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He wasn't laughing Thursday night.
The Green Bay Packers racked up three sacks and a number of other first-half hits on Cutler at Lambeau Field. After one series, Cutler chewed out his left tackle, J'Marcus Webb. Cutler even bumped Webb as he walked off the field. (That isn't seen in the clip below.)
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In addition to those summarized below, there may be additional opportunities posted on the Duke Graduate School Fellowships site and on Duke's Office of Research Support website.
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NSF Fellowship: Graduate Research Diversity Supplements
The establishment of Graduate Research Diversity Supplements (GRDS) reflects the continuing effort by ENG to promote increased participation of new Ph.D. students in all fields of engineering research with particular emphasis on individuals from underrepresented minorities in the U.S.
Eligibility: Candidates must be US citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens and must be newly enrolled in, or planning to pursue the Ph.D. degree in engineering disciplines.
Award size: ~$40k
Application deadline: January
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UNCF • Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships
The UNCF/Merck Science Initiative (UMSI) provides undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral support to outstanding African-American students who are pursuing studies and research careers in biological and chemical sciences.
Eligibility: To be considered, students must be African American (Black), enrolled in a doctoral program, engaged in and within 1-3 years of completing dissertation having successfully completed all qualifying exams and a citizen of permanent resident of the US.
Award size: Awards up to $52,000. In 2010 at least 12 fellowships were awarded. Each fellowship provides up to a maximum of $52,000, which includes a stipend of up to $42,000 for the Fellow and a Research Grant of up to $10,000 to support the research needs of the Fellow. The fellowship stipend is intended to cover from 12-24 months of fellowship tenure. A maximum of $30,000 in stipend may be received in any 12 month period.
Application deadline: December
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Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs
Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity.
Eligibility: To be considered, students must be a citizen or national of the US and have evidence of a superior academic achievement. Applicants should also be committed to a career in teaching or research in a college or university.
Predoctoral Award: ~$20k
Dissertation Award: ~$20k
Postdoctoal Award: ~$40k
Application deadline: November
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Xerox Minority Scholarships
Eligibility: To be considered, students must be a US Citizen or permanent resident and enrolled in full time course work pursuing an undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degree.
Award Size: $1,000-$10,000
Application Deadline: September
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IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Program
The IBM Ph.D. Fellowship Awards Program is an intensely competitive worldwide program, which honors exceptional Ph.D. students who have an interest in solving problems that are important to IBM and fundamental to innovation in many academic disciplines and areas of study.
Eligibility: Students must be nominated by a faculty member. The faculty member is encouraged to contact an IBM colleague prior to submitting the nomination. The student must be enrolled full time in a Ph.D. program.
Award Size: up to $17,500/yr
Application Deadline: October
More information: On IBM's website
Hertz Foundation Fellowship
The Graduate Fellowship Award is based on merit (not need) and consists of a cost-of-education allowance and a personal-support stipend.
Eligibility: Open to US citizens and permanent resident aliens who are willing to morally commit to make their skills available to the United States in time of national emergency. We screen fellowship applicants for qualities the Foundation believes are essential ingredients of future professional accomplishment. read more
Award Size: $31-36k stipend plus full tuition
Application Deadline: October
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Government Fellowships
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NSF Fellowship: Graduate Research Supplements
These awards are designed to increase participation of new Ph.D. students in all fields of engineering research with particular emphasis on individuals from underrepresented groups. A request for funding of a GRS should be made by the Principal Investigator of an existing ENG award.
Eligibility: Candidates must be US citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens and must be newly enrolled in, or planning to pursue the Ph.D. degree in engineering disciplines. Renewal for a second or third year supplement requires a report on the progress of the student toward the Ph.D. degree and availability of funds in the program.
Award size: Award size is generally around $40k
Application deadline: Generally in May
More information: Contact GRS coordinators
DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship Program
The DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) program supports outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science.
Eligibility: Students must be pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. and demonstrate interest in areas supported by the DOE. Cumulative GPA must be at least 3.3.
Award Size: $35k for living expenses, up to $10.5k for tuition support, $5k for research and travel and accommodations to the annual DOE SCGF Research Conference.
More information: program website
DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
The DOE CSGF fellowship support allows students to focus on their academics and research without excessive teaching or other departmental support activities.
Eligibility: Students must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien who are planning full-time, uninterrupted study towards a Ph.D. The fellow's department must waive any teaching requirements beyond one term.
Award Size: yearly stipend $36k, full tuition paid, $5k the first year toward equipment, fellowship is renewable for up to four years. read more
Application Deadline: January
More information: DOE CSGF website
EPA STAR Fellowship for Graduate Environmental Study
STAR fellowships are intended to help defray the ever-increasing costs associated with studies leading to advanced degrees in environmental sciences.
Eligibility: Open to US citizens and permanent resident aliens who are pursuing research in an environmentally related field.
Award Size: up to $42k (12k tuition and 25k stipend)
Application Deadline: November
More Information: EPA website
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Project (GSRP)
The goal of NASA's GSRP is to cultivate additional research ties to the academic community, to help meet the continuing needs of the Nation's aeronautics and space workforce requirements by increasing the number of highly trained scientists and engineers in aeronautics and space-related disciplines, and to meet the Nation's need to increase the number of highly trained teachers. The program will support approximately 140 graduate students annually.
Eligibility: Students must be US citizens and have a faculty research adviser (who will be the PI of the Training Grant).
Award Size: $30k (master's can renew for one year, doctorate for two)
Application Deadline: February
More information: NASA GRSP webpage
DOD Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship
As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DOD) will offer fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated the ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.
Eligibility: Students must be US citizens, study in one of the 15 supported disciplines and intend to pursue a doctoral degree.
Award Size: ~$30k
Application Deadline: December
More Information: NDSEG website
Graduate Research Award Program on Public Sector Aviation Issues
Project: ACRP11-04. The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Academies, is pleased to announce the Graduate Research Award Program on Public-Sector Aviation Issues. This program, sponsored by the U.S. DOT Federal Aviation Administration and administered by the ACRP, is designed to encourage applied research on airport and related aviation system issues and to foster the next generation of aviation community leaders. Successful papers will be presented at the TRB Annual Meeting; and exceptional papers could be published in a subsequent TRB Transportation Research Record.
Eligibility: Candidates must be full-time students enrolled in a graduate degree program at an accredited North American institution of higher learning during the academic year.
