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27 January 2009, 12:31
A new Indiana Jones adventure is slated for Spring 2009. Check out the first trailer!
31 December 2008, 10:04
Capcom set to launch a host of PSone and PSP games on PSN in 2009.
10 December 2008, 10:37
Activision unleashes new Details on X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
3 November 2008, 12:43
PSP hackers are currently stumped by the security on the the latest revision of Sony's hand-held.
30 October 2008, 14:23
Test out the new PSP Video-on-demand service before you buy.
22 October 2008, 12:54
Sony will not be releasing a patch to fix the LCD screen issues that have scarred the launch of PSP-3000.
15 October 2008, 12:48
Sony has launched its own channel on You Tube, offering trailers, interviews and Playstation-related user-generated content.
8 October 2008, 13:47
Exclusively on PSP, Star Ocean is coming to Europe next Spring.
30 September 2008, 10:49
Sony Online Entertainment has trumpeted strong intentions in bringing a fully-fledged MMO to the Playstation Portable.
24 September 2008, 16:30
A few extra licenses have been acquired by Konami ensuring that this year will be the most authentic PES experience ever.
3 September 2008, 12:15
When the PSP 3000 launches,you'll be able to pick up a Slim for cheaper
2 September 2008, 12:42
Bag yourself a copy of the latest Star Wars game on Nintendo Wii!
21 August 2008, 13:38
Sony has confirmed that the PSP 3000 will hit Europe this October!
18 August 2008, 09:21
Sony's video-on-demand service is now offering Premiership football on the move!
12 August 2008, 17:23
An ongoing PSP project hopes to bring full touchscreen capability to Sony's Playstation Portable.
6 August 2008, 09:26
Konami believe that Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 is set to become the most realistic version of the sport to date.
21 July 2008, 10:33
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E is on the robot left… but now he' s developed a personality...
15 July 2008, 08:53
The Go! branded Video Download service for PSP has launched across Europe!
25 June 2008, 09:40
The rumour mill is churning following the recent release of the Playstation brand-less F305 gaming phone from Sony Ericsson. Is Sony going it alone with PSP phone?
20 June 2008, 11:48
Search Google on your PSP without having to load it up from your browser. PSP firmware update 4.00 is now available.
18 April 2008, 14:21
The word from SEGA is that the demo of the Iron Man film tie-in game "should hit Xbox LIVE today"...
8 April 2008, 12:52
According to Playstation blog, the latest PSP firmware update v3.95 should be with us shortly, adding two new features to the hand-held.
7 April 2008, 11:13
Sony Computer Entertainment America will apparently be closing down some of its servers for over a dozen PS2 and PSP games this summer, including Lemmings and Amplitude.
7 April 2008, 09:14
As SEGA's third person shooter, Iron Man, gets ever nearer to its release in May, the first screenshots have been released showing the super-hero in action.
4 April 2008, 07:55
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17 March 2008, 08:59
Following a successful appeal, Rockstar's controverisial actrion horror game, ManHunt 2 has finally received a UK rating from the BBFC and will be released later this year.
14 February 2008, 11:42
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4 February 2008, 14:34
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1 February 2008, 11:28
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30 January 2008, 09:31
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23 January 2008, 11:51
Sony's plans to bring Skype functionality to the PSP, a service that was due to launch tomorrow, has been postponed for the foreseeable future.
9 January 2008, 08:51
In Spring 2008, Sony will be launching a new range called Go! Explore, which will turn the PSP into a Personal GPS Navigation System system.
7 January 2008, 14:55
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Kelly is currently a Registered Dental Hygienist at Piedmont Dentistry and has been working in the industry for 25 years. A dual user, Kelly uses Biteline to not only post jobs and grow her office's team, but to also find jobs for herself and temp during the week. Kelly took the time to answer a few questions so we could learn more about her and her experience in the industry.
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"I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do for any fellow being, let me do it now as I shall not pass this way again."
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Volunteers at Henry County Health Center play a vital role as part of our healthcare team as they provide personal attention and information to visitors and patients who pass through our doors. If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering at HCHC, please call 319-385-6524.
Here are some ways our volunteers contribute their time and talents to HCHC:
Information Desk
Volunteers at the HCHC Information Desk provide the first, friendly face to visitors who come through the main entrance at HCHC. They offer directions to those unfamiliar with our facility and deliver floral arrangements and cards to the Med/Surg nurse's desk.
Gift Shop
We are looking for individuals to spend a few hours a month assisting customers with purchases of unique gift items, flowers, cards.
Profits from the Gift Shop are presented to the Friends of Henry County Health Center to help carry out their mission of supporting HCHC.
Maternity Services
Do you like to knit or crochet? HCHC provides a hat to all babies born in our Maternity Services Department to keep them warm and cozy. Friends of HCHC provides the yarn and directions for any volunteer who is willing to knit or crochet these baby hats.
Patient/Family Ambassadors
HCHC Patient/Family Ambassadors provide a high-impact volunteer service to patients and their families. Working as part of a team to improve customer service and go beyond the expectations of the patients and families of Henry County Health Center, these volunteers work to provide a five-star experience to our patients and their families. Every patient, every time.
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In existence since 1984, Lifeline is a personal medical emergency response system which allows clients the independence to stay in their home longer than might otherwise be possible. The client wears a button or necklace to press if help is needed. Volunteers are needed to assist with installation and maintenance of the units, as well as teaching new subscribers how to use them. If you or someone you know may be interested in helping with this worthwhile project, call Mark Hempen at 319-385-6164.


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Recent reports state the so-called big one, the next cataclysmic earthquake, could strike close to Istanbul, and instrumentation installed deep beneath the earth's surface by University of Colorado scientists close to a critical fault line may better reveal the geologic processes contributing to such disasters.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earlier this month reported that analysis of 20 years' worth of GPS data on the North Anatolian Fault, one of the world's most dynamic earthquake zones, indicate an earthquake of a 7 magnitude or greater may be primed to occur under the Sea of Marmara, just five miles west of Istanbul.
The North Anatolian Fault produced one of the worst quakes ever to strike the Mediterranean in 1509, killing an estimated 10,000 people, and Turkey's most recent severe quake, a 7.6 temblor in Izmit in 1999, killed even more.
Ruptures along the fault, which runs for about 750 miles across northern Turkey into the Aegean Sea, have historically proceeded like falling dominoes from east to west, and the geological pattern indicates that the area highlighted by the MIT study could be next.
Last month, CU doctoral geology student David Mencin, joined by geology professor Roger Bilham, installed the first of a half-dozen "strainmeters" that they will place in the region, this one going on Büyükada, the largest of the nine Princes Islands in the Sea of Marmara.
The device, about 10 feet long and 4 inches in diameter, is a stainless steel tube, cemented with expansive grout to the encompassing rock in a borehole roughly 300 feet deep.
"When we put it at the bottom of the hole, it becomes part of the earth," Mencin said. "It is coupling with the earth. And as the earth deforms, it actually deforms the strainmeter with it, and we measure the deformation of the strainmeter with it over time."
Mencin also holds the title of "borehole geophysics and real-time GPS manager" for the Boulder-based nonprofit UNAVCO Inc., and in that role has supervised placement of about 75 of the devices in the United States, many along the notorious San Andreas fault.
