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Kodachrome, the vivid film that captured the youth of baby boomers, is finally fading away after 74 years.
Kodak first introduced the amateur film in 1935 and it quickly became the world's first commercially successful color film. In its heydey in the 1960s, the unique film was adored by many baby-boomers for its rich but realistic tones, vibrant colors and durability. The film stock gained such popularity that it became the subject of a 1973 Paul Simon song that pleaded, "Mama don't take my Kodachrome away."
But the company says that Kodachrome sales have plummeted since the launch of both new Kodak films and digital imaging technology, according to The Associated Press. The film now accounts for less than 1% of Kodak's still-picture film revenue and, because of the complexity of the film, only Dwayne's Photo in Parsons, Kan., still develops it.
Kodachrome's declining sales and the expensive materials needed to make it were big reasons for the product's discontinuation. But the company says the decision was far from easy.
"Kodachrome is particularly difficult (to retire) because it really has become kind of an icon," said Kodak spokeswoman Mary Jane Hellyar.
Kodak expects that the retail supply of the film will last through early fall. The last rolls of film will be donated to George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film in Rochester, N.Y, which is home to the world's largest collection of cameras and related artifacts. But beyond those walls, Kodachrome will no longer be in the picture.


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The nominations for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards are out -- you can check out the full list here -- and unsurprisingly, HBO's Game of Thrones received the most nominations, coming in at 22. Other major revelations to come out of this year nominations include Netflix dethroning HBO with the most overall nominations (112), Sandra Oh becoming the first woman of Asian descent to be nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama, and John Legend inching one step closer to becoming an EGOT winner.
With the Emmys slated to air live Monday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on NBC, here's where you can stream this year's nominees in the top categories:
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The Americans: Catch the first five seasons on Amazon Prime. Season 6 is available to stream on FX's website.
The Crown: Both seasons of this critically acclaimed series are available to stream on Netflix.
Game of Thrones: Stream the first seven seasons through HBO Go. The final season debuts in 2019.
The Handmaid's Tale: Both seasons of this dystopian drama are available on Hulu.
Stranger Things: Catch Seasons 1 and 2 on Netflix.
This Is Us: If you're in the mood for a good cry, Seasons 1 and 2 are available via NBC's app and Hulu.
Westworld: Both seasons can be streaming through HBO Go.
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Atlanta: Stream Season 2, which includes the infamous "Teddy Perkins," through FX's website and app.
Barry: Season 1 is available on HBO Go.
black-ish: Catch all four seasons on ABC's website or stream it through Hulu.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: After a lengthy hiatus, the Larry David-led comedy returned for Season 9, which can be streamed on HBO Go.
GLOW: Huge hair, fierce moves and a killer soundtrack adorn this refreshing comedy, and you can stream its two seasons right now on Netflix.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 1 of this dramedy from Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino is currently available through Amazon Prime.
Silicon Valley: Catch all five seasons of this irreverently funny tech comedy on HBO Go.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: You can catch the first three seasons as well as the first half of Season 4 on Netflix.
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Genius: Picasso: Antonio Banderas leads Season 2 of this NatGeo anthology series, which you can stream through Fox's website.
Godless: This ruthless Western centers on an outlaw who finds new life in a town occupied only by women. You can stream it now on Netflix.
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We know that Mitt Romney was on the audit committee of Marriott in 1994, when it did a Son of Boss deal, that sheltered $70,000,000 in income. The Court of Claims ruled against Marriott in 2008. Since we don't have Romney's individual returns prior to 2010, we don't know if he did one for himself. (They are opaque enough so that we might not be able to tell even if we did have his return.) The subject is interesting enough to inspire a campaign ad approved by the President
What if Romney did do a Son of Boss deal himself ? Does it tell us anything about him that we don't already know ? Given the type of business that he was in, I don't think so. And if he did do a Son of Boss deal, I really do not think it his fault. The blame lies squarely with the tax professionals who were recommending them. If the deals worked, I could see him thinking that it would be irresponsible not to do one.
It is worth discussing what a Son of Boss deal was, before going further:
If you google Son of Boss one of the top links you will get is a site created by attorney Robert Sommers titled Son of Boss - Abusive Tax Shelter transaction. He outlines the plan as follows:
1. Tax shelter promoter sets up two companies, Company A and Company B and funds each company with $50. Company A buys a briefcase for the $50.
2. Client comes to promoter and says, "I have a $1.0 million capital gain." Promoter says, "No problem, I can eliminate that gain for you by generating a $1.0 million loss to offset your gain."
3. Promoter devises the following plan:
a. Client purchases the $50 briefcase from Company A by paying Company A $1,000,050!
b. Client pays $50 in cash. In addition (here's the tax shelter part), Client "pays" another $1.0 million by signing a promissory note (a promise to pay) payable to Company A for $1.0 million in 30 years7. For tax purposes, Client purchased the briefcase for the cash payment and the promissory note, so the tax cost for Client's briefcase is $1,000,050.
c. Client then sells the briefcase to Company B for $50. Thus, economically, Client is made whole; Client paid $50 for the briefcase and sold the briefcase for $50. However, Client's tax basis in the briefcase was $1,000,050 and by selling the briefcase for $50, Client incurred a $1.0 million loss! That loss will then be used to offset Client's $1.0 million capital gain, effectively zeroing out his tax liability.
d. Assume that Company B then sold the briefcase back to Company A for $50. Promoter is ready for his next client now that Company A has the briefcase and Company B has $50, and the pattern can be repeated.
If you know anything about taxes, you know that that plan does not even make good nonsense. What about the $1,000,000 promissory note ? That was either additional proceeds, income from the discharge of indebtedness or maybe a purchase price adjustment. Regardless, you cannot get free basis from a promissory note. Furthermore, Son of Boss deals did not include overvalued assets. The thing that was purchased, typically some sort of financial instrument, would in fact be something worth $1,000,000.
What made Son of Boss work was either writing an option or a short sale. This produced cash that you could use to buy a similar asset or option. The deals were often structured so that you would most likely have a net loss particularly after transaction costs, but if the stars all aligned perfectly there was a sweet spot where you would hit an economic homerun. Regardless, you would contribute both the asset and the obligation to a partnership, but not consider the obligation to be a liability for partnership taxation purposes. (If you contributed an asset subject to a promissory note, it would not work. Not that it actually worked anyway, but you couldn't even pretend that it worked.) There actually was support for the notion that the obligation to cover a short sale was not a liability for partnership tax purposes.
I never ran into the deals when they were being promoted. Better to be lucky than good, I guess. I would have had a really hard time with them because they seem to require an unbalanced entry in order to work, but if I had a letter from a prestigious law firm or a national accounting firm saying that it worked and the statutory analysis, I would have had a hard time telling somebody that it absolutely did not work. Intentionally defective grantor trusts and deep discounts for family limited partnership interests don't seem like they should work, but they do.
If a Son of Boss deal was approved by PWC, who currently does Romney's return, or another national firm, what would he be guilty of other than being aggressive ?
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There were lots of differences between the field trip and the classroom-teaching at school. It was my first time to visit the headquarters of LiveABC Magazine Company. How surprising it is to enrich my experience (What you are trying to say here is, "It enriched my experience". If you want to use "surprise", "I was surprised at how it enriched my experience". Even by changing this sentence, there is the question of what experience was enriched.). Mr. Jason Chen, the chief editor, as well as the vice president of LiveABC, explained how they
spendexpend tremendous efforts on the intricate procedures of publishing a magazine and the making of a CD-ROM. Even a common, ordinary CD-ROM that we dont cherish much wants to be something more than it is (Rewrite this sentence. CDs do not want anything, they are not alive and do not have a brain.). Therefore, we should make the most use of the magazines and the CD-ROMs to make our English go advanced (English cannot "go advanced". "Therefore, we should make the best use of magazines and CDs to help us advance in our English). That was really a special experience for us and we learned a valuable lesson (I doubt if you learned a lesson. You may have learned how magazines and CDs are made, but that is not really a lesson. A lesson would be more meaningful. If you went to a prison and saw the conditions there, you may have learned a lesson, not to be a criminal).
