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FORT HAMILTON, N.Y. – New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg honors U.S. Army National Guardsmen during a Veterans Day celebration in Manhattan, N.Y., Nov. 11, 2012.
Bloomberg thanked all of those helping within the community and specifically acknowledged the soldiers of B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry, out of Jamestown, N.Y.
Hurricane sandy gave the city another reason to thank soldiers on Veterans Day, he said. Soldiers, along with service members from all the branches, responded quickly after the storm devastated parts of New York.
Service members sprang into action helping repair and restore the city's infrastructure, said Bloomberg.
In fact, the soldiers have lead various relief operations to include overseeing point of distribution sites – giving out food, water and supplies – and leading door-to-door health checks with first responders throughout the city.
"We're absolutely happy to be here," said U.S. Army National Guard Capt. Jeffrey J. Kelley, commander of B. Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry, Jamestown, N.Y.
Kelley is proud and impressed by his soldiers' efforts since they were activated and mobilized to Fort Hamilton, Oct. 31, 2012.
"The soldiers work hard and don't complain," said Kelley, a Grand Island, N.Y., native. "I couldn't ask for a better troop."
U.S. Army National Guard Pvt. Zachary Moore, a mortar man within the troop, was overwhelmed by the mayor's gesture.
"It was nice to meet the mayor and to hear what he felt about what we are doing," said Moore, a Jamestown, N.Y., native. "It made me feel good when he called us out and thanked us for our hard work."
The soldiers will continue to support Hurricane Sandy relief operations throughout the city knowing that residents are appreciative for their unrelenting efforts.
"Thank you," said Bloomberg. "For everything you've done for our city."


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|Reviews for From an Assassin, With Love
| assaasddjeioe chapter 1 . 6/9/2011
Nice-you keep a very measured rhyme scheme without ever sounding awkward.
One question-when you say "we can paint red this world of blue," are you using those colours for what they signify politically? Or is red for blood and blue just for something else?
| Chariline chapter 1 . 5/25/2011
Eerie in a good way! This could totally inspire a story, not to mention it's a great kyrielle. ;)
Hearts, Chari!
| Hania chapter 1 . 4/27/2011
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In his Manhattan workroom, Ralph Pucci is putting the finishing touches on his latest mannequin collection for department stores, "Goddess." As the name suggests, Goddess is no waif. Pucci said he wanted hot and sexy, so she is 2 to 2 1/2 inches more curvaceous than his standard form and takes her cues not from runway models but from Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez.
"People with these types of body are flaunting it," he said. "They're comfortable with it."
Across the country, in the fashion district in downtown Los Angeles, Goddess already faces competition. Block after block of storefronts that sell clothes at wholesale prices display mannequins and pant forms with even more treacherous curves. Store owners point at the tight-as-a-glove fit of jeans and stretch pants around 38-inch hips, ultra-voluptuous by classic mannequin standards. Sales, they say, are up as a result.


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Network Wins College Golden Game Saturday
It's one of the most feared service releases in all of Las Vegas. JIM HURLEY unleashed his 2015 GOLDEN GAME this past Saturday on the betting markets...and it cashed easily as Ohio (+3.5) beat Marshall 21-10 outright as a home underdog.
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*Ohio won 21-10, and clearly should have been the favorite
*Ohio won total yardage 363-241
*Ohio won rushing yardage 229-157
*Ohio held Marshall to just 2 of 14 on third down conversions
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The key here was that our sources were confident new Marshall quarterback Michael Birdsong was going to struggle badly in his first road start. He was shaky in his season debut at home vs. Purdue. You'll recall the Thundering Herd won that game because of two defensive TDs. The transfer from James Madison is a big downgrade from Rakeem Kato. All scouting reports said we should fade Birdsong.
Marshall had been outgained by Purdue in its season opener at home, and was very lucky to get that victory. Ohio outgained Idaho by about 100 yards in its season opener...on the road. Granting that there's not much to go off so early in the season. The stats that did exist suggested that Ohio was the value side, and had clear upset potential against an opponent still adjusting to a quarterback downgrade.
This was clearly a much better schedule spot for Ohio. Teams are always fired up for their home opener...particularly when they're coming off a road win and they're facing a "name" opponent. Marshall had no reason to be up here. They had won a national TV victory in their season opener, and were in a clear flat spot. It sure didn't hurt that Marshall had one less day of preparation since they won on a Sunday over Labor Day weekend. Great situation for a home dog!
Granting that simulations are going to be sketchy when one team has a new quarterback...there just wasn't any way the software could see Marshall as the favorite. You couldn't get there from here! Ohio had much more going for it. Marshall lost a ton of people on defense in addition to quarterback Kato. The Green Hornet wasn't going to save the day. The simulations centered on Ohio by about 5 points as a general result. That's more than a TD away from the Vegas line. The "skew" for outlier results were much more likely to go Ohio's way as a "solid" home team against an unknown quantity at QB for the visitor.
It was clear to us early in the week that the sharps were looking at Ohio and were going to try to time the market when limits were at their highest. We don't always agree 100% with the Wise Guys. But, when we do...and the information is strong...it helps set the stage for our biggest releases. It seems that everyone knew Birdsong would be in trouble!
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I have reported the matter to the Police and they have tole me to seek legal advise as to one possible course of action to prevent this. Unfortunately the harassment is the aftermath of an affair and I am aware that the gentleman in question is very volatile and aggressive. I have barred his phone number from my landline and mobile phone but during one call he quoted my address and obviously he had found that out some how. We live some 20 miles away. He has made verbal threats to me which make me fear for my own safety. He has promised to find me and break every bone in my body. I had deleted his previous texts and logs before today and was not aware of his phone number. He has phoned me again this morning, leaving a non-aggressive message but saying that I have refused to meet him so he will now be going to see my wife and 15 and 12 year old daughters. I must find a way to keep him away from my family. I look forward to hearing from you
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Have you reported all the incidents to the police please? Have they warned him?
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Ok - really if this person has been warned then you should report it back to the Police.
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UNC system students could see big tuition increase
By MICHAEL BIESECKER
Associated Press
CHAPEL HILL, NC (AP) — The UNC Board of Governors is concerned years of budget cuts now threaten the mission of the state's public university system to provide students an affordable high-quality education.
During a budget discussion in Chapel Hill on Thursday, board members wrestled with whether to lift a self-imposed 6.5 percent annual cap on tuition increases to try to keep pace with the more than $1.2 billion reduction in state taxpayer support since 2008. The biggest cut came earlier this year with a $417 million reduction approved by the Republican-controlled state legislature.
Leaders at the 16 schools will make requests for tuition increases in December, with the system board expected to vote early next year. The average tuition for the system is now $5,274 a year, not including fees.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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I have played with 2WD Slashes in stock and LCG configurations and with Velineon VXL brushless and with Castle 4600 and Mamba Max Pro both in 2s and 3s LiPo configurations.
I would like to pick up a 1/16th rally car to play with and was thinking of picking up a new roller and putting in my Castle set up but wondered if this is total overkill for this car on motor size?
Something tells me they are hot little cars with the Velineon 380 motor and that since I can run 11.1v on that set up I can have all the power I need? So do I keep the 4600kv or go with the Velineon?? Run the VXL ESC or put in my Mamba Max Pro?
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Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) plans to introduce a compromise measure Monday to extend the payroll tax cut, according to a key Senate Democrat.
"Majority Leader Reid called me yesterday and said he will propose tomorrow a compromise plan to extend the payroll tax cut," Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) said on "Fox News Sunday." "He will offer it at that point — I don't think it's probably in my purview to announce his plan — but he indicated to me it will be paid for. It will be paid for in a serious way."
Senate Republicans took issue with Democrats' characterization of their latest measure as a "compromise" and argued that no Republicans were consulted on the legislation. A Reid spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
News of the latest measure comes three days after the Senate held votes on competing versions of legislation to extend the one-year tax holiday. Both measures failed to garner the 60 votes necessary to progress, and a majority of Senate Republicans voted against their own party's proposal – a sign that GOP leaders face a tall task in rounding up support for a tax cut to which many rank-and-file members are opposed.
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), who was among the 26 Senate Republicans voting "no" last week on the GOP plan, told "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace that he is opposed to paying for a one-year tax cut through measures that would span the next decade.
"I don't think I can speak for all the GOP," Coburn said. "The principle that you would in fact create a tax cut and then say you're going to pay for it over 10 years is exactly why we're bankrupt as a nation."
Coburn criticized both of last week's Senate votes as political posturing but acknowledged that some version of the payroll tax cut and an extension of unemployment benefits must pass Congress before the year is out.
"Both votes on Thursday didn't matter at all because no tax item like this can start in the Senate. . . . All we were doing was playing a charade, and Americans saw right through it," Coburn said.
Both Coburn and Conrad are members of the bipartisan "Gang of Six" senators who earlier this year worked toward a comprehensive deficit-reduction plan; the two also served on last year's bipartisan Simpson-Bowles debt commission.
In the weeks after the debt supercommittee's failure, some lawmakers have called for a vote on the Simpson-Bowles plan as a way of continuing to move forward on the debt debate. Both senators said Sunday that they believe it's possible for a broader debt-reduction effort to be revived in Congress. Coburn added that he thought the supercommittee in some ways was designed to fall short in that effort.
"I think some of the supercommittee was designed to fail from the start simply because it was so polarized from the leadership on both sides," Coburn said.
Coburn also was asked about former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), who has surged to the lead in some recent GOP presidential primary polls and stands to benefit from former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain's (R) exit from the race.
Coburn, who was first elected to the House during the 1994 Republican Revolution and frequently battled with Gingrich, said that he would have difficulty supporting Gingrich for president.
"There's a lot of candidates out there," Coburn said. "I'm not inclined to be a supporter of Newt Gingrich's, having served under him for four years and experienced personally his leadership."
Asked to elaborate further, Coburn said he found Gingrich's leadership "lacking" as speaker.
"Well, the thing is, there's all kinds of leaders — leaders that instill confidence, leaders that are somewhat abrupt and brisk, leaders that have one standard for the people that they're leading and a different standard for themselves," Coburn said. "I just found his leadership lacking, and I'm not going to go into greater detail on that. And I think if you were to poll the group of people who came into Congress in 1994 — which he did a wonderful job of organizing that; he's brilliant; he has lots of positives — but still I will have difficulty supporting him as president of the United States."


