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Sometimes 'Piracy' And Freedom Look Remarkably Similar
from the and,-no,-that's-not-a-defense-of-piracy dept
The "PirateBox" is an open source project to build self-contained file-sharing devices that people can set down, turn on and have a remote file sharing system, totally separate from those who might seek to control it.
The similarities between the two projects are pretty obvious as you dig into both. Take, for example, the descriptions:
PirateBox utilizes Free, Libre and Open Source software (FLOSS) to create mobile wireless communications and file sharing networks where users can anonymously chat and share images, video, audio, documents, and other digital content.And...
Freedom Box exists to provide people with privacy-respecting technology alternatives in normal times, and to offer ways to collaborate safely and securely with others in building social networks of protest, demonstration, and mobilization for political change in the not-so-normal times.It seems that there are times when "piracy" looks an awful lot like "freedom."
Freedom Box software is built to run on hardware that already exists, and will soon become much more widely available and much more inexpensive. "Plug servers" and other compact devices are going to become ubiquitous in the next few years, serving as "media centers," "communications centers," "wireless routers," and many other familiar and not-so-familiar roles in office and home.


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Chalet La Rocheure Reviews
I love this chalet and it is the second time we have stayed here, however, this time around we had a family of five in our chalet. I don't hate children, but for personal reasons we don't holiday with them. Also, the wifi was not working and didn't get sorted until later in the week after much chasing. The chalet hosts this season however, (Mikey and Joe) are awesome and excellent chefs. I would stay here again, but check whether there is a family also staying (which may or may not be possible to find out in advance).
Apres Ski: 5/5
Accommodation & Value: 5/5
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Fantastic chalet, really good operator. The food was amazing and the chalet hosts were really friendly and made us feel at home right away. Excellent value for money too!!
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Prof's Publications Parallel Rise of Creative Writingby Steve Charles • March 19, 2010 Share:
Getting his short stories published is nothing new for Assistant Professor of English Eric Freeze, though having his work accepted by a Pulitzer Prize winner stepped it up a notch.
"I got an email from Junot Diaz telling me the story was going to be published," Freeze says of the acceptance of "Seven Little Stories About Sex" by the Boston Review, for which Diaz is the fiction editor. Diaz is the author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which earned the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Freeze's work has been published in The Southern Review, New Ohio Review, Big Muddy, The Fiddlehead, The Antigonish Review, Prairie Fire, Filling Station, The Nashwaak Review, and Dandelion.
The growing success of one the College's teachers of fiction and creative non-fiction underlines the rising profile of the Wabash writing program, which wraps up its visiting writer series Monday with a reading by Aracelis Girmay, winner of the 2009 GLCA New Writer in Poetry Award. Earlier this academic year, Wabash welcomed critically acclaimed and bestselling author Jonathan Lethem for a reading and afternoon with students as the year's Will Hays Visiting Writer. Last month award-winning writer Benjamin Percy piloted a new writer-in-residence program at the Wabash, leading a writers workshop with the College's student writers. Earlier this week, GLCA New Writer in Fiction Award winner Don Waters met with students and read from his work to the Wabash community.
All these events shine light on the College's planned "writing track," which will allow aspiring writers to focus on their craft during their Wabash careers.
"The English Department is in the middle of proposing a writing track to satisfy student demand for creative writing at Wabash," Freeze explains. "Because of the increased focus on writing, we have started to invite writers who not only visit classes and meet with students, but also privately workshop student work. This provides an essential service to students that usually only exists at the graduate level.
"Every year, in conjunction with our advanced creative writing courses, writers will come as special writers-in-residence to give students a workshopping experience that differs from their regular Wabash-faculty-guided workshop. This feedback allows students to get multiple perspectives on writing and also make connections with established writers who publish widely and often teach at graduate writing programs. We hope that this interaction will lead to improved outcomes in student performance as they seek to publish their own work and make it in the literary and academic marketplace."
Freeze says that Percy's stay as writer-in-residence earlier this month prompted "a phenomenal response" from his students.
"This sort of interaction with professional writers is a rare treat and an exceptional feature of what we hope will be a robust writing program that will aid in recruitment and also attract some of the brightest existing writers on campus," Freeze says. That program is further strengthened by the teaching of Wabash professor, prize-winning poet, and nature writer Marc Hudson, as well as Professor Tom Campbell's course in creative non-fiction.
Add to all this the College's The Bachelor being named "Newspaper of the Year" in 2009 by the Indiana Collegiate Press Association, two conservative student journals, a variety of other student publications, and recent presentations by writers at the Celebration of Student Research and Creative Work, and the second decade of the 21st century promises to be great time to be a writer at Wabash.
Freeze hopes the interactions and sense of a writers community enhanced by the writing track "will lead to improved outcomes in student performance as they seek to publish their own work and make it in the literary and academic marketplace."
As for his own work, Freeze got some more good news this week: another of his stories, "Francis the Giant," has been sold to the Tampa Review.
In photos: Professor Freeze teaches creative writing; Benjamin Percy workshops stories with students.
Photos by Steve Charles


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Alpine skiing
This article is a travel topic
Alpine Skiing, also known as downhill skiing, is a popular sport involving sliding down snow-covered terrain with skis attached to each foot.
Skiing is a major travelling activity with many enthusiasts, occasionally known as "ski bums," planning entire vacations around skiing at a particular location. Sometimes nearby resorts that can be skied with the same ticket. Major skiing destinations include: where nearby resorts that can be skied with the same ticket are grouped together, include:
North America
United States of America
See also winter sports in Australia
New Zealand
Virtually all ski resorts have a ski school where you can sign up for lessons. It's recommended that you learn to ski at a smaller, cheaper mountain nearer to your location before going off to a major ski resort so you won't have to pay a large fee to just use the bunny hill (which would be the same more or less anywhere).
There are many types of skiing within alpine skiing, from contests to downhill (going straight without turns) to moguls (going around the bumps). Cross country skiing is usually also available. Nowadays most resorts allow snowboarders as well, but if you plan to do so double check beforehand.
Most resorts also offer a variety of other activities such as horseback-riding and ice skating. There are also usually great stores for shopping and wonderful restaurants in the area that are worth looking into after a day of hitting the slopes.
Ski resort areas are also frequented during the summer months because of their numerous hiking, mountain bicycling, etc opportunities.
Any serious skier has their own equipment, which consists of the following:
If you're not certain of if skiing is right for you or you're travelling a great distance, consider renting your equipment (which should be very easy to do at the resort area). Also consider renting equipment, particularly ski boots, for small children because they will continue to grow and need to change sizes.
Regardless of if you buy or rent your ski equipment, because of the typically cold conditions, cold outdoor equipment (such as heavy jacket, hat, mittens, etc) are a must! Also invest in a good pair of snow pants as you only need to fall once in order to be wet and miserable for the rest of the day should you not have them. Ski goggles and/ or sunglasses are also highly recommended to keep your eyes safe from the glare off the snow.
Stay safe
Skiing takes place in some of the most treacherous terrain in the world under very cold conditions. Be sure you are properly protected against the cold so you will not suffer from frostbite or hypothermia. When you are skiing you will be exposed to the elements all day and need to act accordingly. If you feel particularly cold, particularly if you begin to shiver, call it a day and head indoors to warm up.
