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Chad Taylor Withdraws From Senate Race, and More
Kansas Democrat Chad Taylor withdraws from the U.S. Senate race, leaving incumbent Senator Pat Roberts with a formidable opponent. Plus, former tennis professional Pam Shriver on what it takes to stay fit. Photo: AP
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The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has opened their 2018 season with "Thomas Tallis' England", and Brandenburg's Artistic Director, Paul Dyer AO, has not disappointed with his programme featuring English works by Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, Matthew Locke, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Henry Purcell.
Music by the German composer Handel, who took on British citizenship and was a major celebrity in his adopted home of London, is also included
To enhance these musical masterpieces, the orchestra has an expanded strings section, along with the magnificent voices of the Brandenburg Choir singing Tallis & Byrd. Topping off this whole experience is the return of countertenor Max Riebl, whose voice adds an extra dimension to this uplifting concert. Max commented "I'll be singing two beautiful songs by Gibbons, from the late Tudor/early Jacobean period and an aria from Handel's opera Orlando with lots of vocal fireworks. I'm probably most looking forward to singing Cold Song from Purcell's King Arthur, a gut-wrenching masterpiece that is simultaneously epic and minimalist."
Artistic Director, Paul Dyer AO, said "I urge everyone not to miss hearing the Brandenburg Strings perform the epic and cinematic Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. It is an amazing concert experience, regularly voted in radio station polls as one of the favourites of all classical music works for good reason – it's beautiful and emotional and just soars! I've always wanted us to play it. The breathtaking and sublime music Thomas Tallis wrote 450 years ago that inspired the Fantasia is absolutely 'to die for' and will be sung by the Brandenburg Choir."
Being able to enjoy the beautiful singing of the Brandenburg Choir, with the music of the Brandenburg Orchestra, was an added bonus that made for an unforgettable evening.
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The company had released a teaser trailer earlier this week and will be releasing the story trailer on December 10. The story trailer is bound to have more information about the story. The only thing we currently know about the story is that it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where a deadly plague has wiped out civilisation, mutating the survivors into zombie-like creatures. You play as one of two characters – Ellie, a spunky American teenager, or Joel, a hardened survivor – as they try and survive each day by scavenging ammunition and supplies. According to Naughty Dog, the game will blend survival-horror with action to create a "genre defining experience".
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Not long ago, prominent Democratic leaders like former President Barack Obama and progressive pundits like Paul Krugman publicly questioned what unskilled, low-paid immigrant laborers meant for American workers and the U.S. economy. Today, however, Democrats are almost totally unified in their support of open borders.
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The rhetoric of bilateral dialogue
By K.N. Pandita
Valley leadership of all hues counsels New Delhi to hold bilateral dialogue with Pakistan to resolve disputes including Kashmir. Their advocacy is usually coated with the phraseology of victimhood like "we the poor Kashmiris get killed, we are faultless and we suffer, our economy is in shambles, a pall of uncertainty looms large over our destiny" etc.
However, they don't make such a supplication to Pakistan. It means that according to them major fault lies with New Delhi. While Kashmir handlers of terrorists and traitors catch the first flight to New Delhi to talk to a visiting Pakistani VIP, they refused to meet and talk to Indian Parliamentarians who come almost begging at their doorsteps.
We have marked that while urging New Delhi to initiate bilateral talks with Pakistan their counsel also carries veiled threat like Kashmir a nuclear flash point, Kashmir a powder keg, Kashmir a seething volcano etc. We have no difficulty in guessing the origin of this type of narrative.
The import of a plea like this is that Kashmiris are non-partisan innocents made victims of political strife between two neighbouring powers at loggerheads. By making appeal for peaceful dialogue they want the world community to legitimize their feigned innocence.
In reality, how much innocent is this leadership? This question has to be answered. Their innocence lies in pushing the valley to a 110-days long hypocritical siege during which everything is paralyzed through mosque sermons and everything is activated through hypocrisy and guile. In simpler words the people know the art of showing allegiance to the seditionist leadership by carrying out its call for strike and at the same time dumping it as well by circumventing the call without being detected. Very few people are adepts in the art of hypocrisy.
For the seditionists, frequent call for bilateral dialogue serves more than one purpose. It equates the two belligerent countries in staking claim to Kashmir; it dilutes Indian Parliament's 1994 unanimous resolution of retaking the illegally occupied PoK and Gilgit-Baltistan in 1947; it is a subtle step towards breaking status quo on Kashmir; it creates space for foreign powers to stimulate the process of "give and take" which in simpler idiom means India making big concessions, and it stimulates Pakistan's anti-democracy agenda in tandem with China.
If Kashmiri separatists are sincere in playing the card of affinity with Pakistan on religious, cultural, geographical and other counts, they would have by now taken the initiative of crossing LoC and engaging leadership in Muzaffarabad and Islamabad in fruitful talks instead of hoping to make India the cat's paw. The taste of pudding is in eating.
Sheikh Abdullah tried it in 1964. His son and grandson, both vociferous about bilateral dialogue, should analyze the reasons why the Sheikh had failed in his mission. Any fair and dispassionate analysis of that failure will take them to the conclusion that President Ayub Khan of Pakistan had not recognized the Sheikh as the sole representative of the people of Jammu and Kashmir as Nehru did.
Therefore, if the Hurriyatis and secessionists – passionate about bilateral talks – are disposed to make their initiative a success, they will have to carry with them a full team representing not only the three regions and sub-regions of the State but also its ethnic and cultural groups including the communities and groups extirpated from their birth places for dialogue with their Pakistani benefactors.
