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Mind masturbation. Some people think it's a swear word, but others know it as a psychological condition that is especially damaging to the stock trader, the strategic thinker, those working in a leadership role, at work, and really, to all of us. As always we have multiple definitions.
Definition #1: Intellectual activity that serves no practical purpose.
The act of engaging in intelligent and interesting conversation purely for the enjoyment of your own greatness and individuality. Subjects range from the obscure cultural movements in preindustrial societies to modern day discussions. Either delivered through grand monologues or subtle conversation orientation, it links large words and random references resulting in nothing actually being communicated.
The act of engaging in useless yet intellectually stimulating conversation, usually as an excuse to avoid taking constructive action in your life.
Definition #2: Non-productive nor practical thinking
"Mental masturbation is casually bandied about as a pejorative."1. But what, precisely, does it mean?
* Presumably when you mentally masturbate, your thinking is not productive or practical. Just as certain prudish people would have us abstain from the unproductive ways of onanism, those who would censor mental masturbation believe thoughts should make something. Like semen, thoughts should be put to use. Thinking is a practice in and of itself and hence is inherently practical. Thinking is a kind of doing such as, say, running. Its an activity, unless we say that running is physical masturbation as its not practical. After all, youre not running to get anywhere such as the bookstore. The runner might retort that his running makes him more physically fit which, in turn, makes him happier and healthier. In that sense, running is a practical activity."
So, is mind masturbation a type of thinking, a precursor to a productive thought, or merely a circular discussion with no end point?
Definition #3: The Evans Group LLC Logic
There are four stages to our consulting logic:
1) It is likely that in the old days when women sat home thinking about the kind of sex they would really want that they mentally masturbated.
2) If pulling someone on along, tricking, conniving and manipulating them, and enjoying it, it is a form of mental masturbation. Its also called playing their banjo, or the slim, slow slide to have them do it my way.
3) Circular conversations take place between two types of groups:
a) Like personalities or interests (a church group, or help group) that get together to decide something and end up in a massive circle of babble, arguing over small things, often not even part of the discussion, changing subjects so that no deciding something" ever occurs. I call these bibble babble talk tanks.
b) Company meetings, talk tanks, discussions to solve a problem, but business based. Please read the rest of the definition of a. and find how a diverse group of people working together on a specific project or detail can end up in a circle of pain, discussing everything, deciding nothing. Typically, when an activist member of the talk tank, or group company meeting, takes action to bring the group back in line they are considered the bully or the guy that won't let the conversation flow. Much depends here on who is moderating the discussion and if they are pulling it along and leading it, or if it is free flowing. Free flowing is both controlled and uncontrolled chaos theory dialogue.
4) Recognition, admittance, agreement OR denial argument for free flowing, or shock at being called a masturbator define Mind Masturbation.
As a consultant we run many think tanks, and/or work on complex procedural issues. In any group we deal with there is a conscious or subconscious saboteur (a person determined to undermine the concept). These people consultants can recognize and work with to not manipulate, or simply ask to leave the group. Mind masturbators can be individuals, or due to poor leadership/moderation, the group itself.
Watch yourself as a person, a stock trader, a homemaker, businessperson or employee. Put a silent witness on your shoulder to watch you. If you ask questions out of the norm of the dialogue, and they serve no smart change in direction, or if you shift the subject entirely (all in non-social settings) and begin talking about "the value of physical therapy" within a discussion on "What/Who is a Good Leader" you have just witnessed Mind Masturbation.
It starts with one, and slowly feeds, and soon the conversation includes "physical therapy." Someone then mentions "modern medicine" and the subject is diverted again into a masturbatory dialogue. You might feel good being in the circle, but by being in it you are not part of any solution, and/or participating in the real dialogue. Most importantly the entire dialogues perspective is changed.
Disease means lack of ease. Mind masturbation is a disease. The person is consciously babbling away on another subject with no parallels, as they are more comfortable, or subconsciously babbling away on every subject, because they do not know how to have a structured dialogue.
Relate it to internal mind masturbation also, as we are perfectly conditioned to think in circles, never hit what we should think about, stay in denial, or live out of fear or greed. Regular masturbation is certainly healthier for you than mind masturbation. And perhaps in our studies of real conditions we will stop
shock at hearing real worlds. There is nothing dirty or deviant about masturbation. It's been done since the beginning of time.
Physical masturbation affects only the person; mind masturbation can affect a group, and a decision process.
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Sikeston volleyball All-District players pictured from left are: Rachel Beydler, Quinn Kaiser and Martika Davis.
Rachel Beydler and Martika Davis earned All-District First Team honors and Quinn Kaiser earned Second Team honors.
Beydler, a junior, was the lone Bulldog setter this season and led the team in assists (486) and service aces (47) while placing second in digs (182), kill percentage (.269) and serving percentage (93.0).
Junior Davis, split time between outside hitter and middle blocker and led the Lady Bulldogs in kills (209), kill percentage (.299) and placed second in solo blocks (37).
Senior outside hitter Kaiser led the team in digs (241) and serving percentage (93.4) while placing second in kills (142).
The trio helped lead Sikeston to a 19-11-1 season, the team's best record since a 23-7 ledger in 2000.


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Hull City (4-2-3-1): McGregor, Rosenior, Davies, Bruce, Figueroa, Elmohamady, Huddlestone, Livermore, Meyler, Jelavic, Long
Steve Bruce's men thrashed Cardiff 4-0 away from home last weekend and will be in confident mood ahead of their clash against Newcastle United. The 'Tigers' will however be sweating on the niggling injuries to Tom Huddlestone, Alex Bruce, and Liam Rosenior, yet should all be available in time. Winter signings Nikica Jelavic and Shane long also seem to be finally clicking.
Newcastle United (4-2-3-1): Krul, Debuchy, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Anita, Tioté, Sissoko, de Jong, Gouffran, Remy
Newcastle ended their 450 minute goalless run by netting in the last minute during their 1-0 home win over Aston Villa last weekend. Unsurprisingly, it was Loic Remy who found the net and Alan Pardew's side will continue to build from this for one final push into Europe. During the win Remy was partnered by Papiss Cisse, and it is possible that the manager could change to a 4-4-2 for a more attacking approach.
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Classic Hull City vs Newcastle encounter back in 1989.
Nikica Jelavic's move to Hull City has given him the consistent starts he's been craving and now with three goals in his last three games, will look to continue his form and cement a spot for Croatia in the World Cup.
