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No human teacher can keep up with thousands of students in massive open online courses. Smart software can now stand in, offering personalised guidance
TENS of thousands of students across the world will log in to online classrooms this week. A large portion of them will be learning to write code in computer science courses. The scale and reach of massive open online courses (MOOCs) is growing year on year, and many argue they have the potential to vastly improve access to education. But size is also their biggest weakness: a human teacher can't guide, correct and give feedback to legions of students all working simultaneously.
To address this problem, researchers at Stanford University in California have built an artificially intelligent tutor for online students that can break down and assess submitted code. Called Codewebs, the software can give every student fast, tailored feedback and guidance, something that would be difficult for a human teacher even in a traditional classroom.
Codewebs runs machine-learning algorithms on a database of code submissions from thousands of students in courses offered by Coursera, one of the largest MOOC providers. The software breaks down the students' attempts at coding into snippets, and indexes them. This allows the system to compare the submissions with the database and cluster them according to similarity with one another.
This index means a human instructor can pick one submission, write feedback, then have it automatically sent out to all of the students who wrote similar solutions to their problem sets. This can be done for each slice of code, not just the submission as a whole.
"The program understands assignments incredibly well," says Chris Piech, a Stanford researcher working on Codewebs. "If a student hands in homework, not only does it say, 'Good job, you solved it like your peers', but if it looks like the student is solving the problem in a way that's detrimental to their learning, we could give feedback to push them away from that."
Piech and his team will demonstrate Codewebs at the Neural Information Processing Systems conference in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, in December.
Heather Miller at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and colleagues have built a similar system into an online course for students learning the Scala language. It is simpler than Codewebs, relying on keyword matching of students' submissions to correct answers, but Miller says it helps keep students focused on their lessons. "Because people get feedback so quickly, they are encouraged to stay with it," she says.
AI tutors could help with other subjects, too. Sanjit Seshia at the University of California, Berkeley, is building a MOOC to help people learn how to build robots using a virtual lab environment. The idea is to use software tutors to tell students when they put a foot wrong in the virtual world, and show whether the fault lies in the robot's design or its control mechanism.
"You receive feedback just as you would from a teaching assistant in a real lab," Seshia says.
Piech is also considering ways to expand the scope of Codewebs. He started with computer science because of the huge global demand for coding skills, but the program would work for other quantitative subjects. "Math is the next frontier," he says.
"There's a chronic shortage of people who can teach computer science across the world, not just in Silicon Valley," says Piech, who was born in Kenya. "Places like Kenya also need programmers."
This article appeared in print under the headline "AI to watch over you"
Online education: only for the rich?
Who is the typical online student? Turns out they are rich, male and already well educated. To get an idea of student demographics, Ezekiel Emanuel of the University of Pennsylvania surveyed 35,000 people from more than 200 countries and territories. Respondents tended to be educated young men. And in countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, almost 80 per cent of students come from the wealthiest and best-educated 6 per cent of the population.
"Better access to technology and improved basic education are needed worldwide before massive open online courses can genuinely live up to their promise," Emanuel wrote in the journal Nature this week.
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You know you love them - we do too! Which is why E! is counting down the 15 most awesome boy bands of the last 20 years. From the New Kids to New Edition, pop culture's fascination with boy bands is eternal. And now, with a new crop of teenage hearththrobs on the scene (Hello, One Direction!), it is the perfect time to celebrate the boy bands that have made us swoon, made us cry and even made us faint with their melodic vocals, suave dance moves and sexy stares. Featuring music clips, rare footage and exclusive interviews with some of our favorite performers, the E! special shines a light on the most beloved boy bands of recent time. The "E! Entertainment Special: 15 AWESOMEST BOY BANDS premieres tonight, July 24 at 9 PM ET/PT.
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> It's my first time setting up a DNS server and I bought a book to help.....
> in the line
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> is the "root.localhost" part where you would you replace that with the name
> of the DNS server?
Syntax questions are usually the easiest to answer by reading
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The short answer is: no.
A slightly longer answer is: "root.localhost" in this position designates
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One comment on messing with DNS: Try to understand the examples your book
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> and then there's a
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> is the "atlas" part the name of the server your hosting? and does the "www"
> "CNAME" and "atlas" part is the www the extention for the beginning like
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dns names that don't end in a period are assumed to have the current zone
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Hey blog readers. After seeing Wrestlemania 28, I have to say that it was one of the best Wrestlemania shows of all time. Seriously, it was worth the buy but I'll save that for another conversation. Today, I want to talk about Big Show's Intercontinental reign and the wrestlers I would like to see him start feuds with over the Intercontinental title.
Big Show: The Intercontinental Champion
At Wrestlemania 28, Big Show finally had his Wrestlemania moment by defeating Cody Rhodes to become the Intercontinental Champion. I thought it was great putting the belt on Big Show. Show is a great worker and can give the Intercontinental Title some prestige. He has earned it IMO. Some people my not like the decision of taking the title off Cody Rhodes and putting it on Big Show but putting the Intercontinental Title on Big Show is a win/win situation for both Cody Rhodes and Big Show. It means that Cody Rhodes gets drafted to Raw, starting new feuds there, maybe even going after the United States title. It also gives Big Show something to do on Smackdown besides going after the World Heavyweight Title for a change. I'm happy Big Show is our new Intercontinental Champion and hopes he has a wonderful reign.
