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ISPs profit from coughing up customer data
Service providers charge up £120 per user file according to software group
ISPs are making a tidy profit from online piracy by charging up to the £120 to provide data on their customers, according to the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST).
Intellectual property rights holders have been at loggerheads with ISPs since the beginning of peer-to-peer file sharing, blaming bandwidth suppliers for allowing subscribers to download music, video and software from the web without paying.
Under UK law, rights holders can only obtain details of who was using an IP address when copyright material was downloaded by obtaining a court order.
Once they have the necessary documentation, copyright holders can approach ISPs for information from their logs, but they have to pay a hefty charge for the service.
In the end we got about 100 names out of them, but that cost us £12,000
"In 2006, we ran Operation Tracker in which we identified about 130 users who were sharing copies of a security program over the web," said John Lovelock, chief executive of FAST.
"In the end we got about 100 names out of them, but that cost us £12,000, and that was on top of the investigative costs and the legal fees."
If it is a criminal case, the ISPs have to give up the information and can charge to recover costs, but in civil cases ISPs can almost name their price for the information.
"There's no uniformity - sometimes it's £85/hour or sometimes it is £100 per contact," said Lovelock. "But they certainly charge a lot of money."
ISPs are currently up in arms over being asked to pay 25% of the costs of establishing a system for sending out warning letters under the Digital Ecomony Act, with ISPs hinting that costs of the scheme would be passed on to customers.
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Lovelock also called on Ofcom, which is involved in negotiations over how the system would work, not to allow ISPs to increase their data processing charges to cover their share of the costs.
"Ofcom is in the equation as we try to seek an agreement and ISPs will have to convince them that the systems are fair," he said.
The ISP Association said it didn't have any limits on how ISPs should charge, but did say they had a right to recover the costs of supplying details.
"ISPA doesn't have any agreed guidelines, but individual ISPs may have agreements with rights holders in order to cover costs of the data retrieval," a spokesperson said. "This is similar to the help ISPs give to serious law enforcement cases in which ISPs are entitled to recover their costs."

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SPOKANE, Wash. — The Saint Mary's College basketball team confirmed news it hoped to avoid Friday. Standout point guard Patty Mills has two broken metacarpal bones in his right hand and is expected to miss the next four weeks of the season.
Mills suffered the injury late in the first half of Thursday night's 69-62 loss to Gonzaga and was lost for the remainder of the game after scorching the Zags for 18 points.
Mills was examined by Gonzaga team doctors Friday morning. As he sat in the Spokane International Airport later in the day, a brace protecting his shooting hand, the pain endured, reaching a level Mills described as "12 out of 10."
Mills accompanied the Gaels to Portland but headed back to the Bay Area before tonight's game against the Pilots (14-7, 5-1 West Coast Conference). Surgery remains an option.
"That was the longest half I've ever had, ever," Mills said. "Even now, you just can't do anything but sit and watch. "... I've fallen like that so many times before. I've jammed my fingers a whole number of times, but it usually goes back into place. I was hoping to get better straight away."
Since he hasn't, Saint Mary's is left to make the best of a less-than-ideal situation.
A sophomore, Mills is the team's unquestioned floor leader. He's the Gaels' leading scorer at 18.7 points per game, and the one the team turns to when it needs a big bucket. Without him, the Gaels are not only forced to replace the scoring punch they've come to rely on, but they also must find a way to keep Mills' absence from knocking them completely off course and derailing a season that had historic overtones.
No. 22 Saint Mary's (18-2, 5-1) began its tour of the Pacific Northwest riding a 15-game winning streak, the longest in the nation. The Gaels had a six-point lead against Gonzaga and were threatening to notch their first win in Spokane since the 1994-95 season when Mills got tangled up with Zags guard Jeremy Pargo and landed awkwardly on his hand.
Losing to Gonzaga leaves Saint Mary's still in search of that signature win to add to its postseason resume. The Gaels' RPI is currently 49, according to collegerpi.com, meaning there is little room for error.
"I think that's what motivates us more," senior forward Diamon Simpson said. "We already know people are going to start writing us off. We just have to play without Patty, but that's easier said than done."
Simpson admitted that "some of the players got confused" when Mills went down, noting the pace of the game changed almost immediately, and Saint Mary's struggled to adjust. But in the brief time since, they've all come to realize that everyone must do more until he returns, which could be before the WCC tournament if the four-week timetable holds.
"The boys are going to have to step up and change our roles for the good of the team. I'm going to have to be one of them," senior guard Carlin Hughes said. "We just need to keep it together as a team. That's one of our strong points. We never relied on just one person, but in saying that, Millsy is a huge part of this team. He leads us out there."
Still, if Mills had any concerns about his teammates' ability to move forward, he hid them well.
"No question," he said. "They know what to do. They know what's at stake."
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Flipboard Refocuses Efforts on China
As China's smartphone user numbers continue to balloon—it currently has more than 500 million—so too does the number of U.S. tech firms looking to get a piece of that market.
Flipboard is the most recent, joining LinkedIn on the list of American tech companies looking to rejuvenate their offerings here.
The four-year-old Palo Alto, Calif.-based company, which creates a bespoke mobile magazine of content from social and traditional media, has hired three new employees in China and plans to expand the team to 10, from just one, by the end of the summer, according to Flipboard Chief Technology Officer Eric Feng.
Though Flipboard initially introduced an application in China in 2011, Mr. Feng said the company has since been more focused on keeping up with product developments in the U.S.
"We actually did a pretty good job early on launching the China app…but what happened in 2012 and 2013 is we just stopped investing in it…it was not through any purposeful decision, [Flipboard] was a small company, with limited resources focused elsewhere," he said.
Despite the relative neglect, Mr. Feng said the company has seen its user base in China grow rapidly, with growth rates here outpacing those of the U.S. Of the company's more than 100 million users, half are outside the U.S. and China is the company's third-largest market internationally.
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One of the first items on the agenda for Flipboard in China, according to Mr. Feng, is to bring into the fold more of the country's popular social media platforms. Its China app is currently integrated with Sina and Tencent Weibo (both popular microblogs) as well as with Renren (a Facebook clone that has fallen in popularity in recent years). Mr. Feng said Flipboard hopes to add to that list services such as Tencent's mobile messaging and social networking app WeChat and Douban, social networking service focused on film, books and music.
Mr. Feng said the power of China's users is likely to drive other startups to follow in Flipboard's tracks soon.
"We're at an inflection point where it is a very dominant market and in the next few years, I wouldn't be surprised to see companies come out with China strategies at launch," he said. "As we think of mobile first, I'm sure there will be a new generation of Silicon Valley startups that think of China first."
