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In a week filled with classic duels, a number of individual and team performances gave Turkish Airlines Euroleague fans plenty to remember. On Thursday CSKA Moscow maestro Milos Teodosic set a Top 16 record with 14 assists. One day later, Nizhny Novgorod's Taylor Rochestie bettered him with 15! Vassilis Spanoulis was up to his old tricks in leading a come-from-behind Olympiacos victory. And Alex Tyus of Maccabi tied a team record and came within 1 of a Top 16 mark with 6 blocked shots.
In a battle between Turkish Airlines Euroleague giants, Real Madrid registered its fourth win in as many Top 16 games by thrashing Panathinaikos Athens 83-65 in the Spanish capital on Thursday. Madrid improved to 4-0 in the Top 16, while Panathinaikos dropped to 2-2. Felipe Reyes led the winners with 18 points and 9 rebounds, Rudy Fernandez added 15 points and reigning MVP Sergio Rodriguez tallied 10 points and 7 assists. Madrid now leads the all-time series between the teams 11-10. The week opened with a dramatic clash in Istanbul, where ALBA Berlin held on for a tough 65-75 road win at Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul. The game was tied three times in the fourth quarter alone and the visitors led by just 2 with four minutes to go, but Coach Sasa Obradovic's men locked down on defense and Reggie Redding and Vojdan Stojanovski hit back-to-back threes to help secure ALBA first road win of the Top 16. The result lifted ALBA to 2-2 and dropped Galatasaray to the same record in Group E. Redding led the ALBA attack with 16 points. In another Euroleague classic, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv defeated Zalgiris Kaunas 66-73 on the road Friday, improving to 3-1 and taking sole possession of second place. In the game of runs and lead swings, Jeremy Pargo fueled a 0-9 run late in the game to stir Maccabi to victory. Sylven Landesberg led the winners with 20 points, Pargo had 12 points and dished 8 assists while Alex Tyus scored 12 and made 6 blocks, tying the second-highest one-game total in Top 16 history. Zalgiris got a huge double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds from Paulius Jankunas. FC Barcelona downed winless Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade 92-77 to get back to its winning ways and improve its record to 2-2. The hosts pulled away with a 12-0 run late in the second quarter, and comfortably cruised to victory as Alex Abrines finished with 15 points, Ante Tomic collected 12 points and 10 rebounds and Marcelinho Huertas had 11 points and 7 assists.
In Thursday's opener, the backcourt duo of Nando De Colo and Milos Teodosic paced the undefeated CSKA Moscow en route to 101-74 win over the visiting Unicaja Malaga. It's the third CSKA win against Unicaja this Euroleague campaign, one that keeps CSKA perfect on the season, and improving its Top 16 record to 4-0. CSKA opened up a double-digit lead with a 10-0 second quarter run, and after holding 54-41 margin at halftime, the hosts broke the game open during the third quarter when their lead broke the 20-point barrier. De Colo, previous week's bwin MVP finished with 28 points, while Milos Teodosic tallied 13 points and a Top 16 record 14 assists – though that record would be short-lived. Olympiacos Piraeus erased an 11-point third-quarter deficit to defeat Laboral Kutxa Vitoria 76-64 on Friday at Peace and Friendship Stadium. Vassilis Spanoulis scored 8 points and Kostas Sloukas dished 3 assists during a 20-2 charge from late in the third quarter until midway through the fourth that made it 67-53 and allowed the Reds to cruise to victory. Spanoulis paced the winners with 27 points and 6 assists as Olympiacos stayed pace with CSKA atop Group F. In the Game of the Week, for the third time this season Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul held off EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 71-82. It was the fourth consecutive road win for Fenerbahce, which never trailed after the first quarter, but only sealed the win with a 1-8 end-of-game run behind big plays from Jan Vesely and Bogdan Bogdanovic. Vesely finished with 15 points and 8 rebounds, Bogdanovic had 11 points and 8 assists, while Nemanja Bjelica shined with 14 points and 10 rebounds. MarShon Brooks netted 24 in defeat. Nizhny Novgorod dominated Anadolu Efes Istanbul from start to finish for a historic 109-90 victory on Friday. Art Parakhouski had a career night with 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting, Taylor Rochestie set a Top 16 record with 15 assists and Trey Thompkins added a double double. Rochestie recorded 11 points and 3 assists in 25-10 Nizhny start and the hosts never looked back. They racked up 65 first-half points, which were the second-most ever in a Euroleague game since the turn of the century. Thompkins finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Rochestie scored 19 and only committed 1 turnover.


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As part of a multi-year project on Afro-descendant and indigenous land rights in Latin America, the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at The University of Texas School of Law coordinated a weeklong, fact-finding delegation to Brazil to investigate and gather information on the status of collective lands claims by Afro-Brazilian communities.
The delegation was comprised of a multidisciplinary group of students enrolled in a semester-long class, Human Rights Research and Writing, taught by UT Law Professor and Rapoport Center Director Karen Engle.
Ten students from the School of Law, Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, and the LBJ School of Public Affairs joined Engle and UT Law Professor Ariel Dulitzky, the Center's associate director, to conduct interviews and participate in discussions with Afro-descendant community representatives, government officials, NGOs, activists, and academic institutions about the successes, opportunities, challenges, obstacles, and delays that communities—largely comprising descendants of freed or escaped slaves—face in the titling process of their traditionally occupied lands referred to as quilombos, or terras de preto (black lands). The interviews took place in a variety of locations in Brazil, including Salvador, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo, and Brasilia.
The students will use the results of this trip to write several academic papers as well as a comprehensive report detailing the findings of the project and making policy recommendations to relevant governmental, intergovernmental, and nongovernmental organizations as well as policymakers.
To read a full story about the students' experiences in Brazil and the mission of the delegation please go to: http://www.utexas.edu/law/academics/centers/humanrights/news/brazil.php.
The trip was co-sponsored by the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, the Bridging Disciplines Program, and the Brazil Center.
Program Contact: Professor Karen Engle, Rapoport Center, UT Law, (512) 232- 7066.
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The 10 favourite teams to win the Champions League
Friday 03 July
Bayern Munich: Handed a relatively straightforward group for their Champions League title defence, Bayern have cruised through to the knockout stages, maintaining their 100 per cent record in the process. Under Pep Guardiola, the Bundesliga giants have continued where they left off from their treble-winning season, but are now playing the high-intensity, attacking football Guardiola desires, making them a joy to watch. As well as being ruthless in attack, scoring 12 times, they've conceded just once – in the 3-1 victory away to Manchester City – which at this level is quite remarkable. They seem to have the whole package: a coach with a winning mentality, a front three capable of creating as well as scoring and a solid backline to protect their lead. No team as of yet has managed to win back-to-back Champions League titles, but the feeling is that this Bayern Munich side can break the mould.
William Hill odds to win the Champions League: 5/2
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Warriors return seven starters from 2010 regional championship team
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. -- With the return of seven starters from last year's regional championship team, Eastern Connecticut State University has been selected second in the 2011 National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) Division III pre-season poll.
One coaching representative from each of the country's eight regions votes in the poll, where 35 teams were ranked.
Eastern was ranked 12th nationally prior to last year's NCAA tournament and No. 3 in the final national poll after finishing third nationally in the eight-team national tournament field. The Warriors return 12 letterwinners and seven starters from the 2010 team which won 39 games, lost six and tied one, tied the program record for wins, and captured 14 consecutive games through the Wellesley, Massachusetts regional.
Last year's national runner-up -- Linfield College -- is rated No. 1 in the poll, while last year's national champion - East Texas Baptist University -- was picked tenth. Linfield returns eight starters and five All-Americas from a year ago, when they set an NCAA season record with 78 home runs. The Wildcats, who eliminated Eastern, 10-1, in the losers' bracket final in last year's national tournament, lost the opening game of the championship round to ETBU, 5-4, after giving up two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning.
All eight of last year's regional champions are ranked among the pre-season national Top 10. Linfield received seven first-place votes and ETBU one.
Joining Eastern in the poll from New England are the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (tied for 18th) and Brandeis University (25th). Behind first-team All-America righty Molly Rathbun (Hebron), the Warriors shut out Brandeis, 7-0, in the third round of the regional tournament, and Coast Guard, 1-0 in nine innings, in the regional title game.
Last year, Eastern won three straight games after losing its national tournament opener, 8-0, to Christopher Newport. After missing the opener against Christopher Newport because she was hospitalized with the flu , Rathbun returned to shut out Moravian College, 3-0, avenge her only loss of the season with an 8-1 verdict against DePauw University, and eliminate Christopher Newport, 5-2. Making her fourth start in three days, Rathbun lasted only two innings against Linfield.
Two seniors, five juniors and five sophomores constitute Eastern's returning letterwinner group. Returning starters include senior Katie Dinihanian (Stratford), juniors Rathbun, Priscilla Alicea (Stratford), Rosie Manzo (Hudson, MA) and Kassondra Silva (Hamden) and sophomores Arielle Cooper (Mystic) and Kelly Paterson (Southington). Dinihanian and Alicea are corner outfielders, Silva a pitcher and designated hitter, Manzo a utility player and Cooper (third base) and Paterson (second base) infielders. Lost starters include centerfielder Ashley Sullivan, shortstop Kim Church, catcher Nikki Mustin, and first baseman Katie O'Toole.
Rathbun broke numerous season records last year on the way to repeating All-America honors. She was named Player-of-the-Year in New England, Pitcher-of-the-Year by the ECAC and Little East Conference, MVP of the conference tournament and to all-tournament teams in the conference, regional and national tournaments. After losing against DePauw in Florida, Rathbun won 27 straight decisions until losing to Linfield. She finished 30-2 with two saves and 305 strikeouts in 205 innings and also led the Warriors with a .402 batting average.
Alicea repeated all-region honors last year, following Rathbun with a .393 batting average, 84 total bases, 34 runs and 29 RBI; Silva (.316) and Dinihanian (.300) also batted .300. Dinihanian appeared in only ten regular-season games last year due to a pulled muscle but returned to appear in all nine NCAA post-season contests. Alicea (first team), Cooper (second team) and Silva (second team) join Rathbun as returning all-conference selections.
Under the direction of tenth-year head coach Diana Pepin (207-148-1) looks for its 18th NCAA tournament appearance (fourth straight) when it opens the 2011 season with ten games in six days March 19-24 at Clermont, FL. The Warriors host Coast Guard April 12 and visit Brandeis five days later in doubleheaders.


