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Gray's Grist Mill in Rhode Island (the property actually sits on the Massachusetts / Rhode Island border) is one of the oldest, continually running grist mills in New England.
A grist mill is a traditional name used for a mill that grinds grain into meal. Most often, the name is used to describe an older mill such as Gray's, which was originally water-powered and now uses electricity to move the massive granite grindstones.
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We played a good game; a great game, really, in many ways — an awesome game. It's deflating, sure, but we battled and battled and battled, and it just didn't happen for us. They took advantage of a mistake, and we didn't take advantage of enough scoring chances.
Now we have to go home to L.A. and play a little better. It's not over by a long shot. We're not playing up to our capabilities. We need to do a little better, come through a little more.
We had the lead when Chone Figgins got that big hit in the 11th, but Alex Rodriguez is a great hitter, and he saved them when he went deep. That's what he does. He's definitely one of the best hitters in baseball, and you know you have to pitch him tough.
Man, these games have been hard on the nerves. If I let my hair grow out, I'd have gray everywhere.
It's loud and crazy here, people screaming for their team. And the Yankees respond to that. They got a lot of energy from their crowd in these two games, and now it's our turn to go home and get that energy from our fans.
We need to get busy and take it one pitch at a time, one inning at a time. There's a lot of baseball left to play, and we're going to show we're better than we've played in these first two games.
I've got a feeling we're going to go home and it's going to be a whole different scene in our place, with our fans, the Rally Monkey, all that Southern California energy working for us.
We're all a little drained and frustrated now, but we'll be ready on Monday. We'll just check ourselves going home and take care of business. Nobody's going to use the cold weather or the conditions for an excuse. We battled, they battled, and they took two games.
That's done. Time to move on and make good things happen in our house. Gotta get going now. We're out of here. See you all in Angel Stadium, and get ready to rock.
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We all love you guys!! The Angels put on a good effort tonight, however, the Yankees were able to win the game. Yes, it's disappointing and yes, we should of won the game… in the end, the Angels showed everyone that they are capable of keeping the Yankees on their toes until the very end. It was a good, but hard battle for all of you .
Tonight, the Yankees made their mistakes also. It shows they are also human and not flawless. I just wish and I"m sure you do too, that we would of taken advantage of their mistakes. It worked here and there and you guys did work very hard to make that happen. The Angels are a great team! Please try to pump up the team for the next few games. I think you have a good effect on them and they need you. The team must hit more and not leave too many on bases. This is not Angels ball, but you and I both know, the Angels can do so much better.
I hope and pray that the next games in Anaheim are successful for the Angels.
Me and my family love you!! Do it for us, do it for your fans and do it for Nick Adenhart.
Now go get them!!!
Just do what you do man. Let's see some teeth… Where's that dog at? Don't let them take you out of your game. You guys can and will get it done at home. I will be there to cheer you on, Ninja!!
We are all ready to welcome you guys home (into warn, sunny, southern california) and to break out the red. Its time to show the Yankees and their fans what real fan sounds like and to show them how real Angel baseball is played.
See you at the ballpark on Monday!
Born and raised Angel fan Anahiem california 1974..3 generations in my home. We believe in u guys. When Yankees come to our house, we know u guys can show them u guys are champions. Angles fan forever
Torii, you and the rest of the team played very well; this was a classic game; at least in Anaheim it'll be a lot warmer
it was an epic game . true playoff feel. hopin for a split but theres still baseball to be played
A few weeks ago I was playing this really tough tennis match. It was back and forth, getting really hot at high noon, we cant break eachother's serve. I make a shot he makes a good shot, until finally I'm in the tie break and I LOSE. I'm bummed, I feel like a failure because I know I should be able to handle this guy.
But then I realized I had only lost the first set and if I just didnt freak out I probably would have been ok. Once I realized all of this I basically dominated the next and the final tiebreak to win the match.
Moral of the story is, the series isn't over all they did was win the first part, but you still have a whole half of the series yet to be played.
From the mind of tennis player where you have nobody, you have to dig down deep, take a breath, take in the beautiful scenery and relax man! It gets us die-hard Angels fans all hyped up to see you guys so nervous when there's no need. We're still here, and we still support the team from the Big A! If you need to rip into somebody because thats all the works fine, but maybe you guys should all go to downtown disney or something and take a breather!
Good luck to you guys!!
A few weeks ago I was playing this really tough tennis match. It was back and forth, getting really hot at high noon, we cant break eachother's serve. I make a shot he makes a good shot, until finally I'm in the tie break and I LOSE. I'm bummed, I feel like a failure because I know I should be able to handle this guy.
But then I realized I had only lost the first set and if I just didnt freak out I probably would have been ok. Once I realized all of this I basically dominated the next and the final tiebreak to win the match.
Moral of the story is, the series isn't over all they did was win the first part, but you still have a whole half of the series yet to be played.
From the mind of tennis player where you have nobody, you have to dig down deep, take a breath, take in the beautiful scenery and relax man! It gets us die-hard Angels fans all hyped up to see you guys so nervous when there's no need. We're still here, and we still support the team from the Big A! If you need to rip into somebody because thats all the works fine, but maybe you guys should all go to downtown disney or something and take a breather!
Good luck to you guys!!
Torii –
For what is worth you and your teammates have the support of this Minnesota Twins fan. You know how that played out in the ALDS.
I also spent a good deal of time in the US Military in Southern California – those were good times. You have the home field mojo now. So it's payback time.
The Angels are real gamers. You guys played your tails off and should be proud of that regardless of the outcome.
Hello from Cardinals Nation. I watched the entire game last night, and was sad to see you guys lose after such a long and rainy evening. Tough game! But soon you will be in sunny Cali in front of your fans. I will be rooting from my livingroom in Saint Louis!
That was a heartbreaker last night, but I know you guys can put it behind you. I love you guys, have for a long time now, so go show them what Angels baseball is all about! Let's get home and take it to them!
Best of luck, GO HALOS!!!
Torii, You aren't the only one with some new gray hair! That game was hard to watch I can't imagine what it was like to play it. I was so proud of Gary Matthews, Eybar and Figgins for coming through with the go ahead run after that terrible call on the double play. But as soon as Fuentes comes in all Angel fans start growing gray hair instantly and with good reason! Come on! He had A-rod down 0-2 throw one in the dirt like they would do to Vlad and see if he'll swing! You will get lots of love when you get home because no matter what true fans still love you no matter what. So kick those guys in the butt and lets show those New Yorkers that the Angels can beat them. And lets win for Nick thats why it means so much to me and a lot of people this year, people thought the Angels season was over the day he died. So go and score some runs so we don't have to worry about getting more gray hair when our "closer" comes in. Go Angels we can't wait to see you come back and win this!
Regarding Aybar's double play in the 10th game 2. I'm not rooting for either team but this is the first time I've seen this happen to an infielder so close to the bag. I've even seen infielders a foot away from the bag and umpires still called them as double plays. Or how about infielders jumping over runners and making double plays without touching the bag. Like all the 3 announcers that I went back and listened to, I too was shocked and thought it was a bad call. Not that it's technically not a right call but that if the umpire was going to do it, then all the umpires should have made the switch in the beginning of the season and not spring it on Aybar in the 10th inning of game 2 of the ALCS. You can't have it were every umpire will make that decision, whether to tag or not, on their own discretion. Either every one must tag, or keep protecting the infielders ankles and allow them the space that they have been giving them.