But the seditionists will not do a thing like that. There is a reason. They are apprehensive that the counterpart to which they will speak in Muzaffarabad or Islamabad will repeat to them what Maulavi Yusuf Shah, the Mirwaiz of Kashmir, banished by Sheikh Abdullah to PoK in 1948, had told a team of Kashmiri Muslim seniors who visited him when he became President of "Azad Kashmir". Their interlocutors will tell them (in private alone) to forget Pakistan and be happy with India.
How much innocent is the Kashmiri in this background and how much sincerity is there in the rhetoric of bilateral dialogue profusely advocated by the valley leadership?
If the intentions of Kashmir Valley leadership are fair in counseling India for bilateral talk, the simple and straight logic is that it should first and foremost persuade militants to bid farewell to arms, renounce violence, and sit round a table and initiate talks with Srinagar and New Delhi. Pontificating for bilateral dialogue without silencing guns in the hands of wanton killers and allowing atmosphere to remain vitiated makes no sense whatsoever. If it is not hypocritical in suggesting bilateral talks, the Valley leadership should put its finger on the real causes of unrest in Kashmir. The accusing needle will point towards them only.
The civil society team led by Yashwant Sinha has met with a large number of stakeholders to understand Kashmir crisis. Sinha has claimed that his team has come to Kashmir to share the pain of the people. One appreciates that humanism has to be the guiding force for governance. However, Sinha team is also expected to ask the Kashmir dissident leadership who is responsible for derailing peace and inflicting pain on the people?
The team should also share the pain of Kashmiri people other than those living in the valley. It should also meet with the families of the community whose wards numbering about 1400 had been given petty jobs under PM's package and posted to far flung villages in Kashmir valley. During the unrest they were forced to leave the valley because of mobocracy and are now languishing in miserable condition in Jammu. It should also meet representatives of thousands of families of internally displaced minority community ethnically cleansed in Kashmir and now living in exile in Jammu and other parts of the country for last twenty-seven years. We will not ask the team to share their pain, as that would be asking for the moon, but we will expect it just to visit them and see what pain and agony they are going through. It should also meet with the people and leadership of Ladakh who feel they have been made hostages to the diktat of valley leadership and have unanimously demanded Union Territory status for Ladakh. The team should also meet with the representatives of lakhs of refugees of 1947 tribal attacks who have not been given citizenship even after 68 years of migration.
The delegation should meet with the families of thousands of security force and police personnel who have been wounded by violence let loose on the call of the leadership of seditionists and traitors.
We hope the team will not hesitate to interact with various sections of people in the State as it will help them realize how grave and phenomenal a situation has been created by militarization and radicalization in Kashmir. No patriotic person or leader will support the proposition of bilateral dialogue with Pakistan in the background of what has been stated above.


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I picked this model because it has a surcoat to paint the ankh design. Without that, what would distinguish it as being the Avatar? I painted the silver serpent on the shield—another symbol from the Ultima PC game series. The shield color is silver, with the snake in a mix of silver and blue. I used Citadel acrylics, and varnished with Windsor & Newton Matt acrylic varnish.
I like the pose, but have decided to offer it up for sale. The model is a true 25mm, which does not mix well with my taller, hefty 28mm characters. Let me know if you're interested. It's available for $5, with $2.00 for shipping US First Class mail. I can ship to Europe too. I can take Paypal or a check. I plan on painting some villager models to sell on eBay, so this model may appear there in a few weeks time.


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Archive: September, 2009
T-Shirt Tuesday: got birds?
Posted on September 29th, 2009 in T-Shirt Tuesday
This week's highlighted shirt spoofs that old popular "got milk?" ad campaign. got birds? is done in the same font style as the milk version and is a simple way to show you're looking for birds!
T-Shirt Tuesday: I Love My Backyard Birds
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 in T-Shirt Tuesday
This week's highlighted t-shirt is made for backyard birdwatchers. I Love My Backyard Birds has backyard favorites like the American Robin, Blue Jay, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Black-capped Chickadee and seven others perched on foliage found among the green text.
Small site spruce-up
Posted on September 11th, 2009 in Site update
The MagnificentFrigatebird.com homepage has been updated a bit. There's more emphasis on my birding gift shop and less on the merchandise affiliated via Amazon.com (the binoculars, books, birdfeeders, etc).
The gifts main page has also been updated with a few new categories: Back Yard Birdwatching, Local Birder, Traveling Birder, and For the Birdmobile. All of the products in the gift shop are all made to order using print-on-demand technology – meaning the products are produced when the order is placed. Most products are fulfilled by CafePress but I'm expanding my offerings using a new provider, Zazzle, so you'll see a different product range available depending on the design you're looking at.
I'd love to hear what you think about the updates made to MagnificentFrigatebird.com!
Bird blog & online contests for September
Posted on September 7th, 2009 in Contest
Here's a list of current (as of September 7th) blog & online contests by birders, for birders, and/or offering birdy prizes. Click on the links to learn more, check eligibility, and enter to win! If you are running a contest or know of something that should be added to this list, please let me know by leaving a comment or sending me an email. This is a monthly post appearing on the first Monday of every month. I will add any updates I find during the month as a comment on this post. If you'd like to stay updated, you can subscribe to the comment RSS feed for this post.
Etsy seller bridbird is giving away a gocco bird print. Check out the contest page for details. Ends September 14th.
