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McLaren aren't too concerned by their lack of performance at the Chinese Grand Prix, which saw Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen fail to score.
That's because they're confident they can make a huge step forward in performance with their latest upgrades, which will filter through over the next few races, according to racing director Eric Boullier.
"I know what is going on [at the the factory], so I know we are on a very good development rate," he said during a media call.
"What we picked up [in terms of downforce] now since a few weeks is good. Very good."
Boullier is hopeful that the upgrades, some of which have long manufacturing lead-times, will be ready in time for Spain and Monaco.
"I hope it is going to come sooner than later. In the windtunnel already we have picked up a lot of performance.
"Back in the factory it is fine. It is just a question of preparing everything and shipping it to the track."
When asked if the performance they've found in the wind-tunnel would be good enough to get them on a level with Red Bull, he replied: "Definitely. This is 100 per cent sure because we know already back in the factory what is going to happen in the next three or four races."


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Friday, July 20, 2012
My wife, Cupcake, is a tea-totaller. Not that she limits her beverages totally to just tea-based products, of course. She will have hot chocolate, too, but only if I prepare it. Apparently, I make cocoa so deliciously tasty, Cupcake claims she couldn't possibly produce a cup that could rival the chocolately-goodness of my concoction, even with my simple recipe. Some may say I'm an unwitting victim of a scheme by Cupcake to ensure I make her cocoa on demand. I can't believe she would ever do anything so underhanded. That would be like calling my siblings liars for saying I was the bestest Kool-Aid maker of anybody, even though I was youngest (and still am.) Being on permanent Freshie duty was a badge of honour. Even if it's true my wife is manipulating me to get waited on, I don't care. I am consoled by the fact there is at least one thing Cupcake thinks I can do well.
Her hot drink preferences aside, Cupcake does not, however, enjoy cold drinks; at least ones with alcohol in them. If I had a buck for every time she's turned down a liquor-ish libation, I'd have enough for a warehouse full of wobbly-pops.
"You know I don't drink," Cupcake snorts when offered. "Don't you remember what happened last time?"
I do remember, of course, although it's a challenge as it happened about 27 years ago. It was a night when my ball team was celebrating yet another moral victory for playing so amazingly well, we were spared the ignominy of a 'mercy rule' loss. Our team motto was 'Set Your Sights Low'.
The first thing Cupcake did at the almost-victory celebration was to try and be 'one of the guys' and chug-a-lug an entire beer. I've seen her do this as often as I've seen her get married; in other words, just the once. For one thing, she hates the taste of beer in her mouth, the after-taste of beer in her sinuses and the beer she tastes when she kisses my mouth. Luckily for her, she has found a number of effective strategies for avoiding tasting beer breath on me. They mostly have to do with staying as far away from me as she can get while still being in the same general area. She'll hang out with the other ladies in the kitchen, for example, while I'm with the guys partying in the garage, or she'll be in the bedroom on the bed while I am out in the doghouse snoring like a chainsaw.
This is why I was astonished to see her knock back the brewski like a pro. I wouldn't have been more surprised than if she had hit a homerun in our ball game, especially considering she only kept score for us. She followed the long-gone lager with a bunch of vodka and orange juices.
'If you mix some milk of magnesia in there, we could have Philips screwdrivers," she giggled.
Cupcake also consumed a goodly number of shooters, as well. That was due to peer group pressure, however. For some reason, when slow-pitch ladies gather, they feel a need to order girlie shots as a group, before they all march off to the bathroom together; probably to plan what girlie shots to order next. The shots they fancy have vaguely naughty names such as "sex on the beach" and the ever-popular "orgasm" with its trademark spritz of canned whipped cream. These girlie shooters are inevitably vile concoctions and should never be consumed at the same time as either beer, wine or hard liquor. In fact, the only smart thing to have with these shooters is Imodium. Unfortunately, however, despite my warnings, Cupcake was painting the town and there was nothing I could say to stop her. Mind you I have the same problem when she's sober, too.
By the end of the night, the team was sloshed and our loyal score keeper was even 'sloshed-er'. It was only a modest three block walk home but the distance was much longer because our steps weren't always aiming directly at our destination.
Suddenly, about halfway home, Cupcake announced she was going to be sick. Being the loving, caring, sensitive husband I was back then, I dissolved into a helpless heap of laughter. Cupcake was foaming and bubbling like a vomit-flavoured slurpee machine gone mad.
"Bend and puke!" Bend and puke!" I coached from the sidelines. "You're going to make a mess of your… ooohhh… never mind."
"My new shoes!" Cupcake wailed. "They're rooned!"
"Don't worry, honey," I consoled her. "I'll hose them off. I just want to get you home and get you to bed."
"Izzat all you think of? Getting me in bed?" she slurred in earnest. "Jess because I'm inoobriated… inbruliated… a lil tipsy… doesn't mean you can take advantage of me! Get away from me! Wait! The road started spinning! Get back here!"
By an amazing processes whereby we carried each other home, we finally made it safely back to the house. Cupcake didn't bother trying to wash the shoes but put them directly in the garbage. Even if they could have been reclaimed, Cupcake couldn't bear the thought of puked-on pumps.
Ever since then she has drank alcohol about as much as the average kindergarten class, not counting the teacher. I've explained that there are other points on the imbibing continuum between total abstinence and footwear destroying benders but she is resolute. It is sometimes a minor irritant but at least when we go out together, there's no question who will be the designated drinker.
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About the book: this text supports tutors in meeting the rapidly changing demands and expectations of learners in post-compulsory education. It: provides a tool for professional and personal development; offers guidance on classroom approaches; advises on skills development and learner strategies; helps with preparing for accreditation; enables tutors to make the most of computer-mediated language learning; and offers guidance on interpreting policy requirements in the professional context. The book is intended for a wide audience of FL, CL and EFL tutors.
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Solid oak flooring brings "elegance and beauty" to a house.
This is according to French Timber Direct, which said it is also a durable material that can handle a lot of "foot traffic".
"With proper maintenance, cleaning and refurbishing, solid oak floors can last for many decades," the company observed.
Because of these qualities, it has been a popular choice with homeowners for a number of years.
The versatile wooden floor can look good in any room in a house, with the organisation observing it should always be "top of your list".
However, it is quite expensive and so some may go for engineered flooring as a compromise.
While this option will not offer the same kind of longevity, it is still a stylish alternative for homes, the firm said.
Joe Sikkema, an industry professional, recently told the Kalamazoo Gazette that oak is one of the three most popular types of hardwood flooring.


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Interacting Source Analysis- Identifying interactions in mixed and noisy complex systems AbstractWe present a technique which identifies interacting subsystems of a complex system from multi-channel data if the recordings are an unknown linear and instantaneous mixture of the true sources. The method is valid for arbitrary noise structure. For this, a new blind source separation (BSS) technique is proposed that diagonalizes antisymmetrized cross-correlation or cross-spectral matrices. The resulting decomposition finds truly interacting subsystems blindly and suppresses any spurious interaction stemming from the mixture.
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Bylaws relevant to the Committee for Peer Review of Teaching.
The following statements are a summary of the bylaws relevant to the Committee for Peer Review of Teaching, reflecting their understanding as of Fall 2006. The actual bylaws sections referenced in parentheses are copied below this summary.
Committee duties
- Determine criteria and report format to be used (III,3,F,5)
- Produce a final report on each evaluated faculty member (III,3,F,5)
- Faculty member requests Committee review by September 20. (III,3,F,6)
- Faculty member may request three specific Committee members to serve as evaluators. Final selection of evaluators is made in consultation with Committee chairperson. (III,3,F,6) (IV,2,A,6)
Who must be evaluated by the Committee?
- All probationary faculty (III,3,F,6) (IV,4,item 3 under Criteria for Evaluating Teaching)
When should evaluation occur?
- At least once every three years of probationary status (III,3,F,6) (IV,2,A,6) (IV,2,B,4)
How is the Committee evaluation used in the tenure process?
- It is not used (V)
How is the Committee evaluation used in the promotion process? (VI)
- The Committee evaluation is one item which provides evidence of quality teaching (IV,4, item 3 under Teaching Interpretation)
- Peer evaluation is required. The rest of this paragraph refers to probationary faculty. The Committee for Peer Review of Teaching understands this to say that peer evaluation is not required of those faculty already tenured. (VI,4,item 3 under Criteria for Evaluating Teaching)
Is the peer evaluation required only in applications for promotion to Associate Professor?
- No bylaws statement specifies this, but it is implied in the repeated wording that probationary faculty are the ones who are to receive Committee review.