Hull City have won five and lost just one of the last eight meetings in all competitions with Newcastle.
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Coda Automotive Races To Keep Up With Electric-Car Market
Electric-car upstart Coda Automotive Inc. is trying to keep pace with high-flying competitors such as Tesla Motors Inc. and large automakers like General Motors and Nissan, as it talks to investors about raising a mammoth $125 million venture round designed to be its last before an initial public offering.
Chief Executive and President Kevin Czinger told VentureWire that Coda is about to close on more more than $60 million toward the round. Its investors have already funded Coda with about $125 million since 2007.
"We are planning to re-up in the D round," said Daniel Weiss, managing partner of Angeleno Group LLC, an early backer of Coda, in an email. Other investors include Singapore state fund EDB Investments, Swiss investment office Aeris Capital, Countyline LLC, an investment firm owned by Tony Pritzker and J.B. Pritzker, and Lex Wexner, chairman and CEO of Limited Brands Inc.
Coda has been able to use less capital than some of its competitors like Tesla and Fisker Automotive by using an existing chassis, and improving on it, and then having it produced by an OEM in China, as well as many standard components from major automotive suppliers like Delphi Corp. and Lear. It also leases an assembly line, rather than owning it, helping to keep costs down.
The company said Tuesday it will price its all-electric sedan at $44,900. Consumers would be able to receive a $7,500 federal tax credit. That's still higher than Coda's main competitor, the Nissan Leaf, priced at $32,780 pre-tax credit, but lower than the Model S sedan being built by Tesla, which promises to sell it for $57,000 before a credit.
Coda started taking deposits from interested customers, and also expects to sign orders with owners of car fleets shortly, Czinger said. The company plans to deliver 14,000 cars by December 2011, and expects to bring in $500 million in revenue next year.
"We're targeting an IPO next year," Czinger said. He expects Coda to be profitable once it sells about 800 vehicles monthly, and that consumers and investors will be attracted to a pure "green car company."
Czinger said that the company's sedan has several advantages over the Nissan Leaf – longer driving range on a single charge of 90 to 100 miles in all U.S. seasons, versus about 60 miles for the Leaf. Coda's battery is a 34-kilowatt-hour one, versus the Leaf's 24 kwH; the size is responsible for the driving range. The Coda also has an on-board charger sized at 6.6 kilowatts, versus the Leaf's 3.3 kW.


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Prague opened up an early lead on Meeker and held on to beat the visiting Bulldogs, 70-53, Tuesday night.
Tyler Oudenkirk led the way for the Red Devils with 19 points, despite sitting for the entire third quarter due to foul trouble.
"Tyler had a big game, but that foul trouble caught up to him. Overall, we got in a lot of foul trouble, but our bench stepped up and played a great game, especially [Dathan] Holik," said Prague head coach David Day.
Holik finished with six points. Mark Montgomery added 11 points for Prague.
Three Bulldogs scorers finished in double figures.
Prague will head to Stroud next Tuesday, while Meeker will head to Konawa.
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Lieberman, Brown Unveil Bill to Strip Citizenship
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers introduced legislation today aimed at stripping U.S. citizenship from Americans who have supported foreign terrorist groups or engaged in hostilities against the U.S. or its allies.
Sens. Joe Lieberman (I., Conn.) and Scott Brown (R., Mass.) along with Pennsylvania Reps. Jason Altmire, a Democrat, and Charlie Dent, a Republican, co-sponsored the legislation, which would add to seven ways, including treason, that American can to lose their citizenship under current law.
If the legislation is enacted, those found by the Secretary of State to be engaged in "providing material support or resources to a Foreign Terrorist Organization" or "actively engaging" in "hostilities against the United States or its allies," would stand to lose their citizenship.
"Those who join such groups [as al Qaeda and the Taliban] join our enemy and should be deprived of the rights and privileges of U.S. citizenship and the ability to use their American passports as tools of terror," said Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
The legislation, dubbed the Terrorist Expatriation Act – or TEA Act – comes days after Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan, was arrested for allegedly trying to set off a car bomb Times Square.
The measure drew immediate fire from Muslim advocacy groups that say it would unjustly target Muslim Americans and other minority groups. Historically, denaturalization has been rare, and court challenges are likely should the measure be enacted.
"It's a knee-jerk reaction to a Pakistani naturalized American who chose to conduct in criminal behavior," said Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society, a nonprofit organization. "In my opinion it is xenophobic and unconstitutional and un-American," he said.


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Texas town evacuated after gas pipe explosion
FORT WORTH, Texas — A pipeline carrying liquefied petroleum gas exploded Thursday morning near the Texas town of Milford and residents could be forced to stay out of their homes until sometime today.
Officials said the fire was shrinking "as residual product is flared and burned off." The explosion occurred about 9:30 a.m. just outside of Milford, a community of about 730 people about 60 miles southeast of Fort Worth, said Sara Garcia, an Ellis County spokeswoman. A Chevron crew was working at the site when the 10-inch pipeline exploded.


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BOSTON -- To the surprise of no one, David Ortiz was named the American League's Silver Slugger at designated hitter. It marked the sixth time in his career that Ortiz earned the honor.
Ortiz also won from 2004 to 2007 and again in 2011. No other DH has won the award more than four times (Edgar Martinez, Paul Molitor).
Returning from an Achilles injury that cost him the final two months of 2012 and the first three weeks of this season, Ortiz looked every bit the player he was in his prime. He hit .309 with a .395 on-base percentage while reaching the 30-homer and 100-RBI milestones for the first time since 2010. His .959 OPS ranked third in the American League behind only Miguel Cabrera and Chris Davis.
Ortiz is the first player to lead the Red Sox in the three Triple Crown categories since Manny Ramirez in 2001. Ramirez and Wade Boggs are the only other players in Red Sox history to win a half-dozen Silver Sluggers.
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Botswana toughens travel rules
Botswana will no longer accept emergency travel documents for routine visits to the country, the South African home affairs department said on Thursday 11 April 2013.
In a diplomatic note to international governments, Botswana's government said: "The Republic of Botswana wishes to communicate a notice from the immigration department informing that travellers using emergency travel documents will not be admitted to Botswana for routine visits.
"Only those travelling under circumstances of emergency will be admitted under the authority of an emergency travel document."
The home affairs department issues emergency travel certificates to South Africans who have to travel urgently for deaths, sicknesses and other emergencies.
