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In this Jan. 5, 2012 photo, Enrique Pena Nieto, presidential candidate for the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI) speaks in Mexico City. The 2012 presidential race, which officially begins Friday March 30, 2012, is the PRI's race to lose. A dozen years ago, voters rose up and ended its 71-year iron grip on power, and many thought it had suffered its death knell. Elections are July 1. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Raul Enrique Trujillo was 6 years old when voters kicked Mexico's long-ruling party out of the presidency after decades of government by corruption and coercion. Now 18, he'll cast his first vote to bring back them back.
It's a comeback many thought impossible. But the 2012 presidential campaign, which officially begins Friday, is the Institutional Revolutionary Party's race to lose.
PRI candidate Enrique Pena Nieto starts the 90-day campaign, set by electoral law, with more than a 10-point lead in most polls over Josefina Vazquez Mota of the now-governing National Action Party, or PAN. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the leftist Democratic Revolution Party, known as the PRD, trails in third.
Though the PRI lost the presidency in 2000 after ruling 71 years with an iron fist, it has maintained the political machinery of eight decades, not to mention two-thirds of Mexico's 31 governors.
The hope for democratic change that swept the PRI's opponents into the presidency has evaporated. People are weary of President Felipe Calderon's bloody assault on organized crime after 47,000 deaths and many are nostalgic for a party that, for all its faults, brought Mexico into the modern era without the coups, revolutions and civil wars that plagued the rest of Latin America.
The party has been fast out of the blocks this election season with the charismatic, Kennedy-handsome Pena Nieto, 45, who carries the message of a "new PRI" that has learned from its mistakes. Party leaders say it has a whole new slate of young candidates who are more democratic and didn't work under the old regime.
"The best thing that could have happened to the PRI, in a certain sense, is to have lost in 2000," said Francisco Guzman, Pena Nieto's 31-year-old chief of staff. "A loss makes you see what you have to do, how you have to adapt to change."
But the comeback has been helped by the shortcomings of rival parties as much as a yearning for the return of the PRI.
The young Trujillo initially wanted to vote for Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard, a moderate member of the PRD whose term has seen the capital become safer and more environmentally conscious. But the party instead went with Lopez Obrador, an old-style politician who narrowly lost the presidency in 2006 to Calderon.
Like many Mexicans, who share enormous cynicism when it comes to their political class, Trujillo says he will support the "menos peor" — the lesser evil among the choices.
"When the PRI governed Mexico, it worked. They maintained social stability," Trujillo said.
He said it was a mistake for Calderon to go after organized crime. "You can't attack an organization that large ... it's attacking the people. Now it's out of control."
Pena Nieto is the young face of a party long known as the "dinosaurs," surrounding himself with thirtysomethings and running a tightly controlled campaign with a message that he will end drug violence and create jobs. His proposals lack details, as do all candidates', who say the law hasn't yet allowed them to campaign with specifics.
As governor of Mexico state, the country's most populous, Pena Nieto operated with very little ideology and focused on tangible public works like new roads and hospitals — 608 commitments that he promised and then completed.
Critics say they were mostly superficial and some were already in progress before he took office.
The candidate took a media drubbing earlier this year when he struggled to name three books that had influenced his life. He didn't know the minimum wage in Mexico or the price of a kilogram of tortillas, the mainstay of Mexican diets, saying, "I'm not the woman of the house."
So far it hasn't hurt him in the polls.
His opponents jokingly call him the "baby dinosaur," noting Pena Nieto enjoys the blessings of an old-time PRI cabal based in his state that formed in the 1940s and still holds sway over the party's destiny.
Opponents have worked to remind voters of the old PRI, which massacred students demonstrating for democracy in 1968 and allegedly stole the 1988 presidential election with a blackout that shut down the vote-counting system just as the opposition candidate was pulling ahead. When the system was restored, the PRI candidate had the most votes.
Earlier this year, the PRI party president, Humberto Moreira, resigned under the cloud of a $2.6 billion state government debt that accumulated when he was governor of Coahuila, financed at least in part by falsified documents.
Then Mexican authorities revealed that three former PRI governors are under investigation for undisclosed reasons by the agency that prosecutes organized crime. U.S. court documents said one was alleged to have taken payments from drug cartels.
"There is not a single indication that the party has changed," said Jose Antonio Crespo, an analyst at the Center for Economic Studies.
PRI officials disagree.
"If someone in the party has committed a crime, we are the first to ask that the law be applied in the strongest way possible," said Emilio Lozoya, 37, Pena Nieto's coordinator of international affairs.
When the PRI lost the 2000 election, people wept with joy in the streets. The overthrow was decades in the making, a mostly peaceful and gradual revolt that led to the victory of Vicente Fox of the National Action Party.
The PRI had been dubbed "the perfect dictatorship" by Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa because everything was conducted under the guise of democratic elections, in which a president could only serve a single six-year term.
"The PRI is a party that was born without ideology," said historian Lorenzo Meyer at the College of Mexico. "It has an authoritarian mentality ... Its principle objective is to have power and to enjoy it, but with some intelligence, not like an animal."
It was founded in 1929 under President Plutarco Elias Calles, whose National Revolutionary Party imposed presidential control, discipline among party members nationwide, and granted power in exchange for loyalty.
By 1946 it assumed its current name, the colors of the Mexican flag and won a majority of laborers, peasants and social activists, boasting representatives in virtually every community in the country.
Opponents warn that the PRI will return to its old tactics. But others say that's no longer possible even it wants to: The ushering in of democracy in 2000 effectively weakened the presidency and broke its hold on institutions.
"The power of the presidency migrated to the governors," said Luis Rubio, president of the Center for Development Studies, a political and economy analysis firm.
Many voters now see all parties as equally corrupt. The PAN and the PRD have suffered their own PRI-style public scandals, including Fox's illegal campaign contributions from a group of private donors known as "Friends of Fox."
"There is no evidence that corruption diminishes with an alternative," said Luis Carlos Ugalde, former president of Mexico's National Electoral Institute.
Associated Press writer Gloria Perez in Toluca contributed to this report.


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A new mandatory 3DS firmware update came with our copy of Super Mario 3D Land today, and we weren't quite sure what it would offer when we downloaded it onto our system.
After poking around for a bit we looked into comparing the new and old layout of the system's friends list.
The picture above is the updated interface, with a new "Join Game" button along the top of your friends list. Presumably, this allows you to hop into a game being played by a friend if you're both online. It's a small addition, but something that makes the process much smoother. The picture below is the older interface, so you can compare the two.
According to Tiny Cartridge, the update also improves the system's security, and a more comprehensive update is on the way later this month. We'll be sure to keep you posted on any significant developments or discoveries.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say two medics were attacked by a patient they had been treating after he was hit by a vehicle in Philadelphia.
JEMS Training: Are EMS Providers Prepared for Dangerous Patients?
It happened around 5:40 a.m. Monday as emergency crews responded to a report that the 40-year-old man was struck on a highway in the city's Germantown section. Authorities say the man became violent and began attacking the medics as he was being taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
Police say the man stabbed the medics with scissors and threw a canister out of the ambulance. The medics were taken to a hospital for evaluation.
The patient was eventually restrained and taken to a hospital. Investigators say the driver of the vehicle that hit him stopped at the scene and won't face charges.


