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And here are a few of them on display...
sure glad I'm one of 'em.
That's the problem Ive always had with conspiratorialists. Anyone smart enough to figure out such a grand conspiracy would be smart enough to be part of it.
I used to listen to the Birtch Society and Shadows Of Power stuff. One of my favorite books of all time was The Captians and the Kings by Taylor Caldwell. But I always wanted to be part of the conspiracy.
Never found the sign up page!!!
If anybody here had any contacts I your type of material!!!
I've got a Harvard MBA. Graduated Bakers Scholar. I did 6 years in Ibanking and 6 years at a leading Hedge Fund. My specialty is Energy and Commodities. Left because I could see all this coming and I couldn't profit off it at that fund. I'm up 59% as of today since I left.
I'm not above sucking knee caps and doing what I'm told. But I'm not a brain dead yes man. Resume available on request.
Oh should I also mention Ive worked with some of the richest people in the world and none of them seem to have the time or desire to play these games. I've even been in small room with a Rothschild - and I still have all my fingers.
thankyou for the link,... shalom
happy thanksgiving :-))
nothing to see here, move along, citizen.
The Dow is on track for its worst Thanksgiving week since 1973:http://t.co/GUcRQ9dZ
as long as this lady is at home cooking thanksgiving . market can do whatever - http://hedge.ly/gFWVSm
Not too shabby. And looking like that she don't need to cook nothin, at least not in the kitchen....
'73 was the grand daddy of the post-Bretton Woods series of crises, that we're still feeling today. Same basic issues, same basic problems, same lack of coherent response
Aug '71, Nixon closes gold window making all currency float free of backing also known as fiat. down hill ever since.
Yeah well it's a helleva lot worse today than 1973; that is, if one accounts for and gives a rat's ass about (global) FUNduhMENTALS.
Great Purge While Matcha Matcha Man Locks In The Deal L.A.L.A.L.A.L.A.LAAAAAAA!
Strange that top tier hedge funds with bright-tie managers can't outperform the SP500 while some young guys out of Estonia (where is that?) can earn 34% YTD. http://www.spadacapital.com/?articleID=2283
Five years from now the hedge fund world will be led by managers who are unknown today.
Is it time for the "Europe go home" rally yet?
French riot police battle protesters over nuclear train http://t.co/bzEVgy7v
Jim Chanos comes back from his trip to Hong Kong and Australia even more bearish. "The Chinese banking system is build on quicksand," he says, pointing out the government's vaunted $3T in FX reserves are not cash in the bank, but assets against which there are $3T in liabilities.
Interesting. I outperformed 18 of them. But I'm no hedge fund, of course.
Yeah. I outperformed all of them with some paper gold and silver. 34.9% Think anyone will buy my newsletter?
better off in gold YTD all but one and no 2/20.
No measurable inflation here...Thanksgiving meal has increased 15% the last two years but who measures something as unimportant as food?
Clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rule have extended into a fifth day in the capital, Cairo, amid a deepening distrust of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).
The people want the fall of the field marshal," they called in thunderous unison, waving large Egyptian flags and signs denouncing the military.
Dr. Eberhard von Körber - current President of the club of Rome
You Americans really aren't very smart.
You cannot possibly add 2+2 together, that's clear to me now.
You are clutching at straws, you wonder and wonder about the everyday manifestations of the "crisis" that you list here so neatly at Zerohedge every day, but you cannot grasp the larger concept behind it.
You attribute it to incompetence, negligence, greed adn outright stupidity on the part of the bankers and hedge fund managers and politicians, the actors in that stage play, don't you ?
And then you wonder about the collapse of MF Global and you say to yourself:
Gosh, how could that happen, and then you look at the Euro and say, Gee, how did that happen ?
And you wonder and wonder and wonder, ever cluelessly.
Man, already in 1814/1815 they tried to create a European Union after Bonaparte's campaign throughout Europe.
He was the Hitler of his time.
Who financed him ?
The concept of shock and subsequent "rationalizing" with the people, that now, as a result of that horrible past, we need a bigger union of states now and we need to "cooperate ever closer" and we need to "integrate ever closer".
Has it never occured to you, that:
1. The League of Nations, founded in 1920, wasn't possible without WW1,
2. The United Nations, founded in 1945, wasn't possible without WW2,
3. The EU, founded in its early stages in 1951 (ESCS), wasn't possible without WW2
4. The Soviet Union, founded in 1922, wasn't possible without WW1 and heavy financing of Lenin by Jacob Schiff, a German-American Wallstreet banker, who gave 20 milion dollars to Lenin in order to spread communism in Russia
You have no idea what you are dealing with here.
This is just too big for you.
and none of the above without Adam and Eve...thank you, God.
well thxz for tryin to help, dr frankenfurter
we always like to blame the bushes, if possible
can we maybe give prescott a standing 0 for financing you nazi shitheads?
L0L!!! listen, we'll think of you here as we celebrate and give thanks for all the fuking monkey hammers in our overindebted lives, tomorrow, especially your wunnerful wunnerful EU. God-willing, of course.
...as we ask our mothers and children: white meat or dark?
Why don't you just spell it out? Quit hoarding all that secret knowledge.
PMI Group: Ch 11
CNBS contradicting Cramer's housing recovery call: he said June 2009, they're saying not till 2013.
Of course we have a little matter of impending re-recession followed by the next leg down by 2013 (We're on an every 2-year schedule). Since nothing in the global economy will be fixed between now and then we can say with certainty housing will not bottom, nor will the US or global economy.
I did better than all of them. But I had an aweful year last year.
Renny is +32% ytd. so that means getco and tradebot are up even more? oh dear.
PMI is a BUY! Oh wait, never mind. SELL!


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The Huffington Post Hilary Hanson First Posted: 11/19/12 EST Updated: 11/19/12 EST
Ohhhhh, Canada!
Sex toy retailers in Alberta, Canada say that business has been buzzing this autumn, and they think they know why: The NHL lockout.
"We'd be gearing up for [NHL hockey] now, but there's nothing, so I guess we need to find some better ways to spend our time," Vinay Morker, owner of Hush Lingerie and More in Edmonton, told the Toronto Sun. Morker says his sales of sex toys, sex games, sexual guides and lingerie have gone up 15 per cent since October.
While not all hockey fans have traded scoring goals for scoring with each other, Hal Roseberg, who owns Edmonton's Tease Adult Boutique, told the paper that he's noticed a similar spike in business.
"I suppose that's one of the other reasons it's as busy as it is -- there's no hockey," he said.
On the other hand, maybe the rise in sales is simply part of a larger trend in consumer spending habits. In May, sex toy sales were projected to skyrocket on a global scale, with some experts crediting the bad economy.
"At a time when unemployment is high," Stefan Dallakian, owner of Paris Intimates, told CNBC, "and bank account balances are low, people are passing the time by getting busy."

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The poems in this series are about finding oneself after sexual trauma, finding one's power and voice. The first person a victim speaks to after a sexual assault occurs is called the "outcry witness"- that's the second reason for the title. An outcry is what the author is literally trying to raise in written form. An outcry of anger, an outcry of disgust, an outcry of protest saying that we refuse to allow this kind of violence to take place anymore.
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Shea Marie Frates was crowned Miss Tustin over the weekend after a night of singing and dancing, and swimsuits and evening gowns, at the Miss Tustin scholarship pageant at Beckman High School.
Natalia Reyes and Brooke Phipps were the two runners up.
"Any one of them could have won, but I think that Shea will do a really good job as our new Miss Tustin," said director Cherrill Cady, who started the pageant in 1999.
