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Cavium Networks™ Announces Broad New Line of Storage Services Processors (SSPs)
New OCTEON™ Storage Services Processors Integrate 2 to 12 MIPS64 Cores, Storage and Network Interfaces, RAID Hardware Acceleration and Innovative RAS Features
The OCTEON SSP CN57XX and CN55XX are targeted for applications such as Fiber Channel and Ethernet Disk Arrays, RAID controllers, multi-protocol switches, single-chip iSCSI adaptors, virtualization equipment, Protection and NAS/SAN equipment.
"Storage infrastructure is going through significant changes that include data consolidation driven by regulatory compliance, I/O virtualization, storage archival on disk, and increasing storage access over Wide Area Networks," said Aileen A Arcilla, IDC's Senior Analyst for Semiconductors: Networking, Broadband and Storage. "These changes are driving the need for intelligent processing, higher capacity, reliability, security and data compression in next generation storage solutions."
"Existing storage systems implement different hardware and software architectures across the low-end, mid-range and high-end performance and capacity points," said Syed Ali, President and CEO at Cavium Networks. "Cavium's SSP now offers a scalable processor family that enables common architecture across a broad range of performance and capacity points with essential integrated hardware acceleration for RAID 5/6, compression, de-duplication and security."
Current solutions often require multiple chips to perform storage input and output processing, RAID processing and services. These storage systems typically report simple IOPS and raw throughput without reference to full featured performance since performance drops when services are enabled. With the new storage services requirements of 10 Gigabit Ethernet, security, compression, de-duplication, and virtualization gaining traction, full featured performance metrics are becoming important and are forcing OEMs to add new acceleration chips to their storage systems. The new OCTEON SSP family significantly reduces the number of chips required to build full featured next generation storage systems by integrating multiple functions into a single chip.
OCTEON Storage Services Processors
The OCTEON SSP processor family consists of seven different software-compatible products with 2 to 12 cnMIPS™ Plus cores, with clock speeds of up to 1 Gigahertz which provides up to 12 GHz of 64-bit processing and 2MB of on-chip L2 Cache. Additionally, OCTEON SSP processors incorporate advanced storage acceleration for RAID5 and RAID6, TCP, data de-duplication, virtualization and compression/decompression. The OCTEON SSP Processor family integrates required interfaces for networking and disk connectivity with up to two 10-Gigabit XAUIs, two 8-lane PCIe controllers, eight SGMII Gigabit Ethernet ports and memory I/Os with dual 72-bit DDR2 controllers. OCTEON SSP processors are also available with integrated cryptographic offload including AES-GCM, XTS-AES with flexibility to support evolving storage encryption standards. OCTEON SSP also includes innovative and flexible data protection and memory backup features to enable enterprise-class reliability, availability and serviceability.
Performance and Software
The OCTEON SSP processor family offers two to four times more compute cycles as compared to alternative solutions. OCTEON SSP enables storage equipment vendors to build low to high-end scalable storage solutions providing up to 3 Million on-chip virtual IOPS, 10Gbps of iSCSI, 1GB/s of compression / decompression, up to 2GB/s of in-line encryption in a single chip and up to 10GB/s of RAID acceleration. Cavium Networks provides a feature rich software development kit with 12-way SMP Linux 2.6, GNU Toolchain, debugger tools, RAID acceleration APIs and production ready software toolkits for a range of storage protocols. For more information about OCTEON Processors
please visit: www.cavium.com/OCTEON_MIPS64.html.
Pricing and Availability
Pricing for the OCTEON MIPS64 Multicore SSP family ranges from $59 to $575, in 10K unit quantities. The OCTEON Development Kit using Simulator, tool-chain, reference applications and Storage software stacks are available now to partner companies. OCTEON™ CN57XX family processors with 6 to 12-core versions and evaluation boards will be available in the third quarter of 2007 and CN55XX family processors with 2 to 6-core versions and evaluation boards will be available in the fourth quarter of 2007.
About Cavium Networks
Cavium Networks is a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in networking, communications, storage and security applications. Cavium Networks offers a broad portfolio of integrated, software compatible processors ranging in performance from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps that enable secure, intelligent functionality in enterprise, data-center, broadband/consumer and access & service provider equipment. Cavium Networks processors are supported by ecosystem partners that provide operating systems, tool support, reference designs and other services. Cavium Networks principal offices are in Mountain View, CA with design team locations in California, Massachusetts and India. For more information, please visit: www.caviumnetworks.com
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Ghulam Abbas
Translated by C. M. Nairn
One day, the population exchange between the two countries brought four barbers together in a strange city. Each had found his way to the same tea-stall for a cup of tea. Those who share a profession quickly recognize each other, as did these barbers, who had been forced out of their home cities by communal riots. After they had exchanged stories of those terrible events, they began to discuss the future: what was to be done now? Each had a little money and his small box of instruments. They ^finally decided to pool their resources and open a shop in partnership.
This was soon after the partition of the country. Life in the cities was in a terrible shape. People had a hard time getting anything done. Almost all businesses were in decline. The four barbers had to undergo a lot just to find a shop. For several days they ran back and forth between an assortment of government offices, and at each place they had to repeat their tragic tales to numerous supervisors and clerks, even to peons. Only then did the heart of one of the officers soften, and he got them allotted a shop on the main square of the city. It had belonged to a ^barber from the opposite community who had abandoned it during the riots and run away.
It was not a very big place, but the previous owner had made much effort to give it a fancy look. There were wooden panels nailed to the walls, with long slabs of marble attached to them to form tables—three on one side, two on the other. Each table had its own wall-mirror and a high chair with a padded head-rest attached to its back. If the customer were short, one lowered the head-rest; if he were tall, one raised it; then, letting the customer rest his up-turned head on it, one could merrily give him a decent shave.
Whatever the barbers needed was in that shop, but everything was either slightly damaged or old-fashioned. The edges and corners of the marble slabs were chipped; the mirrors, though large enough, were thin and made the faces reflected in them appear flattened. One mirror even had a hairline crack; it showed two faces for every one, each incomplete in itself, each joining the other at a crazy angle to create ludicrous shapes. If someone sat before that mirror, he couldn't help stretching his neck right and left, before giving up in disgust. In addition, the shop had no equipment for shampoo.
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MA in North American Studies
The world loves American culture but is deeply distrustful of American power and politics. In Radboud University we offer critical insights into both. Our Master's Program gives students the opportunity to acquire solid expertise in relation to the concept of "America" in a variety of fields: US history, literature, culture (including popular culture, film, theater, and art) as well as political history, foreign policy, constitutional law and social science.
Radboud University distinguishes itself from other American Studies programs through its emphasis on the cultural and political relations between the United States, its neighbors, and Europe. True to the tradition of American Studies, our program teaches students to approach issues from different angles and to think in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary ways. We also offer excellent internships thanks to our global network.
This means that students who go on to study for a Master's degree have unique, near-native language abilities. In Radboud University you will find yourself in a dynamic learning environment where the level of scholarship and communication in (American) English is extremely high. This is one of the reasons why our programs are so popular. Another is the choice Radboud offers between two fascinating fields within which you can create your own custom-made program: "Literature and Cultures of North America in International Perspective" and "Transnational America: Politics, Culture and Society."
Students like the variety these programs offer. They tell us: "It's so much fun. There are so many interesting options to choose from."
Literatures and Cultures of North America in International Perspective
America's cultural icons are the world's cultural icons. From Walt Disney to the Statue of Liberty, from Hollywood to Time magazine, and from Jack Kerouac to Philip Roth, the influence of American culture around the world is huge. Our program allows students to critically explore the significance of American culture to countries around the globe.
Next, to studying the variety of meanings that are assigned to American cultural products abroad, students will explore the sheer variety of American cultural expressions themselves. Our program offers courses on the contemporary North American novel, on journalism and magazines, the American avant-garde and the expressions of American ethnic diversity. Throughout, you will explore the societal and socio-political context in which literary and cultural communications acquire meaning.
To construct a program you have to take one compulsory course, plus a selection from a wide range of optional courses (see below) to make up a total of 40 European credits (ECs). A Master's thesis (20 ECs), in which you present an independently conducted research project, rounds off the program.
Transnational America: Politics, Culture and Society
With the so-called "transnational turn," American Studies increasingly looks beyond and across national borders. In this program, you explore the politics, culture, and society of the United States within its national borders, outside them, as well as at its borders. The program contains two obligatory foundation courses, each of which is worth 10 EC study points. These are "American Studies: Theory & Practice" and "America and the World."
A central theme is the exchange of cultural and political ideas between North America and Europe and related issues in the field of Americanization and globalization. You can explore processes of cultural contact and exchange at the United States' geographical and non-geographical borders in the course "American Borders" or opt for a course on the international cultural and political relationship between Europe and the United States in "Transatlantic Exchange: Europeans and America." Other options include a special course on the Beat Generation, one of America's most influential avant-garde movement; North American Indians; African- American Literature and Culture; American Constitutional Law or the American Public Sphere.
To construct a program you have to take one compulsory course, plus a selection from a wide range of optional courses (see below) to make up a total of 40 European credits (ECs). A Master's thesis (20 ECs), in which you present an independently conducted research project, rounds off the program.
Admission requirements
As an international student, your prior education must meet certain requirements.
1. A completed Bachelor's degree in American Studies or related area
You are required to have a Dutch Bachelor's degree (or equivalent, from a research university) in American Studies or a Bachelor's degree in English Language & Culture with a specialization in American Studies. If you specialized in English you can apply if you had at least 40EC in courses related to American Studies. If you have a different academic background, you will need to have achieved 60 EC in courses related to American Studies.
2. A proficiency in English
In order to take part in the program, you need to have a sufficient level of English. Non-native speakers of English* without a Dutch Bachelor's degree or VWO diploma need one of the following
- A TOEFL score of at least 100;
- An IELTS score of at least 7.0;
- A Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) with a mark of B or higher.
After you have registered for the Master's program in North American Studies you'll be invited for a personal interview. Following this meeting, you'll draw up your made-to-measure program for the academic year.
Career prospects
There is a wide range of opportunities for graduates from this program. Your broad interdisciplinary education and excellent command of English will help you find a job in an international setting. You could work in school or university education, in research, in journalism or other media, in publishing, museums, international finance, government, business, international affairs, or as a diplomat.
Programmes starting in September
- Non-EEA students: 1 April.
- EEA students: 1 May.
Quality label
Both the Keuzegids Masters and the Bachelor's programme information guide Keuzegids Universiteiten have now designated Radboud University as the 'Best General University' in the Netherlands.
Want to know more?
Would you like to learn more about Radboud University, all from the comfort of your own home? Join us for our Virtual Open Day, a unique event taking place on 24 January 2019. Register at www.ru.nl/vod so you don't miss out!
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Hull City boss Steve Bruce is hoping Super Eagles forward Sone Aluko will not be called up by Stephen Keshi for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations.
The 23-year-old has scored six goals in 15 league appearances for the Tigers this season after joining from Rangers in the summer. There's no way I can stop him from going if he gets called up.
"The way he's playing at the moment, it certainly is a possibility," Bruce told BBC Radio Humberside. "I just have to hope that (news of) how well he is playing hasn't reached Nigeria. We'll have to wait and see."
Aluko, who made his debut for the Super Eagles in a friendly against Republic of Ireland in 2009, did not feature in any of the qualifiers for the tournament in South Africa that will run from 19 January to 10 February 2013.
The former Birmingham City and Aberdeen player opened the scoring for Bruce's side in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Wolves.
After a run of three successive defeats, the Tigers have now won five of their last six matches to sit fourth in the Championship.