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For hundreds of years, the Liechtenstein family has abided by the law it set itself. According to this House Law, the Prince watches over the "reputation, esteem and welfare" of the Princely House of Liechtenstein.
House Law
The Princely Family is one of the oldest aristocratic families in the world.
Prince Johann Adam Andreas I took the opportunity to purchase the baronial estate of Schellenberg in 1699 and the county of Vaduz in 1712. The two territories were combined and in 1719 elevated to the status of Imperial Principality of Liechtenstein.
History of the Princely House
The Princely House has an important role in Europe for centuries.
Unlike a politician, the Prince does not have to stand for reelection every four years. This means the Head of State is freer to address even unpopular issues. His official roles and tasks are for the long term and intended to continue for generations.
Official Roles and Tasks
The monarchy is of great importance for the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Commercial success enables the Princely House to act independently and autonomously for political, cultural and social purposes.
The Princely House as Entrepreneurs
The Princely House of Liechtenstein has many different business interests.
A selection of the most common questions and answers about the Princely House.
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The Princely House and its administrative organization.
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Made in: Serbia
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70% Wool 20% Nylon 10% Cashmere
Clothing care
- Hand wash only. Maximum temperature: 40°
- Do not bleach
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- Flat dry in shade
- Delicate iron at maximum temperature of 110°C. without steam, which could damage the garment
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Susan Andersen Books & Biography
According to Andersen, who grew up in Seattle, having two older brothers was a mixed blessing. "When anybody messed with me, my brothers were always quick with an offer to beat them up. That was sorta nice, although I personally believe it had more to do with the fact that guys just like to fight than with any towering concern for my welfare. You might think that's cynical, but guess who the target was if no one else was around and they were tired of fighting each other? I must've spent half my childhood locked in the bathroom, screaming, 'Dad's gonna get you when he gets home.' I know, nobody likes a stoolie. But it was either that or have my block knocked off on a regular basis, and trust me, Daddy was the best deterrent going."
Andersen started writing books later in life. "I wrote bits and pieces all my life, but I never really felt as if I had the life experience to string an entire book together until I turned 30," she said. When her son was young, a friend suggested series romances to Andersen and from that point on, she was hooked. She never intended to be a writer. "I actually wanted to be a dental assistant. I went to college to learn the craft, only to discover that as employers, I didn't like 99% of the dentists I worked for," Andersen admits.
Given her early training in dealing with men, she was a natural at the dynamics and pitfalls of the male/female experience. Susan's first novel, Shadow Dance, hit shelves in 1989. She reached bestseller lists with her book Baby, I'm Yours, which went on to be named one of Romance Writers of America's Top 10 Favourite Books of 1998 and also won the Romantic Times magazine Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Contemporary Romance of 1998. Susan has gone on to have her books appear repeatedly on the New York Times extended list and be selected three years in a row as one of the 10 novels named Amazon.com Editor's Choice in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Today she continues to write stories where the guy gets the girl, as long as he's willing to bend a little.
Her fast-paced story lines, wry humour and edgy writing style have consistently placed her books on both the mass market charts and on bestseller lists including the New York Times extended, USA TODAY, Waldenbooks, Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. She currently lives in Seattle with her husband.


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Where horse country meets hill country
Winchester is nestled in Kentucky's legendary Bluegrass Region among lush, rounded hills that become imposing mountains as you travel east. It's a setting that makes for picture-perfect scenery at every turn. The beautiful views blend into charming historic downtown Winchester with the notable architecture of its buildings, churches and homes. Explore these pages to discover what makes Winchester and Clark County a must-visit community and an absolute jewel in the crown of Kentucky's bluegrass region.


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I know for a fact that there is a ton of Doctor Who fans that come to Dragoart because I get countless requests to make lessons on some of the character from the show. I not only get asked to make tutorials on some humans, but I also get asked to make tuts on aliens. Having said that here is "how to draw Slitheen", step by step. From what I understand the Slitheen are a villainous alien family from the planet Raxacoricofallapatorius. They are chunky looking creatures that have big bodies, long arms, and big glossy round black eyes. They disguised themselves with skin suits and are always making threats to destroy Earth. It's up to the good Doctor to keep the Slitheen family at bay because if he don't they will succeed in their quests. I know you folks will enjoy drawing Slitheen because I know it is an alien species from the series that some of you have been waiting for. Peace folks and enjoy.
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MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA, Feb. 26, 2012 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, today highlighted its efforts to enhance the mobile user experience through its close collaboration with key industry partners. Here at the world's largest mobile industry gathering, SanDisk will be describing its close working relationships with Freescale, Intel Corporation, Marvell Semiconductor, MediaTek Inc., Microsoft Corp., NVIDIA, Qualcomm Incorporated, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), among others.
"SanDisk works to ensure its NAND flash memory products are tightly integrated with products from all major chipset vendors and mobile operating system developers to ensure the best possible mobile user experience," said Yoram Zylberberg, senior director, Embedded Memory Business. "Focusing on tight integration with the mobile community and standards bodies helps produce an optimized mobile solution. As a result, iNAND™ embedded flash memory is included on a majority of leading mobile chipset reference designs and is the reason why we have such great support from our industry partners here at Mobile World Congress."
More information about SanDisk's work with partners to enhance full system mobile performance is available at Mobile World Congress Hall 8, booth number 8B91.
SanDisk has developed its embedded product line to meet the diverse needs of end users in the mobile handset, tablet and consumer electronics segments. The company's iNAND embedded flash memory technology is incorporated into many leading smartphone and consumer electronics products, while its iNAND Ultra™ products are built into devices from the makers of most major smartphones. In addition, high-performance iNAND Extreme™ embedded flash memory technology is currently being tested on all major Windows 8 development platforms – including Windows 8 and Windows Phone (see companion news release also issued today).
"The work SanDisk does to understand actual usage scenarios contributes to a better user experience," said Mike Rayfield, GM mobile business unit of NVIDIA. "When combined with our processors and chipsets, this knowledge is invaluable to driving innovation in mobile devices."
"SanDisk's storage products are tightly integrated with our i.MX processors, enabling optimal performance, product longevity and low power consumption," said Rajeev Kumar, i.MX Product Line Manager with Freescale's Multimedia Applications Division. "As computing, mobile and consumer electronics continue to converge, SanDisk's optimized solutions help deliver a scalable platform that meets the current and future needs of many OEM customers."
SanDisk's work to deliver best-in-class performance for end users in the mobile segment also extends to its removable microSD™ card products, SSDs used in mobile and enterprise computing and other products sold through its OEM and retail sales channels.
"As we witness the explosion of bandwidth available to mobile devices, and the greater role played by the cloud in delivering an increasing amount of data to these devices, reliable flash memory is becoming an even more fundamental parameter to any mobile platform experience," said Fred Cohen, director, OMAP™ platform ecosystem, TI. "However, SanDisk does more than deliver the fundamentals. It complements our OMAP platform's smart multicore architecture with NAND flash memory that enhances low-latency performance in multimedia scenarios, a critical feature to mobile device applications."
About SanDisk
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) is a global leader in flash memory storage solutions, from research and development, product design and manufacturing to branding and distribution for OEM and retail channels. Since 1988, SanDisk's innovations in flash memory and storage system technologies have provided customers with new and transformational digital experiences. SanDisk's diverse product portfolio includes flash memory cards and embedded solutions used in smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, camcorders, digital media players and other consumer electronic devices, as well as USB flash drives and solid-state drives (SSD) for the computing market. SanDisk's products are used by consumers and enterprise customers around the world.
SanDisk is a Silicon Valley-based S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company, with more than half its sales outside the United States. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.
© 2012 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk and the SanDisk logo are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. iNAND, iNAND Ultra and iNAND Extreme are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation. microSD is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC. OMAP is a trademark of Texas Instruments. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder (s).
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for applications, features, production, markets and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: the market demand for our products or the production of our products may grow more slowly than our expectations, or our products may not be available in the capacities that we expect or may not perform as expected, and the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including but not limited to, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K. We do not intend to update the information contained in this press release.