Botswana said emergency travel documents would now strictly be limited to emergency situations, which had to be supported by documentary proof.
Home Affairs spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa said South Africans wanting to travel to Botswana should make the necessary arrangements to acquire the appropriate documents. – Sap
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ASAPA response to mining in Mapungubwe
ASAPA, the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists, is currently one of a number of public interest and environmental organisations appealing the awarding of new order mining rights and the approval of the environmental management plan for the Vele colliery, an open cast and underground mine situated seven kilometres from the eastern border of the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site.
We took this step as part of following through on ASAPA's objectives as a professional body, to promote and support legislative, regulatory, and voluntary programmes in all Southern African countries that forbid and discourage all activities that result in the loss of scientific knowledge and unsanctioned damage or loss of archaeological sites, landscapes and artefacts'.
Further, we have undertaken to support excellence in all aspects of archaeology and cultural heritage management. In our opinion, insufficient attention has been paid to the impact that the Vele colliery will have on heritage and environmental resources in the mine's vicinity and we feel that an integrated regional development plan for the Mapungubwe area should be drawn up before this and other mining activities are approved.
The Vele mine is set to operate for a period of around 30 years, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. While Limpopo Coal Company, the owner of the colliery, claims that the impact of the mine on the area will be temporary, it should be stated that the impact on the archaeological sites and places of intangible significance in the path of the mine and related developments will be permanent and irreversible.
The auxiliary effects of the mining, such as the road network, increased traffic, dust and noise are likely to have far-reaching impacts on the broader surroundings, including the degradation of the sense of place and the aesthetic values of the area. This cannot help but impact on the attractiveness of the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape as a tourism destination and have negative consequences for the existing sustainable eco-tourism and heritage tourism sector.
Although best known for the Mapungubwe hilltop site, the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape in fact encompasses a network of sites with evidence for occupation by near modern humans and humans spanning from 500 000 years back to the nineteenth century. Sites dating back the last 2 000 years mark the interaction between numerous kinds of Southern African peoples (hunter-gatherers, pastoralists, agropastoralists, and voortrekkers) in the Shashe-Limpopo Confluence Area. The area is also rich in biological diversity and forms part of the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve.
The entire area north of the Soutpansberg, including Mapungubwe, is likely to be impacted by a number of proposed coal mines and other industrial developments, such as power stations, in the coming decade. The Vele development is significant as it is the first on the South African side of the border. With each subsequent development, the threshold that applicants will have to meet in terms of their impact on sense of place or the environment is likely to be lower.
Mapungubwe is both a place of archaeological and historical significance and a powerful national symbol: the Order of Mapungubwe is one of South Africa's highest honours. The sustainability of the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape as a successful World Heritage Site within an industrial landscape is, however, questionable. To donate R10 to the fight against the Vele colliery and other mining projects in the Mapungubwe area, SMS "MINE" to 31913. The full value of your donation through Vodacom, MTN or Cell C will go directly to the Save Mapungubwe Project. You can also visit www.savemapungubwe.org.za to sign the petition or make a donation.
Go to www.savemapungubwe.org.za to sign the petition or make a donation.
[Esterhuysen, A. 2010. Undermining heritage. South African Archaeological Bulletin 64: 1-3.]
[Swanepoel, N. and Schoeman, A. 2010. Mapungubwe matters. South African Archaeological Bulletin 65: 1-2]
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Housing and industrial developments proposed at Sibudu
The proposed development
The Wewe Driefontein Mixed Use Development, proposed near Sibudu, is planned to provide approximately 3450 housing opportunities ( of mixed typology and income ), 58 ha light and service industrial area, 90 ha of general industrial area, 18ha mixed use area, 37ha of agriculture and smallholdings, 7ha light commercial, 5.7ha general commercial / shopping centre, fuel stations, 2.3ha educational / community facilities, rehabilitation of conservation areas, private open space systems, and associated services and servitudes for bulk electricity, waste water treatment ( subject to confirmation from authorities ), upgrading of external bulk services and infrastructure and internal link services and infrastructure.
Sibudu - Archaeological Background
- Sibudu has a long Middle Stone Age record dating between 77 000 and 35 000 years ago, a period seldom represented in other SA sites. It is therefore a model for the South African Middle Stone Age cultural sequence.
- Sibudu is one of only three sites in Africa with early sea-shell beads. These are older than 70 000 years ago. These demonstrate that people at the time had symbolic behaviour because they were expressing group identity.
- Sibudu has the world's oldest yet discovered bone arrowheads that are 65 000 years old.
- Sibudu has a rare collection of worked bone tools dating between 70 000 and 62 000 years ago.
- Organic preservation is exceptionally good. Identified remains of animal bones, seeds and charcoal have enabled KwaZulu-Natal environmental reconstructions from 77 000 years ago. Sibudu has a long record of animal and plant changes, extinct animals and trees not found in the area today.
- Geoarchaeologists consider the Sibudu sediments remarkable and amongst the best in the world for identifying behavioural moments in time.
- The AD 1100 Iron Age occupation on top of the Middle Stone Age occupation contained a pit with more than 5000 glass beads as part of several necklaces. This is KwaZulu-Natal's biggest and oldest bead cache.
- Excavations are ongoing by a team from the University of the Witwatersrand, assisted by international specialists, and the site still has much to offer. Approximately 10% of the site has been excavated, which means that much valuable information remains unexplored.
- In Europe sites less promising than Sibudu are excavated by generations of archaeologists for more than a 100 years.
- Sibudu's finds have resulted in many international and national publications in peer-reviewed journals and books. The site has a huge international profile and there are calls from all parts of the world for the site to be saved from the inevitable effects of the development.
Excavation procedure
All the excavators are employed as academics who teach and have administrative duties or else they are PhD students who have their own research projects to work on. This means that we can only excavate for two months of the year.
Consequences of the development
1. If nothing is done to protect the site
Experience elsewhere in South Africa shows that unprotected sites near towns or residential estates are destroyed. Rose Cottage cave, for example, although securely fenced with padlocked gate, was broken into and vandalized beyond repair. 100 000 years of history has been lost. Other sites have the same story to tell as heritage agencies can confirm. Sibudu is far more important than other sites that have been lost to wanton vandalism.
This Google image clearly shows the proximity of Sibudu to the proposed housing development in the present sugarcane fields (to the right of the shelter past a small strip of indigenous forest).
