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The Augmented & Virtual Reality Eyeglass Market deals with the development of supporting Augmented or Virtual Reality devices which are key to experiencing these innovative technologies to the fullest extent. The fundamental contrast between AR and VR is the user experience and involvement in a particular situation. Augmented Reality is an innovation that overlays PC-produced realistic graphics on top of the physical world with the aim of imbuing more meaning into it through interaction, while Virtual Reality can be characterized as a simulated, PC-created reproduction of real life circumstances which envelopes the user by making them feel like they are encountering the reenacted reality firsthand, principally by invigorating their vision and hearing.
Scope & Regional Forecast of the Augmented & Virtual Reality Eyeglass Market
Gadgets like the augmented reality headset and the VR headset are utilized by users to fully immerse themselves into the experience. Augmented Reality glasses and Virtual Reality glasses come in two most regular sorts, which are the head up eyeglass and head mounted glass. Developing awareness, falling costs of smart glasses technology development and an expanding customer base which is hooked to technology are expected to be the key development drivers of the Augmented & Virtual Reality Eyeglass Market during the next few years.
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The Augmented & Virtual Reality Eyeglass Market is also influenced by demand from business/retail and restorative ventures too. It's applications give computerized data and 3D perception of physical items and in this way can possibly be profoundly helpful, or engaging, in different fields. Geographically, North America dominates the Augmented & Virtual Reality Eyeglass Market driven by greater penetration of AR and VR technology among its technically knowledgeable inhabitants, and higher spending on such advancements. North America was trailed by Europe and Asia-Pacific as second and third biggest regions for the Augmented & Virtual Reality Eyeglass Market. Asia Pacific is anticipated to have the fastest development inferable from a quickly developing technology-reliant customer base in the region.
Segmentations & Key Players Involved in the Augmented & Virtual Reality Eyeglass Market
The Augmented & Virtual Reality Eyeglass Market can be broken down into various segmentations on the basis of –
Device Type: Augmented Reality Devices (Head-Mounted Displays, Head-Up Display) and Virtual Reality Devices (Head-Mounted Display).
Technology (AR): Marker Based Augmented Reality (Active Marker, Passive Marker) and Marker Less Augmented Reality (Model-Based Tracking, Image Processing-Based).
Technology (VR): Non-Immersive Technology and Semi-Immersive & Fully-Immersive.
Application: Aerospace & Defense, Gaming & Entertainment, Medical, Commercial and Others.
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Oculus VR Inc.
Eon Reality Inc.
Infinity Augmented Reality Inc.
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Steve Jobs loses to 'The Protester' as Time's 2011 Person of the Year
Though there were suggestions that Jobs should be named the Person of the Year after he passed away in October, Jobs didn't earn the title or even make the magazine's list of runners up. Citing demonstrations in the Middle East, Europe and the U.S., Time declared that "The Protester" was the single most important identity in 2011.
Runners up named by the magazine were four-star U.S. Navy Admiral William McRaven, who is credited with the mission that led to the death of Osama bin Laden, artist and Chinese political activist Ai Weiwei, U.S. Congressman Paul Ryan, and Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge.
Though Jobs didn't make the cut as a runner-up, he was recognized in a "Fond Farewell" written by John Lasseter, chief creative officer of Pixar. Lasseter said he thought of Jobs almost as a brother, and told a story about how Jobs asked for his approval to go back to Apple after his company, NeXT, was bought out.
"He didn't want to do it without our blessing," Lasseter wrote. "He said he wanted to go back because the world would be a better place with Apple in it. That was incredibly touching to me, and it showed that Steve cared about people. He knew that his products and technology could improve people's lives."
Also recognized by Time was Cook, Apple's CEO who was named among a list of "People Who Mattered." The short profile of the chief executive noted that before Jobs left Apple, Cook himself said that no one could stand in for the "irreplaceable" co-founder.
"Under Cook's watch, Apple became the most valuable company in the world during 2011," author Doug Aamoth wrote. "Irreplaceable though Steve Jobs may be, Apple's in very good hands with Tim Cook behind the wheel."

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The U.S. military began training today for a zombie apocalypse. Seriously. The training is part of Navy special-operations forces and Marine exercises at an anti-terrorism summit. Brad Barker, president of the Halo Corp. security company, said the exercises are "whimsical," but they're good terrorist training, and they help highlight the importance of preparedness.
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"If there's any good news, the water (has) receded, the roadways are accessible. But we still have downed power lines. We are not letting anybody in at that particular time." - Seaside Heights, N.J., Mayor Bill Akers, talking Wednesday about the devastation from Superstorm Sandy. His town was especially hit hard. About 6 million customers are still without power from the Monday storm, and at least 50 people have died as a result of Sandy.
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ALL FOR LOVE: Following their tie-up in November, Damiani and Cruciani have once again teamed up — and this time to spread the love. In time for St. Valentine's Day, the two brands are introducing a limited-edition collection of macramé lace bracelets, where silver and tiny diamonds alternate with the universal symbol of love — a string of hearts. A clover-leaf with a silver plaque reading "Cruciani con [with] Damiani," makes up the closure. Available in 10 colors, ranging from red and mauve to camel, and retailing at 138 euros, or $184 at current exchange, the collection will be carried in Damiani, Cruciani and Rocca boutiques, as well as in selected jewelry and apparel stores.
"We decided to continue the collaboration with Damiani because the first project was a tremendous success, the bracelets were all sold-out even before they were delivered to stores," said Luca Caprai, Cruciani's founder and chief executive officer, noting that the company is targeting the American market in particular, and highlighting the performance of its Palm Beach store.
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Aaron Hernandez associate arrested for lying to feds
BOSTON >> An associate of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was arrested in a gun trafficking investigation related to the murder case against Hernandez.
Oscar Hernandez Jr., 23, of Orlando, Fla. no relation to Aaron Hernandez was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Boston on charges of obstruction of justice, witness tampering and lying under oath. He appeared Thursday in federal court in Orlando, where a magistrate judge ordered him detained pending his transfer to Boston to face the charges.
Aaron Hernandez and two other men are charged in the June 17 shooting death of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player who was found dead in an industrial park about a mile from Aaron Hernandez's North Attleborough home.
The indictment against Oscar Hernandez says a grand jury in Massachusetts began investigating the transporting of guns from Florida to Massachusetts after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at the request of Massachusetts State Police traced three guns that had been recovered during the investigation of Lloyd's killing. The ATF determined that all three guns were purchased in Florida in April 2013.
Massachusetts officials have said they have been unable to find the gun used to kill Lloyd, which they've identified as a .45-caliber Glock.
None of the three guns mentioned in Oscar Hernandez's indictment is a .45-caliber Glock.
The indictment says one of the three weapons a rifle was found in a gray Toyota Camry with Florida license plates that was parked in the garage of a residence in North Attleborough. The indictment doesn't identify the owner of the home.
The indictment doesn't identify the owner of the home, but Massachusetts state police have said that five days after Lloyd's killing they seized an FEG 7.62 mm rifle from a gym bag on the back seat of a Toyota sedan parked inside Aaron Hernandez's garage, according to court records in his case.
Aaron Hernandez's lawyers have said a man identified as Oscar Hernandez was interviewed by law enforcement on June 27, 2013, 10 days after Lloyd died.
The new indictment accuses Oscar Hernandez of lying to the grand jury when he denied purchasing the Camry and arranging for it to be sent from Florida to the home in North Attleborough.
Assistant Federal Public Defender Todd Doss, who represented Oscar Hernandez in court Thursday, did not immediately return a call seeking comment. It was unclear when he would be brought to Boston to face the charges.
If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison on the witness tampering charge, up to 10 years on obstruction of justice and up to five years on the false testimony charges.