Below are copies of the actual bylaws sections referenced in parentheses above.
ARTICLE IV – EVALUATION OF FACULTYAppendix B, III, 3, F – The Faculty Senate
F. Committee for Peer Review of Teaching
1. Membership
Three faculty elected at large, and three faculty members each from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Health Sciences, and the College of Business. All members of the committee must be tenured, and no member of this committee may concurrently serve on the Promotion Committee or Faculty Rights Committee. Anyone being evaluated by the committee cannot serve on the committee during that year.
2. Method of selection
The faculty-at-large members shall be elected at the Annual Election. The members representing the three colleges shall be elected by each respective unit.
3. Term
Faculty members shall serve three-year staggered terms. Committee member will relinquish her/his position for the year when (s)he is up for promotion.
4. Method for filling a vacancy
The President of the Senate, with the approval of the Executive Board, shall appoint the replacement for a faculty member at-large to serve until the next Annual Election. Any other faculty vacancy shall be filled by an election of the group represented.
5. Duties
To define the criteria and report format to be used for the evaluation of faculty who request committee review. This may include review of current syllabi, observation of classrooms, and/or interview of students. To produce a final report to be included in faculty members' promotion packets.
6. Procedures
The committee shall be convened by request of the faculty member intending to apply for promotion from instructor to assistant professor or from assistant to associate professor. The request must be submitted to the chair of the committee by September 20. Three members of the committee shall be assigned to evaluate each faculty member who requests committee review.
All probationary faculty must be evaluated at least once during each three-year period, typically the 2nd and 4th year of employment. It is the probationary faculty member's responsibility to request the evaluation at least once in each three-year period.
Full-time ranked special contract faculty applying for promotion must have been evaluated at least once within the three-year period immediately preceding the application for promotion. It is the full-time ranked special contract faculty member's responsibility to request the evaluation.
The faculty member may request three specific members of the committee to serve as evaluators. The final selection of the evaluators will be made in consultation with the chair of the committee.
A member of this committee who requests evaluation of his/her teaching by the committee shall relinquish his/her position on the committee for only the year in which his/her teaching is being evaluated. The Senate President shall appoint a faculty member to fill the temporary one-year vacancy.
Section 1 – Policies (p. 19)
Section 2 – Procedures
A. Origin and Common Structure of Evaluation Instruments (p. 20)
B. Sequence of Evaluation and Personal Responsibilities (p. 21)
(This article contains no mention of the Committee of 12 or of peer review of teaching.)
Section 4. Promotion Committee Guidelines (p. 27)
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Supporting the Pharmaceutical Sales Force through Mobile Information and Communication technologies: an Exploratory Investigation
Chihab BenMoussa Turku Centre for Computer Science, Finland |
Firms are increasingly rushing to invest in a variety of technologies or sales force automation (SFA) to increase the performance of their sales forces. Research has shown, however, that a high proportion of SFA projects fail. The high failure rate of SFA projects can be explained by the lack of appropriate planning, resulting in a gap between management and the sales force in perceptions and usefulness of SFA. This paper explores the barriers to performance that the pharmaceutical sales force face when operating in a mobile working setting, The paper also explored the perception of the sales force with regard to a number of mobile solutions that could provide the sales representatives with the necessary support to deal with the barriers to performance they face in the course of their everyday work. This is achieved through a case study of a midsized multinational pharmaceutical company.
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Steve Benen (born May 15, 1973) is an American political writer and blogger, an MSNBC contributor, and a producer for The Rachel Maddow Show.
From August 2008 to January 2012, Benen was the lead blogger for the Washington Monthly's "Political Animal" blog.[1]. He was the publisher of the political blog The Carpetbagger Report for five years[2] and was the lead editor of Salon.com's Blog Report.
Benen's articles and op-eds have appeared in a variety of publications, including the Washington Monthly, The American Prospect, The Huffington Post, and the New York Daily News. He has been a contributor to Talking Points Memo, Crooks and Liars, The Guardian, AlterNet, Political Wire, and Seven Days.
He has been a guest on several radio and television programs, including NPR's Talk of the Nation,[3] MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC's The Ed Show, Current TV's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Air America Radio's The Sam Seder Show, and XM Radio's POTUS '08.
In July 2009, The Atlantic named Benen one of the top 50 most influential political commentators in the United States.[4]
Benen was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and received his B.A. in Political Science from Florida International University. He received a Master's degree in Political Management from the George Washington University, and was an intern in President Bill Clinton's White House Office of Speechwriting. In 1996, he was the communications director for an unsuccessful Democratic congressional campaign in Pennsylvania. From 1997 to 2002, Benen worked in the communications department at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State.
"Digital Pamphleteer," a short film about Benen's work as a blogger, was created by Bill Simmon [5] and won an award at the Vermont International Film Festival.[6] in 2008.


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Courtesy of blog Wii @ Everyday comes the scans from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu for this week, with new game announcements and more images of those known upcoming games.
Games featured:
Games No Longer in Production:
For the rest of the scans, hit the source.
- Castlevania Judgment [Wii]
- Cooking Mama World Kitchen [Wii]
- Disaster: Day of Crisis [Wii]
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy [PSP]
- Fracture [XBOX360, PS3]
- Phantasy Star Zero [DS]
- Samba De Amigo [Wii]
- Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes (Import) [Wii]
- Sunrise World War (Import) [PS2]
- Unreal Tournament III [PS3, XBOX360, PC]
- Weekly Famitsu Thread 10/9/08 (neogaf.com)
Wolfwood Sep 10, 08ZOMG, Rie Kugimiya (Shana, Fullmetal Alchemist, Hayate the Combat Butler) is going to be in Yakuza 3? Now this I gotta see! And I think most of us were expecting Cecil to show up sooner or later for Dissidia, since Golbez was confirmed a while back. Now I want to see some FFVI dudes.
Zeon I Sep 11, 08I FINALLY SEE SOME CECIL. THANK GOD. I WAS STEPS AWAY FROM KILLING NUBMURA.


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The Wonderful World of Gaming
So many people doubt gaming in society. They bash it, hate it, attack it and pee on it. To those people I ask, Have you ever slayed a dragon? I have. Have you ever flew a ship in space to defend against an alien horde? I have. Have you ever explored tombs in search for great treasures? I have. Have you ever tossed a bird at a pig? I have.
Gaming is the new reading. Before gaming people had to use solely their imaginations. Today, we use imagination and have the means to interact with those imaginations. And the best part is we get to see othe people's imaginations come to life. The benefits of gaming are vast, much more then the cons. From teaching someone hand eye coordination to expanding our thought processes, gaming is here and will always be here. I am a gamer dad who does believe that games can influence bad choices in children. But they can influence much more good choices. In this case the good does out weigh the bad. When it comes to kids all it takes is proper parenting. While your kid is inside playing games, his chances of being kidnapped, hit by a car, joining a gang and more are cut nearly in half. Then again fat boy needs to get out and play. Balance is key. But how amazing is it in the year 2013 we have the ability to show others our thoughts and not just tell them about em? Amazing! I have fought dinosaurs, battled wizards and smacked a few "hoes" and I'm alive. Games are like our dreams. Many things happen in dreams but ultimately you wake up and are safe. Our dreams happen as a means of our brains processing our daily thoughts and as a defense mechanism. We expand this by reading, watching and gaming as well as interacting with loved ones and other gamers. Imagine what people would have thought of gaming in say, times of Jesus. Or ancient Greece. Or the time of the Vikings. Every single time I just mentioned would react in one of two ways. 1. Your a witch and you would be burned at the stake. 2. They would be amazed and speechless. All this gaming stuff happened in around 60 years or something like that. Imagine the future. Imagine what gaming will be like 20 years from now or even 40. Appreciate what you all have today. Officially right now, you are the newest of mankind and alive during a time of constant change and wonderful inventions from a wonderful mankind. Ignore....no, don't ignore, set aside the bad that people do from time to time and love the fact that we live in a world where the majority of that world has the ability to share their thoughts and dreams with us, via entertainment media. Gaming. Just a random rant here. Sketch ObeHitGamer Creator |
I made the mistake of being curious at the flashing lights of an asteroid cabinet when I was ten years old. Ever since then I've wasted untold hours of my life achieving virtual goals when I could have been achieving real life goals. Good luck to your kids in finding that balance ! Lol
I joke - my family and career say I found somewhat of a balance I guess. Lol. Nice post btw. Really enjoyed the read ! |
Good read. Thanks, i enjoyed it!