When the sun comes out, the reflection from the snow around you can cause serious problems as well! Be sure to wear snow goggles or sunglasses to protect your eyes from snowblindness and wear sunscreen to protect yourself from sunburn. Snow can reflect more than 50% of the light that hits it, so wear sunscreen even if it's cloudy outside! You'll thank yourself later.
Ski terrain can often be very dangerous and can lead to hazards that can potentially injure or kill a careless skier. Do not ski any terrain that is above your skill level and pay attention to all signs and Ski Patrol instructions. Also heed avalanche warning signs and avoid areas where avalanche buildup can occur. Also always ski in a group or let someone know where you are.
If you injure yourself on patrolled terrain, ask a fellow skier to fetch the resort's ski patrol for you. Lift operators can help contact them. Mark the location of an injured person by planting skis or snowboards in an upright cross just uphill.
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Whoa! Looks like Hong Kong's kung fu may not be as good as we thought it was. While their rates aren't terrible, it doesn't seem like many people will actually be able to enjoy them, least not at launch!
Reader Janric sent this in:
Unfortunately, you need to register in 3's website and pray that you'll be one of the random 500 lucky ones selected for the July 11 launch. In other words, the iPhone 3G launch in HK is very limited. You can only buy it on July 11 if you are one of the lucky 500 registrants. There is no information on their website on when it can be purchased by the public. I also called 3 customer service and they don't know when it will be available after the July 11 launch. Hopefully I can get more details after July 8 (date of the draw for the 500).
After communist party officials back in China, the local Taipans, and the Shaolin monks ('natch), what are the odds an average Apple iPhone seeker will even get one of the units?
Could this launch get any crazier?
Probably, as the next week is likely to show us all!


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HOOD RIVER — It's difficult to put Hood River Valley's playoff opener into words. That's because the numbers tell a much better story.
Previously unmentionable figures like 625 (rushing yards), 134 (combined points), 56 (first-half points), and 12 (offensive touchdowns) all went into the state record books last Friday as the Eagles won their first-round home playoff match-up, 84-50, over Lakeridge.
"Eighty-four points. Where do you get that from?" Eagles' coach Mitch Sanders asked his players after their improbable performance gave the school its first-ever 4A playoff win.
"You just about gave me a heart attack giving up 50, but what this game boiled down to was Lakeridge making a bunch of turnovers and us not making any."
The HRV defense surrendered 50 points for the second time this season and allowed the Pacers to compile 503 yards of offense — the second highest total of 2002 (Summit had 525 yards on Sept. 20). But the 'D' atoned for its mistakes in critical situations, cashing in on a season-high four takeaways.
Ryan Flory and Justin Krizman snagged second-half interceptions, while Bryan Williams and Flory each recovered a fumble, giving the offense all the fuel it would need.
Jacobe Krizman, the new state-record holder, ran for 335 yards and five touchdowns, raising his already-obnoxious season totals to 2,701 yards and 38 TD's. He also caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from Jarrod Fogle to add to his school-record total of 43 touchdowns scored.
Fogle padded his numbers in the first half with an 80-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dominic Buttaccio, while the Eagles' other featured back, Chris Searles, cruised to a season-high 151 yards and three touchdowns, giving him 13 on the season.
HRV's 84 points scored broke the school record of 70 set on Sept. 20 at Summit, and also represents a new Oregon 4A high-school playoff record (formerly held by Jefferson, which had 70 points in 1959).
"We set the tone out of the gate and they just couldn't stop us," said Sanders, whose team racked up 733 yards of total offense. "One thing is for sure: Those Portland guys have one long bus ride ahead of them tonight."
The school-best offensive effort was also the Eagles' fifth game over 50 points this year, and raised their season scoring average to 53 points per game. Meanwhile, Krizman crossed the 300-yard mark for the fifth time this season and nearly set the single-game playoff rushing record, which is held by
McNary's Andy Taylor after last year's state championship game (357 yards).
"Our offensive line just threw 'em around tonight," said junior fullback Nigel Bond, who accounted for 53 of the Eagles' 625 rushing yards. "Business as usual, I guess."
That's how it has seemed from the sidelines all season long, as Eagle fans have come to expect big things from Bond, Searles, Krizman and the HRV offensive line.
"Nothing surprises us anymore," long-time KIHR radio broadcaster Mark Bailey said during his Friday night broadcast. "You think you've seen it all and they just keep putting up even bigger offensive numbers."
With devastating offensive performances week after week, the Eagles have made believers out of every team in the state. Regardless of what anyone knew about HRV before the season, they are figuring it out now. Weekly outputs of 500-plus yards and 50-plus points have made the other 15 teams still alive pay very close attention.
They understand that it's one thing to rack up ungodly numbers against teams like Summit and The Dalles, but it's something entirely different to do it against a playoff team — let alone, a good playoff team.
To put HRV's monumental playoff effort into perspective, consider that Lakeridge was no pansy — a three-seed from the perennially powerful Three Rivers League, which is also home to state-title contenders, Clackamas and Lake Oswego.
Also consider that, before the season, the Eagles were picked to finish fourth (at best) in the Intermountain Conference and were given little if any chance of winning in the playoffs — a goal that Matt Cody and his fellow seniors have had on their minds since freshman year.
"We're ecstatic," said the all-conference guard. "This is the first time in our history that we've won in the playoffs, and we want to keep it going. If we can step up our defense the rest of the way, we'll be unbeatable."
Cody and the Eagles say they need to rediscover the edge that helped them earn a 35-0 win over Mountain View on Nov. 1.
"It feels good to break 80, but we still gave up 50," said junior tackle Zach Royall. "We really wanted to show more with our defense this game. It's going to be a tough week of practice."
HRV is gearing up for Friday's second-round match-up with undefeated and fourth-ranked Canby, which is coming off a 34-19 win over Glencoe in the first round.
What the Eagles don't want to do is get into a shootout with the Cougars — which is exactly what happened last Friday against Lakeridge. The game was a barnburner from the opening kickoff, as the two teams traded leads on seven of the opening eight possessions.
The Pacers got things started on the game's first drive with a 65-yard TD run by senior Kyle Erwin. Krizman answered, and after a defensive hold, scored again on a 79-yard burst to make it 14-6 Eagles. Lakeridge quarterback David McCormack connected with Trevor Tesar to tie it up at 14, but Searles broke free two minutes later to put HRV back on top.
The lead didn't last long, as Erwin returned a kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown. Krizman added one more score before the end of the quarter, but the Eagles fell behind 28-27 on the Pacers' first possession of the second quarter. However, that was all the fun Lakeridge would have, as the HRV offense scored 36 unanswered points to put the game away.
HRV will try to maintain its offensive momentum this Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Canby.
"Our playoff run isn't over yet," Bond said. "We're going to keep on going."
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Burglary suspects caught on tape
HAGERSTOWN — Maryland State Police are investigating multiple burglaries that took place early Tuesday in the 21000 block of Leitersburg Pike.
Nearby video surveillance obtained by troopers shows three suspects and the vehicle they were using. Recorded around 3:15 a.m., the video shows three white males getting out of a late 1980s or early 1990s red Ford F-150 pickup with black wheels. One was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark pants with black and white shoes and another was wearing a gray jacket, blue jeans and dark shoes exiting. A clothing description was not available for the third person.
On the video, they were seen putting stolen items into the truck.