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One hundred eight years ago today, the world welcomed Theodor Seuss Geisel, better-known as Dr. Seuss—legendary children's book author, radical ideologist, lover of reading.
Among his many creative feats is a fairly unknown, fairly scandalous one: In 1939, when Geisel left Vanguard for Random House, he had one condition for his new publisher, Bennett Cerf—that he would let Geisel do an "adult" book first.
The result was The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family, which tells the story of nudist sisters who, after their father's death, pledge not to wed until each of them has "brought to the light of the world some new and worthy Horse Truth, of benefit to man."
Geisel wrote in the foreword:
"A beautiful story of love, honor and scientific achievement has too long been gathering dust in the archives."
The humorous story is based on the Lady Godiva legend, according to which in 1037 the Earl of Coventry's wife rode naked on horseback through the streets of Coventry, protesting against her husband's unfair taxes. The citizens of Coventry were ordered to remain indoors, shuttered, as she rode. But one man, Peeping Tom, peered out and was then struck blind.
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Okay, I just ended (recently) 6 years working as an independent contractor for a travel agency (Disney related). I'm very lost in what my next job should be!
For now, I'm just looking for something part-time, a little flexible with benefits. I've found several companies that offer that so far: IKEA, Starbucks, and I think Sea World - though the latter would include holidays, and I'm not sure I want to give those up. I believe Publix also offers part-time benefits after a certain period of time, as well as Costco.
I'm trying to extend my list out a bit. And while I have health insurance right now, it is $200 per month with a $1500 deductible and doesn't include two pre-existing conditions (one isn't a big deal at all - just my sinuses, I occasionally get sinus infections). The other probably isn't a big deal either, but something I'd rather have covered (just in case).
If Disney did benefits for PT, I'd apply (even with the holidays). But since they don't, I'm looking elsewhere. Soooo - if anyone works for a company that does that (national company, etc.), I can add it to my list. Oh - I think the YMCA does also, but I'm not seeing any PT jobs open in the area. I really enjoyed what I've been doing the past 6 years, but I think I have to wait one year before going elsewhere.


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Celebrated experimental hip-hoppers Cannibal Ox are no more after they pulled a month-long US tour due to start last Friday, less than a month after a no-show for their last scheduled London date.
CanOx duo Vast Aire and Vordul Megilah reportedly rarely speak since they departed from El-P's influential leftfield rap label DefJux. Vast is now expected to concentrate on a solo career following the split, although there's no word on Vordul's future plans.
The pair won huge plaudits since emerging with LP 'The Cold Vein' in 2001.


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What to Bring
Passports are not needed to enter the US Virgin Islands if you are a US Citizen. All other islands in the Caribbean now require a passport. It's now recommended all US citizens travel with a passport, but it is not required to land in St. Thomas or St. Croix or to visit St. John.
If you plan on going to the British Virgin Islands (which we highly recommend) on a day trip, you will need to present your passport upon arrival back into US waters, since you are re-entering from another country.
ATM's are located in Cruz Bay and Coral Bay, and are pretty reliable, so don't worry about bringing too much cash. Then plan ahead for your daily needs.
Most visitors find they bring too many clothes and unneeded personal items on their St. John vacation.
Remember that in most cases, our style on St. John is casual and informal, so travel light! Ask our Manager, Ted for suggestions. As mentioned above, St. John is pretty laid back. Be prepared to sit in a beach chair (each condo has 2) on the beach or look at your feet in water up to your neck or read a book under a sea grape tree.
Shoes (or just flip flops) and sun dresses for the girls and t-shirts and shorts for the guys are pretty standard here. If you plan on dining at one of our finer restaurants, then we call it "island fancy," which is normally just a fancier sundress and shorts/shirt! Bathing suits are the primary piece of clothing when you are on the beaches during your St. John Vacation. (See Island Customs for more info)
Also, bring good walking shoes (or something better than just flip flops) if you want to hike one of the many trails in the Virgin Islands National Park. Favorite visitor trails range from "kid friendly" Cinnamon Bay Trail to the adventurous Reef Bay Trail.
Other items you might need
As our units are fully furnished, so all you need to bring are personal items, such as camera, sunscreen, and a hat.
Groceries, film, sun block and other items may be purchased in Cruz Bay or Coral Bay. Also, drinks, ice, and beverages are abundant in both villages.
We are in the tropics which means clouds go through and drop "liquid sunshine" on us just about daily most of the year; so you might want to include a small, fold up rain coat or poncho in your beach bag or backpack.