Real life goals are influenced by imagination. Stories we tell to kids influence them to acheive real world goals. If someone failed in life because they spent too much time gaming, then it's their own fault. Mature adults have balance when it comes to gaming and real world. Kids like to spend more time gaming then achieving but that's just kids. Proper parenting can put them right. But I'm sure alot of people will disagree. Those people failed because of their own choices, not because of gaming.
Until ios, I wondered why so many people loved to slingshot birds at pigs. Now that I own All the games, I still wonder why...
I've pondered thoughts such as your post and even tried to explain gaming to those that don't a few times. Reason why I enjoyed the read very much.
Its almost a relief at times to come to TA for the commonality we all have in gaming, especially after a rough day at surviving in the world. Thanks for posting. |
I like playing games. That's why I'm on this forum.
But everything in moderation. Some people, especially young kids or teens that I'll meet when they venture out, play games too often. It's just ridiculous, they never get out, they have little to no friends, their bodies are thin and pale. They don't realize that there's a real world out there for them, school and work and girls and hobbies and ANYTHING. Sure videogames are fun. But when I look back on my life in 50 years, I don't want to remember slaying dragons or having an amazing k/d. I want to remember my spouse, my friends, my siblings, my parents, my family, my accomplishments, the differences I've made. I want something tangible. I tend to view videogames as a relaxing thing, a hobby of sorts; a way to kick back. Something I certainly enjoy but would be horrified to see take over my life. It's not a lifestyle. And I most certainly disagree that it's in any way similar to reading a book, but that's really something far too big to get into in this post. Am I suggesting what I just railed against is what you said? No, of course not. But I am just throwing my opinion out there. I'm not knocking games, I'm just trying to keep them in perspective. Last edited by JBRUU; 02-03-2013 at 11:50 PM.. |
JBRUU - I completely agree. I think it varies from person to person though. Tangible things versus memories and thoughts. The thing is that tangible things can fade or be lost. Typically, memories stay forever. What is more important? A friendship with another human, face to face, or a memory of a great adventure? Friendship. Now, here's te cool part. That friendship will be based on your thoughts. What do you have to say, and common likes. That said, take my best friend, Danny. We are both 30 year old family Gus who grew up together, gaming. So when he comes over we share a passion for virtual entertainment and stories. Sometimes our conversations flip to real world stuff....that's when we get bored. Take moveies as an example. I do not want to watch movies based off real life possibilities. Give me aliens, give me super heroes, give me magic. Expand my mind. I can watch the news if I want to see a murder go on a killing spree. Or controversy in the white house. However those things I cannot get from real life is bigger things. Once you learn about the universe and how vast it is, you no longer are just interested in planet earth.
It's like gta games. Once you set the bar you don't care to go backwards and play something lesser. If you meet someone who doesn't game or read fantasy stories, they tend to be boring. Think of it this way. If it wasn't for fantasy or stories of things that might be possible but isn't now, you wouldn't be using a computer. We wouldn't be flying to space. We wouldn't have hardly anything we have today. So it's important to imagine and have these experiences so that future mankind will have a goal to reach. Don't be a recluse and sit in your home gaming all day. You need to expand your mind, then go out to the world and execute your capabilities. Oh and on books being like games. They are the exact same accept gaming has one more thing. Interactivity. A book tells a story. A game tells a story. But a game allows you to manipulate said story or change it to your liking. Like RPGs. Then when you sleep your mind sucks all this in. They say it's a fact that what you experience in your day, at around mid sleep your brain replays those scenes and places them in its so called vault. So I can say that because my brain doesn't recognize that dragon as not real, that if I were to ever fight a real dragon I would have well over 50+% better chance of winning versus other people. Because my subconscious mind has archived the steps to take a dragon down. People who obsess over the sims type of games would probably be pretty awesome at real world social skills if they tried. Lol |
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That was the subject line of an email that my friend and fellow gardener Summer sent me. It seems that Williams Sonoma is moving into the gardening market. That makes sense on some level. The "local food" trend shows no signs of abating, and you can't get more local than food from your own backyard, right? WS has branded its new line as "agrarian"—complete with a lower-case "a" and a suitably rustic typeface. Bravo to the marketing department.
What is in this line, you may ask? Well, they do have organic seeds, gardening gloves, and quality stainless steel garden tools. But they also have $300 copper garden forks (handcrafted by Austrian coppersmiths... plus as they contact soil, the tines deposit minute amounts of copper that promote water absorption and help to repel slugs and snails. Really?), a $139 heritage watering can (pretty, but still...) and, most unforgivably, ridiculously expensive live plants.
"How expensive?" you may ask. How about $16.95 for a single lettuce or pea plant? Let me put this in perspective:
How many of us would be happy with the harvest that you'd get with one pea plant? Nevermind that peas and beets don't always transplant well. Nevermind that almost every seed producer recommends that you direct sow these plants. Who would pay $16.95 for one seedling?
Who is your target market, Williams Sonoma? Newbie gardeners with more money than sense? And while we're at it, isn't it a little irresponsible to also sell these people $500 Backyard Beehive Starter Kits (it may worry the neighbors) and $1300 Chicken Coops (those poor birds!)
Look, I love Williams Sonoma. Their catalog is pure kitchen porn. When it comes in the mail, I find an empty room, lock the door, and devour every luscious page. But really guys, don't prey on people who are new to food gardening and don't know any better. It'll only sour them on the whole gardening thing and none of us want that, right?


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This one's based on photometry, not laser scanning, and the developer has a pedigree in facial imaging. Read More »
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Back the open-source fabricator on Indiegogo and put a mini factory on your desktop for under $1,000. Read More »
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Fund FXhome's Kickstarter campaign to bring its low-cost FX tool to Mac and save $150 on the Windows edition. Read More »
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Students and teachers can now get a copy of the GPU-accelerated Maya renderer for under $130 a year. Read More »
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Matterform's cute, portable Photon aims to do for laser scanning what MakerBot did for 3D printing. Read More »
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Free update to digital-paint-cum-VFX tool adds basic terrain generation, GPU support, new Bokeh filter. Read More »
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Liu Bei | |
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Styled Name | Xuande |
A.K.A. | The Imperial Uncle |
Lifespan | 161-223 A.D. (62 years) |
Birth Place | Zhou County, Zhou District |
Weapon | Dual Swords |
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Liu Bei ( Xuande ) ( 161 AD - 223AD ) Founder of the Shu-Han dynasty. He became an oath brother with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and was considered by Emperor Xian to be his uncle, although this is not entirely true because Liu Bei was only his distant relative, it still earned him the title of Imperial Uncle. After the fall of Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei helped out Lu Bu, but he later rebelled against the Imperial Uncle. Liu Bei and his brothers then went to go successfully persuade the scholar, Zhuge Liang, to join their ranks. After being defeated by Cao Cao many times, Liu Bei went to Sun Quan and Zhou Yu of Wu to collaborate and give Wei a big defeat at the Battle of the Red Cliffs.


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I built a very deep and relevant site the first time around (IMHO) but my keywords were ones never searched on. (Proud moments.)
I did recently reserve another URL: java-resumes.com but no work has been done there. I thought maybe I should have a test site since I am so hopelessly lost.
Note: AV is case sensitive
If your job is hanging in the balance, buy www.it-jobs-it-jobs-it-jobs.com and then send traffic to your employers site
Heck, your not even bid in @ goto.com
THIS IS WAR Ya got to get in the game to win
Hey, thanks for the tips. I am sharpening my sword as I speak. (I am totally new to this part of marketing--always relied on hired-guns previously.)
>I am sharpening my sword as I speak
hehe, I think Mike may be talking Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles.
Oh and welcome to WebmasterWorld
Add some variety to your titles and try and focus each page at a search term. In essence you need to build the site around your targeted keywords.
Are you suggesting that I select different keywords/phrases for each page? Then do I need to have a certain density of keywords embedded in the text/other hooks related to that page?
It appears that your title and description tag are the same on the couple of pages that I looked at. Definitely change these around to get more keywords in the title and description. I looked at your "clients" page and it basically just listed the clients. Why not put in some ad copy with relevant keywords and then have the clients listed? Is it possible to secure reciprocal links from your clients and then have the text link to you say something like " Positions filled by Iquestconsultants: The personal service web site for IT contract staffing"
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Have been checking My air raid alert getting ready for the War. Missiles in the Yard are getting me in trouble with the neighbours as they keep messing with the TV Signals :)


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Contract Dispute Leads to Illegal Computer Intrusion Against Former Client
Minecode, LLC a computer programming and web design company, it's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a project manager for the company all pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to misdemeanor counts of Computer Intrusion. Company President and CEO PRADYUMNA SAMAL, and Project Manager SANDEEP VERMA face up to one year in prison on each count. MINECODE faces up to five years of probation, and has agreed to pay restitution to the victim company of at least $120,000. Fines of up to $100,000 for the individuals and up to $240,000 for the company can also be imposed. Sentencing in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Mary Alice Theiler is scheduled for April 8, 2008.