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) today announced a $54 million settlement of a sex discrimination lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act filed on behalf of a class of female officers and women eligible for officer promotion in the firm's Institutional Equity Division. As part of the settlement, at least $2 million will be provided for diversity programs designed to enhance the compensation and promotional opportunities for female employees within Morgan Stanley.
EEOC's lawsuit, filed on September 10, 2001, alleged that Morgan Stanley discriminated against women in its Institutional Equity Division (IED) with respect to promotion, compensation and the terms, conditions and privileges of employment. Commenting on the settlement, EEOC Chair Cari M. Dominguez, said: "We are pleased that Morgan Stanley worked cooperatively with us to resolve this litigation. With this settlement, Morgan Stanley has taken an important leadership step in adopting progressive programs to promote diversity that should serve as a model for the financial services industry."
Morgan Stanley denies the allegations and any liability and contends that it has, at all times, treated its women employees fairly and equitably. Philip J. Purcell, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley, said: "We are proud of our commitment to diversity, and would like to thank the EEOC staff for working with us to conclude this matter in such a positive way. We look forward to working with the EEOC in accomplishing our common goals."
Under the terms of the settlement, in the form of a Consent Decree, present and former female employees of the IED who believe they were the subject of discrimination will have the opportunity to make claims to a specially established fund of $40 million.
The parties have selected as a Special Master retired federal circuit judge Abner J. Mikva, who will decide the amount, if any, each claimant will receive. Any money remaining in the fund will be used for scholarship programs for female students pursuing careers in the financial services industry.
Pursuant to the Consent Decree, Morgan Stanley will, among other things, appoint an internal ombudperson and an outside monitor; implement management training on the federal anti-discrimination laws; perform promotion and compensation analyses; maintain a complaint data base; and implement programs to address the promotion and retention of women.
Lead plaintiff Allison Schieffelin said: "I am happy that this case has been settled to the satisfaction of all the parties."
Wall Street-based Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm and a market leader in securities, investment management and credit services, with more than 600 offices in 27 countries. Additional information about the firm can be found on its web site at www.morganstanley.com.
The EEOC enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits discrimination against individuals 40 years of age or older; sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Equal Pay Act; Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector and state and local governments; and the Rehabilitation Act's prohibitions against disability discrimination in the federal government. Further information about the agency is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.
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Behind The Scenes Working Group
Thursday 20th March 2008
Gareth, Milk, Martin M, Chombee, Jess, Carlos, Olivier, Xabina, Nix, Neil
Shannon, Ras
The Shop
Special Forest Booze Idea
Grants Applications
Grants Admin
Accounts Update
Beta Website
Money and EVS money
The Shop
Nix says shop will open some time early-mid April.
OOTB are having an artist market on 29th so that would be a good chance to promote the shop.
Also a big Friday or Saturday launch would be good.
We have decided at 20% for artists.
Not For Profit Organisations for free.
Need to cover the running costs of the shop.
Nix says to be more charity minded.
Running costs = electricity, publicity (hand made here), fittings (should be free) some small costs e.g. Perspex for windows. Artist has made logo for windows. A ledger. Cash box/till (might be covered). Keys, locks. Overall costs should be minimal...
KEYS - Ryan, Nix and EVS volunteers have one – That's enough.
Do church people have key...
AP Nix to get key off EIKON Dave
Doesn't need to be one in the kitchen. Must be as secure as possible.
Shop is being painted...bizarre colours....which is hand cos...
Title is "Forest Bazaar"
How will it work?
Cataloguing of the stock - Carlos will do.
Ledger needs to be set up. Will be a simple system.
Will be a responsible person each month to run the shop.
AP – Nix will be the first responsible person. EVS people will help him....
Contacting the shop – firstname.lastname@example.com...
AP – Fix the email – Milk will fix it to go to Mr Nix.
Will need a web page on the website. Milk will help.
Special Forest Booze Idea
On 28th March Ras Babi Presents "Seekers"
At St Paul's Church Hall.
Monthly events is Forest's longest standing event.
Ras wants to try something new and spread the word.
Nix proposes to shift some of the Forest booze.
Some is soon to be out of date (eg 30th April)
Nix wants to sell the booze at Ras's event to shift the booze and to support Ras's event.
We say okay. Nix will sell the booze to cover Ras's costs and any extra will come back to the Forest.
Let's support Ras!
Grants Applications
Monthly Grants
Joanna Bayley – Kenya Charity Work - NO
Charmaine Gilbert – Film Maker – Gets the £100. Can it have the Forest Logo on it and be a Forest Film
Amy Duncan – Loop Station - NO
Natalie – Food Not Bombs ACTION WG covered this... - NO
Sula Zelda – Printing Artworks – She is super keen volunteer. We want to support. We can use the Forest Shop budget. Let's talk to her.... - NO to grant but maybe the shop budget can cover something. AP – NIX to speak to her.
Quarterly Grants
Nhamburo Ziyenge and Shane Morgan – Mbira Workshops
Sounds good.
Bongos sound bad.
We say yes!
What happens to the Mbira? Forest doesn't need them. We will break them.
Why not give them to the guy after the workshops have finished?
Can we use some of the Action budget to cover some workshop transportation cost?
Also FREAK event has been written to and offered the building for maybe July. Awaiting answer.
AP - Gaz will let the people know....
Grants Admin
We are talking about receiving and dealing with the grants applications each month.
Not a huge workload but doing EVS as well means sharing some of the work would be good.
Gaz has been doing it for a year and a half. System seems to be working well now. So now would be a good time to let someone else have a go....Chombee steps up to the plate and will deal with any new applications that are received from now on. Thanks Chombee!
AP – Milk will switch the email forwarder for grants@theforest-la-di-da
Shop Merchandise
There is a budget to make cool stuff!
Wow! This is fun!
Let's make T-shirts, postcards, badges – Nix will start.
Get on board!
Accounts Update
Not doing so well money wise....
Are we spending too much?
Are we not selling enough?
Is money going AWOL?
Neil will try to find out....
If there is a problem it is probably at night.
Nms needs to be more aware.
AP - C&E WG Please address this...
Callum has been working on the accounts.
Let's get him on the team!
Daniel – Does he want to continue with the Tax/Wages?
AP – Daniel - Please indicate...
PAYE is a bastard - Maybe we can write a program to do it?
Beta Website
Milk has made it.
Test site set up.
We likey!
Milk to work on basic site theme, layout and accessibility.
Web team will help create themes/multiple themes.
Milk is in contact with them. He has the situation in hand.
Once that is done, content, shop, features, themes etc are done site will go public. 2 or 3 months!
EVS money
Situation was explained.
EVS money is on its way. Edinburgh is expensive.
The total grant is potentially £60,000!!!
Behind The Scenes Working Group - Thursday 20th March 2008
Working group and other such Forest meeting minutes
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Regarding booze: I have already arranged to sell the Forest beer at the Climate Camp gathering in Glasgow. Ran it by kitchen crew and Ryan, as I didn't think it was really a working group issue, and certainly not behind the scenes. Think I mentioned it to Gareth and Martin too...
Grants: Charmaine was just in to find out about the grant. She is very excited.
Grants: Charmaine was just in to find out about the grant. She is very excited.
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Former president FW de Klerk (Thembinkosi Dwayisa, Gallo)
"The ANC ... views De Klerk's comments as nothing more than a red herring to deflect attention from the shocking figures which were released by Stats SA as part of Census 2011 and which showed that white South Africans are still way better off economically than their fellow black compatriots," said provincial secretary Sihle Zikalala.
The party viewed the De Klerk foundation as proof that the discourse of apartheid denialism in South Africa was "in the ascendancy".
Apartheid did not end in 1994 when the democratic government took over, said Zikalala.
In his speech to business leaders on Wednesday De Klerk lambasted the wealth-redistribution policies of the ANC.
