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Fire code issues abound at Gary schools
By Carole Carlson email@example.com | 648-3154 November 4, 2012 10:34PM
Officials, including State Fire Marshal Jim Greeson (second from left) discuss the fire safety of the auditorium during an inspection by the state fire marshal office at Theodore Roosevelt College & Career Academy in Gary, Ind. Friday November 2, 2012. From left are Tom Stephens, with the State Fire Marshal's office, (from left) State Fire Marshal Jim Greeson, Kenny Smith, of the Gary School Corporation, Michael Washington, of the Gary School Corporation, Principal Terrance Little, and Will Moppins, facilities manager with EdisonLearning. | Stephanie Dowell~Sun-Times Media
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Nearly all the schools in the Gary Community School Corp. have been cited for serious fire code violations by the Gary Fire Department's Fire Prevention Bureau.
Meanwhile on Friday, a contingent of officials including State Fire Marshal Jim Greeson inspected the Roosevelt College and Career Academy and told the Gary Community School Corp. to prepare a 30-day plan to rectify two outstanding code violations at the school.
Last month, Gary Fire Department Chief Inspector John A. Leslie Jr. met with new Superintendent Cheryl Pruitt because he was disturbed that outstanding violations still had not been corrected.
Initially, Pruitt was unaware of the problems, but mentioned them recently at a School Board meeting.
She said all the principals received inspection forms and were told to have the violations addressed.
"It's becoming a major issue," she said.
School officials said they were assessing and prioritizing the outstanding violations. Budget constraints have created a backlog of maintenance issues for the district.
'Velt' violations
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security cited the Roosevelt College and Career Academy with 13 fire and building code violations on Sept. 4.
The school is operated by EdisonLearning Inc. under a contract with the Indiana Department of Education, which took control of the school because of its poor academic record. The school is still owned and maintained, however, by the Gary Community School Corp., which is expected to fix the problems.
In July, EdisonLearning sued the school district, in part, because maintenance problems hadn't been fixed.
Most of the violations at Roosevelt were considered minor such as burned-out bulbs in exit signs, and most had been corrected by Friday, when the state team made its visit.
But the two outstanding violations involved the lack of inspections on the auditorium's sprinkler system and standpipe system, a type of rigid piping that connects a water supply to fire hoses.
Greeson said until the fire suppression systems are serviced, a certified firefighter should be in the auditorium whenever students are present. Greeson said he would talk to Fire Chief Teresa Everett about a possible partnership to safeguard the area quickly. He said a certified firefighter could volunteer his or her time. Typically, they earn about $30 an hour, he said.
The nonfunctioning elevator is the other major problem at Roosevelt.
Principal Terrance Little said one student in a wheelchair has to stay in the same classroom all day because he doesn't have access to other floors.
A state inspector said the original elevator specifications need to be found to determine the type of jack system it uses. The elevator may need a safety bulkhead installed at the bottom of a hydraulic cylinder to meet state code. The inspector said if the system already has the bulkhead, "it's off the list."
Other schools
Leslie said the Fire Department annually inspects all the schools in the city, making sure their sprinkler systems have been serviced along with fire extinguishers, alarms, and that there are functioning exit signs, smoke detectors and other safety apparatus.
Leslie said inspections were done in July, August and September and schools had 30 days to correct violations. He said when the violations weren't fixed, he set up a meeting with Pruitt.
"We saw violations from last year that were still outstanding," Leslie said. "It's my responsibility to make sure the Gary Fire Department isn't liable for anything. Hopefully, we can get some things taken care of."
Leslie said he asked for a report from Pruitt by Oct. 15 on the violations, but still hasn't received one. He plans to revisit the schools Monday.
"Some schools have bulbs out in the exit signs, some fire alarms panels don't work. When we go into a boiler room, there's supposed to have an updated certificate encased in a glass case. Some had no certificates on the wall."
Leslie says he's concerned about the ongoing issues.
"I'd call not having a sprinkler or fire alarm system service a serious deficiency and it's at multiple schools," Leslie said.
The only school not cited, out of 16, was newly renovated Frankie McCullough Academy for Girls.
School Board member Marion Williams, who heads the board's building and grounds committee, said the district sorely needs a facilities plan to address maintenance issues.
"More and more, we need to hold people accountable and manage what we're responsible for. We need a plan for things we consider crucial like boiler and roof problems. That's why you need a person in the building checking on these things every day."


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1 I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. |
2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD; the humble shall hear thereof and be glad. | 2 My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. |
3 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together. | 3 Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together. |
4 I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. | 4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. |
5 They looked unto Him and were lightened, and their faces were not ashamed. | 5 Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. |
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. | 6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. |
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear Him, and delivereth them. | 7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. |
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him! | 8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. |
9 O fear the LORD, ye His saints! For them that fear Him suffer no want. | 9 Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing. |
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger, but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. | 10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. |
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. | 11 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. |
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? | 12 Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, |
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. | 13 keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. |
14 Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | 14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. |
15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry. | 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry; |
16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. | 16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. |
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. | 17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. |
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. | 18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. |
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. | 19 A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all; |
20 He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. | 20 he protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken. |
21 Evil shall slay the wicked, and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. | 21 Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned. |
22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of His servants, and none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate. | 22 The LORD redeems his servants; no one will be condemned who takes refuge in him. |
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The April/2012 Continuity Insights Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona was a great mix of foundational and advanced topics in business continuity management (BCM). PS-Prep even had its own track! I couldn't be at all sessions, so this post is about the ones I attended – it might give you some insight as to what our clients are asking.
There was much discussion around the integration of BCM with risk management, with GRC or with operational resilience, and what to call all of this "stuff". A very good piece of advice was given in the session GRC, ERM and BCM: A Risk Map to Tie It All Together: "You're likely doing it anyway. The name is irrelevant." It reminded me of the Louis Armstrong lyric – "Potato, Potahto, Tomato, Tomahto! Let's call the whole thing off". Well – let's NOT call the whole risk thing off – we are the gatekeepers for many organizations in doing the right thing, or at least doing "some thing" for the right reasons.
There was a lot of envy of BCM professionals who had senior management buy-in: the question kept being asked over and over: "How do we get their attention?" Having been an IT risk professional in two of the largest global financial institutions before starting my career with Gartner, I have to agree with the statement that the best way to get management's attention is to build BCM program performance into the annual performance appraisal – typically through the annual audit report grade. Another way is to build the business case for BCM: Check out my note on key performance and risk indicators to make the business case for BCM: http://www.gartner.com/resId=1202114.
