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Siteimprove Named One of Best Places to Work for 2016 by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
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Minneapolis, MN – June 24, 2016 – Siteimprove, Inc., leading provider of web governance tools, was named one of the Twin Cities' Best Places to Work for 2016 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
Siteimprove employees were able to participate in an anonymous survey that measured work environment, people practices, day-to-day operations, and other factors. The survey results led to Siteimprove being a top-scoring business in the Medium Company category out of Small, Medium, and Large Company categories, and the first award from the
Business Journal that adds to a long list of top work place awards.
"We are both honored and excited to be named one of the Best Places to Work by the
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal," said Torben Rytt, CEO at Siteimprove, Inc. "Thanks to our hard-working, innovative, and passionate employees, we are able to maintain a company culture where people enjoy coming to work every day."
Developed in 2003, the Best Places to Work survey contains 30 scored items across six categories including communication and resources, individual needs, manager effectiveness, personal engagement, team dynamics, and trust in leadership.
Honorees will be featured in the August 26, 2016 Best Places to Work publication and have the opportunity to attend a reception hosted at U.S. Bank Stadium on August 25, 2016.
About Siteimprove
Siteimprove provides organizations of all shapes and sizes with solutions that make website management, maintenance, and optimization both easier and more affordable. With a worldwide customer base of nearly 4,000 customers, Siteimprove serves dozens of markets from offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Minneapolis, Oslo, Sydney, Toronto, and Vienna. For more information, visit siteimprove.com.


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January 15, 2013
By Xiaochun He
Shortly after the midnight of June 28, 2012, I walked out of the PHENIX counting house and made sure that the last PHENIX shift crew for Run-12 safely exited the PHENIX site and the doors were securely locked. To me, this marked as the official ending point of a superb PHENIX operation in RHIC Run-12.
This PHENIX story should have been told earlier since both RHIC and PHENIX are about to be ready for another run – Run-13. To be honest, writing this story was not on my to-do-list after spending many sleepless nights at BNL for six months since the mid of January of 2012. Let me start the story with a brief timeline of the run.
The RHIC Run-12 physics run started with 200 GeV transversely polarized proton+proton collisions. PHENIX collected 4.5 billion events during a period of four and a half weeks, which was ended on March 12, 2012.
After a short one half-week setup, RHIC was successfully running longitudinally polarized proton+proton collisions at 510 GeV. This running period lasted for five weeks and ended on April 19, 2012. PHENIX successfully reached the goal of sampling a total integrated luminosity of 30 pb-1 for the W-physics program and demonstrated a viable RHIC spin program.
The RHIC Run-12 heavy ion run began with running uranium+uranium (U+U) collisions at a center of mass energy of 193 GeV per pair of colliding nucleons, the heaviest colliding system ever accelerated at RHIC to date. The setup took barely one-week period and the physics run was declared on April 25. The non-spherical shape of the uranium nucleus allows heavy ion physicists to explore the geometry dependent properties of heavy ion collisions. This run period ended on May 15. PHENIX collected over 3 billion events and took 50% more data than the projected goal.
The magic of RHIC Run-12 operation continued. In three days after the end of the U+U run, RHIC reached to another historical milestone by colliding copper and gold nuclei (Cu+Au) at 200 GeV energy per nucleon pair, a top heavy ion physics priority of PHENIX for Run-12. The Cu+Au run lasted for about 5.5 weeks and was ended on June 25, which allowed PHENIX for collecting about 9.8 billion events.
The RHIC Run-12 operation has been a spectacular success. The scientific achievements have been presented at the RHIC/AGS Users' Meeting, at the RHIC Run-12 Retreat, and at the Quark Matter 2012 conference held in late August of 2012 in Washington DC. This success was resulted from a well-defined run schedule (led by Dr. Steve Vigdor), a talented group of C-AD run coordinators (Vincent Schoefer, Yun Luo and Christoph Montag) and the entire C-AD team.
The unique capability of the RHIC facility and its strength in flexibility for exploring QCD matter properties in heavy ion collisions and for resolving proton spin puzzle have been historically demonstrated in Run-12 for a period of six-month operation.
The PHENIX success came from all fronts in operation. While it is impossible to list names who played significant roles in Run-12, it is appropriate to name a few individuals and groups in PHENIX that I had to rely on pretty much daily for running the experiment.
PHENIX management led by Ed Obrien; PHENIX tech team led by Don Lynch; PHENIX counting house residents (John Haggerty, Martin Purschke, Chris Pinkenburg and Ed Desmond); PHENIX Run-12 Spin Coordinator (John Koster); the group of thirteen Period Coordinators; the FVTX detector commissioning team and so on.
There were a few moments in Run-12 we were pulling our hair off trying to get the experiment running and/or anxiously waiting for beams. Sometimes we had to yield to the force of nature, whether it was a lightning strike or an eagle landing or something else. Quite a few of these episodes were reported at the weekly Time Meeting during the run. At the end, all of these dramatic events amplified the joy we all had in Run-12.
To end this short story, I would like to share a few pictures I collected over the course of Run-12.
(1) Mei Bai, John Koster, Vincent Schoefer and Xiaochun He in MCR. (2)John Koster was communicating with subsystem experts (two) in order to keep the experiment running. (3) Shift crew post after reaching the physics goal of 510 GeV pp run. (4) Happy owl shift crew after reaching the physics goal for Cu+Au run. (5) PHENIX tech team working on detector electronics. (6) PHENIX tech team preparing food for the PHENIX end-of-run party. (7) PHENIX end-of-run party. (8) PHENIX end-of-run party.
(1) Mei Bai, John Koster, Vincent Schoefer and Xiaochun He in MCR. (2)John Koster was communicating with subsystem experts (two) in order to keep the experiment running. (3) Shift crew post after reaching the physics goal of 510 GeV pp run. (4) Happy owl shift crew after reaching the physics goal for Cu+Au run. (5) PHENIX tech team working on detector electronics. (6) PHENIX tech team preparing food for the PHENIX end-of-run party. (7) PHENIX end-of-run party. (8) PHENIX end-of-run party.
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Adults talking about which video game machine is better can be annoying and downright stupid. Grade-schoolers doing it, though, is adorable.
This video from YouTuber Game Dave rounds up letters from a bunch of kids stating the reasons they believe a PlayStation, Xbox or Wii console is superior to its competitors. They get some of their facts wrong, those kids, but their passion is in the right place.