But his work, by itself, is not intended as an early warning system, which, to be meaningful, must also employ GPS technology and seismometers. As he stated in a published statement arguing the merits of his work in Turkey, "There are a lot of pitfalls in the early warning 'business' that really make it a government function, but designed and built by scientists. Recent events have cast a pallor on the subject which should be openly debated."
In 2012, seven scientists, most of them seismologists and geologists, were sentenced to prison in Italy for failing to predict an earthquake there that killed 300 people.
In an interview Thursday, Mencin elaborated, saying, "Scientists are working on that synthesis (of warning technology) for sure, but it's not for public consumption. The scientists (alone) are not going to build something that feeds into a sanctioned early warning system. The government has to be involved."
Bilham is a fellow at CU's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and Mencin's doctoral adviser. He echoed Mencin's disclaimer about the research not being part of an early warning system.
"We'd like to think we can do that, but we absolutely don't have any good reason to think we can," Bilham said. "We know that it might be possible, but nobody else has managed to do that. We're just sitting here in the dark."
Mencin, in his published statement on the project, emphasized that its results are complementary to another study, spearheaded by Turkey with a host of international collaborators, and that its greatest benefit lies in developing a greater understanding of the geologic processes that can contribute to earthquakes.
"We cannot prevent the pending mainshock," Mencin wrote, "but we can contribute to disaster awareness through monitoring pre-rupture processes in the nucleation zone, and through the intelligent dissemination of this information to the public via our Turkish collaborators."
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Preliminary Studies for the "Philosophical Investigations" Generally known as the Blue and Brown Books.
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The summer swelter lingered in the swamp around President Donald Trump's Washington in late July. Democrats in Congress continued to mull whether or not they would move to impeach him; Republicans, habitually, turned a blind eye to his hateful rhetoric and compulsive Twitter attacks. In New York the stock market teetered as traders awaited the administration's next move on tariffs; prosecutors in the Southern District of New York appeared, without great logic or transparency, to close its campaign-finance investigation into Trump's hush money payments without indicting anyone else involved apart from his longtime attorney Michael Cohen, who, by July, was more than two months into a three-year sentence at a federal facility in the Catskills.
While Cohen reads through the prison library and works out with "The Situation" in the Otisville Correctional Facility's gym, his former neighbor on Park Avenue Stephanie Winston Wolkoff was having a different sort of summer. Last month, Wolkoff received a subpoena from the Washington, D.C., attorney general's office, requesting documents related to President Trump's inauguration, which Wolkoff had a heavy hand in planning. The $107 million event has been under investigation for months, including by federal prosecutors in New York and New Jersey, for profligate spending and questions about foreign donations. The latest subpoena appears to be probing potential self-dealing by the Trump Organization and members of the president's family, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
Wolkoff complied with the request, according to these sources, by the July 26 deadline, which asked her to turn over records involving the inaugural event, the president's family and associates, and expenditures by the inaugural committee that could shine a light on whether the nonprofit group provided private benefits to the Trump Organization. The attorney general appears to be particularly interested in payments being made through the inaugural committee to Trump-owned businesses, and whether there was a fair bidding process for contractors.
In response to a request for comment, Wolkoff said she signed a nondisclosure agreement and could not comment on any investigation, subpoena, or her cooperation. "If the [Presidential Inaugural Committee] wants to release me from this obligation, I would be able to speak freely without the fear of legal or financial repercussions," she said in a statement. "Otherwise, I am regrettably unable to provide substantial comment." Her lawyer did not respond to a request for comment. The White House declined to comment. A spokesperson for the attorney general's office did not immediately respond.
The gulf between what Wolkoff knows and what she is publicly able to say can be measured in tens of thousands of documents, email exchanges, meeting minutes, and phone calls. She has, after all, known first lady Melania Trump for years, making her one of a small circle of confidants. As I reported earlier this year, the two were close enough that she would spend the night in the residence at the White House with the first lady. (When Melania floated the idea of calling her official anti-bullying platform "Be Best," Wolkoff advised her against the name, telling her that it sounded "illiterate.") A few days after the election, the Trumps tapped Wolkoff, who previously ran the Met ball with enough militaristic precision that it earned her the nickname "the general" around the Vogue office, to plan all the major events for the inauguration. Coming in with little political know-how, she had a matter of weeks to put together dozens of events with: a budget that kept shifting with little explanation; an inaugural chairman, Tom Barrack, and his deputy, Rick Gates, whom she felt were never fully above board with her; and an incoming first family that, for egotistical and business reasons, wanted their hands in all the planning, their company hosting a number of events, and their faces carefully arranged within the frame of all the historic moments that would be captured throughout that weekend.


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She comes to work with Nancy every day and she's lots of fun to have around. She makes us take a walk every noon after lunch, which is great because it's the only exercise I get.
Nancy inherited her after her mother-in-law, Virginia, died. We took care of her while Virginia was in the hospital and of course we fell in love with her. Nancy didn't think she wanted another dog because she was still sad after Tippie, her Sheltie, had recently died. But who could resist this face?
I think this would be a good subject for a painting. My art class starts again Thursday.
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Yes, I definitely won't be doing any painting in public, thank you very much.
I knew that when I picked the garden pool next to the dining hall that I'd probably have to deal with a lot more onlookers. But it was exactly the type of scene I want to paint and I knew it would be a huge challenge. I figured that it was logical to give it a try when I had a good teacher there to instruct me. I set up on the bridge to the dining hall, where I got to experience my own personal hell of having every other student in the whole place file by my painting as I guarded it to make sure no one knocked it over.
It was a tough choice, and the teacher ended up painting over most of my work. This bugged me a bit, but I'm trying to make the most of it.
At lunch we decided to create a new school of painting where you set up on a bridge or other structure and hold a brush as people stomp over it. The name of the new style will be seismic painting.
Then after lunch tourists started filing through and asking me questions as if I worked there. I just don't like painting and being interrupted every minute or so. So I think I'll be doing it in private from now on.


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There's no doubt that spider webs are beautiful, but spider's silk is a very complex fibre which has remarkable qualities. It's strength is legendary, but now researchers from Oxford, Strathclyde and Sheffield have discovered that one of the main ways spiders use their webs is, well, musical.
Most spiders have poor eyesight and rely almost exclusively on the vibration of the silk in their web for sensory information,' said Beth Mortimer of the Oxford Silk Group at Oxford University, who led the research. 'The sound of silk can tell them what type of meal is entangled in their net and about the intentions and quality of a prospective mate. By plucking the silk like a guitar string and listening to the 'echoes' the spider can also assess the condition of its web.
Dr Chris Holland of the University of Sheffield, an author of the paper, said: 'Spider silks are well known for their impressive mechanical properties, but the vibrational properties have been relatively overlooked and now we find that they are also an awesome communication tool. Yet again spiders continue to impress us in more ways than we can imagine.'
Isn't that amazing and wonderful? That spiders set and sense the vibrations and frequencies in the silk they weave to know how healthy their webs are, and to know, from the "music" of the web, what they have trapped.


