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- Employer
- USAJobs
- Location
- Washington D.C.
- Posted
- May 23, 2019
- Closes
- May 23, 2019
- Function
- Analyst
- Industry
- Government and Public Services, Federal
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Occasional travel - Occasional non-emergency travel may be required.
Relocation expenses reimbursed No
Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.
The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
To qualify for this position at the IC-12 ($83,398) level, your resume must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the IC-11 level in federal service. This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of the following specialized experience:
- Creating reports, slide decks and visualizing data, for use by the program, as well as stakeholders.
- Managing program activities independently to provide recommendation to leadership.
- Providing guidance on day to day processes of a program, to assist with process improvements.
- Managing various projects independently with little to no supervision.
To qualify for this position at the IC-13 ($99,172) level, your resume must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the IC-12 level in federal service. This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of the following specialized experience:
- Developing and reviewing reports, slide decks and visualizing data, for use by the program, as well as stakeholders.
- Directing program activities independently to provide recommendation to leadership.
- Supervising and providing guidance on day to day processes of a program, to assist with process improvements.
- Overseeing the management of various projects completed by others.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Your application must show that you meet all requirements for this position. You may be found "not qualified" if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for the position.
NOTE: Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. For a brief video on How to Create a Federal Resume, click here.
Current or former FEMA Reservists/DAE employees: To accurately credit your experience for these intermittent positions, make sure to list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.
- To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Public Trust clearance as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined (Mythbuster), review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit the OPM website at https://www.opm.gov/faqs/topic/investigate/?cid=56d6e92e-6e27-4b6a-8969-4a7a1bfba76d.
- If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.
- DHS uses E-verify, an internet based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities.
- This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies.
- STAFFORD ACT EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENTS: Cadre On Call Response Employee (CORE) is an appointment type granted under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Section 306 (b), which authorizes FEMA to appoint such temporary employees as necessary to accomplish work authorized under the Act. Appointments under this authority within FEMA are made to the excepted service and are nonpermanent in nature.
- All candidates must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time. Deployments may include working in excess of eight hours a day, or in excess of 40 hours per week, including weekends and holidays, and under stressful, physically demanding, and austere conditions. When activated and deployed, you serve in a federal travel status and are entitled to lodging, transportation and per diem reimbursements for authorized expenses in accordance with federal travel regulations.
- If selected for this position, and you have not previously completed these requirements, you are subject to (1) completion of a 2 day onboarding program at your primary duty location; and, (2) completion of a subsequent, multiple day orientation program within 90-120 days of hire, at a location to be determined. Travel associated with the orientation portion of this requirement may be at FEMA's expense.
- If this position has been identified as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) because of its security, public health, and/or public safety sensitivity, you are subject to random drug testing under FEMA's Drug-Free Workplace Plan (DWP). Refusal to be tested will result in disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. If you are qualified, you will be referred to a selection panel for consideration.
We recommend that you preview the online questions for this announcement before you start the application process.
Interview Requirement. Interviews are required for this position. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.
To preview questions please click here. Read more Security clearance Other Drug test required No
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Ive just bought this Omega Vintage Seamaster from a Boot Sale this morning. Im intrigued by it as its a California dial, font looks good, lume still active, patina on dial, case etc all look genuine. The winding stem, crown not original I dont think and not sure about case back.
ANY HELP GRATEFULLY received as never seen this dial before.
Checked movement and its an original 613 dated 28 million so 1969 vintage.
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Jessica Alba, 33, had all eyes on her as she strutted out of her hotel in New York City! She was remarkable in an pastel pink midi dress and we can't get over how great she looked! Are you in love with this look too? Or do you prefer Jessica's edgier looks? VOTE below.
We've seen Jessica leave her NYC hotel in plenty of gorgeous looks, but this might just be our favorite! She strutted her stuff in a patterned Antonio Berardi dress with a V-neckline and a pleated skirt that fell to her shins. Jessica complimented this look with Vita Fede earrings, a Melissa Kaye ring, the cutest white and black pebble printed clutch and some seriously platformed silver Brian Atwood pumps.
We can't help but compare Jessica's look to a 1950s Barbie, (especially with her ultra high ponytail) but we think she owned this look! We have really fallen in love with Jessica's style over her promo tour for 'Sin City: A Dame To Kill', which hits theaters Aug. 22nd. She chatted it up on GMA about the movie and how she stays fit by working out to relieve stress.
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Matobo National Park
About Matobo National Park
Matobo National Park occupies a total area of 44 500 hectares. Established in 1953, the Park was awarded Unesco World Heritage Status in June 2003.
The Park includes an Intensive Protection Zone where a large population of Black and White Rhinoceros are successfully breeding. The Park offers a diverse package of tourist attractions and activities.
The park is situated in the magnificent Matobo Hills, a range of domes, spires and balancing rock formations which have been hewn out of the solid granite plateau through millions of years of erosion and weathering. The majestic and rugged terrain of the park is a hikers paradise and the diversity of the vegetation supports a wide range of wildlife.
Matobo meaning 'bald heads' was the name chosen for the area by the great Ndebele King, Mzilikazi. He is buried in the Matobo Hills just a short distance from the park.
Matobo National Park is also the site of the grave of Cecil John Rhodes. He is buried at the summit of Malindidzimu -' hill of benevolent spirits'. He referred to this hill as having a 'View of the World'. A short walk from the parking lot will lead the visitor to his grave, which is carved out of the solid granite hill and surrounded by a natural amphitheatre of massive boulders.
The Matobo area has great spiritual and cultural significance to the local people and there are many sites within the park where important ceremonies still take place.
The Park is home to a wide variety of animal species including: black and white rhinoceros, zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, kudu, eland, sable, klipspringer, leopard, hyena, cheetah, hippo, warthog, rock dassies, waterbuck, wildcat, springhare, common duiker, crocodiles, baboons and monkeys.
The richness of the Park can also be seen from the diverse bird life. The park is famous for its large concentration of black eagles, which can be seen perched atop the rock formations or soaring along the cliffs in search of prey. Bird species that can be found include, fish eagle, martial eagle, francolin, secretary bird, weavers, pied crow and Egyptian geese.
Fish species readily found in this Park include, bass, bottle fish, bream, catfish and robustus.
Matobo National Park has a mixed type of vegetation that ranges from Mopane, Acacia species, Brachstegia in other area, Figtrees, Azanza species, Zizphus species, Strychnos species and Terminalia species.
Electrified accommodation is found at Maleme Rest Camp where the main office is located. There are several types of lodges at Maleme.
12 lodges with have 2 bedrooms, a kitchen with fridge, stove, cutlery and crockery. Some of the lodges have 4 single beds and others have 1 double bed and 2 singles. All lodges are equipped either dressing tables or wardrobes, dinning rooms with tables, chairs, heaters, flush toilet and bathrooms with cold and hot water.
There are 3 single bedroom lodges with similar facilities as the 2 bedroomed lodges.
Exclusive Lodges
Fish Eagle
This is a 2 bedroomed lodge with 5 beds i.e. one double and one single bed, one bedroom with 2 single beds all with linen, 2 dressing tables. The kitchen has a fridge, 4 plate stove, electric kettle, crockery and cutlery. The lodge has a flush toilet, bathroom with tub and hot shower, veranda, garden table and chairs.
Black Eagle
This is a 2 bed roomed lodge with 5 beds i.e. one double and one single bed, one bedroom with 2 single beds all with linen, 2 dressing tables. The kitchen has a fridge, 4 plate stove, electric kettle, crockery and cutlery. The lodge has a flush toilet, bathroom with tub and hot shower, veranda, garden table and chairs.
Top of the range accommodation with 2 bedrooms containing 2 double teak beds. Each bedroom has 4-seater teak easy chairs. There are 2 ensuite bathrooms and flush toilets. The dinning room has a teak table. The veranda overlooking the river has a garden table and chairs. The kitchen has a fridge, 4 plate stove, crockery and cultlery supplied.
5 single bedroom chalets have 2 single beds, dressing tables, wall wardrobes, dinning tables with chairs for 2. The kitchen is communal and is equipped with 2 plate stoves. Ablution facilities are communal. Heaters are also supplied in the chalets.