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Florian Schweitzer needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 35 designs submitted by 17 freelance designers.
NO name/claim should be included but our political demand can be decribed as: No data exchange that leads to a death penalty
The logo will be used as an icon for a political campaign that combines two issues:
a) death penalty
b) data protection
It will be used for a campaign in the European Parliament against data transfer to countries where the death penalty is in force. That affects for example a treaty between EU and USA about European Passanger Name Records (PNR).
Our target audience are Members of the European Parliament, journalists and people who are interested in human rights or data protection issues.
- a very clear logo that communicates what it stands for at the first glance (be inspired by this non-logo visualisations: http://is.gd/kxXFb or http://www.coe.int/t/dc/files/event…ter_en.pdf (4MB) or maybe use an electric chair instead)
- maybe street art / stencil art style (be inspired by Banksy)
- we need clean Adobe Illustrator files and printable high resolution raster format files (JPEG) with CMYK colors
What it schould NOT be:
- no comic style logo (like http://www.stopp-acta.info/)
- not too abstract (like Amnesty Internationa's logo)
- do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo or any other part you did not create yourself
- please DO NOT inlcude any text. we only need a visualition.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


text: Our Inchworm Printables are part of a collective notebooking/lapbooking resources called Alphabugs. This is a great way to work your way through the ABC's while learning all about amazing creepy crawlies along the way. Our Alphabugs lapbooks are similar in content with some variations, but most contain the following resources: Anatomy, Life Cycle, Habitat, Family, Communication, Bible Verse, Copywork, Crafts, Activity suggestions and more. Additionally, we've included a Quilt Square for each insect so you can create a classroom quilt along the way. The quilt squares are a great way to include your younger children as they include a coloring page, handwriting practice, and scissor skills. See how to make a classroom quilt here. Thanks Thanks2 Thanks3


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Minneapolis Development Review Speakers Program
Minneapolis Development Review is pleased to announce the creation of the Minneapolis Development Review Speakers Program. Modeled on a similar program in Portland, Oregon, the speakers program will present various programs that can be viewed or printed online in document form. The Minneapolis Development Review Speakers Program will have topics of interest to homeowners, property owners, business owners, developers and contractors.
Currently seven presentation topics are available:
- Detached Garages and Building Permits
- Decks and Building Permits (1 and 2 Family Dwellings)
- Starting and Expanding a Food Business in Minneapolis
- Understanding the Development Review Process in the City of Minneapolis
- Zoning 101
- Farmers Markets
Representatives from neighborhood and community groups can also request a presentation by City staff. Contact information is listed below.
For more information, schedule a presentation or suggest a topic please contact Brad Carter at (612) 673-3797.
Please allow 30 days advance notice for on site presentations.
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The world's best surfers assembled at the Gold Coast Convention Centre last night for the ASP World Champions' Crowning, a gala event and the premiere evening in professional surfing.
Taking top honors for the evening were Gold Coast duo Mick Fanning (AUS), 28, and Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 22, being officially crowned ASP World Champion and ASP Women's World Champion respectively.
Kelly Slater (USA), 38, former nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 6, was present to graciously present Fanning with his ASP World Title trophy.
Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, and Silvana Lima (BRA), 25, were honored as 2009 ASP World Runner-Up and ASP Women's World Runner-Up respectively, and both gave heartfelt speeches, acknowledging the progression of the sport and the dynamic changes that will be activated this season.
Harley Ingleby (AUS), 26, secured his inaugural ASP World Longboard Title while Jennifer Smith (USA), 23, attained her second ASP Women's World Longboard Title.
Maxime Huscenot (REU), 17, and Laura Enever (AUS), 18, were honored as ASP World Junior Champions, and usher in the next generation of sporting super talents.
Dane Reynolds (USA), 24, and Rosanne Hodge (ZAF), 22, received ASP Most Improved Awards, while Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 24, and Coco Ho (HAW), 18, were awarded ASP Rookie of the Year titles.
Ho was honored a second time, taking out the 2009 ASP Women's World Qualifying Series (WQS), while Dan Ross (AUS), 27, was honored at the 2009 ASP WQS No. 1.
Kieren Perrow (AUS), 33, current ASP World No. 13, was honored with the ASP Peter Whitaker Award (named after the late ASP CEO) for his immeasurable contribution to the sport of surfing. Perrow was an integral voice in the enhancements to the 2010 ASP World Tour.
Layne Beachley (AUS), 37, former seven-time ASP Women's World Champion, was honored with ASP Life Membership last night, and despite not being able to attend, kindly provided a video acceptance from Vancouver where she is attending the Winter Olympics.
The world's best surfers will kick off the 2010 tour this week at Snapper Rocks for the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Land Rover and the Roxy Pro.
ASP World Champion: Mick Fanning (AUS)
ASP Women's World Champion: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
ASP World Longboard Champion: Harley Ingleby (AUS)
ASP Women's World Longboard Champion: Jennifer Smith (AUS)
ASP World Junior Champion: Maxime Huscenot (REU)
ASP Women's World Junior Champion: Laura Enever (AUS)
ASP World Runner-Up: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
ASP Women's World Runner-Up: Silvana Lima (BRA)
ASP World Tour Most Improved: Dane Reynolds (USA)
ASP Women's World Tour Most Improved: Rosanne Hodge (ZAF)
ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW)
ASP Women's World Tour Rookie of the Year: Coco Ho (HAW)
ASP WQS No. 1: Dan Ross (AUS)
ASP Women's WQS No. 1: Coco Ho (AUS)
ASP Peter Whitaker Award: Kieren Perrow (AUS)
ASP Life Membership: Layne Beachley (AUS)


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Letter to Editor: Understanding the Political Science behind Global Warming
February 07, 2009
As Noel Sheppard correctly surmises in the Newsbusters.org's oped of February 6, 2009 "Half the Nation Thinks Media Are Exaggerating Global Warming", global warming does not appear to be going down well with the people.
This is an amazingly encouraging sign of a hitherto comatose public unquestioningly being sold on nonsensical mantras – from 'war on terror' to 'islamofascism', from 'wmd in Iraq' to 'Iran is the greatest threat', from 'without financial bailouts of banks the world will collapse' to the most recent 'Obama's gonna change it' – finally waking up to the Machiavelli 101 that James Jesus Angleton, the head of the CIA Counter Intelligence operations from 1954 to 1974, had candidly observed as "Deception is a state of mind – and the mind of the State".
And the fact that Global Warming is just another mantra, is more than a public inkling, more than some subjective cynicism of a sufficiently ravaged people that they are once again being taken for a ride on the horns of gibberish by a criminally complicit media into further enslavement. The mantra has direct and incontrovertible basis in political science, and is the sine quo non impetus for depopulation and economic starvation of the 'untermenschen' in the new world order.
Even the respected Financial Times through its editorial staff managed to put out a feeler to check the public's temperature on December 08, 2008. I wrote a comprehensive response to Financial Times oped written by their veteran, Mr. Gideon Rachman, which also went into the demonic motivation of why global warming mantra has been made necessary. Below is a short excerpt from my response to the Financial Times. To their credit, Financial Times, like all the rest of the Times on the planet always do (NYT, LAT, Time, ...), did not show much interest in my commonsensical deconstruction of their disingenuous piece, staying truthful and duty-bound instead, to their own paymasters' mission of ushering in world government.
And that, is the profound Zeitgeist of our times which contrives and schemes, like Henry the VIII creating his own Anglican Church, to impose the ruling-elite's narratives on reality to remake it in their own image. This isn't particularly a classified secret, or a very profound natural discovery for which I might win the Nobel Prize, or even something that only used to happen in barbaric history and not any more. The full spectrum co-option to fabricate narratives was even accurately captured by W. Cleon Skousen – a preacher who once reportedly worked for the FBI – as far back as 1970, when he reviewed the seminal work of a relatively unknown professor of history at Georgetown University's prestigious School of Foreign Service, Dr. Carroll Quigley (1941 – 1969). The latter, it was later publicly acknowledged by Bill Clinton himself, was the former American President's key mentor, and also the mentor of most of the senior leaders of America's Diplomatic staff. Skousen had rather straightforwardly made the observation:
'The real value of Tragedy and Hope ... [is the] bold and boastful admission by Dr. Quigley that there actually exists a relatively small but powerful group which has succeeded in acquiring a choke-hold on the affairs of practically the entire human race. Of course we should be quick to recognize that no small group could wield such gigantic power unless millions of people in all walks of life were "in on the take" and were willing to knuckle down to the iron-clad regimentation of the ruthless bosses behind the scenes. As we shall see, the network has succeeded in building its power structure by using tremendous quantities of money (together with the vast influence it buys) to manipulate, intimidate, or corrupt millions of men and women and their institutions on a world-wide basis.' (W. Cleon Skousen, The Naked Capitalist, pg. 6)
The only reality behind the twisted mantra of Global Warming, and behind former Vice President Al Gore and the UN team winning a Nobel Prize for their narratives of it now being foisted upon humanity in the form of 'carbon-credits', is as follows:
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And as is entirely obvious from Mr. Gideon Rachman's article why this is politically motivated, the reasons become clear why this confusion is deliberately being created. If you accept the Capitalist conspiracy for world government, as I have described it, and if you accept the NSSM-200 agenda for population reduction as I have also described it, tying in the hand of Rockefeller to the UN and their agenda for population reduction (citations for these statements are in my various essays), then you must realize why the ruling elite wants to control 'life activity', and carbon-credit is their architecture of control!
It is somewhat akin to acquiring control of a nation's money supply in the guise of managing the economy better. Few in the public understand why such a control is bad anyway, but those who do try to understand it are thrown layers upon layers of obfuscation. Something similar is happening here. Think of acquiring control of 'carbon-credits' almost equivalent to acquiring control of a nation's money supply! This will control every aspect of sustaining life, just as control of money determines every aspect of sustaining the economy. You name it, between the two of them, it will control it in a world-government. And the first recipient of these controls, the carbon-credit specifically, is the developing world, the Global South, because that is where development must be arrested, and populations thinned out! Just as control of money was first exercised where there was a superfluity of industry and commerce, control of 'carbon-credit' is intended to be exercised where there is a superfluity of populations aspiring to grow their nascent economies!
Now, whether there is planetary-level (solar-system level) global warming, or global cooling, is also an entirely orthogonal issue from human contribution to despoiling its environment. Both the former two factors, if they are dominant, tend to occupy the higher order bit relative to human contribution. Wit the Ice-age, followed by the Holocene age. No factories and polluting industries were present then. Unless we explode 10 hydrogen bombs in geostrategic locations to usher in a manmade nuclear winter (and I exaggerate, a smaller number will surely do it), the contribution from coal and cow's emissions (the latter, believe it or not, is also apportioned carbon-credit as I have humorously read somewhere) remain in the lower order bits. They are surely non-zero, and if planetary-level climactic changes in the solar system become normal, as they do between their cyclic extremes, then these lower order bits will become the new higher order bits for management. That's just common sense.
So there are two real issues. First is the following scientific measurement – which can be fairly objective – what is the temperature activity in the solar system. For instance, is Mars cooling down or heating up in the past decades. Since there is no known life or industry on Mars, that can readily answer the question quite accurately for earth too. But better and longer running data is available for earth as well, which is why scientists are dissenting as noted in the Senate Minority Report that I have cited in my response to Mr. Gideon Rachman! I do not know of a single lay person who has actually read that report as yet, or its 2007 predecessor report from last year. Most arguments are religiously being fanned out of sheer ignorance, rather than simply asking the quantifiable questions: what is the empirical measurement data (instead of the sociological one)? How was it taken, where was it taken, what time span does it measure, and what is the conclusion?
The second real issue is the sociological one ... , such as oil consumption, human activity, etc. Please apply those concerns to the Western world first, and specifically to the Americans, not to the entire world, as the affluent Global North is, and has been, the biggest pig. In the Global South, people can hardly make ends meet, they barely subsist on dollar a day wage. And 2/3rd of all humanity lives there. They are routinely harvested of not only what's under their soil, but also what's above it, trees! Thus notice how Rachman has employed the mantra of Global Warming. Even if one assumes for the sake of making the following point that it is the man-made coefficient which is dominant – Gideon Rachman does not advocate that the Western world create a protocol to reduce their gluttonous consumption, but jumps straight to world government! And as everyone knows, the biggest violators of Kyoto, were indeed the Americans themselves. They refused to ratify it! And that, is indeed the second real issue.
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For more information, please see:
Response to Financial Times Gideon Rachman's 'And now for a world government' ( http://tinyurl.com/bm2wkt )
On Global Warming ( http://tinyurl.com/cb74c6 )
Thank you.
Zahir Ebrahim
Project Humanbeingsfirst.org
Letter to Editor: Understanding the Political Science behind Global Warming February 07, 2009


