text: New York, February 8, 2006—The Committee to Protect Journalists applauds a Mexican official's announcement today that the government will name a special prosecutor to investigate crimes against journalists. The move comes two days after gunmen stormed a newspaper office in the U.S.-Mexico border town of Nuevo Laredo, seriously wounding one reporter. The announcement was long anticipated. President Vicente Fox pledged in a meeting with CPJ in September that he would seek to create the position in response to a wave of murderous violence against the media in the northern states. "We're gratified that the Mexican government is taking this very important step toward protecting free expression in this country," CPJ Executive Director Ann Cooper said. "The nomination of a special prosecutor will provide citizens in Mexico, including journalists, a legal framework that protects freedom of expression." The announcement was made this morning by a top federal prosecutor, Gilberto Higuera Bernal, during the popular Mexico City radio program "Hoy por Hoy," hosted by Carmen Aristegui. CPJ had urged the appointment after its research found that northern Mexico had become one of the most dangerous places in Latin America for journalists. The finding was further borne out on Monday night, when two unidentified men fired assault rifles and hurled a grenade at the Nuevo Laredo daily El Mañana. Reporter Jaime Orozco, who was wounded in the attack, was in stable condition today following surgery. Attorney General Daniel Cabeza de Vaca "has decided that starting on February 15 the special prosecutor will be nominated and working," Higuera Bernal said. He said that the special prosecutor "will take up cases as proposed by CPJ in the meeting with President Fox in September 2005." The special prosecutor will work under the supervision of the deputy prosecutor for the human rights division of the attorney general's office and will coordinate with 32 federal agents assigned throughout several states, Higuera Bernal said. The name of the appointee was not disclosed. The attorney general's spokesman, José Luis López Atienzo, told CPJ that further details of the appointment would be announced in the next two days during a scheduled meeting of prosecutors from throughout the country. As proposed by CPJ, the special prosecutor would evaluate all crimes against free expression, determining which should be directly prosecuted by federal authorities. The right to free expression is guaranteed by Articles 6 and 7 of the Mexican Constitution. CPJ asked that the prosecutor's appointment be made in consultation with the media and with press and free expression organizations. The nominee, CPJ suggested, should be widely respected by all levels of Mexican society. Before meeting with Fox in New York, CPJ had sent the president's office a proposal urging greater and more permanent involvement by federal authorities in the investigation of crimes against free expression. State investigations of journalist murders have stalled or moved forward only sluggishly, CPJ research shows. State and local authorities are more prone to corruption, have fewer resources, and are subject to less accountability, CPJ found. Four Mexican journalists have been killed in direct reprisal for their work in the last five years, CPJ research shows. The organization is investigating the slayings of five other journalists, whose murders may also be related to their work. Yet another reporter—Alfredo Jiménez Mota of the Hermosillo daily El Imparcial—has been missing since April 2, 2005, and is feared dead. "This nomination affirms the Mexican federal government's commitment to upholding the right of free expression enshrined in its constitution," said CPJ Chairman Paul Steiger, who led the meeting with Fox in September. "We hope it will also set an example for all those countries where journalists are killed with impunity."


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Saturday, September 04, 2010
(Almost) Blood on the Road
Knocking on wood (before typing this sentence, since again, I've only got the use of my right hand/arm), I've never crashed a car on the open road as a result of carelessness or imprudence. Admittedly, a collision with a deer on I-84 in New York at over 100kph saw me total a Chevy estate car (fancy term for station wagon), and I was hit from behind while stopped at an intersection by a distracted school girl who was regaling her passenger with tales of the latest lunch room intrigues. I even wrote-off a Porsche 993 Turbo at the Nürburgring while running during a closed-session. But I've never "had an accident" as we say here in America. However - before yesterday, I'd been hit three times by cars while riding my bicycle. And yesterday saw number four. And only 1.8 miles from my house.
I'm here today to type-up this blog post, so it couldn't have been that bad, you say. Well, it wasn't (though put that down to sheer luck), though it could have been (and there would have been nothing I could have done about it, except not be on that stretch of rode at that time in the first place). An old lady, who lives a little more than half a mile further down Route 88 than my turn-off, was heading home yesterday at the same time I was finishing a rain-shortened training ride. Though it was dry at the time, and I was on a wide-open stretch of road, riding at approximately 30kph on top of the white line that marks the boundary of the road and the shoulder, the hapless senior citizen in a Chevy passed me like she didn't even see me. And apparently she didn't, commenting afterward that she thought the terrific "THWACK!" she heard came from something in the road that she'd run over. Close...
I'm guessing that her car didn't have breakaway mirrors, because when she smashed my left elbow with her passenger side mirror while she was careening-along at a good 65kph, it was my arm that buckled, and not her car. It's true what they say that things happen so quickly that you don't even realize it, at the same time your life passes before your eyes.
I heard the sound of the impact before I felt it, and what little there was to feel was quickly smothered with a terrifying numbness - my left arm just stopped "feeling." If you'll allow me to indulge myself with a spot of self-praise, I sit like a natural on the bike, and am as relaxed as a cougar perched on the tops of my bars (lol). And this probably saved my life yesterday!
By all rights, I should be dead. The impact should have wrenched my bars around, knocked my front wheel from under me, sent me tumbling into the lane of traffic and deposited me in the path of the next vehicle such that my head was in prime position to be squashed in a residual car vs. "biker" incident. In all honesty, though, I didn't even bobble. That's not to say that our Blind Betty barely grazed me. By her own admission she hit me so hard that the report left her thinking she'd come into contact with something in the road (which, technically, she did). Rather, my default position on the bike is "relaxed," and I was lucky that the impact merely deadened my arm, before almost ripping it off my shoulder. In that horrifying split-second from when a crash begins to unfold, to when you actually become aware of it, I saw my left hand flying off the bars and wondered where it was off to in such a hurry! Next I was wondering why my torso almost collapsed when I tried to re-weight my left arm after regaining the brake hood, and soon I was marveling at how straight a line she held after passing me so closely that she could hit me with her wing mirror, but not her bumper, or miss me altogether.
What was disconcerting was not the horrible pain that flooded my elbow shortly after the collision. Rather, it was the nonchalance with which the driver continued down the road, and her utter incomprehension when I caught her at the next stoplight (about a mile down the road) and advised her that she'd just hit me, and that I wanted to obtain her insurance information, if she would be so kind. She didn't deny it - after all, she said she'd heard something, but just assumed it had been "in the road" (God forbid Fido had been playing in the street, or a herd of deer crossing the road - Granny wouldn't have even noticed as she ploughed into them all). She simply couldn't comprehend what she'd done.
A gouge in the passenger's side mirror housing and paint smeared with my hair and skin testified to the coming-together of man and machine in a way that Chris Boardman would never have approved of.
While now more than ever I believe that senior citizens should face mandatory retesting in order to retain their driving privileges, at least this one didn't make things worse by being rude about what she'd done, or claiming that I shouldn't have been on the road to begin with. And in turn, I managed to keep my mouth shut and choked-down the myriad negative emotions that threatened to ooze-out of my jaded-by-one-too-many-brushes-with-asshole-motorist pores.
I've got to wrap this up, as there are other things to attend to, and I've already seen 24 hours of productivity lost to the mother of all aching elbows, but I wanted to share this story with you. Not because there is some profound moral to the tale, or in an attempt to shamelessly leverage my own near-death experience to demand the building of bike paths or mandatory helmet laws. It's just a reminder that riding a bike in traffic is an inherently dangerous proposition, and not usually because you aren't a skilled athlete, but rather as a result of motorists who either don't think you should be there, or aren't even aware that you are.
I'll try to be less disdainful when loved ones implore me to "be careful out there" when I push-off for my next ride, when my elbow stops hurting and feeling returns to my hand.