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From Atlanta to Nairobi, Bogota to Chennai, we fund startup projects in every corner of the globe. We are proud to offer Pollination Project seed grants to these individuals and grassroots groups who are making their communities and the world a better place for all.
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March 2018
Moses Mukongo, Training And Education In Grow Biointensive Sustainable Farming, Impact Grant 2016
The project bears an emphasis towards the scaling up of sustainable, smaller-scale farming methods that will allow small-scale farmers to increase yields while conserving resources and minimizing environmental damage. More farmers and new communities shall be targeted. Participant farmers shall be viewed as proponents of dissemination; they will be challenged and encouraged to reach other farmers. Training workshops shall be organized for both new and old and farmers. Training materials shall be developed. Documentation of impact and limitations shall be prioritized; the monitoring and evaluation progress shall be explicit.
Ralitsa Rano, Multicultural Leadership Project, Impact Grant 2016
The Multicultural Leadership Project empowers refugee and immigrant youth in Aurora, Colorado. Through the program, high school students of all cultural and religious backgrounds share personal experiences, develop skills and assume leadership roles within their school community. The participation in this leadership initiative allows refugee and immigrant youth to voice and process their own cultural adjustment challenges and grow from them. The community projects will focus on helping their newly-arrived peers feel welcomed and supported in their adjustment to a new school, culture and home in the United States.
LaTy Banks, Teaching Youth Song Writing & Music Production Workshop, Impact Grant 2016
The Teaching Youth Song Writing & Music Production Workshop encourages building healthy attitudes and fostering positive communication and behaviors in at risk, low income youth through music. The program helps to activate student's inner strengths, gifts and abilities by giving them a positive forum and outlets for creative self expression. Impact Grant funding will be used to run new sessions of the workshop in several group homes, schools, and in collaboration with community organizations in Los Angeles and San Bernardino County.
Kindred Spirits Care Farm, the Teaching Circle, Impact Grant 2016
We are going to build a Teaching Circle at the center of our organic garden mandala. This Teaching Circle will be a ring-shaped wooden planter with benches and overhead shade to make learners comfortable while they learn about plant based diets, the joys of growing food and how farm animals are friends, therapists, and individuals, not food. This grant will buy the materials to create this Teaching Circle, and with it we will be able to help people see, smell, taste and fully experience the truth we teach. This Teaching Circle will help change lives and we are very grateful.
Tsechu Dolma, Mountain Resiliency Project, Impact Grant 2016
We are developing greenhouses in the Dhorpattan Tibetan Refugee Camp. We provide agriculture technique farming to farmers so that they can increase their productivity and income. We realize that climate change resiliency and economics is heavily tied together. By expanding financial inclusion and increasing economic activity in mountain communities, we are seeing that climate change adaptive capacity is also enhanced. We are also promoting traditional ways of growing indigenous crops and raising livestock. We are directly engaging the community, especially the youth, to gain from this combination.
Melissa Madera, The Abortion Diary, Impact Grant 2016
My plan for the funds is to buy equipment needed for the podcast, and training of story-sharers in storylistening. Most importantly, the microphones, and audio editing tools. I would also buy mp3 players and some other other equipment for the exhibit that I have curated for the project.
Jacob Savage, Concrn, Impact Grant 2016
Concrn is the compassionate social service network connecting people in need to compassionate responders trained in crisis intervention. Compassionate responders directly respond to crises in a street outreach capacity. Community members can download our mobile reporting app on iPhone or Android or call us directly to access their services. They make it easy for both witnesses and victims of nonviolent crises to create a report and directly dispatch their network. With this impact grant, they will fund the training of low-income Tenderloin residents who cannot afford to pay for training.


