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"Advanced X-ray tomography: experiment, modeling, and algorithms", Measurement Science and Technology, vol. 29, issue 8, pp. 080101, 2018.
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Cons: Use too much, and you're left with cakey white gunk all over your clothes—which requires extra rinse cycles, and thus more water. Also, in order for some powders to dissolve completely, it's better to use warm water, and that can waste more energy than washing in cold water — something that is easy to do with liquids.
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Pros: Liquids dissolve better in both cold and warm water, so you don't have to worry about residues left on your clothes.
Cons: It takes water to make liquids ... liquid. In fact, standard, nonconcentrated detergents contain as much as 80 percent water. It's a waste of both water and energy to truck diluted detergents around the country when your washing machine does an efficient job of turning powders into liquids with the water that comes from your local supply. Also, according to a recent analysis by Consumer Reports, those liquid laundry caps can lead to serious overdosing, costing you money and gunking up your machine. The measurement lines are rarely marked clearly, they found, and it's hard to figure out how much is the appropriate amount for a small, medium, or large load of clothes.
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Go with powders. You can dilute them yourself, and with careful dosing, you won't wind up with powdery residues on your clothes. The key is to use less than you think you need, and to buy a brand formulated for use with cold water, such as greener products made by Planet, Ecover, and Seventh Generation. Fortunately, the scoops you get with powders are easier to read, so you're less likely to OD on detergent.
And throw a half-cup of white vinegar in the rinse cycle. Sometimes powdery deposits come from minerals in hard water that combine with detergents and redeposit on your clothes, not from the powders themselves. White vinegar helps remove hard-water residues, as does letting the powder fully dissolve before putting your clothes in the wash (for people with top-loading machines).
If, however, you're a liquid lover and can't bear to part ways with that plastic bottle, buy a brand that comes triple concentrated, like the laundry liquids made by Method, or a double-concentrated product, rather than one sold full-strength. They use the least water and packaging.
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|Richard Champney's memoir, which he entitled in full "Journal of Travels commencing from the year 1798, through various parts, of England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Spain, Portugal, Canada, United-States of North[...] America, Denmark, Germany, Holland, & the Netherlands. &c. by Richard Champney," was handwritten in four bound volumes and are a polished and edited version of daily journals kept by Richard Champney and his parents. The journals detail Champney's childhood journey from London, England, to Lexington, Kentucky, where his father had acquired property in settlement of a debt and the five-year struggle to live there. The journals describe Champney's return to England and subsequent education, career as a sailor on a merchant vessel, as well as his enlistment in the militia and service in Wellington's Peninsular Campaign during the Napoleonic Wars.
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27-Jan-2005 -- I was in Atlanta for a summit on the integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into the curriculum of liberal arts colleges throughout the USA. A confluence visit seemed like the perfect complement to the summit. I flew to the Atlanta airport from Denver, arriving at noon local time, and by 2:30 I was strolling through suburban lawns of 34 North 84 West. I was not certain that I could reach 34 North 85 West by nightfall, but I was determined to try.
I was on Interstate Highway 85 in a rental car by 3pm local time, heading southwest with what should have been plenty of daylight to reach my goal, but because of suburban sprawl, the Atlanta metropolitan area stretches for nearly 1 whole degree of longitude. I turned west on Interstate Highway 285 and then north amid 8 lanes of traffic on Interstate Highway 75. Traffic finally cleared up near Emerson, where I found myself on pleasant country roads lit by a sinking Georgia sun. I lost a bit of time in the community of Rockmart trying to find Braswell Road that heads due east along the railroad track, but after finding it, I parked just west of the intersection of Knox Mountain and Braswell Roads.
Fortunately, the sun had not set yet, and I quickly fumbled with my things and set off due south, encountering some thorns but fortunately, no dogs or people. I crossed the railroad tracks and made a beeline south through the trees. I then found an old four-wheel drive trail that headed southwest toward the confluence. The confluence turned out to be only 4 meters south of this trail, although I had to do quite a lengthy confluence dance to zero out the GPS unit in the heavy growth of trees. Fortunately, the GPS reception was aided by the fact that the deciduous trees were leafless, as it was mid-winter. This is northwest Georgia pine country, at the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains, and quite scenic. Even this area of the country, however, has been touched by change--only 5 kilometers away, a former rail line has been converted to a hiking and bicycle trail, and some local farming was being replaced by enormous "trophy homes". Fishing is one of the dominant local recreational uses.
It was a fine southern USA winter afternoon--temperature at 19 C with the setting sun slanting through the trees. I reached the confluence at 5:15pm local time (my GPS is set for mountain time). The confluence lies on ground sloping about 8 degrees to the north in a forest. Part of this forest may have been farmed at one time as it looked like second-growth vegetation. The ground was covered with leaves and twigs. No homes can be seen from the confluence. I saw no animals or birds.
I had visited 34 North twice before, once in Georgia a few hours earlier, and once in Georgia2004 in Oklahoma. I had been to 85 West during the Autumn 2004 in Michigan. I took photographs and stood enjoying a peaceful moment there in the trees. As I was filming the movie, this peace was shattered as I clearly heard a vehicle approaching on the trail with sounds that it might be some local young folks out for a ride. Not feeling in the mood to explain myself, although I did have the landowner letter with me, I took off at a run away from the trail, due north, and then east along the railroad tracks to the point due south of my vehicle. After a momentary panic when I could not find the car keys, I took a few photographs of the nearest house and the road, then set off for Atlanta. This was an excellent way to begin our GIS education summit.


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Proposed federal rules limiting child labor on farms created quite an uproar this past spring and summer. Many players in agriculture weighed in on the discussion and raised enough questions that the Department of Labor withdrew the proposal.
Some people might look at that as a win for agriculture and democracy in action. The exercise nevertheless should have brought everyone's attention to the fact that agriculture is still one of our nation's most hazardous occupations.
When you add the fact that it is an industry where many of the participants literally live in their workplace and children are around a great deal, the responsibility needs to be taken seriously.
No parent intentionally puts his or her children in a position where they could be injured or worse. Children on farms, however, are frequently asked to "help out for a minute" without thinking about the hazards that go with that simple request.
Children aren't small adults. They lack the level of judgment, understand-ing, physical strength and decision-making skills that may be necessary to work safely.
