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Late night isn't going to let go of Rick Santorum's crusade against higher education anytime soon.
This week, all of late night's hosts have given the former Pennsylvania senator a hard time for knocking President Obama's goal of every kid going to some kind of college.
On Thursday's "Late Show," David Letterman got in on the act.
"Rick Santorum doesn't think kids ought to go to college. And I think he's got a point. You know what this country needs? Rick, I'm with you, buddy, on this," he said.
"What this country needs is more self-taught doctors," Letterman continued.
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I worked for an educational publishing company. On one occasion, I needed a nice photograph of a scientist "at work" to decorate our introductory chapter on science methods. You know what I found? Photo after photo of people in lab coats looking at or holding flasks or test tubes of colored liquids. It was almost comical, but not unexpected. I have a friend who works for a pharmaceutical company, and he once told me that when the board of directors came in for a visit, the staff members were told to fill up some containers with colored water so they'd look busy—apparently, their incredibly scientific jobs weren't showy and sciency-looking enough! This stereotypical idea of what science looks like embodies this week's misconception:
All science is done via experimentation.
The reason we are so quick to link experimentation to science comes down to the very linear and very misleading "scientific method" most of us were taught in school. Usually, it comes down to something like this:


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Auto supplier Nippon Seiki agrees to $4.56M settlement in price-fixing case
Japanese supplier Nippon Seiki and its affiliates have agreed to pay a $4.56 million civil settlement for price fixing its instrument panel clusters.
The development is part of an expansive U.S. Department of Justice auto parts antitrust investigation that has resulted in fines of more than $1.8 billion and guilty pleas from 23 companies and 25 executives.
Nippon Seiki has plants in Asia, the United States and the United Kingdom. Honda owns 6.1 percent of the company.
The settlement, filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit on Dec. 23 and dated Dec. 17, alleges that Nippon Seiki engaged in a conspiracy to raise, fix, maintain/and or stabilize prices and rig bids for its instrument panel clusters.
Nippon Seiki doesn't believe it's guilty of the charges, but is settling to "avoid further expense, inconvenience, and the distraction of burdensome and protracted litigation," the agreement says. Attempts to reach the company for further comment were not immediately successful.
"Given Nippon Seiki and its affiliates' promise of cooperation, this is an ice-breaker settlement that significantly increases pressure on the remaining instrument panel cluster parts defendants," said Hollis Salzman of Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., co-lead counsel for the end-payor plaintiffs, in a statement.
The Justice Department has cracked down on foreign suppliers for selling price-fixed components to the Detroit 3 automakers the U.S. subsidiaries of Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota and Fuji Heavy Industries, parent company of Subaru.
In September, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the conspiracies have inflated prices for parts included in more than 25 million vehicles sold to U.S. consumers.
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Forum Post: Another city bites the financial dust ....Detroit !
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Creative Mobile Interiors (CMI), a custom bus conversion company in Grove City, Ohio, recently rebuilt the interior of a severely damaged MCI DL model limousine coach.
The motorcoach's roof, which went under a low clearance bridge, was peeled off from the body of the bus. The repairs involved removing the entire bus interior, reconstructing the frame and roof and then rebuilding the inside. The damage to the coach was repaired in four phases, according to a news release.
First, the inside contents were completely taken out, salvaging as much as possible for the retrofit. Next, the vehicle went to MCI where the interior and exterior skin and roof bows were replaced. The bus then went to a paint facility for a complete exterior makeover before going back to CMI for a total interior makeover.
Utilizing as much of the existing components as possible, the reconstruction began. First the sub floor and walls were rebuilt and new bulk heads installed. The cabinetry was built from scratch and laminated. Ceiling lights, custom day/night shades, and side windows were all replaced. Custom seating and valances were recreated. All ceiling components were reconstructed. New laminate flooring was laid throughout, except in the galley where simulated granite was installed. Other new items installed were stereo receivers, a new satellite and a Fantastic Vent dome closing rain sensor.
To keep costs down, CMI reused as much from the original coach as possible. Some of the items salvaged were certain fixtures and electrical items, a refrigerator, certain audio/visual components, air conditioner systems (some repairs needed), one J-lounge, air outlet and return grills and Corian table tops and counters.
CMI which started in a 4,500-square-foot shop in Columbus' west side in 1999 recently moved into its new headquarters, showroom and production facility. CMI can be reached at (614) 539-4600, or at www.creativemobileinteriors.com.


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These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.
Three reasons investors are beginning to take sustainability seriously
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Most of the ingredients for a healthy, secure, and fulfilling existence come to us from nature. Food, clean water, pollination, and natural hazard protection are all essential goods and services that underpin our economy and secure our wellbeing. But business models that exploit these benefits unsustainably are intensifying pressure on our planet's natural resources, putting their future – and ours – in jeopardy. How can we relieve this pressure before it is too late? As a first step, we need to recognise that rapidly declining natural systems are bad news for business. There is a two-way street between the economy and the environment: businesses damage the environment, and the damaged environment then creates risks to the bottom lines of businesses. But why should members of the investment community care?
Does transparency improve governance? Reviewing evidence from 16 experimental evaluations
Journalist's Resource- Harvard Kennedy School
The idea that transparency can make institutions more effective and provide greater accountability and better results for the public seems uncontroversial on the surface. But scholars and bureaucrats who have been involved in the wave of transparency initiatives over the past decade continue to debate the particular merits of various approaches. Some commentators have been troubled that as a reaction to scrutiny, malfeasance and inefficiency could increasingly be kept hidden and transparency could erode public trust in institutions and personal privacy. The many types of transparency initiatives around the globe are often confused, making sharp distinctions all the more essential.


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Bring back our girls
The brazen kidnapping of 300 girls from a high school in Nigeria has sent shockwaves around the world, earning criticism for the government in failing to prevent the impending attack
Souzeina Mushtaq Delhi
On the night of April 14, 2014, armed terrorists stormed into the dormitory of a girls' high school in Borno state of Northern Nigeria. The young girls woke up to gunshots, as the extremists set their boarding school on fire. The terrified girls, as many as 300, were herded into the convoy of vehicles that supposedly have not been traced yet. The anguished parents tried to confront the kidnappers with bows and arrows but proved weak in front of the AK-47-toting goons. The audacious attempt has sent shockwaves across the globe. The anger against the abduction was also seen on social media where a campaign for their release – #bringbackourgirls – is gaining momentum.
Boko Haram, which translates to 'Western education is sin' in Hausa language, have been responsible for the abduction of the young girls, Muslims and Christians alike, aged between 15 to 18 years. It is said that the kidnapping took place in retaliation to the Nigerian security forces arresting the wives and children of the group members. According to the reports, some 50 girls managed to escape, while 276 are still missing. But what has raised serious concerns in the global community has been the claim made by Amnesty International that the government knew about the possibility of such an attack but failed to take any preventive measure. Till date, there has been no positive development on the outcome of the kidnapping. The government has failed to take any serious action against the extremist group, which has demanded implementation of Sharia law in the country. The group has been responsible for 1,500 deaths this year alone.
The leader of the terrorist group, Abu Bakar Shekau, in his latest video, threatened to sell the girls "in the market, by Allah." According to Human Rights Watch, Boko Haram had kidnapped at least 25 girls and women in the first two months of 2014 alone.
The latest incident threatens to have a chilling effect on the state of education in an already under-literate country. According to the data provided by the US Embassy in Nigeria, 72 per cent of primary age children have not attended schools in Nigeria. In 2013, militants had destroyed 50 schools. In March this year, Boko Haram had attacked schools, which had forced the authorities to close them, until this particular school opened to help girls achieve their dreams through education. The girls want to become doctors, teachers and lawyers.
The US, France and Britain have also joined in the efforts to find the missing girls, amidst strong criticism of president Jonathan who maintained a two-week long silence before reaching out for help to track the kidnapped students. Politicians and celebrities from across the world took to Twitter, lending their support and concern for the missing girls. The locals, on the other hand, have been aghast at the Nigerian government's slackening in dealing with the situation. Moreover, with attacks like this, parents are afraid to risk sending their daughters to schools.
This is not the first time schools have come under attack from fundamentalist groups. In October 2012, Pakistani teenager activist Malala Yusufzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for her efforts in promoting girls' education in Afghanistan. In another part of the country, extremists threw acid on the faces of the girls while they were on their way to schools. The world is yet to take these stories seriously.