That would offer a new brand of competition for Chinese startups, which are slowly brewing their own form of innovation but which also benefit from having little outside competition and are often able to simply make Chinese-language copies of apps that become popular elsewhere. After the app Whisper, which lets users post anonymous messages paired with a photo, grew popular in the U.S., a Chinese clone emerged within months.


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I just finished sitting by my meditation pools in silence for an hour. I listened to my "Impostors" banter back and forth. I realized how powerful our minds are. Usually in meditation, I put my thoughts on a leaf and let the thought float to the ground. This time, I allowed myself to eavesdrop on the "Impostors (Cast of Characters)" deciding my fate. Fascinating!
From that one-hour session, I learned how important it is to take the time to go out in nature and be in silence. We must listen to what our "Impostors" are up to or else they may lead us on a trail of no return. You may speak while angry and ruin a lifelong friendship, make a decision when you're in a fearful state, or do something to be liked… and in that instant your whole life can change. You can literally die from a split second decision.
While SoulBlazing™ teenagers in Long Beach, I learned that eight of the seventeen had a secret that they were ashamed of. That secret was ruining their lives. It was their "Impostor" holding them back, telling them non-stop that they were their mistakes or the victim of a mistake that someone else did to them.
We held hands and spoke from our Authentic Souls, healing together. What a blessing it was to be with others, sharing time together with no "Impostors" lurking around. To learn more about "Impostors", go to www.TheSoulBlazing.com
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By CASCOM Public AffairsDecember 20, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 20, 2012) -- Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III presented Coins of Excellence to 18 Fort Lee and Fort Eustis Soldiers and civilians during a Dec. 12 ceremony at the Pentagon.
The honorees all supported the 2012 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition that took place here Oct. 14-19. Twenty-four Soldiers representing 12 major commands competed for the titles of U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year. The support staff organized, conducted and graded a wide range of events that tested the candidates both mentally and physically.
Maj. Gen. Larry D. Wyche, CASCOM and Fort Lee commanding general, recognized all of the Best Warrior organizers and supporters during a Post Theater ceremony in early November. Those participating in the subsequent Pentagon event were selected by Command Sgt. Maj. James K. Sims, CASCOM and Fort Lee CSM.
"The dedication, selflessness and achievements that these amazing Soldiers and civilians have accomplished are second to none," Sims said. "I wanted to bring them to the Pentagon for a once in a lifetime opportunity for special recognition. Having SMA Chandler take the time to present these award at the Pentagon … most Soldiers or civilians never get that sort of opportunity in their career."
Scott Moeller, the designer of this year's BWC logo and coin, was among those recognized. "Being asked to join the supporting-role awardees at the Pentagon was just surreal," he said. "From the moment you drive up and set eyes on the building, you can feel the impact of this great nation. To walk the halls was truly an unforgettable experience."
Pfc. Veronica Ramirez, who served as a fire support team member for the competition, also participated in the visit. She was the youngest Soldier in the group.
"I was humbled by the selection for this recognition ceremony," she said. "Receiving a coin from the Sergeant Major of the Army and a tour of the Pentagon was a great experience and it gives me a new outlook on my military career."
Best Warrior concluded with an Oct. 22 awards luncheon in Washington, D.C., where Staff Sgt. Matthew Senna, an infantryman who was representing U.S. Army Europe at the competition, was named NCO of the Year, and Sgt. Saral Shrestha, a power generation equipment repairer representing Special Forces Command, was named Soldier of the Year.


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A Bull Rally or Bear Rally?
Is this rally for real?
Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at its highest close since Jan. 10, and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index ended Friday at its best closing level since Feb. 1. In recent days, a growing number of stocks are reaching new highs than those reaching new lows, and volatility is receding, suggesting growing comfort among investors with additional risk.
However, the stop-and-go pattern of stock advancement suggests a tentative approach from the investing community, leaving strategists divided as to whether this recent surge marks the beginning of a new bull run, or just another bear-market rally.
Ken Tower, chief market strategist at Covered Bridge Tactical, notes that equities were unable to rally after the sharp upturn on Friday morning, and did not add to Friday's advance on Monday, but slid back. "This extends the pattern of one-and-done rallies over the past few months and remains more characteristic of a bear market rally than an emerging bull market rally," he writes.
He also notes that speculators may be over-eager, noting the 10% gain in First Solar last week before major averages have "established an uptrend." Additionally, he remains concerned that volatility, while trending lower of late, has been bottoming out at increasingly higher levels since January 2007, suggesting a slow increase in investor anxiety.
However, John Kosar of Asbury Research notes on his firm's blog that the Dow, having closed above 12768, was a positive signal, and equities are now in the process of "building a base" for future moves. "The forward-looking US stock market starting to price in a recovery in the US economy," he writes.
Similarly, William Gibson, strategist at Nollenberger Capital Markets, points out that the S&P 500 has bounced off three successively higher bottoms since mid-March, another signal that stocks may be in a more definitive uptrend. "We view the technical action from the March lows as good not great," he writes. "We expect higher prices in coming weeks."


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8 Skinny Vegetables Recipes for the Holidays
Got to eat your veggies, right? So, I've gathered some really simple to make and very tasty vegetables dishes. There is bound to be one or two that will be perfect to serve with your holiday meal.
Be sure to scroll down past Recommended for you, to see all these vegetables recipes.
|Super Healthy Roasted Brussels Sprouts
|Yummy Mashed Butternut Squash
|Simple and Delicious Roasted Asparagus
|Skinny Garlic Green Beans
|Super Healthy, Garlic Sauteed Spinach
|A Delicious Variety of Fall Roasted Vegetables
|Broccolini with Balsamic Vinaigrette
|Rich and Dreamy, Skinny Creamed Spinach
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November 18th, 2012 at 11:28 am
Stopping by from Busy Monday Linky party. All of these recipes look delightful!
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- Browsing and opening files from Mini Bridge
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Adobe Bridge is a strong stand-alone application that we can use in order to access, and organize, and even process our photographs. Yet, one of the problems with working with Adobe Bridge is that we'll find ourself jumping back and forth between Photoshop and Bridge. Because this jump back and forth can sometimes interrupt our overall workflow, the folks at Adobe came up with a really creative solution, and that's called Mini Bridge. And what Mini Bridge is is it's a smaller version of Bridge, which is included right inside of Photoshop.
