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Archive – September, 2002
Scholars to discuss possibility of war with Iraq, Oct. 1
Posted September 27, 2002; 04:06 p.m.
"War with Iraq?" is the topic of a panel discussion set for 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, in 302 Frist Campus Center.
The panelists will be:
Keynote address at conference on Islam describes diversity of views
Posted September 27, 2002; 02:58 p.m.
Iranian scholar and teacher Abdolkarim Soroush emphasized the distinction between an "Islam of ideas" and an "Islam of identity" and the ongoing struggle to find a balance between the two during the keynote address this morning at a conference on ...
Public Safety posts campus reports
Posted September 26, 2002; 06:33 p.m.
The Department of Public Safety has posted its annual report online. The report contains crime statistics for the previous three years.
A printed brochure containing this data may be requested by visiting the department's office at Stanho...
Hit the classroom before the stadium
Posted September 26, 2002; 04:43 p.m.
The Alumni Council is once again offering Tiger football fans a chance to hit the classroom before they hit the stadium.
The council has organized a series of lectures this fall that precede each home football game. The lectures are free an...
Special Screening of "Beginnings," Oct. 2-3
Posted September 26, 2002; 03:17 p.m.
Special screenings of the University's new Admission video, "Beginnings," will be held in the Frist Film/Performance Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 2-3 on the 300 level.
The 17-minute video will be shown every half hour starting at...
Tiger football games to be broadcast on radio, TV and Web this season
Posted September 26, 2002; 01:09 p.m.
The Princeton Tigers will play their home opener against the Lafayette Leopards 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at Princeton Stadium. For those who can't attend each one of this season's Tiger football games, the events will be presented on radio, cab...
Symposium on "Black Resistance in Historical Perspective" set for Oct. 7
Posted September 26, 2002; 12:54 a.m.
A symposium titled "Black Resistance in Historical Perspective" will concentrate on the place of resistance and protest in the history of African Americans. It will be held in the Frist Campus Center,Multipurpose Room, at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7.
Musicians, historians explore cultural life in the post-civil rights era, Sept. 27
Posted September 26, 2002; 12:27 a.m.
The Black Bohemia Roundtable Program will present "Elvis is Dead: Music, Literature, Culture and Historical Memory in the Post-Civil Rights Era" at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, at the Princeton University Museum of Art .
The participants in...
Richard Challener '44, scholar of American history, dies at 79
Posted September 25, 2002; 05:36 p.m.
Richard Challener, a specialist in American diplomatic and military history and a professor at Princeton for 51 years, died Sept. 23 after a long battle with cancer. He was 79.
"Dick Challener was a splendid and supportive colleague, a devo...
Biologist Bonnie Bassler receives MacArthur Fellowship
Posted September 25, 2002; 04:03 p.m.
Bonnie Bassler, a biologist whose research has revealed surprisingly sophisticated methods of communication among bacteria, has been awarded a 2002 MacArthur Fellowship.
Bassler is among 24 scientists, artists, scholars and activists who eac...
Tate memorial service is Sept. 27
Posted September 25, 2002; 10:09 a.m.
A memorial service for Claudia Tate, professor of English and African-American studies, is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, in the University Chapel.
Tate, who was known for her innovative contributions to African-American literary critic...
Economist Alan Krueger examines pricing of concert tickets
Posted September 24, 2002; 11:47 a.m.
If it seems that rock concert tickets have become substantially more expensive lately, that's because they are. Ticket prices have been escalating for the last five years, and the plateau is nowhere in sight, said Princeton economist Alan Kruege...
Community/Staff Day set for Oct. 12
Posted September 23, 2002; 01:49 p.m.
Staff members at Princeton and residents of the local community are invited to an annual celebration of arts, entertainment, sports and community service Saturday, Oct. 12, at Princeton Stadium.
Community/Staff Day consists of two hours of pr...
Nursery school holds open house, Sept. 25
Posted September 23, 2002; 01:47 p.m.
The University League Nursery School at 171 Broadmead will hold an open house from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25.
The school operates from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., offering a variety of programs on a cooperative basis. They include two-, t...
Hunter 'Patch' Adams to discuss 'Humor and Health,' Sept. 24
Posted September 23, 2002; 01:43 p.m.
Hunter 'Patch' Adams, M.D., will discuss the relationship between "Humor and Health," at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in McCosh 50.
Adams is the founder and director of the Gesundheit! Institute, a holistic health care center which has provided...
Second 'Legacies of Sept. 11' panel to look at effects on domestic front, Sept. 24
Posted September 23, 2002; 08:20 a.m.
The Woodrow Wilson School will offer the second of a two-part public discourse on the effects of Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Titled "Legacies of Sept. 11: Domestic Policy and Politics," the even...
Living in a glass house: Ocean organism's novel dwelling helps Earth's atmosphere
Posted September 23, 2002; 12:17 a.m.
Why live in a glass house? For diatoms -- tiny ocean-dwelling organisms that live in exquisitely ornate glass cases -- the benefit turns out to be enormous.
The tiny diatom. ...
David Botstein, pioneer of modern genetics, named director of genomics institute
Posted September 22, 2002; 01:32 p.m.
Princeton University has named David Botstein, a renowned geneticist, educator and pioneer of the Human Genome Project, as the new director of the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics.
Botstein will succeed Shirley M. Tilghman, ...
Ethiopian dance theatre troupe to perform, Sept. 24
Posted September 20, 2002; 06:42 p.m.
Eskesta, an Ethiopian dance theatre troupe, will perform at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Frist 301. The event is free and open to the public.
The troupe consists of 10 dancers of Ethiopian origin who are studying at the University of Haifa, ...
Lecture series on religion and politics starts, Sept. 25
Posted September 20, 2002; 06:30 p.m.
A lecture series titled "The Crossroads of Religion and Politics" will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 25, with a talk on "Quakers and the Search for Pacifist Realism in the 20th Century." Each of the lectures are scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Roberston ...
NASA turns to universities for research in space-age materials
Posted September 20, 2002; 05:39 p.m.
NASA has selected a consortium of research institutions to develop new generations of materials that could revolutionize civil aviation and space travel. The award will establish an Institute for Biologically Inspired Materials to investigate an...
Committee proposes program for four-year residential colleges
Posted September 20, 2002; 03:09 p.m.
A report recommending changes that Princeton should consider as it implements a plan to strengthen and expand the University's residential college system was presented to the Board of Trustees Sept. 20.
The Report of the 21-member Four-Year C...
Chinese moon festival celebration to be held, Sept. 21-22
Posted September 20, 2002; 01:54 p.m.
This year's moon festival, starting Saturday, Sept. 21, with the main party on Sunday, Sept. 22, will feature traditional moon cakes, movies, dancing, karaoke, a photo gallery, and games and competitions. Activities will take place at Frist Camp...