Now that Big Show is the Intercontinental Champ, its time to talk about some possible feuds I would like to see him in over the Intercontinental Title. Hes currently still feuding with Cody Rhodes but after that, here are the wrestlers I would like to see him feud with:
I have to say, I'm really digging Hunico's character. At first, I thought his gimmick was very stereotypical but he has an edge to him which is why I'm a fan of his current character. He is hardly ever on the main shows which is a shame since he has loads of potential of being a great heel. I think a feud between him and Big Show would be great. I'd have him and Camacho attack Big Show until Big Show gives Hunico a shot at the Intercontinental Title. It gives Big Show a reason to destroy Hunico with Hunico using Camacho as help during his matches with Big Show. I can see a heated rivalry between the two.
Jack Swagger
Jack Swagger would be another good choice to feud with Big Show over the Intercontinental Title. Swagger is a great mid-carder and him going for the Intercontinental Title would be a step in the right direction for him. I don't see a point in pushing him as a main event talent. I see nothing wrong with him staying as an upper mid-carder. Not saying that he won't become a main eventer again but I think keeping him as an upper mid-card wrestler is good for now. What I would do is draft him to Smackdown, where he wants to face Big Show to become the Intercontinental Champion for the first time. This results in Big Show accepting Swagger's challenge. Simple.
Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre is a great choice to rival against Big Show. McIntyre has all the tools to make a great main eventer but he needs a feud for the Intercontinental Title in order to look credible again. Since getting put in the WWE's doghouse, Drew McIntyre was spending his time wrestling on WWE Superstars. Now he may be wrestling on Smackdown regularly now, he still needs to get back on track and a feud with Big Show will help him do just that. I would have Drew McIntyre attack Big Show, doing what ever it takes to become the Chosen One again. It would work perfectly and I would love to see Drew McIntyre become an Intercontinental Champion again.
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Andrew Bobola
|Saint Andrew Bobola
|Martyr of Poland
Sandomir Palatine, Lesser Poland, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
|16 May 1657
Janów, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
|Venerated in
|Roman Catholicism (by Poland and the Society of Jesus)
|30 October 1853, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius IX
|17 April 1938, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI
|Major shrine
|Shrine of Saint Andrew Bobola, Warsaw, Poland
|16 May
|Poland; Archdiocese of Warsaw
Andrew Bobola, S.J. (Polish: Andrzej Bobola, 1591 – 16 May 1657) was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the Apostle of Lithuania and the "hunter of souls".[1]
Bobola was born in 1591 into a noble family in the Sandomir Palatinate in the Province of Lesser Poland of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, then a constituent part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1611 he entered the Society of Jesus in Vilnius, then in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the other part of the Commonwealth. He subsequently professed solemn vows and was ordained in 1622, after which he served for several years as an advisor, preacher, Superior of a Jesuit residence, etc., in various places.[2]
From 1652 Bobola also worked as a country "missionary", in various locations of Lithuania: these included Polotsk, where he was probably stationed in 1655, and also Pinsk, (both now in Belarus). On 16 May 1657, during the Khmelnytsky Uprising, he was captured in the village of Janów (now Ivanava, Belarus) by the Cossacks of Bohdan Chmielnicki and, after being subjected to a variety of tortures, killed.
One description of Bobola's death written in 1865 states:[3]
In the same year, the Cossacks surprised a holy Polish Jesuit, in the town of Pinsk, and conferred on him the palm of martyrdom, on the 16th of May, 1657. Father Andrew Bobola, whose untiring zeal had rendered him obnoxious to the schismatics, had just offered up the holy sacrifice, when a horde of Cossacks attacked the town. On beholding the barbarians, Father Bobola fell upon his knees, raised his eyes and his hands toward heaven, and, having a presentiment that his hour had arrived, exclaimed, "Lord, thy will be done!" At that moment, the Cossacks rushed upon him, stripped him of his holy habit, tied him to a tree, placed a crown upon his head, as did the Jews upon the head of our adorable Saviour, after which they scourged him, tore out one of his eyes, burned his body with torches, and one of the ruffians traced, with his poignard, the form of a tonsure on the head of the venerable Father, and on his back the figure of a chasuble! To do this, the executioner had to strip off the skin of the holy martyr! But this was not yet all. The fingers of the apostle had received the priestly unction. The executioner tore from them the skin, and forced needles under his nails! And during this indescribable torture, the hero prayed for his tormentors; he preached, both by word and example, until the schismatics tore out his tongue and crushed his head. Father Andrew Bobola, whom the Church declared Blessed, the 30th of October, 1853, was sixty-five years of age.
Bobola's body was originally buried in the Jesuit church in Pinsk. It was later moved to their church in Polotsk.[2] By the beginning of the 18th century, however, nobody knew where Bobola's body was buried. In 1701 Father Martin Godebski, S.J., the Rector of the Pinsk College, reputedly had a vision of Bobola. This caused him to order a search for the body. It was reportedly found completely incorrupt, which was recognized by the Church and its supporters as proof of holiness. In 1719 the casket was officially reopened and the body inspected by qualified medical personnel (five physicians and pharmacists). It was reportedly still completely incorrupt: pliable and with soft flesh.
In 1922, the Bolsheviks moved the corpse, later described by an American journalist as a "remarkably well-preserved mummy",[4] to the Museum of Hygiene of People's Commissioners of Health in Moscow. The whereabouts of the remains was not known to the Catholic authorities, and Pope Pius XI charged the Papal Famine Relief Mission in Russia, headed by American Jesuit Father Edmund A. Walsh, with the task of locating and "rescuing" them.[4] In October 1923—as a kind of "pay" for help during famine—the remains were released to Walsh and his Assistant Director, Father Louis J. Gallagher, S.J. Well packed by the two Jesuits, they were delivered to the Holy See by Gallagher on All Saints' Day (1 November) 1923.[4][5] In May 1924, the relics were installed in Rome's Church of the Gesù, the main church of the Society of Jesus.[5]
Since 17 June 1938 the body has been venerated at a shrine in Warsaw, with an arm remaining at the original shrine in Rome.
