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Dad to be Simon Cowell finally opens up about the woman who is having his child and the circumstances around their very public outing as a couple.
The "X Factor" judge appears on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" Tuesday and tells the talk show host that most people have his baby mama Lauren Silverman totally wrong.
"I can't blame the media because it's kind of what I call a juicy story," Cowell says during the chat. "But there was a lot of stuff said about [Lauren Silverman], that she trapped me and that she's a gold digger — absolute nonsense. I mean, she's a great girl."
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While he may appreciate the power of a good headline, after some prodding from DeGeneres Cowell admits that Silverman learning of her preganancy while still married to Cowell's friend Andrew Silverman was definitely "awkward." The pair have since divorced.
"(I thought) oh my God, this is exciting, and it's going to be a bit of a nightmare for the next few weeks," he says of learning the news. "'Cause everyone knows, it was well documented. It was kind of uncomfortable, you know, the situation. But these things happen and everything is kind of calm now, and I'm happy."
"I'm actually happier than I've ever been," the former "American Idol" judge admits with a satisfied grin.
In a nod to his fondness for tight t-shirts, DeGeneres gifts Cowell with some mini-me tees - sized extra, extra small - for both the baby and Cowell's own closet.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech has had a lasting impact because of the rhetorical and literary devices within it, analysts say.
The speech, delivered 50 years ago on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, reaches into both the intellect and emotions of Americans, ABC News reported Tuesday.
Rosalind Kennerson-Bay, a communications lecturer at Baylor University, said the speech was "a masterpiece of rhetoric."
"He had a masterful way of tugging at the head as well as the heart of those who wouldn't have been able to receive his messages," she said.
King made use of quotes from patriotic documents, the Bible and even rhyme to get his ideas across, Kennerson-Bay and other experts said.
In doing so, the civil rights leader appealed "to the most sacred touchstones" in the United States, said Keith Miller, an associate professor of English at Arizona State University.
He also drew from the book of Exodus in the Bible to argue against segregation and "elevate the American civil rights movement" to parallel the Israelites escape from Egypt, Miller added.
King's use of repetition and rhythm made the speech easier for him and the audience to remember, Miller added.
"The speech is powerful, first off, because of how relevant many of the issues that Dr. King brought attention to are still relevant today," said Taj Frazier, an associate professor of communications at the University of Southern California.
"It wasn't simply about being recognized as humans," Frazier said, "but being treated as humans."

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Though Chicago is best known for its hot dogs and deep dish pizza, it's also a strong player in the candy scene. Tootsie Roll, Fannie May, Mars, and of course Ferrara Pan are just a few of the more well-known confectioners in the city. With this in mind, I set out to find some smaller producers of that simple, delicate balance between sweet and burnt sugar known as the caramel. Unsurprisingly, I found no fewer than 11 great caramels ranging from the classic sweet and chewy to passion fruit-mango, and even one flavored with bergamot, an herb with surprising notes of black pepper.
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In cafes across Cape Town, brewing the perfect cup of rooibos has become a fine art.
Measuring just the right amount of tea is key while great care is needed to not allow the leaves to swirl for too long. Once ready, the rooibos cups, gleaming in a sumptuous deep red color, bring with them a reedy scent that greets the noses of the customers waiting to enjoy a sip.
Grown only in South Africa's Western Cape province, the naturally caffeine-free tea used to be a specialist drink appealing to only some taste buds.
But in recent years, its refreshing taste and inviting aroma, coupled with its health benefits, have turned rooibos into a popular choice for tea lovers across the world.
"Germany really was the start of the big export boom," says Martin Berg, managing director of Rooibos Limited in South Africa, the largest rooibos tea processing factory. "Since then, Holland, UK, USA, Japan -- all the first world countries, rooibos has grown in there, grown in popularity," he adds.
The increasing popularity of rooibos, an Afrikaans word that means "red bush," has created an industry worth around $23 billion. Some 15,000 tons of rooibos are harvested every year and at least half of that is then exported to the increasingly health-conscious consumer.
Willem Engelbrecht, whose family have been farming rooibos for four generations, believes that the natural herb's popularity has increased because of the plant's health benefits -- documented in several studies -- including its anti-oxidant properties.
"It's also got a soothing effect, and that is what we need for our everyday high-speed lifestyles," says Engelbrecht. "The Japanese did a lot of research early in the 1990s. Once that research became public and also South African research, people all over the world started to drink the product, not only for its very exceptional taste, but also for its wonderful health attributes."
In Western Cape, the rooibos industry is a major employer during the summer months of harvesting. Under the hot South African sun, the workers, who are paid per kilogram, are constantly cutting down and piling up the tea to satisfy the increasing demand from abroad.
Once the bushes, which are actually green, are cut down into small pieces, they are laid out to dry. The intense sunlight in the Western Cape slowly then turns the rooibos into its rich dark red color .
After it has been processed and sterilized, the tea is ready for the consumer.
This trade has become so lucrative that the industry is now trying to protect the rooibos name and its heritage. Producers are lobbying for the tea to be given geographical indication status (see fact box) to protect this unique brand -- a lengthy lawsuit with a U.S. company, which tried to use the rooibos name, went the way of the South Africans.
But farmers, like Engelbrecht, believe more should be done.
"There is not currently the legislation in South Africa to protect the word rooibos as a geographical indicator or G.I., similar to what exists in France, where the French government makes sure that champagne can only be used by the wine producers in the Champagne region of France," he says.
"I think it is the responsibility of government to make sure that legislation come in place, because we need to protect our cultural assets," adds Engelbrecht.
But while the industry waits for government reforms, plans are already in place for further expansion into new markets, such as India and China.
As a result, laboratory tests are underway to develop new products to broaden the tea's appeal and suit different palates across the world.
"We now have a vast array of different rooibos products, from the traditional unflavored tea to all the flavored tea, cappuccinos made from rooibos, cosmetics, rooibos used in cooking," says Engelbrecht.
Back in Cape Town, customers are already enjoying some of these new products. There's a whole new menu of fruit-flavored rooibos teas, rooibos cappuccinos and even espressos.
But despite this extensive range, the perfected traditional cups of rooibos remains the firm favorite.
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Immigrants struggle to cope in Sandy's aftermath
NEW YORK (AP) -- Superstorm Sandy plunged some immigrants living illegally in the U.S. into darkness and even deeper into the shadows.
Some of those who need help to get temporary housing and food are afraid to come forward because they risk deportation. And many have returned to damaged, powerless, moldy homes because they have no other place to stay.
