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Fallen Marine's Wife Speaks Out on Cross Controversy, Says Atheist Group Is Not Showing Respect
Two, thirteen-foot crosses that stand on top of a hill at Camp Pendleton in California are now subject to removal because of an atheist group's complaint. The crosses were were placed there by seven marines to honor their fallen friend. Three men who put up the crosses have died in the line of duty and their families are outraged by the atheist group's pursuit. Karen Mendoza, whose husband helped build the memorial and was killed in combat in 2005, joined Fox & Friends to talk about her husband and the controversy.
She said, "The cross is very important not only to my personal family, but to my entire Marine Corps. family..."
She continued by saying that she "was very sad" to learn about the cries to remove the crosses. "I was sad to hear that this group that claims to be American did not give this little sign of respect to our service members, not only to the fallen service members but to the service members that continue to serve our country so they're allowed to voice their opinion. I feel like they are not really showing the respect that is needed."
Speaking about her late husband, Karen said, "He would want people to look at this cross and to say it's not about religion, it's about sacrifice. It's about remembering the fallen and going through the grieving process today altogether as a country."

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In this Monday, June 20, 2011 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech in Damascus. (AP Photo/SANA, File)
DAMASCUS: Syria accused Turkey of hostility on Thursday after it intercepted a passenger jet en route from Moscow on suspicion it was carrying illegal cargo, in a move also infuriating top Damascus ally Russia.
As the tensions soared, rebels fighting forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad won more territory as they bid to secure a "buffer zone" in a swathe of land abutting the Turkish border, an AFP reporter said.
UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi waded back into the Syrian fray, meanwhile, holding talks with officials in Saudi Arabia, which like Turkey has called for Assad to quit and supports the rebels.
Ankara scrambled two jets on Wednesday evening to force down the Syrian Air Airbus A-320, Turkish officials said, after receiving intelligence its cargo did not comply with civil aviation rules.
The aircraft with 35 passengers on board was grounded for nine hours before it was finally allowed to resume its journey to Damascus, as Turkey confiscated its unspecified "objectionable" cargo.
Damascus said the interception was "hostile and reprehensible" and "another sign of the hostile policies of the Erdogan government, which harbours (rebels) and bombs Syrian territory," referring to Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
It furiously demanded Turkey return the cargo it had seized at Ankara's Esenboga Airport.
"Turkish military aircraft... forced the plane to land without giving prior warning. The military aircraft were so close that there could have been an accident," said Syrian Air director Aida Abdel Latif.
Another airline official told AFP "armed and masked commandos stormed the plane and treated crew members roughly".
Russia, a top Damascus ally and its biggest arms supplier, said Ankara had put the passengers' lives at risk, and denied it was carrying weapons or military equipment.
"We are concerned that this emergency situation put at risk the lives and safety of passengers, who included 17 Russian citizens," said Russia's foreign ministry.
Ankara refuted the criticism, saying it took all necessary measures to ensure the passengers' safety.
"There is no basis for the concerns that the safety of the passengers and the plane might have been compromised," said its foreign ministry. "After the landing, all measures were taken to ensure the safety of all passengers."
Tensions have been running high between Ankara and Damascus since the eruption of the conflict in March 2011 and were inflamed after a series of shell strikes from Syria on Turkish soil, including one attack that killed five civilians last week.
Rebels seek buffer zone
Rebels are seeking to secure a buffer zone in the northwestern province of Idlib, and this week won control of the strategic town of Maaret al-Numan on the highway linking Damascus to second city Aleppo.
An AFP correspondent in the town said the insurgents had completely cut off the highway on Thursday, choking the flow of troops to battlefields in the north.
Fierce fighting raged on the periphery of Maaret al-Numan, where rebels have surrounded the key military bases of Wadi Daif and Hamdiyeh used by troops to bombard the town.
The regime also launched air raids on positions on the eastern outskirts of the town, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
"The planes fiercely bombed the areas where fighting was taking place to try to push back the rebels. They bomb and then go back to Hama military airport to resupply," its director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP.
Firaz Abdel Hadi, a rebel spokesman, said almost 300 people had been killed in three days in Maaret al-Numan.
Other sources said regime forces executed at least 65 prisoners before retreating, including one survivor who said guards had opened fire on 80 inmates before fleeing.
The floor of two cellars which held soldiers suspected of trying to defect or supporting the rebellion, were covered in blood and stained clothing, AFP witnessed.
The Observatory said 20 of the 65 prisoners held at the facility -- a cultural centre -- had been executed.
The regime has also intensified its bombardment of the central city of Homs and nearby town of Qusayr, which it has vowed to overrun by the end of the week to free up forces for northern battle zones.
The Observatory said many lives were lost in Idlib province on Thursday, but that the ferocity of the clashes meant activists were unable to report on them.
Its updated nationwide toll for the day was at least 74 deaths -- 32 soldiers, 22 civilians and 20 rebels -- adding to its overall tally of more than 32,000 killed in the nearly 19-month conflict.
A Saudi official said peace envoy Brahimi would hold talks with the Saudi deputy foreign minister, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, the king's son who is in charge of the Syrian issue.
The veteran troubleshooter has previously held out little prospect for a negotiated end to a conflict both sides seem determined to decide on the battlefield.
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We'll obviously never know what would have happened had Palmer not gone down on that fateful day two years ago. We don't know if we'd have seen the Carson Palmer from December 4th of 2005 (3 TD/0 INT, 101.5 Passer Rating vs. Pitt) or the guy who played on October 16th (0 TD/2 INT, 53.8 PR). I just think that too often we, as fans, rush to assume the former while discounting the latter possibility.
A guy like Roethisberger is a case in point. While I would have preferred to have a completely healthy Big Ben last season, the Steelers didn't finish 8-8 solely because Ben was coming back from a couple major issues. And the Bengals aren't missing the playoffs for the second year in a row due to the lack of a healthy Carson Palmer.
As for the Bengals' defense? Well, it didn't just start to suck. The Bengals have been in the bottom quarter of the NFL for the past three years.
They are sporadically explosive offensively. Good term. A lot of that has to do with Ben's ability to stretch out plays (see, I do think players matter) in order to allow receivers to separate, but also the maturization of Santonio Holmes, and more of a focus on distributing the ball to Heath Miller (and other TE) in the passing game. Add in the fact that Roethlisberger is maturing as well (he throws the ball away when necessary a LOT more often now) and you have many factors. That being said, if the Steelers haven't adequately prepared themselves for Ben going down- especially knowing that being sacked nearly 50 times allows a pretty good chance of that happening- then they're stupid.Your assessment of the Steelers was terrific- my only point is that they appear to be sporadically expolsive, which can be dangerous in the playoffs. How they do it I have no idea, but they have been putting up some points.
And the pass rush you worry about is better with Polamalu on the field- oh, that's right people getting hurt doesn't really affect things.
However, the pass rush is bad regardless of the presence of Polamalu. In Pittsburgh's scheme, the LB's are supposed to generate the rush, with an occasional corner blitz. Polamalu is sent from time to time, but the lack of pressure from the LB corps has posted a return of exactly 0 Sacks from Troy this season. James Harrison has stepped up this season and James Farrior is his usual dependable self, but Clark Haggans and Larry Foote appear to have regressed. Harrison, at times, is the only rusher who'll draw a double-team from the offense. Don't even get me started on the offensive line.


