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Microsoft released a critical software update yesterday to patch a security hole in a common Windows component that could allow malicious hackers to place and run their own code on machines running Windows.
The security hole, in a Windows component called the ASN.1 library, affects a wide range of Windows features and software, from file sharing between Windows machines, to software applications that use digital certificates, said Microsoft and eEye Digital Security, which discovered the problem.
ASN, or Abstract Syntax Notation, is an international standard for representing different types of binary data such as numbers or strings of text.
The ASN.1 library allows different software applications running in Windows to identify the types of data they are passing back and forth, allowing each system to interpret the data it receives. It has been a standard Windows component since the release of Windows NT Version 4.0, said Marc Maiffret, chief hacking officer at eEye.
An unchecked buffer in the ASN.1 Library could allow remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow and take control of a vulnerable Windows system, said Microsoft.
In buffer overflow attacks, hackers use flaws in a software program's underlying code to overwrite areas of the computer's memory, replacing legitimate computer instructions with bad data or other instructions.
The Microsoft security bulletin, MS04-007 patches the ASN.1 Library on affected Windows systems, ranging from Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Service pack 6a to the latest version of Windows Server 2003. (See: http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/20040210_windows.asp.)
The patch fixes vulnerabilities eEye discovered in the ASN.1 Library and informed Microsoft about in July 2003. However, the company warned that Microsoft's implementation of ASN is "fraught with integer overflows".
Maiffret has warned that other security flaws will be found in the library.
"Typically, if there's one set of vulnerabilities, there will be more found. Everything we know of was fixed today, but usually where there's one there's many."
That was the case with Microsoft's implementation of the DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model), a protocol that allows software programs to communicate over a network. A security vulnerability in the DCOM interface that handled RPC (remote procedure call) traffic spawned the Blaster worm, as well as other attacks.
The ASN vulnerability could be exploited in a similar manner and could be used to create a network worm, Maiffret said. Unlike DCOM, it would be difficult to simply disable ASN should such a worm appear, because it is used by so many different applications.
Even more ominous, ASN is commonly used in critical infrastructure such as power grids and water supply control systems, where it allows hardware that makes up the infrastructure to send data such as power consumption levels to software control systems.
Microsoft advised customers running affected versions of Windows to download and apply the patch immediately.
Paul Roberts writes for IDG News Service


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Confocal Raman microscopy : applications in tissue engineering
Apeldoorn, Aart Alexander van (2005) Confocal Raman microscopy : applications in tissue engineering. thesis.
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Just love your blog updates! Oh boy, guess what you have been through re the apartments is just one of those adjustments you make for living in another country, all part of the 'initiation' huh. You'll look back in a few months and laugh about the whole thing! By then you will be true 'ex-pats' or 'aliens'! Noticed not one of your blogs goes by without you mentioning food hee hee! Glad you are having so much fun and already enjoying the experience of a lifetime. luvnhugs to you you both xx
In a 'real estate' nightmare!!!
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So, where were we....... I know, having clocked up about 20 or so apartments..... well, guess what - we saw another 6 yesterday!!! Having been told they were all the same, they weren't. Different sizes, floors, views etc. We finally chose the one we wanted, in the original complex that we fell in love with, it's a 1 bedroom apartment, 80 sq m which has never meant anything to me before, now I know that 10 sq m can make all the difference.
We slept on it awaiting a call back from the agent this morning, whilst the other agents fought over us and tried to out-do each other, nearly ruining it all for us. Finally, we agreed. Arranged to meet the agents & landlords brother & sister with the agent at 2pm today. We eventually completed everything 4 hrs later, yes - 4 whole hrs.......!!! The agents battled over commission, fees, agreements etc. Thank goodness we had Joy with us who agreed everything for us, checked the contract over etc. Transferring money wasn't an easy job either but a very long story short - we now have an apartment which we can move into later on tomorrow!!!! Guess this is just one of the many challenges we'll face along the way, however we have a 12 month contract so will stay put for that long at least & not have to go through that again!
Once we move in, we have to register with the local police so that we know where we are. Those of you from work with PNC knowledge will know that means we'll be listed as the equivalent of 'alien registration'!!
Work? We've been practiscing our first meeting scripts, but no more training today.
Food - by the time we'd finished apartment hunting it was 8pm, so a quick burger & chips in Paddy's Irish bar & a beer was in order, and am in desperate need for a beer tonight too after all that! Chinese for lunch bought by the boss, very nice.
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Don't know if you can make out the generator on the near side of the engine, but click on it for full size and check out the cooling scoops on it.
Completely digging the column mount... the huge wingnuts are sweet!
Not a vintage Stewart Warner speedometer, but I like it better than one that works, because who the hell needs to know just how fast you are going? You are getting a ticket or not.