"My son has asthma and now he is worse. The house has this smell of humidity and sea water," Mexican immigrant Miguel Alarcon Morales said while holding his 2-year-old son, Josias. "It is not safe to live there. I am starting to feel sick, too."
Advocates are stepping up their efforts to get help to immigrants in hard-hit areas, in some cases going to door to door.
"If you are here illegally and you are at your home and see the National Guard and people in military uniform, going up and down, sure, you are going to be afraid," said Gonzalo Mercado, executive director of El Centro del Inmigrante, a nonprofit that helps day laborers and their families in Staten Island.
"To not be informed means to be afraid. That is why we are here, to inform immigrants of resources available to them," Mercado added.
The New York City area is home to more than 2.3 million Hispanics, according to census numbers, and some places hardest hit by the storm are known as landing spots for Mexican immigrants. Nonprofits that work in the area calculate at least 20,000 Mexicans in hard-hit Staten Island.
Officials from the Mexican government have visited shelters in New York and New Jersey looking for immigrants to help, informing them on how to obtain food stamps, financial assistance from FEMA or the Mexican government.
More than 735 people have signed up to receive economic help from the government of President Felipe Calderon, but there is only $180,000 so far to distribute, said the Mexican consul in New York, Carlos Sada. As of this week, 66 checks had been written to victims of the hurricane, totaling $110,000.
More than three weeks after Superstorm Sandy, the five members of the Morales family still live at their rental home in Staten Island, where floodwaters reached the second floor. Although the home has power now, there is no heat. The family uses only an electric heater.
Because Morales' children were born in the United States, he can apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency help, but he has been hesitant to do so.
"When one has no legal documents, that person will always think that there can be repercussions," said Morales, who lost his job at an ice cream store in New Jersey that closed after the storm. He now works part-time at a bakery.
Asked whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement had conducted immigration enforcement in the area in the aftermath of the storm, Luis Martinez, ICE's spokesman in New York, said the agency has been conducting "limited street enforcement operations." ICE director John Morton and deputy director Daniel Ragsdale visited New York and New Jersey at the beginning of the month "to survey efforts."
The agency will be "resuming normal enforcement activity, with continued emphasis on at-large criminal aliens, in the near future," an ICE statement to The Associated Press said.
Emilio Hector Gloria Fuentes, a 49-year-old immigrant from Morelos, said he is staying with some relatives in the home of a priest because they can't return to the basement where they lived in Staten Island.
Fuentes, who works in a pizzeria, is not eligible for FEMA help because of his immigration status.
"I had my savings, in cash, in that basement. I lost them all," he said. "A disaster like this is much worse for an undocumented person than for a United States citizen or someone with some money."
As Maria Lucero dealt with construction workers ripping down the walls of her living room, she lamented that her landlord said it will be at least a month before her family can return to their Staten Island home. Her family is fortunate to be able to stay with friends, Lucero said, but "I'm not comfortable without having my home."
Because they get paid in cash, immigrant workers lost money for the days they did not work after the storm. Without access to credit, their main hope now is to join reconstruction efforts as day laborers.
Mexican day laborer Eberto Silva didn't have to look far for such a job -- his landlord hired him at $14 an hour to do cleaning and demolition work at an apartment complex in Coney Island.
"There is going to be more work for immigrants like me now," he said. "We may see that in the next few weeks."
Groups that are part of the National Day Labor Organizing Network have also brought day laborers to do volunteer cleanup activities on weekends. El Centro del Inmigrante is trying to become a hiring center for day laborers, making sure that they work in safe and secure conditions.
"A center like that is urgently needed," Mercado said. "We feel that now, after Sandy, this is the right moment to do it."


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10 Latin Ballads to Make You Swoon
Classic boleros celebrate the magic, mystery and melodrama of love
En español | Boleros are eternal. With their tales of passion and falling-outs, boleros could easily be dismissed as cliché love songs. But they refuse to be so commonly treated, and they have remained captivating throughout the decades, thanks to their Afro-Cuban roots: the rhythmic beats of percussion, the refined melodies of the piano or the requinto guitar, the saxophones, trumpets and trombones. The bolero was born in Cuba. It grew and was worshipped in Mexico. From there, it spread through all Latin America, thanks to the great number of singers who succumbed to its charm. More than any other genre, boleros possess a youthful energy, a charm that remains fresh and compelling through the years. In celebration of boleros, we have selected 10 songs that represent the magic and diversity of styles that this genre has to offer.
Vereda Tropical (Tropical Lane)
Los Panchos with Eydie Gormé
It is impossible to a walk along the shore of any Caribbean country without thinking of the lyrics of "Vereda Tropical," written by Mexican composer Gonzalo Curiel Barba and interpreted by artists such as Toña La Negra, Javier Solís and even Henry Mancini. But none matches the tenderness and frankness of the musical collaboration between the trío Los Panchos and Eydie Gormé, an American singer of Turkish origins. Los Panchos are a real institution of boleros, pioneers of the caressing sounds of trios that so impacted the music of the 1950s. The high-pitched sound of the requinto and their harmonious voices were their main virtues. The added female voice was a wise move, particularly with Gormé's pure, delicious foreign accent.
The album Sabor A Mï features the title song by Rolando La Serie.
Sabor A Mí (A Taste of Me)
Rolando Laserie
Known as "El Guapo de la Canción" (the good-looking singer), Rolando Laserie is one of many Latin American singers whose talents have been unjustly ignored with time. Born in Cuba, Laserie became famous by adapting songs from other genres to the tropical sound. Two of his most famous songs are the tango, "Las Cuarenta," and Palito Ortega's song, "Lo Mismo Que a Usted." The legendary "Sabor a Mí" is transformed by Laserie into an explosion of longing, intensity and unforgettable phrases.
Llanto De Luna
(Weeping Moon)
Tito Rodríguez
Written in 1942 by prolific composer Julio Gutiérrez — pianist of Casino de la Playa, a tropical music orchestra — "Llanto de Luna" is one of the most elegant and somber Cuban songs. Puerto Rican singer Tito Rodríguez recorded its most widely known version. Rodríguez was a pioneer of the mambo explosion in New York. Rodríguez was an incredibly eclectic singer and band director. He will always be remembered for "Inolvidable" ("Unforgettable"), also written by Gutiérrez.
Dos Gardenias (Two Gardenias)
Buena Vista Social Club
In 1997, a recording changed the history of Latin music forever. Cuban musician Juan de Marcos González and American guitarist Ry Cooder made a recording with Cuban musicians called the Buena Vista Social Club, which unleashed a fascination for the golden years of Cuban music — including boleros. Veteran Ibrahim Ferrer's rendition of "Dos Gardenias" is one of the most moving pieces of the recording, showing the importance of the bolero as a genre.
