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|Release Date: February 13, 1998
|Running Time: 120 mins.
|MPAA Rating: PG 13
|Box Office: $36,976,367.00
|Genre: Adaptation, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dustin Hoffman
Sharon Stone
Samuel L. Jackson
Peter Coyote
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Summary:A group of scientists are taken by the Navy on a secret underwater mission to explore an alien spaceship. The vessel turns out to be an American ship from the future carrying a golden orb that allows one to manifest their thoughts and fears.


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Third Watch
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Molly Price
Tia Texada
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Summary:Drama series about the work of police, paramedics and firefighters in New York City during the "third watch" hours from 3 PM to midnight. The paramedics include battle-weary Doc; headstrong and gregarious Kim; her partner Bobby; and rookie Carlos. Sully is a street-seasoned cop with a green partner, Ty Davis, in constant conflict with Sully's glory-hungry rival Bosco, and his long suffering partner Faith. Kim's ex-husband, firefighter Doherty, works the same shift at "Camelot" -- the firehouse and precinct on the corner of King and Arthur Boulevards.

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St. Louis (KSDK) - The Cardinals are headed to the postseason again after the LA Dodgers lost in San Francisco.
The Cardinals had a chance to clinch earlier Tuesday night, but fell to the Reds 3-1. That left members of the team waiting to see what happened in Los Angeles.
That game ended with the Giants winning 4-3, eliminating the Dodgers from postseason contention.
The Cardinals will play the Braves in Atlanta in a one-game playoff Friday.


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What is the difference between the two algorithms?
One difference that I know of, is that MAC is keyed and hash is not.
What is the difference between the two algorithms?
To make it simple: usually a MAC is a Hash value encrypted with a secret key. For example, attackers can forge message and calculate a new hash, but he can't do so if the system requires hash to be encrypted with a secret key.
A cryptographic hash function is a completely public, deterministic hash function which everybody can compute over arbitrary inputs. It takes as input a sequence of bits (any sequence of bits; some hash functions are formally limited to inputs of, say, less 264 bits, aka "2 millions of terabytes") and outputs values in a rather small space, typically a sequence of bits with a fixed size (e.g. always 160 bits with the standard hash function SHA-1). Good cryptographic hash functions respect some conditions which boil down to, informally, that they mix input data so thoroughly that we cannot figure it out afterwards.
A message authentication code is an algorithm which takes as input a message and a secret key and produces a fixed-sized output which can be later on verified to match the message; the verification also requires the same secret key. Contrary to hash functions where everything is known and attackers are fighting against mathematics, MAC make sense in models where there are entities with knowledge of a secret. What we expect from a good MAC is unforgeability: it should be infeasible to compute a pair message+MAC value which successfully verifies with a given key K without knowing K exactly and in its entirety.
Hash functions and MAC are thus distinct kind of algorithms with distinct properties and used in really distinct situations.
Some MAC algorithms (but certainly not all of them) can be thought of as "hash functions with a key" but this is a restrictive view. HMAC is a well-known MAC construction, which itself builds on an underlying hash function in a smart way. Indeed, security properties and models for hash functions and MAC are sufficiently distinct from each other that slapping a hash function and a key together does not necessarily yield a secure MAC, even if the hash function is secure (see the length extension attack which illustrates that point).
To some extent, we can state that a MAC algorithm which can operate securely without an IV must exhibit some hash-like properties (that's the reason I like HMAC: without an IV, it is much harder to get it wrong when implementing it). However, the Devil is in the details.
They are two totally different primitives. A MAC is used for message authentication, and is a symmetrically keyed primitive. A hash function can be used for many purposes, and has no special key input. MAC is an acronym of "message authentication code".
Don't be confused by the fact that some MAC algorithms (e.g., SHA1-HMAC) work by using a hash function as a subroutine. They're very different beasts.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Those waiting for passports may have a problem on their hands — because of a problem the federal government is having with one of its computers.
The State Department says its global database for issuing travel documents has crashed — and as a result, there are major delays for potentially millions of people around the world.
Glitches in the Consular Consolidated Database have affected all parts of the travel document processing system, including getting passports, visas and reports of Americans born abroad.
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IBM Plans to Acquire Texas Memory Systems
Company's high-speed memory solutions to boost IBM's Smarter Computing approach to IT
IBM recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Texas Memory Systems (TMS), a leading developer of high-performance flash memory solutions. TMS is a privately held company based in Houston, Texas. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 1978, TMS designs and sells high-performance solid state storage solutions. Unlike hard disk drives that rely on spinning disks and robotic arms, solid state systems are high-speed data storage solutions based on Flash or RAM memory that can provide significantly faster throughput and data access while consuming less power.
TMS offers its solid state solutions as the RamSan family of shared rackmount systems and Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) cards. The products are designed to help companies improve performance and reduce server sprawl, power consumption, cooling, and floor space requirements, all of which in turn can help clients save money, improve performance and invest more in innovation.
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|Students volunteer, walk dogs at Humane Society animal shelter
|Written by Darci Tomky
After collecting over 1,000 pounds of pennies and researching non-profit organizations, Holyoke students recently got to see the outcome of their efforts. Penny Harvest Roundtable participants for the 2008-2009 harvest season went to the Colorado Humane Society Shelter in Englewood Friday, Oct. 23 to complete the service project they started last year.
Holyoke Community Helpers, last year's elementary roundtable, donated $500 to the animal shelter for supplies for homeless pets. In addition to the grant money, the students decided to implement a service project as well. During an interview the students gave shelter employees, they learned about the need for not only money but volunteers as well.
Penny Harvest is a non-profit organization that teaches students about service-learning—using their skills while helping others, not only monetarily, but with service.
The roundtable is the decision making body that is put together through application by the students and recommendations by teachers. The elementary students researched what issues their peers cared about and then researched non-profit organizations that fill these needs. The roundtable met once a week for 45 minutes from January through the beginning of May.
Time restraints at the end of the school year prevented students from going last May, so the roundtable students and this year's student leadership class dedicated a day to volunteer at the shelter this fall.
Students were able to help out at the shelter by doing things like walking the dogs.
Roundtable members that attended include Victoria Hatton, Alex Vieselmeyer, Taylor Mayden, Morgan Philips, Lori McWilliams, Kelyn Goldenstein, Zachary Churchwell, Edgar Cruz, Wyatt McCallum and Tyler Lamm.
Student leadership class members who volunteered are Francisco Diaz, Alex Quintana, Christina Banaka, Teanna Amaral, Briar Bergner and Laura Gerk.
Austin Killin from the HHS TV productions class also captured the event for a video that will be shown to all students at the Penny Harvest celebration in December.
Sponsor Tracy Trumper and her two daughters Taeryn and Taylor volunteered at the animal shelter to represent the younger elementary grades, helping them to see they can contribute too. Other sponsors were Michelle Gregg and Rebecca Helm.
The 2009-2010 Penny Harvest has already begun with a new goal of raising $1,800 worth of pennies—$100 more than last year's goal—so start saving your pennies!
For more information about volunteering or donating to the Colroado Human Society's animal shelter in Englewood, call 303-781-9344.


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New York City's ramen obsession has been steaming up thanks to hotspots like Ippudo, Momofuku Noodle Bar, Totto Ramen and Ganso. Now comes Ivan Ramen Slurp Shop at Gotham West Market, a hip Hell's Kitchen food court at the base of a mega residential complex one block from the Hudson River. Owner Ivan Orkin hails from Long Island, New York, and opened two ramen joints in Japan before returning here and finding an enthusiastic audience for his rye noodle concoctions and rice bowls topped with smoked whitefish and salmon roe. Seven other fine food-related vendors (plus a bike shop) share the industrial floor plan, some with counter seating and others with bus-your-own communal tables. You could roam and graze all day, from fabulous sandwiches at Court Street Grocers to Seamus Mullen's inspired tapas at El Colmado to robust sausages, terrines and cocktails on draft at the Cannibal. The Brooklyn Kitchen also has an outlet, offering cooking classes, kitchen tools and selected produce and pantry items.