He said they would cause "social engineering in which people's prospects would once again be determined by race, rather than by individual merit and circumstances."
De Klerk hit out at what he called the Marxism-Leninism of some members of the ANC ruling alliance, which he blamed for widespread unemployment and the failure to attract investment.
The party dismissed his assertions.
Zikalala said it was regrettable that there were some pockets of South Africans who try to peddle the "disturbing myth" that because the racial discrimination ended in 1994 South Africa was now a country where everyone was equal.
"Nothing could be further from the truth," he said.
"It is disturbing that in the face of such irrefutable and incontrovertible evidence that South Africa still had a long way to go to address the imbalances of the past the likes of de Klerk had crawled out of the wood work to defend the status quo."
The party called on "progressive whites" and all South Africans to work with the ANC to reverse the imbalances of the past by implementing policies such as the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment and Affirmative Action.
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A Single-Dose Study of an Investigational Capsule Formulation of 2 mg/0.5 mg Buprenorphine/Naloxone
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00880841
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 14, 2009
Last Update Posted : June 23, 2017
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A single-dose pilot study of an investigational capsule formulation of 2 mg/.05 mg Buprenorphine/Naloxone.
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phase 1a study for healthy normals
Drug: Buprenorphine / Naloxone
oral formulation of buprenorphine / naloxone
Other Name: NanoBUP
- pharmacokinetic profile of an investigational formulation of buprenorphine HCl/naloxone HCl 2mg/0.5mg oral capsules [ Time Frame: pk blood draws over a 72 hour period ]
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- Subject must be between 18 and 55 years of age (inclusive).
- Subject's Body Mass Index (BMI) must be between 18 and 30 kg/m2 (inclusive), and subject must weigh a minimum of 50 kg (110 lbs).
- Female subjects - not surgically sterile for at least 6 months or at least 2 years postmenopausal - must agree to utilize one of the following forms of contraception, if sexually active with a male partner, from screening through completion of the study. Approved forms of contraception are abstinence, hormonal (oral, implant, transdermal, vaginal, or injection) in use at least 3 consecutive months prior to the first dose of study medication, double barrier (condom with spermicide; diaphragm with spermicide), intrauterine device (IUD), or vasectomized partner (6 months minimum since vasectomy).
- Subject must voluntarily consent to participate in this study and provide their written informed consent prior to start of any study-specific procedures.
- Subject is willing and able to remain in the study unit for the entire duration of the confinement period and return for any outpatient visits.
Exclusion Criteria:
- History or presence of clinically significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, hepatic, renal, hematologic, gastrointestinal, endocrine, immunologic, metabolic, dermatologic, neurologic, oncologic, or psychiatric disease or any other condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the subject or the validity of the study results.
- Has a clinically significant abnormal finding on the physical exam, medical history, ECG, or clinical laboratory results at screening.
- History or presence of allergic or adverse response to buprenorphine, naloxone, naltrexone, opioids, or any comparable or similar products.
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- Has participated in another clinical trial within 30 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
- Has used any over-the-counter (OTC) medication, including nutritional supplements, within 7 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
- Has used any prescription medication, except hormonal contraceptive or hormonal replacement therapy, within 14 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
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- Has smoked or used tobacco products within 60 days prior to the first dose of study medication.
- Has history of substance abuse or dependence (including alcohol, opioids, or intravenous drug abuse)
- Is a female with a positive pregnancy test result.
- Has a positive urine screen for drugs of abuse (amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, opiates).
- Has a positive urine alcohol test at screening or a positive ethanol breath test at check-in for the study period or has consumed alcohol within 48 hours prior to screening or check-in for the study period.
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MacArthur, from the swordsmen dimension, is on a quest to find "Heaven". To do so, he must kill people from other dimensions. When he does so, a portal to their home dimension will open, allowing him to travel to it. Along the way he meets a few allies, and a lot of enemies. Stupidity is everywhere.
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Obama's EPA, Energy picks set stage for fight on climate change
President Obama fired his opening salvo Monday in a second-term clash with Republicans over climate change, nominating for the Environmental Protection Agency and Energy Department a duo likely to pursue further executive actions to cool global temperatures.
In tapping EPA veteran Gina McCarthy to head the environmental agency and Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Ernest Moniz for the Energy Department, Obama sent a clear signal to conservatives that, as he promised, global warming would receive greater attention in coming months.
From the East Room of the White House Monday, Obama predicted his nominees, who need Senate confirmation, would ensure "that we're doing everything that we can to combat the threat of climate change."
The EPA has long been a pinata for Republicans who contend that administration regulations have stifled business growth in the name of curtailing carbon emissions. McCarthy, now head of EPA's air pollution division, is an architect of Obama's efforts to limit greenhouse gases from newly constructed power plants and curtail mercury pollution from burning coal.
Advocates now want Obama to extend the tighter rules for future power plans to existing facilities -- a position McCarthy would likely spearhead if climate-change legislation goes nowhere on Capitol Hill.
"Her marching orders are very clear," Frank O'Donnell, president of the nonpartisan Clean Air Watch, said of McCarthy. "President Obama doesn't want a caretaker at the EPA. The smoking elephant in the room is the power plant. She is there to get things done."
McCarthy has served in both Republican and Democratic administrations -- including then-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's -- and Obama is banking that her bipartisan resume will ease a contentious relationship between the White House and conservative lawmakers over environmental policy.
However, some Republicans immediately pounced on McCarthy's nomination, accusing her of stonewalling lawmakers' requests for information on clean air regulations.
"You and other high-ranking administration officials have repeatedly backtracked and reneged on promises ... to make the scientific information that underpins the agency's basic associations between air quality and mortality available to the public and independent scientists," Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, said in a letter to McCarthy Monday.
For some detractors, however, the McCarthy nomination will serve as more of a proxy fight over Obama's policies on climate change.
"Given that other nations are not likely to follow our lead [on tighter rules for existing power plants]," said Scott Segal, a lawyer with Bracewell & Giuliani, a Houston law firm that represents energy companies, "such an outcome would result in jobs lost, projects scuttled, energy prices increased -- all with no change in global warming."
Both McCarthy and Moniz must be confirmed by the Senate, where Republicans who have challenged Obama's other second-term Cabinet picks are likely to focus on controversial issues like the Keystone XL Pipeline, cap-and-trade legislation and the bankruptcy of taxpayer-funded green energy firms -- issues they contend prove Obama's big-government solutions failed.
But with little appetite on Capitol Hill for climate change legislation, Obama is likely to turn to his new nominees for major environmental policy efforts.
"The name McCarthy will become synonymous with whatever the president pursues on climate change heading forward," said one senior Democratic Senate aide. "She'll be an easy target -- get ready for an avalanche of, um, stuff coming from the other side."
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The Year in Quotes
Twitter, whitebaiting and spoiled brats - The Year in Quotes
Tom Hamilton
December 24, 2011
Samoa's Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has his own section in the quotes of the year © Getty Images
Another year is coming to an end and it has been 365 days packed with incident. Our Quote Unquote feature has kept you abreast of all the best sound bites from 2011 and here ESPNscrum brings together a few of our favourites.
"The one thing that is consistent about Gavin Henson is that he's still pretty orange."
"To get a standing ovation and to get to the semi-finals was a great feeling. It tops any rugby tournament, evening winning the Six Nations."
"I'm going to have to train my ass off for probably the last time in my life that I ever have to get in shape and it's a challenge"
"It is the correct ball?"
"Yes it is"
"He gave his all on the field for the teams he represented and - at his prime - was the best scrum-half in world rugby. His current health problems are the cruellest twist of fate for one who was so athletic in his prime."
"What the officials saw I just don't know. It's unbelievable. The tackle without the ball was enough to warrant a yellow card. For the young lad to react like he did...it was terrible."
"We were shellshocked and needed leaders. I said comebacks happen in finals - I knew we could come back."