Award Size: $10,000 for successful completion of a research paper on public-sector airport-related aviation issues during the upcoming academic year
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The African American Student Development program (AASD), formerly the African American Cultural Center (AACC), is an integral part of the university's commitment to serving underrepresented and marginalized populations.
AASD's mission is to support, promote, and enhance the academic, social, and personal development of students of African descent and heritage within a welcoming and nurturing environment.
We also work to ensure students' academic and social success by providing the following services:
For more than 30 years, the African American Cultural Center (AACC) served as an "oasis of cultural wealth" by providing programming and resources that allowed students, faculty/staff, and visitors the opportunity to delve into the rich history, folkways, contributions and issues surrounding African American life.
In 2007, the AACC along with several other diversity related units were clustered to form the Center for Student Diversity (CSD) and the AACC was revamped into the African American Student Development Program (AASD). The primary goal of AASD is to aid in the recruitment, retention and development of students of African and African American descent and heritage and to assist the University in creating a more welcoming and inclusive environment across campus.
AASD is housed in the Center for Student Diversity (CSD) located on the third floor of the University Union in Room 313. The CSD is a place of inclusion that prides itself on being a catalyst for interaction and discourse.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Zach Johnson won the rain-delayed BMW Championship on Monday and now has a chance to win something bigger.
Johnson rolled in two birdie putts over the closing holes at soggy Conway Farms and closed with a 6-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Nick Watney, giving him one of the top five seeds for the Tour Championship next week and a clear shot at the FedEx Cup and its $10 million prize.
His first win of the year came at the expense of Jim Furyk, who endured another dose of final-round disappointment.
Furyk's victory drought is now at three years, and he has failed to win the last six times he had at least a share of the lead going into the final round. He lost the outright lead with a bogey on the 11th hole and then fell too far behind with two more bogeys in his round of 71. He wound up alone in third.
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Watney started the week at No. 34 in the FedEx Cup. He closed with a 64, and his runner-up finish allowed him to join the 30 players who advance to East Lake next week, all of them with at least a mathematical chance at the $10 million bonus.
Luke Donald, a member at Conway Farms, made four straight birdies on the back nine and finishing with a par save from the bunker for a 66 that enabled him to go from No. 64 to just inside the top 30 and a trip to East Lake.
The points will be reset, meaning the top five only have to win the Tour Championship to capture the cup.
Tiger Woods will be the No. 1 seed, though he doesn't go there with much momentum. Woods started the final round in cool, breezy conditions just four shots behind and was never a factor after missing a short par putt on the opening hole. He closed with a 71 and tied for 11th, seven shots behind.
"It was not a very good putting week," Woods said, who was coming off a tie for 65th on the TPC Boston. "It's just one of those weeks where I just didn't have it."
Henrik Stenson, a winner in Boston and angry enough in Chicago that he snapped off the head of his driver during the final round, will be the No. 2 seed at East Lake, followed by Masters champion Adam Scott, Johnson and Matt Kuchar.
Steve Stricker, who played in the final group with Johnson, was one shot off the lead when he started the back nine bogey-double bogey. He closed with a 72, a round that cost him one of the top five seeds.
Furyk had company in his misery.
Matt Jones of Australia had a chance to get to the Tour Championship — which effectively would have put him in the four majors next year — but his 8-foot birdie putt on the last hole hit the lip. That cost him a spot in the top 30.
Harris English was at No. 28 and might have caught the worst break of them all. In a driving rain Sunday, he lost the grip on his tee shot and pulled it into grass so thick the ball was never found. The horn to stop play sounded a minute later, and English went back out Monday morning to No. 8 to play his third shot on the par 5. He wound up with a double bogey, never found momentum and fell out of the top 30 by two shots.
Lee Westwood also fell out of the Tour Championship with a poor week.
Johnson now has 10 career wins on the PGA Tour, and this one capped off an amazing month. Johnson put his postseason in jeopardy by skipping the opening FedEx Cup playoff event to attend his brother's wedding — though he went over to Conway Farms during the wedding week for a sneak preview. He made a 25-foot birdie putt on the last hole at the TPC Boston to earn a spot on the Presidents Cup team, and then won the BMW Championship to get one of the top seeds.
It was a clean performance on the soft, sloppy turf in the north Chicago suburbs.
Johnson played the final 31 holes without a bogey. He got into the mix with birdie putts on the seventh and eighth, the holes were everyone should try to make up ground. He took a share of the lead with an 8-foot birdie on No. 12.
Furyk had fallen out of the lead on the 13th hole by missing a 5-foot par putt. On the 16th hole — the second-toughest in the final round — Johnson took on the flag and went just long into the first cut. He popped it out with his putter and watched the 18-footer roll true to the hole and drop for birdie. Johnson again went at the pin on the par-3 17th and made a 12-footer for birdie to stretch his lead.
He finished at 16-under 268 and earned $1.44 million, pushing his career earnings to just over $30 million.


text: Debussy's Paris features works from the Museum's rich holdings in French art of the late nineteenth century, supplemented by key loans. The exhibition was planned in association with "Music in Debussy's Paris" (March 10–11, 2012), a weekend of lectures and performances celebrating the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy's birth, co-organized by Jane Bryden, Iva Dee Hiatt Professor of Music, and Peter Bloom, Grace Jarcho Ross 1933 Professor of the Humanities, with other members of the music faculty. Assistant Professor Laura Anne Kalba (Smith College Art Department) served as curatorial consultant for the exhibition, and Professor Bloom provided information and assistance at every turn. The catalogue was written by Professors Kalba and Bloom, Assistant Professor Juliet Bellow (American University), and Jean-Michel Nectoux, Curator of the Debussy anniversary exhibition opening in February 2012 at the Orangerie in Paris. The exhibition's audio program was designed by Scott Lehrer and RBH Multimedia, Inc., and Professor Mary Ellen Birkett (Smith College French Department) lent her voice to the listening stations. Debussy's Paris is supported by a gift from the Selma Seltzer, class of 1919, estate and the Publications and Research Fund of the Museum.


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Saturday, October 19, 8 - 9:30am
Pender Drive Office & Community Center
The Men's Ministry Bible Study and Breakfast will be meeting at our Pender Drive Office & Community Center. The men will continue their Bible study in the book of Colossians and have a short discussion on some of the Christian spiritual foundations. Breakfast will be provided and a free will offering basket set out. We welcome all men from our congregation to join us! Email John Kirby for details.