So, what you can do is some of the higher level tasks that you can do on Bridge right inside of Photoshop. For example, you can filter or sort and actually find and then open images without ever having to leave Photoshop. In order to get familiar with Mini Bridge, let's first take a look at a number of different ways that we can open and access this new tool. One of the things that we can do is simply click on the Mini Bridge icon here. That will then expand, or open, or click again, or collapse that Mini Bridge. We can also click on the same icon here in order to launch Mini Bridge.
There are couple of other techniques we can use as well. If you navigate your File pulldown menu, here you can choose Browse in Mini Bridge. And then the last technique is to navigate your Window pulldown menu and then just select Extensions and choose Mini Bridge. Now, why am I showing you all of these different ways to open up Mini Bridge? Well, I'm showing you these different techniques for launching or opening Mini Bridge just so you know they are there, and also to kind of highlight this idea that Adobe is trying to make it really easy to open and access Mini Bridge.
And they are doing this because they believe that this is going to become an integral aspect of your overall workflow. And I think you'll discover, as I've discovered, that that's true. It's something that I now use all the time. Let's get started with Mini Bridge. The first thing we want to do is click on the Settings button and here we have two options: how we want to launch Bridge, and also how we want to control the appearance of Mini Bridge. Let's click on the button for Bridge launching first. The reason that this is here is because if you're going to run Mini Bridge, you have to have the real, or the full Bridge running at the same time - and that needs to be Bridge CS5 - as we're working in Photoshop CS5.
So, if Bridge is not running, what should we do? Should we simply display the homepage until we click on Browse files? I don't think so. My preference is to click this option, Start Bridge automatically, because I believe that you should always have Photoshop and Bridge open at the same time. We don't want to have any lag time there, and it's not going to slow down our computer much. So, again, it's a good idea to click that option so that both are running at the same time, and if they're not, it starts up Bridge. Now when Mini Bridge opens, what do you want to do? You want to use a separate or a new window or do you want Mini Bridge to take note of where you left off when working in Bridge? In other words, do you want to use an existing window? Well, in this case, we want to use our existing window.
We want Mini Bridge to have some built-in memory, so it notes where we were last time. All right. We'll click on this triangle icon here, then choose Settings, and let's go back to Appearance. Well, here in Appearance, what we can do is change our User Interface and also our Image Backdrop. This will control two different areas of Mini Bridge. I'm going to go ahead and darken the user interface and darken the Image Backdrop even further. You can see that color right here. Now, the next option is to turn on Color Manage panel.
We definitely want to have that checked on so that we have more color correct or more color accurate previews of our images inside of Mini Bridge. Well now that we've dialed in the Interface Brightness and the Image backdrop, let's go ahead and click on the Home icon. That will take us home where we can now begin to browse files. We'll click on Browse Files and here you can see those two different colors. We have that first gray up here and then that darker gray down below over here. Now, if you don't like those colors, you can always click on the icon at the top right-hand corner and then choose Settings.
Next, go to Appearance and here, what we can do is change that Image Backdrop and also the User Interface. Next, go back to Home and then browse files, and here you can see we successfully changed the colors in the background of those two areas.


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Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:16 pm
Post subject: Weaning
Hi all, I have a question if you could help me....
My son is 17 weeks and has been on a bottle every 4 hours at 210mls for about 3 weeks - he has been sucking his hands a lot lately, well fist and quite hard. He appears full after his morning bottle and will settle to play on his playmat and finishes his other two bottles during the day - he does suck his fists a lot on and off all day and mum suggested perhaps he is doing this for comfort as my brother did when he was a baby. However at night time he gets very angry with his last bottle and I dont know why - he is not quite holding his head up properly but is almost there so I dont know if I should try him on baby porridge am or baby rice for lunch.....??
Sugguestions would be amazing - thanks in advance all - Lx
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:24 pm
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It doesn't seem to me like he needs weaning. The fact he is satisfied when he finishes his bottles says he's had enough.
Getting angry at his bottle could just be the wrong flow teat, maybe he needs a faster one, what flow is he on currently?
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 8:40 pm
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Although my son is breastfed, he is the same as yours - 18 weeks and fine through the day, but fusses and grumbles at the last feed before bed. I think it is more to do with being tired and eventually he does just feed and then drop off to sleep happily...
Sorry I have no advice for you, but just wanted to let you know you're not alone!
If you do wish to wean earlier than 24 weeks, they recommend talking to your HV/GP first - maybe have a word with them?
Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:09 pm
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Nothing wrong with weaning early, however i agree with most of the other ladies, he doesnt sound like he is wanting food yet.
I weaned early with Sophia but at 5 months but that was because she gave me clear signs she was ready. She could sit supported, she could hold things in her own hands and she showed me she was ready by grabbing my food! And after her first taste consistently went for my food so started offering her some at each time i ate. did it blw style.
This time with my little man, not sure what i will do, tempted to start soon with him as i think he would enjoy it but am holding back until he shows me without question, that he wants it, whenever that may be.
Also, the sucking fists thing and dribbling more, although is consistent with teething and wanting food, it is also a common developmental stage at that age (or so i have read and hvs have said too)so I would personally hold back for a couple of weeks or so and see if he shows you any other signs.
I think if he really was hungry for food, he would be fussing on every bottle not just the last of the day. If the fussing at the end of the day was also accompanied with more frequent waking than usual, then that could be a sign he wants food (but then it could also be a growth spurt, teething pain, illness, or following meeting a milestone like sitting up).
at the end of the day though, you are mummy and mummy knows best so just follow your instincts.
MAndy xx
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 7:30 am
Post subject: Weaning
Thanks for all the resonses ladies - very helpful!!
My instinct tells me he is may possibly be teething and is comforted by suck his hand/fist but with your first baby you just dont know, everything is so new.
I did try him on baby porridge this morning - the first spoon came back up but he seemed to enjoy the second. I dont want to be feeding him too early so perhaps i'l wait another few weeks until he is at least holding himself up properly. With regards to grabbing things he has just started doing a that a little but does suck on anything he has in his hands - he isnt yet grabbing for our food which will come.
He really is angry by bedtime even though he has a good amount of nap time during the day that just made me wonder if he was full enough from the day - but after a little winging he is asleep and sleeps till 7am from 7pm - however the last week or so he has been waking at 3ish am - he burbles a bit and winges for a few mins then goes back to sleep - that I understand is another sign that he needs to be a little fuller??
What do you ladies think about all that??
Thanks a mil xx
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Wow, lucky u, never having had a baby wake in the night for a feed!
Yeah, a lot of the experts seem to say that if a baby starts waking in the night when previously they regularly slept through, then it could mean that they are now needing more than milk to nourish them.
The last poster made me worry that i was talking out of my bottom so i checked a book by Dr Miriam Stoppard, a weaning book by Annabel Karmel and a netmums book too.
