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[OS] IRAN/LIBYA/MIL - Iran may have sent Libya shells for chemical weapons
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By R. Jeffrey Smith, Joby Warrick and Colum Lynch, Monday, November 21,
R. Jeffrey Smith is managing editor for national security at the Center
for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to
producing original investigative journalism on issues of public concern.
Lynch reported from the United Nations. Staff writer Alice Fordham in
Tripoli contributed to this report.
The Obama administration is investigating whether Iran supplied the Libyan
government of Moammar Gaddafi with hundreds of special artillery shells
for chemical weapons that Libya kept secret for decades, U.S. officials
The shells, which Libya filled with highly toxic mustard agent, were
uncovered in recent weeks by revolutionary fighters at two sites in
central Libya. Both are under heavy guard and round-the-clock surveillance
by drones, U.S. and Libyan officials said.
The discovery of the shells has prompted a probe, led by U.S.
intelligence, into how the Libyans obtained them; several sources said
early suspicion had fallen on Iran. "We are pretty sure we know" the
shells were custom-designed and produced in Iran for Libya, said a senior
U.S. official, one of several who spoke on the condition of anonymity
because of the sensitivity of the accusation.
A U.S. official with access to classified information confirmed that there
were "serious concerns" that Iran had provided the shells, albeit some
years ago. In recent weeks, U.N. inspectors have released new information
indicating that Iran has the capability to develop a nuclear bomb, a
charge Iranian officials have long rejected. Confirmed evidence of Iran's
provision of the specialized shells may exacerbate international tensions
over the country's alleged pursuit of weapons of mass destruction.
Mohammed Javad Larijani, an adviser to Iran's supreme leader and the
brother of Iran's former negotiator on nuclear issues, denied the
allegation. "I believe such comments are being fabricated by the U.S. to
complete their project of Iranophobia in the region and all through the
world. Surely this is another baseless story for demonizing [the] Islamic
Republic of Iran," he said in an e-mail.
The stockpile's existence violates Gaddafi's promises in 2004 to the
United States, Britain and the United Nations to declare and begin
destruction of all of Libya's chemical arms, and it raises new questions
about the ability of the world's most powerful nations to police such
pledges in tightly closed societies.
Gaddafi's government was "sitting on stuff that was not secure, and the
world did not know about it," a third U.S. official said. "There were no
seals and no inventories" by international inspectors, the official added.
During the recent civil conflict, some foreign powers and Libyan rebels
worried that Gaddafi might use chemical weapons, but they were aware only
of a previously declared stockpile of mustard agent in bulk storage at a
remote desert site. They were unaware of the filled artillery shells,
which posed a much greater threat.
This newly discovered stockpile will need to be protected from theft by
militia groups or others in the politically unsettled nation. Disposal of
the munitions poses an additional challenge for Libya's new government and
allied Western powers, because the chemical-filled shells cannot be
readily relocated and, according to some estimates, may take as long as a
year to destroy in place.
British Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged the discovery in a
speech Tuesday, saying that "in the last few days, we have learned that
the new Libyan authorities have found chemical weapons that were kept
hidden from the world."
A senior U.S. official said the White House first heard in September about
the presence of the chemical-filled shells at weapons storage depots in
the desert; others said the locations were Houn and Sabha.
One U.S. official said Iran may have sold the shells to Libya after the
end of its eight-year war with Iraq, in which the Iraqis used mustard and
nerve agents against tens of thousands of Iranian troops.
"These were acquired over many years" by the Libyans, another U.S.
official said.
Iran ratified the international Chemical Weapons Convention in late 1997 -
Libya followed suit in 2004 - and said it would foreswear such arms
because they were "inhumane." But in a subsequent declaration to
inspectors - not previously disclosed - it admitted making 2500 tons of
mustard agent near the end of its war with Iraq. It said it then shuttered
its program.
Pentagon and CIA analysts have asserted that Iran fired chemical artillery
shells at Iraqi troops in 1988, a contention supported by secret Iraqi
government documents obtained after the fall of Baghdad in 2003. A 1987
letter, written by Iraq's military intelligence director and stamped "top
secret," described three Iranian chemical attacks and sought to assess
what appeared to be a growing Iranian interest in mustard agent.
"The enemy has chemical bombs/shells," concluded the letter, part of an
archives acquired by the Conflict Records Research Center at the National
Defense University. It said that Iran probably received help from a
foreign power in obtaining the chemicals to fill its munitions and that it
was attempting "by various means to reach an advanced stage of chemical
agent production."
In an unclassified report to Congress this year, the U.S. director of
national intelligence said that "Iran maintains the capability to produce
chemical warfare agents . . . [and] is capable of weaponizing CW agents in
a variety of delivery systems." Those systems include artillery shells,
according to current and former U.S. officials.
Iran's obligation to report any transfer of such shells - if it occurred -
is unclear. The convention requires a declaration of the transfer or
receipt of munitions specifically designed for use with mustard and
similar agents, but it does not require reporting of "dual-use" munitions
that could be filled with either conventional explosives or chemical
Libya's new government has said that its forces discovered the stockpile,
but whether they had help at the outset from U.S. and allied specialists
is unclear. "The freedom fighters [went] . . . to see whether there [were]
any arms or anyone who is fighting for Gaddafi, so they were checking
every point in the desert," Ibrahim Dabbashi, Libya's deputy permanent
representative to the United Nations, said in an interview. "That's how
they discovered that there [was] something unfamiliar."
Since then, U.S. intelligence and military specialists have been examining
the nature, origin and condition of the shells and helping Libya prepare a
new, formal declaration about them to the Organization for the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the agency that polices the 1997 treaty
banning the production, stockpiling or use of such arms.
Four American and diplomatic sources said the shells contain sulfur
mustard, popularly known as mustard gas, a liquid that is rapidly absorbed
and causes debilitating burns and respiratory damage. Victims are unaware
of their exposure for several hours but then experience accelerating
breathing trouble, swollen eyes, widespread blisters, nausea, vomiting,
diarrhea and, in severe cases, loss of sight or death. There is no
antidote, and recuperation - if possible - takes months of skilled medical
Libya agreed in 2003, under sustained U.S. and British pressure, to give
up all of its work on weapons of mass destruction and to permit U.S. and
international inspection of its declared stocks of mustard and of
nerve-agent ingredients. Libya has "provided full and transparent
cooperation," then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair said during a meeting
with Gaddafi outside Tripoli, the Libyan capital, in March 2004.
