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Issue No.04 - July/August (2007 vol.11)
pp: 77-81
Amit P. Sheth , Wright State University
Cartic Ramakrishnan , Wright State University
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MIC.2007.91
The authors argue that relationships are at the heart of semantics, and, as such, they envision a Web of relationships to relate content across Web resources. Under this powerful new paradigm, information access over the Web would switch from a mere document-retrieval operation to an information framework that supports insight elicitation and semantic analytics over Web resources.
Semantic Web, metadata, tags, relationships, information retrieval
Amit P. Sheth, Cartic Ramakrishnan, "Relationship Web: Blazing Semantic Trails between Web Resources", IEEE Internet Computing, vol.11, no. 4, pp. 77-81, July/August 2007, doi:10.1109/MIC.2007.91

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Has anyone developed the reference clock to the symmetricom BC635PCI card under linux? There was chatter on this but the thread ended. The name Rob appeared in the thread an it appeared he developed the driver. I would greatly appreciate help getting this reference clock since symmetricom appears to have no interest in providing one
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Twelve Ethanol Plants to Cut Air Emissions in Minnesota
Twelve ethanol production plants will drastically reduce their emissions of volatile organic carbons (VOC) and other pollutants under a settlement announced on October 2nd by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5, and the U.S. Department of Justice. Under the settlements, the plants will install thermal oxidizers that reduce VOC emissions from their feed dryers by 95 percent while meeting new, more restrictive emission limits for nitrous oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and other hazardous air pollutants. The 12 ethanol plants comprise 17 percent of the nation's ethanol production capacity. See the press release on the MPCA Web site.
At least one ethanol plant in Minnesota has already made the needed changes: last week, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) announced that Pro-Corn LLC has installed a thermal oxidizer as part of the plant's expansion. The farmer-owned plant also increased its annual production capacity from 22 to 40 million gallons, an 82 percent increase. See the RFA press release.


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1The state of being seriously mentally ill; madness: he suffered from bouts of insanity [as complement]: he attempted to plead insanity
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I think A&M MAY cover the spread but I wouldn't run out and bet on them.
They may score early, but they will wear down in the second half. Johnny Manziel struggled badly against LSU in the second half and Alabama isn't as offensively incompetent as LSU / Florida when A&M played them. If I had to guess, something like 31-14 Bama sounds about right. Good game for two quarters or so. It might take Alabama some time to get it into gear though just because of the emotional win at LSU.
I think the computer numbers will rise enough for Oregon and the human pollsters will not waver on Oregon as #2 (as they haven't all year and would have no reason to do so now considering Oregon is playing ranked competition) so it looks like an undefeated Oregon will play an undefeated Alabama at the end of the year.


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See the transcript from Rush Limbaugh today….and yes, guilty as charged.
12:07:08: I thought, when the power went out, maybe Martha MacCallum is down there, or Greta Van Susteren. Because both times they've been here, they've blown our circuit breakers. Every time Fox has shown up to do a live – even taped – they blew us out for 45 minutes, Martha did one day. And then Greta was next.


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The Internet witnessed another round of censorship when China enforced new curbs on instant messaging service providers. Any move by Beijing in the field of technology creates ripples as it is the world's biggest mobile market. It has again raised a question mark on China's credibility about freedom of expression.
On Thursday, China imposed new regulations on instant messaging service providers and accounts that can send out mass messages to their followers, often used by media and companies. These require public accounts wishing to publish or reprint political news to seek prior approval. The curbs will affect messaging apps such as Tencent's WeChat, which has almost 400 million users. Other instant messaging tools include Tencent's QQ, Alibaba Group Holding Laiwang app, NetEase Inc's Yixin and Xiaomi Inc's Miliao which are popular as they allow users to share voice messages, pictures, group chat, video and text.
Public, or official, accounts can send out single messages to a large number of followers than individual users and are commonly used by media organisations and companies. Accounts that have not been approved by the instant messaging service provider are forbidden from publishing or reprinting political news, the official Xinhua news agency said, adding service providers must verify and publicly mark accounts that can publish or reprint political news. Beijing argues that the curbs were introduced to safeguard national interest. "Instant messaging services have been used by some people to spread content related to violence, terrorism, pornography and fraud," said Xinhua, adding the new rules would "enhance the flow of content people really need".
China has one of the world's most extensive and sophisticated systems of Internet censorship and monitoring. However, observers around the world see it another step to control information flow in the country. The tussle between the government and backers of free information flow is not new. Governments around the globe want to filter information as per their wish. But history has proved that it is not easy to restrict information and technology. Technology always finds a way to steer through restrictive policies through news innovations.
Lawmakers should keep in mind that innovations in technology work in common man's favour. Technology has eliminated hurdles of money, distance and time. Now a person can get information without spending too much and without travelling distances. Just because some people misuse a platform, it does not mean other users should be barred from using technology. Instant messaging services have helped users, especially with limited income, save money. Before the advent of these apps, it was unthinkable for limited-income people away to earn livelihood to communicate with family or friends. These apps have enabled them to communicate without making international calls•


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David Copperfield
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David Copperfield Chapter 24 Summary
My First Dissipation
- Now that David's off living like a real adult on his own, he's feeling very grand.
- At the same time, it's kind of lonely – he doesn't have a particularly tight relationship with Mrs. Crupp, and he misses Agnes.
- David goes over to Highgate, to Mrs. Steerforth's house, to see if Steerforth is around. But he's not – he's hanging out with his Oxford friends.