The Nature Conservancy has a Photo Contest. Users can submit images (not restricted to birds) via Flickr through September 30th.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Celebrate Urban Birds project is running a fun contest through October 31st called "A Murder of Crows and other Spooky Bird Tales." Share stories or images of a bird doing something strange. Prizes range from Eagle Optics binoculars to books, posters and more.
The Rainforest Alliance is running their 2nd Annual Picture Sustainability Photo Contest. Enter photos to win prizes including a trip for two to Costa Rica. Click here for the rules. Contest ends 1 November.
ONGOING CONTESTS of interest to birders
Each month the Birds & Blooms website runs the Where's Webster? contest. Find Webster the duck on the website and enter to win. Prizes vary and the contest runs month to month.
The Eagle Optics Email Contest is ongoing for anyone subscribed to their newsletter. A new winner is chosen every month. Click here for details.
Birder's Lounge runs a monthly ID Challenge. Prizes vary month to month.


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Prawns with other ingredients - Crispy Prawn Rolls
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Published On: 22 Mar 2012
English: Wheat Flour
tamil: Gothumai Mavu / Chapathi Mavu
malayalam: Gothambu Podi
telugu: Godima Pindi
kannada: Godhi Hittu
hindi: Atta
Bengali: Atta
Gujarati: Ato
Konkani: Gova Pitti
Marathi: Kaneek
Oriya: Atta
for more details, click the name of the ingredient
English: Prawns
tamil: Eral
malayalam: Chemmeen
kannada: Sigadi
hindi: Jinga
Bengali: Chingri
Konkani: Sungtan
Marathi: Zinga
Tulu: Etti
English: Onion
tamil: Vaengayam
malayalam: Savala
telugu: Nirulli / Ullipayalu / Yerra Gaddalu
kannada: Ulligadde / Erulli / Neeruli
hindi: Pyaz / Dungri / Kanda
Bengali: Pyajj / Piyaz
Gujarati: Dungri / Kanda
Konkani: Sawalo / Piyavu
Marathi: Kandaa
Oriya: Piaja
Punjabi: Pyaz
English: Cabbage
tamil: Muttaikosu
malayalam: Muttakose / Cabbage
telugu: Gos Koora / Kosu / Gobi
kannada: Kosu / Ele Kosu
hindi: Bandh Gobi / Patta Gobi
Bengali: Bandha Kopee
Gujarati: Kobi
Konkani: Cabbage / Kale
Marathi: Pan Kobi
Oriya: Patra Kobi / Bandha Kopee
Punjabi: Gobi
Kashmiri: Band
English: Carrot
tamil: Mangal Mullangi/Carrot
malayalam: Carrot
telugu: Gajjara Gadda / Carrot
kannada: Gajjari/Gajjara Gadde
hindi: Gajar
Bengali: Gujar / Gajor
Gujarati: Gajar
Konkani: Carrot / Kaacreta
Marathi: Gajar
Oriya: Gajar
Punjabi: Gajar
English: Pepper Powder
tamil: Kurumulagupodi
malayalam: Kurumulagupodi
telugu: Miriyaalu / Miriyala Tige / Savyamu
kannada: Menasina Kalu / Karimenasu / Ollemenasu / Menasu
hindi: Kalimirchi / Kada Mari
Bengali: Goal Morich / Kala Morich
Gujarati: Mari / Kadamari / Kalamari / Kalomirich / Golmirich / Kala-Mircha
Konkani: Miriyakonu / Mirsang / Miire / Mirin
Marathi: Mire / Kale Miri
Oriya: Golmarich
Punjabi: Kalimirchi
Tulu: Eddae Munchi
Kashmiri: Marutus
Urudu: Kali Mirch / Siah Mirch
English: Ghee
tamil: Neyi
malayalam: Neyi
telugu: Neyyi
kannada: Tuppa
hindi: Ghee
Bengali: Ghee
Gujarati: Ghee
Konkani: Toop
Marathi: Thup
Punjabi: Ghee
English: oil
tamil: Ennai
malayalam: enna
telugu: camuru
kannada: taila
hindi: tela
Punjabi: moyen
English: Salt
tamil: Uppu
malayalam: Uppu
telugu: Uppu
kannada: Uppu
hindi: Namak
Bengali: Laban / Noone
Gujarati: Meethu
Konkani: Meet
Marathi: Mith
For preparing crispy prawn rolls, mix wheat flour with ghee, salt and required water. Keep it aside.
Marinate the prawns in salt and steam the prawns in a steamer till done.
Remove it, chop it and keep it aside.
In a bowl mix in steamed-chopped prawns, carrot, ajinomoto, cabbage, pepper powder, oyster sauce and onion. Keep it aside.
Roll out the wheat dough into small chapattis.
Fill it with the prawn mixture and roll it. Cut it into 2 inch pieces.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan and fry the rolls till it becomes crispy and brown on low flame.
Repeat the procedure with the remaining dough and prawn mixture.
Crispy prawn rolls are ready. Serve hot as a snack with ketchup.
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Hello folks,
Time to post about something I find close to my heart.
Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi.
Initially, it was supposed to be a match, but Canonical dropped and broke the support for ARMv6 in favor of optimizing for ARMv7 and above. I've discussed the topic at irc.freenode.com on #ubuntu-arm with the developers, and their response has been that Canonical, at this point, won't provide official support for ARMv6. However, they said, that it *could be done*, provided manpower, hardware power, and effort.
Some snippets from the discussion:
17:03:43 < rcn-ee> Walther, there is always option f, (fork).. figure you need about 10 pi's backed by harddrives, you can take the src pks of debian/ubuntu and build what you want.