But Libya admitted only to producing aerial bombs, not artillery shells,
and U.S. officials watched as Libyans flattened some bomb casings with
bulldozers and detonated their burster charges in the desert. In total,
the Libyans destroyed more than 3500 aerial bombs, according to the OPCW.
"We looked pretty carefully in 2004, and we found no evidence they had the
capability to produce a chemical artillery round," said Donald A. Mahley,
a retired Army colonel and deputy assistant secretary of state for threat
reduction who headed the U.S. effort to close Libya's
weapons-of-mass-destruction programs. Perfecting the design of accurate,
liquid-filled artillery shells is considered much more difficult than the
manufacture of sulfur mustard itself.
The discovery shows, he said, that "we will have to think very seriously
about finding inspectors with a different skill set, and about more
intelligence-sharing, and about looking widely, not just at declared
sites." Under the CWC treaty, regular inspections are limited to verifying
what each nation admits; a provision allowing for short-notice "challenge
inspections" of undeclared sites, at the demand of any treaty member, has
never been invoked.
Libya claimed in 2004 that it moved all of its mustard agent - so named
because of impurities that make it smell like the mustard plant - from
storage sites in suburbs of the capital to Rughawa, a remote desert
village 250 miles south of Tripoli. About 10 tons of mustard is stored in
a half-dozen or so large canisters there, amounting to roughly half of the
arsenal that Gaddafi declared.
Although an Italian-made neutralization plant there was inactive during
the armed clashes this year, a German military plane flew international
inspectors to the site late last month. They verified that nothing was
missing, according to diplomatic sources.
The OPCW declined to comment directly on its inability to find the hidden
Inspectors will soon "establish whether these sites contain materials that
should have been declared previously," said Michael Luhan, a spokesman for
the OPCW. "Libyan authorities have advised us they are preparing to
declare a detailed description of their contents, and when we receive that
our inspectors will promptly visit the country to verify the inventories.
Until then we cannot comment or speculate on the outcome."
Lynch reported from the United Nations. Staff writer Alice Fordham in
Tripoli contributed to this report. R. Jeffrey Smith is managing editor
for national security at the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit,
nonpartisan organization dedicated to producing original investigative
journalism on issues of public concern.
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Coolio was arrested on April Fools' Day after he got into a heated argument with the mother of his son, Anabella Chatman, over another chick he brought to the house they share. I plead the blood of Jesus over his hair follicles and decision making skills.
During the dust-up, Anabella's face made a slide, slide, slippity slide into his closed fist. Okay, I did everything in my power but I couldn't write this post without the inclusion of at least one of his illustrious song lyrics. I apologize in advance if it was offensive, but I was unable to escape the lure of the moment. Don't Rick Ross me, bro! Things like this happen when you are a actively defending your gold medal in the Mama, I Ain't Never Going To Ever Be Shit Am I? Olympics. But I digress.
According to a police report, the Baby Don't Be Bald spokesman hauled ass after the incident with son in tow and the other woman. Anabella says Coolio struck her with his car as he fled the scene. Not one of those light taps you give a shopping cart while pulling into a parking space because you are too lazy to get out the car to move it. Oh no, people. Police say she had tire marks on her legs.
He was charged with a misdemeanor count of battery constituting domestic violence. And you thought "Gangster's Paradise" was a fluke.
The real stories here are that someone willingly laid their body down to let Coolio lick them up and down until they said stop — and he miraculously has current options in vagina available. What am I doing wrong with my life? Peep his mug shot below.


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The valets at the Jacksonville airport know me. I fly in and out of JAX a lot, mostly to visit the de Padua clan for whom our three-year-old Chesapeake Bay retriever, GCH Irish's Robert Garcia de Padua, a.k.a. Bob, is named. (Dr. Robert Garcia de Padua has Bob's framed AKC championship on his wall along with his own medical degrees.) This time, the valets were waiting curbside with the Porsche 911 Turbo that we would be taking to Amelia Island for the sixteenth annual Concours d'Elegance, our favorite pre-spring automotive extravaganza.
There was concern about our vast quantity of baggage. Boys of little faith. I dumped the whole load—two Tumi rollaboards, two large briefcases, one full golf bag, and two duffels—on the sidewalk. I then methodically filled the Turbo: largest Tumi in the "frunk" with one briefcase, one duffel on each fake rear bucket seat, second Tumi briefcase pushed in under the backlight, then golf bag horizontally laid in atop the rear seatbacks, which were folded down over the duffels. A similar moment of valet astonishment greeted us upon arrival at the Ritz-Carlton, when we poured forth with what looked like all of our earthly goods.
Do you really need to know how the Turbo drove? Like butter, darling. Hot, melted butter. Not that one drives much during the Amelia concours weekend. There is no need to leave the grounds, between the seminars—always incredible, always sold out—packed with every racing hero you ever wanted to meet; the RM auction; autograph sessions; book and poster signings; and sightings of this year's concours honoree, Bobby Rahal, everywhere you looked. And the cars, oh, the cars.
Most of the most famous people in our world were in the judges' room Saturday morning, including our founder, David E. Davis, Jr., looking a bit tired, thinner, but as dressed to the natty nines as ever. He'd been on chemotherapy for bladder cancer, "a nonevent," as he described it. "I'm going in for the surgery ten days from today." We hugged, I kissed his cheek, and we set off in opposite directions to look at cars and hand out awards.
My greatest joy at Amelia is in giving the Automobile Magazine Driving Enthusiast Award to someone who drives his or her car with abandon, weather be damned, high-dollar restoration of no concern, and distance hardly considered.