Economist to discuss 'rockonomics,' Sept. 23
Posted September 19, 2002; 08:32 p.m.
"Rockonomics: Economics and Public Policy in the Rock and Roll Industry" is the topic of a lecture set for Monday, Sept. 23. Economist Alan Krueger will speak at 4:30 p.m. in 016 Robertson Hall.
Krueger is the Bendheim Professor of Economic...
Conference focuses on issues confronting Islam, Sept. 27-28
Posted September 19, 2002; 12:23 a.m.
Scholars and journalists -- most of them from the Islamic world -- will gather at Princeton for a major conference on issues confronting Islam Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28.
The conference, titled "Understanding and Responding to the Isla...
Faculty members recognized by political science organization
Posted September 17, 2002; 04:56 p.m.
Four Princeton faculty members have been presented awards by the American Political Science Association.
Fred Greenstein , professor of politics emeritus, received the Frank Goodnow Award for Distinguished Service. Named for the association's...
Fields Center to be dedicated, Sept. 20
Posted September 17, 2002; 04:52 p.m.
The new Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding will be dedicated in a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20.
The former Third World Center is located at 86 Olden St. Its name was changed this summer to more accurate...
Constitutional scholar to speak on 'The New Originalism,' Sept. 19
Posted September 17, 2002; 04:50 p.m.
Fleming, professor of law at Fordham University, will speak Thursday, Sept. 19, about a theory of constitutional interpretation that is the subject of much debate among legal scholars and Supreme Court watchers.
He will discuss "The New Origina...
U-Store sponsors fall events with noted authors
Posted September 16, 2002; 04:33 p.m.
The University Store is sponsoring a number of events this fall featuring authors with Princeton connections or those of interest to the University community. The authors usually present a short talk at the store, answer questions from the audie...
Researchers tally the value of human life
Posted September 16, 2002; 01:31 p.m.
What is the value of a human life? About $1.54 million, according to economists Orley Ashenfelter of Princeton University and Michael Greenstone of the University of Chicago. At least, that is what it appears to be in the context of setting p...
New Admission video online
Posted September 16, 2002; 11:59 a.m.
The Office of Admission has released a new 17-minute admission video, "Beginnings," that focuses on students as they embark on the Princeton experience. Drawing on conversations with students, faculty members, and President Shirley M. Tilghman as ...
Class of 2006 Web site available
Posted September 16, 2002; 11:39 a.m.
Incoming students and their parents now can find useful information about the University on a new Web site launched for the Class of 2006 .
The site was developed collaboratively by representatives from the Office of Information Technology, t...
Baltz photographs on view at Art Museum, through Jan. 19
Posted September 16, 2002; 11:36 a.m.
The exhibition "Lewis Baltz: 'Nevada' and Other Photographs," is on view from Sept. 14 through Jan. 19, 2003, at the University Art Museum. Highlighting a significant recent acquisition of work by the American photographer, the exhibition includ...
Laurel Harvey named general manager for administration
Posted September 13, 2002; 06:42 p.m.
Laurel Harvey, a member of the Princeton administration since 1981 and most recently associate treasurer and director of the Office of Risk Management, has been appointed to a new position, general manager for administration, in the office of S...
Outdoor jazz concert on Cannon Green, Sept. 13
Posted September 13, 2002; 03:23 p.m.
A jazz concert entitled "Born Free 2002" will be given on Cannon Green at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13.
The event, which is sponsored by the International Center, features the group's only performance in New Jersey. The ensemble's cultural outr...
Marion J. Levy Jr. memorial day to be held, Sept. 21
Posted September 13, 2002; 11:56 a.m.
A memorial service and seminars in honor of Marion J. Levy Jr., Musgrave Professor of Sociology and International Affairs emeritus who died on May 26, will take place Saturday, Sept. 21.
A service of appreciation in the Princeton University Ch...
Marion J. Levy Jr. memorial day to be held, Sept. 21
Posted September 13, 2002; 11:56 a.m.
A memorial service and seminars in honor of Marion J. Levy Jr., Musgrave Professor of Sociology and International Affairs emeritus who died on May 26, will take place Saturday, Sept. 21.
A service of appreciation in the Princeton University C...
Scientists identify "genetic signature" of stem cells
Posted September 13, 2002; 12:25 a.m.
Princeton University scientists have taken a major step toward identifying the "genetic signature" of stem cells, discovering a subset of genes whose products may give these cells their unique traits.
The results promise to become an importan...
Wilson School faculty members describe Sept. 11 legacies
Posted September 12, 2002; 12:49 a.m.
Faculty members of the Woodrow Wilson School analyzed the ways in which Sept. 11 has affected civil liberties, foreign policy and the relationship between the United States and Europe at a panel discussion held on the first anniversary of the...
University community reflects on year of responding to Sept. 11 tragedy
Posted September 11, 2002; 10:34 p.m.
At a commemorative assembly Wednesday evening, Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman asked each member of the University community "to find your own way to contribute your particular talents and en...
Remarks by President Tilghman at Commemorative Assembly
Posted September 11, 2002; 09:02 p.m.
I want to welcome all of you to this commemorative assembly on this historic green, where many of us gathered last fall just a few days after the tragic events of September 11. I want to say a special word of welcome to new members of our Univ...
Tilghman urges students to become thoughtful leaders
Posted September 11, 2002; 05:34 p.m.
Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman encouraged students to become more "cosmopolitan" during their years at the University in her address today for Opening Exercises.
Students filled the ...
Remarks by President Shirley M. Tilghman at Opening Exercises
Posted September 11, 2002; 04:18 p.m.
Good afternoon. It is a great pleasure for me to extend a warm and enthusiastic welcome to all the members of the University who are joining us for the first time.
To the 1,166 members of what I am sure will become of the Grea...
University remembers Sept. 11 by helping with recovery
Posted September 11, 2002; 11:53 a.m.
Last December, Princeton announced a set of programs designed to help people affected by Sept. 11 and to support New York City's renewal and recovery.
At the one-year anniversary of the tragedy, those initiatives have resulted in the awardi...
Festival of faiths planned, Sept. 19
Posted September 11, 2002; 11:45 a.m.
The Religious Life Council will host a festival of faiths on Thursday, Sept. 19, on the south lawn of Frist at 7 p.m. The celebration will include presentations and musical selections from various religious groups and student organizations.
Students honored at Opening Exercises
Posted September 11, 2002; 11:40 a.m.
Student award recipients (from left) Ruth Tennen, Adrienne Erickcek, Varun Phadke, James Stillwagon and Peggy Hsu. Photo: Denise Applewhite The accomplishments of Princeton's students were celebrated with the awarding of four undergradu...
Interfaith prayer service set for Sept. 11 at 9 a.m.
Posted September 10, 2002; 12:30 a.m.
The Office of Religious Life will hold an interfaith prayer service at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in the University Chapel. All members of the University community are welcome. The service should last approximately 30 minutes.
