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- Roland Martin responded to racist reaction to Joel Ward's game-winning NHL goal
- On his radio show, Limbaugh veered off one Martin tweet to a soliloquy about liberals and race
- Martin: Limbaugh didn't even bother to note what the issue was before ranting
- Racism is in America's DNA, Martin says, and Condoleeza Rice, for one, agrees
It's always funny to get tweets and e-mails from followers of radio entertainer Rush Limbaugh. None of them ever actually think of checking the facts out before they begin their ignorant, vile and rambling rants. I suppose that's to be expected because all they are doing is following their feckless leader, Limbaugh.
Last week I took to Twitter to express my disgust with the racist tweets sent to Joel Ward, the Washington Capitals forward who scored the game-winning goal against the Boston Bruins in the pivotal Game 7 of their first round matchup.
Ward, who is black, should have been praised for great play. Instead, he was insulted, ridiculed and called the N-word.
As a result, I sent out the following tweets:
-- "It's no shock that a black hockey player is being called nasty vicious things for a game winning goal. Only folks in denial about racism are.
-- "The reality is that weak-minded punks hide behind anonymous comments on message boards AND social media.
-- "I had my arms crossed one day in an editorial meeting and was called "intimidating" & "threatening." Thinking While Black, huh? LOL
-- "I simply accept the reality that racism is in the DNA of America. And when that button is pushed, the true feelings come tumbling out!
-- "Trust me, I know the inherent bigotry in 'we want our country back' and 'he's not like us' or 'you have a different worldview.'"
-- "Why do I love a changing America? Because the walls are tumbling down! One of the last bastions? Media. Some folks are still holding on!"
-- "Sports is great because talent ain't subjective. It's clear. You win or lose. I know from media history/experience that talent is irrelevant"
-- "So to all of the soft/hard bigots, we ain't going anywhere. Keep hatin, we'll keep on fighting & winning. But do know we know who you are!"
Limbaugh was apprised of what I tweeted, so when a young listener called in, he brought up what I wrote and said:
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"Roland Martin is a friend of Obama's and here is his Tweet: 'I simply accept the reality that racism is in the DNA of America and when that button is pushed the true feelings come tumbling out.'
"You asked me about racism and the media; well, here is a black journalist at CNN. I don't know what this is relating to but again Paul, 'I simply accept the reality racism is in the DNA of America.' So here is a mainstream journalist who just lives with the assumption that this is a racist country. Always there. And in his case is first because he's black, but he's liberal first.
"All liberals are liberals before they're anything else, if they're Jewish, if they're gay, female, male, they're liberals first, Paul. That is their religion. And that religion requires loyalty. You must have faith in them. They are the equivalent of your higher power. You must trust them; you must let them manage your affairs. This guy tweeting today that racism is in the DNA of America, so we are as a country founded in a flawed, sinful way. We are unjust as a country, it's immoral as a country, and that belief allows Mr. Martin excuse to be able to have power over people, to be able to punish people he thinks are racist."
Here is the key phrase out of all of the nonsense Rush spewed: "I don't know what this is relating to."
Had Rush and his crack research team bothered to get the context -- is that a bad disease going around lately? -- he would have realized that I was speaking about the racial slurs against the black hockey player.
That's when all of the knuckleheads began to write me, and many said that I was inciting the issue by even bringing it up. Several suggested that by ignoring racism, all will be well and it will just go away.
Really? Is that how it works?
Look, there is no need for Americans to stop living in denial. Race has been in the DNA of America since its founding. Slavery. Formation of our precious U.S. Constitution. The Civil War. Reconstruction. Jim Crow. The turbulence of the Civil Rights Movement. Integration. Busing.
Pick the subject and we've had to contend with the issue of race. I was only speaking truthfully to what so many Americans love to ignore.
But hey, don't believe me. Here is what Republican star and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had to say about race in America on CBS's "Face the Nation" in 2011:
"It is a birth defect with which this country was born out of slavery; we're never really going to be race blind. I think it goes back to whether or not race and class -- that is, race and poverty -- is not becoming even more of a constraint.
"Because with the failing public schools, I worry that the way that my grandparents got out of poverty, the way that my parents became educated, is just not going to be there for a whole bunch of kids. And I do think that race and poverty is still a terrible witch's brew."
Earlier she discussed the advancements of African-Americans in the U.S. -- whether it's a CEO or president of the United States -- yet even she concluded that "we're never going to erase race as a factor in American life."
So I say DNA. Rice says birth defect. Hmmm, is it really that different?
Ignoring racism will do nothing to solve the problem. Calling it out, speaking against it and educating others is what's important.
I find it hilarious that as an African-American, I'm told to ignore racism. I couldn't imagine telling someone Jewish, "anti-Semitism isn't a big deal! Stop harping on it. It'll disappear."
The problem for too many of us is that we live in a world of denial. We choose not to confront the problem because that means looking inward and confronting how we were raised; what our parents taught us; or even having to check out friends for their bigotry.
Racism isn't just black or white. It can be a two-way street between any groups. I prefer to not be silent about it and call it out.
Have I experienced racism in my life, as well as in the media? Of course! Sure, I grow tired of having to fight battles that should have been long gone, but it is what it is.
So Rush, I'm not going anywhere. I won't back down. I won't surrender. And when racism rears its ugly head, I'll be right there standing up for righteousness and to rid our world of this wretched evil.
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Hello again, Mithradates here, and back on the job, sans my erstwhile partner. While I catch up on old reviews, I am continuing forward from my last stopping point, and have decided to post my impressions while they are still fresh. This will mean going out of order, but you can keep up with all reviews past and present via the links on the right-hand side of the page.
On to Mythmakers. Or Myth Makers. Nobody seems quite sure what the title is. Which is appropriate, because the serial is quite forgettable. In fact, I would call it hands down the worst Dr. Who serial to this point in the series. Yes, yes, I know, The Web Planet. But as I will say in my argument for the defense (when it appears: watch this space!), at least Web Planet was ambitious. Myth Makers, by contrast, is puerile.
The curtain opens with the TARDIS appearing on a dusty plain outside of Troy. It appears as Hector and Achilles fight outside the city, and in a true Doctor ex machina the surprise appearance of the TARDIS allows Achilles to kill Hector. The Doctor is hailed as a manifestation of Zeus by Achilles, which is the first of many promising plot points that will be cast by the wayside.
The biggest flaw in the serial is the utter juvenility of the characters. It would seem that the writer wanted to show the Greek and Trojan heroes with feet of clay, and certainly the tradition from Homer forwards provides many human flaws to work from, but The Myth Makers takes this to absurdity. Menelaus is completely feckless and complains to Agamemnon that he didn't really want Helen in the first place. Odysseus is sneering and scheming. Paris is a dimwitted coward. Cassandra is a shrewish harpy. Agamemnon is a waffling milquetoast. Priam is a naive bumbler. And on and on. Nobody seems to have any redeeming characteristics whatsoever.
There is a certain laziness in the entire serial. The sets are plain and cheaply made, not for the first time in the show's history, but a symptom of the shoddiness that pervades the serial. The actors chew through their lines with little enthusiasm. Odysseus overacts as bad as Tlotoxl from The Aztecs. Priam and Paris bicker like a married couple.
In addition, plot points are picked up and discarded randomly. The Doctor decides to follow Achilles' lead and pretends to be Zeus, but when his ruse is discovered he drops it without fuss and proceeds to reveal to the Greeks that he is from the future! Vicki does the same thing when she is discovered by the Trojans. Up until this point the Doctor and his companions have taken pains not to divulge their true identities when traveling in Earth's past; even in Marco Polo when he has to explain how they got to the Himalayas he simply tells Polo that he has a "flying caravan". He never reveals its ability to travel through time. Here, though, he barely seems to care. He even is willing to show the Greeks how to construct a flying machine!
There are issues with the period dialogue as well. I don't expect perfect historical accuracy, naturally, particularly when dealing with what is essentially legend, but what is the idea having Cassandra call Vicki a "puny pagan goddess of the Greeks" and Vicki "a heathen sort of name", as if those terms have any meaning in the Bronze Age! Moreover Vicki, called "Cressida" by Priam, develops a love interest with the Trojan hero Troilus, an obvious attempt to set up the story of Troilus and Cressida. Except that romance was invented by the 12th century French poet Benoît de Saint-Maure.
