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Exciting Distance Medley Relay Final Scheduled for Sunday Afternoon
NEW HAVEN, Conn.—At the end of day one of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America (IC4A) Championships, the Yale men's indoor track and field team has quite a bit to be excited about. Amidst some strong individual performances from some of their best athletes, the Bulldogs made their biggest mark of the day on Sunday in the distance medley relay prelims, as the team of sophomore Dylan Hurley, senior Sam Kirtner, sophomore Matt Nussbaum and senior Michael Pierce took first place with an impressive time of 9:53.73. The IC4As, hosted by Boston University, are the Bulldogs' second postseason meet of the year, and pit the Elis against other star athletes from New England and the Mid-Atlantic who met specified entry standards throughout the course of the season.
The Bulldogs' distance medley relay team not only set the ninth-fastest mark in the event in Yale history, but they also solidified their status as one of the frontrunners for tomorrow's final. Prior to Saturday, neither Kirtner nor Nussbaum had competed in the distance medley relay in their entire collegiate careers, and Pierce had not run the event competitively since mid-January. Hurley, meanwhile, was a member of the relay team that completed the race in a speedy 9:54.50 last weekend at Heps, placing fifth. Kirtner (typically a long-distance threat) ran the 1200-meter portion of the race, Hurley (one of the Bulldogs' top long sprinters) ran the 400-meter leg, Pierce (a middle-distance specialist) ran the 1,200-meter portion and Nussbaum (a cross country star who was recently named an USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree) ran the 1,600-meter anchor leg. Yale's time edged out Army's by just less than half a second and Connecticut's by just less than one second. The men's distance medley relay final will take place at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday.
Meanwhile, junior James Shirvell—who has arguably been the Bulldogs' star in the track events this season—placed 29th in the 800-meter run prelims with a time of 1:54.04. In addition to recording stellar times in all the middle-distance events and qualifying for the IC4As in five different events, Shirvell had the fastest time of the season in the event for the Elis (1:52.31) and was coming off an impressive third-place finish in the 1,000-meter run at Heps last weekend. Unfortunately, Shirvell failed to qualify for Sunday's 800-meter final by less than 3 seconds.
Junior Daniel Jones represented the Bulldogs at the IC4As in the 60-meter dash for the second straight year, running a 7.13 and placing 33rd. Jones has been the Elis' 60-meter ace all season, and he qualified for the IC4As after running a 6.97 in the 60-meter dash last weekend at Heps, placing 11th in prelims.
The Bulldog's final representation of the day came from the 4x800-meter relay team of junior John Cocco, sophomore Michael Grace, freshman Pete Merritt and freshman Max Payson. The team's time of 7:51.55 was enough for a 20th-place finish. Cocco, Grace and Merrit were part of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished in 7:48.20 at the Yale Invitational.
The Bulldogs are currently scoreless, but their distance medley relay team should have an excellent chance to bring home some points in Sunday's final. Additionally, junior Paul Chandler will seek to place highly in Sunday's pole vault final.
Sunday's festivities will begin early for the men's teams—at 9:30 a.m. with the long jump final—and end at around 3:30 p.m. with the 4x400 meter relay finals. The awards ceremony is scheduled for around 4:00 p.m. A full schedule of events can be found here. Live stats are available at http://www.lancertiming.com/results/winter13/ECAC-IC4A/index.htm, and results will be available at the end of the day on www.yalebulldogs.com.
Report by Zach Schloss '15, Yale Sports Publicity


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I think the obvious theme of this years show will be the Zen Torii Mono's since they are the highest power amplifiers Decware has ever released.
After a year a fine tuning and recently having some VERY SPECIAL caps custom made for it, I got to hear a final broken in pair the other night... let me tell you how that went...
Put them on the typically back side of the room in place of the acoustats because there was no other options... hooked up the DM944's because they were right there... listened to them on digital... actually started out by warming them up with MOG, streaming internet music service, and within an hour or so I completely forgot I was listening to streaming internet music (320kps) - it may as well have been CD or high res downloads, it sounded so good I suddenly found myself exploring new albums I'd never heard but always wanted to (the beauty of MOG) and next thing you know it was 3:35 AM and I realized I had a real winner on my hands. The combination I had put together, which involved the Zen ULTRA preamp, and a happy sounding DAC reeked of musicality. Then I stuck in a "high end" dac of another respected name and the sound suddenly became incredibly clear, polished, analytical and amazing, yet musically dysfunctional and boring. I lost interest in less than 5 minutes. I then decided to call it a night, but I haven't heard the amps on a "premo" source yet, and the curiosity got the best of me. After all, my good turntable was just sitting there and the more I looked at it wondering what it was going to take to try to hook THAT up in the dark, the more I realized it WAS already hooked UP! Not only that, it was on! In fact it has been sitting there, hooked up, and ON since the last time I listened to it, which was over 4 months ago.
So, I went and got one of my M&K direct to disk LP's out from my collection. It was a recording of a harpsichord... something even the best digital systems have difficulty with. I then grabbed a head-shell for my Fidelity Research silver wired tonearm that was pre-loaded with one of my favorite cartridges. I inserted it into the tonearm waiting to hear the typical hum and nothing. Damn, I thought, that's about right. Great.... the damn thing isn't hooked up after all. Nevertheless I brushed the stylus to just be sure and launched myself across the floor over the back of the couch! Holly crap, it WAS on and fully cranked, 120 watts of class A KT88's raging at 98 mills per tube on 94dB speakers... louder than ol Stevieboy has heard in many years, especially in his own listening room.
This is going to be good I thought, so without hesitation, I turned everything down a bit and dropped th e needle on the record...
Aprox 28 seconds into the first track, I spit my beer onto the carpet in disbelief followed by a twenty minute break while I cleaned the carpet. Of course after that I finished listening to the LP and must have thought at least 100 times how seriously badly this is KILLING the best digital I have.
It's now after 5 AM and since I have to get up in two hours anyway, I have to hear some music I actually like... so I grabbed one of my cherished Dynagroove LP's and dropped the needle on track one... and in less than 5 seconds I'll be damned if I didn't spit my beer out onto the floor again. Now, I only had two beers the entire evening, so it wasn't from being drunk... it was the best sound I had ever heard in my room, in my life.
That means at this years fest I am fully armed and dangerous to once again demonstrate the absolute superiority of analog over digital and you can trust me when I say it will be a memorable experience.