Noche De Ronda (Nightwatch)
Agustín Lara
Agustín Lara, born in Veracruz, Mexico, has expressed the sorrow of unrequited love with a sensibility that no other composer has been able to emulate. He loved women, bohemian life and beautiful melodies. Married to María Félix (and a few other beauties), he wrote more than 600 songs, many of which have become classics of the Latin repertoire, including "Noche de Ronda." Some Mexican music historians believe that the song was inspired by Lara's anguish while waiting for María Félix's arrival one night.
Gema (Gem)
Los Dandys
The success acquired by Los Panchos inspired a whole generation of Mexican trios: Los Tres Ases, Los Tres Diamantes, the Virginia López y Los Dandys trio. The latter became a quartet when Armando Navarro joined the group with his requinto. Their first hit, in 1957, "Gema" ("Gem"), is a bolero with a particularly ethereal sound that quickly became a Latin American classic.
The title song is on the album Cenizas, Toña La Negra.
Cenizas (Ashes)
Toña La Negra
Toña La Negra, born in Veracruz, possessed a soft and milky voice, perfect for intoning the strong Afro-Caribbean hues. She specialized in Agustín Lara's repertoire, but her biggest hit was the torrid "Cenizas," by composer Wello Rivas. La Negra speaks about her broken heart with a dignity and pride that set this song apart from others with similar themes. Thus, "Cenizas" ends up being an ode to broken hearts, enveloped in the irresistible textures of wind instruments.
Plazos Traicioneros (Treacherous Chapters)
Celia Cruz
The lyrics are fantastic — full of irony and reproaches to the endless false promises of a woman. Written by Cuban composer Luis Marquetti, "Plazos Traicioneros" has been recorded by Celio González, Julio Jaramillo and salsa singer Héctor Lavoe, among others. This version was recorded by Celia Cruz in 1977, under the musical direction of trombonist and producer Willie Colón.
Envidia is on the album Vicentico Valdés, La Voz Elástica de Cuba.
Envidia (Envy)
Vicentico Valdés
Boleros are based on excesses, with volcanic, uncontrollable feelings. They tell legendary stories of hopeless love. Restraint is their enemy. Few boleros express this esthetic with the conviction of "Envidia." Boleros, more than any other musical genre, have given composers — and performers — the liberty to explore obscure, obsessive, unexpected territories. Such is the case of Vicentico Valdés, born in Havana in 1921. He collaborated with Sonora Matancera, the pianist Noro Morales and Tito Puente. With time, the bolero became his favorite genre.
Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me A Lot)
Andrea Bocelli
Our tribute to the bolero concludes with a song that transcends the Latin American musical anthology, a part of popular culture everywhere. It was in the Beatles' initial repertoire, it was recorded by Elvis Presley, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra — but first made popular by Lucho Gatica. Andrea Bocelli's rendition is among the best. It is a simple melody, full of tenderness that, like the best boleros, will never grow old.
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With bitumen all the way along the 330 kilometre inland Mulligan Highway from Cairns, Cooktown is easy to get to. If you want a more adventurous route, go four wheel-driving along the coastal Bloomfield Track crossing rivers and creeks through World Heritage-listed rainforest and join the highway at the mysterious pile of rocks known as Black Mountain.
Historic Cooktown became a thriving port during the gold rush era after it was discovered by Captain James Cook when the HMS Endeavour hit a reef in 1770. Stroll through the town and you will get a sense of its prosperous past from the handmade stone guttering lining the wide streets and the graceful, well-preserved architecture.
Each June, the landing of Captain Cook and his interaction with the Indigenous Guugu Yimithirr people is re-enacted as part of the three-day Cooktown Discovery Festival. Discover Cooktown's multicultural history at the museum and walk through the cemetery to learn about the hardships endured there more than a century ago.
The fishing in Cooktown is world-renowned with the Cooktown River and offshore reefs yielding tasty species like barramundi and coral trout. Vessels from around the globe arrive each year to chase the legendary black marlin.
Cooktown has a regional airport with regular flights and a range of accommodation from camping to four-star hotels.
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For more than a decade, we've been waging a war on our kids in the name of the 20th Century's model of "copyright law." In this, the last of his books about copyright, Lawrence Lessig maps both a way back to the 19th century, and to the promise of the 21st. Our past teaches us about the value in "remix." We need to relearn the lesson. The present teaches us about the potential in a new "hybrid economy" — one where commercial entities leverage value from sharing economies. That future will benefit both commerce and community. If the lawyers could get out of the way, it could be a future we could celebrate.
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Also, if you are a PC user, download GRABOID (www.graboid.com) You won't regret it. Back to top isakJoined: 14 May 2008Location: South Korea? Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:03 pm Post subject: I used Quicksilver screen, and Surfthe channel, but surf the channel didn't really do it for me. Now I use a streaming site called ninjavideo (www.ninjavideo.net). It has a pretty large number of TV shows (mostly US, but some BBC shows as well) and a pretty good amount of movies. The best part is they're all amazing quality. Like TV good. They post stuff pretty quickly. I watched every episode of Lost this season about an hour after it aired in the US. If you can get past the annoying admins on the site you'll enjoy it. You do need to install a program that writes to the registry, but it passes every virus check I've run on it, and does nothing more than change how the data is streamed. Give it a shot and enjoy. 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Their Forum Search will usually provide you with the dl links you need; using the Torrent Search function will take you to Snarf-It, another pretty dependable site. http://sharethefiles.com/forum/index.php http://www.snarf-it.org/ We would select movies or TV series, and set them up to DL overnight or while at work. Then, watch it on our TV, or computer, or take it with us somewhere. If you really like something (like for us, old episodes of the Muppet Show), burn it to CD, DVD, or your HD. Having a memory stick means you can take your TV shows, etc. with you to work, as well - great for those with split-type shifts. It is also not really difficult to hook up a computer to a 'main' TV, either. Hope this helps someone! G & C Back to top RoyBattyJoined: 19 Jun 2008Location: NYC Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:34 am Post subject: I remember last time I went there were channels pretty much devoted to StarCraft. Anyone know if those are still around? Awesome game... Back to top superblokeJoined: 24 Jan 2008 Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject: www.myp2p.eu ...... nuff said! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.saveusafund.com Back to top mytimeJoined: 15 Oct 2006 Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 10:06 am Post subject: Hey guys, check out http://www.justin.tv/ Back to top drkalbiJoined: 06 Aug 2006 Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:10 pm Post subject: www.sticktv.netLast edited by drkalbi on Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:00 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top DrOctagonJoined: 11 Jun 2008Location: Chicago Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:59 am Post subject: isak wrote: I used Quicksilver screen, and Surfthe channel, but surf the channel didn't really do it for me. Now I use a streaming site called ninjavideo (www.ninjavideo.net). It has a pretty large number of TV shows (mostly US, but some BBC shows as well) and a pretty good amount of movies. The best part is they're all amazing quality. Like TV good. They post stuff pretty quickly. I watched every episode of Lost this season about an hour after it aired in the US. If you can get past the annoying admins on the site you'll enjoy it. You do need to install a program that writes to the registry, but it passes every virus check I've run on it, and does nothing more than change how the data is streamed. Give it a shot and enjoy. I'm trying ninjavideo.net and it's taking forever to buffer. I've watched like 30 seconds of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" in 10 minutes. Back to top DomesticPelicanJoined: 25 Sep 2009 Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:57 am Post subject: How much should I expect to pay a month in cable/internet? I am most likely going to be in Busan. I would like to have some type of deal where I can get some channels in English...especially ESPN and ABC (I'm a huge sports fan). Is that even possible? What can I expect to spend? *Sorry if this has already been addressed. I didn't get to look through this thread from start to finish. I gotta run. Back to top darkjedidaveJoined: 19 Aug 2009Location: Shanghai/Seoul Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:44 pm Post subject: Nothing better than my SlingCatcher (via Slingbox in Washington State) hooked up to my 42" LCD HDTV. Streams at 800-1200kbs so it looks like standard def. Back to top Nexus11Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:41 pm Post subject: Yeah Slingbox is definitely the way to go. Just hook it up to your internet connection in your home country and you can watch your native cable or satellite. If your internet at home isn't fast enough and you have the dough, just google Slingbox hosting. There are lots of hosting services around the world. They usually require you to pay the local cable/satellite bill plus a monthly fee. Back to top rohandelJoined: 28 Dec 2009 Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject: I agree I couldn't agree more about Slingbox. I got a friend to hook it up on his bedroom tv that he rarely uses. I have a few other options, but this friend has the full DirecTV lineup..easy choice. I have been here for 4 months and it works beautifully. I would definitely recommend getting the DVR option on your set. With the time difference between here and CA, the DVR is the only way I would be able to watch all of my favorite shows. Back to top oskinny1Joined: 10 Nov 2006Location: Right behind you! Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 5:56 pm Post subject: Quote: If you're outside of the US and sick of not being able to see good TV online or just tired of waiting for Hulu to get your favorite shows, you'll want to check out TVGorge and its huge archive of shows. TVGorge breaks through international barriers by bringing fresh American TV content to viewers outside of the United States and other approved viewing areas. Want to see the season premier of LOST without waiting several months for it to be released in your viewing area? You can watch LOST as well as 125+ other popular television shows like Dexter, Dollhouse, Entourage, and Archer. http://tvgorge.com/ via lifehacker Back to top Stalin84Joined: 30 Dec 2009Location: Haebangchon, Seoul Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject: I use http://www.greatstufftv.com/ to watch shows shortly after the air. It's the best way for watching new episodes as good (real) links always appear a few hours after the episode is aired. Also, you can watch http://www.hulu.com/ but it's pretty slow with HotSpotShield and it doesn't let you buffer properly for some reason (it buffers a maximum of ten seconds because they don't want anyone ripping). 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Republican U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe has a history of supporting down-ticket candidates. Now she's going the extra mile in supporting the challenger in a state Senate race.
Snowe is appearing in a 30-second television ad supporting Republican Chris Tyll, who's running against independent Sen. Dick Woodbury in District 11, which includes Falmouth, Cumberland and Yarmouth. It's her first appearance in an ad for a state legislative candidate.
Snowe, who will retire at the end of her term, has stayed out of this year's race to replace her. She hasn't offered more than verbal backing for Republican candidate Charlie Summers, who once worked on Snowe's staff but last year declined to endorse her over a tea party candidate.
Snowe is appearing in an ad supporting Kevin Raye, the Republican candidate in Maine's 2nd Congressional District. And she's backing Tyll in a spot that has begun airing in Greater Portland. Tyll's campaign paid for the ad.
Snowe's campaign war chest, flush with over $2 million after she announced in February that she was getting out of the race, continues to disburse money. Her campaign fund has given $4,000 to Raye and nearly $16,000 to 28 legislative candidates, state political action committees and the Maine Republican Party.
She and her husband, former Gov. John McKernan, have given combined individual contributions of $700 to Tyll.
Snowe is the primary voice in Tyll's ad, which includes footage from the Town Landing Market on Falmouth Foreside. She touts Tyll's military and small-business experience and says he "believes we all need to work together" to solve Maine's problems.
Tyll said Wednesday that he asked Snowe to appear in the ad during a caucus event in Falmouth earlier this year. Snowe's primary residence is in Falmouth.
Snowe's appearance in the ad underscores the competitive race in District 11.
Tyll, a former Navy Seal who has never held public office, has amassed nearly $42,000 in direct donations to his campaign.
Woodbury has been besieged by over $70,000 worth of ads either attacking him or touting Tyll. Woodbury, a publicly financed candidate, can spend no more than $20,454 on his race.
On Wednesday, a new political action committee led by William Harwood, an attorney with Verrill Dana, reported the first outside spending to support Woodbury — $6,500 for mailers opposing Tyll.
The Maine Conservative PAC entered the race earlier with unflattering mailers that Woodbury said distorted his record and policy positions. The PAC's lead funders include state Treasurer Bruce Poliquin ($5,000); the chief operating officer of the state Department of Health and Human Services, William Boeschenstien Jr. ($3,000); and Elm Venture Fund LLC ($10,000), which is controlled by David Delorme, owner of the mapping company in Yarmouth.
Delorme is also helping to bankroll the PAC Ready to Lead, which has spent money on the race and run television ads supporting Tyll. More recently, the Maine Republican Party spent nearly $40,000 on the race.
Outgunned in the money race, Woodbury has tried to bolster his candidacy with high-profile endorsements.
Angus King, the former governor who is the independent candidate to replace Snowe in the U.S. Senate, recently campaigned for Woodbury, as did 2010 independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler.
Woodbury said the Snowe ad for Tyll isn't surprising, but he acknowledged that he's facing a stern challenge.
"Chris is running a good campaign and he's working hard," Woodbury said. "I'm out there working hard going door to door, too. I believe I've established a unique role as a true independent in the Legislature. I think that message is resonating with voters, especially during this time of highly partisan politics."