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Attorney General Eric Holder, in a Memo to federal prosecutors dated September 24, 2014, prohibits using the threat of enhanced mandatory minimum sentences (21 U.S.C. § 851) to force criminal defendants to plead guilty.
For example, a defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute 5kg. or more of cocaine would be subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years. But if the defendant had one prior controlled substance conviction, the prosecutor could threaten to file a "§ 851 notice" doubling the mandatory minimum sentence to 20 years, if the defendant did not plead guilty. This is the so-called "trial penalty" used by federal prosecutors to pressure defendants to plead guilty and to give up their constitutional right to a trial by jury.


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Resveratrol Grape Juice
What is resveratrol found in grape juice and what are the health benefits and potential side effects of this compound?
Resveratrol, a major chemical compound from the flavonoids class, is found as a metabolic product in some plants, but especially large quantities of it are contained in grape juice.
For decades, grape juice has been investigated as a powerful source of bioflavonoids - a type of phytochemicals that occur naturally in plants. These specific compounds are what gives the intense color of red grapes, and along with it, they contribute to the pronounced antioxidant potential of grape juice and red wine.
The Protective Features of Resveratrol
Some people are willing to ascribe the reduced risk of coronary heart diseases in French people to their nutrition, and especially to their moderate wine consumption. Side by side with the extremely powerful antioxidant quercetin, a special focus is given to resveratrol - which is also a powerful antioxidant.
Why is resveratrol produced in some plants at the first place?
Simply, this compound is used by the plant as a protective agent against diseases, in cases when the plant is damaged, or in order to create a UV protective layer in the grapes skin. This protective function of resveratrol seems to be beneficial also when it comes to human health, as some recent medical research studies have confirmed. While this compound is absorbed quite easily in our organism, its biological availability is relatively low, as resveratrol is quickly extracted from our body.
Healthy Juices as Source of Resveratrol
Apart from grape juice, resveratrol was discovered in blueberries, cranberries and peanuts. Red grapes contain up to 7 mg, red grape juice up to 8 mg, and some red wines, depending on the production technology and other factors, can have from 5 to 20 mg/l.
The quantity of fruits and juices you can consume in order to absorb the potential health benefit of resveratrol is not limited. When it comes to red wine, the recommended daily dosage is no larger than one cup or 2 dl. There should be a pause of 2 day after every week to prevent the possible alcohol addiction.
Resveratrol Nutrition
Health benefits of Resveratrol Grape Juice
- Cancer: Resveratrol is believed to be able to prevent cancer by its interaction with and neutralization of some carcinogenic chemicals and toxic agents. Due to its preventive action, resveratrol is capable of restraining the spread of malignant tissue on to the healthy cells.
- Cardiovascular diseases: Diminished risk of cardiovascular diseases is observed if resveratrol abundant red grape juice is consumed along with foods rich in harmful saturated fats. Thus, it helps reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Transversal's antioxidant benefits is manifested in the reduction of free radicals in our organism, which additionally helps in the prevention of heart related problems.
- Longevity: Some researchers have tried to find a link between the increased intake of resveratrol and the average life expectancy. Since there are still no investigations on humans, there is no direct evidence that this bioflavonoid can promote longevity.
Side effects
Since resveratrol is quite similar to estrogen in its biological function, more info is needed in order to relate this substance to some cases of cancer susceptible to estrogen, such as for example breast cancer. Therefore it is better not to consume resveratrol health juices in these cases.
Even though resveratrol is known as toxic compound, there are no reported side effects even with dosages such as 300 mg per kg of body weight.
Resveratrol has not been thoroughly tested in laboratory, but some preliminary studies express its potential health benefits. Grape juice is especially beneficial as there are no serious side effects associated with its consumption.
However, always have in mind that balanced food nutrition is essential for good health and that the best way to prevent many serious illnesses is to combine different fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods. Noni Juice, for instance, is also reported to have a lot of health benefits. Other people emphasize the kefir yogurt health benefits.
So by no means you should limit yourself to just consuming resveratrol grape juice. Visit my blog for more information on the subject of healthy juices.
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Yes, that's right. I've been on the path to a healthier lifestyle for a week and I'm still carrying the same baggage!! Haven't lost a single pound. This is the story of my life. But if you won't get discouraged, I won't. I've certainly made some changes in the past week that will eventually show up on the scale. Let's not throw up our hands yet.
First of all, I bought a pretty plate that is a bit smaller than our regular dinner plates and is also slightly sloped on the sides. It also has a pattern that creates the effect of making it look fuller with less food on it. But the most important thing is that the pattern is called "Happy Days"!! You bet I grabbed it up when I read that! J
Second, I walked on the treadmill five days last week for fifteen minutes each day. Goal for this week is five days at twenty minutes each. I'm not going to set any records for a while! Just taking the time to establish a good habit. I've read that it takes at least thirty days to incorporate something new into your schedule and make it stick.
One of the things I decided this week is that I'm not going to dwell on the "bad" things I did. In fact, I'm not even going to use that word again. Here are the things I wish I hadn't done last week: ate too many cookies one day, ate too much pizza Tuesday night, ate cheese cake for dessert when we went out Saturday. Here are the things I'm glad I did: ate more fruit, ate more vegetables, switched our favorite vegetable soup to one with less sodium and fewer calories, ate less bread, didn't buy chicken nuggets when I went shopping, and ate fish three times.
Gary and I have also made a commitment to support each other in this endeavor. He is also walking and doesn't complain about any food changes I'm making. There was a little groaning when I parked two extra rows away from Books-A-Million, but it was good-natured groaning. "Extra steps" is our new mantra!
My niece suggested I buy a pedometer. I'm looking into that this week. Karen is eating breakfast and packing her own lunch. Katrina is still going to the gym. My brother and his wife are changing all of the oils (mayo, etc) they use. I hope you are making some small change that will help you become healthier!
Happy Birthday!!!
This is two blogs in one today because Katrina is 39!! Yes, honey I put that number out there in print, because we all read your blog too, and now you have a year to come up with a new title for it! Fabulous Forty sounds good!
Please pray for Katrina and Hope today. Katrina is in the middle of the worst snowstorm Vermont has had in a hundred years. Here is the report from their local weather site:
Record daily maximum snowfall set at Burlington...
A record snowfall of 16.4 inches was set at Burlington Vermont
yesterday. This breaks the old record of 7.7 inches set in 1996.
From 700 am Saturday morning until midnight Sunday night... storm
total snowfall at the Burlington International Airport was 33.1
Our Hope has been trying to get home from her vacation in Halifax, Nova Scotia and was stuck at the airport for eleven hours. She finally made it to Montreal, but now we need to pray that she makes it all the way home today. The forecast is for snow, snow, snow.
Also have an update on John. He was doing great when we visited with him Saturday, and should be able to go home today or tomorrow. Still has some therapy and lifestyle changes and medication in his future, but he is on the road to recovery.
I'm back to school today! Have a great Monday!