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MONCURE — David Ronald "Ronnie" Poe Sr., age 67, of Moncure, died Tuesday (4/23/13) at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
He was born in Durham County, son of the late Alvis Condon Poe and Hazel Marie Smith Poe. He was preceded in death by his parents, and son Brian Kelly Poe. He was a member of the American Legion Post 382 and was a Veteran of the United States Navy having served in Vietnam on the USS Forrestal. He was employed with Carrier Corporation, York and Trane Corp. for over thirty years. He was the owner and operator of Chatham-Lee Realty and Auction Company. He was an avid golfer.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Haywood Independent Bible Church with the Rev. Terry Pleasants and the Rev. Ray Gooch officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife of thirty-five years, Bonnie Barnes Poe of the home; daughter, Amanda Poe Atkinson (Leslie) of Rock Hill, S.C.; son, David Ronald Poe Jr., (Sarah) of Wilmington, N.C.; sister, Sarah Poe Hearn of Pittsboro, N.C.; brothers, Alvis C. "Buddy" Poe (Mary) of St. Louis, Missouri and William Jeffery "Bill" Poe (Deborah) of Dunlap, Tennessee; grandchildren, Andrew K. Poe, David Ronald Poe III and Oliver Grey Atkinson; great-grandson, Blake Kelly Dean Poe.
The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday evening at the Smith Funeral Home in Moncure.
Arrangements are by the Smith Funeral Home of Moncure.
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FAYETTEVILLE — Deborah A. Jones, 60, died Saturday (4/20/13) at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville.
She is survived by one brother, James Christopher Alston (Adrienne) of Central Islip, N.Y., and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be conducted at 12 p.m. Saturday at Macedonia AME Zion Church in Gulf. A viewing will be held Friday from 1 until 7 p.m.at Knotts Funeral Home. A wake will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday prior to the service.
Arrangements by Knotts Funeral Home.
WASHINGTON, N.C. — Grace Ann White Rue died Saturday (4/20/13) at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
She was born on March 21, 1945, in Sanford to William McClain and Virginia White. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kimberly; a son, Bernard; and two brothers, William Terry White and Charles White.
She is survived by four sons, Elder John E. White, Terry R. Simmons (Cynthia), and Kinney E. White, all of Washington, N.C., and Pastor Frank T. White Sr. (Margaret) of Raleigh; one daughter, Kathie Newkirk of San Diego, Calif.; twin sister, Hazel White of Washington; nine grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Beebe Memorial CME Church in Washington with the Rev. Edward Moultrie Jr. and the Rev. Frank T. White Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at the Oakdale Cemetery in Washington. Viewing will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Arrangements by Bonner Street Funeral Home in Washington, N.C.
SANFORD — Vickie R. "Vic" Womack, 59, died Monday (4/22/13). Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.
SEAGROVE — Lutrell "Lou" Williams Jr., 56, died Tuesday (4/23/13).
He was born in Washington, D.C., son of the late Garlice Lutrell Williams Sr. and Lillian Lee Jones. He owned and operated Lou's Greenscape for 20 years. He was a member of Hunt's Plank Road Chapel Church in Seagrove.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at O'Quinn-Peebles Chapel in Lillington with the Rev. Clay Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Erwin Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12 until 2 p.m. at the funeral home and other times at the home of Lillian Jones.
He is survived by his wife, Abby Williams; daughter, Stacie Whicker and husband Ray of Tampa, Fla.; son, Buck Nichols and wife Christi of Jacksonville, N.C.; four grandchildren; mother, Lillian Jones and stepfather Fred Jones of Lillington; two brothers, Gary Williams and wife Christine of Lillington, and Andy Williams and wife Shea of Erwin; one niece and one nephew.
Arrangements by O'Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home.
Online condolences at www.oquinnpeebles.com.
SANFORD — Margaret S. Fields died Wednesday (4/24/13) at Central Carolina Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Miller-Boles Funeral Home.


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Gasoline prices in Arizona at $3.46 per gallon
PHOENIX -- Gasoline prices at the pump around Arizona are up slightly this week.
Officials with Triple-A Arizona said Thursday that the average statewide price for unleaded regular gasoline is $3.46 a gallon. That's up by one penny from last week.
This week's national average is $3.61 per gallon, down by 4 cents from last week.
Tucson has the lowest average gasoline price in Arizona at $3.21 a gallon while Flagstaff has the highest at $3.68.
South Carolina has the lowest average gas prices in the continental U.S. at $3.21 a gallon with North Dakota having the highest at $4.08 a gallon.


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Arizona man sets world record for smallest car
An Arizona man revved his way into the Guinness Book of World Records. Well, sort of.
According to MyFoxPhoenix.com, Austin Coulson built the world's smallest street legal car, measuring 26 inches tall and over 52 inches long.
"When it was finally street legal and they handed me the plates and I went out and put on these huge license plates on this comically small car," Coulson told MyFoxPhoenix.com. "I was like, this is it, this is real, I can drive this thing on the street now!"
Coulson added that it took him nine months to build the vehicle and another nine months to make it street legal.
While Coulson has found his way into the record books, he's got his eyes on a bigger prize.
"I'm really interested to see if anybody does even attempt [to break it]," Coulson said of his record. "As of right now I'm looking at some of the other records and every time I go through the book and looking at them, [I think] maybe I can beat that one so we'll see."


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Great wine pairing web site
By Jessica Yadegaran
Thursday, November 8th, 2007 at 12:37 pm in Uncategorized.
The Oakland-based www.matchmywine.com is worth a visit. It's a new database all about the ins and outs of pairing food with wine. Spend some time with it. It has some minor kinks, but it's great fun.
The basics section will tell you what wines go with various ethnic foods (Middle Eastern with New World Pinot Noir). There's a section on recipes and wine pairings, and another on pairing articles written by wine writers (you'll find yesterday's Comfort Wines in the mix).
You can also read reviews of restaurants that have pairing programs. Seasonal pairings get good play on the site, so if you're struggling with what to serve on Thanksgiving, check it out. Quirky pairings are also available. I love the one for spicy cashews and sparkling.
The coolest feature, Find My Match, lets you plug in the main ingredient of the food you're cooking to find out what kind of wine will go with it. But there are some glitches, or perhaps construction isn't complete.
When I plugged in 'poultry,' I had an option to specify what type, from chicken to duck. But when I plugged in 'dessert,' it didn't allow me to narrow my search. Same with appetizer. The only option was cheese.
Check it out and let me know what you think, not to mention your favorite wine and food pairings.
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Red Sox Disabled List
Red Sox' Ellsbury Heading To Disabled List
Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury is heading to the disabled list.
Red Sox Give Updates On Lester, Buchholz
The Red Sox gave updates on both Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz on Wednesday, but no return dates are set for either of their starting pitchers.
Red Sox Jenks Heading To Pawtucket For Rehab Outings
Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks is making his final steps to returning from the disabled list this weekend.


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The following is an archive of a post made to our
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by one of its subscribers.