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PIPA SOPA/Blackoutpage Vote
The Wikipedia blackout is over — and you have spoken.
More than 162 million people saw our message asking if you could imagine a world without free knowledge. You said no. You shut down Congress's switchboards. You melted their servers. From all around the world your messages dominated social media and the news. Millions of people have spoken in defense of a free and open Internet.
For us, this is not about money. It's about knowledge. As a community of authors, editors, photographers, and programmers, we invite everyone to share and build upon our work.
Our mission is to empower and engage people to document the sum of all human knowledge, and to make it available to all humanity, in perpetuity. We care passionately about the rights of authors, because we are authors.
SOPA and PIPA are not dead: they are waiting in the shadows. What's happened in the last 24 hours, though, is extraordinary. The internet has enabled creativity, knowledge, and innovation to shine, and as Wikipedia went dark, you've directed your energy to protecting it.
We're turning the lights back on. Help us keep them shining brightly.
If you live in the U.S., contact your representatives.
Make your voice heard!
Results of the blackout, and looking ahead
- Was the blackout successful?
- The English Wikipedia joined thousands of other web sites in protesting SOPA and PIPA by blacking out its content for 24 hours. The purpose of the blackout was twofold: to raise public awareness, and to encourage people to share their views with their elected representatives.
- During the blackout:
- The Wikipedia page about SOPA and PIPA was accessed more than 162 million times during the 24 hour period.
- More than 12,000 people commented on the Wikimedia Foundation's blog post announcing the blackout. A breathtaking majority supported the blackout.
- More than eight million looked up their elected representatives' contact information via the Wikipedia tool.
- Anti-SOPA and PIPA topics began trending globally on Twitter immediately after the blackout began. Hashtags included #factswithoutwikipedia, #SOPAstrike, and #wikipediablackout. At one point, #wikipediablackout constituted 1% of all tweets, and SOPA accounted for a quarter-million tweets hourly during the blackout.
- A quick search of "SOPA blackout" on Google News yielded 9,500 links as of 13:30 Pacific time, January 19.
- Are SOPA and PIPA dead?
- Not at all. SOPA sponsor Lamar Smith stated that the House of Representatives will push the bill forward in February. Senate sponsor Patrick Leahy still plans for a PIPA vote on January 24.
- Moreover, SOPA and PIPA are symptoms of a larger issue. They are misguided solutions to a misunderstood problem. In the U.S. and abroad, legislators and big media are embracing censorship and sacrificing civil liberties in their attacks on free knowledge and an open Internet.
- What will happen next with SOPA and PIPA?
- Although support has slipped in both the Senate and the House, there is a Senate vote on PIPA scheduled for January 24, and the House will be moving forward as well. It is important to keep the pressure up on both houses. We expect changes that appear to tone down the damaging effects of the laws, without addressing their fundamental flaws.
- What should I do now?
- Keep calling your representatives! Tell them you believe in a free and open Internet!
- I live in the United States. What's the best way for me to help?
- The most effective action you can take is to call your representatives and tell them you oppose SOPA and PIPA, and any similar legislation. Type your zipcode in the locator box to find your representatives' contact information. Text-based communication is okay, but phone calls have the most impact.
- I don't live in the United States. What's the best way for me to help?
- Contact your country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs or similar government agency. Tell them you oppose SOPA and PIPA, and any similar legislation. SOPA and PIPA will affect websites outside of the United States, and even sites inside the United States (like Wikipedia) that also affect non-American readers — like you. Calling your own government will also let them know you don't want them to create their own bad anti-Internet legislation.
- What are SOPA and PIPA?
- SOPA (the "Stop Online Piracy Act") and PIPA (the "Protect Intellectual Property Act" ) are bills in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, respectively. These bills are presented as efforts to stop copyright infringement committed by foreign web sites, but in our opinion, they do so in a way that would disrupt free expression and harm the Internet. Detailed information about these bills can be found in the Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act articles on Wikipedia (which remained available during the blackout). GovTrack lets you follow both bills through the legislative process: SOPA on this page, and PIPA on this one. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an organization that advocates for the public interest in the digital realm, has summarized the flaws in these bills, and the threats to an open, secure, and free Internet.
- How could SOPA and PIPA hurt Wikipedia?
- SOPA and PIPA would put the burden on website owners to police user-contributed material and call for the unnecessary blocking of entire sites. Small sites won't have sufficient resources to defend themselves. Big media companies may seek to cut off funding sources for their foreign competitors, even if copyright isn't being infringed. Some foreign sites would be prevented from showing up in major search engines. And, SOPA and PIPA build a framework for future restrictions and suppression.
- Wikipedia would be threatened in many ways. For example, in its current form, SOPA could require Wikipedia to actively monitor every site we link to, to ensure it doesn't host infringing content. Any link to an infringing site could put us in jeopardy of being forced offline. The trust and openness that underlies the entire Wikipedia project would be threatened, and new, restrictive policies would make it harder for us to be open to new contributors.
- What happened, and why?
- Wikipedia protested SOPA and PIPA by blacking out the English Wikipedia for 24 hours, beginning at midnight January 18, Eastern Time. Visitors were not able to read the encyclopedia, and instead saw messages about SOPA and PIPA, encouragement to contact their representatives, and links to share information on social media.
- Wikipedians chose to black out the English Wikipedia out of concern that SOPA and PIPA would severely inhibit people's access to information. The bills would reach far beyond the United States, and affect everyone around the world.
- Does this mean that Wikipedia itself is violating copyright laws, or hosting pirated content?
- Not at all. Some supporters of SOPA and PIPA falsely characterize everyone who opposes them as cavalier about copyright. Wikipedians are knowledgeable about copyright and vigilant in protecting against violations. We spend thousands of hours every week reviewing and removing infringing content as it is posted, and educating new contributors about copyright law. We are careful about it because our mission is to share knowledge freely. To that end, all Wikipedians release their own contributions under a free license. Free licenses are incompatible with copyright infringement, and so infringement is not tolerated.
- I keep hearing that this is a fight between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. Is that true?
- No. Some people are characterizing it that way, probably in an effort to imply all the participants are motivated by commercial self-interest. But it's obviously not that simple; the public has a huge stake in how the Internet operates, beyond commercial Internet sites or commercial entertainment. As a non-profit, user-generated project, we run the fifth most-viewed site in the world. Unlike Hollywood and Silicon Valley, Wikipedia has no financial stake in SOPA and PIPA: we do not benefit from copyright infringement, nor are we trying to monetize traffic or sell ads. Wikipedia, and other non-profit, community-generated sites, exist to freely share knowledge, without infringing on intellectual property rights. We are protesting to protect your rights. We're on your side.
- I have a question that isn't answered here, or, I would like to send feedback to Wikipedia.
- You can reach Wikipedia editors at info-en(at)wikimedia(dot)org. If you need a response, please be patient: we may have trouble keeping up with the mail.