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August 6; the Transfiguration; an oriental feast brought into the Roman Calendar by Calixtus III in 1457 to commemorate the defeat of the Turks at the Battle of Belgrade in 1457 (rather as the Feast of the Holy Rosary commemorates the Battle of Lepanto ... what would we do without all those defeats of the Turks?). Late Medieval England developed a great devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus, especially with the encouragement of the Lady Margaret, mother of Henry VII. So here in England, the following day became the Feast of the Holy Name. A good idea, in my view. We shall observe it at S Thomas's. Just as Corpus Christi needed to be extracted from Maundy Thursday and given the opportunity to be celebrated at a time not preoccupied with the progress of Triduum (call it duplication if you like), so the Holy Name can do with being extracted from the Christmas/Circumcision/Naming sequence and given space to stand alone.
What went under, what got lost in all this, was poor old Xystus. One of the martyr-popes in the Canon Romanus; the Pontiff whose own martyrdom preceded that of his own Archdeacon, S Lawrence, a few days later. The story is a poignant one: the arrest of the pontiff while preaching from his cathedra; his leading away to 'sacrifice to the gods'; his refusal. He was then brought back to be martyred at his own altar, together with two of his deacons; as he was being prepared for death, Archdeacon Lawrence said "Why do you abandon me, Father, you who never offer the Holy Sacrifice without your deacon?" "You will follow me in three days", said S Xystus. S Lawrence is one of three great patrons of the Roman Church; Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima being dedicated, as their liturgical propers demonstrate, to SS Lawrence, Paul, and Peter. Celebrating S Xystus on the 6th and S Lawrence on the 10th is both elegant and moving.
But we don't. The novel fad for confining one day to one theme led Bugnini to move S Xystus back off the Transfiguration (on the 6th) to the 5th and then to change his mind and move him to the 7th. I can only say that I consider this a great shame. What on earth is wrong with the old custom of keeping the Transfiguration on the 6th with a commemoration of S Xystus? He's much more likely to be noticed there than as an optional memorial competing for attention ... on the wrong day.
Tomorrow, a word about a curious custom which occured on his feastival.
6 August 2009
The Battle of Belgrade and S Xystus
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- Pastor in Valle said...
Thank you for this very interesting post: I was able to make the comment about Belgrade yesterday at Mass, which I knew not about before. It also struck me that this would have been within the (temporal) ambit of the Council of Florence and the transitory rapprochement of East and West.
And I celebrated St Xystus in the office this morning, rather than St Cajetan as in previous years.
- 07 August, 2009
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Grossman lived in an epoch of repression. Not only human freedom but the human personality itself was placed outside the law. Grossman was aware of this, and he sought and formulated "laws" which could be put above the arbitrariness of the system. From Stepan Kol'chugin (1937-40), his early and most typical socialist realist novel, Grossman had been seeking such laws. He was interested in the laws of life and death, war and love: in short, in laws as yet unknown to others. Starting out as a Marxist, he tested Marxist dogmas with the power of his intellect. For this, it was necessary to crack the Marxist code, so as to return its all words to their previous meaning – and then to look at, and listen to, those words afresh.…
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Will the Bushes please just go away?
For months now, Jeb Bush has been listening as President Obama blasts his older brother's administration for the battered economy, budget deficits and even the lax oversight of oil wells.
"It's kind of like a kid coming to school saying, 'The dog ate my homework,' " Mr. Bush, this state's former governor, said over lunch last week at the Biltmore Hotel. "It's childish. This is what children do until they mature. They don't accept responsibility."
Oops. Jeb! just called his brother an immature child, because during the Bush/Cheney years, everything was everyone else's fault–especially Bill Clinton's. Just for starters…
"Two-and-a-half years ago, we inherited an economy in recession," he [George W. Bush] told donors at a Bush-Cheney '04 reception yesterday in Miami. He has raised the same accusation in fundraising appearances since mid-June in Washington, Georgia, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
"It wasn't all that long ago where a summit was called [by the Clinton administration] and nothing happened, and as a result we had significant intefadeh in the area."
…the senior [Bush] administration official says the budgetary problems stem from what is believed to be inadequate defense, intelligence and homeland security resources that were handed down from Clinton.
"In the last six months of the prior administration [Clinton/Gore], more than 200,000 manufacturing jobs were lost. We're turning that around," said Bush, who cited the addition of 107,000 manufacturing jobs this year.
Bush rejected criticism from Democrats that his administration had not paid enough attention to the brewing North Korean nuclear crisis. "The North Korean situation was serious for years," he said in a veiled swipe at former President Clinton. […]"Bilateral negotiations didn't work. You know, I appreciate the efforts of previous administrations. It just didn't work," Bush said.
Even 9/11 was everyone else's fault.
They [al Qaeda] looked at our response after the hostage crisis in Iran, the bombings of the Marine barracks in Lebanon, the first World Trade Center attack [under Clinton], the killing of American soldiers in Somalia [under Clinton], the destruction of two U.S. embassies in Africa [under Clinton], and the attack on the USS Cole [under Clinton]. They concluded that free societies lacked the courage and character to defend themselves against a determined enemy… After September the 11th, 2001, we've taught the terrorists a very different lesson: America will not run in defeat and we will not forget our responsibilities.
And yet, Jeb! has the balls to say,
"The issue to me is what we do now," Jeb Bush said. "Who cares who's to blame?"
It was awfully nice of Matt Bai of the New York Times to give Jeb! a forum to spout this nonsense unchallenged.
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Ok that my issue, I used the same glcall which expect a location of 0. I was wrongly expecting location to follow the layout binding semantic. I guess "binding" is linked to image unit not "bindless...
I will post a shorter shader when I got some free times
Basically the only difference is an alpha test
Good shader
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Trying ARB_bindless texture on linux I got the error below on some programs (only a different define but no change on layout or binding). Linux driver 32.05.13.
More verbose error message will...
You mean somethings like that:
#define my_nice_name uni_array[0]
The wrapper function could be a good idea but I want to keep my code as closest possible of HLSL shader.
Anyway, uniform...
Hum that annoying. Guess I have no choice. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for the tip. In this cas would be possible to replace the array with a struct?
Hum, I find my issue. I forget to declare the variable uniform....:doh: Yep I got some errors now.
Actually I already use Uniform Buffer but I wanted to benchmark both solution.
Did an update...
Trying to play with this new extension to easily replace some uniform buffers but I got various errors. Any help would be appreciated.
Is it legal to define several continous uniform...
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Human intelligence peaked several thousand years ago during our "hunter-gatherer" phase, says a theory by Professor Gerald Crabtree. Professor Crabtree is a geneticist at Stanford University in California.
Well, he lives in California. That's why he thinks people are dumb.
As reported in The Independent, his idea comes from the fact that for 99 percent of our history, humans lived as hunter-gatherers, which required us to survive on our wits, and led to big-brained people. Since the beginning of agriculture and cities, he posits, natural selection of the intellect has slowed and genetically our genes mutated towards dumbness with each generation.
Oh … so, people in cities are dumb? Give me one good example!
In his paper published in the journal Trends in Genetics, Professor Crabtree says, "I would wager that if an average citizen from Athens of 1000 B.C. were to appear suddenly among us, he or she would be among the brightest and most intellectually alive of our colleagues and companions, with a good memory, a broad range of ideas and a clear-sighted view of important issues."
Uh huh. Those people kept slaves, believed women were inferior and participated in animal sacrifice to ensure good crops, a favorable outcome in battles, etc. Geniuses!
Data and facts to support his theory are scarce. His argument — to dumb it down — is that as humans evolve, genetic mutations occur based on environment. He feels that our environment is less intellectually challenging than that of the hunter-gatherer, so our genes will naturally mutate towards stupidity as our current lifestyle demands less and less of our brains.
The idea though, is just a theory, with no way to actually prove that people are dumber now than 10,000 years ago. Unless you count Professor Crabtree. He might be his own best example that proves this argument.
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We told you they were coming, and the day is here. Well, almost. This October, Olay will be the first big brand to unveil a CC cream stateside. The next generation of BB cream (blemish balm or beauty balm), CC cream (color and correct) is similar in that it is an all-in-one skin-care product that provides a quick and flawless finish for women looking for even skin tone, except it's oil-free.
BB cream, which has recently gained mass popularity in America, is a favorite among young women as most varieties address blemishes, while providing a makeup primer and moisturizer to boot. CC cream, however, will have the aging generation excited. The Olay Total Effects CC Tone Correcting UV Moisturizer ($22) will provide an instant color coverage as well as long term skin-care benefits for women concerned with wrinkles and sagging skin.
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Nina, that's right !!! I saw this sticker too ... very disappointing.Posted on1
The original CC Cream was first launched in Asia by Rachel K Cosmetics. The Olay CC cream os nothing else than an already existing moisturizer on which they put a "CC" sticker to surf on the CC cream craze this year. Thumb down!Posted on2
Very excited to try this product!!Posted on3
Does it come in different shades? I've tried the Chanel one and I love it, but it's too light: http://www.ourwonderlust.com/ourwonderlust/chanel-cc-cream.htmlPosted on4
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AirAsia X, the long-haul low-cost associate of Malaysia's AirAsia, is suspending its Kuala Lumpur-Abu Dhabi service from next month due to poor demand.
"It has been a tough few months for us on this route and we've learnt some lessons from it," says CEO Azran Rani-Osman, whose carrier started operating on the route in November.
"If we can't go big into a destination or region, it is tough to sustain it. We need to suspend this service, rethink the strategy for the Middle East, and some back with more aircraft and destinations in the future."
He adds that this year, the carrier will focus on existing operations in China, India and Australia. "We are not going to stretch ourselves in the Middle East, Japan or South Korea. We would rather consolidate what we have and build on it with new services and added frequencies," he says.
In China, it plans to add one more destination this year. The carrier now flies to Tianjin and Chengdu in China.
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Tesco Bank is reducing the rates on four of its fixed-rate and tracker mortgage products this week, whether customers are re-mortgaging or buying a new home.
The banking arm of the supermarket giant only moved into the mortgage market at the beginning of last month.
But it is already chopping the rate on its five-year fixed rate with a 70 per cent loan-to-value (LTV) by 0.5 per cent, from 3.89 per cent to 3.39 per cent. Its three-year fixed rate, also at the same LTV, has been slashed by 0.41 per cent from 3.69 per cent to 3.28 per cent, while its two-year deal has dropped 0.2 per cent to 2.99 per cent. Andrew Hagger, independent personal finance analyst at Moneycomms, says the rate cut now makes the mortgage products 'a hit'.
He said: "When Tesco Bank announced details of its first ever range of mortgage products on 6 August it was met with a rather lukewarm response with many giving the thumbs down as the rates were deemed to be uncompetitive. Today the supermarket banking giant shows it means business and has hit back with some hefty price reductions, pushing some of the new deals towards the top of the best buys."