On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 10:05:22AM -0400, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> I gave good reasons *why* passing the pointers should always work. I think
> Micah really got at the heart of the matter:
> Micah said:
> Pointers to incompatible types are not guaranteed to be represented the
> same way, even though in practice they are. /All/ pointer types must be
> convertible to and from a pointer to any character type, and used as
> such, so this makes it all the more likely that they will be represented
> the same.
> Irregardless, the Standard does /require/ that a warning be given when
> you try to do this.
> I think the main point is the lack of guarantee that they're represented
> the same way. Here's what I think he means.
> I *think* what Micah is saying here is that even though a char and signed
> char types have the same width (1 byte) and are implemented the same way in
> practise, there's no guarantee that they *are* implemented the same way.
Actually, no: char and signed char /must/ be represented the same way,
if char is signed.
> For example, a perverse compiler writer may put a byte of dead storage (for
> whatever reason) in between contiguous elements of a char array and 2 bytes
> of dead storage in between contiguous elements of a signed char array.
Well, no, it couldn't. At the very least, you must be able to convert a
pointer to /anything/ to a pointer to character type, and be able to
inspect the byte values in that way.
I was actually talking about the fact that the /pointer/ types don't
have to be represented the same way. A compiler could represent signed
char pointers as a value bit-shifted two to the left, whereas a pointer
to char could be a bitwise complement of the same value. Not likely, but
basically, the Standard committee don't want you just passing stuff
around in general without first declaring, "I know what the hell I'm
doing" (via a cast).
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The Voice
How to Vote For Justin Rivers on The Voice 2013 (May 7 Live Show)
We all love Team Blake Shelton's talented artist Justin Rivers. And we want to make sure he stays in the competition! So Wetpaint Entertainment has compiled a guide of the many ways to vote for Justin on The Voice 2013.
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Custodian Recruitment
The Office of State Employment Relations Division of Merit, Recruitment and Selection outlines the recruitment requirements for Custodial vacancies in all State of Wisconsin Agencies and Universities. To apply for a position as a Custodian with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, you must submit your name for inclusion of the employment register through Wisc.Jobs.
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PSC Releases Leadership Commission Report
September 18, 2013
The Professional Services Council released a report from their Leadership Commission titled , "From Crisis to Opportunity: Creating a New Era of Government Efficiency, Innovation and Performance." It provides recommendations intended to help the government transform its acquisition and management of professional services and address trends in acquisition workforce demographics and budget uncertainty. The Commission's findings and key recommendations were made following discussions with government and industry from the technology, acquisition and human capital communities.


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Las Vegas Council: Wizards Lose to Kings in Semifinals, Leave Summer League 5-1
►Rashad Mobley | Jul 22, 2014
Rashad Mobley and Kyle Weidie from across the country in the District of Columbia break down the Wizards' last game in Las Vegas, a 62-74 loss to the Sacramento Kings in...
Las Vegas Council: Wizards Escape Heat, Move to 3-0 in Summer League
►Adam Rubin | Jul 16, 2014
Adam Rubin, from Las Vegas, and Rashad Mobley, from back in the District, break down the Wizards' third game in Las Vegas, a 85-83 win over the Miami Heat. Leggo… Optics...
Las Vegas Council: Rice Cooks Wolves for a Wizards Game 2 Win
►Adam Rubin | Jul 14, 2014
TAI's Kyle Weidie and Adam Rubin are once again out in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League. The Washington Wizards won their second game over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday evening,...
Las Vegas Council: Porter and Rice Lead Wizards Over Hawks in Game 1
►Kyle Weidie | Jul 12, 2014
TAI's Kyle Weidie and Adam Rubin are once again out in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League. The Washington Wizards opened their slate on Saturday afternoon with a 90-74 win...
Wizards 2014 Las Vegas NBA Summer League Roster Taking Shape
►Kyle Weidie | Jun 30, 2014
The Washington Wizards will travel to Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League this July without a new draft pick for the first time since 2009. That year they sold the...


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Police management is in crisis following infighting between the National Police Service Commission, the Independent Police Oversight Authority, the Office of Inspector General of Police and the Office of the President.
Inspector General David Kimaiyo and the NPSC are embroiled in a fight after the commission controversially appointed three junior officers into top positions without his knowledge.
The NPSC has also differed with Ipoa over the appointment of CID director Ndegwa Muhoro. The National Security Advisory Council on Friday put on hold new appointments in an effort to appease officers ahead of the March 4 general election.
The decision to suspend vetting of senior police officers, and new appointments, until after elections was reached following a high level security meeting between the NPSC, Internal Security PS Mutea Iringo and Kimaiyo.
The meeting in Naivasha was called by Head of Public Service Francis Kimemia after the NSAC expressed concern about the infighting.
The meeting was called to discuss growing anxiety in the police after the NPSC chairman Johnstone Kavuludi announced that the commission had appointed Cecily Gatiti as the police director of personnel, Anthony Munga as the police spokesman and Charles Owino as the director of police Internal affairs.
This was after efforts by the Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) to have the four security bodies work in harmony failed.
A meeting called by CIC to discuss the mandate and working boundaries of Ipoa, NPSC and the Ministry of Internal Security ended prematurely after an NPSC commissioner walked out of the meeting at Harambee House last Thursday.
NPSC commission chairman Johnstone Kavuludi yesterday denied that his commissioner walked out of the meeting. Kavuludi, who last evening together with his commissioners flew out of the country for a three-week tour of Sweden, UK and Norway, said he attended the Naivasha meeting to the end with commissioner Ronald Musengi.
He said there was no conflict between the NPSC, the IG, Ipoa and the ministry as alleged on his appointment of junior officers to high offices.
Kavuludi said other commissioners left before the meeting ended because they planned to travel to the Swedish Embassy on Friday evening to pick their travel documents ahead of their flights last night.
Yesterday, CIC chairman Charles Nyachae said his commission will call another meeting of the NPSC, Ipoa and the Internal Security ministry to discuss the mandate of each of the bodies and how to work in harmony. Nyachae declined to state why the earlier meeting failed.
On the decision to stop transfers, promotions and new appointments, Nyachae said: "The solution will not be piecemeal approach. We must have a holistic approach to the issues."
Ipoa did not attend the meeting but sent apologies. Yesterday, Ipoa chairman Macharia Njeru said his commission had other engagements and could not attend the meeting.
Sources in government yesterday told the Star that failure by the four organisations to agree pushed Kimemia to call the crisis meeting at the Office of the President on Friday.
Sources at the Office of the President meeting said Kimemia, Iringo and Kimaiyo supported a resolution that NPSC withdraw the appointments through a press statement to pacify disgruntled police force.
The meeting, which started at around 5pm and went on until 2am Saturday, directed that NPSC announce that it had suspended plans to vet the police because of the anxiety and tension that it was causing in the police.
The statement jointly authored by Kavuludi and Iringo stated that the NPSC had decided to put on hold transfers, vetting of senior police officers, and new appointments until a new government comes into place.
The IG is however free to deploy extra police officers in areas considered to be insecure especially during the elections. Yesterday, Kimaiyo said the three junior officers who Kavuludi announced last week had been appointed to new positions will not be moving into their new offices.