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Dustin Farthing is one of the most recognized names in racing. His father bought him his first motocross bike when he was only two years old in hopes of spending some quality time with his son. However, what had originally started as a father and son pastime quickly turned into Dustin´s passion. By the time he entered his first local race at the age 4 he was hooked. Dustin Farthing was racing motorcycles all over the united states through the age of 14. At the age of 14 his father purchased him a Kawasaki jet ski and at that point his career was born. Racing all over the world & winning 10 national & 6 world titles racing from 1992 - current.


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Twilight struggle
Interview | How will Christianity respond to a world in which atheism is in retreat but Islam is on the rise? Historian and theologian Alister McGrath discusses the possibilities
If God was dead in the '60s, then God has been resurrected. That is the thesis of The Twilight of Atheism, the latest book by Oxford University historian and theologian Alister McGrath.
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1953, Mr. McGrath studied chemistry and biophysics at Oxford. He received a doctoral degree in the natural sciences in 1977, and one year later received first-class honors in theology. In 1983, he became a member of the Oxford Faculty of Theology. Next month he will become the first director of the new Oxford Centre for Evangelism and Apologetics.
Mr. McGrath once believed in Marxism. He rejected religion as "irrational superstition, which depended on blind faith on the part of very stupid people." But while studying at Oxford he concluded that he had rejected something he did not understand. Today the author of many books, including Christian Theology, The Intellectual Origins of European Reformation, Understanding Doctrine, and The Science of God, he is considered one of Christianity's foremost scholars.
In The Twilight of Atheism, Mr. McGrath "examines what went wrong with the atheist dream and explains why religion and faith are destined to play a central role in the twenty-first century." He is the ninth interviewee in WORLD's series of e-mail interviews with writers and others who influence our culture. (Previous interviewees: Paul Theroux, Brian Jacques, Anne Lamott, Charles Murray, Joseph Epstein, William F. Buckley, Bret Lott, and Frank Shaeffer).
WORLD: You compare your religious conversion to C.S. Lewis's conversion. Did you, like Lewis, have a defining moment in which you decided to make the switch? What was the most significant factor in your transformation?
AM: I can't date my conversion precisely; at some point between October and November 1971, I realized that Christianity made a lot more sense than its rivals, and that it met my deepest needs. I guess you could say I realized the gospel was both true and relevant. One of the most significant factors in my change of mind and heart was seeing the impact that Christianity made on people's lives. It was not just true; it was real. There was something about the gospel that made it able to grasp and transform people. And I began to realize that it could grasp and transform me as well.
WORLD: If one of your children were an avowed atheist, what would you say? What would you have him read or study as an aid to his liberation from atheism?
AM: I think I would want to explain how atheism seemed like a wonderful idea to people who were oppressed by the church back in France in the 1780s or Germany in the 1840s. But look at what atheism did to people when it came to power-for example, under Stalinism. Atheism ended up being just as oppressive as the forms of Christianity it claimed to be replacing and surpassing. After the 20th century, when atheism temporarily came to power in many parts of the world, it is no longer possible to speak of atheism as a "liberator." History teaches us that today's liberator is tomorrow's oppressor, and atheism fits that rule splendidly.
WORLD: If both atheism and theism lie beyond the available evidence and both are defensible, why do you believe that Christianity is philosophically superior to atheism?
AM: There are many things that need to be said here, and space permits me just to mention one. While I believe that we cannot prove the gospel to be true, it seems to me to offer the "best fit" of what we see in the world around us. I love that quotation from C.S. Lewis's famous essay "Is theology poetry?" in which he writes: "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen-not only because I see it, but because by it, I see everything else." God gave us this world, and only God can make sense of it.
WORLD: In the 1996 survey of scientists that you cite, "40 percent had active religious beliefs, 40 percent had none, [and] 20 percent were agnostic," indicating that no necessary connection exists between science and faith or lack thereof. Should religious presuppositions inform scientific inquiry?
AM: Let me mention one point here. For a Christian, there is an obvious and important connection between the doctrine of creation and scientific inquiry. As John Calvin pointed out, to study God's creation is to appreciate the wisdom of God in greater depth. It's no accident, I believe, that the natural sciences became especially significant in Christian Europe, as there was a natural religious motivation to study nature as God's creation. This doesn't mean for one moment that people regarded nature as God. They saw it as the work of God, which was to be honored and appreciated for that reason.
WORLD: What should Christians learn from Nietzsche? What other strong opponents of Christianity should Christians read?
AM: Nietzsche is a complex writer, who is difficult to summarize neatly. However, one thing that I value particularly in his writings is his nervousness about the implications of his nihilism. In many ways, Nietzsche is best thought of as someone who observes the growth of nihilism, rather than someone who commended it. He was deeply concerned that the growth of this philosophy would erode ethics, and lead to exactly the kind of ethical anarchy that gave rise to Nazism, and which we see in postmodern society. Even postmodernism has difficulties in allowing that Nazism is a good thing! Yet precisely that danger lies there, as evidenced by the celebrated remark of the French atheist writer, Jean-Paul Sartre: "Tomorrow, after my death, certain people may decide to establish Fascism, and the others may be cowardly or miserable enough to let them get away with it. At that moment, Fascism will be the truth of man." We need a firm belief in God as a bulwark and defense against this kind of development-something that remains secure, like the biblical house built on the rock, and is not going to waver with each change in cultural taste.
WORLD: If the general appeal of atheism has been the outcome only of a specific set of historical circumstances that have now ended, why has atheism been popular among many sets of intellectuals in different eras?
AM: Since the early 19th century in many parts of Western culture, atheism has been seen as a form of intellectual protest against unthinking forms of Christianity, as well as against the ideas of the religious and political establishment. Atheism was thus seen, at that time and in those places, as something that was socially progressive and intellectually sophisticated. Nowadays, it is widely regarded as stale and outdated, and tends to be favored mainly by older people, whose ideas are still shaped by the beliefs of modernity. Many younger academics still want to be thought of as socially progressive and intellectually sophisticated, but no longer see atheism as fitting that bill. They are much more likely to be "post-atheist," to use a term that is becoming increasingly common as the rejection of atheism gains pace in the West.
WORLD: You note that "Freud is now a fallen idol" and that medical practitioners increasingly emphasize "the importance of spirituality in health care." How will religion play a role in the future of psychotherapy and in the future of medical practice?
AM: This is a very interesting question. There is a huge volume of research literature suggesting that religious belief can be a very positive factor in determining human well-being. A 2001 survey of 100 evidence-based studies to systematically examine the relationship between religion and human well-being disclosed the following (Harold G. Koenig and Harvey J. Cohen. The Link between Religion and Health: Psychoneuroimmunology and the Faith Factor. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, page 101): 79 reported at least one positive correlation between religious involvement and well-being; 13 found no meaningful association between religion and well-being; seven found mixed or complex associations between religion and well-being; only 1 found a negative association between religion and well-being. Yet the atheist worldview suggests that there ought to be a strongly, perhaps totally, negative association between religion and human well-being. Yet only one percent of the experimental results unequivocally affirm this, and 79 percent equally unequivocally reject it! I'm not saying that this proves that Christianity is true. But I am saying that this makes clear that the basic atheist dogma that faith is bad for you simply cannot be sustained in the light of the growing body of evidence to the contrary.
WORLD: You write that "the most fundamental criticisms directed against Christianity have to do with the moral character of its God, and often focus specifically on the issue of eternal punishment." Do you believe in eternal punishment, and if you do, how do you reconcile this doctrine with the doctrine of a good and loving God?
AM: This is another big question! I see no reason to abandon traditional Christian beliefs, provided that they are well grounded in the Bible. There is no doubt that the Victorian age in particular saw many criticisms directed against some traditional Christian teachings, including eternal punishment. Thus George Eliot and her circle were strongly critical of such ideas, tending to regard them as being either outdated or immoral. I'm afraid that I haven't got the space to deal with the question of how we reconcile eternal punishment with belief in a loving and good God. But what I can say is that we need to be aware that many find these ideas difficult, and so we need to be aware of our need to explain them carefully, and show why we believe them.
WORLD: How should Christians show the falsity of Darwinism? Should Christians declare that the prime weakness of Darwinian Christianity is not its opposition to the Bible but to the scientific evidence?
AM: My personal belief is that the best way of criticizing atheist Darwinism is to focus on the scientific evidence, and ask whether it demands that we abandon faith in God. It clearly does not. I'm very interested in this question, as I will publish a work later this year entitled Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life which argues that the noted atheist zoologist Richard Dawkins-author of books such as The Blind Watchmaker and The Selfish Gene-is actually unable to justify his atheism on the basis of the scientific evidence he offers.
WORLD: If it is the twilight of atheism, what is dawning? Some people see Islam as the next great threat to Christianity, and your observation of how Koreans (unlike some other peoples) saw Christianity as a liberator, not an oppressor, is important: How can Christians help Muslims to see Christian belief and practice as liberating?
AM: There is no doubt that Islam is a growing presence in the West, as well as in its traditional homelands in the Middle East and parts of Asia, including Indonesia. I think that one of the things that we need to do is encourage Christians to get to understand Islam better, and appreciate why so many Muslims see Christianity as being oppressive. In practice, this is often linked with the complex politics of the Middle East, including the present-day situation in Iraq. I have no doubt that one of the best ways that we can help Muslims to appreciate how Christianity is liberating is to establish close friendships that will make this kind of dialogue possible. I think that we also need to be aware of some of the misunderstandings that Muslims have about the gospel-for example, that we believe in three gods. This is very often a very helpful way of getting a good discussion underway.


