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Mutualism and evolved dependence
Mutualism refers to a type of biological interaction between two organisms in which each individual derives a fitness benefit. Putting it simply, both organisms benefit from the presence of the other. On the other hand, evolved dependence refers to the situation in which two organisms have evolved together, so they have adapted and become dependent on each other for survival and proper functioning. We can quantify this parameter as "the performance difference between the genotype that is adapted to the partner's absence and the genotype that is adapted to its presence, both measured in the absence of the partner"(2). This is illustrated in the following figure (here mutualism is referred as "proximate mutualism/response"):
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If we have this data, we can calculate:
a. The proximate response of the organism to partner removal for individual genotypes: FGp/p - FGp/a (genotype adapted to the partner) and FGa/p - FGa/a (genotype adapted to the absence of the partner).
b. The ultimate response of the organism to removal of the partner: FGp/p - FGa/a. This reflects performance between genotypes.
c. Evolved dependence: FGa/a - FGp/a (performance difference in the absence of the partner).
The Old Friends
Paleolithic populations carried several types of organisms as for example, "heirloom species" inherited from their primate ancestors. They would have also been exposed to zoonoses that they picked up during carrion scavenging. In addition, they would have consumed several miligrams of harmless environmental saprophytes daily. Rook has termed these organisms as "pseudocommensals" (or "the Old Friends") (3). The shift to agriculture and husbandry will have had little effect on exposure to "pseudocommensals" or to the heirloom species, but the more sedentary lifestyle increased orofecal transmission and caused prolonged contact with animals. The latter led to adaptation to several animal viruses. However, evolved dependence between humans and neolithic viruses is unlikely, as Rook remarks:
"(...) the viruses acquired during the Neolithic era, such as influenza (B and C), smallpox, mumps and measles, cannot have become endemic until populations were large enough. This required communities of several hundreds of thousands, which did not occur until the appearance of cities 2,000–3,000 years ago. Since this represents only 100–150 generations, extremely strong selection pressure would have been required for evolved dependence to appear, and this seems unlikely. Moreover, most humans did not live in such large groups, and these viruses were, for example, absent from pre-Columbian American populations."The neolithic transition did not result in loss of exposure to the Old Friends as until the modern era, more than 97% of the population still lived in rural environments, close to mud, animals and feces, which are the sources of these organisms. Since the mid-19th century, as public health measures and antibiotics appeared, the exposure to many of the old friends has been drastically diminished or delayed.
Evolved dependence between humans and the Old Friends
The main evolutionary principle relevant for the Old Friends Hypothesis is that the presence of the Old Friends would have led to adaptations by the host. Rather than provoking damaging aggresive immune responses, an anti-inflammatory equilibrium is established. If an aggresive and exaggerated immune response is developed, the survival of both the host and parasite would be compromised.
Applying the concepts mentioned above, evolved dependence implies that a genotype has adapted to the partner. This is the case for human-parasite co-evolution. Accordingly, Fumagalli et al (4) found a high frequency of SNPs in interleukin/interleukin receptor genes in geographical areas with the highest number of endemic helminth species. Additionally, they report that six of nine risk alleles for IBD and celiac disease were significantly correlated with micropathogen richness*. Of all interleukin genes analyzed, most members of the IL-1 signaling pathway correlated with pathogen richness. IL-1A and IL-1B are pleiotropic cytokines that play a central role in immunity and inflammation. Macropathogen richness also correlated strongly with IL4, IL4R and IL10 (Th2 response) and IL19, IL20 (known to induce skin inflammatory responses) SNPs. Finally, SNPs in IL2B, IL15 and IL15RA were correlated with macropathogen richness. IL-2B and IL-RA are part of a trimeric complex which binds IL-15, which has been related to immune protection of gut tissues by stimulating tight junction formation.
This findings show that pathogens, and more specifically helminths are a major selective force for interleukin genes. The Old Friends modulate dendritic cells (DC) towards Treg, attenuating the immune response. The genetic variants and SNPs shown responsive to helminths suggest that the adaptation to the constitutive presence of these pathogens is reflected by an increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines, so the inflammation equilibrium is achieved. The lack of this background anti-inflammatory stimuli due to absence of pathogens by the modern lifestyle shifts the balance towards excessive inflammation.
Mutualism and gut flora
Human gut microbiota is the perfect example of mutualism. The composition of gut flora is dynamic, responsive to environmental factors and geographical location. Bacteria are also transmitted between humans and other animals, shaping the composition of microbial communities in populations and families.
Many attributes that were assumed to be human traits might in fact be the result of human-microbe interactions. Ongoing research is demonstrating the importance of the composition of gut microbial communities for human health. There is more that we dont know than what we know about specific bacteria in the human gut. This is why for example, prebiotics and probiotics (applies to also the so-called "probiotic diets") assumed to be healthy by increasing the population of certain species might not be healthy in the long term, because the effect on other species is not known. This also affects the human gut virome, which is a very recent area of research. Finally, interactions between different pathogens (ie. helminths) with gut microbiota/viruses represent another potential factor for immune regulation.
* Pathogen richness refers to the number of different pathogen species/genera in a specific geographic location. In the study, micropathogens included bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa. Macropathogens included insects, arthropods and helminths, but because parasitic worms were the most abundant class (90% of species/genera), the term basically meant helminths.


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Who Deserves to Be the Next President of the U.S.?
On Nov. 6, citizens will decide who becomes the next President of the United States. Election politics are filled with venom and childish antics as usual, but this year marks an interesting moment, as the result will serve as a referendum on the performance of the first African-American Commander in Chief. While a good number of pundits and politicians would like to downplay the racial element of this election, hard statistics show it to be a continued factor.
Challenging President Obama is the former Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney. This man was most widely known for his sweeping healthcare reform in his state, a system that became the blueprint for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2011 (Obamacare), which was upheld almost completely in full this year by the Supreme Court. Since accepting the Republican Party nomination, Romney has attempted to distance himself from his own landmark legislation.
Proponents of Mitt Romney point to him as a stronger economic player than Barack Obama given his incredibly successful tenure as the CEO of Bain Capital, an alternative asset management and financial services company. This firm was established in 1984 by partners from a consulting firm called Bain & Company. Bain Capital specializes in leveraged buyouts. A leveraged buyout occurs when a stable company acquires a troubled company whereby the target's assets are used to repay debt to the acquiring company. In short: A financially troubled company is able to continue operating under the guidance of the acquiring company while repaying them for their services with future revenue.
In some cases, the troubled company is able to pay off its debt and carry on successfully. In others, just as common, the company ends up operating for a short time while paying the acquiring company high sums of revenue and then folds under the pressure, while the acquiring company has just gotten richer. One can see why this strategy raises more than a few compassionate eyebrows.
Aside from Romney's questionable profit-making strategies, his understanding of global issues is troublingly low. "I am not an expert on the practices of other countries, and don't consider myself sufficiently qualified to characterize the practices of any one country," he once said to the Boston Globe when asked a question about China, a country he's keen to label a currency manipulator against the advice of seasoned economists. He similarly showed an uninformed, and in this case outdated, perspective when he referenced Russia as, "without question, our number one geopolitical foe" (CNN).