Towards the bottom of the above photo are the two shifter levers, speed shifting made easy, the left one is reverse up, 1st gear down, then push it to the middle and slide your hand over to the right lever, and push it up for 2nd, down for 3rd. Easy, simple, very cool
Love the below fuel tank mount piece, the decorative piece below the cap, it's a theme carried throughout the car
I will need to ask, but it looks like the sides of the above brake light are turn signals... very cool innovation


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Don't daze me, bro! Police experiment with non-lethal Dazer Laser
By Loz Blain
July 28, 2010
Criminals across America could be just about to see the light… the Dazer Laser, a non-lethal weapon that shines disorienting, nauseating bursts of intense green laser light into a target's eyes, has gone into police trials across the Northern states. It's been shown to have no lasting effects, it's as easy to use as shining a flashlight in somebody's eyes, and it offers police the ability to temporarily blind a threat as they move to subdue it.
Anyone who's ever been out camping with an annoying younger brother will understand how distracting and disorienting it can be to have a bright light shone directly in your eyes – the Dazer Laser takes this effect to a whole new level.
It features a bright green laser beam that flashes and strobes in a way designed to cause maximum visual confusion, disorientation and even nausea – the theory being that when you shine one of these in the face of a wrongdoer, they're totally visually handicapped and lose the use of at least one arm as they try to shield their face from the light show.
The beam is so powerful that it's still effective through closed eyelids, and the nausea effect can last up to four hours after exposure – so while it's non-lethal, it's certainly very unpleasant.
Different Dazer Laser models can be ordered – the Guardian is a flashlight shaped device and the Defender is shaped like a handgun – and they're effective from a range of one meter (3.28 feet) to a staggering 2,400 meters (1.5 miles) for the top-level Defender model.
When you're not shining them on naughty faces, all models can be used as a bright and effective laser flashlight by switching them to 'search light' mode.
The Dazer Laser won't be sold to the general public – instead, Laser Energetics, the company responsible for the devices, is producing a limited run that is now being trialled by multiple police departments across the Northern United States. The technology is also being taken around the warfighter/special ops/counter terror expo circuit.
Similar technology has been used in the past, with a much more sinister effect – notably red/infrared lasers that were able not only to stun, but to temporarily and sometimes permanently blind the target. Using infra-red lasers, these 'laser blinders' directed seriously large amounts of energy into the retina without triggering the blink reflex. They could be mounted to trucks or tanks for access to heftier power sources, and used in conjunction with large sound generators as part of a crowd control strategy – the loud noise would draw the crowd's eyes toward the dazzler device, then the laser would be played across large sections of the crowd, blinding everyone looking that way.
But in this sort of use, it was very difficult to gauge how much energy to use – burning the retina like this there was a fine line between temporary and permanent blindness at the touch of a trigger. As a result, laser blinders were condemned by both the Red Cross and the United Nations, and are no longer used.
The green laser used in the Dazer Laser has been proven eye safe – tests have shown that using this longer wavelength there's no permanent damage done after exposure if the devices are used correctly.
There's no doubt an enemy that can't see you or look in your direction is at a severe disadvantage – the Dazer Laser seems to offer a significant advantage against an opponent that wants to stand and fight. It will be interesting to see how the police trials go, and whether the Dazer Laser ends up joining the Taser as a less-lethal enforcement option. At the very least, it'll make the average cop's equipment list sound a bit more like a Dr. Seuss poem.
Take a look at the promo video below to see the Dazer Laser incapacitating a number of unruly types.
Terrible idea.
Who might be a victim of this technology
A bank teller
Bad drivers
Good drivers who piss off bad drivers
A quarterback who is about to cover the spread
The jackasses who invented this who have fat wallets
A park full of kids and parents
A victim of a crooked cop
a good cop coming to help
A Taiser had a cartridge to change, it needs proximity, it is limited in scope
I am guessing this technology could be used repeatedly used, scaled to extremes, could be used remotely and easy to conceal and replicate.
For the sake of humanity I hope this technology gets destroyed and those who know how it work are sworn maintain their silence.
This will be worse then asbestos and every other infamous scientific invention combined.
Facebook User29th July, 2010 @ 09:35 am PDT
Something doesn't sound or look quite right here...
If it's so safe, why are most of the portrayed victims wearing some kind
of sunglasses? Are they protective lenses? Inquiring minds want to know :)
And, if the energy delivered at 300 or 2400 meters is enough to daze,
how dangerous is that same beam ... now "concentrated" ... at 10 to 30 meters?
Stan Sieler29th July, 2010 @ 11:46 am PDT
I like the idea that it's not deadly force and I'm sure it will save lives, yet I'm wondering how long it will be before I see this in my eyes as I'm pulled over for speeding. In that scenario, I'd regard it as an assault. Most law enforcement personnel are quality people, yet there is a significant minority that are in the field because they are bullies or have deep seated abuse issues and you can be sure that these few will abuse this tool with sadistic enthusiasm. I'd like to see some strict policies with regards to when the use of the Dazer Lazer is allowed and serious repercussions for those who would abuse it.