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Fire in the mountains
1968 | After flame-throwing campus debates, God spoke in a low whisper
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In the beautiful Berkshire mountains, Williams College in 1968 was physically far removed from the social and political turmoil of cities along the East Coast. But the liberal arts school was a hotbed in the battle for ideas.
The college is tucked away in a valley in the midst of the peaceful hills and mountains of northwestern Massachussetts. Coming from the flat terrain of central Indiana, I loved looking at those mountains-big chunks of earth rising up off the land, covered by trees, waiting to be explored.
Started as a Christian college in the late 1700s, Williams had become a top-tier school academically, with the typical liberal bias of that league. Its Christian origins had long been forgotten.
The school attracted the best and the brightest, mostly from the East Coast, to a small community called Williamstown. Perhaps to diversify, they allowed some of us from the Midwest. I had to work very hard to get an A or B in political science and history classes, while some of the top students breezed by without much study. Coming from an Indiana-based journalism family, I was vaguely familiar with politics, but in high school I read the sports pages first. Williams in 1968 was a great place to learn much more. The issues of race and the Vietnam War dominated campus debates, and the debates were everywhere, in the dorms, the eating places, the school newspaper, and in the classroom.
I plunged into journalism, working for the school newspaper and becoming what was called a "stringer" for about five other newspapers, including The New York Times. The protests and debates on campus provided a steady stream of stories to write, and a $5 check for a story seemed quite lucrative compared to the $2 lawn mowing and golf caddying jobs I had in high school.
The war debate was tilted very strongly to the left, favoring withdrawal ASAP from Vietnam. One faculty member, political scientist Fred Greene, had worked in the State Department and tried to defend and explain the rationale for the policies of President Lyndon Johnson, but he was rare. Yet debates were usually polite, seldom personal and nasty.
The journalism jobs gave me a fascinating chance to listen to anti-war perspective. Back home I could hear the anti-communist side in more conservative Indiana on vacations or in the summer.
The college had taken up the race issue with recruitment of African-American students from East Coast cities. That provided some of the best part of my education, as I listened to black student protesters trying to find their identity at a predominantly white college. For me as a reporter for the college newspaper, and correspondent for regional newspapers, the protests kept me busy filing -stories, interviewing students. Books like The Autobiography of Malcolm X helped me understand the sense of grievance and bitterness that some of the students felt.
I could not see the big picture, but Williams' approach to race was part of a larger national repentance for the wrongs of slavery and segregation, an attempt to bring blacks into the mainstream of American life. Motivated in many ways by a Christian heritage, the repentance had been inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s preaching and the civil-rights movement. The word repentance was not used that I can recall, but the concept lay behind the well-intentioned efforts to bring blacks into the mainstream through a top college education.
I became close friends with an African-American roommate, Drew Hatcher. His father had been in the Kennedy administration, an assistant press secretary, and somehow any difference in our backgrounds or politics didn't affect our friendship. Even today, when I see him at the Justice Department, where he works as a lawyer, our conversations pick up on the latest politics or personal developments with our children. We seem to slide right back into those college bull sessions, decades later.
There was an idealism in 1968 at Williams, both in the anti-war movement and the repentance over race. But sadly the idealism did not have a strong enough foundation to endure. Like so much of America, the college had neglected, slid away from, or ignored its historic Christian roots in favor of a vague Enlightenment-based humanism. The liberal sentiments seemed noble and idealistic in the midst of a beautiful campus, surrounded by mountains. But they were falling prey to what the prophet Jeremiah warned about, trusting in man and allowing the heart to depart from the Lord. Something was missing-Christian faith and a conscious attempt to search the Scriptures for wisdom. The Scriptures had been subjected to a higher critical review in religion and were no longer trustworthy or infallible.
In the Ivy League schools, the idealism took silly turns, flattering student egos. The student protests at Columbia University in New York City took a rougher, uglier turn, with the trashing of administration buildings. Archibald Cox of Harvard Law School was called in to advise, later becoming famous as the Watergate prosecutor. Of the student body of 1968, he explained: "The present generation of young people in our universities are the best informed, the most intelligent and the most idealistic this country has ever known." Maybe he was right in some technical academic sense, measured by standardized tests, but we were not being instructed enough in what the Bible calls wisdom, understanding, prudence, and knowledge.
My 79-year-old grandfather, Eugene C. Pulliam, was a conservative Arizona-based newspaper publisher and remembered his own youthful idealism as a Teddy Roosevelt lover. He cautioned me in letters about thinking my generation was something special: "There is very, very little difference in the actual performance of one generation after the other, except that in the last 50 years each succeeding generation has been better educated than the previous one," he scolded me in one letter. "I think you are too much inclined to discount the things your parents believe in and the things they do. You shouldn't allow yourself to come to the conclusion that your father's generation or my generation weren't worth a damn and that it is up to your generation to save the world. We didn't save the world and you are not going to save the world."
Williams, like so many schools, was dropping virtually all the old rules, throwing out the traditional notion of the college acting in loco parentis or taking the place of parents in regulating the lives of students. The mix of drinking, drugs, and sex did personal damage that we still don't comprehend fully in its sadness and distortion of the way God designed us to live.
Under the old system, yes, the rules were flouted and were tough to enforce. Yet now, as a parent, I think the academically excellent and secular schools made a big error in throwing out the old rules. Christian colleges, however imperfectly they have done it, were right to retain some kind of standards of expectations about student life.
More quietly in the late 1960s, at Williams and other schools, an -alternative was emerging -a thoughtful and challenging Christian faith.
Francis Schaeffer's first book, The God Who Is There, published in 1968, was based on his Wheaton College lectures a few years earlier. It was the start of a series of books and a movement that helped many of us rethink what we had been learning in secular educational circles. Schaeffer was corresponding with inquirers, hoping to see some come to salvation in Christ and helping others learn how to grow in Him. He became known as a deep-thinking defender of the faith. Yet he had a very practical and profound pastoral side expressed in a 1968 letter to a correspondent wondering about Christian faith and prayer: "God is not a machine. I must not see Him as a vending machine into which I put a quarter and get out a candy bar in a purely mechanical fashion. He is personal, and thus in answering prayer He operates on the basis of what He knows is the best and wisest answer to that prayer."
The next year at Williams, a small Christian fellowship started. David Howard of Intervarsity came to campus to tell us about the historic Haystack Monument at Williams. There a few students prayed in a rainstorm in 1806, laying the foundation for the first overseas missionary push from the United States. In 1810 the students helped form the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, with Adoniram Judson and others sent to India with the gospel.
The monument was right there on campus, mentioned probably in a catalogue somewhere. It stood in the midst of pine trees, off the beaten track and forgotten in the way the school had forgotten its Christian heritage.
But the Lord has His way in history of bringing Himself back into the picture. We can ignore Him, and He lets us wander in all kinds of wilderness. Yet in His love, through His death on the cross, He was making His way into some of our personal lives, even as we were hearing the shouts from the left about saving the world from a mistaken war in Vietnam and how all that money should go instead to save American cities. The alternative way of Christ mercifully rescued many of us from a false humanistic hope that never could fulfill its promises.
He came as He had to Elijah. After the strong wind, the earthquake, then the fire, He came whispering with "a still small voice."
Nixon's missed opportunity
By Russ Pulliam
Had Richard Nixon listened to Billy Graham and looked for character instead of political advantage in a running mate in 1968, he would have picked Sen. Mark Hatfield as his running mate.
Instead, to balance competing political factions in the Republican Party, Nixon selected Maryland Gov. Spiro Agnew.
Agnew had taken bribes as governor and they caught up with him in Nixon's second term. In 1973, Agnew was indicted and resigned, even as Nixon was under siege for the Watergate scandal.
In 1968 Nixon was making his comeback, having lost the presidential race in 1960 to John Kennedy, and then a race for governor of California in 1962. Normally such losses leave a candidate without a future. But Nixon moved to New York City and became the party's workhorse after the devastating Barry Goldwater defeat in 1964. Nixon campaigned for Republicans in their 1966 mid-term comeback year, when Hatfield also won his Senate seat. Nixon barely took the nomination in 1968 by beating out the conservative California Gov. Ronald Reagan and the liberal New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller.
The Republicans had strong left, right, and middle wings, and Nixon was in that middle. On his vice presidential list he had liberal options like New York City Mayor John Lindsay and Sen. Hatfield of Oregon, who opposed the war in Vietnam. On the right was Gov. Reagan. Agnew was considered a moderate, along with Massachussetts Gov. John Volpe.
It may be difficult to imagine now, but in 1968 evangelical Christians were not a political force in either party. Hatfield was the rare evangelical Christian in national leadership.
Evangelist Billy Graham did not give Nixon much political advice, but Nixon invited Graham to a vice presidential discussion meeting at the Miami convention. "It's part of history," Nixon told Graham, who was reluctant to go so deep into politics but knew Hatfield's Christian faith was needed in the White House. In the meeting, according to biographer William Martin writing in A Prophet with Honor, Graham summed up Hatfield's qualifications this way: "He's a great Christian leader. He's almost a clergyman. He's been an educator and has taken a more liberal stance on most issues than you, and I think the ticket needs that kind of balance."
Nixon took Graham's suggestion seriously but settled on Agnew almost by a process of elimination. The liberal wing objected to conservative candidates, and the conservatives objected to the liberal candidates. Yet the Nixon circle did not know Agnew very well-and paid for it.
What if Nixon had picked Hatfield? His faith in Christ and personal integrity opened doors of influence in Congress.
The Oregonian could have been a lone voice for integrity in an administration wrapped up in the crude and corrupt tactics that led to the Watergate scandal. He also would have been Nixon's successor when Nixon resigned in 1974.