17:05:35 < LetoThe2nd> i don't think the making is *that* big a deal (we've had armv5 and armv6 ubuntus already) …[snipped]
17:35:27 < rcn-ee> Walther, a lot of this is just talk… There's enough of you guys that want, please pull together, and follow the gensi example.. Before the notion of ubuntu/debian armhf, they did their own 'armhf' port of debian, and then showed what was possible with it.. They then worked with the community, then after some time, it's now in debian/ubuntu as an port..
17:38:07 < rcn-ee> Walther, figure you'd need 5-10 pi's.. just port the intial debootsrap' requirements, and get it on: http://www.debian-ports.org/
Another possibility would be to collaborate to the Linoro project – a community-based build of Ubuntu for ARM devices. http://www.linaro.org/about/
So, I am asking now: Would the RaspberryPi community be ready to provide manpower, hardware, and general effort to make this happen? There's a plenty of us, and having support for Ubuntu, the world's third most used computer operating system, would be a big step forward for the Pi.


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|Kishore Biyani, Managing Director, Future Ventures India Ltd.
Wednesday, 13th June 2012:
Future Ventures India Ltd (BSE: 533400, NSE: FUTUREVENT) counter in BSE on Wednesday witnessed a significant buy of over 1 crore shares by Future Corporate Resources Ltd.
The deal was disclosed at Bombay Stock Exchange after trading hours on Wednesday.
Future Corporate Resources bought 100.20 lakh shares at Rs. 8.50 a share, making the deal worth Rs. 8.52 crore.
Though the buyer doesn't figure currently as a prominent promoter holder in Future Ventures, it is a key company in Future Group, being one of the ten larger entities among the hundreds of companies through which Kishore Biyani's business group operates.
Future Corporate Resources is the largest holder in group's flagship listed entity, Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd, with a 39.10% stake, while Pantaloon is the largest holder in group's second largest listed firm, Future Capital Holdings Ltd.
Wednesday's buy amounts to a 0.64% stake in Future Ventures. There were no identifiable sellers offloading more than 0.50% stake on Wednesday.
The promoter holding was 34.59% as of Q4 Share Holding Pattern, with the lead entity being Pantaloon Retail (India) Ltd, and the rest split between 4 other group firms.
It is now not known whether Wednesday's buy is any kind of restructuring within the group with any of these other firms selling less than 0.50% stake each which can be detected only by further mandatory disclosures in the coming days.
Recently, a large restructuring along such lines had happened in Future Capital Holdings when Pantaloon Retail divested part of its stake to Future Value Retail. Such moves have become necessary as the flagship Pantaloon Retail has attracted significant investment from Aditya Birla Nuvo in lieu of hiving off a part of the company to the Birlas.
However, if Wednesday's buy by the promoters is not something along those lines, but a pure market buy for upping stake, this move has positive implications for Future Ventures.
StockExplain had earlier reported on BNP Paribas Arbitrage acquiring 2.50 crore shares in the company at the same rate.
On the fundamental side, however, Future Ventures is still struggling with its bottomline, with losses sharply up in FY'12. But revenue growth is intact, and the verdict on the stock as a large equity-base one with only long-term prospects on triggers like listing or demerger of its core operations like Indus League Clothing, is continuing.
The company has recently upped its stake in Indus League.
On Wednesday, Future Ventures India stock closed trade at Rs. 8.41, up by just 0.72%.


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Tall-nut Zombie can take huge amounts of damage, much like the Wall-nut Zombie, and is the fifth strongest zombie in Plants vs. Zombies. It lacks movement speed or any other special ability, so they are not the biggest threat of the ZomBotany Zombies. Its toughness is comparable to a Gargantuar (although it's not quite as high, but same as non-zombie Tall-nuts), able to take two hits from Squashes, Potato Mine, and one hit from the other instant kills, like Chompers or just over three Gloom-shrooms lined up next to it. Also, hypnotizing it is very helpful, as it walks slowly and has tons of health. Other than that, the player can simply block it off with their own Tall-nuts or use any instants, and it shouldn't come too close to their house. It only appears in the mini-game ZomBotany 2, and like the other ZomBotany zombies, it does not have a Suburban Almanac entry.
The Tall-nut Zombie absorbs 2400 damage per shot, and its appearance changes upon absorbing 740, 1480 and 2300 damage per shot before dying at 2400 damage per shot.
The Tall-nut Zombie has a very high toughness, like the Wall-nut Zombie, as both zombies have high health and slow speed. A best way to get rid of this zombie is to have at least a normal Squash and an Imitater version in order to kill it faster. Another good way to kill this zombie is to have two Potato Mines so that you can kill it quickly. You can use an awakened Hypno-shroom at it to take advantage of its high defense to fight other zombies for you. Chompers are able to instantly destroy a Tall-nut Zombie regardless of it's health, so using them to get rid of this zombie is a good idea.
For the Ducky Tube Tall-nut Zombies, use a Tangle Kelp to kill it instantly. If paired with a Gatling Pea Zombie or Jalapeno Zombie at once, these combinations can cause havoc at your plants if you are unprepared.
- Using a Squash on it takes away almost all of its health, leaving it with 600 damage.
- It is the only zombie with a head that's almost bigger than its entire body, because of its head size being the same size as a normal-sized Tall-nut.
- Like a normal Tall-nut, it will shed a single tear in pain before meeting its death.
- It is one of the few zombies that takes more than one instant kill to kill, with the others being the Gargantuar, Giga-gargantuar, Dr. Zomboss and Giga-Football Zombie since these are the top five most powerful zombies.
