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Photograph by Roni Bintang, Reuters
Published November 4, 2013
Mount Sinabung, a volcano in western Indonesia, erupted on November 3 for the third time in recent months, according to news reports.
The 8,530-foot-high (2,600-meter-high) mountain spewed ash up to 4.3 miles (7 kilometers) high, requiring the evacuation of villagers living around its base, the Christian Science Monitor reported.
Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency raised the volcano's status from caution to alert—the second-highest level—after the mountain rumbled back to life. (See pictures of Indonesia's active volcanoes.)
According to Reuters, the military helped evacuate 1,293 people from four villages near the volcano, which is located about 55 miles (88 kilometers) from the capital of the North Sumatra Province, Medan.
About 14,000 people evacuated in September when Mount Sinabung became active. The mountain is one of about 20 volcanoes currently erupting around the world, several of which are found in Indonesia.
The archipelago sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire, a series of fault lines that stretches from the Pacific coasts of the Americas through Japan and into Southeast Asia. (See "Deadly Java Quake Highlights 'Ring of Fire' Dangers.")
Nature is all powerful
this is natural phenomena, no one can stop it.
Sinabung is on the edge of the Toba caldera. There have been some massive subduction earthquakes there recently. Given the likely effect of large plate movements on the magma below the region, one assumes Sinabung has the potential for a very large eruption, perhaps on the same scale as the Toba eruption 74,000 years ago. Could be interesting.
i am in indonesia and i am indonesian
but luckily i was in jakarta quite far from there
Volcanoes can be dangerous but it is also great for the purification of the air.I present my empathy towards all victims
I hope all of my friend in Medan and Siantar are safe.
I am happy to be in belgium
It's best if we start to keep an eye on these Volcano's.
I want to meet someone in Indonesia who can put me in touch with herb growers. Please email me if you might be able to help me.
Thank you sooo much!
@Landry Mbendeke I would like to see your source of information as to how volcanoes purify the air.
Why? Not much we can do if one's about to erupt and destroy the earth.
We at least have a chance against an asteroid, but none against a volcano.
I suppose we could dig it out with nukes or something to release pressure...
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@Wendianne Rook @Ewald Lai hi,,i am living in this under vulcano and my jobs is as a guide showing as herbals and also promitive medicine arround this vulcano and as you see my page fb or contact me on my email . firstname.lastname@example.com you re wellcome to joint me to learning together ok.. i get just 100 cures from local people here . much more
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I think Drew is right for one simple reason : to be prepared because in this region of the world, there is a ........... supervolcano !
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The Next Big Thingby admin on October 8, 2012 at 12:00 AM
So. It's been awhile.
Longer than I anticipated as a matter of fact. And I'll tell you why. But that's getting into a long talk. I'll understand if you want to skim some of this post.
As you might surmise, I'm a bit obsessed with comics, from both a creative and business stand point, and so I read about the process of making comics whenever I can. In so doing, I've also read quite a bit about the process of completing comics from the crazy bastards that have seen projects through to the very end. These exit interviews often share the same sentiment in common: the artist didn't want the journey to end. Many of these cartoonists have shared that the final installments of their projects, be it comic strip or comic book series, took longer than normal to draw, as if the artist was subconsciously sabotaging the process because they weren't ready to let their creative baby go yet.
I was so not that guy.
Even now, with four months of introspection at my disposal, I can tell you with all sincerity that when I posted the last OFF CAMPUS comic, I didn't cry. I didn't second-guess myself. Nor did I lament that it was over. No, what I experienced was an incredible sense of relief. I was terrified that I wouldn't finish the strip, and it was that terror that drove me through the last month of the strip's run. Now admittedly, I did run hot with the last several comics, but that was because I got unexpectedly busy with other stuff, not because I wanted it to take longer. Truth is, I reached mental closure on OFF CAMPUS sometime in 2011 by my reckoning and I was more than ready to move on to other projects; I just had to finish drawing the bastard.