Torii, last night was a tough loss. My roommate left me alone once it ended, she saw I was close to tears. I really thought we were gonna take that game last night.
I know it's just superstition, but I blame it on Joe Buck. Right before Tito's 0-2 pitch to ARod, Buck decides to announce that "Fuentes gave up 6 HRs in the regular season." Immediately after that, wouldn't you know it, ARod hits one out of the park. Really?? REALLY?? Thanks a lot, Joe! Having grown up as the son of an announcer he should've known better than that, superstition or not!
Anyway, I know things will turn around back in SoCal. This series is NOT over yet, despite what people are saying. Sure, the Yanks had a great, dominant season, but we also swept them at home back in July! Let's do it again!!! GO HALOS!!!!!!!!!
Tori welcome back home. You are the heart and soul of our Anaheim Angels. We will all be there on Monday to cheer for you and the team when they beat the Yankees. No way will we let them celebrate another victory in our house. Thanks for the smiles this year and all your hard work. I think you are just a great guy and I'm so proud that you are a member of our Angel team. Go get em!
I'm a big fan of the Angels and of yours. Can you please do me a favor and remind Vlad how good he is and too stop swinging at every pitch?
Also, Gary Matthews Jr., I just don't get it. This guy comes up to be a pinch hitter, but he strikes out twice both times on 3 straight pitches. Pass this along to Coach Mike…Don't pinch hit Gary Matthews Jr. cause he SUCKS. Rob Quinlin is more reliable. My mom would be more reliable. Guy gets paid too much to suck so bad.
Best of luck on game 3.
That game is behind us now…I will be at home with you on Monday and Tuesday to cheer on your great Angel team that I love so much! You all should hold your heads up high – and come out swinging! GO HALO'S!
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these past few games were certainly disappointing. This team is SO much better this i know it! I've seen it! Yankees are definitely a strong team for sure! No one's underestimating them. Angels are just as tough and we are good enough to play at that kind of level. Y'all can't make sloppy mistakes out there it kills ya esp against such a strong team. Well the fans will be cheering the team on that's for sure! We're with y'all all the way no matter what happens. I hope the Big A gives you guys some spark to get back in this!! BEST OF LUCK!
We love our Angels. Not to worry Tori. You will have no problem hearing the love from the fans. I myself have watched every waking moment of Angels baseball. And when I wasn't doing that I was with the fans on the blog sites talking about the highs and lows. I'm not giving up on you because I know you're not giving up on us.
Angels Fan Motto: Fan Strong-Fan-Faithful Fan Loyal-)~Negative thoughts
don't help.Keep it POSITIVE-keep it FAITHFUL-Go Angels!
Hey Torrii; My name is No Way Jose and I run a fan site on myspace called Halo Space (www.myspace.com/laangels_baseball). I am actually the guy holding the vladdy 400 sign when he hit his carreer 400. I am an AVID FAN. I just wanted to Thank you and all the team for a great year! I try to do my part by keeping the fans pumped up and positive whether it's in the stands or on my page. When other fans try to be negative and blame one player for a loss I try to remind them that it is the team that has got us through to this point. You guys have overcome SO much this year. I am proud to call myself an ANGELS FAN.
I would love for you to check out my page. Under artwork I have pics of you with Elmer Fudd and I call it Hunter Season. 🙂 I also have Vladdy, Bam bam and Aybar, as well as a tribute to Nick.
I BELIEVE in You guys! I ALWAYS have and I ALWAYS will. I KNOW you will do it! Positive thoughts coming your way from me and ALL the fan Faithfuls on my page!
THANKS AGAIN for ONE of the BEST YEARS ever in ANGELS Baseball!
No Way Jose
Don't worry about those two loses, in retrospect the Yankees should be the ones worrying because the only reason why the Yankees won was because you guys made some minor errors. First game, you and your team dropped the ball a couple of times and that's hat gave them to go ahead to score. If you guys did not make those couple of errors, then Yankees would be at 0. Second game was long, but the only reason why the Yankees won was because Maicer made a mistake trying to do that double play. If it actually reached, you guys would've gone to the 14th inning and who knows what might happen, well actually you could have won because the Yankees were down to one pitcher left and you were at two. Just remember that just because the Angels beat the Yankees 2 times in the post season does not mean they will get three times in a row. Boston probably felt like that and guess what, they lost to you guys just like that. Now You're at your home field with all your fans behind you and if you go to Yankee Stadium again, just try not to make any errors.
No worries about feeling the love from the Angels fans. It will be there.
Last night was hard for the team and hard for all Angels fans. We yelled, we screamed, we cheered and you guys played an epic game – they just got one more run than we did. It was a tough loss and my heart hurt for you guys. But like Mike says, "turn the page" time to play the next game. And we know you can beat this other beast from the east.
You're home now – it's warmer – it's home – and we all love ya!!!!
I'll be cheering from my desk on Monday and from my seat in the stadium on Tuesday. I can't wait.
We all know that baseball comes down to a game of inches, and, well, thats what happened last night! On the other hand, when a game is played in a span of 5 hours, you KNOW you are watching the best of the best in baseball!
We are glad to have our Angels home again, and the fans will be there in full force to rally our boys to a win! We can't single out who did or didnt get the job done. Thats why we play 7! The page is turned on the last two games, Monday we start new! As I put my Angels tank on under my scrubs, and set my computer for game tracker for that 1pm game, I know the mighty Angels and awesome fans will make the Yankees wish they never left the Bronx!!! Go HALOS!!
Torii, here's some love from Minnesota Twins fans. The Angels are a much better team than the Twins were this year and yet the Yankees keep finding ways to beat both of us at the last minute. Tough to take, but I know you and the Angels will keep battling. I really hope this is the year you end up with a ring. You are one of the very BEST guys in the game.
Hey Tori,
I've been cheering for the Angels since the beginning of this season, mainly because you and Vladmir are on the Angels. You guys are my two favorite players on the team and I know you guys will pull through! The weather is on your side for the next 3 games! Anaheim is an amazing city, I plan on moving out of Toronto and to Anaheim/ Los Angeles after I'm finished university! Best of luck in Games 3, 4, 5 in Anaheim!
Torii…have a sit diown with Scoscia and talk him into dropping Vlade in the order. If Morales or Rivera was in his spot last night, I think the Angels win the game.
Let go !!!! do it for Nick Adenhart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the rally monkey got your back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hola torii, I just want to wish you and the team GOOD LUCK tomorrow. I was very disappoined last night cause I really thought we were going to win in the 11th:( I belive we can win yanks, I know we can. We have the best players, #1 TORII and ABREU. I gotta feeling were going to win here in anahiem. THANKS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU PUT IN THE GAME. Tonight ill be praying for my Angels to win. Lets go and take a bite out of the big apple. 😉
Dear Torii,
We love our Angels, and we love you. We know you guys can do this thing because you've already been through hell this season, and you came out of it changed, transformed by a "baptism of fire". You all have a clear vision of the challenge ahead.
Good luck tomorrow and I'll be listening on the radio while I'm in class.
Go Angels!
I'm disappointed in the lack of suicide squeezes in professional baseball, it could have ended the game in the bottom of the tenth. Especially coming from someone who played in New Britain.
Despite today's game(Game 4) I still have faith in you guys!! Don't forget that there are many of us that still believe! Don't give up and GO ANGELS!!!