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I diagnosed myself for gluten intolerance after a lifetime of bizarre, seemingly unrelated afflictions. If my doctors had their way, I would have already undergone neck surgery, still be on 3 different inhalers for asthma, be vomiting daily and having chronic panic attacks. However, since eliminating gluten from my diet in May 2009, I no longer suffer from any of those things. Even with the proof in the pudding (or gluten) my doctors now want me to ingest gluten to test for celiac-no can do.
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allowance win at Gulfstream last weekend. Liked everything about his race. Big, long-striding colt, trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, came home his final sixteenth in swift :06 flat and his time was four-fifths faster than the second division. Sound, healthy colt, has never had even a minor setback. Pedigree to die for. By Unbridled, out of a daughter of the great international producer Height of Fashion. Nothing but classic European stakes winners throughout female family. DI of 1.42. Take note, he has not been nominated yet to the Triple Crown.Notorious Rogue, 250-1 – Have liked this Mark Hennig-trained colt since last August at Saratoga. Ran huge third in the Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) after getting beaten to a hole by the winner, Silver Wagon. Good-looking colt with a nice way of moving. He's matured a great deal over the winter and finished a fast-closing second to the undefeated Frisky Spider in a 7-furlong allowance race in his 3-year-old debut. Shoulld improve going two turns. By Belmont (gr. I) winner Victory Gallop and inbred 5x4 to the classy Ribot stallion Tom Rolfe. DI of 2.33.Odds On, 125-1 – Has been out since being eased in the Norfolk Stakes, coming out of the race with shin problems. But his two starts before that were very encouraging. After finishing second to Minister Eric in a maiden race at Del Mar he came back and romped by 6 lengths in 1:10 flat. He's been working up a storm for Bob Baffert, including a 6-furlong drill in 1:12 and 5 furlongs in :59 1/5. You have to love his pedigree. By Silver Charm, out of a Pine Bluff mare, his second dam is by Belmont and Preakness winner Little Current, who is also the maternal great-grandsire of Funny Cide. Inbred to Hail to Reason. DI of 1.11Preachinatthebar, 125-1 – Pretty attractive price on a colt who closed well to finish fourth in the Santa Catalina Stakes after losing ground at the head of the stretch. Another Baffert-trained colt, he seems to be improving with each start, and was impressive breaking his maiden against Quintons Gold Rush, who came back to break his maiden impressively. Distance should be no problem. By Silver Charm, out of a Silver Deputy mare; second dam by Spectacular Bid. DI of 1.29. He may show up in Sham Stakes and will appreciate the extra furlong.Shaniko, 100-1 – Trainer Todd Pletcher is high on him, and he looks to have all the tools. Drew off impressively to break his maiden by 6 3/4 lengths at Gulfstream in first two-turn start. Originally trained by Neil Drysdale. Look for him to show up in an allowance race very soon. Brought $550,000 at Saratoga yearling sale. Awesome pedigree, by A.P. Indy, out of a Pleasant Tap mare. There are several sprinters in his female family, mainly due to fourth-generation sire Nalees Man and dam being inbred to Bold Ruler. But more than enough stamina to carry him long distances. DI of 1.93.Skipaslew, 300-1 – Not a bad price for a three-time stakes winner by Skip Away, out of a Seattle Slew mare, who seems to be improving steadily. He's been dominant in Northern California and was impressive winning the Golden Gate Derby last time out. Third dam is the great mare Straight Deal, who raced 99 times, earning almost $800,000, while holding her own against colts, including Hall of Famer Damascus, to whom she finished a close third in the Aqueduct Handicap.The "B" ListOne horse who would have been on the "A" list is 250-1 shot Purge, had he run well in a 6-furlong allowance race at Gulfstream Wednesday. But the son of Pulpit was scratched, and having had only one 6-furlong maiden race at Saratoga last year, time is now running out on him. Pletcher wanted to give him more time and is looking at 7-furlong allowance race on Feb. 14. But this is a very good horse, who showed a good deal of courage of professionalism in his only start, and he still bears watching somewhere down the road. That allowance race, by the way, was won by Purge's stablemate Wulpe, who is now two-for-three and will be kept at shorter distances.Baffert has a couple of other bombs to keep an eye on -- Coldntight, at 325-1, and Courageous Act, at 200-1, and he's still high on maiden Wimbledon, at 150-1, who has been knocking on the door against some pretty good horses. Coldntight, by Touch Gold, also has recovered from shin problems suffered in the Norfolk, and it should be noted that when he broke his maiden going a mile by 7 lengths at Del Mar, the runner-up was Action This Day.If you like The Cliff's Edge at 20-1, you should love Gran Prospect at 100-1. The son of Crafty Prospector, trained by Pete Vestal, finished second to Nick Zito's colt in the Kentucky Jockey Stakes, beaten only three-quarters of a length. Although Crafty Prospector is not known as a distance sire, this colt has a ton of stamina in his female family. Broodmare sire Bahri, sired Arc de Triomphe winner and Breeders' Cup Classic runner-up Sakhee; maternal great-grandsire is Roberto, and his dam is inbred 3x3 to Nijinsky II. DI of 2.45.Hard to believe Sir Oscar, unbeaten in six starts, is 100-1. All he does is win, and five of his six victories have come in stakes races. Again, not sure about 1 1/4 miles, but certainly should get nine furlongs with no problem.We might have Value Plus on the "A" list at 250-1 if he weren't so self-destructive coming out of the gate. Always manages to do something wrong, and dumped his rider in his last start. We'll have to see how he's matured from 2 to 3. If he's more professional and doesn't do anything to hurt his chances he does have a world of talent, which he showed in his debut when he won by 8 3/4 lengths at Saratoga. Then ran into a monster in Cuvee in the Futurity Stakes (gr. I), finishing a distant second. Has been working steadily for Todd Pletcher and is still a couple of works from a race. By Unbridled's Song, his female family is suspect, being made up mainly of obscure stallions. DI of 2.11Frisky Spider, at 200-1 is undefeated in three starts, and obviously is a tough, hard-knocking colt who doesn't mind a battle. Not sure if he wants 1 1/4 miles, but he is a talented colt with just enough stamina to remain hopeful.There many other interesting longshots that might be worth playing around with that we'll touch on in the weeks to come.
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It took just 16 games for Tampa Bay general manager Brian Lawton to decide that he'd seen enough of Barry Melrose as the Lightning's head coach.
Sixteen games? I know it's hardly a shocking occurrence when any NHL head coach gets fired, but few people could have seen the Melrose dismissal coming. The Lightning are already paying $1.3 million to former head coach John Tortorella this year, and now they'll also owe Melrose $2 million over the next three seasons.
The hiring of Melrose seemed like a public relations move to begin with and, ironically, the firing has turned into a PR nightmare for the new ownership group led by Len Barrie and Oren Koules.
The first thing the owners did wrong was introduce Melrose as their head coach before Lawton took over the team's GM responsibilities. Barrie and Koules took control of the franchise on June 23 and announced Melrose as the head coach the following day. Former GM Jay Feaster then resigned on July 11, and Lawton immediately took over his new role as well as the title of executive vice president.


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Architectural Improvement by use of Strategic Level Domain-Driven Design
Basically Domain-Driven design can be divided into three areas:
- Basic building blocks – Addresses how the domain is separated from technology by use of a layered architecture, combined with practical object oriented design patterns.