"Computer intrusion is a serious crime," said U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sullivan. "Our U.S. Attorney's Office is on the cutting edge when it comes to prosecuting computer crime. Whether it is a hacker seeking to harm our citizens, or misguided businessmen using technology to escalate a dispute, these crimes will be investigated and prosecuted."
According to records filed in the case, in the summer of 2006, an e-commerce wine supplier Vinado, Inc., hired Minecode, LLC to design some features for its website including a "virtual gift shop." In the fall of 2006, a contract dispute developed between the two companies. In December 2006, at the direction of President and CEO SAMAL, the Project Manager VERMA went into the Vinado website and disabled the "virtual gift shop" function by removing two programs. This resulted in a loss to Vinado of more than $5,000. Vinado was able to restore the programs a few days later. On January 30, 2007, CEO SAMAL caused commands to be transmitted to Vinado's website that resulted in the deletion of Vinado's website, e-mail server and database in its entirety. The damage to Vinado was at least $115,000.
SAMAL and Minecode are charged with, and have pleaded guilty to, two counts of Computer Intrusion. VERMA is charged with, and has pleaded guilty to, one count of Computer Intrusion.
The case was investigated by the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney James M. Lord.
For additional information please contact Emily Langlie, Public Affairs Officer for the United States Attorney's Office, at (206) 553-4110.


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Tired of easy listening? If you're in Colorado Springs, you can tune into KVOR, where talkshow host Chuck Baker mimics the sound of a firing pin--"kching-kching"--as he raves against the government and talks to listeners about shooting members of Congress and forming guerilla cells.
Baker's three-hour talk show piggy-backs Rush Limbaugh, forming a solid bloc of conservative talk five days a week. But Baker's show took a radical turn to the right last summer, when he found that more callers were associated with the "patriot" movement than the Republican Party.
"Patriot" is a generic term for an anti-government movement that unites divergent groups across the country in a war against the "New World Order," seen as a conspiracy to create a single global government rooted in socialism. The movement ranges from Christian Coalition members, who are fed up with public education and legalized abortion, to AK-47-shooting militia members who believe that Clinton and liberals are disarming Americans to leave them defenseless against "Big Brother." (See Denver Post, 1/22/95.)
Suddenly, Baker began discussing the need for an armed revolution to take out the "slime balls" in Congress and bureaucrats "who are too stupid toget a job." The topics Baker addresses are the "patriot" movement's obsessions: the raid on the Branch Davidian Compound in Texas; the FBI's assault on Idaho tax-resister Randy Weaver; a secret national police force under Janet Reno's command; spying black helicopters, microchips planted in babies, finger-printed drivers' licenses.
Baker's guests read like a who's who of the armed right, including Linda Thompson, "adjutant general" of the Unorganized Militia of the United States; Arizona's Graham County Sheriff Richard Mack, waging a legal battle against the Brady Bill; Larry Pratt, head of Gun Owners of America; Colorado legislator Charlie Duke, a self-proclaimed part-time revolutionary; and Rev. Pete Peters, who believes God wants gays condemned to death and warns against mixing with Jews and minority races.
Government "Cleansing"
Gloating over Sheriff Mack's lawsuit against the Brady Bill, and already counting on victory, Baker said, "We're not going to rest on that, and be assured that creeps like Metzenbaum and Kennedy are going to think thatwe're sitting back thinking, 'Well the Brady law has been defeated or declared unconstitutional.' You know how these slime balls operate. The only way you're ever going to get rid of Metzenbaum is when you're finally at a point that you can stand over there, put the dirt on top of the box and say, 'I'm pretty sure he's in there.'"
Baker discussed with callers the pros and cons of forming six- to eight-man militia cells for urban and rural guerrilla warfare; the host provided the phone number of the 500-member Save America Militia (now the El Paso County Militia). Since June, at least five militias have formed in Colorado Springs, along with the statewide Colorado Free Militia.
On Baker's show (8/29/94), Linda Thompson promoted her (later aborted)armed march on Washington to remove "traitors" from Congress:
"Linda, I've been told by every military person I've talked to that they would not stand there and take the side of government," Baker responded, broadcasting from the Monument Gun Shop. "They would come over to our side."
After the passage of the omnibus crime bill, callers on Baker's show raged against the restrictions on semi automatic rifles. "The problem we have right now is who do we shoot," a caller named Jacques said (9/6/94).
Baker seemed sympathetic to this proposal: "Am I advocating the overthrow of this government?... I'm advocating the cleansing," he declared. "If you combined everybody in the United States of America that you would even estimate to be on the other side, you would only have a drop in the bucket compared to the masses in rebellion," Baker said. "Why are we sitting here?"
A caller named Eva warned Baker (9/6/94) that he "was coming perilously close to advocating the violent overthrow of the United States government." Baker replied, "It's provided for in the Constitution.... It's well within my right under free speech."
"You can do many things under the First Amendment, but you can't shout fire in a crowded theater," Eva countered.
"An armed revolution," Baker corrected.
A Fan's Shooting Spree
One listener who didn't just sit there was Francisco Martin Duran. On Oct. 29, 1994, the self-professed fan of Baker and Limbaugh fired nearly 30 bullets at the White House. The pickup truck he drove to Washington bore the bumper sticker with the Bakeresque message, "Fire Butch Reno."
Duran, who was active in militia activities in Colorado Springs, had nearly two months earlier threatened to go "to Washington to take someone out" in a call to Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell's office in Colorado Springs.
But Duran's warning went unnoticed--mainly because he was far from alone. "Numerous calls? I would call it an avalanche," said Carol Knight, Campbell's press secretary. "Each call was more obscene, threatening and mean than the one before." Apparently, Chuck Baker's show (8/23/94) had urged listeners to vent their displeasure at the passage of the crime bill--and Duran was one of hundreds who responded (Denver Post,11/17/94).
When Baker heard about Duran's shooting spree, he cut short a board meeting of the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts (NARTSH) in St. Louis. (Baker is a director on the association's 25-member national board and six-member international board.) He said his wife told him she'd been flooded with calls from the major television networks and news media. Baker recalled, "She said, 'They're blaming you.'"
After two weeks of news stories on the possible influence of Baker and Limbaugh on Duran, Baker dropped out for a while. He signed off abruptly (11/15/94):
In December, Baker returned ahead of schedule, to the relief of his fans. The station management said they had a new policy: Apparently their host would show more restraint and curb the name-calling. Baker confesses it's a bad habit he plans to break. Now, he gives militia phone numbers and contacts off the air.
Like all good resolutions, Baker's was put to the test. On Jan. 19, a caller complained that Baker had referred to two black state representatives as "the focus of evil." "You also referred to Pat Schroeder as 'Patsy Schroeder, a slime-sucking liberal feminazi,'" the caller said.
"No, no, never have," protested Baker. "I referred to Patsy as the Congress-thing, the womanoid."
Hate on the Air
Baker said if people don't like his show, "you reach down there to that little knob and turn it off, and then you become responsible for your own personal behavior."
"Listeners have a responsibility for their own lives," Baker told Extra!. "It's a cop-out to blame people on the radio or on the television or in the newspaper for something that you may do. Don't say that I did it because... Chuck Baker, Rush Limbaugh or Dan Rather told me to do it."
Carol Nashe, co-founder and executive director of NARTSH, was asked if Baker had stepped over any lines by discussing the murder of members of Congress. "You're trying to put a muzzle on free speech," she responded. "That's exactly what we do not want. Everyone has a right to their opinion. Chuck Baker is a good host and knows how to talk to people and calm them down."
Nash said she's unaware of any segment of the population espousing anger and hatred, forming militias and talking about revolution. Evidently, she hasn't tuned into Baker's show-- or to other similar programs, like Bob Mohan's on KFYI in Phoenix.
Mohan hurled insults at Sarah Brady, who lobbied for the Brady Bill on behalf of her husband Jim Brady, permanently disabled during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. "You know, she ought to be put down," Mohan said. "A humane shot at a veterinarian's would be an easy way to do it.... I wish she would just keep wheeling her husband around... wiping the saliva off his mouth once in a while-- and leave the rest of us damn well alone."