Further reading
- Wikipedia's articles on SOPA and PIPA
- Statement from Wikipedia editors announcing decision to black out
- Wikimedia Foundation press release
- Blog post from Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner
- Electronic Frontier Foundation blog post on the problems with SOPA/PIPA
As of 13:30 Pacific Time, January 19, Google News listed 9,500 articles about the blackout. Here are a few:
- Why is Wikipedia staging a blackout and what is SOPA?, from the National Post
- Wikipedia joins blackout protest at US anti-piracy moves, from the British Broadcasting Corporation
- Wikipedia blackout over US anti-piracy bills and FEATURE: Websites blackout over 'SOPA censorship', from Al Jazeera
- Wikipedia, Craigslist, other sites go black in SOPA protest, from the Los Angeles Times
- Google Rallies Opposition to Murdoch-Backed Anti-Piracy Bill, from BusinessWeek
- SOPA protest: The Net strikes back, from Politico
- Wikipedia blackout a 'gimmick', MPAA boss claims, from the Guardian
- Wikipedia 24-hour blackout: a reader and Why we're taking Wikipedia down for a day, from the New Statesman
- Internet-wide protests against SOPA/PIPA are kicking up a storm, by the Hindustan Times
- SOPA, PIPA: What you need to know, from CBS News
- Protest on Web Uses Shutdown to Take On Two Piracy Bills, from the New York Times
- Protesting SOPA: how to make your voice heard, from Ars Technica
- Why We've Censored Wired.com, from Wired


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During March, we'll be running a short video series on Youtube about language learning. The series contains of short personal stories about some of the aspects of learning a language.
The idea came about last year, when we were preparing for our presentation at the Language Show. We had the idea that we would interview some of our students about some of the challenges in learning a new language as an adult. Anneli interviewed some students via Skype, and we used a couple of snippets for the presentation. But there was so much more interesting insights in the interviews, that we weren't able to show in our presentation.
So the idea came up to create a video series, that we have called "Stories about language learning". They are personal accounts of aspects of the language learning journey – the ups and the downs.
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Pitt to Sponsor 18th Annual Slovak Heritage Festival Nov. 2
The 18th annual Slovak Heritage Festival—featuring authentic Slovakian song and dance, educational lectures and displays, ethnic foods, and vendors with Slovakian merchandise—will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 2 in the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning.
This year's festival will include artists and speakers performing in the Cathedral of Learning's Commons Room, including singer Jozef Ivaska, the Singing Revil'ak Family from the Slovak Republic; The Pittsburgh Slovakians and Pittsburgh Area Slovaks, representing the Western Pennsylvanian Slovakian community; and Ben Sorensen from North Carolina.
This year, speakers will present the following lectures: "Surfing for Slovak Ancestors: Find Your Roots Online," "Teaching Slovakia's Roma (Gypsies): Outlooks for a New Generation," "Slovak and Czech Cinema: A Reflection of History and Culture," "Slovak Cuisine," and "Rock the Folk: Popular Music in Contemporary Slovakia."
Ivaska, known in Slovakia as the Man of a Thousand Songs, is making his fifth concert tour of the United States. Born in Ruzomberok, Slovakia, Ivaska graduated from the Bratislava Conservatory of Music, where he studied opera and was active in the rock and pop music scene in both Ruzomberok and the city of Zilina. During the Communist era, Ivaska was forced from the country by Soviet officials, and his music was banned.
The Singing Revil'ak Family's repertoire includes Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn folk songs and international favorites and has been featured for more than 20 years on European, Canadian, and U.S. stages. The family—the parents, two daughters, and a son—grew up singing in Bardejov, Slovakia, and has received many national awards.
Sorensen, an American musician, has studied the fujura, a Slovak shepherd's flute, under the guidance of Dusan Holik, who has performed at Pitt's previous Slovak Heritage Festivals. A member of the Spolok Fujarasov (Fujarists Guild), Sorensen is also a member of the Folk Group Vagonar.
The Slovak Heritage Festival is free and open to the public. Pitt's Slovak Studies Program and the Pitt Students' Slovak Club are cosponsors of the event. For more information, contact Christine Metil, festival director, at 412-624-5906, or e-mail email@example.com.
—Anthony M. Moore
Author Russell Banks to Give Literary Reading at Pitt Oct. 29
Author Russell Banks will give a literary reading at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in the University of Pittsburgh's David Lawrence Hall. The event is part of the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series 2008-09 season.
A writer of both fiction and poetry, Banks is the author of the novels The Reserve (Harper Collins, 2008), Cloudsplitter (Harper Collins, 1999), Rule of the Bone (Harper Collins, 1996), The Sweet Hereafter (Harper Collins, 1991), and Continental Drift (Harper Collins, 1985). He also has contributed poems, short stories, and essays to such publications as The Boston Globe Magazine, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Book Review, Esquire, and Harper's.
The eldest of four children, Banks grew up in a working-class neighborhood in Newton, Mass., a fact that has played a major role in the subject matter of his writing. His stories often depict characters facing tragedy and downturns in everyday life while showing resilience and strength in the face of adversity.
His works have been translated into more than 20 languages and have earned numerous literary awards, including the Ingram Merrill Award, the John Dos Passos Award, and the Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His novels also have been Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner finalists.
Banks also is one of the founders of Cities of Refuge North America, a nonprofit network of sanctuaries for writers exiled under threat of death, imprisonment, or persecution in their native countries. He is president of the International Parliament of Writers and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a professor of literature, he has taught at the University of New Hampshire, Columbia University, Sarah Lawrence College, New England College, New York University, and Princeton University. He is currently an artist-in-residence at the University of Maryland.
The 2008-09 Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series season is cosponsored by Pitt's Department of English in the School of Arts and Sciences, University Center for International Studies, Asian Studies Center, China Council Confucius Institute, Cultural Studies Program, Women's Studies Program, and Book Center and by the Carnegie Mellon University Creative Writing Program.
All events in the Writers Series are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jeff Oaks at firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit www.umc.pitt.edu/news/documents/morningreport/2008/08/wsschedule.pdf.
—Anthony M. Moore
Twelfth Annual Model UN Conference to be Hosted by Pitt Nov. 10
Approximately 415 students from 28 Western Pennsylvania high schools will convene at the University of Pittsburgh Nov. 10 to participate in the 12th Annual Model United Nations Conference.
The Model UN gives area high school students the opportunity to assume the role of diplomats as they participate in mock sessions of several bodies of the United Nations, including the Security Council, Historical Security Council (simulating events of the world as of March 15, 1967), Disarmament and International Security Committee, Economic and Financial Committee, NATO, and the Pan American Health Organization. Each school delegation has been assigned a country to represent in the negotiations. The students prepare for this event by researching their assigned countries' positions on a variety of real-world issues. Participants will discuss controversial matters facing the worldwide community within the context of a United Nations simulation.
Students will debate such issues as the global food crisis, the Arab-Israeli conflict, weapons in space, nuclear proliferation, NATO enlargement, Afghanistan, and health care for indigenous populations. Throughout the debates, students are evaluated on their abilities to realistically present the positions of the countries they represent. Awards will be presented to outstanding individual students and country delegations.
Members of the Pitt Model UN Club have played an integral part in planning the conference and will participate in such roles as the UN Secretary General, committee chairs, and members of the UN staff.