Woodbury's supporters have written opinion pieces in local newspapers highlighting Tyll's role in a failed campaign last year to uphold the repeal of Maine's same-day voter registration law. They also have attempted to align Tyll with the tea party and social conservatives.
Tyll has said some have misrepresented his position on abortion. He said he believes that life begins at conception but he supports Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows a woman to decide to have an abortion.
"Who am I to dictate what a woman does with her body?" he said Wednesday.
In Tyll's television ad, Snowe says "he'll never interfere with a woman's right to choose."
Tyll said he didn't anticipate riding on Snowe's "coattails."
"I'm honored that she supports my candidacy," he said. "She knows that I'm committed to taking each day in Augusta, issue by issue, vote by vote, for what's good for the constituent."
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NEA on Social Security Privatization: Opposed
NEA strongly opposes any privatization of Social Security.
- Social Security is the cornerstone of the social safety net for America's retired workers.
- The retirement plans that cover public education employees are designed to provide adequate income protection for retired employees, and where public employees participate in the Social Security system, benefit schedules are meant to supplement expected Social Security benefits.
Traditional public pension plans and Social Security are under increasing attack.
Privatization carries great risk and will jeopardize the secure retirement of many Americans.
Proposals already drafted would cut Social Security's guaranteed benefits even for people who decide not to set up private accounts.
Risky private accounts won't make up for the loss of benefits for millions of Americans.
Privatization will drain money available to pay current retirees. The cost to replace these funds could reach $1 trillion over the next decade.
According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the Social Security program can continue to pay 100 percent of guaranteed benefits until 2052. If small changes are needed in the coming decades, there is time to make minor changes to guarantee complete solvency into the indefinite future.
The push to privatize Social Security is a risky scheme for America, but a sure bet for the financial services industry. Financial firms stand to gain billions -- probably hundreds of billions of dollars -- in fees from private accounts. http://gsb.uchicago.edu/pdf/ssec_goolsbee.pdf
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What is The National Society of Leadership and Success?
The National Society of Leadership and Success is the largest leadership society in America whose mission is building leaders who make a better world. The NSLS provides college students with the professional leadership training to gain a competitive edge in the employment market. The NSLS is looking for the best and brightest student leaders to apply for a paid two semester internship.
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Tibettĭbĕt´ [key], Tibetan Bodyul, Mandarin Xizang, autonomous region (2010 pop. 3,002,166), c.471,700 sq mi (1,221,700 sq km), SW China. A Chinese autonomous region since 1951, Tibet is bordered on the south by Myanmar, India, Bhutan, and Nepal, on the west by India (including the disputed Kashmir), on the north by Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qinghai prov., and on the east by Sichuan and Yunnan provs. The capital is Lhasa.
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text: News & Events / News print News View All Faculty Alumni Students General RSS Feeds YEAR 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 « Back 07.17.13 Professor Lawrence Solan Featured in Wall Street Journal Blog about J.K. Rowling Revelation The Wall Street Journal Speakeasy Blog cited Professor Lawrence Solan's scholarship in an article about The Cuckoo's Calling, the crime novel revealed to be written by J.K. Rowling. The London Times broke the news last week after hiring authorship attribution experts, whose software programs detected stylistic similarities between "Robert Galbraith" and Rowling, prompting the author to confess to her pen name. The investigation yielded insight into the strengths and limitations of computerized authorship analysis, which applies to both the literary and legal spheres. As the article noted, Professor Solan describes the tension between forensic linguistics and computer-driven methods as "intuition versus algorithm" – a dynamic on full display at the two-day Author Attribution Workshop that he led last fall at BLS. Professor Solan and other experts examined author attribution in an accompanying issue of the Journal of Law and Policy. Read the full article. Email this article Share Read the latest issue of Brooklyn Law Notes


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A reader who goes by the alias PPott wrote one of his typically insightful comments to my Dec. 5 blog "NAPFA's CFP-Only Stand" about that organization's recent decision to stop accepting full members who aren't Certified Financial Planners. PPott's cogent point (my emphasis added):
"NAPFA should be about the process and not the profession. I am relatively certain that it could be said that the press and other uninformed persons hold NAPFA in higher esteem than most of the 'profession.' NAPFA is a non-inclusionary organization and always has been. It represents one model—the RIA—even if not registered—so why do you think that they should represent the 'profession?'"
Well, PPott, I'm glad you asked. To my "uninformed" mind, your question gets right to the heart not only of NAPFA's recent decision, but of the continuing debate over the Dodd-Frank reregulation of brokers and RIAs, and of my ongoing issue with the CFP Board: The nature of—and the need for—a financial advisory profession. This may be putting the burrito cart before the donkey, but let's start with why people in general, and retail investors in specific, need professionals.
At the risk of oversimplifying the issue, we basically need professionals because some people have attained rare expert knowledge and skills in areas that are so vital to our lives that it gives them a troubling advantage over the rest of us. How much could a brain surgeon charge you to remove a loved-one's brain tumor? Or a lawyer to defend you in a capital case? Or a priest, minister, rabbi, or lama to help you get into heaven or attain enlightenment?
The simple answer is: a lot. In each of these cases, it's clear that the business standard of "caveat emptor" which assumes an equality between the parties in a transaction would not result in a fair outcome.
The solution, of course, is that in the interest of fairness, for the good of society as a whole, and of the clients/patients/parishioners individually, most people with such expert knowledge agree to use it in people's best interests rather than to their disadvantage. To sort out exactly what this means in each area of expertise, they form professional societies, which determine the standards by which their particular profession can provide the greatest benefit to their clients, patients, etc.
If you do a little research, you'll find that there is a surprising agreement about professional standards from accountants and nurses to civil engineers. In general, professions require their members to attain an institutionalized education, learn a formal body of knowledge, get a license, adhere to professional ethics (which include working for the benefit of their clients, etc., and not in their own self-interest) and working together to regulate each other to meet these standards.
It doesn't take much imagination to see why today's investing public needs professional financial advisors. Historically, only wealthy people had finances so complex that they needed help to sort them out. It's no coincidence that the experts they turned to—bankers, lawyers and accountants—are all professionals guided by professional standards. In our modern financial world, practically everyone can benefit greatly from advice about how to invest for retirement, send their kids to college, buy a home and finance their medical costs. Most of them need a professional: that is, a professional who has vowed to use their expert knowledge to their clients' benefit, not their own.
Which brings us to PPott's comment about NAPFA being exclusionary and not representing "the profession." As described above, professions are by their very nature "exclusionary." They are only for folks who meet their (hopefully) high standards, and not for folks who can't or won't. Unfortunately, many folks who call themselves financial advisors or financial planners today don't meet the criteria for being a "professional," starting with putting the interest of their clients first. That's first all the time; not part of the time. For a professional there are only two kinds of people: those who are their clients/patients, and those who aren't: not sometimes a client, but at other times, not. Finally, professionals represent only their clients, without a loyalty conflict.
