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An astonishing round of 62 – the lowest of his 21-year professional career – shot Klas Eriksson to the top of the leaderboard on the second day of the ECCO Tour Championship hosted by Thomas Björn & Mercedes-Benz.
Despite a stiff breeze and chilly morning temperatures in Horsens, Denmark, the Swede reeled off ten birdies in a flawless display of golf which smashed the course record at Stensballegaard Golf and moved him to 12 under par for the €160,000 event.
Watched by his wife, Marina, and their two children, Lukas and Emma, Eriksson hit every green in regulation, single-putting ten times – including from 40 feet on the 12th, 13th and 16th holes.
Incredibly, Eriksson's score could quite easily have been lower as he three-putted the par five 15th hole and also lipped out for birdie on the last.
The 62 bettered by one his previous best rounds, recorded at the Rolex Trophy, the DHL Wroclaw Open and the MAN NÖ Open in 2008.
Eriksson finished 11th in the Challenge Tour Rankings that season and will need to maintain his scintillating form if he is to climb into the all-important top 20 from his current position of 109th, but the 41 year old was merely happy to have arrested a slump which has resulted in five missed cuts from 12 tournaments this term.
He said: "If you're going to shoot a really low one you have to putt well, and it goes without saying that I had a very good day on the greens. But you also have to give yourself the chances, and I played so solid all day. I actually played pretty well yesterday, but just made some stupid mistakes. Today I cut them out, and also holed a lot of putts.
"If I'm being honest, coming into the week I didn't think I had a low round like that in me. My form has been pretty average, and my putting all year has been really poor. It's hard to build up any momentum if you're not holing putts, which knocks your confidence and also affects other parts of your game. But I've tried to stay positive and keep smiling, because in the past I've got frustrated and that doesn't do you any good. So I've refused to hit the panic button, and now I'm starting to get my rewards.
"Traditionally I've started the season well and then my form has dipped a little, so I'm hoping that the opposite is true this time. I got off to a really slow start this year, but a round like this should get my season going. We've got some really important tournaments coming up now, so it would be a great time to peak."
Whilst Eriksson is perhaps used to cooler conditions Jordi Garcia Pinto is an avowed sun seeker, but the Spaniard generated his own heat with a round of 65.
Garcia is currently studying for a law degree, but proved his studies were no hindrance to success on the golf course as he notched five birdies and an eagle three on the 15th hole to eight under par.
He said: "I holed a long putt from the edge of the green on the 17th, but most of my other putts were from fairly close range. Even though the conditions were tough it felt quite easy out there today, which is nice because golf is never normally easy! I've been playing quite well this season, making lots of cuts but not really finishing high enough. So hopefully that can change this week, because I need to start climbing the Rankings.
"I'm feeling good and the course is great – I much prefer tougher courses to ones where the scoring is really low. It's better to play courses where you have to work really hard to make birdies, because you feel like you deserve them more. So I definitely deserved to shoot seven under today, because I played well."
The afternoon starters were forced to contend with heavy downpours, but England's Graeme A Clark battled gamely against the elements to sign for a round of 66.
Clark opened with a 25 foot birdie putt on the tenth hole, then promptly followed up with an eagle two after holing out with a nine iron on the 11th.
That moved the Yorkshireman to four under par, and he added further birdies at the 13th, 15th and sixth holes to finish the day on seven under.
Clark said: "I got off to a really quick start, and managed to keep it going for the rest of the round. I was five under through six, which was good going because it was pretty grim at times in the rain. For the back nine the rain stopped, but it hadn't really softened up the greens so you couldn't afford to attack the pins – you still had to be careful because if you get out of position on the greens here you can find yourself in all kinds of trouble. I played quite well last week, so a round like this has been coming. Hopefully I can just keep it going for the next two days now."
Germany's Nicolas Meitinger, who won the Challenge de France last year, signed for his second successive round of 69 to move to fourth place on six under par.


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Yesterday I sensed a great celebration in the Force. As if a billion stay-at-home parents suddenly cried out, and then poured themselves a margarita.
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Oh! And what "TOSCHOL" is!
That black square with the red squiggle, however, remains a mystery.
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What I meant was, education is an important, vital aspect of your development, and the places we go to receive our education should be treated with the proper respect.
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[Unless you're paid to do it.]
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['Nother Note: I'd give you $5. Just sayin'.]
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Alternative formsEdit
- prævent (archaic)
From Middle English preventen ("anticipate"), from Latin praeventus, perfect passive participle of praeveniō ("I anticipate"), from prae ("before") + veniō ("I come").
- IPA(key): /pɹɪˈvɛnt/
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- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /pɹəˈvɛnt/
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- Hyphenation: pre‧vent
prevent (third-person singular simple present prevents, present participle preventing, simple past and past participle prevented)
- (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
- I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow.
- 2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, "Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland", in BBC Sport[1]:
- Scotland must now hope Georgia produce a huge upset and beat Argentina by at least eight points in Sunday's final Pool B match to prevent them failing to make the last eight for the first time in World Cup history.
- (intransitive, now rare) To take preventative measures. [from 16th c.]
- 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
- 'I think you must be mad, and she shall not have a glimpse of it while I'm here to prevent!'
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- (obsolete, transitive) To come before; to precede. [16th-18th c.]
- Bible, 1 Thess. iv. 15
- We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
- Book of Common Prayer
- We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us.
- Prior
- Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen.
- Bible, 1 Thess. iv. 15
- (obsolete, transitive) To outdo, surpass. [16th-17th c.]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.i:
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- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.i:
- (obsolete, transitive) To be beforehand with; to anticipate.
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Guest: Dr. Edmund Storms. Topics: Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) updates, cold fusion theory and more. Please direct all comments and questions regarding Space Show programs/guest(s) to the Space Show blog, https://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments and questions should be relevant to the specific Space Show program. Written Transcripts of Space Show programs are a violation of our copyright and are not permitted without prior written consent, even if for your own use. We do not permit the commercial use of Space Show programs or any part thereof, nor do we permit editing, YouTube clips, or clips placed on other private channels & websites. Space Show programs can be quoted, but the quote must be cited or referenced using the proper citation format. Contact The Space Show for further information. We welcomed back Dr. Edmund Storms to update us on progress being made in the field of cold fusion (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions or LENR). Websites of interest relating to this discussion are www.lenr.org, http://research.missouri.edu/iccf18/index for the upcoming University of Missouri ICC18 LENR conference, and www.ecatworld.com. Dr. Storms started out with a brief summary of the cold fusion research history through current times, including the latest on the Andreas Ross E-Cat device. He had much to say about Rossi's E-Cat, explaining why he thought Rossi had a "tiger by the tail!" We discussed LENR work around the world as many scientists, engineers, and nations are working to make LENR replicable and to fully understand the theory by which cold fusion works. Evidently, there is still not a good understanding of the process. Dr. Storms talked about the need for a proof and said much more information was needed to make sense of it all. Dr. Storms also mentioned that the U.S. Patent office typically does not grant patents in this area though there have been a few exceptions over the years.