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The problem is that it is suppose to be automatic: When I copy from the server to the NAS, the permissions go with it. The permissions I am talking about are:
And what are the permissions? Just set them! And don't copy ACLs -- when you copy files they should use the permissions of the folder / drive you copy them too.
Set the permissions you want on the drive/folders of your nas! Sounds like you want to be able to copy to root? if so then correct the permissions..
What are you having trouble with about understanding permissions?
Posted 16 July 2013 - 17:28
/O Copies file ownership and ACL information.Or robocopy as well, another built in tool can copy permissions
/COPY:copyflag[s] :: what to COPY for files (default is /COPY:DAT). (copyflags : D=Data, A=Attributes, T=Timestamps). (S=Security=NTFS ACLs, O=Owner info, U=aUditing info). /SEC :: copy files with SECurity (equivalent to /COPY:DATS).Keep in mind where you making a copy from - if any local permissions have been set its unlikely those would work, match up to domain accounts via SID, etc.
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I actually was intrested in iSCSI the problem with it is that Im not completely sure how it works and we were already using a "shared folder" type structure so the transition would be "transperent", we just decided to go with this.
what I would suggest is to use iscs vs nfs. it will be much better for you if your ad permissions aren't being applied. It would be best if you could dedicate a nic for it, but it is not needed.
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Not sure how in-depth you want to get into Linux but I managed to set this up using Software RAID6 on Linux with mdadm, 4TB and got results of about 300MB/s read and 300MB/s write (That's MegaBytes not bits). Wired that up through my place over a 1Gig/s network for around 120MB/s R/W to from that. About 6 steps. 1 step to do the RAID. So around $800 for 4TB and those speeds.
Here's the page about all that and it actually works as posted:
All shared with CIFS and secured by selinux (Having said selinux, maybe that's where the issue is with yours? Not sure. Ran into the same thing with my custom one):
But like I said, not sure how in depth you want to get into Linux though having an entire OS behind the setup will give you lot's of tools in case of issues and not a closed down box.


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In the 20th century, the title and position typically brought with it an almost unlimited influence over the particular orchestra's affairs. As implied by the name, the music director not only conducts concerts, but also controls what music the orchestra will perform or record, and has much authority regarding hiring, firing, and other personnel decisions over an orchestra's musicians. Such authoritarian rule, once expected and even thought necessary for a symphonic ensemble to function properly, has loosened somewhat in the closing decades of the 20th century with the advent and encouragement of more power sharing and cooperative management styles (with the orchestra musicians themselves, the administrative staff, and volunteer board of directors). The music director in American lingo also assists with fund-raising, and also is the primary focus of publicity for the orchestra, as what is often called its "public face".
The term "music director" or "musical director" became common in the United States in the middle of the 20th century, following an evolution of titles. Early leaders of orchestras were simply designated as the "conductor." In the 1920s and 1930s, the term musical director began to be used, in order to delineate the fact that the person in this position was doing much more than just conducting, and to differentiate them from guest conductors who simply led one particular program or concert. George Szell, for instance, was appointed as "musical director" of the Cleveland Orchestra in 1946, and his position was so named until his death in 1970. His successor, Lorin Maazel, was given the title "music director." Other major American orchestras kept more current with the times and began using the simpler term in the 1950s and '60s.
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A dual U.S.-Israel citizen who is being in Egypt held on charges of being a spy for Israel could face trial in the coming weeks.
Cairo prosecutors are calling to speed up a trial date for law student Ilan Grapel, who was arrested at his hotel in central Cairo on Sunday, according to Egypt's al-Ahram weekly.
The newspaper also reported that Grapel said that he was Muslim on his visa application filed with the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv. Grapel is Jewish.
He reportedly entered Egypt using his American passport.
He is also being accused in the Egyptian media of sending information to the Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, from Internet cafes. Grapel reportedly told Egyptian investigators that he sent information obtained in the public domain to his parents so they would not worry about him during the uprising that led to the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Al-Ahram also reported that Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Elaraby refused to meet with the Israeli consul in Cairo, instead sending a Foreign Ministry official to meet with the consul.
Egyptian state prosecutors will likely announce next week whether they will send Grapel for a criminal trial.
Diplomats from the Israeli embassy met Tuesday in Cairo with Grapel. He reportedly had met the previous day in Cairo with an officer from the American consulate who allowed him to contact his family.
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Posted 31 January 2011 - 01:22 PM
DirecTV or OTA?
Nothing reported here.
Nothing reported here.
DirecTV since '96, Waivers for ABC, CBS, NBC, & Fox, HR23-700 & HR24-500/AM21, using ethernet based MRV.
Posted 01 February 2011 - 07:09 AM
Yes , DirectTV, SD locals off 119, Tran 23
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I had transponder 28 on the 101 go to zero for a while the other night. That's where the Pittsburgh locals are. They were back the next morning. I have no idea what might have happened.


