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Scientist to discuss U.S. nuclear targeting, Oct. 3
Posted September 27, 2001; 11:16 a.m.
"Dr. Strangelove Is Alive and Well: U.S. Nuclear Targeting Plans and Their Implications" is the title of a public lecture to be presented Wednesday, Oct. 3.
Matthew McKinzie, staff scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, will speak at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a national, non-profit organization of scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists dedicated to protecting public health and the environment. Founded in 1970, the organization has more than 500,000 members nationwide, served from offices in New York, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
McKinzie has been a staff scientist at the council since 1997. He was previously a postdoctoral associate in the peace studies department at Cornell University and also served as a summer graduate research assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
This lecture is the inaugural event of the Program on Science and Global Security, co-directed by Harold Feiveson, lecturer of public and international affairs, and Frank von Hippel, professor of public and international affairs. The program focuses on developing the technical bases for new nuclear arms control and nonproliferation initiatives. McKinzies lecture is sponsored by the program and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Office of External Affairs.
Contact: Marilyn Marks (609) 258-3601


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Girls in crisis: Where do they go?
On the International Day of the Girl Child, UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos and the Chief Executive Officer of Plan International, Nigel Chapman, call for greater attention to the needs of girls in emergency situations.
During an emergency, we often see young children on our screens, and men, and women too. But teenage girls may be invisible.
Men take part in search and rescue, unload aid convoys, and speak out on behalf of their families and communities. Girls are hidden from view, prevented from interacting with others, kept busy with household tasks and caring for younger siblings.
An emergency or crisis creates enormous stress, shakes up the family structure and raises new financial demands. Teenage girls can bear the brunt of this disruption. They may be forced into early marriage or transactional sex, in exchange for money. They are at higher risk of sexual abuse and attack. They may end up ill or pregnant, out of school, their life chances drastically reduced.
For too long, the particular needs of girls in crisis situations have been ignored and their views have not been heard. But research over the past two decades has shown that girls hold the key to solving some of the most intractable and complex problems faced by developing societies, particularly in countries in the midst of a prolonged humanitarian crisis.
Girls are both uniquely vulnerable and uniquely powerful. They may lack the most basic skills to cope with a crisis, like the ability to swim, or even run, or to get the information they need and to express their opinions. But they have the power to transform not only their own lives, but also those of their families and communities. If they stay in school and understand how to protect their rights and choose what to do with their bodies, they earn more, they marry later, they have healthier children and become leaders, entrepreneurs and advocates.
When a crisis hits, too often, we still follow a "one-size-fits all" approach, instead of putting in place programs that address issues specific to women and girls. We must change this.
First, humanitarian workers, agencies and organizations have a responsibility to understand and meet the differing needs of women, girls, boys and men.
Second, donors and humanitarian agencies must give greater importance to the programs that help girls the most: education, protection and gender empowerment projects. These traditionally low-priority areas must become part of our core business.
Third, young people need to be included from the start in programs to reduce risks. Adolescents — both boys and girls — should help to identify risks and decide how they can be prevented or mitigated. Only then will their views be heard and their opinions valued in the chaos of crisis response. There is plenty of evidence, some of it detailed in a new report entitled "Double Jeopardy: Adolescent Girls and Disasters" of the ways girls show resilience, resourcefulness and creativity in disaster risk reduction and in responding to a crisis. We are glad that they are resourceful and resilient but they shouldn't have to be. They should be able to depend on all of us for support, understanding and action.
We have all seen the potential power of girls and young women. The reaction to the attack last year on the Pakistani schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai, shows how important it is that a girl can read, learn, and make her own decisions. It is up to everyone working in the humanitarian and development sectors to make sure that we are listening to girls like Malala and helping them to reach their true, transformative potential.
Today (11 October) is the International Day of the Girl Child. The focus this year is on "Innovating for Girl's Education". Read more>>
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FDA 1999 Food Code - Chapter 1: Purpose and Definitions
1-101 Title
1-102 Intent
1-103 Scope
1-101.10 Food Code.
These provisions shall be known as the Food Code, hereinafter referred to as "this Code."
1-102.10 Food Safety, Illness Prevention, and Honest Presentation.
The purpose of this Code is to safeguard public health and provide to consumers food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented.
1-103.10 Statement.
This Code establishes definitions; sets standards for management and personnel, food operations, and equipment and facilities; and provides for food establishment plan review, permit issuance, inspection, employee restriction, and permit suspension.
1-201 Applicability and Terms Defined
Applicability and Terms Defined
1-201.10 Statement of Application and Listing of Terms.
(A) The following definitions apply in the interpretation and application of this Code.
(B) Terms Defined.
(1) Accredited program.
(a) "Accredited program" means a food protection manager certification program that has been evaluated and listed by an accrediting agency as conforming to national standards for organizations that certify individuals.
(b) "Accredited program" refers to the certification process and is a designation based upon an independent evaluation of factors such as the sponsor's mission; organizational structure; staff resources; revenue sources; policies; public information regarding program scope, eligibility requirements, re-certification, discipline and grievance procedures; and test development and administration.
(c) "Accredited program" does not refer to training functions or educational programs.
(2) Additive.
(a) "Food additive" has the meaning stated in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, § 201(s) and 21 CFR 170.
(b) "Color additive" has the meaning stated in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, § 201(t) and 21 CFR 70.
(3) "Adulterated" has the meaning stated in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, § 402.
(4) "Approved" means acceptable to the regulatory authority based on a determination of conformity with principles, practices, and generally recognized standards that protect public health.
(5) "aw" means water activity which is a measure of the free moisture in a food, is the quotient of the water vapor pressure of the substance divided by the vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature, and is indicated by the symbol aw.
(6) "Beverage" means a liquid for drinking, including water.
(7) "Bottled drinking water" means water that is sealed in bottles, packages, or other containers and offered for sale for human consumption, including bottled mineral water.
(8) "Certification number" means a unique combination of letters and numbers assigned by a shellfish control authority to a molluscan shellfish dealer according to the provisions of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.
(a) "CIP" means cleaned in place by the circulation or flowing by mechanical means through a piping system of a detergent solution, water rinse, and sanitizing solution onto or over equipment surfaces that require cleaning, such as the method used, in part, to clean and sanitize a frozen dessert machine.
(b) "CIP" does not include the cleaning of equipment such as band saws, slicers, or mixers that are subjected to in-place manual cleaning without the use of a CIP system.
(10) "CFR" means Code of Federal Regulations. Citations in this Code to the CFR refer sequentially to the Title, Part, and Section numbers, such as 21 CFR 178.1010 refers to Title 21, Part 178, Section 1010.
(11) "Code of Federal Regulations" means the compilation of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government which:
(a) Is published annually by the U.S. Government Printing Office; and
(b) Contains FDA rules in 21 CFR, USDA rules in 7 CFR and 9 CFR, EPA rules in 40 CFR, and Wildlife and Fisheries rules in 50 CFR.
(12) Comminuted.
(a) "Comminuted" means reduced in size by methods including chopping, flaking, grinding, or mincing.
(b) "Comminuted" includes fish or meat products that are reduced in size and restructured or reformulated such as gefilte fish, gyros, ground beef, and sausage; and a mixture of 2 or more types of meat that have been reduced in size and combined, such as sausages made from 2 or more meats.
(13) "Confirmed disease outbreak" means a foodborne disease outbreak in which laboratory analysis of appropriate specimens identifies a causative agent and epidemiological analysis implicates the food as the source of the illness.
(14) "Consumer" means a person who is a member of the public, takes possession of food, is not functioning in the capacity of an operator of a food establishment or food processing plant, and does not offer the food for resale.
(15) "Corrosion-resistant material" means a material that maintains acceptable surface cleanability characteristics under prolonged influence of the food to be contacted, the normal use of cleaning compounds and sanitizing solutions, and other conditions of the use environment.
(16) "Critical control point" means a point or procedure in a specific food system where loss of control may result in an unacceptable health risk.
(17) Critical Item.
(a) "Critical item" means a provision of this Code, that, if in noncompliance, is more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination, illness, or environmental health hazard.
(b) "Critical item" is an item that is denoted in this Code with an asterisk *.
(18) "Critical limit" means the maximum or minimum value to which a physical, biological, or chemical parameter must be controlled at a critical control point to minimize the risk that the identified food safety hazard may occur.
(19) Drinking Water.
(a) "Drinking water" means water that meets 40 CFR 141 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
(b) "Drinking water" is traditionally known as "potable water."
(c) "Drinking water" includes the term "water" except where the term used connotes that the water is not potable, such as "boiler water," "mop water," "rainwater," "wastewater," and "nondrinking" water.
(20) "Dry storage area" means a room or area designated for the storage of packaged or containerized bulk food that is not potentially hazardous and dry goods such as single-service items.
(21) Easily Cleanable.