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MANASSAS, Va. (WUSA) -- Police say a man was charged with child endangerment/neglect and drug possession after officers investigated allegations of drug use at his home on Wednesday.
Prince William County police officials say that 35-year-old Christopher Alan Yeary had drug paraphernalia, including several syringes at the Manassas home with his two 13-year-old boys. According to police, Yeary was using heroin.
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NASHVILLE (AP) — George Jones' widow says she's just carrying out what her husband wanted.
The George Jones tribute concert will take place in Nashville Friday night, with pretty much any country star you can think of participating.
It was planned as Jones' farewell concert, but he died in April.
Nancy Jones says they already had a great lineup before that, but after her husband's death, musicians like Reba McEntire and George Strait called her, asking to be added.
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A helical antenna has two major modes. One is normal mode and the other is axial mode. When the helical antenna is operating at the normal mode, its far-field radiation pattern is similar to the torus shaped pattern of a classic dipole antenna. At the axial mode, the helical antenna is resonant at a much higher frequency band than the normal mode operation, and works similarly to an end-fire array along the z-axis and generates a directive radiation pattern. This model analyzes a helical antenna at these two different modes. The S-parameters and far-field patterns are calculated at both operating modes, 385 MHz and 4.77 GHz.


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Four wrestlers, three boys' basketball players and two girls' basketball team members from HHS were recognized last week in the Denver Post's Best of the Best winter sports salute.
Junior Chad Stroh, Holyoke's two-time state wrestling champion, was selected for the 125-lb. weight bracket All-Colorado wrestling team. Additionally, he made the 2A All-State first team.
Honorable mention All-State recognition went to sophomore Skyler Dittmer, freshman Mark Edmonds and junior Luke Garrett.
In boys' basketball All-State selections, both senior Austin Tharp and junior Kyle Carper were named to the 2A first team. Junior Ryan Baumgartner earned All-State honorable mention recognition.
Senior Maddie Starkebaum made the All-State 2A second team in girls' basketball picks. Junior Marissa Smith was All-State honorable mention.


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Interview | Fans and critics have written thousands of pages about The Da Vinci Code, but scholar Peter Jones explores its roots in ancient Gnosticism
Gnosticism is probably hotter now than it has been since-well, over 1,500 years ago. As The Da Vinci Code hits movie theaters and probably extends its three-year run on the New York Times bestselling fiction list, Gnostic books like The Gospel of Judas and The Lost Gospel are also prominent on nonfiction bestseller charts.
Peter Jones, professor of New Testament at Westminster Seminary California and director of Christian Witness to a Pagan Planet (cwipp.org) is the author of The Gnostic Empire Strikes Back and other books that critique anti-Christian doctrines, including Cracking Da Vinci's Code (Cook Communications) and the newly published Stolen Identity: The Conspiracy to Reinvent Jesus (Cook), a detailed comparison of the Gnostic and the biblical Jesus.
WORLD: How do you define Gnosticism?
JONES: Gnosticism is formed from the Greek term gnosis meaning knowledge, but it means here a particular form of knowledge, namely "spiritual experience." Like all pagan spirituality, so-called "Christian" Gnosticism engages in "sacred technologies" to access the higher, spiritual self, the self that is part of God.
In this essentially out-of-body experience, all physical and this-worldly restraints, like rational thinking and a sense of specific gender, fall away. In a word, the experience of "enlightenment" is both the rejection of the goodness of the physical creation and an acquisition of the knowledge of the divinity of the human soul.
WORLD: So Gnostics see the human soul as divine, but how do Gnostic texts typically depict God?
JONES: There are two kinds of God. There is the Father of the Totalities, the Great Spirit or the Force behind everything, the Source from which true Gnostics have emanated and from whom they have fallen into matter. To this God their divine spark or soul/spirit will eventually return at death.
Then there is the God of orthodox Christianity, the God of the Old Testament, the Creator of heaven and earth. For the Gnostics this God is a blind and evil fool for having created evil matter. This is the God who foolishly says, "I am God and there is no other beside me," not knowing that above and beyond him is the Great Spirit. The Gnostic knows that Yahweh is a fool for demonstrating such ignorance and for leading human beings into ignorance. Thus the Gnostic Goddess casts Yahweh into hell.
WORLD: It doesn't sound like Gnostics have much respect for the Bible. What is their view of biblical history?
JONES: The very early Gnostic, Marcion (ca. a.d. 150), rejected God the lawgiver and thus the entire Old Testament. Later Gnostics did the same with even more vigor. For example, the media have given great attention recently to The Gospel of Judas. Bart Ehrman [Bestselling Books, May 6] calls Judas one of "the greatest finds from Christian antiquity." Its official translators argue that Judas demonstrates "the rich diversity of perspectives within early Christianity . . . during [its] formative period." Actually, Judas contains some of the typical (and radical) notions of second-century "Sethian" Gnosticism. In this kind of Gnosticism, God the Creator is an evil demon; the reprobates of Old Testament history-Cain, Esau, Korah, and the Sodomites-are the true heroes; Adam, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the prophets are "a laughingstock." Clearly Judas fits the prototype for heroes.
WORLD: Let me ask about something else that's weird: Why did some early Gnostic texts depict Jesus passing through Mary as through a funnel?
JONES: Some readers will have read of Gnosticism under the term "Docetism" from the Greek verb, dokeo-"to seem." Christ only seemed to be physically human, but, as a matter of fact, Christ, from the realm of the spirit, could not be so closely associated with the work of the evil creator. In particular, the Sethian Gnostics (like Judas) laughed at the ignorance of those who thought they were crucifying Christ (since it was Simon of Cyrene on the cross).
In the same way, Jesus could not have been physically associated with Mary. Indeed, there are a number of exhortations in the Gnostic texts to "flee maternity" and the "works of femininity" because to be a woman and give birth is to enmesh oneself in the evil works of created flesh, and thus become a prisoner of the evil God, Yahweh.
WORLD: Parts of Gnosticism remind me of Hindu teachings. Was Gnosticism an attempt to meld Eastern religions and Christianity?
JONES: There is some evidence that ancient Gnosticism took some of its inspiration from Hinduism, which is quite believable since Alexander went as far as India in the fourth century b.c. and created an international cosmopolitan, syncretistic culture. At least we can say that some of those steeped in the imperial mystery religions, and also majoring in trance and mysticism, were attracted to Christianity; they may well at some point have been tempted to blend pagan spirituality with Christian doctrine. In 1 Corinthians 14:23 Paul criticizes worship behavior that would make observers associate the church with the Dionysian cults' practice of trance-like "madness."
WORLD: Even though The Da Vinci Code invents a marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene, it seems that Gnostics have something against heterosexual activity . . .
JONES: The goal of Gnostic sexuality is androgyny, the blending of male and female in one human being. The distinction of male and female is the result of the Fall, and so to undo the effects of the Fall one must join the opposites and make the two one. The "Jesus" of the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas declares, "when you make the male and the female one and the same, so that the male not be male nor the female female . . . then you will enter the kingdom of heaven" (Saying 22). How interesting that this is happening in our own day, and that this is a definite developed theme in The Da Vinci Code.
WORLD: Why does Gnosticism emphasize meditation, mantras, and extreme mysticism?
JONES: These are what modern pagans call "spiritual technologies" that allow one to escape the clutches of physical reality in order to pass into the world of pure spirit, outside of the body. In this world of pure spirit all is one, all distinctions are eliminated. The essential presupposition for the attainment of this state is stopping the mind from engaging in rational thought. This is necessary since thought is a great factory of distinctions, where each word has its own meaning, without which one cannot think or speak. Meditation "silences the mind" and ushers one into a world of "oneness."
WORLD: Concerning one other weird element-what's the relationship of serpent worship and Gnosticism?
JONES: I was lecturing in Bogata, Colombia, last year, and at the break a doctor came to me and told me that, before his conversion, he was a member of the Gnostic Church of Colombia. He told me that in front of the church was a massive stone statue of a serpent. The reason is the Gnostics believed that the Serpent of Genesis spoke truth and the God of Genesis was a blind and evil liar. Thus Eve was a heroine and Adam a wimp who quickly converted to the "truth." One group of Gnostics actually called themselves the Naassenes, from the Hebrew, nass, "serpent." They worshipped the serpent and, according to the anti-Gnostic Church Father Hippolytus, worshipped at the temple of the goddess Isis, goddess of magic and the underworld.