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A frat house [fraternity] , is a house where male students stay but they join kind of a 'team' to get the right to stay there, often with pranks, hazing etc. And apparently frat parties involve drinking and sex.
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I love the doodle...
nothing beats a good doodle.
Wish my collage bits and pieces looked so inspiring. Just looking at your photos makes me want to go play in my art room. So nice to see your behind the scenes when you create your journals.
I sometimes wonder if vendors of all these seemingly odd and random things wonder why suddenly their products are experiencing 100% sales jumps? Target's tape aisle, check writing pens, Victorian albums...little do they know. When MAM speaks, we rush the stores! She's like the Oprah of art.
I am totally up for some cat burglary, but how do I disguise my ears! If you are up for a rendevous, I am going to be in Beverly Hills on the 31st and would love to scheme some tape heist with you after work. How about an evening foraging at tne Chateau Marmont whilst we plot our dastardly deed?
this isn't gonna sound right, but here goes. sometimes it is hard to look at your blog because it is so beautiful. really beautiful.
I don't use it often, but it's always a delight when I do. (the tape, I mean.)
If I may put in my two cents : the Smash tape you are referring to is definitely not like real washi tape! I found that tape and their glue incredibly difficult to use. I actually threw that pen/glue stick out! So it is worth it to go for real washi tape. I usually take a look on etsy. There are many sellers on there that let you sample different tapes so you don't have to buy a whole roll if you are unsure if you like that product.
That said, I love the idea of putting patterns and colors together and no one does that better than you Mary Ann!
I love your posts.
cat -
not bad form at all! i concur with you. kelly has WAYYYYYYYYYYY more tape than the 25 or so rolls that i have. she lives locally. hmmmmm. that gives me an idea. HEY VIOLET? wanna do a little cat burglary gig with me next week? whaddayasay?
trish - i have used my tombow adhesive w/ the tape before. i lay down a thin strip and the tape stays down. super simple! im surprised its stayed on my keyboard in such good shape for this long. i guess its the constant tapping of my toes on the keyboard..
Pretty gorgeous, I would say.
Have you heard of Phoebe Traquair, the Arts and Crafts artist http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/1934427 ? She was born Phoebe Moss.
Looks like playtime at Moss Cottage was quiet enjoyable. I love lookin' at your beautiful mess.
Doesn't seem like poor form to me. Especially since I see that Kelly follows this blog as well. Thanks for the lead!
Struck out at two Targets today. hmm....
Is it poor form to mention someone else's blog while posting on another? I hope not but if so, I hope someone will discreetly inform me because I am going to say that for anyone looking to source washi tape, you should check out Kelly Kilmer's blog. She has done entire posts about the sources she uses and likes. I think she may actually have more tape than Mary Ann...I think. And Mary Ann, the aqua, orange, red and blue looks wonderful!! Also, your last post really piqued my curiosity. Can't imagine what project we would be less thrilled about than you unless you are thinking about going off the air!! Heaven forbid!!
taking a "sick and tired" day for yourself-good on ya!
Oh, hey! Speaking of washi tape. I've only ever bought one single roll (before today!) and it was SMASH brand. I found it to be frustratingly, maddeningly not sticky enough. Is that a common thing with washi tape? If so, how do you work around that? Additional adhesive? What brands/sources do you favor?
Looks like you found the same tape at Targe that I found.....and had to have in every color......the price was really a steal.
In just the past couple of days I have settled on that very color palette for my next to be created travel journal. Really BIG road trip this Fall. Can't wait!
Target, huh? It's just on my way to every where today. I think I'll drop in. :)
They are indeed very pretty colors and it bears saying out loud. Lovely pics!
Well, goodness and gracious..you do know that I would really prefer to say, WHAT THE HELL?
I do love the colors up there at the top.
Miss Moss, all of the colors you put together are divine. (oops, it's telling me bad spelling). I say WTH again.
I know that I sound beyond the beyond tonight, but truly I am fine...just darned tired from such a long day.
I will behave the next time and watch my language. For now, it's a cup of tea and soon to bed. And a final note to say as always and forever, you have brought so much inspiration and sunshine and joy into my life.
Go in Peace and Sin No More..ha ha...e.w.
(i did mean all of the truly loving things above before i got out of control..)
Someone sent it to me and I told her it was SO nice and thick and stickier than most washi tape and she replied that she did indeed get it at target!!!
I want some with red stripes. I hear they carry 4 colors...?
Very pretty indeed. Did you get that tape at Target?!
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Dueling headline alert. From the New York Times:
NATO Helps in Hunt for Qaddafi as Rebels Gain Momentum
And from the Associated Press:
Pentagon: US, NATO not in manhunt for Qaddafi
Well, they can't both be right.
NATO is either helping in the hunt for Muammar Qaddafi or it's not. As reported in the Times, "Britain's defense secretary, Liam Fox, said Thursday that NATO was trying to help the rebels locate Colonel Qaddafi, apparently breaking from the frequent Western assertion that it adheres to its United Nations mandate to protect civilians." But according to the AP, U.S. Marine Col. David Lapan said, "I've confirmed with folks at NATO and through the command structure that they are not involved in targeting any particular individual, that they are not involved in a manhunt. NATO itself and the US's part of NATO are not."
Why would it be important for the U.S. to deny Liam Fox's claim about NATO's involvement in hunting down Qaddafi? Perhaps because if what Fox says is true then all the crowing about Barack Obama's trailblazing success in keeping America's role limited and bound by a UN mandate goes out the door. Wouldn't it be something if the drawn out campaign in Libya came to a successful end because the U.S. and NATO had finally come around to doing what critics had been suggesting all along: stepping up the attacks and ignoring the constraints of international bodies? If that turns out to be the case, just imagine how much sooner this all could have been accomplished.


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(English) The Face of Africa is holding a contest for African young ladies who are based in Germany! 22 beautiful ladies are in the running to becoming the Face of Africa Germany but only one can be the winner..
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have a release date for their next movie, "The Nest." While that's exciting news, it's going to face some pretty stiff competition in the form of "Star Wars: Episode VII," which hits theaters the same day.
The first "Star Wars" movie since Disney purchased the franchise is going to be a big deal, as any "Star Wars" movie tends to be. Does that mean all hope is lost for "The Next," though?
Of course, not. After all, the duo is one of the best comedy teams of all time. Don't believe that? Just ask them.
Besides, it's not like they don't have any nerd cred in the world. In fact, Fey is no stranger to the "Star Wars" universe, as is evidenced by this most excellent "30 Rock" moment.
Poehler may not dress up as Princess Leia on TV, but there's no doubt about her inner nerd.
At the end of the day, "Star Wars" may have a bigger uphill battle than "The Nest." The last three installments weren't exactly universally loved. Knowing that, fans have a new hope that "Episode VII" to be the biggest and best movie in the series.
Should you choose to see "The Nest" instead of, or even in addition to, "Star Wars," imagine how grateful Fey and Poehler would be?
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(ELGIN, IL – March 12, 2013) Judson University is now seeking nominations for the D. Ray Wilson Volunteer Service Award, which is presented annually to the candidate who has contributed to the greater good within the Fox Valley community by voluntarily serving others' physical, emotional, intellectual or spiritual needs.
The D. Ray Wilson Volunteer Service Award will be given during Judson University's Community Prayer Breakfast to be held Wednesday, May 8, 2013, from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. in the Lindner Fitness Center (1151 N. State St., Elgin).
Last year, Judson honored Edward Hunter, Regional Vice President of Mission Services at Provena St. Joseph Hospital and Provena Mercy Medical, with the award. Past recipients have included Donna Anderson, Nancy Schueneman, Jack and Marlene Shales, Floyd Brown, Murna Hansemann, Dr. Clare Ollayos and Carl Flaks.
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Tuesday....Ahh the only day of the week I can drag my lazy ass up the stairs to sit behind the computer these days. Thank goodness IA and I have decided to continue this meme for without it I'd be nonexistent in the blogsphere.
It dawned on me this morning that I am officially old. I have crossed over to the dark side and TBT {I'll touch on that acronym in a minute} it's scary here!
I remember the days when my Mom, who I love dearly, would say or do something that would make me curl up in the fetal position from mere humiliation and rock back and forth Rain Man style. Looking back I can see now that all she was doing was breathing in my presence. Well, guess what? I think I may be breathing a little too heavy for my girls taste.
As I was perusing FaceBook, read stalking my daughters, I saw that Peanut was participating in the ever so popular TBH and TBT memes. I was familiar with TBH thanks to Honey a few years back but the TBT stumped me. After a tisk and huge eye roll Peanut educated me on the Truth Be Told
When I was in middle school, it was so long ago we called it Jr. High, when you had a boyfriend you "went out". I can still remember the irritation and how the hair on the back of my neck stood up when my Mom would ask "where are y'all going?". I am, presumably of course, doing the same to my girls now when I ask them "what are y'all talking about?" when they {just Peanut now since Honey has a full time man} tell me they're "talking" to so-and-so.
I have also learned recently that just because the other kids think I'm cool doesn't mean that my own girls do. When I start quoting Fat Amy and singing Titanium in public the other girls laugh {not at me of course} and join me while mine beg me to stop then resort to looking a lot like I did back in 1983 while rocking back and forth in the fetal position in the nearest corner.
It's apparently also never ok to look good in a pair or Rock Revival jeans, rock out to "your jam" with the windows down while at a stop light, whistle at cute boys then slow down when driving next to them, be called a MILF, comment on a FB thread- especially a TBT or TBH, post pictures of yourself that show even a millimeter of cleavage on Instagram, and "creep on" your daughters and their friends on Twitter. FTR, look at me throwing out an acronym, I feel strongly that if you post anything on a social media site all rights to privacy are off.
In short, I guess I've hit the time in my life where I'm supposed to slip on a moo-moo, put rollers in my hair and just get old, after all I am almost 43.
I think I'll tots stick to rockin' my Rock Revivals, singing David Guetta loud and off key, noticing cute boys {as long as they're legal} and living life to it's fullest!
What have you done that has made your kids moan in humiliation Maaahhhhhmmm? Bring it on, I want to know!