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Pharmaceuticals enter the fray with corporate blogsPosted by Mark White, Blog Consultant in Business Blog Review , Business Uses , Corporate Blogging , Create Product Evangelists , Product Blogs
Over the weekend, I was chatting with a friend who used to work for one of the larger pharmaceutical companies here in the UK and, as you do, I mentioned my professional involvement with corporate blogging. Having given her a brief overview of how the business world is using blogs, she commented that she felt it was unlikely that there would be many blogs from the main pharma companies, and I agreed … in part.
My own thoughts were that, on the drug side of the business, the legal elements would be too stifling and would never allow the openness and free comment that a blog requires. However, I felt that on the consumer side of the business, product blogs would be the perfect vehicle for some product lines – the example I gave her was from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) where I felt the Lucozade line would benefit immensely from a product based blog linked with their other online and offline marketing activities.
Well, I decided to do a little investigating today, what did I find? Not one but two pharmaceutical companies have in fact recently launched blogs – GSK and Johnson & Johnson – so, of course I had to have a closer look.
From GSK has come AlliConnect which is focused on the Alli Weight Loss product line which apparently is "the only FDA approved weight loss product available over the counter" – in the US, I presume. From a blog perspective, clean look (if a touch bland) with clear branding and has all the main components in place, as I guess you would hope since they have been working with Debbie Weil on this, who is also named as one of the authors. Wide subject matter from a small team with a lot of potential for development and some innovative uses of this product blog, and so one that will be interesting to follow from a professional perspective.
The other from Johnson & Johnson is called JNJ BTW and has a little bit further to go, to be honest. It is written by one of the media relations team which rather sets the tone, and it seems to have a much less well defined remit in terms of what it is looking to achieve. With very little corporate branding, there are certain elements of the set-up which need to be dealt with (non friendly URLs, 'Uncategorised" category, RSS all but hidden) and I don't get the same feel of focus which concerns me when considering the impact it will make. I believe that they would have been better placed if they had focused on a single product area (and they have enough to choose from) rather than a wide ranging corporate blog which seems to be what they are attempting here.
All in all, GSK have certainly the better starting position here and it does make me wonder whether engaging a blog consultant would have avoided a lot of the early pain that I foresee for the J&J blog – though, I admit that I might be biased here, given that it is what I do for a living. It's good to see large corporates embracing blogs, of course, but I think that the public already has certain standards they expect and so therefore the planning and delivery of blogs is going to need more and more attention if they are to make the right impact from the start.
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Tim Tebow runs afoul of NCAA recruiting rules, reports says
Oops: It appears Tim Tebow is to blame for a secondary NCAA violation at Ohio State.
Tebow talked to a high school player while with Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer. That, according to Cleveland.com, is a no-no. Former college players are among those banned from speaking to recruits on behalf of a university.
Tebow played for Meyer at Florida before his abbreviated NFL career.
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The exchange, during a phone call, took place on March 9, 2013. Ohio State admitted the error to NCAA officials.
Despite the call, Illinois high school linebacker Clifton Garrett decided to sign with LSU on Dec. 5, college football's national signing day.
According to Cleveland.com:
"Upon receiving the call, Coach Meyer informed Garrett that he was on vacation and having lunch with friends and family, including Tim Tebow. Garrett asked Coach Meyer if he could wish Tebow good luck on the upcoming season. Coach Meyer handed the phone to Tebow and Garrett conversed with Tebow for approximately eight seconds. Coach Meyer stated that no recruiting conversation occurred, there was no intent to have Tebow recruit on behalf of Ohio State and he, in fact, did not recruit on behalf of Ohio State.
"Coach Meyer reported that Garrett was not instructed to call by anyone from the Ohio State football staff and that neither he nor Tebow had any other communication with any other prospects during the lunch. Coach Meyer further indicated that Tebow has never spoken with any other prospective Ohio State student-athletes.
"Coach Meyer understands that the communication between Garrett and Tebow was an error on his part. However, he was adamant that it was a reflexive, courteous action rather than an intentional attempt to involve Tim Tebow in the recruiting process."


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Sun shares DARPA dough with photon biz (again)
Chipping the light fantastic
As it fashions optical chip links for the US military, Sun Microsystems has enlisted the help of another optically-minded partner.
Last month, Kortura Inc. leapt aboard the Ultraperformance Nanophotonic Intrachip Communications (UNIC) project, a DARPA-funded undertaking run by Sun, and this month, it's the California-based Luxera joining the party.
In linking processor cores with light, Sun and DARPA hope to increase speed and bandwidth while reducing cost and power consumption. In March, DARPA - the central research operation of the US Department of Defense - gave Sun $44m to chip the light fantastic, and now it's sharing chunks of that government cash with Kortura and Luxtera, two companies that undoubtedly own the same whalesong CD.
"We selected Luxtera for its proven technology and processes and overall expertise required for developing next-generation photonics technology for the UNIC program," reads a statement from Dr. Jim Mitchell, a Sun fellow and VP of new technology adoption at the company. "They have been extremely successful in the utilization of Silicon CMOS Photonics and delivering direct 'fiber-to-the-chip' connectivity in commercial products."
Founded in 2001, Luxtera began sampling a photonic chip linking technology at the end of last year, combining fiber-optic communication techniques with standard CMOS silicon manufacturing techniques. In partnering with Sun, the company will provide "strategic direction, baseline optoelectronic circuits, tools, and device design support."
"A key element of our technology is that we enable fabrication of optical and electronic circuits on a common mainstream CMOS chip," says Luxtera CEO Greg Young. "This capability is the key enabler of next-generation, optically interconnected multi-core processors and computing systems."
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U2360° tour considered by many as the most impressive or massive under taking to date by any group or artists; shattering records both in audience attendance and revenues. Can you imagine the logistical nightmare of moving three identical sets around the world, which includes 150 trucks? Epic Experience that is the way most fans described the show. U2 has just launched for its fan club "From the Ground Up" as Paul described it " This is the story of U2's biggest tour to date and biggest tour of all time." The inside account of 360° Tour takes fans on a journey from Bono's kitchen table where he imagines the new stage design to that final night of the biggest tour ever.
The 260-page large format hardback photo book with test by Dylan Jones and photography by Ralph Larmann is the ultimate fan club gift. Dylan and Ralph provide fans a inside view of the 24 month tour. You cannot buy the book on amazon or any book retailer you have to be a fan club member. To add more motivation Edge threw in some one-off, limited edition tracks from the tour.
So, did you resign for the 2013 season? If so, you could expect to see your copy arrive some time in December. Once we get a copy in, we will share all of the insider details with you.