I woke up the following morning looking at the red spot on my forehead from all the times I slapped myself there in disbelief of what I was hearing....
These amps are good, really good.
So my main agenda for this years fest, is going to be a DEMO on all three nights, immediately after it gets dark, Friday Sat and Sunday. I'm going to play the same recordings I just described for everyone who is still here to hear them.
Please try to factor this into your schedule. It gets dark around 8 PM. I will not give the demo during the day.
The other mind blower, and fittingly so, of this years fest will be the new Super Zen! Our dear little SE84C+ takes one more huge leap into seriousness with the CKC mod and a new chassis to fit it. As many of you know the SE84C was the recipient of the CCE mod (Christmas Comes Early) aka Hazen Grid Mod, which was huge a couple of years ago. This year we stumbled upon a massive update that involves the front end driving the output tubes and it is called the CKC (Christmas Keeps Coming) mod. When you hear this, you'll be listening to a 10,000,00 amplifier that costs under a grand. By far the best 2 watt ZEN to ever come out of this shop.
If you've ever thought about attending this down to earth, casual event, this is the year to do it. Please consider attending at least one of the three days if there is any way you possibly can, because lets face it... life it short, and how many times do you get to have a high end audio experience where something at the event completely blows you mind? It's guaranteed this year...
To bend your arm a bit further, like most years, I'm pretty sure I'll be handing out coupon codes worth 10% off your next purchase, regardless of what it is. In the case of the Monoblocks, that would be the same thing as putting about 11,00.00 in your pocket, just for attending.
OK, If that doesn't do it... it IS 2012 and if the world really DOES end on Dec 21st why not spend one of your weekends in these final months doing something special for yourself!
.... yea yea, over the top, I know. Just come.
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I was tempted I have to say so had a look at a few... so it went like this
asexualdating ....showed as a brit site despite having the date of birth the wrong way round month first instead of date...so put in my age sex and location and apparently there are 1547 asexuals near me..lol yeah right.
Asexualitic then...took ages registering and then when all said and done and email verified the first page comes up....$15 a year please..lol
platonic partners...confusing..on the sexual orientation they list asexual as well but you cannot have two so hetero and asexual cannot be selected..stupid...and they want to know everything, including your home address, not for others to see but the first dating site to ask for this,,,their email went straight to junk if you haven't got the email then check your junk folder..and then the penny drops..you are an associate member so you can look but not touch, to do that you need to pay £2 per week so £104 per year and in toy money ..dollars..that's $155 a year and it shows the exact town you live in..thankfully mine was not the right one
newfriends4u.com...on the quick search i typed in my sex, the sex of who was looking for, the age range, what level of relationships and..enter. I got a man, then a woman and then a mish mash of men and women from the uk, usa, europe...gave up on that one
asexual pals...this website is temporarily unavaliable apparently but is $10 a month
asexualmatch.com...looks very odd..on the search for ages it has "end date" for the lowest age your after and "start date" for the top range of the age your after..has a forum but seems to be hardly used at all
after this one i pretty much gave up
anyone else had any experinces of them?
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No, gave up the idea of a partner around 13 years ago - there's a imit to how many times you can pick yourself up off the floor and put your heart back together.
You lose nothing when fighting for a cause ... In my mind the losers are those who don't have a cause they care about. - Muhammad Ali
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i gave up on them as they didn't have a box to tick to say women who don't snore
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Just saw this for Asexualatic
http://www.asexualitic.com/groups/asexu ... w-sexlust/ what do you notice about about the definition?
http://www.asexualitic.com/groups/asexu ... w-sexlust/ what do you notice about about the definition?
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I don't get why people who allegedly don't feel sexual attraction(a definition I feel like is bad and a crock but which Pif believes in) would want a "partner" or to "date". I feel those who hypothetically don't experience real sexual attraction would just see others as friends, activity partners, acquaintances if there was no attraction dynamic and wouldn't need courtship or its rituals or its partners.
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Oct. 20, 2009
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (October 20, 2009) - Junior cross country runner Kimberly DeLoreto (Hillsdale, NJ) was named the Enterprise Rent-A-Car / Sacred Heart Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of October 12th through 18th.
DeLoreto finished second in a field of 193 runners to earn her fourth-straight top-five finish on the season and lead SHU to a third place finish at the UAlbany Invitational. DeLoreto, fresh off an All-New England performance a week ago, again turned in a top-flight performance, finishing the 5,000 meter course in 17:33.9, the fastest time in Sacred Heart program history. Her time, a 37 second personal best, put her second in the field behind only Elise DeRoo of Colgate who won the event with a time of 17:27.7. Her time of 17:33.9 put her first on the SHU All-Time Performer List, passing Katie Wrinkle (18:02). DeLoreto's second-place clocking runs her streak to four-straight races with a top-five finish and gives the junior five career top-five's. She was the top NEC runner in a race that features league schools Bryant, Long Island, St. Francis (NY) and SHU.
DeLoreto and the Pioneers are next in action at the Northeast Conference Championships on October 31st. The event will be held at Quinnipiac University.


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Linux Basics Tutorial v1.0
For you fellow computer enthusiasts that are just getting to know Linux or dont know anything about Linux this tutorial is a fair attempt to inform you, and get you doing some basic things and tricks on your Linux box. Some history of Linux is what we will start off with in this tutorial. Linux is actually the off spring of the popular OS UNIX that is available for PCs and other types such as Macs, mainframes, and other computing devices. The idea for the Linux OS comes from a former college student named Linus Torvalds. Torvalds attended school at the University of Helsinki in Finland. Torvalds was attending Computer Science classes and though that creating a UNIX like OS would be awesome. Torvalds then posted the source code freely on the global network that were all familiar with, and with the assistance of thousands of programmers, hackers, and enthusiasts, we have Linux. The Linux source code and OS is available for free, and anyone wishing even today to modify the source code can do so. Now on to some Linux distributors. Some of the more popular distributors are: Red Hat, S.u.S.E., Caldera, Mandrake, Debian, and Slackware. As I stated earlier, the Linux OS is free, but when you see the box Red Hat Linux 7.0 with a 70 dollar price tag on it, you are getting the OS, but what you are really paying for is the service that each distributor provides.