2. If the development does not go ahead
Then the present level of excavation will continue at the site, the area of excavation will be enlarged and generations of South African archaeologists will have the benefit of working at the site.
It is important that sites such as Sibudu ultimately become economically sustainable. When the site has been excavated more, it should be possible to open it for archaeotourism. However, for security reasons and the exorbitant cost of providing security, I do not believe that this will be possible with a neighbouring low-cost housing estate and industrial development.
3. If the development goes ahead with accelerated excavation
If the development was held off for a two year period to allow mitigation at the site, the following would be necessary and will be very expensive:
- A full-time archaeologist on site for two years with a team of qualified archaeological assistants. These people would have to be salaried because no-one with a full-time job could take off two years for the excavation.
- Accommodation and travel costs of the team for the two year period. A vehicle and survey equipment would have to be provided - either or hire for two years or purchased.
- On completion of the accelerated research it will be necessary to securely fence the site and place a guard at the entrance. Failing this, the 80m square floor of the cave must be cemented over to protect the deposit.
Why should Sibudu be saved?
The site still contains a wealth of information about our heritage.
The site can be a place where South Africans learn to excavate and do research on our heritage.
Culture lifts a nation psychologically and intellectually. Whether it be World Cup soccer, fine music, literature, art or heritage of the kind that Sibudu offers, these are things that define a nation and give it pride, ownership. The poor, the homeless and the diseased will always be with us, no matter how much money is funneled into projects to alleviate these miseries. Heritage is only with us if we treasure and protect it. It is within our power to preserve or to destroy sites such as Sibudu which will it be?
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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 12 No. 1584
Letter from America: 9/11 and Obama
This past week Americans observed the 8th anniversary of 9/11, the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil. Nearly 3000 people died when the four planes crashed in New York, at the Pentagon and in a Pennsylvania field. At a ceremony, held in the Pentagon, President Obama paid tribute to the victims and vowed to "never falter" in defending the US. In New York, thousands gathered for ceremonies in a square near Ground Zero.
Vice-President Joe Biden attended the New York ceremony, where planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers, causing them to collapse. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell attended the ceremony at the site of the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Subsequent to 9/11, Afghanistan and Iraq were attacked by the USA, its European allies and Australia, which saw the overthrow of the Taliban and the Baathist regimes, and wanton killings of nearly a million people, mostly unarmed civilians. Obviously, no ceremonies were held for those victims of western barbarism and brutality. American and foreign troops are still in those two invaded countries. There is no sign of normalcy in either of those two countries.
Troop deaths have mounted in Afghanistan this year as American and other international forces have stepped up their fight against the Taliban. August was the deadliest month for the U.S. military in the nearly eight-year-old war, with 52 fatalities. So far this month, 25 coalition troops have been killed, including 14 U.S. troops, according to CNN figures compiled from coalition reports.
Western experts fear that if the NATO forces were to abandon Afghanistan today, the country may again fall into the hands of the Taliban. The Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to approve sending thousands of additional forces to Afghanistan to deal with the growing threat from roadside bombs.
According to Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski the U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan was reaching levels similar to the Soviet invasion. "Eight years later, we are beginning to move to a level of military force which is beginning to approximate the Soviet engagement and already our top generals are saying we are not winning militarily," he recently said at a global strategy conference in Geneva.
Hate crimes against Muslims are not seeing much improvement. Just the last week, nearly a thousand anti-Muslim bigots gathered outside Harrow Central Mosque in the UK as activists from Stop Islamification of Europe planned to demonstrate outside the mosque.
Last Wednesday night, President Obama appeared in a joint session in the Capitol Hill pleading his case for humanitarian purposes to cover the uninsured and underinsured with adequate health insurance coverage. He was also very pragmatic in outlining a legislative proposal which will restrain costs so that those who are now insured can continue to afford insurance. He insisted that there won't be any addition to the deficit or to the national debt, and he also outlined a number of ideas where savings can be obtained.
However, something totally unexpected happen during Obama's speech; Joe Wilson, a Republican congressman from South Carolina, protested within an outburst "you lie". Such an outburst against President is an inappropriate conduct violating the rules of the House and is subject to reprimand. In the USA the president is the commander in chief, the leader of the country, and is treated more like a king. Wilson later apologized to the President for his lack of civility, and the President accepted his apology.
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Time for an American bakery metaphor: imagine the cinnamon bun–shaped map of Paris. Now slice a large wedge from the top section. You'll end up cutting the Ninth, 10th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Arrondissements, or what Sébastien Guénard, the chef at the fêted Abbesses bistro Miroir, calls "le grand quartier." In the short time since I've moved to the area, I've watched the steady onslaught of gentrification (Hello, Kiehl's; thanks for popping up, Comme des Garçons pocket shop). The same is true for Pigalle and Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, just to the south; Batignolles, to the west (the rest of the 17th was already pretty haute-bourgeois); the Canal St.-Martin, in the 10th; Belleville, in the 19th and 20th; and other areas in the 19th that surround the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont. I'll add the Oberkampf piece of the 11th to the east, too; though it's not geographically in le grand quartier, it shares the same earthy spirit.
There are few major tourist landmarks in these areas, except the Palais Garnier opera house and the Butte-Montmartre, a hectic scene whose kitschy church of Sacré-Coeur and pseudo-artists I avoid like a tropical disease. If you're afraid you might miss Paris's traditional beauty wandering outward a bit from the attraction-heavy center, know that while Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann's grand boulevards and soaring town houses have become the de facto look of Paris, his 1860's overhaul homogenized a lot of the city's architecture. In fact, the areas he left alone (Montmartre's dollhouse scale and picturesque steps; the Marais' medieval warrens) are more apt reminders of the Paris of long ago.
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NI top-scorer David Healy hangs up his boots
Updated: Tuesday, 03 Dec 2013 13:52 | Comments
David Healy, Northern Ireland's record goalscorer, has announced his retirement from professional football.
The 34-year-old has been without a club since leaving Bury at the end of last season and has decided it's time for a "new challenge".
Healy, who scored 36 goals in 95 international appearances, said: "I don't think too many people will be surprised. I have been without a club for five months.
"It's dawned on me that it's time for a new challenge. The career is over and it's time to move on."
The career is over and it's time to move on" - David Healy
Healy's club career was arguably less successful, bar an impressive spell at Preston. Having come through the ranks at Manchester United, he moved to Deepdale in 2001 and went on to score 45 goals in 139 games.