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Here are a couple of photos of the new Velo Orange rack mounted on my Motobecane city bike. Click on the photos to enlarge them.
We're talking with a couple of new shops with larger production capacities about making these. I want to be able to fill orders in a timely manner, which wasn't always possible with decaleurs and rear racks.
The rack works well as is, but we'll make a few very minor changes to improve fit. I'd like it to sit about 9mm further forward to better clear someof the modern "fat" brakes.
The price for this rack will be about the same as the rear rack. If you're interested please reserve one by sending an e-mail. As usual there is no deposit or obligation required. The reservations help us judge demand so we make the right number in the first run.
I think it looks pretty good. How about you?
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Here are a couple of photos of the new Velo Orange rack mounted on my Motobecane city bike. Click on the photos to enlarge them.
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4 comments:
- Andrew Karre said...
I think it looks good. Simple and clean. It would be nice to see a close up of how you attached it to the fork ends (if I used this rack, I'd have to make it play nicely with Honjo fender hardware).
- Greg said...
The rack looks great. Thanks for posting photos of it on a bike. I'm very curious to see your alternative mounting option to lowrider mounts, mid fork.
- Doug Van Cleve said...
Chris, nice but I too would like to see how it is mounted at the crown and drops...
- Chris Kulczycki said...
The rack is mounted at the crown using the same bolt that holds the fender in place. It's one of those special French bolts that go over the brake bolt. In other words, the rack tang is sandwiched between the bottom of the crown and the fender.
At the dropout it mounts just like the rear rack, except it is outside of the fender struts. If you don't have fenders you simply put a nut on the machine screw between the eyelet and rack tang.
The metal shop has my rack again so they can build fixtures for the production run. So I can't take more photos of it right now.


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After the last rice has been thrown and the limousine has left the wedding party behind, many newlyweds beat a hasty retreat to a deserted island, a luxury resort or another once-in-a-lifetime vacation destination. Traditionally, the honeymoon was a time for the newly minted bride and groom to "get to know each other." These days, honeymoons are also a reward for months—if not years—of planning, budgeting and squabbling with future in-laws.
Some historians credit the Babylonians with creating the original honeymoon—their newlyweds drank mead, a honey-based alcohol, for one full month after marrying. Others believe the honeymoon comes to us from the Norse hjunottsmanathr, wherein a young man kidnapped his bride-to-be and held her captive for one month. No coincidence, that's the amount of time needed for her to conceive—leaving her family no choice but to approve the marriage.
No matter the regional differences, modern honeymoons are now a global phenomenon and a multibillion-dollar industry. But where do most Americans go for their first days of wedded bliss?
Owing to different data-gathering techniques, compiling concrete honeymoon statistics is nigh on impossible. France's tourism board, for example, can't tell us exactly how many tourists from the U.S. are there to enjoy their honeymoons—but we know that France is one of the most popular destinations for American newlyweds. To create this list, then, we relied on a combination of statistics provided by tourism boards; data gathered by other credible surveys; and sales numbers and anecdotes from several of the industry's largest players. Our experts include: Miles Stiverson, senior editor at TheKnot.com; Brides magazine's American Wedding Study; Scott Ellingboe of Delta Vacations; the Virtuoso network of luxury travel agents; Tammy Levent, honeymoon expert and CEO of Elite Travel; and Jim Augerinos, aka Mr. Honeymoon, a partner in Perfect Honeymoons Travel.
While daydreams of deserted South Pacific islands, Balinese jungle lodges and Bhutanese mountaintop retreats fill the minds of many brides- and grooms-to-be, not enough newlyweds actually make the trip for these exotic locales to crack the top ten. By TheKnot.com's estimates, for example, just three percent of honeymooners head to the South Pacific. Yet, according to Brides magazine, 19 percent of newlyweds-to-be at least consider the idea. (According to their survey, five percent actually make the journey.) Likewise, TheKnot.com says that Africa, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand account for just one percent of American honeymoons.
If Fiji were closer, then, more of us would probably go. Indeed, the time to reach a destination is key to deciding on a honeymoon. According to Miles Stiverson of TheKnot.com, "After all the energy that goes into the wedding day, some newlyweds just don't want to lose an entire day to travel."
Not surprisingly, destinations closer to home see the most American honeymoons. According to both TheKnot.com and Brides magazine, more than half of all Americans take their honeymoons in the U.S. or the Caribbean. Of the islands, Jamaica attracts the most newlyweds. In 2008, of the 125,000 total honeymooners that visited the popular island, more than 100,000 came from the U.S. The next most popular Caribbean destination are the islands of the Bahamas, which welcomed approximately 60,000 American newlyweds in 2008.
Not everyone agreed on the top 10, but there's no denying that one destination is the most popular destination for American newlyweds. Nearly half a million honeymooners from around the world visited Hawaii in 2008. Of those, more than 225,000 were Americans. The majority (73.6 percent) visited Oahu, 29.8 percent visited Maui and 15.6 percent visited Kauai. On average, they stayed for 7.8 days. Though this reflects a six percent decline from 2007, European and Canadian honeymoons were up 10 percent over the same time period—possibly owing to their currencies' strong performances against the dollar.


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Stack Overflow should be a place for both experts and those who are just getting into programming.
I am a self-taught programmer and I can attest for the fact that the most difficult thing about teaching yourself anything is knowing where to start and where to look.
This question was closed on Stack Overflow as "not a real question" by a large number of user admins.
That's just wrong. The question looks and sounds genuine - an earnest beginner asking a community of programmers for some advice on where to start - and the question was closed.
I'm not sure if there's any way to combat this or if the community feels like this is even a problem, but I thought it should be brought up. It wasn't like this in the beginning when only a few users had admin rights.
Also, I should add: The fact that there are reputation points involved means that, to some extent (maybe a large extent?), Stack Overflow is an incentive based community. If I feel that responding to question is worth the points I could potentially get out of it, I will answer it. If I don't feel it's worth the effort, I won't answer.
This is how a free-market system works. I'm not sure how much we need moderators to close questions. We should let the community decide whether a question is worth answering, not a select few individuals.
On the number of rep points needed to have the ability to close a question, Colin Mackay suggests that "[m]aybe the bar has to be set a little higher[...]? ... Some people are more trigger happy than others. So as the 1227 people currently able to close questions grows so do the number of trigger happy ones."