Facebook User29th July, 2010 @ 12:55 pm PDT
submit citizen submit safer eh? pavlov's dogs ... so in your face and still you sleep ...
go shopping citizen ...
hourglass29th July, 2010 @ 07:12 pm PDT
how's about they give these to the perps, and leave real weapons to law enforcers?
John Flower29th July, 2010 @ 11:35 pm PDT
I'm sure i missed it as I just skimmed through this, but does it work during the daytime?
Paul Anthony30th July, 2010 @ 08:42 am PDT
I can see the immediate response of perps, (or innocent victims for that matter) should be to run. The spread of the beam looks to me just like red lasers and if so, you know it's coming because you can see the edge. Anlyway around that would be direct aim before turning it on. This could also be used defensively by the military to confuse the enemy while our fighting men slip away or redeploy or flank the enemy!
Will, the tink5th August, 2010 @ 09:46 pm PDT
2400 meters = 1.5 miles .
Non-lethal crowd control using a blinding laser from 1.5 miles.
What self-respecting authoritarian regime wouldn't want one of these mounted on every helicopter!
(I'm looking at you, Egypt. Don't let those rabble rousing kids mess up your good thing.)
Josh Hyman31st January, 2011 @ 05:24 am PST
Will, you are right, the military does use it as a distraction. It's used to keep the honest people honest, it is the step before the TAZER or baton in the escalation of force chain. It is designated to be only used against someone who is already armed and hostle. These don't work against a Mob, only the weapon throwers in the mob. This device only works on one person at a time.All law enforcement and military have to have less than lethal weapons used against them before they are issued to them. They shouldn't be pointed at a moving vehicle, it is already against the law to use a weapon on moving cars. The Energy loss of a LAZER is negligible so it isn't going to be deadly at 10 ft but safe at 300M, it is about the same, and yes I have had it tested on me at less than 10 ft. It isn't the LAZER it's self that is disarming, it is the fact that the flicker causes vertigo.Paul, Yes
Neal20th February, 2011 @ 11:20 am PST
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Full Title: | Mediterranean Editors and Translators 8th Meeting |
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Kusu Island and Chinatown
Trip Start
Dec 27, 2012
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Jan 07, 2013
At the small restaurant upstairs I ordered nasi lemak and took a seat near the window. A few minutes later I was approached by a young Singaporean man who worked for the transportation service associated with Singapore Island Cruise. He asked if he could join me, and I reluctantly obliged. As it happened, the fact that I had a boyfriend in the city soon entered the conversation, and with that our lunch continued as friendly banter about the city. A friend of his joined shortly after I received my meal and I happily munched on chicken and otap while they chatted in some Malay dialect. With about 20 minutes to spare before the ferry boarded, I took a walk through the Singapore Maritime Gallery, learning about the industry that spurred the growth of the Singapore we know today. At 2:00 the boat captain came on board, and laughed at my solitude and my short sojourn to Kusu. I briefly considered forfeiting the ticket price, but not before the ferry pushed off. At the very least, I convinced myself, I do love a boat ride. Myself and two boats hands set sail for Kusu.
As I walked onto the pier, I couldn't help but laugh. I was worried about only having an hour, when it became clear the island would take approximately 15 minutes to walk from end to end. The legend of the island says a giant tortoise turned himself to stone here to save two sailors. The main attraction for my trip is a tortoise sanctuary maintained by the Sentosa Parks department, although two temples are also housed on the tiny island. Immediately to the left of the pier was the Chinese temple Da Bo Gong. I quickly walked through to make my way toward the tortoise sanctuary. As I looked at my camera screen to take a picture, I noticed something move in the background. Amazed, I looked up to see a wild monkey foraging for food beneath the palms. I squealed like a child and charged toward the creature. I spent the next 10-15 minutes quietly observing the monkey, who inched rather close to me at one point and made faces at me. When she finally was bored of me and ran off, I decided to explore the rest of the island. I made my way to the end of one of the lagoons in a feeble attempt to get a tan, but reconstruction of the lagoon barrier by heavy machinery spoiled any chance of quietly relaxing on the swath of sand. I had but 15 minutes remaining until ferry departure, and I realized I hadn't seen the Malay temple, so I headed back to the other side to find the second lagoon and the hidden kramats at the top of a hill.
As it turned out, one of the aforementioned deck hands was actually employed to maintain the Malay temple. As I reached the temple breathless from running the 152 step vertical staircase, he greeted me. While we made our way out of the temple he gave me a private history lesson regarding the yearly pilgrimage to the temple, and even showed me a tortoise pond in the Chinese temple I had previously missed. I then headed for the docks in time to make the ferry back to Singapore.