Every parent or guardian who has children on the farm should take the time to study the North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT) and learn about appropriate tasks for children and how to develop a safe environment for young people to participate in agriculture.
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NAGCAT has produced a set of simple guideline posters (some available in Spanish) that can help a parent or guardian assess whether or not children should be performing more than 60 typical tasks on the farm.
The list ranges from the typical, early task of feeding calves to operating skid-steer loaders and large tractors. The posters include questions related to the child's ability to focus on a task and follow simple instructions, vision and strength, training, and recommended level of super-vision by adults. All are designed to help decide whether a child can safely handle the task at hand.
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Youth employment in agriculture is a topic that won't go away. There will always be those who want to make the rules more stringent. The more the agriculture community does itself to practice good judgment and safety, putting children only at appropriate tasks and with adequate supervision, the less likely you will see stringent rules imposed upon you by others.
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Cities at sea level around the world – including Bangkok, New Orleans, Shanghai and Amsterdam – are bracing themselves for rising seas and sinking ground. Populations on river deltas, atolls and islands face flooding and displacement. Sea-level rise accumulates slowly, measured in millimetres a year, but the incremental pace can deceive us. Sea-level rise, particularly when combined with sinking land, presents a growing problem.
Consider that the rate of sea-level rise is itself rising. Sea rise remained virtually zero over the last several millennia. Then, in the 20th century, the sea rose about 20 centimeters. Now, today, the rate has reached about 30 centimeters per century, and still increasing. Recently, oceanographers have boosted their predictions of 21st century sea level rise from about 20 centimetres to a metre or more.
Sea-level rise is not uniform around the world. Gravitational forces, including the gravity of ice caps themselves, cause uneven fluctuations. Meanwhile, some coastal plains sink as others rise, so exaggerating sea-level rise in some regions and cancelling it in others. Furthermore, if humanity cannot change its hydrocarbon habits quickly enough, we risk runaway warming that could accelerate sea-level rise.
In an extreme runaway scenario, a complete melting of the Greenland ice sheet would add 7 metresto the world's oceans, and a complete melting of the Antarctic sheet would add 60 metres. Those scenarios would require a massive restructuring of human civilisation as we know it. However, even a one-to-two metre rise in sea level will inundate certain port cities, islands, atolls, flood deltas and coastal plains, obliterate vulnerable species and displace millions of people.
Sea changes in history
Earth's coastal plains and inland seas have dried out and flooded many times. Historically, sea-level changes disrupt marine shallows, intertidal zones and coastal ecosystems - the most productive habitats - leading to substantial species loss. About 235 million years ago a massive ecosystem collapse, associated with warming and sea rise, obliterated 95% of all living species, the greatest diversity loss event in Earth history. Sixty-five million years ago a meteorite struck the Gulf of Mexico region and initiated a long cooling trend. As water froze, the sea level dropped and 75% of all species, including the dinosaurs on land, perished.
Over the last 20 million years, during the Miocene period, the Mediterranean basin dried and flooded several times. The basin finally filled with a catastrophic flood about 5.3 million years ago, when human ancestors Kenyapithecus and 'Toumaï' (Sahelanthropus tchadensis) roamed the forests of east Africa.
Later floods affected human settlements. During the most recent glacial maximum, 20,000 years ago, sea levels dropped about 125 metres. The Mediterranean basin partially dried and was re-flooded in about 16,000 BCE. The Caspian and Black Seas may have flooded later, about 13,000 BCE, from melting Scandinavia ice sheets. The Black Sea likely flooded twice again about 10,000 and 7,600 years ago as the world's oceans rose.
The Dogger Banks and other shallows around Britain and Ireland were dry lowlands during the last glaciation. The plains provided reindeer for human hunters and a land link from the European mainland to the British Isles. Human encampments have been identified on the ocean floor. During the post-glacial melt, sea water and fresh water from ice-dammed lakes flooded Doggerland and separated Britain and Ireland from Europe.
The lower Tigris-Euphrates valley also flooded during the post-glacial melt under the rising Persian Gulf. Lowlands around Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea and East Asia also flooded. Many of these floods submerged human settlements and hunting regions, likely inspiring the universal deluge and flood stories found in most human cultures. There may be a thousand submerged Atlantis-like cities, still undiscovered, and there may be more in the future.
Modern sea rise
After the last ice age, as Earth warmed, melting ice raised sea levels by an average of about one metre a century, peaked at four metres a century, until about 7,000 years ago when Earth's sea level stabilised. During the 2,000 years between 200 BCE and the year 1800, Earth's sea level only rose about 20 centimetres, one centimetre a century, not enough to disrupt human coastal settlements.
However, after 1800 - during a century of human hydrocarbon industrialisation - the seas rose ten times faster, 10 centimetres a century. In the 20th century, this rate doubled to 20 centimetres, and now stands at 30 centimetres a century, 30 times faster than any period during the previous 7,000 years prior to 1800.
The rate of sea rise continues to increase, and this acceleration makes predictions challenging. We do not know how fast the sea may rise in the future. Most oceanographers last century believed the rise would be about 20 centimetres a century. By 2007, the IPCC assumed an average rate during the 21st century of 50 centimetres. Oceanographers now estimate that the seas will rise between one and two metres this century.
But we must keep in mind that the seas won't suddenly stop rising in 2100, and the rate could be much higher by then. Sea-level change follows what mathematicians refer to as 'compound integration'. First, human carbon emissions drive temperature change, which in turn melts ice and drives sea-level change. This double integration means that there could be a centuries-long lag between the initial carbon emissions and the final sea-level effect.
Furthermore, global heating from greenhouse gasses can be jolted by non-linear effects, dramatic jumps in impact from relatively small carbon emissions. One such non-linear effect is dynamic ice response, whereby melting creates cavities in ice sheets that increase the melt rate. Other 'runaway' factors include methane released from permafrost, the reflective power of water versus ice, forests dying in the heat, and so forth. If humanity triggers runaway global warming, then Earth could enter a long warming period independent of human mitigation efforts. If such a heating period melts the world's glaciers and both poles, the seas would rise by some 70 metres, creating another thousand Atlantises and a billion displaced people.