In the second segment, Ricardo called and mentioned that today the European Patent Office had granted Francesco Paintelli a patent on his LENR process. You can read about this patent at www.e-catworld.com/2013/01/european-patent-granted-for-francesco-piantellis-lenr-process. Pooley sent in a note about gamma rays & neturons and said that did not apply to LENR but understood the difficulty traditional science had in understanding this fact. Dr. Storms discussed the patent and this process, then talked about the upcoming University of Missouri ICC18 LENR Conference in July 2013 (see the above URL). During this segment, we talked about the criticism levied at LENR research by other scientists, institutions, and sometimes governments. We talked about funding issues, the challenges for LENR to get traditional funding through grants from government and academia, and the fact that most LENR funding comes in from private sources. Dr. Storms provided us with some comparisons to the LENR research process, one being the perfection of the transistor. It's a fascinating story you will want to hear. Near the end of the program, Dr. Storms talked about his plans to change his research focus depending on the success of LENR research in 2013. He connected the dots with the U.S. and global economic problems to R&D investment from all sources and explained to us how that was influencing his own future research plans.
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Guest: Dr. Edmund Storms. Topics: Cold Fusion or Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) today. You are invited to comment, ask questions, and discuss the Space Show program/guest(s) on the Space Show blog, https://thespaceshow.wordpress.com. Comments, questions, and any discussion must be relevant and applicable to Space Show programming. Transcripts of Space Show programs are not permitted without prior written consent from The Space Show (even if for personal use) & are a violation of the Space Show copyright. We welcomed Dr. Edmund Storms to the program for a nearly two comprehensive discussion on LENR or as it is more commonly referred to, cold fusion. Dr. Storms started us out with the history of cold fusion dating back to Pons and Fleischman on through to today. He also explained why there is now a renewed interest in the field. Jumping forward to today, Dr. Storms talked about Andrea Rossi and his E-Cat cold fusion device and demonstration, plus his special reactor units. For more information, check out these sites: www.lenr.org, and the YouTube sites listed here: www.lenr-canr.org/news.htm. While Dr. Storms provided us with the basics, it was his response to listener questions and phone calls that allowed us to dig deeper into the potential of LENR. Our program was devoted to exploring, understanding, and evaluating where the LENR field is today and what risks and challenges lie ahead before the observed phenomena is understood and can be commercialized. Dr. Storm talked about being able to replicate science but often in the early days when the research is not well understood, replication might be challenging. He also talked about the difference with scientific observation of experiments and scientific replication. Several of the listeners and callers went into detail with Dr. Storms. For example, John's call from Atlanta inquired about quantum tunneling. Charles R. called in a few times with very technical questions, including asking about the Widom-Larsen Theory Portal (http://newenergytimes.com/v2/sr/WL/WLTheory.shtml#4step). In the second segment, our friend Charles Pooley called in as a skeptic to debate cold fusion as being real, dismissing the observations and research across the board. I know you will find this short "debate" interesting. Throughout the show, listeners wanted to know about the potential application and use of a Rossi device in the U.S., both in our homes or as part of the power supplied by utility companies. We also talked about the broader uses for cold fusion in the less regulated third world. In the second segment, our guest was asked about Andrea Rossi and his track record, plus his effort to commercialize, patent, and sell Rossi devices. Later we talked about funding opportunities for LENR research, the lack of available funding from traditional sources such as NSF, and the paradigm shift required from traditionalists to realize that cold fusion may involve different processes from the well understood nuclear reaction process. In fact, you will hear several listeners resist seeing this in a vastly different light and we talked about this during our program. As you will hear, much research is needed to understand cold fusion and to validate its potential, especially its commercial potential. At this time, there is good research being done by credible scientists. When asked what we should look for, Dr. Storm directed us to follow the reviewed literature and news accounts on www.lenrr.org and the links provided on that site. This brief summary only touches upon what we discussed today. Post your comments and questions on The Space Show blog URL above. You can also follow the contact instructions on http://www.lenr.org.


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text: Wasn't sure where to post this. Please move if I have not posted in the correct forum. I only use my storm for personal email, calendar etc, I have not wanted to get everything jumbled together as I have read can easily happen. So here's my question. My boss just got her storm last week and she wants to sync her desktop outlook calendar (no email) to/from her storm. We use BIS, now, if I have correctly understood the many threads about syncing, she will need to sync using DM. She mainly wants to be able to access her calendar on the weekends. So the easiest way (she is a little technically challenged) I can see is she will need to sync with DM on Friday afternoon and then again on Monday morning. I'm concerned that I am thinking this is too easy based on all the discussions I have read about syncing. As usual, thanks again for the great advice here on BBOS!


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Wreckless Eric
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Wreckless Eric gained notoriety as part of Stiff Records' highly eccentric roster of punk and new wave artists during the late '70s. With his whiny, slurred cockney voice, Eric couldn't always carry a tune, but that didn't prevent him from being an enjoyable, rough-hewn rock & roller with a clever streak. With his early Stiff singles "Whole Wide World," "Semaphore Signals," and "Take the Cash (K.A.S.H.)," Eric bashed out a series of ragged, chaotic, three-chord punk-pop singles driven by his pent-up energy and a knack for melodic pop hooks. Wreckless Eric never had a big pop hit, but his engaging sense of humor and fondness for simple rock & roll helped make him a cult figure who continued to have a following into the '90s and beyond.
Born Eric Goulden in Newhaven, Sussex, England, Wreckless Eric became interested in music through the pub rock scene of the mid-'70s. Once punk emerged in the late '70s, he became attracted to its amateurish sense of freedom, and his music soon reflected his fascination with the music. Stiff Records signed him in 1977 and had Nick Lowe produce Eric's debut single, "Whole Wide World"/"Semaphore Singles." In addition to producing the record, Lowe played most of the instruments on the single. "Whole Wide World" received positive reviews and became a moderate hit in the punk underground, but what made Wreckless Eric infamous were his performances on the Live Stiffs package tours. On both of the Live Stiff tours, Eric earned headlines in the U.K. press for his ridiculous drunken antics, which occurred as frequently on-stage as they did behind the scenes. His 1978 eponymous debut had the same boozy sense of charm, but his second album, The Wonderful World of Wreckless Eric (1979), demonstrated a previously unknown musical versatility. However, the album didn't receive much attention after its release, primarily because Stiff was concentrating its efforts on Ian Dury and Madness, as well as a variety of half-baked marketing schemes. Wreckless Eric fashioned his third album, Big Smash, as a commercial breakthrough, but the record was poorly received and neglected by Stiff, prompting him to quit the music industry in the early '80s.
After spending several years in retirement, Wreckless Eric returned to music in 1985 with Captains of Industry, a group he formed with several former members of Ian Dury's Blockheads. The group released a record called A Roomful of Monkeys on Go! Discs before disbanding. The following year, Eric formed the Len Bright Combo with bassist Russ Wilkins and drummer Bruce Brand, who had both played with Thee Milkshakes. The Len Bright Combo released two albums in 1986 before disbanding. Shortly after the group's breakup, Eric moved to France, where he released Le Beat Group Electrique in 1989. By the early '80s, Wreckless Eric had developed a more subdued pop direction that was often compared to that of Jonathan Richman. Throughout the '90s and into the new millennium, he released records and performed in France, occasionally venturing to England and other parts of Europe; he also published an autobiography, A Dysfunctional Success: The Wreckless Eric Manual. By 2008 he had formed a duo with singer/songwriter Amy Rigby (who also became his wife) and returned to Stiff Records, which released the Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby CD in September of that year. Amy and Eric recorded and released a set of covers, Two-Way Family Favorites, in 2010, and followed with a new set of originals, A Working Museum, in 2012. In 2013, Fire Records reissued the two Len Bright Combo albums, and the trio staged a one-night-only reunion show in London; Fire also returned Le Beat Group Electrique to print in 2014. By 2015, Eric and Rigby had left France and relocated to New York State. Once settled in their new home, Eric cut his first solo album since 2004, which was also his first album recorded in the United States; the set, suitably enough, was titled America (or to use his preferred spelling, amERICa). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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28-foot shark washes up on beach
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Mystic Aquarium sent staff members across state lines to a Rhode Island beach after a dead shark washed ashore, officials said.