The night included performances by all the candidates, including an opening song and dance number performed by all of the girls. There was also a performance by the Daydreamers, a barbershop singing group that performs every year at the event.
Last year's winner, Keila Halili, presented a video chronicling all of the public events that she attended as Miss Tustin. These included many ribbon cuttings, Rotary and Lions Club functions, and, of course, the Tustin chili cook-off.
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If you thought that Apple's Tim Cook, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, or even Google's Larry Page held the top spot for highest paid CEO in North America, you are sadly mistaken. Today a report released by GMI Ratings shows that in fact, it is Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg who claims the #1 spot as highest paid CEO.
During the last fiscal year Zuckerberg received a total compensation of just over $2.28 billion, most of which came from share options when Facebook completed its IPO in which Zuckerberg exercised 60 million stock options that he was given in 2005 and vested in 2010. This landed him more than $2.7 billion in profit when the IPO launched at $38 per share.


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College Hockey:Tigers New No. 1 In USCHO.com/CSTV Poll
Vermont Continues To Rocket Up Rankings
MINNEAPOLIS — A pair of handy wins were enough to propel Colorado College to the top of the USCHO.com/CSTV Division I men's poll, released Monday.
Voters preferred CC with 30 of 40 first-place votes in the wake of the Tigers' WCHA weekend sweep of Minnesota State, pushing CC up two spots to the top of the poll. In second, with four first-place votes, was Maine, which rose three spots after beating Boston College and Massachusetts.
At No. 3 was last week's top pick, Michigan, which recovered to split with Alaska-Fairbanks after dropping the front end of a weekend series in Alaska. Fourth was Cornell, which split with Michigan State and dropped two notches.
North Dakota came in fifth this week after a split with Denver, while Vermont continued its meteoric rise through the rankings, climbing all the way to No. 6 by sweeping at Niagara. The Catamounts are one of only two unbeaten teams in the poll.
Minnesota stayed at No. 7 despite splitting at St. Cloud State over the weekend, followed by Michigan State at No. 8. Ninth place was nailed down by Wisconsin, which climbed into the Top 10 following a decisive sweep of Alaska-Anchorage, and Denver finished at No. 10.
BC was No. 11 and New Hampshire No. 12, while the weekend's biggest thud came from Ohio State, which lost a pair of games at Western Michigan to fall all the way from fourth place in last week's poll to No. 13 this week.
Northern Michigan held at No. 14, followed by Harvard, which rejoined the Top 20 after topping Dartmouth — which dropped out of the poll this time around — in its season opener.
Miami moved up to No. 16, trailed by UAF, Bemidji State, Boston University and St. Lawrence.
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This is the first 3 years of my photography journey. Featuring photographs from concerts, travels and portraits of some of my closest friends. All of the things that help lead me to where I was when I created this.
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Caltrans District 2 held a very special holiday fundraiser this year to help 4-year-old Takota McAllister. McAllister is one of Caltrans employee's grandson and suffers from a variety of illnesses, one of which requires him to wear an oxygen mask 24 hours a day.
Takota weighed 1.8 pounds at birth and suffers from Cerebral Palsy, Immunodeficiency disorder, ADHD, Asthma, Sleep Apnea and severe lung disease.
Takota's grandmother, Shirley McAllister has worked for Caltrans for 23 years. Caltrans said they knew the struggle the McAllister's were going through and decided to do something for them this holiday season.
"His grandma and his mother actually put on chains in the winter for Caltrans, to make extra money to pay for his medicine and we thought we had to do something about it," said Trisha Coder, public information officer for Caltrans District 2.
Caltrans made his Christmas wish a reality by surprising this little guy with not only presents under the Christmas tree but also with country singer Chad Bushnell and Takotas very own car. They also provided help with food for Takota's dog, Jasper.
The family was also given a check to help with medical bills.
"I'm blessed to work with such an agency that's willing to go above and beyond," said Shirley McAllister. "Takota is a miracle and he's here for a reason, I don't know what those reasons are gonna be in the long run but were blessed to have him here."
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Every time I see a reader/listener/viewer poll I want to tear out what little of my hair that remains. Despite the usual disclaimer that such polls are unscientific, they are worse than that; they damage the legitimacy of properly conducted polls.
The disclaimers have all the impact of the disclaimers delivered in a soft sprinted monotone at the end of commercials for some new miracle drug.
Often people don't know what it takes to design a scientific poll, and they lump them all together. They defend their general distrust of everything they don't agree with by reciting cliches like "Liars figure and figures lie."
A Columbian staff member once told me that the newspaper's polls were intended to provide its readers with information. I dispute that. They have no validity.
Several years ago I listened to a caller on a talk show who said the last election had to be fixed, that he had kept track of calls and they had been overwhelmingly for the loser. In an act of candor, the host asked him what made the caller think the station's listeners, much less callers, were representative of the general public.
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To consider an ideology of the African-American family, one should first recognize the scarcity of the existence of any "nuclear family", black or white. The "nuclear family" consisting of the father, mother, and children is progressively heading toward minority status. A statistic obtained from the Internet states that by the year 2000 over 60 percent of American families would be headed by single parents. This does not apply to African-American families alone, as one would stereotypically tend to believe. One can not deny that largely, single women are steadily heading African-American families. This does not refute the fact that there is indeed an existence of an African-American family. Middle class African-American families, with the presence of both men and women, are as much a reality as existing white middle class families. However, a major deception that has been transferred to modern society is that black single motherhood has become a satisfactory and valued way of living to African-American young women. Accordingly, it projects the image of the black single mother as the malefactor in the deconstruction of the "Black family ". Throughout the 60's advent of the Moynihan report, leading into the Reagan era, and throughout the nineties into the twenty-first century, American society has utilized such influential methods of representation as politics, media, and popular culture, to unjustly reflect this false belief. These false notions, that objectify and stigmatize black women, are manifesting themselves into the minds of white and black Americans alike. It is from this perspective that I believe the Ransby and Matthews article works to display the disparity in believing in this obviously questionable idea. The black female matriarchy is not the sole reason that there is not an overwhelming existence of Black families. Most of the blame lies in the hand of how society represents and infiltrates into people's minds the myth of the African-American female culprit in the deconstruction of the black family.
The authors first convey that African-Americans, youth especially, despair in their future prospects. Black America longs for a "hopeful alternative" to their internalized negative conceptions of their futures. Ransby and Matthews use three genres to delineate reawakening and redevelopment in African- American cultural influence. "There are three major components of this resurgence of which have triggered heated debates within the halls of academia and on the streets of black America. They are: first, the cultural and intellectual movement known as Afrocentrism; second a growing interest in the commercialization of the memory of Malcolm X; and third, the provocative and popular lyrics of certain subgeneres of rap music, which have emerged within the larger context of what is termed hip hop culture (526)."