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Bush Leagues wrote:Dong Zhou wrote:Will Obama's climate change plans stick or will this fall by the wayside once his successor comes into office?
I think it's more likely they'll fall by the wayside.
In the first place, they're not going to continue unless a democrat gets elected. While that seems more likely at the current moment, it's not guaranteed. So if a Republican gets elected, pretty much everything climate-change related probably goes right out for 8 years (assuming re-election, probably a safe bet).
Besides that, I might have missed it - been watching/hearing less news lately - but there seems to be far less clamor about it now than 8 years ago. Guns have definitely taken a huge step forward, as has racial equality. Immigration was huge for a while, but I guess died down?
It also seems to be less of an issue internationally, so that contributes to the US not caring as much about it. That's my impression, anyway, like I said, I've taken in less news of late.
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Basic Cable Stood Ratings Ground During 2009-10 TV Season
By: R. Thomas Umstead , Multichannel News
Basic-cable networks held serve over their broadcast television counterparts relative to share of primetime television households during the 2009-10 television season.
The cable industry averaged a 59 share of television households for the period of Sept. 28, 2009, to May 26, 2010, matching its performance from last season. That easily bested broadcast's 39 share, which also remained flat against the 2008-09 TV campaign, according to an Disney-ABC Television Group analysis of Nielsen numbers.
While the industry didn't lose any ground to the broadcast networks during the season, cable's failure to increase its year-to-year share is noteworthy given the medium's recent dominance over ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC, which benefited from its Vancouver Olympics coverage in February, but was hampetered by its disastrous turn with Jay Leno in primetime.
"Cable needs to keep its eye on the ball, which means a continual flow of fresh, breakout programming - networks cannot get complacent," said TV historian Tim Brooks. "I don't think any huge collapse is coming right away, but there's always a possibility that it could move backwards a year."
The cable industry was paced by USA Network, which averaged 3.1 million primetime viewers during the period, easily outdistancing ESPN, which drew 2.5 million viewers. Disney Channel finished third with 2.4 million viewers, followed by Fox News Channel and TNT, both of whom averaged 2.1 million viewers.
TBS (1.9 million viewers), Nick At Nite (1.7 million), A&E (1.5 million), History (1.4 million) and ABC Family (1.4 million) rounded out the top 10 network for the television season, according to Nielsen.
The "characters network" was also tops for the last month of the 2009-10 TV campaign, as USA averaged 3 million viewers in May to hold off TNT, which rode its coverage of the National Basketball Association playoffs to a 2.9 million audience average. Disney finished third with 2.3 million viewers, while ESPN (2.2 million) and Fox News (1.82 million) secured the fourth and fifth spots, respectively.
TNT and ESPN's NBA postseason coverage dominated the most-watched programming list in May, with hoop playoff telecasts occupying the top 15 programs for the month, led by ESPN's May 13 Cleveland Cavaliers-Boston Celtics Eastern Conference semi-finals telecast, which averaged 8.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri-Kansas City expects to host more than 2,500 college students from across the country next week for the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference.
The event is in its 22nd year and being held for the first time in Missouri.
Student leaders say it makes sense for UMKC to host the conference because the school is recognized as welcoming students, faculty, staff and administrators of all sexual orientations.
Keynote speakers include country singer Chely Wright, who is from Kansas, along with transgender Janet Mock and Iraq War veteran Rob Smith.
The event will include workshops led by students, faculty and professionals to educate and motivate students to take action.
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Look for the return of at least two events from the past at the 2011 Morenci Town and Country Festival.
Dale Long volunteered to organize a car show and Sheila Thompson is interested in bringing back the queen contest.
Committee members are making arrangements for another rodeo and they've discussed a few new events for next year.
The committee is looking for people interested in organizing and/or overseeing the corn hole tournament, a sand volleyball tournament, a kids corner craft booth, and a golf cart poker run.
Anyone interested in helping should call Sue Snyder at 517/403-9667.
The committee has no meeting scheduled until 7 p.m. Jan. 17, but Snyder can be contacted any time with ideas for 2011. Anyone interested in helping with the festival is also welcome to attend committee meetings.


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Malloy: School safety is a top Conn. priority
HARTFORD -- School safety is "the next round" of priorities in response to the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Wednesday.
"Ultimately, safety is a local issue," he said, "so what we have to do is really get good at working together."
His comments came Wednesday at a public conference on school security at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. More than 400 people who work in or around schools attended the event, inspired by the massacre that resulted in the deaths of 20 first-graders and six educators.
"We also learned other things about who we are, what we are, and how we can make our children and our families safer. That's the next round in what we need to do," Malloy said. "And as much of that as can be done needs to be done by September."
Newtown First Selectman Patricia Llodra was also on hand at the conference. She talked about the risk of overreacting to the danger posed by mass school shootings.
"I am concerned, though, that our focus on making our schools safe from those outside through the use of police officers and security guards will communicate to those inside that we are in danger -- that the only way to feel safe in a school is to be protected by a person with a gun," she said.
Llodra said she was "uncomfortable" with the idea of placing armed guards in schools. She said that the police officers stationed in every school in Newtown are necessary now but that she hopes they will not remain indefinitely.
Security expert Michael Dorn delivered the conference's keynote address. He urged school administrators to collect and use data in crafting school security policies and to broaden their perspective beyond active shooter scenarios.
Dorn is executive director of Safe Havens International Inc., a nonprofit campus safety organization that was hired recently to conduct a security assessment of Danbury schools.
He based his recommendations on thousands of such assessments and hundreds of interviews with education and security professionals around the world. He suggested that schools make decisions based on trends, surveys and incident data.
"Are you measuring, or are you assuming?" he said.
Dorn's presentation highlighted dozens of incidents of violence in schools around the world and as far back as the 18th century. He said that schools must "train for all the possibilities, not just the ones that frighten us the most."
Dorn stressed that because school violence is not new or unique, it can be minimized by data-driven strategies. He called on schools to collect data on bullying, gang activity, drugs and violence, and to use pattern-matching and recognition techniques to determine appropriate security procedures.
Dorn also highlighted the role of culture and climate in ensuring school safety. By focusing only on raw security, he said, "you could take a school and turn it into a prison."
"Or you could use everything I just showed you and create a welcoming climate, if you maintain dignity, honor and respect," he said.
Thomas Pentalow, assistant director of security for Hartford schools, attended the conference and said Dorn's message resonated with him.
"All of these techniques that he's teaching today are changing our mindset," he said.
The conference was organized by the capitol Regional Education Council, a nonprofit organization that runs 19 magnet schools in the Hartford area. Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and Connecticut State Police Lt. Paul Vance also delivered brief remarks.


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What's your favorite STX beach?
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I'm considering a trip to STX for our next vacation. We've been to STJ the past 4 times, but we'd really like to experience a beachfront villa/condo experience and can't afford that on STJ. We're a family of 4 with 2 young kids (ages 3 and 5).
Can you share with me your favorite beach?
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Did you know a human being at rest only uses 90 watts? Or that a hunter-gatherer needs about 250 watts to hunt and find food? What about the average American? According to Geoffrey West, a distinguished theoretical physicist, the answer is enormous:
"Well, when you add up all our calories and then you add up the energy needed to run the computer and the air-conditioner, you get an incredibly large number, somewhere around 11,000 watts."
11,000 watts! Biologically, as an animal grows in size it's supposed to slow down, not go faster. A mouse is fast because it's small, an elephant is slow because it's big – all that mass needs energy. To put it in perspective, our lifestyle requires more watts than that of a blue whale. And if we keep going on that pace, resources will run out and we have to change and innovate. West goes on:
We clear-cut forests, and so we turn to oil; once we exhaust our fossil-fuel reserves, we'll start driving electric cars, at least until we run out of lithium.
In essence, the only way to solve our current problems is to create new problems. Read the rest of Geoffrey West and his interesting theories here. [NY Times via jeffstaple]