Sinking Cities Today
There is a big difference between a 1-metre and a 70-metre sea-level rise, but even at current sea-level rise rates, some major cities already face urgent and expensive adaptations. Water does not negotiate. It does not compact, and it relentlessly obeys the law of gravity. Even one millimetre of sea water over the top of a levee can fill a vast coastal plain or flood a city. The citizens of the Netherlands, New Orleans and Bangladesh can attest to this.
Amsterdam and Venice, for example, face both rising seas and sinking land. Venice has sunk about 30 centimetres over the past 100 years, doubling the effect of the Mediterranean sea-level rise. The Italian government has budgeted several billion euros to preserve Venice with flood defences, but engineers warn that even this may not be enough to save Venice in its current location.
The Netherlands land base is sinking, as deep mantle rock flows from this region, adding to the effect of sea-level rise. Amsterdam sits four metres below sea level. The Dutch Veerman Committee for coastal maintenance expects the sea level to rise between 65 and 130 centimetres over the next century, requiring a billion-euro annual budget in coastal maintenance and dam construction. Each year, crews deposit some 14 million cubic metres of sand on the intertidal zones just to combat erosion.
Other cities, such as Houston, Texas and Shanghai, China, battle rising seas and sinking ground caused by human activity. Houston is sinking from both groundwater and oil extraction, which undermines the coastal substrate foundation. Shanghai, onthe Yangtze River delta, grew from a fishing village to a city of over 20 million people. The city is simply too heavy for its swampland foundation. Aggravated by water extraction, the city sank 2.5 metres between 1921 and 1965, and continues to sink. According to China's State Oceanic Administration, 'Sea level rises worldwide cannot be reversed' so China must 'adapt to the change' by building levees and dykes.
A topographical study at the University of Colorado, concluded that 'most of the world's low-lying river deltas are sinking from human activity ... putting tens of millions of people at risk'. Vulnerable river deltas include the Ganges-Brahmaputra in Bangladesh, Pearl River in China, and the Mekong in Vietnam, and 24 of the worlds' 33 major deltas. Regions such as Florida, Belize, the Bahamas and the Maldives, and cities such as Trieste, Bangkok and Dacca, also remain vulnerable.
Sinking cities and rising seas are symptoms of unsustainable human activity and habitat overshoot. Humanity has grown beyond the biological and physical limits of its Earth habitat. These limits manifest as global warming, rising seas, sinking cities, drained aquifers, disappearing species, dying forests, human starvation and islands of floating plastic.
Meanwhile, the cost of adapting – billions of dollars for new levees, dams and climate change mitigation – demands scarce resources that are needed to expand education, food production and social services. To meet the costs of adaption, industrial nations will push their economies to grow, adding to the root problem of habitat overshoot. Every millimetre of rising sea water, every drop of water from the melting ice, is a message from Earth to humanity.
-Rex Weyler October 2010
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Rex Weyler was a director of the original Greenpeace Foundation, the editor of the organisation's first newsletter, and a co-founder of Greenpeace International in 1979.
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Nice article - I find it very useful to read stuff like this to keep me reminded of the situation we're in, and to act accordingly.
Although, I've got a query about this statement:
"Sixty-five million years ago a meteorite struck the Gulf of Mexico region and initiated a long cooling trend. As water froze, the sea level dropped and 75% of all species, including the dinosaurs on land, perished."
Water, unusually, is more dense and therfore has more volume in its frozen state, so by what mechanism did the sea level drop?
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OPEN PACKAGE Re-ment Hello Kitty Collectable Festival Charms : 1" Kitty Ballons Charm (complete with all original packaging minus the candy) 15yrs+
This series of Re-ment figures features a series of highly adorable collectable hello kitty mascot charms, each in the form of a 'festival' traditional dress or item. Of course these are NOT edible but instead, they are very collectable. In Japan, it seems that the inclusion of a small piece of candy allows these mascots to be sold without incurring tax. These toys are known as candy toys. We really love the level of detail in these keychains - just remember, don't eat them, they are NOT edible! And as always, to offer our customers the chance to complete a collection or simply purchase a favourite character, we have carefully opened the package of serval boxes (including this one) to discover who is hiding inside - and also to remove the candy as the candy is most likely out of date (plus it really isn't about the candy - it's about the adorable mascot charm :)
- Recommended age is 15yrs and above
- Packaging opened for identification purposes only
- The small piece of candy has been REMOVED
- All original packaging and accessories (where applicable) included
- Approximate mascot height = 25mm (1 inch)
- Approximate weight (including box) = 40g
- Ready to send from our UK hands to YOUR UK billing address
- Designed for display, not play (i.e. this goodie is NOT a toy)
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Fermenting Idli-Dosa batter without using oven/baking soda
My experiments with Idli-Dosa batter will continue as long as I stay in these snowy parts of the US. Yes, it's end of March and it is still snowing. This snow season (December-March), I experimented on how to ferment idly-dosai batter without using baking soda/powder. I also experimented how to aid the fermentation of iddli-dosa batter without using oven during severe snow season. I took this experiment so serious that I even created a folder named 'Idli-Dosai batter fermentation experiments – USA' in my laptop. I already armed you with sack full of information to deal with the idli-dosa batter if they had attitude problems. Yet few of my readers contacted me to know how to ferment idly-dosai batter without using an oven or if they do not wish to use baking soda/powder for fermentation. This is a special post for them. I used my electric rice cooker's… Continue reading »


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Actress-singer Allission Lozz is rumored to have tied the knot with her boyfriend Eliu Gutieerz Holguin this weekend.
According to El Heraldo de Chihuahua, a local paper, the 18-year-old singer actress and her 22-year old boyfriend of few months had their boda civil in Chihuahua.
This came as a surprise to everybody because Allisson is still very young and because she and her family are known for being followers of the Jehova's Witness, a religion which imposes a strict and conservative moral code. In fact, the actress-singer had distanced herself from making telenovelas because acting goes against the moral code of the Jehova's Witness.
According to the Chihuahuan paper, Allisson Lozz and Eliu Gutierrez (who also professes the same faith as the actressof En Nombre del Amor y Al Diablo con los Guapos) wed with the blessing of both of their parents.