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|Posted by virg on September 11, 2013 at 3:50 AM
Artists at the forefront of Japanese Pop art
This is our Forth exhibition in the Pop Japan series. On first appearance, it may seem like a very simplistic title, but each of the artworks featured here really is on the cutting edge of Japanese art. Full of impact and new ideas, there is no denying that as our Pop Japan! series continues, it has grabbed the attention of collectors all over the world, and they are quickly snapping up these artworks. It's now entering the last quarter of 2013 so keep watching for the new artworks and I am sure you will find something that you are interested in.
The concept behind this particular exhibition is "Pop and Catchy", and to quote the expression of one of the artists themselves, these really are works with a "playful heart".
Like fine
cuisine, art requires that essential "flavour" that is unique to its artist,
that characteristic which is completely individual. We are confident that with
this exhibition, ever more than before, we have gathered together the most
exciting illustrators and artists working in Japan, creating new artistic trend
straight from Sydney.Things to suit all tastes!
Along with artworks, a number of products featuring characters by each of the artists are available. Only just over three months to go so take or opportunity now before it is too late.
2014 will see Vol 5! which will be another exciting year. So catch Vol 4! while you can and watch this space for news about 2014.
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- Operationalisation of the Sahel G5S Security Cooperation Platforms (PCMS) (see the Events section).
- A renovated format for the Sahelian Security College (see the Events section).
- Civipol is an ISO 9001 certified company (see the Events section).
- The Milipol Asia-Pacific exhibition took place in Singapore from 4th to 6th April (see the Events section).
- Niger: support for justice and security in Niger to fight organised crime, smuggling and human trafficking (AJUSEN), for more...
- Maghreb and West Africa: Regional EU Programme for the Prevention of Violent Extremism, for more information please refer to the...
- Civipol: lead manager of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism in the Horn of Africa project, for...
- Launch of the European project "support for regional cooperation in G5 countries and the Sahel Security College", for...
- What the experts says, for more information please refer to the "Events" section.
- Cameroon's first National Civil Registration Conference, for more information please refer to the "Events" section.
- Exercice EU RICHTER CARAIBES 2017, for more information please refer to the "Events" section.
- Exercice EU MIDDLE EAST FOREST FIRE 2017, for more information please refer to the "Events" section.
Diversification and excellence are Civipol's watchwords for 2017
After an eventful 2016 marked by the acquisition of the Belgian Transtec consulting and engineering company in the spring, the success of the Milipol-Qatar international exhibition in November in Doha and the completion of numerous projects undertaken in recent years by Civipol, the outlook for 2017 is looking very positive. Many new projects have been entrusted to us or are in the pipeline. They mainly concern our proven areas of expertise, namely security, civil registers or governance in the broad sense, reflecting great confidence in our teams and the experts we can mobilise.
In 2017, Civipol will be broadening and diversifying its range of services on offer with a view to proposing its expertise to new customers, including multilateral donors, states, businesses or major local government authorities.
Our ambition remains to achieve the highest standards of excellence in terms of the quality of services provided, availability and the sense of responsibility which must always govern the relationship with our clients.
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Bethany McLean returns to Fortune
Fortune editor's memo to staff:
From: Serwer, Andy – Fortune
Date: Monday, June 2, 2014 12:52 PM
To: [Fortune editorial]
Subject: She's back!
More great news on Fortune 500 Day! I am delighted to tell you that Bethany McLean is coming back to Fortune as a columnist at the new Fortune.com.
It's an auspicious day for a return, as we launch the new site and release the Fortune 500. Bethany of course was a most distinguished writer here for many years before she decamped to Vanity Fair to become a contributing editor there. She will continue in that role at VF.
I am thrilled that Bethany is back with us at Fortune.com. She's an amazing journalist and really good people too.
Andy Serwer
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Source: CCTV.com
06-26-2008 12:50Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Beijing is set to ban half of its private cars from late July through to late September to ease the traffic during the upcoming Olympic Games. But many governmental bodies have already limited the usage of their vehicles.
|Beijing is set to ban half of its private cars from late July
through to late September to ease the traffic during the
upcoming Olympic Games.
The Beijing Bureau of Environmental Protection has stopped the usage of half of its vehicles to set a good example for the public.
According to Beijing's car ban plan, over 45 percent of the city's 3.3 million vehicles will only be allowed to run on the road every the other day. Also, as the political center of China and home to a great number of government bodies, Beijing decided that all government authorities will stop using 30 percent of their vehicles from July 1st. But actually most of them have stopped using 50 percent of their cars.
The capital's traffic authority official says Beijing is not the first Olympic host city to take such measures.
The car ban is estimated to transfer traffic pressure to the public transport. Beijing will put two thousand more buses on the roads, start operating three new subway lines and urge 60 thousand taxis to run more efficiently. The aim is to move over four million more people around the city every day during the mega-event.
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Deploying NAP Certification Authorities
Updated: February 29, 2012
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
The NAP certification authority (CA) server is an essential component of the IPsec enforcement and no enforcement designs. The NAP CA receives certificate requests from Health Registration Authority (HRA) that are made on behalf of NAP client computers.
Deploying a NAP CA
Before you install and configure a NAP CA, be sure that you have reviewed the following conceptual topics in the Network Access Protection Design Guide:
After you have reviewed these topics, complete the tasks in Checklist: Deploy a NAP CA.
See Also
IPsec Enforcement Configuration
Checklist: Deploy an HRA Server


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Comparison of the prevalence of cervical facet joint-related pain between artificial disc operations and anterior cervical fusion
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Objective: Cervical zygapophyseal joints are clinically important pain generators in a significant number of patients with chronic persistent neck pain after anterior cervical spine surgery. The present retrospective study was designed to compare the prevalence of cervical facet joint pain associated with artificial disk implantation versus arthrodesis with cage or cage and plate.
Methods: During a 2 years period all consecutive patients who underwent a ventral cervical operation were included. Controlled cervical medial branch blocks were used to evaluate patients with neck pain after the operation. A single physician performed the operations. The medial branch blocks were done in an interventional pain management ambulatory surgery centre according to the guidelines of the International Spine Intervention Society (ISIS). The prevalence of facet joint syndrome was assessed in relation to age, gender, single or double level operation and artificial disc versus stand alone cage and cage with plate.
Results: A total of 166 operations were performed, 102 of them artificial disc operations (87 Prodisc C, 15 Prestige), 32 stand-alone cages (15 titan, 17 PEEK) and 32 fusions with cage and plate. In 42 patients a double level operation was performed. The average follow-up time was 6 month. Only one patient was lost in follow up. The prevalence of cervical facet joint pain (positive tested with medial branch block) was 28,5 % (47 patients). Comparing artificial disc operations versus fusion with plate a statistically significant difference was found (artificial disc: 32,3 % prevalence, fusion with plate: 12,5 % prevalence, p = 0,03). There was no difference in age, gender, double or single level and comparison of artificial disc versus stand alone cage.
Conclusions: Zygapophyseal joints are a viable source of postoperative pain after anterior cervical spine surgery. The prevalence is independent of age, gender or the level of operation. There is a statistically significant difference between artificial disc and fusion with cage and plate.


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Revenues from utility-scale energy storage systems are expected to skyrocket in the coming years, and one local company expects to grow along with them.
Tualatin-based Powin Energy, an energy technology manufacturer and distributor, launched a new energy storage system earlier this year, and company leaders say they are preparing to focus more time and money on the growing utility-scale market. In February, the company joined the Bonneville Power Administration in a national energy storage working group led by the U.S. Department of Energy.
"Every day, the ship keeps turning toward the energy storage port," said Michael Morse, vice president of operations for Powin Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of global manufacturer Powin Corp.
With an influx of intermittent renewable power sources, the power grid's inability to manage variations in supply and demand is boosting interest in grid-scale storage systems.
Based on market research, experts from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory expect revenues from installed energy storage systems to grow from $1.5 billion in 2010 to $35.3 billion by 2020. Another market analysis prepared this year by Kema Inc. forecasts an even hungrier global market, with the potential to reach $600 billion over the next 20 years.
But choosing the appropriate utility-scale storage system is not cut-and-dried, and utilities, manufacturers and investors do not agree on which technologies make economic sense.
The DOE is hoping to advance the conversation, however, and has enlisted two of its national laboratories – the PNNL and Sandia National Labs – along with approximately 40 entities from across the country to start developing a protocol for measuring the performance of energy storage technologies.
A number of emerging technologies for grid-scale storage are already available, including several different types of batteries and flywheels, and pumped hydroelectric storage. But as it stands, there is no uniform way to evaluate claims of their effectiveness, according to David Conover, a senior technical adviser at the PNNL.
"It's not unlike trying to buy clothes if there were no uniform sizing – how can I buy something that fits if there are no numbers I understand to help me determine if it's the right size?" Conover said.
The effort to accelerate the deployment of new technology for energy storage is especially significant in the Pacific Northwest, where a battle has erupted between wind developers and the BPA over the management of the region's electric grid during times of excessive generation.
Morse says Powin Energy's product line, which uses lithium-ion battery cells, has the capability of balancing energy production and energy use.
"The reality is that the Department of Energy and government organizations are responding to a demand for energy storage, not initiating it," Morse said.
An engineer from the BPA, the federal agency that controls most of the region's transmission grid as well as its hydroelectric dams, is participating in the national working group. However, spokesmen for the federal agency say that batteries used for grid-scale energy storage are not part of any foreseeable implementation plan.
"I don't know that we'd actually invest in that kind of technology," said spokesman Doug Johnson. "But you never know what you'll learn over the course of a year."
The goal of the working group is to ease that uncertainty by providing information that utilities need to accept new energy storage technology.
"In the big picture, a cost-effective, large-scale energy storage solution could totally transform the industry," said Joel Scruggs, public affairs specialist for the BPA. "It could be a game changer in terms of variable generation … but for now we're taking more of a wait-and-see approach."
While grid-scale batteries may not be in the BPA's short-term planning, the agency is investing in a variety of research, including projects to advance "smart appliances" such as space heaters, water heaters and air conditioners. The BPA also is partnering with the PNNL to study the volcanic ground beneath the Columbia Basin, which could serve as a kind of "subterranean battery" by storing renewable energy for later use.
The working group is expected to complete the initial protocol by Sept. 30, and provide a jump start on the formal standards process.
As one of the manufacturers represented in the group, Powin Energy hopes to educate stakeholders about its particular battery chemistry, as well as increase confidence in the large-scale energy storage industry.
"We want to grow the industry's pie, and then grow the piece that we obtain," Morse said.