Contact: Mari...
Physicist David Wilkinson, explorer of Big Bang afterglow, dies
Posted September 6, 2002; 05:35 p.m.
David T. Wilkinson, a professor of physics whose research helped shape scientists' understanding of the structure of the universe and whose open and friendly manner made him a beloved colleague and teacher, died Thursday after a long bout with cance...
'A Beautiful Mind' to be shown outdoors, Sept. 7
Posted September 6, 2002; 03:56 p.m.
The University community is invited to attend an outdoor screening of the film "A Beautiful Mind" at 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7.
Ron Howard's Academy Award-winning film, inspired by the book about Princeton senior research mathematician John Nas...
Panel planned on legacies of Sept. 11 at 4:30 p.m.
Posted September 6, 2002; 02:15 p.m.
The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs has scheduled a panel discussion on "Legacies of Sept. 11: Priorities and Challenges" for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
The panel, moderate...
Diane Auer Jones to be Princeton's director of government affairs
Posted September 4, 2002; 03:16 p.m.
Diane Auer Jones, a professional staff member for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and a former program director in the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, ...
Commemorative assembly scheduled for 7 p.m. Sept. 11
Posted September 3, 2002; 11:31 a.m.
A commemorative assembly focusing on the tragic events of one year ago is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, on Cannon Green, behind Nassau Hall. All students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the surrounding communities are invited ...


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The Landscape and Village Life of San Blas, San Blas, Mexico, ca. 1977
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|Nootka B.C. and San Blas Mexico; Alternate Title: San Blas Nootka
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|The Kirks visit the far-flung capitals of San Blas, Mexico and Nootka, British Columbia, the political capitals for the Spanish and British on the West Coast of North America in the late 1700s. Two centuries later, one is a picturesque fishing village situated between jungle and surf, as it was before the Spanish colonized it. The other is about the same, except in place of jungle there is spruce forest. A look at the present day scenery and village life of San Blas and Nootka, mixed with whispers of their past. This half hour episode aired on April 12 and 17, 1977 on KCPQ-TV in Lakewood, Washington.
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|ca. 1977
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People in my community believe artists are our diplomats to the wider world. My nurrumba (sister) Julie Dowling confronts complex issues about native title, internalised racism, social/spiritual/cultural degradation and the devastating destruction of our natural heritage. She also confronts the far-reaching legacy of the brutal oppression of Aboriginal people in Australia, which continues in the Stolen Generations who were wrenched from their families and society. Nothing speaks more about the moral nature of Australians than how they deal with this devastating holocaust.
Since 1996, the Howard Government remains the chief obstacle to the dream of Aboriginal self-determination. Our Indigenous artists, writers and performers formulate their work as dissertations about the struggle for the freedom to live out our destinies. Since being declared human beings in the 1967 referendum, we have just begun to speak of our experiences in this land.
I know my sister's work very intimately, having witnessed her struggles for acceptance and expression throughout her life. Julie has always been a culture warrior for us all. She lures onlookers, both Aboriginal and Wudjula (non-Aboriginal person), into her world. Any spectator becomes integral to the dramas she courageously depicts, and part of a complex web of intimate spaces and relationships. The glances depicted in her images in turn create a dynamic where the viewer becomes the subject of the gaze. The expressions of the people in her paintings have unflinching power, even in the smallest look or gesture. Julie implores her audience to see through Aboriginal eyes, as oppressed peoples, to have compassion and respond humanely, and to celebrate our survival.
In 2006 Julie's exhibition Widi boornoo (wild message) paid homage to our historic warriors and resistance fighters. Aboriginal people must have the freedom to navigate our history of resistance, because the stories of these warriors have shaped our contemporary Aboriginal consciousness. We reach across the generations, trying to understand what happened to our people, feeling what we have in common with them and where we differ, so that we can see who we are and see what we might become. Despite our efforts, we see the dominant cultural majority in this country disregard our oral histories as 'anecdotal evidence' or 'unreliable'. This is the luxury of the coloniser.
What is at stake in this disputed history is who can belong in this land, and the insecurity that many non-Aboriginal people feel in their relationship with Indigenous people. This is evident today in the Western Australian state government appeal against the Federal Court decision to grant native title to the Widi people over Perth: the government claim seeks to deny that the Widi have maintained community and that they continue to acknowledge and observe laws and customs relating to land passed down through time. In effect, this appeal seeks to extinguish the cultural identity of Widi people.
Julie has painted about the destruction and removal of the BurrupPeninsula rock artin the Pilbara region of north Western Australia, an act that has had widespread international condemnation. Traditional custodians do not want the Burrup developed at the cost of their cultural heritage; this area contains thousands of petroglyphs (carved rock art) believed to be up to 40,000 years old. The Nickel Company Woodside, supported by the Western Australian state government, has pushed ahead for a mine and has already removed forty pieces of this precious art since January this year. It is only a matter of time before Australia will be viewed in the same light as the Taliban, who blew up the monumental Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan.
Have the souls of our people been crushed? In Western Australia, Aboriginal people are 41.9 per cent of the prison population although we comprise only 2.5 per cent of the overall population. Aboriginal people are constantly targeted by the police for minor offences, are demonised by Wudjula society, disempowered and denied self-determination. Our babies continue to be taken from us and we are dying younger every year. With every breath, we wish to remain sovereign peoples. We struggle to maintain our languages, our customary law and our oral traditions. With the ratification of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous peoples, we dream that the world will hear our call for justice and freedom as the oldest living culture on the planet.
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I was strangely motivated to port some old MonoDevelop code to GtkAction and GtkUIManager today. Something still seems awkward about that API. I'm not sure it is much of an improvement, if any, from the old way of doing menus and toolbars and it seems to make some things slightly harder.
My main beefs are the callback-based adding of the widgets seem to force me to playing with PackStart/PackEnd tricks and that adding non-button ToolItems seems to take an extra step.
I think the second might be able to be "fixed" in a similar way as [Glade.Widget].


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Thin Rice Eater
It's a common question. If carbs can make you fat, why were some populations (e.g. Japanese people) thin while eating a high carb diet?
Dr Peter Attia has written a nice post on this: The War on Insulin: How do some cultures stay lean while still consuming high amounts of carbohydrates?
I basically agree with his ideas, although I think there is a few more answers to this question:
The three big reasons
Here are the main reasons why I think populations could stay thin on high carb diets:
- Low to insignificant consumption of refined sugar (fructose). This may stop insulin resistance from developing.
- Eating mainly unrefined starch (e.g. brown rice, root vegetables) that is slow to digest, due to high fiber content etc.
- Traditionally more physical activity then sedentary western population. Compare a Japanese rice farmer (in the field all day) to an American office worker with a car. If you burn more glucose (via physical activity) then less insulin is needed when you eat carbs.