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- Anonymous04 September, 2010 16:23
Wow - glad to hear that you didn't get hurt worse. Did you bike get banged-up? Were you wearing a helmet??ReplyDelete
Shit...glad that you're basically ok. At least around here, PA drivers are really, really bad towards cyclists.ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear this happened to you, Joe. We just have to be aware, and yet it is not always enough. I pray you get back to normal soon.ReplyDelete
scary; hope the elbow heals quickly and completely; you did see a doctor?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous05 September, 2010 13:41
Do you posit that you should have been dead b/c you don't wear a helmet when you're training? Bad example for the wee ones...ReplyDelete
Rachel, what part of the state are you in? I haven't found anywhere in PA where drivers aren't at least somewhat annoyed by cyclists - even around the velodrome. In fact, they might be even more hostile there. One refreshing change, however, is in the attitude of Allegheny County Police to road cycling in South Park. Previously, they ambivalent at best, hostile at worst to bikers. But since my return to riding, I've been amazed to learn through direct contact with officers that they fully-support cyclists' rights and have zero tolerance for any abuses by motorists. I can't speak to any unofficial "official" policies, if they exist, but at least the public face of the county police is now one that is incredibly friendly and protective of cyclists. Not to say that South Park is some cycling utopia - you still take your life in your hands every time you ride - but at least if you're hassled by a motorist but can document license, make/model, driver description, the police absolutely won't blow you off or be dismissive of your complaint - and it definitely wasn't like this before.ReplyDelete
By the same token, we're held to a higher standard than before, and there's no excuse for blowing off stop signs and otherwise breaking the traffic laws we expect motorists to obey, but I'm happy to trade outlaw status for the backing of the police in situations on the road.
Ouch, sorry to hear you've been banged-up again! Good job in keeping your cool though,it would have been too easy (but destructive) to launch into a verbal tirade on the (****ing blind) driver...ReplyDelete
Last time someone cut me up, at the next lights I apologised for almost delaying for them for a couple of seconds on their very important day. Their reaction was far more satisfying than what would have resulted from what I really, really wanted to do....
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Mizuho Corporate Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are considering a roughly 100 billion yen ($1 billion) credit facility to help electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp meet an upcoming bond redemption, the Nikkei said.
The banks are close to creating a credit line to ensure that Sharp can meet redemption requests for roughly 200 billion yen in convertible bonds maturing in September, the Japanese daily said.
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In addition, the lenders will give Sharp an extension on 360 billion yen in collateralized lending that matures in June. The new lending facility will bring the total credit extended to Sharp by the two banks to around 800 billion yen, the daily said.
Sharp, which supplies Apple Inc with screens for its iPhone and iPad, will post a bigger-than-forecast net loss for the year ended March 31, in part because low output at its factories forced it to write off excess capacity, two sources with knowledge of the result told Reuters on Wednesday.
Mizuho had already announced its intention to send high-ranking officials from group firms to Sharp to serve as directors or take similar posts. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi has decided to follow suit and will send former executives well-versed in rehabilitation and investing, the Nikkei said.
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Go-Go's Frontwoman Belinda Carlisle Says She Was the Lindsay Lohan of Her Time
We all -- well, those of us who are nearing AARP status or are way into retro -- remember the shiny, happy Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's and their 'We Got the Beat' genre of layered, fluorescent pop candy. So it might surprise you to hear that B-Carl admits, without irony, that she may have been the Lindsay Lohan of her time.
So where are the pics of her stumbling around and getting into car accidents?
Ohhhh. Wait. It was the '80s. Back when we didn't have smartphones and celebrities still had a little mystery to them.
In a recent interview with Popdose, Carlisle was asked about her time with the Go-Go's and if "the media landscape of today was in place then, with so much scrutiny placed on celebrities in almost a constant watch," could the band have lasted so long?
The frontwoman admitted that indeed they could not have. More specifically, she answered, "Oh, no way."
And why?
Because she partied too hard and would have been blistered by an omnipresent media.
"Back in like 1981 and 1982, I was like the Lindsay Lohan of that time, actually," she said. "Honestly. I just didn't get photographed. I would never ever ever have been able to survive what I can imagine that she goes through."
Carlisle sympathized with celebs like Lohan who are young, trying to find their voices and their way in a tricky business without a lot of support or guidance that doesn't come with an agenda.
"I see a lot of myself in her, actually," she added. "Eventually, it catches up with you and let's just hope it ends well."
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Thoughts on Planning, Programming & Designing Indian Country Detention Facilities
I joined Justice Solutions Group (JSG) two years ago to see how my 44 years of architectural experience might be helpful when applied to Indian Country justice center designs. While all tribes have unique cultural aspects I've learned that a common theme is their belief that the family has an integral part in the process of returning offenders to their communities as healthy human beings.
JSG has been providing Native American tribes its expertise for over a decade with services such as: Justice Systems Planning, Facility Planning, and Transition and Activation Services. What interests me most as an architect is planning, programming and designing facilities that not only meet a client's specific expectations while providing unique building design solutions for each tribe.
Justice Systems Planning
From this architect's perspective shared with many of my former clients, the initial phase of a project is the most critical in achieving success as determined by the appropriate number of beds and services needed. This is the foundation from which all other decisions are based and is essential to a successful master plan.
Determining the appropriate number and type of beds should be based on the analysis of data during the needs assessment phase, vs. those desired. This can become a daunting challenge for any architect. Tribes often base their bed space needs on current conditions, not factoring in the potential impact of an effective court system, alternatives to incarceration or aftercare programs. In addition, drug and alcohol abuse programs can impact an incarcerated population with significant results in behavioral change and lead to reduced recidivism. The interior environment plays another important role in behavioral change, which will be discussed later in this report.
Many tribal courts and police departments do not possess records of arrests, convictions and/or recidivism. Many times plans for population capacities are intuitive reactions to current conditions. This lack of data often results in an approach for planning Indian Country facilities.
Facility Planning
As previously stated one of the most critical factors in planning and programming a detention facility is determining the appropriate types and number of beds. As most jail administrators know, the planning and design through construction phases of a project amount to only approximately 10 percent of the total cost to operate a facility over a 30 year period. Another important consideration in the planning of housing units is that approximately 10 percent of those incarcerated are violent offenders and therefore require separation from the general population. This statistic can lead to reducing the number of hard cells which are the most costly to build.
One of the significant differences in designing an Indian Country detention facility is the challenge of incorporating a tribe's cultural values & symbols. This can be two-fold in nature: physical symbolism can be applied to interior spaces and the exterior architecture and a variety of programs can be provided to detainees that are specific to their culture.
As stated above symbolism can play an important role in the design elements of a facility. The compass points represent a tradition of values indigenous to Native people. They often have different meanings and color order but are significant in that they represent particular points of view about their heritage and beliefs. The following represents just a few variations on the theme of the Medicine Wheel:
The White North = Wisdom
Wisdom is often gained through winter stories; offering cleansing, purifying and strengthening power; the white eagle is also associated with this direction and it is said that those who have a vision of the white eagle become healers.
The Red East = Enlightenment
It is a place where peace, light and new life rise up each day. Blood and birth are from the east; the spotted eagle, being all these things, represents this direction and its feathers are said to bring insight and vision.
The Yellow South = Innocence
One sees the sun that is strongest when facing this direction; it is a representative bird like its golden eagle that stands for the peak of life, warmth, understanding and ability.
The Black West = Power
This is a place where the rain originates and is a place that represents the end, or finality, as things done in the dark are final things; the bald eagle is associated with this direction.
The colors of the medicine often change places too, and in some instances are rotated 45 degrees. The following are a few representative medicine wheels:
Regarding programs, a "healing room" can combine symbolism and function with its circular form in the floor plan and its program used to help residents understand the importance of their tribal history and family participation in the treatment of their sons and daughters.
The healing room is generally of a similar size to that of a tipi (22'-25' in diameter) and provides for seating around its inner perimeter. The focus of the space is toward the center where a speaker may discuss history, culture and teachings of tribal lore through stories passed down from generation to generation. It can also be used for family gatherings and guest speakers.
The center of the circle often incorporates a skylight pointing toward the "Heavens" and "the Creator". A window is often included that faces east to introduce the "morning light" into the space. This symbolism reflects the belief of many tribes that the "rising sun" is a source of renewal.
With regard to the specific design of housing units, I have found that smaller rather than larger sizes are more manageable for Indian Country detainees. In some ways, juvenile facility designs with smaller housing units might also more appropriately apply to adult populations as well. For example, a housing unit that is designed to hold a maximum number of detainees, let's say around 32 beds could be planned for full occupancy. One jail administrator preferred to have the facility designed to initially hold only 16 residents but provided for expansion through double bunking the cells and/or small dormitory units as future needs might arise. The size of a housing unit would need to comply with Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) building standards regarding all areas of a housing unit: cells/dorms; dayrooms; showers/lavatory/toilets; dayrooms; and exterior exercise yards.