(a) "Easily cleanable" means a characteristic of a surface that:
(i) Allows effective removal of soil by normal cleaning methods;
(ii) Is dependent on the material, design, construction, and installation of the surface; and
(iii) Varies with the likelihood of the surface's role in introducing pathogenic or toxigenic agents or other contaminants into food based on the surface's approved placement, purpose, and use.
(b) "Easily cleanable" includes a tiered application of the criteria that qualify the surface as easily cleanable as specified under Subparagraph (a) of this definition to different situations in which varying degrees of cleanability are required such as:
(i) The appropriateness of stainless steel for a food preparation surface as opposed to the lack of need for stainless steel to be used for floors or for tables used for consumer dining; or
(ii) The need for a different degree of cleanability for a utilitarian attachment or accessory in the kitchen as opposed to a decorative attachment or accessory in the consumer dining area.
(22) "Easily movable" means:
(a) Portable; mounted on casters, gliders, or rollers; or provided with a mechanical means to safely tilt a unit of equipment for cleaning; and
(b) Having no utility connection, a utility connection that disconnects quickly, or a flexible utility connection line of sufficient length to allow the equipment to be moved for cleaning of the equipment and adjacent area.
(23) "Employee" means the permit holder, person in charge, person having supervisory or management duties, person on the payroll, family member, volunteer, person performing work under contractual agreement, or other person working in a food establishment.
(24) "EPA" means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(25) Equipment.
(a) "Equipment" means an article that is used in the operation of a food establishment such as a freezer, grinder, hood, ice maker, meat block, mixer, oven, reach-in refrigerator, scale, sink, slicer, stove, table, temperature measuring device for ambient air, vending machine, or warewashing machine.
(b) "Equipment" does not include items used for handling or storing large quantities of packaged foods that are received from a supplier in a cased or overwrapped lot, such as hand trucks, forklifts, dollies, pallets, racks, and skids.
(26) Fish.
(a) "Fish" means fresh or saltwater finfish, crustaceans and other forms of aquatic life (including alligator, frog, aquatic turtle, jellyfish, sea cucumber, and sea urchin and the roe of such animals) other than birds or mammals, and all mollusks, if such animal life is intended for human consumption.
(b) "Fish" includes an edible human food product derived in whole or in part from fish, including fish that have been processed in any manner.
(27) "Food" means a raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption, or chewing gum.
(28) "Foodborne disease outbreak" means the occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the ingestion of a common food.
(29) "Food-contact surface" means:
(a) A surface of equipment or a utensil with which food normally comes into contact; or
(b) A surface of equipment or a utensil from which food may drain, drip, or splash:
(i) Into a food, or
(ii) Onto a surface normally in contact with food.
(30) "Food employee" means an individual working with unpackaged food, food equipment or utensils, or food-contact surfaces.
(31) Food Establishment.
(a) "Food establishment" means an operation that stores, prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food for human consumption:
(i) Such as a restaurant; satellite or catered feeding location; catering operation if the operation provides food directly to a consumer or to a conveyance used to transport people; market; vending location; conveyance used to transport people; institution; or food bank; and
(ii) That relinquishes possession of food to a consumer directly, or indirectly through a delivery service such as home delivery of grocery orders or restaurant takeout orders, or delivery service that is provided by common carriers.
(b) "Food establishment" includes:
(i) An element of the operation such as a transportation vehicle or a central preparation facility that supplies a vending location or satellite feeding location unless the vending or feeding location is permitted by the regulatory authority; and
(ii) An operation that is conducted in a mobile, stationary, temporary, or permanent facility or location; where consumption is on or off the premises; and regardless of whether there is a charge for the food.
(c) "Food establishment" does not include:
(i) An establishment that offers only prepackaged foods that are not potentially hazardous;
(ii) A produce stand that only offers whole, uncut fresh fruits and vegetables;
(iii) A food processing plant;
(iv) A kitchen in a private home if only food that is not potentially hazardous is prepared for sale or service at a function such as a religious or charitable organization's bake sale if allowed by law and if the consumer is informed by a clearly visible placard at the sales or service location that the food is prepared in a kitchen that is not subject to regulation and inspection by the regulatory authority;
(v) An area where food that is prepared as specified in Subparagraph (c)(iv) of this definition is sold or offered for human consumption;
(vi) A kitchen in a private home, such as a small family day-care provider; or a bed-and-breakfast operation that prepares and offers food to guests if the home is owner occupied, the number of available guest bedrooms does not exceed 6, breakfast is the only meal offered, the number of guests served does not exceed 18, and the consumer is informed by statements contained in published advertisements, mailed brochures, and placards posted at the registration area that the food is prepared in a kitchen that is not regulated and inspected by the regulatory authority; or
(vii) A private home that receives catered or home-delivered food.
(32) Food Processing Plant.
(a) "Food processing plant" means a commercial operation that manufactures, packages, labels, or stores food for human consumption and does not provide food directly to a consumer.
(b) "Food processing plant" does not include a food establishment as defined under Subparagraph 1-201.10(B)(31).
(33) Game Animal.
(a) "Game animal" means an animal, the products of which are food, that is not classified as cattle, sheep, swine, goat, horse, mule, or other equine in 9 CFR Subchapter A - Mandatory Meat Inspection, Part 301, as Poultry in 9 CFR Subchapter C - Mandatory Poultry Products Inspection, Part 381, or as fish as defined under Subparagraph 1-201.10(B)(26).
(b) "Game animal" includes mammals such as reindeer, elk, deer, antelope, water buffalo, bison, rabbit, squirrel, opossum, raccoon, nutria, or muskrat, and nonaquatic reptiles such as land snakes.
(c) "Game animal" does not include ratites such as ostrich, emu, and rhea.
(34) "General use pesticide" means a pesticide that is not classified by EPA for restricted use as specified in 40 CFR 152.175.
(35) "Grade A standards" means the requirements of the United States Public Health Service/FDA "Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance" and "Grade A Condensed and Dry Milk Ordinance" with which certain fluid and dry milk and milk products comply.
(36) Group Residence.
(a) "Group residence" means a private or public housing corporation or institutional facility that provides living quarters and meals.
(b) "Group residence" includes a domicile for unrelated persons such as a retirement home or a long-term health care facility.
(37) "HACCP plan" means a written document that delineates the formal procedures for following the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point principles developed by The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods.
(38) "Hazard" means a biological, chemical, or physical property that may cause an unacceptable consumer health risk.
(39) "Hermetically sealed container" means a container that is designed and intended to be secure against the entry of microorganisms and, in the case of low acid canned foods, to maintain the commercial sterility of its contents after processing.
(40) "Highly susceptible population" means a group of persons who are more likely than other populations to experience foodborne disease because they are immunocompromised or older adults and in a facility that provides health care or assisted living services, such as a hospital or nursing home; or preschool age children in a facility that provides custodial care, such as a day care center.
(41) "Imminent health hazard" means a significant threat or danger to health that is considered to exist when there is evidence sufficient to show that a product, practice, circumstance, or event creates a situation that requires immediate correction or cessation of operation to prevent injury based on:
(i) The number of potential injuries, and
(ii) The nature, severity, and duration of the anticipated injury.
(42) "Injected" means manipulating a meat so that infectious or toxigenic microorganisms may be introduced from its surface to its interior through tenderizing with deep penetration or injecting the meat such as by processes which may be referred to as "injecting," "pinning," or "stitch pumping."
(43) "Juice", when used in the context of food safety, means the aqueous liquid expressed or extracted from one or more fruits or vegetables, purées of the edible portions of one or more fruits or vegetables, or any concentrate of such liquid or purée. This definition does not apply to standards of identity.
(44) "Kitchenware" means food preparation and storage utensils.
(45) "Law" means applicable local, state, and federal statutes, regulations, and ordinances.
(46) "Linens" means fabric items such as cloth hampers, cloth napkins, table cloths, wiping cloths, and work garments including cloth gloves.
(47) "Meat" means the flesh of animals used as food including the dressed flesh of cattle, swine, sheep, or goats and other edible animals, except fish, poultry, and wild game animals as specified under Subparagraphs 3-201.17(A)(3) and (4).
(48) "mg/L" means milligrams per liter, which is the metric equivalent of parts per million (ppm).
(49) "Molluscan shellfish" means any edible species of fresh or frozen oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops or edible portions thereof, except when the scallop product consists only of the shucked adductor muscle.
(50) Packaged.
(a) "Packaged" means bottled, canned, cartoned, securely bagged, or securely wrapped, whether packaged in a food establishment or a food processing plant.
(b) "Packaged" does not include a wrapper, carry-out box, or other nondurable container used to containerize food with the purpose of facilitating food protection during service and receipt of the food by the consumer.
(51) "Permit" means the document issued by the regulatory authority that authorizes a person to operate a food establishment.
(52) "Permit holder" means the entity that:
(a) Is legally responsible for the operation of the food establishment such as the owner, the owner's agent, or other person; and
(b) Possesses a valid permit to operate a food establishment.