Regarding PS-Prep, the jury is still out as to the need/benefit of organizational certification (orgcert). Many attendees with whom I spoke regarding their own firm's interest in obtaining orgcert were not convinced it is a path they plan to take. Even the plenary session's What You Need To Know About PS-Prep panel of experts was not able to articulate the business case for orgcert – 'staying in business' is not good enough. Our 2009 strategic planning assumption (SPA) is still on target mainly due to the delay in the rollout of the program as well as the unstated business benefit across multiple industry sectors: "By 2012, less than 10% of organizations will have received external certification of their business continuity management and IT disaster recovery programs. Those that do are regulated to do so or will be mandated to do so by their supply chain partners." (See my note later about the term supply chain.) I frankly don't see this percentage changing much over the next three years. However, where orgcert is clearly focused is in certain critical infrastructure sectors such as the electric utility sector.
Two interesting contrary points were made during the plenary PS-Prep session:
- Mention was made that having the first firm to obtain orgcert under PS-Prep be a large multi-national telecommunications firm – AT&T to be exact – was not the best type of organization to spur on others to do the same given that AT&T have a lot of resources to apply to the process. I can see their point – it would have been more interesting to have a small or mid-size enterprise be the first one in that it shows that someone other than a huge firm that is regulated to do so to begin with can demonstrate strong BCM performance.
- Concern was expressed that since the program is one of voluntary compliance, why was it spearheaded by the Department of Homeland Security instead of from a business/commerce –oriented association. I can see this point too but not just from the voluntary/homeland security angle: my concern is that with a limited appetite for government funding, will PS-Prep be just a memory within the next five years? We cannot expect to make the business case for orgcert in any viable way if the only voices promoting it are the consultants with a vested interest in its success.
If you are considering orgcert, one key advice point I took away from the session PS-Prep Auditing: Engage your law firm when deciding on your choice of certification standard. This AHA moment occurred when one attendee mentioned that their legal department had limited the scope of "vital records" for the certification process to include only BCM program records such as recovery plans, BIA results, availability risk assessments and so forth. All auditors in the room felt that certification would not be given with this limited definition of vital records.
Another very important piece of information I gained from the conference was in the session Worlds are Colliding: PS-Prep and The Area of Records Management: true records management is only addressed in the NFPA 1600 standard, which by the way is implemented not just in the U.S.
There were many sessions that addressed how to ensure your firm has visibility into the continuity of operations capability of your suppliers. What was interesting was that few of the programs presented do not go into depth such as reviewing continuity of operations of the suppliers of their suppliers. Gartner defines this process as supplier availability management. We do not call it supply chain availability because the term "supply chain" is tightly aligned with the manufacturing process; therefore the term is not inclusive of all industries. Flashback to Ps-Prep: One of the key marketing drivers for orgcert is to ensure your firm covers supplier availability management in its BCM program. Do you need orgcert to ensure you have that supplier visibility? No you don't; therefore, don't conflate orgcert and supplier availability management. I'm not saying to not pursue orgcert; what I am saying is that you need to know the business value of obtaining orgcert, and more importantly, maintaining it year over year.
With our expanding coverage of crisis/incident management – both from a BCM and EH&S perspective – I wanted to hear how NIMS/ICS can be used in the private sector. Therefore, I attended the session A Practical Application of ICS. It was clear from the attendees that many private sector organizations are using ICS as part of their BCM program. Two key pieces of advice:
- Use ICS as a model but modify it to fit your own business operations.
- The assigned incident commander will vary based on the type of incident that occurred. For example, if the incident is an IT outage, then someone from the IT department should be in charge. If we have another volcanic ash event, then Human Resources might be a good incident commander.
There were many sessions on doing a risk assessment, presenting BIA results, redefining the BIA. The key take-away from the session Performing the Risk Assessment: Get management buy in first – any loss under $50 million is chump change for some firms.
Finally, I wish I had attended the sessions on exercising best practices and the state of the BCM profession. Maybe next year….
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Sentencing is set for March 24 for Isaiah Casnave of Benton Harbor on a guilty plea to first degree murder this week. Casnave killed Tenita Broyles last April, and agreed to plead guilty in exchance for a rape charge being dropped. Broyles was the mother of his son, and he allegedly raped her at knifepoint in the days before shooting and killing her. Casnave was found by police hiding in the trunk of a car two days after killiing Broyles. Witnesses testified in a preliminary hearing that Casnave kicked in the door of her home on Madison Avenue, ran up the steps and fired several shots. Broyles had obtained a personal protection order against her ex-boyfriend after they broke up on the grounds that he had threatened to kill her.
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Anatomy of TWOVB hoax…
In the final days of March, a "week of Vista bugs" was announced. As some suspected, it turned out to be a hoax. For the full story on how it was carried out, check the breakdown from the perpetrators.
All in all, not a very impressive hoax by any means. Even looking at the screenshot they include of Google, you can see that the top ten hits weren't anyone seriously buying into it.
Analogies Keep Failing
One of the most often used, and later debated, analogies used for actions in the security/hacker industry is that of comparing port scanning to walking down a road checking doors and windows to see which are unlocked. This is fundamentally flawed because port scanning looks for open services that your computer is offering other people on the network. There is no expectation of 'services' offered when walking down a neighborhood street, regardless of checking doors and windows. A slightly better analogy would be walking down a street full of shops that have no power (no lights, no neon open signs) checking doors to see which are open.
Earlier today, someone (likely troll) on Full-Disclosure used an analogy i have heard before but didn't give thought to. he tried to compare aspects of the vulnerability disclosure debate to other virtual events as well as the 'real world'.
And while you might think these efforts are noble, the reality of the situation is simple – this is absolutely no different than a bunch of Russians with botnets, forcing businesses to comply with their demands if that business wishes to continue existing on the Internet.
Bad analogy #1. A vendor who writes code resulting in an exploitable flaw is at fault for doing so. A vendor who is taken offline due to bandwidth saturation attacks is not at fault.
When was the last time an auto manufacturer was humiliated publicly because their car windows can easily be broken and contents of the car stolen? When have chain manufacturers been chastised by the mass media for the existence of bolt cutters? What about the serious threat of hacksaws?
Bad analogy #2a. Breaking windows and cutting locks is better compared to your beloved Russians with botnets. Software can be written not to be vulnerable to well published attacks while still being practical and functional. Glass can not be designed to be unbreakable while still being practical (the cost associated with it isn't). Locks can be designed fairly securely if they are heavy enough and well done (and costly), but chains suffer the same problem as windows.
Bad analogy #2b. When was the last time we saw a manufacturer give credit to the people who discovered the problem? You see a jeep vendor giving props to the thirty two people that had theirs tip over when it shouldn't? Do you see the vendor give a timeline and coordinate disclosure with the news outlets? No.
In general, I find it amusing that security professionals spend so much time coming up with poor analogies to describe simple actions we should all be familiar with, that are already morally ambiguous to begin with.