- Sophisticated models – Addresses how the software is aligned with domain expert thinking, domain concepts are made explicit in code and refactoring of the code is driven by domain insight.
- Strategic design – Addresses model integrity and management of complexity in large systems. Strategic design provides three core building blocks:
- Context mapping
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A large launch party and LAN for Battlefield 3 is being held in Texas, and women are disallowed from attending in order to protect them from misogynistic insults. While the original text in the FAQ has now been removed, the FAQ declared that women are not invited with the following statement:
Nothing ruins a good LAN party like uncomfortable guests or lots of tension, both of which can result from mixing immature, misogynistic male-gamers with female counterparts. Though we've done our best to avoid these situations in years past, we've certainly had our share of problems. As a result, we no longer allow women to attend this event."
After being called out on this behavior on Reddit and on Kotaku, the text was removed and replaced by declaring the event as a 'gentleman's retreat'.
I wanted to get this post up for discussion as soon as possible, and as a result I do not have a lot of personal commentary to add. I will say that preventing women from attending gaming events doesn't solve the problem with misogyny and hate speech towards them. Instead, it puts the blame on the women for even being present, and removes the obligation for men to be decent human beings who respect women gamers. It basically is saying that the organizers either don't want to put the effort into policing language at their event, or don't trust the men to be mature and responsible enough to adhere to event policies.
Kotaku's Owen Good said it well:
This is a large, private event and its organizers certainly have the right to associate with whomever they please. But given what I usually hear over my headset in military shooters like Battlefield, I wonder if this party would so outwardly ban any black gamers from registering. Because it would be so, you know, uncomfortable to hear them being insulted.
Or maybe the answer here is to forbid that kind of obnoxious behavior, and kick out anyone who breaks the rule, $49 registration be damned. Or maybe this event is more about the comfort of the organizers than the participants.
I certainly wouldn't want to go to this LAN party anyway at this point, but is the answer to creating a welcoming space in gaming for women to segregate them and forbid them from attending game launch parties to prevent misconduct? I certainly don't think so.
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This year in May I would have been working with this company for 20 years! All the years worked I have been responsible for closing the store and as per mandatory company policy I was to night drop deposits daily, and never untill March of last year when I was transferred to a new store/ new bank did I have a problem with deposits not clearing the bank. So in March of 2012 according to bank reports they never received 2 night deposits that I made in their night drop box. I was questioned about it and explained I had taken them. So then in July I was told by my boss' boss that they had determined it was a bank error to not worry about it. So I take my vacation late March of this year to come back to work in April and again my boss' boss shows up and tells me he was firing me for those missing deposits! 1 year later!! So i took my final check left. I applied for unemployment and was denied because apparently he told the unemployment office i was fired for stealing, which i never did! When unemployment questioned him about why he waited a year to fire me, or why the police was not involved he made up a story saying his boss was a friend of mine (which was true) and didnt let him fire me at the time (by this time this boss he referred to had been demoted of his position) so that is why he had barely done it this year. Only when he came to me to tell me not to worry because it was a bank mistake, his boss had already been demoted, therefore he lied! Now i have to go to an appeal and i dont know what kind of action to take, he had no proof of course that i stole the cash, the deposits never showed at the bank but i did take them, basically it was my word against the bank and of course they believed the bank because they never make mistakes right???
Aside from that there is nothing else that they have against me to accuse me of such thing, please help!??
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Gilbert Melendez Already Focused On Diego Sanchez | Fighters.com | RM Sports
It feels great to know Im getting a great fight right away. That wasnt always the case in the past, and with Diego, I get a big name and great fight. He was a pioneer in this MMA game and its neat that the UFC is on top of it. They are a real business. I love Strikeforce, but these guys do their business so well.
I have four months notice to prep for Diego. Ive never had that before. I would get an eight-week notice and a switch of opponents. Or I would get a switch in venues or switch of dates. Its nice to have that kind of lead in. Hes on my mind and now I can put all of my focus, both mental and physical, into preparing for that fight.
Im looking to get back to that title. I believe if I make a statement in this fight, that opportunity is right there.


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ENERGY: Clean power advocates urge conservation first
Energy saving insulation, lighting and appliances urged before solar panels
Solar power and energy efficiency complement each other, said Anders, of the Energy Policy Initiatives Center. After making a home energy-efficient, you can always add a rooftop PV system, he said.
However, Michael Shames, executive director of Utility Consumers Action Network, defended the cost-effectiveness of rooftop solar, in an e-mail.
"Solar panels are the most cost effective capital investment that a homeowner can make … especially one that has already pursued the easy energy efficiency measures," Shames wrote. "The attractive part of the solar PV investment for a household is the ability of customers to substantially cut their peak usage and for the option of being able to use that generated electricity for fueling their cars (plug-in hybrids) as well as other applications."
Anders said he isn't really disagreeing with Shames, because those "easy energy-efficiency measures" are those he advocates doing first. And once a home has been made energy-efficient, he said, a smaller and less expensive solar system might suffice.
How one remodeler does it
As solar power and other environmental issues become prominent, remodelers are responding to the demand. One of them is Marrokal Design and Remodeling.
On a recent project at a Del Mar home, the company installed energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lighting, a high-efficiency tankless water heater and solar electric panels.
The LEDs produce the same amount of light with 1 watt that would require 26 watts with traditional incandescent bulbs, said Mike Centrullo, a design consultant with Marrokal.
Appropriately, the glass for the bar countertop was recycled from beer bottles, Centrullo said. And Vetrazzo's headquarters itself is recycled: It's an old Ford manufacturing plant in Richmond.
And the flooring is made from bamboo, which grows especially fast, making it an easily renewable construction material, Centrullo said.
Marrokal's approach to building has three main facets, Centrullo said -- a healthy lifestyle, environmental preservation, and saving water and energy.
Call staff writer Bradley J. Fikes at 760-739-6641. Read his blogs at bizblogs.nctimes.com .


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We have a partly new team in place, here at the Press Office of the French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in London, with our new Editorial Assistant, Amal Froidevaux, who comes from Aix-en-Provence (in south-eastern France) and started with us in September, and our new Project Manager, Joanna Routaboul, who joined the department at the start of December.
Joanna, who was previously based near Agen (in south-western France), replaces Pierre Mancini, who decided to leave London and return to Paris when he was offered a job in the cultural-services sector. Joanna has a strong background in sales and marketing, and will be an invaluable addition to the team so as to develop our activity into 2013 — something which is more important than ever in these challenging times.
The September-to-December period is always a busy one at the Press Office of the French Trade Commission, here in London, if only because there are so many trade shows in September and October that are attended by French companies over the period.
(from left to right: Amal Froidevaux, Joanna Routaboul, Philip Jolly and Katherine Woods)
From 20 to 23 September, in London, 100% Design focused on French expertise and creativity in interior design. On 21 November, we had another event relating to design but, this time, it was the world of fashion, with the French Fashion Showroom, organised by our colleagues in the Consumer Goods Department at the French Trade Commission.
On 20 September, for my part, I travelled down to Southampton to meet one of our clients at the Boat Show: West Riviera Yachting is a dry-port operator that runs a well-equipped facility in the port of Tréguier, in northern Brittany, and we did some PR for them ahead of the trade show, in the summer, as you may remember.