Declared Blessed by Pope Pius IX on 30 October 1853, Bobola was canonized by Pope Pius XI on 17 April 1938. His feast day was originally celebrated by the Jesuits on 23 May, but it is now generally celebrated on 16 May. On his feast day in 2002, Pope John Paul II declared Bobola a patron saint of Poland and of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warsaw.
Today some join Bobola with St. Peter the Aleut, an alleged martyr for the Orthodox faith at the hands of Roman Catholics, in a special devotion for the reunion of the two branches of Christianity. However, the historicity of the martyrdom of Peter the Aleut is not clearly established.
Modern Bobola family[citation needed][edit]
It is assumed that a part of the Bobola family exists to this day under the name of Bobola; they currently live mainly in Warsaw (about 30 persons), with the exception of one branch which currently resides in Paxton, Massachusetts. This is a part which, precisely, seems to have been rooted in Pinsk for some time. In the 17th century, a nobleman from Pinsk signing himself as Bobola used the Leliwa coat of arms, the same as that of Saint Andrew Bobola. Nevertheless, most of them still bear the name of Bobola and are spread all over Poland (more than 200 persons. the family now named Bobolia lives in California.
See also[edit]
- List of Catholic saints
- List of saints
- The Incorruptibles, a list of Catholic saints and beati whose bodies are reported to be incorrupt; that is, the bodies did not undergo any major decay after their burial and hence are considered to be under some form of divine protection.
- ^ Merrick, David Andrew (1891). Saints of the Society of Jesus: With a sketch of the Society. William H. Sadlier. p. 16.
- ^ a b Rudge, F.M. "St. Andrew Bobola." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 13 Dec. 2013
- ^ Daurignac, J. M. S. (1865). History of the Society of Jesus From Its Foundations to the Present Time (Volume II). John P. Walsh. pp. 12–13.
- ^ a b c Religion: Saints Time Magazine, Monday, Apr. 25, 1938. (The Time article says that Walsh personally transported the Holy Relics from Moscow to Rome; but this is apparently a mistake, both since Gallagher (1953) describes his own role as a diplomatic courier with the relics, and McNamara (2005), p. 45, mentions that Walsh stayed behind in Moscow after Gallagher's departure, and only left Moscow on 16 November 1923, and arrived in Rome on 3 December. The author of the book explicitly says in his blog that Gallagher was entrusted with that task.)
- ^ a b Jan Popłatek (1936). Błagosławiony Andrzej Bobola [Blessed Andrew Bobola] (PDF) (in Polish). pp. 250–253. This book uses as one of its sources L. J. Gallagher's article, "How we rescued the Relics of Blessed Andrew Bobola" (1924), which unfortunately was not available to this contributor.
External links[edit]
- 1591 births
- 1657 deaths
- People from Sandomierz County
- Polish Jesuits
- 17th-century Roman Catholic priests
- Polish Roman Catholic priests
- Jesuit martyrs
- Polish Roman Catholic saints
- Polish nobility
- Martyred Roman Catholic priests
- 17th-century Christian saints
- 17th-century Roman Catholic martyrs
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Steven Gerrard insists he will not call time on his England career despite the World Cup disappointment.Back to story
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Chris Brown (Chelsea fan) says...
Unbelievable how people can question his ability when he was easily our best player at the World Cup whilst being played out of position. Terry, Lampard and Rooney were shocking. I truely think Terry, Lampard and Rio should be replaced ASAP. Terry hasn't been one of the best English defenders for a long time and has ridden on his reputation for too long, much like Rio. Keep Stevie in, keep him as captain and put him in the middle!!
Posted 15:16 6th July 2010
Ashley Sanders (Liverpool fan) says...
If central midfield or off the striker then yes, maybe he should continue until the Euros. But there is no point continuing to play him out of his position. He has spent his whole England career out of position and for that I feel sorry for him. You still need a mixture of youth and experience and Stevie G has at least got a track record of scoring in tournaments (2004, 2006 and 2010).
Posted 15:12 6th July 2010
Rob P (Everton fan) says...
i cannot work this out. how is it that every time steve g has a bad game, he is playing out of position. why cannot steve g actually walk over to what ever manager he is playing under and just say to him that he woudl rather be playing in such a such a role and actually see if he can fill that roll, instead of giving him an instant excuse why he has been playing rubbish. surely as team captain, he has to be listerned to. just amazes me that this excuse is run out game after game.
Posted 15:11 6th July 2010
Liam Cowling (Manchester United fan) says...
im sorry liverpool fans but as of late lampard has been more productive than stevie g...in the league and world cup.
Posted 15:09 6th July 2010
Tim Smith (Liverpool fan) says...
liverpool fans need to get a grip. this guy is not as good as people make out. he is just as average as most other players. pleased to see jamie carragher has quit again...should be nowhere near the england squad.
Posted 15:05 6th July 2010
Andy Hill (Tottenham Hotspur fan) says...
the only problem with england world cup was we took too many injured players and out of form ones people forget barry was injured gerrard and rooney off form glen johnson and lampard are good players but not internationals
Posted 15:02 6th July 2010
Mandy Watson (Liverpool fan) says...
Don't want to lose Gerrard as an England or Liverpool player
Posted 15:02 6th July 2010
Josh Beaumont (Arsenal fan) says...