[update] Month of PHP Bugs
I previously blogged about the Month of PHP Bugs [MOPB], an effort lead by Stefan Esser and the Hardened PHP Project to raise awareness about vulnerabilities in the PHP language. The month has come and passed and of course I have to wonder about a few things.
1. The project ended up releasing 45 vulnerabilities over 31 days, many of them remotely exploitable. For anyone that was under the delusion that PHP was "pretty secure", think again. Not only were some remote, many were methods for bypassing the native protection methods PHP offers like open_basedir or issues with various functions designed to filter bad input.
2. These "Month of X Bugs" always get a press blitz before it happens, but we rarely see the same news outlets cover the same thing a month later. It's nice to see the results of the project, the number and type of vulnerabilities as well as any insights (see comments on previous blog post) the developers had.
3. The PHP project thankfully responded to many of these vulnerabilities already. PHP 5.2.1 and 4.4.5 fix a lot of security issues. Oh wait, that was released two weeks before the MOPB. Where is the next big release that fixes the unpatched issues?
All in all, a very impressive effort. Esser and the Hardened PHP Project have certainly raised the bar for the "Month of X Bugs" projects.
How Apple Orchestrated Web Attack on Researchers
How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchers
Last summer when I wrote "Vicious orchestrated assault on MacBook wireless researchers", it set off a long chain of heated debated and blogs. I had hoped to release the information on who orchestrated the vicious assault but threats of lawsuits and a spineless company that refused to defend itself meant I couldn't disclose the details. Well a lot has changed since then and researcher David Maynor is no longer working for SecureWorks and he's finally given me permission to publish the details.
Apple is a mega corporation that nearly smashed the reputation of two individuals with bogus claims of fraud. It didn't matter they weren't the one's pulling the trigger because they were pulling all the strings. David Chartier should be ashamed of himself and his blog. Jim Dalrymple of Macworld and his colleagues that jumped on the bandwagon should be ashamed of their reporting. Frank Hayes was the only one of Dalrymple's colleagues that had the decency and honor to apologize. Most of all, shame on Apple.
Month of MySpace Bugs (MOMSB)
Yes, the trend continues and gets more .. odd.
The Washington Post decided to cover this story giving it more attention than it probably deserves. From the home page of the effort:
The purpose of the exercise is not so much to expose Myspace as a hive of spam and villainy (since everyone knows that already), but to highlight the monoculture-style danger of extremely popular websites populated by users of various levels of sophistication. We could have just as easily gone after Google or Yahoo or MSN or ZDNet or whatever. Myspace is just more fun, and is becoming notoriously dickish about responding to security issues.
I'm not exactly sure how MySpace deserves a "monoculture-style" designation since it is a single social web site and the vulnerabilities (presumably) aren't specific to one web browser or operating system.
Month of PHP Bugs
Hell hath no fury like a PHP developer scorned…
During the last months there have been the Month of the Browser bugs and the Month of the Kernel bugs projects that tried to raise awareness for security vulnerabilities in browsers and kernels.
After thinking a bit about this I started to wonder if I should not start a Month of PHP bugs somewhen in the first half of 2007. At the PHP conference it was once again claimed that it is not PHP that is insecure but the applications written by novice programmers. While it is true that many PHP applications are written by people with no clue about security it is absolutely not true that PHP is a secure programming language.
I think it is necessary to make ALL people aware of this. The plan is therefore to choose one of the 31 day months after January and release everyday a vulnerability in PHP itself. I would like to hear comments from the PHP community about this plan. (Be warned that anonymous rants will be deleted)
To check out the bugs, visit www.php-security.org/. I will also be adding comments to this entry pointing out some of the interesting commentary and underlying message behind this effort.
The Perfect Patch Storm
Steven Christey of CVE recently commented on the fact that Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, Sun and HP all released multi-issue advisories on the same day (Feb 13). My first reaction was to come up with an amusing graphic depicting this perfect storm. Due to not having any graphic editing skills and too much cynicism, I now wonder if these are the same vendors that continually bitch about irresponsible disclosure and it "hurting their customers"?
These same customers are now being subjected to patches for at least five major vendors on the same day. In some IT shops, this is devastating and difficult to manage and recover from. If a single patch has problems it forces the entire upgrade schedule to come to a halt until the problem can be resolved. If these vendors cared for their customers like they pretend to when someone releases a critical issue w/o vendor coordination, then they would consider staggering the patches to help alleviate the burden it causes on their beloved customers.
reply: MJR: The Vulnerability Disclosure Game: Are We More Secure?
The Vulnerability Disclosure Game: Are We More Secure?
By Marcus J. Ranum
Do you remember the original premise of the disclosure game? By publicly announcing vulnerabilities in products we will force the vendors to be more responsive in fixing them, and security will be better. Remember that one? Tell me, dear reader, after 10 years of flash-alerts, rushed patch cycles and zero-day attacks, do you think security has gotten better?
I know that Microsoft, Oracle and others have spent huge amounts of money improving the security of their software. Never mind the fact that 99.99 percent of the computer users in the world would rather they had spent that money making their software cheaper or faster, I suppose it's a great thing to see that software security is being taken seriously. Security has gotten more expensive. But do you think security has gotten better?
It's a tad ironic that the only way we could ever hope to answer this question is if the vendors practiced full-disclosure! The only way this question could be answered is to see a list of all the vulnerabilities that vendors like Microsoft or Oracle have found and fixed through in-house auditing. If they have found and fixed 1,000 vulnerabilities compared to the 250 publicly disclosed (arbitrary numbers), then yes, security has gotten better. Right? If software is shipping with less vulnerabilities per lines of code, then security has improved, and the "we'll force your hand" crowd had something to do with it.
If twenty years of brutal full disclosure really did teach them the importance of security by forcing them to spend considerable money on said security, then didn't those wiley "we'll force your hand" folks in the 90's do what they claimed, although a little differently than planned?
reply: Full Disclosure of Security Vulnerabilities a 'Damned Good Idea'
Full Disclosure of Security Vulnerabilities a 'Damned Good Idea'
By Bruce Schneier
Full disclosure – the practice of making the details of security vulnerabilities public – is a damned good idea. Public scrutiny is the only reliable way to improve security, while secrecy only makes us less secure.
I don't want to live in a world where companies can sell me software they know is full of holes or where the government can implement security measures without accountability. I much prefer a world where I have all the information I need to assess and protect my own security.
No reply needed.
reply: Microsoft: Responsible Vulnerability Disclosure Protects Users
Microsoft: Responsible Vulnerability Disclosure Protects Users
By Mark Miller, Director, Microsoft Security Response Center
Responsible disclosure, reporting a vulnerability directly to the vendor and allowing sufficient time to produce an update, benefits the users and everyone else in the security ecosystem by providing the most comprehensive and highest-quality security update possible.