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Pyramid of Khafre
|Pyramid of Khafre
|29°58′34″N 31°07′51″E / 29.97611°N 31.13083°ECoordinates: 29°58′34″N 31°07′51″E / 29.97611°N 31.13083°E
|Ancient name
|Great is Khafre
|c. 2570 BC (4th dynasty)
|True pyramid
|136.4 metres (448 ft)[1]
(Originally: 143.5 m or 471 ft[1] or 274 cubits)
|215.28 metres (706 ft) or 411 cubits
|2,211,096 cubic metres (78,084,118 cu ft)
The Pyramid of Khafre or of Chephren[1] (Arabic: هرم خفرع, translit. haram ḵafraʿ, IPA: [haram xafraʕ]) is the second-tallest and second-largest of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the Fourth-Dynasty pharaoh Khafre (Chefren), who ruled from c. 2558 to 2532 BC.[2]
The pyramid has a base length of 215.5 m (706 ft) and rises up to a height of 136.4 metres (448 ft)[1] The pyramid is made of limestone blocks weighing more than 2 tons each. The slope of the pyramid rises at a 53° 13' angle, steeper than its neighbor, the Pyramid of Khufu, which has an angle of 51°50'24". The pyramid sits on bedrock 10 m (33 ft) higher than Khufu's pyramid, which makes it appear to be taller.
The pyramid was likely opened and robbed during the First Intermediate Period. During the Eighteenth Dynasty, the overseer of temple construction took casing stone from it to build a temple in Heliopolis on Ramesses II's orders.[3] Arab historian Ibn Abd al-Salam recorded that the pyramid was opened in 1372 AD.[4]
On the wall of the burial chamber, there is an Arabic graffito that probably dates from the same time.[5]
It is not known when the casing stones of the pyramid were robbed; however, they were presumably still in place by 1646, when John Greaves, professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford in his "Pyramidographia," wrote that, while its stones weren't as large or as regularly laid as in Khufu's, the surface was smooth and even free of breaches of inequalities, except on the south.[6]
It was first explored in modern times by Giovanni Belzoni on March 2, 1818, when the original entrance was found on the north side of the pyramid and the burial chamber was visited. Belzoni had hopes of finding an intact burial. However, the chamber was empty except for an open sarcophagus and its broken lid on the floor.[5]
The first complete exploration was conducted by John Perring in 1837. In 1853, Auguste Mariette partially excavated Khafre's valley temple, and, in 1858, while completing its clearance, he managed to discover a diorite statue.[7]
Like the Great Pyramid, a rock outcropping was used in the core. Due to the slope of the plateau, the northwest corner was cut 10 m (33 ft) out of the rock subsoil and the southeast corner is built up.
The pyramid is built of horizontal courses. The stones used at the bottom are very large, but as the pyramid rises, the stones become smaller, becoming only 50 cm (20 in) thick at the apex. The courses are rough and irregular for the first half of its height but a narrow band of regular masonry is clear in the midsection of the pyramid. At the northwest corner of the pyramid, the bedrock was fashioned into steps.[8] Casing stones cover the top third of the pyramid, but the pyramidion and part of the apex are missing.
The bottom course of casing stones was made out of pink granite but the remainder of the pyramid was cased in Tura Limestone. Close examination reveals that the corner edges of remaining casing stones are not completely straight, but are staggered by a few millimeters. One theory is that this is due to settling from seismic activity. An alternative theory postulates that the slope on the blocks was cut to shape before being placed due to the limited working space towards the top of the pyramid.[9]
Two entrances lead to the burial chamber, one that opens 11.54 m (38 ft) up the face of the pyramid and one that opens at the base of the pyramid. These passageways do not align with the centerline of the pyramid, but are offset to the east by 12 m (39 ft). The lower descending passageway is carved completely out of the bedrock, descending, running horizontal, then ascending to join the horizontal passage leading to the burial chamber.
One theory as to why there are two entrances is, that the pyramid was intended to be much larger with the northern base shifted 30 m (98 ft) further to the north which would make Khafre's pyramid much larger than his father's. This would place the entrance to the lower descending passage within the masonry of the pyramid. While the bedrock is cut away farther from the pyramid on the north side than on the west side, it is not clear that there is enough room on the plateau for the enclosure wall and pyramid terrace. An alternative theory is that, as with many earlier pyramids, plans were changed and the entrance was moved midway through construction.
There is a subsidiary chamber, equal in length to the c.412"-long King's Chamber of the Khufu pyramid,[10] that opens to the west of the lower passage, the purpose of which is uncertain. It may be used to store offerings, store burial equipment, or it may be a serdab chamber. The upper descending passage is clad in granite and descends to join with the horizontal passage to the burial chamber.
The burial chamber was carved out of a pit in the bedrock. The roof is constructed of gabled limestone beams. The chamber is rectangular, 14.15 m by 5 m (46.4 ft x 16 ft), and is oriented east-west. Khafre's sarcophagus was carved out of a solid block of granite and sunk partially in the floor, in it, Belzoni found bones of an animal, possibly a bull. Another pit in the floor likely contained the canopic chest, its lid would have been one of the pavement slabs.[11]
Pyramid complex[edit]
Satellite pyramid[edit]
Along the centerline of the pyramid on the south side was a satellite pyramid, but almost nothing remains other than some core blocks and the outline of the foundation. It contains two descending passages, one of them ending in a dead end with a niche which contained pieces of ritualistic furniture.[12]
Khafre's temples[edit]
The temples of Khafre's complex survive in much better condition than Khufu's, this being specially true to the Valley Temple, which is substantially preserved.[13] To the east of the Pyramid sits the mortuary temple. Though it is now largely in ruins, enough of it survives to understand the plan. It is larger than previous temples and is the first to include all five standard elements of later mortuary temples: an entrance hall, a columned court, five niches for statues of the pharaoh, five storage chambers, and an inner sanctuary. There were over 50 life size statues of Khafre, but these were removed and recycled, possibly by Ramses II. The temple was built of megalithic blocks (the largest is an estimated 400 tonnes[14]).
A causeway runs 494.6 metres (541 yd) to the valley temple, which is very similar to the mortuary temple. It is built of megalithic blocks sheathed in red granite. The square pillars of the T-shaped hallway were made of solid granite, and the floor was paved in alabaster. The exterior was built of huge blocks, some weighing over 100 tonnes.[15] Though devoid of any internal decoration, this temple would have been filled with symbolism: two doors open into a vestibule and a large pillared hall, in which there were sockets in the floor that would have fixed 23 statues of Khafre. These columns have since been plundered. The interior, made of granite of the Valley Temple, is remarkably well preserved. The exterior made of limestone is much more weathered.[16]
The so-called[17] temple of the Sphinx is not attested to any king, but structural similarities to Khafre's mortuary temple point to him as its builder. Opening to a hall with 24 columns, each with its own statue, two sanctuaries and symmetric design, it is possible but unsure if this temple had any symbolism attached to the finished plan.[18]
The sphinx, probably built out of a rock formation used to cut the blocks for the pyramid itself, may have been part of the complex.[19]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Pyramid of Chefren, Giza - SkyscraperPage.com". Skyscraper Source Media Inc. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ Shaw, Ian, "The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt", 2000 p.90
- ^ Lehner, Mark, "The Complete Pyramids – Solving the Ancient Mysteries", 1997 p.38
- ^ Dunn, Jimmy. "The Great Pyramid of Khafre at Giza in Egypt". Tour Egypt. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ a b Lehner, 1997 p.49
- ^ Lehner, 1997 p.44
- ^ Lehner, 1997 p.55
- ^ Lehner, 1997 p.45
- ^ Lehner, 1997 p.122
- ^ Petrie, The Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh, 1883:78
- ^ Lehner, 1997 p.124
- ^ Lehner, 1997 p.126
- ^ Wilkinson, Richard, "The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt", 200 p.117
- ^ Siliotti, Alberto, Zahi Hawass, 1997 "Guide to the Pyramids of Egypt" p.62
- ^ Siliotti, Alberto, Zahi Hawass, 1997 p.63-9
- ^ Wilkinson, 200 p.117
- ^ "Giza Sphinx & Temples - Page 1 - Spirit & Stone". Global Education Project. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ Wilkinson, 200 p.118
- ^ Cohagan, Ryan (12 Dec 2001). "The Pyramid of Khafre". Creighton University. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
Further reading[edit]
- Verner, Miroslav, The Pyramids – Their Archaeology and History, Atlantic Books, 2001, ISBN 1-84354-171-8
- Lehner, Mark, The Complete Pyramids – Solving the Ancient Mysteries, Thames & Hudson, 1997, ISBN 0-500-05084-8
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pyramid of Khafra.