- Mrs. Steerforth asks David to dinner, and he is so pleased to have company again that he starts to fall for Miss Dartle a little bit.
- The next day, Steerforth surprises David with a visit at Mrs. Crupp's.
- David is overjoyed, and invites Steerforth to dinner.
- Steerforth can't: he's got plans with these two Oxford friends of his.
- David suggests that Steerforth bring the two Oxfordians along.
- Steerforth agrees, and David makes arrangements with Mrs. Crupp for dinner for four.
- Once Steerforth and his two friends, Grainger and Markham, arrive, David's excited to have them but also a bit nervous – he feels very young and unprepared for a dinner party.
- Luckily, Steerforth steps up and plays host (at David's table).
- David gets very, very drunk very, very quickly.
- There's a lot of singing and laughter and smoking and confusion.
- Eventually, someone suggests that they should all go to the theater.
- Steerforth asks if David is all right, to which David replies, "Neverberrer" (24.36). David is very drunk indeed.
- At the theater, David is stumbling all around the audience and making noise. The other playgoers shush him, but he keeps making a scene.
- Suddenly, David spots Agnes sitting in a private box. She looks embarrassed and ashamed of David, and tells him to be quiet and watch the play.
- Agnes tells David that she is absolutely serious: David has to go away and tell his friends to take him home.
- Even though David is annoyed that Agnes is being mean to him, he respects her enough that he does, in fact, go away.
- Steerforth follows David and helps him into his house and into bed.
- The next morning, David wakes up completely embarrassed about what he did the night before.
- David is haunted by the awful sense that he has done many shameful things without being able to remember them.
- Also, he feels incredibly sick.
- When he sees Mrs. Crupp, he wants to confess to her that he feels very miserable, but Mrs. Crupp doesn't seem like the cozy sort of woman one confides in.


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From Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf—Africa's first elected female president—comes an inspirational memoir about her improbable rise to international prominence, her fight for political freedom, and her unwavering determination to rebuild Liberia in the wake of civil war.
In January 2006, after fourteen years of brutal civil conflict in the Republic of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf—Africa's "Iron Lady"—was sworn in as president, an event that marked a tremendous turning point in the history of this West African nation.
In this stirring memoir, Sirleaf shares the inside story of her rise to power, including her early childhood, her experiences with abuse, imprisonment, and exile, and her fight for democracy and social justice. Her compelling story is a tale of survival and the determination to succeed in multiple worlds—from her work and study in America to village-to-village election campaigning in some of Liberia's war-torn desperate areas and neighborhoods. It is also the story of an outspoken political and social reformist who, despite danger, fought against the abuses of ruthless dictators to champion change. By sharing her story, Sirleaf encourages women everywhere to seek leadership roles at the highest levels of power—and offers hope for everyone that, with perseverance, we can change the world.
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NEW YORK—Owners of hotel establishments are reporting growing levels of green building activity planned over the next two years, according to a new report released by McGraw Hill Construction in partnership with Waste Management, titled Green Retail and Hospitality SmartMarket Report: Capitalizing on the Growth in Green Building Investments.
The report is based on a study of 79 retail, 30 hotel and 22 restaurant owners conducted in 2013 by McGraw Hill Construction. The study defined a green building project as one built to LEED or another recognized green building standard, or one that is energy-efficient, water-efficient, and improves indoor air quality and/or engages in material resource conservation.
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From left, 1st Inf. Div. Command Sgt. Major Charles Sasser; Brig. Felix Gedney, 1st Inf. Div., deputy commanding general for training; Sedona Troutman, 10, Fort Riley Elementary School; Col. Jeffery D. Broadwater, commander, 2nd ABCT; and Command Sgt. Maj. Clinton J. Reiss, 1st Bn., 18th Inf. Regt., 2nd ABCT; pose for a picture during the Volunteer of the Quarter ceremony May 7 at Riley's Conference Center. Photo by: Calun Reece, POST.
Sgt. Kevin Lee, CGMCG, DHHB, back right, poses with his Family after receiving a certificate of appreciation May 7 during the Volunteer of the Quarter ceremony at Riley's Conference Center. Photo by: Calun Reece, POST.
Serving Soldiers, youth and the local community are what many Fort Riley volunteers are about. Participants, Family and friends gathered for the Volunteer of the Quarter ceremony May 7 at Riley's Conference Center.
More than 80 volunteers were recognized from the past quarter.
Sgt. Kevin Lee, Commanding General's Mounted Color Guard, was one of the volunteers recognized for helping with Child, Youth and School Services Youth Sports, serving Soldiers, his church and assisting in his wife's special needs classroom.
Helping out in the classroom has been where a lot of his volunteer time has been spent, Kevin said.
"It's rewarding," he said. "One kid that's got nonverbal autistic, he doesn't really communicate with any other males except me that come into the classroom, and he always comes up and gives me a hug when he sees me."
"The work he does is amazing," said Kevin's wife, April, Fundamental Life Skills teacher, Custer Hill Elementary School.
The class is a mixture of third- and fourth-graders, April said, and her husband works well with them.
"I'm just proud of him – really proud – and my class benefits with him coming in and reading to them, and working one-on-one with them," she said.
Kevin volunteers in the classroom whenever he can, which is about once a week, she said.
"He even spends his days off from his regular job helping in the classroom," April said.
Children also set the example for volunteer efforts at the recognition ceremony.
Sedona Troutman, 10, Fort Riley Elementary School, said she enjoys helping out at the Soldier Family Assistance Center.