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The AAVSOnet Epoch Photometry Database comprises robotically-processed photometry obtained from all images taken with AAVSOnet telescopes. The major component of this database are observations from the Bright Star Monitor network, as these telescopes have taken the majority of images. There are smaller datasets from telescopes that were only operational during the early days of AAVSOnet, covering fewer targets but going much deeper and often with high cadence (time series). For all current telescopes, the intent is to provide public access to older dat
Some of the best opportunities for contributing to astronomical research come through the AAVSO's Observing Campaigns, which are observing projects requested by individual researchers with a specific goal in mind. Some Campaigns are designed to last for a long time, and the results aren't known until well after the campaign concludes. But some campaigns pay off immediately. Our campaign on the bright star b Persei is an example of the latter, with a handful of AAVSO observers getting exactly the right data, at the right time, right away!
Once again, photoelectric photometry was well represented at the AAVSO Fall Meeting, held this year in Chicopee and South Hadley MA, with Tom Dennis and Ron Zissell as hosts.
This is also available in English
El estadio Be no es sólo una etapa evolutiva en las vidas de algunas estrellas calientes de tipo B de rápida rotación sino también un fenómeno transitorio que puede ir y venir con el paso de los años en la misma estrella. Varias razones se han propuesto para explicar el comportamiento de estas estrellas y aun están en debate.
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Be-ness is not only an evolutionary stage in the lives of some rapidly rotating hot B-type stars but also a transient phenomenon that may come and go over the years for the same star. Several reasons have been proposed to explain the behavior of these stars and are still in debate.
Photoelectric Photometry Newsletters
The Photoelectric Photometry Newsletter is no longer issued as a separate AAVSO publication. Beginning in August 2008, articles on photoelectric photometry are now included in the AAVSO Newsletter.
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Running Meego on Google Nexus One
Running Meego on Google Nexus One
Meego, the partnership between Intel's Moblin and Nokia's Maemo, is seemingly far from the reaches of the consumer. While there's no official Meego announcements from the Finnish company at Nokia World, its biggest event of the year, remember that Meego is an open-source project. To put it simply, it has been released and made available on devices such as the Google Nexus One or Dell Streak.
Slashgaer - If you've a taste for MeeGo and a Google Nexus One lying around – or, for that matter, a Dell Streak or an HTC Desire – then you'll be pleased to hear that the open-source team over at the MeeGo Wiki are busy slapping the Intel/Nokia collaboration onto all manner of Android handsets. As you'd hope, much of the device functionality is working, so you could feasibly have a MeeGo smartphone long before Nokia get their act together.
For now, Meego has the best compatibility with Nexus One, though there are still some kinks to work out. If you do have a Nexus One and feel adventurous, hop on over here to learn more about porting Meego onto the Nexus One.


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This ecu will interchange or replace the following ecu part numbers:
Tech Notes
- ECU has been tested with our state of the art vehicle simulator which tests over 25 circuits of the ECU! Some of those are listed below:
- Reference Voltage Good!
- ECU has transmission communication!
- ECU powered up and has communication!
- ECU fuel pump/mail relay tested good!
- ECU injectors/coils tested good and much more!
Install Notes
- Disconnect the negative terminal of the battery. Make sure the battery connector is not touching the battery post.
- Disconnect and remove the module to be replaced.
- Install and connect the replacement module.
- Connect the negative terminal of the battery.
- For *Plug N Play* Complete the relearn process for the ECU. Instructions will be provided with the unit. See details below.
*Plug N Play* Programming / PATS Security
For Plug and Play you must have **TWO WORKING KEYS** and follow the below instructions:
Step 1: Purchase correct ecu for your application - see fitment guide above for details.
Step 2: Program ecu to your VIN. We provide free programming for our customers. During checkout you must list your VIN and mileage in the "Notes to Seller" for us to program the ECM. If we do not hear from you through the order notes or a message through eBay we will assume your mechanic is performing the programming (no problem at all) and we will ship the ECM out the next business day as directed by eBay.
Step 3: Once the ecu is installed you will then need to follow the instructions we include and after completion of these steps the vehicle will be operational - No trip to your dealer! These instructions require no special tools.
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- Mounting points are all open and intact
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- Connector plastic may have minor chip but pins, guides and lock tabs are in place.
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NYSED School Library Program Rubric
Research shows that one of the chief characteristics of a high performing school is a quality Library Media Program. Based upon this research, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) supports the importance of efforts by School Boards, Superintendents, Principals, Library Media Specialists, school districts, and communities throughout the State in helping students learn more, achieve better grades, and score higher through building and supporting strong school library media programs .
In this effort NYSED has developed a self-assessment instrument for use by teachers, librarians, students, administrators, parents, and school community members to assess the Library Media Program across 27 different "Essential Elements." The School Library Program (SLP) rubric is recommended for use to create Library Media Program self-assessments that include qualitative and quantitative evidence and aid in development of action plans for program improvements that strive to reach "Proficient" or "Distinguished" status in each "Essential Element", meet higher learning standards, and improve student achievement.


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Gov. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday that he was giving up on his effort to craft a compromise bill on local control of oil and gas drilling and that there would be no special legislative session.
"Over the past several months, we have worked with a bipartisan coalition to explore a legislative compromise that would avoid a series of expensive and divisive ballot initiatives," Hickenlooper said in a statement.
"Despite our best efforts and those of other willing partners, we have not been able to secure the broader stakeholder support necessary to pass bipartisan legislation in a special session," the governor said.
The goal of the compromise bill would have been to remove two initiatives from the November ballot: one mandating a 2,000-foot setback for drilling rigs from homes and another adding an environmental bill of rights to the state constitution.
The two measures are being supported by U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, who was supportive of the compromise bill.
"All parties were committed to putting forward a good-faith compromise that, while not perfect, offered a legitimate solution to the fracking debate," Polis said in a statement.
Fracking or hydraulic fracturing is a key technique used in developing oil and gas wells.
"My one goal is to find a solution that will allow my constituents to live safely in their homes, free from the fear of declining property values or unnecessary health risks, but also that will allow our state to continue to benefit from the oil and gas boom," Polis said.
The last draft compromise would have given local governments the right to issue rules more stringent than state standards for health and safety.
It would have also guaranteed the right of oil and gas companies to operate.
"We would have preferred a statutory solution," said Tamra Ward, chief executive of Concerned Colorado, a coalition of business executives.
Concern Colorado was one of several business groups, including the Colorado Association of Home Builders, who ended up supporting the governor's efforts.
Some oil and gas producers, including the state's two largest, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Noble Energy Inc., also supported the idea of a compromise.
Other business groups, such as the Colorado Petroleum Association and the Farm Bureau, opposed it.
While Hickenlooper said he was seeking a bipartisan agreement and Republic legislators and even some Democrats were opposed to the plan.
"This is the first time in decades the Democrats have been in such disorder," said State Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray,
"And we just thought this was a bad deal for Colorado which benefits tremendously from oil and gas production," Brophy said.
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Based on the latest unemployment report, it is clear our economy is growing at an extremely sluggish pace. Employers' efforts to create new jobs continue to be undermined by threats of higher taxes, more federal spending and new bureaucratic regulations.
In the face of such adversity, it's no wonder many employers choose to remain on the sidelines, postponing plans to hire new workers or invest in their businesses. Republicans are determined to put an end to the uncertainty drowning the American workforce, which is why we're fighting to rein in President Obama's National Labor Relations Board.
In recent months, the board has unleashed a blizzard of regulatory decisions that weaken our workplaces. Perhaps the most notorious example of the NLRB's activism is its legal battle against Boeing, which led House Republicans to advance legislation to prevent the NLRB from dictating the location of American jobs.
While not as well-known as the fight against Boeing, the board's effort to rush union elections is no less devastating. Under a proposed regulation released in June, union elections could be held as little as 10 days from the filing of an election petition. The board achieves this feat of speed by trampling on long-standing workforce protections.
The board's scheme would give employers just seven days to find legal representation before being forced to appear in front of an NLRB election officer, and opportunities to raise additional legal concerns after this point would be largely denied. Most employers can't possibly grapple with the complexities of federal labor law in just one week.
For workers, the question of union representation can be a difficult one to answer. The decision to join a union affects the labor decisions of a workplace for years. The board's proposal denies workers the time they need to hear from both sides and make a fully informed decision.
No one should restrict employers' free speech or undermine workers' free choice, yet these are the consequences of the board's radical proposal. As one former member of the NLRB testified, this is a transparent attempt to circumvent the will of Congress after it refused to endorse Big Labor's failed agenda.
In an effort to put a stop to the board's reckless policies, my Republican colleagues and I introduced the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. Among a number of important provisions, the bill stipulates no union election can be held in less than 35 days and issues that can sway an employee's vote must be addressed before the election. Additionally, an employer has at least 14 days to prepare his or her legal case and is free to raise relevant concerns throughout the pre-election hearing.
It is difficult to imagine anyone opposing legislation that reaffirms the legal rights workers and employers have received for decades. Sadly, that is precisely what Democrats in Washington are trying to do.
They claim the bill will prevent union elections despite the fact that the legislation merely provides workers with the time and information they need before casting a ballot. Democrats also falsely argue the legislation will lead to frivolous delays by employers.
I don't hold this cynical view. I believe the vast majority of employers want to do the right thing. The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act protects employers' ability to follow the law and provide critical information to their employees.
Too busy promoting rhetoric detached from reality, Democrats have failed to offer any real solutions to help put people back to work. The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act is not a silver bullet, but it does remove an obstacle standing in the way of a stronger and more competitive workforce.
In fact, the bill is a key component of Republican efforts to end the uncertainty facing job creators. The House of Representatives has already passed 22 legislative proposals that remove bureaucratic hurdles to economic growth and opportunity. Unfortunately, these important proposals are now stalled in the Democrat-led Senate.
We can't wait for Democrats to stand up for the American people and oppose the extreme agenda of their union allies. It is time Democrats in Washington stopped saying no to solutions that will help get our economy moving again. The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act is responsible reform that deserves support from members on both sides of the aisle.
Rep. John Kline represents Minnesota's second congressional district, and serves as chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