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David Brooks and Karen Tumulty on Trump's July 4 event
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Evil Eye Gifts
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Our sterling silver evil eye jewelry sets are a great gits idea. This round jewelry set includes a matching set of evil eye earrings, evil eye pendant, and evil eye ring. All of our jewelry sets are made with the 2mm wide cubic zirconium crystals in blue, orange and white that are placed into solid sterling silver bases to form the evil eye design. The following are the measurements of each piece in the set. Earrings - 14mm wide x 34mm in length, Pendant - 14mm wide x 24mm in length, Ring - 14mm wide (Size 6). The jewelry set weighs approximately 15 grams.
Evil Eye Fact #24
In ancient Rome, people believed that phallic charms and ornaments offered proof against the evil eye.
Evil Eye – A Brief Summary
The evil eye is a belief that a person can harm you, your children, or your belongings simply by looking at them with envy and praising them. Jealousy, envy, or praise can inflict all kinds of misfortune. The penetrating look is believed to cause illness, injury, or death upon its intentional or unintentional target. Most common is the belief that the evil eye can cause things to whither away or dry up -- the loss of crops, drying up of milk in nursing mothers, impotency in men, and illness among children, are all commonly attributed to the evil eye. The belief of the evil eye has no religious boundaries as it coexists with almost every religion from Christianity to Islam. It is in fact mentioned in the Old Testament and a big part of the Jewish folklore as well. Throughout history, the evil eye has affected the lives of many and has shaped many cultures in their beliefs and behavior. Baby clothes and cribs will feature an evil eye pin cars will have an evil eye hanging on the rear-view mirror while homes will have various forms of wall hanging evil eye throughout. Evil eye jewelry is a popular choice where an evil eye bracelet or an evil eye pendant as an accessory might be enough to void off the effects of the evil eye around you. The object is to protect your loved ones or your possessions from the effects of the evil eye. Today, belief in the evil eye is very much alive, especially so in Italy, Greece, Turkey, India, South America, and the Arab world. All these cultures have different names for the Evil Eye from "Mal Ojo" in Spanish to "Baskania" in Greek. Indians call it "Drishtidosham and the Arabs call it"Ayin Harsha". Evil eye is also referred to as the Lucky eye perhaps to emphasize the positive effects of wearing a piece of evil eye jewelry where not only will it protect you from the onlookers but also bring you luck along the way. Regardless of the word or phrase they use to refer to it, one thing is for certain. While there are many who insist the evil eye is nothing more than good old-fashioned superstition, to the believers of the evil eye its powers are nothing to be taken lightly.


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"Honest to God, I'm still thrilled by it," says Allmon. "Every time I start it and hear the crack of the exhaust, I'm speechless." Though his crowded business calendar has restricted NACA 127's airshow appearances in recent years, Allmon is making room for the Gathering of Mustangs. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing," he says.
Steve and Brant Seghetti
Vacaville, California
Before they were objets d'art in museums, before they cricked the necks of worshipful airshow spectators, postwar P-51s were bare-metal racers. Widely available at surplus prices in the late 1940s and '50s, the combination of a 12-cylinder Rolls-Royce engine and combat-grade maneuverability made P-51s a natural for pylon-shaving.
The competitive tradition persists today. In Vacaville, California, Steve Seghetti and his son Brant are owners/operators of Sparky, a Reno racer that took second place in its class in 2006. "Dad was bit at a really early age," Brant explains. "He decided that someday he had to have a Mustang."
The Seghettis acquired Sparky in 1984, "strictly as a VFR pleasure plane," says Brant. But 10 years later, the Mustang racing gene asserted itself in Sparky, and father and son took the aircraft to Reno. While the Nevada race includes classes for highly modified vintage airplanes, Steve and Brant opted to keep Sparky in the class reserved for standard-issue warbirds. "It's purely a stock airplane, and we're proud of that," says Brant. "We don't want to modify it. We want to race it original, finish well enough to put some money in the airplane kitty, and fly it back home Monday morning."
In a P-51, even standard-issue flight is electrifying. "It's absolutely the most fun you can have with other people watching," says the younger Seghetti, who pilots a Cessna Citation charter jet for a living. "Sparky flies every bit as good as it looks."
The P-51's boffo paint scheme was designed by the Jelly Belly candy company, which sponsors Sparky by underwriting fuel and other expenses. "This is not a poor man's airplane, not anymore," says Brant.
Despite swelling prize purses, the community of owners/racers retains a relaxed camaraderie. "That's one thing that keeps us going back to Reno every year," says Brant. "It's really like the reunion of a big, extended family."
A last-minute weather change quashed plans to fly Sparky to the 1999 Gathering of Mustangs, but the Seghetti family team is committed to the 2,400-mile trip to Columbus this fall. Brant doesn't rule out desperate measures. "Even if I have to buy a ticket on an airline to get there, there's no way I'm missing it this time," he says.
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Hooked: The art of the party
What do you get when you invite hundreds of movers, shakers, and merry makers to mingle at the University of Virginia Art Museum? You get The Hook's second annual holiday bash, which happened on December 10.
In addition to the ever-present art adorning the museum's walls, John D'earth's Free Bridge Quintet provided entertainment for the 300-plus festively attired guests who gathered to celebrate another year of savory stories and intoxicating information.
All in all, it was an evening that left partygoers hungering for more.
Lizzie Dudley and Meredith Richards flank Hawes Spencer.
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vBeers – Twin Cities (Tuesday, August 2nd)
Come on along and support the not so newly formed Twin Cities vBeers, where we take great pride in claiming to be the first regularly scheduled #vBeers in America…even if we're not. Meet with the local virtualization and storage enthusiasts, talk technology, theory or politics of the industry…or just talk. We'll hold a #vBeers during the first week of the month, alternating between weekend and weekdays in locations around the twin cities.
Location: Mac's Industrial
Address: 312 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 Map: here
Date: Tuesday, August 2nd 2011
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Coolest jobs in tech (literally): running a South Pole data center: What does it take to work at a South Pole data center? Good physical condition, a flexible approach to problem solving, and no wisdom teeth.
Google Drive is here, and you can install it right now: Google Drive can be downloaded and installed right now, finally giving Google a viable competitor to Dropbox and other cloud storage and file syncing services.