I've wondered privately this summer what I would have done if OFF CAMPUS had broken bigger. If it had been generating a liveable wage at the time of its completion, would I have still walked away? Could I have? I don't know. Some sort of soft reboot would have been in order certainly. I always saw OFF CAMPUS as a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end. Would I be a sell-out to move it into the never-ending story territory of Blondie or Apt 3G?
I guess it's kind of a blessing that I didn't have to make that call.
So end it did, allowing me to begin pursuing those other projects that I alluded to earlier. But first I wanted to take some time away from the grind of semi-daily cartooning to … well, enjoy life again for a bit, as bad as that sounds.
I like to think I did a lot while I was on sabbatical this summer. I played a couple of video games (On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 3 and Heavy Rain, for the curious). Caught up on some reading. Started watching all of the 007 films in anticipation of November's next installment, Skyfall. Wrote some prose with friends for grins (and to see if I still could write prose after a decade of telling stories with pictures). Went to Walt Disney World. Began work on a sketchbook finally (my efforts are chronicled at my tumblr account).
A six week break became three months. Clearly, I was more burned out than I realized.
But like MacArthur before me, I promised I would return, and returned I have (while I know little of the famed general, I suspect that's where all similarities betwixt us end). My new comic strip, Fanbase, debuts today. I hope you will all give it a chance. I hope you all like it, but I suspect many of you won't. For me, Fanbase is a return to editorial-style cartooning, something I haven't done since my junior high school days; as such, it's pretty much a complete 180 from what I was doing on OFF CAMPUS.
So if Fanbase isn't your thing, I'll understand. But I haven't come here to bury OFF CAMPUS, but rather to give you hope. OFF CAMPUS was many things, but at its heart, it was always a sitcom. And what do all sitcoms have? Here are some hints:
A Very Brady Christmas. Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas. Two and a Half Men: Blood and Sand. (Okay, so I made that last one up, but how awesome would that be? "Madness? THIS. IS. WINNING!").
In other words, come 2022, assuming I'm not dead or something, there will be an OFF CAMPUS reunion project. What shape it might take … well, fuck if I know; it's the future, after all. If Blade Runner is to be believed, I might be able to hire a replicant to draw it for me. But rest assured, unless there's a damn good reason otherwise (the Great Replicant Rebellion of 2017?), it will happen. So there's that. And there's the archive too; it will remain up through most of this year at least. At some point, I'll probably put it behind a pay wall of some sort, but that's a ways off from now.
As always, thank you. Thank you for reading. And thanks for all the kind words via commments, Twitter, and email that came in over the years. It meant a lot and kept me going when things looked to be at their bleakest.
And watch your asses, will ya? Those goddamn replicants are gonna be everywhere.
I'm not dead, just very badly behindby admin on May 22, 2012 at 12:00 AM
Yes, OFF CAMPUS is ending. One final strip, in fact, is all that remains.
And yes, it's horribly late.
When Austin's epic fail of a wedding came to an end last month, the main story that drives OFF CAMPUS concluded with it; I knew as I finished that story arc that all that was left was one final sequence of comic strips that would serve as a farewell to our main characters, as well as tie up the last few dangling plot threads that remained.
As I've said in the past, when it came time to conclude OFF CAMPUS, it was very important to me that it end as strongly as possible. That's why the strips were initially a little late on the update this final month; I was simply spending more time on them to make them as good as I possibly could. I had some unforeseen schedule conflicts arise as well, which pushed the last comic into a portion of the month that I had already earmarked for other things. As I type this, the last installment of OFF CAMPUS is roughly halfway pencilled … but I honestly don't know when I'll be able to complete it. It's comic book convention season in Texas right now, and I'm going to be in and out of town for a couple of weeks attending various cons for the purposes of networking and just having fun. Right now, it looks like I'm going to be stealing a minute here and there as I'm able to finish drawing the finale to a story I've spent the last twelve years of my life working on.
I'm sorry it's running behind but I hope you'll stick around for one last go 'round with the OFF CAMPUS crew. As always, thank you for reading.