This approach would provide Indian Country facilities with a "built-in" first expansion opportunity by just adding additional bunks without adding significant construction dollars. First costs would be initially a bit higher due to the slight increase in the size of area requirements; however, with the limitations on future funding it provides "master planning" in a meaningful way specific to Indian Country.
Transition and Activation Planning
The importance of this phase of the project cannot be overemphasized. For the best results in operating a facility, a transition team should be assembled early in the design process to make certain that staff is informed regarding future operational policies and procedures. It is also vitally important that the staff participate in the planning, programming and design phases. JSG has produced a publication that provides a step-by-step process for use by a tribe for the transition and activation plan entitled Facility Activation Planning Guide.
With the technological advances in architectural computer-drafting software programs, 3D modeling of specific spaces of a facility can be produced to provide visual understanding of areas. This can often help support the development of the transition and activation planning team, which will also aid in developing policies and procedures.
The 3D model can also be designed to produce a "virtual reality tour" walk-through of an entire facility long before it is built. Some clients prefer foam core or Plexiglas scaled physical models of a facility and/or specific areas such as housing. While these models may be low-tech they do provide an instant review of proposed interior spaces.
New Facility Design
Here is one example of an adult detention facility design that incorporated both the "circle" and "morning star" theme as most important to the client tribe.
This tribe also supported their first expansion needs for beds in- place without the need for additional construction. The housing unit below illustrates a distribution of both mini-dormitory cells (4-8 occupants) and individual cells (1-2 occupants) while providing the required sizes and fixtures (toilet, lavatory, and shower) for a fully occupied unit.
Other Native American Facilities Concepts
For one tribe the Hogan was of particular significance and they asked their architect to provide a floor plan and physical shape that respected this cultural element.
For another tribe the healing room was of special importance and they positioned it upfront in their Justice Complex to use as a "Community Room".
In closing, the areas that are particular to Indian Country design that most resonate with me are as follows:
Smaller facilities
Smaller sized housing units
Direct supervision operations
Environment as a therapeutic tool affecting behavioral change
Natural light is special to Native People as it represents "the elements" Circular and morning star shaped spaces are significant to many cultures representing the bringing together of families
Family intervention is long-held tradition that is important to Indian culture and rehabilitative process
Alcohol and drug treatment programs within a facility are critical to changing detainee behavior
Aftercare programs are essential to maintain contact with released offenders
Many tribes include sweat lodges to help heal the body and mind; it also a place for Native American song and personal prayer.
Finally, let me suggest to planners and architects that they pay special attention to the needs of the tribes they are servicing to provide design solutions that are specific to their individual cultures.
The following was taken from a Justice Solutions Group PACIFIC (Planning Alternatives for Correctional Facilities in Indian Country) Workshop.


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UPDATE: Missing Lumberton teen found
A teen missing from Lumberton since Jan. 6 was found Saturday, Jan. 18, according to police and confirmed by social media sources. No word yet on where 14-year-old John Rao was while family, friends and police searched for him, but he is reportedly currently safe with family. A post on Rao's Facebook page sends thanks to the community, presumably from a family member of Rao, and to a private investigator, Brenda Paradise with Global Investigations.


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AMD Fusion Developer Summit 2012 - What to expect
Subject: General Tech, Processors, Shows and Expos | June 7, 2012 - 06:49 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: hsa, fusion, amd, AFDS
One of the best show experiences I had last year was a surprise to me - AMD's first annual Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS) was hosted in the Seattle / Bellevue area. I say that it was a surprise only because the inaugural year for vendor-specific shows like this tend to be pretty bland and lack interesting information, but that wasn't the case in 2011. We saw ARM get on stage with AMD to talk about the idea of "dark silicon" and how to prevent it, we saw the first AMD Trinity notebook and even got details of the Tahiti GPU architecture well ahead of release.
We expect even better things in 2012.
While I don't know exactly what surprises will be on display this year I am looking forward to seeing the improvement from software developers after having another 12 months to work on APU-accelerated applications. HSA (heterogeneous system architecture) has been getting a lot of buzz from AMD and the industry as we push towards a combined memory address space and the ultimate acceleration of programs across both serialized and parallel processors on the same die.
If you are in the Seattle / Bellevue area and you have the ability to attend AFDS, I would highly encourage you to do so. You'll have access to:
- Keynotes
- Never before seen demos
- Technical tracks and sessions to learn about HSA and programming for it
If you can't make it though, you should definitely follow the whole event right here at PC Perspective - the easiest way is to keep track of our AFDS tag to make sure you don't miss any of the potentially industry shifting news!
You can also expect us to have a live blog from the event as well!
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Hey Ryan. Is anyone from PCPer attending AFDS? I will be there, and would love to meetup :)
You can contact me @codedivine on twitter.
I will be there Monday through Thursday!
I always thought software needed to catch up to the hardware, but this and hopefully other things will help teach developers how to do that.
I thought they kind of put out the hardware and told the developers to figure it out on their own.
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Penguins ride big second period to win vs. Wildby Wes Crosby
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Penguins don't seem to be aware they are decimated by injuries.
With 10 regulars out of their lineup, the Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Thursday at Consol Energy Center for their sixth consecutive win.
The Penguins surrendered a pair of goals after taking a 4-0 lead in the second period, but rookie defenseman Olli Maatta put the game away on a penalty shot 7:54 into the third.
At the tail end of a Minnesota 5-on-3, Maatta exited the penalty box and received a pass that sent him charging toward the net. He was tripped by Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin with Penguins forward Craig Adams still in the box, setting up a shorthanded penalty shot. Maatta deked to the right, brought the puck back to the left and shot at goalie Niklas Backstrom's pads. The puck slid over the goal line to give the Penguins a 5-2 lead.
"It's a big point in the game when we go down 5-on-3 for an extended period of time," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said. "You look at the clock and think, one or two power-play goals and it's a tied game. The guys are coming; it was a huge kill there.
"As the penalty kill is winding down, Olli comes out from the first one and he gets the puck. Olli with his mother's first game in the stands, he gets a big night."
Maatta, who also had an assist, became the second defenseman in franchise history to score on a penalty shot.
"I've tried that move in practice a couple of times, and that's probably the only move I've got," Maatta said. "It worked."
With a 1-0 lead after one period, Pittsburgh used a three-goal second period to gain a comfortable lead. Brandon Sutter started the period by scoring his eighth goal of the season and second goal in two nights at 1:54.
Mikko Koivu blocked a wrist shot from Maatta but lost the puck at his skates. He turned to find the puck, but Sutter dove around him and wristed a shot past Backstrom to extend the Penguins' lead to 2-0.
Matt Niskanen's second goal of the season gave Pittsburgh a three-goal lead 1:39 later. With Chris Kunitz screening Backstrom during a power play, Niskanen slapped a shot into the upper left corner of the goal.
The chemistry between Sidney Crosby and Kunitz was obvious on the Penguins' third goal of the period. Crosby retrieved the puck in the left corner and backhanded a pass to the front of the net. Kunitz raced past Koivu to the crease and met Crosby's pass for a one-time wrist shot that beat Backstrom and made it 4-0.
"With [Kunitz], you always know he's going to be around the net," Crosby said. "I ended up seeing some space there and he's able to get to the net pretty quick, but that's where he's going to be. So, he's going to score a lot of goals around there, and I was happy we were able to capitalize."
Kunitz, who was credited with the Penguins' first goal after it initially was awarded to Pascal Dupuis, leads the team with 20 goals. Crosby extended his point streak to nine games with two assists. He has 15 points (six goals, nine assists) during the streak.
Pittsburgh's defense was equally impressive, even without injured regulars Kris Letang, Brooks Orpik, Paul Martin and Rob Scuderi, as well as suspended defenseman Deryk Engelland. The Penguins have allowed two or fewer goals in nine of their past 11 games.
Jeff Zatkoff made 24 saves in earning his sixth straight win after starting the season 0-2-0. Backstrom, who started in place of goalie Josh Harding, out for medical reasons, is now 2-6-2 on the season with a 3.12 goals-against average and .896 save percentage.
"I think my last game was pretty good and today I could have been better," Backstrom said. "If you play a good game or bad game, you want to be better next time. You try to learn from every game."
Jason Pominville got Minnesota on the board 37 seconds after Kunitz's second goal to send the Wild into the third period facing a three-goal deficit. It was his team-leading 16th goal.