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Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! The lowly flatworm can learn to avoid pain, but not us.
Even with countless real-world cautionary tales to warn us, we persist in being tempted by terrifyingly complex German luxury hot rods of the 1980s and 1990s. Why, even after having all your fingers roasted down to charred stumps by the merest touch of a cheap Porsche 928 or V12 BMW project, when you see one priced at just a grand… well, maybe you won't get burned this time! That's why we can't help but keep returning to these two fine machines, though we've seen them in the Hell Garage before.
This is a photograph of one of the Porsche 928's electrical panels. Looks complicated, doesn't it? The sort of thing that might be a bit intimidating when you have to puzzle out the cause behind some bizarre malfunction… but hey, maybe this 1982 Porsche 928 (go here if the ad disappears) will be 100% reliable for you! Just find a new transmission for it- 5-speed, of course- and you'll be well on your way to building your very own lightweight 928 track car. The seller would like to get $999 for it, which means that this Porsche has depreciated a head-clutching 98.8% (adjusting for inflation) since 1982. How can that be? At that price, we suggest you pick up a couple of parts cars, because what are the odds that all three of your 928s will have the same broken stuff?
You'd enjoy driving that 928,
if when you got it in driving shape, but let's say you're in Tonopah Las Vegas (having just taken Nickel Nick's Hot Slots And Guaranteed Ptomaine Free $1.99 Buffet the Bellagio for $17.43 $88,000 at the keno board high-rollers-only baccarat tables) and you spy a couple of scurrilous meth-addicted teenage runaways attractive young ladies (or men, depending on your proclivities and/or gender) who appear willing to do anything for a sawbuck ready for a night on the town. Do you make one of them crawl into the Porsche's back seat, like a rat crawling into a hole gnawed in a hot-sheet flophouse's bathroom baseboard, or do you get yourself a genuine V12-powered four-door car? The latter, of course, and this 1988 BMW 750iL (go here if the ad disappears) is just calling your name! We're pretty sure that BMW's marketers didn't target the 750il at buyers who would refer to their pride and joy as a "nice ass rare car," as this seller does, so we're pretty sure this isn't the car's original owner. There is definitely might be something terrifyingly expensive challenging wrong with the engine, as the seller states in this subtle poem:
its starting to blow white smoke
from the exhaust and
i dunno
if sumthings going bad
thats y im
selling it for so cheap
While you're dealing with that
pair of cracked heads minor tuneup, you can start shopping for some really cool-looking wheels, because this seller is giving you the opportunity to choose the most beautiful wheels in the world for your new 750il. That's right, "all u need to do is bring some wheels cause it doesnt have any and then u can take it home."


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Here are some ramblings as I puzzle my way through on how to represent Kleisli arrows in Java (and why I would want to do that, anyway). This is very much a work in progress, so no solid conclusions from this posting.
Categories are abstractions. They have objects and morphisms. The thing of Category theory is that the objects can be anything, as they are atomic, and the morphisms aren't necessarily functions. So, the objects can be numbers, not that we care, or they could be arrows (another term for morphisms), or they could be categories themselves, so the morphisms become morphisms between categories. Or if the objects are arrows then the morphisms are higher-order functions.
So, John Baez did some wonderful pieces on higher-order categories in the direction of physical math: topologies and groups and such, and this was replicated in Edward Kmett's work with ... what are they called? Ah, yes: semigroupoids (how could I forget), where the monoids have no zero bases and so identity functions aren't necessary, I suppose.
Interesting! Half-monoids!
But if we look at Categories as simply that: objects and morphisms, and we look at morphisms as simply arrows from a to b, then does that simplify my implementation of my categories library?
Monads no longer are generically typeful but now use inheritance to describe the type families:
Monad<a> is the interface and Maybe<a> extends Monad<a> instead of
Monad<M extends Monad, a> being the interface as Maybe<a> extends Monad<Maybe, a>.
The problem is in the generic functions, how does one grab the 'm' in the monadic type? Or is it as simple as using inheritance and forgetting the thorny problem of genericity, or passing that problem off to the inheritance structure?
Same thing for Arrow ...
instead of Arrow<a, b, c>
we have Arrow<b, c>
and then the Kleisli arrow becomes more simple, perhaps? Because
KleisliArrow<m, b, c> extends Arrow<b, m c>
... but how does that work? Can it work? I don't see how that works.
for first :: a b c -> a (b, d) (c, d)
how does that work for the KleisliArrow, and for chaining the monadic computation?
It appears further research is necessary for me to get a solid grasp of this to be able to implement this properly in Java (as opposed to writing a haskell parser on top of Java, which is also a viable way of going about it, except for the fact that there is political resistance to learning a domain-specific language from devs brought on to code 'only' in language-of-choice X).
So that's my problem, because in my 'Monads in Java' article I concluded with a:
So you see we can now do the following:
and I now know that f.apply(m) is a weakness in coding. This should all be strung together with Kleisli arrows and the resulting morphism be run through the Kleisli computer.
"The (explicit) use of apply considered harmful"?
I mean, Gah! How bold! How daring! How so against the grain!
And it isn't even really 'harmful' either. More like obtuse or obnoxious. And not even that, more like: inelegant. That's the word: inelegant. And we're not even 'using' apply in the above computation. I mean, we are, but we are always using apply. It's so inherent that now just juxtaposition is now apply, so it's not the '(explicit) use' of apply, it's the '(explicit) call' or '(explicit) invocation' of apply that's inelegant.
I mean, when I see the above formulation, I now shudder, whereas before I might've said, with a pause so slight it didn't even register, 'What do we do here? Oh, use apply!' knowing, at the back of my mind, that this didn't sit perfectly right, but what else was there to do?
Well, with Kleisli composition, there is nothing to do at all, but just do it
runKleisli (f <+> g <+> h) m
and we're done.
Now, how to represent that in Java, ... well, I do have a KleisliArrow type that does return the underlying arrow, but what about composition ... it probably has that, too:
f >>> g >>> h
But the gnawing problem there is that KleisliArrow is not related to Arrow, because, properly, it isn't: KleisliArrow on a specific monadic type m IS related to Arrow.
And I don't know how to represent that in Java.