A move to Leeds followed before spells at Fulham and Sunderland, where he was farmed out on loan to Doncaster and Ipswich. In 2011 he joined boyhood team Rangers and helped them to the Scottish League Cup title before returning south to link up with Bury.
"I didn't enjoy my last six months at Bury because of a number of circumstances," he said.
"I still thought in the summer that I was capable and would be fit enough if I got a good pre-season under my belt.
"But that didn't happen and it's hard going down to the gym and doing 20 or 30 minutes of aerobic stuff on your own.
"It would have been great to have achieved 100 caps but at the same time I didn't want to be getting token caps."
Healy's finest moment came in September 2005 when he grabbed the winner in a World Cup qualifier against England at Windsor Park.
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Solaris 11.2 released with security and other enhancements
By Gerry Haskins-Oracle on Aug 01, 2014
Solaris 11.2 is released!
There's a huge amount of new and improved features in Solaris 11.2 as well as thousands of bug fixes. In short, it's our best Solaris ever!
For security conscious customers, Solaris 11.2 delivers significant compliance enhancements (see the docs) and provides the new "solaris-minimal-server" Install group, which is an excellent basis for installing secure, minimized (hardened) systems.
Hardening (minimizing) a system in Solaris 10 and earlier was as much an art form as a science. It was hard to be sure that the system was as minimized as possible.
In Solaris 11.2, the "solaris-minimal-server" Install group dramatically simplifies the process. It's a new install option in addition to the existing "solaris-small-server", "solaris-large-server", and "solaris-desktop" install groups.
"solaris-minimal-server" does exactly what it says. It provides the minimal set of packages to provision a minimal supported command-line Oracle Solaris environment. You will typically need to add packages to this minimal set which are required to support your applications.
For example, install a test domain with "solaris-minimal-server", your application, and any additional packages which you know your application requires - for example JRE7 and the application installer. Test it, and add in any additional packages which you discover your application requires - for example, for it's user GUI/BUI. That's the minimum install footprint for your application. Repeat as desired for other applications.
By reducing the install footprint, you reduce the "attack surface", ensuring you system is exposed to the minimum number of vulnerabilities. This in turn reduces the need to patch for security compliance, further reducing your TCO.
Since installing an Oracle Database would be a common scenario, Solaris 11.2 also
provides an additional group package for the database:
So, if you want to install the Oracle Database (single instance), you can simply add the above package to your solaris-minimal-server and you will have the required packages to install the database.
It's just one of many new features in Solaris 11.2 which I think you'll like. Please take a few minutes to browse the "What's New" and other documentation released with 11.2.
As with any Solaris Update release, expect a number of important
bug fixes in the first few
Solaris 11.2 SRUs which didn't make the Solaris 11.2 release.
More details on "solaris-minimal-server":
$ pkg contents -mr -g ./s11u2 group/system/solaris-minimal-server
set name=pkg.fmri value=pkg://firstname.lastname@example.com,5.11-0.175.2.0.0.42.0:20140623T214938Z
set name=pkg.summary value="Oracle Solaris Minimal Server"
set name=pkg.description value="Provides the minimal, supported command-line Oracle Solaris environment"
set name=info.classification value="org.opensolaris.category.2008:Meta Packages/Group Packages"
set name=org.opensolaris.consolidation value=solaris_re
set name=variant.arch value=i386 value=sparc
set name=variant.opensolaris.zone value=global value=nonglobal
depend fmri=network/ping type=group
depend fmri=service/network/ssh type=group
depend fmri=shell/tcsh type=group
depend fmri=shell/zsh type=group
depend fmri=system/network type=group
depend fmri=developer/debug/mdb type=require
depend fmri=editor/vim/vim-core type=require
depend fmri=group/system/solaris-core-platform type=require
depend fmri=package/pkg type=require
depend fmri=release/name type=require
depend fmri=release/notices type=require
depend fmri=shell/bash type=require
depend fmri=shell/ksh93 type=require
depend fmri=system/core-os type=require
depend fmri=system/library/platform type=require
The packages with group dependencies in the list above can be removed to further minimize the system. For example, if you don't want 'ssh', you don't have to install it.
More details on group package with Oracle Database 12.1 install pre-requisites:
$ pkg contents -mr -g ./s11u2 group/prerequisite/oracle/oracle-rdbms-server-12-1-preinstall
set name=pkg.fmri value=pkg://firstname.lastname@example.com,5.11-0.175.2.0.0.42.0:20140623T214934Z
set name=pkg.summary value="Prerequisite package for Oracle Database 12.1"
set name=pkg.description value="Provides the set of Oracle Solaris packages required for installation and operation of Oracle Database 12."
set name=info.classification value="org.opensolaris.category.2008:Meta Packages/Group Packages"
set name=org.opensolaris.consolidation value=solaris_re
set name=variant.arch value=i386 value=sparc
depend fmri=x11/diagnostic/x11-info-clients type=group
depend fmri=x11/library/libxi type=group
depend fmri=x11/library/libxtst type=group
depend fmri=x11/session/xauth type=group
depend fmri=compress/unzip type=require
depend fmri=developer/assembler type=require
depend fmri=developer/build/make type=require
The benefits of SuperCluster to other Solaris 11.x users
As you may know, my team and I have been heavily focused on SuperCluster Engineered Systems for the last few years.
The intense work we've done for SuperCluster - especially on expediting fixes for scalability and availability issues - has a significant trickle down benefit for all Solaris customers. All of these critical fixes are in Solaris 11.2 SRU1.
Did you know that 97% of all customer SuperCluster domains / zones run Solaris 11.x ? Only 3% run Solaris 10. The reason for this massive adoption of Solaris 11.x is due to it's compelling features, excellent quality, and superb stability. It really is time to move to Solaris 11.x. It's like going from horses to motor cars. It is that big a difference.
Even if you are not in a position to adopt Solaris 11.2 immediately, please do consider using a recent Solaris 11.1 SRU, such as Solaris 11.1 SRU19.6 or later. This includes fixes for 110 critical issues encountered on SuperCluster and which are also relevant for other T4/T5/M5/M6/M10 users. This is our current recommended version for SuperCluster and our experience with it to date has been excellent.
We'll be moving up to Solaris 11.2 shortly to leverage more of the exciting features it provides.
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PJ, a 13-year-old girl living in North Philly, was walking home from a local playground when she was caught in the middle of a gun battle. A stray bullet that could have taken her life ended up taking her eye. Now, she and her family face a future forever changed by senseless gun violence.