(53) "Person" means an association, a corporation, individual, partnership, other legal entity, government, or governmental subdivision or agency.
(54) "Person in charge" means the individual present at a food establishment who is responsible for the operation at the time of inspection.
(55) Personal Care Items.
(a) "Personal care items" means items or substances that may be poisonous, toxic, or a source of contamination and are used to maintain or enhance a person's health, hygiene, or appearance.
(b) "Personal care items" include items such as medicines; first aid supplies; and other items such as cosmetics, and toiletries such as toothpaste and mouthwash.
(56) "pH" means the symbol for the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration, which is a measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution.
Values between 0 and 7 indicate acidity and values between 7 and 14 indicate alkalinity. The value for pure distilled water is 7, which is considered neutral.
(57) "Physical facilities" means the structure and interior surfaces of a food establishment including accessories such as soap and towel dispensers and attachments such as light fixtures and heating or air conditioning system vents.
(58) "Plumbing fixture" means a receptacle or device that:
(a) Is permanently or temporarily connected to the water distribution system of the premises and demands a supply of water from the system; or
(b) Discharges used water, waste materials, or sewage directly or indirectly to the drainage system of the premises.
(59) "Plumbing system" means the water supply and distribution pipes; plumbing fixtures and traps; soil, waste, and vent pipes; sanitary and storm sewers and building drains, including their respective connections, devices, and appurtenances within the premises; and water-treating equipment.
(60) "Poisonous or toxic materials" means substances that are not intended for ingestion and are included in 4 categories:
(a) Cleaners and sanitizers, which include cleaning and sanitizing agents and agents such as caustics, acids, drying agents, polishes, and other chemicals;
(b) Pesticides, except sanitizers, which include substances such as insecticides and rodenticides;
(c) Substances necessary for the operation and maintenance of the establishment such as nonfood grade lubricants and personal care items that may be deleterious to health; and
(d) Substances that are not necessary for the operation and maintenance of the establishment and are on the premises for retail sale, such as petroleum products and paints.
(61) Potentially Hazardous Food.
(a) "Potentially hazardous food" means a food that is natural or synthetic and that requires temperature control because it is in a form capable of supporting:
(i) The rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms;
(ii) The growth and toxin production of Clostridium botulinum; or
(iii) In raw shell eggs, the growth of Salmonella Enteritidis.
(b) "Potentially hazardous food" includes an animal food (a food of animal origin) that is raw or heat-treated; a food of plant origin that is heat-treated or consists of raw seed sprouts; cut melons; and garlic-in-oil mixtures that are not modified in a way that results in mixtures that do not support growth as specified under Subparagraph (a) of this definition.
(c) "Potentially hazardous food" does not include:
(i) An air-cooled hard-boiled egg with shell intact;
(ii) A food with an aw value of 0.85 or less;
(iii) A food with a pH level of 4.6 or below when measured at 24oC (75oF);
(iv) A food, in an unopened hermetically sealed container, that is commercially processed to achieve and maintain commercial sterility under conditions of nonrefrigerated storage and distribution; and
(v) A food for which laboratory evidence demonstrates that the rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms or the growth of S. Enteritidis in eggs or C. botulinum can not occur, such as a food that has an aw and a pH that are above the levels specified under Subparagraphs (c)(ii) and (iii) of this definition and that may contain a preservative, other barrier to the growth of microorganisms, or a combination of barriers that inhibit the growth of microorganisms.
(vi) A food that does not support the growth of microorganisms as specified under Subparagraph (a) of this definition even though the food may contain an infectious or toxigenic microorganism or chemical or physical contaminant at a level sufficient to cause illness.
(62) Poultry.
(a) "Poultry" means:
(i) Any domesticated bird (chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or guineas), whether live or dead, as defined in 9 CFR 381 Poultry Products Inspection Regulations; and
(ii) Any migratory waterfowl, game bird, or squab such as pheasant, partridge, quail, grouse, or guineas, whether live or dead, as defined in 9 CFR 362 Voluntary Poultry Inspection Program.
(b) "Poultry" does not include ratites.
(63) "Premises" means:
(a) The physical facility, its contents, and the contiguous land or property under the control of the permit holder; or
(b) The physical facility, its contents, and the land or property not described under Subparagraph (a) of this definition if its facilities and contents are under the control of the permit holder and may impact food establishment personnel, facilities, or operations, and a food establishment is only one component of a larger operation such as a health care facility, hotel, motel, school, recreational camp, or prison.
(64) "Primal cut" means a basic major cut into which carcasses and sides of meat are separated, such as a beef round, pork loin, lamb flank, or veal breast.
(65) "Public water system" has the meaning stated in 40 CFR 141 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
(66) Ready-to-Eat Food.
(a) "Ready-to-eat food" means food that is in a form that is edible without washing, cooking, or additional preparation by the food establishment or the consumer and that is reasonably expected to be consumed in that form.
(b) "Ready-to-eat food" includes:
(i) Potentially hazardous food that is unpackaged and cooked to the temperature and time required for the specific food under Subpart 3-401;
(ii) Raw, washed, cut fruits and vegetables;
(iii) Whole, raw, fruits and vegetables that are presented for consumption without the need for further washing, such as at a buffet; and
(iv) Other food presented for consumption for which further washing or cooking is not required and from which rinds, peels, husks, or shells are removed.
(67) Reduced Oxygen Packaging.
(a) "Reduced oxygen packaging" means:
(1)The reduction of the amount of oxygen in a package by removing oxygen; displacing oxygen and replacing it with another gas or combination of gases; or otherwise controlling the oxygen content to a level below that normally found in the surrounding 21% oxygen atmosphere, and
(2) A process as specified in Subparagraph (a)(1) of this definition that involves a food for which Clostridium botulinum is identified as a microbiological hazard in the final packaged form.
(b) "Reduced oxygen packaging" includes:
(i) Vacuum packaging, in which air is removed from a package of food and the package is hermetically sealed so that a vacuum remains inside the package, such as sous vide;
(ii) Modified atmosphere packaging, in which the atmosphere of a package of food is modified so that its composition is different from air but the atmosphere may change over time due to the permeability of the packaging material or the respiration of the food. Modified atmosphere packaging includes: reduction in the proportion of oxygen, total replacement of oxygen, or an increase in the proportion of other gases such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen; and
(iii) Controlled atmosphere packaging, in which the atmosphere of a package of food is modified so that until the package is opened, its composition is different from air, and continuous control of that atmosphere is maintained, such as by using oxygen scavengers or a combination of total replacement of oxygen, nonrespiring food, and impermeable packaging material.
(68) "Refuse" means solid waste not carried by water through the sewage system.
(69) "Regulatory authority" means the local, state, or federal enforcement body or authorized representative having jurisdiction over the food establishment.
(70) "Restricted use pesticide" means a pesticide product that contains the active ingredients specified in 40 CFR 152.175 Pesticides classified for restricted use, and that is limited to use by or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
(71) "Safe material" means:
(a) An article manufactured from or composed of materials that may not reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in their becoming a component or otherwise affecting the characteristics of any food;
(b) An additive that is used as specified in § 409 or 706 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; or
(c) Other materials that are not additives and that are used in conformity with applicable regulations of the Food and Drug Administration.
(72) "Sanitization" means the application of cumulative heat or chemicals on cleaned food-contact surfaces that, when evaluated for efficacy, is sufficient to yield a reduction of 5 logs, which is equal to a 99.999% reduction, of representative disease microorganisms of public health importance.
(73) "Sealed" means free of cracks or other openings that allow the entry or passage of moisture.
(74) "Service animal" means an animal such as a guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability.
(75) "Servicing area" means an operating base location to which a mobile food establishment or transportation vehicle returns regularly for such things as vehicle and equipment cleaning, discharging liquid or solid wastes, refilling water tanks and ice bins, and boarding food.
(76) "Sewage" means liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution and may include liquids containing chemicals in solution.
(77) "Shellfish control authority" means a state, federal, foreign, tribal, or other government entity legally responsible for administering a program that includes certification of molluscan shellfish harvesters and dealers for interstate commerce.
(78) "Shellstock" means raw, in-shell molluscan shellfish.
(79) "Shucked shellfish" means molluscan shellfish that have one or both shells removed.
(80) "Single-service articles" means tableware, carry-out utensils, and other items such as bags, containers, placemats, stirrers, straws, toothpicks, and wrappers that are designed and constructed for one time, one person use after which they are intended for discard.
(81) Single-Use Articles.
(a) "Single-use articles" means utensils and bulk food containers designed and constructed to be used once and discarded.
(b) "Single-use articles" includes items such as wax paper, butcher paper, plastic wrap, formed aluminum food containers, jars, plastic tubs or buckets, bread wrappers, pickle barrels, ketchup bottles, and number 10 cans which do not meet the materials, durability, strength, and cleanability specifications under §§ 4-101.11, 4-201.11, and 4-202.11 for multiuse utensils.