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Located next to the former Versace mansion on Ocean Drive, Hotel Victor is a historic 1937 property that underwent a complete renovation and expansion in 2005. Originally designed by famed architect L. Murray Dixon, internationally renowned decorator Jacques Garcia was tapped to update the property while respecting the historical integrity. The senses are immediately engaged when one walks into the hotel. A special "Vibe Concierge" is responsible for a changing array of music, scents and color, while a three-dimensional, almost electric feel is present all around. The textiles and Asian designed ironwork, the bright purples and moon jellyfish imported from the Pacific create the illusion of entering another world. The jellyfish motif is carried throughout the hotel, from actual jellyfish to jellyfish styled lamps in the guest rooms. The clean and simple lines are still present from the Deco era, as is the beautiful landscape mural originally painted by Earl La Pan then touched up by the artist himself during the renovation.
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Subterranean Spa V is a short elevator ride from the sizzle of Ocean Drive to serenity. Spa V handmaidens will cleanse and exfoliate your body while you luxuriate on a heated marble bed enveloped in aromatic steam. This is the Hammam experience, South Beach's first authentic Turkish ritual steam bath. "Quickie" manicure and pedicure options are available in addition to traditional services, as well as the decadent Gold Facial, featuring a 24 karat gold mask that is purported to brighten the complexion, ease fine lines and give the skin a celebrity glow.
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Rooms are equipped with necessary South Beach amenities such as full-sized bars, wide screen plasma and LCD panel TVs, DVD/CD players, wireless Internet and an emphasis on luxurious textiles and furnishings. All white marbled bathrooms feature deep, dramatic tubs.
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The 4,000 square foot Presidential Suite features a separate elevator, two outdoor terraces, one of which is on the rooftop and includes a generous hot tub among built-in speakers, an outdoor shower and a large seating area great for parties. There is a 360 degree view of South Beach and the Atlantic Ocean, as well as a fully equipped kitchen for your viewing and dining pleasure.
South Beach and The Villa by Barton G are a one-minute walk away. The Bass Museum of Art is a mile away, and many upscale nightclubs, restaurants and boutiques are a two-minute walk away. The Miami Beach Golf Course is close by, as is the Miami Marina.
Celebrity cache:
During a recent Miami Beach Wine and Food Festival, Rachael Ray cooked up a storm in the Presidential Suite kitchen, later watching her hubby jam downstairs while Gloria Estefan sang and Emilio played the bongos. Other celebrities who have stayed on site are Madonna, Diddy and Serena Williams.
Awards and accolades:
Conde Nast traveler named the Victor "One of the Best New Hotels in the World," The World Travel Awards, "2007 North America's Leading Boutique Hotel," and Florida's Leading Boutique Hotel for the second year in a row.
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On Human Rights Day, the European Union pays tribute to human rights defenders who dedicate their lives to promoting and protecting people's fundamental rights around the world. This year, Human Rights Day focuses on the work of human rights defenders, and on how social media can be used to promote and underpin change.
The Arab spring vividly reminds us that human rights are universal and that people everywhere aspire to live in dignity and freedom. In 2011, thousands of people decided that the time had come to claim their rights. Social media carried their message, and allowed activists and individuals to break free from their isolation, to disseminate ideas and to denounce oppression.
Use of social media to promote human rights should not be restricted by governments. The EU has repeatedly and publicly condemned restrictions on freedom of expression and on access to the internet, as well as the arrest of bloggers, witnessed in many countries around the world.
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ENGM 180: Corporate Finance
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Issues of financial management important to the engineering manager. A review of the concepts of engineering economy, including time value of money, net present value, and choosing among investment alternatives. Discussion of global and national economic factors impacting the modern technology-driven corporation — such as exchange rates, competitiveness, cost of capital, money markets, and tax policies. Examination of the role of the financial organization in a corporation and its relationship to the engineering manager. Evaluating a balance sheet and an income statement; understanding the effect of mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and venture capital on R&D organizations. Discussion of the financial aspects of engineering project management, including planning and budgeting, project costing, and cost vs. schedule vs. performance trade-offs. One or several additional topics, such as defense industry economics, impacts of deregulation, intellectual property law, and economic forecasting, will be selected for discussion.


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Charlotte Motor Speedway replaces Billy Currington as All-Star race pre-race entertainment
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CONCORD, N.C. – Charlotte Motor Speedway has replaced country singer Billy Currington as the pre-race act before next month's All-Star race.
Currington was charged Thursday with making terroristic threats and abuse of an elderly person. He was released from a Georgia jail after posting a $27,700 bond.
Each of the charges is a felony punishable by one to five years in prison.
Charlotte Motor Speedway president said Friday that double-platinum singer-songwriter Josh Turner will perform the pre-race concert before the May 18 race. Smith cited Currington's arrest for the change.
Currington's hits include "Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer," ''That's How Country Boys Roll" and "People Are Crazy."


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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day
• Before yesterday's Padres-Marlins game, Bobby V predicted that Florida's Josh Johnson was going to "make a statement" to the Fathers of San Diego, saying, "I think Josh Johnson comes out of the closet tonight, if you will." Oh, we will. Johnson struck out 12, twirling both a complete game and the night away. [The Couchwarmers]
• The Magic finish off the Bobcats, and the Suns are now one win away from the second round. That "Grant Hill Gets Revenge" Finals prop bet is lookin' pretty good right now.
• After a minor bus accident, the Hawks lost to the Bucks. Fear the Deer and all traffic intersections!
• The Blackhawks and the Bruins clinch their respective series; the Habs push the Caps to Game 7 on account of Jaroslav Halak's 53 saves; and the Red Wings and Coyotes play Game 7 tonight. That curse-filled muttering you hear is coming from Leaf and Rangers fans the continent over.
• What is going on with JaMarcus Russell? Is he going to compete for the starter's spot with Jason Campbell? Move to offensive tackle because of his ballooning waistline? Is he simply going to get 86ed? Is Jared Lorenzen a studio analyst yet?
• X-Man Charlie Davies, late of the broken forehead and the ruptured bladder and owner of the most cringe-inducing scar ever, has returned to full-time training with his club team in France. [Goal]
It's Casey Kasem's and Ace Frehley's birthday. Read about one of those men here.


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Cub Scouts must "earn the Bobcat badge first before receiving any other award or rank."