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Welcome to The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum
The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum is home to one of the largest collections of material relating to the moving image in Britain. We are both an accredited public museum and an academic research facility and we hold a collection of over 85,000 items. Over 1,000 of our items are on display in our Galleries and are available to be viewed by the public 7 days a week.
We have reopened following closure due to the pandemic. Our temporary opening hours are Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm. There are details on visiting and restrications here
Leading film critic Mark Kermode visited the museum in Summer 2017 and made this film about us for his 'KermodeUncut' video blog.
Visit the museum
Unfortunately the museum is currently closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic. We hope to reopen for limited hours in September but please check the website for details.
In usual times the museum galleries are open every day from 10am to 5pm (except between Christmas and New Year). Study facilities are open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm (except for Bank Holidays and between Christmas and New Year).
Explore the collection
Browse our catalogue, listing details of our collection of over 75,000 artefacts.
About Bill Douglas
Bill Douglas (1934-1991) was one of the British cinema's most innovative auteurs. As well as making films, he and his friend Peter Jewell assembled a remarkable collection of over 50,000 items. This was gifted to the University to found the museum and forms the heart of our collection.


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When Top Gear came out with its first set of teasers for its 21st season, there was a bit of criticism from those that don't understand humor that they were a bit boring. Judging from these two full previews, the new season will be anything but.
I'm seeling Volkswagens, an Alfa Romeo 4C, a jetski, the Christmas Special (which will of course be airing in March), a Zenvo ST1, that McLaren P1we saw, and, of course, a goddamn tank. Looks like it shouldn't be half bad.
Unfortunately, the official preview videos are blocked in the United States on Youtube, because the BBC is weird sometimes like that. These re-uploads should do the trick, though.


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Phillies' alumni fondly remember Fregosi
Longtime player, manager and scout led Philadelphia to NL pennant in 1993
The baseball community lost a dear friend with the passing of Jim Fregosi on Feb. 14. He spent 53 years in the game as a player, manager and scout. Fregosi's longest tenure as a manager was with the Phillies from 1991-96. His greatest achievement as a manager was taking the '93 Phillies to the World Series.
Many Phillies alumni have fond memories of Mr. Fregosi:
"Jim Fregosi will be deeply missed in the baseball world. Joni and the rest of the family are in our prayers. Fregos was the best manager I've ever played for. Our relationship was so special … and he was the one that taught me how to be a leader. Fregos and I could relate to each other, whether we were in the clubhouse or on the field. In 1993, The City of Brotherly Love changed the world. … Fregos was the driving force!!!"
-- Darren Daulton
"Jim Fregosi was not only one of the most respected men in baseball, he was a great man. He was a players' manager. He had that special gift as a manager that made you want to get to the field and play your [tail] off for him. Jim Fregosi was the reason that 1993 was one of the most exciting years in Philadelphia sports history."
-- Lenny Dykstra
"Jimmy was the perfect manager for our team. He knew exactly when to leave us alone and exactly when to jump our [behinds] when it was needed. … And along the way, he became our friend."
-- John Kruk
"Jimmy was the best manger I ever had the honor of playing for. He was a man who was happy every time I ever saw him. My career was less than spectacular, but would have even been more mediocre if not for Jim. The word that defines him best is trust! He trusted everyone to do their jobs. I was a manager's nightmare, but Jim trusted that I would get the job done. He made all his players better because his trust gave us confidence. He would hand me the ball in the ninth and go up the tunnel and smoke and say, 'Let me know when it's over.' He trusted me. He once said that 'Mitch doesn't have an ulcer, but he is definitely a carrier.' I loved Jimmy and his wife Joni. They both lived to be happy. I can't express the sorrow I feel for Joni, and Jimmy's five kids. He was like a father to me -- and I was just a player. I can only imagine the kind of father he was to his own kids."
-- Mitch Williams
"I am deeply saddened today about the news of Jim Fregosi. He was a dear friend and father figure to me throughout my baseball career. He gave me my first opportunity to play in the Major Leagues and taught me how to be a professional baseball player on and off the field. My prayers go out to Joni, Jim, Jr. and the rest of the Fregosi family. He was a great baseball man and he will be missed severely."
-- Mickey Morandini
"Playing for Jim Fregosi was like playing for your dad, except he always claimed I was older than him. He was a tremendous manager and a huge reason the '93 team was as good as it was. He will be sorely missed, and our thoughts and prayers go out to Joni and the kids."
-- Larry Andersen
"The thing about Jim is he was your friend, but there is a line that you don't cross when he is the manager, and everyone knew the line. He was the best manager I had played for! I will never forget him and what he gave me in the short period of time we were together."
-- Danny Jackson
"I don't know what I can say about Jim Fregosi that anybody in baseball doesn't already know. WHAT A GREAT AND KIND MAN! I can tell you what he meant to me. He was always honest with me and spoke in a way that made me feel so confident in what I was doing. He always believed in the ability that I had. He made baseball FUN!!!!"
-- Tommy Greene
"What a great leader. Jim led a group of guys who weren't supposed to do anything to a National League championship. He wasn't afraid to tell a player the truth, and I respected him for that. He will be missed."
-- Milt Thompson
"Jim was a man's man and a players' manager, but most importantly he was a great friend."
-- Dave Hollins
"Not only was Jim a great players' manager to play for, but he was also a father figure to all of his players. He not only cared about you on the field, but he cared more about how you and your family were doing off the field. He was a special man. He will be deeply missed. God bless his soul, and my condolences to his family."
-- Ricky Jordan
"I couldn't have asked for a better first manager in the big leagues. Jim was the master at dealing with different clubhouse personalities, from the biggest to the smallest. Even though I was a rookie in 1993, Jim made me feel like a veteran from the first day I was called up. Jim wanted his players to succeed -- not only to help the team, but he understood that baseball was a career choice and he would have done anything to help you on that path. He will be missed."
-- Kevin Stocker
"Jim was a great baseball man and a special friend. He will always be fondly remembered for his handling of the Phillies' 1993 team that made it to the World Series."
-- Dallas Green
"Jim was someone everyone enjoyed being around. He was a very smart man with a good sense of humor and a tremendous love for his family. He will be thought of and missed by his many friends, both in and out of Major League Baseball. My wife, Doris, and I pass along our condolences to his family."
-- Pat Gillick
"Jimmy was a very good friend of mine. I loved talking baseball with him, because we shared a lot of the same philosophies about the game, especially when it came to managing. And we both care deeply about the Phillies. I'm going to miss him and our fishing trips together. Missy and I send our thoughts and prayers to his family."
-- Charlie Manuel
"Jimmy was a man who loved life, his family and the game of baseball. He had many opinions and loved a good argument. In many ways, he was a larger-than-life character with a tremendous self-deprecating sense of humor. When asked how the Mets could have traded a young Nolan Ryan for him, he would bellow, 'What were they thinking? Didn't they know I was done?' We've lost a good friend. Our game has lost a great ambassador."
-- Chris Wheeler
"Lee Thomas brought Jim and I on board in 1989, and it is a friendship that I've valued for the past 20-plus years. Jim's magnetism and larger-than-life personality drew people to him. And, along with that outgoing spirit, Jim possessed a genuine sense of kindness and generosity. Today, we remember not only a good baseball man, but also a great human being."
-- Ed Wade
"Susie and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the Fregosi family. Jimmy will be greatly missed in the baseball world. He was bigger than life, and baseball was a better game because of him. I so looked forward to seeing him this spring and sitting at games and listening to his stories. I LOVED THE MAN."
-- Lee Thomas
"In baseball and in life, he was passionate and he enjoyed both to the fullest. He energized others with his positive energy. He was a very generous man and inspired trust in his players. He was a big reason why I was drafted by the Phillies. I truly enjoyed the years I was able to play for him."
-- Mike Lieberthal
"I have several fond memories of Jim Fregosi. He had a look -- a look without saying anything. But it said everything. You knew what he expected from you from that look."
-- David West