Past winners have typically never won a ribbon at a concours but love the scene. They've often driven long distances to Amelia and can't imagine what the big yellow rosette on their car's hood means until they're called to drive up to the reviewing stand to receive the very impressive bronze sculpture in front of the crowd. This year's winner, longtime collector Harry Van Iderstine, had a foundry business in West Virginia before retiring to Florida. Thirty-six years ago, he bought a 1932 Duesenberg Model J dual-cowl phaeton "in many pieces," built for Hollywood producer Howard Hawks, and spent nine years restoring everything but the chrome and the upholstery. He drives it at highway speeds and has been all over the country. "When I lived in West Virginia, it never saw a trailer. Now, it's harder to find aviation fuel. Any trip over four hours can start a fire." Van Iderstine's fuel economy? "Terrible!" He smiles.
It was a great start for a vacation. Porsche whisked my precious Turbo from the Ritz on Sunday, and Mercedes-Benz slid a CL63 AMG into its place for the week ahead. Sending a CL to AMG for a hand-built, twin-turbocharged, 536-hp, 32-valve V-8; slick bodywork; aluminum wheels; rumble-tuned dual exhaust; lowered and tightened suspension; and more . . . made my heart beat even faster for it. The practical Jean could live without the $7560 of extras listed on its $159,685 Monroney. But beggars can't be choosers. Every piece of the Jennings luggage overload fit neatly into the CL63's vast trunk. Watching it pour forth 1000 miles later at the valet curb in Jacksonville caused one young smarty-pants to say, "That would be impressive if I hadn't seen you stuff it all in that Turbo last week."
And I would still be basking from the warmth of the entire ten days, but a week after we returned, David E. Davis, Jr., did not recover from his surgery. He died three days ago, on March 27. Jamie Kitman talked to him before his surgery. We will have his last interview in the July issue.
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Soooo easy and great healthy taste. I added pine nuts, thinly shaved purple onion, and I used Clementine's - much smaller sections and great tangy taste. I also included a splash of regular balsamic, and goat cheese for those who wanted cheese on their salad. Delicious!!!
Points for ease and fast prep but definetely lacking something. Will make again but only after altering it somewhat. I added the olive oil but it still needed something more. Think I would do an olive oil/white balsamic/s&p/honey mixture for the dressing and maybe also throw in some toasted nuts for a bit of crunch too.
For such a simple salad, this was very tasty, even though I subbed iceberg lettuce and a combo of white wine vinegar and regular balsamic vinegar. Tomorrow night I am going to make this again as a side for "Cheese and Chile Quiche" (also on this site). But, in lieu of lettuce, I am going to try a combo of bagged cabbage coleslaw mix and shredded fresh spinach. Will let you all know how that works.


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A small wrap of stuff this week. It's been a busy one with barely a blink to capture stuff outside of work.
If your into Dj sets as opposed to band albums or tracks check out a new online music startup called mugasha. It's pretty sweet though I Can't find Shadow on there yet.
Google maps gets busy using locals to make the maps wiki style. Nice.
Crowdsourcing rocks! It's what powers my favourite company Theadlesss
Check out this awesome bike cover. Im not so sure how it will work in a Wellington wind though.
Don't let branding kill your brand
And finally. The Golden age of advertising. These are almost like some sort of weird alternate reality shift. Wicked!


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Editor's Note
by Sandra Murphy
Years ago, I read a book about a man who had a dozen small businesses. In the summer, he cut grass, winters shoveled snow and year round, he wrote. Now I'm in the position of having a number of small businesses myself, always hoping to stay busy but not overwhelmed, never wanting to cut grass or shovel. Far down on the list, I say, "I write articles for magazines."
Last week at a fundraiser for the animal shelter, I heard a man say, "My dog saved my life, twice!" When we were introduced, I surprised myself by saying, "I'm a freelance writer. Could I interview you?" I had just moved writing further up the list.
In the week since, I've asked magazines for their guidelines and editorial calendars. There, a few months out, is a topic I know well and can write about. Writing moved itself.
Whether we attract what we think, believe in coincidence, or say the Universe is sending meaningful work, keeping writing a priority brings more opportunities. Maybe it's just self-image.
In the time of six word biographies, thirteen word love stories and fifty-five word flash fiction, I now have a four word introduction—I'm a freelance writer. Unspoken, the sentence continues in my mind—and I don't cut grass or shovel snow.
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by Patricia Fry
The November 2008 edition of the SPAWN Market Update, posted each month in the member area of the SPAWN website, has something for everyone. Whether you are an author in search of an agent or publisher, a published author collecting good book promotion ideas and resources, a photographer looking for work, a screenplay writer, a freelance writer or a poet, you'll benefit from this edition of the SPAWN Market Update. We list 10 literary agents, the type of books they're seeking and contact information. We've also provided links to two good articles on choosing and working with an agent. We talk about the returns policy some PODs offer for a fee--should you buy one or not? We report on a publisher whose bookkeeper sent out rejection slips without permission. If you received one, you need to contact the publisher to get things straightened out. We'll tell you how many self-published books you have to sell in order to land a traditional publisher. Find out about Oprah's recent pick--a novel by a first-time author. (Could you be next?) Read our interview with a truly author-friendly publisher. Maybe he will publish your book.
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A Guide to Positive Book Signings: Lessons learned at 100 book signings
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You may recall my review of SPAWN member, Dr. Phil Minnaar's book, The Positive Dictionary, some months ago. Well, he has recently come out with a new ebook that every author will surely want—A Guide to Positive Book Signings. Evidently, Minnaar has engaged in over 100 book signings and this ebook offers benefit of his experiences.
To read the full review of A Guide to Positive Book Signings: Lessons learned at 100 book signings, go to http://www.spawn.org/books/books_mark_positivebooksignings.htm.
Ask the Book Doctor: About query letters, dialogue, formatting flashbacks, and telling vs. showing
by Bobbie Christmas
Q: What's the difference between a query letter to a literary agent and a query letter to a publisher?
A: Mostly the difference is in the address. I'm serious. Otherwise, both letters want the same result: to gain the interest of the person reading it and get permission to send more. Both should begin with a catchy summary of the plot of the novel, include a brief paragraph about why you are the right person to have written the book, and end with the request for permission to send the whole manuscript. Both letters should be brief and businesslike. Don't forget to include all your contact information in the letterhead, not at the bottom, and include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you send a query by regular mail. Nowadays some publishers and agents prefer emailed queries. Be sure to find and follow each agent's or publisher's submission guidelines.