In contrast, junior Senator-turned-President Obama has navigated tough economic waters with a respectable couth. One couldn't call Mr. Obama an economic expert by any stretch of the imagination, but he's completely avoided the pitfalls of Romney's aggressive strategy of outdated economic geopolitical alienation. The President has applied the no-nonsense skills of a grounded community organizer, his profession pre-politics, to US economics. While this strategy is crude, it isn't ineffective. By straightforward adjustments to tax policy, focus shifting to modern technologies, and a keen observance of labor rights, Obama has slowly course-corrected from a series of failed policy positions taken by the previous administration.
This assessment of the candidates makes the assumption that Governor Romney will hold to his own policy positions, a feeble assumption given Romney has been known to publicly alter his positions in periods of time occasionally under twenty-four hours. Romney has held opposing views to himself on the following non-comprehensive list of issues: foreign policy, domestic economic policy, health care, equal rights, parental rights, reproductive rights, and his legal first name.
Romney's truthfulness has come under fire from numerous independent fact-checking sources. Pulitzer Prize-winning Politifact currently has Romney flat-out lying at a rate over 400% of President Obama. President Obama's ranking of flat-out lying: 2%. Not a bad record for a politician.
President Obama can be most accurately criticized for his dismal record on fair trial and wartime rights. The President has listed males over 16 as "militant combatants" to lighten civilian death reports, engaged in an unauthorized casual drone war internationally, and reauthorized George W. Bush's abhorrent Patriot Act. The problem: Romney completely endorses Obama's policy positions in these areas, advocating the President to go even further, a position Americans who value liberty rightly find insane.
While the President's leadership in the aforementioned matters is incredibly disappointing, the fact that the American people have the information to properly criticize him is a breath of fresh air from the previous administration. Mr. Obama has led one of the most transparent administrations in history, with record numbers of government files being released to citizens via official channels. While his level of transparency hasn't reached the fairy-tale levels promised during his campaign, his official tenure has shown a measurable movement in the correct direction.
His dedication to the citizenry has been most obviously expressed through his tireless, and mostly successful, overhaul of American health care. Fewer American citizens will die from health-related issues thanks to the leadership of President Obama. And his dedication to minority citizens, including his historical endorsement of marriage equality often considered a last-frontier, has left stunned citizens with an ally even they may not have expected.
President Obama isn't perfect by any means, but he has steered the United States in a more positive direction. The average American is better off now than four years ago. We are safer, more stable, and better respected around the globe because of his leadership. Governor Mitt Romney would threaten to turn these successes back through a lack of core values and inconsistent leadership.
For these reasons, I fully endorse President Barack Obama for reelection as the President of the United States.
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From Russia with Love (US - BD RA)
Gabe likes the original film title: 'From Omaha With a Discreet Sense of Amity'
Bond's second official outing is often considered a favourite by fans and the best by critics. The film stands out in my mind as the most well balanced mix of the raw nerve espionage of the original novels, and the cool mod theatricality of director Terence Young. Everything fits tighter and moves more gracefully in From Russia with Love. The additional pre-production period and larger budget obviously helps matters, but most of the quality initiative appears to have come out of lessons learned the first time around.
There isn't a moment of wasted film, and the plot moves at possibly the most palatable pace of any of the films in the entire collection. Young, his DP, and his editor don't go over-the-top, but they push their new styles further than the slightly creatively stilted practice session that was Dr. No. From Russia with Love doesn't only mark a more comfortable production for the filmmakers, and of course Connery, who officially had control over the character within only two films, but it marks the inclusion of many series trademarks that were missing from episode one. The movie opens with a pre-credit action scene, and good old Q makes his first appearance to give Bond his beloved gadgets—though in this early case the gadgets are a little less flowery than invisible BMWs.
From Russia with Love also features a better conveyance of Bond's location hopping. The hyper-realistic authenticity of the various sets and countries 007 finds himself spying in and on recalls Hitchcock's spy productions (Terence Young was the logical extension of Hitchcock in a certain sense), and likely marks the most realistic atmosphere the hero ever found himself in, up to this latest reboot. Young also ratchets the suspense of the film with special thanks to Bond's first truly worthy 'heavy', and an overall palpable threat of grievous bodily harm. Red Grant (as played by Robert Shaw—who's performance nearly rivals Connery's) and James Bond's frank and brutal Orient Express fist fight—is one of filmdom's most famous and celebrated smash ups with good cause. Perhaps most importantly the fight is an important lynch pin for the plot, and by no means gratuitous.
From Russia with Love is mostly more of the same, though the entire print has a slightly more natural look, specifically in its colours. The effect is a slightly flatter look, but this is by no means bad news. Dr. No's super saturated red t-shirts, and post card perfect seashores, are replaced by more moody blacks and shadows. There is a slight increase in low level noise during the more rough and tumble, low lit action scenes, but again, compression and print artefacts are quite minimal. The overall fine details are slightly sharper than those of the first film, especially in the many close-up gadget shots, but the overall texture of the print remains relatively smooth. Check out the sweat on the hot fighting belly dancers, and some previously missed details in that darkened Orient Express car where Shaw and Connery beat the snot out of each other. My only genuinely negative marks on this transfer are some thick white contrast around the edges of some of the film's longer shots. And again, the framing of From Russia with Love is a 'thing'. Like Dr. No it was originally displayed differently in Europe (1.66) and the States (1.85). This release is 1.66:1.
Like Dr. No, Thunderball, and Live and Let Die, From Russia with Love is presented in original mono (two channel), and new super awesome DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1. This DTS-HD track is comparably graceful and impressive, overall very similar to the Dr. No track. There's no obvious distortion, even during the kinds of high volume moments, and the aged audio is lively. Again, there's little loss of sound due to a busy audio pallet, but the overall presentation is still natural, rather than canned or flat. The surround effects are minimal and subtle, but there are a few clever directional placements, some effective background noise, and even a few vocal placement adjustments. The bass track is punchy with action, and comes warmly to life with John Barry's classic themes.
The almost entirely previously catalogued extras start with another edited group commentary track. This one is no less informative overall, and features many more personal anecdotes from more minor contributors, which acts as a nice contrast to the mile a minute factoid party that encompasses the rest of the track. Once again, the experience of the track is like that of reading a behind the scenes novel while watching the feature. This is also a good comparison for those of us that have never read the original novel, which is different from the final film.
Under the MIG Vault is an eight minute CBC interview with Ian Fleming taken during the filming of Goldfinger, a five minute audio chat between Fleming and Raymond Chandler set to stills, 'Ian Fleming on Desert Island Discs', another five minute audio interview with Fleming set to stills, and a storyboard collection.