The Model UN will be in session from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the William Pitt Student Union. The event is presented by Pitt's University Center for International Studies with special acknowledgement of Pitt's Asian Studies Center, Center for Latin American Studies, European Studies Center and the European Union Center of Excellence, Center for Russian and East European Studies, Global Studies Program, and Model United Nations Club, as well as Global Solutions Education Fund Pittsburgh and United Nations Association of Pittsburgh.
For more information, visit www.pitt.edu/~modelun or contact Luz Amanda Hank at 412-648-7394 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
—Amanda Leff
Other Stories From This Issue
On the Freedom Road
Follow a group of Pitt students on the Returning to the Roots of Civil Rights bus tour, a nine-day, 2,300-mile journey crisscrossing five states.
Day 1: The Awakening
Day 2: Deep Impressions
Day 3: Music, Montgomery, and More
Day 4: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Day 5: Learning to Remember
Day 6: The Mountaintop
Day 7: Slavery and Beyond
Day 8: Lessons to Bring Home
Day 9: Final Lessons


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I think we all understand the temptation to sin. We understand that there is a devil that temps us, that we have sinful flesh, and that the world is also tempting us. But what is really difficult to understand is why we give into temptation when we know how destructive it is to our body and to our relationship with God and Christ.
So why do we continue to do things that we know are wrong and destructive to us? Why do we continue to do things that are irrational and insane? And after we do those things we always say in retrospect, why did I do that? That was dumb. I really didn't want to do that. That's just not me.
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A new study has recommended that people continue to eat red meat and processed red meat in the same quantity they always have. But, that flies in the face of a huge body of current scientific evidence. So, what happened?
Studies have found that garlic and onions can help prevent cancers of the prostate, lung and stomach. Some research has also shown they can prevent breast cancer. But you should see what Puerto Rican cooking can add to your good luck.
It has long been suspected that drinking coffee can prevent gallstones. Now new research proves it.
Drinking tea doesn't just make you smarter, it reorganizes and tunes up your brain.
You know it makes you happy to eat chocolate. But, it's more than just the luxurious treat. Want to know what that chocolate's really doing to your brain?
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men and the fifth leading cause of cancer death (CA Cancer J Clin 2018;68:394–424). If you knew there was an inexpensive, delicious food you could add to your diet that would lower those numbers, wouldn't you do it?
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Millions of people die each year from all causes, including cancer and heart disease, because they don't get enough fruit and vegetables in their diet. The flavonoids in fruits and vegetables fight many of the causes of these deaths. So, could getting more flavonoids in your diet help to save your life?


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The first weekend in December saw IWA Chelmsford Branch combine with Essex Waterway Recovery Group at Heybridge Basin on the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation.
Twelve volunteers along with their equipment, made their way along the tow path or on-board the Buddy workboat, towards Wave Bridge to continue vegetation management that had been commenced on a previous work party.
The work involved brush cutters, hedge trimmers and a chainsaw (with qualified operative), as well as bonfires, to deal with encroaching bushes and bramble that had reduced the public bridleway to a narrow muddy track. The workboat was used to transport the scrub to the bonfire site.
A similar pattern of work was undertaken on both days, increasing the width of the bridleway so that the sun and breeze could help dry out the path. Good progress was made from Wave Bridge towards Heybridge Basin. The work is in cooperation with Essex County Council who has been carrying out improvements to this busy bridleway.
Throughout the weekend there were dozens of walkers passing the work site, all of whom complemented the volunteers on the improvements being made.


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Donald Trump has been called many things throughout his successful campaign for president. One of the labels has a "populist," thanks to a platform based on "draining the swamp" and presenting himself as an anti-establishment candidate. While in Greece, President Barack Obama warned about the dangers of a backlash against globalization and the rise of populism taking place throughout the world during a speech in Athens on Wednesday.
"When you see a Donald Trump and a Bernie Sanders, very unconventional candidates, have considerable success, then obviously there is something here that's being tapped into: a suspicion of globalization, a desire to rein in its excesses," said Obama. "I will never apologize for saying that the future of humanity and the future of the world is going to be defined by what we have in common as opposed to those things that separate us."
Populism, according to Merriam Webster's dictionary, is defined as a political party claiming to represent the common people. The populist movement gained notoriety in the 1890's when a group of farmers who felt neglected by bankers, politicians and other elites revolted. This rift between the common people and establishment was evident on both political sides during the 2016 presidential race. Sanders campaigned on a platform of representing the 99 percent. Trump rallied his constituency around "draining the swamp," a call to rid Washington of its political elite.
"Populism's central and permanent narrative is the juxtaposition of a corrupt political class, elite or establishment, and the people, as whose sole authentic voice the populist party bills itself," wrote Dr. Thomas Greven for the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, a German political research nonprofit, in May 2016.
Obama expressed dismay upon hearing Trump described as a populist in June.
"Somebody… who has never shown any regard for workers, has never fought on behalf of social justice issues or making sure that poor kids get a decent shot at life or have healthcare," he said during a speech in Canada, declining to explicitly name Trump. "They don't suddenly become a populist because they say something controversial in order to win votes. That's not the measure of populism. That's nativism or xenophobia. Or worse. Or it's just cynicism."


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The quest to finding the cure to HIV has taken scientists to Southeast Asia where an evergreen plant called willow-leaved justicia is being tested as a possible cure for many diseases, including HIV.
A study in the Journal of Natural Compounds found that the plant extract contains an anti-HIV agent that could suppress the HIV virus and inhibit the development of AIDS. Although more tests are needed to substantiate the claims, the initial results are quite promising. More and more scientists are now turning to nature in a bid to treat incurable diseases.
Powerful anti-HIV medicine discovered in Asian herb that might out-perform all synthetic drugs
(Natural News) An evergreen plant that grows abundantly throughout Southeast Asia contains a powerful compound that outperforms a clinically-used drug against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a study in the Journal of Natural Compounds revealed. The plant, known as willow-leaved justicia, is native to China and is found to grow extensively in India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia.
Researchers said a newly-identified chemical called patentiflorin A, extracted from different parts of the plant, was more effective in inhibiting an HIV enzyme compared with the commercial drug azidothymidine (AZT). The drug was introduced and approved in 1987 and works by mitigating the reverse transcriptase (RT) enzyme, a harmful compound needed by HIV in order to incorporate its genetic code into a cell's DNA. AZT remains to be a key component for various anti-retroviral drugs that help slow down the progression of the disease.
To carry out the multi-year research, a team of health experts from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Hong Kong Baptist University, and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology collected samples of the plant's leaves, stems, and roots. The research team then analyzed the extracts along with thousands of other plant extracts to determine new drugs for various diseases including HIV. The results showed that the plant's patentiflorin A compound was superior than AZT in inhibiting the RT enzyme.
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"How to Make SpongeBob SquarePants" is a SpongeBob SquarePants DVD bonus feature. This is a tutorial on how to make SpongeBob SquarePants. It can be found in these DVDs: SpongeBob's Last Stand and Season 6 Volume 2.
- The tools on how to make this were:
- A Wet Sponge
- Construction paper of Red, Brown, and White
- 2 Googly Eyes
- Yellow and White Pipe cleaners
- Permanant Markers of Blue, Red, and Black
- 2 cap erasers (any color).