1 two-bedroomed chalet with one double bed and 2 single beds, dressing tables, wall wardrobes. The chalet has a dinning room with dinning tables and chairs for 2. The kitchen is communal and is equipped witht 2 plate stoves. Ablution facilities are also communal. Heaters are also supplied in the chalet.
Cooking facilities are available on wood or charcoal braais. Ablution and toilet facilities are provided in a communal block.
Communal Campsite
Camping sites are available at Maleme Dam, Mthselele Dam, Toghwana Dam, Mesilume Dam and Arboretum.
Tourists are encouraged to liase with the tourist office on availability of particular activities as well as to get details on the rules and regulations.
- Escorted walks for up to 6 people - an armed scout can be availed on booking at Maleme or Whitewaters office
- Pony trails - conducted around the Maleme Dam area and into the Whovi Wild Area
- Fishing - allowed in most dams to those issued with licences at the tourist office
- Boating - privately owned boats are permitted on certain dams
- Game viewing - can be done in the Whovi Wild Area, a protected game park which is home to more than 60 animal species and hundreds of beds
- Bird watching - offers great opportunity to see the several eagle species
- Hiking - there is abundant excitement of climbing the Pomongwe Hill which gives one a good view of the central part of the Park
- 33 miler road race - a unique marathon that is conducted within the Park at particular times of the year
Why Visit Matobo?
- The Park has one of the largest concentrations of black and white rhinoceros making it easy to sight one or more of the large population of this endangered specie
- Fine rock paintings - within the park are numerous sites which were once occupied by the San hunter-gatherers. The paintings at Nswatugi Cave are perhaps some of the finest in the country and contain beautiful renditions of giraffe, eland and kudu. There are other areas of note such as Bambata Cave, Inanke Cave and Silozwane Cave - just outside the park - that display fine animal paintings. The feint but distinct outline of a rhinoceros at the White Rhino Shelter was the impetus for the reintroduction of the species to the park in the 1960's.
- Numerous cultural and historical sites
- The unique balancing rock features
- The curio souvenir sales crafted by the local communities around the park
- The quiet and unpolluted environment
- Excellent stopover for tourists in transit to Hwange and Victoria Falls
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"We have a strategic plan; we have a good infrastructure in place; we have a sense of the big things that we know that are enduring about Hillsborough," Mayor Stevens says. "That's our history; that's our arts; that's our diversity; it's the connectivity; it's the sense of identification; it's our neighborhoods."
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Mayor Stevens is running unopposed.
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|2013-01-13, 00:05
|Link #121
G Gundam was pretty much a way to just let the creators go completely over the top with Gundam, lol. Just combine Gundam with classic shonen style fighting. It was definitely corny at times, but still humorous, but even among all that, the plot and character development was quite good.
I didn't get much from Wing, SEED, SEED Destiny or later 00 though. Most of the Wing characters felt pretty bland to me and didn't really feel developed that much (Zechs was almost a complete Char copycat though, from appearance right down to backstory up to the end of the series). Relena started out decently, IMO, (especially with her attempt at revenge) but as the "total pacifism" bits started, it felt like it all just disappeared.
|2013-01-13, 12:06
|Link #122
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: nyc
my list before was
no.1 gundam turn A
no.2 gundam V
no.3 gundam 00
but aftet watching 00 again it move to the alright list from the worst and Age took its place on the worst gundam series for me.
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|2013-01-14, 16:39
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Gundam G is a joke. Its a fantasy mecha anime. It's far more deserving to be removed in the Gundam timeline.
Shining finger!!!
Darkness finger!!!
Gundam Mermaid?!
Gundam Windmill?! WTF!
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|2013-01-15, 06:29
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: California
Execpt for the Shining Gundam,Burning(Or God),and 2 BGM tracks, Gundam G Gundam did not much for me.
I hate Turn A Gundam!
Gundam Age is one, I'm on the fence.
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|2013-01-18, 10:53
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Join Date: Jan 2013
I strongly dislike the AU Gundam because I can't stand the character design for the lacking "MANLY LOOK", I fell i'm watching boy love crap drama that why I prefer the UC because its orginal and the best just like any classics like Transformers G1, Macross, Tekkaman Blade, Bubblegum Crisis and Cowboy Bebop.
|2013-02-20, 20:23
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There is no incarnation of Gundam I dislike, although I will say that War in The Pocket is easily my least favorite entry and before the flaming arrows come I will explain.
There are parts of this ova I did like and I will start with that: The opening battle of the Cyclops Team, the battles that involved Alex Gundam and Kampfer, the space colony battles both in and out of the colony, nicely fluid animation, some good art to it, and there is no character I disliked. Kind of a bonus that in the middle of the series (either ep 3 or 4) is the use of spying on the feddie base with Bernie and Alfed.
What I did not like? The fact that the best battle was their first and one of the few, it lead me to believe that the ova was going to be full of these types of battles (it's of the military action, why would I not?) and we only ever got two more for the remaining time span. The rest of that time is mostly day to day life talking, which isn't bad for the first episode or two, but later on it kind of tears away at the engagement. I have seen anime series that do this too, but it was over the span of more episodes, which WitP did not have. While I didn't dislike any of the characters there was nobody I cared for either or even found noteworthy outside of Alfred liking war and screaming "BERNIE" all the time in the last ep. Short length kind of killed it. The BIG complaint? The reason Age isn't lower? Music. Yes, I really did not enjoy either opening theme and none of the background music was noteworthy.
*slowly backs out*
|2013-02-20, 22:27
|Link #135
Well, it was never hidden that the main intention of 0080 IS the characters and their development more so than a bunch of Mobile Suit battles. It really shines more of a light that reveals much of a gray area that isn't really explored all THAT often or deeply in Gundam, even in the UC-era. Besides 0080, the only other to really explore it more was The 08th MS Team in showing that there truly is no clear cut "good guy" or "bad guy", especially in times of war. There are many good people as well as corrupt people on both sides.
Yeah, other series' do show that each side has some good and bad people, but in the end, it really comes down to there being much of an "obvious" good guy and bad guy for people to root for while those few others are really more one-time sympathy characters who tend to die in the end and not really THAT memorable most of the time. (Especially with most of the AU series'.)
It also showed just how war, no matter how big or small the battles, can affect those around it. Like we saw, Al was just like any other little, naive kid who saw war as fun and games in the beginning, yet even after meeting Bernie and seeing what a nice guy he is, he still had no clue. It's not until being right smack in the middle of the last fight and seeing it first-hand (as well as being personally affected) did he see just how horrible war really is, especially with seeing him being so quiet while all the other kids around him that we saw in the beginning were still going on excitedly about how cool it was.
Also, this was really just a minor, more isolated incident during the very last days of the One Year War, so you really CAN'T make an extended series based off of such a short amount of time anyway. At least not without making it totally obvious that all you're trying to do IS drag it out just to fill up extra episode slots.
|2013-02-22, 02:09
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
The one Gundam I really hate is.....o wait we swore to never speak its name and pretend it did not exist (Hint: Not AGE or DESTINY)
|2013-03-26, 20:16
|Link #139
Anyone can get ZZ though (at least half of it).
|2013-03-27, 22:53
|Link #140
Mama there goes that man!
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: UK
Agreed. I thought ZZ was consistently great from Ep. 20 onward.
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Bodmi Arena
The Bodmi recreation area in the heart of Grindelwald is a winter sports paradise where children and adults can enjoy participating in snow sports in a safe environment.
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With its sunny location in the village of Grindelwald and its beginner's lift, the practice area at Bodmi is the perfect place for beginners of all ages. Take those first steps on the snow with the help of the conveyor belts and rope lifts. These, along with the platter lift, enable learners to make fast progress.
Exact location / area: Bodmi, Grindelwald (1,200 m.a.s.l.)