What I'm Reading: Ultimate Captain America by: Jason Aaron and Ron Garney
What I'm Watching: Mad Men Season 5
What I'm Listening to: "Lightning Crashes" (Live)
I want a robotic dogby admin on May 3, 2012 at 12:00 AM
What I'm Reading: Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by: Alice Munroe
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I was approched by this Spanish language school about putting up a guest post about learning Spanish in Argentina. I agreed since I thought it was an interesting subject. I also don't mind giving them some publcity. I am hoping that this can lead …
29 April 2011
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Language and culture are at the core of education, or should be. With all the debate about language learning methods, the definition of "linguist", input versus output versus grammar, the role of the Internet etc. it is sometimes useful to take st…


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We didn't know what to expect from this ride. We wandered in and there was a cast member at the day greeting everyone to the attraction who was doing the voice of Roz, very well indeed!
This was BRILL!! We were laughing until we were crying! There was one guy in the audience who they kept picking on to make him dance and everytime he did it, he did the 'Carlton dance' from Fresh Prince of Bel Air! Was SOOO funny!
On a high from Monsters Inc, we went over to Stitch's Great Escape. I will be honest with you all here, I am not even going to talk about this attraction as it was rubbish! Our opinion: skip it!
By now it was SO warm. Karl and I were boiling hot so obviously we did the most logical thing...went and stood in the glaring sunshine to watch the parade!!! Yaaaaaa! :yay:
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It was such a lovely parade. The fact that we were literally melting from the heat didn't matter, we got to see ALL those characters!
After the parade we wandered back over to Tomorrowland to ride Buzz Lightyears Space Ranger Spin.
This was so cool and I was determined to beat Karl on this one so I had to have my wits about me! We took our seats and aimed our guns. I took advantage of the fact that Karl had never been on this before whereas I had! I let him control the spinning of the vehicle which was a BIG mistake! Every time I aimed at a target, he would spin the car to take aim at something he wanted...EVERY TIME!! I started shouting at him in the middle of the ride! It went something like this:
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Karl: *spin* "WHAT"
Me: "I SAID STOP SPINNING WHEN I *spin* AIM AT SOMETHING *spin*"
Karl: *spin* Ah sorry babe *spin* You do it then!
Me: "NO BECAUSE THEN I WONT BE ABLE TO AIM"
Karl: "What?"
Me: "WHY ARE YOU NOT SPINNING IT, WE ARE MISSING TARGETS!!!"
We are a right pair we are!
You will be pleased to know, I did beat him!! Whoop whoop! Unfortunately as I was was so excited that I had beat him, I forgot to take note of the scores!
It was around 4:30 (I think) and the park had started to get busy as people were coming in for M.N.S.S.H.P so we decided to call it a day. We had a fantastic day full of happiness and memories and although I was so happy to be here, I was also a little sad that the first day at the park I had been most excited to go to was over. We would be coming back though later on in the trip so I held on to that.
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I've had Air Canada elite status for four months or so, and I've flown during that time - but I can't be all blase about it yet - and I don't want to be. I can walk into the maple leaf lounges and still get that feeling of, they're going to figure out that I don't belong here! and these drinks can't really be free! am I allowed to take the paper away with me? But mostly, I walk into the lounge at Pearson and goof off on the internet. Why not...
I'm not saying the lounges make travel a happy time. Just... a bit less obnoxious. But the elite status does have its privileges... when my luggage and I failed to be reunited in Banff, for example, there was much better service (and a toiletry kit) after they saw the orange and blue card. But at that moment, I didn't feel special, I just wanted my suitcase! (later, of course, I realized that lost luggage isn't such a bad deal - they'll deliver it to your hotel, saving you from humping it there... and I should be careful what I say here, I do have both a suitcase and a ski bag in the bowels of Heathrow airport right now). But I started noticing other changes: when I book my flights now, I have much better choice of seats. I can swan right by the snaking line at the check-in and feel like a fraud when I present myself at the executive counter.