(82) "Slacking" means the process of moderating the temperature of a food such as allowing a food to gradually increase from a temperature of -23oC (-10oF) to -4o C (25oF) in preparation for deep-fat frying or to facilitate even heat penetration during the cooking of previously block-frozen food such as spinach.
(83) "Smooth" means:
(a) A food-contact surface having a surface free of pits and inclusions with a cleanability equal to or exceeding that of (100 grit) number 3 stainless steel;
(b) A nonfood-contact surface of equipment having a surface equal to that of commercial grade hot-rolled steel free of visible scale; and
(c) A floor, wall, or ceiling having an even or level surface with no roughness or projections that render it difficult to clean.
(84) "Table-mounted equipment" means equipment that is not portable and is designed to be mounted off the floor on a table, counter, or shelf.
(85) "Tableware" means eating, drinking, and serving utensils for table use such as flatware including forks, knives, and spoons; hollowware including bowls, cups, serving dishes, and tumblers; and plates.
(86) "Temperature measuring device" means a thermometer, thermocouple, thermistor, or other device that indicates the temperature of food, air, or water.
(87) "Temporary food establishment" means a food establishment that operates for a period of no more than 14 consecutive days in conjunction with a single event or celebration.
(88) "USDA" means the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(89) "Utensil" means a food-contact implement or container used in the storage preparation, transportation, dispensing, sale, or service of food, such as kitchenware or tableware that is multiuse, single-service, or single-use; gloves used in contact with food; food temperature measuring devices; and probe-type price or identification tags used in contact with food.
(90) "Variance" means a written document issued by the regulatory authority that authorizes a modification or waiver of one or more requirements of this Code if, in the opinion of the regulatory authority, a health hazard or nuisance will not result from the modification or waiver.
(91) "Vending machine" means a self-service device that, upon insertion of a coin, paper currency, token, card, or key, or by optional manual operation, dispenses unit servings of food in bulk or in packages without the necessity of replenishing the device between each vending operation.
(92) "Vending machine location" means the room, enclosure, space, or area where one or more vending machines are installed and operated and includes the storage areas and areas on the premises that are used to service and maintain the vending machines.
(93) "Warewashing" means the cleaning and sanitizing of utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment.
(94) "Whole-muscle, intact beef" means whole muscle beef that is not injected, mechanically tenderized, reconstructed, or scored and marinated, from which beef steaks may be cut.


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the media doesn't talk about Kentucky because Kentuckians, unlike most of New Orleans residences, are tough resiliant people that are taking care of themselves and not sitting on the street corner waiting for the government free money truck to arrive. Kentuckians must be a lot like Iowans caught in floods.
Obama over his head? That man is drowning and he is trying to take us with him.
I think the reason most libs keep referring to Bush is that deep in their hearts they truely wish he was still their President.


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So the question remains doest the evil empire have enough pitching and hitting to do it in the post season or will the teams weakness be exploited by superior post season pitching?
League leading team wins and HR's belted, 9th in ERA. Let's see if the Yanks can make a run on 100+ win season and grab number 28!


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If the language your using uses "1", "0", and "-1" for boolean that might work ( if you can deal with the "-1" ) , HOWEVER the increments the OP used are by 5, which throws a wrench in your example.
Since the 4 ifs are nearly identical, why not wrap this up in a function or something?
Ex:void CheckKeyboard(int k, int *p, int i){ if(keyboard_check(k)) *p += i;}...const int i = 5;int x, y;CheckKeyboard(vk_left, &x, -i);CheckKeyboard(vk_right, &x, i);CheckKeyboard(vk_up, &y, -i);CheckKeyboard(vk_down, &y, i);I Should have used a better function name than CheckKeyboard but none came to mind...
Just get rid of the if's and use the result of keyboard_check directly:x += (int)keyboard_check(vk_right); X -= (int)keyboard_check(vk_left); y += (int)keyboard_check(vk_down); y -= (int)keyboard_check(vk_up);and bam, no more indentation/bracket positioning problems. =-)
I did that from my phone, i meant to wrap the values by a *5 to do what the OP did, but we drove to a place that doesn't have service when i was trying to edit it. I also subtract to do the negatives.
Also, what sane language that allows bool to int casting doesn't represent the bool as 1 or 0?
edit: editted code that i was trying to change before i lost service:
x += ((int)keyboard_check(vk_right))*5; X -= ((int)keyboard_check(vk_left))*5; y += ((int)keyboard_check(vk_down))*5; y -= ((int)keyboard_check(vk_up))*5;
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apple pict documentation
"picture size; don't use this value for picture size"
apple pict documentation
"picture size; don't use this value for picture size"
core components of the core
"specifies a service which allows interfacing the core components of the core", that's clear then I hope.
deleted easter eggs: team photos, etc.
More nostalgia. Some time around 2010 all the easter egg photos got stripped out of OpenOffice.org. FWIW…
Calc Team circe 2002 (?). What you used to get with =STARCALCTEAM(). This one is still available apparently in the last version of Symphony
writerteam Geordi Release 2002/2003 (?). This one was the last picture you used to get on StarWriterTeam + F3. (Yes, there was a sequence of Star Trek related release names.) I met mmaher, back row, second from right, at my brother's housewarming earlier this year.
writerteam StarOffice 6.0 Release 2000-2001. This was the earlier version. Seeing as I'm pasted in at the back but mtg (front row, second from right) is present in the flesh it must have been made after March/April 2001 after I transferred from Hamburg to Sun Ireland. Finally met up with mtg at Dublin Zoo + Ballymore Eustace a month ago after a long gap.
The Easter egg police didn't find them all. At least one of the most ridiculously obscure and pointless Easter eggs still apparently persists in all descendents of StarOffice in each exported .doc. Only mtg ever noticed as far as I know, and only noticed a few months ago after a gap of 11 years or so
The earlier "remove rude comment" police didn't quite grok the light weight version of hungarian notation we use either, so my use of airlied's (then at least) favorite metasyntactic variable in it's hungarian notation variant of nArse survived that cull and lives on in the rather crufty starmath/equation editor import code.
I miss =game("StarWars"). If a demonstration was heading south it could always be recovered by launching starwars. "My god, they translated it to German" is the most memorable comment from some LinuxTag or other that I can remember. German was the only language it was in.
writer class diagram, circa 1998 ?
Did some tidying today, and inside the box containing my (vitally important) vt220 and (equally vitally important) Ximian Monkey I found some hard drawn class diagrams for the core writer classes. The back of the sheets have some unrelated text with a 1998 date on them. I think I got these from khz who probably got them from jp, looks like that class diagram style anyway. Here's the scanned pdf for posterity
8000 commits
ohloh reckons that this week the count of commits in LibreOffice belonging to me hit 8000 accumulated over last approx 12 years.
I thought I'd sample each per-thousand rollover to see what they were…
Commit 8000: A minor startup time improvement and code simplication
Commit 7000: fix dnd crash. Generic bug fixing of fdo#39950
Commit 6000: callcatcher: remove unused code. Removing a few hunks of code that get compiled into the product, but that nothing calls. Some of the callcatcher foo which we use to trim the fat off LibreOffice
Commit 5000: Generic bug-fixing from grovelling over abrt traces, rhbz#710004 band-aid for immediate crash in IsAlignPossible.
Commit 4000: Workaround a weird-ass warning. from a minor compiler bug gcc#47679.
Commit 3000: Fix BSD uno bridges. We merged the various uno bridges together for the various unix platforms that use gcc to reduce the burden of maintaining so many. So needed to add the little register return quirk of the BSD platforms.
Commit 2000: Silence the (then) new gcc 4.5 warnings in our code
Commit 1000: Documented FSPA anchor values should override escher attributes when different. Efforts to get object positioning right on .doc import
Commit 1: MSOffice Controls {Im|Ex}port. Apparently my first post-StarOffice commit. Getting those "OCX" controls imported from MSOffice file formats.
Does this mean I'm an awesomely productive coder versus everybody else ? Nah, not really. For one thing, we started off with CVS went through mercurial and end up with git, and there's generally a lot of difference in how many commits you generate with commit-unfriendly CVS vs git which makes you commit gung ho.
And there's differences in commit style from one person to another too of course. I tend to generate a lot of commits because I like to refactor and code in "see my train of thought so you (ok me when I have to revisit it) can see where I went wrong if I do" steps rather than dump in a single commit that affects a hundred interconnected things. But it's all the same amount of code at the end of the day.