Thought you might like this, or have read it before…
Isaiah 60:7 (New King James Version)
"All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you,
The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you;
They shall ascend with acceptance on My altar,
And I will glorify the house of My glory."
The whole chapter is pretty good so I encourage you to read it!!
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Our church is Bible based and welcoming. We are richly blessed by the ministry of God's Word. English services are held every Sunday at 10.30am and 3.00pm with an adult Sunday School at 2.00pm. Our Sunday meetings are led by pastors of local churches, retired pastors or lay people. On Tuesdays at 7pm there is a church Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, or Fellowship Meeting. Ladies Coffee Mornings are held on certain Tuesday mornings at 10.30am. Visitors are welcome to join us for these meetings. If you are unable to join us for meetings it is usually possible to visit the chapel at other times by prior arrangement.
For further details, please contact the secretary Miss Bethan Jones via our contact form below. Guided tours of the chapel can be organised for visitors, but we would appreciate at least 1 week's notice for groups consisting of up to 10 people and 1 month's notice for more than 10 people.
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Forgive me for being dramatic, but Requiem is truly the most powerful music I've ever heard. At times furious and zealous, then tender and solemn, Requiem is a fourteen-movement experience. When I saw the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra perform it, I was totally overwhelmed and emotional, much in the same way people get when they see Handels Messiah performed. The librarys copy of Requiem, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, has an urgency and command that makes it very compelling.
And the mystery behind the music makes listening to it all the more exhilarating. Exhausted and broke, 35-year-old Mozart is visited by a stranger dressed in gray. The stranger hands him an anonymous letter, commissioning him to compose music for a funeral. The request is given with a blank check, so despite Mozarts misgivings, hes in no position to decline. Even still, Mozart is struck by the chilling nature of the circumstances. Sickness befalls Mozart, making him increasingly convinced that the mysterious visitor was the Angel of Death himself. The taste of death is now on my tongue, and I can already smell the grave.*
The inexplicable foreboding proved prophetic. Mozart died that year, never completing Requiem, arguably one of his finest works. Thanks to Franz Süssmayr, Mozarts protégée, the unfinished parts were completed.
The exact details of Mozarts brush with Death have been subject of scholarly debate and artistic imaginings, most notably the play-turned-movie Amadeus. In Amadeus, the Angel of Death is Antonio Salieri, a fellow composer, embittered by Mozarts success and talent. While it made for great drama, we now know that the commission actually came from Count Franz von Walsegg, an unscrupulous aristocrat who stole musical scores in order to feign authorship. In this case, the Count was mourning the loss of his wife and wanted a musical masterpiece written in her honor.
While you might not be familiar with its name, youve likely heard parts of Requiem many times. Heres a short list of where you might have heard it:
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Movies: The Big Lebowski, Elizabeth, Eyes Wide Shut, Primal Fear, X2, Watchmen, and Amadeus
Want to know more? Place a hold on Amadeus (winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture) here online or ask our staff. Learn more about Mozarts life and legacy in Jeremy Siepmanns book Mozart: His Life & Music here. (CDs included!)
What are you listening to this time of year?
*words spoken to Sophie, Mozarts sister-in-law
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This is my new tool for bleeding Fiero slave cylinders.
Just remove the stock bleeder from your slave cylinder and install this bleeder tool. The one way valve keeps the air and fluid moving outward only. This allows you to self bleed your slave cylinder. Once you finish bleeding your slave cylinder remove this tool and reinstall the original bleeder. Works very well. Easy to use. Works with all years Fieros with manual transmissions. Reusable.
Please note: Most Pontiac Fiero slave cylinders have a 12 mm diameter bleeder (top) port. (All Fiero slave cylinders have a 12 mm bottom fill port) Some (or all?) 1984 four speed slave cylinders have a smaller diameter bleeder. This tool will not work on the 1984 four speed slave cylinders with the smaller diameter bleeder. My 1984 cast alumiunum slave cylinders also have this smaller diameter bleeder. Once I sell all of existing 1984 four speed slaves I have on hand I will have the next batch made with the 12 mm bleeder port.
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Using this slave bleeder tool is the same as using the original bleeder with a wrench. Instead of loosening and tightening the bleeder on the slave cylinder while some one pushes the clutch just install this tool and slowly push the clutch pedal down and up. The one way valve does all the work! Once the bleeding process is finished simply remove this bleeder tool and reinstall the original bleeder. No fluid will be lost.
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U.S. Sen. Baldwin on Made in Wisconsin tour
Freshman senator would like tougher background checks for gun buyers
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin made her first official visit to Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Baldwin spent the morning checking out Johnson Controls' re-engineered Micro Hybrid vehicle and the battery maker's Glendale facility.
She said it's part of her Made in Wisconsin tour.
"Seeing how I can bring the best practices back to Washington. There's too many political games back there, and we need to keep a solid focus on job creation," Baldwin said.
While focusing on jobs, she said she understands the nation is watching the gun-control debate following the deadly school shooting in Connecticut.
"I strongly support the Second Amendment, but I absolutely believe the Second Amendment is consistent with efforts to save lives and promote safety," Baldwin said.
The freshman senator said she believes there's more common ground in Washington than many think.
Baldwin said she would like to see tougher laws on background checks for gun purchases.
"Gun shows. Craigslist sales. You know, folks running into each other in social settings and saying 'Hey I want to sell my gun,'" Baldwin said.
There's a lot on Baldwin's agenda, but she said she's ready for the ride.
Baldwin will return to Washington, D.C., this weekend and goes back into session next week.


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Labor Day weekend is past and now I'm hoping for cooler weather for the kids in school. Our children are our most precious natural resource. We need to remember, the ones who will make or break a nation is the young people. They are our future, our dreams and our hopes for a better tomorrow. The following is a prayer that was given to me by a former school teacher. Every time I hear it or read it I could see children that fit everything mentioned, also it brings a lump in my throat. This prayer was first printed in the Storm Lake Times newspaper.
We pray for the children who sneak popsicles before supper, who erase holes in math work books, who never can find their shoes and we pray for those who stare at photographs from behind barbed wire, who can't bound down the street in a new pair of sneakers, who never counted potatoes, who are born in places we wouldn't be caught dead, who never got to a circus, who live in a X-rated world. We pray for children who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions, who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money. And we pray for those who never get dessert, who have no safe blanket to drag behind them, who watch their parents watch them die, who can't find any bread to steal, who can't have any rooms to clean up, whose pictures aren't on anybody's dresser, whose monsters are real. We pray for children who spend all their allowance before Tuesday, who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food, who like ghost stories, who shove dirty clothes under the bread, and never rinses out the tub, who gets visits from the tooth fairy, who don't like to be kissed in front of the school, who squirm in church or temple and scream into the phone, whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry. And we pray for those whose nightmares come in the daytime, who will eat anything, who have never seen a dentist, who aren't spoiled by anybody, who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep, who love and move, but have no meaning. We pray for children who want to be carried and for those who must, for those we never give up on, for those who don't get a second chance. For those we smother...and for those who will grab at the hand of anybody kind enough to offer it. PLEASE offer your hands to them so that NO child is left behind because we did not ask.
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Q: Should I add a pressurized filter to my water garden?
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A: Whether you have an existing pond or are building a new one, just about any pond can benefit from a pressurized filter.
Able to be positioned anywhere outside your pond, these units hold water pressure so filtered water can be routed back to the pond or up to a waterfall. This allows you to create a flowing waterfall effect without taking space at the top of the falls.