VMware confirms source code leak, LulzSec-affiliated hacker claims credit: VMware confirmed the leak of 8-year-old code from the ESX hypervisor. It was apparently stolen from a Chinese military contractor by a hacker who was friends with the former leader of LulzSec.
Intel's "tick plus:" third generation Core "Ivy Bridge" processors hit the market: Intel today launched its long-awaited Ivy Bridge processors built around its cutting-edge 22nm process with 3D transistors. The new chips manage to slash power consumption while still bringing major gains in GPU performance.
TV-based botnets? DoS attacks on your fridge? More plausible than you think: Recently discovered security vulnerabilities in televisions made by Samsung and Sony show the dark side of connecting consumer devices to the Internet. For now, the bugs allow attackers to crash the devices, but the threat could grow as they take on new capabilities.
Backdoor in mission-critical hardware threatens power, traffic-control systems: Devices used to control equipment in power substations and other critical infrastructure contain an undocumented backdoor that's trivial to unlock. Researchers say it opens the big-name utilities and military contractors who use it to sabotage that can affect entire populations.
Firefox 12 released with UAC-less update system on Windows: Mozilla has released Firefox 12. The new version of the open source Web browser introduces a new update service for Windows that allows the browser to perform updates without user intervention. Full support for background updates is expected to arrive in Firefox 13.
Android trojan steals keystrokes using phone movements (Updated): A proof-of-concept trojan steals personal identification numbers by monitoring the phone's precise movements as each digit is entered. While TapLogger works only on Android devices, phones running RIM's Blackberry OS or jailbroken versions of Apple's iOS are vulnerable to the same technique, researchers say.
Precise Pangolin rolls out: Ubuntu 12.04 released, introduces Unity HUD: Canonical has announced the availability of Ubuntu 12.04, a new version of the popular Linux distribution.
A sysadmin's view of Microsoft's private cloud promises: Michael Bullwinkle, a university systems engineer, reports back from the Microsoft Management Summit—and discusses the disconnect between the vision and reality of Microsoft's private cloud.
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Ayre AX-7 integrated amplifier
I'm reminded of my sketchy love life when I consider my relationship with the new "affordable" integrated amplifier from Ayre, a product I admired from the start for its superb design, good construction, and even for its impressive sound—yet which required more time and effort than usual before we moved beyond casual friendship. For the longest time, the AX-7 and I simply didn't click.
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The AX-7 did some clicking on its own, though, thanks to its offbeat volume control: a longish metal bar fastened to a thin piece of sheet metal inside the front of the amp, itself rigidly fixed to the chassis at midpoint. That point is the fulcrum about which the two ends of the control bar have some degree of movement, and behind those ends are the two FET switches that raise or lower volume through a resistive ladder, chosen for greater clarity and transparency than a traditional volume pot. I don't doubt the audible benefits of that approach—the Ayre AX-7's sonic clarity was never short of stunning—but a noiseless circuit deserves a noiseless control, and a $2950 amp deserves a control with a more elegant feel; I wound up making all my volume adjustments with the amp's remote handset...which also let me mute the amp, switch between different sources, and turn off the lighted display from the comfort of my listening seat.
The line-level AX-7 is fully balanced from start to finish, with two single-ended inputs (RCAs) alongside two balanced ones (XLRs). One very nice touch is that each input is labeled with a unique cosmic pictograph—a crescent moon, a shooting star, and so forth—rather than a dull or dated word. The reasoning: Why saddle a poor, innocent amplifier with the words Compact Disc when we might not even be listening to those things 10 or 15 years from now? A pair of fixed-signal output jacks can be used for a tape deck, although there are no variable-level preamp-out jacks for, say, a subwoofer.
A reason for the absence of preamp-out jacks may be the absence of a preamp: The Ayre integrated is a solid-state power amp mated with passive gain control and source selection. Whether or not that also explains the absence of tone controls (grr), mono switch (grrrr), or a balance control (grrrrrr) is anyone's guess. All remaining signal-switching chores are controlled by a central microprocessor, which comes out of sleep mode in response to user input via the remote handset or the front-panel controls, thus keeping the signal path as clear and clean as technology allows.
The AX-7, which operates without feedback, uses a combination of ICs (for voltage gain) and discrete transistors (for current gain at output), the latter mounted to dual banks of heatsinks. Discrete devices also appear to be used for power-supply regulation just after the transformer's secondaries, and these, like the trannie itself, are mounted directly to the bottom of the chassis. Apart from those and the logic board for digital switching, most other power-supply and amplifying components are mounted to a single, neat circuit board. This class-A/B amp becomes moderately warm to the touch during use, but, as I discovered, a major portion of that comes from the very large frame-type transformer.
Construction and parts quality are both fine, the latter including a clever one-knob speaker connector from Cardas that seems to have been optimized for spade lugs, although bananas and bare wire can be accommodated, too. The enclosure is made from stainless steel and aluminum alloy, both brushed. I liked the styling, especially the unorthodox and rather adventurous pairing of old-style touches (the screen mesh vents on top) with contemporary design elements (the numeric display for volume settings). As to the latter, it was fun to leave the Ayre turned on at night, its display lit up in the darkened room and the volume turned down to "00." The numbers are big, blue, and italicized, and in the dark the effect was like having a pair of cartoon eyes in the room with me. (Think: Woody Woodpecker.)
A pretty face
For the most part I relied on my usual source components, none of which is balanced, yet all of which I know well: a Sony SCD-777ES SACD/CD player, and a variety of moving-coil cartridges driving a Linn Linto phono preamplifier. I listened to the AX-7 through my Quad ESL-989 loudspeakers, and while I also tried pairing it with my high-efficiency Lowther horns, I came away thinking the experience wasn't terribly germane: The Ayre seems to do its best nearer to redline than to idle, for whatever that's worth. I also tried a fairly wide variety of speaker cables, about which I'll have more to say later.


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While Disneyland is the overwhelming draw to this Orange County city, other magnets include great beaches, superb shopping, championship golf, engaging art districts, excellent restaurants, historic landmarks, professional sports and other attractions.