Plot holes abound as well. Steven is discovered by Odysseus prowling around the Greek camp and is suspected of spying for the Trojans. Yet later Stephen easily convinces Odysseus to let him dress as Diomede and go out to face Paris, even though that would be a perfect way to get back into Troy and report if he were a spy. Later, Stephen proves to be a skilled swordsman even though he comes from our future and would be unlikely to possess such a skill. Finally, the Doctor's first scheme to defeat the Trojans takes the form of folding giant paper airplanes (ever try to fold parchment??) and shoot them into the city with soldiers attached. "Hare-brained" doesn't even do it justice. And when Odysseus sees one he remarks that his son makes them all the time!!! Finally, Troilus kills Achilles at the end of the serial, which seems a curious departure from the legend when all had more or less gone according to "history" by that point.
That last bit is the final death blow to this serial, though. We know what happens to Troy. Although the Doctor makes a half-hearted attempt to convince us that the legend passed down may be very different from what actually happened in history, in the end everything happens as in history, except that Troilus kills Achilles instead of vice versa. There is some tension over whether the Doctor and friends will survive, but they are never in any real danger (although Steven does get a shoulder wound at the end which seems unusually incapacitating for a superficial injury).
Bad characters, bad acting, bad sets, bad dialogue, and bad plotting. That's the Myth Makers in a nutshell. About the only interesting thing we discover in this episode is that the Doctor happens to carry around a 1920s Flapper outfit in the TARDIS, for reasons unknown. Oh, and Vicki departs. One wonders if a woman from the 22nd century will really find happiness in the 12th century B.C. No doubt she will have lots of time cooking, cleaning, weaving, and watching her many offspring die of childhood diseases to ponder her choice.

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One of my questions - should I continue on the puppy replacement milk from the vet that she is currently being fed ? I was reading an article on bottle feeding @ leerburg.com and they had a recipe on there that has 11 calories per cc as opposed to 1 or 2 calories per cc from the commercial type. Their recipe contains goat milk, egg yolk, whole yogurt and Karo.
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David Flower wrote:As for that nonsense about Spain not scoring many goals. Should have been 2-0 last night, and Alonso could have had 3 alone.
Well, Alonso had three speculative shots, and therein lies the problem with Spain because they are so perfect that they wouldn't dream of trying to get behind defences with long hopeful punts, or lobbing the ball into the box. So when they come up against decent, well-organised defences the only alternative is to either shoot on sight or exploit on the break. Well, as you say they nullified the German midfield to such an extent that, somewhat ironically, they only really got a chance to take advantage of spaces left by the opposition once they'd scored a set-piece goal. That halted the German's equally studied (if less technically accomplished) approach, which opened the game up allowing the likes of Pedro to attempt to walk the ball into the net.
If the two teams play to their full ability on Sunday they could well cancel each other out. It's no surprise that Villa didn't have any chance to add to his goal tally last night because Spain reverted to a 5-man midfield in order to match Germany man for man. Holland also play with a 5-man midfield, and don't even care that their nominal striker isn't scoring goals - 'efficiency' becomes 'pragmatism' when it dons an orange shirt. Hopefully there'll be an early goal, and then the sparks will fly. If not, expect more frustration from the commentators, who after all are there to enliven matters as well as describe what's going on.


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A man accused of first-degree murder turned down a plea deal that would�ve landed him in jail for at least 13 years.
A man accused of first-degree murder turned down a plea deal that would�ve landed him in jail for at least 13 years.
Tyrone Marcus Cannedy, 23, of Kings Mountain, appeared in court this week.
During the arraignment, Cannedy pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder charge in the death of Larry Jabar Hall.
Cannedy is accused of gunning down 29-year-old Hall in June 2012.
Cannedy�s attorney, Calvin Coleman, also turned down a plea offer extended by Gaston County Assistant District Attorney Stephanie Hamlin.
The offer would have allowed Cannedy to plead guilty to second-degree murder and serve a minimum of 13 years in prison.
Hall�s body was found near railroad tracks on J.E. Herndon Access Road on June 28, 2012. He was last seen with Cannedy, according to police.
Prosecutors say Cannedy and Hall were at a party and left together. Minutes later, Cannedy called someone at the party and said Hall had been shot, according to police.
Warrants for Cannedy�s arrest were issued a short time later.
Cannedy eluded arrest for 18 days, getting help from a network of people.
He was ultimately captured when K-9s tracked him outside a house where police were searching.
Cannedy has been held in the Gaston County Jail on a secured bond of more than $500,000 since his arrest.
Coleman previously argued to have the bond reduced, but that request was denied.
According to Coleman, Hall had many enemies who could have chosen to take the man�s life.
After receiving the prosecution�s plea agreement, Coleman made a counter offer. The attorneys have not reached an agreement.
Cannedy�s trial date was set for March 2014.
Reach Diane Turbyfill at 704-869-1817 and twitter.com/GazetteDiane.


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Kleene Onigiri wrote:k11chi wrote:HxH 2011 is basically over now. Sort of an epilogue left next episode, and then it's finished.
Kind of sad seeing as how the manga would be at 750s right now there was no hiatusxhiatus. The anime is most likely never coming back.
They actually made a HxH 2011 anime, which no one expected at all.
Also, the hiatus ended and HxH manga continued. So it's not impossible that it'll come back again.
But this shows how hard it is to be a mangaka, especially how stressful it is for their health. Poor people
He only does a volume like once every 2 years and drops it there... I don't think they're going to restart the anime again in 2025 for another 150 episodes just because it ended abruptly or whatever. Not much point in animating the same arcs over and over again three times.


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Finished in a gloss coating which gives the appearance of porcelain.
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European Commission
Brussels, 4 September 2013
New rules for Money Market Funds proposed – Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is a Money Market Fund?
A Money Market Fund (MMF) is a mutual fund that invests in short-term debt such as money market instruments issued by banks, governments or corporations. Money market instruments traditionally include treasury bills, commercial paper or certificates of deposit (see notes to editors at the end).
The above-mentioned financial instruments are eligible for an MMF as long as their residual maturity does not exceed 397 days (short-term MMF) or two years (standard MMF). MMFs can be denominated in any particular currency; those domiciled in Europe mostly invest in debt denominated in euro, pound sterling or US dollar.
2. What is a constant value MMF?
A constant net asset value (CNAV) MMF is a fund that, unlike other mutual funds, seeks to maintain a stable €1 per share when investors redeem or purchase shares. The net value of the assets held by an MMF can, however, fluctuate, and the market value of a share may therefore not always be exactly €1. To avoid a fluctuating share value, a CNAV MMF uses amortised costs to value its assets.
Not all MMFs promise redemptions or purchases at a stable price. In line with the practice employed by all other regulated mutual funds, variable net asset value (VNAV) MMFs offer redemptions and subscriptions at a price equal to the fund's NAV per share.
3. How is the net asset value (NAV) of an MMF calculated?
The net asset value (NAV) of any mutual fund is the market value of the fund's assets minus its liabilities. The NAV is stated on a per share basis. As mentioned above, VNAV MMFs redeem and allow investors to purchase shares on the basis of the fund's NAV per share, while CNAV funds assume that a share purchased or redeemed is always worth €1.
4. Who operates MMFs?
Asset management companies, which are either sponsored by banks or who run an MMF independently may operate MMFs. To offer an MMF, any authorised asset management company (be it under Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) or the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)) needs to obtain a separate permit granted once the competent regulator has established compliance with the MMF Regulation. The great majority of MMFs are bank sponsored. Nine out of the 10 biggest EU MMF managers are sponsored by commercial banks. This illustrates the high degree of interconnectedness between the banking and the MMF sectors.
Moreover, MMF assets are extremely concentrated. The 200 biggest MMFs account for more than 86% of the entire MMF assets under management. 22 MMFs manage assets exceeding €10 billion, and the biggest single MMF has more than €50 billion of assets under management.
Most MMF managers do not, however, manage one single fund. They manage a portfolio of several MMFs. So a single manager can manage a portfolio ranging up to €120 billion.
5. Who invests in MMFs?
Mostly corporate treasurers who need to hold large amounts of cash on a short-term basis and who do not want to put all of their cash in one single bank deposit account. Corporate treasurers can instead invest in MMFs that provide a high degree of liquidity, diversification and stability of value which is combined with a market-based yield.
In Europe, corporate treasurers can choose to invest either in CNAV or VNAV MMFs. The split between both MMF models in Europe is roughly 50/50.
6. Why do corporates not want to put their cash in a bank account?
Huge sums are at risk if a bank defaults. As a result corporate customers prefer to invest their cash holdings in a highly diversified portfolio of MMF instruments.
Under the proposed new rules, an MMF would be required to invest in short-term debt issued by a range of financial, government or corporate issuers. For short-term MMFs a single issuer may not exceed 5% of an MMF's assets, while a standard MMF can only invest up to 10% of its assets with a single issuer.
MMFs are currently the only regulated investment fund where cash can be invested with such a high level of issuer diversification.