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Taking their name from the 1998 Chinese film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl, post-punk throwbacks Xiu Xiu were formed in San Jose, CA, by Cory McCullough, Yvonne Chen (publisher of the indie zine Zum), Lauren Andrews, and Jamie Stewart. Before forming Xiu Xiu, McCullough and Stewart played in the band Ten in the Swear Jar. Prior to the 2002 release of their first full-length album, Knife Play (released on vinyl through Absolutely Kosher and on disc through 5RC/Kill Rock Stars), the band made appearances on numerous compilations. Shortly after Knife Play's release, Springman released a 10" collaboration between Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof. Vocalist Stewart has earned comparisons to the Cure's Robert Smith, while the band itself has been likened to just about any angular guitar band from the late '70s and early '80s without any blindingly obvious sources of inspiration. In 2002, the band issued the Chapel of the Chimes EP. The following year, A Promise and the limited-edition, mostly acoustic Fag Patrol EP arrived, and early 2004 saw the release of their most accessible work to date, Fabulous Muscles. Xiu Xiu kept busy in 2005 with the full-length La Forêt and a split single with Devendra Banhart. The group's fifth album, The Air Force, which was produced by Greg Saunier, arrived in fall 2006; an EP of covers, Tu Mi Piaci, was also released that year. 2008's Women as Lovers managed to be some of Xiu Xiu's catchiest and most abrasive work, and featured Michael Gira on a cover of "Under Pressure." Caralee McElroy, who had joined the group for The Air Force, left Xiu Xiu in 2009 and became a member of Cold Cave; she was replaced by Angela Seo, who worked with Stewart and Saunier on 2010's more overtly poppy and electronic Dear God, I Hate Myself.
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A Feasibility Study of Co-administering Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) and R-EPOCH Chemotherapy for the Management of ARL (CATCH)
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In an interview with author William Gibson, the creator of the notion of "cyberpunk"—a milieu that remains heavily influential to the world building of video games—comments on what inspired him to deviate from the then-too-polished world of mainstream science fiction. It's relevant to today's Neuromancer-inspired video games: Make sure you put the dirt in corners.
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Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY 3:42 p.m. EDT July 10, 2014
We are, quite possibly, a nation increasingly afraid of the park – or, more precisely, the creatures that live there.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported this week that many visitors to national wildlife refuges fear not only snakes, bats, alligators and wolves but even ducks and turtles. The agency shared anecdotal reports from refuge guides suggesting more and more visitors find creatures creepy.
In interviews, some of those guides say they aren't sure fear of wildlife is getting worse – but they do see a lot of it, in both children and adults who, they suspect, are more comfortable at home looking at screens than in a swamp looking at bats.
"It's a fear of the unknown," says Dave Sagan, a visitor services specialist at Great Swamp Refuge in New Jersey. A common fear among children visiting the swamp, a mere 26 miles from Manhattan, is that it's full of alligators, he says (it is not, though a refuge down in Florida has plenty).
People seem to expect the kind of killer creatures they see on TV nature shows, Sagan says. "Maybe there's a spider in Venezuela that will kill you if it bites you, but we don't have those kinds of creature around here."
The New Jersey refuge does have bats, and Sagan spends lots of time reassuring visitors that they aren't going to suck anyone's blood or land in their hair, though they do kill off a lot of pesky mosquitoes.
"A lot of folks today have very little experience outdoors," says Ashley Inslee, a biologist at Bosque del Apache Refuge in New Mexico. Inslee says she grew up enjoying the outdoors in rural Kansas, but many of the college students she takes on tours are from urban and suburban backgrounds.
They haven't done much hiking or camping, she says, and "they are lot more anxious about walking into a grove of trees" and possibly encountering a rattlesnake than more experienced folks might be.
Andrea Brophy, environmental education coordinator at the New Mexico refuge, works with younger children. She says it's their parents and teachers who get grossed out when she presents the kids with "owl pellets" – regurgitated wads of owl food – to dissect (she sterilizes them first).
Such squeamishness can rub off on kids, she says: "Adults set the tone."
That's important to remember, whether you are introducing your kids to the snakes at the nature preserve or the bugs in your backyard, says Bill Ulfelder, executive director of the New York chapter of the Nature Conservancy
Surveys by the group have found fear of bugs – and heat and rain – are among the reasons many kids say they don't like the outdoors. Those fears usually recede when parents routinely get kids out in all kinds of conditions (with the proper protective gear), he says.
Ulfelder says he sees a silver lining in the reports of frightened wildlife refuge visitors: "The good news is that these people are all out in wildlife refuges. … They've overcome the first barrier, which is getting outside at all."
Indeed, Sagan, the New Jersey guide, says one reason he and his colleagues may be seeing more nervous visitors is that they are seeing more visitors, period. Statistics from the wildlife service back him up: The nation's 562 refuges had 47 million visitors in 2013, up from 36.5 million in 2000.
The guides say they teach visitors to show wild animals the proper respect: to keep their distance from those rattlesnakes (they do bite), not to touch the bats (which can carry rabies) and never to feed the creatures. Still, Sagan says he tells them the scariest thing at the refuge is a "little old plant with leaves of three" — poison ivy.