As an African-American young black female, I too was personally affected by each of these genres. As the authors say each influenced my personal outlook of being African-American. Although Afrocentrism was an older concept in my youth I remember the first time I heard James Brown's pop tune "I'm black and I'm proud". I felt the most incredible sense of pride that enabled me to visualize a concept of how these words are intended for all Black peoples to instill in them the greatness of being black or brown skinned. However, as Ransby and Matthews reveal as with most genres of society, black or white, this racial empowerment move of Afrocentrism resulted in masculinized tactics. "A masculinized vision of black empowerment and liberation resonates the literature of on Afrocentrism, the lyrics of male rappers, and the symbolic homogenous black community, the class biases and the rhetoric of the Afrocentric behaviorists is obvious. (526)"
The authors then show how there has been a cry for black male role models, to further the cause of this male centered Afrocentrism and to counteract the so called deconstruction of the black family by black matriarchy. This black matriarchy, so termed in the sixties by Daniel Moynihan, projects the idea of the black single mother role as public enemy number one. The effects of which appear in both society and the deconstruction of the black family."The struggle is defined as one to reclaim and redefine black manhood. Ironically, this is also the point at which the politics and positions of some cultural nationalists, liberals, and right-wing conservatives seem to converge. Consistent with the view that the problem with black people is culturally based, and centered around an alleged crises in black manhood, their arguments are again framed by the use of certain race-, class- and gender-coded terms that blame poor people for their own oppression. (527)"
As stated earlier, the supposed instigator of the crises in "black manhood" is the black woman. Therefore the young black male projects his anger on being oppressed onto his black female counterparts. If one were to even remotely consider any of this theory viable one must first attain the root of the problem. The root of this problem lies in the undeniable and obvious fact that a black woman does not often become a single-mother with intent. In most cases it is black single motherhood is the result of the black male father abandoning the black mother. Black men have habitually chosen throughout history to abandon their pregnant wives and girlfriends. What has not been considered is the fact that we are raising our daughters to believe that a male without a "daddy" produces more psychological harm than a female without a "daddy". This so obviously is not true. When both parents are not present in families it affects women as much as it affects men. The major question is why are black women not encouraged to seek out positive role models as well? A possible answer garners in the fact that black women are still personified in roles of the protected not the protector in the black patriarch.
This black patriarch continually objectifies black women in both black hip-hop culture as well as the idealization of Malcolm X as revealed by Ransby and Matthews. The idealization of Malcolm X, on a more personal perspective, was a grassroots movement in the promoting of a strong black figure to black male youth. During this time the media began projecting images of black men and violence. The black community began loosing countless black male youth to senseless acts of violence. There was a need for the black community to design ways of providing alternatives to black men. One such method was to promote the transcendent and praised black leaders, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Manufactures were readily producing these Malcolm X t-shirts and other marketable paraphernalia to black consumers. As the authors' allude, Malcolm X was an honorable figure for black men, but in all honesty the complete opposite for black women. "… Malcolm endorsed most of his life, suggests that black women should be "respected and protected," confined to a domestic sphere, and serve a subordinate role relative to their husbands. (530)"
This quote appropriately takes into account the deception black society projects onto black men about relating to black women. The ensuing results of these ideas are that black rap artists justify themselves in producing demoralizing music against black women. Ransby and Matthews gave examples of Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, two rap artists who use their music as a medium to debase black women. Ice Cube is the pimp who doesn't take back talk from his women. Dr. Dre represents all men believing that criticism by a female sanctions a public physical abuse. These are black men who follow the examples and ideals conveyed by men such as Malcolm X.
"The flawed and erroneous assumptions about gender and liberation provide a perfect rationale for the continued subjugation of black women, almost as a matter of principle. That is, if Black Power is defined as redeeming black manhood, and black manhood is defined uncritically as the right to patriarchal heads of black families, and the exclusive defenders of the black community, black women are, by definition, relegated to a marginal status. (532)" To consider this quote we as the authors' show we must accept the fact the rage in black men is warranted but it is misdirected by making the black woman the object of this rage. Therefore the answer lies in the hands of black women to show society, black male counterparts, and black women that they should no longer mutely accept this erroneous misrepresentation. Black woman now have women of powerful voice and mind producing musical lyrics, movie and cinema, writing novels, producing art and so on which more accurately reflects the black woman. Ultimately if society and black men chose not to accept this truthful representation than the duty lies in the hands of black women to use each of these mediums as resurgence to female empowerment.
The authors' mention such female rap spearheads as Queen Latifah, M.C. Lyte, and Salt & Pepa. Each of these women have produced and continue to produce music that inspire black women to take pride in being just that a black woman. Ransby and Matthews mention how Queen Latifah challenges both the white male patriarchal powers as well as her male rap counterparts. M.C. Lyte's music has transcended time about black women in sexual and emotional relationships and coping with the disappointments they to often encounter with men. The rise of artists such as Lauryn Hill who at age 23 years old took home five Grammies demonstrate to black women that they can no longer accept the unwarranted attacks of black men and male centered society. Adding to this, the music of Lauryn Hill speaks to women like, Queen Latifah's music does, about empowering themselves against subjugation. She speaks about relationships, love, motherhood, and careers all issues that relate women's daily lives. There has also been an rise in cinema where we have witnessed black female producers and directors. Although most are being backed by men or are making small movies it shows how they are on the move and breaking through the walls of this male-centered industry. The same can be said for art and literature alike. Terry McMillan, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou are all renowned black women that American society recognizes positively for their respective works.
To conclude, as a black woman I don't feel at all susceptible to falling into this trap of black matriarchy deconstructing. What I have attempted to do in this paper is to show how the very idea of black women bearing the sole responsibility of the breakdown of the black family is nonsensical. The black family exists, but there is no real nuclear black family as there is really no nuclear family at all. Black women for centuries have supported families without the aid of men. One can not deny as Ransby and Matthews' point out, that single parenting can lead to the deconstructing of black men but it leads to the deconstructing of black women as well. These issues of desperation and the need for black role models are not fundamental for black men alone. Black women need role models as well. Black women need encouragement and that sense of hope that black men seem to believe is their fight alone. Otherwise Black women will continually be trapped in the subjugating and demeaning role as public enemy to the state, to the black male, and to the black family.


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my 3 weeks baby suddenly stops responding, what could be the problem?
this has happened 2 times now, once in the 2nd week and once in 3rd week. She either doesn't open her eyes nor her body parts. We try to give her little pinches, beat her a little but she doesn't react. This happened for a span of few minutes but by the time we rushed to the hospital she gets normal. Doctors there at hospital checked her thoroughly and didn't found any problem. We did few blood tests and serum calcium tests too which were normal. Kindly help or suggest as soon as possible.
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Therez one thing that I want to add here. both the times when this happened, my baby was being medicated. first time it was panadol and the other time it was some medicine for her colic. could the medicine react or choke my baby to react like this? I am definitely in touch with my PED and he has also asked us for recording a video if ever it happens again but meanwhile can you please confirm if this can be cured or stopped by any means?posted 03/25/2011 by murtazahmarvi
Yes. Video tape. And YES this could be a seizure. They aren't fetal, thankfully. But, still. It could also be something else. Tape it.. and the show the ped.posted 03/25/2011 by Emkaed
my suggestion is to keep a video camera handy so the next time she does this you can record it so that you have something to show the doctor. my daughter had problems where she was woke but would not respond to sound or touch and the doctor didnt take it serious until i recorded it and showed it to her. she had a referall to see a neurologist the same day. Good Luckposted 03/25/2011 by Twinlove25
I think if this keeps happening, you need to pressure your pediatrician to get to the bottom of it. Keep a log of every time it happens and how long it lasts so you can show your pediatrician. And if he/she won't do anything to address it, I would try to find a different pediatrician. It is possible she is having seizures. But don't freak out, it might not be seizures at all. You don't know. Just be a firm and informed parent to get someone to listen to you and investigate what could be causing these episodes.posted 03/25/2011 by Mommy 2 Cole
yeah both the times we approached the Ped.....i don't think she stopped breathing .... do u think it is some kind of seizure? how much is this condition serious?posted 03/25/2011 by murtazahmarvi
I think you should keep going back to pediatricians. Have you gone to the regular ped yet or just talked to ER doctors? I would go to the Ped and keep at it. Did your baby stop breathing during that time?posted 03/25/2011 by la_lu
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New look for Gershon Koffie as Whitecaps reserves tie Huskies
Martin Rennie tried Gershon Koffie as a holding midfielder Tuesday night as the Whitecaps reserves played the University of Washington Huskies to a 1-1 tie. Koffie has lost his place in the first team of late to Russell Teibert, who … Continue reading
Report: Canucks to face Senators at B.C. Place, one of six outdoor games next season
TSN is reporting that the Vancouver Canucks will clash with the Ottawa Senators in one of six outdoor games next season. TSN has the game taking taking place March 2 at B.C. Place. The other games are said to be: … Continue reading
Canucks' favourite nemesis, the Blackhawks, continue record pace. But topping the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens? Tall order.