The Day of New London reports that a homeowner in the Misquamicut beach area of Westerly reported the 28-foot-long basking shark to police on Sunday morning.
Biologists with the Northeast Fisheries Science Center are expected to perform a necropsy to determine the cause of death.
The shark has been attracting curious onlookers who have stopped to take photos and touch it.
According to Mystic Aquarium , basking sharks are giant migratory fish that feed on nothing but plankton. They are common in New England waters.


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DigiTech Performer, the MIDI free Vocal Harmony processor with Reverb. Designed for acoustic and electric guitarists, piano players and solo singers, Performer can be "hands free" and does not need to be controlled by MIDI. No editing screens and spending hours learning a user interface. Spend your time on music not music technology.
Imagine instant harmony at your finger tips! Create hundreds of harmony styles from 50 different factory presets, each with 6 variations. Simply select the key of the song from the front panel keyboard and sing! Choose harmonies above or below your lead vocal. There's even excellent reverb included with switchable room types. Just plug your microphone directly into Performer, run the output to an amp and go for it!
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Dalai Lama signs on to "350" climate change target
Good news from the folks at 350.org, a global climate change movement that has its roots in Middlebury: the Dalai Lama was the first to sign on to "The Time to Act Is Now — a Buddhist Declaration on Climate Change."You can read the declaration here. I wrote about 350 briefly last September, when the group staged a fairly large event in Burlington:350 takes its name from a number climate change scientists say represents the safe upper limit of carbon dioxide, measured in parts per million, in the atmosphere. With atmospheric carbon already past this benchmark, the 350 movement seeks to spark a worldwide grassroots movement to address the problem. The movement's name translates into many languages effortlessly, according to 350 organizers, and also represents a tangible goal for action."This is really meant to be a truly global movement," explained organizer Will Bates, who said 350 has already reached out to partners in places as far-flung as India and Hungary. (The organization's Web site, 350.org, has been translated into nine languages.) "Ultimately our hope is to spread 350 so it really becomes the benchmark for international action on climate change."If the Dalai Lama's signature is any indication, it looks like 350 is well on its way to achieving that goal. (It's a message that's also being spread, vocally, by high-profile activists like Ripton resident Bill McKibben, and NASA scientist James Hansen, who addressed Middlebury College students on climate change at a recent conference.) If you haven't checked up on 350.org lately, their work is definitely worth a gander. These days, they're gearing up for a big day of global action on climate change, slated for Oct. 24. And to hear another local weigh in on the topic of 350, check out this week's blog post from Greg Dennis, a columnist here at the newspaper, on the same topic.


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Demons Can Attach Themselves To Your Thrift Store Clothes [FBHW]
Pat Robertson is the host of the religious talk show 700 Club. He has been hosting the show for decades, and has said some pretty crazy things including predicting the end of the world was coming in October or November of 1982. But this latest little blurb is beyond crazy. Robertson tells a story about how demons can possess inanimate objects and warns a viewer that it isn't a bad idea to try to remove demons from thrift store clothes. So, be sure to check for demons before you buy anything. Ever.
See what Free Beer and Hot Wings have to say about the demon sweaters below.
So, some brainwashed moron has written in a retarded letter to the ditz... to read to Pat. And that's what we got. - Zane


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Conclusions of Discussion Recommend full implemation of MathML Include MathML elements in the DOM Integrate math navigation into the techniques document for DOM navigation and sequential navigation checkpoints MathML markup has short comings, especially for two or more dimensional information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Attendance Chair and Scribe: Jon Gunderson (JRG) John Gardner (JAG) Chris Weaver (CW) Madeleine Rothberg (MR) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Minutes JAG: There is very little information avaialble on how people can efficiently navigate or learn to navigate mathematical equations MR: More research needs to be done, that why current WD recommendations are vague CW: We are building a rendering engine for mathematical equations (MathML) Transversing an equation like a radio tuner, moving over groups of symbols and allowing people to select smaller and smaller groups JRG: Hierarchical approach? CW: Yes, Alot of stuff 2 dimensional equations, matrixes has weak markup and it needs to be improved JAG: What about more than one dimensional equations? CW: It just says that the information is a table JRG: What we are trying to do today is explore the possible navigation commands related to the UA guidelines CW: My guess is that math navigation is going to be hierachical. Just because that is the way math is. When you look at math on paper you get a guide of the mathemtical relationships. A serial rendering does not have the same information overal strutural information MR: The rendering engine that you are buidling, will it be a plug-in? CW: We are hoping that is useful by stuff that can be used as the DOM. Something that could put on top of the DOM. MR: You want the math to be part of the DOM. My understanding that the Math will be part of DOM and be rendered by mainstream DGUA. JRG: /* Talked about guidelinss and techniques document */ CW: Heirachy is a problem for many people learning math or not experienced in the technique I used HTML markup and links to simulate a simple heirachical model and found that people found it confusing JAG: If you had a linear model, we are doing this with our project. It works for moderate equations and low skills. May not be the hierarchy as the way you define the hierarchical relationships. CW: We need to have a mixture of linear and hierachical. The way you mix them will be determined by user preferences. We would have to make it intelligent to adapt to the user. RW: Settings related for beginner, intermediate, complex? CW: Something like that, there would need to be finer gradations. It would need to be a way for the system to learn the users capabilities and characteristics. JAG: Intelligent adaptation? MR: How would it adapt? CW: Pretesting on standard equations This is off in the future I am mistrustful of users ability to determine there own settings MR: Provide hierichical navigation math in DOM (P1) Provide user options ?? CW: An intermediate checkpoint. The assistive technology needs both hirarical and other forms of navigation. It needs to be customizable. MR: A combination of linear and hierarchical JRG: When you say linear, what do you mean? CW: Depth first search of DOM is the linear technique JAG: I disagree with this as a checkpoint. JRG: What don't you like about it? JAG: Sounds like we are adding complexity with out knowledge. I can understand pure linear and pure hierarcical. I don't understand the middle ground. These to extremes are well defined, but not things in the middle. We can't put anything else at this time. I can read any equation with these two techniques. CW: Yes MR: Yes CW: I think we ought to say the linear and hierarchical. MR: SOmeday there will need to be more specifications JAG: I agree. This is a research question MR: This may never be never precisely defined. There will different abilities to do that. JRG: Should DOM include MathML ? JAG: yes MR: How does this affect other checkpoints related to DOM navigation JAG: A user agent may not allow you to navigate tables, but an assistive technology does MR: I agree JAG: The full implementation of DOM MR: What about keyboard navigation of the DOM? /* discussion on whether to have separate checkpoints or just part of current checkpoints */ JRG: Summary Need for hierarchical navigation and some other type of unkown navigation CW: I think it comes down to .... JG: Do we need a separate checkpoints for math navigation? JAG: I would say no. Linear is good for novices, people learning math. The more I think about, the biggest problem for a novice wouldn't be linear navigation MR: What about writing a technique? JRG: /* talking about current checkpoints in the WD */ CW: A checkpoint for hierachical and linear methods is needed, but could be part of the echniques for existing checkoints JAG: Hierarchical is part of DOM navigation or P1 Linear is P2 or P3 CW: Why do you think linear this is priority 2 or 3? JAG: It is more a preference than math? MR: It depends on the experience and skills