Exceptions to the above diversification limits only apply when the money market instruments are issued or guaranteed by a public authority such as a government, a central bank or a public bank.
7. Why are MMFs so important?
MMFs are an important source of short-term financing for financial institutions, corporate bodies and governments. For example almost 40% of short-term debt issued by the banking sector is held by MMFs. MMFs represent a crucial link bringing together demand and offer for short-term money.
With total assets under management of roughly €1 trillion, MMFs represent around 15% of the European fund industry.
8. What is the problem with MMFs?
Due to their size (see above), MMFs can be systemically relevant. If an MMF collapses, a source of refinancing for banks and corporates disappears.
MMFs are investment funds, with all the inherent market risks attached to any fund investment. During stressed market conditions, as in 2007 and 2008, they could not always maintain the promise of immediate redemptions (liquidity) and preservation of value (stability). This led in some cases to massive and sudden redemption requests by large groups of investors (the so-called 'run on the fund').
MMFs are deeply interconnected with the money market as a whole and with the banking sector through the sponsors of the MMFs. In consequence, their disorderly failure can cause broader consequences, such as contagion to the real economy and bail-out risks for their sponsor and, ultimately, public authorities. These problems can have repercussions across the European Union, since both investments in MMFs and investments by MMFs are largely performed across borders.
9. What is the problem with sponsor support?
MMFs, especially those that promise redemption at a stable share price (CNAV MMFs), have historically relied on discretionary capital from their sponsors to maintain their NAV per share in times of falling asset values. Sponsors are often forced to support their sponsored MMFs out of fear that their MMF's decreasing NAV may trigger a panic that could spread into the sponsor's other businesses. The support that the sponsor provides to the MMF may drain its liquidity, putting the sponsor itself at risk. For bank sponsors, the risk is even more acute because the panic could spread to the bank's depositors, which could lead the bank into default. In order to avoid this negative chain of events, public authorities have had to step in to stabilise the MMF sector.
10. Do banks currently set aside funds allowing them to stabilise the NAV of their MMF?
No, sponsor support is entirely discretionary and even big MMF sponsors have not set aside funds explicitly to stabilise their MMFs if needed. Depending on the size of the fund and the extent of redemption pressure, sponsor support may reach proportions that exceed their readily available reserves. This is why the proposed rules require the constant NAV funds to build up a cash reserve, the so called 'NAV buffer'. After careful consideration of the sponsor support events during the crisis, the buffer will amount to 3% of the assets under management of the MMF. This amount represents some of the empirically observed 'worst case' loss scenarios.
11. How would the new rules work?
The proposed Regulation requires:
12. To whom would the new rules apply and to what extent?
The proposed rules would apply to all funds that invest in money market instruments - independently of whether the basic parameters of the fund are governed by the UCITS rules or whether the MMF operates as an alternative investment fund according to the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
In line with the general policy to curtail 'overreliance' on third party credit ratings, any MMF manager is obliged to conduct its own credit assessment according to a set of harmonized rules. Harmonizing the parameters in which credit assessments need to be conducted is necessary to avoid arbitrage between MMF managers.
The envisaged rules will only set a general framework within which European MMFs have to operate. Investors will still have to bear the risks inherent in an investment in money market instruments, most notably the risk of changes in interest rates (duration), the risk that assets held in a MMF decline in value and the risk that individual securities in an MMF portfolio suffer credit downgrades or even default. Transparency requirements will aim to ensure that all MMF investors are aware of these risks.
13. What exactly is a buffer?
Each MMF that chooses to have a stable value of its NAV will have to set aside a capital reserve amounting to 3% of its assets under management. This cash reserve should be used like a buffer, or a cushion, to compensate the differences between the stable NAV of €1 and the price movements of the assets contained in the underlying portfolio.
14. Why not just ban CNAV MMFs?
CNAV MMFs represent half of the European MMF market and some investors prefer this particular form of MMF. Analysis indicates that some investors may stop investing in MMFs if CNAV MMFs disappear. This could therefore have some negative repercussions on the entities that rely on the MMFs to get their funding.
For this reason, there was the need to find an intermediate solution that takes the form a buffer imposed on CNAV MMFs.
15. Are you following the international approach on regulating the MMFs?
To the extent possible, we seek alignment with the international work on shadow banking, mainly with the recommendations formulated by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).
On most issues, such as the liquidity rules, issuer diversification and customer profiling the EU proposals seek to mirror the rules already applicable in the US (Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7).
Differences in approach might result from the fact that the current European market is structured differently from other jurisdictions. For example, the European market does not address the separation that the SEC envisages between Government MMF (MMF that invest at least 80% of their assets in US Government debt) and 'prime' MMF (MMF that invest in corporate debt).
While the SEC proposals provide that MMFs that are invested primarily in government debt may maintain stable prices per share at redemption, so-called 'prime' MMF would have to adopt the VNAV pricing model.
As the EU has only a very small amount of euro or sterling denominated government MMF (accounting for roughly 3% of assets managed in the CNAV model), the vast majority of CNAVs currently operating in Europe can only continue operations in a responsible manner by setting aside capital to back up the promise of stable redemption prices per share.
16. What previous steps were undertaken prior to the proposal?
This measure is preceded by extensive consultation with the relevant industry, MMF investors and other interested parties launched by a general consultation on asset management in July 2012.
The Commission has thoroughly considered all contributions to various rounds of consultation and the information supplied in the course of these consultations is reflected in the Commission's impact assessment of March 2013.
This impact assessment considered different policy options to ensure the liquidity and the stability of MMFs. It concludes that a general corpus of rules should apply to all MMFs while constant NAV MMFs should build up an adequate buffer to back up their promise to redeem investors at a constant price.
Note to the editors
Money market instruments are short-term debt instruments issued by banks, governments or corporations. Money market instruments include treasury bills, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and repurchase agreements. Certain types of securitization (those that are backed by company debt or trade receivables) may, upon certain conditions pertaining to minimum credit and liquidity thresholds, also be accepted as money market instruments as long as the residual maturity of the instrument and the underlying assets does not exceed 397 days.
Commercial paper is short-term, unsecured note issued by a corporation to meet short-term cash needs. Maturities range from overnight to up to 270 days. Commercial paper is usually issued by corporations with a high credit rating and sold at a discount from face value. Commercial paper is one of the main 'money market instruments' and an asset eligible for MMF investments.
Certificates of deposit are savings certificates entitling its bearer to receive interest. A certificate of deposit (CD) has a specified fixed interest rate and is usually issued by a commercial bank. CDs are eligible for MMF investments.
Repurchase agreements are a form of funding for securities dealers. The dealer sells securities to investors (such as MMF), usually on an overnight basis, and buys them back at a higher price that reflects the cost of borrowing cash. With a repurchase agreement, MMFs act as short-term lenders of cash.
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VP 70 Z, Civilian version
VP 70 M, Military version
close view on fire selector built into holster-stock of the VP 70 M
VP 70 pistol, partially disassembled
The VP 70 pistol is quite unique, being well ahead of its time in some respects, and while it did not catch the military or civilian market, it set the marks for the many more sucessful followers. The VP-70 (Volks Pistole model 70) had been developed by HK around 1968, and the production began in 1970. Production of the military / law enforcement version, VP-70M, had been ceased fithin few years. Civilian version, VP-70Z, had been manufactured untill 1989.
The VP-70 is a blowback operated, striker fired, double action only pistol. In military version, VP-70M, it can be used along with detachable shoulder stock - holster, which has built in fire selector device, that allows to fire single shots or three rounds bursts. Withouth the stock attached, only single shots can be fired. Another then-unique feature was the polymer frame. In fact, the VP-70 was the FIRST EVER productional pisol with polymer frame. The DAO trigger with no manual safeties was alo not so common in the early 1970s. Despite the simply blowback operation, not so common in 9mm Luger/Para handguns, the VP-70 had modest felt recoil, but heavy and long trigger pull does not helped to improve accuracy.


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My first goal was 2000g in Vanilla.
I know that doesn't sound like a lot today but back in vanilla it was epic land mount and riding skill for my mage and warrior and was kind of a big deal. Only a handful of people in my guild had an epic mount and you could really see the difference and it was a pretty big status symbol.
Looking back I realise now gold making wasn't something a lot of people did however I really liked to min max during raids ( aka topping the dps meters) so I would spend lots of gold for every raid I was in.
I'm not the biggest fan of inflation in wow, not many gold makers are, but I can see the need to have some inflation because it lets people catch up. I had a very good vanilla but changing realms near the end of vanilla and playing a tri-spec shaman (pve heals, pve dps, pvp heals) meant I never accumulated a lot of gold during BC, it wasn't until Wotlk where I felt I had caught up and got to 600k and near the end of Cataclysm when I hit three million gold.