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OpenHype Open Source Multi Achitecture Hypervisor
OpenHype is an Open Source Hypervisor project thats allows different operating systems or different instances of a single operating system to run on the same HW at the same time. In this sense, Hypervisors resemble virtual machine systems such as VMWare. However, recent developments in Hypervisors have shown that performance need not be compromised as it is with virtual machine. An OS running under a Hypervisor, and its applications, can run at the native speed of the machine; in the steady state, the OS need never use Hypervisor services.
The main objective of this project is to create a coding base by which the Hypervisor that is designed is easily portable to other Instruction Set Architectures (ISA) as well be customized to target a specific implementation of an ISA and therefore keep the resulting code and binary as small as possible. Staying true to this objective has, and continually will have, caused various design and coding practice decisions.
The current design and its ramifications will be discussed.
Jimi Xenidis
Jimi has been programming computers since he was able to find a Radio Shack store manager that would let him play with the TRS-80 that no one ever wanted to buy. He currently is a member IBM's TJ Watson Research Laboratory where he tinkers with Hypervisors, Processors, K42 Research OS, Linux, Simulators, and Tool-chains. Prior to IBM he worked on other OSes for other companies.


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THE Welsh Assembly is unlikely to resolve its long-running dispute with the Freemasons.
The Assembly has been told it could face a legal battle as the only democratic body in the UK to demand its members declare their membership of the Freemasons.
But the new chair of the Assembly's standards committee yesterday said she saw little hope of ending the row.
Former chair David Melding quit the committee after plans to change the rules were rejected.
Assembly members refused to approve the committee's unanimous recommendations to drop the rule singling out Freemasons and bring in a new one forcing AMs to register membership of all private clubs.
Ministers have backed Mr Melding's warning that the Assembly has left itself open to legal action.
Mr Melding's successor, Kirsty Williams, told the committee she did not believe it would resolve the situation.
"To be brutally honest with you, I can't see that we can make that much more progress than the previous committee," she said.
"I don't see how much further we can go."
But Tory David Davies said the committee had to try to find a way forward. "If we are open to legal challenge, we can't ignore it, we have to do something about it," he said.
The original rule was recommended by the National Assembly advisory group which looked at procedures before the Assembly was set up.
The original requirement for AMs to register membership of the Freemasons was adopted by former Welsh Secretary Alun Michael on advice from the National Assembly Advisory Group.
In September 2000, the South East Wales Province of the Freemasons asked Presiding Officer Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas to consider the implications of the Human Rights Act and whether the rule breached Articles 8 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The cross-party committee of AMs concluded that "despite the public misgivings that are shared by a number of the members of the committee, there is no conclusive evidence of misconduct against the Freemasons as an organisation."
The European Court of Human Rights concluded the Freemasons is not a secret society.