On the USA Patriot Network, broadcast on two Colorado AM radio stations, host Norm Resnick read excerpts from a religious right newsletter touting a new book about Hillary Clinton, Big Sister Is Watching You. "New book unmasks Hillary's Hellcats," Resnick proclaimed, naming Janet Reno (the "duchess of doom"), Jocelyn Elders ("condom queen extraordinaire"), Maya Angelou ("a former stripper, prostitute and madam"), Donna Shalala ("high priestess of hate"), Roberta Achtenberg (a "lesbo crazy") and Ruth Bader Ginsberg ("child molesters' best friend").
Watergate felon and talk radio host G. Gordon Liddy has expressed sympathy for the militias. An FCC complaint filed against Liddy charged that he had instructed listeners (8/26/94) in how to kill Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents (Indianapolis News, 9/2/94): "They've got a big target on there, ATF. Don't shoot at that because they've got a vest on underneath that. Head shots, head shots.... Kill the sons of bitches."
As for Rush Limbaugh, he has been characterized as too liberal by the growing "patriot" movement. In December, Denver KNUS talkshow host Peter Boyles featured John Schlosser, commander of the Colorado Free Militia and a former news director of the USA Patriot Network. Agreeing with a caller who deemed Limbaugh is "a Judas goat," Schlosser said Limbaugh is an entertainer, too commercial, and too cozy with the Washington establishment and corporate sponsors.
Who would have ever thought Limbaugh would be tossed into the den with liberal mainstream media? A favorite target of the right, the media are accused of perpetuating the New World Order, unfair reporting and skewing the truth. Because journalists can't be trusted, the patriot movement is turning to conservative radio talkshows on AM and shortwave stations for the "facts."
Groups like Citizens Project in Colorado Springs, which monitors Baker's show, have considered filing a complaint against Baker and KVOR with the FCC. But the First Amendment offers broad protection for speech; the FCC cannot take action unless it can be proven that "speech is directed toward inciting imminent lawless action, and is likely to produce such action" (Letter from FCC to Anti-Defamation League of B'nai Brith).
According to NARTSH's Nashe, there are no professional guidelines stricter than whatever the law allows. "FCC has guidelines regarding swearing or saying things inappropriate on the air. Our association does not set guidelines because we are proponents of the First Amendment," said Nash. "I don't think they're talking about the overthrow of the government. I think they're having fun!"
Leslie Jorgenson is a contributing editor for the Colorado Statesman newspaper.


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Victoria East sneaks past SA Brackenridge
Sept. 15, 2012 at 4:15 a.m.
Check out more photos from this game here.
Cameron Schultz ran for minus-24 yards. But no one associated with Victoria East will mind.
The senior quarterback lost all those yards taking a knee in the final two minutes Friday night in the Titans 39-38 victory over San Antonio Brackenridge.
Besides, Schultz made a bigger impact earlier in the night, when he caught what wound up being the game-winning touchdown reception from Mark Cavazos with 9:30 remaining.
On third and long Cavazos threw a screen pass to Schultz, who was lined up wide in a four-receiver formation. Schultz slipped a tackle, cut inside and ran untouched for a 45-yard touchdown.
That score gave East (1-2) a 39-30 lead that was just large enough to maintain in the final nine minutes of the game.
"It's great," said Cavazos about Schultz. "He came in when we needed him the most. He came in and got a score for us and put us on top."
Cavazos later said some of his passes weren't the best, but that might have been modesty. He threw for more than 300 yards and a career-best five touchdown passes. Three of those tosses were to junior wide receiver Deondric Lofton, the other was a 21-yard pitch to Jonathan Ortega.
Lofton also had the best game of his career catching six passes for 134 yards. He added and interception late in the first quarter, a play that led to the Titans' second touchdown of the night.
However, the junior was on the sidelines for the biggest reception of the game.
The play came as the Titans were trying to whittle the clock late. Again it was third and long, this time with two minutes remaining. Cavazos dropped back and lofted a spiral down the far side line for Ortega. The sophomore wide receiver caught the ball over his left shoulder to set up the first down at the Brackenridge 6-yard line.
Schultz took over from there, draining all but the final eight second off the clock.
East head coach Roland Gonzalez was proud of the way his team made adjustments throughout the game.
Offensively, that was changing the route tree in the second half to throw a new wrinkle at the Eagles. Defensively, it was containing Brackenridge quarterback Ramon Richards when he scrambled around.
"I feel like a proud daddy," Gonzalez said. "Our kids really grew up as football team tonight. They played unified and played together. We had a lot of kids that had to step up. They found a way to overcome adversity and get the win. As close as it was, it was an exciting game. I'd like to say the fans got their money's worth. .We're just really proud of the young men."
Richards accounted for 292 total yards and four touchdowns for Brackenridge (2-1). He found junior wide receiver Montae Whorton ten times for 122 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
On the East sidelines the Titans were comparing Richards to Robert Griffin III. It wasn't solely that Richards has locked hair and wears No. 10. It was the fact he was faster than just about any quarterback the Titans have seen, runs with the ball away from his body and made plays on the edge of the East defense all night.
But it wasn't enough. After the Richards and Whorton connected for a 24-yard touchdown with 5:42 remaining, the Eagles never saw the football again.
"It feels amazing," said a beaming Lofton. "It feels good to finally get our first win. I feel like we can keep going with the victories."


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CDC Development Solutions: Senior Consultant
CDS Development SolutionsPlease note: this opportunity closing date has passed and may not be available any more.Opportunity closing date:Wednesday, July 17, 2013Opportunity type:Employment
CDS will be managing an International Corporate Executive Volunteer programme in Cape Town, South Africa scheduled to take place from 3-25 October 2013, and seeks to appoint a Senior Consultant, based in Cape Town.
The Consultant will be the main contact for a project in South Africa, s/he will work closely with CDS SA Coordinator in providing project management and logistical support for an international executive-level corporate volunteer team working for three weeks with local government agency in Cape Town.
The candidate will work closely with the teams prior to their arrival in South Africa by providing cultural context and guidance and on their arrival in South Africa as well as act as liaison between the team and local government entities. The selected Consultant will also perform CDS program and logistics management duties at the field level. The successful candidate will need to have prior experience working with senior level contacts within the local government and is able to demonstrate their ability to efficiently and successfully navigate and engage the local government.
This is a part-time contract.
- Undertake preparatory work for the Executive Service Corps team in advance of the participants' arrival in Cape Town;
- Orient new Executive Service Corps participants upon arrival in Cape Town;
- Manage assignment, work, and travel logistics for Executive Service Corps volunteers while they are in Cape Town;
- Compile relevant and required reports, including program reports, work plans, and impact assessments, including providing a written final program report;
- Act as the on-the-ground interface between CDS and our partners in Cape Town;
- Act as a logistical and informational resource for Executive volunteers and troubleshoot problems they may face;
- Correspond with CDS headquarters program staff and other stakeholders to assure satisfaction on the part of the Executive Service Corps volunteers and our partner/client firms;
- Facilitate access by Executive Service Corps volunteers to local and provincial government agencies in Cape Town, local business, educational institutions and other entities as needed;
- Monitor and advise on security arrangements for participants when they are in Cape Town;
- Administration and monitoring of all field-based activities, including program and financial reporting;
- Participate in conference calls in English with corporate volunteers;
- Coordinate the Welcome and Final Event(s) for volunteer groups and participating clients;
- Provide guidance with regard to local business and government culture;
- Coordinate business meetings and events between the volunteers consultants and participating clients.
- Strong local government background and exposure;
- Possess long-term senior level government and business relationships in Cape Town;
- Be knowledgeable about and currently residing in Cape Town;
- Ability to work across cross-cultural teams;
- Experience working on development projects is a plus;
- Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline with at least 10 years experience as a senior consultant;
- English and local language.
Please quote the source of this advertisement in your application - NGO Pulse Portal.
For more about CDC Development Solutions, refer to www.cdcdevelopmentsolutions.org.
For other vacancies in the NGO sector, refer to www.ngopulse.org/vacancies.
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Want to reach the widest spectrum of NGO and development stakeholders in South Africa as part of your communication and outreach objectives? Learn more about how the NGO Pulse Premium Advertising Service can support your communication requirements. Visit http://goo.gl/MUCvL for more information.Free Media Space to Assist NGOs and SMEs
Towards the end of June 2012, Media24 donated R24 million worth of advertising space in its magazines, newspapers and online titles to help make the dreams of 12 nonprofit organisations and 12 small businesses in South Africa come true.