- 2 Plastic Eyes (Find the Rule to choose or color the eyes with marker)
- Scissors
- Glue
- Ruler
- At the end, the person who was making SpongeBob revealed that you don't have to make it just like the instructions.
- The company logos on the glue and markers were blurred out for copyright and legal reasons, despite the glue logo being uncensored in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
- This special appeared on the SpongeBob's Last Stand DVD along with a sneak peek of "The Clash of Triton" and on Season 6 Volume 2 and The Complete Sixth Season DVDs as part of the special features.
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First POST: Battle Lines
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, January 15 2014
Previewing President Obama's Friday speech on NSA reform; dealing with the defeat of the FCC's "open internet" rule"; tracking the winners of the Knight News Challenge health round and the New Media Ventures innovation fund; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Changing the Odds
BY Micah L. Sifry | Wednesday, November 27 2013
NSA and porn--you knew this conjunction was bound to happen; Internet freedom activists push Bitcoin as a blow for free speech and commerce; Washington insiders are hoping to update how the presidential debates integrate social media; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: System of a Down
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, November 21 2013
Clay Shirky dissects the managerial and cultural gap between politicians, government planners and technologists that underpins the HealthCare.gov mess; the GOP playbook for attacking Obamacare; Mike Allen's pro-business Playbook gets eviscerated; and much, much more. Read More
First POST: Verbed
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, September 9 2013
Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The pushback on NSA overreach starts to grow; why the Verizon vs FCC case is a big deal; Politico extends its reach into New York; and much, much more. Read More
Theater Criticism of the Absurd: It's Not What DC Does That Matters, But How
BY Micah L. Sifry | Monday, June 28 2010
On Monday, the same day that the Supreme Court was to open hearings on President Obama's nominee Elena Kagan, the first work day since the passage of sweeping and complicated legislation regulating finance--the largest ... Read More


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Iran taekwondo fighters pocket 3 medals
Iranian athletes are in action across eight sports.
Iranian taekwondo practitioners have demonstrated dazzling performances at the Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships 2015, bringing home four medals, including one gold.
On Wednesday, 20-year-old Armin Hadipour Seighalani snatched the gold medal in the minus 54-kilogram weight division after he managed to down a contestant from the host nation 21-9 in the final encounter of the category held at the Hoban Gym of South Korea's Chuncheon city.The young Iranian athlete had earlier overpowered South Korean and Philippine taekwondo fighters in his march to the final.Earlier in the day, Omid Amidi, who had defeated his South Korean rivals in the men's minus 87-kilogram weight class, suffered a 5-9 defeat from Uzbek taekwondo athlete Jasur Baykuzigyev in the final challenge, and grabbed the silver for Iran.
Iranian taekwondo fighters have managed to clinch three more medals, including two golds, at the 28th edition of Universiade in South Korea's southwestern city of Gwangju.
On Saturday, Iranian male taekwondo practitioner Seyyed Ahmad Khosrowfar exhibited impressive performances in his march to final competition of the minus 74-kilogram division at the Chosun University Gymnasium.
Khosrowfar beat his Mexican opponent Miguel Radillo Rodriguez 12-9 in his first contest and overpowered Marko Mutak from Croatia 4-2 in the next. Then he defeated his Thai rival Peerathep Sila-on 11-10 in the quarterfinal round, before routing Germany's Ewald Glesmann 15-8 in the semi-final.


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The 11th Alien: Part 1 is the forty-ninth episode of Ben 10.
The episode starts with the Tennysons at a desert area.there a mudslide occurs and Ben choses Heatblast but instead the Omnitrix choses Omni-Enhanced Four arms instead. OE Four arms stops the mudslide with a shockwave and saves everyone from a falling building. Max then talkes about the recent upgrades to his aliens as unpredictable and unsure if Ben could handle it. Ben says that he can handle it and says it's not him but he was interrupted when Vilgax appeared. Vilgax explains about the dangers of the Omnitrix and Ben ignores him. The punch on the ground causes an extreame force .Ben eventually times out. Vilgax says he came to protect him from the Omnitrix and explains about the powerful blue energy being to much for the earth to handle. He explains that ben is the threat. Ben ignores him again and transforms into OE Heatblast. Vilgax dodges the attack and snow begins to appear freazing everyone. Vilgax tells ben that he has already done enough damage and Ben times out again and Vilgax unfroze everyone. Vilgax tells Ben to hand over the Omnitrix and Ben doesn't believe him. Gwen then tells him about the new stuff the Omnitrix was doing and then a new alien shows up. Vilgax tells him not to activate the alien but Ben transforms onto him anyway. Shock Rock apearred to be made entirly out of that energy that was making the Omni-Enhancements. This lead into a battle with Vilgax. Vilgax continues to explain the dangers of Shock Rock. After the fight, Vilgax leaves telling Ben that he fears for himself and everyone else.
Major Events
- Ben uses Shock Rock for the first time.
Omnitrix Alien Debuts
Aliens Used
- Four Arms (selected alien was Heatblast; cameo, goes enhanced)
- Heatblast (off-screen; goes enhanced)
- Shock Rock (first appearance; x2)
Elder Ben: And then I never use the Omnitrix ever again.
(Kids Throwing Stuff And Booing At Old Man Ben)
|Voice Actor
|Tara Strong
|Ben Tennyson
|Montserrat Hernandez
|Gwen Tennyson
|David Kaye
|Max Tennyson
Shock Rock
|John DiMaggio
|Omni-Enhanced Four Arms
|Daryl Sabara
|Omni-Enhanced Heatblast
|Max Mittelman
|Yuri Lowenthal
- This episode aired as the 11th episode of Season 2 and the 51st episode overall in U.S.
- When Ben pictures himself as being elderly, he is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal. This is a nod to teenage Ben being voiced by Yuri in the original continuity.
- Gax is technically Ben's 11th alien, with Shock Rock being the 12th alien unlocked.
- Assuming we only count unlocked aliens then Shock Rock is the 10th, with Upgrade having been removed in Omni-Tricked: Part 4 and Gax being locked in Omni-Tricked: Part 3.


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6 Tips For Your Night Time Skincare Routine Recommended By Dermatologist Dr Kiran Lohia
Night time skincare routine: If you want a young and glowing skin that is acne and blemish free, then following a proper night time skincare routine can take you a long way. Read here to know what dermatologist Dr Kiran Lohia suggests for night time skincare routine.
Skincare tips: Cleanse your skin with a gentle cleanser at night
- Cleanse your face thoroughly at night to prevent acne and blemishes
- Use cleansers that are less foam
- Salicylic acid or a benzoyl peroxide can help in reducing acne
Following a proper day and night time routine for skin can help you have a young and glowing skin. A lot has been said and suggested for day time skincare routine, but what about a routine that you can follow for night? Following a proper night time skincare routine is especially important for those who apply make-up on regularly. To avoid dark circles, acne and blemishes on skin, a night time skincare routine can take you a long way. Suggesting a few tips about following a proper skincare routine for night is dermatologist Dr Kiran Lohia.
Dermatologist recommended night time skincare routine
She took to Instagram to share tips to follow before bedtime for appropriate skincare. "Our skin repairs and rejuvenates when we sleep, so your night time routine becomes really key," she writes in the caption of her post.