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Help gather critical information to protect leopards and monkeys under threat in South Africa.
Professor Ian Gaigher is an emeritus professor at Venda University and the director of the Lajuma Research Centre.
Following a distinguished career that included senior roles with CapeNature, associate professor at University of the Orange Free State, and dean of science at Venda University, he took on the Lajuma Research Centre in 2003. Ian was head of the team appointed by the Department of Environmental Affairs to compile the successful nomination for the UNESCO Vhembe Biosphere Reserve, and is central to the Limpopo Leopard Forum and other regional conservation initiatives. Ian is responsible for the logistical management and arrangements on Earthwatch teams.


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Honeypot is a computer system set up as a trap for computer attackers. If intruders are always scanning the Internet for potential victims and they are can you find the intruders and their exploits by putting up fake networks that only a deliberate scan could find? That's the theory behind honeypots. Peter Mikhalenko discusses the implementation, theory, and legality of using a honeypot to protect your network.
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A honeypot is solution. This is a system designed in such a way that an unsophisticated hacker will want to crack it immediately–like fake diamonds in a glass case in a jewelry shop. First, a quick story. A famous and rich man bought a super safe made of ferro-alloy. He boasted to everyone about his safe and claimed that nobody could crack it. After about a week of this, burglars came in the night and spent two hours cracking the safe with strong acid and explosives. When they opened the safe, they found nothing; the valuables were elsewhere and the burglars were caught.
A honeypot emulates a server with serious security holes. The intent is to attract network intruders so that they will spend their time on a useless job. Honeypots are closely-monitored network decoys that serve several purposes: they can distract adversaries from more valuable machines on a network, provide early warning about new attacks and exploitation trends, and allow in-depth examination of adversaries during and after exploitation.
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Update: I've uploaded a picture to give a better idea. Sorry for not making it easier, being this is my first post and all . I'm using a spare bedroom for my control room/ studio. At this point it's not treated at all.
My current thought is 4 - 2 x 4 x 2" thick traps covering the wall behind the desk with either super junks or just thicker 2x4 panels. My question is regarding the use of bass traps in the two front corners. Because of the layout with a large window on the right (covered by blinds) and paper/cardboard closet doors on the left, would I treat this as a standard corner? Both superchunks would obviously obscure parts of the closet and window (which I'm OK with). For the sides I was just going to hang 2x4 ft panels over the window and closet doors.
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The Winter X Games wrapped landed in [R600R, Tignes] for three action-packed days March 14-16. Take a look at the results and winning runs.
Results from the Winter X Games Tignes:
Men's Snowboard SuperPipe: Shaun White is definitely unbeatable! Wearing his lucky zebra pants, the ones with which he won every contest he entered this year, Shaun came out of the Pipe higher than anyone else. His first run, that scored 98 points, was close to perfect, with a really fat backside air and a trick he invented: the front double cork 1260.
Shaun White's Superpipe Gold:
Women's Snowboard SuperPipe: Kelly Clark takes the gold, Elena Hight takes the silver, Kaitlyn Farrington takes the bronze.
Kelly Clark's SuperPipe Gold:
Men's Snowboard Slopestyle: Shaun White takes the gold, Mark McMorris takes the silver and Eric Willet takes the bronze.
Shaun White's Slopestyle Gold:
Women's Snowboard Slopestyle: Jamie Anderson takes the gold and beats Spencer O'Brien (silver) and Enni Rukajärvi (bronze).
Jamie Anderson's Slopstyle Gold:
Men's Ski Slopestyle: By closing up his second run with a massive rodeo 450 out, Bobby Brown took the level up one step further and earned himself a score of 95. The other competitors' runs were just as impressive. But still, riders like Tom Wallisch, James Woods and Andreas Hatveit were powerless in front of Bobby's score.
Bobby Brown's Slopestyle 95 = Gold:
Women's Ski Slopestyle: Kaya Turski took the Gold, Anna Segal got the Silver medal and Dara Howell took home the Bronze medal. Canada's Kaya Turski won her third Winter X Games Tignes Slopestyle event, beating out Australia's Anna Segal and became the first athletes to three-peat at any Tignes event. Turski entered the competition coming from a three-peat win from Winter X Games Aspen in January.
Kaya Turski Slopestyle Gold:
Men's Ski SuperPipe: Torin Yater-Wallace takes the gold, Thomas Krief takes the silver and David Wise takes the bronze.
Torin Yater-Wallace's Ski SuperPipe Gold:
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Abstract: Modern global society has seen dramatic changes that throw us into impenetrable ethical problems of a kind never before witnessed in history. By this means, ethical problems constitute the locus of our confrontation with our own life situation. It is this condition that I take to be of fundamental importance when one undertakes to reflect upon the meaning of ethics today. If we approach the issue from the point of view of the history of ideas, we find that throughout the whole of the history of philosophy there have been a series of different attempts to articulate an ethics. Most of them address our concerns about how a human being ought to act in order to realise his or her life in the best or most correct way. I will return to the array of suggestions that have been offered in this regard. What is important for my purposes, meanwhile, is that there is some-thing that precedes ethical considerations, namely, the fact that ethics imposes itself upon the indi-vidual as a vital problem, and as one that cannot be escaped. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6438
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Abstract: From their beginning in the 1930s, critical theory and the Frankfurt school had their focus on a critique of disturbed social relations in western society dominated by totalitarian political regimes like Stalinism, Fascism, Nazism, and by capitalism as an oppressive and destructive economic system and culture. Now, 80 years later, this has all become history and thus it is time to leave the concept of critical theory behind us, and instead bring the concept of critique to a broader theoretical framework like hermeneutics. This allows the possibility of retaining the theoretical intentions of the old Frankfurt school and at the same time there will be no boundaries by specific dominant theoretical perspectives. In this paper, such a framework for a critical hermeneutics is discussed on the basis of Weber's, Gadamer's, and Habermas' theories on hermeneutics within the social sciences. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8998
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Suspects to man: strip or get cut | Weird
Bradenton, Florida -- A man found naked wandering alongside a Manatee County road says he was beaten and stripped of all his clothes after being held at knifepoint.
Deputies say 43-year-old Ramiro Morales was in a car with three acquaintances when the two men and one woman turned on him, demanding he give up all his money and clothes or else they'd cut him.
After stripping naked and giving the suspects his money, they reportedly pulled over in the 5000 block of 26th Street West. The male suspects then allegedly beat up Morales and kicked him out of the car, completely naked.
Someone saw Morales walking nude down the street and called the Sheriff's Office. He was taken to the hospital for minor injuries.
Morales could only give deputies a vague description of the suspects. He described the three as white, with the men wearing glasses and being in their early 30s.


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Families sue after soldiers' deaths
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nasir Ahmad Ahmadi was hired to work as an interpreter alongside American troops in Afghanistan. But soldiers were alarmed by his strange behavior, his inability to do the job and the foul condition of his living quarters. They suspected he used drugs.
Just a few months after he arrived at an Army Special Forces base near Kabul, Ahmadi was ordered to pack his bags and leave. Instead of getting ready for the next flight out, Ahmadi grabbed an AK-47 assault rifle from another interpreter's room on the base and started shooting. He killed two unarmed soldiers and wounded a third.
On Monday, nearly 18 months after the January 2010 shootings, the survivor and family members of the slain soldiers filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Mission Essential Personnel, the U.S. defense contractor that hired Ahmadi as it rushed to put more interpreters to work in Afghanistan.