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Brevity Nineteen
By Porter Shreve
Porter Shreve is the author of two novels: The Obituary Writer and Drives Like a Dream. He is coeditor of several literary anthologies and his work has appeared in Witness, Northwest Review, the Chicago Tribune, and the Boston Globe. He currently directs the Creative Writing Program at Purdue University.
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The brothers travelled to Hafzig to gauge the feasibility of constructing a canal between Wissenland and the Border Princes to ease trade.
On the way up, the brothers were asked to investigate the disappearance of an apothecary from the village of Halbherzig. Turns out she disappeared because she had accidentally summoned a chaos creature and had to lock herself away to protect herself from it. The brothers found and killed the creature but the apothecary herself escaped and was able to complete a ritual giving her control of all the villagers. The brothers fled the village to avoid being lynched. The army will soon be dispatched to deal with this uprising.
On the journey back the brothers stayed at an inn currently being visited by a Witch Hunter and his retinue. They were searching for mutants and questioned everyone but found none. In the morning the innkeep had been robbed so the brothers volunteered to find the thief and retrieve his money. The search led to a ruined Shallyan temple which was home to several mutants. The mutants attacked at first but then a priestess of Shallya appeared and calmed the situation. The peace was short lived when the Witch Hunter arrived and demanded that the brothers slay the mutants. Not wishing to harm a priestess of Shallya, the brothers attacked the Witch Hunter. Although none of the witch hunters were killed, the brothers did manage to fight them off and save the mutants and the priestess. Nikolaus effectively banished the mutants and priestess from the lands of Khypris and then he and his brothers fled back to the capital to avoid the witch hunters.


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Sandra Fluke: People Who Oppose Free Birth Control Are Like People Who Oppose Coverage for Leukemia Patients (Video)
This afternoon on MSNBC, Sandra Fluke, the global traveler who wants you to pay for her $9 a month birth control pills, argued that people who disagree with the HHS mandate on religious freedom grounds are like people who oppose insurance coverage for leukemia patients.
What an offensive and selfish twit. No wonder the left loves her.
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Art, Fact, and Artifact: The Book in Time and Place
1st Biennial College Book Art Association Conference
Hosted by the University of Iowa Center for the Book
January 8-10, 2009; Iowa City, Iowa
The first biennial conference of the College Book Art Association seeks to bridge the worlds of book art, book history, cultural criticism, and curatorial work through appreciation of the book as an aesthetic sensorium. At a time when the book arts have never been more vital, ART, FACT, AND ARTIFACT builds from these energies and will offer presentations, papers, studio demonstrations, and exhibits from artists and scholars interested in the future, present, and past of the book as an expressive form.
To register and for more information, go to: http://uicb.grad.uiowa.edu/uicb-cbaa-conference/


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- Journey back to a lost world of prehistoric chills and thrills when more than 20 dinosaurs (including T. Rex) and over-sized ancient insects return to Powell Gardens.
- Oceans of Fun opens for the 2011 season!
- Rainforest Adventure - A multi-sensory expedition that introduces children to tropical rainforests around the world.
- Jiggle Jam Family Fest - Midwest's largest and best family music returning for a fourth fantastic year, featuring national and local children's entertainers.
- Walk a dog, throw a Frisbee, catch some fish! Here is a link to some of the areas best parks.
- Take a day trip and check out another community. Great walking and exploring opportunities. Here are a few within an hours drive.
- Visit Liberty Memorial and learn about those who served our country in World War I. This should be a day where we actively remember our ancestors, our family members, our loved ones, our neighbors, and our friends who have given the ultimate sacrifice.
Memorial Day Weekend
Looking for something fun, healthy and active to do over the holiday weekend? Here are a few suggestions to get out and enjoy:
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FC2 Portal on smartphones in 10 Languages!
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FC2 Portal site on smartphones
now available in 10 Languages
Thank you for using FC2 (fc2.com)!
We are pleased to announce that FC2 releases a portal site for smartphones in
English, Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Vietnam as well as Japanese.
Simple and optimized design for smartphone users.
Easy to access each FC2 Service.
We hope all Users enjoy FC2 Services more in different languages.
You can choose languages at the bottom of FC2 portal site page.
We thank you for using FC2.
FC2 (fc2.com) is committed to providing the best possible service for users we possibly can.
FC2 Blog Released in Vietnamese HOME [FC2 Blog] New File Upload tool is now available in multiple languages!


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Over the last few days, a storm has been brewing in South – Africa over a recent human/elephant interaction in the Kruger National Park. As a couple were driving through the reserve, they encountered an elephant in the road in front of them. What followed were the horrific scenes of a car being rolled into the bushes by the elephant. This resulted in injuries to the vehicle passengers and, essentially, the elephant bull being put down by park authorities. An event like this is truly tragic for all involved; but must serve as a learning experience for those who have the privilege of seeing these creatures up close and personal.
Now, the question is who was at fault? Was it necessary to put down the animal after the ordeal? Was the driver deliberately trying to aggravate the animal? What could have been done to avoid the situation?
We asked wildlife expert, and Nkonzo Bush Academy owner, Arno Smit, to give us his thoughts on the incident.
At first it appears that the Elephant was walking away from the vehicle and was in the road. Whenever a situation like that occurs, the best thing to do is to WAIT!! Animals always have right of way especially if the animal weighs 6000kg!
The person driving that vehicle should have stopped and waited for the elephant to move away and into the bushes, however the vehicle kept approaching, and it seems he wanted to overtake the elephant. The first sign the elephant showed was when he turned around and acknowledged their presence. They should have stopped immediately. As we can see, they kept moving. It is at this stage that we can see the elephant being highly aggravated (flapping his ears) and then commence to push and roll the vehicle. Generally, elephants are very placid and not aggressive at all. There are many other factors that could possibly lead to this situation; the elephant could have been in musth or the elephant could have been injured.
Whatever the reason or situation, it is important to remember that animals have right of way and a person should never go into the personal space of a wild animal, no matter how "friendly" or passive it may appear. We are visitors in their habitat and should respect that. That being said, reserves and parks that allow clients to drive around freely, should at least brief their clients about safety or signs to look out for before they embark on a drive.
To get even further insight into the situation, we asked Jo Fourie, an elephant expert who tracked elephant herds across Africa to establish migration patterns and eradicate poaching, to tell us more about the signs we can look out for to ensure safety when encountering an elephant or elephant herds.
How do you approach elephants in a vehicle? It's an easy question to answer, don't approach them at all, but if you want to get closer for whatever reason, keep the following in mind:
In all of the excitement and adrenaline of seeing these magnificent creatures, it is easy to get caught up. But it is really important to remember the power animals have, and that contrary to our belief we are not always top of the survival ladder to the fittest. When interacting with wild animals, it is imperative that we take all necessary precautions in order to protect ourselves and the wild life. It is also up to Reserves, rangers, and educational staff to properly prepare guests for such types of interactions. The aggression shown by this elephant, placed Kruger National Park management in a difficult situation, and they made the call they deemed fit.
It is crushing to hear of such events, when had proper precautions been taken, this could have been avoided. Now, we are left with a rolled car, injured guests, and a dead elephant. This situation serves as a lesson on information that must be given and shown to guests of a reserve; and to remind us again, that we are guests here and our inability to appreciate the power of wild animals will lead to tragedy.