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- "The Bobcat badge is earned prior to all other ranks. If a boy joins Cub Scouting as a Wolf, Bear, or Webelos, he must earn the Bobcat badge first before receiving any other award or rank. - Advancement Policies, pp. 18-21
"No matter what age or grade a boy joins Cub Scouting, he must earn his Bobcat Badge before he can advance to the rank of Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, or Webelos. A boy must complete the Bobcat requirements, which include demonstrating his understanding of Scouting's core values. He must be able to recite the Cub Scout Promise, Law of the Pack, and motto and demonstrate the Cub Scout sign, handshake, and salute. He must also explain what each of these ideals means, in addition to demonstrating his understanding of the core values of honesty and trustworthiness, and explaining their importance."
The Bobcat rank was introduced in 1938 as the entry-level rank for every new Cub. The badge was a pin that was to be worn on civilian clothing and was not officially approved to be worn on the uniform shirt until 1959. In late 1972, the Bobcat pin was replaced with an embroidered rank patch and the Wolf and Bear rank badges were updated to the designs currently in use.
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It is not easy being a farmer anywhere, and it has certainly not been easy in recent years to be a grape grower in California in the face of a plethora of challenges, ranging from drought exacerbated by government-imposed limitations on agricultural water use to rising labor costs and a maze of ever-intensifying regulatory pressures.
Yet thus far, California grape growers have been able to meet the challenges and turn out ever-increasing volumes of high-quality grapes in an expanding array of varieties.
Last year was a record year for California grape shipments, with a record 116.2 million boxes of grapes (19-pound equivalent) going to market. For 2014, the crop was officially estimated at just over that — 116.5 million boxes — at the season's start. The California Table Grape Commission revisited the estimate at its meeting on July 17 and reaffirmed that number, notwithstanding some early vineyards in the San Joaquin Valley picking out a little lighter than growers had anticipated, attesting their confidence that if all went as expected, strong volumes would be realized throughout the balance of the season.
In the San Joaquin Valley, California's largest grape growing region, the 2014 harvest started earlier than usual — earlier than ever for some growers — with varieties coming off from one week to as much as two weeks earlier than average.
However, many growers quickly discovered that for a variety of reasons the volume was not there in the early vineyards that they had anticipated. Some growers had smaller bunches than they expected, and many found the berries were not sizing as well as the year prior. However, the quality of the harvested fruit, they say, has been excellent.
Even so, as of the week ending July 4, shipments were well ahead of the prior year. "Because it is an early season, our volume is significantly ahead of last year," Kathleen Nave, president of the California Table Grape Commission, said July 11. As of that date in 2013, "we had shipped a total of 6 million boxes out of the Coachella Valley and out of the San Joaquin Valley. This year, we have shipped 9.2 [million boxes]."
How the trend would play out over the course of the season remained to be seen, as the preponderance of the volume was still ahead.
California's fresh grape volume is increasingly skewed to the latter part of the season. Most new varieties being introduced are mid- to late season varieties, and most new plantings have been for the latter part, rather than the earlier part, of the season.
On average, the industry ships around 60 percent of its volume after Sep. 1, but Nave expected that number to be higher this year in spite of the early start, and shipments to date being "significantly ahead of where we are this year."
On July 18, following the commission's reaffirmation of the 116.5-box estimate, Nave said, "All expectations are that we are going to have a good quality crop, and there is a lot of fruit. The vast majority of it comes off after Sept. 1. I expect we will have 65 or 70 percent of it coming off in the fall, into the winter."
"It is going to be another big crop," said John Zaninovich, president of Vincent B. Zaninovich & Sons in Richgrove, CA, July 9. "I don't know if it will be a record or not, but it is definitely a very big crop" and appears to be a good quality crop. "I am expecting good demand, because all the growers are growing varieties that eat well now and look good, so the retailers and consumers should be happy."
Growers attributed the lighter-than-anticipated production on some early vineyards to various factors, including a mild winter and some intense summer heat.
"Overall, the crop looks good. Size is good" and the color is good, said Anthony Stetson, sales manager at Columbine Vineyards in Delano, CA, July 2. "I'd say the heat we are having this week has slowed everything down considerably," largely because harvest crews were only able to work half a day in the heat, he said. "Demand has stayed pretty good" right through the Fourth of July pull, he added.
"The quality is outstanding this year, and it has been a seamless transition out of Mexico to the Central California deal on red grapes," said Atomic Torosian, a partner in Crown Jewels Produce LLC in Fresno, CA. "Up here in the Central Valley," he said, he has seen "good berry size and nice firm grapes. So far … it has been a real good deal." He expected markets to remain active at least through the month of July on all colors of grapes.
The crop is neither light nor heavy but "a good solid crop of grapes this year," according to Scott Boyajian, director of sales for Sunview Marketing International in Delano, CA, July 3. He expected the total California crop to come in "somewhere between 117 and 120 [million boxes]," which is a bit over the official estimate.
Timing, for Sunview, was running about a week early, "which is good," he said. "An extra week will help us move the crop through the system."
"The market has been very strong," said Jared Lane, vice president of sales and marketing for Stevco Inc, July 10. That is partly due to the fact that "we haven't been able to pick as heavy as an industry" as expected. The transition from the spring grape deals out of Mexico and Coachella, CA, to the San Joaquin Valley "was very, very smooth," he added. "There was not a lot of overlap. The San Joaquin Valley started almost directly as Mexico and Coachella were winding down … so the market has stayed very healthy. I expect it to stay healthy for at least the month of July."
The main challenges facing the industry this year are water and labor, and specifically "quality of labor and quality of water," Lane said. "We think we have enough water" to finish the remainder of the crop, "but we are not sure … so we are monitoring that weekly."
"Water has been a big issue in the valley," said Brian Crettol, a salesman at Jasmine Vineyards Inc. in Delano, CA, July 9.
"We are basically getting zero allocations" for surface water this year, "so it is all well water." Seeing that coming, the company put in new wells and retrofitted old wells "to make sure we have a steady water supply." However, continued drought conditions could be problematic, as water tables have been dropping. Rainfall is needed to recharge the aquifers, he said.
Some of the early fruit did not size as well as expected, and some ranginess in size was also seen early on, but "what we are seeing now, as the later districts are starting to come off this week and next week, is that berry size seems to havae evened out. I think we've got more consistency" in Flames, Sugraones, Princess and Summer Royals, said Shaun Ricks, vice president of Eye Grape Guys LLC in Visalia, CA, July 8. "Quality and consistency has also improved."
Earliness has advantages, but "I'll take quality and consistency over that just about any day," he said.


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To view more alumni events, click here.
Join the Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design for a review of many exciting healthcare design projects at the CBID Annual Fall Showcase & Shark Tank.