Under the Mission Dossier are two more port documentaries from the original special edition releases of the films, again presented in HD. 'Inside From Russia with Love' is the thirty five minute big gun, and just as good as it was the first time around. Again, as in the case of the previous disc there's a bit of repeated information between the doc and the group commentary, but there's a little less overlap this time. A shorter HD featurette entitled 'Harry Saltzman: Showman' concerning the exploits of original co-producer Saltzman follows suit, and completes the meatier extras. Again, we're finished with a series of trailers, TV and radio spots, and image archives.
From Russia with Love sells itself really. It's like the Godfather 2 of Bond films. Even a Bond layman like myself wants this Blu-ray disc in his collection, right next to Stewart Gordon's From Beyond. All I'm really here to do is verify that Fox has done their job in bringing the film gracefully into the hi-def arena. They have. The disc looks fantastic, and the film sounds better than it ever has in lossless audio. The extras are more or less nothing new.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Gabriel Powers
bradavon Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,945
This is indeed much better than Dr. No, it's an excellent spy thriller.
jmcclane 88 Member Join Date: September 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 466
I think Donald Grant is very similar to Craigs Bond in his appearance, anyone else think that?
FRWL is a great sequel, they took all that was good from Dr.No and just polished everything else, especially with the music. Heres hoping QOS can be as successful as a follow up.
FRWL is a great sequel, they took all that was good from Dr.No and just polished everything else, especially with the music. Heres hoping QOS can be as successful as a follow up.
£ukasz D Member Join Date: August 2005 Location: Poland Posts: 859
My favourite Bond....great Connery, great Shaw, great story, locations, plot...perfect 007
Neil Alcock Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 12
Shame on you... it was an invisible Aston Martin, not a BMW ;-)
Q: "Aston Martin call it the Vanquish... we call it the Vanish"
Bond: "Oh grow up Q"
Q: "Aston Martin call it the Vanquish... we call it the Vanish"
Bond: "Oh grow up Q"
Andy3105 Member Join Date: April 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 175
Yes, the invisible Aston..................if you listen really carefully when that thing shows up, you can hear the death knell of Brosnan's Bond, absolutely the most ridiculous, stupid and inane "gadget" to ever appear in a Bond movie.
Blue-Kal-El Member Join Date: October 2006 Location: United States Posts: 602
Agreed jmc, he does look like Craig...anyways, short but good review. I agree, one of the best Bond flicks.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 21st October 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.66:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby Digital Mono English, Dolby Digital Mono Spanish, Dolby Digital Mono French
Subtitles: English HoH, French, and Spanish
Extras: Cast and Crew Commentary, Inside 'From Russia With Love', Harry Saltzman: Showman, Terence Young Interviews, Trailers, TV and Radio Spots, Image Galleries
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Terence Young
Cast: Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Daniela Bianchi
Genre: Action and Adventure
Length: 111 minutes
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Who Are "We"?
The original girlfriends started with one. One who wanted to follow after God with all her heart and who wanted to know from God what it meant to be His daughter whose worth is far above rubies. She could see the lie that promotes self-esteem and learned that each of us has a Christ-esteem which makes our worth far above rubies.
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Get behind the wheel the worlds most exciting supercars including the Ferraris, Lamborghinis, GTR's and more for laps around a professionally-designed autocross track with a focus on speed, and exploring what these amazing machines are all about. You will have an intructor in the passenger seat giving you pointers on how to get the most out of your experience. All vehicles have automatic, or F1-style transmissions with paddle shifters, so no stick-shift experience is required! If you're at least 18 years of age and have a drivers' license, you can easily drive one of these high-performance machines in a day that all of your family and friends will envy forever. Not 18 yet or without a license? You can still experience these cars in a ride-along experience where you will ride in the passenger seat while an instructor takes you around the course for some hot laps!
Are there ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event?
All participents must be 18 years of age and possess a valid drivers' license to get behind the wheel. However, participants under age 18 or without a driver's license can still take part in an instructor-driven ride-along experience.
Can I drive more than one car?
Each voucher is good for one car unless stated otherwise. You may purchase additional laps and vouchers on event-day at a discounted rate if you'd like some more time in the cars, or want to try some different ones.
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
Our Wells Fargo Center location has plenty of free parking for all participants.
Does the purchase price include all fees and taxes?
Yes, the purchase price of all packages includes all fees. Driving experiences themselves are not a taxable item in any state. If you cannot show proof of the required insurance (See the Event Scheduling page of our website for more information), a policy must be purchased at the event. The policy at the event is $40 and covers up to $10,000 in damage with a zero deductible; and covers the participant for the entire event day.
Should I bring any money with me?
Aside from the insurance stated above; we will have t-shirts, hats, and other apparel available for sale at the event. This is a great way to show-off your experience to everybody! If you'd like more laps in the car, or would like to drive another car, you may purchase additional event vouchers on-site at a discounted rate. We accept cash and credit/debit cards for all laps, insurance, and apparel at the event.
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Bring your friends, family, and a smile! Please do not bring pets.
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Please wear comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes. Driving with flip-flops is not allowed, nor is driving barefoot.
Can my friends/family take photos or video of my experience?
Due to insurance reasons, only the participant is allowed past the gates to the vehicle area. We offer professional photos for $15, which are available to you via download on our website following the event. The photographer will take numerous photos of the car itself, of you in front of the car, and of you inside of the car. We also offer in-car HD video of your entire experience for $30. If you purchase the photo & video package, it is $40 combined.
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The perfect TV family isn't complete without a lovable canine companion. Dogs have a rich tradition in television, whether they're saving children from rivers or sleeping on top of their houses. One of the great characters in television history tops our list, and the rest have had (or are having) long tenures on their respective shows. Featuring a heroic collie, a lovable golden retriever and even a talking lab, here are the five best dogs in the history of TV.
Lassie- "Lassie"
It's hard to imagine any dog will ever reach Lassie's level of stardom. The female collie starred as the title character in a series for 19 seasons. When she wasn't saving Timmy from whatever troubled he'd gotten himself into, Lassie enjoyed time on the farm with her loving family. Now, Lassie is a fixture of American culture. Any situation in which an animal saves a human from harm instantly draws comparisons to this notorious hero. Little Timmy may be all grown up, but Lassie's legacy as the most beloved dog of all time lives on. Check sites like http://www.direct.tv for listings for "Lassie" reruns. Dreamworks announced it's making a new Lassie movie, so you'll want to catch up on all of the loyal dog's adventures.
Eddie- "Frasier"
Kelsey Grammar rose to stardom as a radio talk show host on "Frasier," but another character got his first big break. Moose the dog portrayed Eddie, the prominently featured Jack Russell Terrier who lives with Frasier's father. In one episode, viewers get a glimpse of life from Eddie's perspective while the other characters discuss how many words he can understand. Moose made such an impression on "Frasier" that he earned a spot on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. BBC.co.uk reported that Moose received more fanmail than any of his TV counterparts.