Dany Heatley made it 4-2 at 3:13 of the third with a wrist shot past Zatkoff. It was his seventh of the season and first since Nov. 29.
The Penguins got off to a quick start to the first period, but could not carry the momentum past the first few minutes like they were able to in the second. Pittsburgh took advantage of a mishandled rebound by Backstrom to take a 1-0 lead 49 seconds into the game.
Maatta sent a wrist shot into Backstrom's glove, but the Minnesota goalie fumbled the puck into the crease while Dupuis, Kunitz and Crosby converged on the net. Crosby backhanded the puck at Backstrom, producing another rebound. Kunitz finished the play by tapping the puck past a few scrambling Wild players and into the net.
The goal originally was given to Dupuis, then was changed to Kunitz afterward.
The Penguins have scored a goal in the opening minute of three consecutive home games.
Minnesota coach Mike Yeo said he was not satisfied with his team's effort.
"The whole game, 'frustrating' I think is the wrong word, I think 'maddening' is a little bit more appropriate," Yeo said. "To come out and get outbattled and outworked, that was disappointing."


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European Commission
Brussels, 14 November 2013
Eurobarometer Responsible Research and Innovation, Science and Technology
Why has this Eurobarometer been conducted?
This Eurobarometer was funded by the Science and Society programme of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7).1 It offers valuable insight into public opinion and is part of the wider effort by the European Commission to better engage citizens with science, research and innovation and promote responsible research and innovation. Following up to this Eurobarometer, a new activity will be launched in the coming months under the Science in Society Programme, using the Eurobarometer research infrastructure to conduct pan-European focus group research with citizens and stakeholders. These activities identify the expectations of citizens and stakeholders with regard to science, technology and innovation, which will help the Commission to shape policies and set priorities for research and innovation programmes.
How do citizens perceive science and technology?
Consistent with findings of earlier Eurobarometer surveys2, this Eurobarometer confirms that there is no rejection of the impetus towards innovation: the vast majority of Europeans have a positive view on science and technology. The 2013 Eurobarometer 'Responsible Research and Innovation' shows that 77% of EU citizens agree that science and technology have a positive impact on society, and the majority of respondents in each country think this way. There is however concern about their potential for negative consequences, and the speed of change they can cause on our ways of life. Furthermore, more than half of Europeans believe that when it comes to decisions made about science and technology, public dialogue is required (55%). This is also consistent with previous Eurobarometer surveys4, which indicate that public dialogue is especially desired when social values are at stake.3
The 2013 RRI Eurobarometer furthermore shows that at least half of all Europeans are interested in developments in science and technology (53%), although only 40% say they feel informed about them. Country level results illustrate that levels of information about developments in science and technology are not uniform, with Eastern and Southern countries less likely to feel informed:
There is a strong positive correlation (r=0.74) between being informed about developments in science and technology and the level of innovation performance at national level. However, there is not a strong correlation between feeling informed about developments in science and technology and thinking that the influence of science on society is positive. Societal opinion on science and innovation is therefore not principally determined by 'science literacy'.
Other interesting findings are that eight out of ten respondents agree that the EU should actively promote worldwide respect for European ethical principles for conducting scientific research. Also, more than eight out of ten (86%) respondents think it is important that scientific research takes equal account of the needs of men and women.
How do citizens perceive the actors involved in science and technology?
University or government scientists (82%) and environmental protection associations (81%) are most likely to be seen as trying to behave responsibly towards society when it comes to decisions about science and technology. University or government scientists (66%) are also most likely to be seen as best qualified to explain the impact of scientific and technological developments on society, with scientists in private laboratories ranking second (35%).
Government representatives are the least likely to be seen as trying to behave responsibly in this area (44%) and they are also very unlikely to be seen as best qualified to explain the impact of scientific and technological developments on society (6%).
Socio-demographic analysis shows that there is a positive correlation between being more familiar with science and technology (in terms of education, interest, informed, family member in science) and being more likely to think for each group that it tries to behave responsibly towards society. No notable differences are found in opinion between men and women and there are also relatively few differences between age groups:
How are citizens informed about science and technology?
Overall just under half of all Europeans (47%) have studied science or technology. Furthermore, while 53 % of Europeans are interested in developments in science and technology, only 40% say they feel informed about them. There is therefore a need to support both formal and informal science education, especially in Southern and Eastern EU Member States where levels of feeling informed are relatively low. The survey shows that there is broad support for science education: most Europeans think that their government is doing too little to stimulate young people's interest in science (65%). A majority also agree that an interest in science improves young people's job prospects (59%), culture (72%), and their ability to act as well-informed citizens (68%).
Television is the most mentioned source of information about developments in science and technology (65%), followed by the internet (35%) and newspapers (33%).
What other activities will the European Commission support in this area?
Following up to the various actions funded through the FP7 'Science in Society' programme, the Commission will continue to promote public engagement and responsible research and innovation, in particular via the next framework programme for research and innovation: Horizon 2020.4 Horizon 2020 has a strong orientation towards addressing the societal challenges faced by Europe and the World and actively seeks the input from stakeholders and citizens. Public engagement and 'Responsible research and Innovation (RRI)' are cross-cutting actions throughout Horizon 2020, furthermore supported by the 'Science with and for Society' objective that has been allocated a budget of 462 Million Euro.5 Also, representatives from civil society will be involved in Horizon 2020 External Advisory Boards and in the monitoring and evaluation of Horizon 2020 activities.
As a concrete example of this drive to broaden and widen participation in Horizon 2020, the recent VOICES project aims to involve European citizens in the definition of research priorities in the area of urban waste.6 It was launched in 2013 under the 'Science in Society' programme of the 7th Framework Programme. Some 99 citizen panel discussions, involving a total of 990 citizens in all European countries, have been held and have provided ideas and expectations. The results of the consultation have been fed into the development of the Work Programme for the Societal Challenge 'Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials' of Horizon 2020.
E.g. 2010 Eurobarometer 'Europeans, Science and Technology': http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_340_en.pdf, and 2010 Eurobarometer 'Life Sciences and Biotechnology', http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_341_en.pdf
RRI will be implemented as a 'package' that promotes public engagement and furthermore supports activities that enable easier access to scientific results, better uptake of the gender equality and ethics dimension, and formal and informal science education.
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It's hard to believe it's that time of year again — the Association of Photographers Awards are just around the corner and print orders are already flooding in from entrants who have successfully reached the second round.
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I take great pride and care in making the prints, many of which are shown in the Awards exhibition and book. Below is a previous successful entry, Madagascar Sky by Kelvin Murray.
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The University of Alberta is mourning physicist Richard Taylor, an alumnus who won a Nobel Prize for groundbreaking research that proved the existence of subatomic particles called quarks for the first time.
"In physics, it's one of the biggest results ever," said Jim Pinfold, a physics professor at University of Alberta who knew Taylor personally.
"The fact that he managed to explain what made up most of the matter in the universe, it's just absolutely incredible.
"This rather humble native son of Alberta."
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Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/09/2014 -- Restaurants in China industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the China restaurants market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.
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- The Restaurants sector is valued according to total sales of all food and drink (soft and alcoholic) in or through restaurants and cafes, fast food retail, drinking places, and other. The restaurants & cafes sector includes full-service restaurants, commercial cafeterias and snack bars. Fast food retail consists of all limited service restaurants, takeaways, street & mobile and leisure vendors. Drinking places are defined as bars, taverns and nightclubs. Other includes home delivery/takeaway, catering, self service, street stalls and kiosks. Sales through vending machines are not included. All sales are valued at the prices paid by consumers, not the prices paid by restaurant operators to their suppliers. Market volumes are classed as the number of individuals employed in foodservice locations.<\li> - The Chinese restaurants industry had total revenues of $572.4bn in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16% between 2009 and 2013.<\li> - Industry consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 6.5% between 2009 and 2013, to reach a total of 2.6 million employees in 2013.<\li> - The performance of the industry is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 12.3% for the five-year period 2013 - 2018, which is expected to drive the industry to a value of $1,023.6bn by the end of 2018.
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Long time ago, in a Country far, far away…
(Prepare yourself, this is a loooong and emotional post)
Note: the 'italic' text is 'me' thinking to myself. 🙂
In fact it was not so long time ago. But the Country is far away from mine.