Many British sailing enthusiasts find that congestion and high charges in ports along the south coast of England are an issue, and increasingly turn to mooring options on the Continent as a result — Brittany being an obvious choice, given the quality of the facilities on offer, their comparatively low cost, and the overall beauty of this maritime region of western France.
Gas Tech was another important trade fair I went to (8 to 11 October), and there were many interesting French companies at the EXCEL exhibition centre, which are involved in the business and technology of transporting and processing natural gas.
The picture would not be complete without some references to Food & Drink, and the Saatchi Gallery wine event at the end of October (26 and 27) springs to mind: we assisted CIV CORSE, the syndicate of Corsican winegrowers, who had a stand at the event, to better promote a range of original and high-end Corsican wines. The Saatchi event was interesting in that it combined a B-to-B dimension (aimed at trade professionals) with a B-to-C angle (intended to offer the general public an opportunity to discover new, quality wines).
We have also had a successful press trip (3 and 4 December), organised on behalf of our client, NFI, the agency for the promotion of the northern city of Lille and its surrounding region. A joint British/German press delegation (including four British journalists) travelled over to Lille in order to learn more about current developments in biotechnology in northern France.
The press trip combined field visits, meetings with industry executives and entrepreneurs, and a tour of the BioFIT event: BioFIT is an international partnering event of reference in the life-sciences sector, and it focuses on technology transfers and collaborative projects that have the potential to shape the biotech industry of the future.
Last but not least, among the events we have recently helped to organise and publicise, the docking of the Etoile du Roy tall ship, first at Portsmouth, then St Katharine Docks in London, has generated a huge amount of media interest — from regional TV news (with a report on ITV Meridian) to the trade and national press (with an article in The Daily Telegraph). The object of this interest has been the pink onion of Brittany, since the replica of a Nelson-era warship was laden with Roscoff pink onions typical of Brittany and known for their subtle, sweet taste.
The ship itself is well known to the British public: it was originally built for Hornblower, the British television series, first broadcast in the UK in the 1990s. The pink onion has a special place in Franco-British relations: in 1828, a producer from Saint-Pol-de-Léon, on the northern coast of Brittany, decided to cross the English Channel and sell his produce directly to the British consumer. Won over by the taste of the pink onion, the British welcomed the sellers that arrived each year and named them Johnnies, or Little Jeans, as Jean — or Yann, in its Breton version — is John in English.
The Onion Johnnies used to walk (or cycle) from door to door with the plaited onions on their shoulders — hence the stereotypical image of the French onion (or garlic) seller, who sports a beret and rides a bicycle up and down the country… I am told some people in Britain still think that all (or most) Frenchmen dress in the way that the Onion Johnnies used to in the 1920s and 1930s: for the sake of accuracy, it should be stressed that this is a misconception.
On 4 December, the ship reached St Katharine Docks, and it is due to set sail on 17 December to go back to France: as a result, many Londoners and others have had the opportunity to get on board and sample the pink onions on offer. On 10 December, a special event was organised, which went on from 4.00pm to 9.00pm: it gave trade professionals and members of the media the opportunity to sample some pink onions brought over by the Etoile du Roy. Mr Bernard Emié, French Ambassador to the UK, was guest of honour and made a speech. Together with a few journalists, I went for a drink in Dickens Inn afterwards — a nice way to round off the evening.
As you will see from the wide range of stories we have covered in the past few months, we continue to offer something for everyone, from flooring material for sports facilities (with Gerflor, which won several contracts for the London Olympic Games) to laminated timber (with sector leader MATHIS, making inroads into the Persian Gulf), and from exciting food products from France's overseas territories (on display at SIAL 2012) to airbag protective jackets for motorcyclists (as designed and developed by innovative company HELITE).
Many more companies covered in this bulletin would deserve a mention, but you can discover them for yourself, such as QOOQ and its culinary tablet preloaded with 1,000 recipes or ALDEBARAN Robotics, a world leader in humanoid robots, the latest application of which is in the classroom across many schools in England. (No, you can't order one that will do the hoovering and the rest of the housework for you yet, although I wouldn't be surprised if such a model were available on the market before long!)
The next issue of UBIFRANCE UK will come out in the latter part of February 2013. Till then, and if you can't wait that long, do follow us on Twitter in real time (https://twitter.com/ at @UBIFRANCE_UK).
The French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE will be closed over the festive season, from 24 December to 1 January included. We wish you an enjoyable end-of-year break, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Philip Jolly
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UBIFRANCE London, the French Trade Commission in the UK
Construction and Energy
THETIS MRE keeps a-Brest in marine renewables
THETIS MRE, the only annual convention devoted to marine renewable energy (MRE), will take place from 10 to 11 April 2013 in Brest (Brittany). The convention will provide an opportunity for the sector's major international players to gather and exchange ideas about the marine-based energies of the future.
MATHIS is glued to success in Qatar
MATHIS, a European leader in glulam-timber construction, was chosen to supply the glulam elements of part of the new Doha International Airport, in the Qatari capital. The 80m x 25m structure, which has been completed, is the first glulam construction to be erected in Qatar.
Gerflor's Creation ushers in a new world in commercial spaces
Gerflor, a flooring specialist, has launched Creation, which is a recyclable floor-covering range specially designed for commercial spaces. This product range is made up of luxury glue-down tiles and planks for areas that must withstand a large footfall.
Engineering and Transport
CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES' mechatronic solutions strike the stroke
CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES develops cutting-edge mini-size actuators and piezoelectric motors with a range of scientific, industrial and medical applications. One of the company's innovations is the Linear Stepping Piezo Actuator (LSPA) motor, a linear piezoelectric micromotor with nanoscale positioning and a long stroke.
TECALEMIT FLEXIBLES' hoses and tubes go organic
TECALEMIT FLEXIBLES, a specialist in flexible hoses for industry, has launched the innovative BBIO Universal TECALEMIT® tube, which is made from plastics of 100% biological origin. The company unveiled the tube at the MIDEST trade show, which took place from 6 to 9 November 2012 in the Paris region.
INEL's Xsolo measures your residual stress from America to Europe
INEL, a specialist in X-ray diffraction (XRD) equipment, is to release Xsolo, a portable residual-stress-measurement system, in late 2012. The company manufactures a range of XRD equipment, used in both public- and private-sector R&D centres, as well as in industry. INEL, which is present in the USA, is seeking distributors across Europe.
HELITE airbags the market for motorcycle protective jackets
HELITE, an airbag-technology expert, launched its cutting-edge range of high-performance airbag protective jackets for motorcyclists at Motorcycle Live, which took place from 24 November to 2 December in Birmingham (UK).
Lille region's FUTUROTEXTILES lies in CETI
The Centre Européen des Textiles Innovants (or CETI, i.e. the European Centre for Innovative Textiles) opened on 10 October in the Lille region. The opening coincided with the start of the third FUTUROTEXTILES innovative-textiles exhibition.
Food and Drink
Prince de Bretagne brings the Onion Johnnies back to Britain
Prince de Bretagne, which produces and markets the Roscoff pink onion of Brittany, chartered the Etoile du Roy, a tall ship, to transport a cargo of onions from Brittany to London, via Portsmouth. On 10 December, an event held on the ship in London proved popular with the trade, the media and the general public.