The books also said that babies may become more fussy on feeds, may still be wanting more once bottle drained or may demand an extra feed. All signs of readiness.
The miriam stoppard book said that advice is to start at 6 months, not reccomended before four months as digestive system just not developed enough, but all babies individual and some ready from as early as five months. One of the books said something about one of the reasons it being six months is that at some time around that point, the desperate urge to suck lessens so is a good time to start with food.
Hope that helps!
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Figure 2.2: List of Objects
In this lesson, we will not delve into the technical aspects of Visual Basic programming yet, what you need to do is to try out the examples below to see how does a Visual Basic program looks like:
First of all, you have to launch Microsoft Visual Basic 6.In the Visual Basic 6 integrated development environment , a default form with the name Form1 will be available for you to work on your new project. Now, double click on Form1, the source code window for Form1 as shown in figure 2.1 will appear. The top of the source code window consists of a list of objects and their associated events or procedures. In figure 2.1, the object displayed is Form and the associated procedure is Load.
When you click on the object box, the drop-down list will display a list of objects you have inserted into your form as shown in figure 2.2. Here, you can see a form with the name Form1, a command button with the name Command1, a Label with the name Label1 and a Picture Box with the name Picture1. Similarly, when you click on the procedure box, a list of procedures associated with the object will be displayed as shown in figure 2.3. Some of the procedures associated with the object Form1 are Activate, Click, DblClick (which means Double-Click) , DragDrop, keyPress and more. Each object has its own set of procedures. You can always select an object and write codes for any of its procedure in order to perform certain tasks.
You do not have to worry about the beginning and the end statements (i.e. Private Sub Form_Load.......End Sub.); Just key in the lines in between the above two statements exactly as are shown here. When you press F5 to run the program, you will be surprised that nothing shown up .In order to display the output of the program, you have to add the Form1.show statement like in Example 2.1.1 or you can just use Form_Activate ( ) event procedure as shown in example 2.1.2. The command Print does not mean printing using a printer but it means displaying the output on the computer screen. Now, press F5 or click on the run button to run the program and you will get the output as shown in figure 2.4.
You can also perform arithmetic calculations as shown in example 2.1.2. VB uses * to denote the multiplication operator and / to denote the division operator. The output is shown in figure 2.3, where the results are arranged vertically.
Private Sub Form_Load ( )
Print "Welcome to Visual Basic tutorial"
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Activate ( )
Print 20 +
Print 20 - 10
Print 20 * 10
Print 20 / 10
End Sub
You can also use the + or the & operator to join two or more texts (string) together like in example 2.1.4 (a) and (b)
Private Sub
A = "Tom"
B = "likes"
C = "to"
D = "eat"
E = "burger"
Print A + B + C + D + E
End Sub
Example 2.1.4(b)
Private Sub
A = "Tom"
B = "likes"
C = "to"
D = "eat"
E = "burger"
Print A & B & C & D & E
End Sub
The Output of Example 2.1.4(a) &(b) is as shown in Figure 2.7.
Figure 2.7
Step 1 : Design the interface by adding controls to the form and set their properties
Step 2 : Write code for the event procedures
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Time To Send Clear Message To The War Lords Of Somalia And Their Cohorts
Although the Republic of Somaliland is established within its internationally recognized colonial boundaries and satisfies all the requirements for statehood in accordance with the criteria laid down by the Montevideo Convention, the UN Charter, AU Charter, and others; the international community unjustly and unjustifiably continue to drag its feet to grant this functioning, democratically elected, and peaceful country its long over due international recognition it deserves! So what is the reason?
It is believed by many that the catastrophic anarchy that continues to unfold in Somalia before the eyes of the international community coupled with the untold day in day out misery, sheer lawlessness, utter shortages of foods and starvations, dire sufferings, daylight robberies, sadistic rapes, nerve racking tortures, constant massacres, harrowing kidnappings, terrifying piracy, extreme terrorism, sheer inhumanity, and utter destruction of all public and state infrastructures brought unto this desolate nation and its mainly illiterate and poor populace may have somehow stolen the limelight from Somaliland and continue to overshadow its peaceful, progressive, democratic, and stable nature!!
Nevertheless, others plainly argue that Somaliland is a reality that can not be ignored by anyone and a huge functioning country to be overshadowed by the collapse of Somalia and the horrendous activities of its criminal, savage and inhuman "Beast-Man" War Lords. But concedes that what is holding Somaliland back is the covert and overt activities of certain naïve and rogue officials at key international organization such as the UN, UNPOS, EU, AU, Arab league, IGAD member countries with the exception of Ethiopia, etc. as well as some other foreign governments who seem to have some ulterior motives to bury alive Somaliland such as Italy, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Yemen, Djibouti, etc., who are known to openly perpetuate the status quo of the collapsed state of Somalia and who work tirelessly to undermine Somaliland at all fronts -- politically, economically, and socially in the hope that they may some day derail the indomitable legitimate noble cause and existence of Somaliland.
Ironically, on one hand, these selfish and soulless vagabond officials at these important international organizations and governments are working in the shadows to undermine a legitimate, peaceful, stable, progressive, and democratically elected government and country and are, on the other hand, continuing to grant their unqualified political, financial and material support to the tribal, criminal, savage, and inhuman "Beast-Man" War Lords of Somalia who, in the first place, brought about the collapse of their state and who have inflicted untold misery unto their people and nation, and who shamelessly continue to fake a non-existent central government for a non-existent anarchic state for the last 15 years to the present thereby prolonging the sufferings of its citizenry!!
Of course, there are those who harbor the perception that the lack popularity of Somaliland stems from its unqualified president, low class cabinet ministers, existence of endemic corruption, lack of a non-proactive, but a reactive media and, most importantly, a very weak foreign policy have strongly contributed to the problems the country faces; while others though in the minority have the belief that the mere similarities of the names of Somaliland and Somalia may be the problem. And that in the ears of foreigners and even on paper, Somaliland and Somalia reads and sounds almost similar and that these may have indirectly contributed to the whole confusion surrounding the indistinguishable nature of these two neighborly countries in the Horn of Africa region. Some even argue that Puntland is more popular in some quarters than Somaliland since there is no "Somali" in its name!!
Whatever the case, for the international community to be able to fully distinguish the independent Republic of Somaliland, "the beacon of democracy in the Horn of Africa", from the anarchic and failed state of Somalia in the south, we need to ruffle some feathers in order to raise the level of awareness of the ignorant and misinformed many among the international community and to embark on a process to directly or indirectly educate them in regards to our cause, existence and distinct identity as a people and a nation on this planet.