I read a post from Mand'alor Novall Tallon telling Mercs donated some amount to DSB's daughter fund. "What is it?", but sure, I didn't say this way. I asked about it and Falin Skirata answered telling about it. "Where is it?", I asked and he gave me the link of Princess Leah Diaries.
And so, that's how everything began and Leah entered into my life and I started a cruzade with other virtual friends to help this little one.
Baby Leah, or, Princess Leah as she is worldwide known now (you'll know below why) is 4 months old. 55 days now in the Intensive Care Unit. I won't tell more here because this will be repetitive as you can Google 'Princess Leah' and you'll find LOTS of pages talking about her now. And believe me, we (everyone involved on the process) were working hard to do it until someone who I don't recall the name (Diane? Damn lack of memory) now could get the attention of KTLA tv which picked up the story and aired an spot about it last week, with Zev "DeltaSquadBoss" and Francesca "Cmdr Foxy" Esquenazi (the parents) talking about the problem.
Leah has a misterious illness. 40 Doctors, many tests, analysis and etc and nobody does not know what her problem is.
You cannot cure what you don't know, right? So, they are treating the symptoms while doing their best to find the cause of this little one issues.
Backing to when Falin sent me the link, I read the blog and I remembered the very first two days of Laura. She had respiratory issues when she was born and she spent two days in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Those two damn it days came back to my mind while I was reading again the blog. The parents were there (at that time) almost 44 days, I guess. My heart got that hard pain from two days and multiplied by 40 (easier to round things when calculating). Tears rolling into my eyes, I called my cousin, Laura's father and told about the story. And later, when my sister arrived home, I told her too. We three discussed about Leah during the supper. "A children should never suffer like that. Parents should never have to pass through this…", my sis said. I had to agree with her.
She promptly donated to Princess Leah Donation page created by Jason "Skygunbro" Watson. But this was not enough to me.
Almost 6 years ago, my father passed away. He spent almost 60 days in coma. Just to resume, I had experienced enough time at one ICU to understand Leah's parents situation. The 'alarm' thing coming from those machines, the numbers there… that beep sounding… No, it was not enough for me donate money. I need to do something else…
But what can I do from here? They are there far above in the USA and here I am, down in Brazil.
Sent Leah's name to my Reiki group. Yes, nice thing! The group is sending Reiki to her, this helps a lot.
Share Falin's props raffle link and Jason's donation page link. Sure, what Star Wars fan wouldn't like to joint that raffle? More than 30 prizes (at that time, now they are more than 40, I gues)… Great! Few friends donate too, awesome!
What else…? Hm… If I just could gather many people to pray for her. A kind of group to create a chain of good vibration and energies to give support to the parents and sure, the baby. Nobody thinks about the parents at first. We think about the baby. Everybody will be praying for the baby, but whomelse will support the parents? Oh, they have relatives for sure. But I'm not their relative and I want to help.
A quick talking to Falin about my idea and he suggested me to ask Boss, or better, Zev (Leah's father) about it.
We exchanged few messages and some clicks later, 'Princess Leah' group was born. Closed at first, to keep Esquenazi family safe, few people were invited, another few joined. When we were about 37 guess I think the engines started, people using network (Facebook, Twitter, Emails, Telephone…). We opened the group to allow more people join and help spread the word. So came the KTLA tv… And everything started pop around, replicated, shared and whatever.
Great! We got the attention we wanted, maybe now some Doctor can see her problem and help find the cure.
The family faced some security issues so we closed the group again. Now, new membership is not allowed, just by indication of some member or if we can track the proper link between the people and one of the parents/friends/member of the group.
I noticed today (thinking about all good things the group could get for Leah and her parents) that's the second time in my life I'm involved in something really good, gathering many people to focus in a positive manner to help someone in need.
During my life I was member of or created many groups inside the fandom (Star Wars and Lord of the Rings were the ones where I'm more experienced, but I was also part of a James Bond staff group). I always donated my time, efforts, actions and things to make these groups grow up, get the properly attention, help them creating and organizing events for them. Just to see other fans like me smiling with something I would like to join and have fun with. This brings lot of trouble, friendships broken or hard discussions with good friends, nights working to reach the deadline of one event… and etc.
One thing that I always wanted to do as a member of a group is helping people. Some of the groups which I'm member of give me this opportunity when costuming for charity. These are the actions I like most than others. I was always proud of being member of these groups because of their charity purposes.
Now, I'm member of something bigger: about 170 some people together working to help and support Esquenazi family. And it's not bigger because of the number of people involved, but because it's a REAL cause. It's not related to that egoic thing that reaches most of costume clubs and makes people act as if they were the best because of the costumes they own, forgetting the real purpose behind the costume: charity.
Leah is teaching me lots of lessons. Giving the proper importance and put efforts into what is really important and worths most. She is teaching me to put the priorities on their properly places, give just the enough importance to things, evaluate my life, what I'm doing here and what I can do for others. But I think the most important lesson she taught me at all is that there are good people in the world, who can do amazing things together "just" because of a little girl which 'almost all of them' just saw by picture. Leah, you are showing me that the World is not lost at all! There's people who wants to make it better, and awesome, they have kids and probably, they are educating their children to be as good as they are. And so, we'll have more good people in the World and maybe… one day things will be better for everybody. Even if I won't be here to witness it. Thank you Leah. I really had lost my faith in the human kind, in the world. But you made me change my mind. All I can do in exchange, is what I'm doing for you, for your parents. And I would do more if I could, really. But I'm also learning with you that I need to give one step at time, tomorrow is another day, one day each time. It does not matter how much time I take to, but I will reach the target.
Thank you, little one. If Princess Leah's Angels exist, it's because you made me think that I could do something bigger than just 'pray' for you. You made me think that I can make the difference when I thought I had nothing new to see but just live my life.
And this is really important for someone like me, but one day I tell you.
(And I know Ginger or someone else will pick all my mistakes and help me to correct this post… *smile*)


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2013 Competed in every meet for the Beacons during his junior season … Recorded his fastest time of the year at the NCAA Division III New England Regional on November 16 with a time of 28:02.60 … Posted a 5K time of 17:25.00 at the August 31 Emmanuel College Fens Classic … Finished the UMass Dartmouth Corsair Invitational with his second fastest time of the year (28:18) on September 21 … Recorded a time of 28:20.00 on October 18 at the Emmanuel College Saints Invitational.
2012 Earned a career-best time of 27:52.30 at the NCAA Division III New England Regional meet on November 10 … Competed in a combined five meets in 2012, second most on the team … Notched a time of 28:34.13 on October 27 at the Little East Conference/New England Alliance Championship meet … Recorded a time of 28:41.00 at the Connecticut College Invitational on October 13 … Crossed the finish line with a time of 28:52.45 on October 7 at the NEICAAA Championship meet … Started off the year with a time of 29:58.00 at the Greater Boston Invitational on September 23.
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Ran cross country and track in high school ... Was a two-time honorable mention in cross country ... Helped his team win the 4x800 and 4x400 relay championships ... Was the History and English award recipient for his high school class and was an honor roll student ... Son of Paul and Andrea Delaney ... Majoring in History.


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David Rodney Gibbs lost his battle with cancer last Wednesday morning. Dave was an old- school "Lagunan" who left the malt shops and hot rods of '50s-era Santa Ana for the surfing and beach lifestyle of 1966 Laguna.
Dave cherished Laguna believing that coming here was the best move he ever made in his life. A little known fact is that Dave was the original builder of the "Palapa" at Thalia St. beach, and showed his Laguna pride by secretly maintaining the Laguna "L" that sits beneath his Mystic Hills home.
Throughout the '70s and '80s, Dave worked in Laguna building high-end custom homes, and later specializing as everybody's favorite electrician.
Dave was a true outdoorsman who was a pioneer in early surfboard and skateboard design that he created in his infamous garage, a place where tools hung immaculately on the wall. Dave never quit surfing and in later years took up long-distance paddling and mountain biking when he wasn't restoring his latest hot rod.
Dave was always very active with the youth of Laguna, driving kids early in the morning in pursuit of waves, or taking them to skate parks when the surf was flat. He had many friends, and despite being in his 70s, maintained relationships with people of all ages. A healthy lifestyle enabled him to keep up with the next generations, whom he admired for taking the sports he loved to new levels.