Accessibility: Post bus / bus, car, on foot
Infrastructure: Magic carpet / conveyor belt, Pinocchio lift / lift for beginners, fitness circuit, heated room with games options
Children's ski racing: Yes
Size: 50,000 m²
Min. age: from 3 years
Supervision by children's ski instructors: Yes. Mornings from 10 am to 12 noon, afternoons from 1.15 pm to 3.15 pm (with lunch)
Own use without supervision: Yes, subject to charges
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There's something to be said for grassroots types of events; you know the kind where there's little cause for worrying. Instead you're there to hang with your peers, packing minimal tools, and buckled up behind the wheel for a spirited thrill ride. There isn't big money involved for winning; instead the winner earns a small trophy and the prestige of being the champ. That, my friend, is what Run to the Coast (RTTC) is all about.
This year marked the second running of RTTC at the former El Toro Marine Base in Irvine, California. The biggest difference over last year's event is that instead of having one full day of fun, we had an entire weekend. Friday involved a 100-plus mile cruise, which ran up the coast along some of the more glamorous beach cities and then headed inland toward Ontario, where we checked in at Spectre Performance for lunch and an open chassis dyno session. For the next stop, the entire band of street machines headed to K1 Speed for a little indoor go-kart action, and before the day was over, everyone battled SoCal's rain-beat freeways for one more stop. This time to Total Cost Involved for a shop tour and a barbecue feast that was second to none.
For the next two days, close to 74 cars took part in the Baer Brakes Speed Stop Challenge, Carbon Kustoms Autocross, and Detroit Speed Road Course. The format was simple; everyone was placed in a run group and sent to their designated areas. Once completed, they moved onto the next portion of the event. And the number-one rule imposed: no passing on the road course.
The only downside, depending on how you looked at it, was Saturday's downpour. While it was a little slippery, it didn't prevent anyone from getting seat time. Sunday proved to be a whole new day with incredibly clear skies and sunshine; albeit it was still chilly, but nonetheless much nicer. With the improved weather, Sunday's format was changed slightly, opening up the morning road course session as timed practice laps. This was to help everyone get a bit more familiar with the course, and the RTTC crew reestablished its timers for the afternoon session. Also, all competitors were allowed to run through any portion of the event again to better their times, as long as it was handled in the allotted time.
As we mentioned earlier, there isn't big money involved here for the winners; however, that doesn't mean there weren't great prizes involved. The overall winner, which we'll disclose in the following pages, earned a trophy and a ticket to compete at the annual Optima Street Car Challenge in Pahrump, Nevada, which is slated after the SEMA show. Other prizes included a set of wheels from Driverz, a choice of tires from BFGoodrich, and a host of other goodies.
At the end of the weekend, everyone had fun, and we all walked away with a smile. Of course, the people in the background are often overlooked, so we want to acknowledge the true heroes of this event. Many thanks go to coordinators Bill Howell, Yancy Johns, and Danny Thomas. These guys are no strangers to these types of events and have already added additional venues for Pigeon Forge and Nashville Speedway in Tennessee, including a Run to the Shore in New Jersey. For more information, head over to Pro-Touring.com and check out the Racing Events and Performance section.
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The area closure surrounding the Gilead Fire has been lifted, as have Stage I fire restrictions.
Forest supervisor Bill Bass stated, "We'd like to thank the public for their understanding and cooperation since the restrictions were imposed."
Recent moisture and cooler temperatures have helped reduce the risk of a wildfire starting on the Bighorn. Because the moisture was fairly scattered, fire officials are asking everyone to continue using extreme caution when recreating or working in the woods.
"Conditions could dry out again in the next week or so, so we're asking everyone to be very careful with fire," said fire management officer Jon Warder.
Booth encourages people in that area to be wary for potential fire activity, and to watch for dead and weakened trees that may fall, even when it isn't particularly windy.
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I feel like there are too many social pressures to meet most of the expectations driven by popular culture... besides, my lousy job and other factors make it nearly impossible to find, much less maintain, any meaningful relationships.
Anybody else find themselves in the same situation, or am I the only ape here left grooming themselves in the corner?
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Umm, dude, chasing after college girls ... 18 - 22, on average. What part of that sounds like pedophilia? Last time I checked, college girls were well past puberty.
That aside, I would avoid the freshmen anyway, even if they are legal. Most freshmen girls are still in the silly, high-school mentality. Give them a couple years to grow up a little more.
Then, there are graduate students. They're only 3 or 4 years younger than you, if they didn't take a few years off between getting their 4 year degree and going back for their Masters.
Anyway, yeah, go out and meet the group. If they're at all like my local group, they'll spend a lot of time talking about politics and social issues ... a good bit of bitching about religion ... just basic stuff. They tend to be much more intellectual than the population at large, though.
You ought to be me. I am a total Existentialist, severely Buddhist influenced, Social Nihilist, Minimalist, Atheist and I have never met a woman that would even have a clue what I just typed except the Atheist part and probably heard of Buddhism. Oh yea... people keep telling me I'm old. I don't watch television, don't care about grownups playing with toys or driving things around in circles or increasing my personal wealth or possessions. Everyone I know lives to distract themselves from real life and looks for someone that likes the same distractions. Even though my chances are nil of finding someone I remain optimistic. Not to be confused with I'm hopeful that I find someone. It's a Buddhist thing. Why waste your life wishing it was different? It's the only one you have and it is what it is. To wish it was different only diminishes your life experience. Your only life.
I was just trying to cheer up Apeman Jim. I have plenty of love, entertainment and work. Sex... well... And it is true that my personal philosophy makes me a bit of an under achiever, but I don't care. I'm sooo content just to flow, in the Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi sense, with things as they are. The point is I am way outside the norm, and I like where I'm at, but just try to start up a conversation about the nature entangled photons with the girl sitting next to you at the bar and you will get a sense of the futility of being me. Not that I care, but it should cheer Jim up.
See? Should have stopped off at Paganism, like some Christians do. Those Wiccan chicks are crazy. :-D
Why do you keep saying that being 28 means you can't date university girls? 5 or 7 years difference isn't really that much, as long as both people are a few years over 18 and well out of the silly, high-school phase.
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OTTAWA - The global impact of the vicious sex killing and dismemberment of a Chinese student in Montreal was brought home when Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird picked up the phone and reached out to China's envoy to Canada.
A message on Baird's Twitter account posted Friday says he called ambassador Zhang Junsai "to convey my deep condolences on the senseless killing of Chinese student Jun Lin."
His officials say the minister is promising to keep the Chinese up to date with any developments in the international manhunt for suspected killer Luka Rocco Magnotta.
Officials at the Foreign Affairs Department have also been asked to provide support to the Chinese embassy.
Police identified the 33-year-old Lin earlier in the day as the man killed in a grisly snuff film that began circulating the Internet days ago.
His limbless torso was stuffed in a suitcase found in a heap of garbage behind a Montreal apartment building, while his hand and foot were mailed to the offices of political parties in Ottawa.
Montreal police issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for Magnotta, who has since been added to Interpol's wanted persons list. He is wanted for first-degree murder, criminal harassment against Prime Minister Stephen Harper and members of Parliament, defiling a corpse and using the mail system for delivering "obscene, indecent, immoral or scurrilous" material.
The grisly murder has made headlines the world over as rumours swirl about Magnotta's possible whereabouts and lurid details emerge about his past as a porn actor who has left behind a bizarre Internet footprint.
An online group has been searching for Magnotta since December 2010, when a video was posted on YouTube showing a young man killing two kittens by putting them in an airtight bag and using a vacuum to suck out the air.
A British tabloid managed to track down Magnotta at a pub near Wembley Stadium last year to ask him about the kitten video.
Reporter Alex West of The Sun newspaper in London says he still feels shaken by his encounter with Magnotta six months ago.
"He was without doubt one of the most disturbed and disturbing individuals I have ever encountered," West wrote on Friday.
The newspaper also revealed it warned Scotland Yard after receiving a chilling email staff believed came from Magnotta. It is unclear how far the British authorities got in their investigation.
Rumours abound that Magnotta has fled to France. Montreal police will only say he left Canada on May 26 for an unspecified destination.
There were also reports of his arrest in Monaco. Authorities in the tiny European nation put those rumours to rest, telling the Ottawa Citizen "they had not seen or heard from the fugitive."