Also read: Skincare Tips: Get Rid Of Open Pores In A Jiffy With These Dermatologist Recommended Home Remedies
Just like day time skincare routine, your night time skin care routine will also depend on your skin type, your particular needs and any underlying skin condition if you are suffering from. Dr Kiran suggests the following tips for night time skincare:
1. If you are looking forward to anti-ageing skincare regime, then you should opt for retinol or alpha hydroxy acid serums.
2. For those aspiring for brightening of skin, alpha hydroxy serums, Vitamin C or antioxidants like ferulic acid can work.
3. If you are someone who is troubled by acne, then salicylic acid or a benzoyl peroxide can be helpful.
4. Make sure you cleanse your face properly at night. Chose a cleanser based on your skin type. Avoid using foamy skin cleansers as they can disturb pH balance of your skin. You can also give your skin a detox by cleansing your face with plain water.
5. Your night time serum for skin should also be perfectly suited for your skin. a
6. Make sure you moisturise your skin at night. Moisturiser should be according to your skin type and needs.
Also read: Can Deodorants Cause Breast Cancer? Dermatologist Tells The Truth
Following are other skincare tips you can follow at night
- Do not forget to remove your make-up. Give your skin the time to breathe by carefully removing make-up. Never ever sleep with your make-up on. Use micellar water or cleansing lotions that suit your skin for removing your make-up.
- Apart from following the aforementioned tips, you can also apply an under-eye cream at night. They can hydrate the thin skin under your eyes.
- If you have the time, you can also apply a hydrating mask or clay mask at night. The key to help skin rejuvenate itself after full day of make-up, dust, dirt and exposure to the sun.
Try these night time skincare tips today and let us know how they work for you in the comments below.
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I am waiting with bated breath for the Mac version of Overture 4 so I can take advantage of my more powerful Dual 2 Ghz Powermac G5 system with 3 gigs of Ram for use with my copy of GPO. In the meantime, I've been working with Overture 4 on my 512 meg, 933 mhz Pentium III PC but GPO is slow. It just occured to me that perhaps there's a way to connect via ethernet my two systems such that I am running Overture 4 on my slower PC system, but triggering my GPO samples on my Mac. Does anyone know how this might be achieved? I assume a program like "MidiOverLan" is for this purpose but I haven't figured out how to get the demo version to work yet, and am curious if there are any even more elegant solutions involving directly controlling VST, etc.? Thanks for any help!
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That's not my personal opinion, but that's the impression I have now that the Oklahoma House Committee voted against a measure to require insurance companies to cover autistic children.
The argument is that insurance rates for the uninsured would increase almost 8 percent. What does that even mean? The uninsured are not paying for insurance. That's why they're called uninsured. If their rates go up, they have the same out of pocket expense, nothing.
If the House is worried that there might be an almost 8 percent increase in insurance rates, cut the CEO's pay by 1 percent. That should be more enough to cover it.
Add this failure to the "voting along party lines" excuse that cause beneficial bills to fail. I'm tired of this excuse. If there were a bill that required rectal exams each time you entered a grocery store, and Democrats opposed it, Republicans would support it. If there was a bill that required pelvic exams to registered fruit brats, and Republicans opposed it, Democrats would support it. Is there no independent thought Oklahoma's legislature? Are party positions decided on the toss of Bill Self's toupee?
This has nothing to do with what's right or wrong, it has everything to do with pride among opposing political parties predetermined positions.
Here's my predetermined position … you're all jackasses.
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This article identifies a new dominant political ideology, populist liberalism, which emerged in Argentina after 1989. This elite-constructed discourse (combining some neo-liberal ideas with old populist emphases) emphasized leadership more than institutions; glorified grand transformation rather than incremental change; stressed economic efficacy more than political representation and participation; and elevated liberty over equality and solidarity. This ideology, a contributing cause and consequence of the Menemist transformation of the Argentine political economy, is assessed against democratic norms and contrasted with its main ideological competitors in Argentina, populist nationalism, democratic nationalism, and democratic liberalism. The article concludes with a comment on the relationship between populist liberal ideology and the uneven democratization of post-authoritarian Argentine politics.
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Winer (1999 [this issue]) proposes that external validity concerns require more attention in theoretical research. The author argues that one cannot "enhance" external validity by choosing one method over another. External validity can only be "assessed" by better understanding how the focal variables in one's theory interact with moderator variables that are seen as irrelevant early in a research stream. Findings from single real-world settings and specific sets of "real" people are no more likely to generalize than are findings from single laboratory settings with student subjects. Both the laboratory and real world vary in background facets of subject characteristics, setting, context, relevant "history," and time. It is only when these facets vary and we see how they interact that understanding of external validity is enhanced. For this to happen, the observable "background" factors have to be conceptualized in terms of more general constructs and incorporated as moderators into the researcher's theory. Enriched theory—not method—confers confidence in our understanding of whether effects will be robust or highly contingent. To map this knowledge to some specific substantive system requires an added step of understanding the mapping from observables in that system onto theoretical constructs. The author proposes "friendly amendments" to Winer's three proposals to pursue a better understanding of external validity through theory.
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The main message of this article is that Austrians can continue to work within the contractual, or Coasian, approach to the firm in elaborating the insights discussed above. In particular, the problem of corporate governance, and the corollary view that firms are investments, belongs at the forefront of Austrian research on the theory of the firm. Emphasis should thus be placed on the plans and actions of the capitalist-entrepreneur.
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The paper presents a game modelling the decisions in combining a complete marketing-mix under competition of two small companies. The model is derived from the criticism of traditional marketing-mix-analysis. Therefore, the paper first discusses traditional models (heuristical and analytical) as well as solutions of integrating competition and game-theory into marketing-mixmodels and their insufficiencies. Moreover, the model is run as a dynamic game being the first one in marketing-mix-research, that integrates learning effects of the competitors.
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The purpose of this article is to extend and integrate the new strategic reference points theory (SRP), developed in the strategic management area, into the discipline of strategic marketing management. The major new tenets of the theory are the inclusion of cognitive, organizational processes and benchmarking simultaneously. First, the authors describe the impact of the marketing SRP on marketing strategic choice behavior captured in the tradeoff between risk and return (risk avert vs. risk lover) as was proposed by prospect theory. Then, they explore the performance consequences of integrating the newly formed stages while considering organizational process and implementation issues of reference points such as content, configuration, consensus, and change.
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Remember last year's Heathrow Christmas advert? Well the grandparent bears, who captivated the hearts of many last Christmas when they arrived to visit family at Heathrow airport, are back.
In this year's advert for Britain's biggest airport, the 50-year love story of Mrs. Doris and Mr. Edward Bair is told by looking back through time at every occasion the pair have been reunited at the arrival hall.
The ad starts in the 1960s, when the couple first met. We follow them through the '70s, '80s, '90s and into the present day and watch them come together every Christmas with their expanding bear family.
Not only do their family lives change but so do the fashions, planes and air stewardess' uniforms throughout the two minute commercial.
At the end of the ad, just like last year, the bear family transforms into a real life one, honing in on that message of bringing family back together in time for Christmas.