If you avoid sugar (fructose) and refined high GI starch and stay physically active you can probably stay thin and healthy on a high percentage of carbs. Lots of populations have done so.
Three more factors
- Poverty: These traditionally thin populations were on average fairly poor by todays standards, meaning perhaps they could not always afford all the food they would like to eat.
- Food reward / addiction. This may be controversial but I think there is a point to all this food reward talk that's been going on in the blogosphere. Our processed junk food and candy is carefully designed to artificially make it taste great and be addictive. It also contains a lot of sugar and starch. It's like cigarettes: The nicotine makes people addicted, thus they smoke a lot and the smoke gives them cancer. Fast food and candy is also addictive, thus people eat more of it and the sugar / starch overdose makes them fat.
- Genetic makeup. Asians do not look like Caucasians or Africans. They have (on average) way less musculature, they have a thinner build. This means that comparisons between the weight of Americans / Europeans and Asians using BMI is misleading, it exaggerates the difference. Asians are often "skinny fat" or even get diabetes at BMI levels that are considered normal for Caucasians (e.g BMI 24).
What do you say?
What do you think about this common question and the possible explanations?


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Removal and/or inactivation of the studied enveloped and non-enveloped model viruses was demonstrated at the precipitation III stage of manufacturing. In addition, inactivation was demonstrated to occur during the 10-hour (58° to 60°C) heat treatment process for the studied enveloped and non-enveloped viruses.
The product is standardized against the United States (US) Standard Rabies Immune Globulin. The US unit of potency is equivalent to the International Unit (IU) for rabies antibody. The minimal potency is 150 IU/mL.
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Journal Journal: Socialism loves big corporations
That's the point of regulations. Or rather, why large businesses oftentimes support gov't regulation - to squeeze small businesses out so that the large corporations, who can hire people to take care of tedious things like HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, monthly W-2 Payroll Withholdings, etc. I went crosseyed trying to handle all the payroll and taxes for a small corporation, and even with professionals doing it for us (costing $500/year for payroll, $1000/year for taxes), it's *still* a massive hassle. Guess who's responsible when Paychex sends out 1099s -- but instead of sending 1099s, majorly messes up and issues checks for the amount that should be on the 1099? Hint: not Paychex.
Due to friction / barriers to entry, it's very difficult to profitably run a small S Corp on less than six digits a year.
While you always hear some left-wing people complaining about large corporations, the highly regulated environments found in socialist countries are very favorable to the large companies at the expense of the small. If you contrast the number of top-100 corporations in 1950 in France and the US vs. the ones still around decades later, the majority of the US firms had vanished, but the majority in France were still around.
Socialism loves big corporations.


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For countless years, the skies over Newfoundland and Labrador have held strange craft, mysterious lights, and unexplainable phenomena. For reasons as of yet unknown, many sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) tend to cluster in certain areas. One such area of the province that is particularly rich in UFO lore is Conception Bay.
On a clear night in November of 1977 a couple and their four-year-old daughter were returning to St. John's from a relative's house in Clarke's Beach.
Somewhere along Roche's Line between Clarke's Beach and the Trans-Canada-Highway the engine of their late-model Pontiac failed suddenly. The husband got out of the car and with the aid of a flashlight peered under the hood.
He tried to get the car started but could not. He then told his wife that he would walk to the nearest telephone for help.
No sooner was the man out of the car once more than a saucer-shaped object with flashing lights appeared out of nowhere, hovering a few hundred feet above the car. The object was making a loud whirring noise and shone with an intense light.
The amazed man scrambled back into the car, and found his wife in a state bordering on shock. Looking out through the windshield, he realized that the saucer had descended to within 20 feet of the car. The object, with its flashing coloured lights, hovered two or three feet off the ground, and inscriptions of some sort were visible on its side.
The craft slowly rose upward until it was approximately 50 feet off the ground. It hovered for a few seconds and then shot towards the ocean in a flash of light.
Forty-five minutes later the driver of the Pontiac flagged a van to the side of the road. The van gave the car a boost, and the vehicle jumped to life almost instantly. When the family arrived back in St. John's, they discovered that the flashlight which had been used earlier was also drained of power.
A more recent incident was reported in the area in August of 1997. One Saturday night, a Shearstown woman and her 12-year-old daughter were driving home from Bay Roberts around 10 pm.
The young girl noticed the object first. Believing it to be a bright star she pointed it out to her mother. The mother quickly realized that the huge bright light was no star. It was instead a round or oval object hovering inthe sky.
The object hovered about 60 or 70 feet above the ground. It featured red and blue lights and what appeared to be wires on both sides of the craft. The woman later reported that it seemed to be about the same size as a large satellite dish. The woman and her daughter, terrified at the sight, took shelter in a local store.
When they left the establishment, the blue and red lights of the object were still visible through the trees.
According to media reports at the time, it was confirmed that there were no helicopters or airplanes in the vicinity at the time of the sighting.
The popularity of online UFO reporting sites resulted in several postings of strange things in the skies over Conception Bay throughout the early 2000s.
In August of 2001, one online report stated that an officer with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary watched for about an hour and a half as two white objects moved north to south over Seal Cove. In December of 2003, a dark flaming object was seen moving slowly westward over the bay, while one witness watched a yellow sphere the same night for more than four minutes.
On very clear night in November of 2005, one person saw an object like very low shooting star, with a long white tail, which flamed out over Conception Bay South.
One theory at the time was that it was space debris, burning up as it entered the atmosphere.
Whether in truth they are vehicles of alien visitors or pieces of burning space junk, UFOs seem to be a firm part of the modern folklore of Conception Bay.
If you've seen something weird in the night skies, let me know. We are probably due for the first UFO sighting of 2011.
Dale Jarvis can be reached at email@example.com.


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Nauru Population: 9,434
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|The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic.
Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator
|Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 21 sq km
land: 21 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|0 km
|30 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
|tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
|sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation along plateau rim 61 m
|Natural resources:
|phosphates, fish
|Land use:
| arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 20%
other: 80% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|Natural hazards:
|periodic droughts
|Current Environment Issues:
|limited natural freshwater resources, roof storage tanks collect rainwater but mostly dependent on a single, aging desalination plant; intensive phosphate mining during the past 90 years - mainly by a UK, Australia, and NZ consortium - has left the central 90% of Nauru a wasteland and threatens limited remaining land resources
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Nauruan(s)
adjective: Nauruan
|Ethnic groups:
|Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%
|Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English (widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes)
|Protestant 45.8% (Nauru Congregational 35.4%, Nauru Independent Church 10.4%), Roman Catholic 33.2%, other 14.1%, none 4.5%, unspecified 2.4% (2002 census)
|9,434 (July 2013 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 32.5% (male 1,363/female 1,701)
15-24 years: 17.6% (male 857/female 801)
25-54 years: 42.3% (male 1,975/female 2,014)
55-64 years: 5.9% (male 225/female 327)
65 years and over: 1.8% (male 68/female 103) (2013 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 25 years
male: 25.2 years
female: 24.7 years (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.58% (2013 est.)