Provided "sufficient time" doesn't drag out too long, else the computer criminal (who are in the 'security ecosystem') benefit greatly from responsible disclosure too.
From my experience helping customers digest and respond to full disclosure reports, I can tell you that responsible disclosure, while not perfect, doesn't increase risk as full disclosure can.
Except "your experience" wouldn't take full disclosure cases into account appropriately. Look at some of the vulnerabilities reported in Windows, Real, Novell and other big vendors. Notice that in more and more cases, we're seeing the vendor acknowledge multiple researchers who found the issues independantly. That is proof that multiple people know about vulnerabilities pre-disclosure, be it full or responsible. If a computer criminal has such vulnerability information that remains unpatched for a year due to the vendor producing "the most comprehensive and highest-quality security update possible", then the risk is far worse than the responsible disclosure your experience encompasses.
Vendors only take these shortcuts because we have to, knowing that once vulnerability details are published the time to exploit can be exceedingly short-many times in the range of days or hours.
See above, the bolded "proof" I mention. If vendors are going to move along with their head in the sand, pretending that there is a single person with the vulnerability or exploit details, and pretending that they alone control the disclosure, the vendors are naive beyond imagination.
The security researcher community is an integral part of this change, with Microsoft products experiencing approximately 75 percent responsible disclosure.
I'd love to see the chart showing issues in Microsoft products (as listed in OSVDB), relevant dates (disclosed to vendor, patch date, public disclosure) and the resulting statistics. My gut says it would be less than 75%.


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If you're looking for the best Android apps for your tablet or smartphone, there's never been so much choice.
Best Android apps 2015
Google Play is now chock full of quality free and paid for Android apps, that getting the best is difficult. That's why we're here, to cut through the noise and help you find the best Android apps of 2014. Once the lowly second fiddle to Apple's bustling App Store, Google Play continues to go from strength to strength as more great Android smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S5, the HTC One M8and tablets like the Sony Xperia Z3 and Google Nexus 9 show what the Google-powered mobile platform is truly capable of. If you've just bought a new Android smartphone or tablet and looking to pack it with the finest app offerings on Google Play, each month T3's app experts will bring you the very best free and paid for Android apps available right now. Here's what delights we have discovered this month. With smartphones running Android becoming more and more advanced apps will no doubt have to keep up, whether it's a budget phone, current flagship handset or, like below, a state-of-the-art next-gen powerhouse which will use a 64-bit processor and be able to shoot 4K footage. Quick While we all have countless photo editing apps installed on our phones, Quick takes it a step further and lets you add a text overlay to your snaps. The range of fonts is impressive and when you've finished there are plenty of built-in sharing options.
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Hotels in Bahamas
Bahamas hotels offer colorful accommodations right at or near the water's edge. With everything from beach cottages to luxury resorts, hotels in the Bahamas provide something for every traveler to enjoy, whether on business or for pleasure. Pink Sands Resort has twenty-five pastel-colored private cottages with views of the pink sand coastline and their own patios at this luxury getaway in Harbour Island. The resort also has activities guaranteed to make your time on the island worthwhile, like fishing, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Green Turtle Club Resort and Marina is situated in the private Green Turtle Cay, and offers waterfront rooms with private docks. The accommodations are only a 10-minute walk from the beach. The Club Restaurant also serves Caribbean cuisine. Pelican Bay at Lucaya is a 4 star spot and is one of the best hotels in the Bahamas. It is in the heart of Grand Bahama Island, and sports palm trees and Bahamian architecture. With a casino, the Port Lucaya Marketplace, and the caves of Lucayan National Park nearby, there is always something new to discover.
Abaco Club at Winding Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Managed Club
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Fowl Cay Resort
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Grand Lucayan
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EA has skipped any mention of Xbox 360 in its latest run of mainstream UK FIFA 11 advertising.
The new print ads, appearing in men's lifestyle magazines and national newspapers today, only mentions the PS3, PSP and PS2 versions of the game. PC, Xbox 360 and Nintendo formats don't get a look in.
The ads carry the slogan of this year's game - 'We Are 11' - as well as the 10/10 review score from Official PlayStation Magazine.
The news follows Activision's recent print run of Call Of Duty: Black Ops ads - which failed to contain any hint that a PS3 version of the game is on the way.
Although not uncommon practice - EA also ran PlayStation-branded ads for Need For Speed and FIFA last year - the exclusive mention of Sony consoles hints at a cosying up between the FIFA brand and the platform holder.
Meanwhile, a burgeoning relationship between Microsoft and Call Of Duty also seems on the cards - following an announcement of timed 360-exclusive DLC at E3 in June.
An online FIFA 11 ad appearing on major mainstream sites (see pic, right) - also ignores Xbox 360.
However, EA's UK TV ad for FIFA 11 does mention Microsoft's console, as well as the Wii, DS and PC versions of the game - although its real life stars are all playing the game on... PS3.


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Discoglossus nigriventer, Israel. Last seen 1955. A single adult collected in 1955 represents the last confirmed record of the species. Efforts to drain marshlands in Syria to eradicate malaria may have been responsible for the disappearance of this species.
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Intensite Volumizing Serum must have a good story behind it because it costs too much for it not to, right? For $600, you're buying into the following claims: "Intensite Volumizing Serum with KGF (keratinocyte growth factor) augments the subtle loss of facial volume and plumps trouble areas. KGF halts the aging process by turning over dying skin cells 8 times faster and hinders DNA fragmentation. KGF's dynamic activity allows for a molecular dialogue with underlying layers of skin that contributes to increased volume after several weeks. Whitening Tri-Complex depigments the skin, eliminating blemishes and dark spots associated with aging. Powerful anti-radical defense system shields against pollution, stress and damaging UVB rays. Intensite Volumizing Serum is the optimal solution before considering or in preparation for a surgical procedure."
Even if you understand half of that, it sounds like it must be the answer for fighting wrinkles. Phrases such as "halts the aging process" and "shields against pollution" make this sound like (another) fountain of youth. And "depigmenting" skin is not a good thing, because it would leave skin without any color, creating white, albino-like skin. Who wrote this nonsense anyway?
This nonaqueous serum consists mostly of a glycerin ester (an ester is a compound formed by mixing an organic acid and alcohol), several forms of silicone, thickeners, several water-binding agents, antioxidants, and, as the very last ingredient, keratinocyte growth factor (KGF). With the exception of KGF, all of the other ingredients are fairly standard and are used in various products throughout the cosmetics industry, so none of them warrant the price tag (believe me those are cheap ingredients). Combined, they create a serum that will make skin feel soft and smooth, and the water-binding agents will help skin retain moisture. For the amount of money ReVive is asking for this product, you want more than what other companies are offering, because all of them are charging consumers a lot less for the same basic mix of ingredients. That's where KGF comes in.