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Kind of sad to see Adam Savage of Mythbusters as the face of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association – one of the key trade groups lobbying against net neutrality.
You'll never guess who the cable-telecommunications industry thought prevailed in Verizon v. FCC [pdf]. The "big winner," they said, was "the consumer."
It's interesting to see the double-talk the NCTA uses to argue that net neutrality is bad. (Or, as they would say, that "fair broadband pricing" is good.)
Allowing consumers to choose the best broadband plan to suit their needs promotes fairness, saves customers money and encourages adoption to a wider audience than more restrictive "universal" pricing plans. The continued expansion of broadband networks and usage-based tiers will provide consumers with significant benefits without asking that they subsidize the efforts of a select few.
See? Telecommunications companies aren't trying to hold the internet hostage to collect ransoms. They're helping consumers. Thanks for busting that myth for us.


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Two installations by Xu Bing presented in collaboration with Institution for Electronic Arts at Alfred University. On view through Sunday, July 28, 2013.
A Case Study of Transference
A Case Study of Transference is based on the set of photos documenting one of Xu Bing's signature performance piece from 1994 titled Cultural Animal. The original set of photos was scanned with an Ever Smart Pro Scanner at the Institute of Electronic Arts School of Art and Design, NYSCC at Alfred University. It was then printed in 2005.
Cultural Animal was created as an extension of an earlier project, A Case Study of Transference. A life-sized mannequin in human form, covered in false-character tattoos, was placed inside an enclosure containing a male pig, similarly tattooed. The intention was both to observe the reaction of the pig towards the mannequin and to produce an absurd and random drama–an intention that was realized when the pig reacted to the mannequin in an aggressively sexual manner. The entire process was documented and the resulting photographs were exhibited several years after the event, in 1998.
Men Women Children
Bing's printmaking explores the transformation or reinterpretation of language that exists at the perimeters between two completely different cultures, English and Chinese. To viewers of his work from these two cultures, the representations of the written language presents equal points of both familiarity and of strangeness. At first glance it appears to be Chinese characters, but in fact it is a new way of rendering English. A Chinese person recognizes the characters as familiar icons but has difficulty in understanding their exact meaning. To a Westerner, they first appear as mysterious glyphs from Asian culture, yet ultimately they can be read and understood. Bing calls his design of this new kind of writing Square Word Calligraphy. Chinese viewers expect to be able to read it but cannot. Western viewers, however, are surprised to find that their meaning is un-expectantly revealed.
Text courtesy of Xu Bing's website.
General admission to the Burchfield Penney Art Center is free to Buffalo State students, faculty, staff, and Burchfield Penney members.


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"Testing Constancy of Correlation and Other Specifications of the BGARCH Model With an Application to International Equity Returns (Revised)"
Anil K. Bera
Sangwhan Kim
First Author :
Anil K. Bera
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Second Author :
Sangwhan Kim
Korea Institute of Finance
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One of the main ingredients in forming an international portfolio is the correlation matrix. The correlations represent the degree of interdependence across markets. With the recent globalization of markets and increased volatility, we can expect these correlations to change over time, and quite possibly to go up. However, the standard practice in modeling asset return dynamics is to assume constant correlation. This parameterization is simple, and it involves a relatively small number of parameters. However, the validity of this assumption remains an empirical question. This paper is concerned with developing a formal test for constancy of correlation, and applying it to financial markets of the USA, Japan, Germany, the UK, France and Italy.
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Christian Bale: Back from Berlin with Family in Tow!
Christian Bale is accompanied by his supportive family, wife Sibi Blazic and daughter Emmeline, 10, at LAX Airport on Saturday (February 8) in Los Angeles.
The 40-year-old actor was just in Berlin for the 2014 Berlinale International Film Festival, where he attended a photo call for his film American Hustle alongside co-star Bradley Cooper and director David O. Russell.
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Meet Marvin Horne, raisin farmer. Horne has been farming raisins on a vineyard in Kerman, Calif., for decades. But a couple of years ago, he did something that made a lot of the other raisin farmers out here in California really angry. So angry that they hired a private investigator to spy on Horne and his wife, Laura. Agents from a detective agency spent hours sitting outside the Hornes' farm recording video of trucks entering and leaving the property.
What did the Hornes do to become the subject of a surveillance campaign? They sold raisins. More specifically, they sold all the raisins they produced.
In most other industries, selling all the goods you can make is just good business. But in the raisin world, things are different. In the raisin world, this can be illegal.
The decision about how many raisins should be sold to the public isn't supposed to be made by individual farmers working on individual farms across California. It's supposed to be made by a group — the Raisin Administrative Committee. The committee gets together regularly to decide how to market the raisins of California, and they set grades and standards for California raisins. Another, more unusual, part of their work is determining how many raisins to sell to the public.
Each year the committee uses an equation to decide just how many raisins to release out into the world. If they don't think the demand is high enough for all the raisins made that year, they tell raisin farmers to turn over or divert some of their raisins into something called the raisin "reserve."
Generally, the committee only holds back raisins when there's a big crop. If lots of raisins are coming online, the committee worries that the price could collapse and that farmers could go out of business.
Once the Raisin Administrative Committee decides on the number of raisins to release to the public, it becomes the law of the land. The raisin committee gives a recommended number to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the department typically approves it.
If the committee recommends a lower number and any farmer tries to sell 100 percent of their raisins, it's against the rules and against the law.
Marvin and Laura Horne used to follow these rules and abide by the committee decision. But something happened years ago that made them decide to go outside the system: In 2002, the Raisin Administrative Committee voted for a particularly big diversion. Instead of letting the farmers sell all their raisins, they decided to divert a ton of them into the raisin "reserve" — 47 percent.
"A lot of we all jumped up and yelled, and said, 'No, it's crazy. What's the matter with you guys?' " says Marvin Horne. "It was no avail, and that's when I came home, and I talked with my wife, and we said, 'No, we're not going to deliver.' "
The Hornes knew if they didn't deliver to the raisin reserve, they might be breaking the law. So they started researching. They got a hold of the actual legislation where this is laid out, Marketing Order Part 989, and the Hornes say they found a loophole in the law. Loophole in hand, they set up their own packing operation a couple of years ago and started selling all their raisins.