Next, rather than give you a tutorial on booting, loading, and installing Linux, I shall move to some common commands and tricks. Reason being for this is, the Linux installation process varies from distributors and also I dont want to fill the entire page up with problems and conflicts that may occur in this process (problems in the installation process happen quite often!). Also, I will list some common shells for Linux later on, as of now, we shall only cover pure Linux commands (command line stuff).
Working with Directories
1. pwd - This command tells you which directory that you are currently in.
2. cd dirname - Changes your current directory from the one in which you are currently in.
3. mkdir dirname - This creates a new directory for you.
4. rmdir driname - This will remove or delete any empty directory.
Command History and Using the History Command to Your Advantage
The command history will display a list a current list of commands that have been made previously. This command will allow you to execute commands without having to re-type them. The number of saved commands stored in the history command can be edited to your liking with the command HISTSIZE.
Note: In Emacs mode, you can press Ctrl+P to re-execute the previous command, or you can try the arrow keys to get the same affect. Try these commands to see if you are in Emacs mode. If you are in VI mode you can press Esc and then use the k and j keys to edit command history, and then use enter to execute any one command. Try these commands to see if you are in VI mode.
Creating Shell Aliases
The shell alias command purpose is to allow the user to create, customize, and substitute their own names in for common commands. The shell alias command will also prove to be very useful when wanting to create nice short cuts to commonly used tasks. You can take a command that you once needed to type in many times a and also print many times a day, and create one command that will serve both purposes.
1. name - This will specify the name of the alias. If a name is not present, this command will list all current aliases.
2. command - This will specify the function of the alias.
3. unalias - Deletes a alias. (Example: unalias jpsop, the alias will then be deleted)
Example: In this example were going to create a alias that will print a text file which would normally take two commands, and convert it to one command.
alias jpsop= 'jps -P sop'
This alias will create the command jpsop and its function when executed will tell the printer to print what we want.
Example of our Alias:
jpsop "Linux kicks Ass!"
That alias command we created (jpsop) will tell the printer to print "Linux kicks Ass!"
Changing Shell Modes
Each shell you will find to be unique in its own way. There are many other shells, but these two seem to be the most common and will serve your purposes very well.
1. set -o vi - This command will change the shell mode to VI
2. set -o emacs - This command will change the shell mode to Emacs
Editing The VI and Emacs Shell Modes
Editing the VI and Emacs shell modes will become a second nature, they prove very useful in customizing your Linux box.
Note: Be sure to hit Esc to active the ability to use these commands in VI mode.
a. K - Moves one command back in history list.
b. J - Moves one command forward in the history list.
c. H - Moves back one character back in the command line.
d. L - Moves one character forward on the command line.
e. b - Moves one word backward.
f. * - Moves one word forward.
g. 0 - Moves to the beginning of the command line.
h. $ - Moves to the end of the command line.
i. i - Enters insert mode.
j. Esc- Exits the insert mode.
k. a - Appends to a line.
l. X - Deletes one character backward.
m. x - Deletes one character forward.
n. dw - Deletes one word forward.
o. D - Deletes forward unitl the end of the line.
p. Esc+_ - Inserts last word of preceding command.
1. Emacs
a. Ctrl+P - Moves one command back in history list.
b. Ctrl+N - Moves one command forward in the history list.
c. Ctrl+F - Moves back on character back in the command line.
d. Ctrl+B - Moves one charecter coward on the command line.
e. Esc+B - Moves one word backward.
f. Esc+F - Moves one word forward.
g. Ctrl+A - Moves to the of the command line.
h. Ctrl+E - Moves to the end of the command line.
i. Esc+ Del - Deletes back one character.
j. Ctrl+D - Deletes forward one character.
k. Esc+D - Deletes forward one word.
l. Esc+K - Deletes forward to the end of line.
m. Esc+. - Inserts last word of preceding command.
Quoting Characters
To quote characters in Linux, there are 3 ways:
1. Using the double quotation marks. ""
2. Using the single quotation marks. ''
3. To quote a single character, you can precede it with a backlash. \r
Quick Environment Variables
Use environment variables to customize and set a working Linux Environment.
1. HOME - Path to your home directory.
2. DISPLAY - Display the location for your X-Window System (more on X-Windows later).
3. HOSTNAME - This will display the name of the computer system.
4. MAIL - This will display the path to your email file.
5. PATH - This will display a search path.
6. SHELL - Will display the path to the default shell in your Linux box.
7. TERM - Displays your terminal type.
8. EDITOR - Default editor on your box used by various programs.
Reference Tip!
In Linux when you start a program, there are three main files that are associated with it, they are:
1. stdout - standard output
2. stdin - standard input
3. stderr - standard error
1. bash (born again shell) - The shell for Linux that was developed by the Free Software Foundation.
Startup Files Associated With BASH
You will find that most startup files are in the home directory of your box and start with a period or dot (.).
1. .bash_profile - This load at the login time.
2. .bashrc - Loads each time a new shell is started.
BASH Setup Files
1. /etc/profile - Loads at login time
2. $HOME/.proflie - Loads at login time
3. $HOME/.bashrc - Loads at the shell startup
4. $HOME/.bash_logout - Executed at logout.
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It's a rare thing to see a movie treat viewers with such utter contempt as "Killing Them Softly" does. This is a movie that is so dead set on having a BIG MESSAGE yet is so unsure of the audiences' intelligence that it proceeds to smack you over the head with its theme using all the subtlety of a mafia beat down.
It's a rare thing to see a movie treat viewers with such utter contempt as "Killing Them Softly" does.
This is a movie that is so dead set on having a BIG MESSAGE yet is so unsure of the audiences' intelligence that it proceeds to smack you over the head with its theme using all the subtlety of a mafia beat down. It's a shame really, because if writer/director Andrew Dominik had trusted himself and the audience a little more — and gotten out of his own way — he might have produced something special.
The heavy-handed messaging begins with the opening scene, which sees Frankie (Scoot McNairy), a small-time hood who's down on his luck, meet with prospective partner in crime Russell (Ben Mendelsohn) in a particularly bleak stretch of urban blight in 2008. As Frankie emerges from a tunnel onto a decaying, trash-strewn swath of industrial development, the camera pans up to show him underneath a billboard displaying the smiling mugs of John McCain and Barack Obama. Subtle it isn't, but Dominik goes one step further and uses an Obama speech as a voice-over, making sure that nobody can possibly miss the juxtaposition he's trying to make. Political commentary in the movies is all well and good, but when you bludgeon the audience with it so relentlessly, it diminishes its impact and yanks the viewers out of the immersive experience.
