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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT men's swimming and diving continued to cement its position as one of the region's most elite teams as the Engineers took the top spot in 13 of 16 events while posting three 1-2-3 sweeps en route to a convincing victory over Babson and Bowdoin on Saturday at Zesiger Pool. Senior Laurent Charpentier paced MIT's relentless attack by factoring into four wins as the team prepares for the upcoming MIT Invitational.
Charpentier led a sweep of the top three places in the 200 free while leading a 1-2 finish for the Cardinal and Gray in the 100 free. Charpentier split 1:44.66 to win the 200, with rookie Andrew Pierson and senior Peter Wellings grabbing the next two spots. Later in the afternoon, he out-dueled teammate Luke Cummings to win the 100 with a time of 47.87.
Charpentier split 23.3 in the fly leg of Tech's winning 200-medley relay while posting a clip of 46.6 in anchoring the 400 free relay. The Engineers combined to swim a solid early-season time of 3:11.51 while coasting to a six-second victory. Cummings, who won the 50 free, split an impressive 47.3 to ignite the victory while Pierson and Wellings rounded out the MIT contingent.
Although he has yet to equal his exceptional times from last season, Michael Dobson secured wins in the 500 and 1000 free. Dobson defeated rookie teammate Alejandro Dos Reis in a fantastic race that was decided by one second while doing just enough to fend off junior Zach Cordero in the 500. The 1000 also yielded another 1-2-3 sweep as Udit Garg finished third.
Freshmen Ryan TerBush and Tim Stumbaugh battled in the back stroke events with TerBush swimming a lifetime best to win the 100 (54.56) and Stumbaugh earning the nod in the 200 (1:59.51). Both races were tremendously close and served as a testament to the program's bright future.
Other highlights included a strong victory for Jeff Zhou in the 100 fly (52.39) and a four-second win for Deke Hu in the 200 fly (2:00.35). Rookie Jim Griffin secured a win in the 200 individual medley and Dos Reis enjoyed a three-second victory in the 200 breast.


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A winner was selected from 14 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
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The three of us are entrepreneurs and we have a combined experience of over 15 years building successful companies. We're looking for a really hard working designer who's passionate about the Bucket List concept and way of living. We are promising lots of extra work to the winner of this project. We've already created the mock up designs for a number of other pages that need to be created A.S.A.P. You'll receive more work immediately upon winning this contest.
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A 52-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski and some surprisingly stout pass defense by the Raiders were the story of the first quarter.
Joselio Hanson and Michael Huff recorded Oakland's first two interceptions of the season. Carson Palmer's 49-yard rainbow to Denarius Moore helped set up the Oakland field goal.


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Feb. 29, 2008
For the second time this season, junior Alina Liao netted the ECAC Gymnast of the Week award. Last weekend at the Ivy League Classic, she propelled the team to a second place finish and picked up three titles for herself in beam, floor, and the all-around. Liao had an outstanding meet. She set a career high on vault with a 9.7, swung her way to a 9.5 on bars, solid on beam, scoring a 9.675, and almost perfect on floor, earning a 9.8. Her all-around score of 38.675 was more than half a point higher than the second place finisher.
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The U.S. Grains Council, a non-profit organization focused on developing international markets for U.S. corn, barley, sorghum and related co-products, recently hosted a team of Mexican consultants and buyers to the United States to gather insights on the U.S. sorghum industry.
Julio Hernandez, USGC director in Mexico and Central America, noted, "This was a unique team in that most participants knew quite a bit about the production and importation of U.S. sorghum. This mission was focused on the more technical side of how different processing techniques will relate to different nutritional values, for each species of animal, as well as the commercial side of how to procure it."
He said it is important for the participants to fully understand the U.S. grain trade, "so they are aware, when talking to future customers, what's involved in buying sorghum from the United States." U.S. sorghum is currently trading at a competitive rate to other feed ingredients. With Mexico's weakened economy, it provides savings in input costs, allowing Mexican farmers the ability to provide stable supply of meat, milk and eggs for its growing population.
"It was a very good opportunity for us. We heard a lot of information about sorghum and its nutritional value," said Gabriel Perez, buyer for Empresas Guadalupe, of the marketable qualities of U.S. sorghum. "For me, that's very important when looking for new clients."
Guadalupe currently imports 170,000 metric tons (6.7 million bushels) of sorghum annually from the United States and intends to do more business in the future.
One tour participant works for 10 companies that import U.S. sorghum for several different species, totaling about 250,000 tons (9.8 million bushels) annually.
Total U.S. sorghum imported by Mexico last year was more than 1 million tons (39.4 million bushels), which is used for livestock feed ingredients. "We have to bring sorghum to the buyer as fast and frequently as possible, letting them know it is available," said Hernandez.


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NEW rules denying asylum seekers work rights for up to five years will be softened in response to a backlash from Labor MPs and one of the principal architects of the Gillard government's policy to stem the number of boat arrivals.
Paris Aristotle, a member of the government's expert panel on asylum seekers, has described the no-work-rights rules as inconsistent with the policy's controversial ''no advantage'' test, punitive and in breach of Australia's international treaty obligations.
Mr Aristotle welcomed a nuanced retreat by Immigration Minister Chris Bowen, who signalled a willingness on Monday to put in place ''some mechanism'' for those found to be refugees, but having to wait several years for permanent protection, ''to be able to support themselves''.
Mr Bowen announced last Wednesday that, ''consistent with ''no advantage'', those who could not be sent to Nauru or Manus Island would be released into the community with ''no work rights and will receive only basic accommodation assistance and limited financial support [of $430 a fortnight]''.
The move followed the recognition that too many asylum seekers have arrived since the new approach was announced on August 13 for them to be transferred to Nauru or Manus Island.
It was an attempt to put those who will now be released on bridging visas on the same footing as those on Nauru and Manus Island, but it prompted warnings that it would create an underclass of refugees who would be ill prepared to build new lives when finally granted protection visas.
It has also escalated unrest and anxiety among the 387 who have been sent to Nauru. They say they have been treated unfairly and warn that one Iranian is close to death after being on a hunger strike for 45 days.
After representations from Mr Aristotle and others, Mr Bowen asserted on Monday that the new rules were ''not actually linked to the no-advantage principle as such'', and were more about the surge in numbers from Sri Lanka and the belief that many were ''economic migrants'' and not refugees.
He also vowed to work with those in the refugee sector to determine ''how we will deal'' with those found to be refugees under the new system, where asylum seekers whose claims are upheld must wait for as long as they would have waited to be resettled if they had stayed in a transit country - a period Mr Bowen concedes could be five years.
In comments welcomed by Labor MP Melissa Parke, Mr Bowen said he wanted ''over time'' to work out how these people had ''appropriate support and care, and where appropriate they have some mechanism in place to be able to support themselves''.
Writing exclusively in The Age today, Mr Aristotle argues the correct response to concerns about economic migration from Sri Lanka is to ''properly and quickly'' establish if this is the case by processing applications. ''Those that are refugees should be protected and those who are not can be returned,'' he writes.
''The announcements last week to disallow asylum seekers work rights and timely access to family reunion, even after they have been found to be a refugee, were not recommendations of the panel.