The Raisin Administrative Committee does not agree with the Hornes' legal interpretation. They say the Hornes are breaking the law and should be punished.
What happened next is proof of how upside down the world of raisins is. For not agreeing to participate in behavior that in many other industries would be considered collusion, the federal government sued the Hornes for hundreds of thousands of dollars in uncollected raisins and fines. The case went all the way up to the Supreme Court before being kicked down to a lower appeals court.
The Hornes are awaiting a decision.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Audie Cornish.
To set up this next story, we have a little sound from some surveillance footage. This is audio of farmers allegedly involved in an elaborate illegal scheme in the Central Valley of California. An investigator narrates over grainy video of the scene.
CORNISH: The farmer is caught in the act of hauling what might be illegal contraband.
CORNISH: The investigator records the license number. And in the video, the camera zooms in. The contraband is raisins, raisins in boxes about to be sold. That is the crime. These are ordinary California raisins, and what these farmers are doing in almost any other industry would be perfectly legal. But as NPR's Planet Money reporter Zoe Chace found, raisins are very different.
ZOE CHACE, BYLINE: In most industries, competitors getting together to form syndicates or cartels, to collude about holding supply off the market, that's illegal. In the raisin world, it's the opposite. Competitors working together is the law enforced by the government. The number of raisins out there and how much they cost, it is not simply a question of supply and demand. It's also the result of decisions made in this one room, specifically a second-floor conference room in a nondescript red building in Fresno, California.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: All those in favor say aye.
UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: Aye.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: Opposed. Motion carries. Thank you, Bob.
CHACE: This is the Raisin Administrative Committee, made up of raisin growers and raisin packers. And one of the things they decide in this room is how many raisins to release to the public and how many to hold off the market in a decision called diversion.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #3: The recommendation that a diversion program not be...
CHACE: Some years these farmers decide to divert a portion of the raisin crop into a raisin reserve, lowering the supply of raisins out there and making the price higher than it probably would be otherwise. Once the Raisin Administrative Committee takes this vote and decides to keep some raisins off the market for the year, then that is it, that is the law of the land. If any farmer tries to sell 100 percent of his raisins, that's against the rules, against the law.
One farmer did that a decade ago, and he's still paying for it.
MARVIN HORNE: They said your money or your raisins, and we don't have the raisins, we already sold the raisins. So now they want the money, with penalties and fines, somewhere around a million and a half.
CHACE: Meet Marvin Horne, the raisin rebel, the raisin outlaw. He farms raisins on a vineyard just 20 minutes away from Fresno. Here's the story. About 10 years ago, the Raisin Administrative Committee voted on a particularly big diversion. Instead of letting the farmers sell all their raisins, they decided to divert some of them into the raisin reserve, actually a lot of their raisins, almost half.
HORNE: Forty-seven percent. A lot of us, we all jumped up and yelled and said no, that's crazy. What's the matter with you guys? And it was no avail, and that's when I came home, and I talked with my wife, and we said no.
CHACE: Marvin and Laura Horne, husband and wife raisin-farming team. They knew if they didn't hand over the raisins, they might be breaking the law. They weren't sure, though. They got a hold of the actual legislation and started researching. It's called Marketing Order 989. It goes back to the Great Depression and exempts raisin growers from certain anti-trust provisions.
LAURA HORNE: We sat many nights reading through it, and I'd read it, and he'd read it, and then we'd discuss it between us. I would have maybe a different point on some things than he would, and then we'd work it out to what we thought it meant.
CHACE: The Hornes say they found a loophole in the law. So they decided to sell all their raisins. The Raisin Administrative Committee did not agree with the Hornes' legal interpretation. They say we have the right to manage our supply of raisins, and we should. There are years when there are too many raisins. If they all got released onto the market, the price could plunge, farmers might go out of business.
So the committee hired a private investigator to case out the Hornes' operation. He's the one who made the surveillance tapes you heard in the beginning. Things got a little contentious. On one of the tapes, you see Laura Horne's mom in shorts and sandals marching up to one of the surveillance agents.
CHACE: What happens next is proof of how upside down the world of raisins is. For not agreeing to participate in what in many other industries would be collusion, the government sued the Hornes for hundreds of thousands of dollars in raisins and late fees. The government won that case, so the Hornes took their case to another court. They lost again, they appealed, case went all the way to the Supreme Court.
The Hornes were encouraged at that point by Justice Kagan, who was widely quoted as saying: This just might be the world's most outdated law on the books. The Supreme Court refused to rule this year, kicked it down to a lower court, where ruling is expected in a few months. Zoe Chace, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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edone automaton wrote:Totally. No matter how many people tell me the gimp is great, I hate it. CS and corel paint are actually two of the reasons I did not fully convert to linux back in the day (others being music production software, which still largely sucks). But I hear that the CS software now runs reliably in wine, provided that you are running a genuine copy...
Really it comes down to open source vs.proprietary software. First, from a developmental standpoint on my own personal machine I'm going to learn open source:
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B) Mostly the logic/theory is still the same.
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Then you have javascript, php(just to name a couple). Out of the woodwork comes asp/asp.net. Unless I work for a job and they're willing to support it and I can remote onto their servers, I'm going to first choose the least path of resistance.....Open source.
If you have windows you can use VBScript. However, while VBscript is somewhat similar to VB there are still definitely differences syntax-wise. Useful yes, but practicality it comes down to what your main purpose/(problem to solve) is in which environment. Basically, I'm not going to re-invent the wheel and write a program in c++ that pings a location when I can use ms-command line or powershell. While it may be a good learning exercise it's going to take a lot longer to create and in a job scenario it would probably be frowned upon.
Something that requires more problem solving or a more unique way of achieving a certain goal that really didn't depend on the OS environment, my first choice would be linux. More creative freedom with less overhead. A bigger bang for you buck so to speak. The point is that you need to be able to recognize what would be better for your situation and also the problem/goal at hand. That is why it is best imo to be able to use both.
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Alexandria, Virginia, May 27, 2014 -- The Pratt & Whitney Canada plant in Longueuil, Québec was honored as a Vertical Flight Heritage Site by AHS International on Thursday, May 22. An official ceremony was held to unveil the commemorative plaque, near where the iconic PT6 helicopter engine was developed and is still produced today a half-century later. The site's selection had been previously announced.
The Vertical Flight Heritage Sites program is intended to recognize and help preserve locations with the most noteworthy and significant contributions made in both the theory and practice of helicopter and other VTOL aircraft technology. An outgrowth of vertical flight historical sites recognized under the AIAA Historic Aerospace Sites Program, the Longueuil site is only the second location to be recognized solely by AHS International.
Since 1946, Pratt & Whitney Canada has played an important role in the development of the helicopter industry, first in Canada and later the world. A member of the United Technologies family, P&WC became the Canadian sales and service agent for Sikorsky helicopters after World War II, and conducted some of the first helicopter demonstration flights to Canadian government, military and industry leaders, resulting in the first helicopter sale to the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1946. P&WC played a hands-on role in developing the market for Sikorsky military and civilian helicopters in Canada, and in the late 1950s, in its newly built R&D and manufacturing facility in Longueuil, commenced development of its own gas turbine engines to meet the needs of both the helicopter and fixed-wing aviation. The result of these efforts was the 500-shp PT6, an iconic design renowned for its reliability and still in production today, more than 50 years after it was developed. Over the years, variants of the design, spanning the 500-to-3000-shp classes, have been chosen to power more than 33 different helicopters and tiltrotors from UAVs to light twins to heavy-lift transports.