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Clemence Westerhof once said that he loved Nigerian women. He loved the natural beauty of Nigerian women especially the rhythm at the back when they walk.
The only problem with a Nigerian woman is what Afro beat legend, Fela Anikulapo, called Shakara. No Nigerian woman would approach a man or tell you I like you.
And when you admire and tell one that you love her, you are looking for trouble. "Look me look dis one o. You love who? Chai!". All those ones are shakara or what my Warri friend would call IGG meaning Initial Gra-gra. E wan do. If you persevere and cross that hurdle, you would be the one on the run.
All responsibilities from "my landlord gave me a quit notice, to send me recharge card or my mother is in the hospital, I want to re-touch my hair or fix Brazilian hair, or my cloth is with the tailor etc are yours.
If you have the misfortune of falling for a student, you are in grave financial danger of paying for handouts, project money, school fees, hostel money and those dangers of unfaithfulness and responsibility that you would not allow your wife to bring forward.
The reverse is the case here. Women toast men and men ask for favours like Nigerian women. The beauty of a South African woman is in her waist. Nature has endowed them with big waist and they wag it provokingly.
My Ibo brother told me; "Nnaa, they are assorted here. You don't sweat to get any one. Just say excuse me and they are smiling like Eve when she ate the forbidden fruit.
Until coins weigh you down
For Nigerians, coins are almost a taboo to carry. Coins in Nigeria have gone into extinction. It is then dangerous to see coins here. Every little purchase you make, be sure to get coins as change. And there is virtually nothing that one would buy that would not have coins on top. I understand that the coins are taxes that go to Government for maintenance of roads and other public utilities.
The people are happy because the government provides all the basic amenities. As for us, we have the misfortune of carrying coins about and it is threatening to create holes in my pockets.
They are heavy. They mark you out with the noise that comes from your pocket. They also weigh you down when you are walking.


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The interview with Spencer Wells is extremely interesting, but I am bewildered by Wells's remark: "... humans originated around sub-Saharan Africa. But how could they have crossed the Sahara to populate the rest of the world? I was riding through it a couple of months ago. It is unbelievable. It's a sea of sand with no water in sight, stretching for thousands of miles" (25 March, p 48).
Humans crossed the Sahara of 60,000 years ago, not the modern desert. Surely it is common knowledge that the climate of the area was vastly different then. All sorts of fossils and artefacts from ancient times have been discovered in the Sahara, including ancient rock carvings.
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The Mercedes Benz 220SE Fintail may not seem like an obvious candidate for a story on the three-pointed star's greatest competition cars, given the marque's glorious pre and post-war 'Silver Arrow' grand prix and sports cars.
However, this humble 2.2 litre six cylinder sedan proved to be a formidable works rally car and circuit racer in the early 1960s - both in Europe and Australia.
The reason it was thrust into the motor racing spotlight can be traced back to 1955. The dominant Mercedes Benz works team withdrew from Formula One and the World Sports Car Championship at the end of that tragic season, in which one of its cars was involved in a fiery crash at the Le Mans 24 Hour race that killed 83 spectators.
Obviously rattled, Daimler-Benz's board of directors imposed a blanket ban on all employees getting involved in any form of motor sport. However, given its rich competition heritage, petrol continued to flow through the corporate veins.
It wasn't long before the ban was lifted, but rather than return to the race track the famous Stuttgart firm changed course for 1956 and decided to concentrate on rallying as its new competitive outlet.


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Surrendered Pet Dogs Killed in Trauma Training at University of Michigan, Live Pigs Killed in Fargo, N.D.
As recently as September, live dogs from shelters were cut open by physicians practicing emergency medical procedures at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. And on Feb. 2, live pigs were unlawfully killed after undergoing the same thing at MeritCare Medical Center in Fargo, N.D.
After both Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) courses, the animals were killed. Although the animals were anesthetized during the procedures, they were subjected to the trauma of confinement, shipping, preparation, and experimentation—although effective nonanimal alternatives have been approved by the American College of Surgeons, the body that oversees these courses.
Of nine facilities in Michigan that offer ATLS courses, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is the only one using live animals—including an Australian shepherd named Rocket in one of its classes—rather than TraumaMan, which is already part of the school's state-of-the-art simulation center.
"The University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus is one of the last facilities in the country still using live dogs for advanced trauma life support training," says cardiologist John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C., PCRM's senior medical and research adviser. "The school should stop using animals in these inhumane classes immediately, especially since nonanimal teaching methods actually offer a better way to master lifesaving procedures that will be used on human beings."
Based on the documents obtained under the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, PCRM's complaint, which was filed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Eastern Region, states, "We believe that this animal use is a violation of the Animal Welfare Act because the principal investigator provided false information about alternative nonanimal technologies to justify animal use in his IACUC protocol."
The Michigan complaint received extensive media coverage, including news stories and op-eds in University of Michigan's newspaper, The Michigan Daily, and an op-ed in the Detroit Free Press by Edward J. Linkner, M.D., an assistant clinical professor at the University of Michigan School of Medicine.
The MeritCare complaint, which was filed with the USDA's Western Region office, states, "We believe that this animal use is a violation of the Animal Welfare Act because there are equivalent alternative nonanimal technologies available."
"MeritCare Medical Center is one of the last facilities in the country still using live animals for advanced trauma life support training," says Neal Barnard, M.D., president of PCRM and a Fargo native. "MeritCare is a leader in so many other ways. It should be using newer, nonanimal teaching methods."
In North Dakota, other than MeritCare, the only other facility that offers ATLS training is one of the more than 90 percent of United States facilities providing trauma training with lifelike human patient models and other high-tech nonanimal methods.
Visit www.SaveMichiganDogs.org to urge University of Michigan to end dog use in its ATLS courses and www.PCRM.org to stop pigs from being killed at MeritCare.