But he has travelled widely in the past. Old photos have surfaced showing Magnotta posing in front of the Eiffel Tower, the Trevi Fountain in Rome, New York's Penn Station, St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square and beside Marilyn Monroe's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
A gay porn website based in Florida also sought to distance itself from Magnotta.
Lisa Turner of Badpuppy Enterprises released a statement saying the company learned of a "very creepy connection" with the suspected killer.
On Friday, Turner told The Canadian Press that Magnotta appeared in one video and photo shoot for Badpuppy in November 2005.
"Badpuppy has had no contact or connection of any kind with the model, since the November 2005 shoot was completed," she wrote in an email.
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The economy's painfully slow recovery and soaring deficits will be major topics in Denver at Wednesday's first presidential debate, to focus on domestic issues.
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Spending is now running around 23 percent of GDP.
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Hubert Védrine is one of France's foremost foreign affairs thinkers, articulating a "realist" view on what he calls a "West in disarray." Mr. Védrine served as foreign minister of France from 1997 to 2002. Philip Gordon, the new US point man on Europe, translated Védrine's latest book, "History Strikes Back," shortly before joining the Obama administration.
The Monitor sat down with Védrine last week at his Paris office overlooking the Seine to discuss to "a post-American world," the China threat, and whether Europe will cease to regard itself as a "great Switzerland," as Vedrine puts it.
Q: The so called "Eurabia" question is a hot one in Europe – how to deal with new cultures and peoples, especially Muslims. The Swiss vote in November to ban minarets is one of many examples. Does this have repercussions for international relations?
A: My starting point is that "the West" was a conceptual revolution. The Europeans, then Americans, had total mastery over power, concepts, and values for several centuries. This is coming to an end, with huge consequences. Two issues arise as things change: One is how the West will react. Will it be defensive or violent? Or, will there be an intelligent management toward "relative leadership" – shared power and order.
The second question is globalization and its meaning. In my view, globalization is both extraordinary on an economic level -- but also extraordinarily violent on "identity" and the politics that flow from that. On this, I don't share Thomas Friedman's point of view.
Q: What are the main differences here between US and Europe?
A: American policy has gone through different moments and trends. Robert Kagan's view in "The Return of History" is a caricature, but not entirely wrong. The US has retained a culture of power and force. They are not deluded idealists, whereas, since World War II, Europeans cultivated an illusion of becoming a great Switzerland. The Europeans have hope in a post-historic, post-traumatic, post-identity world -- a great international community. It would be possible if there were 6.5 billion Europeans on the planet! That's why I think America's attitude is in general more realistic, even though sometimes, the US uses force badly.
Q. You sound like Europe is in denial.
A: Partly. The European states have all pursued nationalistic, colonial policies and used force in the past. They now nurture the illusion that these policies are over for everyone. The fall of the [Berlin] wall gave way to absurd interpretations. The US thought it had won, history was over since there were no disagreements any longer. The European had a Kantian interpretation. Even now, the Europeans have a hard time getting back into the strategic debate. My view is a minority one here. When I was foreign minister, I told my socialist friends that we were not an international community yet, and power struggles still existed. They told me I was a cynic. I'm more comfortable with the American debate. I'm interested in what Kissinger, Scowcroft, Fukuyama, and what some neocons say. They are relevant, whereas the European thinking is sometimes irrelevant. With Americans, even when we disagree, we know what the discussion is about. European speeches, especially those of the commission, the parliament or other European institutions, sometimes make you wonder what world they are living in.
Q: Obviously, the rise of China concerns both Europe and the US, centrally.
A: China's rise is unsettling. It was also foreseeable. Chinese energy, liberated by [Paramount leader] Deng Xiaoping and multiplied by the number of inhabitants, is very worrying. If there were 50 million Chinese people, we wouldn't be discussing China's rise. We should have anticipated that a long time ago. Jiang Zemin feared the West's reaction to the point that he coined the expression 'Pacific emergence.' China is now in a position to say 'No,' which is evidence of the end of the West's monopoly.
Also, let us not forget that the final compromise within the WTO [World Trade Organization] was blocked by India. This is a huge challenge for the West, and the different approaches taken by the West. The Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld approach is not that different from the colonial powers' approach in the 19th century, which was working at the time but is not working now. The neocon approach of bringing democracy everywhere, relayed in France by [Foreign Minister Bernard] Kouchner under the concept of democratic intervention, doesn't work, either. We can't even manage to change a dictatorship like Burma.
Those who think that the West remains at the center of everything and is still able to prevail by force are wrong. Of course, in the end, our ideas still prevail, as Fareed Zakaria points out in his book, "The Post-American World." Western ideas will become everyone's ideas. These ideas, like the market economy, are now used against us by players like China. Likewise, our idea of democracy will gradually prevail everywhere, which does not mean the rest of the world will align with us. India's attitude in the WTO is proof of that. They can now say 'No' to us. So, the West's main concern is to manage the global evolution from global domination to relative leadership. To achieve that, we must be both very intelligent, and coordinate, especially Europe and the US.
Q. How do you appraise the different US and European approaches?
A. The US is not accepting the idea of relative leadership. Managing change will first require coordination. Then it will require Europeans to get back into strategic analysis. Let us suppose for a moment that these ideal conditions are fulfilled. In that situation, there are cases in which the US has a greater interest in taking sides with an emerging country than with Europe. At Copenhagen, there was an agreement between the US and China to hold things back. It was a one-off, defensive agreement. In the build-up to Copenhagen, [French President Nicolas] Sarkozy tried a deal with Brazil on climate change in order to pressure Obama. But it didn't work. Obama's margin of maneuver is too small in the US Senate.
Actually, the multipolar world is a multipolar scuffle, pitting everyone against everyone. That is why it is very difficult for the West to agree on its main interests and present a common position vis-à-vis China. Nor are the Europeans able to do that, which allows China to play one against another very easily. The Europeans should say, all together, that they want a strategic partnership with China, and that they will greet the Dalai Lama once a year. We weren't able to do that but that's what we should do -- vis-à-vis the US as well. But the future is not written yet. It depends on us, partly. China will try to go as far as possible, without making serious commitments. China now sees its emergence as a legitimate revenge on history. Conversely, our interest is to integrate China as much as we can.
Q: China was comfortable with the Bush team. The war on terror worked for Beijing. Now China worries that Obama will sell missiles to Taiwan and stress transparency in Chinese banking, Internet, and its institutions. How difficult will this be?
A: China's going to be a problem for the next 30 years! Besides, the Chinese question is more complex than the Soviet one. The Soviet question was basically a dilemma between rollback and containment. We need China, whereas we didn't need the Soviet Union. But China is a threat that you can't contain through nuclear deterrence only.
It is true that China was more comfortable with Bush. So were many countries: the Iranian regime, Chinese and Russian nationalists, the Likud in Israel, the Poles. With China, we must combine partnership, cooperation, deterrence, and power struggle. Achieving that requires cooperation and coordination between Europe, the US, Japan, India, etc. That is, not to create a conflict with China -- but to reinforce elements in China in favor of cooperation with us.
Q: During US elections, Obama read Zakaria's book, which you wrote the introduction to in the French edition. McCain was reading Kagan. Are we in a post-American world?
A: The content of Zakaria is somewhat different than the title. Zakaria talks of a post-monopolistic world, but he thinks the US will retain its lead. I coined the word 'hyperpower' in 1998. In French, there is no pejorative dimension to the word; it is purely descriptive. I still think that the US remains the greatest power of all time, even though China may outgrow the US in statistical terms one day.
Q. Middle East problems seem always with us. Does Europe still have a say there?
A: The question of the Near East remains of paramount importance. In this respect, I completely disagree with the American and Israeli right. The Israeli/Palestinian question has huge repercussions on the Muslim world and constitutes a permanent argument for terrorists all over the world. That is why our strategic, vital interest requires us to solve the issue.
Secondly, I think that no one has a real influence on the question. The Europeans certainly don't have a say, out of cowardice and lack of coordination. The Israelis don't care. The solution lies within Israel. The Palestinian are a state they have been put in by Israel, a state of chaos. The debate lies, in Israel, between those who want a two-state solution, now a majority of 60 percent, and those who refuse it. The only country in the world that matters is the US. The US president will need to push for a solution, and cooperate with an Israeli leader who has the courage to implement it and is then rewarded by the public for that. The Europeans can play a complementary role. They are not in a position to play a major role.