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Major Group Accreditation and Pre-Registration at CSD Meetings
- What are the major groups?
- I am under 18 years old. Can I participate?
- How can my organization participate in Rio+20?
- What is the Rio+20 preparatory process, and how can we participate in that?
- What is accreditation?
- What is ECOSOC consultative status?
- What is the CSD roster?
- What about NGOs accredited to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)?
- I am not sure if my organization is accredited. What should I do?
- How can my organization register for the Rio+20 Conference?
- What if I am not part of an organization? Can individuals participate?
- Can people from the academic world participate?
- I represent a private company. Can I participate?
- How can journalists and other media representatives participate?
- My organization is accredited. What do I need to do now?
- We have not received a letter of invitation to Rio+20. Do we need one?
- Is there any funding available for youth to participate in Rio+20?
- How many representatives are allowed to register?
- My organization is not accredited, but I still want to be part of Rio+20. How?
- Am I allowed to record video or sound at Rio+20?
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- What is SD-Learning, and how do I organize an SD-Learning event?
- How do I host a kiosk or pavilion at Rio+20?
- I am a speaker at a side event, SD-Learning event or some other training. Do I need to be accredited and registered?
What are the major groups?
?Major Groups? is a term that refers to nine sectors of society who are economic, social and scientific stakeholders in sustainable development?not governments, and distinct from the United Nations and its specialized agencies, funds and programmes. Major Groups were defined in Agenda 21, the outcome document from the first Rio conference in 1992 (the Earth Summit), and today?s global plan of action for implementing sustainable societies. In fact, Rio+20 is all about reviewing Agenda 21 to see how it can be implemented better and faster. Some people think that Major Groups is the same thing as civil society, but it?s not. It is much wider than civil society because it includes the private sector (i.e. Business and Industry), sub-national authorities such as mayors and other municipal or regional leaders, and others like researchers and scientists. The concept of Major Groups allows all these different people to sit alongside governments at official UN meetings and discuss sustainable development almost at an equal level. Of course, Major Groups don?t necessarily have all the rights and powers of governments during these talks, but the level of visibility they enjoy within those meetings and conferences helps keep important sustainability issues on the agenda of our world leaders and at the top of their attention?where they belong. They might be issues that are important to you or your community. So being part of a Major Group gives you a chance to put your ideas forward at the highest level. The nine Major Groups are:
- Women
- Children and Youth
- Indigenous Peoples
- Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- Local Authorities
- Workers and Trade Unions
- Business and Industry
- Scientific and Technological Community
- Farmers
I am under 18 years old. Can I participate?
Yes, absolutely! The UN defines 'youth' as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years, without prejudice to other definitions used by Member States. 'Children' are considered to be persons under the age of 14. For the purposes of UN conferences and meetings, only individuals over the age of 16 may hold a UN grounds pass. You can apply for accreditation to Rio+20 (if needed) until 20 February 2012 and register for the Conference online here until 27 May 2012 (extended). Participants under 16 years of age may participate in UN conferences and meetings, though only with a designated chaperone. Both participant and chaperone must be pre-registered through an accredited organization. The Major Group for Children and Youth seeks to coordinate global preparations toward Rio+20 and strengthen the voice of its constituents at the intergovernmental level. Young people interested in participating at Rio+20 should link up with the organizing partners for Children and Youth as soon as possible in order to receive important information and updates pertaining to the Conference. Rio+Twenties, one of the organizing partners for the Children and Youth sector, has prepared a Participation Guide for young people designed to make the Rio+20 process understandable and provide the tools to effectively get involved. The guide offers specific information for youth, identifies ways to make a real difference and shares a lot of best practices, tips and tricks and existing examples on youth activism.
How can my organization participate in Rio+20?
There are many ways to contribute and participate in Rio+20 events, but only accredited organizations may attend the official Rio+20 Conference and any of the events organized inside the official venue in Rio de Janeiro. All accredited organizations may register for Rio+20 online by 20 May 2012. There will be no more registration accepted after that date. However, many unaccredited organizations undertaking important work in sustainable development will want to (and should!) attend Rio+20. Their views and experiences may be very important and highly relevant to the Conference. They have a one-time opportunity to accredit themselves to Rio+20, but they must do it before 20 February 2012. The UN will notify everyone about Rio+20 accreditation at the end of March 2012. Once accreditation is issued, these newcomer organizations can register online immediately (by 20 May 2012). Obviously, any organization that already holds the proper accreditation may register online straight away. Remember that the UN will never charge a fee at any stage of the accreditation or registration process. The UN will never ask you for information concerning bank accounts. Any such requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities. For more information about contributing to Rio+20 without attending the actual Conference itself, here.
What is the Rio+20 preparatory process, and how can we participate in that?
The preparatory process is extremely important for Rio+20, because it is the period leading up to the Conference when all the most crucial decisions are made. Governments will be negotiating the outcome of Rio+20 for months before world leaders come to Rio de Janeiro to agree on the text and sign it. Most negotiations take place at the UN Headquarters in New York. The 2012 programme of preparatory meetings leading up to Rio+20 includes: 25-27 January 2012, in New York Initial discussions on the zero draft of the Rio+20 outcome document 19-23 March 2012, in New York First round of ?informal-informal? negotiations on the zero draft 26-27 March 2012, in New York Third Intersessional Meeting of UNCSD (Rio+20) 23 April - 4 May, in New York Second round of ?informal-informal? negotiations on the zero draft 13-15 June 2012, in Rio de Janeiro Third Preparatory Committee of UNCSD (Rio+20) 20-22 June 2012, in Rio de Janeiro The Rio+20 Conference itself There are also many other unofficial meetings taking place all over the world that will be important opportunities for civil society and Major Groups to meet and organize their efforts. Have a look at the calendar of meetings on the official Rio+20 website. Everyone is free to upload a relevant activity to the calendar?the more information and opportunities, the better!
What is accreditation?
Accreditation is a process by which organizations request official recognition from the UN. To do this, they must meet certain criteria and demonstrate a good deal of work and organizational structure. When we talk about accreditation for Rio+20, we are specifically talking about organizations that are in consultation with ECOSOC, those on the CSD roster, and those who attended the WSSD in 2002. See the specific sections on those topics for more information.
What is ECOSOC consultative status?
ECOSOC consultative status is a type of accreditation to the UN, and it refers to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the highest intergovernmental authorities on human development. Because ECOSOC is a place for governments to discuss a range of issues that are important to civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can identify themselves and their work to ECOSOC and request permission to be part of its meetings. Therefore, we may refer to those NGOs as being ?in consultation with ECOSOC?. That means they are fully accredited to the UN. A special committee of Member States reviews NGO applications for accreditation, and must agree that each organization meets certain criteria demonstrating that their work is relevant to the aims and purposes of the UN. ECOSOC consultative status is one of the acceptable types of accreditation required for participating in Rio+20. Those organizations in consultation with ECOSOC may register online for the Conference immediately. The list of organizations currently in consultation with ECOSOC can be found online here.
What is the CSD roster?
The CSD roster is a type of accreditation to the UN, and it refers to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). It permits organizations that work on sustainable development to participate fully in the CSD, without necessarily obtaining full ECOSOC consultative status see above. Organizations on the CSD roster meet the requirements to participate in Rio+20, and they may register online for the Conference immediately.
What about NGOs accredited to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)?
This type of accreditation refers to the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg, South Africa. The WSSD was the 10-year follow-up to the first Rio conference in 1992 (the Earth Summit), and a number of organizations were granted one-time accreditation to the Summit. In fact, Rio+20 offers the same opportunity for a one-time accreditation (read more about it here . Organizations accredited to the WSSD meet the requirements to participate in Rio+20, and they may register online for the Conference immediately.
I am not sure if my organization is accredited. What should I do?
TIf you are unsure of your organization's accreditation status, you can search for your organization's name online:
- Organizations in consultation with ECOSOC
- Organizations on the CSD Roster
- Organizations accredited to the WSSD
How can my organization register for the Rio+20 Conference?
Registration for accredited NGOs and other Major Groups organizations is now open online here . All accredited organizations may register for Rio+20 online by 20 May 2012 . There will be no more registration accepted after that date. Organizations that are not accredited to the UN have a one-time opportunity to accredit themselves to Rio+20, but they must do it before 20 February 2012. The UN will notify everyone about Rio+20 accreditation at the end of March 2012.
What if I am not part of an organization? Can individuals participate?
No, only representatives of accredited organizations (like NGOs) can participate in Rio+20. UN rules do not allow an individual to participate in official meetings in one?s own personal capacity. However, there are many ways for individuals, especially children and youth, to participate in events related to Rio+20 happening all over the world. Many of these events are important opportunities for civil society and Major Groups to meet and organize their efforts. Have a look at the calendar of meetings on the official Rio+20 website. Everyone is free to upload a relevant activity to the calendar?the more the better! For more ideas on sharing your perspectives, here are some of the organizations who are working in various ways to support young people taking action and making sure their voices are heard at the highest levels: To participate in Rio+20 or local simulations:
- Rio+20s: One of the organizing partner organizations of the Major Group for Children and Youth. Take a look at the youth participation guide that can answer many of your questions about the official Rio+20 process.
- MyCity+20: Organizes model UN debates on the issues of sustainable development to raise awareness and encourage young people to take action at the community-level.
- UNEP Tunza: Will bring talented youth leaders to Rio+20.
- Youth Blast: Whether you are in Rio de Janeiro or at home, you can participate in person or online.
- Video Conferences: Earth Child International will be organizing a series of video conferences between children worldwide to share their perspectives with each other, both before and during Rio+20.
- Official Youth Delegates: You may be able to speak to your government about the importance of having youth and children as a part of the official country delegation. UN Programme on Youth, European Youth Forum, and other groups are working to encourage more governments to bring official youth delegates
- UN Habitat: I?m a city changer.
- Youth XChange: Join UNEP & UNESCO to get many ideas on how to take action in your own community around questions of sustainable consumption and production.
- UNICEF: Map your community's environmental issues, organize community roundtables to discuss with community leaders a common vision for The Future We Want, create community art to share the vision, create an action plan to get there, and launch actions in your neighborhood with support from local organizations. For more information, visit UNICEF?s Future We Want Toolkit.
- WAGGGS: Consultation guide can help you organize a conversation and training with other young people about sustainable development. WAGGGS also has guides to climate change action that include many of the themes of Rio+20.
- GEEBiz: Share your great green business idea and showcase the green economy that is already being built by young people today.
- Rio+YOU: Campaign to raise awareness and get people to take action in their community, leading to Global Day of Action on April 22.
- Plant-for-the-Planet: Become a Climate Justice Ambassador by participating in a Plant-for-the-Planet Academy in your country. And if there is none: get in touch and we will help you organize one!
- Official Rio+20 website: Share your photos of what a sustainable lifestyle would look like, send a message to Rio+20, support other peoples? ideas, and pledge your support to the Conference.
- Future We Want: Join the global conversation, add your image, story, thoughts, or video to tell the world about a sustainable future.
- Global Youth Music Contest: Create a song and video that share your thoughts on Rio+20 and sustainable development. Winners will perform at Rio+20.
- Connect4Climate: Share photos and videos of sustainable development issues and solutions from your local area on the World Bank Connect4Climate site.
- ScenaRIO: A global consultation is taking place to interview thousands of young people. See how you can help or have your voice heard.
- Road to Rio+20: Coalition of over 60 partner organizations weaving together a youth-led movement to realize the potential of the Earth Summit 2012. Supporting Rio+YOU and MyCity+20 , but also engaging in online mobilization efforts through our comms channels.
Can people from the academic world participate?
Participating in Rio+20 is much easier if you are part of the Major Groups (see above). If you are from a school, a university, a research institution, or any other type of academic organization, you can join one of the Major Groups relevant to your work. Others in the Major Group can probably help you with accreditation and registration for Rio+20 (see above). A few of the Major Groups sectors that draw expertise from the academic world are: Top
I represent a private company. Can I participate?
Absolutely! But you must remember that only accredited organizations may participate in Rio+20, and only Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) can accredit themselves to the UN. However, there are many ways for representatives from the private sector to participate. Business and Industry is considered one of the nine sectors of society recognized as Major Groups. You can join the Business and Industry coalition set up especially for Rio+20 (called Business Action for Sustainable Development, or BASD). The Rio+20 process adheres to the structure of Major Groups that was outlined in Agenda 21. Private sector entities must be members of accredited organizations (for example, International Chamber of Commerce or World Business Council for Sustainable Development both members of the temporary coalition of business and industry under the Business Action for Sustainable Development) to pre-register online for the Conference and its preparatory meetings. You may query the database of accredited organizations online here, but you would be advised to contact the Major Groups organizing partners for the Business and Industry sector for more information.