Troutman not only cooks and cleans at the SFAC, but she also keeps Soldiers company while they are away from Family.
"A lot of them are there for medical treatment and (a medical) evaluation board, away from their homes up to a year and a half," said Sedona's mother, Melonie Gillilan of Omaha, Neb. "Soldiers tell her she brings happiness to the place."


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Oh, our manhood's prime vigor! No spirit feels waste. Not a muscle is stopped in its playing nor sinew unbraced. Oh, the wild joys of living! the leaping from rock up to rock, The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair, And the meal, the rich dates yellowed over with gold dust divine, And the locust-flesh steeped in the pitcher, the full draught of wine, And the sleep in the dried river-channel where bulrushes tell That the water was wont to go warbling so softly and well. How good is man's life, the mere living! how fit to employ All the heart and the soul and the senses forever in joy!
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To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing. The sun illuminates not only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and heart of the child. The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
Work and thou canst escape the reward; whether the work be fine or course, planting corn or writing epics, so only it be honest work, done to thine own approbation, it shall earn a reward to the senses as well as to the thought.
The imagination and the senses cannot be gratified at the same time.
The human body is a magazine of inventions, the patent office, where are the models from which every hint is taken. All the tools and engines on earth are only extensions of its limbs and senses.
All the tools and engines on earth are only extensions of man's limbs and senses.
"Work," says Nature to man, "in every hour, paid or unpaid; see only that thou work, and thou canst not escape the reward: whether thy work be fine or coarse, planting corn or writing epics, so only it be honest work, done to thine own approbation, it shall earn a reward to the senses as well as to the thought: no matter how often defeated, you are born to victory. The reward of a thing well done is to have done it."
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This summer I took a break from partisan politics to do some research and work for a nonprofit. I was research associate to Patricia Duff, Founder of nonprofit The Common Good, and Stuart Sundlun, Managing Director of BMB Group. My assignment was to research international statistics for an upcoming book – a 390 page report later, I'm finally done. Whewh. Comparing the United States to the rest of the world was an interesting project; the conclusion: we are no longer number one on many metrics, but I believe in our country enough that I'm sure that with enough dedication, we can remedy faults in the categories we need to focus on (the middle class and female health/representation are among our weakest points). Favorite fun fact is that we produce the most cheese in the world.
I also had the opportunity to intern with The Common Good, a non-partisan political nonprofit committed to a mission of increasing involvement in the political process and encouraging civil dialogue. Although I'm usually a firm Democrat, this was a great opportunity to encourage genuine discussion and debate across the isle, which is something that our political process does not have nearly enough of. We ran a large number of events over the summer, ranging from policy discussions on the Middle East, events with Representatives Shelley Berkley and Barney Frank, and larger events with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, a panel on social media in politics, and co-hosting the premier of documentary Life in a Day at the Museum of Modern Art.
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Roger had to accept a straight-set loss to Albert Montañes today in Estoril: 2-6, 6-7(5).
Roger clearly had trouble with the surface that was slower today due to heavy rainfall that had caused a rain delay earlier. He dropped his serve three times in the first set. The second set proved to be better but he still did not manage to break the Spaniard, taking the set into a tie-breaker. Roger then raced to a 5-2 lead with two services of his own - only for his opponent to score the next five points and thus the match.
Roger will now travel to Madrid where he will compete in the ATP 1000 tournament that starts coming Monday.
I think we all have seen Roger play better than this..... I just hope he doesn't blow this second set in the end. Come on Roger! Fire up! Allez!
Come on Roger no tie breaker again. We're all rooting for you to win today.
Roger had a break point but Becker's first serve just too good. 4-4 now.
second set is much closer but he did well with his hold on serve last game. Some nice volleys. GO ROGER!!!!
Roger's match is on www.channelsurfing.net. He is playing very nicely today and looks like he is going to win. Go Roger!!!!
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Routines that recall a special moment in each celebrity's life. And more screaming for William Levy. (SO MUCH SCREAMING.)
Not sure if I have a favorite yet. Donald Driver, maybe? I think so. But I'm not quite sure. What about you?
Let's get to the dances.
Jack Wagner & Anna Trebunskaya: (Samba, 24) Meaningless guitar prop! Wagner Joker smile! Tears! Jack is dancing for his long-lost daughter, who recently found him at a concert. He's fine, just fine. And I actually think he's getting better. But Jack is nothing more than filler this season. Once a few more are weeded out, I have a feeling he'll be gone. Unless he keeps crying, which is always good for an extra week or two.
Maria Menounos & Derek Hough: (Rumba, 27) So everyone is going to cry tonight. Is this the plan? And Maria is dressed as Olive Oyl during her interview. The dance is … is … WHOSE HORRIBLE IDEA WAS IT TO TURN 'MATERIAL GIRL' INTO A BALLAD. The worst. Nothing in those lyrics warrants a slower tempo. But truly, Maria and Derek do a great job. Gorgeous movement, musicality and connection. BUT THAT SONG.
Gladys Knight & Tristan McManus: (Fox trot, 24) I think "Empress of Soul" must be uttered before Gladys' name, per her contract. It doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. The dance is sweet and simple. Nothing too flashy, and she's coasting a lot on personality. But it's consistent and charming. I'm happy to see Gladys here and hope she sticks around.
Roshon Fegan & Chelsie Hightower: (Samba, 25) Roshon is on the verge of a surge. I can feel it. He's one of the season's most natural dancers, and he glides across the floor. I think his low celebrity wattage is keeping him from a full breakout, but it's impossible to deny his talent on the floor. He's always fun to watch. This is a nice tribute to Michael Jackson and worthy of a solid score.