- It, Jalapeno Zombie, and Wall-nut Zombie have cut ties (except in the Android version).
- It is maybe because of their elongated heads.
- There is a glitch in the DS version when killing them, once the head isn't damaged, its arm will break and if using a Squash, it will fall with its head on.
- In the PC version, there is a glitch that when the player uses a Potato Mine on a damaged Tall-nut Zombie (but not yet degraded), its face will not degrade, and it will eventually die with a full-health face.
- Squash Zombies can defeat a Tall-nut in one hit, but it takes two Squashes to defeat a Tall-nut Zombie.
- This is possibly to make the game harder.
- It may also be because the instants' power is calculated by damage/health factors, while Squash Zombie only calculates if it hits a plant.
- The same happens with Jack-in-the-Box Zombie.
- The Tall-nut can withstand 7200 damage per shot, while the Tall-nut Zombie withstands 2400 damage per shot. However, that means the Tall-nut Zombie is actually weaker than the Tall-nut.


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Washington D.C. – Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement for today's hearing to review current policies on Law of War Detention and the President's recent Executive Order:
"The purpose of today's hearing is to examine and review our detention and interrogation policies and work toward improving them. I agree with the Chairman that more must be done to address the problems with our current polices and that a legislative solution is needed. We must have a clear and coherent strategy to properly detain and interrogate terrorists that upholds the Constitution and our values while at the same time ensuring our national security.
"However, I have serious concerns with the legislative proposals recently put forth by House and Senate Republicans. The proposals create far more problems than they solve. They give entirely too much power to the Executive Branch and the military. Under some of these proposals, the Department of Defense would have broad authority to detain individuals – including citizens of United States - with too little oversight for ensuring that decisions are made fairly, constitutionally and justly.
"The proposals also create a situation where those who are taken to Guantanamo Bay can never leave. They turn Guantanamo Bay into Hotel California – you can check out any time you want, but you can never leave. This is not just a matter of protecting our Constitution and upholding our values, it is also bad policy and a matter of national security. It is vitally important that we make it clear to our adversaries that the freedoms we hold dear and our way of life that they seek to attack is far superior. However, in addressing this national security issue, it is also important that we create a legal framework to lawfully detain terrorists that will be upheld by the courts. This is a critically important point. We must have credibility with the courts if we are to hold detainees who threaten our national security.
"We also must not take options for managing detainees off the table. For example, limiting the use of Article III courts, as the Republican legislation does, would inhibit our ability to try and convict terrorists. The United States has tried and convicted more than 400 terrorists in Article III courts and removing this option only makes prosecuting terrorists more difficult.
"It is important to understand what the Republican legislation would do. It would empower the United States military to pick up a United States citizen who they suspect as aiding a terrorist with no review process and hold them indefinitely where ever they please. This is an enormous amount of power to give the United States military over citizens and it fundamentally challenges our freedoms and individuals rights in a way that I do not think Americans will support.
"Moving forward, I am committed to working with the majority to draft bipartisan legislation that addresses these concerns. Today's hearing will provide us with the opportunity to review relevant law and policy and to a have a candid discussion about how to best move forward. I look forward to hearing from members of the committee and from today's witnesses about how we can address this significant problem. "


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Something that has interested me recently with all of the "Web 2" activity going on is the area web based Operating Systems. I have stumbled across this one which seems to be in use mainly in Europe called "eyeos". Its a very simple operating system, if you can call it that, however toots a number of simple applications that are functional in a web browser. Who knows this could be the way of the future, but I think that it has a long way to go yet before it can replace the likes of Windows, Linux or MAC OS. I mean I played with it for a couple of hours to see what sort of functions I could perform with it and it runs quite well and doesn't seem to fall over, however the big drawback is the limited amount of applications for the OS. It comes with a "Notepad" style application as well as a few games and office applications, but every application had many shortcomings. I would have a look at it as it is quite interesting and as a web developer it is interesting the technology that is used to hold it together, but Ii think it has a long way to go before I trade in my current OS.
One other concern of mine in this arena is do I want my computer applications and data in the hands of a Company that cold virtually access my information at any time they want. Maybe I'm paranoid but I think you can see my point.
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Prescription drug – Inibex S is used as a short-term means (4 to 12 weeks) for the obesity treatment in adults who have BMI more than 30kg/m2. This drug is also used in BMI 27kg/m2 and greater if there is at least one of the obesity-related diseases (type 2 diabetes, hypertension).
The therapeutic effect of Inibex S is achieved due to a slow release of active ingredient Amfepramone Hydrochloride, which suppresses appetite and provides a prolonged feeling of satiety. The supplier of Inibex S (Amfepramone) in Brazil is a company Medley, which manufactures Inibex S diet medication in tablets, in three dosages.
Each Inibex S tablet may contain 25 mg, 50mg or 75 mg of Amfepramone. During the obesity therapy with Inibex S tablets, patients should stick to the prescribed dose and do not take this drug for longer than recommended.
If the patient decides to buy Inibex S slimming pills, he should learn the package leaflet of Inibex S where there is all the necessary information about the drug.
Inibex S tablets are expensive at retail pharmacies. It is possible to buy Inibex S (Amfepramone) at low price on online pharmacies in Brazil. Generally, consumers can find the best price for Inibex S on online pharmacies that will quickly deliver Inibex S (Amfepramone) appetite suppressant.


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Pop-ups are the bane of an internet user's existence...
We find them annoying, you find them annoying, surely everyone finds them annoying. So why do we still get them?