During the rampage at Firebase Nunez, Ahmadi killed Specialist Marc Decoteau, a 19-year-old just a few weeks into his first tour of duty, and Capt. David Johnpaul Thompson, a veteran soldier and the father of two young girls. At close range, Ahmadi shot Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Russell, hitting him in the legs. Russell survived.
An alert Army sergeant ended the rampage when he drew his pistol and killed Ahmadi, a 23-year-old native of Afghanistan who had immigrated to the United States in 2009.
In their lawsuit, filed in federal court in North Carolina, Russell and the families of Decoteau and Thompson accuse Mission Essential Personnel, based in Columbus, Ohio, of negligence and breach of contract for failing to look into Ahmadi's background and not properly testing him to ensure he was psychologically sound before giving him a job.
Mission Essential Personnel, better known as MEP, was founded in 2004 and is the U.S. government's primary supplier of linguists, with more than 8,200 personnel in Afghanistan and a dozen other countries, according to the company's website. The company had $629 million in revenue last year, up from $6.7 million in 2005.
In a statement Monday, MEP said Ahmadi's actions were "entirely unforeseeable" and said the incident at Nunez was shocking and tragic.
The company said Ahmadi "was thoroughly vetted for his deployment, including medical, psychological and counter-intelligence screening, and was approved by the U.S. government to deploy to Afghanistan." It said Ahmadi "exhibited no signs of mental distress nor were there any other indications he might commit this criminal act." The company also said the interpreter was under the operational control of the soldiers at Nunez and no one at the base ever raised any concerns to company managers about his performance or conduct.
The company said the military has consistently rated MEP's performance as outstanding. "The big picture is clear: MEP is a good company that has grown because of its good work and commitment to supporting the troops."
MEP's interpreters in Afghanistan were not authorized to carry weapons, the military said. Another MEP interpreter at Nunez had an AK-47 in his living quarters, violating the requirements of the contract, the lawsuit said.
"Knowing that an employee of Mission Essential Personnel, who was mismanaged, came up behind Marc in a dark hallway and shot him to death, took you back to square one in your sense of loss," said Nancy Decoteau, Marc Decoteau's mother, as she recalled reading the Army's investigation of the shootings completed several months after her son died. "That was not how Marc wanted to give his life."
The families said MEP's reaction to the shootings compounded their grief. No condolence letters. No one from the company attended either funeral. No apologies. "I would have been so much more receptive to them showing up at the funeral to say, 'I'm sorry this happened,"' said Emily Thompson, David Johnpaul Thompson's widow.
The lawsuit seeks financial compensation from MEP, although it does not specify an amount. Judgments or settlements in wrongful death cases are difficult to predict but can reach millions of dollars.
Mark Decoteau, Marc's father and a West Point graduate, said money isn't the objective. He wants to prevent tragedies for other military families.
"They're using taxpayer dollars and they are not upholding their end of the contract," he said of MEP. "They're not doing what they are supposed to do and we can't let that go on and have somebody else in our position. I just don't know what I would do if that happens again."
The Decoteaus and Emily Thompson met with Chris Taylor, MEP's chief executive, for more than two hours Wednesday near Fort Bragg, N.C., where the soldiers were based. Brad Henry, the Boston attorney representing the families, said this was the first contact they ever had with anyone from the company. MEP agreed to the meeting under the condition the participants not publicly disclose what was said, according to Henry.
Even after the violence at Nunez, the Army increased MEP's contract to provide thousands of Dari and Pashto speakers by $1.2 billion as the demand for interpreters steadily increased. Dari and Pashto are the two primary languages in Afghanistan.
Without skilled linguists, U.S. forces would be unable to talk to the Afghans, gather critical intelligence or quickly translate intercepted Taliban radio traffic that could reveal plans for roadside bomb attacks or the locations of enemy leaders.
Most of the increase came in May 2010, weeks before the Army completed its investigation of the shootings at Nunez. Earlier this year, the contract was increased again by $525 million, pushing the total value to $1.98 billion, according to government documents.
Seeking to expand its choices, the Army announced last week that it had selected MEP and five other companies for a linguist services contract worth as much as $9.7 billion over the next five years. The companies will compete against each other to supply linguists for military operations around the world.
But the government's dependence on the private sector makes it especially difficult to impose what critics describe as effective accountability. "The government is so reliant on contractors, particularly when it comes to translators or linguists, that when there's a problem the government can't do anything about it because the bottom line is they've got to have that contractor," said Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project on Government Oversight, a watchdog group in Washington.
The violence at Nunez came as MEP was struggling to control its workforce in Afghanistan, according to confidential government reports written in 2009 and 2010 by U.S. officers in Afghanistan responsible for the day-to-day monitoring of MEP's handling of the contract. The records, obtained by The Associated Press, describe breakdowns in management and mirror the lawsuit's claims that Ahmadi and other MEP employees were not closely supervised.
The Army Intelligence and Security Command awarded MEP the contract in September 2007. According to the contract terms, MEP would recruit qualified linguists, ensure they were medically and psychologically fit, perform security reviews, get them to Afghanistan and manage them while they were there. Interpreters were expected to live and work in harsh and hostile environments.
At the time, command officials estimated about 3,000 interpreters would be needed to support military operations in Afghanistan. But when troop levels swelled by the thousands to beat back a resurgent Taliban, so did the need for more Dari and Pashto-speaking interpreters, and the military counted on MEP to deliver them. By early 2010, there were more than 6,800 linguists.
The records show MEP didn't know where all of its interpreters were, what units they were assigned to and whether they were even showing up for work. "MEP's inability to track their linguists continues to be a problem," according to one of the military reports from late 2009. "Despite MEP's acknowledgment of this issue little has been done to correct the problem."
The trouble continued into 2010. "MEP's linguist accountability completely collapsed ... following months of deterioration," another military report said.
MEP told the AP that it provides daily reports to the military that track all its linguists on the ground, in transit and on leave. The company has never been alerted by the military to any linguist accountability problems, it said.
The oversight team's reports were provided to the Intelligence and Security Command's headquarters at Fort Belvoir, Va. It's unclear how military commanders responded to the reports. The Intelligence and Security Command refused to discuss MEP's performance, saying such information is barred from release by federal acquisition regulations.
Another military report accused an MEP interpreter at a U.S. base in western Afghanistan of ties to the Taliban and said the interpreter was paying off tribal leaders and extorting money from local businessmen. MEP was rebuked for failing to be more engaged with its employees and for "sheltering negative incidents" by waiting more than one month to tell military officials what had happened, according to the report.
An unspecified number of linguists hired in the United States were caught claiming to be at work when they weren't for months at a time - a few had even returned to the U.S. when they were supposed to be working in Afghanistan, according to another report, written in the late summer of 2010.
MEP terminated employees when they were caught. But the root of problem had not been fixed: Linguists could access their payroll time sheets from any computer in the world claim to be working. "MEP does not have in place an effective, systemic method of insuring that their U.S.-hire linguists are actually at their duty location performing the services they are being contractually paid to do," the report said. MEP told the AP that it fired four employees in spring 2010 for submitting fraudulent time entries and said those were anomalies.
There is only a passing reference to Ahmadi's crimes from one of the reports written in early 2010. Immediately after the incident at Nunez, the Army opened a criminal investigation that kept details of the shooting under tight control.