"There are one or two exceptional things that have happened and one or two individuals who have brought a great besmirch to Welsh rugby"
"When I hear the coach talking like that it reminds me of my wife. She thinks I'm the most handsome guy in the world."
"Rugby player drinks beer - shocker."
"People have got to start pointing some fingers and saying 'This is not acceptable.'"
"Ok, it's obvious the IRB are unjust. Wales get 7 days, we get 3. Unfair treatment, like slavery, like the holocaust, like apartheid. F*** U. Give Wales 3 days off, and give Samoa a week!! We would kill them!!!"
"Go to hell with your question."
"All I'm hearing is how ******** the ref was. Ha ha. He was ****ing ****. I can understand the hate. Ha ha, good luck you racist biased *****."
"He was a prick to coach."
"Why spoil the semi-final with a red card? He's not a dirty player. I'm just gutted."
"I told them they are a bunch of spoiled brats. Undisciplined, disobedient, sometimes selfish. Always complaining, always whingeing."
"Personally, you've got some peace, and that's a great feeling."
"My mates are probably thinking 'there's the bloke who was kicking back with a few beers and going whitebaiting with us out in the middle of Eden Park'. My preparation hasn't been ideal. When you go whitebaiting you usually take a couple of beers with you. So my fitness was probably not what it could have been. Fortunately I only had to hold out for 50 minutes."
"At one stage we were so close to them that they wanted to kiss the New Zealanders, but I told them to take it easy. It was a great moment and a moment we will remember all our lives."
"We just wanted Johnno to have the bollocks to take action, especially after the Tindall night. He was too loyal and that was his downfall."
"At our club there is a brutally honest policy. If you mess up you are bollocked and understand you have let your team-mates down. In England there was a no-blame/excuse culture where you swept things under the carpet."
"To hear one senior player in the changing room say straight after the quarter-final defeat 'there's £35k just got down the toilet' made me feel sick."
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On Thursday evening 20 April an attacker opened fire on a police van on the Champs Élysées in Paris, killing one officer and seriously wounding two others.
According to the Guardian : "At about 9pm a man drove a car up to a parked police van full of officers. He got out of the car and fired an automatic weapon, killing one officer in the van, before shooting at others who were standing on the nearby pavement, injuring two before he was shot dead by police."
The shooting occurred during the live French TV presidential debate, and all eleven candidates were required to react and respond to the event for about thirty seconds each.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
Slain officer Xavier Jugelé was "among the officers who responded to a terrorist attack at the Bataclan concert hall on 13 November 2015" and was "in the crowd when Sting helped reopen the concert hall a year later."
As the 37-year-old Jugelé explained to People.com back in November 2016 about the Bataclan reopening :
"I'm happy to be here, glad the Bataclan is reopening. It's symbolic. We're here tonight as witnesses, here to defend our civic values. This concert's to celebrate life. To say no to terrorists."
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1. The parties to this Agreement are the United States of America and Motel 6 Operating L.P. The parties hereby agree as follows:
2. "ADA" means the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., and its implementing regulations issued by the United States in effect on the date of the execution of this Agreement.
3. "Title III" means specifically title III of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181-12189 (1990), and the implementing regulations in 28 C.F.R. Part 36 and Appendix A in effect on the date of the execution of this Agreement.
4. "Standards" means the provisions of the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, 28 C.F.R. Part 36, Appendix A, in effect on the date of the execution of this Agreement.
5. Unless otherwise defined, all terms used in this document have the meaning used in the ADA and the Standards.
6. "Alteration" and other forms of "alter" mean modification to a facility, which has occurred since January 26, 1992, in a manner that affects or could affect the usability of that facility or part thereof, within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 12183(a)(2) and 28 C.F.R. § 36.402, § 36.403, and App. A § 3.5.
7. "Motel 6" means all motel facilities operated under the trade name Motel 6 and owned or operated by Motel 6 Operating L.P.
8. ?Dispersal of Guestrooms? refers to the classes of sleeping accommodations including room size, cost, amenities provided and number of beds provided. See 28 C.F.R. Part 36, App. A §§ 9.1.4(1) and (2).
9. Motel 6 is a public accommodation because it is a private entity that owns, leases, or operates a place of public accommodation. 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181(6), (7); 28 C.F.R. § 36.104.
10. The Department initiated a compliance review of Motel 6 facilities owned by its parent company Accor, pursuant to the Attorney General's authority under 42 U.S.C. § 12188(b)(1)(A)(i) to conduct periodic reviews of compliance of covered entities. As part of its review, the Department conducted architectural surveys of a number of Motel 6 facilities.
11. During the course of its compliance review, and as a result of its architectural surveys of Motel 6 facilities, the Department determined that there were architectural barriers to access at every Motel 6 facility surveyed and that each of these facilities violated either the new construction, alteration or barrier removal requirements of the ADA. Specifically, the Department concluded that several features, elements and spaces of the Motel 6 facilities were not in compliance with the Standards. Examples of the various features, elements and spaces of the Motel 6 facilities surveyed that have been identified as in violation of the regulation and corresponding provisions of the Standards for Accessible Design are listed in Exhibit 1.
12. In order to redress the accessibility issues identified at the facilities that were surveyed by the United States, and to ensure that all of the Motel 6 facilities owned by Accor are in compliance with the ADA, Motel 6 has agreed to take the steps outlined in section D of this Agreement.
13. Facilities which have undergone alterations, as defined by the Standards § 3.5, are required to ensure, among other things, that if existing elements, spaces, or common areas are altered, then each such altered element, space, feature, or area shall comply with the applicable provisions of the requirements for new construction.1 42 U.S.C. § 12183(a)(2)(A)(iv); 28 C.F.R. §§ 36.402-406; 28 C.F.R. Pt. 36, App. A. Rather than undertake a case by case analysis of every altered facility, Motel 6 has agreed to enter a system-wide settlement that will ensure access at all of its facilities. Because nearly all Motel 6 facilities have undergone one or more renovations during the past 10 years, and because Motel 6 fully supports the ADA and welcomes persons with disabilities at its facilities, Motel 6 has agreed to take steps to make all of its properties accessible and usable to individuals with disabilities.
14. All Motel 6's in the United States are places of lodging and are thus places of public accommodation within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 12181(7)(A) and 28 C.F.R. § 36.104.
15. The United States enters into this Agreement pursuant to its authority, under 42 U.S.C. § 12188(b) and 28 C.F.R. § 36.503, to enforce the ADA. The parties enter into this Agreement in order to avoid litigation.
16. Motel 6 agrees to design and construct new facilities in compliance with the ADA and to ensure that any alterations made to an existing facility are, to the maximum extent possible, readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities. 42 U.S.C. § 12183(a)(2)(A)(iv); 28 C.F.R. §§ 36.402-406; 28 C.F.R. Pt. 36, App. A.
17. By no later than July 31, 2004, Motel 6 shall designate or hire a Compliance Officer who will have authority and responsibility for ensuring that Motel 6 meets the terms of this Agreement and of the ADA. The Compliance Officer will at Motel 6's expense undergo training on the ADA's accessibility requirements by no later than October 1, 2004.
18. By no later than October 1, 2004, Motel 6 will identify and train no fewer than twenty Motel 6 personnel including, at least two from each region who will assist the Compliance Officer in (a) evaluating every Motel 6 facility to identify potential ADA violations, if any, and (b) closely monitoring the work of private contractors hired to carry out accessibility work. The training will include a two day program provided by the United States (directly and/or through a private contractor chosen by the United States and paid for by Motel 6 ) as well as additional training provided by Motel 6.
19. By no later than December 30, 2004, Motel 6 will evaluate no less than thirty-three percent (33%) of all Motel 6 facilities to identify and reduce to writing all aspects of these facilities that do not meet the Standards. By no later than March 31, 2005, Motel 6 will evaluate no less than sixty-six percent (66%) of all Motel 6 facilities to identify, and reduce to writing all aspects of these facilities that do not meet the Standards. By no later than June 30, 2005, Motel 6 will have evaluated every Motel 6 facility to identify, and reduce to writing all aspects of these facilities that do not meet the Standards. Motel 6 will provide the United States with a list of facilities that have been surveyed by the above deadlines. Motel 6 will also maintain copies of these evaluations and will, upon request, make selected reports available to the United States within 30 days of a written request. In the event that the training to be provided by the United States is delayed for unforeseen circumstances, the deadlines for Motel 6 to evaluate its facilities will be postponed accordingly.