By focusing on "the process" as PPott suggests, a group becomes a trade organization, rather than profession, open to anyone who uses a particular process. A case in point: the CFP Board, which by attempting to exclude as few "advisors" as possible has focused on the use of the "six-step process" and come up with standards that, at least by my reading, fall far short of the above description of a profession.
At the other end of the spectrum, NAPFA's standards, which include independence, a fiduciary duty and fees paid directly by the clients, appear pretty darn professional. Which makes it all the more ironic that the designation which NAPFA has decided not to accept—the AICPA's Personal Financial Planning designation, or PFP— is the only such designation in retail financial advice which is, if anything, more professional than NAPFA's own.


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The monthly Fireside Chat sessions with physicist and author Thomas Campbell have been published on Youtube for several years. Now they are also available as an audio podcast.
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text: Running a Mile in Under 10 Minutes for the First Time Ever! 11/16/2017 Blog category: Testimonials In March of 2016, one of my good friends called me out on Facebook to join her in the Farrell's eXtreme Bodyshaping 10-week challenge. Admittedly, it was a bit embarrassing. Since college, my weight has been a yo-yo. I would get healthy for a short time, but always revert back to my normal routine. I knew I was in the worst shape of my life. I worked a lot, ate poorly, exercised minimally, and was perpetually tired. I never wanted to go out with friends or family because I was ashamed of the way I looked. Nothing was comfortable. Nothing was fun. I wanted to stay at home, in my sweatpants. I was terrified and embarrassed to even think about exercising in front of a lot of people! And it was hard! The kickboxing and strength training workouts were hard and being in front of other people was hard. Thankfully, I had one of my best friends right there with me and the coaches and instructors at Farrell's make you feel comfortable. Co-owners, Pam and Teresa, knew my name- they knew everyone's name! They made me feel like I was important. It took probably five weeks or so, but I started to feel more comfortable. I felt comfortable working out, comfortable with my classmates, comfortable being me. By the end of the Farrell's 10-week program I was hooked! I was stronger, sleeping better, had more energy, and was seeing physical changes as well. I was losing weight, but more importantly, I was getting stronger, seeing muscle in places I didn't even know existed, especially in my 40's! I was stronger physically, mentally, and emotionally. And I was making healthier food choices, for my family and myself. When I told my husband that I wanted to become a Farrell's member, his response was "I don't get it, but ok". About a month or two after I joined, he said to me "ok, I get it". He saw the changes in me. I looked forward to getting up at 4AM every day and getting to the gym. It was such an outlet! I enjoyed the workouts and loved the people! One of my favorite things about Farrell's Bloomington is that Pam and Teresa have created a family, the Farrell's family. People get together outside of the gym to do things together as a group like runs, hikes, and camping. It is not just about the workout. It is about each person. Each of us has our own level 10, and it can vary from day to day and the staff and our classmates help get us there. Another one of my favorite things about Farrell's is that the instructors are not these perfectly toned models (well, some of them are ;)). They are people who have done the program, love what it stands for, and help others reach whatever goals they may have. One of my most memorable moments was doing the Farrell's kids camp with my niece. She absolutely loved it and she was exhausted every single day! Pam and Teresa were so great with the kids! A memorable moment for me was my one-mile run at the 10-week testing. I shaved over three minutes off of my initial mile and was under 10 minutes for the first time ever.I encourage anyone to try Farrell's. It is more than just a gym. It really is a family. While individual goals are different, everyone is there to improve. And everyone is there to help you improve. Sometimes we get focused on our perfect outcome. We have to remember where we started, step back and look at the progress we have made, and stay focused. We need to use the energy and support of the folks at Farrell's to help keep us accountable and help us with areas that we may need to make small changes in to help us reach our goals. Penny H. is a FIT Member at our Bloomington, IN Farrell's eXtreme Bodyshaping location. Back to Blog


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Many bongs will go without this holiday season as a result of a 2,118 pound herb bust by Arizona State Troopers. The best part is how the scheming street pharmacists got this far.
Arizona officials discovered that the drug runners were using a truck painted in UPS livery, with matching reflective yellow decals. The sticky entrepreneurs went as far as creating a homemade license plate matching that of a local real UPS truck. Total cost of the weed inside? 1.2 million dollars. The suspect fled the scene and was not apprehended.
Although this act has a stinky green tint to it, one cannot deny the ingenuity behind running packages under the guise of a package running company. Seriously, we're surprised Marlo Stanfield or Prop Joe didn't think of this first. Hat tip to Bumblebee!


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On 22 October 2001, Proba was launched as a technology demonstrator within ESA's General Support Technology Programme. Once in orbit, however, the small satellite's unique capabilities and performance made it evident that it could make big contributions to science and so its nominal lifetime was extended to serve as an Earth Observation mission.
Although Proba (Project for On Board Autonomy) was originally built for a two-year mission, the superb performance of its platform has allowed it to remain fully functional and scientifically productive proving small satellites can be used both to test new technologies at low cost and to conduct space missions.
Measuring just 60 x 60 x 80 cm, Proba performs autonomous guidance, navigation, control, onboard scheduling and payload resources management. Its two imaging instruments - the Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS) and the panchromatic High Resolution Camera (HRC) - have provided more than 10 000 images of more than 1 000 sites. Its two Earth environment intruments, Standard Radiation Environment Monitor (SREM) and Debris Evaluator (DEBIE) have also returned significant results.
The continued excellent performance of all the new technologies, for example the lithium-ion battery and autonomous navigation system, and the accuracy of the attitude control, which has been further improved during the life of the mission by in-flight software upgrades have provided the basis for the extended Earth Observation mission. Although some of the FDIR (Failure Detection, Isolation and Recovery) actions automatically switch over to redundant units to mitigate transitory radiation effects, none of the primary units have actually failed and the spacecraft remains operational on all primary systems at this time.
"We are very satisfied with the mission performance and efforts of the ESA/industrial teams involved.", said Frederic Teston, Proba Project Manager.
Weighing just 14 kg, CHRIS is the smallest hyperspectral imager ever flown in space and can see down to a resolution of 17 metres and acquire up to five images at a time, at up to 62 spectral channels. CHRIS also exploits the platform agility to obtain views of the same area from several directions, which allows extraction of additional angular information. CHRIS data are used by ESA projects and in support of the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters - an agreement to make space resources available to civil protection agencies responding to natural disasters. CHRIS images are also being used by individual research teams for various scientific applications including:
* assessing the effects of different land use strategies on vegetation types in Central Nambia's savannahs
* evaluating aerosol retrieval in Hong Kong
* identifying ancient Roman buildings
* helping map and measure alpine snow cover in the Swiss National Park
* monitoring waste landfill operations
* studying the role of woodland as sinks and sources of carbon dioxide.