of the user and the equations being rendered. JRG: The importance of math having a separate section? MR: The guidelines currently talk about XML JRG: No CW: XML has many issues, we just want to talk about MathML JRG: Incorporate Math into current checkpoints? JAG: It is already a complex document and if this can be integrated into the document object model. What does it mean to access the hierichal model? CW: There are bad many ways, we are trying to look at what rights way. Could the checkpoints be modified at a later time? JRG: Guidelines document will be set in stone and techniques can be modified. CW: We may need to do somethings to make mathml in a future document. Mathml is coming out version 2.0 maybe this fall. MR: Are the Mathml working group getting your ideas. JRG: Send coments related to MathML to al gilman MR: Statement to MathML to use semantic format verses presentation format. CW: People will use semantic math because software will also be using math markup to do calcualtions Summary Recommend full implemation of MathML Include MathML elements in the DOM Integrate math navigation into the techniques document for DOM navigation and sequential navigation checkpoints Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign 1207 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: 217-244-5870 Fax: 217-333-0248 E-mail: email@example.com WWW: http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~jongund http://www.als.uiuc.edu/InfoTechAccessReceived on Wednesday, 12 May 1999 13:57:48 UTC
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Popular tee designer, AJ Dimarucot aka in the tee design world as collisiontheory, has started a new venture with his wife, Audrey – producing "quirky clothes for kooky babies!" The new brand, googoo&gaga, specializes in onsies with "all over" prints. They currently have ten designs on their site and are only available "locally" at the moment. So unless you live in the Philippines, you won't be able to get your hands on these, just yet.Â
They use sublimation printing to achieve an "all over" look that is super soft for the baby to wear. No harsh ink rubbing against your baby's skin which is a plus!Â
If you do currently live in the Philippines and want to get your hands on these, check out the info below:
Come join us as we launch googoo&gaga at the Rockwell Urban Bazaar (Makati, Philippines), where the most discriminating customers converge to find the best and the latest in fashion and home items.
Experience love and madness with limited edition googoo&gaga onesies!
Our introductory price is P650 per piece,P600 if you buy at least 3 pieces.
December 12-14 11am-9pm | Rockwell Tent at the Powerplant Mall
You don't have to pay to enter the tent. We'll be outside beside the ticket booth. =)
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SGAC Involvement with the UN
SGAC works constantly to accomplish a key component of its mission as an organisation: to be the dialogue agent between UN Member States present at the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the next generation of international space sector leaders.
Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space
SGAC regulary presents its
reports at the UN
SGAC has Permanent Observer status in UN COPUOS and is regularly present at its annual meeting (in June) and at its two subcommittees' meetings: Legal (in March) and Scientific and Technical (in February). As one of only twenty Permanent Observers in COPUOS, SGAC contributes to the activities and action teams of COPUOS.
SGAC at each meeting contributes to the discussion by making statements (see below) and presentations on the various work that SGAC's network produces throughout the year. This includes the reporting of the recommendations gathered at the annual Space Generation Congress.
United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs
SGAC members representing the
organisation at the United Nations
SGAC works together with UNOOSA in promoting United Nations workshops and in supporting SGAC members to attend various conferences around the world.
Our partnership with OOSA is also manifested throughout our networks. Our two institutions are constantly dialoguing and using our reach to promote our work across the entire space sector.
SGAC actively contributes, apart to the UNCOPUOS, to the Internacional Committee on GNSS and the Action Team 14 on NEOs, as well as support many other activities. Contact us if you would like to be actively involved with the UN activities!
UN Workshops
SGAC members are encouraged to take part in the workshops organised by the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs
All information can be found here! Check periodically this page for new workshops in your region.
UN Regional Centers
The United Nations, in order for the developing countries to effectively contribute to the solution of the Global global, regional and national environmental and resource management problems, saw the urgent need for a higher level of knowledge and expertise in the relevant disciplines by educators as well as by research and application scientists in these countries. These capabilities, they further noted, could only be acquired through long-term intensive education.
The UN Regional Centers with Space Education are located in Brazil,Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria (SGAC partnered with them in 2012), India and Jordan. Read more about what these centers can offer to you, or what you can offer to them!
Check the official website here.
United Nations Economic and Social Committee
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The SGAC is proud to be members of the UN Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC) since 2003. In this position, annually SGAC attends the UN General Assembly every year, and represents young professionals and university students in this important world forum. Our SGAC ECOSOC representatives report back on the important recommendations from all UN Member States.
2010 Briefing on Meetings at and Reports by the 65th United Nations General Assembly.


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The towering Dane is now eyeing up the Number One spot in the Challenge Tour Rankings as victory at the €160,000 event, in Drítec close to Prague, would elevate him to the summit ahead of current leader Gary LockerbieHartø, who won twice in 2010 including a debut victory as an amateur at his home tournament the ECCO Tour Championship hosted by Thomas Björn & Mercedes Benz, has already guaranteed himself a return to The European Tour next year after an extremely consistent season thus far.
He has not yet managed that third win, however, but took one step closer at the Graham Marsh-designed course in the Czech Republic after making a perfect start with back to back birdies at the opening two holes.
A bogey at the third knocked him back but only briefly as he embarked on a run of four successive birdies from the sixth hole - bombarding the pins with all of his birdie putts within 10 feet - to reach the turn in five under par.After holing out from the bunker for par at the 11th and a bogey on the 12th hole, Hartø bounced back in typically determined fashion when he knocked his tee shot stone dead at the par three 13th for a tap-in birdie before five pars on the way home moved him into a one-shot lead on twelve under par.
"I got off to a great start again," said Hartø. "I played solid and made some good putts on the front nine but didn't really get it going on the back nine and missed a few putts coming in."It could have been better but I will always take a five under round. It was just good shots all of the way through, especially on that run of four birdies."
The 24 year old admitted that he couldn't but notice his position on the leaderboard throughout the day and is also aware that he could move to the summit of the Rankings with a win this week, but is keen to stay focussed and keep his momentum going into the weekend."I have a hard time not looking at the leaderboard to be honest," said the Copenhagen native. "There is still plenty of golf left in this tournament but it was another good round.
"A win, and the top of the Rankings, is 36 holes away and we'll see what happens when the week is over. All I'm looking for is a good result here so I can be sure of a top ten (Rankings) finish."I'm playing pretty well and if I can keep on doing that I'll be alright. It would be nice to go into next week (the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge hosted by Royal Golf Club) at a home tournament able to relax a little more."
Hartø's compatriot Anders Schmidt Hansen and Englishman Steven Tiley were both a shot back as they both carded five under par rounds of 67 to share second place.Max Kieffer, meanwhile, called it one of the best rounds of his career as the Dusseldorf man soared to a stunning course-record 63 to move to within two shots of the lead.
Since winning the season-opening Gujarat Kensville Challenge last January, Kieffer's season has not quite lived up to early expectations but he has remained consistent and currently sits in 27th place in the Rankings.