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Coconut Macaroons with Salted Caramel Recipe
Baked for the 2010 Serious Eats Cookie Swap.
"The cookie part of this recipe is very closely adapted from Joanne Chang's new Flour cookbook (the subtitle, "Spectacular Recipes from Boston's Flour Bakery and Cafe," is totally legit—the recipes are incredible and the bakery is too, as any Bostonian will attest!). At the bakery, Chang's version is mammoth—eating two is a challenge—so I prefer to make mine smaller. The Salted Caramel (based on a recipe from Food & Wine) was meant to replicate a particularly memorable flavor combo I'd tried recently, and is otherwise my own addition to what's an already fabulous recipe." —Nikki Goldstein, SE Gadgets columnist
- Yield:makes 24 HUGE cookies, or 50 to 60 smaller, cuter-sized ones
- For the Macaroons:
- 1/2 cup milk (120 grams)
- 1/4 cup sugar (50 grams)
- 2 tablespoons cake flour
- Pinch kosher salt
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 14-ounce bags sweetened shredded coconut
- 6 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar (200 grams)
- Pinch of kosher salt
- For the Salted Caramel (optional):
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablepoons light corn syrup
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
In small bowl, stir together sugar, flour, and salt for pastry cream.
In another bowl, whisk egg yolks until blended and then add dry mixture slowly, mixing to yield thick and pasty consistency.
To make pastry cream: in a small saucepan, scald milk over medium-high heat. When you start seeing bubbles around the edges, take milk off heat, and add slowly to egg and flour mixture.
Return mixture to saucepan and heat over medium heat, whisking vigorously for about a minute as it cooks into a viscous, thick cream. Stir in vanilla, cover with plastic wrap and let cool completely.
Heat oven to 350°F, and line baking sheet with parchment paper or cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine coconut, egg white, sugar, salt, and pastry cream.
Form the dough into mounds and place on the baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, about 25-35 minutes, rotating trays halfway through baking.
For the optional salted caramel: Combine sugar, water and corn syrup in saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat until mixture turns a light amber color. Remove from heat and stir in other ingredients. Allow to cool slightly (about 5 to 10 minutes) before drizzling on the cookies so that it thickens and looks prettier.


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The top of the GOP's to-do list for 2018 looks just a bit clearer after President Trump, administration officials and congressional Republican leaders spent two days hashing out their plans at Camp David this weekend. Here's what you need to know to be, like, really smart about the policy issues that might be on the agenda before the November elections.
Infrastructure: A plan to fund roads, bridges and other infrastructure investment is likely to be the White House's next big legislative push — but President Trump is already complicating those efforts. The Washington Post's Josh Dawsey reports that the president "expressed misgivings" about his administration's infrastructure plans in meetings at Camp David. Trump reportedly questioned the effectiveness of public-private partnerships for major building projects, a key element of his plan to boost infrastructure investment by $1 trillion.
It's not the first time Trump has argued that such partnerships simply don't work — but such arrangements were nevertheless part of a detailed proposal presented by White House economic adviser Gary Cohn at Camp David on Saturday. Cohn again laid out a plan to have the federal government spend $200 billion on infrastructure in the hope that it could spur $800 billion or more in private, state and local spending.
"The seemingly contradictory statements, made within 24 hours of each other, show the uncertainty of the administration's approach to its top legislative priority in 2018," Dawsey wrote, adding that some administration aides who have worked on infrastructure plans for months have been "infuriated and surprised" by Trump's talking down public-private partnerships.
A White House spokesperson provided the Post with this statement: "The President's infrastructure vision is very clear and is based around 2 main goals: leveraging federal funds as efficiently as possible in order to generate over $1 trillion in infrastructure investment and expediting the burdensome and lengthy permitting process."
Immigration: Trump on Saturday held out hope that Republicans could work out a deal with Democrats to protect hundreds of thousands of young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. But his demand for funding for the border wall and revamping the legal immigration system angered Democrats. Progress here is likely to be sloooow.
Welfare reform: Trump on Saturday appeared to back away from prioritizing changes to anti-poverty programs. The president himself had brought up the issue in recent weeks, and it's a top priority for House Speaker Paul Ryan and other House Republicans. But rounding up the necessary votes would likely be difficult, especially in a narrowly divided Senate. "It's a subject that's very dear to our heart," Trump said Saturday. "We'll try and do something in a bipartisan way. Otherwise, we'll be holding it for a little bit later."


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No joke that the teacher's dead after video plot backfires
THIS is part three of the latest in the Dusty Dexter short story series by Sunshine Coast author Jan Richards. This particular story finish Monday. See below for a summary of the main characters.
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HANK strides towards them, grabs the iPhone, then pulls the cameraman's arm behind his back. Cops converge.
The big bloke pulls out of a cop's grip. "Was a joke!"
"Some joke. Bloke's dead."
The others. "No he's not." "Was alright when we left him, bit shaken up, that's all."
"He's dead."
I add. "And he's not even Mr Hetherington."
The big bloke says to one of the others. "You said room 5."
"Was room 5."
Schoolies converge. Shivering now, wet and traumatised. One says: "Mr Hetherington's room five in the Science block. Mr Smith's room 5 in Arts."
That simple. That stupid.
Hank. "Who's behind it?"
They understand they're not heroes any more, You Tube stars. Might be in serious trouble.
Cops pull off the balaclavas.
"Know these blokes?" I address the Schoolies.
One of the girls says, "That's Zane's brother."
Where's Zane?
Hank. "Zane here?"
Everyone looks around. No sign of Zane.
Hank. Voice of authority. "He here earlier?"
"Yeah. With the rest of us. He didn't do anythin'."
I ask. "Zane in Mr Hetherington's class?"
"Yeah. Topped the school in IT."
Not as smart as he thought he was. Should have done the job himself, not got his brother to do it.
Hank to the ringleader. "Zane put you up to this?"
Not so tough now.
Let's find Zane.
The cops walk the kids, minus balaclavas, towards cop cars.
I'll bet Zane was here, waiting for his fifteen minutes of fame. I reckon once he realised they got the wrong guy, and that Mr Smith was dead, he scarpered.
"Anyone got Zane's number?"
Course they do. Several phones appear.
"You." The girl who told us Ringleader was Zane's brother. "Ring him."
It goes to message bank. "Zane, it's Cindy, at the beach. Cops are here, they wanna talk to you." Then she adds.
"Cool video. It's viral."
"Cool. Except that Mr Smith is dead."
Red's been on the outer, taking it all in. She grabs me by the arm.
She pulls me away from the crowd, whispers. "I'm thinking they gotta be connected. My blackmail case and the video. Same school, same kids."
She continues. "What if it wasn't an accident?"
"They thought it was Mr Hetherington, were surprised when we said it wasn't."
"Yeah, they did. But Zane knows Mr Smith."
"And the students know about Mr Smith's heart condition."
"And Mr Smith's being blackmailed."
"Mmmm…" I'm not getting it.
"Work with me." She pulls off her glasses, pulls a cleaning rag out of her pocket, breathes on the lenses, wipes.
"Say young Zane's our blackmailer. Mr Smith says 'no' to the blackmail, like I suggested. Zane's pissed off, puts together the gig to get back at Mr Smith. Gives them the wrong room number on purpose."
"Dunno that do I."
"Zane's a genius. Topped the school in IT. Why would he wanna blackmail a teacher."
"What's Mr Smith teach?"
"Find out."
Yes Mam! I head back to the girl who knows Zane and his brother. "Hi there, what's your name?"
"Cindy." She's not thrilled to be centre of attention.
A smile. "Just a minute, please Cindy." If you don't come with me I'll grab you by your wet school uniform and drag you over to Red.
"Ok." Reluctant.
"I know you're upset."
Tears flood down her face. Very upset, or just a teenage girl.
"Can you tell me, was Zane a genius at English too?"
She snorts. "Zane could design a website, but he couldn't spell for nuts. Mr Smith failed Zane in English." Then she adds. "Mr Hetherington, he's leaving. Setting up an IT business."
I smile my thanks.
Website. I turn back to her. "Zane have a website, blog, Facebook page?"
"Course." Said with a contempt. "All of 'em."
"Zane Who?"
I nod, return to Red. "We have a motive, for Mr Smith, not Mr Hetherington. Failed Zane in English."
Red waves over Janet. "Zane Thompson. Find him on Facebook, whatever."
"Prime suspect. Need to know what he's thinking."
Janet gets to work.
I'm, putting it all together. Zane uses his brother, the muscle, and a few friends, to scare Mr Smith, the teacher who failed him. Maybe he's also Red's blackmailer.
He muddies the water by having his goons refer to Mr Smith as Mr Hetherington, the teacher who gave him the good grades. Probably teacher's pet, even wants to impress Mr Hetherington. Too messy, I'm not buying it.
So what's he get out of this, Zane? He knows it'll be traced back to him. Wants it traced back to him. But he's not involved, not at the scene. So what happens to him?
He gets a viral video on YouTube. Probably a job with some international company looking for young IT geniuses. It's some addition to his CV.
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DUSTY Dexter's a private investigator, well she will be, if she ever does the study. Dusty reckons on-the-job training's more important, so she's determined to prove herself and crack another case.
Besides, after she cracked her last case, and made prime-time tv, in a bikini, she's famous.
Janet Jones, journalist, is Dusty's best friend, although most of the time she's not sure why, especially when Dusty involves her in her schemes.
Janet thinks she's an investigative reporter, and she's always on the lookout for her next front-page story.
Red's an ex-cop with a secret, and she's Dusty's boss. She's five foot nothing and 50 kilos but she's got attitude, and a gun. As far as Red's concerned Dusty's not getting another case until she finishes the PI course.
Hank, senior sergeant Stern to you, is always the first man on the scene when there's a body.
He's got a soft spot for Dusty, he even did some handywork around that dump of a house she lives in. They're having a stand-off, and he's not sure why.