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Housewares Color of the Year? Purple!
2010 seems to be the year of purple for items for the home - who knew?
In shades ranging from pinkish orchid to full on plum, there was a plethora of purple to be found. We think of purple as a little bit of an outsider, rock and roll type of color generally, not really one that we connotate easily with housekeeping.
But, maybe that is the point - perhaps vacumming will feel like a little less of an everyday chore with your "purple rain" model zipping around the carpet as your "violet, you're turning violet" tea kettle whistles on the stove?
Shown above, top row, left to right:
1. Bodum appliances
2. Shark sweeper
3. White sewing machine
4. Le Creuset cookware
5. Simple Human trashcan
Shown above, middle row, left to right:
6. Hoover vacuum
7. Bambu bowl
8. Bormioli Rocco glassware
9. Crosley radio
10. Typhoon dishware
Shown above, bottom row, left to right:
11. Copco cups
12. Shark vacuum
13. Metalac cookware
14. Le Crueset cookware
15. Aroma kettle
More info on the show: International Home & Housewares Show 2010


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Statistical Science
Are alternatives to a fourth AS level acceptable?
Yes, in asking for a fourth AS level, UCL was signalling its support for a broadening of the post-16 curriculum. UCL will be flexible in considering other qualifications. Alternatives that have been indicated to date as acceptable include:
- a GCSE in a foreign language such as Japanese (studied from scratch concurrent with A-levels);
- an IB subject at Standard Level;
- a Scottish Higher.
A GCSE in a subject that is an established part of the curriculum (e.g. Economics) will not normally be acceptable, even if this is taken at the same time as A levels. If no fourth AS level or alternative is offered, applicants should explain why this is the case; we may in such circumstances make an offer requiring higher A level grades.


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These are my very favorite peanut butter cookie.
1/2c. butter, only butter
1/2c. margarine
1c. peanut butter, I like chunky
1c. each brown and white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 1/2c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. peanut butter chips, I do not use these
Microwave margarine and butter together until melted. In a mixer place the melted butter, sugars and peanut butter, mix on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs and beat for two minutes. Reduce speed to low and add baking powder, soda, salt and vanilla. Add 2 cups of the flour 1 cup at a time allowing for blending into mixture. Remove from mixer and mix by hand the remaining flour. Add the chips and mix well. Scoop 1 " balls of the cookie mixture onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Make sure to time these and do not over bake, They are also good with those tiny M and M pieces in them.
Thank you Karen- I will have to try these sometime, but I don't have margarine here only butter. I will have to wait until I can get margarine.
I guess I will be doing dh cookies,lol, I have everything for those.
Elaine, I am sure you could use all butter, think it was written like that to be sure you used some for the rich taste
Karen- I am going to give the recipe a try then. Thanks.
Those sound fabulous!Copying to try. Been far too long since I made peanut butter cookies.
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I am the middle school special education teacher serving students in grades 6-8. This is my fifth year at MLC and I'm excited to continue working with such an amazing group of children and their families. I have worked in very diverse settings as both a general education and special education teacher over the past 19 years and have truly found a home here at MLC. I look forward to working with your child as they strive to achieve their personal best and grow to their fullest potential!
The Learning Center is located in Room 204. I can be reached at email@example.com or by phone at (503) 916-5737.


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Qualcomm Discloses FCPA Probe
Qualcomm Inc. said Wednesday it is the subject of a U.S. investigation into possible violations of foreign bribery law.
The San Diego-based company, which sells chips used in cellphones and earns royalties from licensing patents to handset makers, said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it was told on Friday the SEC and the Justice Department began a preliminary investigation into the company's compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits bribing foreign officials to get or keep business.
"The company believes that it is in compliance with the requirements of the FCPA and will continue to cooperate with both agencies," said Qualcomm in the filing.
A company spokeswoman did not immediately return a request for further comment. A Justice Department spokeswoman declined to comment. A spokesman with the SEC didn't immediately respond to a request to comment.
Qualcomm said in the filing, according to a Wall Street Journal report, that its quarterly revenue was up 40% for the first fiscal quarter, while unit sales of chips for mobile devices increased 32% and profit grew 20%.
Its chips for connecting to cellular networks are used in Apple Inc.'s iPhone, among other products. Qualcomm's business has been growing steadily as more cellphones around the world use third-generation transmission networks, which rely more heavily on technology covered by the company's patents, the Journal report said.


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park guardians asked to take adoption role seriously
BAGUIO CITY – City officials on Monday urged groups intending to adopt parks in the city to honor their commitment to tend to these promenade areas continually and sincerely and not only for posterity.
"Our Adopt-a-Park program does not end after the adoption ceremonies and signing of the agreement. Let's learn from our past experience and see to it that if we adopt a park, we will do that we can to continually maintain it to give meaning to the program," Mayor Mauricio Domogan said.
"We should take this program seriously and carry out our obligation of maintaining these parks," Vice Mayor Daniel Farinas said.
The officials bemoaned the failure of many groups which joined the program in the past to sustain their obligations for the upkeep of the parks.
"There were many groups that adopted the parks, installed their names and logos within the park and afterwards abandoned the same," lamented Councilor Elmer Datuin, chair of the council committee on parks.
To avoid a repeat of this, the city through the city environment and parks management office (CEPMO) will come up with guidelines for the Adopt-a-Park program to ensure that program participants will not renege on their obligations.
CEPMO officer-in-charge Cordelia Lacsamana said the guidelines have been submitted to Datuin's committee for study and presentation to the city council.
Lacsamana said they are still looking into the possibility of dissolving existing adoption agreements with groups that are no longer keeping their obligations.
Councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda suggested that the guidelines include a provision to cancel the adoption upon the group's failure to deliver on its commitment.
Farinas said the city council has been working on institutionalizing the "Adopt-a-Park" program to make it more effective in support of the environmental preservation campaign.