To read more about these and other interesting topics, go to http://www.spawn.org/editing/askthebookdoctor42.htm.
The Austin-based publishing and distribution company Greenleaf Book Group, LLC is being recognized in the current PRINT Magazine "Regional Design Annual 2008" issue. GBG's cover design for Jason Seiden's How to Self-Destruct: Making the Least of What's Left of Your Career is featured along with other prolific Austin winners as the best of Austin design talent. The PRINT Regional Design Annual is a must-read for any designer and art lover wanting to catch a glimpse of all the best creative work produced from Hawaii to Rhode Island and all points in between.
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Member Irene Tsai just got the news that THE FROG IN THE WELL (a Chinese - English bilingual book) is an award-Winning Finalist in the children's book(nonfiction) category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News.
Patricia Fry is now offering on-demand, online courses featuring "How to Write a Successful Book Proposal," "How to Write and Sell Magazine Articles," as well as a "Self-Publishing Workshop" and a "Book Promotion Workshop." http://www.matilijapress.com/courses.htm. Questions? Contact her at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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How can I find out about ticket returns?
For up-to-date notification by email on return ticket availability, you can join our Returns Club for free. During the Festival we will then send you up-to-the-minute notifications of current availability.
What train do I catch and how do I get to Glyndebourne from Lewes by public transport?
We now run a shuttle coach service during the Festival and the Tour between Lewes train station and Glyndebourne. This service meets the recommended train from London Victoria and will travel to and from Glyndebourne until all customers from the designated train have been collected. Departure times vary, please refer to the Schedule of Performances for the exact train time.
A shuttle ticket will be issued when you board the coach at Lewes train station and covers the journey to and from Glyndebourne. Please note this service is not pre-bookable.
To maintain this as a complimentary service, we are sorry, but it is not possible to use the coach service on the journey back to Lewes if you have not used the service to travel to Glyndebourne.
If you're arriving from stations other than London Victoria, please time your journey to be at Lewes Train Station before the coach leaves for Glyndebourne. For Glyndebourne Tour performances the coach leaves Lewes Station one hour before the start of scheduled performances.
Later trains from London Victoria might allow enough time to travel to Glyndebourne but you'll have to arrange your own transport from Lewes station. There is a taxi rank at the station, but it can be busy.
What is the dress code?
Evening dress is customary for the Festival but not compulsory. Most men wear black tie. For Glyndebourne on Tour performances the dress code is smart casual.
What happens if it rains?
A marquee is available near the car park for picnics. The terraces on all levels of the opera house also provide cover. A limited number of picnic tables are available on a first come first served basis, on the Circle and Upper Circle levels but we advise you to bring your own picnic tables and chairs, if possible.
See map of Glyndebourne for locations.
How do I book a restaurant?
It is now possible to making a dining reservation when booking your opera tickets online. Alternatively call Leith's catering on 01273 812510 for more information.
Is there a cloakroom?
Yes, the cloakroom is at Stalls level and is open from two hours before the performance.
Where is the Ebert Room/Jerwood Studio/Organ Room?
The Jerwood Studio is at the back of the auditorium, near the stage door.
The Organ Room entrance is at Foyer Circle level on the red side of the auditorium, near the Box Office. It is open two hours before the performance for visitors, and after the performance starts for latecomers to view the performance on a TV monitor until they can be seated.
See map of Glyndebourne for locations.
My friends are stuck in a traffic jam, will you be delaying the performance?
No. Unless we receive notification from the House Manager the performance will proceed as scheduled, however, we notify all ticket holders, when possible, of roadworks and other likely hold-ups in a pre-performance email sent three days in advance of the date of attendance.
How do I become a Member?
Membership of the Festival Society is currently fully subscribed, however, there are a number of other ways of becoming a part of Glyndebourne which offer priority booking for Festival tickets. See Associate Membership (the waiting list for Festival Society membership) and corporate opportunities.
What time do the gardens open?
The Gardens are open from 3pm (2pm on Sundays) before Festival performances. For Glyndebourne on Tour performances they are open from two hours before curtain up. These are private gardens and are only for the use of ticket holders for the performance on the same day. We ask guests to respect the gardens and take litter home.
Can you recommend any hotels in the area?
See where to stay or contact our Information Office team who will be happy to provide you with a list of local hotels and B&B's. Email: email@example.com
Where do I pick up my picnic?
The picnic collection point is located next to the car park. It is clearly sign posted near the single storey Plashett Building.
Can I reserve a picnic table on the Circle or Upper Circle terraces?
No. The number of tables is very limited and to make the system as fair as possible patrons will not have access to this area before 3pm (2pm on Sundays) during the Festival. Before Tour performances this area will be open from two hours before curtain up.
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Buffalo Technology
Buffalo Technology is a company that we hadn't heard of before but when they contacted us to have a look at their new line of PC3700 memory; we jumped at the chance to see what the company to us had to offer. Buffalo state that while they are not yet a common name in the memory industry, they felt that their line of products and services will exceed your current performance which experienced memory vendors offer. Let's have a look on what Buffalo have on offer here.
Module Size: 2 X 512MB
Package: 184-pin DIMM
Features: DDR PC3700
Configuration: 32Meg X 16
Error Checking: Non-parity
Speed: 466MHz
Voltage: 2.5V
SDRAM Timings: CL=2.5
Buffalo Technology don't offer any form of fancy packaging which wont bother a lot of people. It seems to be quite common that performance modules don't offer any form of retail packaging as they know that the people purchasing their product are simply going to be pulling them straight out and inserting them in to their system and pushing them as fast as possible.
Buffalo are one of two memory brands in our roundup which use sticks rated at PC3700 or DDR-466 which is made possible by the lower 2.5 CAS latency used.
These modules use the Winbond BH-5 modules which was used on our last encounter with TwinMos, as stated above this memory was capable of doing 220MHz before our processor became the limitation. These modules are guaranteed to go to 233MHz when running in Single Channel mode, we will find if they are capable of doing these speeds when running in Dual Channel mode and if they can go any further.