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Betting On The Tigers This Weekend Gets Tricky!
Wasn't it me that predicted that Twins manager Ron Gardenhire would be the first baseball manager to be shown the door in 2006? Yes I also think that Barry Bonds is being unfairly accused of using performance enhancing drugs? No Gardenhire is doing just fine these days as he and his troops prepare for a crucial three game set in the Twin Cities tonight.
Minnesota (59-41) has won 34 of 42 since June 8 to cut what was an 11-game deficit in the wild card to a half-game.
"We're just playing really good baseball," said manager Ron Gardenhire, whose team was 25-33 nearly seven weeks ago. "People keep talking about the streak we're on, but streaks don't last two months or a month and a half."
The Twins caught the struggling Chicago White Sox, who have led the wild-card race for most of the season, by completing a three-game sweep with a 7-4 victory Wednesday. Minnesota and Chicago are right behind the New York Yankees, who open a three-game home set against Tampa Bay on Friday night.
The Tigers under veteran skipper Jim Leyland have maintained their composure and now must deal with the newest phenom in the American League and that would be none other then rookie pitcher Francisco Liariano. The Twins look to keep rolling Friday behind Liriano (12-2, 1.93 ERA), who pitched poorly against the Tigers in two relief outings this season, allowing seven runs and 11 hits in 3 2-3 innings for a 17.18 ERA.
Since being moved into the rotation, though, the rookie left-hander has become a leading contender for the CY Young Award, going 11-2 with a 1.59 ERA in 13 starts. Minnesota is 2-7 this season against Detroit and has been outscored 64-25. In a three-game sweep from April 28-30 at Comerica Park, the Twins were outscored 33-1. The Tigers (68-33) have the best record in the major leagues, and their 30-13 mark against divisional opponents is also tops in baseball. Detroit leads the AL Central by 8 1/2 games over Minnesota and Chicago.
The question mark for all contending teams is the starting pitching and the Tigers send a struggling Zach Miner to the hill tonight. Miner has lasted only 6 2-3 combined innings and given up 10 earned runs in losing both of his starts since the break. In his first seven starts after being recalled in early June, the right-hander was 6-1 with a 2.57 ERA and didn't allow more than three runs in a game.
Detroit gave Miner a five-run lead after one inning Saturday against Oakland, but he surrendered five runs in the top of the second and was pulled after a season-low 2 1-3 innings of a 9-5 loss.
Detroit has lost 9 of the past 12 in Minnesota and will be a dog tonight!
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- Can the attacker uses that key and certificate to host the same domain on different server, if he can some how convince DNS server to point to new server ip address.
- Will there be any alert at users end
I just want to know if the above case is possible,I am aware about how he can use that to decrypt traffic.


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Saint Laurent Spring 2013
Saint Laurent Spring 2013
As one of the most anticipated shows of the season — with a modified name, restructured logo, and, oh yeah, designer Hedi Slimane at the helm — it would be fair to say that Saint Laurent Spring '13 had some high expectations to live up to. Of course, it took all of half a second for us to remember why we've held Slimane in such high esteem since his days at Dior Homme. The proof was in his careful crafting and reverence to the label's legendary silhouettes, as much as it could be seen in his interpretation of Parisian-chic through an LA rock 'n' roll lens. The colorful evening caftan gowns were accented with long tassled necklaces and flowy capes, ultratailored silhouettes (we're taking superslim-cut trousers paired with and blazers) took on a more bohemian vibe via wide-brimmed floppy fedoras and loosely adorned bows, and the recognizable safari-chic dresses from seasons past came complete with sexy lace-up fronts and were finished with touches of Western-inspired fringe. From start to finish, there was an overwhelming sense of "cool" that couldn't be shaken — nor would you want to shake it — and while this debut collection from Slimane didn't override older notions of the iconic brand entirely, it certainly took aspects of Saint Laurent's past in a new, youthful direction.
- Trends: Slimmer-than-slim silhouettes, dramatic large floppy hats, embellishments of every kind (fringe, studs, sheer panels, tassels, bows, etc.), the caftan, and tailored blazers.
- Colors: Black, white, tan, brown, taupe, merlot red, and metallic gold — with a parade of red, blue, and purple at the show's end.
- Key Piece: The caftan-meets-ruffled color evening gowns — especially in that deep burgundy hue.
- Accessories: The essential platform pump, wide-brimmed hats, long tasseled necklaces, and floor-skimming capes.
- Who Should Wear It: Front-row attendees Kate Moss and Jessica Chastain will definitely do the collection justice. Moreover, we think Slimane's newly installed brand of bohemian cool has Nicole Richie and Rachel Zoe written all over it.


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Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 4, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update
Between 29 May and 1 June 2014, 37 new cases and 21 new deaths were reported from the following 5 districts: Conakry, 3 new cases and 0 deaths; Gueckedou, 11 new cases and 13 deaths; Macenta, 4 new cases and 1 death; Telimele, 19 new cases and 5 deaths; and Boffa, 0 new cases and 2 deaths. The cumulative number of cases and deaths attributable to EVD in Guinea is now 328 (laboratory confirmed 193, probable 80, and suspected 55) including 208 deaths. The geographical distribution of these cases and deaths is as follows: Conakry, 56 cases and 27 deaths; Gueckedou, 190 cases and 140 deaths; Macenta, 44 cases and 24 deaths; Dabola, 4 cases and 4 deaths; Kissidougou, 7 cases and 5 deaths; Dinguiraye, 1 case and 1 death; Telimele, 22 cases and 5 deaths; and Boffa, 4 cases and 2 deaths.
The number of contacts currently being followed countrywide is 604, distributed as follows: Gueckedou, 341 contacts; Macenta, 175 contacts; and Telimele (88 contacts). In terms of isolation, 16 patients are currently being hospitalized in Conakry (1), Gueckedou (12), Telimele (2), and Boffa (1).
Sierra Leone
Between 29 May and 1 June 2014, 13 new cases (3 confirmed and 10 suspected) and no new deaths were reported from Kailahun (12 new cases and 0 death) and Kenema (1 new case and 0 deaths). This brings the cumulative total number of cases to 79 (18 confirmed, 3 probable, and 58 suspected), including 6 deaths. The geographical distribution of these cases and deaths are as follows: Kailahun, 41 cases and 6 deaths; Kenema, 3 cases and 0 deaths; Koinadugu, 2 cases and 0 deaths; Bombali, 1 case and 0 deaths; Bo, 13 cases and 0 deaths; Moyamba, 1 case and 0 deaths; and Free Town, 5 cases and 0 deaths. A total of 4 cases are in isolation at Kenema Hospital.
One suspected case from nearby Kailahun, Sierra Leone died in Foya, Liberia. The dead body was taken back to Kailahun for burial. Eleven (11) contacts were identified and are being followed up.
The total number of cases is subject to change due to reclassification, retrospective investigation, consolidation of cases and laboratory data and enhanced surveillance.
WHO response
WHO and partners continue to support the implementation of preventive and control measures in affected countries. In Guinea, an additional 5 experts have been deployed/redeployed in Gueckedou and Macenta to address community resistance and data and case management. In neighbouring counties, WHO continues to provide guidance on preparedness activities in accordance with the EVD preparedness plans developed by each country.
In Sierra Leone, health-care workers from affected districts are being trained to conduct outreach and active search for EVD clinical cases and contacts. Sites have been identified to set up Isolation centres in Kailahun and Koindou and are awaiting MOH approval.
WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restrictions be applied to Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra Leone based on the current information available for this event.