After a full day of trekking through Disneyland or participating in Anaheim's many recreation and entertainment activities, you'll need a good night's rest. Consider staying in a holiday rental where everyone in the family can have their own room and you'll have lots of storage and a fully equipped kitchen to prepare money saving meals. Anaheim's holiday rental line-up includes amenity-loaded condos, spacious homes with swimming pools in suburban neighborhoods, beachfront homes, golf villas and more.
Disneyland, the world renowned theme park that put Anaheim on the must visit list, is a sprawling complex that includes Disneyland Park, Disney's California Adventure Park and Downtown Disney District. Near the entrance of the theme parks, Downtown Disney is a great place for dining and shopping with restaurants like the House of Blues and ESPN Sports Zone.
The fun in Anaheim doesn't stop at Disneyland. Other family-oriented area attractions include Knott's Berry Farm, which has exciting thrill rides like the GhostRider wooden roller coaster and the Sierra Sidewinder, Knott's Soak City Waterpark, open during the summer months, the Pirate's Dinner Theatre and Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament and the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, a short drive from Anaheim.
Let's face it, a full day wandering around a theme park, zooming on thrill rides and watching entertainment shows can wear any family down. Who wants to return to a cramped hotel room? With a holiday rental, families get lots of space to stretch out and relax after a long day of activities. Better still, you can choose to be near the tourist corridor or miles away. From multi-bedroom high-rise condos to classic suburban homes with big screen televisions, swimming pools and hot tubs, the menu of holiday rentals in Anaheim offers a wide array of possibilities in different settings. Deals on Anaheim holiday rentals
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Regular Kotaku readers will of course know that Nintendo hasn't always made video games. The company has dabbled in everything from love hotels to badass "LEGO" sets.
It also, in the early 1970s, tried its hand at electronic card games. In about the most bizarre way imaginable.
This is Electro Poker, released in 1971. It worked like this: you picked up a light gun (something the company had some experience with) and shot it at the central unit. Once a "hit" was registered, five card faces would spin for a while then come to a stop. The hand you ended up with determined your "score".
And...that was it. Expecting more? Come on, this was 1971. You wanted fancier rules, you needed to come up with them yourself.
You can see more pics of Electro Poker, including score sheets and its instruction manual, below.
Nintendo Electro Poker (エレクトロ ポーカー, 1971) [Before Mario]
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La Boheme is this year's Opera In The Orchard performance at Bouncers Farm in Wickham Bishops.
Giacomo Puccini's romantic depiction of bohemian Paris is retold in the grounds of the Wickham Hall Lane venue on Saturday, July 12.
Gates open at 3pm, opera starts at 5pm. Tickets £30 for adults until July 9 and £40 after then.
Free entry for children aged up to 18.
Food stalls will sell locally made roast meat rolls, ice-cream and cupcakes, and there will be a licensed beer tent selling Farmers Ales, wine, tea and coffee.
Camping costs £10 per pitch per night.
Call 01621 894112 or visit operaintheorchard.co.uk, or email firstname.lastname@example.com


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On a night whose flow was disrupted by the vice presidential debate, CBS ruled with "The Big Bang Theory" while CW saw a strong return for "The Vampire Diaries" and a solid bow for its "Beauty and the Beast."
Numbers for the 8 o'clock hour entertainment shows were down, in part due to the debate and perhaps some local-market coverage before or after the debate, depending on when it aired. Also a factor on the night was the NFL Network game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans as well postseason Major League Baseball action affecting areas including New York, Detroit and the Bay Area.
As it stands in the prelims, though, "The Big Bang Theory" averaged a 4.2 rating/13 share in adults 18-49 and 13.8 million viewers overall (down about 12% week to week) but remained the night's top program. And "Two and a Half Men" kept the Eye on top at 8:30 p.m. (3.4/9 in 18-49, 11.2 million viewers overall), down about 6% week to week.
Also down week to week were Fox's "The X Factor" (2.9/8, 8.3 million viewers overall) and ABC's "Last Resort" (1.6/4, 6.9 million). "Resort" had looked pretty good in its first two outings, with its premiere averaging a 3.0 rating among adults 18-49 in L3 numbers (live viewing plus three days of DVR playback), and its second episode retaining 90% (2.7).
Ratings for CW could be inflated a bit since they include Steelers football action on the net's station in Pittsburgh. In the prelims, "The Vampire Diaries" looked good in kicking off its fourth season (1.6/5 in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall), up in most categories and flat in adults 18-34 (1.7/6). In the prelims, it beat both ABC and NBC in both 18-49 and 18-34
It was followed by the series premiere of "Beauty and the Beast" (1.3/3 in 18-49, 3.2 million viewers overall), which was in line with last year's debut of "The Secret Circle." CW used the debate as a road block of sorts, as "Beauty" was the only English-language broadcast net airing scripted programming.
NBC's "30 Rock" (1.4/4, 3.8 million viewers overall) matched last week's score, and lead-out "Up All Night" (1.2/3, 3.5 million viewers overall) was down.
Preliminary numbers weren't available for the VP debate and post-debate analysis between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan, but the stations of NBC and CBS both averaged a 2.1/5 in 18-49 from 9 to 11, and ABC's stations averaged a 1.8/4. In total viewers, CBS led the way with nearly 8 million.
When the national numbers come in, they will certainly pale in comparison to the VP debate of four years ago, which was a popular draw due to Sarah Palin.
As was the case with last week's first presidential debate, Nielsen will sustain the ratings for the commercial-free program and not include it in any network averages.
Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night (excluding debate coverage): CBS, 3.8/11; Fox, 2.9/8; ABC, 1.6/4; CW and Univision, 1.4/4; NBC, 1.3/4.
In total viewers (excluding debate coverage): CBS, 12.5 million; Fox, 8.3 million; ABC, 6.9 million; NBC, 3.7 million; Univision, 3.5 million; CW, 3.3 million.


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Professor, Department of Anthropology, Durham University
Help gather critical information to protect leopards and monkeys under threat in South Africa.
Earthwatch scientist Russell Hill explores human–wildlife interactions in South Africa, where he runs the Primate and Predator Project at the Lajuma Research Centre.
"My primary focus concerns understanding the decisions animals make about their social and reproductive strategies and combines field studies with theoretical analyses based on modeling. In particular I am interested in the ecological determinants of group size and the importance of predation risk in primate behavior."