Motel 6's facility evaluations shall be conducted by either a licensed design professional or by individuals who have received the training specified in paragraph 18. Among other tools chosen by Motel 6, the technical assistance checklist found on the Department of Justice website (and attached hereto as Exhibit 2) will be used for these evaluations.
20. By no later than June 30, 2005, Motel 6 will educate all motel managers and assistant managers about its obligations under the ADA including, but not limited to, how to maintain and operate Motel 6 facilities in a manner that ensures all guests with disabilities are afforded an equivalent service. Motel 6 will provide a report to the United States by July 31, 2005, documenting the completion of and content of this training. Motel 6 will develop training materials to include information relevant to ADA compliance and will also annually educate all new managers about their obligations under the ADA.
21. With regard to all of its newly constructed facilities (those properties constructed by Motel 6 for first occupancy after January 26, 1993), Motel 6 will, by no later than December 31, 2005, conform all elements that deviate from the Standards of Accessible Design.
22. With regard to all of its properties designed for first occupancy prior to January 26, 1993, Motel 6 will ensure that every such facility, at a minimum, meets the following criteria by no later than June 30, 2006, except as provided in paragraph 24:
- Designated Accessible Parking Spaces serving the Office: Each facility shall have at least one meeting the Standards.
- Designated Accessible Parking Spaces serving the Designated Accessible Guestrooms: Each accessible guestroom shall have at least one accessible parking space meeting the Standards.
- Entrance doors to Office: Each Office shall have an accessible entrance meeting the Standards.
- Accessible Routes from Parking Spaces to the Office: There shall be at least one accessible route meeting the Standards, including any curb ramps along the route, from the accessible parking space to the office.
- Curb ramps at Parking Spaces serving the Designated Accessible Guestrooms: All curb ramps leading from the accessible parking spaces to accessible guestrooms shall meet the Standards.
- Exterior Doors to the Designated Accessible Guestrooms: All exterior doors and door hardware at the accessible guestrooms shall meet the Standards.
- Identification Signs on Guestrooms and Laundry: All room signs and directional signs shall meet the Standards and be placed in locations that comply with the Standards.
- Walkways surrounding the building: The following shall meet the Standards at each motel: (i) all walkways to accessible guestrooms from the Office; (ii) all walkways to accessible guestrooms from the accessible parking space designated for that room; and (iii) all walkways from the accessible guestrooms to the common use areas.
- Guest Laundry Room: The walkway to and entrance into a guest laundry room shall be accessible meeting the standards.
- Dispersal of Accessible Guestrooms: For each type of available room there shall be a minimum of one accessible guestroom meeting the Standards. In many Motel 6 facilities that were constructed for first occupancy before January 26, 1993, the guestrooms are too small to contain two double beds and to meet the Standards of Accessible Design. In these circumstances, if a person with a disability requests an accessible room with two beds, Motel 6 may choose from several options. Motel 6 may rent such individual the designated accessible room and a connecting room together for the price of one room. (See 28 C.F.R. Part 36, Appendix A § 9.1.4). In situations where there are no adjoining rooms that may be linked for this purpose, Motel 6 may offer a guest either two adjacent rooms, or one room that otherwise meets the Standards but has one double (or queen size bed) and one single bed.
- Number of Accessible Guest Rooms: At least 50% of the number of accessible guest rooms required by the Standards at each facility shall meet the requirements of the Standards by no later than January 2, 2006; the remaining 50% shall be provided by December 30, 2006. Each facility shall have at least one accessible room with a roll-in shower meeting the Standards.
- Swimming Pool: If a swimming pool is provided there must be an accessible route from the Office to the swimming pool.
23. By no later than December 30, 2004, Motel 6 will provide the United States with eight (8) examples of how Motel 6 intends to complete its modifications nationwide -- including detailed lists of the scope of work proposed for each project as well as drawings for each facility. Those examples shall be selected by Motel 6 as follows: (a) from among the properties previously surveyed by the United States Motel 6 will include three facilities constructed for first occupancy prior to January 26, 1993 and one facility constructed for first occupancy after January 26, 1993; (b) from among the properties surveyed by Motel 6 before December 30, 2004, Motel 6 will include three facilities constructed for first occupancy prior to January 26, 1993 and one facility constructed for first occupancy after January 26, 1993.
24. If Motel 6 believes (a) that it is technically infeasible to meet the requirements of paragraph 22 with respect to any particular element of any facility or (b) that compliance with paragraph 22 is not readily achievable with respect to one of the few Motel 6 facilities which have not been altered since January 26, 1992, it will take the following steps. Motel 6 will notify the United States of this contention, in writing, in a timely manner, and explain every reason why it believes this to be so. The requirement of timeliness is satisfied if notice is given by April 1, 2005, with respect to motels which Motel 6 surveys prior to March 31, 2005, and by no later than July 1, 2005, with respect to any other motel. The written notification must propose, in detail, an alternative solution. If the United States objects to the alternative proposal, it will notify Motel 6 by no later than forty-five (45) days after Motel 6's correspondence, and the provisions of Paragraph 27 apply.
25. By June 30, 2006, the United States will identify 15 facilities for which it seeks detailed compliance information. Motel 6 will ensure that an independent consultant conducts surveys of and prepares reports on each of these facilities by September 30, 2006. These reports will identify the Motel 6 motel number and location, the date the motel was constructed and all elements that do not comply with the Standards or this Agreement.
26. By or before February 15, 2007, after the United States has evaluated the 15 survey reports conducted by Motel 6 and has also had the opportunity to conduct its own independent evaluation of a number of Motel 6 facilities, the United States will determine whether Motel 6 is in substantial compliance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event that Motel 6 is not in substantial compliance with the Agreement, it will pay civil penalties to the United States in a single payment of $110,000.00 dollars. For purposes of this Agreement substantial compliance is defined 90% of the facilities surveyed (by Motel 6 and the United States) meeting all the requirements of this Agreement. In other words, if more than one in ten facilities surveyed is found to lack the access features required by the terms of this Agreement, Motel 6 will be deemed not in substantial compliance and will be required to pay the above civil penalty.
In addition, if Motel 6 is found not in substantial compliance with the Agreement it will endeavor to promptly identify and correct all aspects of its facilities which remain in non compliance.
27. If the United States believes that Motel 6 is not in compliance with this Agreement or any requirements contained herein, the United States agrees to notify Motel 6 in writing of the alleged noncompliance and attempt to seek a resolution of the matter with Motel 6. If the parties are unable to reach a resolution within sixty (60) days of the date of the United States' written notification, the United States may seek enforcement of the terms of the Agreement in any United States District Court where jurisdiction and venue are proper. In the event that a court determines that Motel 6 has failed to comply with any term in this Agreement, such failure to comply shall be treated as a violation of title III of the ADA and the United States may seek, and the court may assess, civil penalties as provided in 42 U.S.C. § 12188(b)(2)(C). Alternatively, should the parties be unable to reach a resolution within sixty (60) days of the date of the United States' written notification, the United States may bring an action to enforce compliance with the ADA and its implementing regulations in any United States District Court where jurisdiction and venue are proper.
28. Nothing in this Agreement waives the right of the United States to bring a civil action to enforce this Agreement.
29. This agreement shall be binding on Motel 6, its agents and employees. In the event that Motel 6 seeks to transfer or assign all or part of its interest in any facility covered by this agreement and the successor or assign intends on carrying on the same or similar use of the facility, as a condition of sale Motel 6 shall obtain the written accession of the successor or assign to any obligations remaining under this agreement for the remaining term of this agreement.