How can journalists and other media representatives participate?
The UN has very clear guidelines and rules concerning media coverage. In general, the UN tries very hard to make all of its work accessible and transparent. Only if you are using large, bulky equipment (like cameras or a tripod, for example), you must place them inside designated media areas. This is to keep the aisles and corridors clear inside large conference halls, and it is essentially a public safety issue. Journalists and members of the media should not register for Rio+20 with civil society (NGOs) and Major Groups, but rather through the UN Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit.
My organization is accredited. What do I need to do now?
Great! Once you?ve figured out whether you hold the proper level of accreditation to the UN, or after you?ve completed the one-time accreditation process specially in place for Rio+20, you should start registering your delegates. Remember that you will have to provide a lot of personal information about each delegate?including his/her national passport number. It?s best if your organization puts one person in charge of entering it into the system, and it ensures that all required information is given. There is no limit to the number of delegates each accredited organization can register. But please remember that the deadline for registration is 20 May 2012. There will be no more registration for Rio+20 accepted after that date. Registration for UN conferences and events is always free of charge. The UN will never charge a fee at any stage of the accreditation or registration process. The UN will never ask you for information concerning bank accounts. Any such requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities.
We have not received a letter of invitation to Rio+20. Do we need one?
Yes, you will need a letter of invitation. It will almost certainly be required by your organization to secure your ticket and funding, and it will be required as part of your application for an entry visa to Brazil. However, you must register online in order to receive your letter of invitation. Once you?ve registered online, the system will automatically generate a confirmation letter (same as a letter of invitation).
Is there any funding available for youth to participate in Rio+20?
Youth funding from the UN trust fund for Rio+20 is extremely limited. Whenever money is set aside for youth participants, the policy of the UN is to spend it in a way that increases participation from the global South (developing countries). The UN also tries to increase opportunities for women participants. In many cases, it is the Major Groups organizing partners who help the UN find eligible participants from within their networks of organizations. Because funding is so limited, organizations should expect to arrange their own participants? accommodations and travel, including within metropolitan Rio de Janeiro. But there are often other sources of funding available, sometimes special funds for youth from the global South and young women. Link up with the Major Groups organizing partners to join their networks and find out when these opportunities become available.
How many representatives are allowed to register?
The UN wants to attract broad participation and representation to the Rio+20 process. At the present time, there is actually no policy to limit to the number of delegates each accredited organization can register. However, you should remember that the meeting rooms inside the Rio+20 venue will have limited capacity, and especially during the high-level segments of the Conference (i.e. when Presidents and Prime Ministers of countries will be present). There will be some occasions when meeting rooms will be closed for safety reasons. When it comes to crowd control inside the Conference hall, UN Safety and Security is in charge. We must work with them to be sure everyone gets a chance to participate safely.
My organization is not accredited, but I still want to be part of Rio+20. How?
You have several options. If you act fast, and you are part of a legitimate organization that works on sustainable development, you can request a Major Groups organizing partners. The final deadline for all registrations is 20 May 2012. There will be no more registration accepted after that date.
Am I allowed to record video or sound at Rio+20?
You must be a member of the accredited media to record video and take photos of official plenary meetings (i.e. the main, high-level segments of the Conference). However, nowadays people record video and take pictures with their mobile phones and digital cameras all the time. This is really only allowed during smaller informal meetings (such as side events), and only if your personal equipment doesn?t bother anyone. You cannot bring a tripod inside the meeting room without special permission. It?s usually okay if you film discreetly from your seat, but check with a UN staff member or a security officer if you?re unsure. Asking nicely usually works!. If you are planning to record an event or take pictures, you should contact the event organizers in advance. When it comes to crowd control inside the Conference hall, including cameras and the media, UN Safety and Security is in charge. We must work with them to be sure everyone gets a good view.
What is a side event, and how do I organize one?
A side event is a mini meeting that happens on the margins (on the side) of a bigger meeting or conference. Organizing such mini meetings is a very common practice because it allows many different people to express their views and opinions about sustainable development, and often in a way that is different from the official proceedings inside the main conference hall. Some side events may, in fact, be quite big?especially if they attract famous people to speak or the presentations are particularly interesting. There is an online toolkit explaining how to organize side events that was developed by other youth organizers. It captures their own experiences and even includes tips on how to make your side event a success. At Rio+20, there will be two main types of side events: some taking place inside the official Conference venue (called on-site events), and most others taking place in the areas around the official venue (called off-site events). What?s the difference? Only officially accredited and registered delegates can participate in on-side events, because you will need to carry an official UN grounds pass issued through the Conference. Off-site events will not have any restrictions, because they will be located outside of the official Conference venue. You should first determine who you want to come to your side event, and therefore whether it should be organized inside the official venue or outside. Superb resources will be available for both kinds of side events. On-site events (held inside the official Conference venue) must be organized with the UN, and the guidelines are email@example.com .
What is SD-Learning, and how do I organize an SD-Learning event?
Knowledge sharing, training and capacity building are important components of achieving full implementation of Agenda 21. Therefore, learning events are part of the official programme of Rio+20, and will run in parallel to the main meetings. SD-Learning is the term for a series of courses, workshops and events at Rio+20 covering crucial aspects of sustainable development. The courses are meant to build practical knowledge and present hands-on training from experts around the world. More information about SD-Learning, including how to organize an event yourself, is available online here .
How do I host a kiosk or pavilion at Rio+20?
Hosting a kiosk or a pavilion can be a fantastic way to show people what you do to implement sustainable development and invite them to more specialized types of briefings, training or workshops. These usually require extra space and they may continue on for several days or more throughout Rio+20. Therefore, most (if not all) such kiosks or pavilions will be hosted outside of the official Conference venue (off-site?but very close). That means your request must be sent to the Government of Brazil. Guidelines will be available soon, but you are encouraged to share your idea for kiosk or pavilion with the Brazilian authorities as soon as possible to help them plan carefully. Write up your idea for a kiosk or pavilion and send it to email@example.com .
I am a speaker at a side event, SD-Learning event or some other training. Do I need to be accredited and registered?
Yes, absolutely. Only holders of an official UN grounds pass (issued through the Conference) will be able to participate in any official proceedings and events on the premises of the Rio+20 Conference. That includes panelists, speakers and trainers for on-site side events and SD-Learning events. The deadline for all registration is 20 May 2012. See also details about registering firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hello Everybody,
attached you will find my complete German translation (except Admin Console). To install simply copy the files AjxMsg_de.properties, ZMsg_de.properties and ZmMsg_de.properties into the subfolder zimbra/jakarta-tomcat-5.5.7/webapps/zimbra/WEB-INF/classes/msgs, restart server and clear local browser cache. Deinstallation is even easier - just delete the files. Region- or country-specific language files may be added as de_AT, de_CH, de_DE, de_LU.
Major goals of my translation were: Clear, simple, and short terms and phrases, used as consistently as possible; consistent usage of UNICODE; focussed on context, usability, and appearance.
Tests in my small environment have been very positive. Nevertheless response is appreciated as well as answers to following questions:
- Quota information in upper right corner of user interface seems to be hard-coded English (X KB of unlimited)
- "Add CC" and "Add BCC" when composing a mail also seem to be hard-coded even though corresponding vars do exist
- at end of line 275 of ZaMsg.properties a backslash seems to be missing
- the previous AjxMsg-Vars timeFormat, dateFormat and dateSeperator are missing in 3.0.1_GA_160. As necessary for a German translation I have re-included them and they seem to work (with the sole exception of the time line left of calendar view which always seems to output AM/PM time).
- I have ignored the two warnings in ZmMsg "# these need to be kept in sync..." and have translated those terms. If you should encounter problems simply uncomment the following entries.
Meaning or definition of following vars is not clear or complicated:
b = B (probably bytes?)
call = call (telephone call?)
party = party (a gathering of people, meeting?)
the = The (horrible as the German language hasn't less than three gender-specific translations, please avoid!)
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H, Im not sure what weight I need. 50 or the 100ilbs, if it is for myself I weigh 150lbs, also can you explain shipping cost to either uk and to bali, and can this be sent as a gift as import tax might be very high, Im also looking to purchase the Cyrene 1st and 2nd stage, the octo and a few other bits, kind regards.
Single tank typically is the 50lb lift. You can place the order on the website. Using Amazon Checkout is the easiest way to process international orders. The shipping charge will be listed when you proceed to checkout and prior to submitting the order.
Hi, Does scuba.com sell the poseidon weight pocket for this bc if I would like to purchase together.BC and weight pocket?
A word from the designers and engineers behind Besea:
"We realised that your experience from your BCD purchase is far more than how it performs under
the surface. In fact, performance under the surface is not a challenge, since gravity is removed. The most
inconvenience occurs on land; carrying, rinsing, drying, packing, waiting, boating… We therefore wanted to give
B.C. the meaning Buoyancy Comfort
The Buoyancy Comfort strategy therefore became to make something exceptionally suitable to be used over the entire
dive by both men and women, including all time spent above surface. Borrowing technology from e.g. backpacks,
suitcases, other water sports, climbing, we hoped that the properties achieved using the Besea above surface would
follow you down under. The first test dive gave us all the answers we wanted. We named it BESEA, since becoming
one with the sea is a great step towards "THE ULTIMATE DIVE."
EasyGrip™ handles are developed and tested to be easy
and quick to use also wearing thick gloves. Sufficient
size, simple geometry, and robust material is the key
to a safe function. EasyGrip™ handles ensures the safe
operation of the integrated weight pockets.
This is a system used for the weight pockets and the way they
are released. SprintRelease™ makes sure that the pockets can
be dumped no matter in what position you are. Upside down,
horizontal, vertical, upright etc. It does not rely on the actual
condition of e.g. Velcro®, but is a reliable mechanical construction
which will function without any special attention to it over the
lifetime of the Besea.
TwistLock™ was invented due to the bad pockets which often are
integrated with conventional BCD's. To call it a truly functional
pocket, you must be able to easily put your hand into it, and,
you should be able to see what's in it with your mask on. That
means, it shall be positioned right in front of your face. Using the
TwistLock™ attachment system, you simply twist off the pocket
from the locking mechanism, take a look at its contents and pick
out whatever you were looking for. Then twist it back securely in
place again.
The PocketRetract™ system is an automatic size adjustment
system used on all pockets that are made to carry weights. The
pocket has side retraction panels and adjusts automatically in
size depending on if the pocket is full or empty. This way the
pocket is never bigger then it has to be. It also holds the weights
in place in a better way.+Manual Deflation Valve. A manually operated valve which permits
deflation of the BCD. This includes the APRV:s (see below),
the shoulder valve of the inflator when applicable, and the oral
inflation/deflation button on the inflator. The corresponding term
in EN 1809:1997 is MDD (Manual Deflation Device).
Automatic Pressure Relief Valve. A valve which automatically
prevents overpressurisation possibly harmful to the BCD. Often
referred to as OPV (Over Pressure Valve) or dump-valve. The
corresponding term in EN 1809:1997 is APRD (Automatic
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A severe regression was introduced in 5.0.12, which allows an admin to add an existing account or distribution list (item 1) as an alias for other accounts or lists (item 2) which results in the deletion of the first item's LDAP entry.
New binaries will be up later this week as 5.0.13
How to avoid the issue if on 5.0.12: Search for any current accounts matching the desired address before adding an alias.
If you've hit this issue see comment #5 on the bug for recovery steps (restore from LDAP backup, or remove the alias then create a new account with the exact same zimbraId of the one accidentally deleted, as mailbox data should still be intact).
Bug 35100 - Able to add active account to other users alias lists
Further technical details:
As it's a missing check in LDAP provisioning code, it will happen regardless of the management type you employ; affects admin console/LDAP/JAVA/SOAP/CLI methods. The correct behavior is for the server to respond with an error that the name is already in use.
Normally when you try to add an alias, if the LDAP entry already exists, it checks if the alias is 'dangling' (pointing to a non-existing target). If it is free, then it cleans up the address and then creates a new alias entry in LDAP. The bug misses checking if the entry is really an alias when deleting a dangling alias - thereby classifying it as free and modifying the LDAP entry for the first account. All email for account A will point at account B, and A is effectively gone from the system.
In other words: Attempting to add an alias that's actually an existing account will convert the existing account entry in LDAP into an alias entry.