Corsican wines enrich London Experience at Saatchi Gallery
CIVCORSE, the Corsican Wine Board, represented seven estates from the French island of Corsica at The London Experience, which took place at the Saatchi Gallery (London) from 26 to 27 October. All the producers are seeking partners and distributors in the UK and Ireland.
Millésime Bio 2013 is organically yours at 20
Next year, Millésime Bio, the organic-wine trade show, will celebrate its 20th anniversary. From 28 to 30 January 2013, the trade fair will take place in Montpellier, which is at the heart of France's leading region for organic winegrowing. The trade show is expected to attract 3,500 visitors.
French overseas territories give SIAL 2012 that tropical feel
There were 22 companies from France's overseas territories at SIAL 2012, the international trade show for the food industry, held from 21 to 25 October at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre (near Paris). The Pavilion displayed products such as Rhum Agricole, coffee, fruit-based items and seafood from Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion Island.
Nord-Pas-de-Calais features Agroé at SIAL 2012
The Nord-Pas-de-Calais region hosted a pavilion at SIAL 2012. France's leading region for agri-food exports focused on innovation and Agroé, its cluster of excellence within the sector.
UNOWHY's QOOQ speaks English in the kitchen
UNOWHY has launched the English version of QOOQ, the first tablet computer that is made for the kitchen. The tablet is preloaded with 1,000 international multimedia recipes, ingredient fact sheets, and useful meal-planning tools to help gastronomy lovers in the kitchen.
Health and Services
Minasolve's parabens substitute takes SCS Formulate by storm
Minasolve, a specialist in the personal-care and pharmaceutical ingredients markets, exhibited its new ethyl hexyl glycerine — MinaCare Hexcine — at SCS Formulate, the trade show for the cosmetics industry, held from 13 to 14 November in Coventry (England). Minasolve is seeking a distributor in the UK.
EcoVadis and CDP bring CSR to the supply chain
EcoVadis and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) have announced a partnership whereby the two companies offer an enhanced service to both EcoVadis and CDP Supply Chain's customers. The partnership is founded on the companies' expertise: CDP specialises in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate change and water, whereas EcoVadis covers all main CSR topics.
B.I.G. Talents hit the town in November
Involving both a trade show and a business convention, B.I.G. Talents is the only business event of its kind in France that is devoted to biotech, IT and greentech (B.I.G.). The event took place from 14 to 15 November in Rouen (north-western France).
E-Commerce Paris 2012 goes from strength to strength — and to China
The E-Commerce Paris trade show has reinforced its reputation as a crucial event for the e-commerce sector, with 500 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors in 2012. E-Commerce Paris 2012 ended on 20 September after three successful days focusing on changes in market trends and on innovation; a special conference session put the spotlight on China.
France is Brand Licensing Europe, from Asterix to Moulin Rouge®
UBIFRANCE, the French export-support agency, was organising a pavilion at the Brand Licensing Europe trade show, held from 16 to 18 October in London (UK). The Pavilion, which was supported by the French Licensing Federation (F2D2), featured 10 licensing specialists who work with The Jim Henson Company, Moulin Rouge® and Asterix, among others.
IT and Robotics
ALDEBARAN Robotics unleashes NAO on Warwickshire schools
ALDEBARAN Robotics, a world leader in humanoid robotics, has equipped over 200 secondary schools worldwide with its NAO robot. In order to increase pupil interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the company has introduced the humanoid robot into schools across Warwickshire (England).
Runware's Runalyzer Sport Pack conquers the heart of MFi users
Runware has launched the Runalyzer Sport Pack, which combines an iPhone-compatible heart-rate monitor, chest strap and armband. The designer of innovative smartphone accessories has been certified by Apple to design devices specifically made for iPhones, iPads and iPods (or MFi devices).
Conscio Technologies meters clients' security awareness with ISAM
Conscio Technologies, a publisher of information-security solutions, has joined forces with Hapsis, a Sensitive Security Information (SSI) specialist, to create the Information Security Awareness Meter (ISAM). The ISAM analyses the information-security culture of a company before providing a detailed action plan for improving security.
For further information, please contact :
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Electronics and IT
Runware has launched the Runalyzer Sport Pack, which combines an iPhone-compatible heart-rate monitor, chest strap and armband. The French-based designer of innovative smartphone accessories has been certified by Apple to design devices specifically made for iPhones, iPads and iPods (or MFi devices).
Olivier Pascal, CEO of Runware, explains, "With Runalyzer, we help people of three categories: casual athletes who want to be supported in their exercising efforts, those who want to keep in shape to live longer and better, and experienced sporting professionals who want to measure and improve their performance."
"Our strength is that our products are compatible with dozens of sports-coaching and fitness applications that are available in Apple's App Store, some of which are very popular," continues Olivier Pascal.
Runware, a French-based designer of innovative accessories for smartphones, which has developed the Runalyzer heat-rate monitor — the first patented heart-rate monitor made for iPhone, iPad and iPod — has released its new all-in-one Runalyzer Sports Pack. The pack includes the iPhone/iPad/iPod touch receiver, an armband, and a new chest strap to practise sport with pleasure. The Runalyzer carries the 'MFi' label, i.e. 'made for iPhone/iPod/iPad'.
The Runalyzer Sport Pack is a turnkey solution that makes practising sport easier. The heart-rate zones, which are estimated ranges of how fast the person's heart should beat during exercise for safe and effective workout, are also provided by Runware. Athletes are coached by voice announcements, the frequency of which is determined by the athletes, and these announcements are set to alternate with the athletes' favourite music.
The device combines heart-rate monitoring with field data, such as GPS location; routes; distance; number of steps; average, maximum and instantaneous speed; three-dimensional acceleration and orientation; and, finally, altitude.
By combining the data from the above variables, it is possible to achieve precise calculations of energy consumption, intensity of physical effort (i.e. the transitions between heart-rate zones) and fat loss in the course of each training session.
The Runalyzer is an electronic receiver that weighs four grams and plugs directly into the Apple device. It is compatible with most analogue chest straps and integrated with several apps in Apple's App Store, removing the need for a watch. Having been developed specifically for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, the Runalyzer is a patented technology that meets Apple's performance standards.
The comfortable, hand-washable arm strap allows for full protection of the electronic device during exercise, while permitting easy touch navigation.
Runalyzer Sport Pack is available on Amazon UK for £79. The Runware sports armband can be purchased for £19. Runware's products are also available at other authorised dealers.
The conclusions of a recent survey regarding the effects of sport published on Santé Médecine.net (http://sante-medecine.commentcamarche.net/), a popular French healthcare website, are eloquent. The survey states that two hours of sport per week improves general well-being, having beneficial effects, more specifically, on hypertension, osteoporosis, obesity, back pain, depression and life expectancy. However, the survey also concluded that 50% of people surveyed were unaware of the benefits of sports and physical exercise in general.
About Runware
Runware is a French-based start-up that designs, manufactures and markets high-added-value smartphone accessories. Runware is certified by Apple to design MFi devices.