I am not a blase business traveller. I am not a business traveller! I get excited every time I get to go someplace (anyplace! ok, mostplace!) I think a cheap toiletry kit thrown in with a $1000 ticket is special! So imagine what I thought when last night the ticket agent at the desk ripped up my boarding pass - and gave me one for a seat in the executive first section instead. Even though I didn't have a blue upgrade certificate, just one of the silly gold ones that require you to be travelling on a fare class significantly higher than I would ever be inspired to book... but there I was - one minute, I'm standing in the queue to board, the next, the ticket agent is pointing at me and crooking his finger, come here (we'd had an earlier exchange, he already knew my name).
But here's what I don't get - I'm lounging in the London Lounge ("scandinavian living room", they call the concept), and there are all sorts of people here. There are a lot of the types I'd expect - you know, air of business suit even if no suit in evidence. And then there are the obvious wealth sorts of people. But why so many people who are clearly undergraduate students (in some cases, the sweatpants have the university emblazoned across the butt), clearly not travelling with daddy, clearly too young to have a job that sends you to so many places that the status miles rack up in some years (Like they did for me in 2005). What gives?
Yeah. Country bumpkin for sure. And my executive first experience has added another toiletry kit to my collection...
(I would also like to know why business travellers are not all fat. It was all eating and sleeping on that red-eye... and I didn't do that much sleeping.)
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Each and every day, I'll be combing over box scores and scouring local beat writers' reports to make sure you have all the information you need in order to make the right decisions for your fantasy baseball lineup. Make sure you check back at this very spot for Hot/Cold Streaks, Injury News, Closer Updates, Daily Stats, and more so that you can stay one step ahead of the rest of your league.
As always, make sure you're getting your daily fantasy sports fix by playing the FP911Challenge. Don't know how to play? Don't worry, Dan Stack's got you covered with a quick tutorial and some tips for this week!
Looking Back
Before we get to today's games, let's take a spin through last night's box scores to identify the Studs and Duds from Thursday, June 21st.
5 Good Nights
- James McDonald: 9.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 5 K's, W
- Clayton Kershaw:Â 8.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 7 K's
- Will Middlebrooks:Â 3-4, R, HR, 4 RBI
- Giancarlo Stanton:Â 2-3, 2 R, HR, RBI, 1 steal
- Andrew McCutchen:Â 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI
Honorable Mention:Â Garrett Jones, Yoenis Cespedes, Greg Dobbs, Prince Fielder, Pedro Alvarez, Travis Blackley, Kyle Lohse, Vance Worley, Gio Gonzalez
5 Bad Nights
- Daisuke Matsuzaka:Â 5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, BB, 4 K's
- Carlos Zambrano:Â 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB's, 3 K's
- Allen Craig: 0-5
- B.J. Upton: 0-5
- Dustin Pedroia:Â 0-5
Dishonorable Mention:Â Neil Walker, Liam Hendriks
Daily Grab Bag
Check back here for daily updates on injuries, closer battles, player news, and anything else that might affect your fantasy baseball team.
- Drew Stubbs (oblique) will begin a rehab stint today and should be able to return to the Reds' lineup within a few days as long as he doesn't suffer any setbacks.
- Speaking of setbacks, Stephen Drew hasn't suffered any in his rehab stint at Triple-A Reno and looks like he should be able to return to the Diamondbacks within the next week or so.
- Matt Joyce hasn't played since Tuesday due to tightness in his lower back, and will likely be placed on the disabled list if his injury doesn't improve soon.
- Jose Valverde will miss the next few games with a sprained wrist, and while the Tigers hope the injury doesn't keep him out too long, fantasy owners in need of saves would be wise to snag Joaquin Benoit if he's still available.
- Bryce Harper: Harper went 0-3 with one run and one steal yesterday. (.287, 32 R, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 5 steals on the season).
Mike Trout: The Angels did not play yesterday. Â (.338, 40 Runs, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 19 steals on the season).
Looking Ahead
A quick look at some of today's pitchers to start (3 Up), pitchers to sit (3 Down), pitchers to take a flier on if you need a spot-start (Throwing Darts), and batters with advantageous or disadvantageous matchups (Today's Swings and Misses).