These modules will be tested at DDR400 CAS 2 in the default tests as we are unable to run them any higher without adjusting the processor speed which would of course give it the lead in benchmarks - we will see if the sticks can shine when it comes to overclocking them.
This is the first visit from Buffalo memory into our labs and we will see what it is capable of and if 512Meg modules slow it down at all.


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Our ceiling had some water damage, which has been fixed, speckled, and covered with primer where the leak occurred. I also speckled over some holes and cracks in other spots as well as on the walls.
I am now getting ready to paint the ceiling and the walls, going from white to a very light yellow/cream. Do I need to use primer over the whole ceiling and walls, or can I just spot prime where it was speckled? I'm using SW Duration and SW ceiling paint, planning on two coats, so would rather skip having to prime everything first. |
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- Posted by christophern (My Page) on Thu, Jul 28, 11 at 5:53
Do you NEED to prime/ The water damage, YES, the spackled spots, yes, or at least 2 coats of finish. |
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Right now, the water damage has primer over it, and no water stains are visible. I'm just wondering whether the paint will be absorbed differently in the spots/areas where there is primer. So, for the walls, if I put primer on the spackled areas and then TWO coats of paints, will the areas without the primer look different? Basically, if you use primer, do you have to put it on the whole area? It's a fairly big area, basically three rooms that are open floor plan. The thought of putting three coats on the walls AND ceilings is daunting. |
If you prime everything, you'll have a perfect outcome. Doubt is eliminated.... ESPECIALLY if you're doing the painting. I fully agree with Christophern's recommendation. Faron |
I pretty much agree. I think if you are using flat paint on any ceiling and you have some patching that you did up there, either use the actual flat paint to prime the patches or prime the entire ceiling. Spot priming on a ceiling with an actual primer is just asking for a flash because now you have sealed that area and the rest of the ceiling is not sealed. Aside from the patching issue, if you are going for the perfect looking ceiling, you will want to prime the entire ceiling and then apply one coat of flat. The primer will give that flat paint the extra open time that you need on a ceiling, plus it is just easier to paint over a primer than it is to paint over another flat paint layer. All of this is particularly true for a novice painter. Priming just makes everything easier. |
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Deliver Message in Still-Life Photography with Technique
When creating personal, artistic photographs, you're not confined to the purpose or function of a still-life subject. Instead, you're granted full creative license to create images based on what you have to say about something.
The way to bring your vision to life is to use technique. Light your still-life subjects in a way that brings out the properties and features that you find to be interesting, and remember that amazing composition requires more than simply placing the subject in the center of your frame and snapping a shot.
To determine the techniques that work best, first think of what you want to emphasize in a subject. Then choose the techniques that help you do so. Here's a list of things to keep in mind:
Light direction: Sidelighting (which comes from the side of the camera) can bring out the texture or create dramatic shadows in a scene. Flat lighting (coming from the direction of the camera), or backlighting (coming from behind the subject) can be used to emphasize the shape of a subject. Three-quarter lighting (somewhere between side and front lighting) is ideal for emphasizing a subject's form.
Light quality: Hard light creates well-defined shadows, while soft light (produced by a larger light source) creates gradual shadow edges. Consider hard lighting when creating a dramatic distinction between shadow and highlight areas. Consider soft lighting when you want to show off a subject's form or create smoother highlights.
Camera angle: Choose camera angle based on how you want viewers to see a subject and what details you want to make visible. Also, consider how the subject fits into its surroundings when choosing the best camera angle.
Subject size: The size of the subject in your frame helps reveal information to viewers. Larger representations give the subject a bigger impact. Smaller representations give room for supporting elements. Consider the use of props to provide a sense of scale to viewers.
Color and tonality: The colors and tones in your frame tend to manipulate how viewers see the image. Does your product photograph better with a light background or a dark one? Should the background consist of a certain color to provide a specific mood or feeling? Do the colors of your supporting elements support the mood or feeling you'd like to associate with the product?
Depth of field: Is your goal to show as much sharp detail as possible or to draw viewers to one specific detail with selective focus? Do you wish to reveal sharp detail in supporting elements or blur out the distracting background?
While you may be forced to use a great depth of field when photographing a subject as a product, feel free to use a shallow depth of field when shooting the same subject as an artistic still-life. Take the steps necessary to reveal the subject how you want it to be seen.
This photo uses the transparent qualities of a kiwi to create a unique photograph. It was backlight to make that happen; therefore, the photographer did the following:
Propped the kiwi upright in front of a black background. The dark background works best to emphasize the glow from the backlit subject.
Positioned the key light source behind the subject.
Situated the camera directly in front of the kiwi.
Used a black flag to block the key light from hitting the background, and to prevent it from casting the subject's shadow onto the foreground.
Chose a small aperture setting to ensure I could capture sharp detail in the kiwi's seeds, pulp, and fuzzy outer rim.
Device used to attach certain lenses or filters to your digital camera.
The leading professional image-editing program for your computer.
A program that enables you to view one or several of your images at the same time, all in one easily navigated workspace.
A less expensive version of Photoshop with fewer of the ultra-high-end features the professional version includes.
A process that smoothes the rough edges or jaggies in images by creating partially transparent pixels along the boundaries that are merged into a smoother line by our eyes.
An opening made by an adjustable diaphragm, which permits light to enter the camera lens and reach the image sensor.
A semi-automatic exposure mode; the photographer sets the aperture, and the camera selects the appropriate shutter speed to produce a good exposure.
A digital camera mode in which both the aperture and shutter speed are set automatically.
A digital camera feature that turns off the camera after a certain time period of inactivity.
A feature that puts the camera in control of choosing the proper exposure settings.
A camera setting that allows the camera to choose the correct focus distance for you, usually based on the contrast of an image or set by a mechanism, such as an infrared sensor, that measures the actual distance to the subject.
A lighting effect produced when the main light source is located behind the subject. Backlighting is also a technology for illuminating an LCD display from the rear, making it easier to view under high ambient lighting conditions.
Attachments for flash devices that feature movable flaps, which allow you to finely tune light output.
A device that recharges rechargeable batteries by connecting to a power source.
A device that holds multiple batteries with which you can power your digital camera.