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Never too late: Watch out, or love may find you...
Whee! Matchmaker has been doing a little dance ever since getting the responses from this week's challengers. Why, you ask? A few weeks ago a woman called about her friend– a 77-year-old British widow named Betty.
Betty, an energetic active volunteer locally, travels the country in her RV. Matchmaker didn't have any guys in the 70- to 80-year-old range, but she's never shied from a challenge.
Almost as soon as word got out, Hook art columnist Laura Parsons' father responded! Frank, a retired university administrator, lives in Lexington where he's on multiple boards, plays poker regularly, and hangs out with pals.
These two adventurous souls took the Challenge and proved that age is just a number.
Frank and Betty dined at OXO at 215 Water Street.
How did you prepare for the date?
Frank: I studied the information about my date and rehearsed how I might cope with one situation or another.
Betty: I did not have much time to plan, other than talking to my friends, and I received a lot of advice.
Were you 1st or 2nd to arrive?
Frank: I made certain I was the first to arrive, for I wanted to arrange safe-keeping for a gift for Betty. I was able to do this and was in my chair when she arrived.
Betty: Although I arrived right on time, Frank was already waiting.
Were you nervous?
Frank: It wasn't really nervousness. But a concern does seem to come over me when I venture into unexplored territory.
Betty: Yes, very. Never having had a blind date before, I had no idea I would be this nervous.
When did you calm down?
Frank: After being assured by my daughter that I looked okay.
Betty: Frank seemed very calm and right away made me feel comfortable.
First impression?
Frank: She's a small woman, nicely proportioned, lovely hair. She took my hand in a firm grasp. From that moment, I was drawn to her youthful features, the warmth of her smile, and her dancing, bright eyes.
Betty: The beard sold me. I soon realized I was in the company of a Southern gentleman.
Would you say this person was your type ?
Frank: I don't really think of anyone in particular as being "my type." Betty reminded me of the appealing characteristics of my late wife.
Betty: He was relaxed and made me feel at ease. I wouldn't use the word "type," but we had a lot in common.
What was your date wearing?
Frank: She was wearing an attractive, elegant dark-toned pantsuit with traces of orange. I was so captivated by her eyes, her smile, and the rich conversation that it became irrelevant how she was dressed.
Betty: A light jacket and tie.
What did you order?
Frank: We chose a very nice Chardonnay. For appetizers, I had seared scallops while Betty selected a soft-shelled crab. She chose the filet of salmon and I had trout for our entrees.
For dessert we shared a medley of cherry-flavored things: chocolate-coated bing cherries, a cherry jelly to be spread upon cherry cookies.
Betty: The presentation of the food was very good, and the food was delicious. The service was excellent. The staff were very patient with us as we were so busy talking we took a long time to order.
And how about the conversation?
Frank: She talked about growing up in England during the War, meeting her husband, coming to America, enjoying the multiple career paths he followed.
I talked about my childhood, my two trips to the Far East in 1946 and l951, all expenses paid by Uncle Sam, and the start of a 45-year career in college administration.
Did you have a lot in common?
Frank: Yes, a sharing of the most intimate kind... the loss of dearly beloved spouses.
What did you find out that was interesting about this person?
Frank: I discovered that this "shy English bride" has evolved into an active senior citizen who loves adventure in a small RV that she takes to the road, often with her 11-year-old grandson, in search of something new and different. I found myself wondering how much of the required energy I could muster to keep up with her.
Betty: His childhood, military service, career, and especially his involvement in community projects.
Was there anything you found out that you really liked?
Frank: I was aware of her volunteer work in recent years. I was touched by her commitment to making a difference in others' lives.
Betty: The fact that he agreed to participate in the B.D. Challenge, and especially to meet an "older woman," as well as his being involved in many community projects after retiring.
Was there anything you really disliked?
Frank: Heavens, no!
Betty: No.
Was there "chemistry" between you? Interesting body language?
Frank: There was good chemistry. As we talked, we found ourselves leaning forward so as not to miss a word the other was saying.
Betty: [no response]
How were your date's table manners?
Frank: They were impeccable.
Betty: That's a funny question at our age. Of course he had good table manners.
Did anything particularly interesting happen?
Frank: I think the most unusual happening was the unexpected presence of her friends at a nearby table.
Betty: This event was the topic among my friends, and they threatened to find out where we would be so they could happen to drop in. When I walked into the restaurant, the first thing I saw was one of the couples sitting right at the next table.
How did dinner end? Did you decide to go somewhere afterwards?
Frank: Please... consider our ages, the time of night, and the fact we both had miles to drive. We laughed about how good it was to know we were not under the same pressures as some of the younger participants in the BDC. The "end game" of our chess match is not the same as it might be for many younger couples getting to know each other.
Betty: The evening must have gone by very quickly, as we were the last ones left. I bet the staff were wondering how they were going to get us to leave.
What was the VERY end like?
Frank: I had a gift for her, a Maine Weather Stick about 10 to 12 inches long. When the weather is going to be good, the twig curves upward; when inclement weather is coming, it droops. My date was quite impressed, I would say.
Betty: Frank insisted on picking up the bill for the wine and gratuity. I accepted graciously. He also had a neat surprise gift for me. He walked me to my car and opened the door for me to get in. (Young men take note!)
A hug? A kiss?
Frank: We forewarned each other that we were huggers and did so.
Betty: A lady doesn't tell.
Did you have fun?
Frank: My goodness, can't you tell by now!
Betty: Yes. I enjoy experiencing new challenges, and I think this one topped the list.
Would you see this person again?
Frank: Yes. I called her to tell her again how much I enjoyed her company and the evening.
Betty: Frank already asked, and I accepted.
Overall date experience?
Frank: There could not have been a more pleasant way to spend an evening with a new friend.
Betty: As it is over 50 years since I was dating, I don't have any memories I can compare. But I would think we probably got more fun from the event than many of your 20-somethings do.
On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate the date?
Frank: On the values that flow from my age, health, and overall realistic expectations, this date was definitely a 10, perhaps clear off the chart.
Betty: I think we both deserve a 10. I am very happy I was given this opportunity .
Okay, you cynics out there. If your hardened hearts didn't soften a little after reading this charming tale, Matchmaker can say only this: there's no help for you!


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iPhone Rollout Draw Crowds in Asia, Europe
Neil Mawston, of Strategy Analytics, joins the News Hub to discuss the importance of the rollout of the new iPhone 5C and 5S to Apple and its competitiveness in the mobile phone sector. Photo: Getty Images
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Loyal reader [redacted] , a Best Buy employee, passes along not only this SKU-mor, but how new products on double-secret probation work for one major retailer.
BB's listing a Madden NFL 11 250GB PS3 bundle with the same street date as the main game, August 10. Right now, it's listed in a dead category in Best Buy's database. "That's typically done to mask a product from searches before it's been officially announced," the tipster says.
So, no, Madden 11 is not coming to GameCube, nor will it cost $US69.99. Nor will this bundle, assuredly. Suddenly this warehousing of new products in invalid departments makes me wonder if that's why we see so many mistaken listings for console exclusives going out on other platforms.