The donation forms part of the group's 'Giving you space to Grow' project, aimed at community development and growth.
This is a focused initiative to combine the efforts of the media company's myriad social investments under one umbrella and to make a difference in the visibility of these 24 organisations and businesses.
To read the article titled, "Free media space to assist NGOs and SMEs," click here.Source:Biz CommunityTwo-Thirds of SA's SMEs Fail
Almost two-thirds of South African start-up businesses fail within the first two years, according to Peter Schlebusch, chief executive for personal and business banking at Standard Bank.
Schlebusch blames some of the reasons for the failures on the inability to track accurately what is going on in the business, administrative and regulatory burdens and inadequate access to funding.
He states that the bank is aggressively targeting the start-up business market as it sees start-up businesses and providing banking services for these businesses as a profitable business venture.
To read the article titled, "Standard backs SMEs," click here.Source:The CitizenFree Websites for Small Businesses
The Woza Online initiative has successfully helped 11 200 South African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) set up websites easily and for free, two months after it was launched.
This was announced at a Woza Online roadshow in Durban, showing businesses in the city that having an online presence can expand their customer base.
Woza Online, a joint initiative by Google, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti), Vodacom and the Human Resources Development Council, helps SMEs to create their own websites, in turn boosting their turnovers, job creation and economic growth.
To read the article titled, "SMEs race to Woza Online: Over 10 000 new business websites created in 2 months," click here.Source:Lead SA


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Switzerland mourns Gabriel Monachon
Swiss football is mourning the passing of Gabriel Monachon – honorary member of the Swiss Football Association (SFV-ASF) and honorary president of Neuchâtel Xamax FC – who died on Friday at the age of 88.
Monachon was one of the men who helped to make a success of the merger in 1970 of Neuchâtel-Sports and FC Xamax, becoming the new entity's first president. Although he handed over the presidency in 1979, he had united the two sides into a club, Neuchâtel Xamax, that would be capable of winning two Swiss league titles and reaching five Swiss Cup finals, though they lost them all.
Though remembered latterly as a distinguished football administrator, Gabriel Monachon actually began his career in the game as a top-class player with FC Aarau. Gilbert Facchinetti, the current president of Neuchâtel Xamax, remembers him as a "fast left-winger".
His work in sports administration earned him honorary titles from the SFV-ASF and his beloved club. He was also a lifelong friend of the FIFA President Joseph Blatter, with whom he had served in the army.
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England's women players could get their new central contracts signed before they head off to their winter training camp in La Manga.
Negotiations had reached an impasse, with the Football Association refusing to budge on their £18,000-a-year offer to Hope Powell's squad, leading to the Professional Footballers' Association to tell their members not to sign.
It meant England's players went unpaid in December.
However, with PFA chief Gordon Taylor turning up the heat earlier on Wednesday, branding the offer "embarrassing", it seems minds have been focussed.
And, whilst some negotiation still remains, it is understood talks on Wednesday afternoon between the PFA and the FA's head of national game, Kelly Simmons, were "positive" and there is a chance the deal could be concluded before the La Manga trip.
At the start of a year which includes Euro 2013 in Sweden in July it would represent a welcome step forward for the women's game, which Taylor insisted should never have been placed in such an awkward position in the first place.
"I am surprised the FA have not been more responsive to the girls' reasonable demands," he said.
"In some ways, they have done a lot for the women's game, which now has increased TV coverage and obviously the facility at St George's Park is available for both male and female players.
"But they are offering to move these central contracts up from £16,000, which has been the figure since 2009, to £18,000.
"Come on. That figure is embarrassing. Top Premier League players are earning more in a day."
There is never going to be anything like an equitable salary distribution between male and female football, with the latter still attracting attendances measured in the hundreds for many Women's Super League games.
However, as Taylor noted, the Olympics were a phenomenal success, with 70,584 at Wembley for Team GB's win over Brazil, more than the men got for their victory over Uruguay in Cardiff the following day.
There can be little doubt either that, unlike with the men, the international game is the pinnacle of the women's game as well as the main vehicle for increased interest and participation.
And Taylor would like to see that reflected in the earning power of England's players.
"Basically, these girls are having to commit themselves to England on a full-time basis," he said.
"One player is training to be a lawyer and instead of two years to qualify, it is going to take four.
"When you consider the progress the women's game has made in recent years - and in these days of equality - it is not doing any of us any credit that negotiations have reached an impasse over sums like this."


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Note: I wrote most of this before Neil Williams' recent comments on the 3.0 family of formats, so despite the timing this isn't really a reaction to that although I do have a couple of responses. On the whole I think I agree that the Lintian message is a bit heavy-handed and I'm not sure I'm thrilled about the idea of the default source format being changed (though I can see why the dpkg maintainers are interested in that). That said, as far as I personally am concerned, there is a vast cognitive benefit to me in having as much as possible be common to all my packages. Once I have more than a couple of packages that require patching and benefit from the Anyway, on to the main body of this post: I've been one of the holdouts resisting use of patch systems for a long time, on the basis that I felt strongly that After experimenting with a couple of small packages, I moved over to the deep end and converted openssh a few weekends ago, since quite a few people have requested over the years that the Debian changes to openssh be easier to audit. This was a substantial job - over 6000 lines of upstream patches - but not actually as much work as I expected. I took a fairly simplistic approach: first, I unapplied all the upstream patches from my tree; then I ran Good things:
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Gender and Age Differences in Individual Decisions about Wireless Mobile Data Services: A Report from China
June Lu University of Houston Victoria, USA |
Chun-Sheng Yu University of Houston Victoria, USA |
Chang Liu Northern Illinois University, USA |
Incorporating SEM model comparison and hierarchical multiple regression procedures and using the survey data collected from 1,432 participants in five cities in China, this study revealed the influence nature of age and gender differences in relation to the decision pattern of WMDS adoption in China. Age had both strong direct and moderating effect on major causal relationships toward WMDS adoption intentions. Gender alone did not influence much of the decision intention pattern regarding WMDS adoption in China. Age and gender combined did not exert strong interaction on major causal relationships regarding WMDS adoption as well. This study reveals with delight that consumers in China now pay increasing attention to quality, functions and services of mobile phones in addition to brands and outlooks. They have strong desire to use more wireless mobile Internet services, when data transmission speed, content and service charges get more appealing.
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Keywords: | Wireless Mobile Data Services, Age, Gender, China, Digital Divide, Technology Adoption | |||
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I enjoy looking at different fashions and I still think that the morning/evening suit confusion is one of the ones that is the most common. It seems to me that people these days don't really know what is appropriate dress for certain events. I suppose it all is a bit old fashioned, but dressing well always has had many rules.


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As the shutters begin to flicker, people freeze just like mimers sedated under a block of ice. People do love being photographed as much as capturing one-of-a-kind moment and the joyous ones. The act of taking pictures is a big part in individuals' everyday situation – travel, fancy meal, wedding, birthday, school event, special family gathering and many more. With the new and impressive photo applications in most smartphones, the more certain collections of graphic effigy becomes practically fascinating. And for this reason, Calgary photobooth has been enhanced aggressively in an effort to square up with the growing demand.
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Often customers come to Anthill with a lead compound that they want to quickly perfect in order to satisfy investors or garner a milestone payment from a pharmaceutical partner. "For example, they may need 50 mg of a molecule with a particular substituent arrangement, but it's difficult to synthesize. Or, a customer wants to move a substituent on a ring to a different site to see if it will cause a certain therapeutic outcome, but they cannot find the chemical reagents to do the job. We make all of that happen," says Dr. Hogan. "We construct what's necessary to attack the applied chemistry problems, and we do it fast and flexibly." As a fast-order chemistry synthesis operation, Anthill can solve short-term chemical problems that tend to slow or halt progress. "We're like the Wizard of Oz behind the curtain," Dr. Hogan says. "Customers want their product fast and we find the best route to a finished product. The goal is to quickly make enough of a compound to ascertain its properties and potential commercial value." Anthill's methods also extend to rapid scale-up processes. While synthesizing molecules, ACOS software can be configured to obtain information about how temperature, solvents, and other factors affect process development. Not only does Anthill merge biology and chemistry, but it also combines organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, separation science, and automation engineering by running synthesis, extraction, filtration, and separation steps in parallel. In some cases, a less than optimal chemical synthesis still yields a pure product because of elegant separation methods. "There's a lot of cross-discipline hybridization going on," says Dr. Hogan. "It's a different way of thinking."Anthill also creates libraries of compounds based on certain chemical criteria, which are delivered to clients on a set schedule. "Today's researchers want focused libraries of 50 to 100 molecules with specific characteristics built around a theme," notes Hogan. "That's different from a few years ago when people wanted large combinatorial libraries to test." Although many compositions are synthesized in-house, others are outsourced by Anthill to achieve an optimal combination of speed and cost for customers, Dr. Hogan notes. Anthill is a high-speed chemistry company and has no intention of becoming a drug discovery company itself. "It's important to our customers that we are not competing with them," says Dr. Hogan.