Refers to the number of bits available to store color information. A standard digital camera image has a bit depth of 24 bits. Images with more than 24 bits are called high-bit images.
Short for Web log. A Web site where journal-like entries are made and displayed in reverse chronological order.
Term to describe an image or part of an image that's over-exposed with no detail.
Shooting mode in which you choose both aperture and shutter speed.
A Windows bitmap file format; the default graphic created by Windows graphics programs.
The quality of the out-of-focus areas of an image that a lens produces.
Taking a series of photographs of the same subject at different settings to help ensure that one setting will be the correct one.
Range of options that gives you limited or total control of picture-taking settings.
A digital camera's internal memory, which stores an image immediately after it was taken until the image can be written to the camera's memory or a memory card.
Shooting mode in which the shutter stays open so long as the shutter button is fully depressed.
A special capture setting, offered on some digital cameras, that records several images in rapid succession with one press of the shutter button. Also called continuous capture mode.
A variation on the camera bag that you strap across your back.
A portable container for your camera and any additional photography equipment (such as lenses and extra batteries).
A padded, protective container in which you can store your digital camera when not using it.
A kind of wagon that lets you roll your camera/tripod rig back and forth, as needed.
A file format offered by some digital cameras; records the photo without applying any of the in-camera processing that is usually done automatically when saving photos in other formats. Also known as Raw.
The resolution of an image that you take with your digital camera.
A device into which you insert a digital camera's memory card, then attach to your computer to make that memory card appear as just another drive to your computer.
Short for charge-coupled device. One of two types of imaging sensors used in digital cameras.
A device on a computer that allows you to copy (or burn) information to a CD-ROM.
A compact disc that functions as read-only memory, used to store programs and data files.
Metering mode that reads the entire scene but gives more emphasis to the subject in the center of the frame.
A variation of a traditional camera bag with which you can harness your camera and equipment to your chest.
A set of functions and messages that enable applications to transfer data.
The area of a digital image that you want to clone.
The process of copying one area of a digital photo and painting the copy onto another area or picture.
A lens add-on, resembling a filter, that allows you to take pictures at a distance that is less than the closest-focusing distance of the prime lens alone.
Pronounced see-moss. A much easier way to say complementary metal-oxide semiconductor. A type of imaging sensor used in digital cameras; used less often than CCD chips.
The print color model in which cyan, magenta, yellow, and black inks are mixed to produce colors.
A tinge of color that discolors your image in whole or in part.
A printer in which a laser beam produces electric charges on a drum, which rolls toner onto the paper. Heat is applied to the page to permanently affix the toner to the page.
The purity of color; the amount by which a pure color is diluated with white or gray.
The arrangement of the main subject, other objects in a scene, and/or the foreground and background.
A process that reduces the size of the image file by eliminating some image data.
A mode in which the camera updates focus when the subject moves as long as you continue pressing the shutter button halfway.
A mode in which the camera continues taking pictures as long as you press the shutter button.
The range of difference in the light to dark areas of a photo.
An image distortion that makes vertical structures appear to lean toward the center of the frame.
An image-editing program that allows you to do all the standard image-editing activities and includes photographer-quality tools.
An easy-to-use image-editing program that includes basic fixes and guided projects.
An image-editing program with a fairly comprehensive set of retouching tools, but it's not quite as tool-rich as Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. It comes as a part of the CorelDRAW graphics suite.
A bundle of image-editing software (described as a graphics suite). It includes tools for vector illustration and page layout, photo editing, and bitmap to vector tracing.
To trim an image or page by adjusting its boundaries.
Cathode ray tube. A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor.
The breaking up of a ray of light into dark and light bands or into the colors of the spectrum, caused by the interference of one part of a beam with another.
The zone of sharp focus in a photograph.
A thin screen-like material that diffuses or softens a light source's illumination.
A feature offered on most digital cameras; crops the perimeter of the image and then enlarges the area at the center. Results in reduced image quality.
A viewfinder feature that corrects for common eyeglass prescriptions so eyeglass wearers can use the viewfinder without wearing their glasses.
Remove pixels from a digital image.
Stands for digital print order format. A feature offered by some digital cameras that enables you to add print instructions to the image file; some photo printers can read that information when printing your pictures directly from a memory card.
Setting that determines whether a camera takes a single picture or a series of pictures.
Software that enables a computer to interact with a digital camera, printer, or other device.
Digital video disc. A high-density compact disc for storing large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audio/video material.
A device that allows you to copy (or burn) information onto a DVD.
A device that displays the information contained on a DVD.
Digital Video Interface. A specification to accommodate analog and digital monitors with the same cable.
A type of printer that uses a printing technique in which inks are heated and transferred to a polyester substrate to form an image.
An area where neighboring image pixels are significantly different in color; in other words, an area of high contrast.
Exchangeable Image File Format. Developed to standardize the exchange of image data between hardware devices and software.
The amount of light allowed to reach the film or sensor, determined by the intensity of the light, the amount admitted by the iris of the lens, and the length of time determined by the shutter speed.
A setting used to increase or decrease the exposure manually when the camera gets it wrong.
EV settings are a way of adding or decreasing exposure without the need to reference f-stops or shutter speeds. For example, if you tell your camera to add +1EV, it will provide twice as much exposure by using a larger f-stop, slower shutter speed, or both.
A camera attachment that moves your camera lens farther from the sensor, enlarging the image captured by the camera. Also called a lens extender.
The distance your eye can be from the camera viewfinder's window and still see the entire view.
A small bag worn around the waist like a belt.
A position, represented by a square, where an image-editing program anchors a magnetic selection outline.
To fade the borders of an image element so that it blends more smoothly with another layer.
A way of storing image data in a file.
Also called forced flash. A camera setting that causes the electronic flash to always fire, which produces the effect of filling in shadows in brightly illuminated images.
In photography, a device that fits over the lens, changing the light in some way. In image editing, a feature that changes the pixels in an image to produce blurring, sharpening, and other special effects.
A device on your camera that fires a burst of light when you take a picture to illuminate your subject.
Capturing a series of photos, each with a different exposure, by pressing the camera's shutter button once.