''The measures are highly problematic because they are a punitive form of deterrence in response to a specific and new phenomenon in people smuggling from Sri Lanka, which the government believes is for economic reasons as opposed to refugee protection.''
Mr Aristotle expresses dismay at the opposition's proposal to slash the humanitarian quota to 13,750 places and reintroduce temporary protection visas, saying it makes little sense.
He laments that the debate on asylum-seeker issues continues to be on a ''destructive and combative course''.
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Bogota is the capital city of Colombia.
With a population of about 8.1 million people, Bogota sits approximately 8,660 feet (2640 meters) above sea level in the Andino region. Orientation is relatively easy, as the mountains to the east are generally visible from most parts of the city.
Bogotá is a city of contrasts, and as such it offers a unique experience to its visitors. Prepare to find a hectic balance between the new and the old; the peaceful and the frantic. Encounter century-old plazas and churches shadowed by towering skycrapers. Find peaceful treelined bicycle routes cut through by wild-traffic avenues. Bogota is a city with many layers. From internationally recognized universities to regional offices for multinational companies, Bogota is Colombia's capital for official business dealings. It is a city that caters to a population that has been exposed to European and North American influences, which ensures that anything from traditional dishes (Ajiaco) to sushi or fast food restaurants can be found. It's one of the most modern and metropolitan cities of South, Central America and the world. Bogota is divided by 4 sections: The South which is mainly the poorer section of the city; El Centro, which translates "Center", is the city's original Downtown and hosts most of its traditional heritage locations, city and public offices, and financial headquarters. El Occidente, which is home to Bogota's major sporting venues and outdoor parks, as well as residence areas for main middle and some upper class living; and The North which is where most modern development has taken place, and combines many upscale living spaces with affluent shopping centers, boutiques, cafes, nightclubs, and many new business neighborhoods offering headquarters to many multinational corporations.
During the last decades, due to the city's exponential growth, some of neighboring towns have been absorbed and are now considered within the metropolitan area of Greater Bogotá, like Suba, Soacha and Fontibón.
The city of Bogotá is divided into 20 distinct localities, or Districts, and every visit to this city should include touring at least three of four of them, depending on the purpose and extent of one's travel. The must-see Districts are:
Not for tourists but with some appeal for the hardcore traveler, other districts include :
Get in
By plane
The city is served by El Dorado International Airport (IATA: BOG) (ICAO: SKBO) (~20 minutes from downtown in a taxi), that receives several flights daily from New York city, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Paris, São Paulo, Madrid, Mexico City, San José (Costa Rica), Lima, Buenos Aires, Panamá City, Quito, Guayaquil, Oranjestad (Aruba), Willemstad (Curaçao) and Toronto among others. Tourists can also take advantage of the convenient connections and direct flights from Los Angeles, Washington, Santo Domingo, San Juan, Punta Cana, Valencia (Venezuela), Manaos, Havana, Montego Bay, London, Frankfurt and Orlando. Many international airlines such as Continental,Delta Airlines, Air France, Air Canada, American Airlines, Iberia, LAN, Mexicana Airlines, Varig, Copa Airlines, Avianca, Aero República, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Spirit Airlines, TACA, Aerogal, Air Comet among others.
Domestic flights are served by many airlines including Avianca (main Colombian airline), Aero República (a Continental-owned domestic airline) and Aires. Domestic flights of Avianca are served from the Puente Aereo terminal, next to El Dorado terminal, and features WiFi access to the Internet from almost every location. There are more than 20 daily flights to the 2 airports located in Medellín, over 15 daily flights to Cali and more than 10 to Cartagena. Taxis are regulated, reasonably priced and safe from the airport. El Dorado Airport is under a complete makeup, which will end in 2012 and will make it bigger and more comfortable. El Dorado is also the third busiest airport in Latin America and the largest by cargo movement.
By bus
The safety of bus travel in Colombia has greatly improved in recent years. However, foreigners should be cautious not to travel to areas of unrest and travel only during the day. Do not carry large amounts of cash with you as robberies are known to occur along some routes. Service in the 'upscale' buses is very good and they are very comfortable. Pick the most expensive service (just a couple of dollars extra) as these buses tend to be newer and better mechanical condition. Bogotá is also building 2 new terminals, one located far south and one on the north corner to serve buses going on those directions.
Currently, buses run in and out of Bogota's main station, El Terminal de Transporte de Bogota [20]. The station is clean and has standard amenities. Located at Calle 33 B, No 69-59, multiple bus companies have regular routes to destinations around the country. To get there from the airport, you can take a short taxi ride.
The Terminal is divided in several color-coded areas that indicate the destinations to which comapanies in that area travel to : Yellow = South, Blue = East and West, Red = North and International, Purple = Arrivals.
Search Engine by Destination [21] Destino=Destination Empresa=Bus Company. Simply enter destination and a list of companies serving that route will return along with average prices.
Some common bus companies in Colombia that are found in this Terminal are :
Get around
The city of Bogota is built on a grid system. Carreras (streets) are abbreviated as Cr, K and Crs and run parallel to the mountains from South to North. Carreras are numbered by ordinal numbers, for example Cr.3 is read Carrera tercera and not Carrera tres.
The calles (also streets) cross the Carreras and run from East to West. Calles are abbreviated as C, Cll and Cl.
Avenidas, abbreviated as Av, are usually larger and main streets. The numerical system for the Avenidas is used but some have names that are more commonly used such as Avenida Jimenez. Each address consists of a series of numbers, for example: Calle 16 # 2-43 which indicates that the building is located on street 16 (Calle 16) 43 meters ahead from the intersection with street 2 (Carrera 2).
By taxi
Taxi cabs are ubiquitous and affordable. They can be flagged down anywhere. They can also be reached by phone at 599-9999, 311-1111 or 411-1111. If calling for a taxi, the driver will want to confirm that it is you who called by asking for a "clave" (key), which is always the last two digits of the phone from which you called to request the taxi. Each taxi has a meter which should increment one tick every 1/10 kilometer or 30 seconds and starts at 25 ticks. The rate chart is printed on a card in the taxi. Nearly all taxi drivers will try to take advantage of you in one way or another; be sure the taxi meter is started when you begin your trip. Tipping is never necessary - be sure to count your change and be on the lookout for both counterfeit coins and notes. There are surcharges for the airport, holidays, and nights (after 8PM). Surcharge details are printed on the fare card. Surcharge for ordering a taxi arriving at your house is currently 600 pesos, surcharge after 8PM is 1.500 pesos, even if you are starting your trip before that time. Holidays and Sundays are also surcharged 1.500 pesos. Lock the doors of the taxi, especially after dark. If you experience a problem in a taxi or with the driver, dial 123 to report a complaint with the police. You should also call the company with which the taxi is registered.
By bus
Bogota's new Transmilenio rapid bus service is extremely affordable, clean and efficient. It carries commuters to numerous corners of the city; however, there are some main routes that are not yet reached by Transmilenio.