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"A little boy should not have to say goodbye to his partner in crime, his playmate, his best friend, his little sister."
That was the message Matt Sooter of Arkansas posted on Facebook earlier this month, alongside a photo of his six-year-old son saying goodbye to his sister, Addy Joy.
READ MORE: Mother with terminal cancer gets dying wish to see daughter get married
The image, and the heartbreaking words, resonated around the world with people following the four-year-old's battle with a rare tumour called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).
"This isn't how it's supposed to be. But this is the broken world we live in," Sooter wrote in a June 2 post on the group Hope for Addy Joy Fighting DIPG.
He explained that her symptoms had "progressed rapidly" and she was no longer eating, swallowing and was sleeping most of the time.
"Most likely she doesn't have much time left," he wrote.
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And she didn't.
Hours later, the father posted on Facebook writing that Addy had died.
"This all happened so much faster than we expected, but that in itself is a blessing because she suffered so little at the end," he wrote.
By the time Addy passed, the photo of her brother Jackson saying goodbye to her had gone viral. In an interview with The Washington Post, Sooter shared the moments before and after the photo was taken.
Sooter said that Jackson knew of his sister's health condition, and that she may not survive. He refused to leave her side that night.
The two were playing and talking, but it was time to sleep for the night.
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Jackson tucked his sister into bed, held her hand and whispered, "I love you."
Minutes after that, Addy's breathing and heartbeat became irregular. Several hours went by and the little girl died just after 1 a.m. local time.
Early morning, they woke up Jackson and told him she had died.
"He said, 'Goodbye, Sissy,' Sooter recalled to the Post.
And the family went home.
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In another post days later, Sooter explained that Addy's tumours, brain and spine would be donated for scientific research in hopes of finding a cure for DIPG.
"Our sweet girl loved helping people and giving gifts so we thought this would be an excellent way of showing her giving heart," he wrote.
What is DIPG?
DIPG tumours are "highly aggressive" and difficult to treat because they're located at the bottom of the brain, according to Boston Children's Hospital.
They are found in the area of the brain that controls many of the body's "most vital functions," the hospital's website explains.
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They account for 10 per cent (about 300 individuals) of childhood central nervous system tumour diagnosis in the U.S., according to Boston Children's Hospital.
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'Ghosts' will answer next 'Call of Duty'
The next Call of Duty game will focus on a new kind of modern warfare.
Call of Duty: Ghosts, due Nov. 5 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and next generation game systems, is being developed by Infinity Ward, the Santa Monica, Calif., studio that created the original Call of Duty and Modern Warfare games.
"Everyone was expecting us to make Modern Warfare 4, which would have been the safe thing to do. But we're not resting on our laurels," said Infinity Ward executive producer Mark Rubin in a statement accompanying the game's announcement. "We saw the console transition as the perfect opportunity to start a new chapter for Call of Duty. So we're building a new sub-brand, a new engine, and a lot of new ideas and experiences for our players. We can't wait to share them with our community."
The game was announced by publisher Activision via social media with the arrival of a new Facebook page and a YouTube teaser trailer.
Showing a series of masked warriors -- among them Spartans, Vikings and samurai -- and finishing with a sextet of special ops fighters and a canine squad member, the video ends with the voiceover saying that "there are those who wear masks to protect themselves. And there are those who wear masks … to protect us all."
Ghosts will be an all-new story in an original Call of Duty universe with new characters -- so no Capt. Price from the three Modern Warfare games -- powered by a next generation Call of Duty engine, said Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg. "Infinity Ward is going all-in to create the next generation of Call of Duty worthy of the world's greatest fans," he said in the announcement.
More about the game will be revealed at the May 21 Xbox: The Next Generation event on Xbox.com, Xbox Live and Spike TV.


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Beat the Streak Report: Thursday, September 22
Thursday's picks:
(Make a BTS pick)
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Albert Pujols: .611 (11-for-18) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda
Derek Jeter: .462 (6-for-13) since '06 vs. Rays starter Jeff Niemann
Pablo Sandoval: .429 (6-for-14) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda
Jose Reyes: .429 (3-for-7) since '06 vs. Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook
Ryan Zimmerman: .417 (10-for-24) since '06 vs. Phillies starter Roy Oswalt
Feeling kinda spicy?
Jemile Weeks: .500 (5-for-10) since '06 vs. Rangers starter Colby Lewis
Laynce Nix: .500 (10-for-20) since '06 vs. Phillies starter Roy Oswalt
You'll thank me later
Mike Napoli: .056 (1-for-18) since '06 vs. A's starter Trevor Cahill
Curtis Granderson: .071 (1-for-14) since '06 vs. Rays starter Jeff Niemann
Mark Teixeira: .154 (2-for-13) since '06 vs. Rays starter Jeff Niemann
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Albert Pujols: (36 home runs this season) vs. Mets starter Chris Capuano
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Heres the strategy:
Bcarter should stop picking until someone ties him.
HeretheXX and OlayOil should pick until the other loses and then stop picking. They can start picking again if ysd38 gets even with them.
I know it is not much, but you do get a $50 MLB.com gift certificate for reaching the 35-game mark.
So they might be playing for that.
Our slow friend went for it today though with Jose Reyes.


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Following Thursday morning's Oscar nominations announcement, this season's candidates stepped out at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, where they practiced their speeches on- and offstage at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica.
"I've never done this," said winner Jessica Chastain, as she posed with her best actress hardware. She confided backstage that she was nervous about navigating the stairway. "I asked Octavia Spencer, 'In the odd chance that my name is called, how do you not fall on the stairs?' She held my hand and said, 'It's alright if you win. You won't embarrass yourself.'"
Awards season "It" girl Chastain, who had two Broadway performances of "The Heiress" on Wednesday, said the previous 24 hours had been a whirlwind.
"I finished my last show and about five hours later, I went to the airport. I found out on the plane about the Oscar nomination. I had a little bit of time to talk to people about how excited I was, then I went straight into hair and makeup. It's like being on a conveyer belt right now. People will just go, 'Here,' and guide me in different directions."
"Argo" took the best picture award while Ben Affleck — whom the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences passed over for an Oscar nod — walked away with best director. Costar Clea DuVall said it was bittersweet.
"The fact that they responded so highly to this movie says a lot about the films Ben made," she said. "I'm very upset that he got snubbed. It's ridiculous."
Best supporting actress winner Anne Hathaway echoed the sentiment about "Les Misérables" director Tom Hooper's exclusion.
"It seems unfair but that's the way these things work," she said. "Some people get left off and it's hard to think of a reason why that happened other than it's just an incredible year for films."