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Web Strategies, Users Grow Up
By: George Winslow, Multichannel News
Younger demos may be leading the charge into online video, but adults are not far behind.
Just consider YouTube, which has emerged as the 800-pound gorilla in the online video business with 77 million users — a hefty proportion of the 120 million Americans who watch video online each month.
"If you look at the age profile, 64% of all YouTube users are over the age of 35," said Jack Wakshlag, chief research officer at Turner Broadcasting System. "Over the last year, almost 70% of YouTube's growth has come from people 35 years and older. The 18-to-24 age group has accounted for less than 2% of its growth; 25- to 34-year-olds less than 5% of its growth."
The tale of YouTube's move into the mainstream of adult demographics highlights the important role that digital media is likely to play for the television industry in 2009, as traditional advertising revenue is likely to slump.
A few programmers are even declaring that digital media are strategically as important as their linear networks. "We don't look at CNN any more as having a core business of linear television," CNN.com senior vice president and general manager KC Estenson said. "Obviously we make more money on linear, but from top to bottom this year we've been looking at CNN as having a core business of serving news and information."
All of CNN's ad deals are now multiplatform, incorporating digital components, as well as television. So far, usage of its Web product CNN.com Live this year has increased by 300% — nabbing a record of 5 million live streams on Election Day — with the linear network also setting ratings records. And CNN isn't targeting tech-savvy kids. The average age of the CNN Live user is 47.7.
Others also see the advantage of multiplatform plays in a tough ad climate. "We're in a strong position because we want to work with an advertiser not only on a specific show but we can work with them across platforms," said Discovery vice president of digital media distribution Rebecca Glashow.
Just how those digital budgets will be impacted by the downturn remains to be seen, however.
"I think the first budgets that will be impacted by the economy will be for some of those experimental newer platforms," said Mark Garner, vice president of affiliate distribution and business development at A&E Television Networks. "But if you are one of those strong brands that have delivered audiences consistently in the past, you are more likely to tap into those budgets than those who are newer to the game."
Tracey Scheppach, senior vice president and video innovation director at Starcom Worldwide, said her company's clients remain committed to exploring newer digital platforms. "A lot of people say advertisers will be less willing to test and experiment. I haven't seen that. If you are going to cut, you are going to cut the big stuff," which is linear television.
The key issue, according to Scheppach, will be making the traditional television advertising model more attractive by improving the available data and deploying advanced advertising platforms like addressable advertising that will allow operators to deliver ads targeted to the demographics of a specific home.
That is the goal of Canoe Ventures, the joint venture among the six largest U.S. cable operators to develop advanced advertising services and technologies. "Canoe's efforts [to build advanced advertising platforms] have to be a success," she said. "What we need in this economy is greater efficiency."
Canoe is scheduled to launch its first product in the first quarter of 2009 and Starcom is working with Cablevision Systems and Comcast on separate trials of addressable advertising systems.
But most believe these newer advertising platforms will not have a significant impact on the industry until 2010. In the meantime, many programmers and some operators are looking to put more emphasis on their Internet business and use cross-platform deals to bolster their traditional linear advertising.
Zenith Optimedia is predicting that TV advertising will drop in 2009 by 6.7% while Internet advertising will increase by 18.1%.
One notable development is a push by Comcast and Time Warner Cable to use their large base of video and high-speed Internet customers to build up sites with extensive offerings of online video.
"For cable, making more video available on their Web sites will be a new source of online revenue and a way to keep cable customers from cutting the cord," said James McQuivey, principal analyst at Forrester Research. "I would expect to see much more of that in 2009."
One of the most aggressive efforts can be found at Comcast's Fancast.com, which dramatically increased its video offerings in 2008. Between January and November 2008, it boosted unique users by over 200% and the number of video views by 550%.
"Watching full-length premium content online has now become a pretty mass-market activity," said Karin Gilford, senior vice president of Fancast and online entertainment for Comcast Interactive Media.
While Gilford acknowledged the large lead that some online players, notably YouTube, have in users, she stressed the unique strengths cable operators have in their established relationship with programmers.
"One of our competitive advantages is that we can deliver the quality and viewing experience consumers are going to demand and expect," Gilford said. "In the last 12 months, we are seeing that consumers aren't going to accept having their favorite show chopped up into clips and loaded onto YouTube. Online, they want to come close to the experience they're getting in their living rooms."
Beyond stressing their ambitions to make Fancast.com a major destination for TV programming, Comcast executives declined to be specific about their plans. But several programmers note that Comcast and Time Warner Cable are experimenting with technologies that would "authenticate" whether a user was a cable subscriber. Those existing customers would then have access to a much wider array of video content. Both subscription and advertising models are being considered, depending on the type of content.
Several ad-supported programmers endorsed the idea. "The operators are looking to roll this out over the next year and we are looking to test with them," said Denise Denson, MTV Networks executive vice president of content distribution and marketing. "We are looking forward to working with Comcast and Time Warner to make sure our content can be accessible."
The push for expanding online video is also good news for premium networks looking for ways to better serve their subscribers in a difficult economic climate.
Starz has already rolled out online product Starz Plays available to Verizon FiOS subscribers for an extra fee, and it is in talks with cable operators about bundling the product with its premium TV channels.
Tom Christie, Showtime Networks executive vice president of affiliate sales, added his network is also exploring the idea: "The operators are ramping up the content they have on their broadband sites and we're beginning to talk to them about these kinds of services."
David Zagin, executive vice president of distribution at A&E Television Networks cautioned that the business models for online video partnerships between MSOs and programmers "are really up in the air. The conversations are different with each distributor. Each has their own plan about how much content they want and how they want to program the platform."
Still, some programmers see those issues easier to solve than problems they face with video on demand.
"We have over a billion VOD orders this year on Comcast alone, but we've made virtually no money in advertising in that space," said MTVN's Denson. "I think VOD really needs to be one of the first things that Canoe addresses. With the convergence of the TV and the Internet, there is a danger that the Internet's interactive content could usurp it. It's unfortunate but programmers will have to put their content where they can actually monetize it."
Source: http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6626070.html?nid=4262