The vehicles used in that systems are articulated buses; they are fast and safe, but could be full in during the afternoon times. The system also uses different kinds of stations: the simples offers bus services at the right and left sides (north-south;east-west) and the intermediates are usually located in middle points and have complete services, such as elevators, station libraries, bikes parks, restrooms. Alimentadores services (buses that reach zones the articulated buses do not) and the portals, the 7 arrival and departure places of the buses, are located near the entrances to the city. Additionally, intercity buses from the metropolitan area also arrive at these stations.
Privately owned buses cruise all the main thorough fares and many side streets, and are the principal form of transport for the working class and student class. Though they do follow specific routes, they do not have bus "stops"; you merely call to them like taxis and they will stop for you where you are standing. Placards in the large front windows list destinations, either neighborhoods or main street names. Upon entering you will be asked for the fare; if you are not traveling alone you may be asked "Para ambos?", for example, meaning "For both?", to see if you are paying for just yourself or for your companion. Then you pass through a turnstile to the seating areas. The buses come in three sizes, usually, long (like a school bus), medium and small (called busetas). All have turnstiles. To exit these buses, you go to the back door and either push a button located usually on one of the hand rails or next to the exit, or simply call out "Aqui, por favor!" or "Pare!" (Stop!). Passengers are often expected to embark and disembark even from the middle of the street.
Sometimes vendors are allowed to enter the buses to sell candy or small gift items (occasionally donating one to the driver for the privilege). Or, you may find entertainers such as singers or guitar players, and even the more creative of the street beggars who will regale you with a long, poetic story of their sad situation before asking for donations. Even in the smallest buses, cramped full of people standing and sitting, it is a common sight. Interestingly, a recent Grammy-nominated singer named Ilona got her start performing on buses around Bogota.
The cost for riding on a private bus ranges from 1000 to 1200 Colombian pesos.
By colectivo
Colectivos cover practically every major route of the city, and can generally be flagged down at any point on a main road. Watch these small buses for lists of destinations displayed on their windshields, or ask the driver (in Spanish) if he passes the neighborhood or intersection you are going to. Not very comfortable, but they are faster than a common bus and it's also used as a shuttle for routes that don't have so much affluence, it can take you almost anywhere.
By Bicycle
Bogotá has Latin America's largest network of bicycle routes, called 'Ciclorutas.' On Sunday's and public holidays, many main and secondary roads are closed to cars for the Ciclovia from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., a special feature of Bogota, where people can run, bicycle, inline skate or just watch from the side. There are refreshment stands along the way and most parks host some type of event such as yoga, dancing, stretching, spinning, etc. Renting a bike or going for a guided tour on Bogota's Ciclorutas or participating in the Ciclovia are fun and healthy ways to get to know the city, and to get closer to the people. Although they are not often enforced, there are numerous bicycle laws: a helmet and reflective vest must be worn and the bicycle must have reflective panels in the wheels and back.
Museums and galleries
Bogota has numerous educational institutions. Some of the better known universities include: Universidad Nacional [24], Universidad de America [25], Universidad de los Andes [26], Pontificia Universidad Javeriana [27], Universidad Externado [28],Universidad Santo Tomas [29], Universidad de la Sabana [30], Universidad de la Salle [31] and LCI Bogotà [32]. However, there are many privately and publicly funded universities and Schools.
If you want to learn Spanish, universities are a good option since they have all inclusive plans. They not only offer Spanish courses but also Mandarin, Japanese, French, German, Italian, etc. Also, many embassies have institutions that teach languages, including Spanish, for foreign people, such as the Centro Colombo Americano, the British Council, The Italian Institute, The French Alliance and the Brazil-Colombia Cultural Institute (IBRACO).
The Spanish spoken in Bogotá is considered the most neutral and clear in the world. If you know the basics, you'll probably be fine. Bogotá is full of English academies and bilingual schools, so English is spoken by many young people. The most "touristy" areas are full of young students who go to bilingual schools, and generally, they will help you translate. Colombians love to show off the best of their country to reduce the negative image it has amongst foreigners.
Officially, it is not legal to work in Colombia without a proper working visa. Visas can be obtained by employers on your behalf.
There is also a significant market for English and other language teachers. English translation or editing jobs are possible to find under the table.
Camping and outdoors equipment
Arepas: Corn flour based pancakes, sometimes made with cheese or slightly salted.
Empanadas: The closest comparison would be pastries. These are popular all over South America, so generally each country/region has their own recipe. The filling usually consists of meat, potato, vegetables and rice wrapped in a corn flour crust.
Tamal: Usually eaten for breakfast. A mixture of meat, chicken, potato, vegetables and yellow corn wrapped in plantain leaves and then boiled. Should be accompanied by a large mug of hot chocolate.
Ajiaco: Traditional thick soup based on three kinds of potatoes, chicken, avocado, dairy cream, herbs, corn, among others. Typically from the altiplano region.
Plenty of options. These are only a few and are divided by areas. However, it is very difficult to find a decent Chinese/Japanese restaurant. Do not expect much even if you find any, since most of them are "fake" oriental restaurants.
Little pueblo in the big city. Colonial structures, some small shops and boutiques, flea market on Sundays, and a variety of restaurants.
Zona G
This zone has some of the finest eateries in Bogota. Within a few small blocks you will find plenty of options. The restaurants are more oriented toward fine dining more so than night club type activity. If you want elegant or romantic, this is a good choice. This are five star restaurants. By looking at the addresses below, you can tell that these restaurants are all neighbors.
Zona T and Zona Rosa
This zone has a mix of good dining, discos, shopping malls and more. It gets crowded on the weekend, and is popular with foreigners.
Note: The legal drinking age in Colombia is 18 years of age.
Also visit other local nightclubs where most North residents go like Gavanna, Velvet, Amatista, Barbarosa, Salome Pagana (Salsa Dancing club) or Nabu (Most located in the "Zona Rosa" one of the trendiest parts of Bogotá.)
If you are going to stay in Bogota, keep in mind the location. You'll find several hotels in the "fashion" district(i.e. Zone "T", Park of 93rd Street, etc). Always keep in mind that those hotels would be always a little bit pricey. Nevertheless, you won't have any problem hailing a taxi at 6am in the morning because your hotel would be just around the corner from the nightclub. On the other hand, you can find low to medium price hotels around downtown or near universities (i.e. Chapinero Neighborhood).
A very special surrounding for low-budget visitors is La Candelaria, the colonial neighborhood in the center of the city. There are many cheap, nice hostels where you can meet travelers from all around the world. It is a great place for socializing, if you are traveling alone. The best known hostel is Platypus. Ironically, the area "La Candelaria" is the one of the most dangerous parts of Bogotá - there have been many reports about robberies with knives. Extreme caution is needed when walking at midnight, especially in front of hostels.
Centrally located in the historic district, it is an easy walk to all the major museums and churches in the area. While there are many reports of crime in the area, this is apparently an overblown issue now due to the heavy police presence (and they are friendly) and pressure from neighborhood groups to oust the remaining criminals - to be sure, guard your bags and take a taxi home after 11 p.m. Otherwise, the area has become much safer recently than has been reported in the past, and you will find no issues with sightseeing in the area. The Colombian people, as a rule, are probably the most friendly in the Americas, and are willing to go out of their way to help you. Taxis drivers are by and large honest.