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Where Have All the Farms Gone?
NOTE: This is a guest post from Karen Steuer, Director of the Reforming Industrial Animal Agriculture campaign at the Pew Environment Group.
During the past 50 years, animal agriculture has gone through a seismic shift in the United States. Long gone are the iconic scenes of American landscapes dotted with family farms and red barns. Most of these have been replaced by industrialized facilities controlled by large corporations that rely on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). In this system, cavernous warehouses crowded with thousands — even tens of thousands — of animals form the equivalent of an agricultural assembly line. And independent farmers, once the cornerstone of rural America, struggle to compete in a marketplace dominated by a few big corporations.
As large corporations (known as integrators) have applied an industrial model to farming, they have also generated a host of new problems.
The CAFO model relies on three interlinked practices in order to increase profits:
• Maximize the number of animals squeezed into the least amount of space and require the fewest number of employees to provide care.
• Administer continual doses of antibiotics to the animals to prevent the diseases prevalent in their close-quarters housing.
• Minimize the disposal cost for the substantial volume of animal waste produced by the facilities.
These practices may turn a profit for the big corporations, but they are disastrous for human health and the environment. Up to 1 billion tons of manure is generated by livestock operations every year, much of it from CAFOs. In some cases, the waste is stored in large lagoons or open piles that can leak or spill into adjacent land and water. In other cases, manure is liberally spread on fields in such overwhelming concentrations that soil and crops often cannot impede all of the nitrogen, phosphorus and pathogens from reaching public waterways.
The mishandling of manure has resulted in contaminated drinking water sources for 40 percent of the U.S. population in recent years, according to Environmental Protection Agency estimates. Tainted drinking water, destruction of fish and other aquatic life, and polluted recreation areas, however, are just part of the damage caused by CAFOs.
Countless independent farmers have been pushed out of business. Millions of animals have been confined to crates or cages and subjected to inhumane practices. The human health threat of antibiotic-resistant infections continues to rise. And the corporate integrators have largely been insulated from regulation, transparency and requirements many other industries must follow with regard to pollution.
Shortly after the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production released a groundbreaking report on this topic in 2008, the Pew Environment Group launched a campaign aimed at reforming this sector of agriculture. Pew is working to address these challenges by securing effective, sensible government oversight to protect water resources and human health; urging the industry to change its practices; and building public awareness of the problems.
During the next several months, I will use this series to describe the environmental concerns associated with CAFOs, the impact on independent farmers, the industry's resistance to change, and how this issue affects our quality of life in the United States. For more information and to take action, please click here.
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The Gallery Melissa Meyer
Introducing Melissa Meyer. We love how these paintings are sturdy and settled into their structure, while keeping all the freedom, fluidity and spontaneity of the brush strokes.
The colors are glowing and radiant too -- "organized layers that translate the wet-over-dry and wet-into-wet technique natural to watercolor into the robust medium of oil paint." Meyer is also a terrific printmaker and the exhibition will also include work from a new series of monotypes made with watercolor.
Her current exhibition opens tonight, 6-8 at Lennon Weinberg, 514 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10001 Tel. 212 941 0012. Inquiries about the works featured here? Please contact the gallery.
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Some sayings and their definitions from ''Echoes from the Hills:''
Tight as bark on a tree (someone who is conservative with money).
Two whoops and a holler (a short distance).
Scrape the moss off my fangs (brush my teeth).
Blind in one eye and can't see out of the other (A horse with good eyesight but needs constant reining to follow a row, or a person indifferent to the facts).
Clean as a hound's tooth (very shiny, immaculate).
Moving upstairs like a homesick angel (a rapidly climbing aircraft).
The good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise (I'll be there if I possibly can).
Grinning like a possum eating persimmons (guilty smile).
It's got a kick like a mule (highly intoxicating beverage).
Put out the clock and wind the cat (bedtime; used in times when cats slept in the barn and clocks were not electric or battery operated).
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BRIGHTON, Utah (AP) -- Joe Winch appeared in the A-frame ski lodge shortly after midnight Sunday and announced to no one in particular: ''I feel great.''
That got a few laughs among Winch's fellow ultramarathoners who were refueling at this ski area in Big Cottonwood Canyon for the last and toughest quarter of a 100-mile footrace through the Wasatch Mountains.
''If I really thought about what the next 25 miles entails, I would not get out of this chair,'' said Tim Seminoff of Park City, the 1996 champion of the Wasatch Front 100-Mile Endurance Run. ''I'm going to keep going. It's important for me to get my 10th finish next year.''
Seminoff, who finished 35th, and 184 other runners left Kaysville at 5 a.m. Saturday, beginning the race's 22nd edition with a 4,000-foot climb up Francis Peak in bitter cold. With the mercury registering 27 degrees, the water froze over in the cups that aid- station volunteers filled for the runners.
Nearly 22 hours later, the runners were spread over 40 miles between Mill Creek Canyon and the finish in Midway, where Leland Barker cruised in for his second win at 2:44 a.m. Sunday. At that moment, first-timer Ari Menitove of Salt Lake City was hobbling up the steps of the Brighton lodge.
''I see why you call this place the morgue,'' Menitove, 30, said. ''I'm ready for a dirt nap.''
The jokes were a good sign, but still, Menitove could only stare at the soup and hash brown potatoes his friends put in front of him, wondering how to consume the nourishment without actually eating it. He rested two hours in that triage ward before continuing on to the finish at 2:34 p.m., in 82nd place, hardly 2 1/2 hours shy of the 36-hour time runners must meet to be credited with a Wasatch finish.
Between hell and fun is a fine divide that makes the torn feet, vomiting, supreme fatigue and hallucinations all worth it for those who can endure. Competition is not the point of the annual race, longtime racers say; rather, runners seek a sense of camaraderie built from a shared ordeal.
Ten-time Wasatch racer Brandon Sybrowski, who ran all but the last few miles alone, reached the finish with Jeff LaMora of Sandy in 23 hours, 27 minutes, which qualified both men for induction into the elite Royal Order of the Crimson Cheetah. But Sybrowski insisted LaMora get the higher finish position, sixth, in gratitude for his company and putting up with ''the 100 miles of funk'' steaming off his body.
''I had some tough moments out there. There are blisters on all of my toes,'' said Sybrowski, 30, a former Utah high school track star who works as an archaeologist in Colorado. ''The exhilaration of breaking 24 hours raises your threshold for pain.''
Despite the misery, runners from all over the country sign up for the Wasatch 100, one of 28 100-mile races scheduled this year in the United States.
''It's amazing how much the sport has grown,'' organizer Steven Utley said. ''When I started 10 years ago, we couldn't fill the race. Now it's full by January, and we could run 1,000 if we accepted all the applications.''
The race is permitted for 250 runners, but organizers accept up to 275.
''Seventy or 80 will drop out before race day because of injuries, they come to their senses, or whatever,'' race director John Grobben said.
Barker added to this growing list of races two years ago when he established the Bear 100 in the Bear River Mountains of southeastern Idaho. Between 20 and 40 runners are expected at the starting line at Deer Cliff Inn near Franklin on Sept. 28.
Fatigue and pain felled the race's two front-runners, Karl Meltzer and Susan Hunter Yates, a former Utah resident now living in Seattle, who were on pace to repeat their wins of last year. Yates, 29, folded somewhere after Brighton, and Betsy Nye of Truckee, Calif., was the first woman to the finish, in 26:17, 17th overall.
Ten hours into the race Saturday, Meltzer and Barker went through the Lambs Canyon aid station at mile 53 a few minutes apart. Arriving first, Meltzer took a seat, probably for the first time all day, rubbed his left knee, then forced a big grin for a camera-toting fan and held up a tube of his vanilla-flavored energy gel in a mock product endorsement.
Meltzer's arduous racing schedule, which includes a record-shattering victory two months ago at the Hardrock Hundred, was apparently catching up with the 33-year-old Snowbird bartender. About 10 miles later in Mill Creek Canyon, he bowed out, ceding the race to Barker, a 43-year-old fish farmer from Smithfield.
Another front-runner, Ken Jensen, 33, of Salt Lake twisted an ankle coming down Catherine's Pass in the dark and spent four hours hunkered in a sleeping bag at the Pole Line Pass aid station before finishing the race in daylight, in 16th place.
The course has seen about 15 permutations over the years, this time featuring a new finish stretch to Midway's Homestead Resort. The prior finishes at Sundance involved more climbing, but this year's route had a much more technical descent littered with countless ankle-twisting obstacles.
''It's extremely steep and rocky,'' said Derek Blaylock, 32, of Riverton, who finished third, just two minutes behind Curt Anderson's 22:37.
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Richmond and North Richmond turned "green" on Saturday, celebrating the international Earth Day with a "Green" Panther Parade that was five times bigger than the one last year and several other events throughout the city.
One of the events included the opening of a new community garden in North Richmond. Iyalode Kinney could hardly hold back her tears as she was blessed the garden, which was dedicated to Ervin Coley III, 21-year-old victim of shooting that took place on March 29. "It was the last garden he worked, the last garden where we laughed and sang together," said Kinney, who was Coley's manager and mentor on the North Richmond Lots of Crops project, where he had worked since December. "No, I don't want to cry again … But I know his spirit is with us, it is in this garden."
The garden blessing inaugurated the second annual North Richmond Green Panther Parade. Kinney, who for the day went by the name "Mother Earth," asked all the celebrants to hold hands and repeat: "The Earth is my mother, she takes care of me. The Earth is my mother, I take care of her."
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Big Boi had a concert for his, "Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors," release in NYC last night. Big Boi brought out, A$AP Rocky," to perform, "Lines," off the album in stores now.
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Subject: [xsl] AltovaXML bugs? (and other engines)
From: Scott Trenda <Scott.Trenda@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:15:58 -0500
In response to this... we're using AltovaXML at my work, since its license is very business-friendly and it doesn't require a managed-code base (Java or .NET) to run. However, I've noticed that when compared to Saxon, it gives different output in some places, and for the few times I've looked into it, the error is within AltovaXML. (Not to mention it's slow compared to Saxon.) Is there a list somewhere of known issues within AltovaXML's XSLT 2.0 engine? Although we're not using it very often at my work, it'd be nice to know what pitfalls to avoid. And while I'm asking, does anyone know of a similar list for Transformiix (Firefox's XSLT engine) and Opera's XSLT engine? I know I've asked for a standalone of Opera's engine before, but this time I'd just like to know what these two don't support. I know Transformiix doesn't recognize the namespace:: axis, but that's about it. ~ Scott -----Original Message----- From: Philip Vallone [mailto:philip.vallone@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:03 PM To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [xsl] Counting with xsl:key Thanks... works perfect. Actually xmlSPY throws an error if the select statement is in the <xsl:number> <xsl:number level="any" count="figure[not(@inline='true')]" select="key('fig-key', @href)" /> Saxon runs it as expected... Saxon rocks Thanks again, Phil
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AL Gold Glove winners announced
American League Gold Gloves
Catcher: Joe Mauer (Twins)
First base: Mark Teixeira (Yankees)
Second base: Robinson Cano (Yankees)
Shortstop: Derek Jeter (Yankees)
Third base: Even Longoria (Rays),
Outfield: Ichiro Suzuki (Mariners), Carl Crawford (Rays), Franklin Gutierrez (Mariners)
Pitcher: Mark Buehrle (White Sox)
NL winners announced tomorrow.
Notes: The Red Sox have gone two years without a winner. … These are voted on by the managers and coaches. … Jeter winning is a bit comical considering he's simply not a very good shortstop and is arguably one of the worst given his lack of range. UZR is not necessarily an accurate stat for one season. But he was seventh in the AL among qualifying shortstops. Jeter did not get a single vote in the Fielding Bible Awards, which reflect much more statistically driven opinion. And those guys vote 10 spots. … Prepare for much outrage over the Jeter pick but I doubt Rawlings or MLB will change the rules. It's a ridiculous, flawed process and has been for a while.
Beyond Jeter, I can't argue with any of the picks. Daric Barton probably had a better year than Teixeira and Franklin Gutierrez wasn't as good in 2010 as he was in '09. I'd have voted for Austin Jackson.