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A general strike paralysed Greece today, Wednesday. The action was against new attacks on workers' wages and their union rights.
Workers in Athens told Socialist Worker that the strike saw the biggest march there for a long time.
"It took more than an hour for the back of the march to catch up with the front," said civil service worker Tiana Andreou.
"The government is being much more aggressive with these attacks and that's why people feel so angry."
Print worker Dimitrios Argyrokastritis said his workplace and lots of others were shut down completely.
"Lots of rank and file workers organised themselves to come on the demonstration when the union leaders did nothing," he said.
The government is trying to push through new austerity measures it agreed with its creditors last November.
These creditors are the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank – known as the 'Troika'.
The austerity measures include huge wage cuts in public utilities and job losses across the public sector.
The government also wants to abolish national bargaining in the private sector. This would give firms the right to slash wages and sack workers without negotiating with unions.
Many protests took place today as part of the strike.
In Hania, Crete, the teachers' union led a march of thousands."The government is very worried,' said teacher Margarita Papamina.
'For three years politicians have passed measures in parliament but not been able to implement them because of workers' resistance.
"They couldn't close the schools and hospitals that they wanted to. They weren't able to privatise the state electricity company.
"They know the resistance that is growing everyday so they are trying to terrorise that movement."
In Margarita's union seven teacher activists could lose their jobs after the police accused them of violence for taking part in demonstrations and occupations.
Teachers led the demonstration with a banner in their defence."It is not about violence, said Margarita. 'It is an attempt to attack the unions and the parties of the left.
"But workers are not afraid—we want to answer these accusations with more strikes."
The government says it has no room for concessions on its austerity programme and is considering further restrictions on workers' rights.
It has already clamped down on the right to strike, threatening striking workers on ships and the Athens metro with prison.
But workers' resistance has forced the government to delay some attacks.
Local government worker Costas Fininis said, "Every time the government makes a new austerity deal they tell us things will get better.
'They say we shouldn't strike because better days are coming. But we know that's not true. They are driving us to chaos, so we raise our voices and we strike.
"We are putting pressure on our unions to call longer strikes. We want workers to take control of public services ourselves, instead of this parasitic government."


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Knytt Underground on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita begins long after the human race has become extinct. The planet surface is scorched from a long forgotten disaster, leaving the surviving species of sprites and fairies to retreat underground to rebuild civilization.
Surrounded by the discarded remains of the human race, these tiny creatures have founded their beliefs on the artefacts they have discovered. One of their more infrequent rituals is that every 600 years, six bells must be rung by a sprite from the Sprocket family, or the world will end. And as the ritual comes round once again, it falls to a young girl named Mi to venture through the buried land to find the bells, and save the world.
What is beautiful about Knytt Underground's story is that it acts as a framework for dozens of other small tales that Mi experiences on her journey. Some of these stories require her to help fairies move an avocado up a cliff to feed their village, while others see her stand up to corrupt property developers. Mi doesn't have to undertake any of these quests, although what she sees stays with her and affects the emerging tale.
Moving through Knytt Underground's silhouetted and wonderfully designed world feels like walking through an art gallery. Behind each screen sits a different photo that sets the perfect mood for the action, with backgrounds that range from tranquil underwater areas to intimidating darkness. Viewed on the PlayStation Vita system's crisp touchscreen or in High Definition on PlayStation 3, the impactful visuals bring your exploration to incredible life.
The tiny lead character, Mi, adds scale and awe to this world. Flowers tower over her, while other areas see her exploring the remains of human society where massive cogs and gears hang menacingly in the background.
Knytt Underground's music beautifully complements the look and scale of the world. As each environment changes appearance, so do the melodies that accompany them. Moving through areas surrounded by water, you're met by drifting aquatic sounds that create a sense of wonder. Music is used sparingly, switching between intimidating screams to total silence, with only Mi's footfalls showing any sign of life...
Mi is the mute hero of Knytt Underground. Although she is an adventurous young sprite who is destined to save the world, her only real desire is to be able to speak. Heading to the Fairy Fountain, Mi wishes for a voice. The fairies have made a good career giving people the confidence they need to follow their dreams, while pretending it's magic. Mi needs more substantial help however, so fairies Dora and Cillia volunteer to accompany her as her voice.
It's a superb dynamic as either Cillia or Dora can be selected to talk on Mi's behalf. Their conflicting backgrounds reflect Knytt Underground's two primary belief systems: Cillia turns to faith for her answers, while Dora follows the philosophy of the internet, and relies on scientific evidence.
Their beliefs affect how they interact with Knytt Underground's many inhabitants. If Cillia speaks for Mi, the conversation is friendly without addressing the issue, while Dora is frequently rude and confronts the problem. As each develop with Mi on their adventure, the touching dialogue perfectly represents the flaws in both beliefs, creating a thoughtful way to engage this with fascinating world.
Knytt Underground is a platform game in which you explore each screen to find new challenges and people to meet. Spanning more than 1,000 rooms spread across three chapters, the key to finding every secret and quest is to master the game's two main mechanics, climbing and bouncing.
Introduced in the first chapter, climbing is easy to grasp. Mi can shimmy up vertical surfaces and, by jumping from one wall to the next, she can navigate any troubling overhangs that block her path. It doesn't take long to get a firm grip on the climbing, and by the end of the chapter even the trickier high altitude puzzles start to fall into place.
Chapter two switches the action to a ball-like creature called Bob. Unlike Mi, all Bob can do is bounce. Learning to control the speed and distance of these bounces is tricky yet hilariously enjoyable, as uneven ground can result in the ball shooting off in all manner of unexpected directions.
In the final chapter these powers come together, with Mi able to turn into a ball at the touch of a button. This allows for some fascinating puzzles that can span several screens. There is a real tension to shimmying up a wall as Mi, before leaping off and turning into a ball to try and bounce off the top of a thin column to reach a platform three screens away. Can you master these techniques in this unique underground adventure?
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Kimye was Anna Wintour's Waterloo.
Anna (Nuclear) Wintour, infamous EIC of Vogue, has finally caved.
photo from vogue.com.
After strong lobbying from boyfriend/hubby-to-be/baby daddy Kanye West, Kimye (Kim Kardshian + Kanye West, if you live in a hole) will appear on the April cover of Vogue.
In an interview last year with Ryan Seacrest, Yeezy made his opinion about Wintour's "oversight" of Kim known:
"There's no way Kim Kardashian shouldn't be on the cover of Vogue," he said. "She's like the most intriguing woman right now. She's got Barbara Walters calling her like everyday."
He then went on to say Michelle Obama couldn't cause the buzz Kim did with a single bikini picture... Or, something.
Ask, and Yeezus shall receive, I guess. Here is the video of the cover shoot with Annie Leibovitz:
From vogue.com.