Photo from left: John Garrison, President & CEO, Bell Helicopter and AHS Board Chairman; Mike Hirschberg, Executive Director, AHS; Maria Della Posta, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, P&WC; and John Saabas, President, P&WC.
Vertical Flight Heritage Site
On and near this site, Pratt & Whitney Canada has made tremendous contributions to the advancement of vertical flight. In 1946, the company became one of Canada's helicopter pioneers when it obtained the Canadian sales and service rights for helicopters made by Sikorsky and later established one of Canada's first heliports and the country's first helicopter overhaul facility. In 1957, the company began developing its PT6 turboshaft engine which has become one of the most prolific powerplants in the vertical flight industry. Together, the PT6T Twin-Pac®, the PT6B and the PT6C, the PW200 and the PW210 have accumulated over 50 million flight hours.
Site patrimonial du vol vertical
Sur ce site et tout près d'ici, Pratt & Whitney Canada a contribué à l'évolution du vol vertical. En 1946, l'entreprise est devenue l'une des pionnière canadienne du marché des hélicoptères lorsqu'elle a obtenu les droits de vente et de service des hélicoptères de Sikorsky. Elle a plus tard établi l'un des premiers héliports du Canada et le premier centre de révision pour hélicoptères du pays. En 1957, l'entreprise a commencé à développer son turbomoteur PT6, qui est devenu l'un des groupes propulseurs parmi les plus prisés pour les vols verticaux. Ensemble, les moteurs PT6T Twin-Pac®, PT6B et PT6C, ainsi que PW200 et PW210 ont cumulé plus de 50 millions d'heures de vol.
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Production of the Mustang started in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964 and the car was introduced to the public on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's Fair. It is Ford's 3rd earliest nameplate currently in production. Initial sales forecasts forecasted less than 100,000 systems for the first year. This mark was surpassed in three months from rollout. Another 318,000 would be offered throughout the design year (a record), and in its first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were developed.
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Opinion: A Shutdown Deal in the Works, or a Fake-Out?
Center for American Progress managing director Michael Linden on a possible deal to end the government shutdown, and what Democrats might offer. Photo: Getty Images
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... I ... deal in the works ... to raise America's borrowing limits that we won't the fall on our debt ... John painter the speaker the house you just heard is can they give a conference six weeks ... to talk about some fixes to the budget in other words how we get out of the government shutdown ... I've got Michael Landon managing director of economic policy at the Center for American Progress joining me now from Washington ... Michael welcome to the show ... the study married ... him ... Paul Ryan laid out ... a roadmap for a compromise of what Republicans ... were willing to put on the table ... what would Democrats be willing to offer ... well I think the first thing that needs to happen is the governance of reopened data needs to raise its interest as you said this really ... heartening progress on that on that from the debt limit least ... of that there are there are fiscal issues to discuss but it's really difficult ... nor should we discuss those with the threat of a shutdown and debt limit bearing down on to those in the Mike away Michael Diamond can be a good ... price hike compromise when someone who says first get me what I want ... and then maybe I'll negotiate with you ... but by that led the leasing the Republicans don't wanna open up the government while I'm say it's a very difficult negotiating position and certainly not ... what ... even the Clinton era ... high budget negotiators did it least they came to the table Erskine Bowles sat down with new deliberately were literally wearing slump ... but when when you say given when you say ... that it's unfair for the Democrats to ask for what they want first what you're implying is that the Republicans don't wanna open up ... there was anything you want ... nothing like the idea that you want to open up the government also has one open up the ... right they wanna open up the government we've got six weeks here ... to do that that good faith effort on both sides so what's up about what Democrats are actually ... willing to offer ... in the six weeks again I refer back to the rind eye and ... tell us tell us what the leftists really did ... will will I mean what the blasted thing is willing to do what what the present unwilling to do from the beginning ... is have a serious conversation about every part of the budget including entitlements and including the tax code ... and I think you'd be willing ... to make ... significant reforms to some of those big entitlement programs including Medicare and Social Security ... if ... Republicans are willing to make some changes to the tax code that raise revenue if we can if if Republicans agree that I think all things become possible ... you know I'm glad that you raised entitlements that is where the bulk of the reform ... needs to happen ... but you've got time spending learn by one point six trillion dollars in mandatory spending over the next ten years ... there is are you plan on the table it was the Ryan Wyden plan it was a bipartisan plan ... to reform Medicare ... why didn't the president in for a setback in two thousand and eleven why should we expect him to be more flexible now ... well the president didn't raise a lot of reforms to Medicare has increased a lot of forms Medicare what's really interesting to note ... is that Medicare is already projected to its growth is actually projected increase low ... over the next ten years as result of the Affordable Care Act and the slowdown ... in health care cost more generally that doesn't mean it's perfect and it doesn't need for the reforms ... but the idea of totally revamping it into a system where you seniors get essentially what is about sure ... I've that they can use to purchase Medicare or private health insurance that very very big change I don't think is warranted right now ... that being said I think the president is aptly willing to discuss changes to Medicare he's got them in his budget if if ... if the Republicans would be willing to make some changes to the tax cut ... so the two year old why Ryan widen a bipartisan agreement off the table


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Ecured is a Cuban encyclopedia that is sometimes compared to Wikipedia. Ecured uses the same software as Wikipedia, so they look similar, but there are key differences.
Wikipedia has millions of articles in dozens of languages while the much newer Ecured has 78,438 articles. This is partially explained by the fact that Ecured is only one year old and partially due restrictions on accounts.
Anyone can read Ecured entries, but only those with accounts can create, discuss or edit entries. I tried to create accounts using two different domains, csudh.edu and gmail.com. Both were rejected. (Does anyone know whether accounts are limited to people in the .cu domain? More restricted than that?)
More striking differences emerge when one looks at articles. Wikipedia articles evolve through open collaboration, while Ecured articles appear to be written by single authors. What follows is my anecdotal experience.
I began with a topic I am interested in: "Submarine cable Cuba-Venezuela". The article summarizes the facts about the cable that we have read in the press and covered in this blog. It goes off on a political tangent that might have been questioned on Wikipedia, but it superficially resembles a Wikipedia article.
But, wikis have discussion and edit history pages associated with each article, and there we see differences.
The discussion page of the Ecured article is empty – there has been no discussion.
The edit history page is more surprising. The original article was entered in a little over an hour by Arian Perez on January 27, 2011. It was around 10,000 bytes long, so must have been composed before he entered it. On February 3, he added another 1,000 bytes.
The only changes since that time were a minor adjustment on February 5, 2011 and the addition of an image and four technical paragraphs on July 30. Perez made wording adjustments after each of these contributions.
The most recent edit was August 1, 2011 – there is no mention of the subsequent landing of the cable, its use, or reports of corruption surrounding it. The article began almost fully formed, and has been only marginally revised by two people over nearly a year.
This is not the sort of collaboration we see on Wikipedia. For example, this presentation on the evolution of a wiki shows a wiki being transformed from a single sentence to a 1,600 word article organized into six major and three minor sections. Over 1,000 authors made over 1,600 changes to the article.
Digging a bit deeper, I checked Perez's profile and learned that he has initiated 139 new pages and made improvements to 19 others. Since Ecured is only a year old, it seems he is writing full time for the site. (His profile lists his affiliation as the Youth Computer Clubs).