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Winnebago County non-profits will have the chance to apply for a piece of a more than $225,000 grant released to the United Way. The Federal Emergency Management Agency grant helps organizations like the Rock River Food Pantry, Lifescape, Phase and the Red Cross. While demand for emergency shelter and food run high in the stateline, the grant is actually for less than the 2003 grant.
Applications for the grant money must be turned in to the United Way by Jan. 23.
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Facts About the United Way
To find your local United Way, visit out source: Source: http://national.unitedway.org (The United Way Web site)


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Antitrust Law (3050)
This course focuses on the legal control of competitive business activities by federal legislation and evolving judicial interpretation. Major topics include price fixing, market diversion, group boycott and refusals to deal, monopolization, mergers, predatory pricing, exclusive dealing, tying arrangements and the oligopoly problem. Emphasis is placed on the use of economic theory in the development and application of the laws. However no economics background is required.
Course Details
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eyefortransport 3PL Summit was worth the trip
June 24, 2011
Last week, I told you I was heading to Atlanta soon for the eyefortransport 3PL Summit. Well, I am back now and I can tell you this: it was worth the trip.
I headed down to Atlanta curious about a lot of things in the sectors we cover here at LM, and while not all of my questions got answered, many were. Of course, nobody could tell me what the economy would look like in 12 months, let alone three-to-six for that matter. But, really, does anyone know? If you do, please call me….now!
In all seriousness, though, I got an opportunity to see and participate in some terrific sessions with some of the leading 3PLs and savvy shippers in the business. They touched upon the usual staples like collaboration and sustainability, to name a few. But they also talked about things like strategy and operational focus as we continue our slow crawl out of the great recession.
Another thing I like—and quite honestly—found quite refreshing was that there was some honesty from attendees when it came to truly assessing the economy and the subsequent pace of the recovery.
At past events, I have been told demand is "great" and things were "really picking up," but all I could think at times was who are these guys' customers with all this great demand when the economic numbers out there (especially lately) tell a much different story.
Nobody likes to tell an editor, business conditions are bad. I get that. But it was nice to see things a bit more measured this time around all the same.
Getting back so late in the week from this trip made it a bit of a challenge to truly report it, but I expect to file several stories based on sessions and interviews over the next couple of weeks.
These stories will cover a slew of familiar topics like capacity, technology, and the economy and more so please keep and eye out for them and, as always, thanks for reading LM.
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(Reuters) – The Minnesota Wild stormed into the post-season with a thrilling 4-3 shootout victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins on Tuesday.
Mikko Koivu scored the lone goal of the shootout and goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov stonewalled the Bruins in overtime and the shootout as Minnesota clinched a playoff spot with their third straight win.
The Wild (42-26-12) are tied with sixth-placed Los Angeles on 96 points and will be aiming to improve on last season's first-round playoff exit.
Jason Pominville scored twice and assisted on Ryan Suter's tying goal with a little more than a minute remaining to send the game into overtime, and wins like the one over Boston will certainly help their momentum going into the post-season.
The Philadelphia Flyers clinched a playoff berth with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
Claude Giroux scored two goals and Steve Mason made 38 saves to lead the Flyers to the win. Philadelphia will return to the postseason after failing to qualify last year.
The Flyers (41-29-9) are sixth in the Eastern Conference and trail the fifth-placed New York Rangers by two points with three games remaining.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter Rutherford)