Comet- "Full House"
Just about anyone who wandered in was welcome in the Tanner household, so it's no wonder Comet found a home on prominent family sit-com "Full House." Comet joined the Tanners in season 3 and he had a natural sense of humor. When Stephanie Tanner asks what he thinks of her goofy glasses, Comet looked in the other direction like a true pro. The Tanners even threw comet a surprise birthday party with his four-legged friends. The dog who played Comet may be best known for his role as Buddy in the "Air Bud" series.
Snoopy- "Charlie Brown"
After his inception on the "Peanuts" comic strip, Charlie Brown's dog Snoopy rose to fame in the popular Charlie Brown TV specials, including "A Charlie Brown Christmas," "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving." Snoopy spent most of his time on top of his dog house, even through heavy rain and snow. Snoopy was an important member of the Peanuts gang, and he became perhaps the most remembered.
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Technically, Brian Griffin is a Labrador Retriever, but he talks, walks on his hind legs and drives a Toyota Prius on "Family Guy." Maybe that's why he's such a popular character. Fans get a chance to imagine their dogs with human qualities. "Family Guy" is going on its 12th season and Brian is only getting smarter.


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I've been learning a ton about all of this, which is to be expected after over a year (!) in this job. I have some terrific colleagues in text analytics, in research, development and services, who continually amaze me with their breadth and depth of knowledge, as well as their passion for the topic and their eagerness to help customers.
I happen to love linguistics, so this job is a great fit for me. I love to read, and the turn of a phrase in a book or a song lyric brings me joy. I like to think about the best way to phrase things and ways to interpret sentences. The more I interact with non-native English speakers, the more I appreciate both the beauty and the limitations of language, and the inherent difficulties in both generating and understanding sentences. I truly enjoyed all my study of French in school, too. It's always been such an intellectual snobbery to say something like "the French have a word for that", but anyone who knows more than one language knows it to be true -- language translation is never exact and concepts cannot always be expressed well, even in one's native language. Bottom line is that it's so interesting for me to dig into and help shape the technology and rules around extracting meaning from unstructured text.
Last month I was talking with a long-time friend and colleague who was here with her company at the IBM Silicon Valley Lab for a technology briefing. She and I have had several conversations at conferences over the years on topics like O-O databases, Java, XML, as they were emerging towards mainstream over the years. In the briefing, we talked a bit about unstructured data in the context of the Information Agenda, and one of their company's thought leaders said that unstructured data inclusion is implied. Cool, but, um, how exactly? Their (very reasonable) response when I probed a little further was that they needed to hook up with the business guys on that. YES! That's where I think we all absolutely have to start -- what is the unstructured data, and what questions do you need answered from it for business value. Then we go into more of the logistics around that.
Specifically, just this week I've worked on a couple of items that can help me bring some meaning to what text analytics is all about to folks who haven't been exposed to it deeply. The first was working on a report for a well-known analyst group, where we describe our information access technologies and offerings for unstructured data. And the second is a new offering that I hope will become available soon, to help quantify needs and specific business value that can be derived from unstructured data. If you are curious about any specifics, a great place to start digging into and even playing with some text analytics technology is the LanguageWare capabilities, system text and UIMA.
If you're interested in this kind of stuff, please let me know, or contact your local IBM rep and ask them (and tell them to ask me if they want a starting contact!) I'm passionate and eager to help! :-)


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Saturday, 14 May 2011
Annie Hall
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- littlebirdbigcity said...
Oh gosh, I love Annie Hall so much. It's up there with my favorites. I agree wholeheartedly with what you wrote, so lovely. I'd have trouble pinpointing my all-time favorite movie, but "In the Mood for Love" definitely makes the top 3 for me. The music, the colors, the subtle touches, the heart ache, I fall for it every time.
- 14 May 2011 at 09:14
- lemonade said...
this is so, so great. (i have been following your blog for awhile but never commented!) you listed a lot of great movies up there, and most of them are favourites of mine too. i used to work at a video store so this list changes all the time but...:
beautiful losers
la collectionneuse
cria cuervos
(all of these i recommend!!)
- 14 May 2011 at 09:16
- Steph said...
Hi Lizzie,
I recently found your blog when looking for some authors that were closer to home than all the americans blogs in my dashboard. Coming from Edinburgh, its fun to see some of YOUR Edinburgh.
Youre not just an extremely talented illustrator: In this post alone its clear to you that you are both an extremely talented illustrator but also a wonderful wordsmith, full of connection with your subject!
This made me smile!
- 14 May 2011 at 15:58
- Fiona Purves said...
Harold and Maude. I just love it.
- 15 May 2011 at 13:40
- Verity Keniger said...
I just want to double up on Cria Cuervos because it's wonderful... it's tricky to find but me thinks I have it somehere... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25ckdkg1xCw
- 20 May 2011 at 09:21
- Felice jin said...
I love this film!!
and lovely your blog :D
- 31 May 2011 at 14:16
- uve said...
Annie Hall is also my Allen's favourite, I also had a post on my blog some months ago
- 6 June 2011 at 01:30


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RAVENSWOOD - A driver was arrested in Ravenswood after Patrolman Brandon Thompson's search of his vehicle disclosed meth and marijuana.
On November 19 as Thompson was patrolling the city, he noticed a white Toyota 4-Runner traveling north on Washington Street. The officer noticed that the driver had not used his signal to give an indication of which way he was going to turn.
Thompson turned on his cruiser lights and pulled the driver over. The driver was identified as Kevin Cain. The passenger in the vehicle was identified as Stephanie Lewis.
Upon noticing Cain acting nervous, as he was allegedly shaking and would not make eye contact, Thompson obtained written and verbal permission to search the vehicle. Patrolman Bobby Knox arrived to assist Thompson in the search.
According to the criminal complaint, both officers could smell the odor of marijuana. They allegedly discovered one clear freezer bag with what looked to be marijuana and weighing 118 grams. Also found were two baggies with a white residue and crystals believed to be methamphetamine aka meth weighing 2.2 grams. In addition, the search turned up seven pills of 325 mg/10mg Oxycodone, 27 pills (stamped M367) of Hydrocodone 325 mg/10 mg. and 49 more Hydrocodone pills (Stamped IP11). Other items seized during the vehicle search were a digital scale and about ten (10) sandwich bags and twist ties.
Before placing Cain under arrest, Thompson informed him of his Miranda Rights.
The suspect allegedly denied that he was the owner of the narcotics found in his vehicle. Cain allegedly admitted to the officers that he occasionally sells marijuana to his friends and confessed that he had smoked some "weed" earlier. Cain acknowledged that he also smokes meth at the price of $50 per gram.
He was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and was transported to South Central Regional Jail.
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Huawei Aims to Be a Global Smartphone Brand
China's Huawei Technologies Co. seems an unlikely threat to Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. in the global smartphone market. But as the WSJ's Juro Osawa explains, the wireless network equipment supplier is looking to rebrand itself.
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The expected upward revision in second-quarter gross domestic product came in as advertised earlier this morning, and it was an even stronger performance than many of the economic pundits had expected. To wit, after an initial estimate of a 1.7% rate of improvement in the April-to-June period was issued a month ago, the second, or preliminary, estimate of GDP growth showed a 2.5% increase. Expectations had been for growth of 2.2%. In the first quarter, by comparison, real GDP had risen by just 1.1%.