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Hawaii in Climate Change Bullseye
By Larry O'Hanlon (Discovery) - May 6, 2013
Tropical cyclones of the future may have the Hawaiian islands in their cross hairs, according to a new study of how climate change will alter eastern Pacific Ocean storms near the end of the 21st century.
In the middle of Earth's largest ocean and already in a warm clime, Hawaii seems like the last place to to worry about global warming. But as the air warms, the oceans are absorbing even more heat and that plays out in climate models that Hiroyuki Murakami, of the University of Hawaii, and his colleagues ran to see if they could tease out Hawaii's probably future.
They published what they discovered in the May 5 issue of the journal Nature Climate Change.
Right now tropical cyclones with the potential of hitting Hawaii are typically born far east of the islands: off the west coast of Mexico, in a way similar to how North Atlantic hurricanes begin off the northwest coast of Africa.
"Normally the tropical cyclones travel west," said Murakami. "But they very rarely reach Hawaii."
The researchers used several different climate models at different spatial resolutions and included a variety of environmental factors to see what robust patterns emerged for storm activity from the year 2075 to 2099. Their results suggest fewer, but stronger cyclones along with a northwestward shift of the typical cyclone track — which would take them more directly toward the Hawaiian islands.
In other words, there is good and bad news: the good news is that there will be fewer tropical cyclones. The bad news is they will be stronger, longer lived, with have longer tracks that and steer more towards Hawaii.
"The Hawaiian Islands are very vulnerable," said Murakami, which is one reason he wanted to do the research in the first place. Another reason is that previous modeling work had not shown any consistent results.
On the other hand, there is no reason for Hawaiians to worry too much yet. The new study is not the last word on the matter. There are a lot more additional studies that can be done to test how robust Murakami's conclusions are, said climate scientist Tom Knutson of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"They've gone a step in that direction," said Knutson of Murakami's and his colleagues' research. But Hawaii is a small place in a big ocean and nailing down the details is tricky. "When you get down to a smaller scale, things got a lot more uncertain."


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I'm still wanting Apple to include an option to apply password restricting access to the Settings app all together.
My kids still have access to too many features that their curios minds can muck around with.
Also, apps that, as far as I can tell, must depend on network access via internet protocols can become unusable if Parental Restriction are fairly tight - I'm looking at you Netflix.
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AFS Trinity Files Patent for Plug-In Drivetrain; Focus on Affordability
14 September 2006
|AFS Trinity is using a lower-cost type of li-ion battery in conjunction with ultracapacitors in its plug-in drivetrain. Click to enlarge.
AFS Trinity has filed a new patent application addressing the architecture, power electronics and control strategy for the Extreme Hybrid (XH) plug-in it is developing in partnership with Ricardo. (Earlier post.)
The proposed XH system uses lithium-ion "energy batteries" in combination with ultracapacitors for the vehicle's electric energy storage system. The energy batteries are lower in cost than li-ion batteries optimized for power delivery.
These lithium-ion energy batteries are expected to cost $200 to $300/kWh for this type of cell. They are different from the lithium-ion power batteries that are expected to be used by other hybrids and plug-in hybrids and that are now found in some power tools.
Such power batteries currently cost as much as $750/kWh and are not expected to go below $500/kWh in five years. We also expect that the lower cost lithium-ion batteries that the XH will use will out-perform any known nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries as well.—Donald Bender, AFS Trinity Chief Technology Officer
The use of ultracapacitors in combination with lithium-ion batteries allows the batteries to be both charged and deep-discharged without overheating or becoming less reliable, according to AFS Trinity. Instead of the batteries delivering the short bursts of power needed for acceleration, the ultracapacitors do this work. The ultracaps also capture the regenerative braking energy. The ultracaps make possible the use of the lower-cost lithium-ion batteries that are optimized for energy delivery, not power delivery.
The company is designing the XH to have up to a 40-mile All-Electric Range and to support electric driving at freeway speeds. Once the all-electric range is exceeded, the Extreme Hybrid will operate like a charge-sustaining conventional hybrid by using its gasoline or diesel engine in combination with electric power.
Mileage savings obtained from driving conventional hybrids are not large enough to offset their higher purchase prices that are linked to their expensive battery packs. Battery cost becomes even more important for plug-in hybrids. By providing much higher mileage and using low-cost batteries, AFS Trinity expects its Extreme Hybrid drivetrain to make possible the first money-saving hybrid vehicles of any kind. Drivers should expect the Extreme Hybrid to pay for itself in five years or less depending on your driving habits and the future price of gasoline.—Edward Furia, AFS Trinity Power Corporation CEO
In August 2006 AFS Trinity signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Austin Energy, founding participant in Plug-in Partners, a consortium of U.S. municipalities and utilities, providing them the first opportunity to test 50 or more AFS Trinity XH demonstration vehicles. (Earlier post.)
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This is indeed great news! Now maybe F. or G. or D. can quickly catapult themselves into the "next generation".
If I were the COO of, say, GM, I'd have my engineers start with the EV1, drop in this XH plug-in, and have a PHEV by, perhaps, 2008! And, thus, owning the PHEV market.
I believe they would have a vast amount of help from various members of the Plug-in Partners Consortium.
George, one of the primary reasons GM killed the EV1 and destroyed the tooling is that it would not have meet current safety regulations. Also, it was never engineered to have an internal combustion drivetrain. The EV1 is dead forever. This technology does have promise for the next stage of hybrids.
Using lithium batteries for energy rather than power deliver is the best way to keep battery costs down. Having the ultracapacitors do the power portion saves on the batteries. Now what we need is a price estimate for the car.
I personally would like to test one of the vehicles.
"Mileage savings obtained from driving conventional hybrids are not large enough to offset their higher purchase prices that are linked to their expensive battery packs"
I'm all for better batteries but denegrating current hybrids (as above) discounts the REAL cost of petrol, which to some includes the external environmental and national security costs
Some people cannot get used the concept of paying to save the environment.
It seems like the US has been on the economic ONLY analysis since the 80s. There are many other factors, but as long as we only look at monetary, then we are not looking at everything that we need to. Even if you just wanted to look at only the economic factors, there is only partial accounting. What are the health costs of benzene in the soil, water and food? What are the health costs of people with lung and heart illnesses due to air pollution? What are the defense costs of protecting oil fields in the middle east? What are the effects of stress and congestion caused by over crowding on the roads? What risks do we take when the energy is not so easy to get and cost so much more? What do we do when our modern economy grinds to a halt?
SJC, I agree 100% on our singleminded shortsightedness. But what do we do to get the public and our "elected" "leaders" to actually take these things into consideration? I think the failure here is not just environmental but also of our social fabric.
We are what we have become. Our leaders and politicians are mirror images of us, one step ahead or behind.
This phenomena most probably occured many times before. A well documented similar event took place during the last century of the Roman Empire.
Empires are born, rise to fame, become arrogant and complacent and slowly fade away. USA has been on the last phase for some times. A new Empire will rise as quickly as USA dwindles. We may speculate when it will come, from where it will come from and if the transistion will be violent or peaceful.....but it will come.
This pays back in five years!? I suppose that's in the USA. In that case in Northern Europe it would pay back in two years.
40 mile range needs about 6.5KWhrs. At $300, this is about $2,000. Replacing the typical 1.6 litre engine with a 250 cc engine should cover the cost of the motors. So $2,000 extra for the car?
In the UK, fuel costs are about 22c per mile. Less about 2 c per mile for the electricity, gives a saving of 20c per mile. In that case, the vehicle would pay for itself in 10,000 miles of electric driving.
The Chinese empire is another great one that let complacency become its downfall (and religion to an extent). The Chinese were all set to discover Europe a good 150-200 years before the Europeans discovered China.
This is a good idea, but not one that should receive patent protection. The idea of using ultracapacitors with batteries in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles has been around for at least ten years. Rocky Mountain Institute described this technology in 1995, and many companies and individuals, including us, are working on this well-known application.
Weight does become an issue with this design. Current packs are around 600lbs This makes it 600lbs plus the ultracapcitor. Not sure about that weight but it does mean
less overall effeciency. I like the idea though and hope it works. All I need is 150 miles per day and I can park
my most used gas car in the scrap yard.
"End is on the way" predictions are so much better than chicken-littling with a deadline; they can be in the process of coming true literally forever. And, of course, so have they been.
Rather than reflect on my favorite instances where society itself outright disappeared (because that's what we're quaking over, right?), maybe I could just offer that imperialism is 200 years deep into its death throes. The end of the supposed US 'empire' therefore is fairly yawn-inducing, aside from just being cliched by now and, lets face it, hackneyed to begin with.
The patent in this case may be for some other innovation, if the ultracap idea has been in the public domain.
[i]40 mile range needs about 6.5KWhrs[/i]
How accurate is that? And is that at highway speed? An article on GCC about a Prius retrofit w/ A123 batteries has a 30 mile range at less than 34 mph with an almost 10 kWh pack.
Something is not adding up there.
Didn't the Doc in Back to the Future also use ultracapacitors in his deLorian
$300 per kWh a breakthrough? I don't think so. A single Sanyo / Sony 18650 LiIon cell weighs 45 g and at around 200 Wh/kg contains 9 Wh. The same cell can be bought wholesale for $2.50 each (costing $1.40 to produce) for a $/kWh figure of $280 per kWh ($155 per kWh to produce).
And these are on the shelves already.
Clett, where do you get these prices? Best 18650 prices I see are $400+/kWh in 10k+ unit volumes, and that's for no name cells not Sony/Sanyo.
I think the Doc used "flux capacitors"..now if we could just get our hands on a few of those cheap! :)
Patent protection? Indeed, this is not novel or unobvious. It should NOT be awarded a patent, since many others have thought of it and put it in the public domain.
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League of Women Voters have problems with new elections bill
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With much fanfare, Florida Governor Charlie Crist yesterday signed major election legislation that will eliminate touch screen voting machines in the state, and move next year's Presidential Primary up to late January. But it will do much more than that. Several controversial amendments were tacked on to the bill late in the legislative session, and according to one group, have created barriers to allow people to vote starting next year. Among those amendments are tightening a Voter ID requirement. Florida law now dictates that a voter must show a picture ID of some sort to vote. There was 11 different items one could use at the polls- now that's down to 9. The bill also will permit only those with firsthand knowledge of an alleged elections violation to file a complaint, and imposes fines up to $1,000 a year for third-party registration groups, such as The League of Women Voters, if they fail to turn over registration information to elections officials within specified time periods
And the Primary Election in 2008 has been moved up an extra week. Dianne Wheatly Gillioti is with the League of Women Voters in Florida (roll tape#1 o.q."on the ballot") Another provision in the new law would allow those who sign petitions for constitutional amendments to revoke their names up to 150 days after they sign petitions, a move voter groups said would create a cottage industry for the removal of signatures. Again, Dianne Wheatly Giliotti of the League of Women Voters in Florida (roll tape#2 o.q." in the FloridaConstitution") That's Dianne Wheatly Giliotti , President of the League of Women Voters in Florida. Altamonte Springs Republican Lee Constantine, who sponsored the Elections Bill in the Senate, told the Associated Press last month, said The League of Women Voters got a lot,'' he said. ``I tried to make sure every single point they had'' was addressed..