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Going into 2013, Nicolle Blacketer knew this year would be a turning point.
She had been accepted into the pre-med program at Florida State. She planned to move from her home in mid-Missouri and begin classes this summer.
But her life suddenly pivoted in another direction after a call from her doctor in early February.
"Cancer happened," she said.
She had gone to see her doctor for what she thought was a hemorrhoid — a little blood in her stool and minor constipation prompted the visit.
But her doctor was immediately concerned. Further testing confirmed the worst. Nicolle had stage-4 colorectal cancer. It had already spread to her liver and lungs.
The news was an absolute shock.
"It's almost not real. It's like, am I really that sick?" Nicolle said. "I kept saying, 'I'm only 33. This happens to people 50 and over.'"
Nicolle soon began the first of six rounds of chemo intended to push back the cancer. She will have surgery later this year.
The aftereffects of chemo felt "like getting hit by a semi truck," Nicolle said.
Her family and friends rallied beside her during these difficult times. Her family held a bake sale that raised $900 for Nicolle. Staff members at Boone Hospital Center, where Nicolle works as a staffing coordinator, made t-shirts in recognition of Nicolle's cancer fight.
"It's almost overwhelming how nice and kind people are," she said.
In May, Nicolle received some good news. Scans showed the chemo was working. It was a welcome victory during a year that's been far different than she expected.
One thing Nicolle has not lost sight of is her goal of receiving an advanced degree in a health profession. While she wasn't able to start her pre-med program, she is currently pursuing her masters in psychology.
But first on her agenda is working with her doctors and caregivers to defeat her cancer.
"It's a struggle and it's a fight, but I'm more than willing to fight," Nicolle said. "I'm ready to go, I'm not giving up."
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British Airways trades under a new name, but more strike action ahead
British Airways and Iberia begin trading as IAG today
British Airways and Iberia begin trading as International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) on the stock exchange today. But even with a new corporate identity, BA is still living in the shadows of a long-standing industrial dispute, as fresh strike action is announced.
It follows the removal of travel perks from those cabin crew who were involved in industrial action last year.
No dates for a planned walkout by cabin crew members of the Unite union have been announced yet, leaving the travel plans of BA's customers up in the air in the coming months.
Unite is required to give at least seven days' notice of any strike action.
BA's long-running dispute dates back to November 2009, when the carrier reduced the number of cabin crew staff on long-haul flights from 15 to 14, and introduced a two-year pay freeze from 2010.
Britain's flag carrier has lost £150m to-date following 22 days of strike action – despite a well-rehearsed contingency plan, and volunteers and non-union crew striving to operate as near to normal services as possible.
BA's new multi-billion pound merger with Iberia will help secure its long-term future, by leveraging economies of scale and delivering a wider network to customers. The new combined entity has created Europe's second biggest airline in terms of size, after Lufthansa.
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Uh-oh! Just after Rihanna left for a vacation in Europe, Chris and Karrueuche were seen attending an Agenda trade show in L.A. Is Chris unable to live without his ex?
While the cat's away, the mouse will play! While Rihanna was in Ireland on vacation, Chris Brown was seen taking his ex girlfriend Karrueche Tran to a trade show in Long Beach, California on Jan. 6 — a day that Karrueche tweeted was "pretty awesome." It seems pretty strange that they were together, as HollywoodLife.com can EXCLUSIVELY reveal that Chris has told Karrueche that they are "done," because he is "trying to be serious with Rihanna." So, why is Chris hanging out with her?
Chris & Karrueche's Day Out
On Jan. 6, Chris and Karrueche were seen driving in Chris' Porsche to the Agenda trade show in Long Beach to promote Chris' clothing line Black Pyramid. While their romantic relationship is allegedly over, they are still business partners, as Karrueche is helping him to promote his clothing line and he is also helping her promote her line, The Kill, reports the International Business Times.
Karrueche later tweeted "Today was pretty awesome. Can't wait for y'all to see!" It seems super suspicious that they would meet while Rihanna is away!
Rihanna was seen heading out on a whirlwind trip to Ireland, as she arrived in Dublin on Jan. 4 for a "holiday visit," reports The Irish Independent. She checked out of the Merrion hotel on Jan. 6 — perhaps to head home and give Chris a piece of her mind! Chris may be in the dog house for hanging out with Karrueche, but our sources say that his heart remains firmly with Rihanna, and that he finally ended things with his "sidepiece." He has even taken to cleaning Rihanna's car to show his dedication!
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Do YOU think Chris is a good boyfriend? Do you think it's shady that he hung out with Karrueche while Rihanna was away?
WATCH: Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran Team Up in 2013!
– Written by Eleanore Hutch
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Posted at 1:14 AM on January 9, 2013
Chris Brown is not worth it! Rihanna deserves better. Chris Brown is very immature, has a horrible temper (see his behavior on Good Morning America), he is not articulate, he is disrespectful, he always walks around with his pant below his butt looking like a thug. His PR people needs to hire Rihanna's PR people because this chick(Rihanna) has her stuff together ……"very articulate". Chris needs to understand he will not be the flavor of the year forever. He needs to save his money for when he is older and stop investing in those stupid expensive cars and hanger-ons. He needs to speak with MC Hammer. Chris is beginning to look like he strung out on drugs……look at his weight, and all of those crazy tatoos. He needs to remove the tatoos from around his neck and gain some weight!
Posted at 1:41 PM on January 8, 2013
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sandra duncan
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It is unfortunate that at a trade show Tran is promoting Brown's business and shows up wearing the outfit she has on, i'm sorry it is a no no. Was she there to promote Black pyramid for Brown or she was there to tempt Brown. With all that skin expose, what product is she selling. This is the problem with certain businessess owners, you cannot mix business with pleasure that leads to failure. There is no business ethics, giving mixed messages, not serious. She needs to dress more appropriately when promting a business for success. I'm sorry to say, but honestly, Brown needs to get very business serious about his business if he wants it to be successful. especially when at a trade show. She looks like she is hanging out at some club. Chris get serious with your business ethics.
Posted at 9:52 PM on January 7, 2013
Look this was a buisness arrangmet Chris had before he got back with Rih. Remember Kae was the one got dumped ( just stating the facts)everyone is bashing Chris but mabe he really just want to help her that doesn't mean he has to be sleeping with her this was a clothing venue lots of people were there. These people dated for two years do you really think there not going to speak. Believe me any chance Kae get she will do anything to upset Rih. In spite of Chris choosing Rih Kae don't hate Chris she still loves him. I guess for him her love wasn't enough he chose someone else. Now believe Rih has it under control. I promise Chris ain't no fool. Thats why Kae in the picture from a distance. I guess if Rih and Chris go to the grammys and Kae and Christina sit behind them they will be photographed and the story will read Rih was mad because Chris turned around and looked at Kae. It's time to stop this madness this has went on long enough. I'm sure we will see once again in February when Chris walk in the Grammy Awards with Rih and the world will is watching.
Posted at 10:03 PM on January 7, 2013
These people dated for 2 years…do you really think that they are not going to …..(fill in the blank)? Sex was not the reason why the broke up…Rihanna was, so… Look, it's too soon to say that they are just friends. They just broke up 2 months ago. Too soon, they're getttin it. Business…Yeah. Now the two of them walking the red carpet will be business.
sandra duncan
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Marti, well said. Chris never stopped loving
Rihanna as legally they had to stay away from eachother and they were both very young at the time and still are. I do not know how they still stand up after all the hatred, someone else might have gone the sucidial way already, it is so disgusting the way some self righteous folks have so much poison against another human being!! Chrid and his
BFf will survive this masquerade.