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Paz de la Huerta gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Motherhood Whitewash to be tested again?
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Check out these new shots of Paz de la Huerta. Because of these shots, they're speculating that she might be pregnant. And while I normally hate the Bump Watch, the issue here is not actually the watching but the parenting… Even as she leaves the Chateau Marmont here. Last night. Full Story
SAG Determined: Paz de la Huerta
If you're not familiar with my Paz de la Huerta obsession, you must have missed this article from December. Or maybe you don't watch Boardwalk Empire? She's made moaning an art on Boardwalk Empire. And she practically moaned up on stage last night during Boardwalk Empire's win for Best Drama. Full Story
Michael Pitt showed up at a society event in New York last night alongside the likes of Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs and pouted with his big lips as though being there was an affront to his artistic integrity. That pubic f-ckery on his face is an affront to my visual integrity. Anyone who grooms their sh-t like that is an automatic please leave my party now. Full Story


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The battle over former Senator Chuck Hagel's potential Secretary of Defense nomination continues to escalate with 11 retired flag and general officers publicly endorsing him as a national gay rights group criticizes him on his Senate record.
Hagel, not yet nominated by President Obama to succeed Leon Panetta as the Pentagon chief, has been under fire since his name surfaced as a possible choice in November. Leading Jewish organizations and pro-Israel pundits have opposed him on the grounds he is "anti-Israel."
Supporters among his former colleagues in the Senate have been few, leaving the public debate largely to his critics until Wednesday when some backers issued a "Facts on Chuck Hagel" memo to counter the claims against him. That was followed by an open letter from nine former U.S. ambassadors -- five of them to Israel -- supporting Hagel.
The latest group publicly endorsing Hagel includes Brent Scowcroft, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, and advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush, and retired Adm. William "Fox" Fallon, former commander of U.S. Central Command.
"Senator Hagel has stood up for what he believes are the best interests of the United States for many years, regardless of party or politics," the group wrote in their joint endorsement.
The group does not address or even reference the allegations being made against Hagel from the Anti-Defamation League, the Zionist Organization of America or the Emergency Committee for Israel. These groups contend Hagel voted against or refused to vote on issues the groups considered important to Israel's security.
"Senator Hagel is eminently qualified for the job," the generals and admirals wrote. "He is a decorated Vietnam veteran, a successful businessman, a leader in Ronald Reagan's Veteran's Administration and, since his election to the Senate in 1996, one the country's leading voices on foreign policy. He would bring a long-term strategic vision to the job and to the President's Cabinet."
The retired officers say Hagel is well respected at the Defense Department, the Department of Veterans Affairs and among veterans' service organizations.
"Most importantly, we believe that the person who can best lead the Pentagon is one who understands the importance of the challenges that our warfighter faces," they say in the 307-word letter.
Also lending his voice in support of Hagel is Vietnam veteran and former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland.
"There are two things I think are wonderful about Hagel," Cleland said in a telephone interview Friday. "One is his experience as a combat infantryman in Vietnam; the other is experience on The Hill as a U.S. Senator."
"But he also has the wisdom of Washington, and his years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. You can't piss on his boots and call it rain," said Cleland, who lost both legs and one arm in Vietnam. He headed the VA during the Carter administration, served one term as U.S. Senator from Georgia and is currently secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission overseeing overseas cemeteries and monuments to American troops.
Hagel may have dodged stronger opposition to his nomination from gay rights groups. Leaders of the Human Rights Campaign slammed the former senator for his opposition to repealing the ban on gays serving openly in the military and for opposing John Hormel, an openly gay man, to be ambassador to Luxemburg back in the 1990s.
HRC President Chad Griffin said Hagel "must repudiate" his past comments on Hormel and show he supports open service and equal benefits for gay servicemembers to be an appropriate candidate for defense secretary.
Hagel responded quickly to the complaints from the gay rights organization.
"My comments 14 years ago in 1998 were insensitive," Hagel said in a statement. "They do not reflect my views or the totality of my public record, and I apologize to Ambassador Hormel and any [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] Americans who may question my commitment to their civil rights. I am fully supportive of 'open service' and committed to LGBT military families."
Allyson Robinson, an Army veteran and executive director of OutServe, an association of active duty LGBT servicemembers, issued a statement saying the group was pleased with Hagel's apology.
"We look forward to learning more about his commitment to full LGBT military equality as this nomination and confirmation process unfolds," Robinson said.


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Getting off the plane, I could not find the baggage conveyor belt. And eventually when I did, there were no baggage trolleys. As I drove in to town, the talking heads were discussing the latest gang-rape, this time of a 30 year old BPO employee in the Dhaula Kuan area. Delhi it seemed was playing true to character. William Dalrymple in his 'City of Djinns' explains how Delhi has been around almost forever, rising and falling with each successive 'civilization'. I am sure the current avatar is unlikely to be one of its glories.
But it turned out to be a glorious day. One of those bright but crisply cold pre-winter days that along with its quick Spring makes Delhi enchanting for a short while every year. To relive great memories, I went to Nehru Park in Chanakyapuri and wandered all around it with a friend. Shubha Mudgal was playing live & open air in Nehru Park in the evening courtesy Spic Macay, but unfortunately could not catch it. A real surprise was the tolerance towards canoodling couples. The last time I wandered Delhi's parks, I recollect cops and similar irritating fauna harassing lovers that inevitably dot parks. Now I saw they were being left alone and wondered what has led to this change. Not being able to put my finger on it, I decided to to attribute to the person to whom all good things in Delhi are usually attributed to : the Chief Minister, Shelia Dikshit. As we walked on the Vinay Marg side of Neru Park, I also saw the army ground over which, as a teenager, I had seen a small red aircraft do crazily daring maneuvers, while we played cricket below. It was only when news came that Sanjay Gandhi had crash landed & died that I realised that the little red plane had been piloted by Indira Gandhi's younger son and heir apparent. Those innocent times having passed, I saw that the army had put up a fence around the ground and I guess kids don't play there anymore.
And on to Khan Market. Now, Khan Market is not the most natural location to obtain enlightenment, but I came close. At the bookshop there one cold evening I stumbled upon another book that fulfilled the two criteria I always look for in a book – a bright cover and many pages (yup, I know you should never judge a book by its face or by its size, but I do – which of course Outs me on other aspects too I guess). The fat book by Wendy Doniger titled 'The Hindus – an alternative history' seemed too interesting to pass up and so I ended up buying it along with Kakori Kebabs from one of the bylanes; both holding the prospect of a wonderful though solitary evening ahead.


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See the user manual file if you have trouble using this exercise. A double-click on a word in the image displays its transcription. To get help with the abbreviations in this exercise, click here.
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one or more abbreviation in this exercise, click here
The abbreviations used in medieval writings are one of the major difficulties for their reading. The dictionary of abbreviations by Adriano Cappelli (several editions) is a very useful tool, still available in bookshops, but of which two editions are also available online, on websites with more or less practical interfaces:
A. Cappelli, Dizionario di abbreviature latine ed italiane, Milano, 1912.
A. Cappelli, Lexicon Abbreviaturarum, 2. verb. Aufl. Leipzig, 1928.
For French abbreviations, see:
Marc Smith, Dictionnaire des abréviations françaises, XIIe-XVIIe siècle
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Marjorie Burghart, "Minutes notariales (Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Archives de l'Abbaye, CHL 0/0/1/36)" [Version dated ], in Album interactif de paléographie médiévale / Interactive Album of Mediaeval Palaeography, coord. Marjorie Burghart, Lyon, 2011.