Gavin DeGraw & Karina Smirnoff: (Rumba, 24) Another week of Gavin, another annoying hat. This isn't as bad as last week, but Karina is doing all the work. He's just sort of standing around and lending a hand when she needs it. The judges compliment his hips. Ew.
MORE CRYING. This time Gavin for his parents.
Katherine Jenkins & Mark Ballas: (Waltz, 29) This is now getting depressing. Katherine dancing for her deceased father. JUST DANCE, PEOPLE. When she does, it says more than any canned video package. This is a gorgeous, graceful piece. I had no idea who Katherine was before 'DWTS.' But she's clearly the frontrunner. No one else brings such a sense of muscality to the floor.
Sherri Shepherd & Val Chmerkovskiy: (Rumba, 24) AND NOW SICK BABIES. If William Levy shows up with a dead dog story, I'm done. I actually think Sherri is funny on shows like '30 Rock' and 'King of Queens.' But she's a terrible actress on the floor. What are those faces? The dance itself isn't bad, but it feels choppy and unfocused, especially coming after some really solid efforts. I think the judges are being nice because of the sentiment in her video package.
Melissa Gilbert & Maksim Chmerkovskiy: (Jive, 24) Some of tonight's song choices … Florence +the Machine + jive + shirtless Maks = weird. The dancing is a bit off beat, and Melissa looses her footing. She seems to have trouble keeping up. It's just strange all around, mostly because of the song, I think.
Jaleel White & Kym Johnson: (Rumba, 25) URKEL AND STEFAN FOR THE WIN. I'm actually sort of digging the soulful, simmering vibe of this dance. Not super-flashy but cool. JUST LIKE STEFAN.
YAY! HAPPY! Wait, why is he crying? What's happening? "I love entertaining people," he says after thanking Kym for "being strong."
Is this Urkel or Stefan? What is going on? CONFUSED.
Maybe it has something to do with THIS. Shady.
William Levy & Cheryl Burke: (Salsa, 28) AZUCAR! Dancing to Celia Cruz deserves a 10. Even so. AY CARAMBA. I've been slow to the Levy-train, but this is muy caliente. Hips and passion for dias. He didn't even need the chest-baring move (not that I or most of you minded). And yes, I realize he's Cuban and this is salsa and DUH. But it doesn't take away from the fantastic work. Not all Latinos can salsa. TRUST ME.
Um, Bruno Tonioli, he's just not into you. Give it up.
Donald Driver & Peta Murgatroyd: (Rumba, 26) Don't do this to me, Donald. A friend who died of dancer AND Mariah Carey's 'One Sweet Day?' Mostly because the band does a TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE job with it. Every time I think they've hit the bottom, it gets worse. The dance is lovely and precise, a nice tribute. There's a little too much push-and-pull, but another solid moment for our Milby High School grad. TEAM DRIVER!
Overall a really, really good night. Katherine is still the one to beat. Going home — Melissa or Jack, I'm guessing. What do you think?
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BEIRUT — Syria's conflict was sparked by an act of brutality — the detention and torture of schoolchildren who spray-painted anti-government graffiti in a southern city. In the three years since, the civil war has evolved into one of the most savage conflicts in decades.
The atrocities have been relentless. Protesters gunned down in the streets. An opposition singer whose vocal chords were carved out. Beheadings and mass sectarian killings. Barrels full of explosives dropped from warplanes onto bakeries and homes.


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A cool webpage which encapsulates the notion of positive transformation, turning bad into good with a musical component.
A cool webpage which encapsulates the notion of positive transformation, turning bad into good with a musical component.
In 2001 Coleman was a recipient of one of the residence grants supported by Japan-US Friendship Commission, and he used his time to make important connections so as to lay the groundwork for future
Getting in touch with people as a visitor to Japan without asking for a gig, or simply making contacts by attending events such as concerts, openings, receptions, and so forth can be important first steps to performing here.
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Screen Play is a musical score realized as a video projection by Christian Marclay in which found film footage, all black and white, is combined with general simple computer animation to create a visual projection interpreted by live musicians.
eARTS Festival 2008, a city-wide endeavor with the theme of "Urbanized Landscape," sought to bring together art and technology, fuse tradition and modernity, provide a major international platform for artists from around the world, and reach traditional and new audiences.
Beginning this weekend, the Ogaki Biennale is once again upon us.
In my view, a festival that strives to be broad and encompass many styles cannot ignore artists who use noise and volume as part of their aesthetic.
Issues of intellectual property are very much in the air.
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Plans to re-introduce active suspension, banned since the start of the 1994 season, feature among the raft of recent proposals from F1's Strategy Group to reduce expenditure in the sport without resorting to a cost cap.
Ex-F1 racer Brundle, who helped develop the active suspension that was key to Williams's 1992 and '93 world championships, is concerned the return of the technology could make the cars less exciting for fans.
TECH FOCUS: The theory behind active suspension's return
"The concept of that and 18 inch wheel rims [also being considered for 2017] means you start again on your suspension as well as aero, because a lot of your suspension travel is in the sidewall of the tyre with a [current] 13 inch wheel rim," Brundle told AUTOSPORT.
"If you go to 18 inches you've got to put a huge amount more compliance in your suspension.
"It's a dream for the aerodynamicists. My concern would be that we'd go back to cars that look like Scalextric cars - glued to the track."