ReVive defines KGF as "a naturally occurring protein molecule that augments facial volume and fights the aging process by halting DNA fragmentation." They also state that it enhances epidermal regeneration at breakneck speed. Never mind that an ingredient that speeds up the regeneration cycle of cells is a potential recipe for trouble (consider that cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells). Can KGF add volume to skin and stop DNA fragmentation? No, it can't.
KGF is a cytokine. Simply put, cytokines are chemical messengers secreted by our immune system cells. They stimulate the production of other substances that help the body in some way. Cytokines can have positive effects (like wound healing) or negative effects (like proliferation of unhealthy cells). There is in vitro research showing that KGF plays a role in skin's response to UVB assault, and additional research showing that KGF plays a positive role in wound healing. But it takes a large amount of KGF—not just the little bit present in Intensite Volumizing Serum—to get that result. Plus, wrinkles aren't wounds. Also, when applied topically, KGF has a short biological half-life, meaning that once it gets into the skin, it's not long before it is broken down and becomes ineffective.
Still, there are fascinating studies that look at the application of several growth factors (including KGF) and their roles in wound healing. What's intriguing is that these topically applied growth factors do best when acting on a wound. It's just that wrinkles are not wounds, even if they may feel that way to our ego. There is scant information about how KGF acts on intact skin, and no substantiated information to support ReVive's claims that KGF adds volume to skin the way cosmetic fillers such as collagen do. And the notion that the aging process is halted is as over the top as it gets.
Moreover, KGF and other growth factors do not work alone. Each is part of an intricate, incredibly complex network of chemical processes that signal and transfer cellular information—part of the miracle that is the human body. To imagine that a fractional amount of KGF in a cosmetic product can function as an alternative to cosmetic surgery and somehow have a profound impact on the way skin ages is like trying to drive a car without its engine: it just isn't going to happen, even though everything else is seemingly in place (Sources: FASEB Journal, December 14, 2005; American Journal of Pathology, volume 167, issue 6, December 2005, pages 1575–1586; Journal of Anatomy, July 2005, pages 67–78; and Journal of Cell Science, volume 118, part 9, May 1, 2005, pages 1981–1989).
Intensité Volumizing Serum with KGF augments the subtle loss of facial volume and plumps trouble areas. KGF halts the aging process by turning over dying skin cells 8 times faster and hinders DNA fragmentation. Skin is immediately dewy and vibrant. KGF's dynamic activity allows for a molecular dialogue with underlying layers of skin that contributes to increased volume after several weeks. Whitening Tri-Complex depigments the skin eliminating blemishes and dark spots associated with aging. Powerful anti-radical defense system shields against pollution, stress and damaging UVB rays. Intensité Volumizing Serum is the optimal solution before considering or in preparation for a surgical procedure.
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Without a doubt, the founder of ReVive, Dr. Gregory Bays Brown, has some impressive credentials. He is a board-certified general and plastic surgeon who trained at Vanderbilt, Harvard, and Emory Universities, and received his medical degree from the University of Louisville. Realizing there was considerable money to be made in the realm of doctor-designed skin care, he launched the ReVive brand in the late 1990s, and it is now known as "A Plastic Surgeon's Non-Surgical Approach to Beauty."
It is nothing less than perplexing that there are so many doctors, from Fredric Brandt to N.V. Perricone, Drs. Murad and Sobel, and Patricia Wexler, to name a few, all claiming that their skin-care products are the answers for aging consumers who are concerned about "going under the knife" or about making an appointment that involves use of a needle. Can every doctor cure your wrinkles? And which one is telling the truth? Simply put: None of them. What they are doing, to one degree or another, is misleading the consumer as to what their products can really do, and every physician on the planet knows this to be a fact.
Brown does have one point of difference from his competition because he is the only one who uses growth factors (GF) in all his products. He was originally all about Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF), explained below, but now also offers products with Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) and Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF), each explained in their respective product reviews. With all the company's talk about speeding up cellular renewal via growth factors and promises of luscious, dewy, youthful-looking skin, you may be wondering if this is a group of ingredients worth paying (a lot of money) for.
Growth factors are produced by the body to regulate various types of cell division. EGF stimulates cell division, primarily cell division of skin cells. There is quite a bit of research showing EGF to be helpful for wound and burn healing (Sources: Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation, March-April 2002, pages 116–125; Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology, July 1992, pages 604–606; Journal of Anatomy, July 2005, pages 67–78; International Wound Journal, June 2006, pages 123–130;and Tissue Engineering, January 2007, pages 21–28).
However, there is also research showing the effect EGF has is no different from that of a placebo, that it may not be effective at all, and that too much of it can actually prolong healing (Sources: Wounds, 2001, volume 13, number 2, pages 53–58; and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, August 1995, pages 251–254, and September 1997, pages 657–664).
One study showed that EGF had anti-inflammatory properties when applied to skin (Source: Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, January-April 1999, pages 79–84), though it has also been noted that it may promote tumor growth (Source: Journal of Surgical Research, April 2002, pages 175–182).
In general, the potentially frightening consequences of growth factors can come into play when they are taken internally, as in certain cancer treatments (Interleukin and Interferon are GFs), because they can be highly mitogenic (causing cell division), and at certain concentrations and lengths of application can cause cells to overproliferate. This overabundance of cells causes problems, one result of which is cancer. No one is exactly certain what happens when EGFs are applied to healthy, intact skin, but there is concern that with repeated use EGFs can cause skin cells to overproduce, and that's not good (psoriasis is an example of what happens when skin cells overproduce).
All of the research that does exist on EGFs has primarily studied their short-term use for wound healing. ReVive's products aren't about wound healing or short-term use, but rather about ongoing application for wrinkles, and working against the reduced cell-turnover rate that occurs as we age. Moreover, what established research has shown (including most of the sources mentioned above) is that growth factors, including EGF, do not work alone. Rather, their function is part of an intricate symphony that requires the playing of several "notes" for the "concert" to be a success. Adding a tiny amount of EGF to skin-care products in the hopes that it will work like it does when applied to a wound is sort of like thinking you can frame a house with wood and use nothing to hold the beams together except wishful thinking. We suspect the EGFs that Brown uses are most likely not the active form of the "drug," because if they were the risk to skin would be scary (and the company admits the ingredient is engineered in a lab, which means it's not identical to the naturally occurring EGF).
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Finally on Sunday, Village Revenue Officer and Village Revenue Assistant Exam took place as per the official timings. Chief Commissioner Of Land Administration (CCLA ) conducted this written exam on the behalf of GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH. As per our calculations, there should be almost half million of candidates who took part in this exam. And this huge number for aspirants seems to be legit when it comes to a recruitment having 5000+ Vacancies.