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The Department of Astronomy's academic program and the research prominence of Steward Observatory form one of the finest centers for astronomical studies in the world. Our students have access to excellent observing conditions, world-class telescopes and a vibrant astronomical community. Astronomers here are among the national and international leaders in observational and theoretical research. They are making significant breakthroughs in related technology development from new light detectors to giant telescope mirrors.


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Historic Truckee Hotel celebrates remodel
TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Truckee Hotel has been a Sierra landmark since it opened its doors in 1873. While it has undergone a facelift here and there to keep it current with the times, recent improvements have added first-rate amenities and service without detracting from its Old World charm and affordable rates. Bathtubs still have claw feet, the lobby mirror, which survived the fire of 1909 still hangs, friendly ghosts seem happy with new warm colors and the soft candle-lit effect of new chandeliers. Of course, everyone enjoys the proximity to other great Truckee haunts.
Experience the pulse of historic downtown Truckee while staying at the Truckee Hotel, near restaurants, wine bars, clothing, jewelry, furniture, and night life. Each of the 36 rooms were recently renovated with all the comforts and amenities of today's hotels. Eight American rooms feature queen or king-sized beds with private bath including Victorian claw foot tubs. The 28 European rooms have their own sinks, in the European tradition, and share baths down the hall. There are nine hall bathrooms throughout the hotel, each designed for individual use with privately locking doors, all immaculately clean, and just a few steps from your room.
The Historic Truckee Hotel held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of their renovations Feb. 1 suring Truckee Downtown Merchant Association's monthly First Friday event. Every room in the hotel has been refurnished, redecorated and revamped to provide a comfortable stay in this 130-year-old Truckee landmark.


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Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common brand of two German family owned discount supermarket chains with over 10,000 stores in 20 countries, and an estimated combined turnover of more than ,50 billion.Based in Germany, the chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946 when they took over their mother's store in Essen, which had been in operation since 1913. The business was split into two separate groups in 1960, that later became Aldi Nord, headquartered in Essen, and Aldi Süd, headquartered in Mülheim. In 1962, they introduced the name Aldi (a syllabic abbreviation for Albrecht Diskont), which is pronounced [ˈaldiː] (About this soundlisten). In Germany, Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have been financially and legally separate since 1966, although both divisions' names may appear as if they were a single enterprise with certain store brands or when negotiating with contractor companies. The formal business name is Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Compagnie, oHG.
Aldi's German operations consist of Aldi Nord's 35 individual regional companies with about 2,500 stores in western, northern, and eastern Germany, and Aldi Süd's 32 regional companies with 1,600 stores in western and southern Germany. Internationally, Aldi Nord operates in Denmark, France, the Benelux countries, Portugal, Spain and Poland, while Aldi Süd operates in Ireland, Great Britain, Hungary, Switzerland, Australia, China, Italy, Austria and Slovenia. Both Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd also operate in the United States with 1,600 stores as of 2017.
The earliest roots of the company trace back to 1913, when the mother of Karl and Theo Albrecht opened a small store in a suburb of Essen. Their father was employed as a miner and later as a baker's assistant. Karl Albrecht was born in 1920, Theo Albrecht in 1922. Theo Albrecht completed an apprenticeship in his mother's store, while Karl Albrecht worked in a delicatessen.
Karl Albrecht took over a food shop formerly run by F. W. Judt who already advertised that they were the "cheapest food source". Karl Albrecht served in the German Army during World War II. In 1946, the brothers took over their mother's business and soon opened another retail outlet nearby. By 1950, the Albrecht brothers owned 13 stores in the Ruhr Valley.
The brothers' idea, which was new at the time, was to subtract the legal maximum rebate of 3% before sale. The market leaders at the time, which often were co-operatives, required their customers to collect rebate stamps, and to send them at regular intervals to reclaim their money. The Albrecht brothers also rigorously removed merchandise that did not sell from their shelves, cutting costs by neither advertising nor selling fresh produce, and keeping the size of their retail outlets small.
When the brothers split the company in 1960 over a dispute whether they should sell cigarettes, they owned 300 shops with a cash flow of DM90 million yearly. In 1962, they introduced the name Aldi-short for Albrecht-Diskont. Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have been financially and legally separate since 1966, although both divisions' names may appear as if they were a single enterprise with certain store brands or when negotiating with contractor companies.
The individual groups were originally owned and managed jointly by the brothers. Karl Albrecht, who died in 2014, retained ownership of Aldi Süd with a personal wealth of ,17.2 billion that made him the richest man in Germany. The co-owners of Aldi Nord, Berthold and Theo Albrecht Jr. came close behind at ,16 billion. Dieter Schwarz, owner of Lidl and Kaufland came in third, with a fortune of ,11.5 billion.
Aldi started to expand internationally in 1967, when Aldi Süd acquired the grocery chain Hofer in Austria; Aldi Nord opened its first stores abroad in the Netherlands in 1973, and other countries followed. In 1976, Aldi opened its first store in the United States in Iowa,[a] and, in 1979, Aldi Nord acquired Trader Joe's. After German reunification and the fall of the Iron Curtain, Aldi experienced a rapid expansion. The brothers retired as CEOs in 1993; control of the companies was placed in the hands of private family foundations, the Siepmann Foundation (Aldi Süd) and the Markus Foundation (Aldi Nord, Trader Joe's)
The Aldi Nord group currently consists of 35 independent regional branches with approximately 2,500 stores. Aldi Süd is made up of 31 companies with 1,600 stores. The border between their territories is commonly known as ″Aldi-"quator″ (literally: Aldi equator) and runs from the Rhine via Mülheim an der Ruhr, Wermelskirchen, Marburg, Siegen, and Gießen east to just north of Fulda.
The former East Germany is served by Aldi Nord, except for one Aldi Süd in Sonneberg, Thuringia, whose regional office is in Bavaria. The regional branches are organised as limited partnerships with a regional manager for each branch who reports directly to the head office in Essen (Aldi Nord) or Mülheim an der Ruhr (Aldi Süd).
In December 2002, a survey conducted by the German market research institute Forsa found 95% of blue-collar workers, 88% of white-collar workers, 84% of public servants, and 80% of self-employed Germans shop at Aldi. One of Aldi's direct competitors internationally is Lidl.
Some Aldi practices are common in German supermarkets but largely unique to Aldi in other countries. These include the system of metal gates and turnstiles forcing customers to exit through the checkout, and charging customers for shopping bags. Until 2004, Aldi stores accepted only cash (since then, German stores have accepted domestic Girocard debit cards). Debit cards also are accepted in the United States, Great Britain, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Australia, Slovenia, and Hungary. All 4 major credit cards are accepted in the United States as of 1 March 2016. Electronic Benefit Transfer cards are also accepted in the United States.[46]
Outside of Great Britain, United States and France, Aldi generally does not accept credit cards, though Aldi Australia accepts MasterCard and Visa for a 0.5% surcharge and Aldi Ireland accepts Visa and MasterCard with no surcharge. In the United States, as of February 2016, Aldi accepts all four major credit cards (MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover Card), and from the beginning all credit cards "Carte Bleue" (Visa, American Express or MasterCard) in France due to the banking system in France where debit cards don't exist; before this, Aldi only accepted debit cards. Aldi has accepted Visa/MasterCard without surcharge throughout Great Britain from October 2014, which had previously been accepted only in Scotland,[47] and throughout Germany from September 2015.
Aldi Suisse became one of the first companies to accept the Apple Pay contactless payment system in Switzerland on 7 July 2016.
On 9 August 2018, Aldi announced plans to expand its product selection by offering more organic, fresh and easy-to-prepare meals. Aldi also aims to expand to about 2,500 stores in the United States by 2022.
On 18 September 2018, Aldi announced its intent to offer grocery delivery in the United States. Aldi began testing grocery delivery in 2017 in select cities such as Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago, Illinois. Grocery delivery is expected to be available nationwide by Thanksgiving 2018.
Aldi stores are noted as examples of so-called no-frills stores that often display a variety of items at discount prices, specializing in staple items, such as food, beverages, toilet paper, sanitary articles, and other inexpensive household items. Many of its products are own brands, with the number of other brands usually limited to a maximum of two for a given item. This increases sales for each article, and lets Aldi shops be smaller than stores with more brand choice. This practice let Aldi avoid price tags, even before the introduction of barcode scanners. On many of its own brands, if feasible, Aldi will place multiple barcodes on products to speed the check out process.
Aldi mainly sells exclusively produced, custom-branded products (often very similar to and produced by major brands[57]) with brand names including Grandessa and Fit & Active.
Branded products carried include HARIBO in Germany, Knoppers in Belgium and France, Marmite and Branston Pickle in Great Britain; and Vegemite and Milo in Australia. In the United States, major brand-name products, such as Oscar Mayer bacon, sometimes are offered as a 'special purchase': name-brand items that Aldi has received at a special price from the vendor and can offer for a reduced price. Unlike most shops, Aldi does not accept manufacturers' coupons, although some US stores successfully experimented with store coupons (e.g. $10 off a $25 purchase).
In addition to its standard assortment, Aldi has weekly special offers,[58] some of them on more expensive products such as electronics, tools, appliances, or computers, usually from in-house electronics brand Medion and workzone[59] brand for tools. Discount items can include clothing, toys, flowers, and gifts. Specials have strict limits on quantities, and are for one week. Aldi's early computer offers in Germany (such as a Commodore 64 in 1987) resulted in those products selling out in a few hours.[60]
Aldi is the largest wine retailer in Germany. Some Australian stores now sell alcoholic beverages. Some US stores also sell alcoholic beverages (mainly beer and wine) where permitted by local and state laws.