Charleston Hotel, Hotel Casa Medina, Sofitel Victoria Regia, Habitel Hotel, Embassy Suites, La Fontana Hotel, Bogotá Royal, Andino Royal, Hacienda Royal, Casa Dann Carlton, Meliá Santa Fe, Radisson, La Boheme Royal, Pavilion, Bogotá Plaza, Cosmos 100 Hotel y Centro de Convenciones, Hotel Capital, Tequendama Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Stay safe
Bogota is not as dangerous as it is perceived to be. The crime rate per capita shows that it is safer than Washington D.C. and most other Latin American capitals, such as Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Caracas, Mexico City and Guatemala City. It is very difficult to find drugs or be forced to buy them unless you go looking for them. Do, however, be careful outside the city especially at night.
Bogota's major safety problems are the drugged, homeless people that are found all around the city and muggers with knives. Avoid walking alone, and also avoid taking cabs in the streets, call them by phone!
Common sense prevails and note that driving a Mercedes through a poor neighborhood may be unpleasant for both you and the locals (just like anywhere else in the world).
Stay healthy
Bogotá's water is potable and of great quality. It actually is one of the finest waters in the world, but foreigners may want to mix bottled and tap water for the first few days. Bogotá has no tropical diseases like malaria because of its altitude. Altitude is, in fact, the largest health problem affecting foreigners. Generally, a few days without hard physical activity or time spent in a mid-altitude city like Medellín will do the trick. If you have heart disease or a respiratory condition, talk to your doctor, El Dorado Airport provides wheelchairs for travelers with special needs. Private hospitals offer excellent health care.
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The work of German graphic designer and photographer Stephan Tillmans combines a fusion of new and old technology. Outdated cathode-ray televisions are turned off to reveal a strange but familiar geometry, which are then captured with modern, high-resolution cameras and techniques. This kind of CRT technology is no longer used, and the images the Tillmans collects are equally rare, as each is a finite moment that can almost certainly never be repeated. According to Tillmans, his work is a "photographic series of old tube televisions taken at the very moment they are switched off. The TV picture breaks down and is abstracted to its essential element: light. Each of these photographs is from a different TV, but it's also the length of exposure, timing, and time the TV has been running before the photo is taken that affects the results."
Tillman's recent portfolio is broken up into two categories – the Luminant Point Arrays, (seen above) made from color television sets, and the darker, more stark shapes of the Luminant Screen Shapings which are taken from black and white televisions (seen below). The more recent Screen Shapings lack color and some variation, but also have a more delicate, line-based visual strength. (via booooooom)


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Anyone else notice that the artstyle is more like the episodes of Rickert in Falconia rather than the most recent batch?
Called it, it was a dog. [\spoiler]
the pyramid-shaped structure on the horizon. Also, the things attacking Guts/Casca have Femto-shaped wings.
It looks like a mix of regular specters but with Femto wings like you said. Maybe that's how she interpreted the specters or something of the likes.
Oh, yeah I think they're meant to represent specters for sure. I think the addition of the "spears" is just a way to visualize that they are attacking, and over time wounding Guts (here we go with the interpretive analyses!). But it's interesting that Miura gave them that added detail.
And it seems (to me at least) that Casca consider herself a burden for Guts.
I actually took that as a bit of a burden on her as well, him dragging her, or this idea, shell or corpse around everywhere in a casca-et (sorry =).
Congratulations? We knew it was a dog as soon as Aazealh pointed out the text saying "dog" in the preview scan half a year ago.
Yeah, it harks back to the Golden Age, where she felt guilty over Guts enduring constant injury for her.
Jesus f**** wow. Very nice. I like the Guts/dog parallel with his missing front leg. And the tiny Casca running in Farnese's hand. Cute and sad at the same time.
Is it me or the dog's the same race as Gambino's dog? I tried to verify myself but I'm not good with dog, they are a bit different but I can't say if it's because they aren't from the same race or just because Gambino's a puppy.He's also missing his eye, and he has a scar on his nose, but he doesn't have the astral wound on his back.
I like the Guts/dog parallel with his missing front leg.
Good stuff, very curious about the tiny Cascas and the pyramid-shaped structure on the horizon.
Also, the things attacking Guts/Casca have Femto-shaped wings.
And is it me or these specters are actually the weird cloaks stuck on a stick?
That's a factor, but I was thinking more the expectations Guts has had for her since the beginning, post-eclipse. Despite the sacrifice he's making it's not necessarily a healthy and completely selfless thing he's doing for or to her here. Even if he's protecting what's left of her old self, it's also a broken shell locked in a coffin and chained to a ferocious dog... so, that's a lot of potentially conflicting stuff to unpack. It seems at least somewhat harmful to her recovery as good as the intentions (and real world benefits of not being killed) are, and could in fact be hindering her from moving forward and recovering from where/who she is now.
Is it me or the dog's the same race as Gambino's dog?
We already knew that from the preview...
What I like about it is that it's a very standard dog and there's no hint of the Beast of Darkness in there, which is as it should be.
And the tiny Casca running in Farnese's hand. Cute and sad at the same time.
We already knew that from the preview... What I like about it is that it's a very standard dog and there's no hint of the Beast of Darkness in there, which is as it should be. The details with the brand and iron leash/collar and all are neat as well............Indeed, that's one aspect of it. The image of the coffin chained to the dog's neck, the fact it drags it incessantly across an endless desert, the fact the winged creatures attack the coffin itself first (prompting the dog to bark to defend it)...
One other detail I noticed is how the ground itself underneath that dog's feet is extremely coarse and jagged. Making the act of dragging that Band of Hawk-emblazoned coffin even more painful for him. In a way, the condition/shape of the ground in of itself symbolizes Guts' agonizingly brutal journey.
so,the inner of Guts does mean a dog
Yeah, so the tiny Casca must be the scribbly version of Casca that came with Schierke and Farnese in the last episode, only she has shrunk very small now.
I wouldn't say it's a burden on her as much as a very harsh representation of her current state. She sees herself as basically broken and dead, and literally a dead-weight for Guts. I think that implies a lot of misplaced guilt to come on her part.
I don't really agree with that sentiment. I don't think those scenes are meant to show her resenting Guts for what he's doing, like he's clinging to her old self instead of letting it go. I think it's really much harsher on her than it is on him. He's pictured pretty truthfully: enduring tirelessly and with nothing to show for it.
Well, I hope not, especially the latter, though it makes sense.
Perhaps I'm conflating what's being shown here with his attacks on her while possessed by spirits/the beast, but it's hard not to think of that and their resulting estrangement as well given the relation to this dynamic and the similar symbols employed. I think it can be agreed that however they process the situation depicted here if/when/however it changes, it currently sucks for both of them and won't be easy to get over.
It would be great if they somehow come out on the same page though, understanding and forgiving each other and themselves. Unfortunately, their continued trauma makes for better drama, but it should be nice at first anyway, right... please, Miura?
I wonder if human Guts will show up in there by the end of the episode or if those shots of him and the others are happening externally.
I did not find that much difference. I think it might be the filter we get sometime with the Korean scans. I might be offtrack though. But this one seems to come from the official release.
Looks about the same to me, but it could indeed be the scan quality playing tricks on us.