3 Up
Chris Sale vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Cliff Lee vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Dan Haren vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
3 Down
Jeff Samardzija at Arizona Diamondbacks
Jonathon Niese vs. New York Yankees
Jair Jurrjens at Boston Red Sox
Throwing Darts
Jarrod Parker vs. San Francisco Giants
A.J. Burnett vs. Detroit Tigers
Homer Bailey vs. Minnesota Twins
Today's Swings and Misses
- David Wright is 11-for-24 (.458) with two home runs in his career against today's starter, Andy Pettitte.
- David Ortiz is 3-for-6 (.500) with two home runs in his career against today's starter, Jair Jurrjens.
- A.J. Pierzynski is 19-for-46 (.413) with two home runs in his career against today's starter, Zack Greinke.
- Albert Pujols is 3-for-18 (.167) in his career against today's starter, Chad Billingsley.
- Paul Konerko is 9-for-59 (.153) in his career against today's starter, Zack Greinke.
- Alexei Ramirez is 3-for-23 (.130) in his career against today's starter, Zack Greinke.
Don't forget to check out the rest of the great content on FantasyPros911.com, starting with some of our most recent updates:
- Albert Lang takes a look at today's starting pitching matchups in the latest edition of Pitch or Ditch.
- Collin Hager and his patented HVaC system use the past 30 days to provide updated rankings of the top 50 hitters and pitchers.
- Matthew Dewoskin gives you his weekly take on the closer carousel in the newest edition of Blown Opportunities.
- Albert Lang is back with his weekly Hot N Cold Fantasy Baseball All-stars (which is always a must-read in my book).
- Chuck Anderson is Feeling Minnesota in this week's Added and Dropped.
- Lenny Melnick and his award-winning podcast take a look at last night's action and Lenny also wants to buy you a beer in today's episode.
- Don't forget to check out Patrick DiCaprio and the crew on this week's Fantasy Baseball Roundtable Show!
- It's only June, but it's never too early for fantasy football! Take a look at Paul Greco's pre-season rankings, including Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver, Tight End, and Strength of Schedule.
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Her win was announced at a gala ceremony in Toronto on November 8, 2011 and broadcast on CBC Television.
Of Half-Blood Blues, the jury wrote:
"Imagine Mozart were a black German trumpet player and Salieri a bassist, and 18th century Vienna were WWII Paris; that's Esi Edugyan's joyful lament, Half-Blood Blues. It's conventional to liken the prose in novels about jazz to the music itself, as though there could be no higher praise. In this case, say rather that any jazz musician would be happy to play the way Edugyan writes. Her style is deceptively conversational and easy, but with the simultaneous exuberance and discipline of a true prodigy. Put this book next to Louis Armstrong's "West End Blues" – these two works of art belong together." from: http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/news/details/?id=92
The Scotiabank Giller Prize is awarded annually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English. The award was established in 1994 by Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller.
2011 marked the 18th year of the prize. Why don't you check out some of the past winners of the Scotiabank Giller Prize:
The Sentimentalists by Johanna Skibsrud
The Bishop's Man by Linden MacIntyre
Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden
Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam
Looking for more Award Winning Reads? Why don't you contact your local library or try NoveList. Did you know that your Calgary Public Library card gives you access to this great database full of ideas for what to read next? If you want to use this resource for great reads, just click here and log on with your Calgary Public Library card.


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The purpose of the Northern Illinois University Geology Club is to enhance the undergraduate experience and to open doors to students interested in getting more involved in their major and in learning about the other resources the NIU geology department has to offer.
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Get involved, have fun, and learn some science along the way!
Wayland, Missouri Geode Hunting Trip (Fall 2013)STEMFest (Fall Semesters)Pie a Professor (Spring 2013)Bad Geology Movie NightsObservatory / Stargazing NightsGiant Pumpkin Carving Night (Fall 2013)Update 3rd Floor of Davis Display Cases (Fall 2013)
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As design moves into a new era, its premier reference adapts.
Meggs' History of Graphic Design in print, on the iPad, and on the iPhone.