Proba's other imager, HRC, is a small-scale monochromatic camera, taking 25-km square images to a resolution of five metres. To date, CHRIS and HRC data support the research of 100 EO projects from nearly 30 countries worldwide.
The recent successes of small satellite missions signal that the sector has come to maturity in recent years, and the development of these low-cost satellites looks set to take on great importance. "The Proba user community has expressed hope that the spacecraft's mission will last well beyond its five-year anniversary", said Bianca Hoersch, ESA Third Party Mission manager.
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Proba is a micro-satellite developed by ESA's General Support Technology Programme (GSTP) and built by an industrial consortium led by the Belgian company Verhaert, launched from India on 22 October 2001 and operated from ESA's Redu Ground Station in Belgium. Its CHRIS instrument, funded by the British National Space Centre (BNSC), has been built by the UK company SIRA Space. Since 2004 it has been operating as an ESA Earth Observation Third Party Mission.
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PIERRE, S.D. – Agricultural producers and/or landowners now have the opportunity to submit their bids to enroll eligible land into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) during a general sign-up.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency will be accepting CRP offers nationwide between March 12 and April 6. CRP provides annual financial compensation for agricultural producers to establish and maintain resource conserving cover on cropland for 10-15 years. It also provides cost-share for the establishment of habitat.
All South Dakota landowners are encouraged to consider offering a CRP bid on highly erodible and sensitive land during this general CRP sign-up. Producers whose offers were not accepted in last year's general CRP sign-up should strongly consider making an offer again this year.
In an effort to improve CRP enrollment in South Dakota, the Game, Fish and Parks Department is offering a CRP cover upgrade incentive of $50/acre. Those who choose to upgrade the cover on their expiring CRP from a one-to-three species mix to a 5-15 species mix can maximize their chances of being accepted. In return for the incentive payment, participants are required to open those CRP acres to public hunting access through GFP's Walk-In Area program for the length of the CRP contracts.
One reason more acres haven't been reenrolled in the past is because the cover on expiring CRP acres didn't score high enough.
"We have been told by numerous CRP participants that they did not have the money to upgrade their existing CRP cover during the past couple of general CRP signups," said Mark Norton, GFP wildlife biologist. "We hope that by offering the cover upgrade incentive it will encourage more CRP participants to upgrade their existing cover and result in more acres of CRP in South Dakota."
CRP provides valuable nesting and brood-rearing habitat for pheasants.
The loss of CRP in the past five years is one of the reasons for the 46 percent decline in last year's pheasant population," said Travis Runia, GFP upland game biologist.
With a general CRP sign-up available nationwide, South Dakota may be able to gain back some of the 400,000 acres of CRP that have been lost since 2007 and about 225,000 acres that will expire Sept. 30.
For more information or to submit an offer, agricultural producers should set up an appointment with their local USDA Farm Service Agency Office.
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William Francis Robbins, 1907 Graduation Photo, possibly Concord, Massachusetts High School
Photograph of a high school graduate identified on reverse as William F. Robbins of the Class of '07 at C.H.S. The photograph was taken by the J. E. Purdy and Company studio of Boston, Massachusetts.
I found a William Francis Robbins who lived at Carlisle, Massachusetts, and who fits the age criteria. I'm not sure if Carlisle had a high school or if William might have graduated from nearby Concord High School.
The reason I'm speculating is that his photograph was found with another, of George William Thompson, also Class of '07 at C.H.S., but he lived at Bedford, Massachusetts. Carlisle and Bedford could have been feeder towns to Concord. Hopefully a reader will have an insight.
From online research, hopefully correct, and hopefully for the correct William F. Robbins depicted in the photograph:
William Francis Robbins was born 25 November 1889 at Carlisle, Massachusetts, the son of Daniel Webster Robbins and wife Elizabeth Luella "Lizzie" (Wilson) Robbins. Lizzie was born at Billerica, Massachusetts.
William's paternal grandparents were John Dana Robbins and wife Caroline (Lake) Robbins of Massachusetts. His maternal grandparents were Horace Newell Wilson and wife Sybil Spalding of Massachusetts.
On 30 November 1910, William married Eva Frances Winch. She was born 10 July 1890 in Massachusetts, the daughter of James W. and Martha (Parr) Winch of Massachusetts.
As shown in the 1920 Census, the family was living at Boston with their three daughters, and William was working as an engineer superintendent.
Sadly, Eva died in 1928. The 1930 Census shows William back in Carlisle with his four children. He was working as a master mechanic at a rubber plant.
William's World War II draft registration card showed him working in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Mrs. Nina H. Robbins listed as his contact was perhaps his second wife.
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The high school even today is known as Concord-Carlisle HS. I don't know if Bedford students attended there in the past. The government websites always focus on useful present day information like when to show up for class, and never any interesting stuff like when the high school was built.ReplyDelete
The Robbinses have been in the area since the (English) beginning, or close to it. The husband of a friend of ours is a Robbins, but I did her side of the family, not his, so I don't know how closely he is related to the man in the photo. And I don't think he's interested enough to find out.
That's sad... But you never know, seeing the photo might light a spark!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2011 at 6:44 PM
I have just recently been getting into my family's roots. My great, great uncle was a William F.Robbins though he was born in 1873. His father was William E. Robbins having been born in Carlisle, MA though in 1823. Perhaps I will come across some tangible connection to this William. You are doing a great job here.ReplyDelete
I think I've got it worked out that the William Francis Robbins pictured here is the first cousin once removed of your William F. Robbins. Thanks for commenting - gave me a chance to use the relationship determiner on Ancestry.com.ReplyDelete
William Francis Robbins (Daniel Webster Robbins, John Dana Robbins, John Robbins (1777-1832)
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- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2011 at 6:58 PM
Thank you Pam! I appreciate your time in looking into this. I am new to ancestry.com but I haven't seen a 'Relationship Determiner'ReplyDelete
On the Ancestry profile page of a person, there's an entry called "View Relationship to Me", to the right of the "Search for Records" entry. You don't have to use yourself as "Me; you'll be given a chance to pick a name from the list of people. Good luck on Ancestry!ReplyDelete


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Here are some topics in physics and philosophy on which my work is incomplete. I invite my friends in this assembly, and their colleagues and students, to continue the work and inform me about their progress.