My next goal is four million gold and i'm around 400k short of that currently.


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With Newport-Mesans in the Olympics, contentious City Council elections and those Mitt and Barack guys grabbing headlines, it was a busy year for news — and the arts proved to be no exception. We could try to order this into a conventional "top 10 stories" or some such thing, but because the arts are always playful and surprising and sometimes impossible to classify, we'll approach our year-end wrapup the same way. Here were some of the highlights of the cultural scene in 2012:
First Class Couture: The "adDRESSING Titanic" exhibit showcased women's haute couture garments, circa 1912. Brought to the Orange County satellite campus in Irvine by the Los Angeles-based Fashion Institute of Designing and Merchandising (FIDM) Museum, these high-fashion garments were debuted on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking.
"You know, if you were the cream of the crop ... you got to wear these types of garments," said FIDM's curator, Kevin Jones. "The Titanic is considered really the death knell of this kind of Edwardian, Victorian era, where there was a great deal of advancement in technology … but the human side of it had not caught up to it yet."
Featuring clothes worn by Lady Duff Gordon, a prominent survivor of the Titanic, alongside dinner gowns crafted by Beer and Doucet, two French designers from the same era, the exhibition opened with a presentation and tour led by Jones.
The Masters: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Orange County Museum of Art, "OC Collects" showcased 85 works by 47 local and international artists and was co-curated by director Dennis Szakacs and chief curator Dan Cameron.
Cameron revealed that the show, which closes Dec. 30, highlighted the role of the private collector within the history of OCMA.
"When people think of Orange County, they don't automatically think 'art collectors,'" Cameron said. "And yet, good collectors don't just belong to this area now. They have been here for a long time. We thought this was a great opportunity to display a cross section of the different collecting approaches here while creating a space where artists, art lovers and collectors can all meet and have an exchange."
With paintings, sculptures, photographs, drawings and text on loan from local collectors, including Anton D. Segerstrom, Mary and Dan Solomon, and Ann and Bob Myers, the displays range from minimalism to pop art and abstract expressionism to hard-edge work. According to Cameron, guests responded favorably to headlining artists such as Andy Warhol, Roger Kuntz, Jay McCafferty, Chaz Bojorquez and others.
Simple Pleasures: Actress and singer Liza Minnelli garnered an invitation to perform alongside Orange Country's gay men's chorus MenAlive. For two days, she took the stage with MenAlive in "A Winter Spectacular" at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The show, featuring the singer's own band along with the men's chorus, marked her first local appearance in nearly 20 years.
"Any time you're called an icon of anything, it's great," Minnelli said, referring to her popularity in the gay community. "And I think it's a huge part of my career. But if you go in there, you see not only gays [in the audience], you see families and all kinds of different people."
At the end of the day, Minnelli said, what keeps her coming back is a burning passion for her craft and simple joys embedded along the journey.
Wine Beyond the Vine: Huntington Beach residents Steve and Jason Berger won medals in this summer's Orange County Fair Home Wine Competition in Costa Mesa.
The father-and-son duo grow fruit trees and vines in their backyard, including citrus, avocado and tomatoes, alongside more tropical species such as bananas, pomegranates, and yellow and red dragonfruit.
Jason's sweet-tasting yellow dragonfruit wine won a bronze medal in the fruit wine category. His apple dessert wine and Gravenstein apple wine also received bronze medals among wine made at home from fruit other than grapes.
Other locals who featured prominently at the contest include David Erickson IV of Fountain Valley, who won a silver medal for his Sangiovese wine, and Phil Sblendorio of Huntington Beach, who earned three silvers — for his 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon, his 2010 port and his 2011 red blend — and a bronze for his 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Politics With A Side Of Art: Occupy Orange County switched gears on the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding Citizens United.
Occupiers served a cocktail of politics, art and humor to raise awareness about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a January 2010 decision banning the government from limiting funds from independent parties, such as corporations and labor unions, for political purposes.
Part of a nationwide demonstration, the rally included live music and informative skits with song-and-dance numbers, which encouraged the audience to laugh and clap along.
"Art is a way to communicate a message," Charles Cha, dressed as General Electric, said. "And humor just makes it more palatable."
Ripple Effect: Paintings by Vietnamese refugees who escaped a war-torn homeland are exhibited at UC Irvine as part of "Hope of Freedom: Project Ngoc's Decade of Dedication."
UCI graduate student Tom Wilson established Project Ngoc in 1987 with the idea to provide relief to those waiting for asylum in detention camps in Hong Kong, the Philippines and Thailand.
Starting out as an epidemiology course to prevent disease in the camps, Project Ngoc became a student-led organization raising awareness about the plight of all Southeast Asian refugees, which raises money to send UCI students to work as teachers, counselors and translators in the refugee camps. The students also organized local protests, vigils, art exhibits, concerts and conferences.
"When you return to the States, please exhibit these so that the rest of the world can learn about our relentless search for freedom — so that the rest of the world knows of the prison that is our lives. Do not let them forget about us," reads part of the exhibit, which features paintings on recycled cardboard signs, the back of completed works and even other paintings — the only surfaces available to these refugees — which were brought back to the U.S. and showcased at UCI.
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Tech Students Present Research Papers at Mining Association Conference, Sept. 15, 2008
By Thomas Guengerich
SOCORRO, N.M., Sept. 15, 2008 – Four New Mexico Tech graduate students got a taste of the experience of presenting research to a roomful of professionals at the New Mexico Mining Association conference in Grants on Friday, Sept. 5.
More than 300 professionals from various mining and engineering companies attended the conference, many of whom heard the four students present their papers.
Eric Osantowski, Samuel Nunoo, Bahareh Ghazvinian and Melissa Lindholm offered their research for the review of a roomful of mining professionals Friday.
"At first glance, I was nervous," said Samuel Nunoo, a master's student in mineral engineering. "I thought it was going to be a small group, but then I realized it was a big one. After I got started, I became more comfortable."
Lindholm had experience as an undergraduate presenting research at a Geological Society of America conference.
"It was a little nerve-wracking, but not as big as GSA," she said. "In the mining industry people are pretty informal. Plus, they're easy to talk to and they're pretty engaged."
Nunoo talked about his research into the mountainous mine rock pile at the Questa molybdenum mine north of Taos. He reported that weathering of rock fragments in rock piles since their formation 30 to 40 years ago has not noticeably changed their original angularity. Because greater angularity of particles can contribute to the stability of rock piles, Nunoo concluded that weathering has not adversely affected the stability of the rock piles with respect to changes in grain shape.
Osantowski, a doctoral student in chemistry, is also studying the stability of the Questa mine rock piles. He presented his findings from an investigation using a deionized water leach method to learn more about the chemical weathering of rocks.
"Eric's project evaluates how the chemical weathering might affect the stability of the rock pile," professor Michael Pullin said. "In his experiments, we are weathering rock material and tracking changes in the lab."
Osantowski is in the final stages of a research assistantship funded by Chevron Mining Inc. to investigate the effects of weathering on slope stability of mine rock piles.
David Jacobs, senior geologist for Chevron Mining at Questa, said both research papers provide insight into understanding the processes and products that may affect the stability of rock piles.
Osantowski's and Nunoo's research is part of the Questa Rock Pile Weathering and Stability Project, the goal of which is to develop a methodology to assess the long-term effect – as long as 1000 years – of weathering on the gravitational stability of rock piles, especially those at the Questa mine.
"Our partnership with New Mexico Tech has contributed to greater scientific and technical performance than if we were to go it alone," Jacobs said.
Bahareh Ghazvinian, a master's student in geotechnical engineering, presented her research about erosion control by chemical additives, specifically cement kiln dust. She has found that using cement kiln dust, when done carefully, can reduce erosion for a variety of applications, including civil engineering, agriculture and mining.
Ghazvinian, who recently completed an internship with Freeport McMoRan in Morenci, Ariz., found that cement kiln dust significantly improves properties of loose soils, including shear strength and plasticity characteristics.
Lindholm, a master's student in geology, recently returned from her second summer as a junior geologist in remote southwest Alaska. She presented her research into the geology of the untapped Pebble Deposit.
Lindholm presented her findings that relate to the zoning and composition of the Western Hemisphere's largest deposit of copper and gold.
"Pebble's spectacular size and potential make any investigation of this system interesting to exploration geologists, as well as ore genesis researchers," she wrote.
Lindholm worked for the company for the past two summers, helping drill core samples and create three-dimensional mineral zone images of large portions of the subterranean ore bodies. Her work is contributing to the basic understanding of the geology and formation of the ore.


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Atom, smallest unit into which matter can be divided without the release of electrically charged particles. It also is the smallest unit of matter that has the characteristic properties of a chemical element. As such, the atom is the basic building block of chemistry.