It is therefore incumbent on our people and government to promptly clear this dark atmosphere and end this identity crisis or confusion and to immediately curtail the ongoing practice by others for erroneously lumping the democratic Somaliland with the anarchic Somalia that is long gone with the wind.
Therefore, it is about time that we:
a) – Return the prestige of Somaliland back to the international limelight, to grub crucial international media headlines, and to explicitly shore up our legitimate and internationally sound legal case and to further shed light on the continued unjust treatment and indifference of the international community in dragging their feet to grant this country its long over due political recognition it deserves since the restoration of its lost independence and sovereignty in 1991. The history and the international law are both in favor of Somaliland and the international community knows better and should have long called a spade a spade and end this colossal injustice. However, the international community should know that by attempting to bury the history and continuing to undermine Somaliland , which achieved its independence from Britain on June 26, 1960 and which, during the period, more than 30 nations had recognized it including all the five permanent members of the UN Security Council will never fade away into oblivion by any means.
b) – Take some drastic measures to turn the tables on the avowed enemies of Somaliland once and for all. And whether these measures is seen to be harsh or deemed to be unpopular with the criminal, savage and inhuman "Beast-Man" War Lords of Somalia or with other Somalis in Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya, and Diasporas or with other Muslims or whether it may be misconstrued as an outright racism is not our concern since we are fighting for our legitimate noble cause and existence, and the would be whiners are responsible for our past and present predicament and are to this day perpetuating their endless hostilities against our people and country.
As a result, in order that we further solidify our noble cause, restoration of our hard won independence in 1991, interests, prevailing peace, public and national security, manifest democracy and multi-party system, good governance and rule of law, tangible developments and achievements, sovereignty, territorial integrity and stability of the country that only came about as a result of a painful and long drawn opposition against the reigns of the tribalist , nepotic, discriminative, inept, and corrupt civilian governments of Somalia (1960-1969) who deliberately took us for granted and took the ill-advised, unconditional and illegal unification of Somaliland and Somalia on July 01, 1960 for Annexation of our country, and which also came about after entering a long and bitter armed struggle against the fascistic and genocidal military regime of Dictator Gen. Siyad Barre (1969 to 1991) and his tribal militias who also thought they could simply wipe us off the planet and whose evils was reversed by the enormous sacrifices and gallantry of our people who paid dearly with their precious blood, tears, sweat, efforts, wealth, and properties and who soundly defeated these blood thirsty, power hungry, land hungry coalition of evil; I hereby suggest that we take the following measures:
a) – Call on the UNHCR and UNPOS based and basking in the Nairobi sun to begin the process to repatriate all Somalia refugees within 90 days for security reasons.
b) – Call on Ethiopia to make arrangements to receive all the Absame sub-clan who are illegally residing in Somaliland and known to be sympathizers/supporters of the ONLF terrorists currently operating in its territory who continue to terrorize, rob, torture, kidnap, and murder Somalilanders and who have to-date burnt more than 60 fully loaded Somaliland civilian transport trucks worth tens of millions of dollars and who are clearly undermining and endangering the tenets of the amicable Security Agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia.
c) – Deport all foreign Muslim "Mad Mullahs" particularly those affiliated with the Al-Itihaad, which many suspect as a front of AL-Qaeda and other religious extremists illegally residing in the country who are known to be in alliance with the tribalist, criminal, savage and inhuman "Beast-Man" War Lords of Somalia who are suspected to have clandestine bases in Garowe (Puntland, Somalia), Mogadishu (Somalia), and Godey (Ethiopia) who on numerous times have violated our borders and gunned down a number of innocent foreign expatriates working in Somaliland for no logical reasons other than ungodly beliefs and sheer hate.
d) – Put the Somaliland Armed Forces and other Security Forces in High Alert and ready them in the defence of their people and country.
e) – Give a clear-cut ultimatum to Majeertenia/Puntland to unconditionally remove its tribal militias from the Eastern Somaliland territories within 90 days.
f) – Put quickly in place a clear diplomatic measure without ruling out the military option in order to preserve the territorial integrity of Somaliland in relation to the illegally occupied few eastern Sanaag districts, Buhoodle district, and parts of the Sool region by the ever provocative, tribal, hate-mongers, and permanently hostile entity of Majeertenia/Puntland, Somalia and their cohorts.
g) – Alert all overseas Somaliland Representatives and activate the strong Somaliland Diasporas and urge them to pull up their socks to stand firmly with their people and government during these operations.
h) – Send a strong delegation to the key world capitals composed of select Cabinet Ministers, select Members of Parliament, select Officials from the three national political parties, select Think Tank Officials from the civil Society, select group of the local media in order to brief and to firmly explain the international community including the international media of our position and the need to recognize Somaliland.
There is no doubt that the implementations of these measures will immediately send shock waves around the world and a strong message to our avowed enemies within and without particularly the criminal, savage, and inhuman "Beast-Man" War Lords who are currently holding worthless claims, documents, and portfolio at the fake so-called Transitional Federal Government of the non-existent and anarchic Somalia. These actions will equally send a strong message to those who blindly support Somalia at the expense of the peaceful and democratic Somaliland as well as to the indifferent international community at large as to who reigns and rules in Somaliland.
We have successfully completed our so-called "Geedi Socod" and have put in place all the necessary public and state institutions and have peacefully elected our leaders in a fair and free elections and have put in power a viable, functioning, democratically elected central government, local government, Members of Parliament, and have also long met all the requirements for statehood in accordance with the criteria laid down by the UN Charter, AU Charter, Montivideo Convention, and others.
Therefore, let us act now, ruffles some feathers, rock the boat of our avowed enemies, and fully liberate our people and country once and for all. God Willing.
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Heard yesterday that Dakota Fanning is in talks with Summit to play Jane. With red contacts I can so see her working.
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My MIL and I were just talking about New Moon casting and she mentioned seeing Jane as someone young like Fanning. so funny. She's a a fabulous actress and I have a feeling she could pull off nearly any role thrown her way.
I read yesterday that Vanessa Hudgins (sp?) from HSM series had been in the running for Leah Clearwater, but I think all of that fell through. I'm pretty happy about that though, I'd much rather it be some unknown than someone from teeny bopper fame.
Yeah i heard Leah was between Brenda Song or Vanessa Hudgens. Personally i think Brenda looks to Asian to play someone who is supposed to be native American. I think Vanessa would be much better.
Also People has a pole up right now for who people think should be cast as Alec.
Last night i went searching and someone mentioned Ian McKellen as Aro, and perhaps Alan Rickman as another of the Volturi family.