Find it amazing what i'm reading when I look down this page. The majority of you seem to not be football fans or at least not follow it. How you can believe Gerrard didn't deserve his place in the England squad in the world cup, and how you may think he's washed up I don't know. He's practically carried liverpool for the season and if anything I feel sorry for him because he deserves to have a better team around him at Liverpool. As for the WC2010 I'd go as far as saying he was the biggest performer for us, linking up with Rooney (his fellow scouser) whenever he could. If anything it seemed he was again let down by the people around him.
Posted 15:01 6th July 2010
Paul Bowman (Everton fan) says...
You bunch of idiots, gerrard is a great player. Let him stay and he will deliver the goods as rooney and lamps and co are the main culprits boot that lot out.
Posted 14:59 6th July 2010
Mik Sharples (Everton fan) says...
its about time england play younger players like when peter taylor was i charge for 1 game he played young players with passion. dawson, jags, gibbs, wallcott, whilshire to name a few to get the nod. 3 tournaments with the same midfield problems, retire now lamps, heskey, terry for the sake of your country
Posted 14:54 6th July 2010
Paul Kelleher (Manchester United fan) says...
Gerrard is a great player and England need him playing his best football. I think a better formation for England would have been the diamond formation with Carrick anchoring and Joe Cole on the left, Lampard on the right with Gerrard sitting behind Rooney and Defoe. One Question i have to ask is "What the hell are Upson and Terry doing in the box when it's obvious that Lampard is shooting for goal on direct free kicks?" They left themselves exposed at the back.
Posted 14:53 6th July 2010
Trish Joyce (Liverpool fan) says...
I dont see why sould quit. He knows he didnt perform as well as he should, and he was out ot position. I has a Liverpool supporter hope he does quit his beloved Liverpool either. Please stay and give the new manager at least 1 season and see how things go. Please stay Stevie G
Posted 14:48 6th July 2010
Koray Halil says...
Gerrard for me was the best English player at the World Cup. He was accurate with his passing, he tried to create angles in his movement and in with his passing. His biggest impact was making runs in from the left eg, vs USA. Barry was the biggest idiot for me. He was meant to sweep in front of the back four, but instead twice against Germany brought the ball forward in to very advanced positions and then lost the ball that lead to two German goals. Upson and Terry was a joke also, I have never seen any other nation concede a route one goal like the first one against Germany. Rooney was crap as well, he couldnt hold the ball, he couldnt turn or even muster a decent shot on goal. But Capello has also made some strange decisions. Gerrard has a great right foot. I couldnt believe it when he brought Joe Cole to play on the right and left Gerrard on the left. He scored against the USA from a position slightly right of centre. He should have played him centre mid or tucked behind Rooney. He's the only player that ignited him a little.
Posted 14:48 6th July 2010
Andy Horlock (Southend United fan) says...
The problem wasn't the players, it was the ineptitude manager, who played Gerrard, Rooney, Heskey, Terry Lampard all out of position, about 6,500 miles out of position. None of the players showed that they were prepared to roll up their sleeves and get on with or show any passion. The decision should not be theirs to make - they should all be sacked and future generations should be paid by results not by turning up (or not turning up in the case of this world cup
Posted 14:47 6th July 2010
James Macdonald (West Ham United fan) says...
Frankly i dont think it makes much difference,if he stays or goes, we didnt look capable of beating the Girl guides let alone anyone else in what has been generally an underwhelming ling poor world cup in terms of skills . lets face it give or take german efficiency non of the real big time charlies turned up on the night . Capello needs to drop the lot and start recruiting via a "britains got no talent" type of reality tv show at least we could do hat we seem to do well which is enjoy people making pillocks of themselves.
Posted 14:46 6th July 2010
Adam Smith (Ipswich Town fan) says...
Good, gerrard was one of the better players in the shambles of a world cup campaign. Sack Lampard, Heskey, SWP, and Terry. The rest can be built around for 2012 Euros
Posted 14:46 6th July 2010
Patrice Evshah (Arsenal fan) says...
I don't know why people are saying Lampard underperformed. He hti the crossbar and scored a legitimate goal against germany!
Posted 14:44 6th July 2010
Gareth H (Liverpool fan) says...
I'm amazed at the idea of Gerrard quitting! There is clearly divides in the England camp but Gerrard is the best midfielder in the team and never gets to play in his best position due to Lampard and the fact he can play in other positions. Lampard,Upson,Ferdinand and Heskey are older than Gerrard and not getting any better why dont they quit???
Posted 14:43 6th July 2010
Arren Potton (Arsenal fan) says...
I totally agree with Gary Martin it is time to out with the old in with the new gerrard has been fantastic over the years for us no question but him and lamps and quite a few others will be long in the tooth come next world cup so now they should give game time to the younger players to get them nearer the mark its a start of a new generation.
Posted 14:42 6th July 2010
Rami Alayyan (Liverpool fan) says...
Stevie is the best player in the world!
Posted 14:34 6th July 2010


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ETI announces £2.5M lower drivetrain HDV efficiency project
July 27, 2012
The UK Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has launched a three-year, £2.5-million (US$3.9-million) project to improve the efficiency of Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDV) by cutting the amount of parasitic losses in the lower drivetrain system by 50%. The ETI is a public-private partnership between global energy and engineering companies—BP, Caterpillar, EDF, E.ON, Rolls-Royce and Shell—and the UK Government.
Parasitic losses caused by the churning of the lubricating oil and component friction in HDVs and off-road vehicle drivetrains can account for more than 10% of overall vehicle energy losses. This project will look to improve the overall system design, with a synergistic focus on gears, bearings, surface treatments, lubricant flow and lubricant composition.