Pop-ups are new windows which can literally "pop up" on top of your existing browser window. Advertisers originally intended them to be used as a way to get your attention but users soon became frustrated with the way their screens were being hijacked. This caused most leading software providers and all of the major producers of web browsers to implement pop-up blockers.
Pop-ups can be used for a wide variety of reasons including displaying helpful information or showing videos. On some sites, they're also used to explain aspects of a page so that you don't nee to navigate away from it. Pop-ups can also come from legitimate marketers. These are called Relevant pop-up ads and often hover in an elegant overlay on your page in order to make them less invasive.
These ads are unlike the common pop-up spam that we see because they are contextually relevant and far more discreet. This makes a huge difference as research by SurveyMonkey suggests that "too many ads" is the number 1 reason users would block a website from their search results.
The First pop up
The first pop-up came from one of two places. Some people credit pop-up technology to the Netscape corporation who originally came up with the Javascript language for web programming. Eventually, this language would be used to help with the creation of modern day pop up ads.
The second origin concerns a man called Ethan Zuckerman, who claims to have created it whilst working as a designer and programmer for a company called tripod.com. Ethan wanted to help the advertising model that was funding the company. This model analysed users' personal homepages so that specifically targeted ads could be sent to them.
In a recent interview, Ethan said, "It was a way to associate an ad with a user's page without putting it directly on the page, which advertisers worried would imply an association between their brand and the page's content." He also insists that his intentions were good, which leads us to wonder...
Why are pop-ups dangerous?
Pop-ups are designed to try to get users to click on them. This is where the danger begins. Imagine you are hard at work and a pop up appears attempting to steal your focus. Your initial response may be to search for an 'X' or a button that can 'close' or 'cancel' but there is never any guarantee that the button will do what it says.
Clicking close on a pop up can easily open more pop-ups or download malware to your device. In this way, hackers are capable of using predictable human behaviour to make you more likely to click on a malicious link.
Another type of pop up aims to trick you into purchasing the potentially dangerous software they are associated with. These programs are typically fake antivirus, anti spyware, anti malware or registry cleaners and are accompanied by fake Windows system messages claiming that you have infected files or a large number of problems with your device. These types of pop up are more commonly known as Scareware.
Recently a new type of pop-up called a pop-under has emerged which opens a new window and then hides it underneath your active window. This type of pop-up aims to avoid the typical behaviour associated with pop-ups by not disrupting your attention until you have finished your current task and closed your window.
This makes it more difficult to know which website opened the pop-under and can also make the pop-under resemble a trustworthy website.
Tips to avoid popups
- Avoid clicking on unidentified links
- Be careful which sites you visit
- Turn your Browser security controls up
- Use an Antivirus and a Pop-Up blocker.
What to do when caught in a pop-up?
When you see a pop-up there are a few simple rules to remember to ensure you keep your precious data safe. In this list, we have highlighted some browsing habits that can be combined with your antivirus software package in order to create an environment where malware cannot thrive.
- Do not download anything
This may seem like common sense but a lot of pop-ups are built on the notion that users love freebies and will ignore good practice to get them. Ignore statements telling you that you need this software to clear a virus because proceeding to download will install the malware program they have concealed.
- Do not click anything
Even if the pop-up is not offering you software to download, it is still not safe to click on them. Many pop-ups will claim that you have won something and simply need to "click to proceed". These work in the same way as magic tricks by aiming your attention elsewhere whilst you click on a disguised link that takes you to their malicious page. As a general rule of thumb, try to avoid clicking on any page that you did not explicitly open yourself and be alert, making sure to never input your personal details such as address or card details into a pop-up.
- Close the window
Once you notice a new window open without your permission, it is best to close it. Try to identify the correct way to close it by clicking on the "x" (or right clicking and selecting "Close Tab" if it was a tabbed pop-up). This can often be tricky due to the sheer amount of pop-ups with multiple fake "x" buttons. In this situation, it can be useful to know how to use the Task manager to kill the pop-up's process. This is especially easy on the chrome browser where you can either choose "Tools > Task Manager" on the Hamburger menu or you can use the "Shift + Esc" shortcut to open the Task Manager. Once the menu opens, you want to choose the tab that contains the pop-up and then click "End Process" to close the window.
Pop-ups can be annoying, confusing, frustrating and even quite dangerous, but once you've learned how to close and avoid them, they become less of a minefield and more of an inconvenient obstacle course. Just remember to be proactive and careful when surfing the web, and to never install anything that a website tells you to. It is always useful to use a pop-up blocker and an antivirus combination to ensure your safety and to remember these three takeaways


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The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry is holding a joint meeting with the Department of Chemistry, University College London on Friday 10 December 2004. It will be held in the Ramsay Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ starting at 1.45pm. Prior to the meeting a sandwich lunch will be available in the Nyholm Room.
1.00pm Lunch: Nyholm Room
1.45pm Introduction
2.00pm Hasok Chang: University College, London "Edward Turner and atomic weights."
2.40pm Colin Russell: The Open University and Cambridge University "Ethereal Philosopher: Alexander Williamson."
3.20pm Tea and biscuits
3.40pm Gerrylynn Roberts: The Open University "UCL Chemistry Students and the British Chemical Community, 1887 to 1956."
4.20pm Yoshiyuki Kikuchi: The Open University "The impact of chemical education at University College, London on Japanese chemistry, education and industry."
5.00pm Break
5.05pm Alwyn Davies: University College, London "Ramsay: the man, the myth and the bicycle."