|Birth rate:
|26.39 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Death rate:
|5.94 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|-14.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
| urban population: 100% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 0.83 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 0.81 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.68 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 8.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 10.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 66.05 years
male: 61.96 years
female: 69.47 years (2013 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|2.98 children born/woman (2013 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|35.6% (2007)
|Health expenditures:
|11.2% of GDP (2010)
|Physicians density:
|0.71 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 88% of population
total: 88% of population
urban: 12% of population
total: 12% of population (2010 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 65% of population
total: 65% of population
urban: 35% of population
total: 35% of population (2010 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|71.1% (2008)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|4.8% (2007)
|Education expenditures:
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 9 years
male: 9 years
female: 10 years (2008)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Republic of Nauru
conventional short form: Nauru
local long form: Republic of Nauru
local short form: Nauru
former: Pleasant Island
|Government type:
| no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren
|31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
|29 January 1968; amended 17 May 1968
|Legal system:
|mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and customary law
|20 years of age; universal and compulsory
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: President Baron WAQA (since 11 June 2013); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Baron WAQA (since 11 June 2013)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of parliament (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: president elected by parliament for a three-year term; election last held on 11 June 2013 (next to be held in 2016)
election results: Baron WAQA elected in a parliamentary vote of 13 to 5
|Legislative branch:
| unicameral parliament (19 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)
elections: last held on 8 June 2013 (next to be held in 2016)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 19
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 1 judge) judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the president to serve until age 65
subordinate courts: District Court, Family Court
|Political parties and leaders:
|Democratic Party [Kennan ADEANG] Nauru First (Naoero Amo) Party Nauru Party (informal) note: loose multiparty system
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|Woman Information and News Agency (women's issues)
|International organization participation:
|ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, G-77, ICAO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO
|National anthem:
| name: "Nauru Bwiema" (Song of Nauru)
lyrics/music: Margaret HENDRIE/Laurence Henry HICKS
note: adopted 1968
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Marlene I. MOSES
chancery: 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400 D, New York, NY 10017
telephone: [1] (212) 937-0074
FAX: [1] (212) 937-0079 consulate(s): Agana (Guam)
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Nauru
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Revenues of this tiny island traditionally have come from exports of phosphates. Few other resources exist, with most necessities being imported, mainly from Australia, its former occupier and later major source of support. In 2005 an Australian company entered into an agreement to exploit remaining supplies. Primary reserves of phosphates were exhausted and mining ceased in 2006, but mining of a deeper layer of "secondary phosphate" in the interior of the island began the following year. The secondary phosphate deposits may last another 30 years. The rehabilitation of mined land and the replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. In anticipation of the exhaustion of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income were invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition and provide for Nauru's economic future. As a result of heavy spending from the trust funds, the government faced virtual bankruptcy. To cut costs the government has frozen wages and reduced overstaffed public service departments. Nauru lost further revenue in 2008 with the closure of Australia''s refugee processing center, making it almost totally dependent on food imports and foreign aid. Housing, hospitals, and other capital plant are deteriorating. The cost to Australia of keeping the government and economy afloat continues to climb. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist with estimates of Nauru''s GDP varying widely.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
|GDP (purchasing power parity): $60 million (2005 est.)
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $NA
|GDP - real growth rate:
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
|GDP - per capita (PPP): $5,000 (2005 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products
|Industrial production growth rate:
|Labor force:
|Labor force - by occupation:
|note: employed in mining phosphates, public administration, education, and transportation
|Unemployment rate:
|90% (2004 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
| revenues: $13.5 million
expenditures: $13.5 million (2005)
|Fiscal year:
|1 July - 30 June
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA% (2011 est.)
|$64,000 (2005 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|$20 million (2004 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|food, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery
|Debt - external:
|$33.3 million (2004 est.)
|Exchange rates:
|Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 0.9658 (2012) 0.9695 (2011 est.) 1.0902 (2010) 1.2822 (2009) 1.2059 (2008)
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|Electricity - production:
|33 million kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 208
|Electricity - consumption:
|30.69 million kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|0 kWh (2010 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|11,000 kW (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|100% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|1,000 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|1,044 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|219,700 Mt (2010 est.)
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|Telephones in use:
| 1,900 (2009)
country comparison to the world: 218
|Cellular Phones in use:
|6,700 (2011)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities
international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
|Broadcast media:
|1 government-owned TV station broadcasting programs from New Zealand sent via satellite or on videotape; 1 government-owned radio station, broadcasting on AM and FM, utilizes Australian and British programs (2009)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|8,162 (2012)
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| 1 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 229
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
| total 24 km
paved: 24 km (2002)
|Ports and terminals:
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|Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia
|Military branches:
|no regular military forces (2012)
|Manpower available for military service:
|males age 16-49: 2,542 (2010 est.)
|Manpower fit for military service:
| males age 16-49: 1,823
females age 16-49: 2,034 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
| male: 74
female: 78 (2010 est.)
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Hey guys, I know you've been waiting for this, stop acting like you haven't, you have, I read it in your eyes! But don't feel bad, it's normal because once again AMV France brings you an awesome contest. Don't talk me about being anonymous, about categories or anything you think this one is about, this year we changed everything, here's a completely new concept
For this year edition, each contestant will have to choose between 3 challenges which will be randomly redistributed to another one, theses challenges being :
- - An association anime/music
- A concept
- A music or a concept or an anime
Once you registered on the website, make your selection and send it by MP to Kain-x-Spirits or by mail to firstname.lastname@example.com with your own mail written in it in both cases. Once he'll receive the mail, he'll confirm your subscription.
Second step will happen on February 18th where editors will receive their challenge. You get it? Each contestant sends his list and then Kain give this said list to another contestant. Actually, you'll have to choose only one of the 3 challenges of the list
After I registered here are the challenges I suggest :Content of sent message wrote:- Minamo-ke + MSI - Clarissa
- Ninja
- Madeon - Final
Adresse mail : email@example.com
-> Then I send all of this to email@example.com
On February 18th 11:42pm(CET), I receive a mail from Kain called : "Hello, here are your challenges"Conten of received message wrote: Challenges suggested to you for the Online Contest are these ones :
1) Gangnam Style(musique) + Baka to test(anime)
2) The story of a little girl who got hit by a car
3) K-on
Please choose one of them and make a video on it.
I decide to edit a vid with Gangnam Style + Baka to Test.
That's it for the example.
General stuffs
As last year, AMV France will release the video on the tumblr of the contest (2/3 vids per day). It'll start as soon as we receive enough clips to keep the pace, some of them will be available on AMV France Youtube page.
You can share your video as soon as it is on our tumblr.