A big finish to the season is needed, however, if he is to earn a Rookie season on The European Tour and he gave his 2012 campaign a timely boost as his nine under par second round launched him 44 places up the leaderboard into fourth spot.Chris Doak was a shot further back in fifth spot thanks to a six under par round of 66 as the Scotsman's impressive run of form continues in the wake of his maiden Challenge Tour victory at last week's ALLIANZ Open de Lyon.
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|KORHONEN, Mikko
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|Man. United
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The UEFA Champions League comprises three qualifying rounds, a play-off round, a group stage and four knockout rounds.
In matches in the three qualifying rounds and the play-off stage, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis. The club which scores the greater aggregate of goals qualifies for the next round, with away goals and then penalties used to determine the winner in the event of a draw.
Group stage
The ten winners in the play-off round ties – five from the best-placed path and five from the champions path – join 22 automatic entrants in the 32-team group stage. The clubs are split into eight groups of four teams, who play home and away against each of their pool opponents between September and December to decide which two teams from each section advance to the first knockout round. The third-place finishers in each group enter the UEFA Europa League round of 32.
Knockout phase
From the last 16 until the semi-finals, clubs play two matches against each other on a home-and-away basis with the same rules as the qualifying and play-off rounds applied. In the last 16, group winners play runners-up other than teams from their own pool or nation, while from the quarter-finals on the draw is free.
The final is decided by a single match, which this season will be played at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 28 May.
Further details, including the criteria for separating teams that finish level on points in a group, can be found in the official competition regulations.


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Acting Police Commissioner Anthony Barksdale, who was vying to be named to the job permanently, is taking medical leave and will be out "indefinitely," leaving the incoming chief without two of the agency's highest-ranking officers.
Barksdale's leave comes after the announced retirement of a colonel who oversees criminal investigations and as Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's pick for commissioner, former Long Beach and Oakland, Calif., chief Anthony W. Batts, arrives in Baltimore. Batts is scheduled to begin work Thursday, and some city officials expressed concern that he will be left without the experience of some of the department's longest-serving leaders.
Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young, informed of Barksdale's leave on Monday, called it "a real blow" that "absolutely raises concerns" for the department.
"I just hope we don't lose any other high-ranking officials, because then that would really hit the panic button," Young said.
Anthony Gugilelmi, the Police Department's chief spokesman, said Barksdale "has a medical ailment that will require him to be off for an indefinite period."
"Commissioner Batts was made aware of this, and the department supports [Barksdale] in whatever he needs," Guglielmi said. "We're looking forward to his full recovery and his return to the Police Department."
Barksdale could not be reached for comment. His medical leave follows the announced retirement of Col. Jesse Oden, who oversees criminal investigations and has been with the agency for more than 30 years.
With Oden gone and Barksdale out indefinitely, two of the four highest-ranking positions in the department will be open. Batts has also required all commanders to reapply for their jobs.
City Councilman Brandon Scott, whose Northeast District has seen a recent spate of crime, including the shooting of a scientist and the firebombing of two apartment buildings, said it is always a "huge loss" when people like Oden and Barksdale leave a department.
Scott said there is "no way you can replace the institutional knowledge" of people who were "integral to the success the city has had" in decreasing crime in recent years.
Still, both Oden and Barksdale "have been great at bringing people along and keeping them up to speed" on tactics and strategies in recent years, Scott said. Those younger officers will be able to step up and help Batts in his first months of the job.
"They're all ready, willing and able to take the reins, and having learned lessons from [Barksdale and Oden], I don't think that we'll miss a beat," Scott said.
The mayor's office did not immediately return a call for comment.
Robert F. Cherry, president of the city police union, which is supporting Batts, said the transition can be managed.
"Obviously, this is a major transition, and there's a lot on Commissioner Batts' plate," Cherry said. "But the rank and file, we're going to continue to get the job done. There's a lot of unknowns, but it's not like we haven't dealt with this before."
Barksdale, 40, doesn't have the requisite 20 years on the force to qualify for retirement — according to records, he began with the department in November 1993. If it's determined that he is eligible for medical, line-of-duty retirement, he can retire at 66 percent of his pay before reaching the 20-year mark.
Barksdale, who grew up in Baltimore, had publicly expressed a desire to become commissioner and ran the agency after Frederick H. Bealefeld III announced his retirement in May. He had the support of several City Council members.
Before that, Barksdale oversaw daily operations of the agency for five years, as the department publicly distanced itself from zero-tolerance policies and focused on guns over drugs, which coincided with steep drops in gun violence.
When he was appointed deputy commissioner, Barksdale was the youngest officer to reach that rank. He acknowledged his critics in a 2008 article in Baltimore Magazine, which named him one of the city's "top 40 under 40."
"It was rough when I first got promoted," he said. "I took a lot of shots from people saying, 'He doesn't have 20 years on the job. He's too young.' But I just ignore the naysayers and stay focused."
He became an officer after dropping out of Coppin State University. Years earlier, a picture of a young Barksdale had been featured in The Baltimore Sun, after one of his close friends, Lamont Rivers, was gunned down in North Baltimore.
Barksdale told The Sun in 2002 that he was "deeply shaken" by the death. "Lamont was someone I knew and liked — he said he wanted to be a Marine — and he was gone," Barksdale said in that interview. "It hit me that day that [violence] can happen to nice people, to a good guy."
His command-level experience has come almost entirely in the agency's specialized drug and gun units, and under former Commissioner Edward T. Norris, he led an 82-member firearms team.
In naming Batts as commissioner, Rawlings-Blake praised Barksdale's work, saying he has "done a great job and is a valued member of the Police Department command staff. I'm truly grateful for his service to Baltimore."
Young said earlier this month that he had contacted Barksdale and asked him to stay.
"Barksdale was sort of like the architect of the whole crime-fighting initiative for Commissioner Bealefeld," he said, adding that Batts needs an opportunity to learn from Barksdale and Deputy Commissioner John Skinner. "Those guys are top cops, and they get it."
The City Council has not yet held a confirmation hearing for Batts.
Young said he will give Rawlings-Blake "the courtesy of supporting her appointee," but that he still has "concerns as to the learning curve" Batts faces coming into a new city. The rest of the department will have to step up to support him in the absence of Barksdale and Oden, he said.
"I'm hoping that the majors and the lieutenants and sergeants, really that everybody, reaches out to him," Young said. "The mayor said Batts is the best, so he should be able to recover and do what he needs to do to continually reduce crime in Baltimore."
Acting Police Commissioner Anthony Barksdale, who was vying to be named to the job permanently, is taking medical leave and will be out "indefinitely," leaving the incoming chief without two of the agency's highest-ranking officers.


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"What in the world could be more trivial than intimacy? Hmm? Is there anything real you can write about?"
That is a question posed to Lena Dunham's Hannah Horvath, in the penultimate episode of the HBO series "Girls," which wrapped up for the season on June 17th. (The show's second season is now in production, and is set to air next year.) Hannah, a recent college graduate and aspiring professional writer, is being interrogated at a Brooklyn coffee house by Ray, her curmudgeonly, know-it-all boss, after she tells him about an essay she's written on an ex-boyfriend's hoarding problem. "What do you think would be a real thing to write about?" Hannah responds, with a slightly wounded look. "I dunno. Lots of things," barks Ray. "Cultural criticism. How about years of neglect and abuse? How about acid rain? How about the plight of the giant panda bear? How about racial profiling? How about urban sprawl? How about divorce? How about death? How about death? Death is the most fucking real issue. You should write about death. That's what you should write about. Explore that. Death."