In this talk I will discuss the question of how to characterize, in an operationally meaningful way, the inevitable disturbance of a quantum system in a measurement. I will review some well-known limitations of quantum measurements (facts), and give precise formulations of trade-off relations between information gain and disturbance. Famous examples among these limitations are the uncertainty principle, the complementarity principle, and Wigners theorem on limitations on measurements imposed by conservation laws.
Newtons methodology is significantly richer than the hypothetico-deductive model. It is informed by a richer ideal of empirical success that requires not just accurate prediction but also accurate measurement of parameters by the predicted phenomena. It accepts theory mediated measurements and theoretical propositions as guides to research Kuhn has suggested that along with revolutionary changes in scientific theory come revolutionary changes in methodology.
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Abner Shimony is well-known for, among other contributions, his seminal work on Bell inequalities, turning a philosophical question into an experimental one. In my presentation I like to remind us how this experimental field is nowadays feeding into applied science. This is happening both in terms of the involved technologies and in the conceptual tools.
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Chevrolet auctioning the first 2014 COPO Camaro and Z/28 at Barrett-Jackson
The 2014 Camaro Z/28 has garnered a lot of interest ever since it was announced the spring of 2013. Its performance at Nrburgring raised some more eyebrows, which evolved into furrowed brows once the price was announced a few weeks ago. Despite the eye-opening window sticker, Chevrolet will likely sell every one being built. If you want the very first one, you'll have your chance at Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale auction on Saturday, January 18.
The Z/28 reached back to its roots and turned the knob to 11 to create kind of car that can be driven to the track, raced, then driven home. Back in October 2013 when HOT ROD showed you this video at Nrburgring, the Z/28 logged a 7:37.40 lap, which is four seconds faster than the Camaro ZL1. We've already mentioned that it is faster than such heavy company as the Porsche Carrera S and Lamborghini Murcilago LP640, which is somewhat incredible when you consider the Porsche is hundreds of pounds lighter and the Lambo is, well, a V-12 supercar. The Z/28's hand-built 505hp 7.0L LS7 may not be as powerful as the ZL1's, but the Z/28 can pull up to 1.08 g in cornering acceleration with the help of huge tires, spoilers. and other exterior elements.
But the first production Z/28 is not the only special Camaro being auctioned you know the COPO Camaro, right? That's the dedicated NHRA Stock Eliminator drag car only available to professional drag racers, but you can have the first 2014 built if you step up to the plate and have the winning bid at Scottsdale on Friday, January 17. This one will be in a one-off Ice Blue Metallic satin paint.
Like in the past two years (plus 1969, of course), only 69 COPO Camaros will be built, but for 2014 there will be a pair of new engines from which to choose: a revised version of the naturally aspirated 427 , and a brand-new 350ci motor with a 2.9L Whipple screw-type supercharger. If either of them don't interest you, there are also naturally aspirated 350 and 396 engines available.
What makes the '14 a bit more unique is its revised styling from the recent facelift. Also worth noting are new racing seats, updated striping, and a new, optional wheel design. If you think you have the credentials to buy one of these factory-built race cars, sign up for the COPO Camaro mailing list at Chevroletperformance.com.
Or just be the high bidder at Barrett-Jackson on January 17 and you'll own 2014 COPO #001.
Jim Campbell, General Motors U.S. vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports, says "Chevrolet is excited to offer these two milestone cars for the Barrett-Jackson bidders, with all the proceeds going to help a pair of very worthy groups."
If the Z/28 or COPO seems to be a bit rich for your blood, the Chevrolet display in Scottsdale will showcase performance-enhancing parts that can be added to other regular-production Camaros. They include COPO Camaro drag-racing components and street- and track-level components for Camaro V-6 and SS models, including 1LE suspension and ZL1 brake upgrades. The parts are available through the Chevrolet Performance catalog, available from Chevrolet dealers or downloadable for free at chevrolet.com/performance.
The money from the sale of the Z/28 will benefit Detroit's Cornerstone Schools, lauded as a model in urban education with a 95-percent graduation rate and 91 percent of graduates pursuing higher learning; the sale the COPO will benefit the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans, who are dedicated to helping wounded veterans participate in marathons and share their success within a supportive community and their families. National Geographic Channel will broadcast the auction.


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Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971) is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No.1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90's. He is well known for his roles in films such as Boogie Nights (1997), Three Kings (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Italian Job (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Four Brothers (2005), The Departed (2006), Invincible (2006), Shooter (2007), and The Fighter (2010). He has also served as the executive producer of the TV series Entourage and Boardwalk Empire.
Wahlberg was born in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of nine children, with siblings Arthur, Jim, Paul, Robert, Tracey, Michelle, Debbie (died in 2003 at age 44), and Donnie. He is of Irish, English, Swedish, and French Canadian ancestry, and is distantly related to author Nathaniel Hawthorne. His mother, Alma Elaine (née Donnelly), was a bank clerk and nurse's aide, and his father, Donald Edward Wahlberg, was a Teamster who worked as a delivery driver. His parents divorced in 1982. Wahlberg had a Roman Catholic upbringing and attended Copley Square High School (but never graduated) on Newbury Street in Boston.
Wahlberg claims to have been in trouble 20–25 times with the Boston Police Department as a youth. By the age of 13, Wahlberg had developed an addiction to cocaine and other substances. At 15, he harassed a group of African American school children on a field trip by throwing rocks and shouting racial epithets.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Free agent outfielder Shane Victorino and the Boston Red Sox are close to completing a three-year deal worth $39 million, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Tuesday
The person, speaking at the baseball winter meetings under condition of anonymity because the contract wasn't finalized, said paperwork for the contract was being completed.
Victorino hit a combined .255 with 11 home runs and 55 RBIs last season for Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also stole a career-high 39 bases. The Dodgers obtained Victorino in a late July trade with the Phillies.
Nicknamed The Flyin' Hawaiian, Victorino tweeted that he planned to spend the day in Maui on a snorkeling trip aboard the Alii Nui catamaran.
'Amazingly beautiful day,' he tweeted.
A two-time All-Star and three-time Gold Glove winner, Victorino turned 32 Friday. He also had been pursued by the Cleveland Indians.
Victorino played mostly center field for the Phillies and shifted to left with the Dodgers. He likely would play right field for the Red Sox but could shift to center if Jacoby Ellsbury is traded or leaves as a free agent after next season.
Boston finished last in the AL East this season and is trying to boost its offense. On Monday, the Red Sox reached a $39 million, three-year contract with Mike Napoli, an All-Star catcher with Texas this year.
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