Only exclusive videos are accepted. MEPs are allowed but you can't do a MEP and a single video.
To make things funnier, the distribution of challenges will be done in live. We'll post a link on the forum so that you can take part in it
Deadline for registrations : February 17th
Deadline for sending your vids : March 17th
Obvisouly, you'd better read the description of the contest. If you have any question, ask them!
And here's the page to register
Hoping you like our new concept and you'll join us in the party!
(You can register without sending immediately your list, also register on the site doesn't mean you have to participate in the contest)


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General paresis is a problem with mental function due to damage to the brain from untreated syphilis.
General paresis is one form of
Syphilis infection can appear in many different ways, and damages many different nerves of the brain. This damage can cause:
General paresis usually begins about 15 to 20 years after the syphilis infection. Risks include syphilis infection and infection with other sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea (which may hide symptoms of syphilis infection).
Symptoms of neurosyphilis may include any of the following:
The doctor will perform a physical exam and ask about your medical history. During the exam, the doctor may check your nervous system function. For example, your muscles may be tested for weakness. Or you may be asked to stand while your eyes are closed.
Blood and urine tests may be ordered to detect syphilis in the body.
Tests of the nervous system may include:
The goals of treatment are to cure the infection and slow the disorder from getting worse. The doctor will prescribe penicillin or other antibiotics to treat the infection. Treatment will likely continue until the infection has completely cleared.
Treating the infection will reduce new nerve damage. But it will not cure damage that has already occurred.
Treatment of symptoms is needed for existing nervous system damage.
Without treatment, a person can become disabled. People with late syphilis infections are more likely to get other infections and diseases.
Complications of this condition include:
Call your health care provider if you know you have been exposed to syphilis or another sexually transmitted infection in the past, and have not been treated.
Call your provider if you have nervous system problems (such as walking or trouble thinking), especially if you know you have been infected with syphilis.
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if you have seizures.
Treating primary syphilis and secondary syphilis infections will prevent general paresis.
Practicing safer sex, such as limiting partners and using protection, may reduce the risk of getting infected with syphilis. Avoid direct skin contact with persons who have secondary syphilis.
Koshy A, Roos K. Infections of the nervous system. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziotta JC, eds. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 53C.
Radolf JD, Tramont EC, Salazar JC. Syphilis (Treponema pallidum). In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 239.
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Anna Funder, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize and author of Stasiland, offers a thrilling tale and powerful love story that tells the heroic and tragic true story of the German resistance in World War II in "All That I Am". When Hitler comes to power in 1933, a tight-knit group of friends and lovers become hunted outlaws overnight. United in their resistance to the madness and tyranny of Nazism, they must flee the country. Dora, passionate and fearless, her lover, the great playwright Ernst Toller, her younger cousin Ruth and Ruth's husband Hans find refuge in London. Here they take breath-taking risks in order to continue their work in secret. But England is not the safe-haven they think it to be, and a single, chilling act of betrayal will tear them apart..."The strengths of Funder's writing are emotional and imaginative. In what she has to say about love, loss and betrayal there is profound truth". ("The Times"). "An often pacy and exciting read...Funder captures perfectly the sense of her characters' deprived and dangerous lives". ("Daily Mail"). "A superb novel that transcends its setting. This book is a wonder. Do, please, read it". ("Spectator"). Anna Funder is the author of the international bestseller "Stasiland", which won the 2004 Samuel Johnson Prize and was published in 20 countries and translated into 16 languages. She is the recipient of numerous awards, and a former DAAD and Rockefeller Foundation Fellow. Anna Funder grew up in Melbourne and Paris and lives in Sydney with her husband and family.
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All That I Am is a masterful and exhilarating exploration of bravery and betrayal, of the risks and sacrifices some people make for their beliefs, and of heroism hidden in the most unexpected places.
When eighteen-year-old Ruth Becker visits her cousin Dora in Munich in 1923, she meets the love of her life, the dashing young journalist Hans Wesemann, and eagerly joins in the heady activities of the militant political Left in Germany. Ten years later, Ruth and Hans are married and living in Weimar Berlin when Hitler is elected chancellor of Germany. Together with Dora and her lover, Ernst Toller, the celebrated poet and self-doubting revolutionary, the four become hunted outlaws overnight and are forced to flee to London. Inspired by the fearless Dora to breathtaking acts of courage, the friends risk betrayal and deceit as they dedicate themselves to a dangerous mission: to inform the British government of the very real Nazi threat to which it remains willfully blind. All That I Am is the heartbreaking story of these extraordinary people, who discover that Hitler's reach extends much further than they had thought.
Gripping, compassionate, and inspiring, this remarkable debut novel reveals an uncommon depth of humanity and wisdom. Anna Funder has given us a searing and intimate portrait of courage and its price, of desire and ambition, and of the devastating consequences when they are thwarted.About the Author:
Anna Funder is the author of the international bestseller Stasiland, which won the 2004 Samuel Johnson Prize and was published in 20 countries and translated into 16 languages. She is the recipient of numerous awards, and a former DAAD and Rockefeller Foundation Fellow. Anna Funder grew up in Melbourne and Paris and lives in Sydney with her husband and family.
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What is hacking?
Originally the term hacking or a hacker was used to describe someone who took a piece of hardware and made it function differently than its original design. There was no malicious intent at all. Early hackers included well known people like Steve Wozniak of Apple computers. He belonged to a group called the "Homebrew Computer Club" which consisted of individuals that loved to take hardware and tweak it and explore what other options it might be capable of. Sometimes it was nothing more than making the lights on a board move in different patterns. All very innocent and this was the original and true term of hacking.
Later, certain individuals wanted to find other ways to connect to computers that were not in the norm. They wanted to "hack" the science of networking. After all, hacking as we describe it today is nothing more than creating a network (albeit a one sided connection) that is not in the normal accepted practice.
Unfortunately it often bypasses authentication so it did allow the ability to connect without prior consent. This opened the door for much abuse and as humans we usually talk more about negatives than positives, so the term hacking is now considered something bad. Very similar to the word stink. Stink was originally used in old English meaning a smell or aroma. Due to most people only commenting on the negative, the word stink now refers to the worst smells. The word smell is quickly following the same path.
For me, I like the term hacker. I like the idea of exploring different ways of doing things that are outside of the normal practice. I am proud to be a hacker and I like that we are attempting to bring that term back to a positive connotation with the idea of Ethical Hacking.