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October 5, 2004 6:24 PM PDT
House approves spyware legislation
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By a 399-1 vote, House members approved legislation prohibiting "taking control" of a computer, surreptitiously modifying a Web browser's home page, or disabling antivirus software without proper authorization.
The Spy Act would also create a complicated set of rules governing software capable of transmitting information across the Internet. It would give the Federal Trade Commission authority to police violations of the law and to levy fines of up to $3 million in the most pernicious cases.
"The rapid proliferation of spyware has become a common menace to computer users," said Rep. Mary Bono, R-Calif., one of the architects of the measure. "The passage of the Spy Act today is a victory for consumers, as they are one step closer to taking back control of their own PCs."
During the floor discussion, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., warned that Americans' computers are "no longer their own and they can't figure out why."
Some businesses had opposed earlier versions of the Spy Act, saying that though they were against spyware, the bill was so broadly drafted it could imperil legitimate software as well. The Energy and Commerce Committee responded on Monday by making some last-minute changes before the vote.
A similar bill is pending in the Senate. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to key senators on Sept. 21 saying their proposal was "extremely overbroad" and could "stifle e-commerce and open up legitimate businesses to immense legal liabilities."
EarthLink said Wednesday that a scan of 3 million computer systems over nine months found 83 million instances of spyware. Spyware programs hide in PCs and secretly monitor user activity. Typically, spyware arrives bundled with freeware or shareware, or through e-mail or instant messages. The programs are difficult to remove and may cause computers to run slowly or even crash.
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, a vocal libertarian who frequently says the federal government should not be policing the Internet, was the lone dissenter.
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- It's about time that someone did something about unauthorized spyware that loads secretly on a person's PC. I am so tired of having to scan my registry and taking the chance of crashing it once a week. The p*** sites that piggyback in on legitimate surfing sites is out of control. Spyware removers are good but can't keep up with the proliferation of these idiots who can't mind their own business.
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- These advertising firms say that they're so worried about legitimate advertising being hurt. I'm wondering how many people actually heed the advertising they come across on the Internet. As has been stated in many of these spyware and adware articles, most people just ignore the stuff. Most people are influenced by TV and their own research. With that said, their Internet marketing schemes can't possibly be pulling in much money and would seem to be a waste of resources such as time and money. There must be some other reason that they're doing it then. One thing that goes on is that "data miners" are being placed on computers. As many of you know, all that these programs do is gather information about what is done on your machine. They then sell this information to companies that are buying it. There's one way that the money is being made. I'm sure there are many others.
Now, my problem isn't with the advertisements or with the data mining. I don't do anything illegal on my machine and I could care less if they know where I've been on the Internet. I don't even mind having to close a pop-up in order to keep browsing. My problem is that these companies are engaging in some pretty tricky tactics in order to force this stuff on people. For example, the window that pops up and says something like "You PC is not protected, are you interested in securing your PC?" and then gives you a YES and a NO box. It doesn't mantter which box you click, they will both take you to the same place! They even go so far as to make it look like a Windows messege box. This doesn't fool the trained eye, but the common user will not notice. I've talked to many people who don't understand how things got on their machine, and this is one of the ways that it happens. I also don't appreciate their nifty programs changing my computer's configuration and even causing damage. When my default browser opens to some sex site and can NOT be changed from that site as the home page, that causes problems and has stripped away a small piece of my freedom. After spending thousands of dollars on a machine, who are they to tell me what my home page should be. Also, some of these configuration changes are made in the registry. Changes to the registry can be very serious. The advertisers and spyware makes changes, and if that's not bad enough, some one has to go in and make changes to correct the problems. Not a fun thought. The worst one yet completely crashed my hard drive and I lost everything. I went to ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS and was uninstalling anything that I was certain was not installed by me. I got to the third or fourth one and once I started uninstalling, my computer rebooted. That was it, the machine never completed a boot after that.
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- And then what?
- The same thing happened to me... twice in two years. Fortunately for me, I was able to recover from the second crash without losing any important documents or programs. My question, however, is thus: Whereas this nonsense has been deemed wrong and illegal (punishable, even.. yippie), what now? How many of us really believe that this is a realistic step towards thwarting these people? I think we saw how successful similar efforts are in the case of anti-telemarketing projects of recent years. A few suggestions?
1) Tobacco-style lawsuits - I want my two cents back, don't you?
2) Cyber vigilantes - Call me bitter, but I would pay someone to trace the software that crashed my PCs. For a few dollars more... well, see suggestion (3)..
3) COINTELPRO - Hack into their computers, track them down, and meet the little buggers in a dark alley.
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- Isn't it illegal already, Why not.
- When teen hackers planted spy programs in commercial and academic computers it was classed as a crime. Past judgements determined that information had value and that unauthorised copying of that information constituted theft. In the absence of specific laws theft of computer time has been prosecuted as "abstraction of electricity".
These companies are using deception and also using security holes. Using a security hole to get a program installed is electronic breaking and entry.
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- In my opinion anyone who inflicts destructive damage on a person's pc should be proscecuted. Trojans and other malicious actions should be traceable back to the owner and the owner should be fined and sent to jail.
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During an impromptu trip to Europe to mend a broken heart, math teacher Frank Tupelo (Johnny Depp) finds himself in an extraordinary situation when an alluring stranger, Elise (Angelina Jolie), places herself in his path. Their seemingly innocent flirtation turns into a dangerous game of cat and mouse while various people, who all think that Frank is Elise's thieving paramour, Alexander Pearce, try to capture the pair.