5.45pm Closing Remarks
6.00pm Unveiling of RSC Chemical Heritage Plaque to commemorate William Ramsay's Nobel Prize for the discovery of the inert gases
The meeting is open to all at a fee of £10.00 (to include tea and biscuits). The sandwich lunch costs £6.
For a downloadable booking form please see the "Events" section of the Society's website www.ambix.org
Booking forms can also be obtained from SHAC's Honorary Secretary, Dr Anna Simmons on [email protected] or at the Department of History of Science, Technology and Medicine, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA


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A variety of events are held in Wellington Shire throughout the year. Events are valued as they add to the quality of lifestyle in the region, support tourism growth and provide economic benefit to businesses and community groups.
If you are planning on hosting an event in the Wellington Shire, it is your responsibility to ensure that the event complies with all current rules and regulations, not only those required by us but other agencies, ie emergency services such as Police, Ambulance, CFA and SES. Our Event Guide (1MB) is an informative document that contains detailed information on how to host an event.
For Wellington Shire Council purposes, an event is defined as a public and/or social gathering of people for a community or commercial function or activity.
We have an Events Coordination Team who will coordinate councils requirements for running your event.
To notify us of an event that has Wellington Shire Council requirements, please provide details of your event through the use of the Notification of an Event (128KB) form. This form should be submitted at least one month prior to the event date. For major events, it is recommended that forms be submitted at least three months prior to the event.
This form will enable the Events Coordination Team to act as a liaison point between event organisers and relevant departments of council that are involved in events. You may be contacted by the Events Coordination Team or other council departments seeking further information or clarification around the information you have provided.
Generally yes, if the event is on council managed (public) land or facilities, or is an event that impacts on normal public activities through council road closures, selling food, erecting structures or signs or similar activity. If in doubt, ask.
Some private functions or events on private land may not meet the current planning requirements for that land and would therefore require a planning permit or an occupancy permit for a place of public entertainment. We can clarify these requirements for you.
We don't require notification for all events, but if in doubt, contact the Events Coordination Team on 1300 366 244 or by email: email@example.com
Include your event on our online Event Calendar to promote your event. This Event Calendar is referred to by a number of agencies, and helps highlight the great variety of events you can attend across the region.
Council has a range of equipment available for Community Groups (not for profit organisations) to loan free of charge. The equipment includes a marquee, tear drop banners, corflute signs, tables, chairs and safety cones.
Applications for equipment must be received 6 weeks prior to your event.
To view a list of equipment available and/or to make a booking please complete our Equipment Booking Form (44KB).
If selling food, the Event Notification Form requires you to list all food traders at your event and the type of food they are selling. All food traders must be registered at www.streatrader.health.vic.gov.au.
For information on serving food at your event, please see the Temporary Food Premises page.
Event organisers should also liaise with residents and businesses in the vicinity of the event and/or those likely to be affected by the event as soon as practicable but at least 7 days prior to the event. If a planning permit is required, this will need to be done much earlier.
Our funding for events can be categorised into grants available for not for profit community groups and contributions available to event organisers holding major events that highlight Wellington Shire as a region.
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Here you can see a detailed look at the forecast for the next 48 hours. Note that the base for this is our Meteogram product, which shows a good average forecast for Reifferscheid (Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany).
However, you can also look at our compact prediction based on any other model that forecasts for your chosen location. The following models are available for Reifferscheid: Swiss Super HD (2-3 days), Rapid Update HD (1-2 days), Rapid ECMWF/Global Euro HD (3 days), ECMWF/Global Euro HD (5 days), Europe HD (5 days), Swiss HD (3 days), Europe Britain HD (2 days), Europe Dutch Standard (2 days), Global US Standard (5 days), Global Canadian Standard (5 days), Global Australian Standard (5 days), Global German Standard (5 days), Global Norwegian (5 days), SwissHD MOS (3 days), German MOS (5 days), Serbian MOS (5 days)
This plot displays the 14 day temperature forecast for your selected location, Reifferscheid.
The red numbers show the expected high temperature for a given day, while the blue numbers show the expected low temperature. Because forecast uncertainty increases with time, we also display the range of possible high/low temperature outcomes, shown as the shaded red/blue regions. The actual high/low temp could fall anywhere in that shaded region, and the larger the shaded regions are, the higher the forecast uncertainty is.
Current weather - Here we've put together a glance at all the most important information about the current weather in Reifferscheid (Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). You can see with the radar HD if precipitation is falling at the moment, or headed towards Reifferscheid soon. You can also see where there are thunderstorms currently ongoing, as well as where thunderstorms have occurred in recent weeks and months with our lightning analysis tool. Our HD satellite images of Reifferscheid will show you whether there's sunshine currently in the area, or if clouds are making for a more gloomy day. Finally, current observations will tell you what current temperatures look like around Reifferscheid at the moment, as well as if it's humid and/or windy.
Forecast for the next few days - The weather forecast for Reifferscheid is available in several different versions, all clearly and simply displayed here on the Weather Reifferscheid page. For the short term, we have data based on a single weather model that is known to deliver the best forecast for Reifferscheid. For the longer term, we have forecasts for the next two weeks based on an analysis of many different possible forecast outcomes that will give you a sense of not just what's most likely, but how the forecast could change in future updates as we get closer to any given date. If the range of possible outcomes is narrow, you can have high confidence in the forecast. If the range is wide, you know there's more uncertainty, and to not give too much credence to any one possible forecast outcome. We also have other products such as Meteograms and Forecast XL elsewhere on our site to give you additional options for figuring out the forecast for Reifferscheid.