I met Rufio in the executive lounge for wine and a light snack before venturing down to the famed Singapore Chinatown. I was lucky to have eaten the snack, because unfortunately weeknights in Chinatown are not nearly as active as the weekends, and as such many of the shopping and food stalls were closed this evening. This was no worry to us, because Rufio planned to introduce me to drunken prawns at a restaurant, which was open, where he first tasted the quirky dish. Minutes later Rufio was on a rant about Western close-mindedness and after guzzling a large Tiger beer, we were storming out of the restaurant and into the street. Let me explain...
Drunken prawns are a dish made popular by Chinese immigrants to Singapore. The dish is traditionally prepared as sort of a dining experience for restaurant patrons, as chefs will bring live prawns to the table to roam freely as the dish is prepared. In the next steps the prawns are essentially drowned in a high proof alcohol before being tossed to cook in a broth on the table, providing some entertainment to the patrons as they become "drunk" on the table.
Not surprisingly, Western tourists began to complain about the preparation of the dish. Did a PETA consortium visit Singapore? Sometime between Rufio's visit two years prior and the night we arrived in Chinatown the dish had been essentially banned from all restaurants and food stalls in the area. Rufio even left me alone at the restaurant with my beer to scout the neighborhood, but upon return echoed the story the staff shared with us from other vendors. Then the ranting began. He was so enraged we paid for the beer and stomped out of the restaurant, all the while he basically decried Western civilization and our degeneration of cultural traditions across the globe. Something to that extent anyway, I was on a crusade to find a suitable dinner while he grumbled in the background. We walked around searching out food options, but nothing could appease Rufio's appetite for tortured prawns. Instead, we bought foot reflexology massages and retired to the hotel angry and hungry.
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The Enterprise 2.0 Conference wrapped up in Boston last week. The key message coming out of this conference? It's not about the deployment of technology, it's about adoption. Along with the chance to see some interesting solutions, there were a number of sessions on getting started with these tools in your organization.
Getting Adoption in Enterprise 2.0
Dion Hinchcliffe is a well known analyst, blogger and consultant on Enterprise 2.0. He did a workshop at the conference that many people wrote about. One of the key principles of Enterprise 2.0 is "harnessing the collective intelligence".
He also said that it was not just about making the connections, but making use of them. This is where alignment between the Enterprise 2.0 strategy and the business strategy are critical.
Hinchcliffe provided a breakdown of where the resources are spent for an Enterprise 2.0 deployment. Here's the breakdown, read the details on the GTEC blog:
- Tools: 15%
- Customization and Integration: 25%
- Community Management: 25%
- IT Support = 15%
- Project and Change Management = 20%
There's also an interview with Hinchcliffe available on demand on E2TV. He says that over 50% of organizations today have some form of Enterprise 2.0 solution implemented in the enterprise (up from 25% last year). In that interview, he clearly points out that it is not about the tools, but about the people.
Obviously the strategy of "if you build it they will come" is not going to work here. George Dearing, owner of Dearing Group LLC and a Telligent Evangelist, says in his blog "the biggest challenge has less to do with the technology and tools and more to do with fighting perceptions and change."
Ben Kepes, identifies three keys to adoption in his blog: simplicity, ease of use and engagement.
Mike Gotta, author of the blog Collaborative Thinking, did a session entitled: Getting Started with Enterprise Social Networking. Bill Ives did a good summary of the session which you can read here. Some key points:
- It's about Adoption, not Deployment
- The key is to overcoming cultural issues
- Social Networking does enable adaptive organizations
Measuring ROI
Yes, it is possible to measure the ROI of Enterprise 2.0 implementations. It's not easy, but then as Hinchcliffe points out, measuring ROI in any IT solution is difficult.
Productivity improvements is one type of ROI measure you can have and there are many organizations out there with case studies pointing to positive ROI results.
Of course the debate on measuring ROI is still raging.
What About the Tools?
Although the focus of the conference was more about adoption and how you achieve it, there were lots of vendors there peddling their wares. We announced a number of updated or new offerings from Socialtext, Telligent, MindTouch and IBM. Alex Dunne provided us with a number of elevator pitches from some of the other vendors, including Tomoye, Box.Net and nGenera.
If you want a detailed review of social software, CMS Watch released the latest version of their report: The Enterprise Social Software and Collaboration Report 2009, during the conference. You can purchase your copy here.
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Spring Conference - A Great Success!
The Health Law Society will have its first informational meeting of the Fall Semester 2003.
Thursday, September 25th at 5:00 p.m.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008COMING FRIDAYMarvel First Looks, Image First Looks -- and much more!
Kurt Williams, visual effects supervisor for The Incredible Hulk, said the filmmakers wanted to make the Hulk a consistent size, unlike the character's portrayal in 2003's Hulk.