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After all, we think a 14 year old should be in control of her body enough to decide on her own to have an abortion, so why isn't she old enough to consent to sex?
I'm thinking about this because of a case that's in the news today:
Kaitlyn Hunt, or "Kate," has just refused a plea deal in a case that has focused the nation on discriminatory prosecutions and ways in which LGBT people are treated differently by some prosecutors. Kate Hunt, a high school senior who began a consensual relationship with a classmate three years her junior, when she was 17, was arrested when she turned 18 after her girlfriend's parents demanded her arrest and expulsion from school.
The Florida prosecutor, Brian Workman, offered her a deal vastly different from those generally offered to teens in her situation engaged in opposite-sex consensual relationships. Instead of offering her a misdemeanor charge Hunt is being charged with two felonies. Her plea deal would include her being forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life, no possibility of her case being overturned or records sealed, and forced to serve two years' house arrest.
"Hunt will appear in court June 20, and could face 15 years in prison if convicted... (source)
I'm curious what your thoughts are on the question in the subject line as well as on this case.
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Yeah, to me the idea that the older teen became a dangerous sexual predator on her 18th birthday is absurd.
Of course it's absurd.
Why did you, like a demagogue, direct attention to the 14-year-old?
a 14 year old would probably still be in high school, has little knowledge, experience or even a certificate to be able to seek a job and cope with pregnancy and parenting.
Yeah, so perhaps she shouldn't be allowed to get an abortion without parental involvement. Agreed?
Wouldn't that mean that her parents could prevent the abortion just by vetoing it?
Or, the other way around, wouldn't that mean that the parents can force her into an abortion?
Under some state laws, a child of 14 years old does not require parental consent to get an abortion. All she has to do is show up at the clinic with cash in hand.
As for parents 'forcing' an abortion, no. It doesn't work that way. All the girl has to do is express a reluctance to the abortion provider or staff. While that might be an issue with the parents in direct contact, visitors generally aren't allowed during all points of the procedure. There will be a moment of privacy available for her to make her desires known.
I doubt if a clinic worker has the legal standing to force a consultation away from a child's parents if the parents don't consent to it. Sounds like something a court could order but otherwise if the parents are there, they should be legally able to insist on being present for just about everything but the surgery itself (assuming a surgical abortion), and even then for hygienic reasons only.
No you are not (use the "Reply" thing directly under my post if it's available).
But thank you for your support and accolades just the same. :D
I see that his post has no Reply link because sometimes the discussion goes on so long, with each layer of reply becoming a narrower column, that there isn't room left. In that case, you should go up to the last post in the thread that had a "Reply" link at the bottom, open up a comment box and start your reply off with "@Richard E. Robertson." Either that or start a new thread also starting with "@Richard E. Robertson" and quoting the particular parts you want to reply to or discuss.
Your question is begging, Unseen. Maybe it might be better phrased as "Is a 14 year old girl old enough to consent to sex? And if not, why?" Is this correct? I can formulate a more definite reply if so.
What question does "Why isn't a 14 year old girl old enough to consent to sex?" beg?