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Tuesday, 22 July 2008
ADF BC: EO/VO create() state + JBO-25030 revisited
I'd like to blog about another reason you'll receive JBO-25030 and is related to my recent post on ADF BC: EO/VO initial state post create() explained.
In that blog post it details that an EO/VO that is instantiated and attributes are defaulted via declarative default settings or your own programmatic code, the record's status is set to STATUS_NEW, but the ADFm binding layer overrides this with STATUS_INITIALIZED. This status implies the record is not a candidate to be inserted into the database until the user or calling program changes another value in the record or programmatically changes the status of the record to STATUS_NEW.
This behaviour has further implications for EOs involved in Associations, more commonly known as foreign key or master-detail relationships, and Composition Associations in particular.
In the case of a master-detail EO Association that is not marked as a Composition Association, on the programmer creating the master entity which has its values defaulted (status STATUS_INITIALIZED), and creating a child entity which the user then sets some of the attributes manually (status STATUS_NEW), on pressing commit the programmer may be surprised to receive a foreign-key constraint error returned from the database. This occurs because the master EO status STATUS_INITIALIZED marks it not as a candidate to insert into the database, but the user setting the child EOs attributes does mark it as a candidate for the database with status STATUS_NEW. As such at commit time, the ADF BC mid-tier searches the EO cache looking for records with status STATUS_NEW (and STATUS_MODIFIED to be strictly true, but not considered here), discards the parent record because it has the wrong status, but sends the insert DML to the database for the child record, raising the FK error.
In the case of a master-detail EO Composition Association, on the programmer creating the defaulted parent EO, creating the child EO and manually setting values, and finally pressing commit, this time the programmer will hit "JBO-25030: Failed to find or invalidate owning entity". Why? As you know a Composition Association says that a child can't exist without a parent. So in this case the ADF BC mid-tier is enforcing that the child cannot be inserted into the database with a parent whose status is STATUS_INITIALIZED, because the parent is not a candidate for the database. In other words the mid-tier is enforcing a mandatory FK relationship, with unfortunately a some-what obscure error message.
As detailed in my previous post, you can override the default behaviour of the parent VO such that it's defaulted state will mark it as a candidate to insert into the database.
I'd like to thank Steve Muench for his assistance on the issues behind this blog post.
This post along with other posts describing common JDeveloper error messages are indexed on the Oracle Wiki.
5 comments:
- Amod said...
It was very helpful to me. I wished to create details when I create Master and I was getting this Exception. The problem was, I was using CreateInsert of ADFm to create Parent and that was setting the Parent status to STATUS_INITIALIZED. So even I was using createAndInitRow and passing the Parent row Id I was getting this Exception. After reading this article I used createInsertWithParameters of ADFm and yippie it worked.
Note: I don't have VL between Parent and Child. I only have composition association between the entities.
Thanks a lot :)
- 11:23 pm
- Anonymous said...
Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to do this post as well as the earlier post. I spent about a day trying to figure out why the BC tester didn't return any error but my page did. Your post probably saved me at least another day or more!
- 10:18 pm
- Norman Stonewall said...
I was receiving the JBO-25030 error when I simply visited my creation page. I noticed in the error it had failed to define the owning entity, even though the Entity Association appeared to be fine. Eventually I went into my Entity Association and changed the source and destination attributes and hit OK. Just to change the underlying XML. Next I went back into the entity association and changed the source and destination attributes back to the ones I actually wanted, then tested. Everything worked after that. Hope someone finds this helpful. Thanks for the great articles on this error, it really helped me solve my problem.
- 7:28 pm
- Daniel said...
Im using OAF JDev 9.0.3 and i was getting this marvellous JBO-25030 error. My system has 4 tables, M1(father)->(Son)M2 ; M2-> M2 ; M2->M3; M2->M4; Ive create a row normally in the M3 in a master-detail page but M2 has always problems in the line "Row row = VO.createRow();". I trying chance the association , after i tryied the override in this blog but since im not in the ADF i get the error always too. Ive try create another AM and another PG and CO, error again. So i remove all association and viewlinks(VL) ive created automatically when i was creating the Entities. After i syncronize the all Entities again(theres nomore any VL) the page work. So i create the right ViewLink , manually, and it works PERFECTLY.
Hope helps someone like me.
PS(Sorry the bad english, :P).
- 1:46 am
- Chris Muir said...
As you say hopefully this will be useful to somebody else - thanks for taking time out to write up your findings Daniel.
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I've had a hard time posting lately. I've started a million posts and they've all been so negative and so whiny that I have just disgusted myself and hit delete. I'm too young to have a mid-life crisis and too old to have a quarter-life crisis (I don't expect to live to be 126!) so I guess the only thing I can call it is just a plain old crisis.
I'm having a hard time learning who I am as a mother of three children. I was going through some old junk from high school a few weeks ago. There was this bio of me in our hometown newspaper from my senior year of high school. It said I wanted to be a corporate attorney and act on the side. (Obviously I am doing neither of those things) I was in every imaginable club. I was into sports. I was a varsity athlete in college. I have saved my planners from my college years and just looking back at them exhausts me. But the point is that I DID things. I cared about things. I was FUN. And instead of looking back on that fondly, I look back at that and wonder where in the hell that girl went. Now my resume reads "mom" and that is about it. And that is all great and stuff., but what about me, dammit! Today I don't want to be the boss. Today I don't want to steer the ship. I just want to get back to that girl that used to be fun- the one who I liked a whole lot. Today, that girl would not recognize this girl. That old girl would tell this one that she has got to find some balance before she loses everything about herself that she ever liked.
All my life, I always wanted to be a mother. I knew I wanted a house full of kids. What I didn't expect was that my children would become my sole identity. I guess I always thought I'd keep on doing cool things and being cool things and that my kids would accessorize my life instead of BE my life. I realize just how lucky I am to be a stay-at-home mom. I realize that there are people out there who would kill to live my life. So I feel bad complaining about it. But these children have become my every waking moment to the point where I don't think it's healthy. In so many ways I feel like I have been reduced to a pile of dirty clothes, dirty diapers and dirty dishes. I look at those diapers and dishes and slews of doctors appointments and I think, "Is this it? Is there something I'm missing?" I always thought that "just being a mother" would make me feel so fulfilled. So I can't figure out why I don't feel it. Why do I feel like I am just existing- just going through the motions? Don't get me wrong- my children are amazing and I cherish them and they are ENOUGH for me. I am not projecting or blaming my insecurities on them. The problem is me. I think I was just delusional enough to think that having children was going to be so fun and wonderful without all the other "crap" that goes along with it.
When my life is my children and those children are not doing well- my world falls apart. It takes the only thing I have, my only identity and smacks me in the face with it. We have really been struggling in this house lately. There have been some truly great moments and we are really trying but for the most part, my kids seem to all be suffering. The boys can absolutely not get along. They are doing way more than just the normal brother/boy rough housing. They are each seriously trying to remove the other one from the equation. They are fire and ice. I would just let them duke it out and make up, but their safety is concerned here. When I tell people this, they think I am crazy. I hear, "but those little boys are so cute!" or "but they are both so little, they couldn't possibly hurt each other!" But believe me- you have no idea. You do not live with them 24 hours a day. I have gone from being a mother, to being a referee and I don't like it. And Sadie- who has always been our most adjusted child is now pulling her eyebrows and eyelashes out again. (She has been doing this off and on at stressful times since Thanksgiving.) So when everyone is struggling, I feel like an epic failure as a mother. Mom's are supposed to be able to keep everyone safe and happy and healthy. If all of my kids are falling off the deep end what does that say about me?
I know that motherhood has its ups and downs. I know that it comes in seasons. I've been in this valley before. When Noah was born and we had no idea how to address his special needs- yep. Epic fail. He was suffering because of my inability to help him regulate. Eventually we figured it out. We learned how to manage things and how to make Noah "work", but not before a lot of therapy. (And a lot of me beating my head against the wall and beating myself up.) This is the same thing. I know that it is a season. It won't last forever. But when you are smack in the middle of it, it sure feels like it's here to stay.
The aggression that Miles has learned from being in an orphanage is not his fault. But with him being non-verbal, I have yet to figure out a good outlet for him. I can't figure out how to make Miles "work". So he continues to beat up (putting it nicely) on Noah, who just happens to be the next smallest thing. And Noah- with his severe sensory issues, can't take the aggression. If you've ever been around a child with sensory problems, you know that the touching and the noise and the constant break in routine that comes with someone always wanting to fight you, will set the child into a tailspin. So now, not only are we dealing with Miles and his transition, but we can't seem to keep Noah regulated either. My fear is that Sadie, who will take on the world's problems in a heart beat, is internalizing everything way too much. I knew the transition was going to be hard. I just never expected it to be this hard.