Of note, the better showing in the second quarter, which reflected more complete source data, was primarily driven by positive contributions from personal consumption expenditures, exports, private inventory investment, and residential and nonresidential fixed investment. A smaller decline in federal government spending than initially forecast was also a factor in the upward revision.
Breaking the report down, we see that personal consumption expenditures increased by 1.8%. Interestingly, the initial-quarter gain in this series was a more vigorous 2.3%. However, durable goods increased by 6.1% in the latest period; in the first quarter, the gain was a slightly more subdued 5.8%. A bigger positive swing factor, however, was provided by nonresidential fixed investment. Here, a first-quarter decline of 4.6% moved to a solid 4.4% rise in the more recently concluded three months. Also, real exports surged by 8.6% in the latest quarter; that was a notable swing from a small decrease in the opening stanza.
Importantly, real federal government consumption expenditures decreased by just 1.6% in the June period. The decline was a much more formidable 8.4% in the first quarter. A big part of the story here was a big positive swing in defense spending, going from an 11.2% drop in the first three months to a nearly flat showing in the second interim. It would appear that earlier fears of a big penalty from the celebrated sequestrations were somewhat exaggerated.
Looking at the report in total, there was a notable improvement from the first to the second quarter. Indeed, a measurably larger one than had been forecast. Going forward, and considering the wealth of economic data issued since the end of the most recent period, our sense is that third-quarter GDP will hold in the range of 2.0%-2.5%, and then move back up to the upper end of this range during the concluding stanza.At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Cumberland Farms Retail Sales Associate job in AGAWAM, MA
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- Job Title
- Retail Sales Associate
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- $11.01 to $14.12 per hour (Snag Est. )
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Whether you are looking for an incredible full-time career, or a great part-time job, the Retail Sales Associate position is the backbone of our company. As a Retail Sales Associate, you are more than just a convenience store cashier; you are the face of Cumberland Farms!
What sets Cumberland Farms apart? It begins with a simple belief: people matter. Whether it's our customers or our team members, we greet everyone with a friendly smile and a genuine sense of respect.
This belief drives every career we grow. We can help you find the excitement and opportunities you want, and the satisfaction you deserve. From competitive pay and benefits to an everyday feeling of enjoyment and personal fulfillment, Cumberland Farms is committed to helping you get the absolute most out of your career.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Providing a pleasant shopping experience for all customers.
- Providing prompt, efficient and courteous customer service.
- Maintaining a clean, customer friendly environment in the store.
- Completing customer transactions and responding to customer inquiries.
- Replenishing products and supplies to ensure our products are well stocked.
- Assisting the Store Manager with the proper execution of all store level merchandising and marketing programs.
- Performing all regular cleaning activities and other tasks as outlined by the Store Manager.
- HS diploma or GED equivalent
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- Comfort with standing for an extended period of time
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.
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- Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
- Flexibility and cooperation with the Store Manager's needs that may change on a daily basis to maintain the proper functioning of the store
- Retail or food service experience preferred
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text: RussiaFeed News Business Russian tourism numbers are surging, surpassing pre-crisis levels In the first six months of this year, 17.1 million Russians vacationed abroad Published 1 year ago on November 10, 2017 By RussiaFeed 7 Views Share Tweet (bne IntelliNews) – The number of Russians holidaying abroad has recovered and has almost passed its pre-crisis peak. In January-June 17.1mn Russian tourists went abroad, up by 30% year-on-year, Rosstat reported on November 8. Russian outbound tourist trips peaked at 42.9mn in 2014, before dropping by 19% and 9% y/y in 2015 and 2016 due to ruble devaluation, geopolitical turmoil, and closure of main destinations of Egypt and Turkey. Turkey is regaining its status of Russia's most popular destination with 4.1mn tourists having already visited it this year, or almost 25% of total flow, according to another report by Interfax. The largest tour operators surveyed by Vedomosti said that Turkey accounted for two thirds of all tour sales this year. Following Turkey are Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Spain, as well as Montenegro and Croatia. The domestic tourism that was picking up in the post-2014 crisis years grew at slower 10% in 2017 so far, but the number of internal tourists is much higher at about 50mn people. Vedomosti reminds that less than 28% of Russians have a passport valid for travelling abroad, leaving a big pool of Russians forced to take a holiday at home. In October Vedomosti reported that the bankruptcy of Russian charter air carrier VIM Avia means the cost of tours to Russia's most popular destinations could rise by 10-20% in the next summer season. In the next summer season, the largest destinations served by VIM Avia, such as the popular resorts in Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Sochi in Russia, and the annexed Crimea peninsula, could end up being up to 20% more expensive for Russian tourists. VIM Avia held 15% of the charter airline markets, which is the preferred way to get to holiday destinations, with 1.8mn passengers carried in January-August 2017, up by 31% year-on-year. Pulling such a large player out of the market will push both the charter and the regular flights' prices up, markets experts surveyed by the daily agree. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Related Topics:Russiatourismimgx Up Next NATO meets in Brussels to discuss the final obstacle to US world domination: Russia and China Don't Miss Macron lands in Saudi Arabia in quest for information on Saad Hariri Advertisement You may like Understanding the Holodomor and why Russia says nothing Don't Laugh : It's Giving Putin What He Wants EU's 'toothless' response to creation of Kosovo army risks worsening the crisis – Moscow Click to comment Leave a Reply This comment form is under antispam protection This comment form is under antispam protection Subscribe Notify of new follow-up comments new replies to my comments Latest Don't Laugh : It's Giving Putin What He Wants The fact of the matter is that humorous lampooning of western establishment Russia narratives writes itself. Published 22 hours ago on December 18, 2018 By Caitlin Johnstone Authored by Caitlin Johnstone: The BBC has published an article titled "How Putin's Russia turned humour into a weapon" about the Kremlin's latest addition to its horrifying deadly hybrid warfare arsenal: comedy. The article is authored by Olga Robinson, whom the BBC, unhindered by any trace of self-awareness, has titled "Senior Journalist (Disinformation)". Robinson demonstrates the qualifications and acumen which earned her that title by warning the BBC's audience that the Kremlin has been using humor to dismiss and ridicule accusations that have been leveled against it by western governments, a "form of trolling" that she reports is designed to "deliberately lower the level of discussion". Turns out jokes are a Russian disinformation conspiracy.Is nothing safe? What will those barbarian Others think of next? Weaponizing our tears? https://t.co/0CFcTL65q0 — Mark Ames (@MarkAmesExiled) December 15, 2018 "Russia's move towards using humour to influence its campaigns is a relatively recent phenomenon," Robinson explains, without speculating as to why Russians might have suddenly begun laughing at their western accusers. She gives no consideration to the possibility that the tightly knit alliance of western nations who suddenly began hysterically shrieking about Russia two years ago have simply gotten much more ridiculous and easier to make fun of during that time. Couldn't possibly have anything to do with the emergence of a demented media environment wherein everything around the world from French protests to American culture wars to British discontent with the European Union gets blamed on Russia without any facts or evidence. Wherein BBC reporters now correct guests and caution them against voicing skepticism of anti-Russia narratives because the UK is in "an information war" with that nation. Wherein the same cable news Russiagate pundit can claim that both Rex Tillerson's hiring and his later firing were the result of a Russian conspiracy to benefit the Kremlin. Wherein mainstream outlets can circulate blatantly false information about Julian Assange and unnamed "Russians" and then blame the falseness of that reporting on Russian disinformation. Wherein Pokemon Go, cutesy Facebook memes and $4,700 in Google ads are sincerely cited as methods by which Hillary Clinton's $1.2 billion presidential campaign was outdone. Wherein conspiracy theories that Putin has infiltrated