Another wrinkle is that various development rules ended up hiding the true ownership of a lot of older commits. e.g.
a) Per day-0-release commits were all flattened of course, I only worked on StarOffice a short while before that event, so that's a fairly small amount for me. But presumably a truly frightening number of commits for e.g. jp
b) for a while we worked by commiting only to cvs branches which release engineering would merge into master, e.g. this commit is an example, which is why the Hamburg release engineers hold unbeatable commit rates
c) And later the burden of commiting to OpenOffice.org for non Sun staff became almost impossible to bear, e.g. provide install sets for Windows and Linux, get a QA volunteer to QA the install set for you and sign off on it. Which was all pretty hard to do given the speed of the one or two windows buildbots available for the purpose and the limited number of QA people. Much easier to just dump the patch into bugzilla and see if someone inside the bunker could take care of all that for you, e.g. commits like this
shiny langtag library
liblangtag looks very nice. I wonder if there's anything in my abandonware localehelper that might be useful to stuff in there. Maybe some of the locale to langtag mapping stuff.
libreoffice help ported to clucene
From the things that make me happy department. Years ago our help documentation source was parsed with a bunch of java tools. At the time gcj was the only possibility for us in RHEL/Fedora and the build time for all localized langpacks that we included was about 26 hours in our build system.
Which was a bit depressing.
So I rewrote it in c++, taking super care to keep the same JavaHelp-derived format and so forth. Which brought build times down to about 10 hours.
Which made me happy.
At some stage though, then it was decided to then index our help with lucene, which brought back java as a build-time and run-time dependency for building help and searching it at run-time.
Which made me sad again, though openjdk was the default for us at this stage, so it wasn't as much of a pain, though that's why you have that perceptual lag when you first search for a term in help.
But now, for LibreOffice 3.6, Gert van Valkenhoef has ported our lucene code to clucene. helpcontent builds faster, and there's no lag on searching for something in help.
Which made me happy.
Distro's that want to use –with-system-clucene will need to build and install clucene's contribs-lib
cross-compiling LibreOffice for windows (mingw32) under Fedora
Dave Tardon's new howto cross-compile LibreOffice under Fedora to target mingw32 under Fedora, http://dtardon.fedorapeople.org/mingw/
syncfonts is handy
When debugging font related stuff its typical that the problem can only be triggered by a specific set of fonts. Here's a rough-and-ready syncfonts script which when given the output of fc-list -v will try and install the fonts that are missing and remove the extraenous ones via yum, which works for the common case
fakemail is handy
For debugging mail problem, e.g. when debugging some emailmerge stuff in LibreOffice recently, fakemail was really really handy when you have a bug which requires generating a couple of hundred emails in quick succession to trigger.
New HTML Parser: The long-awaited libxml2 based HTML parser code is live. It needs further work but already handles most markup better than the original parser.
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Grant ready to shine again for Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Ryan Grant isn't bitter. He's just in a hurry.
The Green Bay Packers veteran running back made it clear when he re-signed with his former team on Dec. 5 that he wasn't harboring any grudge for the club's decision to sign another veteran running back (Cedric Benson) in August. And he also said he wasn't mad that when injuries struck, the Packers added two young, unproven backs (claiming Johnny White on waivers from Buffalo on Oct. 15, and promoting practice-squad running back DuJuan Harris to the 53-man roster on Dec. 1) before finally giving him a call.
After spending most of the year out of football — Grant was with the Washington Redskins from Sept. 26 through Oct. 23, playing in only one game and getting only one carry - Grant just wants to keep things moving, as he did last Sunday, when he carried 20 times for 80 yards and two touchdowns and added a 34-yard catch-and-run in the Packers' 55-7 blowout of the Tennessee Titans.
"I feel like I'm making up for lost time, so you have a little push with that and a little edge, a chip. Of course," Grant said as the Packers prepared for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome. "But that's OK. Whatever drives the person is what drives them. So I'm OK with that - I really am. And that's natural. It's not a bitterness. It's just, I've got to make up (time). So I have to take advantage of the time I get."
If Grant continues to be productive, he figures to keep getting more time, even with potentially four running backs in the mix for the postseason. If the Packers beat the Vikings Sunday and secure the NFC's No. 2 seed and the first-round bye that comes with it, the team could have four halfbacks at its disposal in the NFC Divisional Playoff round. Second-year man Alex Green, who missed last week's game with a concussion, is expected to return to action Sunday, while former starter James Starks, who suffered a knee injury against the Vikings on Dec. 2, could be back for the Jan. 12-13 divisional weekend.
Benson, who suffered a foot injury Oct. 7 and was originally placed on injured reserve with the designation to return but wound up needing surgery, won't be back this season, while White was put on IR with a concussion to make room for Grant.
Otherwise, the Packers will have a plethora of options in the backfield, and while coach Mike McCarthy has said he's going to use the running back-by-committee approach, he's also said he'd prefer to have one guy carry the load. And for much of McCarthy's time in Green Bay, starting midway through the 2007 season, that guy had been Grant, the fifth-leading rusher in franchise history.
"Trust me, we're in tune with the production of every guy. If one of them gets the hot hand, we're going to go. I'm not playing favorites," McCarthy said. "If we feel someone is hot running the football, he will run the football."
On Sunday, that guy was Grant.
"Obviously we have a plan going in, with the amount of carries we want to give each guy, the type of carries we want to give them. But it changes on game-day, it could change quickly," running backs coach Alex Van Pelt said.
"I think we feel good about our three guys (with) getting Alex back now, and the possibility of getting James back down the road. As a running back room, we're feeling pretty good about the guys we have and the potential we have to help the team win in the playoffs."
Grant certainly has proven himself in late-season situations before. Last season, when he was job-sharing with Starks, he ran 42 times for 243 yards and two touchdowns in the team's final four regular-season games and added seven receptions for 162 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown in the regular-season finale. Of his 827 yards from scrimmage last season, 405 came in the final four games.
Before missing the team's 2010 Super Bowl run with a leg injury suffered in the regular-season opener that year, Grant also had huge late-season games in 2009 (with a 137-yard, two-TD effort in Chicago on Dec. 13), 2008 (with 104- and 106-yard efforts against Houston and Detroit in the final four weeks of the regular season) and 2007 (with a team playoff-record 201-yard, three-TD game against Seattle in an NFC Divisional Playoff game on Jan. 12, 2008).
"He always runs the ball well in the winter months," quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. "We've kind of always said it with Ryan: He runs the ball really hard in November, December and January. I'm so happy for him. He was on the street a few weeks back, and it's all the things I've always said about him: He's a great teammate, he practices really hard, and he sets a great example for those young guys. He studies hard, he knows the plan, he knows where he's supposed to be. He's a one-cut guy and a downhill runner and he's tough to tackle.


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WHO and Global Fund have identified an anticipated gap of $1.6 billion in annual international support for the fight against tuberculosis in 118 low and middle income countries
Singapore: WHO and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria said that strains of tuberculosis with resistance to multiple drugs could spread widely and highlight an annual need of at least $1.6 billion in international funding for treatment and prevention of the disease.
Dr Margaret Chan, director-general of WHO, and Dr Mark Dybul, executive director of the Global Fund, said the only way to carry out the urgent work of identifying all new cases of tuberculosis, while simultaneously making progress against the most serious existing cases, will be to mobilize significant funding from domestic sources and international donors.
With the overwhelming majority of international funding for tuberculosis coming through the Global Fund, they said, it is imperative that efforts to raise money be effective this year. Growing alarm about the threat of multi-drug resistant TB, also known as MDR-TB, is making that even more pressing. "We are treading water at a time when we desperately need to scale up our response to MDR-TB," said Dr Chan. "We have gained a lot of ground in TB control through international collaboration, but it can easily be lost if we do not act now."
WHO and the Global Fund have identified an anticipated gap of $1.6 billion in annual international support for the fight against tuberculosis in 118 low and middle income countries on top of an estimated $3.2 billion that could be provided by the countries themselves. Filling this gap could enable full treatment for 17 million TB and multidrug-resistant TB patients and save six million lives between 2014-16.
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BATON ROUGE (AP) — Preliminary statewide voter registration totals show that at least 2.92 million Louisianians will be eligible to vote Nov. 6 when the race for U.S. president tops the ballot.
Election officials told The Advocate on Wednesday the numbers mean there are already about 100,000 more eligible voters today than on the rolls for last October's governor's race.
The numbers mean there are already about 100,000 more eligible voters today than on the rolls for last October's governor's race.
The preliminary total is slightly less than the 2.94 million who were eligible to vote in the presidential election four years ago, according to statewide voter statistics.
Secretary of State Tom Schedler said the preliminary number will go up between now and the Oct. 23 the start of early voting as last-minute registrants are counted.
"I would anticipate something close to 2008," Schedler said. "It could easily bump up 10,000 to 15,000 voters."
The voter numbers already surpass the 2.84 million eligible to vote in last fall's statewide elections in which the governor's race led the ballot.
Besides the race for U.S. president, the Nov. 6 election features congressional as well as a number of local and regional elections and ballot initiatives. There are nine proposed constitutional amendments and school board term limit propositions in most parishes.
Preliminary figures indicate that the number of registered Democrats continued to decline as Republican and other party registrations increased between 2008 and 2012.
Statistics show Democrats with 1.4 million registrants, a decline of about 136,000 from four years ago. Meanwhile, Republicans gained about 60,000 from 744,000 in 2008 and those aligned with other parties grew by some 50,000 from about 650,000 four years ago, according to election statistics.