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One of the most
common mistakes found in the
world of selling is that some people have a tendency to throw
out information about a product or service without tying that information
to the essential needs
of the client. In general, a person might do a "feature dump",
talking about all the great things about product X or service Y
without enabling a customer to see what it means to them. Ultimately,
prospects and existing
clients consistently want to know, "what's in it for me?"
It is your duty
to make it abundantly
clear what is in it for
a client. We have found that the most effective way to do this
is by utilizing benefit statements. These are statements that paint
a picture for your client as to why your product or service is the
most effective means to meet their
particular needs.
Specifically, benefit statements are
powerful because:
We promote benefit
statements called FAB statements throughout the sales process.
What is a FAB statement and how is it organized?
F for Feature – What is the feature
A for Advantage – What does the
feature do
B for Benefit – The "What's in
it for me?" for
the customer
F for Feature – What is the feature
A for Advantage – What does the
feature do
B for Benefit – The "What's in
it for me?" for
the customer
As you meet
with your customers and find out about their priorities and specific
requirements, the information they provide you will enable you to
use FAB statements to positively influence the sale. What you are
doing is making the buying process
straightforward for the client. Rather than imposing on the client
by making them translate the value in your product or service, you
are spelling it out for them. This clarifies the process and puts
you one step closer to a "yes". The FAB takes what your product
and ties it into PPI – Productivity, Profitability and Image.
Let's take a look at a few examples
of how FAB statements can be used in the field:
Facilities at a Property Management Company
"We've simply
paid too much money over the years trying to maintain a poorly installed
roofing system on our three properties. One of our buildings is
the headquarters of a major telecommunications firm, our largest
tenant. They are livid when the roof leaks during a heavy downpour.
We need a long-term solution, not a temporary band-aid."
Our PermaShield solution utilizes a high-density coating and
is warrantied for thirty years.
Advantage: PermaShield eliminates leakage and adheres to surface imperfections
and seals cracks and crevices.
"This allows you to increase profitability by lowering maintenance
costs while ensuring your tenants are satisfied that their offices
are free from leaks."
at a Staffing Agency Corporate Headquarters
"Just last week,
I was told by our existing telecommunications provider that we would
have to wait sixty days to get an additional T3 provisioned. Sixty
days! In the meantime, I have eighty employees calling and sending
me e-mails complaining about the network. It takes them longer
to get their work done because our network is slow!"
Feature: "We have one of the most extensive fiber networks in the city
with direct connection to your office park."
"With such an extensive build-out, we can provision a
T3 to your offices in as little as three weeks."
"This means that your wait time is decreased drastically and
your employees will be able to be more productive 60% faster than
by working with your traditional telecommunications provider."
President of Community Affairs at a Fortune 500 Company
"Our concern
is that the community does not really consider us to be a local
company since our headquarters is here but the bulk of our employees
are elsewhere. Some people have heard of us but, for the most part,
our name is not out there. We need to build
brand recognition while reinforcing the fact that we want to
be a good corporate citizen and responsible member of the community."
Feature: "As a Diamond Level sponsor of this year's charity event,
you will be a featured sponsor in all of our events."
Advantage: "This enables you to take part in our media day and to have
your company name and logo on all event signage, literature, advertisements
and event giveaways."
Benefit: "The community will see you standing alongside other local
Diamond Level sponsors for the event and will recognize your company
as a member of the community that cares about our city's well-being."
Each FAB ties
in the customer's specific
concern into how your
product or service will be of specific benefit to them. Practice
writing your own FABs so that you can be prepared for your
next sales call.


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LOS ALGODONES, Mexico — The sales pitches start just a few steps after you cross the border into Mexico. They come in the same half-whispers familiar to tourists who have been offered time-shares and T-shirts.
"Excuse me, sir," a Mexican man politely asks in accented English. "Are you looking for a good dentist?"
"Got one," a silver-haired American says, not even breaking stride.
This is the kind of commerce that has turned a sleepy village on the U.S. border into the latest boomtown of medical tourism, the practice of traveling abroad to get medical care. From face-lifts in Costa Rica to heart surgery in India, medical tourism has become a $60 billion enterprise by one estimate.


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The open-source community is in the midst of a change, with the network increasingly becoming its own platform built on open source software, said Tim O'Reilly of O'Reilly Media on Tuesday.
This has been demonstrated by the rise of companies such as Google, eBay, and Amazon.com, which can operate unfettered from open source licensing concerns because they are not distributing software.
"They deliver their software as a service," O'Reilly said.
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Seriously. I'm in divesting mode and would like to see this AMC 290-cu.in. V-8 I have go to a good home. Casting number is 3179062. Includes heads, crank, flywheel and about 30 extra pounds of caked-on gunk. I'd thought about building it into a little Trans-Am-style screamer with MegaSquirt EFI and a custom intake manifold, but, you know, reality. Come pick it up in Bennington.
I put a link to your ad on the AMC Forum. Hopefully one of the AMC faithful up your way has a need/want for a 290.
how'd you end up with it?
Got it from a fellow AMCer down in MA a few years ago.
Flat rate box? 😉
Sent you a private message on the theamcforum.com
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WASHINGTON — Now, more than two years after clashing as campaign rivals, President Obama and Senator John McCain are putting their relationship on defrost and searching for some common ground.
Obama and McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential contender, met privately for half an hour yesterday afternoon in the Oval Office, the outcome of outreach between the two after the Arizona shooting that seriously wounded Representative Gabrielle Giffords last month.
"We talked about a wide variety of issues,'' McCain said later.
"Obviously, we talked about immigration, we talked about Egypt, we talked about fiscal issues.''
Aides to both men said the discussion centered on areas where they have shared goals, an indication of repositioning by both the president and the senator in the aftermath of the 2010 midterm elections.
Obama contacted McCain after the Arizona senator wrote an opinion piece in The Washington Post praising Obama's remarks at a Jan. 12 memorial observance in Tucson for victims of the Jan. 8 attack that left six people dead and 13 injured.
— Associated Press
Obama moves a step closer to arms treaty with Russia WASHINGTON — President Obama pushed a key foreign policy goal a step closer to completion yesterday with the signing of documents for a nuclear arms treaty with Russia.
The treaty is a cornerstone of Obama's efforts to reset US relations with Russia.
The New START treaty, negotiated last year, limits each side to 1,550 strategic warheads, down from 2,200.
It also reestablishes a monitoring system that ended in December 2009 with the expiration of an earlier arms deal.
The Senate approved the pact in late December.
The United States and Russia are expected to exchange ratification documents this weekend, thereby bringing the treaty into force, according to Senator John Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
— Globe wires and staff
Markey asks Zuckerberg to explain Facebook feature WASHINGTION — Edward Markey, Democrat of Malden, asked Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg yesterday to explain plans to proceed with a feature that would allow outside websites and application developers to access user addresses and mobile phone numbers.
Markey joined Republican Joe Barton of Texas — they are cochairman on the House Bipartisan Privacy Caucus — in a letter that also sought information on how Facebook is adjusting the feature before enabling it.
Facebook, encountering criticism over the feature when it was first announced in mid-January, temporarily disabled the feature, saying it would make changes to ensure people share such information only when they intend to do so. The company said in a Jan. 17 blog that it planned to reintroduce the feature in the following weeks.
"Facebook needs to protect the personal information of its users to ensure that Facebook doesn't become Phonebook,'' Markey said in a statement.
— Globe wires and staff