Anyhow, Frankie needs Russell's help because he wants to rob a mob poker game, based on a tip from the slightly less small-time gangster Johnny (Vincent Curatola, formerly of "The Sopranos"). Johnny says the robbery won't get traced back to them because it's run by Markie (Ray Liotta), a gangster who once robbed one of his own games. The idea is that Markie will take the fall while Johnny, Frankie and Russell will make off with the money. In spite of their general incompetence, Frankie and Russell pull off the heist, which prompts the mob to bring in Jackie (Brad Pitt), an ice-cold enforcer, to restore order.
The rest of the movie centers on Jackie and his efforts to shore up the criminal economy by tracking down and eliminating the culprits behind the robbery. There's great potential here; by stripping away the glamour of the mob and showing how the cold calculations of those at the top leave underlings utterly disposable, Dominik puts a modern twist on some of the more tired mob-movie tropes.
It's too bad he ruined it by overselling the parallels between the mob and modern corporate culture. During the robbery sequence, for instance, a TV shows former President George W. Bush pontificating on the financial crisis, and the audio mix makes sure you don't miss what he's saying. It's distracting to the point of being infuriating, because it means we're focused on the messaging of the movie instead of what's actually happening on screen. Similar moments are scattered throughout the film, and the overall effect on the movie is disastrous, leaving the audience understandably feeling as if their intelligence is being insulted.
In spite of their director's blatant disregard for subtlety, the cast gamely tries to save the material. Pitt is fantastic in bringing the amoral, calculating Jackie to life. His scenes with the anonymous suit who represents the mob leadership (Richard Jenkins) are the highlight of the movie, as the two of them break down who gets to live, who gets to die and how much it will cost in thoroughly businesslike tones. James Gandolfini, returning to the mob genre after avoiding it for years in the wake of "The Sopranos," turns in a stellar performance as Mickey, a mob lifer Pitt brings in to handle a hit. At first Mickey looks like he's simply Tony Soprano 2.0, but Gandolfini gradually peels back the layers to reveal a deeply wounded, sentimental man who fits poorly into Pitt's remorseless worldview. As for the small-time hoods, Mendelsohn has a ball as the dumb, selfish Russell, and McNairy makes Frankie into a very sympathetic and tragic figure.
In the end, though, the cast can't save this movie from the morass of propaganda Dominik shoves in the audience's face. It's a tragedy, because too many movies don't have much to say at all, but in this case the movie is too concerned with itself and not enough with the people watching it.


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I'm a university student. Every day, the first thing I see when entering a lecture is someone surfing Facebook behind that iconic, glowing apple. The second is usually a casual flick through Twitter on a gorgeous black iPhone that's cruelly hidden beneath an ugly, bulky case. At times like these, I'm embarrassed by the MacBook Pro stowed away in my bag. It weighs me down emotionally and physically as I choose a seat. After lecture, on the train home, I'm surrounded by e-books opened on iPads and white cords snaking out of barely concealed iPods. I see Apple everywhere. Apple, Apple, Apple. The worst thing is, I'm guilty of it too; I contribute to my own madness. Until a week ago, I was shackled to a MacBook Pro; there's an iPad in my nightstand; and an old iPhone hides in my desk.
To put it simply, I'm tired of Apple. I'm tired of product refreshes bringing nothing new to the table. I'm tired of endless pages of rounded icons. I'm tired of coffee shops full of shiny Apples. I'm tired of apps trying to look like physical objects. I'm tired of iPhone mania. I'm tired of OS X. I'm tired of "magic." I'm tired of that annoying Launchpad. But most of all, I'm tired of watching a company I once admired for being a bold, risk-taker let its product line become – dare I say it? – pedestrian. Feel free to disagree with me. You won't change my mind.
This Apple-exhaustion has been building for a long time. First, I left my iPhone and tried Android for a while, though that only left a different, equally bitter taste in my mouth. I needed something more substantial, a replacement for Apple's tightly integrated hardware ecosystem. With Android lacking the PC factor (I refuse to use a Chromebook), I only had one place left to turn: Microsoft.
Once the reigning king of personal computing, Microsoft has had a rough few years spent getting trampled by the competition, but lately all of that has changed. Microsoft is following in Apple's footsteps, creating its own hardware, app ecosystem, and uniting Windows Phone with its desktop equivalent. Its long-awaited transformation is a tremendous achievement and I am ready to ride the coat tails, if only for the sheer thrill of it all. As of right now, I've decided to commit one hundred percent to Microsoft and all it has to offer. I'm retiring my current smartphone, tablet, and laptop to make room for a new Windows 8 hybrid and Windows Phone 8 device. And that's not all, I'm also giving up my most beloved applications and web services to replace them with Microsoft alternatives.
It all boils down to this – Microsoft is the crazy one now. Microsoft is the one that believes it has the power to change the world (and the way we use computers). The software is information-packed, touch-friendly, and introduces a new design to a flat lined market. The hardware, though it may be half-baked in the first round, is boldly attempting to marry the mobility of a tablet with the productivity found in a laptop. The Surface RT is closest to successfully fusing the two dynamics but needs more time in the oven before it will be ready for the big time. Rather than attempting to placate its consumers, Microsoft is showing us something different, a new way of computing we will learn to appreciate. Its pushing us out of our comfort zones and I am ready to be pushed.
I know going all in on Microsoft will mean losing the devices and applications I've grown to love. I also know it's going to be a huge change and maybe I will hate it, but I have to try. Microsoft represents everything I want out of a technology company: it's daring, visually appealing, fast, and cohesive. I'm not ashamed to say that I want to stand out; I want to take risks; and I want to buy into innovation not stagnation.
I'm no stranger to switching operating systems. I've tried Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, webOS, Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone 7, but I have never changed my technological habits this radically before. I mean it when I say that I'm starting fresh with Microsoft. It's all or nothing. MacBook Pro? Gone. iPhone? Locked up. iPad? Left to die. Outlook will replace my Gmail account. Skype will take over instant messaging. Google+ is off-limits. I'll be on SkyDrive not Google Drive. And Bing is my new preferred search engine. Feel free to alert me if I missed something! I want to be thorough.