30. This Settlement Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to this matter and no other statement, promise, or agreement, either written or oral, made by any party or agents of any party that is not contained in this written Settlement Agreement, including its attachments, shall be enforceable.
31. Any notices or other communications required by this agreement shall be effective when either delivered in person or by overnight mail.
32. This Agreement is effective until June 1, 2007.
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Hunting Butts Cottages provide a perfect base to explore the beautiful countryside and villages of the Cotswolds as well as the attractions of the Heart of England. The Cotswolds cast their spell on artists, naturalists, walkers and everyone with a love for rural peace and tranquillity: Broadway - the 'Venice' of the Cotswolds; delightful Chipping Campden; Blockley, described as the most beautiful village in England, and Stow-on-the-Wold boasting England's oldest pub, are all within half an hour's drive. The variety of attractions is almost endless. Exploring this region at any time of year is a rewarding experience, each season throwing a different light on the changing scene. Heritage attractions in the area include Sudeley Castle (7 miles), once home of Catherine Parr, containing Europe's largest collection of toys, arms and armour. Forest of Dean 23 miles. Birmingham, Bath, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon are all within one hour by car. Sailing and wind-surfing on 15,000 acres of lakes near the ancient Roman town of Cirencester are available within 30 minutes' drive. Shops ½ mile.
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London consumers trounce corporates in wireless security
WEPs of mass destruction
London homeowners are more careful about defending their wireless networks against trespassers than their corporate counterparts. One in five business networks fail to use any form of wireless encryption while 90 per cent of Londoners use encryption of some kind at home.
RSA's seventh annual wireless security survey also found the wireless penetration at home was far more advanced than in either New York City or Paris, with 55 per cent of all access points detected during the survey associated with home networks.
London kept its position as the 'most wireless city', with 12,276 access points logged - more than 3,000 more than New York.
But before Londoners get too smug, they may want to reflect on the finding that 75 per cent of domestic wireless network in Paris use superior WPA encryption compared to 48 per cent in London. A significant minority of Londoners use older WEP encryption, which has proved vulnerable to attack. In New York, 61 per cent of home users were using advanced wireless encryption, compared to just one in two business wireless networks in the Big Apple.
"Such is the speed at which WEP can be routinely cracked that it barely constitutes paper-thin protection in the face of today's sophisticated hackers," said Sam Curry, veep of identity and access assurance at RSA. "We would strongly urge wireless network administrators to discount WEP as a viable security mechanism and upgrade to WPA – or stronger – without delay.
"It is also critical that business access points are protected by encryption – even if the corporate network itself can only be accessed via an encrypted VPN."
The survey was carried out by a team of independent security consultants using a laptop computer and commercial scanning software. After wireless devices were detected the software logged the channel, extended service set identifier (ESSID) and whether encryption was used before moving onto the next source. More data on the survey can be found here. ®
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Getting lost in France is an art form
Cholet, France — A major upset occurred at Tuesday's Tour de France. I, John Howard Henderson, did not get lost.
The hundreds of cycling journalists who cover this event every year know me well. I'm the one who comes into the salle de presse (press room) every day, frazzled, broken and beaten. My hair is half torn out. My eyes are bloodshot. My heart is racing faster than all of these cyclists.
David Millar of Great Britain during the third stage near Cholet, France. (AP Photo/Patrice Mollet)
Getting lost is part of the di rigueur at the Tour. However, in four previous years covering this remarkable, beautiful, maddening event, I turned getting lost into an art form. It once took me 45 minutes to get out of a parking lot. Hey, I didn't know if I was leaving the right way. In France, if you get going in the wrong direction, you'll be in Pamplona looking for bulls to trample you by the time you know you're lost.


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Dr. Alexander Isanin studied chemistry at the University of St. Petersburg (Russia) and received his doctorate in physical chemistry in 2006 from the University of Karlsruhe. Since 2014 he has been working for LOT Quantum Design and is currently responsible for the service and application of the Montana Instruments products, the Advanced Technology Liquifiers (ATL), and manages the helium cleaning systems.
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PeopleSoft[1] is an electronic system to manage students' academic finances and enrollment in a self-service format.
- 1 Logging In
- 2 SA Self Service
- 2.1 Personal Portfolio
- 2.2 Learner Services (for Students)
- 2.3 Learning Management (for Instructors)
- 3 People Tools
Logging In
Your User ID is your seven-digit Student ID Number, not to be confused with your NetID.
Your Password is case-sensitive and must contain a minimum of 8 characters, at least 1 number, and 1 symbol (!@#$, etc.). If you ask to have your password reset, one such password will be generated for you.
SA Self Service
Personal Portfolio
You can view and update the following:
- Addresses
- Names
- Phone Numbers
- UC Email Addresses
- Emergency Contacts
- Password and Personalization
- Work Plans
- Holds
Learner Services (for Students)
View Course Catalog
View Schedule of Classes
For this you will need to input the proper term code.
Some of the more useful links under this header:
Enroll in a Class
To determine the class number, consult the Office of the Registrar website. Click on the Course Information link[2], and you can locate your course by department.
Enrollment in many classes requires a permission number provided by the instructor. Professors provide these readily to graduate students, but you should have them all in-hand before you attempt to register.
Enrolling at full time status (6+ credits) begins the process of acquiring the tuition waiver associated with your Graduate Assistantship.
View My Class Schedule
View My Grades
View Unofficial Transcript
View Degree Progress Report
Useful links:
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Title IV Financial Aid Waiver
Make a Payment
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UC Health Insurance Waiver
If you are covered by another health insurance plan, you can waive your enrollment in the UConn plan.
UC PIRG Waiver
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Enrolled graduate students who have a Graduate Assistantship receive a tuition waiver, but they are not immune to student fees. These amount to about $800 and must be paid at the beginning of the semester. Fortunately, the University can deduct these at regular intervals from your assistantship paycheck. After following this link on PeopleSoft, you can select the amount you want deducted (typically the balance of your fee bill) and the number of paychecks over which you want that value deducted. The math (i.e., how much deducted per paycheck) will be done for you.
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View My Class Schedule
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Grunt - Rite of Passage part 1
Walkthrough - Grunt - Rite of Passage part 1
To begin this optional (yet main story) quest, you'll need to speak with Grunt. You can find him in the bowels of the ship, on the lowest floor of the Normandy, the engineering wing. Once you track him down, you'll find Grunt in bad shape. He doesn't know what's wrong with him, and he's cognizant that something is, but he doesn't know what to do about it. As he explains to Shepard, he's feeling violent and pent up, and he doesn't know why. After some talking between the two characters, it's decided that perhaps what is best is to head to the Krogan homeworld of Tuchanka. Sure, it's suffering from a prolonged, self-inflicted nuclear winter, but the Krogan there might be able to help Grunt out with his problem, or at the very least be able to identify just what the problem might be.
Now, it's time to head to Tuchanka itself. If you've been following this walkthrough to a tee (and we hope you have been), then you would have just visited Tuchanka for the first time when following through on Mordin Solus' quest, Mordin: Old Blood. Thus, you've already been to this place and thoroughly explored it, which actually makes our task on the surface that much easier and briefer. To get to Tuchanka, head to the part of the galaxy known as the Krogan DMZ, and then, once in the Aralakh system, you can find the pinkish planet orbiting close to its host star. Land, and you'll find yourself in the same spaceport you were in earlier, when pursuing Mordin's lost friend (again, only if you've been following this walkthrough so far).
Our assumption is that you have been following our walkthrough, and thus, we'll assume that you've already been to this spaceport, spoken to all of its inhabitants, and undertaken the various side quests available here. If you haven't yet done this, then you'll want to see the previous section of the walkthrough, since all of those ancillary activities are covered there, and won't be covered again here (or this would be awfully redundant). As you go to leave the spaceport, you'll be intercepted by a crew of Krogan soldiers, who will implore you to go see their leader. Since we've already explored this area, we can do this straight-away. Indeed, there's no time to waste!