Mercedes' technical chief Paddy Lowe, who was responsible for developing the successful Williams technology as head of its electronics department in the late 1980s and early '90s, told AUTOSPORT the re-introduction of active suspension could be simpler than current technology, and no more expensive.
"I think in some ways it can be simpler than what we have currently," he said.
"If you look at the complexity of [current] damping systems, inerta systems, the complex kinematics - it certainly wouldn't be more expensive."
But Brundle reckons the need to redesign cars to suit the systems has the potential to push costs up rather than down.
"It's the best of everything - kerb control, ride control, bumps, aero - you just fly the car at the perfect angle," he added.
"How the hell it would save any money I don't know because you'd have to start over again.
"You'd have to completely redesign your car I would have thought, given that huge advantage.
"Paddy obviously knows a million times better than I do on that sort of thing, but I'd have thought it would just open up a whole new avenue of development and opportunity.
"The cars might follow each other better from getting more downforce from the underfloor than the upper surfaces.
"But I can't see it being anything other than hugely expensive."
AUTOSPORT understands part of the proposal involves introducing technology to a controlled FIA standard, which would limit development, but Lowe suggested it would be better to allow teams to develop their own systems.
"I think a spec system would be a very bad idea," he added. "The whole point should be to develop the technology and push it forward."
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Administrators happy with RE-1 TCAP scoresAugust 16, 2013
The Colorado Department of Education released the state's latest standardized test scores for 2013 Wednesday. As KDNK's Ed Williams reports, administrators in the Roaring Fork School District say the overall results for their students were good.
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Each spring, Colorado students from third to 10th grade take the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program. Prior to 2012 that test was called the CSAP.
In this year's round of TCAP testing, students in the Roaring Fork School District scored at or slightly below the state average in reading, and 11% below the state average in writing. In math, the younger RE-1 students performed at the state average, 10th graders scored above average, and students in middle testing age sagged below the average state test scores.
The Roaring Fork School District has one of the highest populations of English Language Learner students in the state, and Assistant Superintendent Rob Stein says that language barrier can often lead to struggles with standardized testing. Stein says with that in mind, this year's test scores are impressive. But he says there's still work to be done in preparing the district's students for college.
"I want my kids and all kids to be college ready, I want them all to go to college and I want them to be successful in College. We're not there yet, so we still have a lot of work to do. And we still have some gaps, we have achievement gaps between our English Language Learners and our native English Speakers. We have achievement gaps between our kids who qualify for free lunch and our kids who don't qualify for free lunch, and we have achievement gaps between our Latino and Anglo students, which may be just a reflection of the English Language learner aspect. So we want to close those gaps and we want to raise the bar for every student, and that's where we're trying to go."
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Well, well, well.
Here we are again. Leeds v Arsenal in another cup game.
This is one of those games you really look forward to.
Alas we have Christmas to get over yet. I certainly hope it to be a great game. I do however fear the damp squib for we will have a few gone to the ACoN and your lot will have one eye on the league.
We will certainly be welcoming the superb Leeds fans to The Emirates Stadium again. You gave such a great account of yourselves last time.
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Funny you should say that Andy my mate is a big Gooooner fan and he wants Wenger to go upstairs, he says he is not spending which cost them the title last time out and he can't understand why they have not invested in a Powerhouse centre half say like Samba? The only person/s IMO who could take Arsenal on are Josep Guardiola who is in his last year at Barca, or Frank Rijkaard both play the Arsenal way. The issue is Wenger has set the standards (with not alot of cash) and like all football fans we get carried away just like Charlton did with Curbishly thinking they need another manager to take them to the next step and look at what happened to them! Now obviously that's not going to happen to Arsenal but they could fade out to say 5th 6th or 7th if the wrong person is brought in. Wenger knows whats needed and I think they should stick with him unless PEP is available, but even so PEP would want funds. He's won everything at Barca so a new challenge maybe awaits him?
Anyhow I'm off for some food and t the pub with my Gooooooner mate here's to Marching On to a win :) M.O.T
John, your post is very welcome. Last year, I was in London but this year I will be shouting from Yorkshire. Last year there was good craic between the supporters of both clubs; before, during, and after the match; especially on our respective boards – and win or lose (please, not draw!), I hope the fan camaraderie continues.
In the mythology of football, "Dirty Leeds" is the 'bad guy', while "Fever Pitch" Gunners wears the white hat – a bit of irony there, as we are the Whites! However, as the bad guys, we know which teams and their fans are true and which are plastic.
Any true footy fan cannot but respect what Wenger has produced at Arsenal; he did for the Gooners what Howard Wilkinson started at Leeds – before he was cut-off at the knees!
Presently, the vast difference between Arsenal and Leeds is down to one club sticking with its visionary manager. I cannot understand why (some?) Arsenal fans are calling for Wenger's head.
Naturally, I wish luck for Leeds tonight (we'll need it!) but, equally, I wish you and yours all the best too.
I understand the loss of one of your defenders for the rest of the season is a big blow, but just to even things up (a bit), here's a nice titbit of info.
The last time Arsenal lost in an FA Cup game at home was back in 1997. Against........................That's right. Leeds Utd!
Boy we have some history. Good to see Grayson comments that he will playing to win, and not just sitting back. That would have been boring to watch.
Get your shouting voices ready guys!!!!