I could see anybody in that poll playing Alec except for the little guy from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...he just looks too young and innocent to me.
Vanessa Hudgens would make a good Leah but I just don't see her doing it. Needs to be someone who you don't picture breaking out into a song and dance!
oohhh I think she would do an excellent job!!!
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When Noriko entered the Midland Need to Read program in August of 2002, her goal was to obtain her citizenship. Noriko was born in Japan. After meeting and marrying her husband in Japan, Noriko moved to the United States. Noriko had lived in Midland for 11 years caring for her family and raising her three children. Becoming an American citizen was very important to Noriko, but she also wanted to improve writing and English vocabulary to help her children with their school work. Noriko asked a friend about achieving her goals and the friend referred her to Midland Need to Read.
Noriko was tested, enrolled and matched with a volunteer tutor and began to meet twice a week to study for the citizenship test and work on English skills. On June 15, 2003 Noriko passed her citizenship test and realized her dream of becoming an American citizen. Her tutor hosted a citizenship party at Midland's Need to Read Literacy House for Noriko. Friends and family were very happy to share in Noriko's success.
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Gather around, children, and I will tell you the tale of what it was like in the time before time. When the world was a vast emptiness waiting for a spark to ignite the torch of hope and rock and roll. It was 1975 and the spark erupted when a man we'll call "Lemmy" appeared on the scene with his band Motorhead. They would go on to bring the world "Overkill", "The Ace of Spades", "Iron Fist", "Eat The Rich", "Rock and Roll" and so much more. 38 years and 21 studio albums later, Motorhead gives us another gift in the form of their latest record "Aftermath".
If you are a heavy metal fan, Motörhead's live show is one of those pinnacle "must-haves." While Lemmy and his cohorts continue to insist that they are nothing more than a rock and roll band, seeing Motörhead live is watching a living oral history of the genesis of heavy metal.
Asking Alexandria was technically asked to open the main stage, but in reality, they were ex post facto to Anthrax, and began performing as soon as the veteran band had finished. As such, double A (not Arn Anderson,) was forced to deal with the nearly impossible task of playing to a transitory audience. They had completed "Welcome," and were through a good portion of "Closure" before the bulk of the crowd moving from one stage to another had even had their tickets checked.
Not so different from the halcyon days of Ozzfest or Lollapalooza, Gigantour has become an annual staple in the music community. At the same time, the tour is among the last of a dying breed. The preponderance of festivals and their emerging popularity has caused a sort of death to the travelling circus of large tours. Those that still exist, such as the Mayhem festival and, for those inclined, the Warp tour, have been corporatized and transformed into musical billboard advertisements.
Nothing is more metal than Lemmy Kilmister, and nothing says pure kick ass than Motorhead. Say what you will about Lemmy, but here's a man that can honestly say fame never changed him, he never forgot his beginnings, and he's always offered his support for things he loves, asking for nothing in return...well, maybe some Jack Daniels. But that's it!!
Lemmy. The name alone invokes the stereotype of the man himself. His image is ubiquitous; the cowboy hat, the leather boots, the Marlboro reds, the swaggering visage.
Lemmy. One of the Fathers of Metal. A lifelong legacy of unflinching dedication to rock and roll. A pillar of the music community since the heady days of Hawkwind. An archetype unto himself. Lemmy isn't "like" anyone. Rather, people try to be "like" him. They usually fall short.
Lemmy. As Lars Ulrich is quick to point out in this new documentary, the name itself "should be a verb."
Among the fan circles of hard rock and heavy metal, only two names imply the kind of ultimate, all encompassing, you-know-what-to-expect legacy that is earned through a career of unflinching consistency. AC/DC, the forever hard-charging and ageless band from Australia is one. Motörhead, the heavy drinking, tough as nails biker-club outfit from England is the other.
The latter's new release "The Wörld is Yours" is another entry into that legacy, and customary to idiom for Motörhead, is strong on character and low on depth. In this instance, that's a particularly good thing.


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Asymmetric Correlations of Equity Portfolios
Joseph Chen
University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management
Andrew Ang
Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
April 4, 2001
EFA 2001 Barcelona Meetings
Correlations between US stocks and the aggregate US market are much greater for downside moves, especially for extreme downside moves, than for upside moves. We develop a new statistic for measuring, comparing and testing asymmetries in conditional correlations. Conditional on the downside, correlations in the data differ from the conditional correlations implied by a normal distribution by 11.6%. We find that conditional asymmetric correlations are fundamentally different from other measures of asymmetry like skewness and co-skewness. We find that small stocks, value stocks and past loser stocks have more asymmetric movements. Controlling for size, we find that stocks with lower betas exhibit greater correlation asymmetries and we find no relationship between leverage and correlation asymmetries. Correlation asymmetries in the data reject the null of multivariate normal distributions at daily, weekly and monthly frequencies. However, several empirical models with greater flexibility, particularly regime-switching models, perform much better at capturing correlation asymmetries.
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JEL Classification: G12
Date posted: May 19, 2000
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Carly Peters' In-Game Commentary at Anaheim
Sunday, 12.12.2010 / 6:00 PM CT / Minnesota Wild | Features
By Carly Peters - Media Relations Coordinator
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What's good, State of Hockey legion? It's Carly Peters, Wild Digital Media Coordinator here. Your usual host, Glen Andresen, took the night off to watch his beloved UMD Bulldogs tie the Golden Gophers, so I'll be filling in for in-game commentary from my Bloomington family room tonight.
And what a night it's going to be! The Wild is 2-0-2 in its past four games and looking to wrap up its road trip with a win against the hated Anaheim "don't call us Mighty" Ducks. The good guys are riding high after a thrilling, 3-2, overtime win in Los Angeles last night and nothing would make the trip back to the tundra more enjoyable than getting seven of a possible eight points on this road trip.
Word from Orange County is that both Wild forwards John Madden and Matt Cullen will remain out of the Minnesota lineup. That means the Wild roster will be the same as last night, minus Niklas Backstrom taking the spot in front of the Minnesota net. The Ducks will also be short a few players, with both Saku Koivu and Teemu Selanne out of the lineup.
As for the attire, the Wild will sport the usual road whites while Anaheim goes with the black jerseys with "Ducks" across the chest.
The guys on FOX Sports North's Qwest Wild Live just told me it's 87 degrees in Anaheim. Since we've all spent the past two days shoveling and measuring the snow drifts halfway up our windows, I say this is the perfect time for the hockey gods to even that disparity.
So, grab your blanket and hot cocoa, because there's no better way to end a weekend than with a Wild win. Let's do this.