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Hey, Michael Emerson. Can't you give me a little more closure on the LOST ending? And Carrie Preston, True Blood is moving much too slow for me. I like your character Arlene and all, but could you give me the lowdown on when Eric and Sookie are going to hook up? I ask these questions because the two actors will be in town on Saturday and they're obviously going to grab a copy of the City Paper (Mike and Car: My e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com). The totally adorable pair is married in real life, and so it probably won't be that hard for them to believably perform Love Letters, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play by A. R. Gurney. Emerson will portray Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, a future senator who begins a life-long romance with Melissa Gardner in elementary school. The actors will sit side-by-side, reading the letters and notes the characters have sent to each other over the years. The Soiree begins earlier with cocktails at the Dock Street Theatre and is followed by a special after-party with the stars. —Susan Cohen
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Industry insiders are questioning what impact Apple's new iPhone could have on the nascent mobile music market (say that three times fast). Even though iPhone is destined for greatness, it still doesn't change the model for music distribution by tethering users to a desktop rather than OTA (Over The Air) for purchasing and downloading content.
Some analysts, however, say mobile music sales will be dampened as long as users are limited to loading music on their phones via their PCs and Macintosh computers, and blocked from buying music wirelessly. "The whole idea of on-the-go instant gratification isn't there," said Ted Cohen, managing partner of media consulting firm Tag Strategic.


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Rearranging the bottom digits gave insights into what was going on. Becky, Nicole, Harriet and Cha from NGHS started by changing the order of the bottom numbers:
If you change the order of the numbers on the bottom layers it doesn't matter if you swap the two end numbers, but if the middle number is swapped with one of the end numbers it will change the top number, if the numbers aren't the same.
To find the top number, Anna from Dame Alice Harpur School and Kieran from Brighouse High began by noticing the significance of the middle numbers. Kieran explained this as:
I double the middle number and add it to the two outer numbers on the bottom to get the top number.
Alexander from the Wilson's School explained why we need to double the middle numbers:
You double all the numbers that aren't the first and last numbers because they are used twice in the pyramid. You don't double the first and last numbers because they are used only once.
Hope, Tikki, Shannon, Hannah and Miriam from NGHS and Jinquan from The Chinese High School continued Alexander's idea using algebra. Jinquan said:
Consider the $3$-layer pyramid. If the numbers at the bottom row are $a, b$ and $c$, then the number at the top is easily computed to be $a+2b+c$. This is because the middle number contributes a value of $b$ to each of the $2$ squares on the next tier adjacent to it.
Consider the $4$-layer pyramid. If the numbers at the bottom row are $a, b, c$ and $d$, then the number at the top is easily computed to be $a+3b+3c+d$. This is again because the middle numbers contribute a value to each of the $2$ squares on the next tier adjacent to it.
Notice that the values of the second tier are $a+b$, $b+c$, $c+d$. From the first example, the sum on the top is $(a+b) + 2(b+c) + (c+d) = a+3b+3c+d$.
Kate and Simran, also from Dame Alice Harpur School, gave good explanations of how to find the top number. Here is what Kate wrote.
To find the largest and smallest top number, consider as an example the bottom digits being 1, 2, 4 and 6.
Hwang from Wimbledon High School, found the $4$ different arrangements of these numbers along the bottom that produce $33$ at the top, the largest possible total: $2461, 2641, 1642, 1462$ . This is the explanation provided:
In my opinion you can get the largest answer by putting two biggest numbers, in the list of numbers given, in the middle of the bottom of the pyramid. It is because, the two numbers in the middle can affect two results compared to the other two numbers in the edge which only can affect $1$ result.
e.g. $4$ in $2461$ can be added with $2$ and $6$.
Hwang also found the $4$ different arrangements of the numbers along the bottom that produce $19$ at the top, the smallest possible total: $4216, 4126, 6124, 6214$
Similar reasoning explained the findings:
To get the smallest number, you need to put two smallest numbers in the list of numbers given in the middle of the bottom of the pyramid. The reason being, the bigger numbers in the edge can only affect $1$ result and the smaller numbers could affect $2$ results. This is so that the result of the sum could be smaller.
e.g. $4$ in $4216$ can only affect $2$.
Emily from Grand Avenue Primary School in Surbiton came to the same conclusion:
For the biggest number problem the answer is $33$ using the numbers in the order: $2 6 4 1$,
and the smallest is $19$, using the numbers in the order: $1 6 4 2$.
Jennifer, Anya and Caitlin from Nottingham Girls High (NGHS) made a generalised statement on how to get the largest top number:
To ensure that the top number is the largest possible, the largest bottom numbers must be in the centre of the row.
Hannah from Leicester High School for Girls and Simran used this idea for the 3-level pyramid, with Hannah correctly noticing the different 'highest top number' when digits are or are not repeated:
If we want to make the biggest possible number, it would be logical to put 9 in the bottom middle because it is the largest single-digit number and in this way it can be used twice. The next largest numbers are 8 and 7, so these can go either side of 9, though it doesn't matter which side. The top number would then have a value of 33. If we can use the same number several times, then it would be obvious to put 9 in all three bottom slots and the top number would be 36.
Emily continued this for the 4-level pyramid by using algebra:
I wrote it as a letter problem using $A, B, C$ and $D$.
The total is always : $A+ 3B+ 3C+ D$, so I put the biggest numbers in the middle boxes to get the highest total and the smallest numbers in the middle boxes to get the lowest total.
There are $4$ ways of getting each total.
Mayowa, Randeep and Kay, from NGHS, devised a method to find the bottom numbers if you were given the top number:
You break the top number down into two numbers that could be added together to make it. You then find a number that is smaller than them both that will be the middle number and then break the other numbers down to find the remaining numbers you need to add on.
To give an example of breaking down the top number, Zoha, Sophie and Hannah from NGHS used the number 25:
Say the number at the top was 25, you would figure out which two numbers would add together to make 25 for example 10 and 15 then figure out which numbers add to make 10 and 15.
Sam from The Chorister School in Durham made some interesting observations:
If you haven't already noticed, when all the numbers on the bottom are the same, the top number is the bottom number x4.
Another thing is that if the bottom numbers are consecutive, such as 1, 2, 3 or 5, 6, 7 or even 4, 3, 2 ; the top number is the middle number on the bottom x4.
One last thing, this is quite interesting. I have found a pattern. If you start with the triangle's bottom numbers all at 0, and move the bottom left corner's value up one to 1, the top number will move up one as well. Then move the bottom middle circle's value up one to 1 and the top number will move up 2, to 3. And finally, move the bottom right corner's value up one and the top number will move up one again, now to 4. So the pattern is 1, 2, 1 for Number Triangles and funnily enough, 1, 2, 1 is in Pascal's Triangle too.
Mia and Ellie from NGHS made a start at 5-layer and 6-layer pyramids. Their findings can be found here. Nathan from Rushmore and Hannah began to find general formulae for n-level pyramids. Well done to Laura and Harriet from The Mount School in York and Mayowa, Randeep and Kay for spotting that Pascal's triangle needs to be used to find the general formula for the top number. Laura and Harriet said:
In the 4-level pyramid, the middle two numbers appear three times more than the outer two numbers. The amount of times each letter appears is in the same form as in Pascal's triangle.
Below is the start of Pascal's triangle. Can you work out what happens for an n-level pyramid?