Head to the Urdnot Throne, which is located in the northeastern segment of the map. Once there, you'll find the leader of this, the Urdnot Krogan clan. You've met this powerful Krogan before -- his name is Wreav. When you speak with Wreav, ask him if he can identify what's wrong with Grunt. It won't take him very long to figure it out. As Wreav approaches Grunt, he quickly realizes that, due to his smell, Grunt is still a juvenile. The pent-up angst, anger and violence he's feeling is totally normal, as he's an adolescent Krogan who has yet gone through something known as "The Rite." The Rite is something every Krogan male goes through in order to prove their strength, mettle, and usefulness to his clan. Because Grunt is technically a clone, created by a much-maligned Krogan doctor, not everyone approves of his taking of the Rite (including the leader of a fellow clan who is currently at Wreav's side). Nonetheless, Wreav approves, and sends you off to see their clan's Shaman. That's the final step before you undertake the Rite itself.
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Service Fabric Data Aggregation Sample (aka HealthMetrics)
Learn about large-scale data aggregation and management of large volumes of end-user devices with Service Fabric.
Running this sample
Open the solution in Visual Studio, right click on the application project "HealthMetrics" and select the "Package" command. Ensure that your local cluster is deployed and running in a 5 node configuration via Service Fabric Local Cluster Manager. Inside the Visual Studio Solution Explorer, within the Application project, expand the scripts folder. Then right click on "HealthMetricsDeployment.ps1" and select "Execute as Script". Once the script completes, the application should be deployed and visible in Service Fabric Explorer. By default the application is hosted in your local cluster at localhost:8080
Deploy this sample to Azure
Open the HealthMetricsDeployment script and change the following variables defined at the top of the script:
$cloud = $false - change this to $true
$cloudAddress = "" - change this to the address of your cluster
About the code
There are several services included in the sample. They are:
- BandCreation Service: this creates the individual band actors that then generate the actual health data
- BandActor Service: this service is the host for the band actors. Each BandActor represents an individual Microsoft Band or other device, which periodically generates health data then and sends it on to the Band's designated DoctorActor
- DoctorActor Service: Each band has an associated Doctor, hosted as Actors inside the DoctorActor Service. Each DoctorActor aggregates all of the data it receives from each BandActor and generates some statistics as well as an overall view for that Doctor of their Patients/Customers (pointing back to the Bands). The DoctorActors then push their data into the CountyService
- CountyService: The county service aggregates the information provided by the DoctorActors further and also pushes the data into the NationalService
- NationalService: This maintains the total aggregated data for the entire country and is used to serve data requested by WebService
- WebService: This Service just hosts a simple web UI, web API interfaces, and serves information obtained via the NationalService so that it can be rendered.
Upgrade Patterns
This application supports multiple versions via the configuration parameter "Score Calculation Mode". This config is defined at the application level but is consumed by serveral of the underlying services to define their behavior. This application supports a couple different upgrade mechanisms:
Application Package Upgrade
- Differential Package Only Upgrade - You can perform an application config upgrade by deploying an updated application package defining new config settings and a new application version.
In this case, since the change is at the application parameters level, only the application package and the application manifest are present. This script grabs the updated application package containing the new application manifest with the updated application parameter values and starts an upgrade. This package is pre-built for you (HealthMetricsV2ConfigOnlyPackage) and is located alongside the scripts in the scripts folder.
To do this, inside the Scripts folder, right click on ApplicationPackageUpgrade.ps1 and select Execute as Script. Note that the new application package contains only the packages that changed (which in this case is none since no change to the service code is necessary and no specific changes are made within the service's code, configuration, or data packages). Since the configuration change we want to deploy is handled direcly via the application paramteres, no additional changes to the actual service code or configuration is necessary. The upgrade will take the updated configuration changes (in this case a change to the "ScoreCalculationMode") and roll it out to the necessary services upgrade domain by upgrade domain. These services recieve a notification that their configuration has changed and apply the change without having to restart.
When this happens you should see the UI of the application change to display the new scoring mode. In this case you will see a change from a three color scale (red, gree, black), to a 100 point/color scale.
To upgrade back to the original version of the application, run the following command (make sure you're connected to the cluster first - you can just start a new PS window and type Connect-ServiceFabricCluster if you're on localhost)
Start-ServiceFabricApplicationUpgrade -ApplicationName "fabric:/HealthMetrics" -ApplicationTypeVersion "220.127.116.11" -Monitored -FailureAction Rollback -Force
At this point, since the new version of the application package is already deployed and registered, you can roll forward again with the following command:
Start-ServiceFabricApplicationUpgrade -ApplicationName "fabric:/HealthMetrics" -ApplicationTypeVersion "188.8.131.52" -Monitored -FailureAction Rollback -Force
Application Parameter Upgrade
Note: before trying this the first time, you want to make sure that the application is in the V188.8.131.52 configuration via the commands above. If you've just deployed the application the first time and haven't run ApplicationPackageUpgrade.ps1 yet, you can just start from here. Otherwise run the upgrade commands above to make sure the application is already in the v220.127.116.11 configuration.
- Versionless Update - The Application's parameters can be upgraded and rolled out without changing the version of the application type itself. No new application package or a version change is required, but the change will still roll out to the services upgrade domain by upgrade domain.
To do this, right click on the HealthMetricsConfigParamUpgrade.ps1 script within the script folder and select "Execute as Script". I fyou want to roll back to the previous mode of score calculation, just edit the script to change the value of the ScoreCalculationMode parameter to "Mode1" and run the whole script again.
Testing Automated Rollback
- Integration with Health Monitoring - To test integration with Service Fabric's Health monitoring, run the following command while one of the upgrades is going on:
Send-ServiceFabricServiceHealthReport -HealthProperty SomeHealthReport -HealthState Error -ServiceName fabric:/HealthMetrics/HealthMetrics.NationalService -SourceId user -RemoveWhenExpired -TimeToLiveSec 120
This health report will set one of the services to an Error state, and this health error will be detected by Service Fabric. When it doesn't clear in time (by design) Service Fabric will automatically initiate a rollback to the prior deployed version. This works even for "versionless" application parameter only upgrades.
More information
This repository contains a sample application that demostrates a scenario where thousands of devices submit information into a series of Service Fabric services which then aggregate and present that information. If you are looking for smaller samples as you are just getting started, please take a look at some of the other Service Fabric samples available in the Azure samples gallery.
This sample is based on the original sample used at Service Fabric's GA announcement at Build 2015, and represents an improved version of that demonstration as well as the "health metrics" demonstration done by Scott Hanselman at Connect 2015 when Service Fabric's public preview was announced.


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Bear OPS Undead Series Stiletto
Stilettos are known for their fast action, thin profiles, and symmetrical spear point blades. Bear OPS has created a smaller sized Stiletto folder that will serve you as an excellent EDC utility knife. The best thing about this knife, besides the S30V blade of course, is the lightweight yet strong aluminum handles. They're shaped eerily similar and have the same anodized feeling as the Benchmade 940/943 and comes with a reasonably deep carry pocket clip. Take the Reaper Z handles or leave them, it's up to you. For my money they're something different in the collection so fine by me. This knife features a liner lock, smooth fast action, and flow-through design for easy cleaning. Proudly made in Alabama, this knife is available at www.knifecenter.com.
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- Funeral was for 19-year-old who was killed last week
- Man arrived as mourners congregated in parking lot, police say
- "Everybody hit the ground," one man says
Two people were killed and two were wounded Thursday near Atlanta while attending a funeral for a murder victim, police said.
The funeral was for Ryan Guider, 19, who was killed in DeKalb County last week, county police spokeswoman Mekka Parish said.
Parish said a man arrived as mourners gathered in the parking lot at Victory for the World Church in Stone Mountain, just east of Atlanta, and began shooting.
"Everybody hit the ground," one man told CNN affiliate WSB. "Everybody was just screaming and hollering and just running."
One woman told the station she hid in the bushes.