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Identifying problems, brainstorming possible solutions, and conducting experiments are all steps in the process of inquiry learning. One school is taking the process even further, by adding video documentation to the mix. Thanks to a partnership with Crissy Field Center, environmental science students from Galileo Academy of Science & Technology in San Francisco have the opportunity to use video to capture data and present scientific findings. The video-production angle takes inquiry learning to a new level, bringing with it the potential to extend the end project far beyond the classroom walls. In this digital age, challenging students to develop some media production skills isn't a bad idea, either!
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The Greta wall and vanity series of fixtures from Pure Edge Lighting feature white glass diffusers on all sides of the rectangular metal shade, providing general multidirectional light distribution. Greta can be mounted vertically or horizontally, and is available in 25-inch and 37-inch sizes (using either five or eight 40-watt halogen lamps, respectively). The fixture is ADA compliant.


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Google's controversial Chrome Frame browser plug-in is now out of beta and ready for prime time.
So if you're stuck using IE6 or IE7 at work and would like to see what the latest and greatest on the web actually looks like, you can grab the official release of Chrome Frame from Google. If you've been using the Chrome Frame beta, you'll automatically be updated to the latest version.
According the Chrome blog, the latest release of Chrome Frame is three times faster on Windows Vista and Windows 7, and the most common conflicts with other IE plug-ins have been solved.
While it sounds like a good idea — improving the web by bootstrapping older, less capable versions of IE — Chrome Frame has proven to be quite controversial. In the past, Mozilla Vice President of Engineering Mike Shaver has quite convincingly argued that Chrome Frame for IE muddles the user's understanding of browser security, and in the end will create more confusion and little benefit.
Still, whether or not it's a good idea, Chrome Frame appears to be here to stay. The Google Chromium blog reports that sites like DeviantART and Github have already added support for Chrome Frame. Google Docs and YouTube are also on board, and Gmail and Google Calendar will soon support Chrome Frame as both services begin to drop support for older browsers.
The next version of Internet Explorer will have expanded support for HTML5 and a much better JavaScript engine. It's in beta now, but the final release of IE9 is still several months away. Our estimate on its arrival is early 2011.
If you'd like users to see your site via Chrome Frame — provided they have it installed — all you need to do is add a head tag to your pages:
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1">
Alternately, you can had an HTTP header using your Apache (or similar) webserver configuration. See the video below for more info on making sure your site triggers Google Chrome Frame when it's available.
See Also:
- New Hardware-Accelerated IE9 Preview Arrives
- Mozilla VP on Why Google Chrome Frame Is a Bad Idea
- Google Updates Chrome Frame Add-On for Internet Explorer
- Google Drops Support for IE6, Firefox Goes Mobile