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The Croods takes more than a few pages from the James Cameron playbook. Though centered on a family of prehistoric cave people, led by paterfamilias Grug (Nicholas Cage), on the cusp of an extinction-level event, the film's most rousing sequences involve the dazzlingly colorful forested area that exists past Grug's cave and is full of land-whales, flying turtles, bird-piranhas, and one giant-headed sabre-toothed cheetah. And the film gets an admirable amount of comic mileage out of Grug and company's interactions with this world and its creatures, occasionally to the point that the hugely sentimentalized and flimsy plot dissolves completely.
Cribbing rather blatantly from Brave, Up, and, yes, Avatar, the actual story of The Croods chiefly involves Grug's daughter, Eep (Emma Stone), who sneaks out of her cave one night to escape her father's strict curfew and ever-present watch, only to meet-cute with Guy (Ryan Reynolds), a whip-smart hunk who wears a pet sloth as a belt and warns of an impending apocalypse. It's enough to convince Grug to join up with Guy on the road to a mystical mountain straight out of Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings, though their final destination looks more like Cabo. Visually, the film keeps the hits coming, but the comedy regularly reverts to broad familial jokes about how adorable overprotection is.
The lack of structured storytelling acumen wouldn't be so much of an issue if filmmakers Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders—the latter is one half of the directing team behind How to Train Your Dragon—didn't establish such a rigid disparity between the sentimentality of Grug's relationship with Eep and the wild comic abstractions that allow the film to more convincingly embrace its elementally cartoony world. The rather blatant market-tested sensibility is evident throughout, but can be felt most deeply early on as the film turns what was originally Eep's story about discovery into Grug's story about becoming less of an intolerant, brutal ass.
All the other family members, including Grug's wife, Ugga (Catherine Keener), and his mother-in-law, Gran (Cloris Leachman), dissolve into utilities of the narrative, and the film's repugnant, Spielbergian double-ending cancels out any sense of even the most minor stakes. The Croods is marketed toward families and initially shows interest in other members of the titular brood, but ultimately is most empathetic toward Grug and all those poor cavemen out there who can hardly beat the shit out of their daughter's boyfriend nowadays without getting the third degree.


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The O.C.
"If I have a choice between a nice, bland hero or a really interesting detestable character, I'd rather do the detestable one. Good guys can be pretty boring. I love playing characters who celebrate the power and joy and beauty of greed. As the bad guy, you have less moral and behavioral restrictions. There's no burden of being liked. It's real freedom for the actor." Peter Gallagher
Golden Globe and SAG winning actor Peter Gallagher earned a Tony nomination for his performance opposite Jack Lemmon in "Long Days Journey Into Night" (1986). Making his Broadway debut in the musical "Grease" (1978), Gallagher has starred in such Broadway productions as "A Doll's Life" (1982), "The Real Thing" (1984), "Guys and Dolls" (1992), "Noises Off" (2001) and "The Country Girl" (2008).
The versatile actor began appearing on the big screen in the early '80s and starred in the films "The Idolmaker" (1980), "Summer Lovers" (1982), "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" (1989), "The Player" (1992), "Short Cuts" (1993), "While You Were Sleeping" (1995), "Underneath" (1995), "Last Dance" (1996), "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" (1996), "American Beauty" (1999), "House on Haunted Hill" (1999), "Center Stage" (2000), "Perfume" (2001) and "Mr. Deeds" (2002). He will next be seen in the upcoming films "The War Boys," "Adam" and "Center Stage 2."
On the small screen, he starred in a handful of TV movies and miniseries, including "The Murder of Mary Phagan" (1988), "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" (1988), "Titanic" (1996), and "The Gathering" (2007). He is probably most recognized by TV viewers as Sandy Cohen, an idealistic public defender and the adoptive father of Benjamin McKenzie's Ryan Atwood, on the Fox teen drama "The O.C." (2003-2007).
This 5' 9" actor has been married to music video producer Paula Harwood since 1983 and has two children.
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"When I was a child, nobody I knew of ever became an actor or entertainer, it was just not something that seemed possible for regular people." Peter Gallagher
Son of Mary, a bacteriologist, and Tom Gallagher, an advertising executive, Peter Killian Gallagher was born on August 19, 1955, in Armonk, New York. He attended Byram Hills High School and studied at Tufts University from 1973 to 1977, where he appeared in Stephen Sondheim's "Company" and sang with a group called "The Beelzebubs." He also went to the University of California at Berkeley, in Berkeley, California, the New England Conservatory of Music, in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Actors Studio, in New York, New York.
"I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I'd be a lousy businessman and if I didn't give acting a try I'd regret it for the rest of my life." Peter Gallagher
In 1983, Gallagher married music video producer Paula Harwood. They have two children, a son named James Gallagher (born in 1990) and a daughter named Catherine Gallagher (born in July 1993). They live in a Connecticut home in the rural Litchfield County town of New Milford. Famous neighbors in the Merryall neighborhood include Diane von Furstenburg and her entertainment industry mogul husband, Barry Diller.
Gallagher is an avid golfer. He is not related to Liam Gallagher or Noel Gallagher from the British rock-group "Oasis."
Long Days Journey Into Night
"It never occurred to me that you might sing or act for a living. I was thinking about becoming a fireman or businessman like my dad." Peter Gallagher
While attending college, Peter Gallagher began working with local theater troupes. After graduating from Tufts University in 1977, he co-starred in a Broadway revival of the rock musical "Hair," but was released from his contract when he was cast as Danny Zuko in a Broadway production of the musical "Grease" (1978).
In the early '80s, Gallagher made his feature film debut in director Taylor Hackford's musical drama film based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, "The Idolmaker" (1980), alongside Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Paul Land, Tovah Feldshuh, and Joe Pantoliano. He also appeared in his first TV-movie on NBC's "Skag" (1980; starring Karl Malden) and became a regular as Malden's son John Skagska in the short-lived series.
After co-starring in the short-lived Broadway musical "A Doll's Life" (1982), Gallagher landed his first lead role, as an American who has an affair with a French woman, in writer/director Randal Kleiser's romantic "Summer Lovers" (1982; with Daryl Hannah and Valerie Quennessen).
Gallagher, who was considered for the role of Ethan in "Supergirl" (1984), had a small supporting role in the Mike Nichols-directed Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" (1984; with Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, and Christine Baranski) and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor (Play) for his portrayal of Edmund Tyrone in the Broadway production of Eugene O'Neill's 1956 Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatic four-act play, "Long Days Journey Into Night" (1986). He would later reprise the role in a Showtime production in 1987. He also co-starred as prosecutor John Challee in the Robert Altman-directed CBS remake of Herman Wouk's two-act play "The Caine Mutiny," "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" (1988), and portrayed Leo Frank, a factory manager unjustly convicted of murdering a little girl in Georgia in 1913, in the NBC true story-based, Emmy-winning miniseries "The Murder of Mary Phagan" (1988).
The following year, Gallagher scored the breakthrough film role of John Mullany, the husband of a sexually repressed woman (played by Andie MacDowell) who is having an affair with her sister, in writer/director Steven Soderbergh's independent film "Sex, Lies, and Videotape" (1989).
Entering the new decade, Gallagher portrayed the chief suspect of a murder in the ABC thriller "True Betrayal" (1990; opposite Mare Winningham). Afterward, he played Sky Masterson in a successful Broadway revival of the musical "Guys and Dolls" (1992) and starred as the ambitious studio executive Larry Levy in Robert Altman's film adaptation of Michael Tolkin's novel, "The Player" (1992, with Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, and Whoopi Goldberg). He also co-starred in Altman's Academy Award-nominated dramatic film inspired by nine short stories and a poem by Raymond Carver, "Short Cuts" (1993; with Fred Ward, Andie MacDowell, Bruce Davison, Tim Robbins, and Julianne Moore), which won Best Ensemble Cast Awards at the Golden Globes and the Venice Film Festival.
In the mid '90s, Gallagher teamed up again with Soderbergh to star in "Underneath" (1995), which was based on the novel "Criss Cross" by Don Tracy. He subsequently had a featured role as the former lover of Catherine Zeta-Jones' character in the Robert Lieberman-directed CBS miniseries "Titanic" (1996; also starring George C. Scott, Marilu Henner, and Tim Curry), and starred as a widower mourning his wife (played by Michelle Pfeiffer) in Michael Pressman's film adaptation of Michael Brady's play, "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" (1996; Claire Danes played his daughter).
Gallagher spent the rest of the decade starring as psychologist Bernard Marx in the NBC miniseries based on Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel, "Brave New World" (1998), and with Bradley Whitford and Mitch Rouse in the ABC sitcom "The Secret Lives of Men" (1998). He could also be seen in the Showtime original "Brotherhood of Murder" (1999) and won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture and an Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Cast Performance for his work in Sam Mendes' Academy Award-winning drama film set in modern American suburbia, "American Beauty" (1999; starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening).
Hitting the new millennium, Gallagher had a leading role opposite James Garner in Showtime's original movie "The Last Debate," a political film based on the book by and co-written by journalist and writer Jim Lehrer, and played an aging choreographer and director in Nicholas Hytner's musical drama film "Center Stage," alongside Zoë Saldaña. He also lent his voice to a TV commercial for Infiniti Q45.
In 2001, Gallagher returned to Broadway to headline the revival of Michael Frayn's 1982 play "Noises Off." He also played Mandy Moore's father in "How To Deal" (2003). From 2003 to 2007, Gallagher played Sandy Cohen in the Fox teen drama "The O.C." He was a regular on the show for four seasons and earned two Teen Choice Award nominations in 2005 and 2006, both for Choice TV Parental Units (shared with on-screen wife Kelly Rowan), as well as a Prism Award nomination for Best Performance in a Drama Series Episode. His character would later be ranked #25 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [June 20, 2004 issue].
Gallagher recently starred as a husband looking for his missing wife in the Lifetime miniseries "The Gathering" (2007) and starred in a Broadway revival of Clifford Odets's 1950 play "The Country Girl" (2008). He has completed filming "The War Boys," a dramatic film by Ron Daniels, and will soon wrap up writer/director Max Mayer's romantic movie "Adam," alongside Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne. He is currently working on a "Center Stage" sequel, "Center Stage 2," directed by Steven Jacobson.
Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture, "American Beauty," 2000
Online Film Critics Society: Best Ensemble Cast Performance, "American Beauty," 2000
Golden Globe: Special Award, Best Ensemble Cast, "Short Cuts," 1994
Venice Film Festival: Volpi Cup, Best Ensemble Cast, "Short Cuts," 1993