Q. Is France in a paradigm shift away from traditional Arab solidarity?
A: Sarkozy represents the old, anti-Gaullist French right. This inheritance is combined with another element, which is to do the opposite of everything [former President Jacques] Chirac did. And, since Chirac himself had contradictory positions on many things, it is hard to get something coherent from such a stance. Sarkozy wanted to embody "la rupture" [change] and show that France is America's friend. The problem is that he displayed his friendship not to the US but to George Bush, which is the cause of his fraught relationship with the Obama administration. The latter thinks that there are no urgent problems to be solved in Europe, and that France is not a priority. That's the starting point of our relationship with the US. Sarkozy has managed to correct a few things mainly thanks to his intuition. He managed to make a few intelligent deals. As a whole, Sarkozy's policy is not all bad, but quite disjointed and hard to interpret.
Q. France pushed for a "Mediterranean Union" to solidify French and north African interests. But not much has happened.
A: The idea was ill-conceived from the start. First, with the EU as it is now, it is impossible to set up a big project involving only some European states and leaving Germany and the Commission outside. So there was an error of conception from the outset. Secondly, you can't build a union between countries that are deeply divided. Comparing the UPM with the EU is folly. The UPM was a nice idea with no possible results in effect. It couldn't work. It's development is thwarted by the Gaza attack. What is working, however, is cooperation between both sides of the Mediterranean: NGOs, companies, investors, forged ties. But from an institutional point of view, it can't work.
Q. Turkey is a more important regional player. Sarkozy opposes Turkey's accession to the EU, as has Merkel. Is Turkey lost to Europe?
A: It depends on your conception of Europe. In the political, very integrated view of Europe taken by the federalists since the '50s, Turkey has no place because it belongs to another world. Turkey is hugely important, very useful from a strategic point of view, but it doesn't fit in the original European project. The people who conceived the European community couldn't imagine for one second that Turkey would be part of it. The mention of Turkey's 'European destiny' in a commercial agreement in 1963 was purely formal. It referred to the exchanges, but not membership.
But as Europe enlarged, as Europeans sought to be friends with everyone but with no clear-cut positions, we ended up accepting the Turkish application in 1999, at the Helsinki European council. Whether the decision was good or bad, it was taken. We can't tell Turkey we gave it the wrong form and start from scratch! We should have told Turkey long ago that, while it was a key partner strategically and economically, it didn't belong to Europe, just like Morocco. But since we began membership negotiations, we can't put these negotiations into question by arguments that look artificial.
Sarkozy's position finds an echo with the French and European right, as many people think that Turkey does not belong to Europe. But it is politically unmanageable and a minority view among European leaders.
Would we lose Turkey if the negotiations failed? I don't think so. I can't see Turkey forging an alliance with China against Europe just for spite. Turkey's strategic interest is to maintain relations with everyone: the US, Europe (whether through membership or not), Central Asia, the Arab world.
It is a complex question. Advocates of Turkey's integration contend that it would show a Europe reaching a hand to Muslim countries and proving the clash of civilizations wrong. But Turkey's integration wouldn't go down well among Arab states. After all, Turkey is the country that colonized them. Why Turkey and not Morocco? That's why I don't think it is a good argument. There is another argument put forward on the French left, especially former prime minister Michel Rocard. He says that although he believed in political Europe, it is now over. The EU is something else, strongly integrated from an economic point of view but weakly integrated from a political one. In this new configuration, there is no reason to deny Turkey's membership. At any rate, we must go on with negotiations. Turkey has no interest in turning its back to Europe.
Q: Germany and Russia are improving ties, worrying some in the EU. Do you think, as many in Berlin do, it is German destiny to bring Russia into Europe?
A: I don't think that Russia wants to enter Europe at all. Russia wants its power to be recognized anew and to use what is left of its nuisance power. They don't want to be humiliated. They hated the period after the end of the Soviet Union, the Yeltsin years. They are pursuing a restoration of Russia's dignity. They don't want to enter a complex system in which decisions are voted by a majority. They want to reconstitute power. Whether they'll succeed is another matter: they didn't manage to create a modern economy, their demography is in freefall, they depend heavily on gas and oil.
The German project, put forward by the CDU [Christian Democratic Union] as much as the SPD [Social Democratic Party], even though it's articulated more clearly by the SPD, is to forge a special partnership with Russia. It is not incompatible with a Europe-Russia partnership, provided that Germany accepts to share its approach with the others, and that we overcome disagreements between members that traditionally seek a partnership with Russia (UK, Germany, France, Italy), and Poland and the Baltic states, who feel threatened by Russia and are worried by Obama's policy. I think that Obama is right in this matter. I find the German policy towards Russia normal, not worrying and compatible with a common EU policy, which remains to be forged.
Q. A London conference on Afghanistan is about to convene. How do you feel about Obama's Afghanistan-Pakistan policy announced late last year?
A. Obama rationally took the least bad decision within the constraints imposed on him which include the Bush legacy. He can't simply withdraw. Setting a start date for withdrawal is not bad, provided he does not rule out a long-term residual presence of strategic vigilance. He is right to drop the expression 'nation building,' a pretentious and fanciful notion. Other options: 1. More involvement of European and other states now on the ground [the London conference] that will force them to clarify their views and explain them to their citizens. 2. No direct involvement in Yemen. 3. Broad participation by other powers with no interest in a return of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. 4. Dispense with an assumption that we can choose ideal local leaders ourselves 5. Bring India into a policy of détente and trust with Pakistan.
Q: As a former foreign minister, what are the difference between the world you faced for five years starting in 1997 and today?
A: To me, historical moments are divided between World War II, the cold war, and, starting in '92, the globalized world. There hasn't been a radical change since then. In '92, the West thought it had become the master of the world. Instead, we are faced with significant powers like China. We are still in the same trend, in which the West defends its values and interests in a globalized world. Relative leadership is very complex. To me, there is no difference in nature between the world whose emergence I witnessed [in those years] and today's world -- except that the trend has accelerated and intensified. World leaders are now aware of the challenges. Will we face them separately or collectively? The questions remain the same. True, there have been important events like 9/11, a huge tragedy. But they didn't change the frame.
Q: Europe's Lisbon treaty, now agreed to, and creating a 'federal' Europe, is hard for many Americans to grasp. What does it mean for the EU to now have a president and foreign minister?
A: Europe will never be the United States of Europe. The comparison is nice, exciting – and wrong. The US gathered people who were the same to start with. Europeans are different. Europe will remain a confederation of nation states. For years, the Europeans have been negotiating. There were the Rome treaties in 1957, the great Kohl-Mitterrand-Delors period, the Maastricht Treaty (in which I participated), the Amsterdam Treaty that yielded nothing, the Nice Treaty that yielded controversial results, then the Constitutional Treaty (which is not a constitution), and finally the Lisbon Treaty, which is a rehash of most elements of the Constitutional Treaty. But in reality, the changes are not huge. The European system remains structured by three entities: the European Council of heads of state and government, the Commission, which at one point thought it would become the European government, and the Parliament. From that point of view, the Lisbon Treaty is not a revolution.
The treaty brings some visible changes, some less visible. A very important one is the calculation of votes at the Council: an element of demography will greatly reinforce the weight of Germany, and marginally that of France, Italy, and Great Britain. That is the reason Germany was so keen on passing the treaty. The other big change, of course, is the creation of a president of the European Council and high representative, which is uniting the former functions of Javier Solana and Benita Ferrero-Waldner. Again, this is not a huge change: the president of the council, Herman van Rompuy – who will do a good job – won't be the "President of Europe."
As to Catherine Ashton, in charge of foreign affairs -- she will only be in charge of the common part of the 27 members' foreign policies, which there is agreement. She will jointly manage what was managed before by Mr. Solana [the former high representative] and Ms. Ferrero-Waldner [commisioner for external relations]. But Ashton is not in charge of merging French and German foreign policies! That is why we shouldn't expect too much, and why we shouldn't be dismissive either. It is ridiculous to dismiss Mr. Van Rompuy's lack of charisma, as if we had been expecting George Washington!