I am sure you are all wondering what Windows devices will facilitate my transition from one walled garden to another. For that delicate task I have chosen Lenovo's Yoga 13 for its inventive form factor, support of legacy apps, and integrated touchscreen. I'm using it to write this article and I can say that the last week with it has been equal amounts frustration and enjoyment. The first few days in particular were – to put it lightly – a nightmare, but I will get to that later. The Nokia Lumia 920 is my smartphone of choice. It has its share of problems, some more bothersome than others. However, I was immediately drawn to its laundry list of features, snappy performance, beautiful screen, and aggressive design.
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Syrian nuns taken by rebels appear in video
BEIRUT (AP) — A group of Syrian Greek Orthodox nuns reportedly seized by rebels from a convent near Damascus denied in a video broadcast Friday that they had been kidnapped and said they were being held in a safe place.
It was the first appearance by the nuns, whose alleged Monday abduction has increased concerns about the treatment of Christians by hard-liners in the rebel ranks, particularly as the fighting has engulfed more Christian villages in recent months.
Also Friday, an international watchdog said it has verified the destruction of all of Syria's declared stocks of unfilled munitions for delivering chemical agents, another milestone along the road to eradicating President Bashar Assad's chemical weapons program.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said in a statement that its experts in Syria also have verified the destruction of parts of buildings at weapons production facilities.
The latest destruction work was near the city of Homs — sites that the OPCW said had been inaccessible due to security reasons. The Syrian army has been advancing against rebels and on Monday troops reopened the highway linking Damascus with the central city of Homs.
The highway is a key road leading to Syria's coast and could open the way for transporting the country's chemical weapons to be sent to the port of Latakia before they are taken out of the country for destruction.
The joint United Nations-OPCW team in Syria aims to remove most chemical weapons from Syria by the end of the year for destruction at sea and destroy the entire program by mid-2014. The unprecedented disarmament in the midst of a civil war was launched following an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack on a Damascus suburb that killed hundreds of civilians.
The U.S. and Western allies accused the Syrian government of being responsible for that attack, while Damascus blames the rebels. Syria joined the OPCW and agreed to dismantle its chemical arsenal to ward off possible U.S. military strikes.
In another positive development for the mission, Denmark and Norway confirmed that they would offer to help transport "chemical warfare agents" out of Syria using specialized cargo vessels and naval frigates.
"The use of chemical weapons is a threat to international peace and security," Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, and acting Danish Foreign Minister Rasmus Helveg Petersen said in a joint statement. "Removal of these heinous weapons from Syria is a critical task for the international community."
Both countries had earlier said they would help ship the chemicals, but the announcement highlighted that the Scandinavian neighbors are planning a joint mission led by Denmark. Both countries said they will have to "complete relevant national procedures before the operation can begin."
In the video aired by the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite channel Friday, the Greek Orthodox nuns appeared healthy. They sat on sofas in a "villa" at an undisclosed location, and took turns speaking, saying they were escorted out of Maaloula to keep them safe from the shelling.
"The brothers are treating us well and have brought us from the convent here and we are very happy," one of them says to the camera. The video appeared authentic, but it was impossible to independently verify it or to know if the nuns were speaking under duress.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and religious officials had said the Orthodox nuns and three civilians were taken by rebels from the Mar Takla convent in Maaloula after rebels overran the village, and were being kept in the nearby rebel-held town of Yabroud.
Pope Francis has called for prayers for the nuns.
Christians and other minorities tend to support the government of Assad, who comes from a Shiite offshoot sect. They are concerned about the rising role of al-Qaida-linked group in the rebel movement, dominated by Syria's Sunni Muslim majority. The hard-liners have been accused of vandalizing churches and abducting several clerics.
Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch Gregorios III Laham, commenting on the video, thanked all who contributed to making the nuns comfortable, but said: "Real comfort would be in their homes." His comments were published in Lebanon's official National News Agency.
Also Friday, a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a building manned by paramilitary forces in a mainly Kurdish town in northeastern Syria, killing at least five people, according to the state news agency and activists.
The blast in Qamishli follows clashes between Kurdish gunmen and Islamic militant groups led by the al-Qaida-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant that left hundreds of people dead in recent months.
Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Syria, making up more than 10 percent of the country's 23 million people.
Syria's state news agency SANA said the explosion occurred on a crowded street in Qamishli, which is in Hassakeh, killing six people and wounding 30.
The Observatory, which has a network of activists around the country, said the attack targeted a building manned by pro-government gunmen known as National Defense Forces. It said the blast killed at least five and wounded 10.
The Observatory said it is not clear if the dead were members of the National Defense Forces.
Karam reported from Beirut. Mike Corder in The Hague and Bassem Mroue in Beirut contributed to this report.


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Shockingly Unshocking: Two Congressional Staffers Who Helped Write SOPA/PIPA Become Entertainment Industry Lobbyists
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Allison Halataei, former deputy chief of staff and parliamentarian to House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), and Lauren Pastarnack, a Republican who has served as a senior aide on the Senate Judiciary Committee, worked on online piracy bills that would push Internet companies like Google, Yahoo and Facebook to shut down websites that offer illegal copies of blockbuster films and chart-topping songs.Pastarnack went to the MPAA where she'll be "director of government relations" and Halataei to the NMPA (music publishers and songwriters) where she'll be "chief liaison to Capitol Hill." The Politico article linked above notes that this kind of "revolving door" is all too common. It may not be directly corrupt, but to the public it sure feels corrupt. It certainly gives off the appearance of "hey, write us the insane bill that we want, and then we'll reward you with a super cushy high paying job." At the very least, it should raise significant questions about whether or not these two bills were written with the public's interest in mind (I know, I know, don't laugh....) or their future employers'. Technically, neither of them can directly lobby the specific committees where they worked, but they can certainly assist in the process.
"They can provide invaluable insight to people on the outside — even in the consultation mode," one tech industry lobbyist said, noting that Halataei had been Smith's secondhand person and knows how the Texas Republican thinks and what would be an effective lobbying strategy.Also, as the Politico article notes, a year from now, you can bet there will still be fights about either this or similar legislation. American politics is a disaster.
Additionally, the Senate and House panels work closely together, and both Halataei and Pastarnack have ties to staffers in the chambers they didn't serve in and aren't banned from lobbying.


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ARLINGTON, Texas – Dwayne Harris and a "no-name group" of Dallas defenders made Tony Romo's job easy.
Harris returned a punt 86 yards for a touchdown and set up another score with a 90-yard kickoff return, and a depleted defensive line forced a key fumble from Robert Griffin III, leading the Cowboys to a 31-16 victory against the Washington Redskins on Sunday night.