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb men and women's cross country teams will be back in action at this weekend's Atlantic Sun Cross Country Championships, hosted by Belmont. The meet is scheduled to begin with the men's 8K at 10 a.m. on the Vaughn's Gap Course at Percy Warner Park. The women's five-kilometer race is scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m.
This will be the first race in nearly a month for many of the Lipscomb athletes competing in the championships. When Saturday's race kicks off, Lipscomb's top runners will not have run in a meet since Oct. 1 at the Greater Louisville Classic. Of this weekend's runners, only freshmen Tate Honaker and Zak Vruwink (men) and senior Louisa Van Batavia (women) competed in the Evansville Invitational, two weeks ago.
The women's team enters the weekend as one of the favorites among the conference schools. Sophomore Tessa Hoefle and senior Ashley Lehman have stepped up in the absence of 2010 A-Sun Freshman of the Year and first-team all-conference runner Dani Walker and helped maintain the Lady Bisons place among the elite teams in the conference.
Joining Hoefle and Lehman this weekend will be seniors Van Batavia and Catherine Beals, sophomores Katie Bunker, Missy Dowd and Emily Longden and freshmen Minna Fields and Maggie Lawrence.
Based on the current A-Sun marks Hoefle, Lehman and Fields would be All-Conference, while Fields and Lawrence are on pace for All-Freshman team honors. Both Fields and Lawrence are in the mix to become Lipscomb's second consecutive A-Sun Freshman of the Year.
The men's team, ranked sixth in the most recent A-Sun poll, has been led all season by junior Isaiah Greer. Greer, who won A-Sun Male Runner of the Week for his 12th-place run at the Erik Anderson Invitational on Sept. 24, is on pace for Lipscomb's first men's all-conference first team honor since Ryan Chastain in 2009.
The other Bisons in the hunt for Lipscomb this weekend will be senior Benton Reed, juniors Ashton Fisher, Geoff Musick, Ben Wright and Mike Yang and freshmen Ryan Gadsey, Honaker and Vruwink.
Fisher and Musick are also expected to compete for all-conference honors. Wright is a dark horse if he can repeat his performance at the Anderson Invite, where he shaved more than a minute off his previous personal best. Gadsey looks to make a run at an all-freshman team nod.
Lipscomb fans should make sure they are in attendance for this event. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., Lipscomb in Motion will be hosting a pancake breakfast for students at the course. The Lipscomb Marketing Department will also be giving away Lipscomb long-sleeved t-shirts for students.
Lipscomb will take seven of the nine performers from each team competing this weekend to the NCAA South Regional, scheduled for Nov. 14 at the Harry Pritchett Course in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Check lipscombsports.com for all the Lipscomb cross country and track and field news, and be sure to like us on Facebook (Lipscomb University: Track & Field).


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These contestants will travel one of the most grueling courses ever assembled on the Race - spanning 40,000 miles and nine countries in just 22 days. Teams will be faced with a multitude of extremes, including the world's second tallest bungee jump, bone-chilling Siberian temperatures followed by the suffocating heat of India, and an Olympic-sized challenge that leaves Teams gasping for air. For the first time in the history of the Race, Teams will travel to Romania and Siberia.
Thanks Uncle Bll and Boingo for that info! That's some lotta beer , and German beer is strong, As I can attest to after having survivied a week at Oktober fest with a bunch of Aussie's years ago, Bavaria would be fabulous!Russia ballet, could St Petersburg be possible? We need to have 9 countries this time:SwitzerlandAustriaRomaniaIndiaRussiaSiberiaThailandChinaUSA (Hawaii)So if we don't count Russia/Siberia as 2, we are still missing one....
Olympic-sized challenge that leaves Teams gasping for air shouts swimming challenge to me, hopefully at the Olympic pool site: the "Water Cube".
I vote Austria for cakes!
Göschenen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.It is located at the northern end of the St. Gotthard Tunnel and the Gotthard Rail Tunnel in the canton of Uri. It is in the German-speaking part of Switzerland.
The racecourse spans 40,000 miles and nine countries in only 22 days, according to the release. Along the way, teams which include stuntmen brothers, a pair of former NFL cheerleaders, two female flight attendants, a brother-sister duo with Harvard law degrees and the shows first-ever deaf contestant and his mother will face the worlds second tallest bungee jump, the bone-chilling cold of Siberia followed by the suffocating heat of India, stops in Romania and Serbia and an Olympic-sized challenge that leaves teams gasping for air among other challenges
Did an editor slip up here and really mean Siberia? Or do we need to have a look-see?
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Neem contains many bitter compounds that exerts various pharmacological effects in body like
For centuries the Neem tree has been known as the wonder tree of India. Traditionally used in ayurvedic remedies as an antiseptic to fight viruses and bacteria, it is also recommended for urinary disorders, diarrhea, fever, skin diseases, burns and inflammatory diseases. Because of its wide variety of applications it is commonly called the "Nature's pharmacy or Wonder tree of India".
Today modern researches have verified the remarkable attributes of this tree. Neem is increasingly a key ingredient in modern cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Modern research studies have discovered many alkaloids and liminoids in Neem leaves. Gedunin which is one of them has been used to treat malaria in tropical countries. It is administered as a tea or herbal infusion. Two other alkaloids (nimbin and nimbidin) have been found antiviral and antifungal properties.
Neem leaf is famous in ayurvedic texts for having an almost magical effect on the skin. It works as an antifungal, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory agent. It is a powerful blood detoxifier therefore widely used in treating boils, scabies, eczema, ringworm and acne. It is also practiced to treat dandruff. It's bitter compounds stimulate liver functions, increase insulin sensitivity and promote its natural production thus control blood sugar in diabetics. Neem leaves and bark has strong immuno-modulation property against malarial parasites therefore it is very commonly used in south asian countries as preventive measure.
According to Ayurveda, Neem leaf has bitter and astringent tastes. It is especially useful in pacifying Vataj and Pittaj disorders. It removes Ama and other toxins from the body, purifies the blood, and neutralizes damaging free radicals. It is also revered for its antibacterial and antiviral properties.