The scans mess with the screen tones and line thickness, but I mean the technique and detail itself. Episodes 345-347 were just... off. Maybe I'll try making a comparison later to make my point but I'm just on my lunch break right now. I wonder if we'll be seeing much difference with those episodes when volume 39 is released. I really hope so.


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Christmas Baking DONE!
After baking 80 dozen Christmas cookies, I switched to buttermilk rolls for my husband's potluck and some San Francisco sourdough bread for us and one loaf to my son-in-law, Paul. Paul lives in Rio Rancho, NM so I'll be sending his loaf tomorrow via UPS.
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How do we get our teachers and faculty members to adopt technology?
How do we get our teachers and faculty members to adopt technology?
One of the greatest, and most important challenges education institutions face is adoption of technology by the faculty. This challenge is common across geographies and at all levels of education. And it's a major issue. If we can't get the very individuals who deliver education to change the way they think about technology, then we will fail to prepare our students with the 21st century skills required to compete in a global economy.
Over years of talking with education leaders who have shared a number of insights on professional development, and exploring how to use some of our own technologies, I'd like to share some of the best and most impactful ways we can turn the tide:
1. Show faculty members what's in it for them. Help them to understand time savings they will realize when they use new technologies. Remember how resistant some teachers were (and some still are) to keeping track of grades and taking attendance online? Remind them of how much time they saved from past technology innovations.
2. Give faculty members a laptop, web access, and a mobile device. Tell them they can attend their next staff meeting from home. All they need to do is login to a website, follow the audio instructions, and they'll be in attendance. Or, make the next staff meeting online only.
3. A recent study that we did with Clarus Research showed that faculty members learn best from one another, and that's their preferred method of learning. Give all faculty members FLIP video cameras, and ask them to find a faculty member who has a great reputation and student following. Ask them to video record one of their classes, make observations about what makes the teacher great, and post the videos and observations on an internal web portal.
4. Many teachers and professors (and people in general) struggle with using technology and are too embarrassed to admit it. Identify your top 20 most tech-savvy students, and set up an incentive program to receive an IT certification for helping teachers use technology. If you have a Networking Academy Program, even better. Pull students from here. Let teachers know they are helping students by providing access to their classrooms. Give the students an opportunity to learn more about technology and exposure to teaching by helping teachers use technology in their class curriculum.
5. Encourage an online community of best practices. Allocate a portion of your intranet for best practice sharing. Enable the posting of blogs, videos, and compelling content so that all teachers can access the information.
6. Use those same FLIP videos and ask students how they learn best. Make a video montage of students talking about what engages them most in learning, share this at a staff meeting, and post it on the portal.
7. Have faculty members ask their students to record their world around them with FLIP video cameras and have students share these videos over a laptop and projector when they're back in class. They could, for example, record incidents of natural selection, take footage of their favorite building, capture parabolas, or record a dialogue in Spanish. This is one of the simplest ways to engage students and show faculty members how easy technology can be.
8. Invite a guest lecturer to your next staff meeting, over video-conference.
9. Join a community such as the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC), GETideas.org, or ePals Global Community, to network and collaborate with other educators. These resources are a rich source of great, proven ideas about how to incorporate collaborative technologies and web-based delivery strategies into your curriculum.
Please add your ideas to this blog. Together, we can highlight the best of the best, and support all faculty members as they identify and implement new ways to use technology to improve efficiency, engage students, and move quickly with the new generation of learners.
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I am launching a company called TouchPoint Technologies. We are a document automation and services company. Think of companies like Xerox for example. If you think of your bank statement or telephone bill, companies have elaborate systems to create and produce this high volume print output.
I am reselling several software products and services that provide solutions in that area.
I don't want too many colors in the name or logo design, but I like shades of blue, green, burgundy, gray, etc.
The target market for these services are pretty conservative markets. Big financial institutions, banks, telecommunication companies, and print service providers.
All I have is a company name at this point. At a minimum, I'll need a logo. Ultimately, most all of my marketing will be electronic. I intend to take the logo and use it on my website and business cards. I will also have a podcast so I'll use it on itunes as well.
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Small and medium-sized business owners are my target audience. I work with a lot of male business owners, and would like to see strong lines.
Let your imagination guide you. Could the Q be a sunburst, or be comprised of a bunch of pixels? Perhaps the Q looks like a coffee stain on a napkin, or you've been dying to play around with a new font you've found. If you've been itching to burst out of your shell, this is the project for you.
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Peavy, power lift White Sox over Twins 4-2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Start by quality start, Jake Peavy is putting the shoulder problems that once threatened to derail his career further and further behind him.
Adam Dunn and Dayan Viciedo hit consecutive homers to back another strong start from Peavy and lead the Chicago White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Peavy (5-1) gave up two runs and five hits with six strikeouts in seven innings and Tyler Flowers' double in the eighth scored the go-ahead run for the White Sox. Addison Reed picked up his 12th save.
''I think he's got a little more velocity,'' White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. ''He's further removed from surgery. He's just stronger. He has more belief as far as in his mind he doesn't have any hesitation of letting it go. I think last year he might have held back a little bit. But this year he's pitching free.''
Peavy was one of the best pitchers in the game from 2004-08, winning a Cy Young Award and pitching in two All-Star games for the San Diego Padres in that span.
But he had right shoulder surgery in 2010, and it's been a long, slow climb back. Now Peavy is 4-0 with a 2.10 ERA in his past five starts and looking more and more like the ace he was in San Diego.
''You can't say enough about the way that guy goes out there and competes and demands perfection out of himself,'' said Flowers, who went 2 for 4 with a double. ''Our other pitchers are trying to do what he does.''
Kevin Correia (4-3) gave up four runs and nine hits with two strikeouts in seven innings and Joe Mauer extended his hitting streak to 13 games for the Twins. Justin Morneau added a single and a double to increase his hitting streak to 10 games.
Dunn, who entered the game hitting a league-worst .133, and Viciedo got the Sox off to a roaring start with nearly 1,000 feet of home runs in the second inning.
One night after watching Aaron Hicks rob a home run in center field, Dunn put a little extra on a pitch that soared an estimated 413 feet into the bullpen.
Viciedo followed three pitches later with a blast that landed in the first row of the third deck in left field, some 424 feet from home plate for a 2-0 lead, but the fun was just beginning.
Proponents of expanded replay picked up some more fodder in this game and Peavy may be at the front of the line now.
The Twins caught their first break in the fifth when home plate umpire Jordan Baker missed Flowers' initial tag of Morneau at home plate. When Morneau saw that no call was made initially, he sneaked his arm into home plate and was ruled safe. Peavy and Ventura argued vehemently to no avail, and the Twins were on the board.
''He said he didn't see it,'' Peavy said. ''I saw it pretty clearly from farther away both times. Just, you know, I understand they are going to miss some. But it cost runs, cost the tying run coming to the plate there.''
First base umpire Dan Bellino missed another call in the seventh when Dunn beat Brian Dozier's throw to first by a full step but was ruled out anyway. Ventura again came out to argue briefly before heading back to the dugout.
Trevor Plouffe's single in the seventh scored Josh Willingham to tie the game 2-2, and suddenly Baker's call at home loomed very large.