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The Senate will today screen and confirm the new chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mrs Farida Mzamber Waziri, after over one week of horse trading and politicking over the controversies surrounding her appointment.
The Senate last week put on hold the screening and confirmation of the new EFCC boss on grounds that she may have assumed duty before her name was sent to the Senate for confirmation and screening.
Senate president David Mark had directed the Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics to find out whether the new EFCC chairman had actually assumed duty as the chairman of the anti-graft agency as being speculated in some sections of the media.
The Senate had also raised observations on the language used by the attorney-general of the federation, Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), who according to the Senate president, had created the impression that it was the prerogative of the president to appoint the EFCC chairman and then send the name to the Senate for screening and confirmation.
It was the position of the senators that such appointment violated the provisions of the 1999 constitution and also eroded the powers of the Senate which is to screen and confirm the nominations of the president before appointments.
The Senate president had also warned senators against being sentimental about the appointment of the EFCC chairman, stressing that the due process of law must be followed in all appointments.
Meanwhile, the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a non-governmental organisation, has petitioned the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) over the appointment of Mrs. Farida Waziri as EFCC chairman by President Yar'Adua without confirmation by the Senate, which is contrary to section 3 of the EFCC Act and Nigeria's international obligations.
In the petition dated 26 May, 2008, and signed by SERAP's executive director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, the organisation asked UNODC's executive director, Mr. Antonio Maria Cota, to use his good office as the guardian of the UN convention against corruption, to which Nigeria is a party, to prevail on the Nigerian government to reverse its decision and comply fully with its national and international anti-corruption commitments and due process.
The organisation said, "Recently, President Yar'Adua appointed Mrs Waziri as new chairman of the EFCC without first submitting her name to the Nigerian Senate as required by section 3 of the EFCC Act, which provides that the chairman and members of the commission other than ex-officio members shall be appointed by the president and the appointment shall be subject to the confirmantion of the Senate. The Senate has rightly condemned Mrs Waziri's appointment and demanded full compliance with due process of law but the Nigerian government has said it would go ahead with the appintment regardless. In fact, senior officers of the EFCC have been asked to hand over to Mrs Waziri on May 26, 2008."
In a statement made available to LEADERSHIP, the organisation said it believed "the deliberate failure by the Nigerian government to comply with the clear provisions of the EFCC Act is not only a nagation of due process and the rule of law, but also amounts to a fundamental breach of the country's international obligations under the UN convention against corruption to promote and strengthen the independence of anti-corruption institutions like the EFCC.
"As a state party to the UN convention against corruption, Nigeria voluntarily assumes a clear obligation to act in good faith and to diligently strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption more efficiently and effectively, and to ensure that national anti-corruption institutions are granted the necessary indepence to enable them carry out their functions free of any undue influence.
However, SERAP is seriously concerned that apart from acting in bad faith, and violating its international obligations, what Nigerian government has done also amounts to political interference in the work of the EFCC, and is capable of serioulsy undermining the credibility of one of the few active and effective anti-corruption institutions in Nigeria," the organisation further argued.


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Annie's Anti-inflammatory Smoothie
There are some extremely potent anti-inflammatory foods that can be used to help ease pain naturally. Some of my favorite ingredients are combined in this smoothie to kick inflammation to the curb and supercharge your antioxidant intake. Oh, and did I mention it's delicious? Here's what's in it and why you might want to up your intake of the following foods:
Pineapple: This golden tropical fruit contains bromelain, an enzyme that has been shown to treat pain and inflammation naturally.
Green Tea: We all hear about the wonders of green tea, and with good reason. It's full of catechins, which are antioxidants that help reduce inflammation.
Spinach: Dark green veggies like spinach contain vitamin E which helps protect the body from pro-inflammatory cytokine molecules.
Berries: These little bursts of summer sweetness contain anthocyanins, which are powerful antioxidants that protect against inflammation.
Chia Seeds: Not only do these little black seeds contain fiber, they are also rich in omega 3's, which are celebrated anti-inflammatory fatty acids.
Turmeric: The curcumin in turmeric has been shown in numerous studies to protect against a number of ailments, including arthritis, due to it's anti-inflammatory properties.
Cinnamon: This warming, yummy spice also helps reduce cytokine molecule levels. It also helps regulate blood sugar.
- 8oz Suja Fuel (contains pineapple and turmeric root)
- 4oz Brewed and cooled unsweetened green tea (You can find this at any health food store or local coffee house. Feel free to experiment with flavored green teas like berry, coconut, or tropical.)
- 1 handful spinach
- 1 cup frozen berries (I used raspberries and blueberries, but any berries you like will work great!)
- 1T chia seeds
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 handful of ice (optional if you want more of a thick consistency)
Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until totally smooth!
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Coffee Shop Religion: Interfaith of the Everyday
by Saumya Arya Haas
from Huffington Post
I never learned much about religion until I started hanging out at Muddy Waters Coffee Shop on the corner of Lyndale and 24th in Uptown, Minneapolis.
I was raised to be a priestess (of Hinduism), grew up surrounded by world scripture and philosophy, and was taught by learned scholars and mystics. But my religious education didn't really begin until I started talking — and listening — to other people from other ways of life. I had a great foundation but it had to evolve beyond what I could experience as an individual. Understanding is a journey, and it's nice to have company if you can get it.