Parish said people at the funeral shot back and killed the man, but WSB reported that police were still looking for the shooter and had detained three other people.


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JetBlue pilot not guilty by reason of insanityPosted: Updated:
(AP) - A federal judge in Texas found a JetBlue Airways pilot who left the cockpit during a flight and screamed about religion and terrorists not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson in Amarillo issued the ruling during a bench trial for Clayton F. Osbon, noting he suffered from a "severe mental disease or defect." Osbon's attorney, Dean Roper, declined to comment.
Osbon, who recently was found mentally competent to stand trial after a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation, will be sent to a federal mental health facility for further examination until another hearing on or before Aug. 6. The judge will decide then whether he can be released or should be committed to a mental facility.
Osbon was indicted on one charge of interfering with a flight crew after the March 27 incident on flight from Las Vegas to New York. Passengers say they wrestled him to the floor after he ran through the plane's cabin yelling about Jesus and al-Qaida.
Next month's hearing puts the burden on Osbon to show "by clear and convincing evidence" that his release would not pose future danger, according to the court records.
JetBlue spokeswoman Alison Croyle said Tuesday that the airline "continues to support the Osbon family; we don't have further comment as we let the judicial process play out."
"We can confirm he is still employed, on inactive status, with JetBlue," she said.


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MCoad wrote:The rules say "up to two pictures." Can an exception be made if there are two microfig slots that can't be shown simultaneously? I have a model of Slave I that I'll be posting later today, hopefully, and it has a cargo bay in back for frozen Han Solo. But there's no way I can show both the cockpit and the cargo bay in one shot. So is there any chance I can use one picture of the ship, one of the cockpit, and one of the cargo bay?
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ASUS Radeon R9-280X DirectCU II TOP review -
ASUS Radeon R9-280X DirectCU II TOP
In this review we take a peek at the Radeon R9-280X from ASUS. They plastered the GPU on a custom PCB, tweaked it and then applied their DirectCU-II cooling technology in a trimmed down smaller version. As such the product should be interesting for many of you. Follow us into this review where we'll look at temperatures, noise, performance, frame latency and we'll even give Ultra High Definition gaming a go with the hottest game titles on the globe.
Now before we begin with the new graphics cards the first thing that you guys will need to get used to is the new naming schema. AMD ended with the Radeon HD 7000 and 8000 series graphics card in 2013. Logic dictates that AMD would have continued with a series 9000. But hey now, we already have had the Radeon 9000 series many years ago (2003), oh and who doesn't remember the Radeon 9800 Pro, right? As such it was time to bring in a new naming schema, a bit more in line with AMD's APUs. R9 will be high-end and R7 will be mainstream and inevitably R5 being entry level. After that you'll notice products being tagged as 250, 260X, 270X, 280X and the coolest two of them all the Radeon R9 290 and R290X, (which have yet to be released). Though almost all of these are all new model graphics cards, most of them are respin products based of the Radeon HD 7000 series with a number of improvements. The respin products will get a new PCB, cooling, clock frequencies and much like NVIDIA boost, power, voltage, fan and load limiters. In the ling run there are three products in the lineup that come with a new GPU. For example The R7 260X and then of course R9 290 / 290X will be Hawaii GPU based. The cards with new silicon come with a truckload of new features like integrated DSPs offering TrueAudio technology. The rest (270X/280X) will keep the older specs. I agree that is a little confusing, but we'll explain it all over the next pages.
So for this particular review we have ASUS in the spotlight, they are releasing several customized R9-280X models but today specifically we test that little demon called TOP ... the DirectCUII version of the card. A little beast with massive cooling capacity. The customized card comes with 12-phase VRM circuitry, super alloy caps and chokes as well as a special SAP capacitor added to maximize overclocking headroom, according to Asus. The cooling itself uses two 100mm fans sitting on top of a big aluminum heatsink, while most of the PCB is covered with an aluminum heatspreader. The cooler is able to keep the product under 70 Degrees C, and that's under full load and stress without making any real noise. ASUS claims its design keeps the GPU core a good 10 to 20% cooler than AMDs reference design, which allowed the company to push the R9-280X over its reference frequencies. The product as such comes factory overclocked. The GPU will be clocked at 1.05 GHz while the memory will run at 1600MHz (6.4 Gbps data rate). There's more though, the DirectCU II Top comes with two DVI outputs (one DVI-I and one DVI-D) as well as one HDMI and DisplayPort connector.
So have a peek at the ASUS Radeon R9-280X DirectCU II TOP edition, a product with very nice game performance, a great feature set and a frame buffer that will pop your eyes out as yeah, the graphics card has a cool 3GB GDDR5 graphics memory. Head over to the next page where we'll startup a photoshoot first.
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Showtime Orders New Series Starring Joshua Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman
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Showtime has given series orders to The Affair and Happyish, the network announced at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Thursday. Both series received 10-episode orders. The Affair stars Dawson's Creek and Fringe alum Joshua Jac… Read more


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How is it possible to get such thick ocean reefs, if they had only a few thousand years to grow, after the Flood?
Because so many beautiful specimens have been harvested from the Green River Formation, few realize that many of the fish remains are far from perfect.
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We already knew Samsung's trio of new Galaxy Tabs looked uninspiring on paper. Now they have unremarkable price tags to match.
The Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, 8.0 and 10.1 will sell for $199, $299, and $399 in the United States, respectively. They'll be available July 7 at a long list of major retailers, as well as at Samsung's website. All will be Wi-Fi only, with nary a cellular option available.
In terms of tech specs, it's hard to tell what makes these tablets deserve the "Tab 3" moniker, since they're very similar to the slates Samsung sells already, albeit redone in a Galaxy phone-esque casing. And compared to other tablets on the market, Samsung's new offerings hardly constitute a bargain.
Digging into the stats
The Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, for instance, has a 1024-by-600 resolution display, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of storage a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera, and built-in IR blaster--just like the existing Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. The main differences are a narrower bezel, hardware buttons for home, back and menu, a new 1.3-megapixel front camera and a slightly faster dual-core processor, at 1.2 GHz instead of 1.0 GHz. You can still pick up a Galaxy Tab 2 for $30 less, or just pick up a Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD or Nook HD, all of which have better specs for equal or lower prices.
Samsung's 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab 3 seems like an even worse deal compared to its predecessor, which now sells for $300. Both tablets have 1280-by-800 resolution displays, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage, front- and rear-facing cameras, and built-in IR blasters. With the Tab 3, all you really get for the extra $100 is an Intel processor and a different case design with hardware buttons for home, back and menu. The same $400 could also get you Google's Nexus 10, which has a much better display and the latest version of Android.
Although the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 has no direct successor, its specs are nearly identical to those of the Galaxy Note 8.0, albeit with 1.5 GB of RAM instead of 2 GB. The main difference is the lack of an S Pen stylus in the Tab 3, which might help justify the $100 price difference. Still, as a consumption tablet it's out-priced by the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 ($269) and Nook HD+ ($149), which both have larger displays with sharper screen resolutions.
Relying on its name and network
The sad thing is that Samsung might actually sell some of these tablets, thanks to its own name recognition and broad support from retailers. All three Tabs will be available at Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart, H.H. Gregg, Office Depot, Toys 'R' Us, P.C. Richard & Son, Fry's, Newegg and Sears. And with Best Buy hosting "Samsung Experience" stores-within-stores, there will be plenty of opportunity for shoppers to come across Samsung's new offerings.
Samsung has done such great work on smartphones that it's all the more disappointing to see these three Galaxy Tabs come to market. With no interesting features and uncompetitive price tags, the new lineup seems like a lame attempt by Samsung to cash in on brand recognition.
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Physicians Who Treat Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Who Accept Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO Near Newport Beach, CA
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lupus is an autoimmune condition that can affect the entire body and has many different symptoms. Lupus can result in joint stiffness and swelling as well as muscle pain and weakness. Muscle and joint symptoms usually involve the arms and legs, but not the spine.