Most of the advert was filmed in Heathrow's Terminal 1 while British Airways provided a BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) aircraft, air hostess uniforms and historic detail to help the ad producers get it right.
Passengers who book through Heathrow's complimentary Personal Shopping service will also receive a limited-edition scarf with the bears design when they make a purchase.
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Did he make you cry?
Make you break down?
Shatter your illusions of love?
Now tell me is it over now?
And do you know how
to pick up the pieces and go home?
Paraphrased excerpt of lyrics to "Gold Dust Woman" written by Stevie Nicks, performed by Fleetwood Mac


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Let me begin by saying that during my undergrad I was the type of student that found most lectures boring, could not pay attention for more than a couple of minutes at a time, cared a lot about my grades and much less about learning, and skipped most of the classes when I could get away with it. That being said, I still think I got a really good education, a solid grasp of my domain, and even enjoyed some of the classes I took; else I would not have chosen to pursue a Ph.D. in the same discipline. The reason for that is that I interpreted courses as a path that leads me to my goal, and not my actual goal.
The first issue I would like to point out which makes the college (I am strictly talking about college here) education system seem broken is the lack of proper guidance that students receive before picking their majors. I know from personal experience and from observing the people around me that the majority of students rarely pick a major based on passion or interest, and when asked why they have chosen to pursue their major, the most prevalent answers were "Why not" and "The market demands it". With people making such choices why does it come as a surprise that most students want to survive through their education? If a student is passionate about his major, sitting through 3 to 4 years of college is a very small sacrifice that will yield dividends in the coming 30 to 40 years of work. My point is, in many cases in many cases, guiding people towards a major that suits them is a better solution as compared to making courses more "barrable".
The second point I would like to touch on is that yes, the education system is not perfect, but with the current economy of scale it's very hard to come up with a system that is both better for students and scalable. How is it possible for a professor to interact with students at a personal level when the class has a 100+ students? You might say that a class should not contain that many students and I agree, but again I come back to the issue of scale, when 10000 students apply for one specific major, the university hast to either reject most of them (you can't do that) or hire more professors (not a very financially sound decision for the university).
Thirdly and finally, I would like to address Dr. Michael Wesch's Ted-Ex video in which he introduces the concept of going through a class using a stairs approach where students help each other and are motivated to work to reach a goal. Even though this approach might have worked in a particular case and in a particular environment, I think such approaches will fail when applied to groups of scale. Particularly, concepts like "students helping each other" are more likely interpreted as an open invitation to cheating as opposed to an opportunity to learn from each other.
To wrap up, is the college education system perfect? Definitely not, I can point out so many things that are current being done wrong, but overall is it broken? I don't think that either. I think that the way our current society works has forced the education system along its current trajectory and instead of trying to fix the education system, I would suggest looking at why the education system got to this point in the first place, fix those core problems, then try to fix the current problem which is a consequence rather than the cause.
Disclaimer: If you made it all the way congrats :). I know my ideas are all other the place but hopefully ill get better at this.


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Ezekiel witnesses a magnificently sad event. Undergirded by cherubim and wheels, the glory of the LORD God begins to depart the temple and Jerusalem. UPDATED.
VERSE 1. Then I looked, and see, in the expanse that was over the head of the cherubim there appeared above them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
the likeness of a throne. Ezekiel sees the sapphire throne of the LORD God:
Ezekiel 1:26. Above the expanse that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone. On the likeness of the throne was a likeness as the appearance of a man on it above.
VERSE 2. He spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said, "Go in between the whirling wheels, even under the cherub, and fill both your hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city." He went in as I watched.
the man clothed in linen. This character first appeared in the previous chapter.
coals of fire. They represent the heat of divine judgment. They will purify Jerusalem.
VERSE 3. Now the cherubim stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.
the cloud. We want to see God. But we are unable to apprehend the LORD God in all his glory. So at the great moments of biblical history, he appears in the hidden form of a Cloud. Read more »
VERSE 4. The LORD's glory mounted up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory.
stood over the threshold of the house. The glory of the LORD God moved from the throne-chariot to the periphery.
the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory. This manifestation of the glory of the LORD God illuminated the whole plaza where Ezekiel stood.
VERSE 5. The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.
heard even to the outer court. The wings of the cherubim were so loud that they were heard in the outer court.
VERSE 6. It came to pass, when he commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, "Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim," that he went in, and stood beside a wheel.
VERSE 7. The cherub stretched out his hand from between the cherubim to the fire that was between the cherubim, and took some of it, and put it into the hands of him who was clothed in linen, who took it and went out.
put it into the hands of him who was clothed in linen. This triggers the divine purification of Jerusalem.
It was by fire that the Babylonian Empire destroyed Jerusalem.
VERSE 8. The form of a man's hand appeared here in the cherubim under their wings.
VERSE 9. I looked, and behold, there were four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub. The appearance of the wheels was like a beryl stone.
VERSE 10. As for their appearance, the four of them had one likeness, like a wheel within a wheel.
VERSE 11. When they went, they went in their four directions. They didn't turn as they went, but to the place where the head looked they followed it. They didn't turn as they went.
VERSE 12. Their whole body, including their backs, their hands, their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes all around, even the wheels that the four of them had.
full of eyes all around. Perhaps this represents divine omniscience.
VERSE 13. As for the wheels, they were called in my hearing, "the whirling wheels".
the whirling wheels. The Hebrew word is haggalgal. It means rolling or revolving.
The glory of the LORD God was about to whirl out of his temple on "the whirling wheels."
VERSE 14. Every one them had four faces. The first face was the face of the cherub. The second face was the face of a man. The third face was the face of a lion. The fourth was the face of an eagle.
Every one them had four faces. Here is one way to interpret the meaning of the four faces:
The front face is a man. It represents intelligence.
The right face is a lion. It represents power.
The left face is an cherub. It represents service.
The back face is an eagle. It represents swiftness.
These faces also appeared in chapter 1:
Ezekiel 1:10. As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man. The four of them had the face of a lion on the right side. The four of them had the face of an ox on the left side. The four of them also had the face of an eagle.
There is only one difference between the faces in these two verses. It is the left face. Chapter 1 refers to it as an ox. But this chapter refers to it as a cherub.
Maybe people imagined a cherub's face looked like the face of an ox.
VERSE 15. The cherubim mounted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river Chebar.
VERSE 16. When the cherubim went, the wheels went beside them; and when the cherubim lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the wheels also didn't turn from beside them.
VERSE 17. When they stood, these stood. When they mounted up, these mounted up with them; for the spirit of the living creature was in them.
VERSE 18. The LORD's glory went out from over the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.
The LORD's glory went out. This is a deeply sad moment. Through their own willful disobedience, the religious leaders forfeited the direct presence of the Living God.
VERSE 19. The cherubim lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went out, with the wheels beside them. Then they stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.
they stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house. Before the LORD God departed the temple and the city, there is one final pause.
VERSE 20. This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and I knew that they were cherubim.
VERSE 21. Every one had four faces, and every one four wings. The likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings.
VERSE 22. As for the likeness of their faces, they were the faces which I saw by the river Chebar, their appearances and themselves. They each went straight forward.
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