Period 1
19:41 - Wild 0, Anaheim 1 - Not the start I was looking for on in-game commentary, and certainly not the start the Wild was hoping for. Bobby Ryan grabs the puck along the end boards and shuffles a quick pass to Corey Perry, who's right in front of the Wild net and sends a quick shot past Nik Backstrom just 19 seconds into the game.
16:28 - Martin Havlat makes a quick move into the Ducks zone. Andreas Lilja tries to stop Marty by grabbing his shoulder, but that's a no-no, and he'll go to the box for two minutes. The Wild will get an early shot to run the power play.
13:24 - Wild 1, Anaheim 1 - There we go! After the Wild can't manage a shot on the power play, Minnesota keeps the pressure on and scores a beauty. Havlat steals the puck in the Ducks zone then makes a beautiful pass to Brent Burns, who's got a wide open net for his team-leading ninth goal of the season. Burns pinched down to the goal line unnoticed and put the puck easily past Jonas Hiller to tie things up. And yes, Burns was my selection for the wild.com Fantasy Spotlight today. Thanks, Burnsie!
12:52 - Wild 1, Anaheim 2 - Yikes. That wasn't what I was hoping for, either. Less than a minute after the Wild evens the game, Ryan Getzlaf gives the Ducks another lead. On a delayed penalty call against Burns, Getzalf snaps a wrister from the left circle over the glove of Backstrom. Anaheim's top line has certainly been buzzing.
7:38 - FOX Sports North just took a moment to showcase Wild forward Warren Peters, who was recalled from Houston yesterday. I'll take this moment to let you know we're not related, but if he scores, I'll be sure to take some of the credit.
6:40 - The Bouchard-Brodziak-Havlat line has been impressive early in the game and just created multiple scoring chances on its most recent shift. The Ducks were running around trying to regroup but Minnesota was unable to get the puck past Hiller.
1:30 - After a nice forecheck by Chuck Kobasew, Warren Peters takes the puck and tries to bank it in off Hiller. No such luck, but I like the idea. Solid shift by the fourth line.
0:00 - The horn sounds and the Wild will go into the first intermission trailing the Ducks, 2-1. Let's hope the refreshing energy drink they're about to enjoy gets them amped up to come out strong in the second.
Period 2
18:51 - Marek Zidlicky tries to get the puck away from Todd Marchant behind the Wild net, but will go off for two minutes for hooking.
18:12 - That's not good. Minnesota gets caught with too many men on the ice and will be two men down.
17:09 - Wild 1, Anaheim 3 - The Wild was able to get past Corey Perry missing a wide open net, but not this. Getzlaf gets his second of the game after a laser of a slapshot from the right circle goes past Backstrom. With that, Marek Zidlicky will come out of the box and Minnesota will only be one man down.
16:12 - Chuck Kobasew gets out of the box and the Wild will be back to full strength.
11:21 - I don't know if the Wild can get any closer to scoring a power play goal without actually getting on the board. After Jason Blake was called for interference, Minnesota controlled play for the entire two minutes, getting multiple scoring chances and working the puck around the zone. No dice on a goal, but you'd have to think the last two minutes should get the guys motivated on the Wild bench.
11:00 - Luca Sbisa will go off for slashing and the Wild will get another chance to continue that hot play with the man advantage.
10:11 - Wild 2, Anaheim 3 - There it is! Mikko Koivu blasts a shot from the right circle and Marek Zidlicky takes care of the rebound just to the right of Hiller. Nice to see the guys cash in after dominating play for the past few minutes. Make it three straight games that Minnesota has scored on the man advantage. Can we make it three straight wins, please?
9:25 - George Parros and his moustache take exception to Peters trying to poke in a rebound on Hiller's pads. There is some pushing and shoving behind the Anaheim net, but nobody will be going to the box.
7:21 - Lilja dumps Pierre-Marc Bouchard at the side of the Anaheim net, as he falls head-first into the end boards. Butch looks to be OK and Lilja will go to the box for two minutes while the Wild power play returns to action.
5:41 - Wild 2, Anaheim 4 - Corey Perry is hooked by Cam Barker as he streaks down the ice on a shorthanded chance. Perry is awarded a penalty shot and scores five hole. That will be marked as a shorthanded penalty shot for his second of the game.
3:30- After Lilja came out of the box with no harm done, the Ducks have been on fire in the Wild zone, skating around like they are up a couple of players.
2:34 - Wild 2, Anaheim 5 - Wow. This might just be the craziest exchange I have ever witnessed in a hockey game. Please bear with me as I try my best to explain this unbelievable turn of events: First, Mikko Koivu loses his stick in the Wild zone. As Bobby Ryan skates past him, Koivu literally rips Ryan's stick out of his hands so he can use it for himself. Ryan skates around confused for a while as play continues before eventually grabbing Koivu's stick, which is sitting idle on the ice. Mind you, Koivu and Perry have different handed sticks. Anaheim continues to control play in the Minnesota zone and Lydman snaps a shot from the right circle. The rebound comes right to Ryan, who pops it into a wide open net. Ryan then rasises the stick quite emphatically at Koivu, mocking him with his own stick. There is some discussion after the goal as Minnesota tries to argue Ryan scored with an illegal stick, but the officials talk and it's called a good goal.
0:59.2 - Nick Schultz gets a stick up high on Corey Perry, and the really bad news, it draws blood. So, the Wild will be shorthanded for four minutes.
0:00 - The period comes to the end and Minnesota will have to kill off a 3:01 Ducks power play to start the third.
Period 3
16:58 - Anaheim gets a few chances, but Minnesota is able to get out of the double minor unharmed.
15:00 - Mikko Koivu usually does some of his best work when he's peeved. He must still have visions of Ryan taunting him with his own stick because he just put his head down and controlled play in the Ducks zone. Minnesota isn't able to score, but it should put a little excitement into the Wild lineup. The Wild certainly hasn't given up on this one yet, the effort is definitely still there.
9:20 - Cal Clutterbuck lays a hard hit on Luca Sbisa along the end boards in the Anaheim zone. The ref doesn't like the hit very much and raises his arm on the play. It's a questionable call, but Clutterbuck will go to the box for boarding, regardless.
5:24 - The Wild get out of the Clutterbuck penalty unscathed but continue the march to the box. This time, it's Jared Spurgeon for tripping after he takes down Getzlaf along the boards.
5:23 - Anyone else counting down the days until Christmas is over for the lone reason that we won't have to hear the rapping Santa on the Luther Nissan commercial?