The company's first accessory, the Runalyzer, is a heart-rate monitor for iPhone launched in September 2011; in the past 12 months, it has been highly successful in Europe.
Runware is supported by the European Regional Development Fund (or FEDER) programme and is developing various innovative solutions in the fields of e-health, sport and leisure.
Runware is leader of DiabéTIC, a French national project that brings together manufacturers, hospitals, physicians, scientists and university students with the common goal of supporting diabetic patients.
For logos and illustrations, please go to: www.runalyzer.com/fr/media.html
For further information, please go to: http://www.runware.com/
Telecommunications and Space
UBIFRANCE, the French export-support agency, will present 20 companies at CeBIT, where they will showcase their innovative digital products on the French pavilion. The trade show is the digital industry's biggest event and will take place in Hanover (Germany), from 6 to 10 March 2012.
UBIFRANCE will group together the French companies in two areas during the CeBIT trade show in March. Companies focused on new technology and research will be in Hall 9, and hardware specialists will be in Hall 14.
A wide range of products will be exhibited, including those relating to business IT, business communications and networks, ICT infrastructure, IT and telecoms accessories, Future Internet, and 3D technologies. This year, CeBIT takes place in Hanover (in northern Germany) from 6 to 10 March.
According to the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO), worldwide IT expenditure is experiencing substantial growth rates in emerging countries and should have risen by 4.3% in 2011, reaching €963.4 billion. In Europe, Germany stands out, as it exceeded the European average and experienced a significant increase in expenditure, up by 4.3% in 2011, while France enjoyed a 3.4% increase.
The EITO highlights the substantial upsurge — by 4.2% — in the French infrastructure software segment in 2011. This trend is expected to continue in 2012, with a forecasted 4.8% rise. The growth in this segment is primarily the result of rising sales in storage-and-security applications, boosted by the proliferation of Cloud Computing offers.
Also according to the EITO, the worldwide IT market in 2012 will grow by 5.4%, exceeding €1,000 billion in sales for the first time.
A list of the companies that will be on the French pavilion is supplied below; a detailed catalogue is available on request.
Bidulandco develops applications for USB sticks, SD cards and hard drives.
CAREX-France specialises in the wholesale distribution of telecommunications and multimedia products.
COP sas
COP sas is the creator of Nexboo: "The first digital democracy where ideas are exchanged between friends, or the world," explains the company.
ELYCTIS develops hardware devices and software applications dedicated to Secure Identity, including e-ID and e-passport.
GEOCOM provides e-marketing tools that use mobile phones.
H5 Audits
H5 Audits is made up of independent experts who specialise in measurement technology for businesses' IP networks.
HDW is a distributor of high-technology goods.
HOME TECHNOLOGY allows its clients to manage their homes via the internet, controlling temperature in the home remotely, for example.
INFOSEC Communication
INFOSEC Communication designs, manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of UPS and surge protectors that are adapted to market needs.
Jamespot.Pro is an online solution that allows businesses to communicate and work collaboratively, both internally and externally.
Moselle Développement
Moselle Développement is an economic-development agency set up by the General Council of the Moselle département, in Eastern France.
Ordissimo has created a personal, simplified computer that is suitable for beginners.
A world leader in digital product photography, PackshotCreator offers unique solutions for the automated production of packshots.
PNY Technologies
PNY Technologies delivers a full spectrum of high-quality products for everything in (and around) the computer.
Runware designs, produces and markets communications accessories with high added value for mobile phones.
Sage produces software designed to manage a range of functions within a client organisation, such as finance and accounting, sales, pay, HR, enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and e-commerce.
SR21 is the regional development and innovation agency for the island of La Réunion, an overseas département of France in the Indian Ocean, near Mauritius.
VIOTECH designs, develops and markets high-added-value services and applications.
About UBIFRANCE
UBIFRANCE is the French export-support agency. As the partner of reference for French companies wishing to export, UBIFRANCE offers a complete range of services based on the provision of information on export markets, legal issues and regulations, as well as international finance and tenders, while also supplying sectorial data.
In addition, UBIFRANCE offers export advice and targeted support to companies' commercial activities, such as exploratory visits, partnership meetings, foreign exhibitions and international press communication.
Finally, UBIFRANCE runs the International Postgraduate Programme (VIE) for employing qualified personnel and young graduates outside France.
UBIFRANCE is showcasing about 20 French companies at CeBIT, which will take place in Hanover (in northern Germany) from 6 to 10 March 2012. The companies will be in Hall 9 (Booth C08) and Hall 15/Planet Reseller (Booth F61).
For further information about CeBIT, please go to: www.cebit.de/home
For further information about the French Trade Commission UBIFRANCE in the UK, please go to: www.ubifrance.com/uk/
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UBIFRANCE, the French agency for international business developement, comes under the aegis of France's Ministry for the Economy, Industry & Employment. UBIFRANCE lies at the heart of France's public-sector export support framework.


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UNION COUNTY — County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi said election results for the June 3 Primary Election may be viewed after the polls close on Tuesday night on a new, advanced website that includes a state-of-the-art reporting module with mapping, graphs and reporting capabilities. "Voters and candidates in…
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Kenilworth, Middlesex Moving Companies Among 26 Charged In State Sting
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The W. Union Boulevard Bridge over the Monocacy Creek in Bethlehem will be closed to traffic at 9 a.m. Tuesday for construction.
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IN THE evolutionary battle of the sexes, the male's Y chromosome was a genetic casualty. A geneticist studying flies has shown that because males don't share the genes on this chromosome with females, it undergoes unusual selective pressure. The result helps explain why the Y chromosome in many species evolved to be a puny chromosomal stump with few active genes.
In most species, the sexes play different roles. Females must produce offspring, while males focus their energy on sperm production and on competing with other males to inseminate many females. Yet despite their differences, the two sexes share most of their genes. "It's like trying to build a Jeep and a racing car from the same parts," says William Rice of the University of California at Santa Cruz. "Evolution is forced to make some compromises so the same part serves the needs of both machines."
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Planetary scientists and astronomy enthusiasts are organising a petition to persuade NASA to stump up $1.5 million for a final close-up look at Jupiter's volcanic moon Io next January. In March, NASA decided to extend the Galileo mission until August 2003, but to shut down its cameras from October. Astronomers are dismayed. "Every time you look at Io you see something amazing," says John Spencer of the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. The January fly-by offers the only chance for close-ups of the face of Io photographed by Voyager 20 years ago. The petition, at www.fullspeed.to/io had 465 signatures as New Scientist went to press.
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Pakistani government intelligence official directed terrorists to attack the Mumbai Chabad house in their November 2008 rampage through the Indian city, a witness in the terror trial testified.
David Coleman Headley, a Pakistani American who has confessed to conducting surveillance on the site and other targets in Mumbai for the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group, gave the testimony in Chicago federal court Tuesday at the trial of an alleged accomplice.
Headley testified that his handler was an official of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate identified as Major Iqbal.
"Major Iqbal told me the Chabad house would be added on whatever list" of targets, Headley said, "because it was a front office for the Mossad."
There is no evidence for the assertion of a link between the Chabad house and the Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence service.
Pakistan has denied involvement in the Mumbai attacks, which left at least 164 people dead. Six people, including three Americans, were murdered at the Chabad house.
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