An alumni start-up panel will be featured this year and it's not to be missed. The event will also include a Shark Tank competition with a panel of tough judges and real cash prizes. Light refreshments will be provided.
The Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE@APL) program allows highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students from the Whiting School of Engineering and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences the opportunity to conduct research at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
At this poster and information session, RISE@APL Scholars will present their research findings, while representatives from APL and Johns Hopkins Engineering will be available to answer students' questions about the application and selection process.
Desmond Lawler, PhD
Nassir I. Al-Rashid Chair in Civil Engineering
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin
Abstract: The philosophy of municipal wastewater treatment has changed only slowly in the past 100 years. From approximately 1920 to 1970, a wastewater discharge was considered acceptable if the dissolved oxygen level in the receiving stream did not dip below 5 mg/L downstream of the discharge. Protecting aquatic life, particularly fish, from immediate death due to low oxygen levels was the primary motivation and the goal. The passage of the Clean Water Act in 1970 reflected a broader view to include concerns about eutrophication by nutrients and ecological and human health concerns with the naming of "priority pollutants." Nevertheless, the central concept was that discharge concentrations would be acceptable if they took advantage of the assimilative capacity of receiving waters; that is, if they limited the harm to acceptable values. Now we are embarking on a new philosophy, captured by the phrase "One Water" by the Water Environment Federation, in which we think of wastewater not as a problem for disposal but as a resource.
Why is this shift in philosophy happening? At least two major changes have occurred since the old philosophies were developed. First, a dramatically increased population has led to a substantial increase in "indirect potable reuse" of wastewater, whereby the effluent discharge from one city is a part of the drinking water source for a downstream city. In many areas of the arid Southwest, that "part" can often be nearly 100%. An extension of this trend, due to water shortages, is the drive toward direct potable reuse of wastewater. Second, not only do the chemical and pharmaceutical industries now produce tens of thousands of synthetic chemicals that were not dreamed of when the "priority pollutant" list associated with the Clean Water Act was developed, we now understand that some of these products are endocrine disruptors and others lead to microbial antibiotic resistance.
In this talk, I will try to make the case that wastewater treatment needs to be changed, perhaps radically, to reflect the new philosophy and to meet the needs of the 21st century. The thrust of the presentation will be to explore some possibilities for these radical changes and try to back them up with preliminary engineering calculations.
The Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE@APL) program allows highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students from the Whiting School of Engineering and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences the opportunity to conduct research at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
At the event, last summer's scholars will share their experiences at APL. Following the formal program, there will be a poster session and open networking reception for current students, their APL mentors, and Hopkins engineering alumni. Additionally, representatives from APL and WSE will be available to answer students' questions about the application and selection process.Register for the 2019 RISE@APL Info Session and Alumni Gathering


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With foreign nationalities making up 44% of the population, three international borders (France, Germany and Belgium), and over 1,000 years of history, Luxembourg is certainly an international as well as popular destination. Expats usually head to Luxembourg City, the urban center of the country, for job opportunities in technology and financial services; two major sources of employment. Despite a recent increase in the small levels of unemployment, skilled tradesmen and those with qualifications or a full CV of experience will likely find good job opportunities, as well as enjoy special tax exemptions for expats. You'll discover that a diverse selection of international foods is available, including French, Italian, Sushi, Indian and Thai. Pretty French patisseries tempt passers-by while traditional fare includes meats marinated or in white and red wine sauces served with potatoes and vegetables. Cheese, pies, tarts and stews are also popular. Although you'll be settling into Luxembourg life as a resident, make sure to visit some of Luxembourg's most romantic sights such as the "valley of the seven castles", the vineyards of the Moselle valley, and the stunning lakes and forests in the surrounding countryside.
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Supreme Court narrowly limits reach of labor unions
In a decision that sidesteps a major shift in labor policy, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Illinois can't force home health care workers to pay dues to unions.
The narrow 5-4 ruling applies most directly to the Illinois home care providers who challenged a state decision to classify them as public employees and require them to pay fees to a union.
But it also deals a blow to union efforts nationwide to extend their reach in an era of declining membership and political influence.
"These home workers share a lot of attributes of the new emerging workforce, and for unions, it's a big blow because that was their growth area," George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley told CNN. "And it's going to be very difficult now to extend these contracts to get those types of dues."
Still, the ruling was not as broad as many union activists had feared, falling well short of what some had predicted would be a vote to gut a 37-year-old Supreme Court decision allowing for what's known in labor circles as the "agency shop" system.
Instead, the court created a new category of "partial public employees" who can't be compelled to pay into the union system.
"A narrow decision, a loss for the unions but not as catastrophic as many labor union people had feared," said CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin.
The ruling stems from a decision by Illinois lawmakers to classify home health care workers paid by Medicaid as state employees and require them to pay fees to the Service Employees International Union.
The union exclusively bargains with the state over wages, hours and working conditions.
The employees, most of whom were hired by individual patients and reimbursed through Medicaid, argued they were being forced to subsidize the union's efforts in violation of constitutional rights of free speech and free association.
State officials argued that mandatory union representation increased wages and benefits, reduced employee turnover and improved training and supervision.
Despite the narrow reach of the ruling, labor activists and their allies were displeased.
The ruling "strikes a blow against efforts to address the serious problem of income inequality in this country," Fordham University law professor James Brudney told CNN. "Home care employees are among our lowest-paid workers, and this decision will make it harder for them to come together to improve conditions."
The conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute, however, celebrated the ruling as a major victory.
"This decision delivers a major blow to the coercive powers of government unions," CEI policy analyst Trey Kovacs said in a statement. "The ruling frees thousands of home care and child care providers from financially assisting government unions that they disagree with."
CNN's Michael Pearson reported and wrote from Atlanta; Bill Mears reported and wrote from Washington.


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I'm Hannah: mother, wife, photographer, writer, artist, wellness enthusiast and lover of the simple and beautiful. I live in South Florida with my husband Manny, our three children (Seth, Isaac, and Eaden), and our golden doodle Lily.
This is my journal of motherhood, homeschooling, health, and living with grace & intention
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RICHMOND, Va.- With less than a week before the season starts, the VCU tennis programs spent this past weekend giving back to the local Richmond community with a two-day clinic in association with the Jensen-Schmidt Tennis Academy for Down Syndrome.
Head Coach Paul Kostin and his VCU men's and women's tennis teams spent Saturday and Sunday working with over 50 kids from the Richmond area with down syndrome.