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2016 saw a meteoric rise of the smart home technology that revolutionized people's lifestyles. And the trend looks to continue ever so stronger in the coming years, with new developments on the rise amost every month. It's as though there was a great arms race in the realm of who can come up with the latest "smart" gadget.
With more ventures on the way, the future of smart technology appears to be bright and exciting. Smart home devices enable people to take charge of their thermostat, lighting, HVAC system and even the crockpots and refrigerators remotely. The choices are endless and depend on someone's spending ability and needs. With this in mind, here are some of the 5 of the latest smart technologies for your home you just need to have in your modern home – all of which came out in the recently-concluded year, give or take a few.
Ecobee is a smart thermostat company that offers people devices and products that can control temperature levels at home through a Smartphone app. Ecobee is not the first company of its kind to provide this service. However, it is the first thermostat embedded with room sensors that allow you to identify the coldest and warmest spots of your house.
Amazon Echo
This is a voice activated home speaker system that is both elegant in design and practical and functional at the same time. The system has a number of microphones integrated within as well as advanced noise canceling features that separate it from others like it. The Echo has a powerful speech sensor that delivers a high level of accuracy when it comes to speech recognition. The system is easy to install, and one can connect to the speaker's wifi system on the phone or tablet.
Lifx Color 1000
When it comes to color changing bulbs, Lifx is definitely one of the most innovative companies in the sector. Lifx is not only efficient, but it provides you with clarity and more brightness compared to competing companies. It is compatible with Nest thermostats and the Amazon Echo speaker. The bulbs link with one another through wifi which eliminates the need for a hub or a starter kit before purchase.
Edyn is specifically created for gardeners, and it utilizes smart sensors to keep track of your garden when you are not close by. The sensors keep a record of the humidity, temperature, nutrition of the soil and moisture levels and send the information to your phone. They also give you information on the best activities to get your plants blooming.
Petcube monitors your pets while you are away. The camera enables the pet and the owner to interact. It also has other amazing features such as the laser pointer that lets you play with your pet even when you are away.
And that's just a few of the myriad of options for smart home technologies – there are literally thousands more waiting to just hit the markets. If you want to keep abreast of what's going on with the latest, the Smart Future has everything covered. If you're serious about your smart devices, then you need to see this site – we guarantee hours of pleasure looking through the latest technologies you can shake a stick at.


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Goldman Sachs is still doing business with Steven A. Cohen and extended a loan to the billionaire after his firm, SAC Capital Advisors, pleaded guilty to insider trading.
Goldman Sachs Bank USA, the parent of the bank for the ultra wealthy, filed a notice in February with the Connecticut Secretary of State that disclosed the loan.
The filing did not give an amount or say what Cohen pledged as collateral, but a person familiar with the matter said the investor put up "certain items of fine art."


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Longtime CBS journalist and 60 Minutes essayist Andy Rooney died Friday night at age 92 of complications from minor surgery, CBS News announced Saturday morning. Just last month, Rooney announced, in the commentary above, that he was stepping down from his longtime post, in which he complained weekly about the irritations of modern life and the timeless idiocies of humanity.
When he announced that he was stepping down, I wrote a tribute to his work, and the way in which it prefigured the work even of commentators and writers who are unlike him:
[M]any writers who use snark as a weapon carry a little of his influence. I'm one of them, even if I haven't regularly watched his commentaries in years. While it's easy to sum him up as an old grouch, telling the world to get off his televisual lawn, one of my favorite observations of his was a very unstereotypically-Rooney sentiment, about how myopic it is for one generation to assume that everything new is worse. I read it in a book of his essays when I was in high school: "It's just amazing how long this country has been going to hell without ever having got there."
CBS paid tribute to the man who had served the network for so much of his life. Said longtime colleague Morley Safer, "Underneath that gruff exterior, was a prickly interior… and deeper down was a sweet and gentle man, a patriot with a love of all things American, like good bourbon and a delicious hatred for prejudice and hypocrisy." Said anchor Scott Pelley: "The Romans had Cicero. The English had Dickens. America had Andy. He hid a philosopher's genius behind the honest prose of Everyman. Apparently, God needed a writer."
But Rooney may have given himself his best tribute in his last commentary, in which he describes his career beginning as a writer for Stars and Stripes, and telling the familiar story of an essayist's career beginning: being fortunate/unfortunate enough to have been told by a teacher that you were a good writer. Rooney was, and an unfussily natural on-camera performer to boot. He plainly enjoyed his work, and the happiest part about his ending is that he got to do it very nearly until the end. RIP.


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Shrimp File Gumbo
1 pound(30-40 count) fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined 8 tbsps file powder or ground sassafras leaves, divided 3 tbsps vegetable oil 2 cups chopped onions 1 cup chopped mixed red, yellow and green bell peppers 2 tbsps minced garlic 3 quarts water or seafood stock 1/2 cup sliced green onion tops 1/4 cup chopped parsley salt and black pepper to taste granulated garlic to taste
Cooking Instructions
In a large cast iron pot, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, stirring occasionally, and cook 5-10 minutes or until wilted and golden brown around the outer edges. Do not over-brown. Add shrimp, stirring well into the onion mixture. Add 2 tablespoons file powder and stir constantly for 12-15 minutes or until shrimp are well-cooked and reddish pink. It is important to achieve color on the shrimp otherwise the shrimp flavor will be missing from the dish. Add celery, bell peppers, minced garlic and 2 additional tablespoons filé powder. Cook 3-5 minutes then add 3 quarts water or seafood stock. Bring water to a simmer and cook 30-40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add green onions and parsley and season to taste using salt, pepper and granulated garlic. Bring mixture to a rolling boil. Add 2 tablespoons file powder, immediately turn off the heat and blend well. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Serve gumbo over cooked white rice with an additional sprinkle of file as a garnish.