Dave is survived by his wife of 55 years, Carolyn, his son Chad and daughter-in-law Jennifer, and sisters Linda and Paula. Most of all he cherished his grandkids, Wyatt and Emma, who have each followed his legacy by pursuing an active lifestyle and sharing his love of the beach.


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Can he play left back ? Seriously though how many young centre halves do we need, we have a plethora of them.
Nathangelo Markelo only other one I can think who was a center half.Don't rate Pennington being honest.
He's still backing off courtinho now is Pennington
Nah, celebrating scoring at Anfield still
Sigh, just throwing in my word of the week....Not Holgate !
Is Lewis Gibson we signed from Newcastle last year ?, Fatty Foulds and Morgan Feeney.
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Students returning last week to what had been Columbus International High School found themselves in the same building for the first time in the program's three-year history.
Students returning last week to what had been Columbus International High School found themselves in the same building for the first time in the program's three-year history.
"They already know where everything is," Principal Ameer Kim El-Mallawany said, after things had quieted down on a hectic first day of the 2013-14 academic year.
That does not mean things are same-old, same-old at the former North High School.
For one thing, the building on Arcadia Avenue has been renamed Columbus North International School. The new name reflects the major change, which is the addition of seventh- and eighth-graders from the Columbus City Schools' three K-6 language-immersion programs.
The arrival of middle school students from Ecole Kenwood on the Northwest Side, Columbus Spanish Immersion Academy in North Linden and Fifth Avenue International School in the Short North roughly doubled the population at Columbus North International School.
"If you walk through the hallways, you hear even more languages, you see even more kids," El-Mallawany said. "It's a beautiful thing. You could just feel the energy. It's different, it's busier.
"We had 400 kids wandering around wondering where to go, but we also had 400 kids who knew where to go."
El-Mallawany, 30, has been principal of the school from its inception, initially on the campus of the Fort Hayes Career Center and then in the former Clinton Middle School on Karl Road before it moved to its current home last year.
Another new addition coming to Columbus North International School will be a journalism program that will begin in classrooms around the middle of September.
Nicole Kraft, whose son, Danny, started seventh grade at the school last week, is a journalism instructor at Ohio State University. She also was on the task force that led to the creation of the international high school program for Columbus City Schools.
The Clintonville resident said last week that she applied for a grant through OSU's Serving Learning Initiative for a project that will involve eight to 10 of her journalism students along with other undergraduates studying French, Spanish and Chinese, helping international school youngsters learn to write news stories and translate them into various languages.
"I'm a big believer in journalism education at the scholastic level," Kraft said. "It's not that everyone should want to become a journalist. I believe that the skills we learn as journalists ... are skills that are lacking in a lot of disciplines."
Young people who have learned interviewing skills and developed the ability to write clearly and concisely are "more employable in the real world," Kraft said.
The first of what will be three online editions of the student newspaper should be out by late October, with versions in all three languages. Content will be updated on a continuing basis, according to Kraft, who said her students are looking forward to the mentoring experience.
"They love journalism," Kraft said of her students. "They want to be journalists. They want to share journalism with other people. They're getting the opportunity to take this passion and let other people see how they got this passion.
"They want to pay it forward."
"We're looking forward to it," Principal El-Mallawany said of the journalism program.
Kraft said getting Ohio State to participate in some way with the school district's international program has been a goal of hers and others involved in its creation from the beginning.
"We were desperate for that opportunity, so I kind of felt like I had to put my money where my mouth was," she said.
The students arriving from the language-intense elementary schools will no longer have the immersion experience interrupted, Kraft said.
"This program is going to help them stay immersed in the language that's going to benefit them the rest of their lives," she said.
"Our program has always been very much like a continuation of the immersion schools," El-Mallawany said. "It really offers an opportunity for our kids to dig in a little sooner and at a more-rigorous level.
"What's amazing, too, is that our feeder schools attract similarly diverse population from all parts of the city. It's almost as if the family feel is because the people are from so many different areas."


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Bank of America Thinks Global
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan is looking for some advice.
The bank announced from Davos, Switzerland the creation of an unofficial group of global business, policy and academic experts to advice Mr. Moynihan on "worldwide relationships."
Bank of America lags behind competitors like J.P. Morgan Chase and Citigroup in the number of countries in which it operates. The advisory board could boost the company's access to markets around the world and underscores a change for an institution long known for its U.S. focus.
Mr. Moynihan said the group would help the bank advise its clients, who run businesses all over the world. In a statement, he said that the council will "help make us a better partner" for the bank's clients "who compete in every region of the globe."
The formation of the group comes on the heels of Mr. Moynihan's appearance before the Brookings Institution to discuss U.S. housing policy, and marks the latest effort to position the CEO as a thought leader.
The bank plans to hold its first meeting in Hong Kong in March. Members include David Westin, former president of ABC News, Kay Bailey Hutchison, former U.S. senator (R., Texas), Bader M. Al Sa'ad, CEO of Kuwait Investment Authority and Chong-Suk Choi, CEO of Korea Investment Corporation.
Mr. Moynihan will serve as chairman of the new group.


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An Illinois sales tax law aimed at Amazon that was struck down by the state's top state court could be revived.
This time, it could end up hurting Groupon .
Illinois had imposed a tax on out-of-state Internet retailers, dubbed the 'Amazon tax,' which prompted some Illinois-based Internet marketers to move to Indiana and Wisconsin, according to a report in Crain's Chicago Business.
But the Illinois Supreme Court in October struck down the tax, citing a federal law that barred the imposition of taxes on out-of-state retailers unless these businesses maintained a physical presence in the state, Crain\'s Chicago Business reported last week.
Illinois legislators have tweaked the proposal so that sales taxes can be imposed on out-of-state retailers that issue promotional coupons and other materials distributed in the state via mail, radio or television, the report said.
The revised bill could end up hurting Chicago-based daily deals site, Groupon, which has started offering coupons last year, the report said. A Groupon official, referring to the company's new digital coupons business, was quoted as saying in the report, "We are indeed looking closely at the implications of the law for our new Freebies business."
Illinois legislators last week sent the proposed law to Gov. Pat Quinn, who signed the original "Amazon tax" in 2011.
– Benjamin Pimentel
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text: Donald Becker wrote: >> >>I'm not quite following here: It seems like you might be advocating >>retransmits every half second. I'm current doing classical exponential >>backoff, 1 second delay, then two, then four etc. Will that bite me? > > > Where are you you doing exponential back-off? re-transmits in the TFTP server: sent a block and await the corresponding ACK; if it doesn't arrive for timeout, re-send. This is needed to recover from lost data packets, client retries only recover from lost ACKs (at least they do in implementations which have been immunised against sorcerers-apprentice syndrome.) > The TFTP client will/should/might do a retry every second. (Background: > TFTP uses "ACK" of the previous packet to mean "send the next one". The > only way to detect this is a retry is timing.) The client might do a > re-ARP first. In corner cases it might not reply to ARP itself. > > [[ Step up on the soapbox. ]] > > What idiot thought that exponential backoff was a good idea? > Exponential backoff doesn't make sense where your base time period is a > whole second and you can't tell if the reason for no response is > failure, busy network or no one listening. > > My guess is that they were just copying Ethernet, where modified, > randomized exponential backoff is what makes it magically good. > Exponential backoff makes sense at the microsecond level, where you have > a collision domain and potentially 10,000 hosts on a shared ether. Even > there the idea of "carrier sense" or 'is the network busy' is what > enables Ethernet to work at 98+% utilization rather than the 18% or 37% > theoretical of Aloha Net. (Key difference: deaf transmitter.) > > What usually happens with DHCP and PXE is that the first packet is used > getting the NIC to transmit correctly. The second packet is used to get > the switch to start passing traffic. The third packet get through but we > are already well into the exponential fallback. > > PXE would be much better and more reliable if it started out > transmitting a burst of four DHCP packets even spaced in the first > second, then falling back to once per second. If there is a concern > about DHCP being a high percentage of traffic in huge installations > running 10baseT, tell them to buy a server. Or, like, you know, a > router. Because later the ARP traffic alone will dwarf a few DHCP > broadcasts. It's probably worth differentiating DHCP and TFTP here. I guess the reason for exponential-backoff of to avoid congestion-collapse as the ratio of bits-on-the-wire to useful work decreases. By the time a host is doing TFTP the network-path should be established, so bursting packets shouldn't be needed. Maybe delaying backoff would make sense. > > >>I'm doing round-robin, but I don't see how to throttle active >>connections: do I need to do that, or just limit total bandwidth? > > > Yes, you need to throttle active TFTP connections. The clients > currently winning can turn around a next-packet request really quickly. > If a few get in lock step, the server will have the next chunk of the > file warm in the cache. This is the start of locking out the first > loser. > > You can't just let the ACKs queue up in the socket as a substitute for > deferring responses either. You have to pull them out ASAP and mark > that client as needing a response. This doesn't cost very much. You > need to keep the client state structure anyway. This is just one more > bit, plus updating the timeval that you should be keeping anyway. > All true. I'll experiment with some throttling approaches. Cheers, Simon. >


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Seeking the One True Linux: Is Linux Distro-hopping a Thing of the Past?