The distance between the film and the optical center of the lens when the lens is focused on infinity, usually measured in millimeters.
To adjust the lens to produce a sharp image.
In photography, composing your image in the viewfinder. In composition, using elements of an image to form a sort of picture frame around an important subject.
The default kind of electronic flash synchronization technique. The flash fires at the beginning of the exposure — in the instant that the first curtain of the focal plane shutter finishes its movement across the film or sensor plane.
Refers to the size of the camera aperture. A higher number indicates a smaller aperture. Written as f/2, f/8, and so on.
File Transfer Protocol. A set of communication rules that allow data or files to be transferred between computers over a network.
Short for graphics interchange format. A file format often used for Web graphics; not suitable for photos because it can't handle more than 256 colors.
A graph that maps out brightness values in a digital image; usually found inside exposure-correction filter dialog boxes.
A kind of tape whose two sides adhere to each other, with one having rough hooks and the other soft, fuzzy material.
The device on a camera that holds an external flash and provides an electronic connection to the camera.
A bright area in a photograph that come from reflections on eyeglasses or unevenly spread lighting.
Hypertext Markup Language. A computer language used to structure text and multimedia documents, and to set hyperlinks between documents; used for display on the Internet.
A digital camera's solid-state capture device, made up of a grid-like arrangement of red-, green-, and blue-sensitive elements.
Setting that helps correct for any up-and-down movement you make while pressing the shutter button.
Using film, a filter, or a censor that is sensitive to infrared light and also blocks visible light. The effect produces a dreamlike effect, with dark skies and brightly colored foliage.
A computer connection point that lets you transfer computer data from one device to another by using pulses of infrared light, rather than a physical wire.
A printer that works by forcing little drops of ink through nozzles onto the paper.
Traditionally, a measure of film speed; the higher the number, the faster the film. On a digital camera, raising the ISO allows faster shutter speed, smaller aperture, or both, but also can result in a grainy image.
Internet Service Provider. A company that supplies your Internet access for a fee.
Pronounced jay-peg. The primary file format used by digital cameras; also the leading format for online and Web pictures. Uses lossy compression, which sometimes damages image quality.
A camera setting that creates both a Camera Raw file and a JPEG file of a picture.
The orientation of an image in which the longest dimension is horizontal; also called wide orientation.
A way of managing elements of an image in stackable overlays that can be manipulated separately, moved to a different stacking order, or made partially or fully transparent.
A four-sided awning that covers a digital camera's LCD screen from bright sunlight, making the LCD easier to view.
Stands for liquid crystal display. The display screen included on most digital cameras.
Light Emitting Diode. A lighting technology used in many electronic devices.
One or more elements of optical glass or similar material designed to collect and focus rays of light to form a sharp image on the film, paper, sensor, or screen.
A device that shades the lens, protecting it from extraneous light outside the actual picture area that can reduce the contrast of the image.
A plastic dome that diffuses light and eliminates reflections in photographs. You place the objects you want to shoot under this dome.
A white cloth teepee-shaped tent that diffuses light and eliminates reflections in photographs. You place the objects you want to shoot inside this tent.
A file-compression scheme that doesn't sacrifice any vital image data in the compression process. Lossless compression tosses only redundant data, so image quality is unaffected.
A compression scheme that eliminates important image data in the name of achieving smaller file sizes. High amounts of lossy compression reduce image quality.
A lens that provides continuous focusing from infinity to extreme close-ups, often to a reproduction ratio of 1:2 (half life-size) or 1:1 (life-size).
The dotted outline that results when you select a portion of your image; sometimes referred to as marching ants.
In an image editor, selecting an area of an image to prevent that area from being modified accidentally.
Also called multizone metering. A metering mode that calculates exposure based on the entire frame.
One million pixels.
A camera's removable storage media.
Extra data that gets stored along with the primary image data in an image file. Metadata often includes information such as aperture, shutter speed, and EV setting used to capture the picture, and can be viewed using special software. Often referred to as EXIF metadata.
Refers to the way a camera's autoexposure mechanism reads the light in a scene.
A multimedia presentation program.
Parts of an image with tones of an intermediate value, usually in the 25 to 75 percent range.
Incandescent lamps built into a studio flash that give you a preview of exactly how the light from the flash will look.
A belt that can hold a variety of photography equipment.
A one-legged support, or unipod, used to steady the camera.
A setting that allows the camera to find more than one area of contrast to focus on.
A technique in which a small aperture gives you a long exposure, allowing your subjects to move within the frame during shooting, which creates a photo that looks like it has been exposed more than once.
An online discussion forum where people with similar interests send messages back and forth about a particular topic.
A special program, or client, through which you can access newsgroups.
Graininess in an image, caused by too little light, a too high ISO setting, or a defect in the electrical signal generated during the image-capture process.
Internet sharing services that allow you to post your images to the Web.
The degree to which a layer allows layers beneath it to show through.
A glass-covered opening in your camera that you can look through to frame and compose your image.
A traditional zoom lens; has the effect of bringing the subject closer and shortening depth of field.
When too much light hits the camera's film or image-sensor array, resulting in a washed-out image.
A broad view, usually scenic. Some digital cameras also have a panorama mode used with software to stitch the images together.
The difference in views between the lens taking the photo and the external optical viewfinder.
A device attached to your computer that allows another device attached to it to register on the computer and be used as if it was directly connected to that computer.
A type of removable memory card used in some digital cameras. Also called PCMCIA Card (PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association).
A digital camera built into a cell phone.
A full-color printer that can produce photo prints.
A particle of light.
A universal standard that allows digital cameras and photo printers to connect directly by USB cable, without the computer serving as a middleman. Any PictBridge camera can connect to any PictBridge printer, regardless of whether both are made by the same manufacturer.
Print Image Matching. A proprietary Epson camera technology that saves image information to assist in printing a digital image more accurately.
A camera whose lens is covered except for a pin-sized hole. You have a very small aperture, so you have to shoot long exposures.
Short for picture element. The basic building block of every image.
A small program or utility that runs within another, larger program. Many special-effects filters operate as plug-ins to major photo-editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop Elements.
A file format designed to work well with online viewing applications.
A type of digital camera that has automatic settings for most features (such as focus and exposure).