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After conduction of exam, we came into contact of some aspirants to get the information regarding exam. Surprisingly , a big number of candidates were stopped to appear in exam due to reaching late at exam venue. However it is legit because it was clearly mentioned in the official notification booklet that no one will be allowed to appear in this AP CCLA Exam, if he / she reaches even after 1 Minute of exam start time. So nothing can be done about this.
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Last week we brought you the story of Amber Rose calling Kim Kardashian a Home Wrecking Ho She had explained that the only reason she called her a ho was because she was smashing Kanye West, when Amber was still dating him. She was mad, and can you really blame her?
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SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Chargers announced Thursday that veteran linebacker Takeo Spikes has been released by the team.
Spikes, 36, has played 15 years in the National Football League. He was with the Chargers from 2011 to 2012. He played 32 games during his time with the Chargers and has appeared in a total of 219 games and was a starter in 215 of them.
According to a statement, Spikes tallied a total 1,737 career tackles with 218 tackles with the Chargers.
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Assassin's Creed Tomahawk Replica: Too Legit to Play with It
You've got your hands – or wrist – on a replica of the hidden blade. Now pretend to be any of the Assassins from the Brotherhood. But if you're aiming for a Connor impression, you'll also need this: a replica of his distinctive tomahawk.
With its link-baiting name – "Assassin's Tomahawk – Honor the Creed" – I thought that this unofficial replica would be a shabby product. Boy was I wrong. It's actually very authentic, i.e. it's a real freakin' axe. It measures 17.5″, and it has a sharp steel blade and a wooden handle.
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Boys Basketball
Reavis 62, Montini 53: Eddie Puha poured in 22 points and Dawid Kasprzak netted 15 to guide visiting Reavis (10-4).
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Minneapolis De La Salle 59, St. Rita 53: Dominique Matthews scored 17 points and his brother, Charles, added 11 to lead St. Rita (5-4) at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
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Lemont 44, Chicago Christian 40: Kim Jerantowski's game-high 15 points boosted visiting Lemont (8-8). Kaycee Pittman had 13 points for Chicago Christian (4-11).
Cheesehead Invitational: Brian Rossi (113 pounds) and Tyler Johnson (195) won their respective weight classes in powering Lockport (492 points) to a third-place showing in the 26-team meet in Kaukauna, Wis. Mount Carmel (361) finished eighth in the two-day tournament, thanks in part to Bryce Bill, who captured top honors at 152 pounds. Austin O'Connor (106) also was a first-place winner in helping St. Rita (337.50) finish 10th.
The Clash XII: Marist and Sandburg each went 4-2 in the 32-team, weekend tournament in Rochester, Minn. Marist won the title among teams that finished second in their respective brackets. Alex Benoit (182) had three victories on the day – two by pin – to lead the RedHawks, who closed with a 46-21 romp over New Jersey's Bound Brook. Sandburg ended with a 36-24 loss to Nebraska's Skutt Catholic to finish third in the fifth-place bracket. Adam Welgnet (145) registered two pins and a victory by decision on the day for the Eagles.
Tinley Park triangular: Eric Schultz (170) had a victory as Tinley Park defeated Fenton 27-25 and lost to Andrew 39-33.
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South Suburban 80, Triton 74: Johnnie Stevens scored 24 points to spark visiting South Suburban (14-2). Antonio Levy tacked on 21 points for the Bulldogs and Jalen Brown had 11.
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Everyone who dreams of a naturally handsome garden is invited to hear Bill Terry's talk, Letting Nature Take Her Course, on Friday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. in the Sparling Pavilion of the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden, 5941 Mason Rd. in West Sechelt.
At this event, there will also be a sale of gently-used garden books at rock-garden prices, including plenty of free magazines. Pour yourself a hot chocolate, try a home-made sweet, and settle in for a memorable evening. Admission is by donation at the door, $5 to $10 suggested.
In this gorgeously illustrated talk, Terry considers ways of working collaboratively with nature. Though the talk is light-hearted in tone, Terry raises serious possibilities of creating a beautiful garden while appeasing nature to make work much easier for the aging gardener.
Terry is a retired CBC executive, a lifelong gardener and author of two books, including the recently released Beyond Beauty: Hunting the Wild Blue Poppy.
His Sechelt garden has attracted many visitors to see his extensive live collection of Asiatic poppies, including the famous blue poppy of the Himalayas. Discover how he brings home the rapture of Nature's perfect garden, and makes gardening simpler and more satisfying.
Membership in the Botanical Garden is inexpensive, and a good way to stay informed about events and opportunities, enjoy member discounts and an unlimited number of free visits to the Garden.
Join at this event, at the Garden office, or on-line at www.coastbotanicalgarden.org. With help from Sunshine Coast Credit Union, the Garden is open daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the winter.
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A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
The largest virus to be sequenced prompts researchers to consider whether giant viruses were once full-fledged living organisms.
Two genome-wide studies, backed up by field experiments, identify SNPs that correlate with Arabidopsis fitness in various climates.
The Nobel Assembly announced today that three researchers in the field of immunology will share the 2011 Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
The Nobel Assembly reveals three winners of this year's prize in Physiology of Medicine.
Epigenetic perturbations could jump-start heritable variation.
Researchers studying differences in how individuals respond to stress are finding that genes are malleable and environments can be deterministic.
Dried plant specimens reveal the origin of an insect pest that has spread throughout Europe.
Fifteen to 47-million-year-old fossil beetles have retained their structural colors almost intact.


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Control access to content on an iOS device with this robust, secure browser.
Mobicip is an integrated browser with deep parental controls that can replace the browsing tools on your child's iOS device. Because it actively replaces Safari, YouTube and the App Store, it allows parents to more strictly monitor and control what children can access from their mobile devices, a tool that while not lacking in iOS, is often underused in most apps.
When you start Mobicip for the first time, you'll be prompted to create an account, which will allow you to monitor and control access to content through the app. After creating the account, you are prompted to turn off access to other apps in the system like YouTube, Safari, and the App Store, making it so users can only access the Web through Mobicip. Once this is done, you have full control over the access restrictions, and the interface is not only intuitive, it's deeply integrated with iOS, making it possible to control a lot more than the straight iOS options ever allowed you to.
There are a lot of parental control apps on the App Store. Some of them offer more features and tools, but they are much more complicated to operate. Mobicip is a well-designed app, it is easy for you to manage, and it offers fairly solid tools to control what children can access and do inside the app. This makes it a powerful tool in your parenting toolkit and a great replacement for the controls offered by default on iOS.


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BA (Hons) in Law; MA in International Relations, University of Johannesburg; MSc in Public Policy and Public Administration, London School of Economics. 1999-2004, Member of South African Parliament including: 2002-04, Shadow Minister of Finance. Yale World Fellow. Fellow: Emerging Leaders Program, Duke University and UCT; African Leadership Initiative, Aspen Institute. Lectures and writes on private military and private security companies.