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The return of the Lions, well, a few of them anyway
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Who is responsible for Psy's "Gentleman" hitting 101 million YouTube views in three days
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Wine Guy – The Dregs
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Blues pop-gun offence no reason to relax for Canucks
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Jaskin plays for Blues who want to be this year's Kings. Yeah, who doesn't?
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The second Next Step contest for the new year is now open! February 2012 marks our seventh installment and we are so ready for all your freshness.
To date, we've featured Tara Priya in July, Iman Williams in August, Tall Black Guy Productions in September, Cole Williams for October, Tensei for November, Awalé for December 2011, and Annabel (lee) & Richard E for January 2012! Lots of pretty sounds all around!
The winner will receive an "Artist Spotlight" feature post on the Giant Step website, and up to $1,000 in Giant Step Marketing services!
Please note that we are accepting submissions from anyone that makes music – producers, singers, instrumentalists, rappers, and bands alike are all welcome.
This month, we are accepting submissions from today until Wednesday, February 29th. That said, we are now open for February 2012 entries!
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38th Annual School on Addictions & Behavioral HealthHeld in Anchorage, AKMay 7-9, 2012
7th Annual Serving Offenders with Cognitive Impairments: Transitioning into the CommunityHeld in Anchorage, AKFebruary 1-2, 2012
2012 Youth Policy Summit Held in Juneau, AlaskaFebruary 12-15, 2012
FASD201: Developing Successful Interventions and SupportsHeld in Anchorage, AKNovember 11, 2011
6th Annual Alaska School Health and Wellness InstituteHeld in Anchorage, AKOctober 24-26, 2011
Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant MeetingHeld in Anchorage, AKOctober 10-13, 2011
24th Annual National Prevention Network Prevention Research ConferenceSeptember 20-23, 2011Atlanta, Georgia
FY 12 Annual Prevention Grantee MeetingHeld in Anchorage, AKFrom September 27-29, 2011
Logic Model TrainingHeld across Alaskafrom June-September, 2011
ALASKA POSTVENTION TRAINING & HEALING CONFERENCESheraton Anchorage Hotel Anchorage, AKThursday, June 9 & Friday, June 10, 2011
The Alaska Postvention Training and Healing Conference will provide opportunities for Alaskans to meet and learn about the ongoing development of suicide postvention resources, receive training and technical assistance for coordinated approaches in developing behavioral health emergency response and to learn best practices in suicide postvention. A Healing Conference will also be held in the evenings with presentations from individuals on suicide loss, facilitate panel and small group discussion, provide educational resources and information for professionals as well as survivors of suicide. To register click here. If you have questions regarding the Postvention Training and Healing Conference, please contact Devon Urquhart at 465-8407 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
28th Annual Rural Providers ConferenceHeld in Dillingham, AK from May 30th-June 3rd, 2011
Summer Research Training Institute for American Indian and Alaska Native Health ProfessionalsHeld in Portland, OR from June 13th-June 30th, 2011
DBH FY 2011 Annual Grantee Meeting
37th Annual School of Addictions & Behavioral Health:RX For RecoveryHeld in Anchorage, AK from May 2nd-4th, 2011
Exploring the Impact of Domestic Violence & Sexual AssaultAcross the Life SpanHeld in Anchorage, AK from April 7th-8th, 2011
FASD & Sexuality Workshop informationHeld in Juneau, AK on April 5th, 2011
Prime for LifeNew Instructor TrainingMarch 28th-31st in Anchorage, AK
Don't miss CADCA's 2011 National Leadership Forum, the nation's largest meeting for substance abuse prevention leaders, treatment professionals and researchers, and SAMHSA/CSAP's Annual Community Prevention Day. If you have funds to commit before the end of the fiscal year, register now by clicking here to download a registration form.
The 2011 Forum will be held February 7-10, 2011 at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center, right on the banks of the Potomac River and just 15 minutes from downtown Washington, DC. Investing in CADCA training is a great use of year-end funds that will pay dividends in the long run in skill-building and professional development. Online registration will open on Oct. 4, 2010, but in the interim, please download the PDF form and send it back to CADCA via fax at 703-706-0573 or via mail to:
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We are happy to say that since we know budgets are tight we've kept the 2011 registration and lodging rates at the Gaylord the same as in 2010! This year's conference theme, "Coalitions: Moving Forward, Mapping our Future," builds on the fact that although there are always changes happening within our field, we have the power to determine our future. We have an exciting program planned, with bigger and better workshops, more networking opportunities, and dynamic plenary sessions.
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The 5th Annual Alaska School Health and Wellness Institute is scheduled for Monday, October 4 - Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at the Downtown Anchorage Marriott Hotel, Anchorage, Alaska. Register now at: http://events.SignUp4.net/SHWI2010REGThis year's theme is "Join the Movement". One of the highlights of this year's event is the roll-out of the new Alaska School Health and Safety Plan, which provides direction for moving towards a coordinated approach for school health and safety programs in the state. The Institute will include pre-conference sessions and cover of variety of topics including obesity prevention, tobacco prevention, suicide and violence prevention, and more! The Moving Into Action – Combating Childhood Obesity strand is designed to provide registered participants three days of intensive training and planning for action. Additional details on this track will be provided for interested participants. In addition, the Institute will spotlight many local success stories from around Alaska. Also, take advantage of the special post-conference training opportunities: · October 7-8: There will be a two-day We Can! ® (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition) training (held at a separate location) sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. · October 7: There will be a one-day Alaska Safe Routes to School Program training. Who should come: Whether you are a school board member, an administrator, teacher, school nurse, school nutrition staff, counselor, parent, student, or other community member, you will learn new leadership skills and best practices for policies and programs that enhance student health and safety. Hope to see you there!
Terri CampbellProgram Co-ChairDepartment of Education & Early Development
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Conference Date:March 2-5, 2011
Conference DescriptionOur understanding of FASD is entering a period of rapid expansion and change, dramatically increasing our comprehension of the breadth and depth of the global impact of this lifelong disability. This 4th International conference will provide an advanced forum for emerging and cutting edge research, policy and practice that will assist governments, service systems, service providers, parents and caregivers, as we strive to address the complex issues of FASD. This new knowledge will be an impetus for critical action in supporting women, individuals, families, and communities around the world.
Conference HotelThe Westin Bayshore(1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, BC) Please go to: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/booking/reservation?id=1004099235&key=2D3BE to book a room at a reduced rate of $129 (single/double occupancy).
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Tomorrow I will be submitting my final research update to the collaborative research organizers, along with an abstract for NCUR (National Conference for Undergraduate Research). At the end of the summer seminar each student submits a draft of an abstract. The hope is that student's will be able to submit these abstracts to NCUR. Last year NCUR was a good experience for me, and I hope to attend again.
One of the skills I learned over this summer seminar is the ability to write a good abstract. It is an acquired skill, and abstracts can be difficult to write. I've also learned to peer-review the abstracts of others, so I hope to be able to pass these skills on.
You may remember a few weeks ago when I talked about chromatic recasting. Fans recast characters in popular media as actors and actresses of color. This can be seen as similar to recasting predominately male characters as female (as in genderswap). I began to wonder if fans also created works that empowered people of different body types. In general, popular media portrays people of very similar body types. Surely there was something for fans that was different?