Camera filter that reduces the glare bouncing off shiny surfaces in your photos. Can also help deepen the contrast of the sky from certain angles.
The orientation of an image in which the longest dimension is vertical, also called tall orientation.
Stands for pixels per inch. Used to state image print resolution. Measured in terms of the number of pixels per linear inch. A higher ppi usually translates to better-looking printed images.
The number of pixels per linear inch (ppi) in a printed photo; the user sets this value inside a photo-editing program.
Also called native format. The format used by only that particular type of camera.
A digital camera model that includes many features on professional cameras but also offers automatic settings.
Short for personal storage device. A standalone battery-operated burner or hard drive.
A mount on some digital cameras that allows you to easily attach the camera to a tripod.
Random Access Memory. Your computer's system memory.
A type of camera that includes a focusing mechanism which allows the photographer to measure the subject distance and take photographs in sharp focus.
An electronic flash synchronization technique in which the flash fires only when the second (rear) curtain of the focal plane shutter begins to move at the end of the exposure.
An effect from flash photography that appears to make a person or animal's eyes glow red. Caused by light bouncing from the retina of the eye.
A term used to describe the capabilities of digital cameras, scanners, printers, and monitors; means different things depending on the device.
The standard color model for digital images; all colors are created by mixing red, green, and blue light.
A way of mentally dividing your picture horizontally and vertically into thirds, then placing important subject matter where these lines intersect.
The number of pixels both horizontally and vertically in each squared inch scanned by a scanner or recorded by a digital camera.
A device that captures an image of a piece of artwork, a slide, or a negative, and then converts it to a digitized image or bitmap that the computer can handle.
Digital camera's special picture-taking modes that are designed to automatically set all the available focus and exposure controls for a certain type of subject matter.
Mechanism that delays the opening of the shutter for some seconds after the release has been operated.
Devices modeled after rifle stocks that brace the camera lens into your shoulder, thus helping hold it steady.
The device in a camera that opens and shuts to allow light into the camera.
The button on your digital camera that you press to take a picture.
The length of time that the camera shutter remains open, thereby allowing light to enter the camera and expose the photograph.
A semi-automatic exposure mode in which the photographer sets the shutter speed and the camera selects the appropriate aperture.
A setting in which the camera focuses on a single object.
An accessory flash unit that supplements the main flash, usually triggered electronically when the slave senses the light output by the main unit.
A type of camera that includes interchangeable lenses, manual focus and exposure controls, and connections for an external flash.
A tube-like device that focuses the flash's light to a very small area.
An attachment that mounts on the head of the flash and extends out about 6 to 8 inches, with a frosted white panel at the end, which softens the light.
Metering mode that bases exposure on light in the center of the frame only.
Creating a panorama from multiple images by overlapping those images.
Another name for an electronic flash unit, especially when it's used as the only source of illumination.
A type of digital camera that's small enough to fit comfortably in a shirt pocket.
Removable storage devices; the best-known option is the Zip drive.
The part of a tripod to which the camera attaches that you can move to some degree.
A special bracket that fastens to the tripod socket on the bottom of a digital camera; allows you to connect an external flash to your camera.
A computer attachment that acts like a pad on which the user can write or draw on a computer.
A lightweight tripod with shorter legs than a standard tripod. Also called a mini-tripod.
A lens that magnifies an image.
Pronounced tiff, as in a little quarrel. Stands for tagged image file format. A popular image format supported by most Macintosh and Windows programs.
Taking a picture at specified intervals to capture an event occuring over a long period of time.
The range of color or tonal values that will be selected with a tool such as an image editor's Magic Wand, or filled with paint when using a tool such as the Paint Bucket.
The ink used in photo printers.
A three-legged supporting stand used to hold the camera steady. Especially useful when using slow shutter speeds and/or telephoto lenses.
A type of digital camera that's the size of a credit card, with a depth of less than 1 inch, that fits comfortably in a front jeans pocket.
When too little light hits the camera's film or image-sensor array, creating an image that's too dark.
Add pixels to a digital image.
Stands for Universal Serial Bus. A type of port now included on most computers. Most digital cameras come with a USB cable for connecting the camera to this port.
Video Graphics Array resolution. A display of 640-x-480 pixels with 16 or 256 colors.
A computer adapter card used to manage the display on the monitor.
The device in a camera used to frame the image.
To add dark corners to an image; often produced by using a lens hood that's too small for the field of view or generated artificially by using image-editing techniques.
Simple video cameras designed for video conferencing and Internet telephony.
Adjusting the camera to compensate for the type of light hitting the photographic subject. Eliminates unwanted color casts produced by some light sources, such as fluorescent office lighting.
A lens that has a shorter focal length and a wider field of view than a normal lens for a particular film or digital image format.
A step-by-step onscreen guide offered on many computer programs.
The order in which you perform all the various tasks associated with image editing under particular circumstances.
A type of removable storage device known as a super floppy drive; store information on Zip disks.
A lens that can change focal lengths at your command to provide more or less magnification of the image.


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1 The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying, | 1 The word of the LORD came to me: |
2 What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? | 2 "What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: " 'The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'? |
3 As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, you shall not have [occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel. | 3 "As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel. |
4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die. | 4 For every living soul belongs to me, the father as well as the son--both alike belong to me. The soul who sins is the one who will die. |
5 But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right, | 5 "Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right. |
6 and has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbor's wife, neither has come near to a woman in her impurity, | 6 He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor's wife or lie with a woman during her period. |
The World English Bible is in the public domain. (The World English Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Assistant Professor of Marketing, Department of Management, University of Toronto Scarborough
Alison Jing Xu is an Assistant Professor of Marketing in the Department of Management at the University of Toronto-Scarborough, with a cross-appointment to the Marketing area at Rotman. Her research takes the information processing approach to examine the processes of mind-sets, goals, and sensory inputs influence consumer judgments and decision making. Her articles have been published in various journals, including the Journal of Consumer Research, Psychological Science, Management Science, the Journal of Consumer Psychology and the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, and Advances in Experimental Social Psychology. Her research won The Franco Nicosia ACR Best Competitive Paper Award in 2008.
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