"As a coaching staff, we really think it's important to take to realize how blessed we are to be able to do the things we do on a daily basis," Kostin said. "It's important for our student-athletes to take this time to help out with events like this, it really puts a lot of things in perspective for everyone involved."
The Jensen-Schmidt Tennis Academy is established and designed to meet the sport specific needs of children and young adults with Down syndrome.
Led by Grand Slam tennis champions Luke and Murphy Jensen, along with Vince Schmidt, a pro from St. Louis, the group uses a high level of motivational exercises and positive attitudes. It is dedicated to giving students training in tennis, all the while having fun and building relationships.


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Anonymous Attacks North Korea
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Please everyone stop saying "North Korea" and just say "North Korea's stupid childish leadership" The population is a beaten down wreck and have as much to do with all this as the average levelheaded American people did with the patriot act and war on terror.
On one hand it's nice to see a little bit of egg on the leaderships face. But on the other hand some poor fucker probably got shot over this.
I personally feel more about how I've seen people going "Aww, the little kid is blowing his mouth off again" and stuff like that. Maybe I watch too much media but come on, this just feels like schoolyard bullying before the kid buys a gun and goes on a rampage.
Maybe I'm stretching the metaphor a bit there but still... come on people.
I've done my research.
The state of their military is more or less irrelevant. I say this, because they're restarting a nuclear facility that produces bomb-usable plutonium after the US dropped two fake bombs on them a week or so ago.
That's a response only an insane dictator gives.
One who's insane enough to start a war they cannot win.
And while most other countries would be safe if they started chucking nukes, I can't say I'm anything resembling happy that North Korea is going to be "wiped". There's people there who need help, you know... the kind of help that bombs don't give.
Within the year? Try within the week! The Minuteman ICBM can deliver three nukes with one launch to three different targets! The Russian R-36 can deliver TEN in one launch {Each with between 550 to 750 kiloton yields, For comparison the bomb dropped on Hiroshima had a yield of only 16 kilotons!) Considering that the recent UN sanctions passed unopposed I seriously doubt that the DPRK will be able to find any allies if it starts an actual war!
All it would take is about three launches at most and possibly only one well-placed launch to force the DPRK back to the negotiating table
That nuclear facility that they restarted? Yeah that wont be turning out anything useful for right around 4 to 5 years from now according to most experts.
So its not really an insane tactic, insane people tend not to plan for years and years in advance. It is just one more media grabbing plow that seems to have caught attention of folk who get all antsy.
Besides, kill a few thousand NK troops, help millions... I personally figure killing several thousand would be better than leaving tens of millions under that regime. Then again I tend not to support tender footing around while people suffer over the long haul.
And there's no justification for foreign intervention at this present time. People want NK to throw the first stone so the powers that be are justified in moving in there and shutting the place down permanently.
Any aid that goes to North Korea is just temporary relief that doesn't solve the serious underlying problem - corrupt leadership and oppression. The only way to 'solve' North Korea is by military intervention and removing the current administration.
It's not as though there's even a question as to who would take over after. There's this neighboring nation with a very similar name, incredibly wealthy and productive with very high standard of living that is more than willing - for humanitarian reasons alone - to assume administration. Every piece of the puzzle is in place apart from the justification to actually move in with military force.
Woah woah woah... why would the world respond with a nuclear attack? There would be no need to. Certainly the world could just flatten that area entirely but if that was something we were willing to do it would have been done by now. We still care about the unfortunate innocents of the nation who are held in what is essentially serfdom.
I would guess because the people in the know are aware that there is no first punch, and this war they keep going on about is just a propaganda tool to stop the people from revolting; there is no food, electricity, etc because they are at war.
Again, it's not about what the factory will put out... it's about what it represents.
And running in guns blazing tends to be a thing that leads to other, worse things. You call it "tender-footing", I call it "not being idiots". Because all we need right now is to upset NK's allies, right?
Because whether they strike first or not, other countries will never stop looking for reasons to hate the USA.
I thought most of North Korea's internet (the tiny, tiny amount they have) is there own server that is completely severed from the world wide one.
You can only kick the hornet's nest so many times before they strike
It represents...a showboat maneuver to put people on edge because they dont know that the things will need massive repairs before they can even start doing anything with it.
And NK's allies are...china...and they already said that they wouldnt step in to help NK militarily, and they wont do anything economic either because their economy is so closely tied in with the US that they would be shooting themselves in the foot.
You can quake in your shoes and whimper as much as you like, but rest assured, there is really nothing NK could do that would be a bother, and their allies are just as annoyed with them as we are. Hell their one ally was one of the first to jump on the new sanctions proposed by the UN.
I think you overestimate just how many friends an isolationist little state like NK has and what they are willing to do for them.
I'm sorry but what?
I don't think that they depend on their computers all that much. You need more than a bunch of self-important script kiddies to affect that regime.
It's not the average citizens that'll care, it's how the people in power in N. Korea (who might possibly own one of those 5 computers) might react to this provocation.
Heh, wow. People really think Anon's actions are going to be a tipping point, or have any effect at all in this situation? Granted NK is lead by a group of insane little assholes, but I mean come on. Anon threatening NK is about as noteworthy as Nk threatening the US. It's not. It is in fact as others have mention sword-rattling/dick waving. If the folks in charge of North Korea are crazy enough to actually launch a suicidal attack, they will find a reason to do so no matter what we do. So why bother humoring them by getting upset over this eh? My advice like always is to chill out.
Funny, but jesus christ, please stop poking the north Korean bear. Soon enough they're going to flip like a well-done pancake, let's not hurry that shit along. :/
Is there a reason not to hurry it along? Because ending everything that is the current North Korea (the human rights violations, the shitty quality of life, the psychotic leaders, etc.) seems like something we should do as soon as possible. Sure there'd be a conflict, but their military is absolutely pathetic and I doubt the populace, no matter how brainwashed by propaganda, will be pretty open to things like current-age medicine, technology, entertainment, food, rights, and so on.
Fuck north korea. Let's just get it over with and either kill kim or simply launch all our nukes at their pathetic third world country.
Under different circumstances I wouldn't mind... but with the threats of nukes... that really isn't helping...
Mmm, but you can be sure that before they go they're going to sling nukes in every which direction. Peacefully dealing with them seems the best way.