''I think in the end to do all that stuff, they just want to get it right,'' Ventura said. ''I don't know if the answer is to go more (replays), but in the end you just want it to be right.''
But Peavy posted his fifth straight quality start - he is 4-0 with a 2.10 ERA during the streak - and Flowers and Alexei Ramirez delivered RBI hits in the eighth inning to put Chicago back on top.
The Sox were even able to overcome an error charged to Dunn at first base when a throw from Ramirez broke the webbing of his glove and popped out.
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NOTES: The White Sox rested struggling slugger Paul Konerko for a second consecutive day. ... Dunn and Viciedo gave the Sox their first back-to-back homers of the season. ... Twins GM Terry Ryan said RHP Cole De Vries, who has been on the disabled list all season, was scheduled to make a rehab start on Wednesday and would be evaluated after that. ... In the ''great timing'' department: After a month and a half of frigid temps, the Twins gave out a fleece blanket on Tuesday night. The temperature at first pitch was 92 degrees.


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With the economy showing some signs of improvement three weeks before Election Day, President Barack Obama on Monday laid down a full embrace of the economic record many Republicans say is his biggest weakness.
The president's first act in this critical campaign week was to announce a new battleground state advertisement featuring voters discussing the ways their economic conditions have improved during his term. The ad was hitting the airwaves as Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney huddled in intense preparation for their second debate as polls show a closely fought campaign.
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"This race is tied," Obama said in an appeal to supporters asking them to donate at least $5 to his re-election effort. He promised to be "fighting" for the election on the debate stage Tuesday night — something many of his supporters thought he did too little of in his first face-off with Romney.
GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan lambasted Obama's handling of the deficit during an appearance Monday in Ryan's home state of Wisconsin. He pointed to a digital scoreboard his campaign set up at the far end of Carroll University's field house that tracked the growth of the nation's deficit in real time.
"Look at how fast those numbers are running," Ryan said. "We know without a shred of doubt that we have consigned the next generation to this path of debt."
He acknowledged that Obama inherited "a tough situation" when he took office but argued the president has only made things worse. He touted Romney's plan to cut taxes by 20 percent across the board as the path back to economic growth.
Even as polls show the race tightening nationally and in battleground states, Obama's campaign aides say they are encouraged by public and private surveys showing voters growing more confident about the direction of the economy. Those trends are behind the new 30-second spot the campaign is running in Colorado, Iowa, Nevada and Virginia.
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"Stick with this guy," a gravelly voiced man says at the end of the commercial in a point Obama hopes wavering voters will embrace. A second ad targeted at Ohio voters features former astronaut and Sen. John Glenn touting Obama's character and economic record.
Aides argue that some voters got a psychological boost when the unemployment rate fell below 8 percent last month for the first time since Obama's inauguration. But the campaign says it puts more stock in economic indicators showing an increase in consumer confidence and retail spending, which indicate shifts in voter behavior.
Retail sales rose 1.1 percent last month, the Commerce Department said Monday. That followed a 1.2 percent increase in August, which was revised slightly higher. Both were the largest gains since October 2010. The Commerce Department also announced Monday that American companies restocked their shelves at a solid pace of 0.6 percent in August.
Still, with millions of Americans still out of work, the campaign is trying to walk a fine line between touting economic gains and acknowledging that many voters are still struggling.
Obama campaign spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said the president would seek to run on his economic record, not away from it, during Tuesday's debate.
"He would be happy to spend the entire debate talking about their visions for the middle class," Psaki told reporters gathered in Williamsburg, Va., where Obama and his advisers were in the midst of an intense, three-day "debate camp" at a golf resort.
The president won't be hitting the links, keeping distractions to a minimum as he works to bounce back from a lackluster first debate, The New York Times reported.
Obama's campaign, seeking to rebound from a dismal first debate, promised a more energetic president would take the stage Tuesday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Romney's team aimed to build on a commanding opening debate that gave the Republican new life in a White House race that had once appeared to be slipping away from him.
"The debate was huge and we've seen our numbers move all across the country," Romney's wife, Ann, said in an interview on Philadelphia radio station WPHT. She talked about the larger crowds her husband has been drawing in the aftermath of that first face-off. "That's what you call momentum," she said.
Early voting is already under way in dozens of states, including some battlegrounds, giving the candidates little time to recover from any slipups.
Much of the pressure in the coming debate will be on Obama, who aides acknowledge showed up at the first face-off with less practice — and far less energy — than they had wanted. Romney, who has made no secret of the huge priority his campaign puts on the debates, practiced Monday at a hotel near his home in Massachusetts.
Romney's advisers suggested the Republican nominee would continue to moderate his message — in tone, if not substance — as he did in the Oct. 3 meeting to help broaden his appeal to the narrow slice of undecided voters. In recent days, Romney has promised his tax plan would not benefit the wealthy, emphasized his work with Democrats as Massachusetts governor and downplayed plans to curtail women's abortion rights.
Ann Romney focused on the struggles women face in her radio interview. "The numbers don't lie and what the numbers tell us is that more women have been hurt by this economy than men, more women are unemployed, and more women have fallen into poverty in the last four years," she said. "We do hear their voices."
During debate preparations, aides are working on tailoring that message to a debate format. They're also working on balancing aggressive tactics with the debate's town-hall format, which often requires candidates to show a connection with questioners from the audience.
Romney's top-flight donors are meeting at New York's tony Waldorf Astoria hotel through Wednesday, getting a chance to mingle with Ryan and attend strategy briefings and policy discussions with senior Romney aides. The meetings come as Romney for President, Romney Victory and the Republican National Committee announced they had raised more than $170.4 million for the candidate in September.
"Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have a much different vision than President Obama's policies of larger government, a stagnant economy, and more government dependence," RNC Chairman Reince Preibus said in a statement after the fundraising figures were announced. "They are offering voters a pro-growth plan that will finally get our country on the right track again. It is why they Romney-Ryan ticket is seeing such tremendous support and it is why we will win in November."
The 3-day retreat appears to be a scaled-down version of a posh Park City, Utah, gathering this summer for Romney's most generous contributors. There, Romney officials hosted campaign updates and set ambitious fundraising goals for the general election.
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FROSTBURG, Md. – John Dubois tallied two goals and distributed a pair of assists as the York College men's lacrosse team returned to the win column on Saturday. The Spartans topped host Frostburg State 11-5 in both squads' first Capital Athletic Conference tilt of the 2011 season as the victory snaps York's two-game skid and improves their record to 5-2 (1-0 CAC) while the Bobcats fall to 3-5 (0-1 CAC) on the year.
Both of Dubois' goals came early as he kicked off York's offensive output with the Spartans' first two goals of the game. Dubois then assisted on Justin Aita's tally with 2:12 to play in the frame before Josh Gamble closed out the quarter with York's fourth with just seven seconds remaining on the clock.
Following a pair of Frostburg tallies to open the second quarter, Aita and Corey Cooke pushed the Spartan advantage back to four goals with scores with 3:42 and 2:03 left in the first half.
The third quarter saw the Spartans grow their lead to 9-3 as they outscored their hosts 3-1 in the frame, despite only registering four shots in the 15 minutes. James Lowe, Jason Underwood, and B.J. Blaker each scored in the quarter as the Green and White took a comfortable advantage into the fourth.