When Muddy's opened in the late 80s, it was grungy, grubby and the bathroom was frightening. The only food on the "menu" was Pop-Tarts and SpaghettiOs. Punks, goth kids and all the other wonderful misfits of Minneapolis risked splinters from the rickety picnic tables to enjoy caffeine and conversation in precious Midwestern sunlight. I would come with my friends but talked to everyone. I got over my fear of homeless people and started seeing them as just people. Some reminded me of the wandering sages of my almost-native India, people who lived by choice or necessity on the fringes and accumulated hardship wisdom the rest of us shied away from.
All the scriptural education in the world is not worth one good hour-long conversation with a stranger about their beliefs.
Interfaith Leaders Fast to Protest Solitary Confinement
by Chris Lisee
from Religion News Service
An interfaith coalition is urging Congress to end solitary confinement, which they said is a "harmful, costly, and ineffective practice."
Muslim, Jewish, and Christian faith leaders joined the National Religious Campaign Against Torture to break a 23-hour nationwide fast on Tuesday (June 19) at a press conference following the first-ever congressional hearing on solitary confinement.
"We're breaking our fast with a commitment that this issue is not over (and) that we're going to even give more energy to our effort to make sure that no one has to spend time in solitary confinement," said Richard Killmer, NRCAT's executive director and a Presbyterian minister.
The earlier hearing before the Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights called attention to economic, safety, and moral issues solitary confinement raises.
Three Stories About Expressing Faith in America
from Voice of America
Religious faith is both deeply personal and a community experience. In the United States, religious communities of many kinds co-exist and sometimes work together in interesting ways.
This week, learn about Buddhism in America. The ancient religion has its roots in India. Today, many forms of Buddhism are practiced in the United States. Hear what American-born clergyman Kusala Bhikshu has to say about the religion's popularity.
In the state of Tennessee, members of the Catholic religious group, the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia's, lead simple lives of work and service. Not much has changed in their community over the years. But more young women are joining. Some see this as a sign that young people are placing growing value on faith and service.
But first, we hear from Muslim students at a Christian university here in Washington DC. Christopher Cruise tells us how students are dealing with the differences in their religious beliefs.
Click here to listen to the stories and/or read the transcripts
U.S. Southern Baptists Elect First Black President
by Kathy Finn
from Reuters
The largest U.S. Protestant denomination chose its first black president on Tuesday, an historic election for the predominately white religious group as it seeks to better reflect the diversity of the country and its membership.
Fred Luter, a New Orleans pastor and civic leader, ran unopposed for the top post in the 167-year-old Southern Baptist Convention, which counts a growing number of minorities among its 16 million members.
His election to a one-year term was met by thunderous applause and a standing ovation from the thousands of Southern Baptists attending the convention's annual meeting in New Orleans.
A Better Way to Talk About Faith
by David Bornstein
from the New York Times
Is there a way to overcome religious intolerance?
Given global demographic changes, it's a vital question. "The most certain prediction that we can make about almost any modern society is that it will be more diverse a generation from now than it is today," the political scientist Robert D. Putnam has written. "This is true from Sweden to the United States and from New Zealand to Ireland."
In the United States, the question holds special significance for the simple reason that American society is highly religious and highly diverse and — on matters concerning faith — considerably more politically polarized than a quarter-century ago.
The United States prides itself on welcoming people of different faiths. The Bill of Rights begins with a guarantee of freedom of worship. In 1790, George Washington sent a letter to a Jewish congregation in which he expressed his wish that they "continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants," and declared that the government "gives to bigotry no sanction." In 2010, Mayor Bloomberg's impassioned and courageous defense of the Cordoba House — the so-called "Ground Zero Mosque" — became an important addition to a long and noble tradition of inclusion. (It's a speech worth reading.)
But while there have been widespread efforts over the past generation to promote and celebrate ethnic and racial diversity — everything from "Sesame Street" to multicultural studies to work force sensitivity training — the one topic that has often been kept off the table is faith. Americans have grown more comfortable talking about race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, but not faith. It's too personal, too divisive, too explosive. How do you conduct a productive conversation among people whose cherished beliefs — exclusive God-given truths — cannot be reconciled?
That's a process that a Chicago-based organization called the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) has refined into something between an art and a science, demonstrating how to bring college students together across faith and belief lines so that they develop greater respect, comfort and appreciation for one another and their traditions.
The Power of Interfaith-Based Community Organizing
by Minister Zachary Hoover
On May 15, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed the Responsible Banking Ordinance, which requires banks seeking city contracts to disclose detailed information about their lending and foreclosure practices. This victory allows people to see which banks are investing in their community or being responsible neighbors and which ones are not. Big banks are incredibly powerful and pay millions of dollars for lobbying to write rules that benefit them. Angelenos won a rule that shifts some power back into the hands of the people. And that rule would not have been won without the power of organized religious communities under a common banner.
I am blessed to lead LA Voice, a multiethnic, federation of 25 churches, synagogues, and mosques that is striving to be something healing and striving to do something healing. The climate of racial anxiety, divisive politics that pull at our implicit biases, and the growing diversity of our country urgently call all of us to speak, listen, and struggle together for a different set of outcomes for our cities. Our organizational leaders, clergy and lay, are striving every day to shift the balance of spiritual and political power so that our great city might truly reflect its glorious name and the dignity of all—not just the dignity of those with the means and privilege to protect their opportunity and promote the future of their children, but of all those who have been left out or pushed out of the land of opportunity we claim to inhabit.
Pastors, imams, rabbis and laity from the member congregations of LA Voice have played key leadership roles in the struggle to gain leverage to end unfair foreclosures, to increase small business lending to communities of color, to end costly, unjust police impounds of immigrants' vehicles—immigrants whom our state does not afford the opportunity to get a driver's license; and to increase access to food in public housing in East LA. These same leaders have sent clergy to represent them with the Governor of California to influence the outcome of much needed revenue initiatives for our schools, and they have sent thousands of letters and made countless visits to state political offices to write new rules that make life fairer for suffering communities. The power of faith and interfaith struggle is alive and well in many places, including in PICO National Network organizations like LA Voice.