Ray's expression of disgust and his laundry list of purportedly more substantial topics sounded not unlike some of the show's harshest critics, professional and amateur, who didn't seem to know how to react to Dunham's precisely observed, knowing depiction of intimate connections between young women. "The creative team behind 'Girls' throws everything at the wall (passionless sex, STIs, casual abortions, boring boyfriends, gay boyfriends, drugs, money woes, body image), in an effort to see what sticks," Asawin Suebsaeng wrote for Mother Jones. The series of reviews written by Gawker's John Cook over the course of the show's first season was even more unsparing. "Girls," he wrote on April 16th,
is a television program about the children of wealthy famous people and shitty music and Facebook and how hard it is to know who you are and Thought Catalog and sexually transmitted diseases and the exhaustion of ceaselessly dramatizing your own life while posing as someone who understands the fundamental emptiness and narcissism of that very self-dramatization.
Notice how in their litanies of supposedly frivolous subjects (a kind of inversion of Ray's angry rant), these critics blithely dismiss matters of concern to a great many women. The passions provoked by the show—among both critics and admirers—suggest something both refreshing and a little startling: that a pop-culture product that focusses mostly on women and intimate, sometimes gruesome details of their lives, is still considered a provocation.
Boldly striding into this theatre of tensions is Sheila Heti's new book "How Should a Person Be?", which shares many of the same concerns as "Girls." Heti's novel documents the unconventional and difficult friendship between two Canadian women, a young playwright named Sheila and a visual artist named Margaux. As in "Girls," Heti's characters don't spend much of their time talking about men. Instead, they discuss ideas: art, creativity, truth, beauty, freedom. There is intimacy in Heti's book, yes, but also death—spiritual, artistic, emotional. Even more telling, the friendship portrayed in it is a love affair—a platonic one, but a love affair all the same. "I could never find fault in someone for choosing not to be my friend," Margaux tells Sheila early on. "But I was disappointed not to have a girl, after searching high and low."
Heti is said to have based the book on her real-life friendship with the artist Margaux Williamson, and her style is playful and self-conscious—a mishmash of first-person narrative, dialogue in the style of a play, and e-mail messages. It has an unfinished, brazen quality that is both captivating and, sometimes, glib. As James Wood wrote in a review of the book for The New Yorker, Heti seems to insist on a certain kind of superficiality: she reproduces all her characters' most pretentious, cynical, and self-absorbed thoughts. ("We are all specks of dirt, all on this earth at the same time," Sheila muses.) But this superficiality is married with seriousness and knowingness. ("I had spent so much time trying to make the play I was writing—and my life, and my self—into an object of beauty. It was exhausting and all that I knew," she explains in a passage about creativity and art.) In fact, in focussing so closely on the ostensibly frivolous conversations between (and within) her characters, Heti seems to be questioning the idea of superficiality altogether. As Michelle Dean wrote at Slate,
To simply call them banal and stop there ignores (or misunderstands) the strange way this book works. When you turn those conversations over (and over) in your mind, you'll find something else going on. This is a novel that wonders if the ugly can be beautiful, if there is clarity to be found in the drifting. The occasional banality of the conversations is a deliberate challenge, not least to the notion of banality itself.
Dean points out that Heti's novel has inspired a certain amount of vehemence. (Her piece was subtitled "Why smart, serious men have misunderstood Sheila Heti's new book"; in it she mentions that Lorin Stein, who had edited Heti's previous novel, opted not to publish "How Should a Person Be?" after reading an early draft, and gently suggested that she put the project aside.) It's striking that the book has been so widely and intensively discussed—including by Wood, who engaged with the novel's strengths as well as its shortcomings—if only because a work of experimental fiction rarely gets this kind of attention.
Perhaps it's the Bechdel effect. In 1985, the graphic novelist and comic-book artist Alison Bechdel ("Are You My Mother?") popularized a feminist critique of the culture's portrayal of women that would come to be known as the Bechdel Test. According to her formulation, in order to be considered a realistic depiction of women, a pop-culture product must feature 1) at least two female characters who 2) talk to one another about 3) something other than a man. Twenty-seven years later, relationships among women still tend to be characterized as inherently competitive (see most any reality show on at prime time, or this summer's best-selling thriller "Gone, Girl"), acquisitive or covetous ("Sex and the City") backstabbing and undermining ("Downton Abbey") or primarily strategic ("Mad Men")—and in all cases, subordinate to relationships with men. "I think the stereotypes exist because there isn't a lot of honest reporting about how things really are now," Heti told Jessica Ferri in an interview for the Awl. "Perhaps there's something politically to be gained from perpetuating the idea that women are naturally dangerous for other women. The truth is, everyone's a little dangerous, not only women for women."
The raw thrill of both "How Should a Person Be?" and "Girls" (and let me acknowledge here that I am hardly the first person to compare the two) is in the way they treat heterosexual coupling as secondary, and how they depict the profundity of female friendships, not to mention their real perils—which are quite different from the competitive jockeying that is so often imagined. It is other women, not men, Dunham and Heti seem to be saying, who most impact the evolution of girls into women. Other women, not men, who provide the opportunities for self-expression and self-discovery. Other women, not men, who bear witness to the triumphs and tragedies of young womanhood. Other women, not men, in whom we both find and lose ourselves.
"I'm sorry, but I'm really glad she's my best friend," Sheila says in the book's prologue. "If I had known, when I was a baby, that in America there was a baby who was throwing up her hands and saying, first words out of her mouth, Who cares? and that one day she'd be my best friend, I would have relaxed for the next twenty-three years, not a single care in the world."
This isn't to say that female relationships in Dunham and Heti's work are defined by animated adventures and cozy embraces: their work is unusual not only in the way it takes on the subject of platonic love between women but in its depiction of passionate conflicts. They both seem to want to resist or rewrite the popular notion of the feminine "cat fight"—all sharp fingernails and piercing screeches, an ungainly windmilling of arms and pulling of hair. This concept, of course, serves a purpose: it both gleefully sexualizes the relationships between women while also undermining them, turning their conflicts into low-stakes spectacles with a promise of "drama," but not any meaningful destruction. During that same June 10th episode of "Girls," Dunham devoted the show's final quarter to an agonizing argument and breakup between Hannah and her long-suffering best friend Marnie (Allison Williams). It was a masterfully written and acted scene—a rash of recriminations and unearthed disappointments—from Hannah's initial tentative approaches ("Are you mad at me?" she asks) in the doorway of Marnie's bedroom to her increasingly desperate and vicious confrontations in the apartment's hallway, bathroom (a toothbrush is thrown) and living room. ("You're like a big ugly fucking wound!" Marnie screams at her.) Of course, Dunham and her production crew had been mining such territory for months, but this particular set piece was especially powerful, both because of its relentlessness (seven minutes of a thirty-minute long show) and its realistic portrayal of the boundarylessness, the codependency, and the emotional brutality of friendship. (The scene ends with two bedroom doors slamming; Marnie moves out in the next episode.)