Well, there is. Fans of The Avengers series can enjoy The Adventures of Fatty Thor.
|And he is "adorbs!"
I will continue my research into genderswap, now armed with the knowledge that fans are doing much more than simply re-casting gender. For some, it is important to see others who are similar to them. For others, genderswap is unremarkable. It is simply another genre in a patchwork of fanfiction genres.


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[Biopython] OBF GSoC students weekly progress reports
Hello all, First, to echo Rob, congratulations to our selected students: http://news.open-bio.org/news/2012/04/students-selected-for-gsoc/ http://lists.open-bio.org/pipermail/gsoc/2012/000049.html Weekly Progress Reports: To encourage community bonding and awareness of what the GSoC 2012 students are doing, this year the OBF is being much clearer about our progress report expectations. We would like every student to setup a blog for the GSoC project (or a category/tag on your existing blog) which you will use to summarize your progress every week, as well as longer posts at the half way evaluation, and at the end of the summer. In addition, after publishing each blog post, we expect you to email the URL and the text of the blog (or if important images or formatting would be lost, at least a short summary) to the host project's mailing list(s) (check with your mentors if the project has more than one) AND the gsoc <at> open-bio.org mailing list. You will be writing under your own name, but with a clear association with your mentors, the OBF and its projects, so please take this seriously and be professional. Remember this will become part of your online presence, and potentially looked at by future employers and colleagues.(Continue reading)


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Award letters will be sent to new students beginning in February and to returning students beginning in May. The Office of Student Financial Services staff will be available to counsel students at any point during the application process. Students should be aware that some aid is conditional on the availability of funds to the University, and if these funds are reduced, the University may reduce aid accordingly.
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GreenAcres Market and Deli
Review #4 was published this weekend so I can finally blog about it. Yeah! I usually try to avoid blogging about places that I review for the Wichita Eagle Dining Panel until after the article is published because I'm afraid that I'll write the exact same words, which is against the rules. The Eagle can't publish anything that has already been previously published elsewhere. The review has to be original/unique so they have to publish it first. Only then can we do what we want with our article.
If you are in a hurry, you can pick up pre-made sandwiches to go or fix something from the salad bar. We weren't in a hurry so we ordered our food from the deli counter. There are some things that are already made like the bierocks and pot pies, but sandwiches takes a couple of minutes to assemble.
Brian and I were so disappointed when Under the Cork closed because that meant the end of free wine tastings. Guess what. Somerset Ridge has a space inside GreenAcres and they offer wine tastings Wednesday through Friday from noon to 6 pm, and Saturday from noon to 5 pm. I strategically left this detail out of my review because I didn't want to seem like a wino. LOL.
This is "the hood" sandwich that Brian tried.
Doesn't it just look so colorful and delicious?
One of the nice things about eating at GreenAcres is that you can get whatever you want to drink. I got a bottle of my favorite flavor of Naked juice — Mighty Mango.
Food-wise, I got the the house-made chicken pot pie.
Here's a better picture of the trail mix cookie, which was super yummy. They are so good that I want to buy a few dozen and pass them off as my own. LOL.
This is a picture of their wonderful chef's chicken salad.
A slice of heaven… I mean Italian cream cake. GreenAcres offers a vast selection of dessert items, so you're not limited to just cakes.
When I think of food and dining, I normally don't think about grocery stores. This experience has totally opened my eyes to the vast array of dining options available in the area. If you've never been to GreenAcres or have never tried their deli, I highly recommend checking it out.
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Even if you have time to spend this Labor Day weekend with friends and/or family, spending time with a good movie can also be nice. Well, distributors have at least taken care of that movie aspect with a load of new Indie DVDs for the last week in August.
Out Now:
"Age of Uprising"- See Mads Mikkelsen ("The Hunt") get medieval on their asses in feudal France, in a story of one man's fanatical quest for justice after his wife is struck down by a royal. Based on a 16th century tome that seems surprisingly fresh nowadays. An excellent cast of supporters enriches this period piece of historical revenge, which includes Denis Lavant ("Holy Motors"), Sergi Lopez ("Pan's Labyrinth") and Bruno Ganz ("Downfall"). Available to rent or buy on Blu-Ray and DVD from Music Box Films.
"Blood Glacier"- Presented by IFC Midnight comes this environmental creature feature about natural wild life mutated into grisly hybrids that attack a research lab in the Austrian Alps. The low-budgeted practical effects may not dazzle however, they certainly deliver chills and seem more realistic than the usual CGI effects in other weaker and better known Horror flicks. Available to rent on DVD at Family Video.
"Cinemanovels"- Above average Canadian Dramedy involving a women that has to finish a film festival centering on her recently deceased father, a fabled auteur. Grace, played satisfyingly by Lauren Lee Smith ("If I Stay"), was on the outs with her old man but, through working on his retrospective does she realize all the traits (and quirks) she inherited from her dad. Jennifer Beals ("Flashdance") and Katherine Isabelle ("American Mary") co-star. Available to rent on DVD at Family Video.
"The Dance of Reality"- a 23 year hiatus from directing by legendary filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky ("The Holy Mountain") definitely hasn't dulled his surreal view of the world with this his latest film, packed with incredible eye-pleasing imagery. An autobiography only Jodorowsky could make, mixing personal history with mythology and metaphor. Available on Blu-Ray and DVD.
"Jackpot"- Read a review, see a slideshow or watch the trailer. Available on Blu-Ray and DVD from Doppelgänger Releasing.
"Tom at the Farm"- Xavier Dolan ("Mommy"), Montreal's enfant terrible of Cinema matures with a crafty psychological Thriller revolving around a gay man, named Tom, visiting a rural farming area where his dead lover grew up. Albeit to him, his boyfriend's family doesn't know of their relationship. The family, consisting of a grief-stricken mother and a rugged, older brother who will do anything to keep secret his younger brother's lifestyle. At any cost, even harming Tom to make him stay quiet. Available only on Import DVD from England, months before any stateside release.
"Young and Beautiful"- Acclaimed French Director Francois Ozon returns to his provocative roots with a coming of age script about a school girl turned prostitute. Marine Vahct shines as the lead, fitting the title quite adequately. A bold Drama that continues Ozon's consistent and prolific career, which includes personal favorites like "Under the Sand", "Swimming Pool" and "Criminal Lovers". Available on Blu-Ray and DVD.
Win a free DVD of "Age of Uprising", courtesy of Music Box Films! To enter this contest.... visit and like Music Box Films on Facebook, then comment on this article on the Facebook page of the Pittsburgh Indie Movie Examiner. One winner will be chosen at random with an announcement on that page Tomorrow night at 8pm (EST).


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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A compound that was initially isolated from sharks may serve as an antiviral treatment, according to a new study.
The compound -- known as squalamine -- has been studied in human clinical trials for treating cancer and eye disorders. In both lab and animal studies, the compound showed antiviral activity against human pathogens. "To realize that squalamine potentially has broad antiviral properties is immensely exciting, especially since we already know so much from ongoing studies about its behavior in people," the study's lead investigator, Michael Zasloff, M.D., Ph.D., professor of surgery and pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical Center and scientific director of the Georgetown Transplant Institute, was quoted as saying.Dr. Zasloff first discovered squalamine in 1993 when he was searching for antibacterial agents and became interested in sharks because of their immune systems. Since 1995, squalamine has been synthesized in the lab -- a process that does not involve the use of any natural shark tissue."I believe squalamine is one of a family of related compounds that protects sharks and some other 'primitive' ocean vertebrates, such as the sea lamprey, from viruses," Dr. Zasloff said. "Squalamine appears to protect against viruses that attack the liver and blood tissues, and other similar compounds that we know exist in the shark likely protect against respiratory viral infections, and so on."Dr. Zasloff sent the compound to researchers around the country. In tissue culture studies, squalamine was shown to inhibit the infection of human blood vessel cells by the dengue virus and human liver cells infected with hepatitis B and D, which can cause liver failure and cancer. In animal studies, researchers found squalamine controlled infections of yellow fever, Eastern equine encephalitis virus, and murine cytomegalovirus, and in some cases, cured the animals.