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There was a news report several weeks ago here that there is the same number of firearms in
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Congrats to Magnet writers/performers Lauren Olson, Christian Paluck and Jana Schmieding (20/400) and musical improviser Lisa Flanagan (La Donna Improvvisata) on their upcoming shows in the 2014 New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC). The Magnet is proud of everyone involved! Be sure to check both of these shows out in August. Show Info HERE.
Take five of NYCs sharpest improvisers, add a dash of Youtube, and stir well with the nimble fingers of a trusty Research Assistant in the tech booth: you get Search Engine, the newest innovative improv cocktail to hit the stage at the Magnet Theater. With improvisers hailing from 4Track, Mother, and Hello Laser, Search Engine promises to deliver knowledge that you didn't even know you had to know.
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Four people have been charged with offences under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 following a police investigation into the mistreatment of residents at a care home in Slyne.
Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, all four people were charged with being a carer involved in the ill treatment and wilful neglect of a person with lack of capacity. This is contrary to the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Darren Smith, 34, of Howgill Avenue, Lancaster, is charged with eight offences; Katie Cairns, 26, of Riverview Court, Westgate, Morecambe, is charged with four offences; Carol Moore, 53, of Ripon Avenue, Beaumont, Lancaster, is charged with six offences; and Gemma Pearson, 27, of Hill Street, Carnforth, is charged with one offence.
There are a total of 19 charges in relation to eight victims at Throstle Grove care home. The charges relate to a period between May 2010 and September 2011.
Those charged have been bailed to appear at Lancaster Magistrates Court on Thursday January 3.
Three other people arrested as part of the long running investigation have been released no further action.
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Mom-of-three and five-time Grammy Award winner Faith Hill, recently unveiled her debut perfume and I recently had the opportunity to test out this much buzzed about fragrance. The bottle itself is elegant and vintage-inspired with a delicate black grosgrain ribbon tied around the collar. Just sitting on your bedroom or bathroom vanity alone would make a timeless statement!
The fragrance Faith Hill is not a typical heady floral and I was actually quite surprised with the subtle warmth when I tested it. Inspired by the "luminous radiance at the heart of every woman", Faith Hill Parfums "A Sparkling Floral Bouquet" has notes of aromatic crisp pear, refreshing neroli, lush pink peony, bold yet delicate southern magnolia, exotic jasmine, gardenia, smooth cashmere skin musk, calming iris and smoky vetiver. I found it to be very sophisticated and elegant unlike some of the "teeny bopper" fragrances I've tried in the past.
Available in sizes 15 ml ($18) , 30 ml ($24.50) and 50 ml ($31.50), Faith Hill Parfums is available at a wide range of department stores including JCPenney and Sears.
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Guitar Amp Simulators In Keyboard?
You heard right. Amp simulation software is not just for guitars. Amp simulators are generally loaded with effects, amps, and cabinets (translation: really cool distortion, EQ, and filtering), the occasional useful utility, and mucho MIDI control.
In fact, an amp simulator might be the most cost-effective package of effects you'll find anywhere. It doesn't matter if you play keyboards, sing, use drum machines, or for that matter, also play guitar;amp sims are one of the better-kept secrets for keyboard players. Read this article, and it won't be a secret any more.
If you think you're getting an amp simulator (or sim) just for when your guitar player comes over and wants to lay down some tracks, think again. A lot of guitarists are happy only with their particular setup; they might be able to cope if the only way you're going to get down tracks is to use a sim — due to noise issues with your neighbors or unavailability of an amp, for example. Frankly, though, this article has less to do with using these packages exclusively with guitar, and more to do with giving you new sonic dimensions.
I double on guitar and keyboards, and my guitar side is thrilled be able to process my guitar in new ways. The part of me that loves synths gets a real kick out of putting them through the equivalent of guitar pedals and cabinets — those of you who've run a Minimoog through a Marshall stack know exactly what I'm talking about. Those of you who haven't are about to discover a whole new array of sounds.
Guitar amps are extremely complex signal processors, so emulating them requires some pretty CPU-hungry software. The faster your computer is, the happier you'll be. Second, there's latency. Guitarists are very critical of any latency, because they're used to hitting strings and hearing sounds immediately. But ever since digitally-scanned keyboards (how pretty much all keyboards work these days), we keyboardists have gotten used to hearing notes a millisecond or two after we play them. Fortunately, thanks to ever-more-powerful computers, within the past few years it's become possible to play amp sims without feeling any disconnect.
Finally, you'll need to tweak presets. This isn't just because you're playing keyboard instead of guitar; even guitarists need to tweak presets, because a given preset might have been developed using a different type of guitar, with a different type of pickup, than the current user is playing. There may be compression you don't need, put there to help guitarists achieve the sustain that keyboards do inherently. The gain may be set to drive the software with a guitar, which is a lot higher than you'll need for a synth. So, you may have to "keyboardize" some presets.
Here are some suggested tweaks:
- Pull down the drive or gain control a bit.
- Bypass any compression in the signal path unless you really need it. Limiting at the output, however, may be useful for contro...
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The Wishful Penny" by Jennifer Jo YoungDirected by Ben Becher With choreography by Emily Walton"See the wish. Feel its power. It's right there for you each moment….every second…every hour." ~ From "Jenny's Penny"While visiting her Grandma, a rare coin collector, Jenny learns the history of one very special 1943 wheat-ear copper penny. As she listens, "Penny's" journey unfolds and so does a unique coin wisdom that can easily apply to anyone. Penny learns that mistakes are good opportunities; there is value in being different; life will get better even when it seems hopeless; envisioning wishes can make them come true; and that there is a treasure inside everyone, even if no one sees it yet! A magical, musical adventure for friends and family to enjoy! Book Signing by Ms. Young at each performance!General admission tickets are $12 and are available online at www.RiverdaleY.org