The 1983 debut of A History of Graphic Design by Philip B. Meggs was the first time the words "History" and "Graphic Design" were used together in a book title. Browsing its pages crammed with black and white images of vintage posters and typography, I thought this Meggs fellow had actually made history. In fact, his was the first book about graphic design to be reviewed in The New York Times Book Review (by me, incidentally, when I was the art director there). It also triggered the publication of various "alternative" or competing histories, and Meggs even produced two revised color editions before he died from Leukemia in 2002. A History of Graphic Design had some harsh critics, yet in its current fifth edition, retitled Meggs' History of Graphic Design by Philip B. Meggs and Alston Purvis, it remains one of the leading textbooks now in print and digital formats.
Meggs, who taught at Virginia Commonwealth University, was arguably the first educator to create a graphic-design-history curriculum that did not depend solely on anecdotal recollections. Rather, he systematically culled through art and design writings to develop an original narrative that traced the progression of a field that originated with moveable type and was headed into the digital age. With his moniker in the title of the new edition, Meggs's name is now enshrined like the encyclopedist Diderot and art historian H. W. Janson.
There was never any question that the book would have a life after Meggs's untimely death. His wife, Libby, and daughter, Elizabeth, wanted to ensure that his legacy would continue with later editions. And Purvis is certain that Meggs would have wanted this as well: "He once told me that one of his greatest pleasures in writing this book was having each ensuing edition surpass the preceding one."
"The printing industry is undergoing drastic changes... This is just one of the reasons why a book that collects/records these experiences remains relevant."
A respected graphic-design historian and specialist in Dutch graphic design, Purvis was Meggs's long-time friend, though he never expected to be anointed his successor. "This was an honor and a challenge I had neither solicited nor expected," he told me. But he accepted the task of trying to stay true to Meggs's voice. "Perhaps 'voice' is not the right word," Purvis says, "but I was undoubtedly influenced by his approach and style. Some of it is in my voice, but an effort was made to respect Phil's writing and follow his example. Phil was very influential in making graphic design history a standard subject at universities, and I believe his voice will always be present."
Meggs's approach was ambitiously encompassing, but nonetheless limited given the overall breadth of the subject. Beginning his history with the origins of writing and moving chronologically through the evolution of printing and type, it was necessary to condense a considerable amount of mass communications history before getting to the heart of what we call graphic design—its commercial reasons for being, which started in the mid-19th century and progressed intensely through styles, form-givers, and media from the fin de siècle into the 20th century. Avant-garde movements and their respective influences on American and European practices is given in-depth coverage. The mid-Modern art and design aesthetics, so popular in revivals today, are also well recognized. However, when Meggs entered the '80s and '90s, the dawn of the digital age, he ran afoul of the new generation of anti-modernists. Although the second edition introduced contemporary concerns ignored in the first—modernism versus postmodernism, classicism versus grunge, progressives versus retro designers, etc.—it was obviously a difficult history to manage.
The cover designs illustrate the problem. In an attempt to represent a range of design styles, the first three covers were mired in cliché. For the Fourth Edition, when Purvis took the helm, a mural design by Herbert Matter that only incorporates writing and typography was a more striking image. "For the Fifth Edition, though, we wanted a design that displayed images as well," Purvis says. "Although the color palette may be similar to previous editions, it is not a photomontage, and the rectangular forms on the cover are based on the two-column grid used throughout the book that I feel is distinctly 'modern' in its approach."
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The Capital got an easy to remember 1031 anti-corruption helpline number from chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, two days after he gave out a normal eight-digit landline.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader had promised a simpler number. Even otherwise, the older helpline (011-27357169) was a huge hit, receiving 11,352 calls.
Some were quirky, one even from a girl with boyfriend troubles, but many were from troubled commoners.
Kejriwal said, "One Delhi government official has been caught following a complaint to the helpline." He said 16 cases were ripe for sting operations to nab corrupt officials.
On Wednesday, he had shared the spirit behind the helpline, saying it would assist citizens in setting up stings to catch the corrupt.
"This helpline number makes every citizen of Delhi an anti-corruption inspector. State vigilance department has a team which will look into the matter."