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IDPs seek solution to their problems as they have nothing to celebrate Eid
IDPs seek solution to their problems as they have nothing to celebrate Eid
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have demanded the government to provide them with work opportunities as they have been facing multiple challenges.
Nearly 1,000 displaced families have been living in tents and mud houses for about eight years on the outskirts of 5th police district in Qamber square capital Kabul.
Majority of IDP families are residents of different provinces, particularly Helmand and Kandahar.
Haji Torab, an elderly displace person hailing from Helmand, told Pajhwok Afghan News due to challenges and problems IDPs here could not celebrate their Eid.
"Edi celebration is for these who are economically sound, have their own house, make new clothes and have less problems but IDPs here have nothing to cherish about and celebrate Eid with joy," he said.
"With periodical assistance such as food, wood, blanket and other items our problems cannot be resolved, asking the government to provide them with jobs and basic help," said Haji Torab.
Shamsuddin, 45, another resident of Helmand, now living in this place with his family, said that when he lived in Helmand, he celebrated Eid by wearing new clothes, preparing various foods and fruits, but now he was unable to find three times food for his family.
He complained the government did not assist them the way it should and failed to provided them opportunities for work.
"Most of the days, our youths go to the market in search of work, but return empty hands. A number of other displaced persons in the area also expressed the similar opinion and said that if the government wants to help them, it is better to provide them work.
Dozens of IDPs also live in Parwan-e-Dow in Kabul in tents and mud houses.
Hafizullah, one of the displaced, and resident of Tagab district of Kapisa province, said "Eid has no value for us, the day we find something to feed our families is Edi for us. We are struggling day and night for bringing a bite of breads to our family.
He also added that sometimes the government or charity organization provided them assistance, but that could not resolved the problem on permanent bases and for this purpose the government should generate jobs and work opportunities.
Bibi Halima, 65, a displaced woman, said "My two children were killed, so we had to move from Tagab, we had no other shelter to go, we lived for one year here. She said there are no young and adult men in her family, and her grandsons were responsible to bring food and accommodate them.
"The people who do not have food and house how they can celebrate Eid, my little grandsons who work in bus station in Sraye Shamali can only buy bread.
She called on the government, donor organizations and national businessmen to help displaced people, because we have lost our breadwinners due to war besides losing property.
Obaidullah, one of those displaced persons in Affshar area of Kabul, said we do not have any Eid, It should be celebrated when we made new cloths, foods and fruit.
He complained: "we are not Iranian, Pakistani and Indian, we have right in this homeland, and our government must provide us with the field of work and facilitate our life, either in our provinces or in Kabul.
Hafizullah Meakhel, media advisor of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, said that nearly 10,000 internally displaced families are currently living in Kabul.
He added that the displaced people are from Helmand, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Logar and Northern provinces of the country.
According to Meakhel, the initial assistance has been provided with the displaced families and the ministry evaluating them each week with charity organizations and provides food aids with the deserved families.
"The MoRR works with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on a plan to provide them with jobs," he said in response to job search for displaced people.
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It was a night of finishes, and it was a night of upsets at Bellator 90.
In what may wind up being the biggest upset of the year in MMA, Emanuel Newton upset Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal in Bellator's Season 8 light heavyweight tournament semifinals. And in the main event, Shahbulat Shamhalaev upset Rad Martinez in front of Martinez's home Utah faithful to win the delayed Season 7 featherweight tournament.
With Newton's win, he advanced to the 205-pound finals and a fight against Mikhail Zayats. Shamhalaev now awaits a featherweight title fight against the Pat Curran-Daniel Straus winner later this year.
Thursday's event took place at Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. The main card aired on Spike TV after prelims on Spike.com.
After a slow start, Shamhalaev caught Martinez off balance with a left hand and with Martinez falling backward, he landed a second left, then a left hand on the ground. But Martinez popped quickly back to his feet to reset. Back in the middle, Martinez landed a good left hand while Shamhalaev tried to work outside leg kicks to Martinez's lead right. Martinez shot for as single-leg takedown with just under two minutes left in the round and got it. Shamhalaev was forced to work from his back along the fence in guard while Martinez tried to work ground-and-pound.
Shamhalaev landed a good right hand a minute into the second, and that appeared to be the shot he was banking on landing. Moments later, Shamhalaev landed a right kick to the head that stunned Martinez and sent him to the canvas. Although he got back to his feet quickly, he appeared wobbly – and Shamhalaev took advantage.
He landed a pair of knees near the fence, and Martinez again hit the mat. Again, he popped back up, but he was hanging on to Shamhalaev hoping to recover. For a moment, it appeared that he had. But after Shamhalaev broke free, Martinez dropped his hands and Shamhalaev landed a massive right that put the American straight back onto the canvas. With one hammer fist on the ground, Shamhalaev had the victory and an eventual title shot.
"I'd like to apologize for anyone whose mood I ruined with the knockout, but I feel good," Shamhalaev said through his translator. "I think I showed a pretty good fight with some good striking. It was a good experience for me, but I've got a lot more than you guys don't know about."
Shamhalaev (12-1-1 MMA, 3-0 BFC) stayed perfect in Bellator with the win. Martinez (14-3 MMA, 4-1 BFC) lost for the first time under the Bellator banner.
Emanuel Newton scores massive upset of "King Mo"
It wasn't quite what was in the script.
Emanuel Newton, who was as much as a 10-to-1 underdog against Muhammed Lawal, scored a stunning upset of "King Mo" to reach the light heavyweight tournament finals.
Lawal, arguably the biggest free agent signing in Bellator history this past year, bows out of the tournament and now goes back to the drawing board – with a little extra time to devote to his second career wrestling for TNA.
Newton advanced to the finals, where he'll meet Mikhail Zayats, a winner earlier in the card.
Newton threw a right hand to open, then kicked up high and was blocked. He tried the same combination moments later, unafraid to get things started. But Lawal landed a good right hand that popped Newton's head back.
Lawal stood right in front of Newton with his hands down, keeping him on the outside. Newton landed successfully with his right hand and continued to look for a fight-ending head kick.
But after an exchange, Newton threw a right hand that missed over the top. Lawal let his hands drop – and he did so at the wrong time. Newton whipped off a spinning back fist with his left hand that landed flush on Lawal's chin.
Lawal was stunned. His eyes started to roll and he fell slowly to the canvas. Newton was on him immediately and started to take his back for a rear-naked choke. But referee Rob Hinds already had seen enough and stopped the fight with Lawal knocked out.
Newton (20-7-1 MMA, 3-1 BFC) has won two straight and advanced to his first Bellator finals. Lawal (9-2 MMA, 1-1 BFC) lost for the first time since relinquishing his Strikeforce 205-pound title to Rafael Cavalcante in August 2010.
Lima knocks out Baker to advance to finals rematch with Saunders
With Ben Saunders' ticket already punched to the Season 8 welterweight finals, Douglas Lima already knew who he'd be fighting if he got past Bryan Baker.
With a win over Saunders already on his resume in the Season 6 tournament finals, Lima may have had an even bigger chip on his shoulder. If so, it paid off with a first-round knockout on Thursday. Lima reached the tournament finals once again, and will fight Saunders once again to try to earn another title shot.
Baker circled outside early as Lima tried to pepper in leg kicks – which was a recipe for success for him in his opening-round tournament fight against Michail Tsarev.
Lima stayed patient, keeping Baker on the outside. And then, at the midway point of the first round, while Baker threw a straight right hand, Lima threw a massive right cross.
The punch landed flush, and Baker hit the canvas. With Baker on his hands and knees, Lima landed a second right hand to ensure the stoppage, and that was all it took. The end came at the 2:34 mark of the first round.
"I was just looking and timing it, looking to land the right hand," Lima said. "I'm just glad everything worked out good. (Saunders) looked unbelievable. It was a great KO, and it's just an honor to fight him again. He's a good guy, a good person and a fantastic fighter."
Lima (24-5 MMA, 6-1) won for the third straight time and 12th time in 13 outings. His only loss in that stretch was a welterweight title fight against Ben Askren. Baker (18-5 MMA, 8-4) now has lost two straight fights.
Zayats dominates Noe to advance to 205-pound finals
Mikhail Zayats continued to impress in his brief Bellator career, dominating Jacob Noe from start to finish to advance to the Season 8 light heavyweight tournament finals.
Zayats danced outside early, then caught a Noe leg kick and landed a big right hand that planted Noe on the canvas. Zayats followed him to the ground and tried to go to work as Noe settled into half-guard. Zayats peppered in shots to the body when he could, but Noe did well defensively before trying to sweep out.
Just past the midway point of the round, Zayats passed to full mount. Noe tried to muscle his way back out, but Zayats retained the mount and began boxing Noe's head.
When Noe tried to roll out, Zayats latched on to his right arm and went to work on a straight arm bar. He got it, fell back to crank and Noe quickly was forced to tap at the 3:38 mark of the first.
After his first-round TKO of Renato "Babalu" Sobral in the opening round, Zayats (21-6 MMA, 2-0 BFC) now has two straight first-round finishes in Bellator and seven straight wins overall. Noe (11-2 MMA, 2-1 BFC) had a nine-fight win streak snapped and lost for the first time in more than three and a half years.
Saunders knocks out Amaya with head kick to advance to welterweight finals
Raul Amaya was looking for revenge. Ben Saunders was looking to make good on a promise. Only one could get what he wanted, and it was Saunders.
Saunders regretted not getting a finish against Amaya the first time they fought this past March. He said he wanted to get a finish on Thursday. And get a finish, he did.
With a big head kick in the first round, Saunders knocked out Amaya to advance to the Season 8 welterweight tournament finals.
Both fighters looked to open up their kicking game early, but it was Amaya staying outside trying to keep distance from Saunders. He tried to work his way inside, but wasn't able to land anything heavy early. Saunders stayed patient in the first half of the fight, but did eat a few decent punches from Amaya because of it.
But with Amaya backing up, Saunders launched a left kick right to Amaya's head – over the top of his guard, hoping to block the kick. Amaya quickly dropped to the floor, and the referee was in to stop the fight before Saunders could get off any excess and unnecessary damage.
"I'm very satisfied," Saunders said. "He's a tough opponent. He earned mad respect the first fight and mad respect in the second fight. We train it all (at American Top Team), and I kept going for the liver (with kicks). (But with the finish), I got him right on the button."
Saunders (16-5-2 MMA, 7-2 BFC) won for the third straight time and punched his ticket to another Bellator tournament final. Amaya (11-2 MMA, 2-2 BFC) had his two-fight win streak snapped. Both of his losses are to Saunders.
Bellator 90 results:
- Shahbulat Shamhalaev def. Rad Martinez via KO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:12 – Season 7 featherweight tournament finals
- Emanuel Newton def. Muhammed Lawal via KO (spinning back fist) – Round 1, 2:35 – light heavyweight tournament semifinals
- Douglas Lima def. Bryan Baker via KO (punch) – Round 1, 2:34 – welterweight tournament semifinals
- Mikhail Zayats def. Jacob Noe via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 3:38 – light heavyweight tournament semifinals
- Ben Saunders def. Raul Amaya via KO (head kick) – Round 1, 2:56 – welterweight tournament semifinals
- Travis Marx def. Chase Beebe via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jesse Juarez def. Jordan Smith via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Sean Powers def. Dave Allred via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:10
- Lionel Lanham def. Joe Rodriguez via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:49
For the latest on Bellator 90, stay tuned to the MMA Events section of the site.
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