Kyle Wilber was the name behind the biggest defensive play for Dallas. He hit Griffin from behind on a sack and took the ball away, putting the Cowboys just 3 yards from a clinching score in the fourth quarter.
"The 'no-name group.' We're talking about the defensive line," said Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who had plenty of reasons to celebrate his 71st birthday. "They fought all the way through it. As far as I'm concerned, they need a game ball tonight."
Romo had just 170 yards passing a week after he threw a costly interception to end a 506-yard performance, setting up the winning field goal for Denver in a wild 51-48 loss to the Broncos.
The Cowboys said all week they had Romo's back as their quarterback faced another round of criticism over late-game flubs.
Harris showed it with 222 return yards, as did Wilber and the rest of a defensive line that lost DeMarcus Ware to a quad injury in the second quarter.
"Dwayne did a great job and almost allowed us to kind of just sit over there as an offensive unit and rack up all his yards as if we did it without doing much work," said Romo, who made Harris' long kickoff return pay off with his only touchdown pass of the night a week after throwing five.
Five things to know after the Cowboys handed Griffin, the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner from Baylor, his first loss in his home state:
MISSING MURRAY: The Cowboys lost their best pass rusher in Ware and their top running back in DeMarco Murray, who sprained the MCL in his left knee in the second quarter. Joseph Randle got his first career touchdown after Wilber's big play. He scored from the 1 when he stayed on his feet with a defender draped over him and was pushed into the end zone by center and fellow rookie Travis Frederick for a 31-16 lead. Randle had just 17 yards on 11 carries after Murray picked up 29 in seven tries before the injury. The first two touches of Randle's career were a pair of catches in the first half. "For all the hard work to pay off, it's a good feeling," Randle said. "The offensive line did a great job blocking — they even pushed me in the end zone."
GRIFFIN'S PROGRESS: Griffin displayed several flashes of that mobile, accurate quarterback that helped the Redskins win the NFC East title during his rookie year. Then there were the plays that showed he's still trying to return to the high standard he set last season before major knee surgery. After the fumble gave Dallas a touchdown, he had a 26-yard pass to Santana Moss and was trying to hit him again when the receiver was tripped up and fell down without a flag being thrown. Orlando Scandrick backpedaled for the interception and fell on his rear end in the back of the end zone, barely in bounds. "You aren't going to get any excuses from this guy," said Griffin, who had 246 yards passing and 77 rushing after getting just 72 yards on the ground the first four games.
THE HARRIS SHOW: Harris' punt return gave Dallas a 14-3 lead in the second quarter, when he got outside quickly and cut behind a block from Orlando Scandrick before running free from the 50 on the fifth-longest punt return in Dallas history. The kickoff return came after Kai Forbath's third field goal pulled Washington to 14-9 in the third. He found a huge seam on the left side and easily faked out Forbath before E.J. Biggers ran him down. "They opened up a hole that anyone could have run through," Harris said. "Kyle Orton (backup quarterback) came up to me and said he could have run through it."
NFC EAST RACE: The Cowboys (3-3) stayed atop the NFC East with the Eagles, and those teams play next week in Philadelphia. The Redskins (1-4) missed a chance to build momentum after a win and a bye following an 0-3 start — even though they outgained the Cowboys 433 yards to 213. "We've got to have perseverance. Got to have guys at work believe in themselves and have our defense come out and play the way it did," Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said.
DALLAS D BOUNCES BACK: Although the Redskins dominated time of possession and yardage, the Dallas defense came up big in the fourth quarter a week after not being able to stop Peyton Manning and Denver when it counted late. The Cowboys led by just five when they forced a 49-yard field goal that Forbath missed, then got forced consecutive turnovers by Griffin. "A swing of emotions, especially after last week," linebacker Sean Lee said. "This week, playing against a tough team, a division rival, to play like that is very nice."
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Updated 4 p.m. ET — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign doubled down on its assertion about auto industry jobs moving to China with a new radio ad in northwest Ohio.
A Romney for president ad airing on Toledo, Ohio's classic rock station, WXKR, strongly insinuates that President Barack Obama's 2009 bailout of the auto industry has led to jobs shifting from the United States to China.
The narrator in the ad says:
Barack Obama says he saved the auto industry. But for who? Ohio or China? Under President Obama, GM cut 15,000 American jobs, but they are planning to double the number of cars built in China which means 15,000 more jobs for China. And now comes word that Chrysler plans to start making Jeeps
is starting to build carsin, you guessed it, China. What happened to the promises made to autoworkers in Toledo and throughout Ohio? The same hard-working men and women who were told that Obama's auto bailout would help them. Mitt Romney grew up in the auto industry. Maybe that's why the Detroit News endorsed him saying 'Romney understands the industry and will shield it from regulators who never tire of churning out new layers of mandates. Mitt Romney – he'll stand up for the auto industry. In Ohio, not China.
The radio spot follows a TV controversial ad playing to fears that Chrysler had plans to move production of Jeeps from the U.S. to China. Romney and other Republicans had previously given voice to errant reports suggesting such a shift, though those original reports referred only to capacity for production of vehicles in China for sale in China.
The TV ad drew extensive coverage in the media for its suggestion that Jeep was moving jobs to China at the expense of positions in the United States. Toledo, a prime swing territory in the battleground state of Ohio, is home to a major Jeep production facility.
The radio spot goes a step further in stoking fears that U.S. production of Jeeps would be moved offshore to China.
As First Read wrote on Monday, this series of ads — running during the closing days of the campaign — mark an effort by Romney to re-frame his opposition to the auto industry bailout and defend himself from Obama's attacks on the issue.


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First Palmetto Bank recently purchased the tallest office building in Camden. The four-story brown brick building Located at 1111 Broad Street sits adjacent to the bank's operations center and is ear-marked to house future operation functions.
This time of year, you'll find beautifully-crafted Christmas wreaths on display at the corner of Laurens and Lyttleton streets.
The city of Camden held a public drop-in meeting for citizens input on proposed enhancements for key entryways. Areas that are being considered for improvements include entrances located on West DeKalb Street (U.S. 1) and the north and south ends of Broad Street U.S. 521. There are also plans to further develop the South Rutledge Street parking lot (behind Broad Street, south of Rutledge Street) and the Commerce Alley parking lot (west of Broad Street, north of Rutledge Street).