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I've been trying to find a way to do emoticons in Zimbra Desktop.
This post talked about the introduction into ZCS.
But according to bug 42576 these weren't working in ZD2, so they were removed.
I've tried downloading the com_zimbra_ymemoticons.zip as a zimlet, but it doesn't integrate properly into the editor (no dropdown appears)
Any hints appreciated as to:
- How to adapt the zimlet to work with Zimbra Desktop
- Any other alternative ways to get smilies into Zimbra Desktop
- Whether this is likely to get reinstated (or I should file an RFE)


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Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis
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acute disseminated encephalomyelitis that usually results in death. It is characterized by a brief but intense attack of inflammation in the brain and spinal cord that damages the myelin -- the protective covering of the nerve fibers. It may also cause bleeding in the brain, leading to damage of the white matter. Symptoms usually come on quickly, beginning with symptoms such as fever, neck stiffness, fatigue, headache, nausea vomiting, seizures, and coma. AHL has a very poor prognosis, with rapid deterioration and death usually occurring within days to one week after onset of symptoms because of severe inflammation in the brain. Although the exact cause is unclear, AHL usually follows a viral infection, or less often, vaccination for measles, mumps, or rubella. Some researchers think that an infection or vaccination can initiate an autoimmune process in the body thus leading to AHL.[1][2]Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHL) is a very rare form of
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- Lann MA, Lovell MA, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK. Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis: a critical entity for forensic pathologists to recognize. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2010; 31(1):7-11. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20010289. Accessed 8/19/2011.
- Ryan LJ, Bowman R, Zantek ND, Sherr G, Maxwell R, Clark HB, Mair DC. Transfusion. 2007; 47(6):981-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17524086. Accessed 8/19/2011.
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