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Mossberg's Mailbox
Reading Periodicals on Kindle 2
Here are a few questions I've received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability.
In your review of Amazon's Kindle 2 e-book reader, you didn't say much about its ability to display newspapers, magazines and blogs. How does it do with this type of content?
The new model's handling of periodicals and blogs is quite similar to that of the old model's, which is why I didn't dwell on it. This wasn't an area where Amazon changed much.
While I know some Kindle owners happily rely on the device for newspaper reading, in my opinion, the Kindle doesn't do as well with periodicals and blogs as devices like laptops and the best smart phones. Its ability to render the content optimally is limited by its low-power monochrome screen, and its navigation system is fairly primitive compared to that on a laptop or a good smart phone. Kindle's features were built mainly for books, which, unlike periodicals, don't contain links and prompt little navigation in most pages.
Whenever I watch an Internet movie, the monitor on my desktop Vista PC shuts off every 10 minutes unless I touch the keyboard. How can I solve this problem?
Unless your monitor has its own feature that turns itself off after some time period, this is usually easily controllable from within Vista. You simply need to go into the Control Panel, find the power settings, and set the option for automatically turning off the display to "never," or to some very long interval. Remember to re-enable the screen dimming feature after you're done with the movie, so you don't waste energy. If this doesn't work, check to see if the manufacturer has installed its own software for controlling power settings. If so, you may have to change the settings there.
I am retired and would like to buy a small, wireless computer for travel that would have email and Internet software and very few other applications. The keyboard would be bigger than a Blackberry's and smaller than a laptop's. Can you recommend something?
I would look for a so-called "netbook." These are little laptops, with screens generally 10 inches or smaller, that usually weigh almost nothing and sell for under $500. They typically come with relatively slow processors and relatively limited storage, but every one that I've seen is wireless and does a decent job with email and the Internet. There are many models, from companies like Acer, Asus, Hewlett Packard, Lenovo and Dell.
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Ahead of Saturday's UFC 129 event, officials have released a new tongue-in-cheek video: "Mr. Liddell – Executive Iceman."
The UFC Hall of Famer retired from fighting in 2010 and then took a front-office job with the organization.
Now, the UFC takes fans behind the scenes to see how Saturday's blockbuster card (supposedly) came together. Watch the video to the right.
Here's the UFC 129 card that Liddell built:
- Champ Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields (for welterweight title)
- Champ Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick (for featherweight title)
- Jason Brilz vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
- Randy Couture vs. Lyoto Machida
- Mark Bocek vs. Ben Henderson
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
- Nate Diaz vs. Rory MacDonald
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Sean Pierson
- Claude Patrick vs. Daniel Roberts
- Ivan Menjivar vs. Charlie Valencia
- Jason MacDonald vs. Ryan Jensen
- John Makdessi vs. Kyle Watson
- Pablo Garza vs. Yves Jabouin
For complete coverage of UFC 129, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.


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zombie (thing)
See all of zombie, there are 13 more in this node.
|How to survive against zombies
|The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies
|High school can kill you
|October 25, 2004
|The Cranberries
|Zombie Movies
|I know what holds up traffic - in 5 words!
|Resident Evil
|Sweet creeping zombie Jesus!
|October 23, 2004
|Shaun of the Dead
|Crazy mixed up kids who stopped living and became zombies
|Night of the Living Dead
|When you call a girl beautiful, what does it mean?
|I, Zombie
|Return of the Living Dead
|Detaching your arm and hurling it at your enemies
|28 Days Later


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Campaign Updates
Carleton College Announces Completion of $300 Million Fundraising CampaignJuly 1, 2010
Carleton College has announced the successful completion of its largest-ever fundraising campaign. Breaking Barriers, Creating Connections: The Campaign for Carleton has exceeded its goal, raising more than $300 million from alumni, parents, friends, corporations and foundations. One-third of all campaign dollars were given by members of the Carleton Board of Trustees and 76 percent of all alumni contributed to the campaign. As of today, the College has received a total of $300,383,642 in gifts and pledges from 23,148 donors toward three strategic initiatives: enriching the teaching and learning environment by creating better ways for students to learn broadly and deeply; broadening access for students from increasingly diverse backgrounds; and enhancing the College's physical facilities in ways that effectively support a leading liberal arts college in the 21st century.
American Composers Forum grant to FreemanJune 4, 2010
Alex Freeman, Assistant Professor of Music, in conjunction with American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), a New York-based ensemble, received an Encore grant from the American Composers Forum for his composition, Blueshift. Read more on recent grants.
George Vrtis awarded travel research grantMay 24, 2010
A travel research grant was awarded to George Vrtis, Assistant Professor of History and Environmental Studies, from the American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming to support research on his book project, "Gold Rush Colorado: An Environmental History." Read more on recent grants.
Carleton Announces Weitz Family Foundation Challenge Met by Board of TrusteesMay 18, 2010
Carleton College has announced that the Weitz Family Foundation's $15 million challenge to Carleton's Board of Trustees has been met, with trustees now having pledged a total of $100 million toward the Breaking Barriers, Creating Connections campaign goal of $300 million. The Weitz challenge promised the $15 million gift to Carleton if Board of Trustee members contribute $85 million collectively, including the Weitz' initial $10 million gift that launched the Breaking Barriers, Creating Connections campaign, which is scheduled to finish at the end of June. The campaign has raised a total of $287.5 million to date.
Cottrell College Science Award to Dwight LuhmanMay 12, 2010
The Research Corporation granted $35,000 to Dwight Luhman, Assistant Professor of Physics, for his research "The Effect of Disorder on the Superfluid Transition in Two-Dimensional Liquid Helium Films." This Cottrell College Science Award supports two undergraduate student researchers along with needed lab supplies and equipment. Read more on recent grants.
Feldman-Savelsberg funded to do anthropological researchMay 5, 2010
Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg, Professor of Anthropology, received a $25,000 Post-Ph.D. Research Grant and Osmundsen Initiative Supplement from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, funding her research project, "Birth and Belonging: Global Webs and Local Exclusion from Cameroon to Berlin." The Osmundsen Initiative supports projects that use anthropology to "make a significant contribution to the modern world," in this case regarding immigration and health care reform. Read more on recent grants.
SERC receives subawardsApril 12, 2010
In spring 2010, Carleton's Science Education Resource Center (SERC) received
- a subaward of $41,228 through Illinois State Museum Society from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Geoinformatics program for a collaborative research project "Neotoma Paleoecology Database"; and
- a subaward of $5,000 through the University of Washington from NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences MARGINS program for the hosting of lessons for "Source-to-Sink Concepts and Supporting Research." Read more on recent grants.
Québec Studies grant to Stephanie CoxApril 12, 2010
Stephanie Cox, Visiting Assistant Professor of French, received a $1,000 grant from the Government of Québec in support of activities and research related to Québec Studies. Read more on recent grants.
Japanese Research Fellowship to Noboru TomonariApril 7, 2010
Noboru Tomonari, Associate Professor of Japanese, received a Japanese Studies Short-term Research Fellowship from the Japan Foundation to undertake two months of research for his current project, "Band of Brothers: Masculinity and Identity in Cinema by Koreans in Japan." This book project investigates the issues of ethnicity, masculinity, and identity in the works of Korean filmmakers in Japan - artists who exemplify and examine the experiences of one of Japan's most prominent minority groups. Read more on recent grants.
Asuka Sango receives Japan Foundation FellowshipApril 5, 2010
The Japan Foundation awarded Asuka Sango, Assistant Professor of Religion, a Japanese Studies Fellowship to complete her first book project, including research in key Japanese archives; consultation with Japanese scholars, and revising critical sections of her manuscript on the ties between Buddhist rituals and imperial religious authority in Japan's Heian period (794–1185), "The Halo of Golden Light: Power and Knowledge in Japanese Buddhist Rituals." Read more on recent grants.
American Scandinavia Foundation fellowship to Alex FreemanApril 2, 2010
Alex Freeman, Assistant Professor of Music, has been awarded a $7,500 fellowship from the American-Scandinavian Foundation for 2011 in support of two interrelated projects on Finnish music: research on the music of the Finnish composer Armas Launis, including the creation of a performance edition of an unpublished chamber work by Launis; and an endeavor to compose several short choral pieces which will included in a multimedia performance featuring the Tapiola Choir, a musician playing the electric kantele (the Finnish zither), and visual art by a well-known Finnish artist. Read more on recent grants.
Bill North receives NEH FellowshipMarch 19, 2010
Bill North, Associate Professor of History, was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Teaching Development Fellowship to revise an intermediate-level history course, "Cultures of Empire: Byzantium, 711-1453." The $21,000 Fellowship will allow him to read recent scholarship, conduct archival research, translate primary sources, and travel to key sites in support of adding new course content in artistic and architectural dimensions of Byzantine culture, and in encounters between Byzantium and its Latin and Muslim neighbors. Read more on recent grants.