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By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 7:27 PM GMT on April 12, 2013
The extreme 2012 drought in the Central Great Plains of the U.S. was more intense than any drought since record keeping began in 1895, says a new NOAA assessment of the historic drought, released Thursday. However, the study was unable to pinpoint the cause of the drought. Other major global droughts in recent years have been linked to global warming and/or natural variation in patterns of sea surface temperatures, but these factors were seemingly not important in causing the drought of 2012, said the team of 19 atmospheric scientists, led by Martin Hoerling of the NOAA Modeling, Analysis, Predictions and Projections Program (MAPP). Their study attributed the drought to a random natural variation in the jet stream, which caused it to become "stuck" far to the north in Canada. Since rain-bearing low pressure systems travel along the jet stream, the northwards displacement of the jet stream resulted in abnormally dry conditions over the Central U.S. "This is one of those events that comes along once every couple hundreds of years," said Hoerling.
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The researchers focused on a six-state region--Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri and Iowa, and found that the amount of precipitation in 2012 was only 53% of the long-term average. This was the driest year since record keeping began in 1895, surpassing the previous record driest years of 1934 and 1936, during the great Dust Bowl drought.
The researchers called the 2012 drought a "flash drought"--it developed suddenly in May, and was unrelated to the 2011 drought over Texas and surrounding states. The 2011 drought had a separate and well-understood trigger (a change in the jet stream and storm tracks, due to a La Niña event in the Eastern Pacific.)
The 2012 drought was not predicted by long-range weather forecast models. The new report concluded that our ability to predict drought is limited, but some new experimental techniques could improve future drought forecasts. For example, NOAA's long-range GFDL forecast model and the European EUROSIP model correctly anticipated the summer 2012 heat and dryness over the Central U.S. in projections made as early as January 2012.
Figure 1. Drought-damaged corn in a field near Nickerson, Nebraska, Aug. 16, 2012. The great U.S. drought of 2012 was the most extensive U.S. drought since the 1930s Dust Bowl. Over a six-state region--Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri and Iowa--precipitation during 2012 was only 53% of the long-term average., making it the driest year since record keeping began in 1895. Damage from the 2012 drought is at least $35 billion, and probably much higher. The associated heat wave killed 123 people, and brought the U.S. its second hottest summer on record. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Criticism of the report
Dr. Kevin Trenberth of the National Center for Atmospheric Research was critical of the report's conclusions. In comments posted in Joe Romm's blog at climateprogress.org, Dr. Trenberth said that the study failed to "say anything about the observed soil moisture conditions, snow cover, and snow pack during the winter prior to the event in spite of the fact that snow pack was at record low levels in the winter and spring" and "no attempt was made to include soil moisture, snow cover anomalies, or vegetation health" in the climate model runs performed.
I would have liked to have seen the paper mention the growing body of research that has linked unusually early May snow melt in the Northern Hemisphere and Arctic sea ice loss in recent years to unusual summertime jet stream patterns, like the jet stream pattern observed during 2012. A March 2013 paper by scientists at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany found that under special conditions, the atmosphere can start to resonate like a bell. This causes the jet stream pattern to freeze in place and amplify, leading to months-long periods of weather extremes. They showed that warming of the Arctic due to human-caused climate change might be responsible for this resonance phenomenon, which became twice as common during 2001 - 2012 compared to the previous 22 years. One of the more extreme examples of this resonance occurred during the summer of 2012, and could have been the cause of the 2012 drought.
Other blogs on the report
Yes, Climate Change Is Worsening U.S. Drought — NOAA Report Needlessly Confuses The Issue by Joe Romm at climateprogress.org
Global Warming Not Significant in 2012 Drought: Report by Andrew Freedman of climatecentral.org
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While the battle continues between state Republicans and other fiscal conservatives intent on focusing on the long-terms costs of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act and Democrats, health care advocates and state hospitals intent on focusing on the short-term benefits, the fact remains that one way or another, the costs of providing health care for the poor, the blind, the aged and the disabled will be paid by the taxpayers one way or another.
A Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning economic brief by state economist Bob Neal last year made the nuts-and-bolts of the Medicaid expansion question clear: "The results in each scenario indicate that Medicaid expansion will generate additional state Medicaid costs in years 2017-2025. From 2014-2020, cumulative state costs of Medicaid expansion, minus additions to state General Fund revenue, are projected to range from $109 million to $98 million. From 2014-2025, total state costs of Medicaid expansion, minus additions to state General Fund revenue, are projected to range from $556 million to $497 million.
"Increased access to health care could enhance the overall health of Mississippi's residents. In the long-term, a healthier workforce should result in a more productive workforce, leading to a healthier, more robust economy. Estimating these possible long-term economic improvements is beyond the scope of this study. In the long run (30 to 40 years) the benefits of Medicaid expansion might outweigh the costs. Paying for it in the years ahead might be a challenge," Neal concluded.
That assessment matches one drawn in a national study by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured three months ago which held, in part: "For opponents of Medicaid expansion in Mississippi, which to date includes state Republican heavyweights like Gov. Phil Bryant, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn, the report supports the contention the Medicaid expansion can't be accomplished without increased costs to state government.
"States are deciding whether to expand the Medicaid program, and they clearly will be balancing improvements in coverage against new costs for states," said Diane Rowland, executive director of the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured upon release of the study. "While some states will see net savings, others will need to weigh the trade-offs between small increases in state spending in return for large gains in coverage supported by mostly federal dollars."
The report clearly names Mississippi – given the large number of uninsured and Medicaid eligible under the ACA – as one of the states that will see such cost hikes. So let's focus the debate on that point – the Mississippi Legislature faces a choice between raising public health care costs for Mississippi taxpayers and expanding health care coverage to the state's poor and working poor.
Complicating that debate is the fact that as the poorest state in the union, Mississippi faces the lingering and compounding problem of high rates of uncompensated care – much of it delivered in the most expensive venue possible in hospital emergency rooms.
The Kaiser report points out that if uncompensated care costs are considered, increased costs "even in states with the highest level of increased Medicaid costs from the expansion, new state spending relative to general fund expenditures is approximately 1 percent or less." That contention is one that Mississippi hospitals and Medicaid expansion proponents emphasize.
Opponents point to possible future federal policy shifts in calculating the state's share of Medicaid expenditures after expansion as the greatest danger in expanding Mississippi's Medicaid program. In other words, Medicaid expansion sounds good under the current rules – but what happens if the rules change in the future?
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Sept. 8, 2008
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this discussion. I am here today in my role as vice chair of the Association of American Universities as well as in my role as president of Princeton University. Since I only have a few minutes, I'd like to make just four points.
1. Endowments play a critical role in making the American system of higher education the best in the world.
First historically, the United States has encouraged private individuals to contribute to the public good by exempting their gifts and the earnings on their gifts from tax. For many of the leading public and private colleges and universities in this country -- which are also among the leading colleges and universities in the world -- these donations allow them both to provide the highest possible quality of education for their students without having to charge its full cost and to conduct the research that is the economic engine of our country. It would be a serious mistake to take any step, including governmentally imposed mandatory payouts, that risks undermining the ability of American colleges and universities to compete globally in the 21st century.