Most of the atom is empty space. The rest consists of a positively charged nucleus of protons and neutrons surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons. The nucleus is small and dense compared with the electrons, which are the lightest charged particles in nature. Electrons are attracted to any positive charge by their electric force; in an atom, electric forces bind the electrons to the nucleus.
Because of the nature of quantum mechanics, no single image has been entirely satisfactory at visualizing the atom's various characteristics, which thus forces physicists to use complementary pictures of the atom to explain different properties. In some respects, the electrons in an atom behave like particles orbiting the nucleus. In others, the electrons behave like waves frozen in position around the nucleus. Such wave patterns, called orbitals, describe the distribution of individual electrons. The behaviour of an atom is strongly influenced by these orbital properties, and its chemical properties are determined by orbital groupings known as shells.
This article opens with a broad overview of the fundamental properties of the atom and its constituent particles and forces. Following this overview is a historical survey of the most influential concepts about the atom that have been formulated through the centuries. For additional information pertaining to nuclear structure and elementary particles, see subatomic particles.
Atomic model
Most matter consists of an agglomeration of molecules, which can be separated relatively easily. Molecules, in turn, are composed of atoms joined by chemical bonds that are more difficult to break. Each individual atom consists of smaller particles—namely, electrons and nuclei. These particles are electrically charged, and the electric forces on the charge are responsible for holding the atom together. Attempts to separate these smaller constituent particles require ever-increasing amounts of energy and result in the creation of new subatomic particles, many of which are charged.
As noted in the introduction to this article, an atom consists largely of empty space. The nucleus is the positively charged centre of an atom and contains most of its mass. It is composed of protons, which have a positive charge, and neutrons, which have no charge. Protons, neutrons, and the electrons surrounding them are long-lived particles present in all ordinary, naturally occurring atoms. Other subatomic particles may be found in association with these three types of particles. They can be created only with the addition of enormous amounts of energy, however, and are very short-lived.
All atoms are roughly the same size, whether they have 3 or 90 electrons. Approximately 50 million atoms of solid matter lined up in a row would measure 1 cm (0.4 inch). A convenient unit of length for measuring atomic sizes is the angstrom (Å), defined as 10−10 metre. The radius of an atom measures 1–2 Å. Compared with the overall size of the atom, the nucleus is even more minute. It is in the same proportion to the atom as a marble is to a football field. In volume the nucleus takes up only 10−14 metres of the space in the atom—i.e., 1 part in 100,000. A convenient unit of length for measuring nuclear sizes is the femtometre (fm), which equals 10−15 metre. The diameter of a nucleus depends on the number of particles it contains and ranges from about 4 fm for a light nucleus such as carbon to 15 fm for a heavy nucleus such as lead. In spite of the small size of the nucleus, virtually all the mass of the atom is concentrated there. The protons are massive, positively charged particles, whereas the neutrons have no charge and are slightly more massive than the protons. The fact that nuclei can have anywhere from 1 to nearly 300 protons and neutrons accounts for their wide variation in mass. The lightest nucleus, that of hydrogen, is 1,836 times more massive than an electron, while heavy nuclei are nearly 500,000 times more massive.
Basic properties
Atomic number
The single most important characteristic of an atom is its atomic number (usually denoted by the letter Z), which is defined as the number of units of positive charge (protons) in the nucleus. For example, if an atom has a Z of 6, it is carbon, while a Z of 92 corresponds to uranium. A neutral atom has an equal number of protons and electrons so that the positive and negative charges exactly balance. Since it is the electrons that determine how one atom interacts with another, in the end it is the number of protons in the nucleus that determines the chemical properties of an atom.
Atomic mass and isotopes
The number of neutrons in a nucleus affects the mass of the atom but not its chemical properties. Thus, a nucleus with six protons and six neutrons will have the same chemical properties as a nucleus with six protons and eight neutrons, although the two masses will be different. Nuclei with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are said to be isotopes of each other. All chemical elements have many isotopes.
It is usual to characterize different isotopes by giving the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus—a quantity called the atomic mass number. In the above example, the first atom would be called carbon-12 or 12C (because it has six protons and six neutrons), while the second would be carbon-14 or 14C.
The mass of atoms is measured in terms of the atomic mass unit, which is defined to be 1/12 of the mass of an atom of carbon-12, or 1.660538921 × 10−24 gram. The mass of an atom consists of the mass of the nucleus plus that of the electrons, so the atomic mass unit is not exactly the same as the mass of the proton or neutron.
The electron
Charge, mass, and spin
Scientists have known since the late 19th century that the electron has a negative electric charge. The value of this charge was first measured by the American physicist Robert Millikan between 1909 and 1910. In Millikan's oil-drop experiment, he suspended tiny oil drops in a chamber containing an oil mist. By measuring the rate of fall of the oil drops, he was able to determine their weight. Oil drops that had an electric charge (acquired, for example, by friction when moving through the air) could then be slowed down or stopped by applying an electric force. By comparing applied electric force with changes in motion, Millikan was able to determine the electric charge on each drop. After he had measured many drops, he found that the charges on all of them were simple multiples of a single number. This basic unit of charge was the charge on the electron, and the different charges on the oil drops corresponded to those having 2, 3, 4,… extra electrons on them. The charge on the electron is now accepted to be 1.602176565 × 10−19 coulomb. For this work Millikan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1923.
The charge on the proton is equal in magnitude to that on the electron but opposite in sign—that is, the proton has a positive charge. Because opposite electric charges attract each other, there is an attractive force between electrons and protons. This force is what keeps electrons in orbit around the nucleus, something like the way that gravity keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun.
The electron has a mass of about 9.109382911 × 10−28 gram. The mass of a proton or neutron is about 1,836 times larger. This explains why the mass of an atom is primarily determined by the mass of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
The electron has other intrinsic properties. One of these is called spin. The electron can be pictured as being something like Earth, spinning around an axis of rotation. In fact, most elementary particles have this property. Unlike Earth, however, they exist in the subatomic world and are governed by the laws of quantum mechanics. Therefore, these particles cannot spin in any arbitrary way, but only at certain specific rates. These rates can be 1/2, 1, 3/2, 2,… times a basic unit of rotation. Like protons and neutrons, electrons have spin 1/2.
Particles with half-integer spin are called fermions, for the Italian American physicist Enrico Fermi, who investigated their properties in the first half of the 20th century. Fermions have one important property that will help explain both the way that electrons are arranged in their orbits and the way that protons and neutrons are arranged inside the nucleus. They are subject to the Pauli exclusion principle (named for the Austrian physicist Wolfgang Pauli), which states that no two fermions can occupy the same state—for example, the two electrons in a helium atom must have different spin directions if they occupy the same orbit.
Because a spinning electron can be thought of as a moving electric charge, electrons can be thought of as tiny electromagnets. This means that, like any other magnet, an electron will respond to the presence of a magnetic field by twisting. (Think of a compass needle pointing north under the influence of Earth's magnetic field.) This fact is usually expressed by saying that electrons have a magnetic moment. In physics, magnetic moment relates the strength of a magnetic field to the torque experienced by a magnetic object. Because of their intrinsic spin, electrons have a magnetic moment given by −9.28 × 10−24 joule per tesla.


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NEW YORK – Organizers of the New York City Marathon told its runners early Thursday morning that there would be "substantial modifications to the logistics and operations of the race" because of the damage from superstorm Sandy. But later, organizers said the course wouldn't change.
The confusion added to the uncertainty surrounding Sunday's race.
"I have heard there is a possibility of some alterations but nothing major," said U.S. Olympian Julie Culley, who will be making her marathon debut. "Somewhere along the line we're going to get from Staten Island (the start) to Central Park (the finish). If they want to cut all the tangents, I'm fine with that," she joked.
By chance, much of the marathon course avoids areas hit hardest by the storm, but transportation issues — runners arriving in the city and being transported to the start — remain the biggest concern. Usually about half of the field is transported to the start in Staten Island via ferry, which leaves from lower Manhattan.
New York Road Runners said that runners would be bused from the New York Library in midtown Manhattan. But ferry service hasn't been ruled out. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said full ferry service would be restored by Saturday.
Friday night's opening ceremony and parade of nations and Saturday's 5-kilometer run were canceled to keep the focus on Sunday's race.
RUNNER'S TAKE: Some think marathon will be win for city
Though travel has been an issue, given airport closures, none of the professional athletes have canceled, said David Monti, a consultant who is handling their arrival. As of Thursday afternoon, 85% of the professional field had arrived, he said.
One group, including one of the race favorites, Stanley Biwott of Kenya, arrived Wednesday night.