That comfort held true as York's lead was never threatened. The Spartans scored twice, courtesy of goals by Jimmy Langton and Lowe, while they only allowed a pair of Bobcat scores, both of which came late in the game.
For the contest, Dubois, Aita, and Lowe each scored twice while Josh Gamble added a goal and two helpers. Defensively, Justin Gordon caused a trio of turnoversand collected three groundballs while Underwood notched two caused turnovers.
The Bobcats' Phil Hess tallied a goal and an assist while Marcus Kyricacou scored once and recorded three groundballs.
York won the face-off margin as they secured 10-of-18 while the Green and White held a slight 26-25 lead in groundballs.
Tyler Powell picks up the victory in the Spartan goal as he made 11 saves over his 60 minutes of work. Frostburg's Tyler Haines notched six saves for the hosts.
York returns to action on Wednesday, March 24, when they travel to Frederick, Md. to take on CAC foe Hood in a 4:00 pm tilt.
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Austin police Chief Brian Manley said at a news conference that investigators believe the attacks are linked because in each case, the package bombs were left on the victims' front doorsteps and not delivered by a mail service.
AUSTIN, Texas — Investigators believe a package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman in Austin on Monday is linked to a similar bombing that killed a man elsewhere in the city this month, and they're considering whether race was a factor because all of the victims were black.
Shortly after police Chief Brian Manley held a news conference in which he linked the Monday morning attack that killed a 17-year-old boy and injured a woman with a March 2 attack that killed a 39-year-old man, authorities rushed to the scene of another blast that badly injured a woman.
Authorities haven't said whether the most recent blast was also caused by a package bomb or if the victim, like those killed or injured in the two confirmed bombings, is black. Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted that the woman is in her 70s and was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with potentially life-threatening injuries.
The explosions happened with hundreds of thousands of visitors in the city for the South by Southwest music, film and technology festival, and authorities urged the public to call the police if they receive any packages they aren't expecting. The explosions happened far from the festival's events, and there was no immediate word from organizers about additional safety precautions they were taking.
The three explosions occurred in different parts of east Austin. Monday's first explosion happened at a home near the city's Windsor Park neighborhood and about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from the home where the March 2 package bomb killed 39-year-old Anthony Stephan House. The March 2 blast was initially investigated as a suspicious death, but is now viewed as a homicide.
Monday's second explosion — the cause of which was still being investigated — happened in the Montopolis neighborhood, which is west of the airport and about five miles south of the day's first blast.
Manley said investigators believe the March 2 and Monday's first attack are related. In both cases, the packages were left overnight on the victims' doorsteps and were not mailed or sent by a delivery service. He said the U.S. Postal Service doesn't have a record of delivering the package to the home where Monday's explosion occurred, and that private carriers like UPS and FedEx also indicated that they had none, either.
"There are similarities that we cannot rule out that these two items are, in fact, related," Manley said.
Manley said investigators haven't determined a motive for the attacks, but it is possible that the victims could have been targeted because they are black.
"We don't know what the motive behind these may be," Manley said. "We do know that both of the homes that were the recipients of these packages belong to African-Americans, so we cannot rule out that hate crime is at the core of this. But we're not saying that that's the cause as well."
Special Agent Michelle Lee, a San Antonio-based spokesman for the FBI, said the agency "responded to both events" and was assisting Austin police, who were taking the lead on investigating. She said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was taking the lead on the federal investigation.
Manley said that a second package was discovered near the site of the initial Monday explosion and that some residents and media members were evacuated or pushed farther from the blast site as authorities determined whether it was a bomb.
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Want to know what it's like to take brand new BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet out of the box and set it up for the first time? Follow this handy visual guide to learn how to get started.
Step 1 – Plug it in!
As soon as you unpack your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, plug it into a power outlet to ensure that you have enough power to complete the setup process.
Step 2 – Set up your Wi-Fi network connection
Any Wi-Fi® networks that are in range will appear in the listing along the left side of the screen. If you don't see your preferred Wi-Fi network in the list, it might have a hidden SSID. If that's the case, tap "Manually Connect to Network" and you'll be able to setup a custom Wi-Fi connection to your network as shown in the screenshot above.
You can also use a WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) connection, which allows you to use secure connection buttons on your Wi-Fi router and/or secure PIN codes instead of manually specifying your Wi-Fi network connection. If you aren't familiar with WPS, I would recommend reviewing the user guide that came with your wireless router for information.
After you've made a successful Wi-Fi connection, swipe along the bottom of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet screen to move to then next step in the Setup process.
Step 3 – Specify the current Date and Time
The next step in the setup process will ask you to confirm the correct date and time. You can set the time manually, or specify the option to automatically set your date and time using your Wi-Fi network connection.
Step 4 – Review and accept the BlackBerry ID Agreement
From the "Country" drop-down list, please select your country location and preferred language. You'll then be presented with the BlackBerry ID Agreement. After you have reviewed the agreements and are comfortable with agreeing to its terms, tap "I Agree" to confirm your acceptance. You can then swipe and advance to the next screen.
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After your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has successfully installed the system update, the next step will help you set up BlackBerry® Bridge™. This feature will allow you to connect your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to your BlackBerry® smartphone so you can access your email, calendar, contacts and other data directly from your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. An important thing to remember here is that in order to use BlackBerry Bridge, you must be using a BlackBerry smartphone that uses BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0 or later. If don't know which version of BlackBerry device software you are using, check out this knowledge base article – How to check the version of the BlackBerry Device Software installed on the BlackBerry smartphone. (If you don't own a BlackBerry smartphone, please skip this step. We can think of lots of reasons you should own a BlackBerry smartphone and a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet – BlackBerry Bridge among them – but we'll settle for sending you here for more info.)