Under the Adopt-a-Park agreement, the adopting parties are supposed to assist the city government in the cleanliness, beautification and development of the parks, maintain and protect the existing vegetation as well as the planted seedlings at the adopted area, conduct weeding, brushing, cultivation and landscaping and others. – A Refuerzo
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UNHCR News Story: Somali refugee flow across the Gulf of Aden slows down this year
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An exhausted survivor of the dangerous sea crossing to Yemen from the Horn of Africa. UNHCR / J. Björgvinsson / March 2007 Somali refugee flow across the Gulf of Aden slows down this year ADEN, Yemen, April 9 (UNHCR) – The number of people crossing the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in mixed migration flows to Yemen has nearly halved during the first quarter of the year in comparison with the same period in 2009. This year, some 9,400 people reached the shores of Yemen in the first three months after setting off from countries in the Horn of Africa. This compares to nearly 17,000 between January and March last year. The largest drop is registered in the number of Somali arrivals. Some 3,200 Somali refugees arrived in Yemen this year, about a third of the number that crossed in the first quarter of 2009. Today, Somali refugees represent every third new arrival in Yemen. During the same period in 2009, Somalis accounted for more than half of all the new arrivals by sea. Somali arrivals are automatically recognized as refugees in Yemen and the country hosts more than 170,000 Somali refugees. However, the drop in the number of Somali arrivals has not been driven by an improvement in the security situation within the country. Many Somali civilians are daily forced to flee their homes to escape waves of fighting between government forces and militias. This year began with some of the deadliest fighting in Somalia since early 2009. The first three months of 2010 recorded some of the highest forced displacement rates since January last year, with almost 170,000 people fleeing their homes in south and central Somalia, particularly from Mogadishu. However, the number of new Somali arrivals in the region remains relatively small. More than 20,000 Somalis have fled to neighbouring countries, mostly to Kenya and Ethiopia, this year. Meanwhile, most of the internally displaced Somalis have found shelter in makeshift camps along the Afgooye corridor just outside Mogadishu or have headed for safer areas of the capital. Somali refugees reaching Yemen claim that those fleeing the fighting face increasing difficulties in reaching Bossaso in northern Somalia, where they wait for a chance to board smugglers' boats sailing for Yemen. They cite general insecurity as the main reason deterring their movements towards the north. In addition, they say that more and more people simply have no means to pay for the trip to Puntland. The refugees also report that Puntland authorities are trying to stem the human trafficking and they add that a large number of new arrivals are waiting in Bossaso for the chance to reach Yemen. UNHCR teams in northern Somalia continue to assist the displaced population. In addition, information campaigns warn about the risks involved in making the sea crossing. There are an estimated 1.4 million internally displaced people in Somalia while nearly 570,000 Somalis live as refugees in neighbouring countries.
Aden tanks
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At an unknown time in the past (some sources say 1st century AD), someone had the idea of using the volcano crater as a water collection system. There are a series of 18 tanks, some 45-50 million litres of water can be held altogether! Beautifully built and laid out. They got buried under plants for years, until a British officer found them in the mid 19th century, when they were rehabilitated. The area is now a park, and the tanks still fill - at least partially - although they are no longer essential as a water supply system.
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Sexuality in Arab countries is something that I think still awaits serious research. While restricting relations between opposite sexes, homosexuality also officially is condemned, but in reality, close relations that men have with each other, even physical intimacy, they often lead to crossing the line. It is widely known , that as in case of closed male communities in jail, active position in homosexual relation is accepted, while passive treated with disgust. This is Aden, liberal city for Yemeni standards.
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Basateen, near Aden, a Somali settlement , where live the refugees who can find some source of money ( casual work, like washing cars or Western Union from family in the States ). There is much more energetic mood , more hope here than among those trapped in Al Kharaz camp, with no big perspectives for change. One thing one notices immediately is large number of small private English schools, often in wooden shacks, a symbol of desires and aspirations always related to emigrating.
Fish for sale - Aden
Made by Maciej Dakowicz
and one of my photos has been choosen by YAHOO in their BEST OF YOU WITNESS selection of 10 photos, check it out: news.yahoo.com/page/2007_year_in_review/best_of_you_witne... and news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Year_in_Review_2007 I sent it to YOUR WITNESS some time ago and completely forgot about it nice
USS Cole (by J.B. Keefer)
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The Gulf of Mexico, Dec. 13, 2000 — The starboard propeller and shaft of the damaged destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) dwarf a Sailor on board the M/V Blue Marlin. Cole is being transported to the United States by the Norwegian commercial lift ship for repairs to damage sustained by the Oct. 12 terrorist bombing attack on the ship in the port of Aden, Yemen. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class J.B. Keefer. [001213-N-1012K-001] Dec. 13, 2000.
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My Honda Cub. This was 1962 in Aden and was probably about two years old. Note that it had a starter motor which was left off when they were eventually imported into the UK. Once took it off the clock with a following monsoon wind but shortly after had to replace burnt exhaust valve and bent push rods. All done with two spanners and have been a fan of Honda engineering ever since.
IMG_7148 Tired mind
Made by Swiatoslaw Wojtkowiak
As in many developing countries, in Yemen one can see mentally ill wandering in the street, often ridiculed, sometimes protected, sometimes just left alone. According to some psychiatrists, although common use of khat , mild hallucinogen is not known to create any mental illness, it may cause to intensify already existing problem. This is in fish market, Aden.
Aden Panorama
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Panoramic stitch of 3 landscape format images of Aden, Yemen. 3 year old photos, I tried my new stitch software on them. Taken from a viewpoint reached by a footpath on a small island linked to the city by the causeway seen at the left side of the photo, not taken from aircraft.
Royal Highland Fusilier
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Military funeral from the RAF Hospital at Steamer Point in Aden. Around July 1960 only 1year after this amalgamated regiment was formed a young soldier serving with this regiment at Singapore Lines near Khormakser in Aden received an electric shock which proved fatal
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This is a solvable sudoku made with the characters of Aden city from Adan in Yemen. View adendoku or make your own design at yourdoku.com
Yemen Aden 1994
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It may be yellow & it may have been 27 years since the British left but this post box in Crater is a reminder of their presence. It still bears the name Post Office and although it has been removed the GR can still be made out above.
Shop interior - Aden, Yemen
Made by Maciej Dakowicz
Aden, Yemen www.maciejdakowicz.com - Jordan. Add me on facebook
DSC_9188 Yemeni woman
Made by Swiatoslaw Wojtkowiak
This is as close one can get to photograph Yemeni women. But it is easier in Aden, which used to be part of Socialist Democratic Yemen, and is less conservative in certain ways.
Qat delights
Made by Swiatoslaw Wojtkowiak
Aden, Yemen. I will soon post more images related to consumption of this plant, as a part of my bigger ongoing project about use of psychoactive plants troughout the world.