"I started my journey on Tuesday," Biwott said about his travels from Nairobi to London to Boston and then via car to New York.
But NYRR President Mary Wittenberg said more than 8,000 of the 47,500 entrants wouldn't run.
As runners continued to arrive, city and race officials defended their decision to hold the race days after Sandy left so much devastation.
Bloomberg said Thursday the marathon wouldn't divert resources from storm victims and that electricity was expected to be back on in downtown Manhattan by Sunday, freeing up police. He added that sanitation workers and firefighters aiding storm victims wouldn't be involved in the race. Organizers said they'll use more private contractors than in the past to minimize strain on city services.
"This city is a city where we have to go on," Bloomberg said.
NYRR chairman of the board of directors George Hirsch emphasized the race's greater impact on the city.
"I think by Sunday afternoon, this race will be known as the race for recovery," he said. "This is a real chance. The city of New York is not going to give up. The city of New York is coming back, and this race will demonstrate that resilience."


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April 26, 2008
PROVIDENCE, RI- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's track and field team had 15 personal bests at the Little East Conference and New England Alliance Championships at Rhode Island College's Black Track Complex.
Both teams finished fifth at the six-team Little East Conference Championships, the men with 76 points, and the women with 42. Southern Maine won both titles, their women scoring 199 points and the men scoring 194. The Corsair men were sixth and women eighth in the 12-team New England Alliance final standings. UMass Dartmouth's men scored 56 points, the women 38. Southern Maine won the women's team championship with 174 points, while Westfield State was the men's champion with 145.
Senior Chris Jodoin (Uxbridge, MA/Uxbridge HS/Maine) won the 400 meter hurdles in 54.93 seconds and set a school record when he finished first at 400 meters in 49.38 seconds. Senior Eric Holmes (Abington, MA/ Abington HS) was first in the 3000 meter steeplechase in 9:44.7, and sophomore Derek Stevens (Swampscott, MA/Swampscott HS) was third in 10:12.8, which allowed him to qualify for the New England Championships and was a personal best. Junior Jimmy Knuuttila (Lunenburg, MA/Lunenburg HS) was fifth in the 400 meters (58.35 seconds), a personal best, and junior Tyler Buck (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center HS).was fifth at 800 meters in 2:00.34 and sophomore Tim Whelan seventh in 2:01.02, both also being personal bests. Freshman Eric Nygaard (Medway, MA/Medway HS) was ninth at 1500 meters in 4:11.17 and Whelan was 11th in 4:11.97, freshman Nick Deininger (North Attleboro, MA/North Attleboro HS) was fifth in the 110 meter hurdles in 16.60 seconds, and the 4 x 400 meter relay team of senior Sam Machuor (Newbury, MA/Triton Regional HS), freshman Bobby Miller (Westfield, MA/Westfield HS), Buck and Jodoin was third in 3:24.62.
For the women, freshman Jermai Harrison (Brockton, MA/Brockton HS) was second in the shot put at 35 feet, 5 3/4 inches and third in the discus at 104 feet, four inches, while junior Hilary Baker (Middleborough, MA/ Middleborough HS) was fourth in the shot at 34 feet, 3/4 inch and second in the discus at 104-4. Senior Leanne Nygaard (Medway, MA/Medway HS) turned in a personal best performance at 800 meters, finishing eighth in 2:26.81, sophomore Jess Carpenter (Rutland, MA/Wachusett Regional HS) was 10th with a personal best time of 2:27.67, senior Marliana Gaspardi (Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth HS) and Nygaard had personal bests at 800 and 1500 meters (2:44.63 and 5:00.45, respectively), and the 4 x 100 meter relay team of freshman Linee Mello-Frost (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS), senior Deanna Bealby (Peterborough, NH/Contocook Valley HS), sophomore Stephanie Dinardis (Fairhaven, MA/Fairhaven HS) and freshman Briley Morrill (Whitman, MA/Whitman-Hanson HS) was sixth in a team best time of 53.97 seconds.
"Our team really competed well," said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Jon Hird. "Both teams should be proud of themselves."
The Corsairs will return to action at the New England Division III Championships at Coast Guard next Saturday.


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I don't know how this is possible, but it is. February 2013 marks the 20th anniversary of 2 great albums: Duran Duran's self titled album (later renamed "The Wedding Album" and Radiohead's debut record "Pablo Honey."
Duran Duran's record featured world-wide smashes "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone" and Radiohead's debut featured "Creep," a song the band have seemingly disowned as they've moved away from their indie rock roots and have become one of the most exciting and experimental rock bands since The Beatles.
Happy anniversary to both albums. Thanks for 20 years of greatness… so far!
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Michaelmas term
- Advanced Computer Design
(P34) – Dr Simon Moore
– 16 h
The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to undertaking multithreaded multiprocessor computer architecture research using FPGAs as an emulation platform.
- Algebraic Path Problems, with applications to Internet Routing
(L11) – Dr Timothy Griffin
– 16 h
A great deal of interesting work was done in the 1970s in generalizing shortest path algorithms to a wide class of semirings - called "path algebras" or "dioids". Although the evolution of Internet Routing protocols does not seem to have taken much inspiration from this work, recent "reverse engineering" efforts have demonstrated that an algebraic approach is very useful for both understanding existing protocols and for exploring the design space of future Internet routing protocols. This course is intended to present the basic mathematics needed to understand this approach. No previous background will be assumed. The course will start from scratch and end with open research problems. Many examples inspired by Internet Routing will be presented along the way.
- Automated Reasoning
(L18) – Dr Mateja Jamnik
– 16 h
Provides an introduction to how reasoning can be automated. In particular, the course will introduce students to fundamental techniques (logic, knowledge representation, proof, resolution, decision procedures, search, induction, etc.) for designing automated reasoners, provide some experience of how they work and how to use them, and present advanced uses and applications (ontologies, semantic web, diagrammatic reasoning, etc.) of theorem proving for solving problems via automated reasoning.
- Category Theory and Logic
(L108) – Dr Samuel Staton
– 16 h
We will investigate the connection between computer programs and mathematical proofs, via the language of category theory. For example, we will investigate the universal properties of types in functional programming, and the universal properties of connectives like AND and EXISTS in logic. By developing a theory of models for programs and proofs, we will be able to demonstrate why certain statements (like Peirce's law, ((P → Q) → P) → P) have no constructive proof.
- Chip Multiprocessors
(R05) – Dr Robert Mullins
– 16 h
Uni-processor designs can no longer be scaled to take full advantage of advances in fabrication technology. This has forced a shift to parallel architectures in an attempt to sustain performance growth. This module examines the motivation for such a shift in detail, and covers the research challenges facing industry and academia in attempting to exploit single-chip parallel architectures.
- Computer Security: Principles and Foundations
(R209) – Prof Ross Anderson, Dr Frank Stajano, Dr Steven Murdoch, Dr Robert Watson
– 16 h
NEW: This course aims to provide students with an introduction to the history and central themes of computer security, from its 1970s foundations to some current research topics, with a theme of how to defend cloud-based systems against capable motivated opponents. The course considers first local computer systems and then distributed systems; however, we will rapidly discover that this is an artificial distinction that only becomes more awkward as we enter the current period. Throughout the course, we will consider proposed systems along with the adversarial research intended to identify gaps and vulnerabilities.
- Image Processing and Image Coding
(E4F8) – Dr Joan Lasenby
– 16 h
Sophisticated processing of images by digital hardware is now fairly common, and ranges from special effects in video games to satellite image enhancement. Three of the main application areas are video data compression, image enhancement, and scene understanding. This module introduces the key tools for performing these tasks, and shows how these tools can be applied. This module is offered by the Department of Engineering.
- Innovative User Interfaces
(R03) – Prof Peter Robinson
– 16 h
Provides an overview of research in the area of innovative user interfaces including, amongst other topics, windows and icons; augmented reality; ubiquitous computing; and ambient displays.
- Introduction to Natural Language Processing
(L100) – Prof Ann Copestake, Dr Stephen Clark
– 16 h
This module aims to provide a brief introduction to linguistics for computer scientists and then goes on to cover some of the core tasks in natural language processing (NLP), with the emphasis on statistical techniques suitable for the extraction of meaning from large bodies of text. Finally we will consider some applications and evaluate how well they work given current techniques.
- Introductory Logic
(R07) – Dr Bjarki Holm
– 8 h
This module aims to provide the basic mathematical logic which will be assumed in later courses.
- Low Power Embedded Systems Programming
(P31) – Dr Ian Wassell, Mr Brian Jones
– 16 h
Teaches students how to write programs for low power embedded devices that communicate with other computers or devices to solve practical problems. The course will cover the relevant theoretical knowledge required for writing such applications, and the practical experience writing C programs for Atmel microprocessors. The module will also give students an appreciation for some of the research issues in low power embedded systems.