Mr. Perez has written on many political and technical topics, but the one that caught my eye was on Yoani Sánchez.
The article begins "Yoani Sánchez. Cybermercinary and Cuban blogger," and proceeds to discredit her as a counter revolutionary who has received support from dubious organizations.
Perez first post on Sánchez was 21,041 bytes long on April 5, 2011. Since then there have been 11 small changes by Perez and four other people bringing the article to 21,221 bytes.
Contrast that with the Wikipedia article on Sánchez. It began in May 6, 2008 with a 702 byte post of three sentences, one reference and a link to her blog. Since then, 117 people have made 304 marginal and 540 major edits and the article has grown to 44,475 bytes, organized into seven major and seven minor sections.
The bottom line – Ecured seems more like a closed, multi-author blog than an open wiki like Wikipedia.


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Morning sickness is
See also:
Hyperemesis gravidarum Pregnancy care
Alternative Names
Nausea in the morning - females; Vomiting in the morning - females; Nausea during pregnancy; Pregnancy nausea; Pregnancy vomiting; Vomiting during pregnancy
Morning sickness is very common. Most pregnant women have at least some nausea, and about a third have vomiting.
Morning sickness usually begins during the first month of pregnancy and continues through the 14th to 16th week (3rd or 4th month). Some women have nausea and vomiting through their entire pregnancy.
Morning sickness does not hurt the baby in any way unless you lose weight, such as with severe vomiting. Mild weight loss during the first trimester is not uncommon when women have moderate symptoms, and is not harmful to the baby.
The amount of morning sickness during one pregnancy does not predict how you will feel in future pregnancies.
Common Causes
The exact cause of morning sickness is unknown. It may be caused by hormone changes or lower blood sugar during early pregnancy. Emotional stress, fatigue, traveling, or some foods can make the problem worse. Nausea in pregnancy is more common and can be worse with twins or triplets.
Home Care
Try to keep a positive attitude. Remember that morning sickness usually stops after the first 3 or 4 months of pregnancy. To reduce nausea, try:
- A few soda crackers or dry toast when you first wake up, even before you get out of bed in the morning.
- A small snack at bedtime and when getting up to go to the bathroom at night.
- Avoid large meals; instead, snack as often as every 1 - 2 hours during the day and drink plenty of fluids.
- Eat foods high in protein and complex carbohydrates, such as peanut butter on apple slices or celery; nuts; cheese; crackers; milk; cottage cheese; and yogurt; avoid foods high in fat and salt, but low in nutrition.
- Ginger products (proven effective against morning sickness) such as ginger tea, ginger candy, and ginger soda.
Here are some more tips:
- Acupressure wrist bands or acupuncture may help. You can find these bands in drug, health food, and travel and boating stores. If you are thinking about trying acupuncture, talk to your doctor and look for an acupuncturist who is trained to work with pregnant women.
- Avoid smoking and secondhand smoke.
- Avoid taking medications for morning sickness. If you do, ask a doctor first.
- Keep air flowing through rooms to reduce odors.
- When you feel nauseated, bland foods like gelatin, broth, ginger ale, and saltine crackers can soothe your stomach.
- Take your prenatal vitamins at night. Increase vitamin B6 in your diet by eating whole grains, nuts, seeds, and peas and beans (legumes). Talk to your doctor about possibly taking vitamin B6 supplements.
Call your health care provider if
Call your doctor if:
- Morning sickness does not improve, despite trying home remedies.
- Nausea and vomiting continue beyond your 4th month of pregnancy. This happens to some women and is usually normal, but have it checked out.
- You lose more than 2 pounds.
- You
vomit bloodor material that looks like coffee grounds. (Call immediately.)
- You vomit more than 3 times per day or you cannot keep food or liquid down.
What to expect at your health care providers office
Your doctor will do a physical examination, including a pelvic exam, and look for any signs of
Your doctor may ask the following questions:
- Are you only nauseated or do you also vomit?
- Does the nausea and vomiting occur every day?
- Does it last throughout the day?
- Can you keep down any food or fluid?
- Have you been traveling?
- Has your schedule changed?
- Are you feeling stressed?
- What foods have you been eating?
- Do you smoke?
- What have you done to try to feel better?
- What other symptoms do you have -- headaches, abdominal pain, breast tenderness, dry mouth, excessive thirst, unintended weight loss?
Your doctor may do the following tests:
- Blood tests including
CBCand blood chemistry ( chem-20)
- Urine tests
Gordon MC. Maternal physiology. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, eds. Obstetrics: Normal and Problem Pregnancies. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2007:chap 3.
Cunningham FG, Leveno KJ, Bloom SL, et al. Prenatal care. In: Cunningham FG, Leveno KL, Bloom SL, et al, eds. Williams Obstetrics. 23rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2010:chap 8.
Matthews A, Dowswell T, Haas DM, Doyle M, OMathºna DP. Interventions for nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010;(9):CD007575.
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Melanie N. Smith, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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New Delhi: Ten Metro stations in Central Delhi, which were closed down today for an indefinite period, will be out of bounds for the public tomorrow as well to prevent agitators from reaching India Gate to protest the death of the gang-rape victim.
All the stations which were locked down are close to India Gate and Raisina Hill, the epicentre of the protests against the brutal gang-rape.
The stations that will remain closed tomorrow are Pragati Maidan, Mandi House, Barakhamba Road, Rajiv Chowk, Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat, Udyog Bhawan, Race Course, Jor Bagh and Khan Market.
However, inter-change facility will be allowed at Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat stations, DMRC officials said.
The decision to close down the Metro stations was taken by Delhi Police which is making all out efforts to prevent protesters from reaching India Gate. They have already blocked the entire India Gate area.
Police had last week also closed down Metro stations to prevent protesters from reaching the protest sites.


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Re: RPG: The Naltoon Assault
'Ghost' shook his head. There were three dead storm troopers lying in front of the apartment's open doorway, and the stoned Rodian was still inside ranting at the others to come in and get him.
"An entire squad of the Empire's finest, and you can't deal with a single, deathstick using alien.†*sigh*
"He's much more dangerous..†the corporal who was now in command and his squad ducked as the Rodian threw a light fixture out the doorway, which crashed against the opposite wall. "He's more dangerous then he appeared sergeant.â€Â
57' stopped and slowly wheeled around to face the corporal. "I'll remember you said that, corporal.â€Â
Shoving one of the stormtroopers away from the entrance point, 'Ghost' pulled a flashbang and his disrupter from his belt. Flicking off the grenade's safety, he counted down to the last second before throwing it inside.
As the grenade detonated with a scream from the Rodian, 57' rolled into the apartment under the blind fire that was coming from the green stoner. Rising up, 'Ghost' leveled his disrupter and fired, catching the Rodian in the hand. His appendage and most of his blaster disintegrated in an instant. The storm troopers quickly rushed in then and grabbed the screaming alien.
"Take this thing and yourselves out of my sight…private
"Yes sir†responded the trooper weakly.
As the troopers walked out, an explosion rocked the building. Bracing himself, Ghost could see the detonation coming from the Imperial research building's southern side
Kicking over a small table in frustration, '57 walked back out into the hall. Pacing back and forth, he considered his options.