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It was doomsday weather in Stuttgart. The temperature gauge read minus two degrees Celsius (28 degrees Fahrenheit) as the swollen skies emitted a mix of rain, sleet, and snow. Could it be that the whole adventure was in jeopardy? The day before, Frank Walliser, the Porsche 918 Spyder's high-strung project leader, had called an emergency meeting. There was no way that this triple-hearted roadster could be unleashed in such adverse conditions on uncompromising, low-profile summer tires. Officially, Porsche does not yet offer winter rubber for the 918. Unofficially, however, a friend of a friend of Walliser's who works in the prototype shop produced a set of black wheels shod with brand-new Pirelli Sottozero winter tires. That promptly led to another minor complication, namely the need to find space for four wheels with summer tires, not to mention the noncollapsible, four-foot-long torque wrench required to mount them.
Despite these snarls, the factory gates opened promptly at 10:30 a.m. and released a highly exclusive three-car convoy: first out was the Cayenne chase car with driver, photographer, and luggage; second in line was the chrome blue (a $63,000 option) 918; and third was a Volkswagen Touran minivan driven by a chipper mechanic who would swap the Pirellis for ultra-high-performance Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires at the end of day one.
It takes about fourteen hours to drive nonstop from Stuttgart to Valencia, but we chose the scenic route, which was 1082 miles long and called for 22 hours and 48 minutes of wheel time. My passenger was Sebastian Ruger, a thirty-one-year-old whiz-kid engineer who knows a lot about hybrids and almost everything about the 918. The low, wide, and outlandish two-seater commenced the first leg of the journey in E-Power. In this mode, the two electric motors (one for each axle) whir and hiss a happy duet, which sounds unexpectedly subdued from inside the car and catches pedestrians by surprise. In tandem, the compact power packs muster 286 hp and an impressive aggregate torque of 398 lb-ft. Depending on one's driving style, E-Power offers a maximum zero-emissions range of eighteen miles or a top speed of 93 mph.
On the entrance ramp to the A81 autobahn, a bomb suddenly dropped on our acoustic idyll as the V-8 engine entered the scene like a bat out of hell, loud and harsh and furious. Up to 3000 rpm, the angry, flat-crank, direct-injected 4.6-liter V-8, which is a direct descendant of the RS Spyder racing car's powerplant, sounds rough and raucous. Between 3500 and 6500 rpm, the gasoline feed, firing order, and valve timing finally agree on a slightly smoother rhythm and pace. But it's only from 7000 rpm to the cutout at 9150 rpm that one gets the full hammer effect that also harks back to its race car roots. "In essence, the 918 is a street-legal track tool," says vehicle development leader Eugen Oberkamm. "This applies not only to the drivetrain, but also to the chassis, the steering, and the brakes."
Too true. The racing seat makes you painfully aware of your love handles, the racing suspension vigorously kickboxes the occupants of the cabin, and the racing brakes decelerate with unabashed grinding noises. The visibility to the rear is also race-car-like, compromised by all those gills and louvers and the XXL wing. The noise level at highway speeds matches a race car for pungency and persistence. Fuel consumption, on the other hand, is more akin to the modesty of a family sedan. Our observed average of 22 mpg was not bad at all for a 214-mph supercar. Depleting a full load of electric juice is dead easy: just ignore the detent in the throttle pedal or push the red "hot-lap" button -- and don't forget to brace yourself. Restoring the energy to its 6.8-kWh peak is equally simple: keep the engine spinning at medium revs for about fifteen minutes in Sport mode -- or better still in Race -- and the green dots will duly light up again.
Lyon, France, welcomed us with ankle-high speed bumps, narrow lanes, and the tallest curbs this side of the Eiger's north face. Although tackling the down ramp to the hotel parking garage was a thirteen-minute nerve-wrecker (even while employing the front-axle-lift system), we successfully completed the slalom course and found the solitary charging point thankfully unoccupied. Whereas a high-speed wall charger would have performed the act in twenty-five minutes, hooking up the car to a (s)low-voltage charger extended the process to about four hours. The batteries always keep a 25 percent emergency charge -- unless you make an impromptu detour to the racetrack, where the entire energy reservoir can be depleted at a push of the hot-lap button. Although the E-Power reservoir was tapped whenever it made sense, we nonetheless had to make four stops to fill the 18.5-gallon fuel tank with a total of 56 gallons of premium unleaded.
The next morning, S GO 9182 followed the river Rhone south in whisper-quiet fashion, elegantly swooshing past slower traffic, repeatedly soaking in applause and thumbs up. When fully charged, battery power alone can whisk the 918 from 0 to 62 mph in a brisk 6.2 seconds. Twelve miles down the road, the black box summoned Hybrid mode, signaling that the V-8 will now cut in and be phased out according to throttle orders. Not sufficiently inspiring? Then twist the thumbwheel one notch clockwise into Sport, and try to suppress a big smile when the powerplant grabs you by the neck and tacks your torso to the seat. In Race, the Porsche morphs into a real road rocket, and the ultrafast urge is matched by an even more aggressive shift strategy. The seven-speed PDK dual-clutch automatic hammers the gears through the gate like a firing pin on steroids, the electric motors howl breathlessly at their ambitious redline, the V-8 keeps bursting noisily into brief charging spells. This car runs concerted attacks on your senses. It dries your throat, moistens your palms, and fills your nose with the sweet smell of fast-flowing electrical current. In a way, it even reduces carbon-dioxide emissions by making you hold your breath in a mix of astonishment and awe.
The arrow-straight and suspiciously empty Autoroute du Sud is the perfect place to check out the infotainment system. We like the comprehensive content, the quick response time, and the clever ergonomics. We don't like the reflections on the shiny screen, the marginally intuitive coordination of the two monitors, and the lack of any haptic feedback. Rolling at a steady 80 mph through radar-infested territory, we killed time rating the Burmester sound system (sensational, and it doesn't even cost extra), the "authentic" leather seats (but are they really $26,000 nicer than the smoother standard leather?), the body-color ignition key to the left of the steering column (why does the wheel telescope but not tilt?), and the auxiliary electric heating (a whopping $6000). Despite the numerous extras, our 918 still lacked the heavily promoted Weissach package, which adds an astonishing $84,000 to the grand total while taking out about ninety pounds of weight. We applaud the achievement, but a similar effect could be reached by buying this driver $1000 worth of Weight Watchers vouchers.