"We didn�t want him to grow. We didn�t want him to ebb or flow," said Williams, whose credits include Fantastic Four. "We wanted him to be one size the whole time, so we picked 9 feet, because it would still allow him to relate to human beings and not be so big that he would be almost alien or unbelievable.
"It allows you to believe he's really there, but you still have the ability for him to believably pick up a car and throw it and show other great feats of strength like slamming the
ground and creating a giant chasm in the street."
In other Hulk news:
* TV Guide Channel will premiere a Hulk special stemming from last weekend's world premiere on Thursday at 8 p.m.
* The scene between Bruce Banner and Leonard Samson, in which Bruce explains he has troubles containing his emotions, did not make the final cut of the film. It has been featured in trailers and commercials.
* A Marvel creative consultant crew, including Joe Quesada, is listed in the final credits.
THE MIDDLEMAN'S MIDDLEMANJavier Grillo-Marxuach, creator and executive producer of ABC Family's The Middleman, said that casting Matt Keeslar in the title role was simply a matter of getting the guy he wanted all along.
"There really wasn't a tremendously protracted audition process because, since I conceived of this thing, my wife and I have sort of played the game of who could be the Middleman," Grillo-Marxuach said. "The Middleman is one of those characters who is so specific in how he speaks and how he carries himself and what he does.
"I remember I had seen this movie The Last Days of Disco, my wife and I had seen it together and then we catch it on cable every once in awhile. It's one of those movies that every time it was on, we would watch the whole thing. And Matt in that film gives a monologue about Lady & the Tramp and his character gets very wound up in this speech. It was one of those things where I remember seeing that and going, 'You know, that�s him.'
"And when the pilot got bought up by ABC Family we kept talking about, 'Who do you think would be a good prototype for the Middleman,' and I kept going 'Matt Keeslar. Matt Keeslar. Matt Keeslar' and finally somebody said, 'Why don't you just make Matt Keeslar an offer and see if he�ll do it?'"
Grillo-Marxauch said Keeslar has helped to maintain a sense of realism with the character, even with all of the show's fantastic situations.
"Middleman is not a freak of nature, Middleman is not an alien who somehow behaves this way, and Middleman is not a guy doing an impersonation of Robert Stack in The Untouchables," Grillo-Marxuach said. "The Middleman is a guy who is a former Navy SEAL, who decided at some point in his life that this is how he was going to live, and that he was going to drink milk, not use profanity, live a straight-edged life. And lo and behold, the perfect job with no gray areas presented himself at his doorstep, and now he can kind of live freely this way and wear an Eisenhower jacket and be this persona that he wants to be.
"Does that imply a dark side to the character? Maybe. But it maybe also implies that you can choose to be good and succeed at it. And that in a way is kind of the message that I'm trying to send with this show, is that the path to heroism is not necessarily laden with limitless angst."
The Middleman premieres on Monday, June 16 at 8 p.m. (ET) on ABC Family.
BLUEWATER TO LAUNCH VINCENT PRICE COMICSBluewater Productions has entered into an agreement with the estate of horror film icon Vincent Price to produce a new monthly comic book series titled, Vincent Price Presents.
The ongoing series will feature the iconic Price in a myriad of roles including host, muse, background player, and protagonist.
Price's daughter, designer Victoria Price, was instrumental in brokering the deal. This is the first time her father's name and likeness will appear in a licensed comic book series.
"I'm really touched and excited about the series because it will help energize my father's legacy for a new generation," Victoria Price said. "We're planning a big celebration for his 100th birthday in 2010, and this comic series fits into those plans perfectly."
"After the success with the Ray Harryhausen comics, we wanted to work with another film legend. Vincent Price was always at the top of everyone's short list," said Bluewater president Darren Davis. "We find his body of work and presence on film to be really inspirational, so we wanted to recreate his legacy for a new generation of comic book readers. Not only are we developing sequels to his specific films, we are also developing gothic horror stories in the spirit of his legacy."
The Vincent Price Presents series will launch in October in conjunction with another new horror series from Bluewater. Bartholomew of the Scissors, by writer Chad Helder and artist Daniel Crosier, will feature gothic horror elements with innovative twists.
ULTIMATE ORIGINS SELL-OUT, PREVIEW Marvel Comics on Thursday announced that Ultimate Origins #1 -- the launch of the five-issue mini-series by Brian Michael Bendis and Butch Guice -- has sold out.
According to the publisher, it will not be going back to press on the issue.
Marvel also released preview image from Ultimate Origins #2, which will be in stores on July 9.
Here's how Marvel describes the issue:
"Just what is the truth behind the Super Solder experiments? How does Captain America's transformation from soldier to super hero affect the very core of the Ultimate U?"
The issue will feature 50/50 covers by Simone Bianchi and Gabrielle Dell'Otto, as well as a sketch cover by Dell'Otto.