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The Houghton family grave, plot 0614, Bolton Street Cemetery, [Between 1965 and 1969]
Reference Number: 35mm-25600-31-F
The grave of the Houghton family at plot 0614 Bolton Street Cemetery. It was photographed in the late 1960s by the City Sexton, P J E Shotter, prior to its being dismantled to make way for the Wellington motorway.
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Graves in the Bolton Street cemetery, Wellington, Reference Number 35mm-25600-F (4 digitised items)
Shotter, P J E :Negatives and albums (with index) of graves in the Bolton Street and Sydney Street cemeteries, Wellington, Reference Number PAColl-3096 (748 digitised items)
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PKD Judges Announced
The judges for the 2010 Philip K. Dick Awards have been announced. The Philip K. Dick Award is presented for the best paperback original science fiction book and is open to novels, collections, anthologies, or any other work of science fiction which saw original publication in paperback form. The Philip K. Dick Award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and the Northwest Science Fiction Society's Norwescon and the winners are announced at Norwescon.
This year's judges include
- William Barton
- Andy Duncan
- Bruce McAllister
- Melinda M. Snodgrass
- David Walton
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Loulou (1980) 720p BluRay DTS x264-HDS
Loulou (1980)
Drama | Romance
Maurice Pialat's portrait of contemporary France mocks prosperity as a substitute for social and sexual revolution. Nelly abandons her bourgeois friends and a steady relationship for the unemployed layabout Loulou, whose charms include focusing his energy into sex.
Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Guy Marchand, Frédérique Cerbonnet, Humbert Balsan, Jacqueline Dufranne
Director: Maurice Pialat


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Sydney Milani is having a historical season, breaking multiple state records and winning races by upwards of 10 seconds in a minute-long race. In the 100 meter dash, Milani set a PR of nearly a full second this year already with an 11.55, broke 24 for the first time in the 200 meter dash, ran a 2-second PR in the 400 of 53.61, and won the Drake Relays 800 in 2:11. While the SEP senior has always been a high-caliber athlete with multiple top 3 State finishes, this year she has taken the track by storm. Read on below for a Q&A with Milani about this season and her hopes for the future!
How did you get started in track and field?
I didn't start competitively running until 8th grade when it became available for us at school but my family is very fitness oriented so I have been running since I was very young.
What is your favorite event to compete in?
I don't necessarily have a favorite event. Throughout the years I have tried many events and I look forward to racing in all of them. It is fun to challenge myself in different areas since each race has its own unique challenges. But I will say the 4x4 is definitely one my teammates and I always look forward to at the end of the night. It is held close to our coach's heart and our team has grown to honor it so we like to get business done in that race together.
What would you credit for your big improvements this year?
I would definitely credit my Coaches first. I am very close with them and they have been so patient with me and worked with me so much throughout the years. I also credit my teammates because I wouldn't be the athlete I am without them stepping up to the plate to train with me in the off season and push me. Then of course I credit my family because like I said earlier we are very fitness oriented and I am so grateful that I was raised the way I was to be driven to always do my best and be not only physically prepared but mentally prepared as well.
What extra steps have you taken to become a record breaking athlete?
It has been a long process. I ran cross country even though it wasn't exactly my favorite thing to do. That really strengthened my mind since running long distance is all mental, it strengthened my endurance, and it also strengthened team chemistry because the whole cross country crew also runs track so training together all year long makes us very close and competitive with each other which pushes me and makes me want to do well for them. I've also spent countless hours in the weight room. I feel lifting weights is very underestimated with runners but it has definitely made me faster. I do 2 practices a day in the off season (running and lifting). Then just consistency, attitude, mindset, and my love for the sport I think really got me where I am.
What are your hopes for your post-high school running career?
I am running at Iowa State next year and I know it will be a whole new ball game and I know I will be challenged but I am very excited. Right now I'm not too sure what to expect but I hope I can go in there, work hard, and make an impact for the team.
What advice do you have for younger athletes who look up to you?
I would tell them to give 100% in all they do. Whether it's running, soccer, dancing, school, you name it. Work hard even outside of practice. Do the little extra things that no one else will. It takes time but it will pay off. Also be a good person. Your character will correlate into your athletics. Work in silence, work through the pain with grit, always be humble, and inspire others with action.


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The Best Zenefits Alternatives for Your Business
As it turns out, if you create an easy-to-use HRIS that makes signing up for company-sponsored insurance intuitive and offer it to businesses for free, people will pay attention.
Such is the case for Zenefits, the San Francisco-based disruptor that has exploded since 2012 into a $4.5 billion HR software juggernaut used by thousands of small to midsize businesses. It was rated the fifth most popular HR product in Software Advice's recent ranking.
The platform offers integrated personnel tracking, onboarding, payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance and compliance management in one sleek package.
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For this first group of products, we looked to see which ones prospective buyers were comparing with Zenefits the most. These are brands with a high level of online popularity.
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Beginning as a popular payroll solution, the platform formerly known as ZenPayroll has rebranded and expanded into the cloud-based HR suite Gusto.
Built for companies with fewer than 100 employees in mind, Gusto offers integrated onboarding, payroll and benefits administration, as well as tracking worker vacation and sick days.
Check out a more detailed comparison of Gusto and Zenefits here.
Like Zenefits, Gusto prides itself on its intuitive self-service functionality for things such as onboarding and signing up for benefits.
For HR users, Gusto includes flexible payment schedules and pay rates that run automatically. Local, state and federal taxes are calculated, paid and filed with no need for human intervention.
Though it's not free like Zenefits, Gusto comes with a straightforward price point: $29 base fee plus $6 per employee per month. If you're looking for a quality Zenefits competitor, Gusto is a great place to start.
ADP has also expanded its offerings in recent years to cover core HR needs beyond payroll. Their solution for small businesses is called RUN. It's perfect for startups or those with limited HR experience—many of its customers have 10 employees or fewer.
Having trouble telling ADP's products apart? Read our helpful guide here.
The base offering includes payroll, tax filing and limited time and attendance. More comprehensive RUN packages add on personnel tracking, document management and recruiting and applicant tracking functionality.
You'll also have access to ADP's wealth of federal documents and best practices information.
It seems former payroll companies have a knack for HRIS. Automatic Payroll Systems, or APS, debuted their cloud-based core HR offering, APS OnLine, in 2004. Users have been praising the easy to learn user interface and helpful support staff ever since.
This solution offers integrated personnel tracking, onboarding, payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance, recruiting and performance management.
Manager and employee self-service are built-in, along with centralized event tracking and APS dashboards for automated reporting and better visualization and transparency into your HR processes. There's also a specialized Affordable Care Act (ACA) module to e-file necessary paperwork.
One user writes that APS OnLine is "extremely user friendly" and that the vendor's support staff "is very attentive when any questions arise."
Like Zenefits, Namely has turned investor heads with its combination of intuitive software and compliance expertise. Customers are responding in kind: According to Namely's website, they've doubled their client base in the last year, reaching 400 companies.
Namely offers core HR functionality and performance management in-suite. Along with organizational charts, task management and document storage, there is a social news feed to engage employees, post important announcements and give feedback.
One reviewer says Namely is incredibly streamlined, calling it "seamless" on the backend and "extremely clean and neat" for front-end users.
In this case, we may be saving the best for last. Ranked as our most popular HR product, BambooHR has become a staple for small companies transitioning to software from manual methods.
Along with core HR capabilities, this cloud-based platform has functionality for applicant tracking and performance management. You can track time off requests and approvals, manage user permission levels, generate reports and customize fields and dashboard tabs.
One BambooHR user says it's "simple and flexible, with no unnecessary heavy functionality and competent and fast support."
Though Zenefits is a great platform for small businesses, it's not perfect for everyone. The five platforms above are more than suitable as alternatives.
If you'd like to learn more about these products, you can check out our free price quotes and demos. If these options still don't meet your needs, head to our HR software page. You can filter and compare over 300 systems to create a personalized shortlist of your own.


