demographics")
This information will be used by Verizon to generate reports that indicate how many people of a particular demographic took part in a given activity (e.g., in a particular state, 50,000 mobile phones visited XYZ website). The information will also be shared with other companies to allow them to generate their own reports.
The other new use of this information is to target ads to your location, demographics, and preferences. Advertisers will be able to focus their efforts on customers in their markets. And customers will have fewer ads not relevant to them. Again, information that identifies you personally with not be shared.
This is similar to what Google and Apple both do with user location data on Android and iOS devices, though both firms have made doing so an opt-in process, rather than opt-out. Both companies have also been hauled in front of Congress, too, as legislators began investigating whether or not user privacy was being violated.
This policy is an opt-out policy. Unless customers request it, they will participate in providing information for these purposes. However, it's a fairly simple process to opt-out if this is something you would rather not do. You can go to the company's website www.vzw.com/myprivacy and make your wishes known there, or you can call 866-211-0874. Shared plans will be able to adjust this preference on a line-by-line basis.
No date was listed indicating when these changes would go into effect, which means they probably already have.


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