In acting together for justice, our leaders find their voice and voices. When sixty African American Muslims join 700 Christians of all colors and 50 Jews at a gathering to launch a campaign, and their leaders sit together onstage with political and business leaders, I see interfaith power. When Fr. Margarito goes to Shabbat services at a neighboring Jewish community to tell his community's story and proposes going to city hall together, with translation, new ground is broken. When I, an American Baptist Minister, have the honor to sit with five respected Imams and dream about what we might change together about mass incarceration, as we speak about li ta'arafu and how knowing one another is something God desires for us, I hear interfaith dialogue. When our Jewish leaders from West LA journey to East LA to fight together for a better life for those whose migration is more recent, and they share their personal Exodus stories, and they take the power of that bond into meetings with LAPD, they live interfaith peacemaking. When 250 PICO affiliated clergy gathered in New Orleans last fall to launch an initiative to bring a bolder prophetic voice and the power of organizing to bear to bend the arc of U.S. history toward justice, and those leaders experience moments of discomfort at the different approaches of their fellow clergy, we build new life as they commit to each other despite those gut rumblings. When passersby see clergy of different colors and creed standing together at a press conference, defying what they have heard in the media about how much we all really hate each other, there is a witness to a more powerful Spirit.
I truly find God's Spirit alive, and where we find power to change our world for the better, is in the messiness of our stories and contending for our public space together. Those same Jews and Christians and Muslims who have won real change have plenty of moments where understanding each other isn't the first thing that happens—whether it's a Jewish leader cringing at the "in Jesus' name," or a Muslim leader wondering why we haven't thought about a space for their afternoon prayer on the agenda, or a Christian pastor explaining to a congregant why it is OK for them to be in relationship with non-Christians without aiming for their conversion, or explaining to another Christian how real the power of prayer is in his church.
Organizing is messy. And leaders are the ones who shepherd their people down a new path that leads to more abundant life and wrestles with the consequences of the status quo. We at LA Voice are interested in being with people who want to be together because it gives them the power to be transformed, to transform others, and to change our world. Transformations aren't real if they don't change our transactions.
I am not under the illusion that organizing is equally easy in all of the countries to which this newsletter makes its way. I cannot speak about the dangers and fears that must come with organizing right now in Northern Mexico or Syria. And I can only confess shame at the countless opportunities powerful countries like ours miss to act with our human family in other countries. But wherever we are, if we do not use our shared values, stories, and relationships to build real power to unyoke the burden of disproportionate death and suffering that we all allow to be visited upon some while protecting others, then no God can save us. As Bob Dylan says, "You're gonna' serve somebody, it might be the Devil, it might be the Lord, but you gonna' serve somebody."
Minister Zachary Hoover is Executive Director of LA Voice, an affiliate of the PICO National Network (a national network of faith-based community organizations working to create innovative solutions to problems facing urban, suburban and rural communities).
Sacred Space: Balwant S. Hansra on Sikhism and the Gurdwara (Video)
Dr. Balwant Singh Hansra discusses Sikhism, the Gurus, the gurdwara, langar, and the practice of his religious tradition.
CPWR Vice-Chair Bob Henderson Elected to Serve on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States
from bahai.us
The National Spiritual Assembly oversees the administrative affairs of the Baha'is of the United States and provides guidance for their spiritual and moral development. The Assembly oversees a publishing trust and several periodicals, including The American Baha'i newspaper; Brilliant Star, a magazine for children; and World Order, a quarterly journal of opinion and ideas. The Assembly also operates retreat and conference centers in California, Michigan, Maine and South Carolina.
Whether at the local, regional, national, or international level, Baha'i elections follow a similar process that seeks to choose spiritually minded leaders from the entire body of believers in the area. The electoral process at the national level is different in one respect. While the local Assembly is elected by all adult community members, the National Spiritual Assembly is elected by delegates, who, in turn, are chosen in "district" conventions. All adult Baha'is are eligible to vote in district conventions, and so the connection between the individual and his or her national-level governing body remains quite close. In choosing members of the National Spiritual Assembly, delegates may vote for any adult Baha'i residing in the country – once again preserving the freedom of choice that is fundamental to the Baha'i electoral system.
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Baha'is Mark Centenary of US Visit by Religious Leader
by Jerome Socolovsky
from Voice of America
The Baha'i faith was founded in Iran in the 19th century, but its adherents believe the United States has a special spiritual destiny. Baha'is are celebrating the 100-year anniversary of a visit to the United States by Abdu'l Baha, whom they call "The Master."
Abdu'l Baha arrived in the United States in April 1912 and traveled across the country by train. During the journey, he declared that America had the potential to "lead all nations spiritually."
Abdu'l Baha, who was 68 at the time, was the son of the founder of the Baha'i faith, Baha'u'llah.
"For Baha'is, it marked the first time in religious human history, that a holy member of a prophet of God's family had come to Western shores," says Layli Miller-Muro, a member of the Baha'i leadership assembly in Washington. "Most religions begin in the East, and we don't often have a direct descendent able to come to the West."
North American Interfaith Network Connect Conference
The North American Interfaith Network's annual Connect Conference will be taking place in Atlanta, GA from July 15th-18th, 2012. The theme of the conference will be "Establishing Interfaith-Friendly Cities." To learn more and register for the conference, click here.