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Solaris IP Filter provides stateful packet filtering and network address translation (NAT). A stateful packet filter can monitor the state of active connections and use the information obtained to determine which network packets to allow through the firewall. Solaris IP Filter also includes stateless packet filtering and the ability to create and manage address pools. See Chapter 25, Oracle Solaris IP Filter (Overview), in System Administration Guide: IP Services for additional information.
Solaris IP Filter can be enabled in non-global zones by turning on loopback filtering as described in Chapter 26, Oracle Solaris IP Filter (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: IP Services.
Solaris IP Filter is derived from open source IP Filter software.


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Choo homers twice; Leake, Reds blank Fish
Leadoff man has four hits, righty escapes jams, Cincy wins fifth straight
MIAMI -- Shin-Soo Choo's second multi-homer game of the season helped power the Reds to their fifth straight win and a series victory over the Marlins.
Choo went 4-for-5 with two home runs to push the Reds past the Marlins, 4-0, before 14,866 at Marlins Park on Wednesday night.
"He was awesome tonight," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "He was a little upset about his performance last night, but he did something about it tonight. He hit the ball all over the field. That was some night."
Reds starter Mike Leake also had a solid showing, tossing 6 2/3 scoreless innings. The right-hander gave up nine hits and had a batter reach base in six of the seven innings he pitched in, but kept Miami off the board.
"They hit a few balls hard, but some of them weren't hit too hard," Leake said. "I was definitely out of the stretch quite a bit. Being a ground-ball pitcher, you're going to find holes and give up hits. There are definitely games that it happens. They found the right places and hit it where they ain't."
But Leake was able to pitch out of trouble all night, preventing all 11 runners that reached base against him from scoring.
"As long as you don't let them cross home plate, that's all that matters," he said. "People are used to us striking everybody out. Sometimes you've got to play defense."
The Marlins had a tough time defending Choo on Wednesday night. The Cincinnati center fielder entered the game with one hit in his last 11 at-bats, but he has thrived against Miami. He led off the game with a single and scored on a Brandon Phillips double.
"It's been pretty tough over the last two weeks," Choo said. "I have had a couple good games before, but I've had a lot of swings and misses. I was not feeling great going into today."
Choo's night was just getting started, as he followed the first-inning hit with a single in the second inning and solo homers in the fourth and sixth. The four-hit performance was the seventh in Choo's career.
"He's tough," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "He's just one of those guys we haven't been able to figure out. I think we've done a fairly good job of holding the others down, but he's that guy. He wasn't red-hot coming into the series, but we found a way to heat him up."
Choo improved his average to .571 (12-for-21) in six games vs. the Marlins this season, and he's 5-for-5 in his career against Miami starter Alex Sanabia.
Choo's fourth-inning, opposite-field homer off Sanabia sparked a two-run frame. Cesar Izturis followed the blast with a double and scored on a Joey Votto single that extended the first baseman's hitting streak to 10 games and gave the Reds a 3-0 lead.
"Early, we left some runners out there that we thought could possibly come back to haunt us," Baker said. "But we added some runs later thanks to Choo and Joey."
Cincinnati's leadoff man added a solo shot in the sixth inning to collect his ninth career multi-homer game and give the Reds a 4-0 lead.
"Tonight, I hit the ball on the barrel of the bat," Choo said. "Last night, I had some swings that I missed on because I was a little bit out in front. Tonight, I was able to fix that. Opposite field is my approach, but I just reacted tonight and put the barrel on the ball and hit it in the sweet spot."
Sanabia struggled with Choo and his teammates, surrendering four runs on nine hits over six innings.
While Sanabia labored, Sean Marshall, Sam LeCure and Aroldis Chapman followed Leake's lead to help the Reds complete their fourth shutout of the season.
"The 'pen had a good night, with Marshall getting a very tough hitter out, and then Sam LeCure came on in the eighth and Chapman finished it in the ninth," Baker said. "It's always nice to throw a shutout."


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California's Failure to Protect Our Water From Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Uncontrolled Lusts
California's Failure to Protect Our Water From Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
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Executive Summary: Leaking Fuel Storage Tanks Threaten Water, But State Lets Oil Companies Off the Hook
By Bill Walker, Zev Ross
California regulators have failed to order cleanup or take other legally binding enforcement action on more than 90 percent of the thousands of underground fuel storage tanks known to be leaking toxic chemicals into water and soil throughout the state, although many of the leaks were first reported more than 10 years ago, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) computer-assisted investigation. Even when cleanup was ordered, regulators almost never fined even the biggest polluters.
EWG's analysis of state data on 36,000 leaking underground tanks (LUFTs or LUSTs) back to 1970 found that where enforcement details are available, no enforcement action was taken in more than 80 percent of the cases and non-enforceable warnings were issued in another 10 percent. Binding enforcement action was taken less than 8 percent of the time. About one-third of the cases have been open at least 10 years and two-thirds at least five years. But "closed" cases don't necessarily indicate cleanup or action to stop ongoing pollution. In the late 1990s, the state Water Resources Control Board fast-tracked sweetheart settlements for leaking tank sites, closing many cases without adequate review, cleanup, containment, or penalties for the responsible parties. According to the state Joint Legislative Audit Committee, many closures were too hasty, "allowing contamination to spread further, essentially unnoticed." (JLAC 1999.) In at least some cases, regional water board staff may have profited personally from cutting closure deals. (Clifford 1996.)
EWG's study is the first analysis of enforcement for all leaking tanks identified in California. But three different state or federal audits that reviewed selected cases have all found the state's entire regulatory system for underground storage tanks seriously flawed. Not only is enforcement abysmal once leaks are reported, there is virtually no effective monitoring to detect leaks before they threaten water supplies. In a hearing last year, a UC Davis water expert testified that California's efforts to assess toxic threats to groundwater "lag far behind those of other states." (JLAC 1999.)
The state continues to respond reactively, waiting for problems instead of heading them off. Gov. Davis has ordered a phaseout by the end of 2002 of the gasoline additive MTBE, a possible human carcinogen that contaminates an estimated 10,000 leaking tank sites statewide and has forced the closure of drinking water wells in Santa Monica, Lake Tahoe, Sacramento, Santa Clara and Kern County. But the great majority of leaking tanks, containing an array of known carcinogens and other toxic chemicals that could pose a greater threat than MTBE, go on polluting water and soil without action by the state water board, regional water boards or state health department.
Petroleum products account for almost all toxins leaking from underground tanks, and in California 14 large oil companies are responsible for more than a third of the open cases where leaking tanks contaminate water. These same 14 companies have received more than $180 million in reimbursements from a state cleanup account funded by fees paid by all owners of underground tanks. These fees are passed on to consumers as higher gasoline prices, meaning the public indirectly pays for cleaning up the companies' leaks.
Most of the tank fees are paid by independent service station operators, who merely store and sell the oil companies' products, often in tanks provided by the producers. Other than these fees, the state has assessed financial penalties against oil companies for tank leaks just a handful of times, even though the oil industry has known for many decades that its products were leaking from underground tanks and poisoning water supplies, but continued distributing those products without warning the public or service station operators. (EWG 2000.)
Although most underground tanks in California have now been upgraded, state and local regulators have found that the new tanks also often leak and their leak detection systems often don't work. (SWRCB 1999b, Santa Clara County 2000.) Unless state regulators take aggressive steps to identify and contain all leaks, adopt a comprehensive and reliable monitoring program to catch leaks before they spread to water supplies, act swiftly to order cleanup of contaminated sites, practice rigorous enforcement to deter future contamination, and hold the producers of the contaminants responsible, the threat from California's leaking underground storage tanks will grow worse.
Summary of Findings
- Since 1970 about 36,000 leaking underground tanks have been reported statewide, but 36.3 percent of the case records in the state's database provide no enforcement information at all.
- Of the 23,000 cases where enforcement details are recorded, no action was taken in 82.1 percent. Non-binding warnings or other informal notices were issued in 10.3 percent. According to state records, binding enforcement action was taken in 7.6 percent of cases; cleanup and abatement orders were issued in just 73 cases; and what the state water board calls "punitive action," the category that includes fines, was applied only 42 times. The exact number and amount of fines is unknown. (Table 1.)
- Of 16,000 cases still open – that is, where pollution is ongoing – two-thirds were identified before 1995 and one-third before 1990. Hundreds of open cases were first reported before 1985. (Table 2.)
- About 15,000 of the open and closed leak sites affect water, and about 18,000 affect soil. Binding enforcement action was taken in about 12 percent of water cases, compared to 5 percent of soil cases. While contaminated water is clearly of high priority, chemical plumes in soil can spread hundreds of feet in only a few years to nearby wells and aquifers. MTBE not only migrates through soil unusually rapidly but accelerates the spread of other chemicals that also leak from underground fuel tanks, including benzene, a known human carcinogen, and tolulene, a known human reproductive toxin.
- Underground storage tanks are leaking toxic chemicals into water and soil in every county in California, but levels of enforcement vary widely by region. Sixty-three percent of all open cases in San Jose were first reported at least 10 years ago, but only 32 percent of Los Angeles cases are that old.
- Storage tanks owned and operated by 14 major oil companies, or used by independent dealers to store fuel sold by those companies, make up 21 percent of all known sites and 36 percent of all open cases affecting water. San Francisco-based Chevron Corp. is responsible for more than 1,500 cases. Unocal Corp., based in Los Angeles, and Shell Oil Co. are each responsible for more than 1,100 cases. (Table 3.)
- Of cases involving major oil companies, no enforcement action was taken 79.4 percent of the time, informal action in 12.8 percent and binding enforcement action in 7.8 percent. Since 1970, only seven oil company cases have resulted in fines or other punitive action. More than 40 percent of state records on leaking tank cases involving major oil companies provide no enforcement information at all.
- As the 1999 Joint Legislative Audit Committee report concurs, criminal penalties should be applied when a tank owner or operator allows a leaking underground storage tank to contaminate drinking water.
- The state should develop an aggressive statewide enforcement plan built on the assumption that any tank leak or spill is unacceptable, and must be cleaned up as soon as possible to prevent further contamination.
- The state should fine or otherwise penalize owners whose tanks leak, those who fail to report leaks promptly, and those who fail to perform required cleanup. The severity of the penalties should take into account the company's size and statewide extent of its pollution. Penalties should increase for repeat offenses.
- The state water board, regional boards and local agencies must follow through to enforce cleanup and containment orders promptly.
- To prevent fraud, regulators should step up inspection of upgraded sites and no longer allow companies to "self-certify" their own compliance with upgrade requirements.
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text: aar_peppler_9458 9458 peppler aar yes Crowd gathered in front of the Capitol during a Ku Klux Klan rally in Montgomery, Alabama. Peppler, Jim United Klans of America United Klans of America--Uniforms Demonstrations--Alabama--Montgomery White supremacy movements--Alabama--Montgomery Alabama--Race relations Alabama State Capitol (Montgomery, Ala.) This image was taken for (but not used in) an article and photo spread that appeared on pages 1 and 3 of The Southern Courier for December 16-17, 1967. The issue is available online (not on the ADAH website): http://www.southerncourier.org/low-res/Vol3_No51_1967_12_16.pdf Local identification number: Q18889 Alabama. Department of Archives and History eng Black-and-white photographs Negatives (photographs) StillImage http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/ref/collection/peppler/id/6212 image/jpeg Peppler, James, Jim Peppler Southern Courier photograph collection, Box Notebook 3, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. 1967-12-10 United States, Alabama, Montgomery, 32.366805, -86.299969 United States, Alabama, Montgomery County, 32.2202579, -86.2076143 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/