One True LinuxDistro-hopping is easy and fun. Linux users distro-hop to solve problems and to try new software. But is it necessary? Haven't most Linux distributions reached a state of polish that makes distro-hopping unnecessary? Brian Proffitt wonders if distro-hopping shouldn't be discouraged.
Last week, Jim Lynch wrote what seemed to be a tongue-in-cheek admonition on how the Linux Mint distribution is so darned good, the venerable pastime of distribution hopping would soon be rendered moot.
I'm reasonably sure that Lynch was at once poking fun at the power users' habit of jumping from distro to distro to try to continually improve performance/toolsets/eye candy, while also delivering a back-handed compliment to the strength of the most recent Linux desktop offerings (especially Linux Mint). Cute, but it also got me thinking: is distro-hopping actually a practice that should be discouraged?
Let's be clear: I am not advocating One True Linux Distro, nor am I implying that the choice and diversity amongst Linux distributions for end users is a bad thing.
As all Linux distributions become polished and robust, I've noticed that I personally have become less and less inclined to jump to a new distro. And, when I have migrated in recent years, I have found myself going back to my openSUSE starting point.
The big result for this continuity of distro has been that I have become much more familiar with the quirks of openSUSE and, if not an expert, then at the very least a power user for this distribution. I am sure that countless similar situations exist for power users of Fedora, Ubuntu, Gentoo, and so on.
Power users within any Linux distribution community are some of the most valuable assets such a community can have. That may come across as self-serving, but these are the users are are going to find problems with a distro and should be likely generate better bug reports for developers. They know more about the history of the distro ("Hey, you know that Flash bug from last month? It's baaaack..."), who to contact to get faster results ("Dear Ms. Silber..."), and how to support issues with that particular distro with newer users ("Dude, there's no YaST in Ubuntu...").
So, for those reasons, users who stick to one distribution for a while or even indefinitely can provide a lot of positive impact for that distro.
Of course, there's some disadvantages to users who don't jump around. They can be more likely to start a public tussle ("Your distro sucks! Nuh-uh, yours does!"), less inclined to try tools from other distros ("That came from Mandriva? I don't think so!"), and more territorial about features they like that get changed ("Hey! Where's my Gaim?").
- Skip Ahead
- 1. One True Linux
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Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies
 Thursday Speaker Series
 Roger Bagnall, New York University
Abstract: Texts written on papyri, potsherds, and wooden tablets have been the raw materials of ancient history for more than a century, but mostly as edited, printed texts disconnected from their material supports. The past few decades have seen papyrologists turn back to looking at their texts as material objects, with both inherent characteristics and archaeological contexts. Digital images have made it far easier to look at handwriting, layout, and other visible aspects of letters and documents, while renewed study of old excavations and careful stratigraphic excavation at newer sites have both contextualized papyrus finds and enabled documents to function as archaeological objects.
Biography: Roger Bagnall is Leon Levy Director and Professor of Ancient History at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. Before joining the NYU faculty in 2007, Roger Bagnall was Jay Professor of Greek and Latin and Professor of History at Columbia University, where he had taught for 33 years. Educated at Yale University and the University of Toronto, he specializes in the social and economic history of Hellenistic, Roman and Late Antique Egypt. He directs NYU's excavation project at Amheida (jointly sponsored with Columbia) in the Dakhla Oasis in Egypt.
Free and open to the public.
This lecture is part of the Thursday Speaker Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.


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Monday, July 27, 2009
Milan Cookies
The July Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth. She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of Food Network.
To be perfectly honest, this month's daring bakers challenge wasn't really a success for me. I didn't love the batter recipe for the cookies - they turned out kind of elastic-y, and something about the whole texture was just off. It's always a sad moment when you take the time to get your ingredients, pipe batter, sandwich cookies and the end result doesn't seem to add up to the effort. The only remedy is to get in the kitchen again as soon as possible and bake again to start fresh!
24 comments:
- VeggieGirl said...
Sorry that it wasn't a success for ya :( The cookies look great to me though, haha :)
- July 27, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Coco Bean said...
Aww, I was going to make these but now I'm not so sure. Any tips? They look perfect (as always!)
- July 27, 2009 at 10:42 PM
- Justin said...
hmm, I just saw a bunch of these and now I'm not sure if I saw yours yet. too bad they didn't work out, but the photo is pretty!
- July 27, 2009 at 10:46 PM
- Cynthia said...
Smiling at the beauty of this :)
- July 28, 2009 at 12:21 AM
- ama said...
I know what you mean about the batter. I had some problems with it as well.
But I must say your cookies look so perfect :)
- July 28, 2009 at 3:50 AM
- Patricia Scarpin said...
I'm sorry to hear that, Jen, but may I say your cookies look beautiful?
- July 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM
- Junglefrog said...
Sorry to hear it didn't go as planned! I think this challenge was a little bit more complicated in ways that you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at the recipe! They still look great though!
- July 28, 2009 at 9:01 AM
- Mary said...
If it is at all helpful, yours are the best looking that I've seen for this challenge. It a pain to do the work and have less than satisfactory results. I just crumbled an entire loaf of bread to feed the ducks. It looked like a great recipe and came from a reputable miller, but it was pretty bad. This is not intended to rub salt in open wounds, but Pepperridge Farms makes a really passable Milan.
- July 28, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- Y said...
Oh what a shame! But they look so good!?
- July 28, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- CookiePie said...
I'm sorry the challenge wasn't so fun -- but your cookies do look beautiful!
- July 28, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- irina @ PastryPal said...
Well, the picture is so beautiful, at least I can imagine that they taste as good as they look.
- July 28, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- n33ma said...
These look perfect.
- July 28, 2009 at 12:38 PM
- Dana said...
Those look like my favorite Pepperidge Farm cookies, only about 1 million times better. Love the photo!
- July 28, 2009 at 1:07 PM
- jillian said...
My first batch of cookies was oddly chewy. I found I had to over bake them a bit to get the crisp. They look really pretty!
- July 28, 2009 at 1:41 PM
- MaryBeth said...
Out of all the cookies they have these are my favorite. You did a wonderful job!!!
- July 28, 2009 at 8:48 PM
- Hilary said...
Oh, I hate that! They look good though.
I wasn't really inspired by either recipe so I kind of cheated on this challenge and turned the mallow cookies into mallow cupcakes.
- July 29, 2009 at 2:37 PM
- creampuff said...
Oh, sorry they didn't turn out so well for you Jen! And I agree ... it's never fun when you go to all the trouble. Thankfully there's always another recipe on the horizon to be tried!
- July 29, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- Engineer Baker said...
Sorry you weren't a fan, but I guess everybody's got their recipe duds :/ And it's just one more excuse to bake some more!
- July 30, 2009 at 4:13 AM
- Jamie said...
Sorry you did not like these, they look delicious though!
- July 31, 2009 at 10:35 AM
- KALVA said...
lovely milano cookies
- July 31, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Sorry that you didn't love the recipe. Your photo looks wonderful anyway!!
- July 31, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Well they certainly LOOK delicious!
- August 4, 2009 at 6:01 PM
- Cakespy said...
One of my favorites! They look pretty good to me from beyond the computer screen...even if they didn't live up to your expectations!
- August 5, 2009 at 5:35 PM
- Jéssica said...
Esses biscoitos, parecem-me deliciosos!
- September 8, 2009 at 9:58 AM


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The most straight and direct card sandwich effect using two blank face cards.
Show two blank cards, and place a rubber band around them. Have a spectator select any card in the deck and sign the card. The card is lost in the deck.