Ashton is not in a position to impose a common policy on Paris, Berlin and London. However, if Paris, Berlin, and London agree on a common position about Russia, China, Iran, the transatlantic alliance, etc., real change will happen. If the three big countries don't agree, Ashton won't be able to do much about that.


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Oh and here is a question. Would you say the pyramid style is more Ziggurat or more Middle Eastern in style. I noticed there is a sort of "desert folk" theme going on. As long as we don't have fountains of blood and sacrifices ( Ziggurat ) or the Iranian / Brazilian Temple style, which is oddly similar to the Iranian Chogha Zanbil in Khūzestān.
I'll be looking forward to Fridays then. I got hooked with this story as soon as I found it, I enjoy both the art and the plot. Thanks for sharing it.
Don't take a Valve aproach I'm still waiting for Half life 2: episode 3. If we get lucky they might release it before 2020 gets here. Lets hope they drop some hints that they are at least considering releasing it this decade in Portal 2
Fair 'Nuff. After all, no point on trying to produce an enjoyable webcomic if you hate the thing – which you would've if you kept on like that. Now I look forward to my Fridays.
Once a week is fine with us. I'm new to webcomics, and I'm still gobsmacked by how much talent there is out there, and that you all are willing to share your work with us for free.
So go with the updates on Friday plan. All the best webcomics are doing it. =)
All of us that read and enjoy Underling support you, Dave. Like any good artist, you need to progress and evolve. The people I work with think this webcomic is awesome, and often study your art technique, particularly your 3-D and background shading. Keep up the great work you do within your own schedule, don't let it burn you out, ok? (By the way, Quetzacoatyl is our studio mascot, now, hehe…)
"Slow" is better than "stop," I say. Now I'm curious as to what horrors poor Laz will be thrown (perhaps literally) into. Eshita's done it before.
Like I've said before, we are understanding and that definitely shows. Do what you need to do, all I ask is to not drop the project in the middle. And trust me, your 'sub-par' is better than what I could ever wish to do.
Wait a second… don't Rakshasa have two left hands? Why is she so good at knots!
Can definitely see the change in quality, and I'm generally in favor of taking the time to get something right instead of rushing out the half-baked version, personally. It's your comic, though, do what works for you; we'll be happy either way.
…..Also, I'm suspicious about that bird. Maybe it's just me being paranoid, but it looks like it's trying to listen in on them.
No matter where you are, or where you go, there is always a bird watching…
its going to become a dragon and atack them both
(well, since a giant snake god became a small book, it shouldnt be inpossible for a small bird to become a giant creature of destruction)
Good point on the bird though silver. Maybe its with that washed up, bent beak, sun god.
this web comic is awesome so as long as you keep drawing it ill keep reading it
Friday updates aint that bad better then no updates right? Awesome comic keep it goin
Why would we not bare with you? Your art and story are great and only improving with time, I can honestly (and from experience) say that with Underling quality work I would check daily if you took the approach of update whenever i have the time.
That being said looking forward to you making my weekends more awesome and the new story arc.
Definitely the best way to go Dave. Don't get burnt out, your comic is wonderful. I really love the color work on this page with the different lighting
Heck if you have to take a break. Lots of artists release them in bulk once a month so that they can keep up with their own work.
Wait a second… Have you been editing your pages… Either I am really tired or you have been improving on your pages lol.
For comic junkies, here's an additional way to help Japan:
All proceeds of this comic go to aid, and it's written by comic writers just like david.
Helping Japan/ keeping an eye out for new post. I don't blame you for wanting a break, I wish that I had more time fore my own comic
Well put, sir, well put. I'll ctearinly make note of that.


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{ Script: Spam to subject.poc v1.03 by Mat Bowen (Hogyt)
{ Purpose: Adds *****SPAM***** [spam score] [Bayes percentage] to the subject of email moved to the junk mailbox
{ and likewise removes the text when the email is moved out of the junk mailbox
{ Should be set up as an OnAdd event for all mailboxes
{ Updates: http://www.pocosystems.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=503
{ Changes: v1.00 - Initial release
{ v1.01 - Added Bayes percentage
{ - Made scores optional
{ - Works with junk sub-mailboxes
{ v1.02 - Choose junk mailbox from a drop down list
{ v1.03 - Fixed bug with multiple X-Poco-Scored headers
Set $OnErrorGoTo generalerror
{ Change the options in "Setup Script"
External $userdata1 "Text to prefix the subject line of spam with" "*****SPAM*****"
External $userdata2 "Include the total score (True or False)" True
External $userdata3 "Include the Bayes percentage (True or False)" True
External $userdata4 "The mailbox spam is sent to %mailboxes%" "Junk Mail"
Set $spammessage $userdata1
Set &includetotalscore $userdata2
Set &includebayes $userdata3
Set $junkmailbox $userdata4
If #PocoScriptMode ! 101 Then wrongmode
{ Read the current subject header
ReadHeader $subject "Subject:" %message
{ Remove previous subject line
If $spammessage = "" Then removebrackets
Set $spammess $spammessage
AddStrings $spammess " "
StringPos #pos $spammess $subject
If #pos ! 1 Then checkmailbox
SubStrings $subject $spammess
{ Count sets of square brackets to remove
Set #brackets 2
If &includetotalscore Then includetotalscore
Dec #brackets
If &includebayes Then includebayes
Dec #brackets
{ Remove sets of square brackets
If #brackets < 1 Then checkmailbox
StringPos #pos "[" $subject
If #pos ! 1 Then checkmailbox
StringPos #pos "] " $subject
If #pos = 0 Then checkmailbox
If #pos > 6 Then checkmailbox
Inc #pos
ChopString $subject 1 #pos
Dec #brackets
Goto includebayes
{ Check which mailbox we're in
If $CurrentMailbox = $junkmailbox Then injunk
AddStrings $junkmailbox \\
StringPos #pos $junkmailbox $CurrentMailbox
If #pos ! 1 Then replacesubject
{ We're in the Junk mailbox or a sub-mailbox so add text to the subject line
Set $newsubject $spammessage
If $newsubject = "" Then nosubject
AddStrings $newsubject " "
Not &includetotalscore
If &includetotalscore Then nototalscore
{ Extract score
ReadHeader $pocoscored "X-Poco-Scored:" %message
LineCount #lines $pocoscored
If #lines < 1 Then nototalscore
Dec #lines
GetLine $lastpocoscored #lines $pocoscored
If $lastpocoscored = "" Then nototalscore
{ Drop the + sign by converting string to integer
Set #score $lastpocoscored
AddStrings $newsubject "[" #score "] "
Not &includebayes
If &includebayes Then nobayes
{ Extract Bayes score
ReadHeader $pocobayes "X-Poco-Score-Detail:" %message
If $pocobayes = "" Then nobayes
StringPos #pos "P=" $pocobayes
If #pos = 0 Then nobayes
AddIntegers #pos 1
ChopString $pocobayes 1 #pos
StringPos #pos ";" $pocobayes
If #pos < 2 Then nobayes
CharCount #len $pocobayes
ChopString $pocobayes #pos #len
AddStrings $newsubject "[" $pocobayes "%] "
{ Add original subject line to the end of the new subject line
AddStrings $newsubject $subject
Set $subject $newsubject
AddHeader %message "Subject:" $subject
{ We're running in the wrong mode
Set $message "The script \""
AddStrings $message $PocoScriptName "\" must be run as an OnAdd event"
MessageBox $message
{ Error handler
Set $message "An error has occurred in "
AddStrings $message $PocoScriptName "\n$ErrorResult: " $ErrorResult "\n$ErrorLine: " $ErrorLine
MessageBox $message
Once it is working any email moved (either by hand or automatically) to the Junk Mail folder will appear as follows:
Moving the mail to another folder will automatically tidy up the subject line. The first number in square brackets is the spam score (taken from the X-Poco-Scored header) and the second number is the Bayes percentage (taken from the X-Poco-Score-Detail header).