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It should be noted that the earlier comment of "divide and conquer" seems to be working on this thread .
When I see a thread with a title that doesn't interest me , I do not open it . As an example , "tequila" in a recent thread title .While I would have opened it if it said
"FREE TEQUILA IN INDEPENDENCE MO. TONIGHT " ,it didn't ,so I moved on .
If it works for me , it may very well work for others .WE all come here because of our dogs, and we are a diverse bunch to be sure .And try to keep in mind what is not your cup of tea ,may be of keen interest to another . So if it has broad appeal the General forum isn't out of the question .
If it is point specific on a totally unrelated topic to dogs and pure politics , POTUS PLACE is where that belongs .


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I'm relearning to use some tools that I have forgotten about over the last ten years or so. E.g., I had forgotten how cool gnuplot is until I needed to make an illustration recently. The graph I created is pretty simple, but I didn't use 99% of gnuplot's options. If you've never played with it, I urge you to spend 15 minutes to learn a little about it. You may find yourself looking for excuses to make graphs.
Well, if getting oral sex while President and lying about it isn't an impeachable offense, then I ask you, what is?!


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I stumbled upon the following image by accident:
And it made me wonder something:
Which imp image do you like the most?
-The one from Doom 3, rendered with an engine 11 years newer than Doom 2's
-The one from Doom 2, in all its pixely glory
Personally I like the one from Doom 2 more, and here is why:
-blocky pixels to me have a more charming quality than triangular vertices, and the triangles in the Doom 3 model are pretty obvious
-the 256-color palette of Doom 2 is more attractive to me than the dark RGB colors of Doom 3
-the shape of the Doom 2 one actually looks better. Despite the blocky pixels, the head of the Doom 2 model looks rounder than that of the Doom 3 model
So, to me it seems that the 20 year old Doom/Doom 2 are more timeless and replayable than then 10 year old Doom 3. What do you think?


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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has produced a yearly global report since 1990, looking "beyond income assess people's long-term well-being" and focusing on a different global development issue. It also produces human development reports for individual countries and regions.
The 2013 report focuses on the shift to rising powers and leaders from developing nations.
The 2011 report focuses on the interconnectivity of inequity and environmental deterioration and the need for policies to promote both equality and sustainability.
The 2010 report celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the Human Development Report and analyzes trends from past reporting and what it means for future projects.
The 2009 report focuses on human mobility and migration: "who migrants are, where they come from and go to, and why they move."
The 2007/2008 report focuses on climate change and its effects on poverty.
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Anyone who's dabbled in New England punk circuits during the past 30 years probably doesn't need an explanation of the Jonee Earthquake Band, since he or she has almost certainly shared a bill or two with them.
Everyone else, I'll wager, might be curious about the pirate thing.
"It's kind of my style," says singer/guitarist extraordinaire Jonee Earthquake, taking a break from his day job at the post office. "When I was in Venice, I bought what they call a Venetian boatman's hat, and everyone said, 'Ah, Jonee's a pirate.' I said, 'Works for me.' "
Earthquake isn't one of those weekend-warrior pirates who dons the square-culture uniform come the work week. He's a pirate in real life. Which is why he doesn't deal directly with customers, since that would require him to dress like a mailman, not a pirate. Also, he's too nice of a guy to loot and pillage.
This affinity for swashbuckler chic is derived from an early-'60s UK band, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. Witnessing punk's nascent stage during a half-year stay in England, Earthquake was inspired to start a band of his own upon returning to Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1979. It was in the course of auditioning drummers that first encountered an ambitious young gentleman named GG Allin. Although Allin never actually showed up for the audition, he nonetheless proved to be a handy person to know.
"The GG Allin I knew was certainly more reserved. You could tell he was starting to become what he eventually became, but the early shows were a lot tamer than the later ones. In the early days, all us punk bands were going about it the wrong way by going to bars and saying, 'Hey, we're playing new exciting music that you haven't heard before. You want to give us a gig?' Those audiences weren't into it. The club owners and promoters weren't into it. GG came along and said, 'Fuck those places. We'll rent the halls, we'll get a PA, and we'll run the show.' "
Earthquake eulogizes his legendary/notorious friend with a respectful lack of sentimentality when he intones "Don't fuck with me!" in "The Ballad of GG," one of the 72 singles TJEB have self-released, self-manufactured, and sold for a buck a pop. "This way, people hear our songs right away and they can take them home, rather than waiting until the whole album comes out. It's a lot of work, but it's kind of our thing."
Quite the value, they surely are: anthemic, blistering, surfy, mildly self-referential ditties like "You'll Never Play This Place Again," "DIY or Die," and "Up with Piracy" (a verse of which includes the line "Fuck those cunts, Metallica") doled out with the kind of pop-craftsmanship and intensity one develops only by playing rock and roll non-stop for 30 years. And since you knew better than to jump to conclusions about Obama and Bill Ayers affiliation, you should accord Jonee Earthquake the same courtesy. Just because he used to hang out with a dude who pooed on stage doesn't mean he himself is prone to such behavior. Having been to a handful of Jonee Earthquake Band shows in my day, I can attest that they do the opposite of shitting on stage. Indeed, they bring quite the ruckus.
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It's not the most exciting task, but it's something that almost anyone can help with in as small or large quantities as desired.
Also needed are community leaders for each of the architectures. E.g. Justin Forbes is The Man for AMD64, but we can always use peeps for ia64 and s390* :)


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From live theatre to a holiday shopping stroll, opportunities to support independent entrepreneurs populated the third annual Lowcountry Local First, a five-day event designed to heighten awareness of locally owned businesses. On Sunday, a small crowd gathered at The Landing on Shem Creek for the Buy Local, Be Local Bash—the culmination of the advocacy's group emphasis on sustaining a local economy.
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During the month, Malkoff averaged 13.47 hours of movies a day. Actor Andrew McCarthy joined him and did a live in-person commentary during a screening of St. Elmo's Fire.
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Here are the following toys and other collectibles (not just figures as the title of the thread implies) we know we are getting related to the game:
This is meant to be a checklist, not a discussion thread. You may add your CONFIRMED suggestions to the list. We will verify that it is confirmed or not and add it to this first post, then your post will be deleted. Throughout this post you will see TFU, this stands for "The Force Unleashed."
Thanks for any help in keeping this list up to date!
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Carded Figures
2008 Wave 2: THE FORCE UNLEASHED (On TAC cards)
09: Imperial EVO Trooper
10: Imperial Jump Trooper
11: Maris Brood
12: Darth Vader (Battle Damage)
13: General Rahm Kota
14: Shadow Guard
15: Juno Eclipse
Stormtrooper Commander-this stormtrooper has distinctive blue markings. As of this writing it is unclear if he will be an exclusive, mail away or mass retail figure. No number has been given for this figure.
Evolutions set
The Apprentice-set includes: Sith Lord Apprentice, Dark Jedi Apprentice, Redeemed Apprentice
Darth Vader & Incinerator Stormtroopers 3pack - Wal-Mart exclusive.
Emperor Palpatine & Shadow Stormtroopers 3pack - Wal-Mart exclusive.
Rancor w/rider - Target exclusive
Unleashed Battle packs (Not to be confused with "The Force Unleashed", these battle packs encompass the saga, but for this checklist we will only list TFU ones.)
The Force Unleashed: Jedi Knights
The Force Unleashed: Sith Lords
The Force Unleashed: Troopers
Apprentice Ship Rogue Shadow
Galactic Heroes-we'll post them if/when we get info.
Apprentice Lightsaber-ok, not a figure, but TFU related
Apprentice Ship Rogue Shadow
Wizards of the Coast:
TFU minis set:
Here is a complete list with TFU specific minis highlighted in purple. These are listed as Number, Name, rarity-C=common; U=Uncommon; R=Rare; VR=Very Rare:
1 Darth Revan VR
2 Kazdan Paratus R
3 Shaak Ti, Jedi Master VR
4 Chewbacca of Hoth VR
5 Elite Hoth Trooper C
6 Golan Arms DF.9 Anti-Infantry Battery U
7 Han Solo in Carbonite VR
8 Han Solo of Hoth VR
9 Hoth Trooper Officer U
10 Hoth Trooper with Repeating Blaster Cannon U
11 Juno Eclipse R
13 Luke Skywalker, Hoth Pilot Unleashed R
14 Luke Skywalker and Yoda VR
15 Luke's Snowspeeder VR
16 Master Kota R
17 Mon Calamari Medic C
18 Obi-Wan Kenobi, Unleashed R
19 Princess Leia of Cloud City R
20 Rebel Marksman U
21 Rebel Troop Cart U
22 Rebel Trooper on Tauntaun R
23 Rebel Vanguard U
25 Vader's Apprentice, Redeemed R
26 Verpine Tech C
27 Wedge Antilles, Red Two R
28 Wookiee Warrior C
29 Admiral Ozzel R
30 AT-AT Driver U
31 Dark Trooper U
32 Darth Vader, Unleashed VR
33 Emperor's Shadow Guard U
34 Evo Trooper U
35 Felucian Stormtrooper Officer U
36 Gotal Imperial Assassin C
37 Imperial Navy Trooper C
38 Raxus Prime Trooper C
39 Snowtrooper C
40 Star Destroyer Officer U
41 Stormtrooper U
42 TIE Crawler U
43 Vader's Apprentice, Unleashed VR
44 Wookiee Hunter AT-ST R
45 Garm Bel Iblis R
46 Amanin Scout U
47 Boba Fett, Mercenary VR
48 Caamasi Noble C
49 Cloud Car Pilot C
50 Felucian Warrior on Rancor VR
51 Junk Golem U
52 Knobby White Spider U
53 Maris Brood VR
54 Muun Tactics Broker C
55 Mynock U
57 Telosian Tank Droid U
58 Uggernaut R
59 Ugnaught Boss U
60 Ugnaught Tech C
Again, as info become available we will update the list or change entries as neccessary.