Dr. Hill has another fascinating line of inquiry: applying what he knows about primate competition to sports. Along with co-researcher Rob Barton, he's exploring the influence of red clothing, starting with the premise that "there is evidence that red coloration signals both biological traits (health, testosterone and dominance) and emotional states (anger/arousal). It is also known that in animals, artificial colors can exploit innate responses to natural stimuli."
"Since our original research there has been a growing body of evidence to show the significance of red on the perceivers (opponents, referees and experimental subjects!) but the effect of wearing red on the wearer has remained comparatively unexplored," he recently reported. "Nevertheless, we had hypothesised that impact of color might operate through hormonal influences such that wearing red may, for example, elevate testosterone levels."
Help researchers assess the role of the Soutpansberg Mountains in biodiversity conservation.
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How and why were the two Germanies divided after the Second World War? Was it because of Stalin's aggressive policy to put under the Soviet yoke as much of Europe as possible? Was it a defensive act on the part of the occupying powers in western Germany against communist world domination, all of which was embodied in the 'Berlin blockade' of 1948-49?
Not quite. Let us go back to the Potsdam and Yalta conferences, where Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt had agreed to three key items:
1. The four Ds: disarmament, demilitarisation, denazification and democratisation of Germany.
2. Reparations, vital for USSR's recovery.
3. German unity.
And Stalin had even agreed to three occupation zones, with each symbolically represented in Berlin, despite it being deep in the Soviet zone. (How the French ever managed to get a shoe in was beyond many, since they had embraced the Nazis a little too enthusiastically.) This was despite the fact that the USSR had exerted by far the major effort and lost the most in winning the war.
How did these three items fare after the end of the war?
1. The four Ds. Only in the eastern, Soviet sector was there any significant progress on these items. The occupying forces in the western areas were too keen to rearm Germany, which already began by the early 1950s. They found 'ex-' Nazis willing participants in the anti-communist struggle, and they fostered pliant governments.
Of course, Stalin too favoured a government sympathetic to the USSR's concerns, but he believed this would happen through popular groundswell.
2. Reparations. Soon enough, the occupying forces in the western zones reneged on the earlier agreements. The last thing the Anglo-Americans wanted was for significant resources, technology and money going to the USSR, so they stalled and blocked reparations from the west of Germany.
3. Unity. Stalin favoured political unity, the Anglo-Americans did not – this is perfectly clear from the increasingly rancorous discussions over what was to be done with Germany. Whenever Stalin or Molotov or other Soviet representatives pushed for a unified German government, the Anglo-Americans countered by arguing that the economic situation had to be addressed first. In other words, they wanted to axe reparations and keep Germany divided.
Why? The Americans and British could see that communist parties were becoming extremely popular, not only in Germany but across Europe. For his part, Stalin hoped that this 'new democratic' wave would continue in a united Germany and lead to a government favourably disposed to the USSR. In March 1948, Stalin urged the east German communists to draft a constitution for the whole of Germany as a beginning point for discussion with western politicians. He was even prepared for a non-socialist government as long as it was 'democratic and peace-loving'. Yet he was realistic enough to see that the Americans in particular would not agree since it would threaten their desire to control western Europe. On that point he was correct: the Anglo-Americans were certainly not interested in such a united Germany, for then it would risk falling out of their control. So they preferred a divided Germany.
Events unfolded. In June 1948, the UK, France and USA issued a communiqué stating their intention to form a western German state. A few days later a new currency was introduced in the western zones. By the end of June, Stalin ordered restrictions on access to West Berlin. Despite all the western propaganda concerning the 'Berlin blockade', it was not a blockade. Air access was permitted the whole time, for the purpose of supplies. Stalin's reason for the restrictions was simple: he wanted to get the former allies back to the negotiating table. As soon as they agreed, the restrictions were lifted in May 1949.
Despite clear Soviet desires for unity, the fours Ds and reparations, the Anglo-Americans were simply buying time. By this time NATO had already been formed. In September 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany was declared and the first formal meetings of government held. The east had no option but to respond with its own state soon afterwards.


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Each month we profile a hero in the fight against HIV -- a researcher working to stop the disease, a staff member improving health in our community, a dedicated donor, or someone living with HIV who's an inspiration to everyone around them. This month we profile David Duncan, a longtime participant, Positive Pedaler, and supporter of AIDS/LifeCycle. His passion and commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS is nothing short of heroic.
Join David! Register today for AIDS/LifeCycle!
This June, David Duncan will hop on his bike for AIDS/LifeCycle. It will be a bittersweet moment for him. This will be his 16th ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to fight AIDS, and his last one. At least for now...
Becoming a Rider
David first got involved with the ride in 1995, when it was the California AIDS Ride. He volunteered at orientation day, getting cyclists prepared to hit the road.
"I couldn't believe the enthusiasm and the spirit of the participants," said David. "It was completely infectious to be in that environment, even for just a few hours. I was hooked instantly."
David went home and immediately decided he would ride next year. He looked forward to joining the community of passionate and dedicated people.
Shortly after registering for the California AIDS Ride in 1996, David found out he was HIV positive. In an instant, his reasons for riding completely changed.
"Just training and preparing for that first ride felt daunting enough, and then suddenly I was also dealing with an HIV diagnosis," said David. "There were certainly drugs at the time that could help, like AZT, but it still very much felt like a death sentence. So I was worried and nervous, but for some reason I said to myself, 'I need to do this.'"
So David began training. He took it one pedal at a time, both on his bike and in his personal life. Over time, things got easier. He was able to make it up the big hills and his health improved. By the time the ride came around, he was ready. Or so he thought.
Accepting His Status
David arrived at the orientation day, this time as a cyclist, and he went through the process to get registered for the ride. As he was walking around he noticed a table for the Positive Pedalers, a group of HIV-positive cyclists. A friend encouraged him to check it out.
"I said, 'I can't go over there, people will know I'm HIV positive,'" said David. "At that time, I was just not ready to accept my status or talk about it publicly. But I circled the table for quite a while and eventually I got the nerve to go over and talk to them."
It would be a moment that changed David's life forever. He picked up a PosPeds t-shirt, and a flag for his bike that would identify him as an HIV-positive rider.