"We have not yet optimized squalamine dosing in any of the animal models we have studied, and as yet, we do not know the maximum protective or therapeutic benefit that can be achieved in these systems," Zasloff said."But we are sufficiently convinced of the promise of squalamine as an antiviral agent that we intend to take this compound into humans. It is clearly a promising drug, and is unlike, in its mechanism of action and chemical structure, any other substance currently being investigated to treat viral infections."
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▪ Objective: To determine whether breast cancer screening extends life for women aged 65 years or more with and without comorbid medical conditions.
▪ Setting: A provider-patient encounter.
▪ Design: A decision analysis of the utility of screening for breast cancer.
▪ Measurements: Clinical examination and mammography among four groups of women aged 65 to 85 or more years: average health, mild hypertension, congestive heart failure, and average-health black women. The effects of screening were estimated using the best quality data available.
▪ Results: Screening saved life at all ages among patients studied. Savings were highest for black women and decreased with increasing age and comorbidity. Screening all average-health women aged 65 or more saved 67 912 years of life. For women who had cancer, screening extended life by 617 days for average-health women between 65 and 69 years of age and 178 days for those aged 85 years or more. Perioperative mortality and test characteristics had little effect on the results. The risks equaled the benefits of screening only when operative mortality was between 27% and 62%. The marginal costs of screening during a routine office visit were $138 and increased with advancing age and decreasing test specificity. Benefits persisted after adjustment for changes in long-term quality of life; however, for women aged 85 years and older (with and without comorbidities), the short-term morbidity of anxiety or discomfort associated with screening may have outweighed the benefits.
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HASSELL Transforms a Brisbane Bread Factory into a Hip Architecture Studio
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- Hassell Studio Brisbane-HASSELLEvery architecture firm should have an inspiring space in which work, and HASSELL's studio in Brisbane makes us just a bit jealous. The firm renovated the former Keating's Bread Factory into a 2,170 square meter open floor plan workspace that celebrates the historic integrity of the building and modernizes it into a multipurpose venue for exhibition and creation. Not only is the project a great example of adaptive reuse, but the firm also showed off their skills by incorporating sustainable strategies like daylighting, natural ventilation, rainwater harvesting, and recycling.1
- Hassell Studio Brisbane-HASSELLIt's no easy feat to transform a bread factory into an inspiring architecture office, but HASSELL worked their magic to create a suite of open plan interconnected studio and meeting spaces.2
- Hassell Studio Brisbane-HASSELLWorking as both client and designer, the team sought to preserve the building's historic heritage and add new spaces to meet their needs.3
- Hassell Studio Brisbane-HASSELLThe building was stripped of new foreign materials and structures to expose its existing fabric and character.4
- Hassell Studio Brisbane-HASSELLAlong the way 88% of the building waste by weight was recycled or reused. The team also uncovered the original ovens to show the historic use of the site.5
- Hassell Studio Brisbane-HASSELLThe new facility provides a variety of office, meeting, social and functional spaces that reflect an open and collaborative spirit while ensuring privacy and intimacy.6
- Hassell Studio Brisbane-HASSELLAny new facilities that were constructed were built using concrete, glass and brick and differentiated to respect the original quality of the factory.7
- Hassell Studio Brisbane-HASSELLCross ventilation was created where possible, and users of the building can choose between natural ventilation or mechanical when appropriate.8
- Hassell Studio Brisbane-HASSELLDaylighting provides quality light to minimize the use of artificial light, and the HVAC systems are energy-efficient. Finally, rainwater is harvested and stored in a tank for irrigation use.9
- Hassell Studio Brisbane-HASSELLHASSELL's Brisbane studio also provides space to support emerging design professionals with studio space and exhibition space is used by local artists for rotating exhibitions.10


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Justin Bieber is among a long list of celebs who are partying in New York City Super Bowl weekend, anticipating the big game on Sunday.
Although he is involved in several criminal investigations, Bieber continues to travel the globe stopping and partying with his pals along the way.
On Friday, Bieber was spotted taking photos with his fans at a party in NYC.
The party where the star was joined by other stars was reportedly Maxim magazine's Super Bowl pre-party. The artist was also photographed giving the middle finger to paparazzi as they tried to snap pictures.
To view pictures of the "Wait For A Minute" singer taking photos with fans follow this link http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/justin-bieber-parties-ne...
Bieber's arraignment for the charges he is now facing including an assault charge after an encounter with a limo driver will be this month on Valentine's Day.
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Opel/Vauxhall have announced technical details of the new 1.6-litre turbocharged SIDI ECOTEC, the first unit that will soon be replacing the current range of petrol and diesel engines. The 1.6-litre SIDI (Spark Ignition Direct Injection) ECOTEC will be manufactured at General Motors Szentgotthardt facility (Hungary) in late 2012. The most powerful version will be delivering 197 hp at 4,700 rpm and 300 Nm from 1,700 rpm. Opel/Vauxhall announces that the new 1.6-litre will have both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions reduced by 13% compared to the current engine, thanks to direct injection and Start/Stop system.
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View our collection of Gemperle Farms videos. We include company information, science experiment ideas and egg nutrition information to name a few topics. Scroll down to view our complete video series and be sure to keep coming back because we will plan to add new videos every month. View and learn more about our Gemperle Chickens and many other interesting topics.
The first of our new video series in 2016.
Did you know that eggs are in every corner of your life — from quiche to vaccines to scientific research.
Video produced by the Modesto Bee in cooperation with Gemperle Farms April 2015. How to make naturally dyed Easter eggs.
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs, Swiss Style: A Gemperle Farms Tradition
A stunning photographic journey of the most beautiful Gemperle Easter egg
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Ever wonder how an Egg Ranch works? Learn more about Gemperle Farms below with the next video. We discuss how things are done at our Gemperle Egg Ranch.
Gemperle Chickens are the stars of the show at Gemperle Farms. Learn more in this video about how we humanely and responsibly care for our chickens here at all of our Gemperle Farms
There are so many things you can do with our Gemperle Eggs! Most people consider eggs a breakfast food, but we beg to differ at Gemperle. At Gemperle Farms we eat eggs in a variety of ways for breakfast , lunch and dinner. View the video below to learn more about ways to use our delicious eggs.
Eggs are one of the most nutritious foods available. Learn more about the delicious Gemperle Omega 3 eggs produced by our Gemperle Chickens in this video.
What would happen if there were no more Gemperle Eggs or for that matter no more eggs at all? This video discusses the importance of eggs in the world. You'll be amazed with this edition of the Gemperle video series.
At Gemperle Farms we feel that it is important to give back to our community. Learn more about what Gemperle does to make that happen. We were all placed on this earth to do good things and to give back in whatever way we can. Learn more about our Gemperle Philanthropic efforts in this video.
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Gemperle Farms was founded by Ernie Gemperle over 60 years ago. Learn more about the history of Gemperle Family Farms in this video.
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Gemperle Eggs are fun to use in kids cooking. Here is a fun video produced by our Gemperle kids to show you how to make a delicious and easy pumpkin dessert….of course using Gemperle eggs!