the highest levels of the US government have been blaring on mainstream headline news for two years with absolutely nothing to show for it to this day. Nope, the only possibility is that the Kremlin suddenly figured out that humor is a thing. The fact of the matter is that humorous lampooning of western establishment Russia narratives writes itself. The hypocrisy is so cartoonish, the emotions are so breathlessly over-the-top, the stories so riddled with plot holes and the agendas underlying them so glaringly obvious that they translate very easily into laughs. I myself recently authored a satire piece that a lot of people loved and which got picked up by numerous alternative media outlets, and all I did was write down all the various escalations this administration has made against Russia as though they were commands being given to Trump by Putin. It was extremely easy to write, and it was pretty damn funny if I do say so myself. And it didn't take any Kremlin rubles or dezinformatsiya from St Petersburg to figure out how to write it. "Ben Nimmo, an Atlantic Council researcher on Russian disinformation, told the BBC that attempts to create funny memes were part of the strategy as 'disinformation for the information age'," the article warns. Nimmo, ironically, is himself intimately involved with the British domestic disinformation firm Integrity Initiative, whose shady government-sponsored psyops against the Labour Party have sparked a national scandal that is likely far from reaching peak intensity. "Most comedy programmes on Russian state television these days are anodyne affairs which either do not touch on political topics, or direct humour at the Kremlin's perceived enemies abroad," Robinson writes, which I found funny since I'd just recently read an excellent essay by Michael Tracey titled "Why has late night swapped laughs for lusting after Mueller?" "If the late night 'comedy' of the Trump era has something resembling a 'message,' it's that large segments of the nation's liberal TV viewership are nervously tracking every Russia development with a passion that cannot be conducive to mental health – or for that matter, political efficacy," Tracey writes, documenting numerous examples of the ways late night comedy now has audiences cheering for a US intelligence insider and Bush appointee instead of challenging power-serving media orthodoxies as programs like The Daily Show once did. If you wanted the opposite of "anodyne affairs", it would be comedians ridiculing the way all the establishment talking heads are manipulating their audiences into supporting the US intelligence community and FBI insiders. It would be excoriating the media environment in which unfathomably powerful world-dominating government agencies are subject to less scrutiny and criticism than a man trapped in an embassy who published inconvenient facts about those agencies. It certainly wouldn't be the cast of Saturday Night Live singing "All I Want for Christmas Is You" to a framed portrait if Robert Mueller wearing a Santa hat. It doesn't get much more anodyne than that. Russia makes fun of western establishment narratives about it because those narratives are so incredibly easy to make fun of that they are essentially asking for it, and the nerdy way empire loyalists are suddenly crying victim about it is itself more comedy. When Guardian writer Carole Cadwalladr began insinuating that RT covering standard newsworthy people like Julian Assange and Nigel Farage was a conspiracy to "boost" those people for the advancement of Russian agendas instead of a news outlet doing the thing that news reporting is, RT rightly made fun of her for it. Cadwalladr reacted to RT's mockery with a claim that she was a victim of "attacks", instead of the recipient of perfectly justified ridicule for circulating an intensely moronic conspiracy theory. Ah well. People are nuts and we're hurtling toward a direct confrontation with a nuclear superpower. Sometimes there's nothing else to do but laugh. As Wavy Gravy said, "Keep your sense of humor, my friend; if you don't have a sense of humor it just isn't funny anymore." Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest EU's 'toothless' response to creation of Kosovo army risks worsening the crisis – Moscow Russia's ambassador to the UN said that the EU could have and should have done more to stop the breakaway region from creating its own army. Published 22 hours ago on December 18, 2018 By RT Via RT… The creation of Kosovo's own 5,000-strong army is a threat to peace and security in a turbulent region and may lead to a new escalation, Russia's UN envoy has warned, calling the EU's lackluster response irresponsible. Speaking at the UN Security Council emergency meeting on Kosovo, Russia's ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzya said that the EU could have and should have done more to stop the breakaway region from creating its own army to replace its lightly armed emergency response force. "The EU reaction to the decision by Pristina cannot be described as other than toothless. This irresponsible policy has crossed the line," Nebenzya said, after the UNSC meeting on Monday. The diplomat said the lack of decisive action on the part of the 28-member bloc was a "great disappointment," adding that the EU seems to "have turned a blind eye on the illegal creation of Kosovo's 'army.'" The law, approved by Kosovo lawmakers on Friday, paves the way for doubling the size of the current Kosovo Security Force and for turning it into a de facto army, with 5,000 soldiers and 3,000 reservists. The move did not go down well even with Kosovo's usual backers, with both NATO and the EU voicing their indignation. NATO's General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg called the decision "ill-timed" and lamented that Kosovo's authorities had ignored "the concerns expressed by NATO." The EU's top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, has echoed those concerns, saying in a statement that the mandate of Kosovo's forces "should only be changed through an inclusive and gradual process" in accordance with the state's constitution. The only nation to openly applaud the controversial move was the US, with its ambassador to Kosovo, Phillip Kosnett, saying that Washington "reaffirms its support" for the upgrade as it is "only natural for Kosovo as a sovereign, independent country" to have a full-fledged army. The Kosovo MPs' decision has drawn anger in the Serbian capital Belgrade and provoked a strong response from Moscow, which calledon the UN mission in Kosovo to demilitarize the area in accordance with UNSC resolution 1244, and to disband any armed units. Nebenzya pointed out that the UN resolution does not allow any Kosovo Albanian military units to be present in the region's territory. He accused Western countries, including members of the NATO-led international peacekeeping force (KFOR), of "condoning and supporting" the violation by Pristina of the resolution. It is feared that the army, though a relatively small force, might inflame tensions in the region and impede attempts at reconciliation between Pristina and Belgrade. Serbia has warned that it might consider an armed intervention if the army becomes a threat to the 120,000-strong Serb minority in Kosovo. "The advance of Kosovo's army presents a threat to the peace and security in the region, which may lead to the recurrence of the armed conflict," Nebenzya stated. In addition to creating its own army, Kosovo in November hit Serbia with a 100 percent import tariff on goods, defying calls by the US and the EU to roll the measure back. Liked it? Take a second to support The Duran on Patreon! Continue Reading Latest Ukraine's President Says "High" Threat Of Russian Invasion, Urges NATO Entry In Next 5 Years Poroshenko is trying desperately to hold on to power, even if it means provoking Russia. Published 2 days ago on December 17, 2018 By Tyler Durden Via Zerohedge… Perhaps still seeking to justify imposing martial law over broad swathes of his country, and attempting to keep international pressure and media focus on a narrative of "Russian aggression," Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko denounced what he called the high "threat of Russian invasion" during a press conference on Sunday, according to Bloomberg. Though what some analysts expected would be a rapid flair up of tit-for-tat incidents following the late November Kerch Strait seizure of three Ukrainian vessels and their crew by the Russian Navy has gone somewhat quiet, with no further major incident to follow, Poroshenko has continued to signal to the West that Russia could invade at any moment. "The lion's share of Russian troops remain" along the Russian border with Ukraine, Poroshenko told journalists at a press conference in the capital, Kiev. "Unfortunately, less than 10 percent were withdrawn," he said, and added: "As of now, the threat of Russian troops invading remains. We have to be ready for this, we won't allow a repeat of 2014." Poroshenko, who declared martial law on Nov. 26, citing at the time possible imminent "full-scale war with Russia" and Russian tank and troop build-up, on Sunday noted that he will end martial law on Dec. 26 and the temporarily suspended presidential campaign will kick off should there be no Russian invasion. He also previously banned all Russian males ages 16-60 from entering Ukraine as part of implementation of 30 days of martial law over ten provinces, though it's unclear if this policy will be rescinded. 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THE number of people out of work and claiming jobseeker's allowance has risen for the first time since February last year.
Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics for December show there are 6,562 claimants in Oxfordshire, a rise of 115 on the previous month and the highest total since September.
But year on year figures show the number of people signing on fell by 1,049.
Nationally, numbers claiming jobseeker's allowance fell by 12,100 last month to 1.56 million, the lowest since June 2011.
Total UK unemployment fell by 37,000 in the latest quarter to just under 2.5 million, the lowest since spring 2011 with a record number — almost 30 million — adults in a job, up by 500,000 on the same time a year earlier.


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As a last gasp at the end of the season, book reviewers and bloggers are recommending summer reading again. But, you know how it is, I have quite a stack on the coffee table already.
One of my favorite books of the summer is Felix J. Palma's The Map of Time, a historical fantasy that mixes elements of literary and pop.
The Map of Time is an astonishingly well-written novel, translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor, and deals with time travel, romance, and H. G. Wells. I'm very enthusiastic about Wells, loved David Lodge's stunning historical novel about Wells, A Man of Parts (and wonder why it didn't make the Booker longlist), and am amazed that two novels about Wells should be published at roughly the same time. The Map of Time,
published in Spain in 2008, is newly released in the U.S. A Man of Parts will be published this fall in the U.S.
Set in the late 19th century, The Map of Time vividly delineates the possibilities of time travel, hucksters' exploitation, and couples separated by time and other factors. H. G. Wells, one of the main characters, is so popular after writing the best-seller, The Time Machine, that he is pursued by quacks, fans, and occasionally respectable readers. Out of the blue his home is intruded one night by Andrew Harrington, a suicidal Englishman whose prostitute girlfriend was killed by Jack the Ripper. His savvy, aggressive cousin, Charles, accompanies him. Charles says he knows Wells has a time machine and wants him to send Andrew to the past to save his girlfriend.
No wonder they believe, or want to believe, in time travel. A frustrated novelist owns a time machine-travel agency that purports to carry customers to 2000, where they can view a battle between human beings and automatons.
Imagine what happens when a brilliant, dissatisfied young woman falls in love with a man of the future, Captain Shackleton.
Palma also fashions a mostly accurate, partly fictionalized, biography of Wells. He charts Wells's rise from the lower middle class, from draper's assistant to science teacher to influential writer. Wells, a womanizer, had two sexually unsatisfying marriages, but his second marriage to his former student, Jane, lasted. Jane is a minor character in the novel.
The future and past are interwoven. There are many allusions to 19th-century novels, among them H. Rider Haggard's popular novel, Allan Quatermain, and to historical characters like Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, a famous Victorian deformed by disease (his skin was thick and his head elephantine) and rescued from a freak show.
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"On Monday in San Francisco we took the wraps off of the new Office's touch experience designed for Windows 8. We showed the new touch-optimized Windows 8-style app for OneNote, and we showed how we've touch-enabled Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other apps on the desktop. The new Office is designed for a great experience whether you're sitting on a couch with a tablet, or at a desk with a mouse and keyboard. It makes common tasks fast, fluid, and intuitive, while still enabling the rich capabilities required to create high-quality documents. In this post I'll walk you through the thinking, engineering process and design framework we used to reimagine these experiences for touch."


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Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has announced an 18-date North American tour in support of his new solo album, The Messenger. Kicking off in Las Vegas on April 11, the three-week trek will follow several U.K. dates slated for March.
The North American tour includes two shows with New Order and performances both weekends of the Coachella Festival. Set for release on February 26, The Messenger is said by Details magazine to "hark back to the '80s with chiming, effects-laden guitars and dreamy vocals." The album was written and produced by Marr, who recorded in Manchester and in Berlin. Engineer Frank Arkwright mastered the disc at Abbey Road Studios.
Johnny Marr Tour Dates
03/10/13 Sun Oxford Academy Oxford , GB
03/11/13 Mon Waterfront Norwich, GB
03/12/13 Tue Junction Goole, GB
03/14/13 Thu Brighton Concorde Brighton, GB
03/15/13 Fri Shepherd's Bush Empire London, GB
03/16/13 Sat Birmingham HMV Institute Birmingham, GB
03/18/13 Mon Leadmill Sheffield, GB
03/19/13 Tue O2 ABC Glasgow, GB
03/20/13 Wed Liverpool Academy Liverpool, GB
03/22/13 Fri The Ritz Manchester, GB
03/23/13 Sat The Ritz Manchester, GB
03/26/13 Tue Limelight Belfast, GB
03/27/13 Wed Dublin Academy Dublin, IR
04/11/13 Thu The Pool @ The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, NV *
04/12/13 Fri Coachella Indio, CA
04/13/13 Sat The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
04/15/13 Mon Neumos Seattle, WA
04/16/13 Tue Aladdin Theater Portland, OR
04/18/13 Thu Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA *
04/19/13 Fri Coachella Indio, CA
04/21/13 Sun Bluebird Theater Denver, CO
04/22/13 Mon The Waiting Room Lounge Omaha, NE
04/23/13 Tue Varsity Theatre Minneapolis, MN
04/25/13 Thu Metro Chicago, IL
04/26/13 Fri Magic Stick Lounge Detroit, MI
04/27/13 Sat Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
04/29/13 Mon 9:30 Club Washington, DC
04/30/13 Tue The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
05/02/13 Thu Irving Plaza New York, NY
05/03/13 Fri Music Hall Of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
05/04/13 Sat Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
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From Hyde Park to East Boston, from corporate suites to gritty bus stops, Bostonians credited their five-term "urban mechanic" Thursday with fixing more than potholes in the past 20 years.