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Ford to produce smart cars that warn each other of an impending collision
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Transportation
Ford brought a small fleet of intelligent vehicles to San Francisco to showcase a technology that the company expects will be mainstream in about five years, from most automakers.
Two Ford Focus cars and a Ford Expedition were equipped with a technology called Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC), which basically serves as a car-to-car wireless connection that currently serves as a crash avoidance system in Ford's implementation, and as a wireless toll collection mechanism overseas. Eventually, it could even be used for entertainment purposes.
Although Ford demonstrated the technology in a parking lot outside of AT&T Park, the company isn't alone in developing the technology. Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Honda, Toyota, Volkswagen, Audi, Mercedes, Hyundai, and Kia are all working together, plus truck, bus, and motorcycle companies, said Mike Shulman, the technical leader in Ford's Active Safety Research and Innovation department.
"Next year, we're doing a model deployment in a city where there will be thousands of equipped vehicles and trucks and buses all sending out these messages, and then the goal in 2013 is to start a regulation that will require this on all vehicles. Then, maybe consumer electronics companies would start designing products that could be retrofitted onto existing cars, because everyone sees the potential," Shulman said.
"Maybe five years from now, cars will be equipped with this," Shulman added.
Perhaps the best thing about DSRC is its expected low cost: because it simply combines a derivative of Wi-Fi, called 802.11p, with off-the-shelf GPS radios, the cost to integrate can be really low, Shulman added.
According to Jim Buzkowski, director of electronic and electrical research for Ford, about 3.9 billion people will live in urban areas by 2030, contributing to the world's gridlock. They'll spend about a work week in their cars each year, he said.
"Ford recognizes the need for smarter or sustainable ways to move around big cities, and part of the solution is more transparent vehicle communications," Buzkowski said. DSRC could Wi-Fi and GPS to talk to each other and reduce the possibility for accidents, and also traffic jams.
Ford's not the only company to attack the traffic problem. Dutch GPS maker TomTom, for example, has made reducing traffic a priority of its connected GPS devices. And Google's self-driving car has bigger ideas: take the stress out of a commute by letting the car do all the work.
How does it work?
Currently, Ford uses a "smart intersection" in Dearborn, Mich., where an intersection transmits data to surrounding vehicles. Ford's goal right now is safety, where drivers could be quickly alerted to vehicles running a red light, for instance.
Each car communicates its speed, direction, and position about 10 times per second. Each DSRC node (which could be a car or an antenna mounted by the side of the road) can communicate between 300 to 500 meters.
"You don't want to get much greater than that," Shulman said. "The channel gets congested. You ever go to a conference room where everybody's using Wi-Fi? The bandwidth gets real slow."
Ford also allowed reporters and guests to go on rides inside the DSRC-equipped cars. When one of the car's sensors picked up a threat, such as an unexpectedly slowing car, a tone sounded and red light projected on the windshield. Ford is considering tying the DSRC sensors into the brakes and other systems, so that they could automatically slow the car in case of an emergency.
But that also means that Ford's intelligent cars would have to be "certain" before they, too, possibly caused a collision by unexpectedly slowing. That probably means that multiple sensors will have to generate a confirmation, Shulman said.
The future: bidding on parking spots
The car is now the "fifth screen," said Win Williams, vice president of AT&T Mobility and consumer markets. Williams said that there's opportunity to sell services into the car on the back of some form of connectivity, but that people aren't willing to pay for it. "The research shows its between $20 to $40" per month, for a subscription, he said. "I think the reality shows it's a lot less."
Shankar Sastri, dean of the College of Engineering at U.C. Berkeley, said he believed in a world where smart sensors in parking spots could be connected via some form of communication to the car, which could reserve or bid on a preferred parking spot before setting out on a commute.
One question that sidetracked some at the Ford event was whether the "smart intersection" could survive using just the cars itself, or whether it needed a fixed infrastructure to support it. The problem, of course, is that cash-strapped states would need to justify the expense, unless private industry stepped in. But most agreed that connecting cars would benefit automakers and consumers alike.
Thilo Koslowski, an vice president at Gartner, cited a survey his company had done that showed that younger consumers are twice as interested in Internet access as they were in the car itself, and, if forced to choose, would give up the car. "By 2016 consumers will come to expect some sort of connectivity in your vehicle," Koslowski said. "In automotive years, that's right around the corner."
This article, written by Mark Hachman, originally appeared on PCMag.com and is republished on Gear Live with the permission of Ziff Davis, Inc.
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A Connecticut medical examiner's office employee accused of letting her husband see the body of the Newtown school shooter has been fired.
Chief Medical Examiner Dr. H. Wayne Carver, in a dismissal letter to Jean Henry released Friday, wrote that bringing her husband into the morgue in December violated the agency's ethical mission and showed "extremely poor judgment."
Henry, a processing technician, was accused of showing Adam Lanza's body to her husband on Dec. 16, two days after he killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
A message was left Friday for Henry at her home.
Chris DeFrancesco, a University of Connecticut Health Center spokesman, says a grievance process is underway and no further information is available. The center handles personnel matters for the medical examiner's lab.


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Back in the playoff hunt after earning back-to-back home wins, the Crew now faces a stiff test traveling to Rio Tinto Stadium to face MLS Supporters' Shield leader Real Salt Lake on Saturday (9:30 p.m. ET / FOX Sports Ohio). Despite the recent success, the Black & Gold know there is still plenty of work to do if they hope to return to the postseason.
"It's one of those things that we can't get too high off of, we just won two games in a row," midfielder Wil Trapp said. "If we want to make the playoffs, we have to win more than just two. It's good to be winning games, but we can't get too ahead of ourselves."
The formula for the Crew's two consecutive wins has been simple, according to Head Coach Robert Warzycha: score goals and play defense.
"We've scored two goals in each of the past two games and haven't given up any," Warzycha stated matter-of-factly. "I think that's very positive. I think the guys realize we can win games and we aren't giving up goals."
The offensive combination of Federico Higuaín, Dominic Oduro and Jairo Arrieta seems to finally be clicking in the final stretch of the 2013 season. The Black & Gold attack has produced 13 shots on target over the past two matches, compared to nine total attempts on goal in the three matches previous.
"We have to take our motivation from what we've done the past two games," Oduro said. "We're attacking, creating chances and scoring goals. You can't stop us right now, I believe. We have to carry that momentum."
The Crew has made the most of its opportunities against top teams in 2013. The Black & Gold defeated the Montreal Impact, Portland Timbers and New York Red Bulls, all of whom were in first place at the time they played the Crew.
"On those days, we rise to the occasion," Trapp said. "The games where we've beaten the top teams in the League, I feel like every guy on the team has played well. We have to do that consistently to be more than just the first-place teams."
Things may prove to be more difficult for the Crew in Utah on Saturday. Real Salt Lake has scored a League-best 44 goals and is 7-2-3 at home this season.
"They've scored the most goals in the League and they're winning important games," Warzycha said of his opponent. "They're very good at home. They still have the sore of their players from win they won MLS Cup: [Kyle] Beckerman, [Nat] Borchers, [Nick] Rimando, [Álvaro] Saborío and [Javier] Morales. They carry the team."
Morales is the focal point of the Claret-and-Cobalt's attack with six goals and eight assists this season. Trapp will draw the responsibility of limiting the impact of the Argentine playmaker.
"[Morales] is a very good player," Trapp said. "I'm doing my homework on him, watching as much film as I possibly can. The main thing is working with my teammates and staying organized, and I think we'll be just fine."
Warzycha has no doubts in Trapp's ability to shut-down Morales.
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Senior Katherine Sheeleigh netted Harvard's second goal at 79:17 (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On Senior Day at Ohiri Field, the Harvard women's soccer team earned a 2-0 win over Columbia in the Crimson's final home game of the season. Harvard picked a tally on an own goal in the first half, and added another on a score by Katherine Sheeleigh late in the second stanza. In net, Alexandra Millet recorded two saves en route to her third clean sheet of the season.
With the victory, the Crimson concludes the conference portion of its schedule with a 4-3-0 mark and improves to 8-7-1 overall. The Lions drop their record to 3-3-1 in the Ancient Eight and 9-5-3 overall.
Early on in the first half, Harvard took the lead on an own goal by the Lions at 9:54. Alexandra Conigliaro played the ball on the left side, before crossing into the box. A Columbia player deflected the cross into the cage past goalkeeper Lindsay Danielson, putting the Crimson on top, 1-0.
In the 80th minute, Harvard put the game out of reach, as Melanie Baskind grooved a pass from the top of the box to Sheeleigh. Sheeleigh crashed down the right side and blasted a shot into the left portion of the net at 79:17.
The Crimson outshot the Lions, 17-10, and enjoyed a 7-5 advantage in corner kicks. Danielson made seven saves in net for Columbia.
Harvard visits Fairfield in the season-finale Thursday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m.