The most demanding section of the entire voyage was the winding coast road between Perpignan, France, and the Spanish border. Although the pavement is narrow, bumpy, and dotted with blind crests, the 918 tracked with the precision of a fighter jet, clung like a magnet to the tarmac sprayed dark gray with mist from the Mediterranean Sea, and decelerated like an accordion, only to reach out for the next straight with expandable elasticity. As soon as the hinterland opened up and the menacing rock faces gave way to rolling hills, the Porsche readily beamed us into a parallel universe with relentless forward thrust. The 2.6-second acceleration from 0 to 62 mph very nearly ended in cardiac arrest, and the speedometer showed 124 mph a mere 4.7 seconds later. Scared by my own courage, I hit the brakes and immediately wished for a four-point belt, stronger forearms, and eyeballs capable of staying inside their sockets. This mind-boggling, energy-squashing performance comes via carbon-ceramic discs the size of manhole covers, custom Michelin tires boasting a top-secret compound, and the riveting regeneration performance of the hybrid braking system, which can pull up to 0.5 g.
We approached Barcelona in balmy weather that felt more like early June than late November -- high time to convert the coupe into a spyder. Even with the roof stowed in the tiny (3.9-cubic-foot) cargo bay, the carbon-fiber body feels as if it has been hewn from solid. The downside to this granite-like rigidity is a rock-hard suspension that feels like it could loosen fillings. Only professional masochists would dare to switch the damper calibration from Have Mercy (standard) to Last Rites (sport). The push of a button will also freeze the large tail rudder for either maximum downforce or maximum speed. Even with the energy packs depleted, the plug-in supercar can top 200 mph, but Spanish jails are damp and cold, so we didn't even try. Through tunnels, 90 mph in third gear was enough to crack the plaster and cause paint chips to drop from the ceiling long after the villain had vanished.


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Reviewed Meatball Curry
Aug 21, 2011 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"I am in the middle of the recipe and did watch the episode but must have missed something- the recipe says nothing about how to cook the meatballs- Do I fry or bake them or simply add to the curry? I plan to make both recipes- The mango dressing is amazing!!!"""


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That's a beautiful plant. I added this post to my clippings so I can be reminded of which amaranthus I need to find :) I'm trying amaranthus for the first time this year, but it's 2 other kinds, couldn't find this one. Very pretty though, and inspiring! |
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Bangkok, Thailand.
VS showing fine architecture of ornamental buildings in Bangkok. Sights seen include Temple of Dawn, The Imperial Palace, the Solid gold Buddha in Tri Mith Temple and the Pak Nam Temple. MS & CU Siamese girls dancing. VS of people praying in streets. MS & CU Two Buddhist monks.
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Tucson man pleads guilty to animal cruelty charge
TUCSON, Ariz. -- An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to a felony animal cruelty charge after emaciated animals were discovered on his property.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department says 62-year-old Dennis Woblick is set to be sentenced next month.
The charges stem from the discovery last summer of two severely emaciated horses and one dog after deputies issued a warrant to search Woblick's property. At the time, Woblick owned three horses and three dogs.
The horses were sent to Healing Hearts Rescue and Refuge in the Wilcox area and the dogs were rescued by the Pima Animal Care Center.
Authorities say the horses have since been rehabilitated and the dogs were adopted through the animal shelter.
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Cherry-Walnut Chocolate Bread
By Cindy Beberman
"This dense, moist and chewy chocolate bread with walnuts has become a Christmas tradition. It is perfect for a brunch, for afternoon coffee, or to bring into the office to share as a holiday treat. Nothing says holidays like walnuts and chocolate, and the bright red cherries make it festive." - Cindy Beberman
- 2/3 cup dried tart cherries
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cup, plus 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup fat-free sour cream or low-fat sour cream
- 1 large, very ripe banana, mashed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped California walnuts
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Soak dried cherries in very hot water for about 15 minutes and drain thoroughly prior to chopping them. Coarsely chop and set aside.
- In bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs until smooth. Beat in sour cream, banana and vanilla until blended. In a separate medium bowl, combine dry ingredients; add to banana mixture beating on low speed until just mixed. Fold in nuts and chopped cherries.
- Spread batter into 9 x 5-inch loaf pan that has been coated with nonstick spray, and bake about 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack. Store in a sealed plastic bag in fridge or freezer.


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Mark Ronson
ALBUM: "Version" (RCA)
Backstory: This is the moment Mark Ronson has been prepping for for years. After the DJ/NYC socialite's underrated 2003 debut album "Here Comes The Fuzz" went unnoticed by most (even with cameos from the likes of Jack White and Ghostface Killah), he returned to his native London. Soon the burgeoning producer was working with the then-unknown Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse, crafting tracks for their respective debuts. The rest is history in the making.
Why you should care: Ronson has been at the forefront of what's new and next for years, with an obvious ear for talent. His soulful productions teeter between timeless and retro (going as far back as his work on Nikka Costa's first release), and his sound has done a lot to help elevate both Allen and Winehouse to their current notoriety. For "Version," he's assembled a cavalcade of his famous friends to make an album of eclectic cover versions (hence the name).
Verdict: Ronson takes some big chances, and hits more often than he misses. Teaming up with Lily Allen, he transforms the Kaiser Chiefs' "Oh My God" into a funky, horn-blasted pop surprise. Britney Spears' "Toxic" gets slowed down into a sultry vamp augmented with rhymes from the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. Amy Winehouse's hot take on the Zutons' "Valerie" plays like an outtake from her outstanding current hit "Back To Black." Ronson even gets Maximo Park frontman Paul Smith to sing on a Motown-styled remake of the band's breakout single "Apply Some Pressure." A soulful remake of the Smiths' classic "Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before" hasn't endured him to Smiths fans, although Morrissey himself has given the version two thumbs up. Only the Robbie Williams-voiced version of the Charlatans' early '90s indie-dance hit "The Only One I Know" made me long for the original.
X-Factor: The rich, brassy tones of the Daptones Horns inject the songs with their ageless appeal. Plus Ronson's stepfather is Mick Jones of late-'70s FM rock gods Foreigner, and that's just cool.
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Here's a provocative red-letter link posted on Drudge yesterday:
Oh no! The First Lady is thanking the media for being so kind to the Obama administration! The goddamn liberal media are Obots!
But, sorry. No. That's not what she said. The link leads to this story.
CNN reporter: "How's the family ready for this [the election]? It's going to be quite vicious, isn't it? How do you prepare for that?"
First Lady Michelle Obama: "You know, it's … we're ready, you know. Our children, you know, could care less about what we're doing. We work hard to do that. Fortunately, we have help from the media. I have to say this: I'm very grateful for the support and kindness that we've gotten. People have respected their privacy and in that way, I think, you know, no matter what people may feel about my husband's policies or what have you, they care about children and that's been good to see."
Right. She was thanking the media for protecting the privacy of the president's children. And, naturally, there's nothing wrong with that. Whatsoever.


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