Posted at 7:33 PM on January 7, 2013
sandra duncan
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You guys are hype over this situation for nothing. Firstly Hollywood lite are Liare so if you belive them your idiots; even other websites are saying this. Lets be real people Chris said he has love for both girls so for y'all to b sayig tht he don't like kae is lie because he said it himself. I prefer kae wih him because him and rih were young love and I think they should move on. Chris moved on 2 kae but Rihanna came back n old feelings started to happen. Yes Chris will always love rih n I respect that but he's In love with kae in my opinion. And y'all chrianna need 2 stop attacking ppl for puttin there opinions out there because the situation was never that serious. Y'all stay here arguing like its your life.
sandra duncan
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Sarah- why are you slowly disliking Chris? Actually, he is a single man and can date whomever he sees fit. I love him with Rih but in all actuality he made the statement he was going to be single to focus on his career. All of them know what they are doing, even if we don't get it!!!! Just sit back and enjoy these dumb stories, they are hilarious.
Posted at 4:31 PM on January 7, 2013
First off, RiRi is not in Ireland…If she is, she must have and alter-ego. Because she was just hanging at the club with Melissa Forde last night. The same club Karrueche was hanging at last night too. Now, as far as RiRi should move-on (for what), chris has shown the last 3-4 months that is is RiRi he wants: He publicly broke it off with K.T. in October, after admitting to still having feelings for RiRi (which is a pure indicator that he never got over her in the first place and K.T. was just rebound, in other words used to get over another). Chris may have been spotted with K.T., but I guarantee you, that RiRi knew about it cause Chris is still driving around in her vehicle, taking care of her business. Now, remember…Chris got himself all hooked up with "The Kill" probably to help K.T. get up from under being called Aspiring Model, or Aspiring clothing designer…But once he saw that Oprah interview, he was sure he still has a chance to get back with RiRi, because it was reported many times that he told his friends that he wanted to get back with RiRi. He was at her birthday party, he was always sneaking around with RiRi…The man messed up, but remember he wasn't quiet a man yet (he was 19) and he was big headed (by the way, he still has a ways to go seeing that he's only 23)…In the mean time, we've all been wrong on this…Chris and RiRi is a great looking couple and I hope they fix their demonds and move on as a happy couple. They deserve it, both have been through hell tryna please too many people but not able to please them selves. Obviously, that was being with each other.
Posted at 6:11 PM on January 7, 2013
OMG girl I couldn't say it better myself trueeeeeeeeee and kae need 2 stop running around him cuz she only doin it for the publicty and money she knew she wud have 2 find someone rich and famous and when she hit the jackpot DING…DING…DING… plus she must be a fake model cuz I never seen her on no runway or magazine cover so she thought that he cud get her name out there #GOLD DIGGER #like kanye said I AIANT SAYIN SHE A GOLD DIGGER BUT SHE AIANT MESSIN WIT NO BROKE NIGGA #AND THATS THE TRUTH #GREAT SINCE MARTI!!!!!
K and C are together now, riri should move on and leave them alone, and her funs are pathetic too, thy don't like Chris, fr what happened, now they are changing the tune. some girls are funny, when they dump a guy, when he finds someone and he is happy, they try to ruin it for them. why did she let him go in the first place. she should have worked it out before it was too late. i lik riri. but love K, she's good for C. riri should find someone else. and stop acting deserate
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Darren- Use spell check! I'm not following, but I think you said Chris and KT are still together. If so, he has a funny way of showing that. He publicly announced he was sending her on her way. But we could all be wrong he could have gotten rid of both of them and decided to date his cars. SMH
sandra duncan
Posted at 12:30 AM on January 8, 2013
@Darren noooo ri and chris are together and kae the one that need 2 move the hell on chris don't want her no more she old news up there lookin desprate tryin 2 get him back and how is ri ruin it he broke wit k ri didn't do it how In the hell u goin say its ri fault u pathetic and he was gonna be with Rihanna anyway and plus karruche stupid self shud have known #GET YO FACTS STRAIGHT # DONT GET IT TWISTED
There is nothing wrong with Chris being friends with the ex and vise versa. She stood by him while he was down and out. But now he's back with the love of his life. Friends are friends, true love is true love that comes with trust. They love each other and want relationship, they have to trust and respect each other.
Posted at 4:03 PM on January 7, 2013
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stop trying to make karrueche seem like the bad guy. SHE had chris first. they were together and rihanna came back in and stole chris away so NO ONE should be saying anything bad about karrueche. rihanna didn't respect her relationship with chris so why would karrueche respect chris and rihanna's relationship? especially with rihanna making fun of her on twitter. this girl owes rihanna NOTHING.
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sandra duncan
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Yes. Rihanna was first, then CB beat her and they separated. He then dated KT. All of that time Rihanna was out of the picture. Then Rihanna medled in the relatiobnship to get CB back. As far as I am concerned KT has done nothing wrong. CB admitted that he loved both women. Leave the girl alone. Just because Rihanna has millions and is famous. Why she didn't go and look for somebody else. How do you know she is a gold digger. When CB dated her he knew what she was doing. If he was comfortable with her for what she was who are we to judge. Judge not lest thou be judge.
sandra duncan
Posted at 12:36 AM on January 8, 2013
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Posted at 2:47 PM on January 7, 2013
@ sandra Duncan your posts are delusional
you quoted:My only prob is why would she feel the need to drive in his car to the event when she has her own?
Duh! why would Chris then agree with her to travel in his car she has her own ride also one of her friends attended who could of gave her a lift. cus obv Chris wanted to take Karreuche
you quoted:Chris and how would you allow him to tell you to put your seat back so the papz wont take pics of you and him and your ok with that.
yes K should not of been alright with that but obv Chris wants to stay on Rihanna's good side so the fact that he told K to put her seat back proves he has something to hide
sandra duncan
Posted at 12:45 AM on January 8, 2013
And whats the point of this post? I am just saying any self respecting woman would not get in a car with an ex who publicly dumped you for his ex spent alllll holidays with her and still smile as if its okk. Kaes own fans makes her look bad you think its ok for your ex to tell you to lower your seat because i dont want my girlfriend to get mad. Admit it you guys are ok with Kae being the SIDECHICK @MATT TEMP here is another name for her clothing line SIDECHICK send this one to Kae too.
kim g
Posted at 12:33 PM on January 8, 2013
Just Saying..
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Just Saying..
Posted at 2:24 PM on January 7, 2013
Why not show the pictures of her riding shotgun and another she had her seat all the way back trying to hide? Where was her car? Why couldn't she drive herself there? Business Partners? Bwahahaha…negative! The guy is clearly seeing both of them. Kae was in Miami this past weekend and she wasn't even in LA 24 hrs before they were seen together. He probably got jealous of her hanging out with other guys during her trip, and I also heard she went to Drake's concert. CB is controlling it seems like he doesn't want Ri or Kae with anyone else, why else would he still keep her in his life,besides alleged business? Living in his condo,financing her clothing line? Getting her connections for photo shoots? It doesn't make sense to me…Anyone remember that fight that happened in NYC over Rih? Exactly? And that was when he was with Kae. Controlling! This is getting way out of hand to the point where there music is being lost because everyone is focusing on their personal lives…smh!
betrayl knows my name
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Here is a questIon for everyone
Last week on Dec 25 karrueche IG a pic with a tee shirt which looked like it was Chris tee which he had worn the previous day trying to make us all believe she was with Chris . It was proved it was the wrong one now these idiots want us to believe that they are business partners . The jokes write themselves here no one any where in the world is going to believe this . The were making fun of this on another blog allready. One week they are lovers next week business partners hanging out next they will be caught in bed and they will be business partners experimenting the products . No one believes these amateur players . come up with a good story Puleeze
Posted at 4:38 PM on January 7, 2013
@ Brain…"The Kill" is the clothing line the was started for K.T., backing (money) C.B., they begin that before the finality of RiRi and C.B. getting back together and confessing love for one another. I am sure K.T. owes C.B. money, so he has to help her promote that line and develop the line in order to get the funds back that he invested. Remember, when she went to paris on 12-12-12, she posted that long before she got there, right after RiRi posted 777 (her tour)…After RiRi tour, she went straight to Paris to spend Thanksgiving and some portions of C.B.'s Tour with him,but he never went to Dubuai with K.T. as they were reporting. The picture's from Dubai was taken last year 2011 when K.T. & C.B. went, but nothing in 2012. That was a lie, K.T. was back in L.A. when he was in Dubai and RiRi came to finalize her home sale, then flew back to her home of Barbados to wait for Chris's return, where they spent Christmas together. The T-shirt K.T. was wearing is a promotional tool, even if she wished that C.B. Was with her…he was already with RiRi. He owes K.T and apology for stringing her alone, but there is No way he could have been head over hills for her and gave her up like he did just a few months back. Let's be adults in our thinking here. Chris never got over RiRi.
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