- Multicore Semantics and Programming
(R204) – Dr Peter Sewell, Dr Timothy Harris
– 16 h
In recent years multiprocessors have become ubiquitous, but building reliable concurrent systems with good performance remains very challenging. This module introduces some of the theory and the practice of concurrent programming, from hardware memory models and the design of high-level programming languages to the correctness and performance properties of concurrent algorithms.
- Network Architectures
(R02) – Prof Jon Crowcroft
– 16 h
The world needs more network architects! This module will discuss and critique historical and contemporary network architectures including ATM, TCP/IP and 3G, as well as cover emerging sensor networks and delay tolerant approaches.
- Programming for Mobiles
(P36) – Dr Andrew Rice
– 16 h
Developing applications for modern smart phones requires different considerations to writing for a conventional PC environment. This course will cover the relevant background knowledge required to effectively develop for modern smart phones, discuss the differences between current popular platforms and highlight some of the ongoing research questions. Practical experience will be provided implementing concepts from lectures in practical classes using the Android operating system.
- Research Skills
(C00) – Prof Neil Dodgson
– 16 h
Covers key research skills including: understanding the research process; how to read research papers; technical writing and technical presentation; and experiment design and statistical analysis of results. This module must be taken by all M.Phil students.
- Spoken Language Processing
(L106) – Prof Phil Woodland, Dr Bill Byrne
– 16 h
The aim of this module is to introduce the underlying statistical approaches and some of the major techniques used for spoken language processing. Core statistical models that are used in a wide-range of speech and language applications will be discussed along with their underlying theory. Examples of how these models may be applied to speech processing applications, such as speech recognition and speaker verification, will be described.
- Word Meaning and Discourse Understanding
(L113) – Dr Simone Teufel
– 16 h
Parsing a natural language sentence is only the start: one also needs knowledge about what each word means, how the meanings of words relate to each other, and how the sentence relates to other text pieces. This course looks at these phenomena and presents computational models for them, many of them recent research, with an emphasis on distributional models. The course is mostly lectures-based, with some exercises and discussions in class.
Lent term
- Advanced Topics in Concurrency
(L22) – Prof Glynn Winskel
– 8 h
How can the ideas and methodology of denotational semantics and domain theory be extended and generalized to the richer world of interacting concurrent processes? Using ideas and techniques from semantics and category theory this half-module will guide the student to recent research in domain theory for concurrency.
- Biomedical Informatics
(R211) – Dr Anna Korhonen, Dr Pietro Lio
– 8 h
Biomedical informatics is a growing, interdisciplinary field that studies effective uses of biomedical data and information for scientific inquiry, problem solving, and decision making, motivated by efforts to improve human health. This course provides an introduction to biomedical informatics. It has a specific emphasis on computational techniques used in this field. A variety of data and text mining techniques are introduced and applied to study practical problems in biological sciences, clinical medicine and public health. The course provides also an overview of applications in the field.
- Building an Internet Router
(P33) – Dr Andrew Moore
– 16 h
This module requires the full design, implementation, testing and inter-operability of a complex hardware and software system.
- Categorical Models of Computational Languages
(L24) – Prof Marcelo Fiore
– 8 h
The course explores the mathematical structures used to model a wide range of computational languages. These will be considered from the following viewpoints: (i) type discipline; (ii) data structuring; (iii) calling mechanisms; (iv) programming primitives; (v) resource management; and (vi) operational semantics. Overall we will look at: (i) untyped and typed languages, and, amongst the latter, simple, polymorphic, and dependently typed; (ii) inductive and recursively defined datatypes; (iii) call-by-name, call-by-value, and mixed paradigms; (iv) computational effects and control operators; (v) linearity; and (vi) reduction vs interaction.
- Computer Security: Current Applications and Research
(R210) – Prof Ross Anderson, Dr Steven Murdoch, Dr Robert Watson
– 16 h
NEW: In the second security course in the ACS, we turn our attention to active research topics in computer security at the Computer Laboratory. One unifying theme is how to build secure systems at scale that contain more secure and less secure components. Building on the lessons from multilevel secure systems and security protocols discussed in the first course, we will explore infrastructure versus applications; services versus clients; the use of smartcards and other cryptographic processors; API security; and failure modes from covert channels to concurrency vulnerabilities.
- Data Centric Networking
(R202) – Dr Eiko Yoneki
– 16 h
This module provides an introduction to data centric networking, where data is a communication token in networking and its impact to the computer system's architecture. Integration of complex data processing with networking is a key vision for future computing. This course provides various aspects in data centric networking ranging from content-based routing, data-flow parallel computing (e.g. MapReduce), to a large graph structured data processing.
- Flows in Networks
(L110) – Dr Richard Gibbens
– 16 h
This module aims to provide a understanding of models for flows in networks and to illustrate these ideas by considering road and communication networks.
- Interactive Formal Verification
(L21) – Prof Larry Paulson
– 16 h
Introduces students to interactive theorem proving using Isabelle. It includes techniques for specifying formal models of software and hardware systems and for deriving properties of these models.
- Language and Concepts
(R207) – Prof Ann Copestake
– 16 h
The notion of a concept is crucial to the way that we think about representation of language and human cognition. Concepts are relevant to AI and NLP/computational linguistics as well as other areas of Computer Science which are concerned with modelling the real world in a way which is comprehensible to humans, including semantic web technology. The aim of this course is to start from a computational perspective but to provide an overview of the interdisciplinary issues involved in the study of concepts, including ideas from linguistics, cognitive science, philosophy and neuroscience. The course will be organised as a reading group and assessed by an essay.
- Machine Learning for Language Processing
(L101) – Prof Ted Briscoe, Dr Stephen Clark
– 16 h
This module aims to provide an introduction to machine learning with specific application to tasks such as document topic classification, spam email filtering, and named entity and event recognition for textual information extraction. We will cover supervised, weakly-supervised and unsupervised approaches using generative and discriminative classifiers based on graphical models, including hidden Markov models, Gaussian mixture models and conditional random fields.
- Nominal Sets and Their Applications
(L23) – Prof Andrew Pitts
– 8 h
Names and constructs that bind names are ubiquitous in programming languages. Nominal sets provide a mathematical theory of structures involving names, based on some simple, but subtle ideas to do with symmetry and computing with data structures that are infinite, but finite modulo symmetry. The theory has applications to programming language semantics, machine-assisted theorem proving and the design of functional and logical metaprogramming languages. The course introduces the theory of nominal sets, survey some of its applications and highlight potential areas for further research.
- Social and Technological Network Analysis
(L109) – Dr Cecilia Mascolo
– 16 h
Importance of network theory; graph theory; network analyses [measures]. Random and scale-free networks. Small world behaviour. Applications (to Internet & WWW). Social networks and online social network analysis. Network evolution and cascading.
- Statistical Machine Translation
(L102) – Dr Stephen Clark, Dr Bill Byrne
– 16 h
This module provides an in-depth introduction to Statistical Machine Translation, the dominant approach to providing large-scale, robust translation applicable to many language pairs (and the approach currently used by Google).
- Syntax and Semantics of Natural Language
(L107) – Prof Ted Briscoe, Dr Stephen Clark
– 16 h
We will take an in-depth look at how to describe formally a wide-coverage grammar of English using Categorial Syntax and Montague Semantics. We will then go on to study how practical parsers can be developed within this framework capable of returning the most likely compositional interpretation of sentences with high accuracy.
- System on Chip Design and Modelling
(P35) – Dr David Greaves
– 16 h
A current-day system on a chip (SoC) consists of several different microprocessor subsystems together with memories and I/O interfaces. This practical module covers SoC design and modelling techniques with emphasis on architectural exploration, assertion-driven design and the concurrent development of hardware and embedded software.
- Topics in Logic and Complexity
(L15) – Prof Anuj Dawar
– 16 h
The course covers the use of methods from logic in the study of computational complexity as well as aspects of logic that can be understood from the perspective of complexity. In particular, it focuses on the study of the expressive power of logical formalisms and methods for proving limitations on this.
- Usability of Programming Languages
(R201) – Dr Alan Blackwell
– 16 h
Compiler construction is one of the basic skills of all computer scientists, and thousands of new programming, scripting and customisation languages are created every year. Yet very few of these succeed in the market, or are well regarded by their users. This course addresses the research questions underlying the success of new programmable tools. A programming language is essentially a means of communicating between humans and computers. Traditional computer science research has studied the machine end of the communications link at great length, but there is a shortage of knowledge and research methods for understanding the human end of the link. This course provides practical research skills necessary to make advances in this essential field. The skills acquired will also be valuable for students intending to pursue research in advanced HCI, or designing evaluation studies as a part of their MPhil research project.