2. Colleges and universities use their endowments to serve this generation of students and to prepare for future generations of students, and they use them to support the research and innovation that fuels our economy.
Second, endowments are not "rainy day" funds or "piggy banks" being saved for another day; the income that is earned through investments is the "working capital" that we use every day to support our programs of education and research, and importantly to provide substantial amounts of student aid. With their spending policies colleges and universities seek to provide as much support as possible for this generation of students and faculty while also ensuring that we can meet the needs of future generations. This is not simply a matter of sustaining current programs in the face of rising costs; we also need to meet the costs of new fields of knowledge and new technologies, the nature of which we cannot even imagine today. We do this both through endowment growth and new gifts.
3. Colleges and universities use their endowments to reduce costs for all students and provide substantial financial aid.
Third, endowment income at both public and private institutions underwrites the cost of education of all students. At Princeton, for example, students who pay full tuition cover less than half the cost of their education. But fewer than half of our undergraduates actually pay full tuition. The average grant of financial aid for a freshman at Princeton this year is more than $33,450 (more than 97 percent of tuition), and for families with incomes below $75,000, their aid fully covers tuition, room and board. Even families earning between $180,000 and $200,000 receive average grants of more than $22,000. When adjusted for inflation, the average cost of attending Princeton over the last 10 years has actually declined more than 25 percent.
This commitment to financial aid, and similar commitments at other public and private institutions across the country, is only possible because of our endowments. Our scholarship budget last year was $81 million, $6 million more than our net revenue from tuition, and 80 percent of our scholarship budget came from the endowment.
4. Federally imposed mandatory payout requirements are neither necessary nor desirable.
Fourth, the mandatory payment requirement that applies to private foundations should not be extended to colleges and universities, which are very different in both financial structure and mission. Private foundations for the most part make grants, and if necessary they can scale back their grant making in lean years. Colleges and universities do not have the same flexibility to respond to market volatility because we need to make long-term commitments in hiring faculty, creating programs and constructing facilities. Under Princeton's spending policy we increase our spending from the endowment each year by 5 percent, a level that reflects the average internal inflation rate and our projected long-term investment performance. This is true regardless of that year's market performance.
Each year we check that that 5 percent increase translates into spending between 4 and 5.75 percent of the current value of the endowment, aiming for an average close to 5 percent. However we believe it is more important to ensure increased spending each year and stability over time than to lock in any specific payout rate. When we are fortunate enough to experience several years in a row of unusually high investment returns, we make upward adjustments to remain in our target range. In the last two years we have made three such special adjustments totaling more than $105 million, and that additional spending becomes part of the base that we increase 5 percent each year.
Research we have done confirms the wisdom of allowing for flexibility across a range of rates rather than locking in a specific percentage; a typical endowment that experienced a real loss in value in the early 2000s would have lost even more if a mandatory 5 percent payout had been required. Many institutions do not have the resources of Princeton, and for them a mandatory payout would erode the flexibility they need to be able to increase their financial resources over time.
The policies that American institutions of higher education have adopted over many years have made our system of higher education the envy of the world. I do not believe that government mandated spending policies would serve these institutions, their students or the country well, especially at a time when our country is more dependent than ever on its colleges and universities to provide the ideas and prepare the leaders who will sustain our global competitiveness in an increasingly knowledge-based world.


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One more hole: it seems really unlikely that someone was able to return that many figures at once, or that anybody but Tycho would even bother buying over half a dozen AOTC Obi-Wans and then return ANOTHER half-dozen-plus of them.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
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Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
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I'll chime in to say that I've seen figures discounted at Walmart (ROTS Anakin and Obi-Wan) and TJ Maxx (the AOTC wave) that are now showing up at Targets; none of these figures were at these Targets recently (meaning they couldn't have merely been replaced by the same character), none of their casemates were at these Targets recently (meaning they weren't from long-forgotten cases in the back), but are gone from the clearance aisles at those other stores, and on cards that clearly show a good amount of shelf wear.
I'm looking at recent Target and Walmart receipts from the past few days right now - Target's show only the DCPI and a generic "Star Wars" name (for TVC figures and Class II vehicles, at least; "Class I" and "Clone Wars" are labeled as such), while Walmart has different names for TVC figures ("SW LUKE," "SW LEIA," etc.) and generic names for Movie Heroes ("SW FIGURE"), though every figure shows its unique UPC.
So yes, given the current receipt systems, it would be quite easy for someone to go to a Target, buy X amount of new TVC figures in any combination of characters (and keep them, sell them online, throw them in the trash, whatever), acquire cheaper TVC figures elsewhere in any combination of characters (be they on sale at Walmart or just having sat around at the person's house until they decided they no longer wanted them), and return them to Target using the receipts with which they bought the Target-acquired figures, and everything would look fine to the employee and Target's computers, but shifty to people like us.
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Thank you darkagent. Was going to reply with this. Thank you JabbaJohnL too. I don't consider myself that poor of a writer to not get the point across, but I now hope the new posts bring some elucidation.
Also, not to do too much of a soapbox speech, but I was going to TJ maxx very frequently even before the CW canceled walmart dvd 2 packs (Brain Invaders/Legacy of terror) were found. (Was looking for accoutrements for my new place) In fact, I think I was 1 of the first in the country to find them (around 3/12). Just didn't think much of them when I saw them b/c I thought they had been out. Told another collector and then by the end of week every collector online knew about them. This was to our dismay too because we were hoping to sell and/or trade them off before everyone caught wind. Point I'm getting at is I also saw the Tvc figures there, same AOTC (Obi, peasant padme & anakin, SBD, Mace, Zam, kit fisto) with varying degrees of card damage. Mostly bad.
I still believe in the end that this screws up Target's inventory by giving them dead weight that won't sell. With the only bright spot being collectors or customizers who need the older figs have access to them.
Target's system works that way with all action figures. There was a wave of DCUC figures that showed up at TJ Maxx about a year ago at discounted prices. As soon as that wave hit, it started showing up Targets again (and in Target after Target, I still see them peg warming). When Big Lots got one of the last waves of JLU and was selling them for $2 a pop, Target was flooded with that wave (I specifically remember Evil Rock Target being swamped with Parasites - pun intended). People buy a newer figure at Target and return the discounted one they bought from who knows where using the Target receipt. Walmart and TRU run more accurate systems.
They've hit me with UPC matches before in their system, it doesn't show on the receipt but the receipt has the barcode which their system recorded the UPCs on. If they are no longer using it, that's a shame then that they're gaming them so easily.
La Cienega and La Brea Targets both had JACK SQUAT! Man, get on the ball, Target. Target La Cienega did have big green Hulk footstomp stickers leading customers from the main aisle over to the Avengers toys... too bad the figures are so chintzy, not even waist articulation.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Burbank target had a TF RiD deluxe soundwave last nite. The Hulk footprints in the aisle near the Avengers toys are hilarious. Still cool though.


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