Cheers John what would the FA cup be like without Arsenal Leeds ties? I have always remembered them to be great encounters, should be a fantastic atmosphere again, hope I get a ticket my best mates a gooner so either way one of us is getting some stick lol. M.O.T
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Come on then chaps scores on the doors, you all know by now ive got more chance of winning the Lottolee! Arsenal 1 Leeds 2 ha ha M.O.T


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With the departure of Daniel Alfredsson, the Ottawa Senators are in need of a new captain and Jason Spezza seems like the obvious choice. But for now, the Mississauga, Ont., native is focused on coming into Sens camp in tip-top condition.
But this past week his attention was centered on coaching at the 2013 Allstate All-Canadians National Mentorship, which is where THN's Adam Proteau caught up with him.
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PHOENIX -- Chris Resop is rightly proud of his resume.
"There's nothing in the bullpen I haven't done," the 29-year-old said. "I've pitched long, I've pitched short, I've pitched middle innings, I've pitched late innings. I think that kind of experience has some value."
So do the A's, who despite having a loaded bullpen traded for Resop this winter, sending minor league pitcher Zach Thornton to the Pirates, who weren't keen on paying Resop the $1.35 million he'll make this season.
"It's all about winning," Resop said. "I'm not saying they didn't want to win in Pittsburgh, but their idea of winning is getting to .500 (the Pirates were 79-83 last year). Here, winning is about going to the playoffs."
That's one stamp Resop has never had affixed to his resume. He was briefly on the staff in Anaheim when the Angels won the 2007 AL West, but he never got a post-season nibble. And he'd like one.
"What's so exciting about coming here is that the bullpen was already so good, and they bring you in with the idea of making it better," Resop said. "You have (Ryan) Cook and (Sean) Doolittle who come in throwing in the upper 90s, you have guys like (Pat) Neshek who rely on deception, and you've got (closer Grant) Balfour who's just crazy. It's all pretty cool."
Resop figures to make the opening day roster despite Oakland having some of the fiercest competition for berths in the big leagues.
"I bring a lot of experience, and I've been through almost every situation," Resop said. "There's nothing that's going to happen in a game that is going to intimidate me. And I think there's some value in that."
Resop had not allowed a run in six appearances over seven innings going into Friday night's game against the White Sox.
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"We have no history with Hiro; we can't say what a (sub-) .200 average means," the manager said. "He's trying to adjust to a lot of new things. We're going to give him more rope that other guys."


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Property Rights and Liability Rules: The Ex Ante View of the Cathedral
Lucian A. Bebchuk
Harvard Law School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
December 1, 2001
Michigan Law Review, Vol. 100, pp. 601-639, 2001
Harvard Law and Economics Discussion Paper No. 347, 2001
Beginning with Calabresi's and Melamed's seminal article, economic analysis of property rights and liability rules has been largely done from an ex post perspective, taking as given the presence of the parties involved and their payoffs. This paper analyzes how such allocation of entitlements affects ex ante investments and actions. Even when ex post bargaining is easy, the ex post allocation of entitlements, by affecting the distribution of ex post value, can have significant efficiency effects ex ante. By identifying the ex ante effects of alternative rules, the analysis provides a framework for determining allocations of entitlement that would perform best from the perspective of ex ante efficiency.
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Fulfilling a 60-year old Israeli dream and an American unwavering strategy, the 22-member League of Arab states are now in consensus on a potentially groundbreaking Arab Peace Initiative (API), which pledges their collective and full recognition of the Jewish state and full-fledged permanent peace in return for withdrawing the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) to 1967 lines, the establishment of an independent Palestine with eastern Jerusalem as its capital, and "an agreed, just solution" to the Palestinian refugee issue in accordance with United Nations Resolution 194, but both Washington and Tel Aviv are not forthcoming.
The API was a dramatic reversal of decades-long policy as well as a peace offensive. It was approved in Beirut in 2002 by the Arab leaders who reiterated their commitment thereto at their following annual summits. A meeting of their foreign ministers in Cairo earlier this month recommended to their upcoming summit in Riyadh on March 28-29 a renewal of their peace offer as a "strategic option."
The historic potentials of the API were acknowledged by the international Quartet of Middle East mediators, comprising the U.S., the U.N., the E.U. and Russia. In 2003 the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1515 cited the API as one of the terms of reference for making peace between Arabs and Israelis.
Arab leaders seemed recently to follow up on their initiative for the first time with a diplomatic offensive that started ahead of their Riyadh summit and is expected to resume thereafter. Their diplomatic campaign was spearheaded by Jordan's King Abdullah II's visit to Washington DC and highlighted by his impressive and eloquent message to the U.S. Congress on March 7.
The API was for five years archived into oblivion on the shelves of the Arab League, rejected by Israel and ignored by the US, who in 2006 swiftly vetoed an Arab League move to revive peace making on its basis by entrusting the mission to the U.N. Security Council. A change of heart following the negative fallout of the Israeli war on Lebanon last summer moved Washington to perceive in the strategic Arab option a tactical tool "to recast the (regional) political landscape from the traditional one of Arabs versus Israelis … into a Sunni vs. Shiia alignment," (1) thus opening a window of opportunity for Arab leaders to follow up on it.
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Seeking to break through Israel's rejection of their daring offer, the U.S.-allied Arab leaders have turned to Washington appealing for intervention and warning their offer could be the last chance to make peace otherwise the ideologies of hate and terror would plunge the Middle East into a wider conflict.
"Today, I must speak; I cannot be silent," the Jordanian monarch repeated to U.S. lawmakers: "Sixty years of Palestinian dispossession, forty years under occupation, a stop-and-go peace process, all this has left a bitter legacy of disappointment and despair … It is time to create a new and different legacy."