Ahmadi was born in southern Afghanistan in 1987, according to documents from the Army's investigative report that included portions of Ahmadi's employment application with MEP, his resume and other records obtained under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act. Fluent in Dari and Pashto, he took English training while in high school in Kabul.
In 2004, he worked as an interpreter with a consulting company in Kabul. A year later, the records show, Ahmadi went to work for International Management Services, a Maine company that provides interpreters to the U.S. military, militaries from other countries and businesses. While employed by IMS, Ahmadi served with U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan and volunteered to accompany the troops on combat missions in hot spots like Helmand and Kandahar, according to his resume.
In early 2009, with a recommendation from an unnamed Army general, Ahmadi earned a visa allowing him to immigrate to the U.S., according to documents. As a U.S. resident with his language skills, Ahmadi's earning potential was 10 times greater than someone living in Afghanistan.
Ahmadi began working for MEP in August 2009, according to documents. His annual base salary of $85,000 would kick in when he deployed to Afghanistan. He was also eligible for a new hire bonus of $10,000 after 90 days, and hazardous duty and hardship pay, too. All told, Ahmadi could have made nearly $155,000 in his first year, the records show.
He arrived at Nunez in mid-September 2009, according to the lawsuit, just a few months after the Special Forces compound was set up. The base was located on a larger U.S. military installation at Sayed Abad in Wardak province, about 20 miles southwest of Kabul.
It wasn't long before some soldiers at Nunez determined that Ahmadi was a liability, according to witness statements included in the Army's investigative report. Ahmadi "was a horrible combat interpreter because he was always ad-libbing and making stuff up," an unnamed senior enlisted soldier told investigators. A verbal miscue could lead to serious problems, so they decided to keep Ahmadi on the base.
Soldiers described Ahmadi as timid, submissive and a loner. He could also be unnerving, according to witness statements. He threatened to kill a co-worker with an axe. He was reading a book called "What Happens When You Die." Rotten food, dirty dishes and rat droppings littered his living quarters.
They thought he had a drug problem. The lawsuit accused Ahmadi of using "nass," a mix of finely cut tobacco, paint thinner and, occasionally, powdered hashish.
The lawsuit said soldiers at Nunez did not recall an MEP manager coming to the base to check on Ahmadi or the other company interpreters stationed there.
In November 2009, Ahmadi's supervisor at MEP gave him the second highest score possible on a performance evaluation, according to employment documents included in the Army's investigative report. But Ahmadi's signature, required at the bottom of the evaluation form, appears substantially different from the signature he used on many other documents in the file. The supervisor's name was removed from the document.
A handwriting expert who reviewed the documents for the AP said he could not say with certainty whether it was Ahmadi's signature because the documents were photocopies of the originals. "There is evidence to suggest it's not written by Ahmadi," said Dennis Ryan, who is certified by the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners. "It's not consistent with the other signatures."
In written responses to questions from the AP, the Intelligence and Security Command said its contracting officers have never authorized MEP's linguists to carry weapons. It remains unclear why an MEP interpreter had an AK-47 and whether any other interpreters had weapons.
The lawsuit said MEP knew that at least some of its linguists carried weapons but did nothing about it and sought to keep that information from the military's contracting oversight officers.
The troops at Nunez made sure Ahmadi wasn't given a weapon, according to the lawsuit and the witness statements from the Army's investigative report.
MEP said it did not issue Ahmadi a weapon nor did it authorize him to use one.
Chief Warrant Officer Russell, 37, remains on active duty and is still recovering from his wounds. Master Sgt. Eric Hendrix, a spokesman for U.S. Army Special Operations Command, said Russell declined the AP's request for an interview. Henry, the attorney representing the families, said Russell had been ordered by his commanders not to speak to the AP.
Johnpaul Thompson and Russell, close friends and members of the 3rd Special Forces Group, arrived at Nunez within a few weeks of each other in January 2010. It was Thompson's third tour in Afghanistan, and Russell's fourth.
Decoteau, who was 11 when the Sept. 11 attacks occurred, got to Nunez the same time Thompson did. Like his father, he was an airborne soldier. Decoteau was assigned to the 4th Psychological Operations Group.
After conferring with his team and soldiers from the unit it was replacing, Thompson decided Ahmadi had to go, according to the investigative report and the lawsuit. Late in the afternoon on Jan. 29, the team's master sergeant informed Ahmadi of the decision.
Ahmadi became angry and said he was going to call his employer. One hour later, the soldiers at Nunez heard gunfire. Many assumed it was an accidental discharge. Then more shots rang out. Soldiers scrambled to unlock their weapons and grabbed their body armor.
Decoteau, who had no role in Ahmadi's dismissal, apparently was the first person Ahmadi came across. He was leaving his room, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and his camouflage Army-issue pants. Ahmadi fired 10 rounds into him, killing him instantly. "He was not in any way ready for what happened to him," Mark Decoteau, his father, said.
Thompson and Russell were in the camp's operations center when they heard the shots. They moved through the door, toward the sound of the gunfire and saw Ahmadi staring at them with an AK-47. Ahmadi fired as Russell pulled Thompson back through the door. Three bullets hit Thompson as he and Russell fell to the floor.
As Thompson lay fatally wounded, Ahmadi stepped over him and shot Russell, hitting him the left foot and right leg. One of the bullets went through his calf and into his elbow.
Before Ahmadi could fire again, Sgt. First Class Steve Kimsey, who was in the operations center, pulled his pistol and killed him.
A medevac helicopter rushed Thompson and Russell to another base where there was a surgical team. Thompson died from his wounds. He was 39.
Thousands of miles away in North Carolina, Emily Thompson had just picked up her girls from school and was driving home. As she neared the house, she saw a white van with government license plates in her driveway. When an Army colonel stepped out of the van, she said, she knew.
That was the worst moment of her life. Telling her girls their father had died was the second worst.
"I want MEP to change," Emily Thompson said. "I don't want soldiers to die because of their negligence. I don't want another wife to come home from work to a van in their driveway because MEP can't do the right thing."


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Apple settled a lawsuit over in-app purchases by offering a credit or cash to parents whose children racked up charges without their permission.
The 2011 lawsuit was based on children making in-app purchases without parental permission over free apps that charge for virtual goods or currency, according to GigaOm. The settlement will give the iTunes credit to those whose bills were under $30 but over $5. Those who lost more than $30 will receive a cash refund according to the terms of the settlement.
As reported in 2011, Apple has now changed how in-app purchases occur. Previously, there was a 15-minute window after an app was downloaded that anyone (including your little angels) could make a purchase without a password. Apple has since closed up the loophole that let children buy $99 barrels of Smurfberries.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 28, 2012) - Candax Energy (TSX:CAX) announces a return to production on its Ezzaouia-1 well. Candax also announces a setback relating to its Ezzauoia-9 and Ezzaouia-17 wells.
Following the previously announced work-over on Ezzaouia-1 and the conversion to beam pump and sucker rod methodology for extraction, the well is now producing at 93 bopd in addition to 30 barrels of completion water. The oil production is steadily rising and is performing well in line with expectations.
However, Ezzaouia-9 and Ezzaouia-17, representing approximately 23.5% of Candax's total net production of approximately 575 bopd (average daily production for November) have stopped producing and will likely require full work-overs to address tubing integrity issues to be brought back into production. Depending on equipment availability and discussions with partner ETAP (the Tunisian national oil company), the partners could also decide to change the activation method and switch to the beam pump and sucker rod methodology which has successfully been implemented on Ezzaouia-1.