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Lakes - König-See, Laacher See, Rodder Maar


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Preferred Bank Announces New President
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Preferred Bank on Wednesday said that Chief Operating Officer Wellington Chen has been promoted to president and chief operating officer.
The downtown Los Angeles bank said that Chen has been COO since June of last year. Before that he was executive vice president and director of corporate banking at Pasadena's East-West Bank, where he oversaw a significant portion of the loan and deposit production activities.
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Ever dream of owning your own bed and breakfast? This might be the perfect opportunity for you! (***Conditional Use Permit pending***) Located at 225 N. Lima Street in Sierra Madre, The Pinney House is as close to a turn-key B&B you'll ever see in the San Gabriel Valley. One reason is there aren't very many bed and breakfasts to be found in these parts – you can probably count 'em all on the fingers of one hand. Another is the place was originally built as a hotel. By a Civil War surgeon, no less.
Originally configured as a 30-room "railroad hotel," the home currently boasts 10 bedrooms and 10 1/2 baths in more than 10,000 square feet of living space.
For more information on this property or to arrange a private showing call me directly at (310) 709-4128.
The Pinney House
225 North Lima Street
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Listing courtesy of Katherine Orth & Judy Webb-Martin – Podley Properties


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Note: This performance review was created when the 2007 Kia Sportage was new.
Most test drivers find the base four-cylinder engine on the sluggish side. But car-like handling and a more powerful V6 option lead the Detroit News to call the Kia's ride "confidence-inspiring," while Kelley Blue Book describes it as "creditable, although not entertaining."
The Kia Sportage offers seven trims, featuring either the base 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine or the 2.7-liter V6. Four-wheel drive (4WD) is available with both engines.
Many reviewers find the Kia Sportage's ride to be adequate and relatively pleasant, but they note that the engine could be more powerful. U.S. News reviewer Rick Newman, who tested both the Kia Sportage and Hyundai Tucson, writes, "The Sportage and Tucson handle comfortably, like a sedan, but corner haltingly and need to be nursed through curves." The Chicago Tribune reviewer, who tested the EX with a V6 engine, says, "It has sufficient power to merge, pass or climb but don't expect to do any of those as swiftly as you would with a larger V-6." USA TODAY finds that, in bad weather, the "optional four-wheel drive is so-so. It allowed some wheelspin and slithering on full-throttle starts in heavy rain. But it fairly quickly compensated and stabilized the Sportage."
Edmunds notes that while the Kia Sportage "offers the kind of performance and refinement usually associated with small SUVs from Japanese automakers," it still doesn't offer a lot of power: "The main drawback to the Sportage is its powertrain. Even with the V6, acceleration is no more than adequate." And MSN explains, "Its suspension is tuned for sharper handling than the [Hyundai] Tucson's, but its roadability is nothing to shout about if it's pushed hard."
The 2007 Kia Sportage comes in seven trim levels. The base model offers a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine with 140 hp and 136 pound-feet of torque, with a five-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic transmission available, depending on trim. Also available is a 2.7-liter V6 engine with 173 hp and 178 pound-feet of torque, with an electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission. By and large, reviewers' consensus is that the engine of the Kia Sportage lacks power. Car and Driver lists the V6 engine as a "low," calling it "tepid," and also refers to the transmission as "stubborn." Edmunds praises the "refinement" of the engine but claims to be "disappointed with its power. With several other V6s in this class topping 200 hp, the Sportage feels sluggish in comparison." Likewise, MSN states, "The 4-cylinder is okay for city driving, but has no surplus of power on highways. The V6 provides lively acceleration in town and on the highway, at least with only a driver aboard."
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, gas mileage estimates for the Kia Sportage vary from 19 to 23 miles per gallon in the city and 23 to 28 mpg on highways, dependent on front- or all-wheel drive, engine and transmission. MSN finds, however, that the fuel mileage is "competitive for a compact SUV . . . depending on if the Sportage has a 4- or 6-cylinder engine or front- or all-wheel drive."
Many reviewers praise the Kia Sportage's handling. Car and Driver refers to the "responsive ride and handling," and Edmunds calls it "sporty." Kelley Blue Book adds, "Kia's product team has hit the sweet spot in achieving a ride/handling balance completely appropriate to the target consumer." According to Kia, the Sportage has independent front and rear suspension as well as rack-and-pinion, power-assisted steering.
The Car and Driver reviewer, who tested the EX 4WD, says that "the car-based Sportage isn't intended for search-and-destroy off-road use," and Cars.com notes that "the Sportage's all-wheel drive is meant for light-duty use, not serious off-roading." However, other auto reviewers, such as New Car Test Drive, recommend it for off-roading: "Those whose hobbies take them off road, may appreciate the superior off-road capability of the Sportage when compared with the more expensive, more carlike mini SUVs from Honda, Ford and Mazda."
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Thanks to our large workforce of skilled tradesmen and directly-employed labour, we have the resources we need to get your commercial flooring installation done for you within your required timeframe.
Our Senior Installers hold NZQA Recognition of Current Competence (achieved through FloorNZ) and pride themselves on the quality of their workmanship.
Stringent quality control also ensures that work is completed to the highest industry standards. This includes thorough inspections by Site Supervisors before work starts, throughout the flooring installation, and at project completion.
Our confidence in the quality of our workmanship is reflected by a full product and installation warranty of up to 15 years.
To ensure full satisfaction during the flooring installation, we also focus on maintaining health and safety and minimising disruption as part of our customer service offering.