He'd lost the leader of the annihilated team, who would have been his best chance of telling him how strong the enemy presence was on the planet. If only I'd…
Ghost froze as he caught sight of a strange looking mark at the corner ahead of him. Slowly moving toward it, he could see the finger shaped marks where someone had held their hand there to brace themselves. The stain was the color of…
Ghost's Disrupter was out again in an instant. Quickly moving around the corner, however, only revealed a dead end. Checking the mark, it was surely blood; less this time then before, as it seems to have been almost dried when it was pressed into the wall, but it was still fresh. Switching his viewing settings to heat seeking, Ghost could see the tempeture difference on the back wall ahead of him, which was covered by an old tapestry. Tearing the decoration away, he discovered a ventilation port with the same drying blood marks on it.
So the hunt isn't quite over…


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When Your CEO Suggests Moving In Response To Privacy Questions, Time For A New CEO
from the out-of-touch dept
John Paczkowski has a list of Schmidt's rather tone-deaf responses to privacy questions lately:
- Addressed criticisms of Google's stance on privacy by saying, "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."
- Claimed people want Google to "tell them what they should be doing next."
- Said of Google, "We know where you are. We know where you've been. We can more or less know what you're thinking about."
- Said this: "One day we had a conversation where we figured we could just try to predict the stock market. And then we decided it was illegal. So we stopped doing that."
- Suggested name changes to protect adults from the Web's record of their youthful indiscretions.
- Said this: "What we're really doing is building an augmented version of humanity, building computers to help humans do the things they don't do well better."


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Lander Student Named Top Graduating Woman at UW
Melanie Vigil, who will graduate in May with a double major in gender and women's studies and global and area studies, is the recipient of the Rosemarie Martha Spitaleri Award as the University of Wyoming's outstanding graduating woman.
The award, established in 1964, recognizes Vigil for exhibiting the finest leadership, academic integrity and citizenship qualities. Patrick Rodgers of Casper received the Tobin Award, honoring the outstanding graduating man.
Vigil is the daughter of Rubel and Chris Vigil of Lander. Her major focuses on issues of human rights, and she frequently does volunteer work on campus, in Laramie and around the state. She has been called a "gifted student and community and campus leader."
With an endorsement from the UW Honors Program, her achievements as an outstanding student were acknowledged by her nomination for the Wyoming Woman Distinction Award; induction to the International Studies Honor Society; and being named to either the President's Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) or Dean's Honor Roll every semester she attended UW.
As an aide to Albany County Rep. Cathy Connolly during the recent state legislative session, Vigil was a liaison for the representative's social bills, including marriage equality, domestic partnerships and employment nondiscrimination. One of her shining moments at UW, she says, was to organize students on campus to call their representatives and ask them to support Connolly's legislation.
"Working at the Legislature has truly been life changing; it has made me realize that each individual has a voice. I am very passionate about spreading this message to my fellow students and peers," Vigil says. "I strongly advocate for more people of color and women to get involved in the Wyoming political process, and look forward to recruiting more students into the legislative internship program."
Those strong qualities are why Connolly, director of the UW Department of Gender and Women's Studies, selected Vigil as a legislative aide.
"She was responsible for the difficult task of organizing the UW student presence for two emotionally charged bills -- the anti-human trafficking bill and the pro-gay rights bills -- both of which required her to train students to testify and lobby rather than to storm the chambers," Connolly says. "She excelled and made the individuals and groups involved feel not only knowledgeable of the process and how to achieve success, but also to feel that they were valued members of the process."
Vigil also volunteered in several student organizations, and is involved in the McNair Scholars Program, which encourages underrepresented students to seek higher education degrees; she plans to enroll in graduate school at UW. Her on-campus, community and state work make her want to succeed, says another nominator.
"Melanie personifies what an outstanding graduate should be. She is a passionate, responsible, intelligent, motivated, caring leader who has made me proud and will continue to make UW proud for years to come," says Brian Romero, Multicultural Affairs Office project coordinator.
Vigil says she will use her UW education and volunteer work as a stepping stone to the next phase of her career.
"These past four years have allowed me to grow as a professional and as a person, and I can't wait to continue my education at UW," she says. "Through being involved in my university, community and state, I've learned that engaging oneself in their surroundings is the recipe for success, both personally, academically and professionally."
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MEDIA NOTEBOOK: "Who Is Simon Miller?"
NEW YORK (CNS) – Viewers willing to set skepticism aside for a few hours will be rewarded with an entertaining adventure courtesy of the made-for-TV movie "Who Is Simon Miller?"
Suitable for most age groups — though unlikely fare for small fry — the film premieres on NBC Aug. 6, 8-10 p.m. EDT as part of the network's Family Movie Night initiative, sponsored jointly by Walmart and Proctor & Gamble.
Though his close-knit, Boston-based family — made up of wife Meredith (Robyn Lively) and teen children Sarah (Skyler Day) and Kevin (Drew Koles) — believe him to be a geologist whose work entails frequent business trips, Simon Miller (Loren Dean) is, in fact, a globe-trotting spy for a secret government agency.
Simon's cover story begins to unravel after he disappears during a mission to Geneva. Concerned for his safety, Meredith and the kids search Simon's home office for clues to his whereabouts, but discover instead evidence of his hidden identity. Realizing Dad is in more trouble than they imagined, the trio set off for Europe to see if they can locate him.
As Simon's trail — and their pursuit — takes them from Switzerland to Paris and on to Prague, Sarah's fluency in the role of family interpreter demonstrates that she's been applying herself diligently in French class. And Kevin's computer skills come in just as handy, though some parents may be mildly concerned that lock-picking turns out to be another of his talents.
Of course the logic underlying their travels will hardly bear close questioning – how often, after all, do adolescents get caught up in international intrigue? But, however shaky, the premise does make for wide intergenerational appeal, and enables the filmmakers to convey messages about familial harmony and cooperation.
"Who Is Simon Miller?" includes some mild dust-ups and a bit of peril; it's rated TV-PG/V — parental guidance suggested; moderate violence.
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S&P further downgrades Nokia after NSN purchase
HELSINKI (AP) — Ratings agency Standard and Poor's on Friday downgraded Nokia Corp.'s credit rating, citing the deal this week to buy out Siemens from its Nokia Siemens Networks joint venture for 1.7 billion euros ($2.21 billion).
The agency lowered the Finland-based company's long-term corporate credit rating to B+ from BB-, warning that its strong balance sheet will weaken as a result of the acquisition.
S&P also affirmed Nokia's B short-term corporate credit rating, with a stable outlook, and cut the issue rating on Nokia's senior unsecured debt to B+ from BB-.
"The ratings reflect our revised assessment of Nokia's financial risk profile assessment to 'aggressive' from 'significant,'" the agency said. "We continue to assess its business risk profile as 'weak.'"
Nokia said it believes the deal to buy out Siemens, to be completed during the current quarter, added value to the company.
"With a strong positive gross and net cash position, Nokia was able to take advantage of an opportunity to fully own Nokia Siemens Networks and, we believe, create meaningful value for Nokia shareholders," CFO Timo Ihamuotila said. "We will continue to prudently manage our cash resources post-transaction."
On Monday, Nokia announced its intention to purchase Siemens' half of the 2007 joint venture, in a move to help bolster its struggling smartphone division.
The networks operation had been lossmaking for several years amid speculation and rumors that it was an acquisition target but recently had shown signs of improvement after restructuring and substantial job cuts.
Nokia's share price closed down more than 1.5 percent at 3.11 euros on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.