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The 33-year-old made an emotional comeback in Barcelona's 5-0 win over Mallorca on Saturday, almost a year after undergoing a liver transplant following a recurrence of cancer.
Cesc Fabregas scored a hat-trick in the match but it was the Frenchman's return - a week after boss Tito Vilanova returned to the Barca bench after he himself had three months of cancer treatment - that overshadowed the result.
"What we have seen is completely unique, medically unique," he told Revista. "When you have to have an operation like that there is a 90 per cent chance of you recovering but never, ever has been a case where you can continue among the elite."
Fellow Revista guest Gerry Armstrong was similarly astounded by Abidal's return to the top of the game after a 14-month ordeal.
"It is from another planet," he said. "That is what we are looking at. This guy's stature is so high. As Guillem said, he has not just comeback to be living a normal life or as near a normal life as possible, he has come back to play at the highest level in football.
"It is just incomprehensible for me. It is just unbelievable."
The former French international - who dedicated his return on Saturday to his cousin, Gerard, who donated part of his liver for the transplant - is contracted to the club until the end of the season.
And while Balague is certain he will be offered a new deal, he believes the defender could decide to take up an ambassadorial role rather than continue playing at the Camp Nou.
"We still don't know if he will be a professional for a long time, we don't know if he will continue at Barcelona even though Barcelona will offer him a new contract," he said.
"It is up to him to reject it if he feels he is not up to this level, although he still wants to play for another one or two years."
Balague added: "He will be honest to Barcelona and if he doesn't feel he is up for it he will not renew the contract.
"I think the feeling will probably be that the contract will be offered, he will probably say no and he will move back to France to be closer to his family.
"But he is going to get an ambassadorial role with Barcelona in the near future and that is something he will embrace."


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The notion of spending money in a spontaneous manner is typically something to discourage. It's frowned upon, for the most part, and most often associated with poor financial management.
But, this is not so with a Cash Mob.
On Sunday, a hundred or more East End residents (if expectations are proven to be accurate) will flock to one business in the downtown Sag Harbor area to spend their hard-earned cash in one local store.
Yes, your purchase will be spontaneous.
And yes, you may not buy conventional items found on your weekly shopping list.
(Although, you never know…)
But it's only $20.
And it will mean much more than that to one local business, as well as the community as a whole.
As anyone who's spent at least a year in this village can tell, it's hard to maintain a business in Sag Harbor. Sure, our community's luckier than most. We have a healthy base of local businesses and a community that's done a great job of supporting them.
But, we've also seen well-intentioned businesses come and go well before their time, and "Mom and Pop" shops suddenly unable to make their rent.
Promoting local businesses by touting popular catch phrases — like the über-popular "Shop Local!" — only go so far. As we've seen with the success of last year's first annual HarborFrost celebration, the community does well when the energy about town is high, and people can collectively enjoy not just a day in the village, but an event associated with it.
We welcome the East End's first Cash Mob to the Sag Harbor area, and look forward to the spark of life it can bring to town this Sunday. We're excited to see such an innovative approach to the "Shop Local" ideal, and we're eager for the chance to see community members gathering together to not only support the village, but to have fun while doing so.
In the end, Cash Mob is an event that encompasses the entire village. While one lucky store will certainly reap major benefits in a relatively short period of time, any opportunity to attract large numbers of people to the village to — above all else — have a good time is a boon to the business community.
What's more, the energy we've seen Cash Mobs spark in other cities across the country can have an infectious buzz for the community as a whole, potentially leading to more events like it across the East End.
It's true, Cash Mob will not be (and should not act as) a panacea for a struggling business. And a successful one-day attack from a horde of cash-laden consumers may not, in itself, make as serious a dent as it may seem. But, we imagine the effects to be more long-lasting than one day can allow.
The chance to shine another festive light on the small business community is too great to pass up.
And, anyway, let's not overlook the most important part of this whole equation: Cash Mob may actually be fun!
So we'll see you at the windmill at 3 p.m. this Sunday. A don't forget to bring a $20 bill along!


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When it comes to accessories, I'm a basic-kinda-gal. Black bag? Check. Oversized bag? Check. Clutch? Check check. Anything else? Ermmmm….. doesn't that cover all the options? Happy am I, therefore, when I can 'loan' my new neighbor's accessories for a blog shoot. Since moving to Cambridge I've found myself in close proximity to fellow Read more