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Low-level AMQP client for Python (fork of amqplib).
Project description
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This is a fork of amqplib which was originally written by Barry Pederson. It is maintained by the Celery project, and used by kombu as a pure python alternative when librabbitmq is not available.
This library should be API compatible with librabbitmq.
Differences from amqplib
Supports draining events from multiple channels (Connection.drain_events)
Support for timeouts
Channels are restored after channel error, instead of having to close the connection.
Support for heartbeats
- Connection.heartbeat_tick(rate=2) must called at regular intervals (half of the heartbeat value if rate is 2).
- Or some other scheme by using Connection.send_heartbeat.
- Supports RabbitMQ extensions:
- Consumer Cancel Notifications
- by default a cancel results in ChannelError being raised
- but not if a on_cancel callback is passed to basic_consume.
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- Channel.confirm_select() enables publisher confirms.
- Channel.events['basic_ack'].append(my_callback) adds a callback to be called when a message is confirmed. This callback is then called with the signature (delivery_tag, multiple).
- Exchange-to-exchange bindings: exchange_bind / exchange_unbind.
- Channel.confirm_select() enables publisher confirms.
- Channel.events['basic_ack'].append(my_callback) adds a callback to be called when a message is confirmed. This callback is then called with the signature (delivery_tag, multiple).
- Authentication Failure Notifications
- Instead of just closing the connection abruptly on invalid credentials, py-amqp will raise an AccessRefused error when connected to rabbitmq-server 3.2.0 or greater.
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- Uses AMQP 0-9-1 instead of 0-8.
- Channel.access_request and ticket arguments to methods removed.
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Desmogblog.com has released a series of documents from the conservative Heartland Institute that exposes their 2012 climate skeptics program and their major donors, many of whom had requested anonymity. This is a rare window into the world of the most conservative policy thinkers in our country.
According to the documents, Heartland views itself as playing a leading role in preventing "the implementation of dangerous policy actions to address the supposed risks of global warming." A new program for 2012 focuses on creating K-12 curriculum because "principals and teachers are heavily biased toward the alarmist perspective." The Charles Koch Foundation, a major supporter of efforts to kill national climate policy, gave $200,000 to Heartland in 2011. Heartland is looking for an increase in 2012 and access to the Koch's "network of philanthropists, if our focus continues to align with their interests."
The Heartland fundraising strategy exposes donors, many that requested anonymity. While the US Chamber of Commerce is a supporter, you'd expect that. Here's a few more unexpected donors:
In North Carolina, the chairman of BB&T is a donor as is GlaxoSmithKline headquartered in RTP. John Allison, Chairman of BB&T and a Wake Forest University Distinguished Professor of Practice in the Business School contributed $16,000 to Heartland in 2010, $0 in 2011 and Heartland is looking to Allison for $25,000 this year.
GlaxoSmithKline gave a total of $50,000 in 2010/2011, and according to the New York Times, a spokesperson for the company said the funding was for Medical News a monthly newsletter for Heartland Institute members. The Heartland Institute's "Consumers for Health Care Choices" program states "We believe Obamacare …… ought to be repealed and replaced." Other pharmaceutical companies also contributed to Heartland over the past two years – Eli Lilly (25k in 2010), Pfizer ($130k in 2010), PhRMA (20k in 2010).
The Heartland Institute works on a variety of issues from the environment to education, health care, to the federal budget. These documents are worth a read for progressive activists as we gear up for this year's election and the policy issues that will be debated alongside.
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The Canadians are having a great week in New Mexico so far. The vicious wind that has affected the last two stages has let up today just in time for today's TT starting with the pro men at 9am.
Team Symmetrics' Will Routley has an entry in his blog about the first 2 days of racing.
Yesterday was stage one, a 154km road stage with a pretty large mountain top finish. Needles to say it is a crucial stage for the overall, as anyone with GC hopes has to have a good ride.
My plan was to sit tight all day, fight for a good position coming into the final kilometers before the climb, then ride my own steady pace for the last 8km's, the steepest part of the mountain. This is exactly what I did, except that early on in the stage I got a flat, and it took 2.5 minutes to get a new wheel. The whole caravan had gone by at this point and I was so far behind the pack that I was pretty sure I was out of the race for the whole week. I put in a really hard effort trying to get back on. Unfortunately I had to use a bit too much energy to get back in the race, but was able to recover enough to feel good on the finishing climb.
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Earlier in the year when there was a paucity of great videogames, critics and players alike took time to savor games like L.A. Noire and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. That was then. In the fall, games come out with more alacrity than the speedy conveyor belt of chocolates in that iconic I Love Lucy Switching Jobs episode. More than two thirds of the year's games hit shelves between Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Here are some of the best.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Activision for Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii
Rated M for Mature
You may have seen the slick commercials, seemingly made by the characters in Mad Men, that tell you Modern Warfare 3 is the most anticipated game ever. I think that's Madison Avenue bloviation. Yet no one can argue with the sheer numbers: in the U.S. and U.K. alone, Modern Warfare 3 sold 6.5 million copies in its first 24 hours on the shelves. For the lovers of this military shooter series, this isn't just a game. It's a lifestyle full of glee, guns and gore.
The game developers, who must have viewed every war movie made in the last decade, give you a cinematic game to play by yourself. You undertake every difficult military situation imaginable as you travel through this battle-weary world. I live across from the East River in New York, and when the fictional Russian Federation attacks from the water in a tight scene written by some action-minded Hollywood screenwriters, I really had to glance outside the window to see if it was actually happening.
But the single player portion is merely an appetizer for online play in which gamers get together with friends to fight others. This constant fog of war is about the heart-thumping adrenaline you feel while you work together for victory. And it's also about learning the ins and outs of multiplayer maps. There, you might find a place to lurk in the shadows, the perfect hiding place for your concerted effort to defeat your enemies.
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Sony for PlayStation 3
Rated T for Teen
After a terribly difficult year that saw the hacking of the PlayStation Network and the delay of its new handheld gaming device, Sony found its bright spot. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception is the latest installment in its filmic series featuring the fictional adventures of a cheeky descendent of Sir Francis Drake. This buddy romp written by the witty, literary-minded Amy Hennig is influenced by the a cornucopia of culture: the old penny dreadful novels, Huckleberry Finn, James Bond, The Count of Monte Cristo, the Perils of Pauline, Lawrence of Arabia and Indiana Jones. Early on you escape some violent goons by leaping from rooftop to rooftop like a caffienated monkey. Later, you're in a vast desert searching for lost treasure. While this year's model is not so terribly different from its landmark predecessor, the mayhem, hijinx and humor can't be denied. That's probably why Robert DeNiro is considering a role in the film version of Uncharted.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Nintendo for Wii
Rated E10+ for Everyone 10 and over
Nintendo, too, has had an unusually crushing year. Its handheld gaming machine, which allows 3D without glasses, didn't sell as well as the Japanese company had expected. More, there hasn't been an unequivocally creditable Nintendo game for the Wii since the beginning of the year. That's changed with Skyward Sword, the 25th Anniversary edition of the heartwarming fantasy series created by Shigeru Miyamoto. Like Steven Spielberg in film, Miyamoto's vision of game design and characterization is that of Every Gamer. So each edition of the sword and sorcery-rife Zelda series sells in the millions.