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I do know this much- if you have never had your leg humped in public- just volunteer your dog as a test dog when you are judging.
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I do know this much- if you have never had your leg humped in public- just volunteer your dog as a test dog when you are judging.
EPIC FAIL regards
There are three classes of people: those who see...those who see when shown...and those who do not see. - Leonardo da Vinci
I don't run test dog anymore. The times I have, if we've gone out on a previous series she ends up smoking the next ones as test dog. It aggravates me to know she was a bone head and would've done the rest of it. Ergo, I don't do it anymore.
God bless!- Jamee
"If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either"[/U]- Author unknown
My team:
HR Dr. J's RxRated High Caliber JH, QA2 "Kali"
Jamstar's Hot Tubb "Cuzzi" (NAFC Tubb x HR Kali JH QA2)
Watermark Shadow's Sweet Addiction "Jones" (FC AFC Shadow X Watermark's One Way)
#1 cheerleader: SJ's Gotta-Lot-A Go Lil "Jake"
Gone but never forgotten:
HR Stevie-Joe's Super "Star"- my heart dog, I love you baby
October 24, 2001-January 6, 2013
Crash & burn as test dog? How much time do you have?
My latest was actually as set up dog for a Started test. First I must tell you about the good natured male beagle that enjoyed our test site both days. He was on lead most of Saturday but after chewing through it spent the afternoon lounging in the judges tent. The beagle never bothered to even raise his head as the dogs passed. Perfectly content to lay down behind the judges.
Our beagle was waiting for us Sunday morning. My brother in laws dog was brought out to run set up. He was very excited because unfortunately he got a workout Saturday as pick up dog. First mark, no problem. Brought duck to heel & delivered to hand. I can see the fool eyeing the beagle, who is now very active with the cooler morning weather. Next mark, out to bird & retrieved to waters edge. Spits duck out & runs to check out beagle. From there it is full out gay doggie porn. Complete with a full audience of ladies & children.
I quickly break up the show & place the offender in the dog box. As test dog comes to the line, the overstimulated beagle is now very interested in the other dogs. The only solution is to place him in another hole in my box. I can safely say this. Free ranging beagles are NOT crate trained. At the end of the day he was happy to regain his freedom & headed home with a purpose.
Maybe the all time epic test/setup dog fail!
Mark Land
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Brownstone's Harley- "Harley" 7/29/2009 (By CH Woodhull's Roger That)
Maple Hill's Ella Enchanted QAA- "Ella" 8/30/2011 (FC AFC Land Ahoy x Stella's Duck Delivery MH)
Good Idea's The Cutting Edge- "Edge" 9/29/2014 (Grady x Good Idea's Touch of Class)
DISCLAIMER: The above post is the opinionated and biased view of your's truly, Lonnie Spann, and is in no way intended to reflect the opinions or views of the unfortunate individuals named below who just happen to be doomed with guilt by association.
Member of CAHRC and North AL HRC. I train with AND AM FRIENDS WITH: Fishduck, Laidback, Splash_Em, RF2, Drake2014, Claimsadj, Hooked on Quackers, RookieTrainer and Roseberry.
HRCH Spann's Quacker Jack "Jack" 500 Pt. Club (New & IMPROVED jacket).
Try having a multiple time MH, very well trained dog, great blind running dog, run to the water on a SH blind, and decide not to get in; but rather turn, look at you, and act like a started dog that doesn't have any idea what's expected of him; Why? because it's cold; because you might've not trained-ran him since last hunting season; because dog's are evil and sometimes just like to thoroughly embarrass handlers. Top it all off you get the added benefit of having to go and retrieve your dog; cuz he's also forgotten the Here command . Can't have No Pride when your running the Dog Game
"They's Just DAWGS"; "I train dogs, Not papers"
"Hunting is a skill to be learned whether you do it early or late it still needs to be learned"
GMRH-I HRCH Quick MH (most importantly Duck/Upland Enthusiast) Rip. July-2014
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On Jan. 28, 2013 the Tupelo Police Department arrested Daniel Davis, 41, and Brandie Knight Davis, 32.
The two are facing six counts of credit card fraud each, the Tupelo Police said. The suspects would enter local stores and look for victims that left their purses in the buggy while they shopped, according to authorities.
They would steal the purses, remove the credit cards and make purchases at local stores. The two are currently out on bond for similar offenses in New Albany and Holly Springs. They are currently in the Lee County jail.


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Most people with wooded yards have had birds collide with their glass windows. This is a common but huge problem that takes the lives of millions of birds annually. What to do?
The window collisions occur when a flying bird sees the refection of the yard or sky in the glass and flies into it. Anything that will reduce or eliminate these reflections in the glass will reduce bird collisions. Some people hang shiny streamers or fine screening on the windows during peak migration periods. Others cloud the glass with soap. If the house is under construction, the windows can be installed tilting downward slightly to reduce reflections. Other people paste silhouettes of hawks, owls, or spider webs on the windows, which is effective only around the area where the silhouette is located. Locating feeders on or near the windows will reduce the speed at which birds hit the glass.
It has been my experience that only one out of ten collisions is fatal. Usually the bird is stunned, falls to the ground, and begins a period of recovery that may take up to an hour. During that recovery period, the bird is vulnerable to hawks, house cats, or weather conditions. Some hawks have learned a hunting strategy of swooping down on active bird feeders, causing the birds to panic in all directions, including into windows, where they become easy prey.
To protect a stunned bird that has hit a window, I cover it with a large kitchen sieve. The bird is less visible and is confined, allowing it time to recover. When the bird attempts to leave the sieve, it has recovered enough to be liberated.
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Located on its own private floor within the hotel you have two individual self-contained bedrooms which can be accessed as part of the overall penthouse experience or occupied on an individual private basis. The bedrooms boast floor to ceiling windows, access to the rooftop wrap around balcony whilst the bathrooms offer a power shower and separate Jacuzzi baths. The soft furnishings are lavish and contemporary throughout.
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Sea Kayak reasonable size, Ribka is stable, fast maneuvering and has a good tracking. This makes it an ideal kayak for the day hike. The plan is adaptable for small and large paddlers .
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Binghamton University receives radio equipment that aids in disaster management
The Binghamton University Police Department has received specialized radio equipment valued at $52,000 through a federal program. The Radio Inter-Operability System, or RIOS, allows first responders from several agencies to communicate during an emergency, even if they usually use different radio bands.
David Hubeny, special services coordinator for University Police, applied for the equipment through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program.
No other agency in the region has such a device, and Hubeny expects it will be put to use by off-campus agencies as well as by University Police. "Part of the grant is that we will make this available to the community," said Hubeny, who will work closely with Broome County Emergency Services.
The importance of such equipment became clear during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks when police and fire agencies in New York City were unable to communicate with each other.
Locally, University Police, Harpur's Ferry and Environmental Health and Safety use UHF, while many area ambulance services and fire agencies use VHF. That means University Police can't use their hand-held radios to communicate directly with area fire departments in an emergency, for example. They rely on two different dispatch centers to exchange information.
Hubeny expects the RIOS will be used during concerts on campus as well as during large events such as the Empire State Games. Off-campus agencies might call on it in case of a crisis.
The device will also become an integral part of the University's annual large-scale emergency drill coordinated by University Police. Personnel from University Police, the Environmental Health and Safety office, and the University emergency response team have already learned how to use the equipment.
The RIOS consists of a laptop computer with a user-friendly graphical interface and a box the size of a large briefcase into which devices such as hand-held radios can be plugged in. The system is heavy, though portable, and can be set up quickly. It's also able to function as a dispatcher station.


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How much are you paying for cable or satellite service each month? According to a study conducted by the NPD Group earlier this year, the average American household spent about $86 per month on a pay-TV television package with premium movie channels during 2011. That doesn't include bundled services like broadband Internet access or a telephone line. That rate is expected to climb significantly each year reaching $123 per month by 2015 and an astounding $200 per month by 2020. Looking at the growth rate from a more comprehensive standpoint, that means the average American household could spend roughly $4,000 on standard pay-TV service and premium movie channels over the next three years.