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The global printed electronics market is a widely growing sector in recent years owing to the many benefits it offers such as long switching times, simple fabrication and low fabrication cost. The Asia Pacific market holds majority of the market share closely followed by North America. The market in Europe also holds immense growth opportunities owing to developments in Eastern Europe.
The global printed electronics market could be segmented into three major categories, on the basis of materials into: substrates and inks, substrates could be segmented into glass, plastic and paper and inks could be segmented into conductive inks and dielectric inks. On the basis of technology it is segmented into ink-jet printing, flexography, screen printing and gravure printing.
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On the basis of applications, the printed electronics market is segmented into displays, lighting, RFID, memory and batteries and sensors. The market is further segmented by geography into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and rest of the world regions. The global printed electronics market is driven by factors such as rising demand for flexible and bendable electronics, emerging new markets and low manufacturing cost. Environmental friendly technology, increased investments and wide range of substrates will also act as drivers for the global printed electronics market.
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Some factors inhibiting the growth of the global printed electronics market are increasing competition from non printed electronics products, complexity of the value chain and lack of awareness. Challenges of electrically functional inks will also limit the growth of the global printed electronics market. Emergence of new functionalities and applications and integration into multiple products will serve as an opportunity, fuelling the growth of the global printed electronics market.
Some of the key players dominating the global printed electronics market are BASF SE, Emagin Corp., kovio Inc., Toppan Forms, Sipix Imaging Inc., Printechnologics GMBH, Polyic Gmbh & Co. Kg, Novaled AG, Nano Solar Inc., Aveso Displays, Blue Spark technologies and E Ink Holdings Inc.
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TechCrunch reports that Bebo has spurned the advances of UK telecoms behemoth BT, which is rumoured to have offered more than £300m ($552m) for the social networking site.
However, a senior BT executive told E-consultancy that this is nonsense.
Our BT source said: "We can state categorically that BT has not had any discussions with, or made any approach to, Bebo. We're not sure where this rumour came from."
UPDATE: Bebo's Xochi Birch also emailed me to say: "BT has not approached us and we currently have no contact with anyone at BT." She also has no clue about where the rumour came from.
It also makes us wonder exactly where the rumour came from, and perhaps more importantly, why it started in the first place.
Bebo recently attracted investment from Benchmark Capital, a savvy tech investor, which ploughed $15m into the fast-rising social networking site.
Interestingly, Benchmark didn't deny that Bebo had been approached by BT, when asked for clarification by Michael Arrington.
A Benchmark spokesman told him that "there has been a lot of interest from a lot of people around Bebo". Those are certainly the right noises to make if you're angling for an exit / encouraging offers.
Bebo's growth, like rival MySpace, has been something of a phenomenon. It must have racked up some fairly sizeable infrastructure costs, with the 3 billion page impressions it serves up every month. Presumably Bebo hasn't spent all of that $15m already?
Now is probably not the time to get into the nuts and bolts of Bebo's business model (current or prospective), nor concerns over the longevity of its active users (youths tend to be fickle and fad-orientated). Let's save all that for another post.
However, I think it is safe to say that had Bebo rejected a £300m offer, Web 2.0 would have jumped the shark.


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The Dynamo dominated the second half of the conference title game and had two great chances to win it, but Brian Ching's header was tipped into the crossbar and Andrew Hainault's was ruled out for a foul. With overtime starting at 11 p.m. PT (1 a.m. in Houston) after two light failures, the Dynamo seemed to lose steam and surrendered goals to Gregg Berhalter and Landon Donovan (penalty kick) and fell one game short of reaching the MLS Cup final.
The Houston Dynamo fell 2-0 in extra time to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Western Conference final Friday night in Carson, Calif., with the Dynamo's season ending at 11:29 p.m. PT (1:29 a.m. CT) after a marathon of more than three hours. Houston had several chances in the second half of regulation to get a goal, including an 80th-minute header from Andrew Hainault that was disallowed for a foul that appeared inadvertent, and hit the post twice in the loss.
The Dynamo reached the conference final for the third time in four years but fell short of a return trip to MLS Cup. Houston drops to 2-1 all-time in conference championship games, losing its first conference final that was played on the road. Los Angeles hosted the game due to its head-to-head advantage over the Dynamo during the regular season.
The Galaxy scored the first goal against the Dynamo in the 2009 postseason -- after 313 minutes -- in the 103rd minute of today's game, when a David Beckham free kick was not cleared, and Galaxy defender Gregg Berhalter poked it into the net from close range. Los Angeles added a penalty kick from Landon Donovan in the 109th minute to seal the win and its first Western Conference title since the 2005 season, when the Galaxy won MLS Cup as a No. 8 seed.
Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad made three saves in the first half to keep the game scoreless, including a close-range stop on Mike Magee in the fourth minute and a save on a David Beckham free kick in the 27th minute. Onstad finished with four saves. His counterpart, Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, finished with five saves, including tipping Brian Ching's 79th-minute header into the crossbar.
The game was delayed for about 18 minutes twice, once in the 18th minute and once in the 51st minute, due to light failures. It was the second Dynamo game this season delayed due to a light failure. The first came August 26 in La Chorrera, Panama, when Houston's Champions League game against Árabe Unido was delayed. That game ended in a 1-1 tie.
The Dynamo dominated the second half and had numerous chances to take the lead, with their best coming in the 80th minute, when defender Andrew Hainault headed in a corner kick, but the goal was disallowed for a foul on the play.
The Dynamo played without defenders Mike Chabala (yellow card accumulation) and Richard Mulrooney (disabled list)
Houston Dynamo vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
November 13, 2009 -- The Home Depot Center, Carson CA
Western Conference final
Scoring Summary:
LA -- Gregg Berhalter 1 (unassisted) 103
LA -- Landon Donovan 3 (penalty kick) 109
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Andrew Hainault, Geoff Cameron, Bobby Boswell, Wade Barrett, Brian Mullan (Corey Ashe 82), Ricardo Clark, Stuart Holden, Brad Davis (Eddie Robinson 96), Brian Ching, Dominic Oduro (Luis Angel Landin 72).
Substitutes Not Used: Tally Hall, Ryan Cochrane, Craig Waibel, Cam Weaver.
Los Angeles Galaxy -- Donovan Ricketts, Sean Franklin, Omar Gonzalez, Gregg Berhalter, A.J. DeLaGarza, Chris Klein (Jovan Kirovski 63), Dema Kovalenko, David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Edson Buddle (Alan Gordon 96), Mike Magee (Eddie Lewis 101).
Substitutes Not Used: Josh Saunders, Chris Birchall, Bryan Jordan, Yohance Marshall.
Misconduct Summary:
HOU -- Brian Mullan (caution; Reckless Tackle) 26
LA -- Dema Kovalenko (caution; Reckless Tackle) 77
LA -- Landon Donovaon (caution; Reckless Tackle) 89
HOU -- Bobby Boswell (caution; Reckless Foul) 111
HOU -- Luis Angel Landin (caution; Reckless Foul) 119
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Referee's Assistants: Thomas Supple; Darren Clark
4th official: Paul Ward
Attendance: 25,373
Weather: Clear-and-62-degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial


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Welcome to my WILLIAMS family introduction page. Here you will find the ties I have to the Williams family of Caswell County, North Carolina.
My great-grandfather was John Brooks Binns. He was the son of John Milton Binns (1868-1961) and Perthinia Brooks (1873-1942).
Perthinia Brooks was the daughter of Iverson Lee Brooks (1829-1876) and Elizabeth "Bettie" Lee (c. 1838-1907).
Iverson Lee Brooks was born 28 February 1829 in Caswell Co., NC to Christopher Williams Brooks (1781-1840) and Isabella Kerr (1790-1851).
Christopher Williams Brooks was the son of Christopher Brooks (c1755-1781) and Susanna Williams.
Susanna Williams was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Williams.
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Colonel James Williams of the 96th District, SC (Revolutionary War)
The Estate File of Elizabeth Williams, Caswell Co., NC 1814 (and 1816)
Charles and Sally (Williams) Brooks, Caswell Co., NC
Land Grants of Henry Williams, Caswell Co., NC
Land Grants of Williams, Granville Co., NC
Williams family of Granville Co., NC
Williams family of Lunenburg Co., VA
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Dear Members,
Please see attached, a copy of the Draft Integrated Economic Survey Questionnaire for your perusal. Your comments and suggestions in this regard will provide the platform for discussion at the TWG meeting to be held in Trinidad November 9 - 11, 2009.
Please include any related topics you are proposing for discussion at the meeting in your submission.
Thank You,
Zamani Moodie
Economic Statistician