So with my children hurting, I am hurting. My only job is to mother these children and today I am doing a crappy job of it. I thought that if I took a night off and went out with some in real life friends, I might feel a lot better. Instead- I got a taste of freedom. A taste of what it would be like to not count down the minutes until bedtime. Of what it would be like to enjoy a carefree life with my childless friends. And I won't lie to you- I wanted to just run. But then I realized that by doing that, I'd also erase everything good in my life.
And I also started thinking of all the mothers who don't have the resources to even keep their children. And all the mothers out there who are watching their children lie in hospital beds in the oncology unit. And all the people out there who have REAL problems and all I could feel was...guilt.
Ah, guilt. I hate you. When things are going bad, you rear your ugly face. You tell me that I am not enough. When things are going well, you try suck the joy right out of it. I can wait you out. You can't stick around for ever. In the mean time, I'll just keep on fighting...fighting for my kids, fighting for some semblance of myself, fighting for something normal...
I'm hanging on, waiting for the joy- because I KNOW it is coming.
-I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. ~Mother Teresa
And here is what you all so sweetly wrote to me. (And thank you ALL for throwing me a life line when I needed it! (I took out/changed peoples names to protect their stories)
All of that was totally valid and legitimate. Just because other people have crappier lives doesn't mean that your sh!t isn't hard. You have hard stuff too, and I'm glad that you sent up the white surrender flag, even if you took it down before many people could see it.
Bringing a kid home from a Third World orphanage will ROCK YOUR WORLD, and the world of everyone in your house.. and it sounds like that's what's going on. Miles IS a delight.. but he also is a survivor.. and those skills are not pretty, and they don't make for a cute baby or a nice playmate. Or a quiet household. I'm sure he does have poor Noah all off-kilter.. and I'm sure that sweet Sadie IS stressed.
And girl.. even if Miles was The Most Normal Child in the Universe, having 3 little kids is a little mind-numbing. I love my kids, but really.. they are much more interesting as they get older and they can DO stuff. And have conversations. And go play. Without me. Because I don't do Barbies. Or crafts. Or cars. Or any of that stuff. For Pete's sake. I need more than that.
Needing more than your kids does not make you a bad mother. It makes you a grown-up. With a functioning brain..
...AND another...
I totally get the guilt thing! Adopted Baby 2 has been easy, but Adopted Baby 1 still sleeps with us, still has night terrors, still freaks out over nothing, lashes out at Baby 2 over nothing. And then sometimes I freak out at her. But I have to stop and remember she's not just a temperamental 3 year old, she's carrying some serious baggage. And basically I am clueless how to fix it. And then I feel guilty all over again, for not catching the signals sooner. For not reading the right books. For letting her watch too much TV and eat too much junk food. For using the computer when she wants me to play with her.
(Hubby) really struggled with bonding with (Baby 2). The trip to (birth country) made it really hard for him. It was a miserable week. Baby was crapping salmonella infested poop like a seagull. Hubby had to sit for a few hours at the embassy covered in diarrhea. It makes it tough to get too warm and fuzzy about the little guy when that's what you're faced with for the first 2 weeks.
Boy parenthood can really jack up a persons psyche! Thank you for always being so honest in your blog posts. Even the ones you have to take down.
-And another...
i so resonated with your "i am dirty laundry, dirty dishes, and dirty diapers." you know what, though, megan? you are also clean little hands, and clean yummy smelling laundry, and hot dishes fresh from the washer. . .*When you talk about how it is hard to come home after a night alone* I was THRILLED you wrote that! i have told my friends that many times - when i get away - whether it be for dinner or a weekend - i have a much harder time coming home. i expect to be refreshed, i have missed my kids - but instead i have no tolerance - and the kids don't ease you back into being at their beck and call. . . it was so nice to only wipe my own butt - and be ALONE in the bathroom - GASP - that i wish i hadn't come home within about 2 minutes of hitting the door! you are not alone!!!!)
next - you had all these dreams and now you just do dishes! MEGAN TERRY - you inspire me. you inspire others. girl - you adopted a little boy from a dirt floor and 1 meal a day. you are not perfect - but you are giving him a life he couldn't have imagined. you didn't just pluck a cute black boy from africa - you brought food - and left part of your heart. . . your heart for congo inspires me!!! and it is bigger than you and bigger than your family. but i also think after seeing that kind of poverty - it is hard to live life in america - hard to "whine" about your life. the bottom line is - being a stay at home mom is HARD! it doesn't mean you are ungrateful. it doesn't mean you don't love your kids - it is hard to mentor 3 kids 24/7. especially when you pressure yourself (as you AND i do) and worry that you are screwing them up.
ok - i am a christian - i am not where i should be as far as my relationship with Christ - and i am VERY slow to blame things on satan, etc. . . but i truly believe that Satan knows the power of a good parent - and he works on stay at home moms. since your mind is operating on about a 3 year old level - your mind is always working (on bigger things) - and i just think he is good at working on our insecurities and telling us what we do is not important. . . but girl - you are mentoring / modeling to those kids 24/7. while that is stressful and pressure - it is also awesome - that we are in a position to be the one doing that - instead of paying someone else who doesn't really care about the end result to do it. . .
-And one more...
Be gentle with yourself. All of this is hard enough as it is without beating yourself up on top of it. You don't need to feel guilty for complaining when there are other people who are in some way worse off than you are; that fact doesn't negate the fact that you, right now, are having trouble. You are entitled to feel frustrated and overwhelmed and like running away! I think all moms - especially moms with multiple little ones at home - go through that. Mothering is HARD. There's no need to feel guilty about the fact that it's hard.
There were tons of others that said very similar things. When I started blogging almost a year ago, I never expected to have this amazing network of support that has blossomed out of it. I never expect to make friends with moms from all over the world who are here to lift one another up. No man is an island- now go forth and feel encouraged. This is hard work- but YOU are not ALONE!
P.S. I am in the very early planning stages of hosting a mom's retreat in October. (On the cheapo) If in some way, you want in on my community of support, I'd love for you to come. There is something awesome that happens when mom's come together to support and learn from one another. So if you could use some time away, some time to decompress and some time to be with other women who totally get it- I'd love to have you. Right now, I am thinking- villa far away from the hustle and bustle with spa treatments and camaraderie and sleep and happiness. Dump all your "baggage" at the door. We'll all unpack it together. Stay tuned in the next couple of weeks for all the details...
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Raymond Elementary School
Enrollment for eligible Nimitz HS students started on October 15th and will be ongoing throughout the school year. Enrollment forms can be located on the "Parent Resources" web page.
Parents of eligible students have received a Parent Packet with a list of approved SES providers along with a packet of one page summaries for each provider on the list. Some providers provide face-to-face tutorials either at the school, in the home, or another designated place, while other providers offer computer-based tutorials where students will access the tutorial service online. To choose the best option for your student, locate a provider on the list that provides academic assistance in your student's area of academic need and then read the one page summary for each provider selected to determine the best fit for your student. The "2012-2013 Provider List" link on our website also lists the current approved providers and their one page summaries. If you need help choosing a provider for your student, ask the school SES contact for assistance.
All SES tutorial services are free to the parent or guardian. Aldine ISD will pay for the Supplemental Educational Services until per pupil allotment has been expended. At that time if the parent or guardian wants to continue services, then he/she can work with the SES provider for payment options.
After the enrollment form is processed for each student, the District Coordinator for School Improvement will notify the SES Provider of students who have requested services through their company. The selected SES Provider will then contact the parent or guardian to schedule a pre-assessment and times for tutorial services. The parent or guardian has the option of meeting with the selected SES Provider following the pre-assessment to assist in the development of a Student Learning Plan that indicates academic objectives that will be addressed and how mastery of the objectives will be measured. After tutorial services begin, the parent or guardian will receive a monthly report from the SES provider indicating academic progress. A post-assessment will be administered to each student at the end of the year to determine academic growth. Will the SES Provider or school provide transportation to and from tutorial services for my student? No. Schools districts are not required to provide or pay for transportation to and from tutorial services. Therefore, an SES Provider should be selected that provides tutorial services that are conveniently located at, or close to the school, or in the home.
If a parent or guardian is not satisfied with the services rendered by the selected SES Provider, the parent or guardian needs to try to address concerns with the SES Provider first. If the SES Provider is not responsive to the parent concerns, then the parent or guardian should contact the school SES contact, Mr. Steele, at 281-233-4336 or at [email protected]. If the concern is not rectified, then the parent or guardian should complete the online SES Complaint Form posted under "Parent Resources" on this website. Although the district is not required to make changes in providers, we will ensure the provider addresses your concerns or give the parent or guardian the option of selecting a different SES Provider.
If your student does not qualify for free tutorial services due to non-eligibility for free or reduced lunch or your student does not attend Nimitz HS, discuss the academic needs of your student with the school counselor, social worker, or assigned assistant principal. Other programs and opportunities may be available at the school or within the community.