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - against North Korea Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in against North Korea Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Current News View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message SNJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 61Location: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ii4n-sky/ Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 1:02 pm Post subject: against North Korea Regional security against North Korea - the Unity of five countries centering on the proposal by US At the summit with the leader of China, Mr.Bush announced his intention that US would give a document to guarantee the sovereignty of North Korea in the multilateral framework in exchange for its suspension of its nuclear weapon development. Although the six nation talks in order to solve the nuclear issue of North Korea peacefully was held in the end of August, the outlook of next talks is still vague. That's because North Korea is stick to the security guarantee by the US-NorthKorea non-aggression pact, insisting that US has to revise its hostle policy against North Korea. On the other hand, Japan/Korea/US insist demand that North Korea should give up the plan to develop the nuclear weapon thoroughly, inspectionablly and irreversiblly. North Korea has never kept its bilateral agreement such as 1994 US-NorthKorea agreement on the frame work and 1992 Joint Declaration on Denuclearization. Due to those experiences, Bush administration has maintained its policy not to agree to the non-aggression treaty. If it were to agree to it, it would never be ratified by US Congress which has been getting stronger distrust against North Korea. Essentially nuclear issue shouldn't be solved in the framework of only US and North Korea. Six nation talks is the place for that, but China which is going to mediate next talks faces rough going against the North Korea's resistance. If this deadlock continues, the talks won't be held in this year and in the worst case the conclusion of the nuclear issue might be entrusted to the UN security council. Bush Plan was suggested at the summit between Mr.Koizumi and Mr.Bush which was held last week when Mr.Bush visited Tokyo. In order to resume the six nations talks in this year, Japan/Korea/China has asked US for flexible measure. US threw a new plan to North Korea. The nuclea issue can affect the security and peace of entire north-eastern asia. US new plan should be accepted as a positive proposals in order to regard the solution as "North Korea vs International society". The flexible response of Japan/South Korea/US is on the assumption that North Korea volunterly give up its nuclear development. It is also dispensable to inspect its implementation by many countries in order not to allow the loophole. North Korea's "security guarantee" could be partly related to the Japan/US military treaty and South Korea's security and defence. In the process to materialize the proposal, those things have to be solved. In order that, North Korea has to be drew out to the talks. In order not to allow North Korea to take advantage of unguarded moment, the unity among Japan/US/SouthKorea and China/Russia are important. They are necessary in order to put together diplomatic pressure against North Korea. North Korea has to understand that there is no means to solve the problem and to join the international society except for cooperation in the multilateral framework. Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 4:56 am Post subject: It seems that North Korea feels threatened by the presence of the United States in South Korea. Kim Jung II has stated several times that Washington must stop their hostile stand toward North Korea and sign a non-agression treaty with them. Although the US refuses to sign this nonagression treaty, they have stated several times that they will not attack North Korea and prefer diplomacy or talks. Perhaps, if the United States were to shut down their bases and leave South Korea, that might convince Kim Jung II that the US have no intention of attacking his country. Then perhaps, North Korea will give up their nuclear weapons program. Back to top SNJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 61Location: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ii4n-sky/ Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 6:37 am Post subject: RE Has north Korea announced that if US promise not to atack it and withdraw its troops from South Korea, Pyongyan will suspend its nuclear weapon developing? Was it effective that South Korea had carried out its SunShine Policy and then-president Clinton had tried to flatter Pyongyang with some aids? Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 12:38 pm Post subject: Kim Jung II has often criticized the US-South Korean military exercises saying that it's a preparation of war. The US keeps approximately 37,000 US soldiers in South Korea, and North Korea has even said that any increase in US troops or deployment to South Korea would be seen as an act of war. It is clear that North Korea sees America as a threat despite that they have already told him they prefer diplomacy. He has stated several times that he thinks the US plans to invade South Korea and that is why he wants to develop his nuclear weapons program. Therefore, perhaps the solution would be to evacuate all 37,000 soldiers in South Korea and close down all the bases. The American soldiers can go home, and North Korea would not feel threatened. Without any US soldiers next door, there is no reason that North Korea would feel threatened by America. Without any US troops in South Korea, it's possible that North Korea will see that America actually has no intention of attacking. That's just one thought for a solution. Back to top genkiguyJoined: 22 Aug 2003Posts: 23 Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2003 7:20 pm Post subject: Diana wrote: Without any US troops in South Korea, it's possible that North Korea will see that America actually has no intention of attacking. That's just one thought for a solution. And then you can say goodbye to South Korea. The 2 korea's would soon be unified under the leadership of Kim Jung II. There are US plans to reduce the troops presence over time, and replace it with a more high tech modern force that wouldn't sit round the demilitarised zone like sitting ducks for the North Korean guns. Th South Korean government was very concerned about the US proposal to reduce their forces here, Back to top DianaJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 494Location: Guam, USA Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:59 pm Post subject: Yes, I agree that it's possible for North Korea to invade the south if America closes its base in South Korea. However, I've also heard that there are many South Koreans who are against the Americans being stationed in their country and blame the US for North Korea's attitude toward them. America already paid a price trying to contain Iraq for 12 years. They were protecting Kuwait. Is America also going to pay a price for containing North Korea? And if many South Koreans feel anti-American and blame the US for causing the problem, then don't you think it would be best for America to evacuate and leave the Korean peninsula alone? Back to top SNJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 61Location: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ii4n-sky/ Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2003 5:57 pm Post subject: RE unfortunately i dont know well about the military power of South Korea, comparing to other countries. But North Korea has so great military power? except for nuclear weapons, it power is as much as one of Iraq,isnt it? Is there anyone who knows about that? And if NorthKorea invades South Korea, that will give US and UN a good reason to attack Pyongyan. And that situation is not hoped by Peking. 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Microbicides: Prevention Tool of the Future
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The worldwide AIDS epidemic has often been perceived as primarily affecting men, yet internationally, women make up roughly half of all people living with HIV/AIDS. Here in the United States, women are one of the fastest growing population living with HIV, currently making up an estimated 30% of new HIV infections. Only fifteen years ago, women accounted for less than 7% of Americans living with HIV/AIDS, so their representation in the HIV-positive population has more than tripled in a relatively short time span. This is a significant increase, one that has been called a "profound shift" by U.S Surgeon General David Satcher. It calls for renewed attention to the ways in which women become HIV positive, and a renewal of efforts to create woman-friendly barriers to HIV transmission.
Around the world, including in the U.S., most women become HIV-infected through sexual contact with men, generally by a boyfriend or husband. Cultural norms around the world make it difficult for women to insist that their sex partners consistently and properly use condoms. All too often, and with elevated frequency in patriarchal cultures and communities, women risk suspicion, isolation, and even violence for merely suggesting condom use. Within our own country, a 1998 U.S. Department of Justice study found that one out of four American women will be battered or sexually assaulted at least once in her life by a boyfriend or husband. This study shows that even in our relatively progressive culture there is a high prevalence of relationships in which women do not have optimal control over their intimate relations, and are thus at increased risk for being unable to ensure condom use.
Because of these factors, which constitute significant barriers to women's use of condoms, condoms cannot be the only tool the world offers to prevent HIV transmission through sex. Until there is a safe, effective, and accessible vaccines and until the status of women improves around the world, women need tools they can control and use that protect against transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
In response to the combined realities of gender inequality and increasing HIV-infection in women, a global effort is underway to promote the development of "Microbicides" -- anti-HIV agents that could be used and controlled by women. Currently in development, microbicides will be a new class of HIV prevention tools, chemical substances that -- when applied to the vagina or rectum -- will reduce the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), like HIV. Scientists are now trying to develop microbicides in non-prescription gels, creams, foams, and lubricants -- forms that would be made available at any drugstore.
Microbicides are not being developed in order to take the place of condoms, which when used properly provide excellent protection against HIV transmission. Rather, microbicides would be an HIV-prevention tool that would place significantly more control into the hands of women, who could, in theory, use them without the knowledge of the man they were having sex with. In addition, microbicides would provide men with another tool that they could use for preventing HIV transmission. [See "Microbicides and Men."]
There continues to be an urgent need for the public and policymakers to become more educated about the need for safe and effective alternatives to condoms, and to become educated about the potential benefits of microbicides. It is clear that with the proper investment and federal funding, microbicides could be developed within two to five years. Having safe, effective, accessible, and affordable microbicides would drastically reduce infection rates throughout the world, particularly among women and children. With 6,300 women around the world newly infected with HIV every day, investing in microbicide research and development is an effort we should not postpone. [See "Easy Ways to Support Microbicide Research and Development."]
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