Midlands residents watching Steven Spielberg's latest film, Lincoln, may not know that there is a Camden connection to the 16th President of the United States. The fact that his brother-in-law, Dr. George Rogers Clark Todd, is buried in Camden's Quaker Cemetery is likely nothing new to long-time residents, however. With the debut of Spielberg's movie, recollections of the past have reemerged, and Todd is part of that past.
The town of Elgin's latest audit came back with an unqualified opinion, meaning auditors had no reservations in reviewing the town's finances. A representative from the certified public accounting firm of Dooley and Company LLC presented the audit at Tuesday's Elgin Town Council meeting.
CUE (Community United Effort) Center for Missing Persons, based in Wilmington, N.C., recently assisted in search efforts for missing Columbia teenager Gabrielle (Gabbiee) Swainson. Gabbiee disappeared in mid-August. Freddie Grant, 52, of Elgin is accused of kidnapping her and is also thought to be involved in the disappearance of his live-in girlfriend, Adriana Laster, 27. The Elgin Police Department estimated Laster has been missing since early September 2011. He is also a person of interest in the murder of 37-year-old Daniel Lee Wood of Lugoff.
Donations for new toys are currently being accepted for the 2012 Elgin Police Department's (EPD) Toy Round-Up. The effort, an EPD tradition for six years, is being spearheaded by Sgt. Renee Wilson.
Tara Parnell Guerard is all the buzz these days.
The Catfish Stomp returns to Elgin Saturday, marking 37 years since the first festival in 1975. Former Elgin Mayor Pete James recalled its inception as a concerted community effort, just as it is today.
Blue is the new green -- at least when it comes to recycling in Camden. In early October, some residents' old green bins were replaced with blue rolling bins as part of a pilot program offered by the city of Camden.
Camden 10-year-old Amari Williams did something Nov. 16 he hadn't been able to do in four months: leave a Charleston hospital. Physicians discharged Amari that day after the Camden Elementary School student spent those four months in intensive care waiting for -- and getting -- a new heart.
The Lugoff-Elgin Water Authority (L-EWA) approved a new infrastructure project in Elgin during its monthly meeting Thursday.
A resident of Lake Wateree since 1983 and a former member of the Kershaw County Planning and Zoning Commission, Donald Lang knows the local landscape well. He was involved in the placement of the original signage on the lake to help orientate boaters, and was also instrumental in the development of the Wateree Recreational Area installed by Shaw Air Force Base.
Nearly one year ago the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Board took action on 'bath salts' and synthetic marijuana, also known as "spice" or K2. They designated three substances that are commonly known as "bath salts," and five substances used to make synthetic marijuana as Schedule I controlled substances.
Local Camden residents Col. Lanning Risher and Dr. John DuBose III are two men whose ancestry can clearly be traced back to the Huguenots who fled France in the late 1600s and early 1700s. Recently retired, these men -- who have spent their working lives in the Camden community -- recounted their family stories.
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Whisky Review: Wiser's De Luxe Canadian Whisky
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Wiser's De Luxe Canadian Whisky
I am continuing my journey through the Wiser's family of Canadian whiskies. Previously I have reviewed, the Wiser's Small Batch Canadian Whisky, and the Wiser's Red Letter Canadian Whisky. I am writing my reviews in no particular order, preferring to sample and taste at my leisure rather than conforming to a particular schedule.
Wiser's De Luxe is a premium whisky from Wiser's Canadian Distillers, (owned by H. Corby Distilling Company). Originally founded by John Philip Wiser, the company has produced Whisky since 1957. In fact, it may have been J.P. Wiser who first used the Term "Canadian Whiskey" on a whisky label when he introduced his brand of whisky to the World at the Chicago's World fair in 1893.
Today Wiser's De Luxe is distilled at the Hiram Walker Distillery in Walkerville, Ontario (since 1989), and aged in their facilities at Pike Creek near Lakeshore Ontario. There is no age statement on the Wiser's De Luxe, but my sense from the sampling and tasting is that we have a blend of whiskies no younger than 8 years and perhaps as old as 12.
Here is an excerpt from my review:
"….I took my first sip of Wiser's De Luxe, and I was delighted by an aggressive oak toffee which coated my tongue and provided the foundation for the whisky's flavour profile. The oak is deep and rich in the mouth with a hint of smoke (perhaps this is a whisper of dried fruit instead). I also taste orange peel, vanilla, corn and rye in that order of dominance. A wonderful mildly sweet honey and caramel lies under these flavours…."
You may read the full review here:
Review: Wiser's De Luxe Canadian Whisky
As well as the review I have provided a new cocktail suggestion for Wiser's De Luxe Canadian Whisky.
Please Enjoy the review.
3 Responses to "Whisky Review: Wiser's De Luxe Canadian Whisky"
September 26, 2011 at 2:55 pm
I have been drinking Wiser's Deluxe for quite a few years. When I first developed a taste for it the label stated "Ten Years Old." Only in the last year or so have they removed that declaration. I think the quality of the whiskey though still good has slipped and is now deminished appreciably from what it was previously.
October 17, 2011 at 12:29 pm
Unfortunately, such is often the case as a whisky gains popularity, demand increases and the distillery feels pressure to mass produce.
I still find it pretty good in comparison with some other Canadian whiskies as similar price point.
- October 17, 2011 at 12:29 pm
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Brad Pitt visited furniture stores in Paris today. He walked around the City of Light in an all-black outfit and stopped by shops with a female companion. The pair examined one store intently before making their way down the street. Brad is an avid fan of furniture design and even released his own line of luxury pieces with Frank Pollaro back in 2012.
His shopping excursion comes less than a day after the launch of his new wine with Angelina Jolie, Miraval. The rosé was produced at Chateau Miraval, Angelina and Brad's estate in the South of France, and bears the Jolie-Pitt name on the back of the bottle. The first 6,000 bottles of the new beverage were put on sale online yesterday and, according to reports, they were snapped up within five hours. The wine will go on sale to restaurants and wholesalers later this month.


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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The Trouble with Llamas by Andy Scheer
10 comments:
- Charmaine Clancy said...
I think historical llamas sounds great as long as it has great llama characters and plenty of llama action (that's dramatic llama action, not suggesting naughty llama on llama action).
Wagging Tales
- April 17, 2012 at 6:26 AM
- Yvonne Blake said...