Indicating that thirteen years on since late King Hussein, his father, and Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, were in Washington pursuing the cause of peace, the "work is still not completed," the "ongoing crisis" has failed eleven American presidents and thirty American congresses, and incumbent President George W. Bush's "vision'" of a two-state solution risks to remain merely a vision for ever, unless the U.S. rises up to the "challenge," plays "an historic role," and uses its "unrivalled" potentials and "unprecedented power" to seize on the "indeed historic, moment of opportunity," made possible by the API.
"The wellspring of regional division, the source of resentment and frustration far beyond is the denial of justice and peace in Palestine," the king said. "We can wait no longer," Abdullah II warned: "The status quo is also pulling the region and the world towards greater danger … the cycle of crises is spinning faster, and with greater potential for destruction … Any further erosion in the situation would be serious for the future of moderation and coexistence, in the region and beyond" and "we are all at risk of being victims of further violence resulting from ideologies of terror and hatred." (2)
The Jordanian monarch's message was also that of his Arab counterparts. He met with the Saudi Arabian and Egyptian leaders, King Abdullah and President Hosni Mubarak, ahead of his U.S. visit. What is more important in their warning message is that it is delivered by U.S.-allied friends, whose support is essential to bring other U.S. regional concerns to a successful conclusion. These leaders are now in the regional driving seat.
Their leading role as well as the U.S. paramount position in the region could be compromised by ignoring their warnings and the rare opportunity their initiative offers. Dealing adversely or passively with their peaceful alternative to violent resistance to the Israeli occupation is too risky. Especially the Saudi Arabian leader, King Abdullah, the original author of the API, has invested a lot of his personal weight and his Kingdom's assets to win over Arab consensus on the initiative. He also succeeded in securing Hamas' indirect subscription to it. Riyadh also won over Iran's support, according to the Saudi official news agency, or at least watered down the Iranian opposition.
Abdullah II's appeal seems to have fallen on deaf ears on the Capitol Hill; so far it has created no official forthcoming reaction, thus providing the necessary inaction for Israel to act intransigently and demand practically the upcoming Riyadh summit adopt an Israeli version of the API.
Criticism of the six decade-old U.S. inaction strategy of crisis management was recently eloquently questioned: "Is a comprehensive Middle East peace in America's strategic interests? Put simply, what excuse would the US have for remaining in the region playing policeman if all in the garden were lovely?" (3)
This strategy has all along played into Israeli hands, backed up all Israeli expansionist wars justified by Tel Aviv as pre-emptive, preventive and defensive, but in the end boiled down to being simply aggressive military conquests with two major aims: to grab more Palestinian land for the ongoing colonial Jewish settlement and to maintain Arab land under Israeli occupation as a bargaining chip to blackmail and dictate further Arab concessions. This is the strategy that has been fuelling anti-Americanism among hundreds of millions of Arabs and Muslims because literary it has turned the United States into a partner to the Israeli 40-year old occupation.
The latest Israeli par excellence exploitation of this strategy was recently illustrated vis-à-vis the API.
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, went this month to Brussels then to Washington to reconfirm Israel's rejection of the Arab offer, citing two non-starters: First the stipulated "agreed upon, just" solution of the Palestinian refugees problem on the basis of the UN resolution 194, which is "contrary to the principle of two states," and Second what she described as the Arab "dream" of withdrawing the IOF to their pre-1967 lines. Identifying these two points as "red line" she told AIPAC nonetheless the Saudi plan has "positive elements," but the "original" Saudi plan, not the one adopted by the Arab League!
Livni was drawing on President Bush's letter of guarantees to the comatose former Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, on April 14, 2004, which was condemned by Arab Palestinians as a "second Balfour Declaration" because it pledged U.S. rejection of the Palestinian Right of Return and Israeli withdrawal to pre-1967 borders as "unrealistic." Both strategic allies are now blackmailing Arabs to surrender further territorial and political "concessions" accordingly.
The simple interpretation of Livni's objections: Israel is gearing up, backed by the U.S., towards dividing the occupied Palestinian West Bank between the Jewish settlers whose colonies would be annexed to Israel and the Palestinians who will be left with 42 percent of the West Bank area to test-create a borderless transitional state as a long-term arrangement. Palestinian and Arab consensus condemn this arrangement as a non-starter, which will inevitably pre-empt any viable Palestinian state as envisioned by Bush's two-state "vision."
Obviously Israel is seeking an Israeli version of the API, but "unilaterally giving Israel what it wants is not a solution. It would be wrong for the Arab summit unilaterally to change the 2002 peace plan to meet the Israeli objections," wrote Rami Khouri, the editor of Lebanon's The Daily Star, summing up a widely held official Arab rejection.
Even U.S.-allied Jordan and Egypt who signed peace treaties with Israel on a bilateral basis are urging a comprehensive approach now and recalling international legitimacy as the proper framework: During his meetings in the U.S., King Abdullah II "underlined the need to solve the Palestinian issue in accordance with the Arab peace initiative and international legitimacy resolutions." (4)
Changing the API would break up Arab consensus on it, which is its most effective asset that makes the collective peace offer credible and an historic turnabout opportunity.