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Easy to make broth could mean fewer colds
Bone Broth for Better Health
by Leanne Ely
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Bone broth is one of the most nutritious things you can put in your body. Made by simmering animal bones in water over the course of 36 to 72 hours, bone broth is a delicious, healing elixir.
All those minerals from the bones are infused into the liquid through the simmering, being leeched out with the help of cider vinegar, leaving you with a healing concoction that provides many nutritional benefits including stronger teeth and bones, better gut health, and relief from joint pain.
This time of year, when we are all trying to avoid the flu, I increase my daily intake of bone broth as it also helps to boost the immune system.
For this reason, I always have a crock pot bubbling away with this wonderful liquid! I drink some in the morning and eat at least one bowl of soup (bone broth based) every day.
To make your own bone broth, put your bones in a pot with some onion, organic celery, carrots, herbs, and a few cloves of garlic. Add a couple of tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to the works to help leech the minerals and nutrients out of the bones.
Bring your broth to a boil and then let it simmer for at least 12 hours, but preferably for up to 72 hours. This process doesn't have to take place continuously. You can cook the soup during the day and turn off the stove when you go to bed. Then, turn it back on the next day and so on and so forth.
Strain the broth when you've cooked it as long as you're going to. If you've done it just right, the broth should gelatinize when you refrigerate it overnight. This gelatin is the key to what makes the broth so nutritious!
Here are some suggestions of ways you can get a two-cup serving of bone broth in on a daily basis:
- Replace your hot morning drink of tea or coffee with a steaming hot cup of bone broth
- Make a simple egg drop soup by stirring a cracked egg into a simmering pot of broth
- Use bone broth as a stock for vegetable or beef soups or stews. Stir some bone broth into your braising liquids as often as possible
Our grandmothers had it right; bones really do make the best soups!
Leanne Ely is a New York Times best selling author of Body Clutter and the popular Saving Dinner cookbook series. According to Woman's Day Magazine, she is the expert on family cooking.
Leanne's syndicated newspaper column, The Dinner Diva can be found in 250 newspapers nationwide and in Canada. Her vast broadcast experience includes media satellite tours, QVC several times as well as guesting on several national television shows, including HGTV's Simple Solutions, ABC Family's Living the Life, Ivanhoe's Smart Woman, Small Talk for Parents and Talk of the Town. She has guest chef-ed on the cooking show, Carolina Cooks and has taught cooking classes all over the country for Bloomingdale's.
In addition, she is a seasoned radio personality. Leanne's own radio show, Heart of A Woman aired during drive time in two major California markets, Los Angeles and San Diego. Her current show, The Dinner Diva is one of the top Blog Talk Radio shows on the Internet.
On the Internet, she pens the Food for Thought column for the immensely popular, FlyLady.net, with over half a million readers weekly. She has been featured in Woman's Day magazine, the Chicago Tribune, St. Petersburg Times, Orange County Register - to name a few. Additionally, she is a sought after speaker and has spoken all over the country, with keynote addresses to corporate and non-profit entities. SavingDinner.com. Visit Leanne Ely on Google+.
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Boston University College of Communication officials are contemplating the creation of specialized required writing courses in lieu of CO201, or Introduction to Communication Writing, that would allow COM students to begin taking classes within their major as early as freshman year.
Though all COM students may not be required to enroll in CO201 in the future, the class will still be available to those who wish to take it.
"A lot of our entering freshman, far more than in the past, are coming in with AP credits," said COM Dean Thomas Fiedler. "They're ready to move forward much more quickly than maybe was the case five or 10 years ago."
CO201, a gateway requirement for all COM students, builds students' writing skills while introducing them to various areas of communication, including journalism, public relations, advertising and film and television, Fiedler said.
"The way we have approached this for many years is we wanted our students to hold back a little before they take a deep dive into any particular areas," Fiedler said. "We want you to get a taste of what each of those fields may expect."
Fiedler said students interested in the film and television track often wish to pursue classes within their major sooner than the CO201 gateway course allows.
"They're eager. They're frustrated," he said. "It's like holding back a horse that wants to run."
COM's film and television department has established a 201 course that will focus primarily on visual communication, Fiedler said. The new course FT201, called Screen Language, may be available next February as an elective, and COM officials are hoping to establish it as a mandatory course for film and television majors by the Fall 2015 semester.
Fiedler said similar alternatives to CO201 might be established in other COM departments. JO201, which would focus on an introduction to journalism, and CM201, which would focus on an introduction to advertising and PR, may be available by the Fall 2015 semester as well, Fiedler said.
Paul Schneider, chair of the film and television department, said FT201 intends to tighten the focus on film and television for freshman that wish to major in the field.
"It's a course about how to communicate visually," Schneider said. "They're going to be getting a number of writing courses, and this is an opportunity to get them thinking in a different way."
Tinker Ready, an adjunct COM professor of CO201, said CO201 helps students hone important writing skills with a particular emphasis on grammar.
"The value for my students of [CO] 201 is that a lot of them don't know what they're going to major in yet," she said. "Some of them say to me that it helps them to try out the different areas to figure out what they want to do."
Assistant Director of the COM Writing Center John Hall said because FT201 would primarily teach visual communication, students taking the course might need to pursue help with essential writing skills outside of the classroom.
"The Writing Center is probably going to have to be a more active supporter in terms of helping students," Hall said. "We work with students currently on all levels of writing from structure and content organization down to grammar issues, so we might have to start to do more of that."
COM freshman Annie Kemper said she would prefer a 201 course specializing in film and television if it were available as an alternative to CO201.
"I personally find it a little bit frustrating, because I'm not really interested in public relations or advertising," Kemper said. "But all the professors say that in today's world, you need to know how to do everything in communications, so they do have a point."


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I've been dying to use my cuttlebug embossing folder for edges - so I put "with love" down the side of this bloomin gorgeous card for Cute Card Thursday. The stamps are from SU and the ribbon is SU certain celery. I highlighted parts of the flower with a sakura gel pen.
I'm also entering this for the Pink, white and green challenge on Paperplay challenges.
I made the card for a friend who just got a well deserved promotion. I thought blossom went well with the sentiment of the card for her and the stamp if you look close enough gives a definition of "development". Inside I put the "bloom" stamp but I had written in it before I thought to photo it!


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- EDIBLE gold spray paint (from the craft store)
- Store bought or home-made cupcakes
- Licorice wheels (from World Market)
I am a member of the World Market Trendsetter Tribe. This Oscars Party is brought to you by World Market as part of their Movie Lovers Sweepstakes. As always, all opinions are 100% my own. #MovieLoversSweeps
Don't you just love watching the Academy Awards? Whether you watch it to critique the fashion and style on the red carpet, to catch a glimpse of your favorite actor or actress, or to see if your favorite movie wins, there is something for everyone!
I've been busy creating some great ways for you to enjoy the Oscars this year with family and/or friends by throwing an Oscars viewing party! I'll be sharing tons of fun food, drink, invitation, ballot, and decorating Oscar party ideas for you party to be amazing and worthy of the red carpet!
To get ready for my Oscar party, I went shopping where I always go to prep for a party- World Market! World Market so many great dishes and party essentials that are perfect for entertaining, as well as lots of gourmet food and drinks from around the world.
The first thing you need when prepping for an Oscars viewing party are invitations. I created these free printable Oscar party invitations for you to download, print, and pass out to your party guests!
I created them to look like tickets, and in this post I show you how to make a glittery gold envelope to put them in.
Once the invitations are passed out, it's time to go shopping for food and some party dishes! I wanted this party to look great, but be easy to put together.
One of my favorite finds at World Market was this retro popcorn maker, which looks amazing, and is just perfect for the Academy Awards since the movies and popcorn go hand in hand.
World Market also sells some cute paper popcorn boxes that perfectly match the popcorn maker…. gotta' love that!
I wanted to serve cupcakes to match the theme, so I decided to go with some gold film reel cupcakes made from licorice wheels.
The wheels look like film reels, especially when you unroll the end just a bit. I originally saw the idea here, but I switched them up a bit. Here's how I made them:
Gold Film Reel Cupcakes:
To give the edible film reels some sparkle and shine, spray them with edible gold paint. Spray the wheels and top of the cupcakes with the gold paint just like you would with regular spray paint. You might need a couple coats of paint on the licorice wheels.
Place one "film reel" on the top of each cupcake. I just love the way they turned out!!
Another fun treat to serve are thesetuxedo chocolate covered almonds. They are so impressive to serve, but I promise they aren't as hard as they look to make!
Simply start with some World Market chocolate covered almonds, and follow the directions in my tutorial to make the cutest little almonds, all dressed up in a suit and tie. You're basically just painting on a white triangle for the shirt, a tiny black bow tie, and a couple little dots for buttons with chocolate bark or melts and a toothpick.
I found these small tuxedo boxes that were perfect for holding treats for guests!
While watching the Oscars you have to have a little bubbly, so I picked up some of my favorite orange mango passion fruit Italian soda and mixed it with ginger ale for a delicious drink that looked amazing in the Madison champagne flutes. These glasses look amazing, and would you believe that they only cost $1.99 each? You can bet that I stocked up!
To decorate make my food table, I spray painted some regular tickets from the party store (originally green) a pretty gold color, and attached them to the front of my cake plate and serving platters with tape. I also used some metallic gold shreds on a platter to hold the drinks. Both of these decorations added a lot to the table without taking a lot of time and effort or costing a lot of money.
When your guests arrive for your Oscar party, you can have them fill out this free printable 2014 Oscar ballot and make their picks for the top categories of the Oscars.
They can do it for fun, or you can always have a prize for the winner at the end of the Academy Awards! A fun prize would be an assortment of some of World Market's delicious and unique chocolate bars. Their strawberry and champagne and sea salt dark chocolate bars are soooo good! The blood orange milk chocolate bar is next on my list to try.
Are you a movie lover too? World Market is giving away FREE movies for a year ($1600 Fandango gift card), plus a $1,000 World Market gift card! Be sure to enter World Market's Movie Lovers Sweepstakes for a chance to win the grand prize package. There are also three awesome runner up prizes which include a $500 Fandango gift card and a $500 World Market gift card!
You can earn bonus entries for liking World Market's Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr brand pages for more chances to win. Good luck!
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xo, Laura
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Such cute ideas! Love the tuxedo almonds, clever! Where is my invite?
Thanks so much DeDe! Come on over- I've got plenty of everything but the tuxedo almonds, since my kids decided to raid my entire stash! 😉 Time to find a better hiding spot…
I LOVE your Oscar party and those film reels–so clever, my friend!
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