I'm not a follower of trends (in any aspect of my life) and it shows in my writing, too.
How do we sell a book that is not following the crowd?
- April 17, 2012 at 7:21 AM
- Heather Day Gilbert said...
Love this well-written post! The dreamer-writers are the ones who set the trends, instead of following them. Hoping the publishers recognize and publish the stories the people really WANT to read. And it's good to know there are agents who recognize llamas when they see them!
- April 17, 2012 at 8:47 AM
- by Pegg Thomas said...
I got the nicest rejection letter from an editor. She said she enjoyed reading my story but since it's an "issues" story, her publishing house won't take it. It's a contemporary fiction novel about a family and the family is dealing with Alzheimer's. It's about the family - not about the Alzheimer's - but apparently the fact that the disease is in there makes it an "issues" story. *sigh* What can you do with a llama with Alzheimer's?
- April 17, 2012 at 9:12 AM
I can't see Alzheimer llamas as a problem, unless the treatment comes across as too bleak. Just this past month a publisher hired me to edit a llama novel that included autism. I was asked to work with the author to reinforce that aspect--to strengthen what the publisher saw as a marketing hook.
- April 17, 2012 at 11:56 AM
- jude urbanski said...
Very interesting post with a twist. Sometimes though, Andy, llamas are without honor in their own country and just need a location change (i.e. different agent, different publisher). Huh?
- April 17, 2012 at 1:45 PM
- Rick Barry said...
I'm close to finishing my revision of a suspense llama with a historical tie-in. I hope it will catch an editor's eye.
If not, maybe I'll concoct a story about a Dali LLama. ;)
- April 17, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Llama-ness is often in the eye of the beholder. One person's llama may be another's alpaca or vicuna or guanaco.
- April 17, 2012 at 2:01 PM
- Amy Sullivan said...
Thanks for the post and your fun take!
- April 17, 2012 at 2:14 PM
- by Pegg Thomas said...
As a handspinner, I'm tickled that you know about the vicuna, and guanaco relatives! Alpaca have become popular, but the other two are rarely mentioned. :)
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OSHKOSH — Continental Motors has launched Zulu Flight Training, with the first location in a mall close to the company's headquarters in Mobile, Ala. The training location features Redbird Flight Simulators.
The new concept in flight training is designed to bring a structured curriculum to a new demographic, according to Rhett Ross, president.
"Zulu Flight Training seeks to modernize flight training and to remove as many obstacles to becoming a pilot as possible," he said Tuesday at AirVenture. "Our goal is to provide a consistent, structured and stress-free environment at a set price to help people obtain their pilot certificate whether it is for a career or pleasure."
Ross noted it makes perfect sense for Continental, which has been involved in aviation for 80 years, to expand into flight training, noting that to sell aircraft engines, the industry needs new pilots who will buy new airplanes.
Bringing flight training to the masses rather than make prospective students travel out to a general aviation airport also makes sense, he said. Once initial training has been accomplished in the Redbird flight training devices, the students will then go out to the airport where the company's training fleet is based. "The combination of simulation and actual flight allows the student to achieve their goals at a lower overall cost and with greater control of their schedule than in more flight training environments," the company said in a prepared statement.
The first location opened in Eastern Shore Centre, a mall in suburban Mobile. Other locations are planned for New York, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. The company, purchased last year by China-based AVIC International, also plans to open locations in Beijing and possibly Shanghai, Ross noted.
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Energy demand of neural activity in cerebral cortex is extraordinarily high, a necessity met by glucose oxidation yielding ATP abundantly. My narrative trails through folklore and dogma to discoveries from various independent observations about how brain's insatiable appetite for glucose and oxygen dynamically tracks neural activity, from regions as small as cortical columns to large cortical swathes across hemispheres. Results show that imaging oxidative energy provides an integrated perspective on brain networks, where oxidative energy demand of cortical workspace is quite uniform. Diagnosis of brain disorders and diseases can be improved by mapping the oxidative energetic footprint of cortical function.


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MCV Nordic hits 30,000 readers
The new games daily for Nordic territories is rapidly growing its targeted readership.
According to Google Analytics, MCV Nordic attracted 31,623 unique visitors in May and 42,001 page views.
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Recent stories include exclusive news on the sale of GAME in the territory, with 44 Swedish stores and 11 Norwegian stores being picked up by local software publisher Nordic Games.
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In August of 2004 the US Department of Defense (DoD) signed Directive 8570, which requires every part-time or full-time military member or defense contractor with privileged access to a DoD information system to carry an approved certification for their particular job classification.
This measure ensures that those performing information assurance (security) measures have the necessary skills and knowledge to protect important information.
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Mensa Philippines is an emerging national Mensa under the auspices of Mensa International Ltd. The society has over 100,000 members in over 80 countries worldwide. R. Buckminster Fuller, actress / archer Geena Davis, comedian John Cleese (Monty Python), Scott Adams (Dilbert), Matt Groening (Simpsons), Jean Auel (Clan of the Cave Bear) and science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov are some of the more prominent Mensa members.
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うちの猫は台所にいます。 Our cat is in the kitchen.
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あなたは黒い猫が好きですか。 Do you like a black cat?
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How To Grow Your Own Moss
I love outdoor spaces filled with overgrown blooms, piles of mismatched pots, bits and bobs of weathered sculpture, and richly textured blankets of moss. Though moss could be associated with the words 'dilapidated' or 'swampy', it is actually a very healthy vegetation in that it has no known pests or diseases. It's also extremely forgiving and requires little to no maintenance. It's soft on your feet if used as a ground cover, stays green throughout colder months, and is really easy to propagate.
What You Need
Existing sample moss from a yard or a garden store. It can be dead or alive.
Equal parts buttermilk and water
A blender
A paintbrush (optional)
1. Measure two cups of water and two cups of buttermilk.
2. Pour both into the blender.
3. Top with moss to fill the blender.
4. Blend until you have a milkshake consistency. You want the existing moss to separate.
5. Paint or pour the mixture on rocks, fences, foundation, bricks, ceramic pots, trees or wherever you'd like to see moss grow. You can get creative and draw pictures if you'd like, or write things if you're feeling fancy.
Additional Notes:
Use a mister to keep moss moist for the first couple of weeks, and if possible grow your moss in a shaded area. The moss should start to grow within 3 weeks.
(Images: Tanya Lacourse)