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2010 data storage news topped by storage array M&A, cloud storage
Multibillion dollar storage array mergers and acquisitions top 2010 data storage news; data storage management, data reduction, cloud storage are hot topics
Blockbuster acquisitions for storage systems vendors proved the value of data storage and generated some of the top data storage news in 2010. Other hot topics included data storage management, data reduction and cloud storage. Here's a look at the biggest storage news stories of the year:
1. Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. outbids Dell Inc. for 3PAR
This $2.35 billion deal made storage sexy, both on Wall Street and in the data center. Dell opened the bidding at $1.15 billion on Aug. 16 and HP responded with a $1.6 billion offer a week later. HP and Dell made three more bids apiece before Dell threw in the towel 17 days after its first offer. In 3PAR, HP bought itself a new flagship storage platform that will overlap the markets its midrange EVA and high-end XP families serve. HP also positions 3PAR systems as foundations for cloud data storage. Dell's losing bid for 3PAR put the Dell, EMC storage partnership at risk, prompting it to turn to Plan B (see story No. 3).
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HP beats Dell, pays $2.35 billion for 3PAR
Dell acquires thin provisioning pioneer 3PAR to expand data storage product lineup
Hewlett-Packard outbids Dell with $1.6 billion offer for 3PAR
2. EMC Corp. acquires Isilon Systems Inc.
EMC finally got serious about clustered NAS when it dropped $2.15 billion on Isilon in the wake of the HP-3PAR deal. Unlike 3PAR, there was no bidding war for Isilon to drive up the price, but EMC shelled out more than $2 billion to expand its market just like it did in 2009 with Data Domain. Isilon will give EMC greater entrée into the energy exploration and life sciences markets and will form half of a "big data" tag-team duo with Atmos. The deal also caps a remarkable comeback story for Isilon, which stumbled out of the gates as a public company in 2007 with trumped up sales figures and other problems that facilitated a management shakeup.
Associated stories
EMC buys clustered NAS vendor Isilon for $2.25 billion
Is Isilon the next acquisition target?
3. Dell buys Compellent Technologies Inc. (and others)
Dell's storage group capped a busy year with its $820 million December acquisition of Compellent. Although Compellent is a midrange play while 3PAR sells at the upper end of the midrange and the enterprise, both are known for storage management features such as thin provisioning and automated tiering. Compellent also picked up primary data reduction startup Ocarina Networks and the IP of clustered NAS vendor Exanet, and launched its DX Object Storage system in 2010.
Associated stories:
Dell buys SAN array vendor Compellent, seeks data management next
Dell-Ocarina deal will alter landscape of primary storage deduplication
4. Management software takes priority over storage
When large storage vendors made product releases this year, it was usually more about data management features than the underlying storage array. EMC's biggest storage product release this year was a massive feature upgrade for its midrange Clariion and Celerra platforms, including sub-LUN automated tiering, block compression and unified management. Hitachi Data Systems and NetApp also emphasized management capabilities when they launched new flagship storage systems in 2010. Even when IBM launched a new storage system platform – the Storwize V7000 – the emphasis was more on storage virtualization features than the hardware. 3PAR and Compellent also made software feature releases before they were acquired.
Associated stories:
EMC ships primary data reduction, FAST for SSDs, unified management
Hitachi Data Systems releases Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) enterprise storage system
NetApp refreshes FAS storage arrays, adds SSD and inline compression
IBM launches Storwize v7000 storage virtualization platform
Compellent adds storage virtualization, SAS to storage arrays
5. Data shrinkage inches beyond backup
As expected, data deduplication accelerated its move into the mainstream for backup in 2010, and major vendors enhanced their products. EMC added global deduplication to its Data Domain devices, Quantum Corp. continued a refresh of its entire DXi disk platform, Symantec put NetBackup with deduplication on an appliance, CommVault added source dedupe to Simpana 9, and HP rebuilt and relaunched its StoreOnce dedupe software.
But there was also a flurry of action around primary data reduction, deduplication and compression. IBM acquired Storwize and Dell bought Ocarina Networks less than two weeks apart in July, and Permabit scored OEM deals with BlueArc and Xiotech for its embedded deduplication software.
Except for customers of NetApp – which has had primary dedupe since 2007 – primary data reduction adoption is still nascent, but most major vendors now have the pieces in place to make it more enticing in 2011.
Associated stories:
EMC Data Domain unveils Global Deduplication Array
Quantum refreshes high-end data deduplication backup system
Symantec delivers NetBackup with deduplication on appliance
CommVault Simpana 9 adds source deduplication
HP StoreOnce's first job is backup deduplication
IBM buys Storwize for primary data compression
Permabit launches Albireo primary data deduplication
Xiotech joins primary dedupe parade
BlueArc picks Permabit's primary dedupe
6. Vendors build roads to the cloud
At the start of 2010, people were still trying to figure out exactly what cloud storage is. By the end of the year, every storage vendor made just about every storage announcement about the cloud. Although concerns remain, enterprises are now often looking for the best way to reach the cloud.
Associated stories:
Concerns with cloud backup solutions: Security and performance top list
Cloud storage gateways present primary storage options
Private cloud storage set as goal for Independent Bank
Atmos Online goes offline, other cloud service providers look to step up
Hitachi Data Systems, Cleversafe, Nirvanix seed their cloud offerings
7. Solid state remains wait and see
As with the cloud, solid state drive (SSD) adoption hasn't lived up to the hype in enterprise data storage, but there was plenty of news in 2010. Enterprise multi-level cell (MLC) flash became a viable option this year, NetApp became the last major vendor to add SSD to its arrays (to go with its Flash Cache option) and new offerings came from established vendors and startups. Automated tiering software that manages data across SSD and spinning disk also became more prevalent with year, with EMC FAST, IBM Easy Tier, 3PAR Adaptive Optimization and Hitachi Dynamic Tiering hitting the market.
Associated stories:
Fusion-io delivers management software for its solid-state drives
STEC adds DRAM SSD for appliances; Violim Memory launches MLC device for capacity
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New 6 Gbps flash SSD boosts Micron solid-state offerings
Nimbus Data Systems rolls out larger S-class solid-state storage platform, virtual switch
SSD devices flashed by startups Anobit and Virident Systems
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The 3DS isn't just another Nintendo portable. It's the successor to the Nintendo DS, one of the most successful gaming machines ever. A big act to follow.
Next month the 3DS will go on sale in the West. Until then, there's this guide to tide you over and tell you what to expect when it hits.
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The Nintendo 3DS Is Stylish, Grown-Up And Flawed
"The Nintendo 3DS is a grown-up piece of hardware. And it does the grown-up stuff well. It is stylish and has an array of truly nice touches. There are quibbles, which might fade over time during the 3DS's life span." - Brian Ashcraft. More »
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Close up views of all the hardware | The unboxing | Playing a DS game on the 3DS | Hilarious warnings in the instruction manual | Nintendogs then; Nintendogs + Cats now | The long lines of the 3DS launch.
The 3D Effect
Potentially eye-straining, the 3DS comes with a manufacturer's recommendation that one take a break after 30 minutes of gaming. Bash played it much longer than that. Here's how he feels:
"The 3D effect on the 3DS is really great. ... But I can feel my eyes working twice as hard to produce the effect. ... My first couple of hours with the 3DS were spent with the 3D slider effect at full blast. Any time I slightly moved the 3DS, the sweetspot was gone, and I was left with a blur of images and my brain trying to make sense of what I was looking at. I found that if you turn the 3D slider down, way down, you can still get the 3D effect, or damn near it, but with much less work."More »
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The 3DS has released in Japan, and costs ¥25,000. It will release in Europe on March 25. Prices there are variable; reports have placed it in the £210/€250 range. The 3DS is available in North America on March 27 for $249.95. Australia gets it March 31 for $349.95.
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The 50m woman's wedding ring. A regular-sized woman's LED-encrusted hula hoop. Or maybe just your precious. The "π" collection from Le Deun Luminaires will throw some soft light on your foyer, sure, but they will also stoke your imagination.