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The Shattered Spectrum: The Next Generation
The Meetup pages thus far!
I will organize here the previous meetup event pages, as they have a lot of in character conversations to glean.
The Curtain Rises! 1st session
Tragedy Strikes the North! 3rd session
Genocide dissuaded! 4th session
Delving towards ancient secrets! 5th session
The Fate of the Warchief! 6th session
The Black Hand moves! 7th session
Hunting the renegade! 8th session
Intrigue and Statecraft! 9th session
Diminuendo and Crescendo! 10th session
DWARRRRRVVVEEESSSS!! – A side tale
Aftermath and Moving Forward… 11th session
Investigation and Revelations! 12th session
Dark depths and ancient tomes! 13th session
Disease, Death, Despair and Desert! 14th session


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Kroger Co. said its third-quarter earnings rose 21% on strong sales and a boost from stronger fuel margins.
The supermarket-chain operator's shares rose 2.7% to $60.25 in recent premarket trading as Kroger boosted its outlook for the year on the strong results.
For the year ending in January, the company raised its per-share earnings estimate to $3.32 to $3.36, from its previously increased estimate of $3.22 to $3.28.
The company also provided preliminary guidance for the coming business year, forecasting per-share revenue growth of 8% to 11%. Kroger expects its results to come in at the lower end of the estimated range if fuel margins return to historical levels. Analysts expected per-share profit growth of 11%.
Cincinnati-based Kroger, the nation's biggest pure-play grocery by sales and the second largest food retailer after Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has outperformed other supermarket chains, in part by lowering prices ahead of the recession and by expanding its store-brand products faster than most rivals.
In recent quarters, Kroger's growth has been boosted by Harris Teeter, the higher-end supermarket chain Kroger acquired in January. A more recent acquisition, Vitacost.com, has given Kroger access to online ordering and home delivery, an area of increasing importance for grocery chains amid burgeoning competition from companies like Amazon.com Inc. and FreshDirect.
In the latest period, sales at stores open at least 15 months rose 5.6%, excluding fuel sales.
For the period ended Nov. 8, Kroger reported a profit of $362 million, or 73 cents a share, up from $299 million, or 57 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding a tax benefit and other items, earnings rose to 69 cents from 53 cents. Revenue increased 11% to $25 billion. Excluding fuel sales, total sales rose 14%.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected per-share profit of 61 cents and revenue of $24.83 billion.
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Latest Activity: Played Anti-Idle: The Game (Jan 24, 2013 9:36am)
Points needed for next level: 228 Level
Mr Cadbury met Miss Rowntree in a room on Quality Street. it was After 8. he turned out the light for a bit of Dark Magic, then slipped his hand into her Snickers and showed her his Curlywurly. Not keen to have any Jelly Babies she let him have her up the Chocolate Truffle. she screamed with Turkish Delight as he took out his fun sized Mars Bar. it felt a bit Crunchie and she wanted some Time Out but he did a Twirl and came in a very Milky Way!!
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Junior School Resource Centre
Over the coming weeks I will be demonstrating to the boys in Years 3 to 5 the use of the two online encyclopedias: Encyclopedia Britannica and World Book, and giving them the opportunity to practice using their many features. These products are designed to provide information at the correct level for primary students and direct them to websites that are appropriate in both their reading level and content. As with any skills, if the boys can develop good research habits early and use these products as their initial "go to" for research rather than just "Googling" for information, it will lay a solid foundation as they move through their educational journey.
All members of the College community can access the Online Encyclopedias by going to home.scotch/library/junior.
Happy Researching!
Mrs Kathryn Salt
Junior School Teacher-Librarian


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Family owned since 1978, we have the proven experience to get your RV running right, and the customer service to make you feel like a part of our family.
Founded in 1978 by Russ, today C&S RV Service Center is owned by Russ's daughter Candace and her husband Craig. You will find Candace's commitment to customer service and creating a family environment is a pleasure for you to work with.
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100 Caps
1 Bottle - $39.99
2 Bottles - $37.99 (per Item)
3+ Bottles - $33.33 (per Item)
Asia Black 25 (Ephedra 25 mg and Hoodia)
Asia Black 25 is the Ephedra-based diet pill that will make you forget about restrictive diets, endless training sessions and moody days! 100% natural, mixing the most effective weight-loss triggers known today: Ma Huang extract, caffeine and Hoodia, all of them renowned for accelerating the metabolic rate, increasing thermogenesis and improving the overall cardiovascular and cognitive performance.
Accurately formulated and optimally dosed for boosting the fats metabolism from the first pill, the product created by Cloma Pharma Laboratories stands out among other ECA stacks due to the incredible energy and alertness it promotes. The ultimate Ephedra diet pill, Asia Black 25 is definitely a great aid to any weight loss diet as it manages to sculpt an attractive and muscular body faster than any other pill known today!
By incinerating fats at incredible speeds and replacing foods cravings with continuous flames of burning energy, this pill not only removes excess pounds and builds better defined muscles but it also improves concentration and mental clarity, being a helpful product for gym goers, dieters and people working in very stressful environments at the same time.
But what makes this formula really unique on the market is the added dose of Chromium Picolinate, substance known to stimulate the production of insulin, to keep appetite under control and enhance protein synthesis, these three actions being essential for building leaner and stronger muscles and preventing new fats from being stored in hardly accessible areas.
The energizing metabolism-boosting formula of Asia Black 25 is guaranteed to provide the best results when combined with regular physical activity so if you want to make sure your silhouette will never look chunky again, give this Ephedra pill a try!
How to take Asia Black 25
Take 1 Asia Black 25 capsule with a full glass of water, three times per day. Do not exceed 3 capsules daily.
Supplement Facts
Sida Cordifolia,
Citrus Aurantium 60%,
White Willow Bark 4:1,
Yohimbe Extract 6%,
Caffeine USP,
Guarana 22%,
Yerba Mate 4:1,
Hoodia Cactus (African Gordonii),
Panax Ginseng 4%,
Ginger Root Powder,
Bladderwrack Powder,
Green Tea (95%polyphenols 40% EGCG),
5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan),
Garcinia Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine HCL) Vitamin B12 (1%) Chromium Picolinate
Warnings and Side Effects
Asia Black 25 is not intended for individuals below the age of 18. Also not supposed to be used by pregnant women or when nursing a newly born baby. Please consult the doctor before using the product if you have, or have a history of, heart disease, thyroid disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, recurrent headaches, depression or other psychiatric condition, glaucoma, difficulty in urinating, prostate enlargement or any other dietary supplement, any prescription drug or over-the-counter drug containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine. If you try to exceed the recommended serving size, there won't be any improved result, and it may cause serious adverse health effects.
Avoid alcohol while taking this product. Do not exceed recommended serving. Exceeding recommended serving may cause serious adverse health effects, including heart attack and stroke. Discontinue use and call a physician or licensed qualified health care professional immediately if you experience rapid heartbeat, dizziness, severe headache, shortness of breath, or other similar symptoms. Improper use of this product may be hazardous to a person's health. Exceeding recommended serving will not improve results.


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You may as well go back to bed, Rihanna has already won the week.
Behold the superstar singer feeding the birds in New York at 7am, while wearing a £10,000 love heart cape by Saint Laurent...
Just because.
The cape also made an appearance as she headed out last night, paired with denim shorts.
The piece is part of Hedi Slimane's final collection as Creative Director of the French fashion house. His successor Anthony Vaccarello will show his debut ready-to-wear collection at Paris Fashion Week next month.


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100+ Women Who Care of Will County Meeting
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100+ WWC is a group of Will County women who contribute to local charities together as a group. They meet four times a year to nominate any 501(c)3 Will County charities. After brief presentations by those nominating members are given, members vote for one charity to support. Everyone writes a $100 check directly to the winning charity and the group makes a financial impact locally.


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Then I took hold of the legs once more as they held onto the side of the pool and kicked their legs for them as before so they would know how it feels to kick correctly.
I then said "close your eyes and concentrate on how this feels".
When they had done this I said "try to remember how this feels"
I then asked the student to do the kicking themselves but to try to copy the feeling that I asked them to remember
Suddenly they were kicking correctly.
Very useful stuff and it works for all sorts of swimming actions.
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Breaking News
Donald Trump believes America got a shot of Red Bull Friday night, when violence erupted at his Chicago rally.
Trump just tweeted, "The organized group of people, many of them thugs, who shut down our First Amendment rights in Chicago, have totally energized America!"
The Republican front-runner was a no show after being advised it was unsafe to attend.
He may have a point ... there have been lots of situations where demonstrations like these backfire.