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More: Aside from being an Olympic champion, a wife and a mother, you are also a grandmother?
PF: Yes. I have three grandsons and I am so proud of them. I even take them skating.
More: How do they compare to grandma on the ice?
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|News, Reviews and Letters Index > Jupiter Ace Review in Personal Computing Today
Jupiter Ace preview in Personal Computing Today December 1982, page 76
THE No 1
David Harwood takes a sneak preview
of the Jupiter Ace.
One of the newest micro computer firms to emerge in recent months is a spin-off from the Clive Sinclair empire, Jupiter Cantab.
The Jupiter Ace micro was the brainchild of two ex-Sinclair Research designers Steven Vickers and Richard Altwasser. The two decided to leave Sinclair and concentrate their efforts on producing their own personal computer.
But don't be fooled into thinking the Ace is an enhancement of, or even an equivalent to the ZX Spectrum. It's not. If you believe this computer to be comparative to the ZX81, you would also be mistaken. The Jupiter Ace is a black and white home computer, priced under £90, which uses the not very well-known, but advantageous programming language FORTH (Fourth General Computer Language).
To give you an idea of size the Jupiter Ace measures 215mm x 190mm with height 35mm. The case unfortunately is of poor quality, white plastic, resembling that of the ZX80 and - wait for it - is held together by those dreaded plastic rivets. The cassette and aerial sockets are on the right and the power supply socket is on the left of the case. This appears to be very neat, although I wish it had an integral power supply, which would be more professional and would certainly be more convenient. The expansion port at the rear brings out every signal you would want, and also it is possible to use the Sinclair RAM pack with slight modification.
The ACE offers no colour facilities, which I feel is a major
I would prefer to pay £20 or so extra to have a full colour facility.
I used the ACE on my Ferguson Colour television and found the white on black display absolutely faultless. It has a proper memory mapped screen with a 32 characters x 24 line display.
There are 28 chips, including a ZX80A CPU running at 3.25 MHz, 8K of ROM and 3K of RAM, which in effect gives a larger capacity than the 3K used on a BASIC computer.
The prototype keyboard consisted of single-solid keys on four sticky strips, poking up through holes in the case. Following a phone call to Steven Vickers I was pleased to learn that this will be changed on the production model. I hope so, as the keys were liable to stick under the top case, causing reptition, as all keys have got an auto-repeat facility. The production model apparently will have a keyboard similar to that of the Spectrum - a one piece rubber mould mounted over a pressure sensitive board.
When the lower copy of the video RAM is addressed you get glitches on the screen, and the wait states are not used, but in the higher copy you get no glitches and the wait states are used. Well, that's about it on the hardware, the only real disappointment being the case, which, although barely adequate, does not affect the operation of the computer.
There is a good syntax-checking system, which will display a question mark if you try to use a word that is not defined or type in something incorrectly such as leaving out a space.
It is initially frustrating that FORTH seems very particular when you omit spaces.
In fact, it will not recognise some commands unless you incorporate a space.
."* * * *" (. is the same as PRINT in BASIC)
will not work, but
." * * * *" where there is a space after the first inverted comma, will - see what I mean?
It can be very annoying when you gaze at the screen for ten minutes, trying to work out "What's wrong?", when you have only left a space out!
Jupiter Ace preview in Personal Computing Today December 1982, page 77
EDITing on the ACE is very simple as all you do is type:-
EDIT name of word
and then alter the contents of. the word by using the cursor and delete keys. A useful function is DELETE LINE (shift 1) which, (Yes!!!) deletes the present line. The INVERSE VIDEO, CAPS LOCK and GRAPHICS are the same as for the Spectrum.
Usually FORTH versions are not capable of Floating Point Arithmetic, but the ACE can handle six significant digits, from 1E + 64 to 1E - 64.
The ACE uses an ASCII character set, incorporating basic graphics, which can be directly accessed from the keyboard. All these characters are stored in RAM and can be redefined, each character being an 8 x 8 array of dots, and is stored as 8 consecutive bytes in the RAM.
FORTH is an interactive language which, unlike BASIC, allows you to define your own commands to meet your specific needs.
FORTH programs are constructed without line numbers as words which are defined in terms of other words, which are in the "Dictionary". (140 words are already defined in the ROM).
If this seems too complicated, let us consider defining a new word.
( : - starts the word definition
ADD - Name of new word
46 - puts 4 and 6 n the stack
+ - adds top two numbers on stack
. - prints the value of the stack)
If we type in ADD, the result of 4 + 6 will be printed out.
We now have a new word - ADD - which now can be used in other words which we can define.
when we type in HEX, the result of ADD will be printed in HEX, as 16 BASE C! changes the system to work in base 16 (HEX).
To learn more about FORTH, see "Getting to know Forth" on Page 44. The FORTH used on the ACE is based on the FORTH 79 standard, but has a number of important improvements, some of which have been mentioned already, e.g. floating point arithmetic, sound, cassette storage, ability to LIST, EDIT and REDEFINE newly defined words. A useful command is VLIST, which lists the complete dictionary on the screen, including the words in the ROM.
There are two possible modes of operation:-
INVIS or VIS - where INVIS stops the copy-up mechanism and suppresses the OK. VIS returns back to normal which is the reverse of INVIS.
FAST or SLOW - where FAST overrides the error checking facility enabling programs to operate faster, SLOW reverts back to normal.
Machine code can be embedden in hexadecimal into FORTH word definitions, and also machine code at an address can be executed by using CALL.
You c PLOT, UNPLOT or OVERPLOT on a grid of 64 x 46 pixels (similar to that on the ZX81).By using the redefined character set you an have a resolution equivalent to 256 x 192 pixels - this is very time consuming as you would need to define 64 characters, with a dot in each square, to obtain
the full advantage of high resolution.
The AT command (seems quite BASIC to me) is used to set the print position and CLS (very BASIC) is used to clear the screen.
Full logical and arithmetical operations are available, manipulating the numbers on the stack. Unfortunately things like SIN, COS, LOG are not available, but they could be defined by you as new words.
After EDITing a word, you can REDEFINE it, (erasing the old definition and putting in the new one). Typing in REDEFINE name can be quite laborious; I would have much preferred to see the question REDEFINE? appear after every EDITing.
There are the usual error codes, which incidentally cannot be suppressed by INVIS.
All in all the ACE version of FORTH is very powerful and is definitely an enhancement of FORTH 79.
Unfortunately there was no documentation available at the time of this review, but there obviously will be a manual, including a step-by-step course in how to program in FORTH.
All in all
Richard Altwasser and Steven Vickers have produced a valuable, versatile computer. The production Jupiter Ace is a very good computer and value for money since it uses the advantageous FORTH. It is a shame that there is no colour, but hopefully someone, somewhere, will produce a colour board.
The FORTH langauge is easily learnt, so the ACE will be of great use in schools and at home. Also, along with extra money and a printer, using the printer interface (and Sinclair's disc drives if they ever materialise) it will be invaluable in an office.
For a 3K Jupiter Ace the price is £89.95. The 16K add on RAM - £30.00 (available later this year) and the PRINTER INTERFACE costs £20.00 (available later this year).
The Jupiter Ace gives you the speed of machine code with the ease of BASIC. Definitely a machine well worth buying.


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The new MyRA accounts—and a possible surprise for these investors
The new retirement savings vehicle that President Obama proposed in his state of the union address would give Americans with household income below $191,000 a year access to an investment that is similar to the G fund in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The TSP is a retirement savings plan only available to federal employees.
The target audience for the MyRA plan is employees who do not have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan. Companies do not have to administer or contribute to the plan.