He had explained, "People can call the anti-corruption helpline and give their details to those manning the phones. They will then get a call back to ascertain the details of the operation and will be subsequently coached on how to trap those offering the bribes."
Kejriwal said the idea of the helpline was to instill fear in the hearts of the corrupt. "People have to mend their ways or end up in jail. Corrupt people will develop the fear of being under surveillance."
The AAP leader also said the Delhi Police were on standby in case additional resources were needed to tackle the call flow and functioning of the anti-graft helpline.
After taking oath as the chief minister on December 28, Kejriwal had announced launch of such a helpline.
Riding high on its spectacular electoral debut in Delhi, the barely 15-month-old AAP said it wanted to clean national politics and offer a third alternative — other than the Congress and the BJP — to the electorate.
Kejriwal, 45, had recently made an impassioned plea for a corruption-free Delhi in the state assembly. "I'm not seeking support for my party or my government," the CM had said ahead of a floor test in the House.
"How many members in the House stand by the aam aadmi in his fight to uproot corrupt politics; how many members... want to establish the politics of truth and honesty?" he said.
A divorce, a jail term, determined foes: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar fighting a lone battle?
The divorce between Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal(U) and a few days of change in residence for Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Prasad – from 10, Circular Road in Patna to the Ranchi jail in Jharkhand – have totally changed the game that is played in Bihar.
Angry with the SP, convinced that the Congress is a losing proposition, unsure of AAP's ability to win, and fearful that Mayawati may ally with the BJP in the future, Muslims have a difficult choice.


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In his new role as vice president of Hugg & Hall Mobile Storage, Art Kinnaman will help oversee the company's overall operations, marketing, development of new business and the formation of a new storm shelter business division.
"We are pleased to add Art to our team," President Jim Hugg said. "He brings an outstanding track record in the Arkansas business and construction community. I have known Art for several years and am excited about working closely with him."
Kinnaman has more than 28 years of experience. Most recently, he served as vice president of business development for Kinco Constructors in Little Rock, which was founded by his father, Jack Kinnaman. He previously had been president of PK Interiors, a commercial flooring company in Little Rock.
Kinnaman serves on the boards of the Central Arkansas Transit Authority and Camp Aldersgate. He also has been involved in Leadership Greater Little Rock XXIV and the Rotary Club of Little Rock.


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All those other warning signs of that the tech bubble cometh? Forget them. Because this is it: Creative Artists Agency, the same talent-representing behemoth behind stars like Brad Pitt and Oprah, is contemplating moving to the Valley.
Hollywood tried the same thing back in the nineties, but got scared off when the bubble went bust. But it looks like they think this bubble has legs.
According to Reuters, who broke the news, the plans are under consideration and will "proceed slowly," but the agency already has some bold-faced, internet-famous celebrities on the roster for its Speakers Division, such as Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and former Facebook exec Randi Zuckerberg, sister of what's-his-face. You remember him? From that movie that one time?
Reuters really brings the point home with this money quote:
"The plans under consideration by CAA underscore the idea that software developers and computer engineers are the new creative community, and tech executives — not media moguls — are the rock stars of the business world."
Aww, isn't it pretty to think so.
So, what will a bunch of Hollywood wheeler and dealers be doing so far from L.A.? Says Reuters: "CAA's business in Silicon Valley is divided into three buckets: advising tech companies about Hollywood, partnering with venture capital firms to incubate start-ups, and matching clients who have digital media ideas with companies that can help bring them to fruition."
Yes, incubating. You read that right. For a little history lesson from the not-too-distant past, the last time Hollywood tried an incubator it was a joint venture between William Morris Endeavor, Accel Partners and AT&T known as a the Mail Room Fund that only spent about $5 million (of its $30 to $50 million under management) before shutting down in April. As former Venrock Ventures partner David Siminoff explained to Reuters, culture clashes between the Valley and Hollywood often making working together difficult.
Although that sounds like the makings of a great (read: horribly awkward and potentially violent) reality TV show, how about recruiting New York's budding tech stars, huh? We know how to deal with your kind out here.