Heti's contribution comes in the form of a particularly disturbing chapter, late in the book, titled "What is Betrayal," which takes the form of a fever dream—a nightmare, actually—after Sheila, who has spent the previous two-hundred-some pages using (and, we learn, abusing) Margaux's friendship for creative gain, is finally made aware of the full horror of what she has done. Depending on how you look at it, the passage is one of the novel's high or low points—perhaps, both—thanks to Heti's courage and willingness to excavate and examine the intensity of the love, and the violence, that women inflict on one another. "I lay in bed and thought of cutting my wrists in the shower," Sheila explains, after receiving an anguished e-mail from Margaux. "I wanted to shoot myself in the face with a gun that released so many bullets at once, which would fan out and hit every part of my face and explode it into nothing, into mush." Soon she falls asleep, and her mind summons a savage scene, a spectacle that would not be out of place in the cinematic genre of torture porn popularized over the last decade and a half.
There were knives and girls skinned alive and kept alive, and one woman screaming but trying to laugh it off to another, 'Look what they did to my face!'—and there were the amputations performed right there, the limbs cut off, and the bars fucked with in the mouth, and all the things that can be done to a person including the pulling and ripping of everything that we don't even know we love about a person—their intactness, their perfect intactness…
I had hurt Margaux beyond compare. The heat of shame was the heat of my body. There was not one cell in my body unsullied by what I had done.
Like Dunham's scene, the intensity of this passage, its expression of degradation and contempt and violence and love and remorse, serves as both response and rallying cry; the beginnings, perhaps, of a revolution in the way women's relationships are discussed. "Part of what feels similar about my book and Lena's work is this question of ugliness; what does it mean to be ugly?" Heti told Ferri. "Can one be ugly and still appear in the world…? Can you even make art unless you allow yourself to be ugly, which is a huge part of being human?" What's so refreshing about Heti and Dunham's work—and what may explain the critical resistance to it—is its reverent interest not only in the so-called banalities and trivialities of women's friendships, but their potential for hideousness, too.
Photograph of Sheila Heti, by Sylvia Plachy.


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It's that time again: our monthly cake poll and giveaway! Our giveaway this month is pretty awesome--the winner will receive a copy of our first ever book--an illustrated collection of Cakespy illustrations entitled {Bitter}Sweet: A Study in Contrasts. Each page has a "sweet" scene (cupcakes acting cute!), contrasted with another "bittersweet" image (cupcakes in peril!) on the accompanying page! It's a sweet collection including 32 pages, packed with illustrations in full color--perfect for any lover of cake, illustration, or, you know, both. Learn more about the book here.
As for the poll? This time, we've got cake on the brain! It must be the time of year--Cakespy's birthday is coming up on August 1--we already have all sorts of birthday cake visions floating in our mind!
- What's the best time of day to eat cake?
- What's your favorite beverage to accompany cake?
- There's a plate of frosted cupcakes--all the same flavor--but frosted in pink, white, yellow, blue, green, and lavender. Which would you reach for first?
- On a sheet cake: Do you prefer and end, middle, or corner piece?
- Cake a la mode (with ice cream on the side): simply perfection, or simply too much?
- Grocery store birthday cakes: guilty pleasure, or simply never?
- Do you like your cake cold, room temperature, or warm?
- When baking a cake or cupcakes, which part of the process do you like best: the baking, or the decorating?
- What kind of cake do you like to make (or eat) for your most special occasions?
How can you put your name in the running? It's easy! All you need to do is this:
- To satisfy our nosy tendencies (we are spies, after all), fill out the above Cake Poll! You can leave your responses in the comment section, or send your responses via email to email@example.com.
- At 12pm PST on Wednesday, July 9, the Cake Poll will be closed. The winner will be chosen at random, not based on their responses. The prize will then be shipped to the lucky winner within 48 hours, via the most economical method.
- As for our fine print: The results of this poll will be used for entertainment and Cake Gumshoeing purposes only; we may summarize the results of this poll in upcoming posts. Your private information will not be shared with any outside parties. Also, we've elected to leave the cake poll open to all US Territories, Canada and abroad--so even overseas cake enthusiasts can take part!


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All eyes on Iran: Green Movement Act Two?
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After Tehran's first major day of protest in over a year, can Iran support regime change abroad while suppressing protests at home? François Picard's panel argues over just how much the U.S. should support the opposition.
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* Two sides whittled differences to just over $100 mln
* New F-35 official, Navy arms buyer visited Lockheed plant
* Lockheed reluctant to accept too ambitious cost goals
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Talks between the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin Corp about a fifth order of F-35 fighter planes have been elevated to a senior level as the two sides debate the last $100-million-plus dividing them, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.
"We're not that far apart," said one of the sources, who was not authorized to speak publicly about the negotiations, which have been underway for 10 months. "We should be able to close this. It's not intractable."
The comments suggest the two sides are moving closer to a contract agreement just two weeks after a key Pentagon official said the relationship between the U.S. government and the company were the worst he'd ever seen.
Lockheed and the Pentagon both declined comment on the negotiations, saying only that discussions were still under way. Both sides had hoped to reach agreement on a contract long before now, paving the way to begin negotiations on the next contract -- which links the sixth and seventh orders.
They are under pressure to clinch a deal and "obligate" the funds for the fifth batch of planes since unobligated funds are vulnerable to additional budget cuts due to start taking effect in January.
Lockheed is already building the fifth batch of planes under a contract that provided some preliminary funds, but it needs to finalize the contracts to finish the job. It also recently started building the first of the jets in the seventh order, using preliminary funds awarded for long-lead purchases of materials included in an earlier contract.
Senior Pentagon and Lockheed officials are always briefed on contract negotiations, but now the discussions are being held mainly at that more senior level, the sources said.
One of the key players in the talks is Navy acquisition chief Sean Stackley, whom industry executives see as a tough, but fair negotiator, who is also known for his decisiveness.
Stackley is due to take over as the senior acquisition executive on the program later this year, relieving Air Force Secretary Michael Donley. The switch will happen when Navy Vice Admiral David Venlet retires as program manager and hands the reins to Air Force Major General Christopher Bogdan, who took over as deputy F-35 program manager in August.
Control of the multinational, multi-service program toggles between Navy and Air Force leaders. If a Navy official is serving as program manager, then an Air Force official holds the top acquisition post, and vice versa.
Bogdan made headlines in September at the annual Air Force Association conference when he said relations between Lockheed and the U.S. government were the "worst I've ever seen."
He criticized Lockheed's performance on the $396 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but also took aim at the Pentagon's own handling of the program. Last week the Pentagon moved to open the operations and maintenance of the new fighter to competition from other companies.
Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter quickly endorsed Bogdan's remarks, but Defense Secretary Leon Panetta last week assured reporters that the two sides were not at a dead end and said he was confident they would ultimately reach a deal.
When Bogdan spoke in September he acknowledged that he was new to the job and had not yet visited Lockheed's Fort Worth, Texas, plant or met some of the top corporate executives.
Bogdan had his first trip to the Lockheed plant last Thursday when he accompanied the Navy's Stackley for a regular set of briefings and meetings on various aspects of the program.
The all-day meetings included Larry Lawson, executive vice president in charge of Lockheed's aeronautics division, and Orlando Carvalho, F-35 executive vice president.
The talks were not directly related to the separate contract negotiations, or a simultaneous visit to the plant by a team of South Korean pilots evaluating Lockheed's bid to build 60 fighter jets for Seoul, the sources said.