Place the block of two cards still wrapped by the rubber band on top of the deck. Remove the rubber band, and spread the two blank cards: the sign card is sandwiched between them.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Lifestyle Illustrations of the '60s
* This week, David describes how a momentous new book came about and gives us an exclusive sneak peek at its contents. - Leif
The estimable Mr. Leif Peng has very kindly allowed this week's installments of Today's Inspiration to be given over to some shameless self promotion so before we begin I want to apologise in advance for such naked hucksterism.
There is a book, you see, edited by Rian Hughes with text by myself and stuffed to its 580 pages with rather nice pictures, which we think you might just find a little bit interesting. While this blog usually stays away from the cold, hard world of commerce hopefully you will indulge us just this once. The book in question is called Lifestyle Ilustrations of the '60s...
... just released in the UK and Europe by the new publishing house Fiell, which collects together the very best story illustrations from British Women's magazines of the '60s (including such titles as Woman , Womans Own, Homes And Gardens and Womans Mirror).
Like their American counterparts the British magazines commissioned the best artists of the era including many of the top US talents and as far as I know this is the first book anywhere in the world to anthologise this most neglected area of illustration.
Or to put it another way, it is basically Today's Inspiration in one big, thick volume.
Continued tomorrow...
* Lifestyle Illustrations of the '60s is available at Amazon.com
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This book was written for people like us.ReplyDelete
A signal of the tide turning perhaps?
I'm eagerly awaiting my copy in the post.ReplyDelete
I believe there's a 50's era book slated to be released in the fall from the same publisher.
Oh!No! It's all coming back !!!Being 12 at the time, I use to nick my mum's copies of Woman's Realm, Womans Own, etc. as they had reprints from the US magazines such as Redbook. Much copying followed and I still use some their techniques with the then new fangled acrylic paints today. I suppose I will have to dip into the pension fund and purchase a copy.ReplyDelete
- Chad Sterling10:31 AM
Long overdue! Well done David for putting this together, I'm just about to order it.There were some top British based illustrators of this era like Fancett Zelinski Phillips etc, is their work included? I've never been able to find out much -if anything- about them or their careers.ReplyDelete
I thoroughly enjoyed your war picture library books.
Thjis is EXACTLY the kind of artwork I love. It sounds like a fantastic volume. I think I know what I'll be getting for my birthday!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:16 PM
You are forgiven. It is always a pleasure when books about great illustrators/illustrations are released.ReplyDelete
David, I can't wait to see more of this book. It looks so beautiful! Any chance you or Mr. Hughes will be at San Diego Comic-Con this week? I don't see the publisher listed anywhere, and I was hoping to pick up a copy at the show.ReplyDelete
Stephen; The publisher's name and link is in the copy of today's post - take another look at the text above. You can also order the book at the Amazon link at the end of today's post.ReplyDelete
There will be many more examples from the book each day this week - thanks for your enthusiasm for Rian and David's project! - Leif :^)
Thanks, Leif. I meant I hadn't seen it listed in the exhibitor listing for Comic-Con. Whoops.ReplyDelete
I will be ordering this! As always, thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
David Roach asked me to pass along the following:ReplyDelete
"Thanks for the kind words Chad ( though most of your praise should go to Rian Hughes who put the whole thing together ) - how nice to hear from someone who's actually bought some of my older books! There's not much Zelinski in this book I'm afraid, but I don't think you'll be disappointed by the British artists in it. The principal artists are Walter Wyles, Eric Earnshaw ( artist of the main image today ), Michael Johnson, Brian Sanders, Gerry Fancett, Cecil Vieweg, Frank Haseler and Ron Atkinson. Most are astonishingly obscure – or completely unknown these days but I have actually spoken or corresponded with Wyles, Sanders and Johnson who are very much still with us. The hardest part of the book was writing the Biography section at the back since at first I knew pretty much nothing about any of them. Who was Eric Earnshaw ?– I still know nothing, it is so frustrating and a real shame that someone so talented should have disappeared so completely." - David Roach
Awesome! Thank you for sharingReplyDelete
I was going to chip in about the UK artists included, but I see David's got there before me... Thanks for the positive feedback. One of the difficult things was ensuring the images were colour correct - they're probably fourth-hand, so all manner of coulour shifts may have occured. (Original, transparency, printed page, scan - and then printed again!)The colours of the originals were sometimes pretty unusual too - take the Lynn Buckham in the intro, for example. Blue faces?! I'd have thought I'd have needed to shift the cyan a bit if I'd have been working from a printed version in this specific case. So I hope I did the artists justice in my cleanup... but only comparisons with originals will tell. I'm working on the 50s volume now.ReplyDelete
I'll not be at comic con this year, unfortunately - my first year off in a while, but definitely next year...
- Chad Sterling9:59 AM
Loved both of those books and highly recommend them to any fans of dynamic art.ReplyDelete
John Raynes, who's still going today did some of this work but on the whole these artists are mostly forgotten in the UK.At the time they were working I think 'fine' illustration was given attention but 'popular' illustration was considered slightly shabby and not worthy of recognition.Francis Marshall, by virtue of his fashion work was something of an exception.The Radio Times illustrators were also considered respectable and worthy of notice.
Anyway, perhaps this book by you and Ryan may start to redress the balance.Good Luck.
- Emma Louise6:11 PM
It's funny because I used to really dislike the 60's look when I was a kid (too harsh, too rough and scratchy, too uncompromising), but now I can't think of anything more modern. This is definitely on my wish list!ReplyDelete
- JohnD6:53 AM
Like Chicofrank I used to look at these illustratioms in my Mums Womans Own etc I especially admired Eric Earnshaws work !ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:07 PM
I love this book! Not much text but hundreds of pages of illustrations. Takes a good hour or so every time I flick through it. The best $50 I have spent on a book.ReplyDelete


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XML Encryption Wizard
The XML Encryption Wizard consists of three pages, with a variable second page depending on the chosen keystore/ key option. To launch the wizard you either have to select an XML document in one of the supported views in the XML perspective or open an XML document in the WTP XML editor (in any perspective). Open the context menu, choose XML Security and click on New Encryption.... In order to encrypt a selected XML fragment select the desired document part in the editor and launch the wizard as described before. The selection has to exist before launching the wizard, and it has to be well-formed: in case a start-tag is selected the end-tag must be selected too. Encrypting only text-content of an element is possible too.
Resource and Encryption Type
This is the first page of the XML Encryption Wizard. You'll have to select the resource you want to encrypt, the encryption type, the keystore/ key option and the Basic Security Profile option.
It is possible to encrypt the complete document, the selected text or a document fragment specified by an XPath expression. The complete document is always possible. For a text selection this selection has to exist before launching the wizard and it has to be well-formed. XPath is always possible too. You can either enter an XPath expression in the textfield or you can select one in the dialog after clicking on the Browse... button. The XPath expression has to return exactly one element or element content. Encrypting attributes is not supported.
Encryption Type
The normal encryption type is a so called enveloping encryption, where the encrypted data is contained in the original document (it replaces the plain XML). A detached encryption doesn't encrypt the XML document you have chosen. Instead the data in the specified additional file here gets encrypted. Both documents will be changed. File A remains in plain XML, but does contain the encryption information for file B that gets encrypted (a detached encryption requires the whole document to be encrypted).
Keystore and Key
The chosen option here sets the following wizard page. You can either select to Use a key from an existing keystore, to Insert a new key in an existing keystore or to Create a new key and a new keystore.
Basic Security Profile
A Basic Security Profile compliant XML Encryption has some restrictions in comparison to a regular XML Encryption. By activating this checkbox all options in the XML Encryption Wizard will be limited to options that are compliant to this profile. In case of the XML Encryption Wizard this only limits the available algorithms on the Algorithms and Encryption Properties page.
Keystore and Key
The second page of the XML Encryption Wizard depends on your Keystore and Key selection on the first wizard page. You can select to Use a key from an existing keystore, Insert a new key in an existing keystore or to Create a new key and a new keystore.
Use a Key from an existing Keystore
Use a Key from an existing Keystore is one of the alternatives as the second wizard page. Simply select the keystore containing the key you want to use in the current encryption process. All data is verified, you can only switch to the next case with a correct keystore and key password as well as an existing key alias.
The wizard stored the entered data for the keystore name and the key name between sessions. Passwords are never stored and have to be entered every time.