Click on the thumbnails for larger images.
RED AT SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENTSummit Entertainment has acquired the feature-film rights to Red, the DC/WildStorm-published series created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner.
Brothers Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber have been tapped to write. They previously wrote the upcoming film adaptation of Whiteout.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian will produce.
"This is an adaptation, not a direct transfer/translation from page to print," Ellis noted on his website. "What the screenwriters will do is take the core concept of Red -- a troubled old man still having nightmares of his role as his government's monster suffering an attempted murder at the remote hands of a terrified political appointee, and bringing the world of covert assassination back to the agency who wanted to drop him and his body down an Orwellian memory-hole -- and expand upon it. The book is, if you like, a folded shape that can unpack into a film.
"And I�m fine with that. Summit bought the right to build upon the story."
AUGUST SOLICITATIONS ROUNDUPFor previously posted August solicitations, click on the publishers' names below:
* Antarctic Press.
* Arcana Studio.
* Archie Comics.
* Aspen Comics.
* Avatar Press.
* Big City Comics.
* Bluewater Productions.
* Bongo Comics.
* Boom! Studios.
* Dabel Bros. Productions.
* Dark Horse Comics.
* DC Comics.
* Desperado Publishing.
* Devil's Due Publishing.
* Digital Webbing.
* Dynamite Entertainment.
* IDW Publishing.
* Image Comics.
* Marvel Comics.
* Moonstone Books.
* Oni Press.
* Platinum Studios.
* Radical Publishing.
BRIEFLY* Toon Disney will begin weekend airings of The Incredible Hulk animated series beginning June 21.
COMICS CONTINUUM BACK ISSUES In case you missed The Continuum's coverage over the past month, here are some links. Click on the date to get the day's full report.
* Saturday, June 7: Wanted's Angelina Jolie, The Middleman, Spawn, Boom! Studios First Looks, Dark Horse Comics First Looks and Fear Itself.
* Friday, June 6: Marvel Comics First Looks, Image Comics First Looks, The Incredible Hulk and The Spectacular Spider-Man.
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Type: | Sport, 1 pitch, 70' |
Consensus: | YDS: 5.12- French: 7a+ Ewbanks: 25 UIAA: VIII+ ZA: 25 British: E5 6a [details] |
FA: | Colin Cox and David Bloom |
Season: | winter |
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Submitted By: | Colin Cox on May 13, 2008 |
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By Dean Hoffman Feb 1, 2010 rating: 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a PG13 |
Climbed this today and found the fourth bolt (i think) had been pulled... bolt and hanger sitting on ledge at base of route. Moves through this section aren't too bad... but it would be a hell of a fall if you blew it. Not sure if direction of rope pull was cause but if anyone knows why it was pulled it would be nice to know before putting a new bolt in. Also fixed line is not really necessary and more of an eyesore than an aid. |
By Jason Nelson From: SLC, UT Nov 7, 2010 rating: 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b |
Fixed line is gone and not needed. Would be nice to have that fourth bolt replaced, even though it's not real hard there. Would love to see the crux bolts moved to the left for both a cleaner fall and that's where the climbing goes anyway. Not sure how you would do this route if you were short. |
By Colin Cox May 9, 2013 |
Someone replaced that missing bolt. Old one must have loosened, and someone pulled it out instead of tightening it down. Didn't realize that fixed line was so hard on the eyes. Mine were unaffected. Must be a matter of perspective. Enjoy the 20 feet of slabby choss. And Jason....I try, but I just can't please everyone. |


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Calumet Farm, based in Lexington, Kentucky, was established in 1924. The farm is most notable for its two triple crown winners - Whirlaway and Citation - and eight Kentucky Derby winners. In addition, the farm has bred and/or raced five horses recognized as "Horse of the Year". Brad Kelley became the farm's operator in May 2012, and almost immediately celebrated a Preakness win with his colt, Oxbow, also a Derby contender. Kelley was born and raised in Bowling Green, Kentucky and found much success following his teenage role as the secretary of his high school's Future Farmers of America club. Kelley pursued a career in manufacturing and land investment, and he is also very active in environmental and wildlife conservation. Kelley is recognized as the 4th largest landowner in the United States.
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Add more gun-toting areas in Georgia? Conservatives want it badly. Why not start with the Georgia State Capitol, every City Hall and County Government building?
If you haven't read about the riots in India, you're missing out on one of the biggest stories of the year-end.
Maybe that aweful Indian Jones sequel wasn't quite so wrong.
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Metro Atlanta's jobless rate continues to slowly climb down…please continue!