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We're in Oklahoma for a few days. It's an eight hour trip from Lubbock to Sand Springs, but thankfully all three kids were awesome during the drive. They are becoming quite seasoned road warriors.
We've already seen Cousin Connor perform his new tricks of crawling and pulling up. What a doll! I had to remind the boys that just because he can crawl, it doesn't mean he's quite ready to wrestle.
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The Hidden Agenda Behind Patent ReformPosted: Wednesday, Nov 6, 2013 @ 7:45 am | Written by Gene Quinn | 16 comments
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Tech sector giants have been crying and moaning about how the patent system has run amok and needs to be scaled back, and continually beg for patent reform that would gut the patent system and weaken patent rights. Immediately after successfully lobbying for the America Invents Act (AIA), they are back at it again supporting new legislation aimed at making it more difficult to enforce patent rights pending in Congress. If they prevail with the passage of the Innovation Act, they will be back at it again no doubt. The longer term goal is to strip the International Trade Commission of its patent jurisdiction, which would make it impossible to stop the importation of infringing goods prior to entering the country. See Will the ITC Lose Its Patent Jurisdiction and Are Some Patent Holders More Equal Than Others?
The grumbling of the tech giants is increasingly being picked up by patent abolitionists who say "see, even Microsoft thinks there should be no patents," which only adds to the hysteria. Of course, Microsoft is one of the top patenting companies year after year and they aggressively pursue software patens themselves. So while some of Microsoft's public statements suggest that they do not like software patents, they aggressively seek them and then aggressively pursue licensing strategies. So it seems that Microsoft may talk a good game about software patents being undesirable and a real scourge, but when push comes to shove they will get as many patents as they can. Quite curious if you ask me!
So why do the tech giants want to make it hard for small businesses and individuals to get patents? Do you remember when "Wang" was synonymous with "computer," or at least "word processor"? Perhaps not, but once upon a time it was indeed. The story of Wang is the story of technology companies generally speaking. What has always been true is that technology companies that reach the top are only passing through on their way down; to be replaced by smaller, leaner companies that pursue appropriate strategies and have solid and expandable innovations in demand.
Even mighty Microsoft couldn't maintain their monopoly, and only the foolish would anticipate Google, Facebook and other tech giants to be on top indefinitely. That isn't how the tech sector works, or is intended to work. But if a vibrant, robust and strong patent system is not there for start-ups today they will never become the giant, innovation shifting, growth companies of the future. That would be terrible for the economy, lead to stagnant innovation and guarantee that slothful, giant companies that have lost the ability to innovate would remain dominant rather than going the way of the dinosaur.


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Bert Johnson was born and raised in Detroit, MI. He attended U of D Jesuit and U of D-Mercy. A current resident of Highland Park, he is in his first term as a state senator, representing the 2nd District, which includes Highland Park, Hamtramck, northeast Detroit, Harper Woods and all five Grosse Pointe Communities.
Prior to being elected to the Senate, he served two terms as a State Representative, replacing his term-limited former boss, Bill McConico, whom he served as Chief of Staff for five years.
This year, Senator Johnson was selected to sit on the Appropriations Committee and was assigned the position of Minority Vice-Chair of the DELEG, General Government and Judiciary subcommittees. He also sits on the Redistricting Committee and serves as Minority Vice-Chair of the Regulatory Reform Committee.
Two of his signature issues are education reform and regional mass transit and he has worked extensively on creating smart, common-sense consumer protections and encouraging economic development through creative incentives in tax policy.
He is a member of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, the Mt. Pavan #2 Prince Hall Lodge, the Highland Park Men's Forum and Optimist's Club and serves as Treasurer of the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus.


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Worth a trip: Boucherie board at Big Jones
Chicago is a sausage fest—but it wasn't always that way. Ten years ago, you'd be hard-pressed to find platters of encased meats, rustic pates and cured meats outside of the old-school German restaurants. But in 2005, Michael Ruhlman and chef Brian Polcyn released "Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking and Curing." Young chefs caught the charcuterie bug and today, almost any gastropub worth its pork has a butcher's board.
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November 4, 2013