Arab League Secretary-General, Amr Moussa, warned on record: "Arab peace initiative expressed an Arab consensus and will not be redrafted as demanded by some foreign powers. Watering down" the plan would be "a strategic mistake" that could lead to new bloodshed. "The Arab initiative is not open for review." Similarly GCC secretary-general, Abd Al-Rahman Al-'Atiya, said the Gulf countries were opposed to changes to the API. Syria warned she "absolutely rejected for some hostile fingers to toy, directly or through brokers, with the agenda of the (upcoming) summit so that its decisions would come in harmony with the Israeli and American interests."
The Arab diplomatic campaign however has had weight enough to corner Israel into defensive tactics. The Israeli maneuvering between the "original" and the "adopted" API is one tactic; another was Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's statement on Sunday -- hours ahead of a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jerusalem -- that Israel "was ready to take seriously" the Arab plan, hoping the upcoming Arab summit would bolster its "positive elements." Abbas reportedly spent three quarters of their two-hour meeting trying to convince Olmert of the official API.
The wide political spectrum components of Israel's incumbent cabinet of Olmert will go down into history as the government that has let its people down by manoeuvring to blackmail Arabs into an unattainable better deal than the best deal Israel has ever had and could ever have to realize its sixty-year old dream of being recognized and accepted as an integral part of the Arab and Muslim Middle East. Israeli peaceniks seem too marginal to have any say among the main stream decision-makers where the species of Avigdor Lieberman hold the upper hand on strategic issues.
Israeli leaders used to mock Arab leaders as the masters of missing opportunities. This time, Israel is the party who seems determined to miss a real historic opportunity.
*Nicola Nasser is a veteran Arab journalist based in Ramallah, West Bank of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.
(1) Frida Ghitis, http://worldpoliticswatch.com, Oct 10, 2006. (2) The Age Online, Oct. 10, 2006.
(2) Jordan's King Abdullah II, Speech to U.S. Congress, March 7, 2007. (3) Linda S. Heard, onlinejournal.com, March 7, 2007.
(4) (Petra, March 10, 2007.
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a guest said:
Real tangible reality verses promises
As a lawyer I would never advise my client to trade something real & tangible for a promise. It is insane! Israel needs to hold off until the hate incitement in the Arab media subsides and the terrorist organizations that are largely funded by both governments and citizens of the surrounding countries subsist or become peaceful political parties. Peace cannot be theory. And, as we have seen in the past, peace cannot be bought. The issue is continual Arab aggression NOT land.
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…as long as the US (which was convicted for state terrorism against Nicaragua by the ICC back in 1986) protects Israel from the, as of today, 65 UN resolutions condemning Israel, as long as the US funds the Israel's state terrorism, as long as the US sells all the weapons used to slaughter civilians, as long as international law's, including the Geneva convention, are ignored by Israel, this long you'll have (some sort of ridicule) "aggression" against Israel, but nothing compared to what Israel is doing against the Palestinians. But this is legitimate, or would someone argue that the European resistance against the German occupation was illegitimate? Or maybe someone would argue that resistance to occupation per se is an act of terrorism?
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How Do You Negotiate Peace?
Colin Powell put the principle this way: "You can't negotiate when you tell the other side, 'Give us what a negotiation would produce before the negotiations start'". Telling the Israelis that the return of millions of Palestinians to their country is a non-negotiable precondition is not going to win support for a lasting peace in Israel. If they are serious about moving forward, the Arabs would make it clear that they are in pursuit of realistic goals.
Why is agreeing to the return of up to 5 million people to its territory "the best deal Israel has ever had and could ever have to realize its sixty-year old dream of being recognized and accepted as an integral part of the Arab and Muslim Middle East."
a guest said:
Arab journalists still don't "get it" yet
The author wrote (Quote):
"...Israeli expansionist wars...simply aggressive military conquests...to grab more Palestinian land... colonial Jewish settlement and to maintain Arab land under Israeli occupation as a bargaining chip to blackmail and dictate ...."
Does not really understand Israel or the situation. This seems like warfare via the internet. These are simply untruths and distortions regarding Israeli intent. As distortions, this article qualifies as attack propaganda.
If the other side would just (1) honestly listen to what Israel is saying and (2) honestly report this news to their own citizens and the world, then there might be a chance. It's lies, damn lies, and the Arab version of the Israeli side.
It is so disapointing to hear this diatribe from so-called Arab journalists. Is anybody over there listening???? Hello????
My advice to Arab journalists is this. Don't lie, don't distort, tell the truth, and maybe there might be a little progress on both sides.
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…the whole world, including the UN, has very well understood what Israel is doing in Palestine; the UN (the whole world) expressed this by trying to condemn Israel, since decades, with 65 resolutions, all blocked by the champions of democracy, the US. The world citizens also understand what Israel is doing, and you can read about in the recent polls showing the US and Israel at the top of the rogue states list. Anyway, Israel wrote and still writes in a pretty honest way, but only in local newspaper, what the ideas behind all the illegal aggression-war's, prolonged occupation, illegal annexation of land, indiscriminate killings of civilians, constant humiliation and destruction of a whole nation, illegal use of cluster bombs against civilians, etc.., etc.., are: It is about land and water.
a guest said:
open your mind
"...Israeli expansionist wars...simply aggressive military conquests...to grab more Palestinian land... colonial Jewish settlement and to maintain Arab land under Israeli occupation as a bargaining chip to blackmail and dictate ...."
When I hear people say such things as this, I know most certainly to be highly skeptical of everything else that comes out there mouth. There is not much I know, but I do know that Israel does not want "occupation" so it can "blackmail & dictate"
a guest said:
...of course does Israel not want occupation, they only want the Palestinians out of Palestine.
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