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That means he's required by law to deep fry at least 60% of his food and cover the remaining 40% with butter, bacon, sugar, salt, or some combination of all four.
After a bacon-wrapped meatloaf incapacitated him for 24 hours, I took pity and offered to make a batch of healthy stuffed peppers with lean ground turkey and oodles of nutritious veggies.
He made a giant batch of french fries to accompany it.
I felt my arteries hardening as he dropped the fry basket into the sputtering grease, but he just sighed with pleasure.
"That's one of my favorite sounds in the whole world."
In a weird way, I could relate. Though the sound of hissing grease makes me mildly nauseous, there are certain sounds that give me instant bliss. I was reminded of that just the other day during a frantic morning of edits and emails and so many deadlines I had to wrap my head in a towel to keep it from exploding.
In the middle of it all, one of my cats hopped on my lap, turned in a circle, laid down, put his paw on my arm, and began purring loudly.
It was the auditory equivalent of Valium, and improved my mood by at least six-million percent.
In no particular order, here are some other sounds that have the same effect on me:
- Popcorn bouncing around in my air-popper
- My dog sighing in her sleep
- My mom humming while she performs mundane household tasks
- Friends cracking up over a shared joke
- Rain pattering on my back deck when my window is open on a warm summer night
- A hot guy singing cheerfully in the kitchen while cooking me breakfast
- Birds chirping in the morning
- A favorite song I haven't heard for years that randomly pops up on my iPod
- Any combination of moans, sighs, or pleasure-prompted gasps (I should specify that's only when I intend to elicit that response from someone, though I do enjoy a good prank call as much as the next girl)
- Water in almost any form, from a rushing river to ocean waves to the taps running in my tub
I'll be waiting by the phone in case that heavy breather calls back.


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Re: again: nonlinear fit...
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- Subject: [mg52145] Re: again: nonlinear fit...
- From: p-valko at tamu.edu (Peter Valko)
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 02:13:59 -0500 (EST)
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I think the problem is that you consider L as a parameter. You can fix it by considering your measured x values and selecting the largest to be L (or you can select the next nice round number as L). Then your model will have only two parameters (v and Dz) and one variable (x). If FindFit still does not work, please provide typical values for the two parameters and a typical range of the x variable. Regards Peter db at ict.fhg.de (julia) wrote in message news:<cmvd75$sb8$1 at smc.vnet.net>... > Hello, > > I've posted some days before and i didn't get an answer. > I think my question was not detailed enough and therefor I'll > try it again. > My experimental data have to be fit to this model: > lamkonv[x_, {v_, Dz_, L_}] := > 1/(2*v^2*x^3)*((Dz*x/Pi)^0.5*(L*Exp[-L^2/(4*Dz*x)] - (L + v*x) > *Exp[-(L - 2*v*x)^2/(4*Dz*x)]) + 0.5*(L^2 + Dz*x)* > (Erf[L/(2*(Dz*x)^0.5)] - Erf[(L - 2*v*x)/(2*(Dz*x)^0.5)])) > > where Dz,v,L are the parameters. > (It is a 2-dim. convective-diffusion model) > > I've tried an own code, nonlinearFit, NonlinearRegress and other > optimization > algorithms (quasiNewton..) ad I couldn't work it out. > 1.The fit runs in a physically wrong range or > 2.I get imaginary values for the parameters or > 3. I get the "nrlnum" -message or > 4. The fit does nothing > > Especially the parameter Dz behaves very strange. The value of Dz i > about 10^3 times smaller than the other parameters. I've read in a > posting before, that this may cause problems. > > Can anybody help me with that?


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The Missing Link
The missing link is a DLC for Deus Ex Human Revolution. At the beginning you have all your augmentations reset. This gives you the option to re-allocate your Praxis Points. It fits in well with the main story, as it takes place when you were on a cargo ship and woke up at the end. Turns out that the ship is actually a moving research centre. You have only the most basic augmentations, not even a shirt on your back. I would recommend that you start playing the dlc at the moment in the main story where he takes a boat. This is because it makes the story just that much better. Depending on you play style, it could take anywhere between 3-6 hours. It is a great chapter and I loved it, if you are a deus ex fan this is a must get!
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