"On the first day of the ride, just before ride-out I was holding the flag in my hand," said David. "My friend said, 'Are you going to put that on your bike?' So I said, 'OK, OK,' and I put it on my bike. But I was still very reluctant to be sharing my status in such a public way."
On the third or fourth day of the ride, David was struggling to make it up a big hill when suddenly he heard a voice from behind.
"There was another guy riding behind me, also struggling to get up the hill," said David. "And he said, 'I was looking at the PosPeds flag on the back of your bike and I thought 'What do I have to complain about?''' He said he felt inspired watching me ride up the hill and it made him feel so proud to be on this ride with me. It was a complete mind turn for me, to think about it that way -- that my positive status would actually inspire someone else."
By the time David arrived in Los Angeles he was a different person, and he never looked back. In the years since that first ride, he's ridden 11 times, been a volunteer "roadie" two times, and worked as an AIDS/LifeCycle staff member twice. He's also spent many years as a training-ride leader and as co-chair of the Positive Pedalers.
Turning Point
As we mentioned, this will be David's last AIDS/LifeCycle. To understand why, you have to go back to a pivotal moment in 2007.
In September of that year, David was participating in a multi-day ride in Oregon and he was on a steep climb up to the rim of Crater Lake.
"I was going up the hill and suddenly I couldn't ride anymore -- I was having a lot of trouble breathing," said David. "I made the hard decision to leave the event because I simply couldn't keep riding. I couldn't catch my breath anymore and I didn't understand what was going on."
As soon as David got back home he went to a doctor. His pulse was only 32 beats per minute, dangerously low. He was immediately rushed to the emergency room and doctors found a third-degree heart block. The electrical signals that tell the heart to pump had stopped working. David then went into surgery and doctors implanted a pacemaker.
"It's been a challenge," said David. "I'm much younger and fitter than most people who have a pacemaker. But the doctors tried to make sure I could still do the things I like to do, such as riding my bike."
For a time things got better. But earlier this year, David collapsed several times while riding his bike and leading training rides. He went back to his cardiologist, who conducted some tests which revealed an anomaly in his heart. Two of the heart's chambers were pumping at slightly different times, in effect overriding the signals from the pacemaker.
Fortunately, his doctor was able to adjust the pacemaker to address the anomaly. It has allowed him to get back on his bike. He's not quite as strong has he's been in the past, but he is certainly committed to returning to AIDS/LifeCycle this year.
"Before that doctor's visit I was feeling for some time that I can't do this anymore, I'm getting too old for this," said David. "But the more I thought of the ride and its incredible, positive effect for me, I decided I need to come back to AIDS/LifeCycle one more time, and on my bike. I might not be able to ride every mile, but the important thing is being there, raising the money, and putting out the effort to help other people."
David says he's happy to be leaving AIDS/LifeCycle on a high note.
"The ride has been a transformative experience for me," said David. "There are very few places that are as amazing as the ride can be. It has changed my life. It's going to be hard to leave."
His Future
David is now moving on to new adventures in his new hometown of Portland, looking forward to creating a ride that supports HIV/AIDS services in the local community.
But AIDS/LifeCycle is part of David's life forever. And while this is his last ride, he says there is one thing that would bring him back.
"We've talked for many years about a 'victory ride' when there is finally a cure for AIDS," said David. "When that happens, I'll be back."
The entire AIDS/LifeCycle community will welcome David back with open arms, anytime.
Will you join David this year on AIDS/LifeCycle, as a rider or a roadie? What has the ride meant to you? If this is your first time as a rider or roadie, what are you looking forward to? Share your messages of support for all the participants of AIDS/LifeCycle!


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Thousands of U.S. National Guard and Reserve troops returning from duty have found they were replaced or demoted contrary to federal law, officials say.
Government agencies and major corporations account for many of the 15,000-plus complaints filed by returned vets since the end of September 2001, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.
The illegal actions have contributed to historically high joblessness among members of the Guard and Reserve, part-time service members returning from full-time duty in Afghanistan and other places.
A 1994 law requires employers to return members of the National Guard and Reserve to the same type of position they would have had if they had not been called to active duty.
The Labor Department and Office of Special Counsel say the number of complaints they have investigated rose from 848 in fiscal 2001 to 1,577 in the 12-month period ending in September 2011. The Defense Department handled another 2,844 cases in fiscal year 2011.
Records indicate the federal government was responsible for nearly a fifth of the formal complaints in fiscal 2012. The biggest alleged offenders were the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
Among Fortune 500 companies, Walmart was the biggest alleged offender, with 29 complaints. UPS was close behind, with 19 claims between 2011 and 2012.


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Irish actor Brendan Gleeson will play a Catholic priest who must confront his own community and public revulsion towards the Church after its handling of sex abuse scandals there.
The film will see him back working with John Michael McDonagh, the writer and director of his current smash hit The Guard, and it's understood the script, called Calvary, has already been drafted.
According to a report in the Irish Examiner this week the new film will tell the story of a decent priest trying to go about his parish duties against the backdrop of the Catholic Church facing public revulsion because of the litany of sex abuse scandals.
Gleeson said he will play 'a good priest in an atmosphere where the priesthood is reviled.'
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Speaking about the new script with McDonagh, Gleeson said: "We cooked it up one night, just talking. It must be really difficult now to be a good priest, given how you've been let down by everything around you."
"I am interested in good people as well as bad. Not purely good — that would be really dull — but I like the notion of mixing great and terrible figures with ordinary men," he said.
Gleeson's success with The Guard and a previous outing with McDonagh's playwright brother Martin in "In Bruges", has made the 56-year-old Irish actor one of the busiest and most sought after talents in the world.


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Former teacher guilty of inappropriate conduct
A former Waterloo teacher has been found guilty of engaging in inappropriate behavior with a student.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports a Black Hawk County jury took less than two hours Friday to determine 55-year-old Larry Twigg was guilty of five counts of lascivious acts with a minor.
The jury needed to determine if Twigg's actions were sexual when he coerced a 17-year-old student to do several bizarre acts in 2009 and 2010 to make up for missed class assignments.
The student testified that Twigg, a former computer teacher at Waterloo West
High School, spanked him and forced him to play strip video games.
Twigg was convicted in 2011, but an appeals court ordered a new trial over whether a jury was improperly influenced by other students' testimony.


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