Steamer Point Aden
Made by Sir Wilton Shagpile,B.M.K.
Looking from the Wally camp towards the Royal Air Force Hospital at Steamer Point. Note the hill on the left covered by washing (Dhobi) left out to dry.
empty fish market - Aden
Made by Maciej Dakowicz
Yemen, Dec 2007 farm3.static.flickr.com/2009/2192789336_a40d4fa4bf_o.jpg
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Not a fun stop. Lots of oil in the harbour but it's the last chance for fuel and provisions for the Red Sea if you don't want to stop before Suez.
Aden (Yemen) Impressions
Made by s1ingshot
sharks, sharks, sharks... they got so many there because a lot of Somalis dont make it with their small boats to the coast of Yemen
Aden Restaurant
Made by Sir Wilton Shagpile,B.M.K.
Rare photograph from within the forbidding Crater City in Aden. This small city is built within the crater of an extinct volano,
Nearest places of interest:
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In T 570/91 the board emphasised that although a person skilled in the art was completely free in choosing a starting point, he would of course be bound afterwards by that choice. If, for instance, the skilled person preferred and decided to start from a specific compressor piston, he could further develop that piston but at the end of that development the normal result would still be a compressor piston and not an internal combustion engine piston. In T 439/92 it was explained that a conscious choice of starting point, made in the knowledge of the respective benefits and drawbacks of the various types concerned, not only determined the subject-matter serving as a starting point but also defined the framework for further development, i.e. a further development within this particular type. A change of type during the further development of the consciously chosen type, to another type, which was previously known but had not been chosen, could then only be seen as the result of an expostfacto analysis (see also T 1040/93, T 35/95, T 739/95, T 255/03). It is unlikely, and normally not obvious, for the invention type originally chosen to be changed during development (T 817/94). A generically different document cannot normally be considered as a realistic starting point for the assessment of inventive step (T 870/96, T 1105/92, T 464/98).
Following T 439/92 the board stated in T 1228/08, that although D1 disclosed the use of hierarchical coding, which was a major aspect of the present invention, the board considered that this document did not represent a realistic starting point for an attack on inventive step. A conscious choice of a starting point not only determines the subject-matter serving as a starting point but also defines the framework for further development. Thus, using D1 as a starting point would mean that any further development would be carried out in the context of multicasting: it is unrealistic to suggest that, starting from this disclosure, the skilled person would go outside this framework - indeed take a technical step back - to develop a non-multicasting system.
In T 487/95 the board chose a military protective helmet as the closest prior art, pointing out, however, that this did not mean that documents describing protective helmets of a different kind (such as workers' safety helmets) could not be said to form part of the knowledge of a person skilled in the art. In this case, adopting the problem and solution approach, the information contained in the patent which related to a known military protective helmet (D9) represented the primary source of information, i.e. the most promising point of departure, from which the skilled person would attempt to arrive at the claimed subject-matter. The other documents could, however, represent important secondary sources of information (in this case: workers' safety helmets) from which the skilled practitioner could obtain indications and suggestions with regard to the problem being addressed (see also T 149/00).


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In my fervent attempt to learn every single Rack Extension in the known universe, I stumbled upon Etch Red. And then I started creating, and just kept going and going and going. You see, this is part of the fun of the Rack Extensions. I'm starting to learn it's not always about pitting the default Reason software against a particular Rack Extension. It's just as important that a Rack Extension motivates you to create more. To that end, Etch Red was a seriously fun creative tool that allowed me to experiment on a large scale. So I thought I would share some of these experimentations with you.
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This article will introduce you to the Etch Red RE from http://www.fxpansion.com. This RE is a powerful dual multi-mode filter that can be set up in series or parallel. It also comes with a comprehensive built-in and external modulation scheme that is unlike any other in the stock Reason program. Aside from filtering, it is capable of several tricks such as gating, stereo widening, compression, distortion, LFO wobbling, Tremolo, and Vibrato effects. To top it all off, it comes with the ability to Frequency Modulate the filters (either internally via the 2 built-in LFOs, or externally using an incoming audio source). A lot of power for a very affordable Reason device. So let's take a walk-through and learn a little more about it.
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Rest assured, we'll give a close look to any article containing repeated references to "bone cement." But because this WSJ article also has a legal angle, we're going to tackle it first thing this morning.
The news: A federal grand jury in Philadelphia on Tuesday handed down an indictment against medical technology company Synthes Inc., alleging the company conducted clinical trials of, yes, bone cement without FDA approval.
The FDA approved Synthes' Norian XR bone cement in 2002 for use in certain defects but not for use in surgeries to treat vertebral compression fractures of the spine, a painful condition commonly suffered by older people.
According to the indictment, the West Chester, Pa.-based company allegedly marketed its bone cement for spinal surgery without putting it through FDA-required testing. Further, the indictment claims the company didn't stop the marketing until after a third patient had died on the operating table and failed to order a recall because it "would have required them to disclose details of the three deaths to the FDA."
The Justice Department said Norian Corp., which Synthes acquired in 1999, was charged with a total of 52 felony counts, including conspiracy to impede the functions of the FDA, making false statements in connection with an FDA inspection, and shipping adulterated and misbranded Norian XR bone cement in interstate commerce.
Synthes faces 44 misdemeanor counts of shipping adulterated and misbranded Norian XR in interstate commerce between 2002 and 2004.
In response to the indictment, Synthes said it fully cooperated with the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania's investigation and "believes that its marketing practices in connection with Norian XR were proper." The company said it intends to "vigorously defend itself against the charges."


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a1 Departments of Medicine and Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
a2 Department of Pharmacology and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
Members of the family of B9 vitamins are commonly known as folates. They are derived entirely from dietary sources and are key one-carbon donors required for de novo nucleotide and methionine synthesis. These highly hydrophilic molecules use several genetically distinct and functionally diverse transport systems to enter cells: the reduced folate carrier, the proton-coupled folate transporter and the folate receptors. Each plays a unique role in mediating folate transport across epithelia and into systemic tissues. The mechanism of intestinal folate absorption was recently uncovered, revealing the genetic basis for the autosomal recessive disorder hereditary folate malabsorption, which results from loss-of-function mutations in the proton-coupled folate transporter gene. It is therefore now possible to piece together how these folate transporters contribute, both individually and collectively, to folate homeostasis in humans. This review focuses on the physiological roles of the major folate transporters, with a brief consideration of their impact on the pharmacological activities of antifolates.
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