First Firefighters and now Utility workers? Yeah, time for some mental health reform on a national and state levels, and even Mr. Erickson agrees. Wow. *note don't read the rest of RedState unless you want your brain to explode*
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Bayan, Indonesia
Sandra We've booked the tee at Carrbridge for 11am on Tuesday! See you then? Sandra x
Robin We'll be there in our shorts! Robin xx
Bayan, Indonesia
Bangkok, Thailand
Holly Hello Emma, I read your message and wanted to help you, because I have been in Siem Reap a lot of times. The Tara Angkor hotel is a beautiful hotel and is ideally and conveniently located, Tara Angkor Hotel is situated only 6 km from the Angkor Wat Temples, 15 min drive from the Siem Reap International Airport, a few minutes stroll to the Angkor National Museum and a short ride to the city town center with an array of Cambodian souvenirs, shopping and culture. They have a few promotions that you can make use of if you haven't booked already: Last minute bookings, summer sales, early bird promotion or Angkor temptations. Of course there are a lot more, but have a look at their website. It is not that far to the Angkor temples that I would advise you to see for sure. I would say, grab yourself a 3 day pass and find yourself a decent tuk tuk driver to take you to the farther ruins and for a drive in some of the outlying villages. If you're up for it consider renting a bike and checking out Angkor Wat on your own. There's a lot to see and do so a lot depends on your time and budget. A few temples I would strongly suggest you check out besides Angkor Wat itself are Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom and of course Ta Prohm just to see the amazing tree. The Banteay Srei temple is farther out of Siem Reap but has a very different feel than a lot of the others. If you want to do something else as well, you can visit the day and night market. I can really recommend these attractions. If you need to know more, let me know.
re: Siam ReipRobin Hi Emma We were only in Siam Reip for 2 days so didn't get a chance to try any of the restaurants you mention. There are hundreds of them catering to all tastes and budgets. Enjoy your time there.
re: Siam ReipEmma Thank you anyway for responding. Do you know maybe the following restaurants? Some friends recommended these restaurants; Tonle Sap, Tonle Mekong or Tonle Chaktomuk.
re: Siam ReipRobin Hi Emma, We stayed at the Pum Bayon Hotel in Siam Reip. It had a nice pool, big rooms and was very comfortable. We don't know about the hotel that you have booked. Robin
re: Siam ReipEmma I am going to Cambodia on September this year. Besides Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam are also listed to be visited. But still I have a question about a hotel you might have seen during your visit in Siem Reap. I booked the following hotel: Tara Angkor Hotel. You know if it is a good hotel? I heard good stories about it. What are the best attractions to visit in Siem Reap and in the surrounding?
re: Siam ReipHazel Sharon passed me details of your blog. It's amazing! I've just read a few bits so far but plan to catch up as soon as possible. Hope you continue to enjoy your wonderful adventure.
re: Hoi An, VietnamJacque Smith A very Happy Birthday Robin and hopefully we will be home from Spain in time to wish Susan a Happy Birthday too. Yes we are off on our weeks walking holiday which sounds pathetic compared to yours but we need a wee bit of sun as it is still very raw here. I think my luggage will be double the amount you have with you !! Missing you at league started a new routine.
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That's a lot of rain... but I'm glad that you're getting the rain that you need. The grass looks nice and green... |
Oh my looks ike you are getting Pa's rain |
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300 km-ultralong Raman fiber lasers using a distributed mirror for sensing applications |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 19, pp. 18149-18154 (2011)
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Several configurations of ultralong Raman fiber lasers (URFL) based on a distributed mirror combined with Bragg gratings or fiber loop mirrors are studied. Two continuous-wave URFL configurations, with single and cascaded cavities using fiber Bragg gratings as mirrors are explored for a 300 km long fiber. For optical sensing, the cavity length was optimized for 250 km using one of the gratings an intensity sensor. Another URFL configuration based in a fiber loop mirror is also reported. For optical sensing using a 300 km long fiber it is shown that the best choice is a hybrid configuration. The sensitivity of the FBG laser sensor range was from (76 ± 2) × 10−6 με−1 (for lower strain) to (9.0 ± 0.4) × 10−6 με−1 (for higher strain).
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(060.0060) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics and optical communications
(060.2370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics sensors
(060.3510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Lasers, fiber
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Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
Original Manuscript: June 14, 2011
Revised Manuscript: July 18, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: July 24, 2011
Published: August 31, 2011
Hugo Martins, Manuel B. Marques, and Orlando Frazão, "300 km-ultralong Raman fiber lasers using a distributed mirror for sensing applications," Opt. Express 19, 18149-18154 (2011)
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Federal ruling on assisted suicide sparks debate. (Law Upheld, Ashcroft Rebuked).
A federal court's denial of the Bush administration's attempt to nullify Oregon's assisted suicide law has rekindled debate over the issues of assisted suicide and federal intervention into physicians' practices.In his April 17 ruling, U.S. District Court Judge RobertJones found in Portland that Attorney General John Ashcroft did not have the legal authority to decide that doctors acting in compliance with an Oregon law allowing physician-assisted suicides were in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act. The decision in Oregon v. Ashcroft did not deal with the constitutionality of the Oregon law, but Judge Jones was quite critical of Mr. Ashcroft and his handling of the situation.