The city has become cleaner and safer under Mayor Thomas M. Menino, residents said, but has also changed in myriad ways that cannot be quantified by cold data, like inclusiveness, vibrancy, and optimism.
Still, many said the time is right for Menino to step aside. At 70, he has been slowed by health problems that hospitalized him for eight weeks.
"He's a regular guy just like the rest of us, you know, and that's how he approached the job of mayor," said Judy Pais, 64, one of Menino's neighbors in Hyde Park. "I'm not so politically active, but I think the city's better off for having him these past 20 years. It's the little things that count, in a big way."
Those "little things" include the grunt work expected of any big-city mayor, such as street maintenance and summer jobs. But Menino also showed a broad vision that belied his reputation as a simple man of limited reach, Bostonians said.
From homelessness to English-language courses, park improvements to gun control, the mayor built a legacy, residents said, that extends beyond the countless miles he spent roaming the neighborhoods of what had long been regarded as a fiercely tribal city.
"I think Boston is one of the most welcoming cities now, and I think the mayor has made a big difference on that," said John Willshire Carrera, a Jamaica Plain resident and board president of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition. "He's been very, very clear that the city is a city of immigrants."
Willshire Carrera cited Menino's decision to create the Mayor's Office of New Bostonians in 1998 as an important statement. The office helps fund English-language programs that serve about 1,100 immigrants a year, he said.
The mayor's commitment to inclusiveness is also demonstrated by his longtime support for the gay community, said Dr. Stephen Boswell, president of Fenway Health, which reaches out to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender residents.
"In my view, he's been one of the most important mayors this city has ever seen, especially from the standpoint of the LGBT community," Boswell said. "From his first term, he demonstrated in concrete ways that he was supportive of everyone who lives here."
Menino has attended nearly every major fund-raising event held by Fenway Health during the past 20 years, he added, and was instrumental in helping the capital campaign to build its Boylston Street headquarters.
Perhaps the mayor's singular accomplishment, however, is his press-the-flesh familiarity. A Globe poll released Monday showed that 49 percent of respondents said they had personally met Menino. One of them is Igor Kharitonenkov, 25, of Jamaica Plain.
Kharitonenkov said he vividly remembers when he met Menino in September 2010 at a ground-breaking ceremony for the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. After being introduced, Kharitonenkov handed the mayor a DVD about the conservancy's history.
"He said, 'Keep up the good work, pal,' " Kharitonenkov recalled. "It was real quick, but it was a cool moment.''
Paul Sedgwick, 52, a Boston public school teacher, said he has shaken Menino's hand about a dozen times.
"He loves to meet the people he serves, and he's tried to serve all of the neighborhoods equally," Sedgwick said on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain.
However, Sedgwick said, Menino's health makes his decision the right one.
Those cross-currents of sentiment — gratitude for service; anticipation of new leadership — were repeated across the city.
In Mattapan Square, Colette McCoy, 60, said that "I'm not happy to see him go, but he has to pay attention to his health."
A record 20 years as mayor, she said, is a good run.
On Broadway in South Boston, Jennifer Ledet, 39, agreed that a transition will be welcome. "He has served his time well. He's been good to us, but it's time for change,'' Ledet said.
In Jamaica Plain, 20-year-old Eddie Johnson said he was shocked to hear that the only Boston mayor he has ever known will soon step down.
"Wow, that's crazy," said Johnson, a lifelong city resident. "It's been no secret he's been having health issues. If he feels he can't continue at the same capacity, then he should step down."
Nayda Paz, 47, of Roxbury, agreed that the mayor deserves a break. She credited Menino with cracking down on landlords who do not treat properties or tenants well, but said some friends had been ignored after asking Menino for help.
Criticism, however, was difficult to find Thursday.
Christine Poff, executive director of the Franklin Park Coalition, recalled the mayor's keen interest in improving that jewel of the Emerald Necklace. Menino liked to ride with her in a golf cart as they toured the park and floated ideas.
"He's hearing you and mulling it over, and a couple of months later, he'd call me on my cellphone and ask, 'What do you think of this?' " Poff said. "That's kind of amazing. I'm just a Boston resident who runs a nonprofit."
Now, Poff said, Franklin Park "is a gathering place for people of all different backgrounds, every race in Boston, every age, and many neighborhoods."
Kim LaDue, 54, a lawyer who lives in Charlestown, once took a math class with Menino at UMass Boston. She praised his work to bring more people and activity to the city.
"He supports new businesses, and construction has gone up," she said. "It's allowed more people to live in the city more comfortably."
John Rosenthal, a developer in Boston and social activist, knows Menino on many levels, from Rosenthal's work on homelessness, gun control, and Fenway Center, a $450 million mixed-use proposal for air space over the Massachusetts Turnpike.
"On homelessness and gun violence, he's been a passionate advocate," said Rosenthal, who founded Stop Handgun Violence, the group responsible for the massive gun-control billboard near Fenway Park.
In his development dealings with Menino, Rosenthal said, the mayor has always been concerned about the grass-roots impact.
"If the neighborhood was supportive, he would be supportive if he thought it would be good for the city in general," he said.
That all-politics-is-local ethos is nowhere more evident than on Menino's home turf, the Readville section of Hyde Park.
Residents there reflected on Menino the neighbor, the man who shoveled snow from his driveway and sidewalks, offered condolences to families who lost loved ones, and held crowded summertime barbecues.
Directly across from the mayor's Chesterfield Street house, Pais teared up when she recalled how the mayor reached out when her father died. Menino sent her family two cooked turkeys and fixings for the wake, she said, and then returned early from a trip to attend the funeral.
"I'm heartbroken he's not going to run again," Pais said.Brian Ballou of the Globe staff and correspondents Matt Rocheleau, Patrick D. Rosso, and Johanna Kaiser contributed to this report. Brian MacQuarrie can be reached at email@example.com.


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David Williams over at iTWire has done a comparison of Windows vs Linux. It is performed by doing functionally identical tasks in both the OSes. This comparison is not a fair one by any measure. The laptops running the Windows and Linux were different in the hardware config and the software used for the tests were comparable but clearly different (MS Office vs OpenOffice; IE vs Firefox 3).


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Luggage found in trash can raises concerns
A brown piece of luggage in a trash can raised suspicions Saturday at a Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event in Winston-Salem.
A Salem College public safety officer noticed the luggage in a trash can in the 700 block of Salem Avenue.
Officials said the item had recently been deposited into the can because the area had been checked throughout the race.
A Winston-Salem Polcie Department hazardous device disposal team was called, and the area was evacuated during the investigation.
Authorities said as many as 3,000 people were in the immediate area, which included the finish line and post-race pavilion.
Investigators said special equipment was used to detonate the item. It was later determined the luggage was empty.