The gamer always takes the role of the taciturn Link, a green-suited, sword toting hero who looks like a young Robin Hood. Skyward Sword is at once sweet, cute, adventuresome and a little scary. In the first hour, you rescue your beloved method of transport, a giant bird called a Loftwing. Then, oh, hell, Zelda goes missing. On the back of this phoenix-like raptor, you have to dive through the swirling clouds to the curious world below to find her. While the Wii controls can be wonky at times, you'll enjoy battling the monstrous rapscallions you encounter and solving the devious puzzles (some of which are worthy of puzzlemaster Will Shortz).
Once Upon A Monster
Warner Bros. for Kinect/Xbox 360
Rated E for Everyone
Various publishers have foisted dozens of Sesame Street games upon the youth of America over the years, and a few have had their charms. Yet it was a stroke of genius to match the characters of the long-running educational show with the great Tim Schafer, a game maker who's been working in the industry since 1989. Schafer's led groups that have created games like the mind-bending Psychonauts and noir-satire Grim Fandango, both of which are full of innovation and sarcastic wit. Now that he has little kids, he's turned to making games for tykes and toddlers. Once Upon A Monster is just the ticket for the small ones, who interact by jumping, waving and shrieking, and happily gesturing in front of the Xbox's Kinect controller. The painstakingly-crafted graphics take you into fairy tale worlds as you do Simon Says games, beat drums and lift the spirits of other characters like Marco the monster.
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Bethesda Softworks for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Rated M for Mature
The river sparkles in the sunlight as a dragon hisses overhead while and a prisoner is beheaded. Skyrim, the latest edition of an ambitious sword and sorcery series that began in 1994, is the probably the largest game of the year in terms of scope. In this role playing offering, you embark upon a nasty, brutish journey in a politically-divided world of Nordic myth and legend. Because the game is all about your choices, you can even eschew the primary plot of finding and slaying a massive, evil dragon to wander the beautiful terrain of rushing waterfalls, towering trees and looming mountains. I took a break and followed a bucolic path along the water only to be chased by a warrior whose food and belongings I absconded with. As the reptile-headed denizen caught up with me, I became frantic, paranoid. Panicked, I ran for my life and swam across a channel only to be cornered by unrelenting mutant walruses, each with three tusks. I led the reptile-headed warrior into the walrus lair and then slew them all. In Skyrim, you feel the depressing weight of being a hero, the wrathful consequences of moral lapses and the magical confidence of feeling burly and manly – even if you aren't in real life.
Ubisoft for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Rated T for Teen
Back in the day, a plangent, young-ish Neil Young sang, "It's better to burn out than it is to rust." That's precisely what happened to games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Publishers saturated the market. The fad was all-encompassing and ubiquitous. Then, it burnt itself out like a drugged-out rocker.
But while everyone sounded the death knell of rhythm-based games, once so popular everywhere, Ubisoft was singing a line from Elvis Costello's "Mystery Dance": "Don't bury me cause I'm not dead yet." The educational beauty of Rocksmith isn't so much in the variety of songs. What's salient about Rocksmith is that it allows you to plug in a real guitar and learn how to play as you have fun – through games. It's as if gamification, the videogame-inspired reward system for all businesses - hyped so well by Jane McGonigal in her Reality Is Broken book - has come full circle. And there's no shame in that, especially with a novel offering like Rocksmith.
Saints Row The Third
THQ, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Rated M for Mature
A few weeks ago, Rockstar Games celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Grand Theft Auto III. That open world game changed everything because you could go almost anywhere and do almost anything as you played. Others have tried desperately to mimic what Rockstar does nearly perfectly. But it costs tens of millions to do and a company can die a miserable death if sales aren't in the millions.
The publishers of Saints Row originally made a game that was inferior to Rockstar's brilliant offerings. But on their third try, they really got it right. While the bawdy lowbrow humor may make you blanch, the constant parodies (beginning with an urban riff on Star Wars) are well-conceived and effective. The well-written banter only serves to enhance the gameplay in this mature-rated game that centers on the vagaries of urban warfare. It's rife with wonderful, wicked, ridiculous action that only occasionally feels like frummery. All told, the developers of this game have been extremely smart in their crazy homage to all things in popular culture. But it's definitely not for kids.
Harold Goldberg is the author of All Your Base Are Belong to Us, How 50 Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture. He can be found crowdsourcing a movie about games at www.playingwithfirefilm.com.
The new version of the video game "Call of Duty" is out now, released last week. In the first 24 hours on shelves in the U.S. and the UK, the game made a staggering $400 million in sales - a new record.
Harold Goldberg covers video games for the cable channel G4TV. He joined us to talk about this season's hot video games - starting, of course, with "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3."
HAROLD GOLDBERG: For gamers who love military shooters, it's the game to get this year. And it's almost a lifestyle for certain people.
MONTAGNE: What is the story? What do people have to care about to really get into this game?
GOLDBERG: The story on single players is that the Russian federation is attacking the United States. And so you go to various locations around the world, including New York City, to defeat them. But more than story, this is about game design in multiplayer, and so it's just getting your friends versus people who are playing online, and trying to battle and win.
MONTAGNE: Tell us about another game that's expected to be high on lists, and that's not just wish list but critics list - "Uncharted 3" is the game. Tell us about that.
GOLDBERG: It's about the adventures of kind of a cheeky descendent of Sir Francis Drake. You are traveling the world in search of great treasure. Early on, you escape some violent goons by leaping from rooftop to rooftop in Colombia. It feels like you're this caffeinated monkey, or something like that. And later, you're in a vast desert, searching for lost treasure. So you really do get this kind of "Lawrence of Arabia," great action movie feel from it.
GOLDBERG: In fact, you know, this will be - most likely be a movie at some point.
MONTAGNE: There is another gaming system out there, Nintendo. And it has a new offering that is, I guess, in game years, very mature. Tell us about "Zelda."
GOLDBERG: Well, the new game for the Wii is "Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword." And it's the 25th anniversary of this beloved series. And this is the great game for the Wii. It's created by Shigeru Miyamoto, who's kind of seen as the Spielberg of video games. And here, he offers a game that's at once sweet, adventuresome, heartwarming - and a little scary.
MONTAGNE: Well, outside of the big blockbusters that we've been talking about are some pretty creative games that go into other worlds. Pick a favorite of yours, and describe it for us.
GOLDBERG: Well, I like a deep role-playing game. And there's a game called "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" that's set in this open fantasy world somewhat based on Nordic legend.
GOLDBERG: Basically, your task is to eventually slay a massive, evil dragon. But it's much more than slaying dragons. It's building up your character, talking to characters who live in this world. And you find that they're involved in this massive civil war. And I took a trek when I first played it, traveling along the sea, only to be chased by these mutant walruses. And I led the warrior into their lair and then slew them all, so I felt very - kind of manly and big.
MONTAGNE: Harold Goldberg is the author of "All Your Base Are Belong To Us: How 50 Years of Video Games Conquered Pop Culture." Thanks very much.
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learning, in psychology, the process by which a relatively lasting change in potential behavior occurs as a result of practice or experience. Learning is distinguished from behavioral changes arising from such processes as maturation and illness, but does apply to motor skills, such as driving a car, to intellectual skills, such as reading, and to attitudes and values, such as prejudice. There is evidence that neurotic symptoms and patterns of mental illness are also learned behavior. Learning occurs throughout life in animals, and learned behavior accounts for a large proportion of all behavior in the higher animals, especially in humans.
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