To set it up:
Create a new script with the code above. Go to Tools->Events and click on Add (for an OnAdd event) then New Event. For the event action select 'Run the following script' and select the above script. Leave 'Run only for specific mailbox' unticked so that it runs on all mailboxes. It should look like this:
You can change the *****SPAM***** text to whatever you like in the "Setup Script" screen:
You can also change whether the spam score and/or Bayes percentage is added to the subject line. Finally you can set the mailbox that receives your junk mail.
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Philosophy > Animal Testing
Pain Experts say non-animal research could help people
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Pain experts say greater focus on high-tech non-animal research could help thousands of patients
Science's understanding of human pain remains simplistic, with no safe and effective analgesia for chronic pain despite decades of animal experiments, according to an article published in international peer-reviewed journal Neuroimage1, collaboratively authored by leading pain experts and the Dr Hadwen Trust. Advanced non-animal technologies such as human brain imaging could offer greater hope for a pain-free future for people living with diseases such as osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia.
Thousands of pain experiments on animals are conducted every year across the world, including purposely inflicting pain on conscious animals such as rodents, sheep and primates2. Such experiments are conducted mainly on rodents in Britain by drug companies like AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline as well as universities across the country. As well as being unethical, animal models of pain are simplistic and fail to replicate the multi-dimensional experience of human pain with its complex genetic, biological and psychological aspects.
Recent pain experiments in Britain:
Pharma company AstraZeneca 2007: to study osteoarthritis, they injected the chemical MIA (mono-iodoacetate) into rats? knees, causing ulceration of joint cartilage, deep bone damage and nerve injury close to the spine. Despite pain, the animals were forced to stand. Used 400 animals, some left to suffer symptoms for 35 days with no pain relief3
Pharma company GlaxoSmithKline 2007: to study rheumatoid arthritis, they induced joint inflammation in rodents for up to ten weeks, eventually disabling the animals4
Bristol University 2006: to study arthritis, they injected mice with a chemical to induce painful inflamed joints, causing fluid filled tissue and bone destruction. The animals were poked with a rod and forced to stand on hot plates to test their pain response5
Pain is a major health issue, with back pain affecting 80% of people at some point in their lives and costing the NHS and private health sector a combined ?2.6 billion every year6. With animal models failing to deliver ethical or clinically relevant solutions, some of Britain's most respected and esteemed professors in pain research7 took part in a unique workshop to look at ways to replace animal experiments with cutting-edge technology. The workshop was organised by Focus on Alternatives8, a coalition of not-for-profit organisations funding or promoting alternatives to animal experiments, chaired by the Dr Hadwen Trust.
Reporting our conclusions in Neuroimage, we acknowledge the many limitations of animal research, not least key species differences between rodents and humans in how pain is processed in the body and in the effects of painkilling drugs. Studying basic behavioural responses in animals who cannot verbalise their experiences, is also a very crude approach.
However, the advent of powerful, advanced brain imaging technology in ethical studies of healthy and pain-patient volunteers, could change the outlook for chronic pain patients for whom there are currently no safe and effective painkilling drugs. Replacing failing animal experiments could also provide a more reliable and cost-effective pathway to drug development and better treatment regimes.
Qasim Aziz, Professor of Neurogastroenterology at Barts & the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, has pioneered the use of functional brain imaging to study how the brain interprets pain signals in patients suffering from disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and unexplained chest pain.
"In my research, animal models don't represent human patients sufficiently well," says Professor Aziz, "and that's a problem that extends across pain research as a whole. New and highly sophisticated brain imaging technology is providing vital insights that animal research has failed to produce. I would like to see far greater uptake of these and other human-relevant approaches to pain research to help us develop the effective treatments that patients so desperately need."
Non-invasive human neuroimaging technologies are relatively new but they are being rapidly developed, and their capabilities are improving with lightning speed. Advanced techniques such as fMRI, PET and MEG are already revolutionising medical research by identifying the brain areas involved in human pain processing, those affected by analgesics, and the duration and nature of these effects.
"It's clear that experimenting on animals isn't an ethical or even relevant route to study the complexity of human pain." says Dr Gill Langley of the Dr Hadwen Trust, "It is critical that these often simplistic experiments are replaced with more advanced techniques that don't involve inflicting animal suffering. Powerful brain imaging machines could help revolutionise pain research globally and speed up the development of pain-killing drugs, providing much needed hope for chronic pain sufferers. But the enormous potential of imaging approaches will only be realised if the government and the research funders make a concerted effort to invest in these human-focused technologies."
One of the major advantages of these advanced techniques is that the species of relevance (humans) is studied and that volunteers are able to verbally communicate their experience of pain and pain relief in a way that is impossible with animals. Patients can also be stratified into sub-groups, to help develop more specific treatment strategies. For example, human studies are revealing gender differences in pain processing, and showing that painkillers appear to work differently in men and women.
We recommend replacing animal experiments wherever possible with an expanded programme of human-based pain research. We would like to see: the establishment of co-ordinated regional human tissue banks to make human tissues and cells more available for research, as well as a UK Human Pain Research Network to encourage collaborative research, greater dialogue and a strategy for multi-disciplinary human volunteer studies9.
1 Langley CK, Aziz Q, Bountra C, Gordon N, Hawkins P, Jones A, Langley G,
Nurmikko T, Tracey I (2008) Volunteer studies in pain research -- Opportunities and challenges to replace animal experiments. The Report and recommendations of a Focus on Alternatives Workshop. NeuroImage 42:467?473.
2 To induce pain, animals can have chemicals injected into their joints, have capsaicin (from chilli peppers) applied to the skin or have a paw crushed by applying pressure. In analgesia trials some groups of animals are used to test new painkillers but control groups receive no painkillers at all and are forced to endure unabated pain, often until they die.
3 In an experiment from 2007, researchers at AstraZeneca studying osteoarthritis, injected the chemical MIA (mono-iodoacetate) into rats' knees, causing ulceration of joint cartilage, deep bone damage and injury to nerves close to the spine. These experiments used 400 animals, some of whom were left to suffer these painful symptoms for 35 days with no pain relief. Despite their symptoms, the rats were forced to stand so that limping and pain reflexes could be observed. Structural pathology in a rodent model of osteoarthritis is associated with neuropathic pain: Increased expression of ATF-3 and pharmacological characterisation. Pain, 2007, 128(3): 272-282.
4 In a rheumatoid arthritis experiment at GlaxoSmithKline in 2007, rodents were subjected to substantial suffering for up to ten weeks when joint inflammation was induced, eventually disabling the animals who became unable to walk.
Methionine aminopeptidase-2 blockade reduces chronic collagen-induced arthritis: potential role for angiogenesis inhibition Arthritis Res. Ther. 2007; 9(6): R127.
5 In a 2006 arthritis experiment at Bristol University, mice were injected with a chemical giving them painful inflamed joints, and causing fluid filled tissue and bone destruction. In this painful state, the animals were then poked and forced to stand on hot plates to test their reactions. Sex differences in inflammation and inflammatory pain in cyclooxygenase-deficient mice Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. 291: R327-R334.
6 Maniadakis A, Gray A. The economic burden of back pain in the UK. Pain 2000; 84:95-103
7 Authors are: Dr Chris Langley, ScienceSources Consultancy, Hitchin, Hertfordshire; Professor Qasim Aziz, Centre for Gastroenterology, Wingate Institute of Neurogastroenterology, London; Dr Chas Bountra, GlaxoSmithKline, Harlow, Essex; Nicky Gordon, Dr Hadwen Trust, Hitchin; Dr Penny Hawkins, Research Animals Department, RSPCA, Southwater; Professor Anthony Jones, Rheumatic Diseases Centre, University of Manchester; Dr Gill Langley, Dr Hadwen Trust, Hitchin; Professor Turo Nurmikko, Pain Research Institute, Clinical Sciences Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool; Professor Irene Tracey, University Department of Clinical Neurology and Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford.
8 Members: Dr Hadwen Trust (Chair), FRAME (Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments), Humane Research Trust, UK Human Tissue Bank (UKHTB), St Andrew Animal Fund (part of Advocates for Animals), RSPCA and Lord Dowding Fund. For info see www.focusonalternatives.org.uk
9 Data from neuroimaging research could be further enhanced by other human-based approaches such as microdialysis, human genetic studies, epidemiology (population studies) and in vitro (test-tube) research using human cells and tissues, in a multi-disciplinary effort to replace animals.