According to the Treasury Department, 100% of any contribution goes into this new style of investment account and will be invested in a Treasury security similar to the TSP's G fund. The new Treasury securities will pay the same rate of interest as the government's G fund. This fund paid an average of 3.45% from 2003 - 2013. The MyRA account will function like a Roth IRA, which allows savers to invest after-tax dollars and withdraw the money in retirement tax-free.
Anyone who withdraws the interest they earned in the account before age 59 1/2 will have to pay taxes and possibly incur an additional penalty, just like a Roth IRA.
In effect, the investment is secure but may not be very profitable for those planning to enhance their retirement income due to the low interest rate. It is also likely the government will use the money to finance government operations as has been done with the G fund when the government is about to hit or has already hit the debt ceiling limit.
The TSP's G Fund has sparked controversy among its investors because, when a new debt ceiling has not been approved, the government has suspended investing new money into the Treasury securities or borrows money from the G Fund securities to avoid hitting the debt ceiling. The government calls this a debt-issuance suspension period.
The new MyRA accounts would presumably be treated in the same way as the Treasury securities in the G fund which is a model for this fund.
Presumably, having a large number of Americans using the MyRA funds would significantly increase the money available to the government to spend to finance government operations.
The Treasury Department will begin a pilot program at the end of 2014 with a few companies. Employees will be able to open an account for as little as $25 and contribute as little as $5 each payday to add to the account. When an investor's balance reaches $15,000 -- or after 30 years – investors in the MyRA program will have to roll the MyRA into a regular Roth IRA.


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My First Colourmart finished project too
Пт, 16 июля 2010 3:54:14
I finished blocking this shawl last week. First project with colourmart and the same pattern as the last poster. Used 2/28 cash/merino in a light grey knit straight from the cone. What a beautiful fiber. Everyone that touches this shawl ohhs and ahhs at it's wonderful softness. Love it! Love the pattern also, great combination.
Beverly Barfield
My first ColurMart Project Aeolian Shawl
Сб, 26 июня 2010 18:36:34
Hi Everyone, I finished my first project with Colourmart yarn. Its called Aeolian Shawl by Elizabeth Freeman. I used Cashmere Merino Silk 2/28 in Kaki with US 4 needles and size 8 beads. This is my first lace project as well as the first time I ever read a chart. I was surprised myself on how well it came out considering all the firsts. I'm starting another shawl in Extra Fine Merino 2/28. Love these yarns.
Treat your dreams as if it were real life and real life as if it were a dream. Eventually your dreams will come true!
Beverley Thompson
Last 3 - World Cup Hats are now on their way to South Africa
Пн, 14 июня 2010 20:06:04
I can't believe the project is now over! Might do the same next year for the Rugby World Cup! Beverley
Beverley Thompson
FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 - I'm almost there!
Вт, 8 июня 2010 21:52:30
Still got another 1 1/2 hats to go. This has been a real labour of love.
margaret kiehl
Triinu Vine and Leaf shawl--6/15NM heavy dk wt cashmere/merino oatmeal
Чт, 20 мая 2010 2:07:12
This shawl was knit with 6/15NM heavy dk wt cashmere/merino oatmeal -- I love this yarn ! It turned out so lovely, I'm knitting another one!
Pascale Maugain
Azzu's shawl
Вт, 18 мая 2010 7:55:59
Used about 120g of some burgundy 8/20 linen/silk to make this shawl.
Beverley Thompson
World Cup Hat photo (Mark 2)
Ср, 5 мая 2010 22:25:25
Clearer image of the photo taken last Tuesday - thanks to Mr Roberts. Some of the hats have not been sewn up but I just couldn't wait for them to be photographed. The FINAL photo will take place at the end of May/very beginning of June when all 33 hats will be on display.
Lesley Stratton
Valentine Scarf
Ср, 5 мая 2010 0:20:27
Pattern can be found on Ravelry for $6
Marsha Taylor -- Valentine Lace Scarf
Вт, 4 мая 2010 21:32:04
I would love to get a copy of this pattern. Please advise where you purchased it. Thanks.
Beverley Thompson
World Cup Hats Update
Вт, 4 мая 2010 16:49:18
Clearer image of one of the hats
Beverley Thompson
Update on World Cup Hats
Чт, 29 апреля 2010 7:31:07
Excuse the poor quality of the photo. This was taken by a friend's house on Tuesday using my mobile phone. They've also taken a photo and when that comes through I'll swop theirs with this. Currently have made 20 with another 12 to go before the 12th June start for the World Cup. Luckily with a couple of bank holidays at either side of May - I should be able to finish them all.
Baerbel Hurst
cash cotton
Ср, 28 апреля 2010 17:59:50
This yarn was a wonderful surprise - the perfect blend for absolutely every weather and a fine yarn for cables.
Tossy Garrett
Shawl Collared Pulllover with 80% Wool, 20% Silk worsted in "burnt orange"
Вс, 25 апреля 2010 14:57:06
This pattern is from Vogue Knitting magazine, Spring issue of ... 09? (I think- I lent it out so I can't check) This yarn didn't soften up too much after washing, it is probably better suited to outerwear (as the description says). But still, I love the sweater!
Nancy Gardner
100% Cashmere DK Spearmint
Пт, 26 марта 2010 10:22:26
I've just completed a gents 54" Aran sweater.
Dorothy Stewart
Fine cashmere Scarf
Сб, 20 февраля 2010 21:46:58
I used Colourmary 2/45 100% cashmere to weave a scarf using a snowflake pattern for 4 shaft looms. This was published by Laura Fry in Twill Thrills.
Ellen Turner
first cashmere scarves
Чт, 18 февраля 2010 16:25:43
The first time I attempted weaving with cashmere was a real delight. The weaving went well with no problems, and after wash the cashmere came out real soft and cashnere-delicious.
I am a weaver livimg in Denmark, and heard your yarns recommended by other weavers
Marsha Taylor
Вт, 16 февраля 2010 4:16:54
I have just completed a beautiful scarf, My Valentine by Shui Kuen Kozinski, using super fine Geelong merino 3/14NM (fingering weight) in colourway 8052 from ColourMart. It's a marled yarn with the two colours very close to each other in value, which gives a velvety depth that is very, very hard to photograph. I photoshopped till I was blue in the face trying to get the hue and saturation right, and I came close but, alas, no cigar. The yarn bloomed beautifully upon washing and is very soft. I gave the scarf to my mother-in-law for Valentine's Day and earned many brownie points. I was so pleased with this project - a combination of Shui Kuen and ColourMart: how could I go wrong!
Beverley Thompson
Update on World Cup Hats
Сб, 13 февраля 2010 14:50:06
8 of the 10 hats made so far. In respect of the hat for Ghana - the latest hat - I will be adding a black knitted star. Right now I cheated by using a black paper star! The other 2 hats not in this photo, belongs to Italy and Japan.
Julie Benac
New Scarf Design From ColourMart Cashmere
Ср, 10 февраля 2010 22:54:02
Designed for the dear guy I'm dating, the sweet professor George! This scarf is called "Four Dates with the Professor", and is made with 3/7 NM Derby Grey Aran Weight Cashmere. MANY thanks to Colourmart for sending on an extra 100 yards so I could finish it! It is a reversible cable design, and the pattern is being tested now, and will soon be available on Ravelry for purchase and download. (I'm Juliegoddess on Rav!)
Beverley Thompson
Another Update - FIFA World Cup Challenge
Вт, 19 января 2010 17:53:20
Following a comment made by one of my colleagues - upon seeing the hats on the site - I've decided to add a photo of the flag - for the appropriate country - along with the name of the country concerned.


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