Judge Jones said in his ruling that the attorney general had attempted to "stifle an ongoing, earnest, and profound debate in the various states concerning physician-assisted suicide. The citizens of Oregon, through their democratic initiative process, have chosen to resolve the moral, legal, and ethical debate on physician-assisted suicide for themselves by voting--not once, but twice--in favor of the Oregon act."
Voters approved the Oregon Death With Dignity Act in 1994 and again in 1997. The law allows terminally ill patients with fewer than 6 months to live to request a lethal dose of drugs, but only after two doctors confirm the diagnosis and declare the patient mentally competent to make the request. But on Nov. 6, Mr. Ashcroft fulfilled one of President Bush's campaign promises by declaring that any physician prescribing a lethal dose of pain medicine was in violation of federal law because such a prescription was not a "legitimate medical purpose."
The Ashcroft directive suited Dr. N. Gregory Hamilton just fine, and he was highly critical of Judge Jones' decision in the case. "The message to the patient is that your life is no longer worth living," said Dr. Hamilton, a Portland psychiatrist and the spokesman for Physicians for Compassionate Care, the Oregon organization leading the charge against assisted suicide. "What we need to do is to treat suicidal tendencies in the gravely ill just like we do with anyone else."
But surveys suggest that Dr. Hamilton might not hold the majority opinion among psychiatrists, either in Oregon or nationally. In a 1994 survey of 322 Oregon psychiatrists, 68% felt that physician-assisted suicide should be permitted; 59% said it can be morally acceptable. A 1997 national survey of 292 forensic psychiatrists found that 66% believed the practice was ethical in certain circumstances; 63% thought it should be legalized in certain cases.
Dr. Linda Ganzini, professor of psychiatry at Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, conducted both surveys. She said her research found that although many terminally ill patients consider ending their own lives under Oregon's law, very few actually go through with it. Studies conducted before the law was passed showed that between 10% and 26% of eligible patients "showed a strong interest" in assisted suicide, she said, but since the act went into effect in 1998, the rate of deaths from assisted suicide in Oregon has been 9 per 10,000 deaths in the general population.
Some in the psychiatric academic community say this debate is healthy, Oregon's approach is reasonable, and Mr. Ashcroft is just plain out of line.
"This does something very important for Oregon and for the rest of us," said Dr. Lawrence Hartmann of Harvard Medical School, Boston, a past president of the American Psychiatric Association. "It gets these complicated issues out in the open, and it can affect the issue of good end-of-life care. Is there a population out there who, even with good end-of-life care, still wants to opt for this? I think there is, and we can't even have a discussion about it unless there are places like Oregon and the Netherlands," which last month also enacted a law allowing assisted suicide.
As for Mr. Ashcroft, "he is being monumentally hypocritical," said Dr. Hartmann, who stressed he was speaking solely for himself on this issue and not for the APA. "Medicine in general should oppose the political dictating of medical treatment."
"This represents a consensus of the citizens, there is a pathway and a process to guard against abuse, and it's recognized that a lot of people who think about it don't really do it or want to do it," said Dr. Norman A. Clemens, a psychiatrist at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland.
Dr. Clemens said it was good that the Oregon assisted suicide law did not make psychiatrists gatekeepers for this process--as they were for abortions before that procedure was legalized.
"There are situations where this is not a psychiatric issue or a matter of depression, but rather a matter of a person with a horrible and intolerable situation," he said.
He was similarly critical of Mr. Ashcroft. "I think he's out of bounds," Dr. Clemens said. "He was trying to impose his personal moral views through the use of laws, and it was an abuse of power."
Dr. Jerry M. Wiener, who disagrees with the concept of assisted suicide, agrees that the voters of Oregon were perfectly within their rights to vote as they did. Mr. Ashcroft, on the other hand, was not at all within his rights, said Dr. Wiener, emeritus professor in residence of psychiatry and pediatrics at the George Washington University in Washington.
"I disagree both with the voters of Oregon and with the attorney general," he said.
A spokesman for the attorney general did not return calls for comment. But Assistant Attorney General Robert McCallum released a statement saying, "A just and caring society should do its best to assist in coping with the problems that afflict the terminally ill. It should not abandon or assist in killing them. Doctors should not use controlled substances to assist suicide. Instead, they should be encouraged to use them for pain control, which is one of the most important positive alternatives to suicide."
Mr. McCallum said the Justice Department was still deciding whether to appeal Judge Jones' ruling.
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Author: | Perlstein, Steve |
Publication: | Clinical Psychiatry News |
Article Type: | Brief Article |
Geographic Code: | 1USA |
Date: | May 1, 2002 |
Words: | 990 |
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