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CHICAGO -- The season has unofficially started in the Big Ten.
Coaches are talking about the importance of taking it one game at a time while chasing a conference title. Players have busted out their finest suits and are raving about how difficult the offseason conditioning program was at their schools. And the media grabbed some free food between interviews.
There is one more day to go before the circus leaves Chicago, but before we get to that, the Big Ten blog is handing out some awards to put a bow on the opening day.
Best-dressed player: Michigan State safety Kurtis Drummond. The honors could just as easily have gone to teammates Shilique Calhoun or Connor Cook, the former for his bow tie and the latter for his accessorizing with his enormous championship ring. But Drummond stole the show as the sharpest of the Spartans, who clearly looked the part of returning conference champs.
I think the Best Dressed award has been locked up today. Kurtis Drummond, folks. pic.twitter.com/XAnHXjJWKP— Austin Ward (@AWardESPN) July 28, 2014
Most fun-loving players: The bright spotlight and huge crowd around him might have kept Ohio State coach Urban Meyer a bit guarded, but his players certainly welcomed the attention and weren't afraid of being playful with the media. Tight end Jeff Heuerman loosened things up by locking quarterback Braxton Miller in a headlock, and after that, both decided to moonlight as media members by sneaking over to ask Meyer a few questions toward the end of a session -- a rare glimpse at the personalities off the field of two of the league's best talents on it.
Ohio State's Jeff Heuerman and Braxton Miller decided to join the media today and interview Urban Meyer. pic.twitter.com/scWhYDZRNs— Austin Ward (@AWardESPN) July 28, 2014
Biggest missed opportunity: The Wisconsin-LSU matchup to open the season is appealing enough at a neutral site. But the Badgers and Tigers could have taken the intrigue to another level by hosting those games at two of the loudest, most hostile stadiums in the country -- if only Gary Andersen had been around a couple of years earlier. The Badgers' coach said he "would have said yes" to a home-and-home series at Camp Randall and in Death Valley, a tantalizing what-might-have-been if the Tigers might have been as willing as Andersen.
Most appropriate Twitter handle: Nebraska's Kenny Bell (@AFRO_THUNDER80). The 6-foot-1 receiver was probably the easiest player to pick out of a crowd, as his puffy afro towered over opposing players. Bell's play didn't earn him an award last season -- he was honorable mention on the All-Big Ten team -- but we just couldn't go one more day without recognizing that 'fro.
The instantly recognizable @AFRO_THUNDER80 pic.twitter.com/OJMwHynz40— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) July 28, 2014
Best-dressed coach: Penn State's James Franklin. Every day, the head coach spends 22 minutes to shave his head in every direction and trim that goatee ... so it seems slightly surprising that he is probably the coach who spends the most time on his head, considering he's bald. But, hey, it takes time to pull that look off -- and he was also looking dapper with that Penn State lapel, blue tie and matching pocket square. Franklin often jokes that he doesn't need to sleep, so maybe he uses some of that extra time to pick out the right clothes.
James Franklin and our Josh Moyer are sharing head shaving techniques. Seriously. pic.twitter.com/S7iVnnNvo9— Brian Bennett (@BennettESPN) July 28, 2014
Quote of the day: Penn State linebacker Mike Hull has learned under three head coaches -- Joe Paterno, Bill O'Brien and Franklin -- during his career, and their personalities really couldn't have been any different. Hull laughed while providing their takes on social media as an example.
"Yeah, I've seen the whole evolution," he said. "Joe didn't know what Facebook was, O'Brien called Facebook 'Spacebook' and, now, Coach Franklin probably has every social media there is to have. It's crazy."
Most Big Ten quote: "How are you going to approach the Rose Bowl?" -- Michigan coach Brady Hoke, lamenting some aspects of the College Football Playoff in years, like this season, when the Granddaddy of Them All is to serve as a national semifinal game. Hoke suggested that some of the pageantry associated with the game -- for instance, the Beef Bowl team competition at Lawry's, a prime rib restaurant in Beverly Hills -- will be eliminated because of the high stakes and need for a regular game-week regimen. Of the traditional Rose Bowl, Hoke added: "It's the greatest experience in America for kids."
Most Iowa quote (maybe ever): "Sometimes, old school is a good school." -- Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz on his program's resistance to some of the offensive innovation that has swept college football.
Best quote about a player not in attendance: "I don't like standing too close to him because it seems like the wind is always blowing through his hair. When he smiles, this little thing comes off his tooth like in the toothpaste commercial." -- Penn State coach James Franklin on sophomore quarterback Christian Hackenberg.


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Waiters scores 26 as Cavs beat Magic 119-98
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dion Waiters scored 26 points, Spencer Hawes and Tristan Thompson had 20 each, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic 119-98 on Wednesday night.
Kyrie Irving added 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds in his first game back after missing eight with strained left biceps. Jarrett Jack scored 13 points for the Cavaliers, who have won five of their last six and are trying to catch Atlanta for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. The Cavs visit the Hawks on Friday.
Victor Oladipo scored 16 points, Doron Lamb had 14 and Tobias Harris 11 for the Magic. Maurice Harkless was the only Orlando starter in double figures with 10 points. E'Twaun Moore also scored 10.
Every Cleveland player in uniform scored as the Cavs shot 60.5 percent in the first half and 57.7 percent for the game in rolling over a defenseless Magic team that lost its second straight.
Cleveland was nine of 18 from beyond the 3-point line, most of them wide-open looks as Orlando struggled with defensive rotations the entire game.
Cleveland scored a season-high 70 points in the first half with four of the five starters already in double figures by halftime. Hawes was 6 for 8 in the first two periods, including 4 for 5 on 3-pointers on his way to 18 points.
Thompson had 14, Irving 13 and Waiters 10 as the Cavaliers starters combined to hit 24 of 33 shots (72.7 percent) in the first two quarters. Deng was the only starter not in double figures, but still shot 4 for 5.
The Magic, by contrast, didn't have a player score more than six points in the first half. Orlando had 11 turnovers that Cleveland turned into 16 points.
The Magic trailed 49-42 after Oladipo's 3-pointer with 6:11 left in the second quarter, but got only one field goal the rest of the half and were outscored 21-6 as Cleveland rolled to a 70-47 halftime lead.
The closest Orlando got in the second half was 17 when Arron Afflalo's 3 with 4:11 left in the third quarter made it 82-65. Afflalo, the Magic's leading scorer this season, finished with seven points.
Cleveland responded with a 10-0 run that started with a floater in the lane by Jack and ended with two free throws by Thompson to make it 92-65.
Cleveland led by as many 28 points and cruised through the fourth quarter with little effort.
NOTES: Cavs' C Anderson Varajeo sat out the game with a sore shoulder. … Magic C Nikola Vucevic, who had three straight games scoring 20-plus points for the first time all season coming into the game, scored only seven. … Cleveland has beaten Orlando seven straight times. … The Magic are 1-18 this season when teams shoot over 50 percent. Cleveland shot 57.7 percent in the game.


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The New York Jets just can't quit Braylon Edwards.
The New York Daily News reported that Edwards will sign with the Jets if he passes a physical Wednesday.
A deal would mark Edwards' third go-around with the Jets. The team claimed the veteran wide receiver off waivers last December after he was released by the Seattle Seahawks. Edwards previously played with the Jets in 2009 and 2010.
Edwards stands a very good chance of sticking on the Jets' roster, given the team's dearth of receiver options and the uncertainty surrounding Santonio Holmes. Edwards isn't a difference-maker at this stage of his career, but he adds something to a unit that currently stands among the NFL's weakest.
The Jets hosted Laurent Robinson and Austin Collie for visits this week. It's unclear if signing Edwards would take the team out of the running for those players.
UPDATE: Edwards signed with the Jets on Thursday morning. The Jets on their Instagram account posted a video message from Edwards to Jets fans announcing the news.
Follow Dan Hanzus on Twitter @DanHanzus.