Fortunately, there are plenty of options available to anyone who wants to trim their monthly budget and quit paying for tons of channels that are never watched. "Cutting the cord" is a term for anyone that walks away from their premium cable or satellite service for more affordable options like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime and other streaming video services. This guide will walk you through the basic steps to transitioning away from pay-TV services and help you get started as a fledgling cord cutter.
Step 1: Antennas = Free HD Content
As more people have embraced cord cutting over the past five years, there has been a clear resurgence in the antenna industry. This is also attributed to the significant amount of free, gorgeous high definition content that's being transmitted over-the-air by the major television networks. While reception is dependent on your physical location, most populated areas can pick up a handful of high definition stations with just a cheap pair of rabbit ears.
However, there are many excellent solutions for high definition antennas, both indoor and outdoor. A favorite indoor solution is the Mohu Leaf ($40). This is the perfect antenna for anyone that hates the ugly designs of traditional indoor antennas.
The razor thin design allows consumers to mount it behind a television or a picture frame while still picking up a large amount of high definition stations in the area. If the 35-mile range of the original Mohu Leaf isn't enough for you, there's an amplified version ($90) with a 50-mile range. Other solid indoor options include the Terk HDTVa ($40) and the Antennas Direct Clearstream Micron-R ($75).
If you prefer to purchase a stronger outdoor antenna solution, check out the Antennas Direct Clearstream 4 ($150). It has a 65 mile range and consumers have even reported that it picks up stations in other nearby cities. If you don't want to mount it on the roof due to the look or can't due to homeowner's association restrictions, you can also set it up in the attic space of a home and still pick up a tremendous amount of high definition television stations. In order to get a better idea of the stations in your area, head over to AntennaWeb to check out a complete list based off your physical address as well as the likelihood of picking up those stations from your location.
Step 2: What do you really want to watch?
Beyond free over-the-air content from the major networks, take a hard look at your current television viewing habits on pay-TV and premium stations to understand what you truly love to watch. A simple way to accomplish this is to make a short list of all the shows you enjoy and mark each show as "Watch" or "Wait."
If you have a show that you feel like must view immediately, you could watch it on a service like Hulu Plus ($8-a-month) the following day. For instance, fans of The Daily Show can view it on Hulu Plus the day after it airs.
If it's not available on Hulu Plus or there's a longer waiting period to get access on the subscription service, you can legally purchase the episode ($2 to $3) the day after it airs on services like iTunes, Amazon or Vudu. You can also purchase a season pass for a current season of a show at a discounted rate (usually 5 to 10 percent off).
If you can handle waiting on watching new episodes of a television program, look into subscribing to a service like Netflix ($8-a-month) and/or Amazon Prime ($7ish-a-month). Both companies are actively adding the most recent season of new television shows after the season finishes airing on television, but before the next season begins. In addition, Amazon often discounts the digital version of the most recent season of a television show by 20 to 50 percent compared to the per-episode price.
A great streaming video combo for many cord cutters seems to be the Netflix / Hulu Plus one-two punch for online video content. However, adding Amazon Prime into the mix may be in your best interest due to exclusive deals on specific shows.
At less than $23-a-month for all three services, you have a massive amount of network television programming to watch as well as original shows being developed by Netflix and Hulu. Even if you are spending an extra $20 to $30 a month on episodes of a few premium shows you marked as "Watch," the monthly total cost is still going to be half the average cable bill in a typical American household.
Besides television programming, movie fans can find premium rentals on services like iTunes, Vudu and Amazon. Vudu is particularly good about discounting the cost of renting older titles as well as running 99 cent deals on a daily basis. For the sports fanatic, there are plenty of options to pay for season passes such as MLB.TV, NHL GameCenter and NBA League PAss. While paying for a full season of access may seem expensive upfront, it will still be significantly cheaper than the total yearly cost of a pay-TV service.
Step 3: Choose Hardware Wisely
According to Nielsen, the average American household has about three television sets. If you purchased a television within the last few years, you may already have access to services like Netflix and Hulu Plus through the user interface of the set. Many streaming video applications are also available in gaming hardware like the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as well as Blu-ray players and DVR set-top boxes.
However, if you have older televisions in the home that don't have access to these streaming video applications, you can look into purchasing small set-top boxes to stream video over your home's wireless network.
The undisputed king in this product category is the line of Roku players, specifically due to the low cost of entry and the vast amount of content accessibility. The hardware starts at $50 and ranges up to $100 depending on processor power, video output resolution and input ports like USB.
A solid pick for secondary televisions in the household is the Roku HD ($60). Specifically, 720p resolution is perfectly fine for older high definition and standard definition sets. In addition, the processing power (speed of the user interface, compatibility with future apps) is significantly better than the Roku LT. You could outfit three extra televisions in a home for approximately $180. In addition, the Apple TV can be a decent streaming video solution for consumers with several Apple products in the home.
Beyond setting up all the televisions in your home with access to streaming services, it's also a great idea to invest in a DVR solution to record all of the free content bring picked up by your antenna. TiVo is a good transition product for someone that's used to the DVR supplied by your cable or satellite provider, but it's also a costly solution.
A TiVo Premiere 4 with four tuners costs $250 and service to the device costs $15-a-month ($180 a year). In addition, streaming the content recorded on the main TiVo in the living room to other televisions in the home requires the purchase of another TiVo Premiere box (at least $99). On top of that, streaming DVR content to mobile devices requires the purchase of a TiVo Stream ($129).
If you are more adventurous, look into new products that are just starting to disrupt the DVR space; specifically the Boxee TV and the Simple.TV. For example, the Boxee TV is priced at $99 and comes with 2 tuners. However, the key selling point is Boxee TV's cloud storage has no data limits. While a TiVo is limited to the hard drive size when recording shows, there's no limitation with the Boxee TV. Each Boxee TV that's added to the home can access this cloud content and adds an additional two tuners to the home for recording even more over-the-air shows. However, there's a $10-a-month subscription cost for the service for each account and it's only available in eight U.S. cities at this time.
Step 4: Cut the Cord!
Easily one of the most satisfying steps in the process, it's time to call up your pay-TV provider and cancel your service. The first customer service representative may offer you a slight discount on your current service or one month of free HBO before transferring you to a secondary representative.
The second customer service representative works for the company's retention department and their only job is to get you to continue paying for the pay-TV service. They will likely offer you a significant discount over the next few months or a free movie package for a limited time.
They could also offer discounts on upgraded DVR hardware in order to get you to continue subscribing These tactics are designed to keep you on the hook for another few months before the monthly bill bounces back to the original price or shoots up even higher if you forget to cancel the movie package. Simply state that you are going with a cheaper alternative until the customer service relents and cancels the pay-TV service.
If you were utilizing a bundle deal with Internet service, it's likely that you will pay slightly more for an Internet-only service package. However, the increase in cost is likely between $10 to $20. You can also negotiate a discounted rate by mentioning other services in the area. It's best to arm yourself with research on the prices of competing services before even making the call. Your service provider will want to continue retaining you as a customer, so it's obviously in their best interest to adjust prices accordingly.
At this point, remember to visit your local cable office to drop off any rented hardware like set-top boxes and get ready to start saving money each month with your new cord cutting lifestyle! Beyond the television set, don't forget to download apps to your mobile devices to stream video from Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video. If you invested in a DVR solution to stream recorded over-the-air content, setup those applications on your mobile devices as well.


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Kolby Morgan and Tia Charles led the way as the Patriots defeated Riverside 65-50 to win the District 10-2A championship.
Morgan finished with 35 points and three steals and Charles added 21 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals for the Patriots.
"We had to push our fast breaks when we had them," Morgan said. "We had to stop (Riverside forward Kendra Turner) on the inside too. Tia and I think alike on fast breaks. We know that the other person is always going to be right there to help you."
Eighth grader Kai Morgan, who finished with a game-high 19 points and added six rebounds, led Curtis. Morgan had just finished watching his big sister Kolby score 35 points in the girls game just prior to the boys tipoff.
He said that added a little extra motivation to an already important game.
"I just knew I had to come with it too," he said. "If (the girls) won, then we had to go out and win too. We had to give the crowd a good performance."
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Tonight catch the season finales of American Horror Story and Work of Art: Next Great Artist.
What to Watch on TV: Wednesday, December 21
10:00pm American Horror Story FX (1 hr) NEW
Constance plots ways to steal and raise Tate's baby in tonight's season finale. Keep a lookout for the gay ghost couple!
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encouragement for the share of open-source program
there are a lot of people who want to share their C code or matlab code(about their finite elements code, simulink programs) for general use. Is it possible for those people to create an environment for people who can submit their files to that zone? I should admit there a lot of credit to http://sourceforge.net/ it can also encourage people to develop the open source cedes toward better research.