A gigantic hoop of light in your foyer must be compared to something! And whenever you entertain visitors, they will try to do just that. Thankfully, having lived with the thing, all of your comparisons will be cleverer and more imaginative than any your acquaintances manage to come up with.
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The group of about 15 to 20 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students call themselves Big Red Pheasants Forever. The group has helped each other learn about Nebraska pheasant hunting. They go over all the ways to handle firearms correctly. They discuss strategies for hunting pheasants.
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Doing a little prep and research before you go to the nursery will save headaches and ensure you build the best habitat possible.
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On the way home from the Hamptons a bunch of 20-somethings turned the Long Island Railroad into a party train and their own personal slip-n-slide.
Men poured beers down each other's throats and then went belly first sliding up and down the beer-lubricated isles of the train, in a video picked up by the Daily Mail.
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I have decided to become a guinea pig. In the name of Crohn's disease research. Of course, that's if I meet all of the criteria. A few weeks ago, I found out that there was a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous infusion of Human Placenta-Derived Cells (PDA001) to treat adults with moderate to severe Crohn's disease.
They're recruiting patients across the country, so you can visit the National Institute of Health's clinical trial page to see if you qualify.
This study (by Celgene) is very similar to a previous study that was performed by Osiris a few years ago. I wanted to participate in the Osiris study, but we had just moved back to the states and I was starting a new job. Besides, I just had a colonoscopy — and they were going to make me repeat it. But now that I'm due for another colonoscopy, my career is basically in limbo, and I'm scared to try Cimzia, I'm ready to try this.
The trial studies the effects of PDA001 on the immune system and how this affects Crohn's disease. Adult Stem cells can be harvested from many different places, such as the bone marrow, organs, or the placenta of full-term baby. From what I understand, this study uses the Placenta Derived cells because Osiris has a patent on the cells that are harvested from the bone marrow. I have a colleague who worked on the Osiris study (not for Crohn's but another disorder) and he gave me a lot of good information. It seems that they have not seen any serious side effects so far with the stem cell studies and the most risky part is that when they administer the IV drip, they need to do it at a slow enough pace so that the cells don't cause a blockage. He assured me that the clinics are now already well aware of this concern, but I still plan to ask whoever starts my drip (if I get into the study). I am not really worried about the stem cells themselves, I am worried about the chemical that they use to preserve the cells and that allows them to be frozen and defrosted. This chemical is called DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) and could have serious side effects to your heart. This chemical will also make you smell like garlic after the infusion. The main risk with the stem cells is the risk of tumors. Because these are stem cells, they have the possibility to grow into tumors. They haven't really seen a lot of cases but this whole treatment is new so they will do a scan of your body before you start the trial, at one year after the trial, and then possibly later at the end of the study to watch for potential tumors.
Before you start the study, you will meet with the doctor running the study to address any questions or concerns about the process. They will take a lot of blood (they took 9 little vials of mine) and will collect urine and stool samples. I went for my MRI's (three of them — my chest, abdomen, and pelvis) on Thursday last week and I am scheduled for a colonoscopy on the September 12. After they have all the data, they will then decide if I meet the criteria. If I do, I should get my first infusion by the end of September. It is a double blind study, meaning that neither I nor the doctors will know if I am getting the stem cells or a placebo.
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With the state economy still in the doldrums, with lawmakers in Sacramento just agreeing to a budget more than three months after the Constitutional deadline, with the state suffering the nation's third-highest jobless rate, there are real issues to be discussed in California's gubernatorial race.
Instead, we're talking about Jerry Brown's sexism problem.
Is that wrong? Maybe not. The past two weeks, coverage of the contest between Whitman and Brown has been primarily focused on the Republican's former domestic help. So fairness dictates that at least a few days of coverage go to Brown's sexism problem.
But it seems like lots of journalists are willing to give Brown a pass.
If the sexist slur were uttered against Sen. Barbara Boxer, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (or even illegal immigrant Nicky Diaz Santillan), no doubt much of California's political media would be in high dudgeon.
But because it was Republican gubernatorial candidate Whitman who was called a "whore" by a campaign aide of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brown, barely a discouraging word has been heard from the legion of reporters and opinion writers covering the Golden State's gubernatorial race.
Why is that? I believe it's because most of the journos assigned to the race prefer Democrat Brown to Republican Whitman – although they would never dream of admitting that to their readers, listeners and viewers.
That's why the overblown story about Whitman's former $47,000-a-year illegal immigrant housekeeper has gotten saturation coverage in the California media.
That's why the story that a Brown campaign aide called Whitman a "whore" in Brown's presence, and with no rebuke whatsoever from the supposedly progressive Democrat, won't rate even one-tenth the coverage.
Of course, the story broke yesterday in the Los Angeles Times, which dutifully reported it. It was hard for California's largest paper to do otherwise since it was given a tape of the conversation by an official with the Los Angeles Police Protective League.
According to the Times, the slur against Whitman came after Brown called the League last month to seek its endorsement. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate left a voicemail asking a union official to call him back, unwittingly thinking he had hung up the phone.
The voicemail captured the ensuing conversation between Brown and his campaign staff, including the comment about Whitman, likening the former CEO of eBay to a common street walker.
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Denora is a server for Network Admins that connects to your IRC network and acts as a service, collecting statistical information about your servers, channels and users. Denora exports this information to MySQL, HTML, XML and flatfile databases, allowing you and your users to get a comprehensive and complete overview of your IRC network.
Stable releasesDenora v1.5.0 for Unix (November 25th, 2013)
Denora v1.5.0 for Windows (November 25th, 2013)
27.09.2014 - Denora becomes 10 years old, yay! :) And gets discontinued, boo! :(
Dear Denora friends,
About 6 years ago we announced a synergy with the Anope project, which would have lead to Denora features being ported to Anope. This has taken a bit longer than expected, but finally this moment has come.
Anope 2.0 includes comparable features to Denora, is faster and more stable, and actively maintained.
In the meantime, as most of you might have noticed, phpDenora has been replaced by MagIRC.
Starting with version 0.9.0, which will be released this weekend, MagIRC also fully supports Anope 2.0 as backend for data, and also includes a migration script for migrating your data from Denora to Anope.
It has been a 10 year long journey, with the first stable version 1.0.0 being released in 2005.
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Denora's features live on in Anope 2.0, so don't be sad! :)
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Clashes outside Islamist Party Office in Egypt Nile Delta
[An Nahar] Clashes erupted Tuesday between supporters and opponents of Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi in the Nile Delta city of Mahalla, amid a day of nationwide rallies against his assumption of broad powers.
A security official told AFP that both sides threw stones as the protesters enraged by Morsi's adoption of sweeping powers tried to storm the headquarters of the
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The Islamist FJP party said on its website that 80 of its followers
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In the coastal city of Alexandria, the Brotherhood ordered its members to evacuate from their headquarters as it came under attack by protesters, the group wrote on its Twitter account.
At least three people have been killed in violence since Morsi decreed on Thursday that his decisions could not be challenged by the judiciary.
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