Anonymous is really in the right here. They're simply killing off the Propaganda machine within North Korea in an effort for members of North Korea and its citizens to realize just how piss poor their technology is in an attempt to incite rebellion within North Korea while simultaneously weakening resolve within the ranks. Anonymous can now also use the passwords they've retrieved in order to issue propaganda of their own; reveal the state of the rest of the world, the follies of the North Korean dictatorship system, and demonstrate just how silly the idea of going to war with even one first world nation would be.
We have more than ample defenses to mitigate any North Korean attack, so Anonymous may be the only ones that can seek out a somewhat peaceful resolution for all involved, with the exception of possibly the citizens of North Korea, as an insurgency will always have its casualties.
Has it even been proven that they're capable of slinging nukes in any direction? I know North Korea is telling everyone that they can, but they also claim to have found unicorns and use pathetic photoshops as examples of their military might.
I think the real problem here is not the might of the North Korean army. If they attack and they're subsequently crushed in a year or a month or a day, that would be "great" for many people. But we should not forget that many people could die and any loss of life, no matter the numbers, is a horrible thing.
So even if they launched a nuke at South Korea and killed just one person... well, that's one too many dead.
Oh that pic of Kim Jong Un as Pigsy is hilarious, would love a poster version. Seriously if there is one regime that deserves to have the piss taken out of it its North Korea.
That jumped up little shit of a dictator has been swinging his dick too much of late, maybe this will help show him just how much of a bad joke the rest of the world considers him.
Yep, poking the bear and giving the guy who's running loose with reality a reason to launch a weapon of massive destruction isnt a terrible idea in anyway. BUt hwat does anon care, they're above things such as law and reason and sense.
Seriously though I dont know where they get off saying they're the 99% when they have more than enough power to cripple people, make life miserable, and generally censor the internet to their desire just like the US Gov. and DPRK's Gov. That's hardly the 99%. Sure their members maybe part of the 99%, but i bet some of their members are also some of the low 1% or very very upper edges of the 99%. And the group itself is anyhting but the 99%
Omg a fellow Naruto fan....can it be YAY
Can......can we be friends?
Here we have Anonymous show they have no fucking clue what they are doing, despite all their skill with computers. Yes lets piss off the insane nuclear armed nation even more, its not like they are erratic to the point of insanity.
But the call to rise up is what gets me, assuming any North Koreans saw this (and they almost certainly didn't since this is propaganda for external consumption, with any who did see it being so few it doesn't matter) do they really think they are going to start an uprising because of bunch of people halfway around the world and behind keyboards, utterly unable to affect their situation said to do so and that they would have their back?
Anonymous could fuck up my life pretty hard, but they can't really touch North Korea.
Not for the average person no. I have heard that supposedly they are getting more connections in more areas, but when they can kill you for having a cell phone that calls outside the nation I doubt that means anything.
Kinda moot point anyway since the site they attacked was based in China. They haven't actually done anything to anyone in North Korea.
Because they may or may not do something, if you attack first they will certainly do something and at this stage that will be causing a whole lot of death and destruction because NK said some stuff that people didn't like. Thats sure to make South Korea and Japan, nations who are entirely in range of the Norths missiles, less that pleased shall we say.
We shouldn't want to fight North Korea, thats not a path with a bright future for anyone involved, least of all the people of the Koreas.
They're more like the North Korean bee. A bear is a credible threat, all a bee can do is kill itself to try to hurt you.
America would destroy North Korea. They have:
I'm not a fan of American politics or culture because of this, why would anyone attack them?
I seriously would support any military action to take out the government in North Korea, just to liberate the millions dying under the regime.
For shits and gigs it should be China who does it. Imagine, your only possible friend in the world coming into your house and stabbing you in the back to claim glory of your puny body.
I think it's more that "the new guy in charge" has to "prove he's worthy of his father's name" lest an unfortunate accident befall him; and that basically means giving the hardline military leadership free lease to stir up shit. My personal opinion? Kim Jong Un isn't exactly an ace of spades, but more like a seven of clubs if we talk the card-styled wanted lists.
Nuking North Korea? Yeah I'm pretty sure that South Korea, Japan, China and Russia would be overjoyed to have to deal with the fallout that gets swept their way by the winds. Radioactivity and irradiated soil don't care about national borders.
That friendship is all but done. China has told them repeatedly to calm the fuck down. The lastest batch of sanctions went unopposed in UNSC, with both Russia and China voting in favor. And while Russia has up to this point tried the "everyone calm down and avoid escalation" rhetoric, their last response was "North Korea's continuos defiance to the UN resolution is nothing short of appalling".
Maybe the bee is hoping you're allergic...
If DRPK tries to mobilize, their infrastructure is liable to implode within hours. But in that time, they can still shell the fuck out of whatever is in range of their artillery, and it doesn't matter that artillery is outdated by mothern standards, those things still hurt, those things still kill.
History loves irony. It's also full of examples of just what happens whenever people go "Let's just blast them, it's going to be a quick and easy war, and we'll make it home in time for dinner."
Lot of misplaced faith in the west/USA'a military capabilities in this thread, cuba , korea, vietnam i know they get spun a lot but if were honest not exactly victories were they? were a month off the 10 year anniversary of the victory in iraq according to Bush but last i heard the body counts still going up daily. And the Afghan war....
OK the DPRK is backwards in a lot of ways , but they have a 5 million reservists with 3-5 years military training more than most US army does now. they have the largest fleets of subs in the world , the most special forces of any nation. they may have old jets but they do have 1700 of them. They must have at least 1000 computers for 1000 cyber warfare specialists the military has. they arent constrained by any treaties and use those blinding lazers the chinese developed that got outlawed. they do have EMP bombs gps scramblers a fuck tun load of heavy artillery and tanks.
sure they may not have a delivery method for their nukes, but of course they might its not like the UN inspectors get to go in there and we dont exactly have a good accounting of where all the old soviet stock piles went either, we do know for a fact though that they do possess a large stockpile of both chemical and bio weapons. did they get a batch of small pox off the old soviet regime? want to find out the damage a vial of that will do in a modern metropolitan city? or a weaponised Ebola strain
The very simple reason we don't go in and remove the regime is simply because we can't , the nuclear option? well apart from the hopefully obvious moral problem of wiping out a country to get rid of a regime , get yourself a map of the area, your going to do a lot of damage to china and japan a part of russia , 3 countries you probably dont want to piss off in a nuke throwing competition.
Not all of them. Just 30 or so.
But seriously, internet access is pretty restricted in North Korea, and it's not internet access as we know it.
Yeah but do you really want Anon to have the bragging right of " We trolled em into firing nukes?" The amount of nerdgasm from those guys would prolly stink up the internet for months after.
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