Negotiations over the fifth batch of low-rate production planes have dragged on for much longer than expected, with the government pressing Lockheed for far more information on its cost structures than ever before.
Lockheed Chief Executive Robert Stevens told investors earlier this year that the company had been asked to provide thousands of pages of additional information beyond what the already extensive bid it submitted.
Pentagon officials argue that Lockheed was late in providing some of that data, and has held out on providing the level of detail government officials require.
Most of the issues have been resolved, but the two sides are still at odds over a little more than $100 million in costs.
Under pressure from government negotiators and shareholders, Lockheed last year reluctantly accepted terms it considered too ambitious for the fourth batch of jets, but it is resisting such
terms this time around, worried that the government cost goals simply cannot be achieved and it will be left with a deficit.
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Nobody could say people walk all over Mel Brooks. Until now.
The comedian, actor and producer who gave the world "Blazing Saddles," ''Young Frankenstein" and "The Producers" got a star Friday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Brooks received the 2,406th star during a ceremony in front of the Egyptian Theatre. His son, Max, and friend, Carl Reiner, attended.
Brooks, who's 83, has won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
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Jamie Dimon has been heralded a the king of Wall Street. And everyone from investors in JP Morgan Chase to its employees, creditors and customers seems to share the same sentiment: "Long live the King!" But Dimon will not run JP Morgan forever. And today he revealed that he is already developing an exit strategy. He appointed Jes Staley, the current head of JP Morgan's asset management unit, to become head of the investment banking unit. That's being read as putting Staley in direct line of succession to run the bank after Dimon. "The timing was right to begin the succession process," Dimon said in a statement.
Eat At Dimon's? While he is only 53 years old, Dimon does not want to run the bank until his grave. In fact, some close to him have said that Dimon's exit might come sooner than expected by outsiders. He's a very wealthy man who currently enjoys perhaps the best reputation of any CEO in America. There have been rumors that Obama might want to tap Dimon to run the Treasury Department. His wife told Duff McDonald, author of "Last Man Standing," that Dimon fantasizes about opening his own restaurant and turning himself into Sam Malone of Cheers. Dimon won't say exactly what he plans to do. But he has said there are two things he won't do: leave to run another big company or retire to just play golf.
Keeping Hope Alive For The Next Generation Staley is the same age as Dimon and has been with JP Morgan since 1979. He's worked in a wide variety of divisions of the bank. He headed equity capital markets and and private banking before landing in the asset management operation. Here's why Staley's age matters. If a younger executive had been appointed, JP Morgan may have lost some of its leading junior executives who would have felt that their hopes to run the bank were dashed. Appointing another man Dimon's age keeps open the possibility of becoming CEO for the likes of Chief Financial Officer Michael Cavanagh and Mary Callahan Erdoes, 42, the chief executive of JPMorgan's private bank who succeeds Staley as head of asset management. Staley was the primary driver of JP Morgan's acquisition of the hedge fund Highbridge Capital. He reportedly convinced a skeptical Dimon to go ahead with the acquisition. Following the acquisition, Highbridge grew from managing $7 billion to managing $21 billion. Staley will probably keep JP Morgan out of the brokerage business. According to McDonald's "Last Man Standing," Dimon was reportedly interested in acquiring a brokerage to bolster the bank's equity unit. Staley feared this would conflict with the business of the private bank and opposed any such acquisition.
Exit Stage Left: Two Long Time JPM Vets Currently, the investment banking unit is run by two co-CEO's, Bill Winters and Steve Black. Both were JP Morgan veterans dating back to before the merger with Chase. Winters, who for many years was focused primarily on the company's credit and trading businesses out of the London office, is leaving JP Morgan and Black, who oversaw investment banking out of New York, is becoming executive chairman of investment banking to oversee the transition until the end of 2010.
There's no way around it: Winters, who is 47, and Black, who is 57, are being passed over as possible successors. Winters, at least, had previously expressed an interest in becoming CEO, the WSJ reports. Both Winters and Black were deeply involved in the acquisition of Bear Stearns. Winters had been saying for years that JP Morgan would never acquire another investment bank, saying a merger would be the equivalent of putting 1 and 1 together and getting 1.2. He now defends the acquisition, saying it was a unique opportunity and the price was right.
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Behold, A Vegetable Holiday Feast: a small holiday gift for you and fun project for me. It's an e-cookbook-type thing that you can download, for free, onto your smart phone or tablet and use it in the kitchen, or print out and file away with the rest of your recipe clippings. Click here to download it.
I've wanted to prepare a full holiday meal, with no concessions or compromises, all my way, for as long as I've enjoyed cooking. But doing so isn't necessarily in keeping with the spirit of any holiday. These big gatherings are about the collaborative effort, the company, and the various traditions, new and old, at play.
So instead I hosted a mock Thanksgiving and for that I did it all my way. My friends who came over to eat with me were happy to do so—we loosely call this a "friendsgiving" and do it almost every year; no matter who's cooking or what we're eating it's fun—and I had the pleasure of spending a few weeks testing and fine-tuning my dream menu.
Take a look at the result, some of which I'll single out here on the blog in the next couple weeks. It's fully vegetarian, with vegan and gluten-free adaptations offered where the substitutions work. It's full of vegetable-centric dishes, and hopefully you'll find it to be a good source of helpful ideas and tips as you prepare your own feasts. Here's the full menu:
Bourbon Pecans
Tangy Roasted Parsnip Dip
Squash and Chard Patties with Feta-Yogurt Topping
Brussels Sprouts and Roasted Chestnut Galette
Quinoa and Celery Root Gratin
Kale and Caramelized Onion Focaccia
Simple Salad with Clementine Vinaigrette
Hand-Mashed Yukon Golds
Apple and Cranberry Relish
Shallot Gravy
Pumpkin Sherbet with Gingersnap-Pecan Crumble
I'm thinking about hand-binding a few copies to have for sale at some upcoming markets and events—let me know if you'd be interested in that.
I've been neglecting this blog for a while, but I hope this will give you enough to chew on for the next few months. Enjoy, and most of all, have a terrific holiday.
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U.S. Equal Employment
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Royal Palm Beach Restaurant Subjected Women to Sexual Advances and Physical Abuse by a County Sheriff's Deputy, Federal Agency Charged
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A Royal Palm Beach restaurant violated federal law when it permitted a regular customer to sexually harass female employees, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Hurricane Grill and Wings' management failed to protect its female servers from a repeat harassing customer. The customer, a Palm Beach County sheriff's deputy, frequently commented on female server's bodies, grabbed the female servers' breasts and buttocks, as well as inviting them to join him and his wife in a ménage a trois. When the servers complained to Hurricane Grill and Wings, management failed to take immediate and appropriate corrective action. The EEOC says that female employees were offended and intimidated by the harassment, which included several alleged physical assaults.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. 441 S.B. LLC., dba Hurricane Grill and Wings, Case No. 9:11-cv-80766) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach Division after attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.
"All women deserve the right to work in an environment free of sexual harassment," said Malcolm Medley, director of the EEOC's Miami District Office. "The EEOC will take action against employers who fail to protect the work environment from such misconduct."
The EEOC's Miami regional attorney, Robert E. Weisberg, added, "In these times, it is unfortunate that any woman should be forced to endure such deplorable working conditions. The EEOC will actively prosecute employers that condone such conduct."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's website at www.eeoc.gov.