4:13 - Wild 2, Anaheim 6 - The hats rain down to the ice. Corey Perry nets the hat trick and his fifth point of the game to put the Ducks up four. Backstrom goes down early and Perry has plenty of time alone to his right, burrying the puck in the back of the Wild net. That line has been unstoppable for the Ducks tonight.
2:18 - Scary moment as Todd Marchant goes down to the ice grabbing his face after getting hit with the puck. He's clearly bleeding as he heads back to the locker room, where I'm guessing he'll get some stitches.
0:45 - You can't say Backstrom has thrown in the towel. Backs gets run over and still makes a few stellar saves from his back to keep the score the same.
0:00 - That will do it. The Wild fall to the Ducks tonight, 6-2, but head home after what most would call a pretty successful road trip, taking five of a possible eight points.


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Grrrr! From right back at late 2000 in my Birdstack import all my heard and pending records have gone in wrong. The reason? That was when I started putting Wildlife Recorder's output into correct date order to keep that sequence in Birdstack's widgets. Remember? I did this courtesy of Excel's sort button, which very kindly and logically reminds you that it will expand the sort into neighbouring columns.
Except it stops short. It stops at the first column that doesn't have data in it, regardless of what else follows. And in my case there were plenty of empty columns between the sighting date and the status of that sighting. The status – and the count for that matter but I hardly ever log that – those fields never got sorted.
Now I have about five years' worth of data with misplaced H's and P's. That's over 1500 records and the best I can do is wipe out those tags and enter the correct ones manually. Not that it's time critical and I can take my leisure at it over the months and years to come.
The stupid thing is that I knew that's the way Excel works. And I did get a little puzzled by some bizarre species that I'd logged by sound only. It just took me that long to register. (And to stop it happening now? Simple: just delete the empty columns before sorting.)


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What is a Safe Zone?
Safe Zone programs or trainings exist in various forms across the United States in colleges, universities, high schools, and other types of organizations. While the design of each program may vary, the overall purpose is to eliminate homophobia, heterosexism, and discrimination in one's community. Historically, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) students, staff, and faculty have felt unsafe on college campuses. The Safe Zone program creates visible networks of support for LGBTQ students, staff, and faculty who are seeking a "safe space" or person to share in confidence about issues, fears, questions, and/or other concerns. Simultaneously, the visibility of LGBTQ resources encourages folks who do not identify as LGBTQ to ask questions in order to better understand sexuality and gender while allowing Safe Zones members to assist in working toward the elimination of myths, misconceptions, and stereotypes while honoring the diversity of all students.
Safe Zones identify "LGBTQ friendly" faculty and staff and students to provide support and resources. It has been implemented at many colleges and universities across the United States that helps to accomplish the following goals:
- Alleviate concerns regarding issues related to diversity in an ever-changing society
- To help faculty be more aware of and sensitive to the diversity of issues facing students today, specifically related to sexuality and gender
- Open channels of communication between faculty, students, and staff
- To create an environment free of oppression, prejudice, discrimination, and bigotry and encouraging of open-dialogue
- To provide safe spaces on campus that are highly visible and easily identifiable to the community as an area where support and understanding is the key and where bigotry and discrimination are not tolerated
- To make the campus a safer and freer environment for all members of the college community regardless of gender or sexuality
How is this different from a Gator Safe Zone?
Gator Safe Zone exists for each of the purposes described above. Overall, Gator Safe Zone can be thought of as less of a "script" or "How to" interact with LGBTQ identified individuals and more of a mechanism to encourage intentional ongoing dialogue on the Allegheny campus about gender and sexuality between all community members regardless of how each person individually self-identifies.
Participants of Gator Safe Zone can choose to become a member of Gator Safe Zone after completing track one and track two of the Gator Safe Zone Program. Gator Safe Zone Members are identified by displaying a Gator Safe Zone card at their worksite or on-campus living space, indicating that the individual has participated in 6 hours of intentional and facilitated knowledge-sharing, discussion, and ally skill-building around LGBTQ issues, experiences, and identities. This is not to say that only people in Safe Zone can support LGBTQ individuals at Allegheny. It simply helps others identify individuals who:
(1) have received some training in LGBTQ issues
(2) strive to reduce homophobia and heterosexism on a personal and professional level
(3) are comfortable with LGBTQ individuals approaching them to talk about LGBTQ related issues
(4) have made a commitment to providing support and referrals to LGBTQ individuals while respecting the privacy of the individuals who contact them.
For additional information about the Allegheny College Gator Safe Zone Program, please contact Hope Sims-Medley, CIASS office coordinator.


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Info below from my FNC colleague Chad Pergram:
Urgent: Top D's on House committees write to Boehner, accusing him of politicizing Benghazi
Per Pergram-Capitol Hill
Fox has learned that the top Democrats of the House Oversight, Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Intelligence Committees are sending a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), accusing him of politicizing the Benghazi inquiry.
In particular, the lawmakers ask how the GOP report can be fair when it doesn't include the views of Democrats. It's signed by Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-MD, Oversight), John Conyers (D-MI, Judiciary), Eliot Engel (D-NY, Foreign Affairs), Adam Smith (D-WA, Armed Services) and Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD, Intelligence, ….
Chad Pergram
FOX News
Senior Producer for Capitol Hill


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School News
- Balance Scale Posted on: Aug 4th, 2016
- Extended Care Posted on: Aug 2nd, 2016
- Fun in Sun Posted on: Aug 1st, 2016
- Sandsational Posted on: Jul 31st, 2016
Kindergarten marks an important transition time from preschool to the primary grades. Our nurturing staff challenge their minds, excite their imaginations, guide them spiritually, and encourage them to be generous to others.Read More
We know that when a love of learning begins in preschool you set the course for an active, interested student who will continue success in kindergarten and beyond. SCS is a home-away-from-home for our students where they can play, learn, socialize, and grow into their full potential.Read More
We treat our students with dignity, and respect all children's individual differences. We call students to grow into their best selves and to treat others with the same degree of dignity.Read More
SCS students pursue challenging academics that prepare them for success in the most competitive high schools. Taught by inspiring, caring teachers, SCS students excel every year, earning merit based scholarships and awards.Read More
Saint Catherine's community extends beyond the school's front doors. We teach our students to be responsible and caring, both inside the school, and as citizens of their local community, nation, and world.Read More
SCS students are engaged, active, and happy. We nourish both the spiritual and cognitive attributes of each student, resulting in talented, motivated students who thrive in a value centered, caring atmosphere.Read More
Our teachers are exceptionally talented and dedicated. More than one-third of them hold master's degrees. Recruited for their outstanding achievements and academic commitment to Saint Catherine of Siena School's core values.Read More
Our goal is to foster in every student an understanding of the Roman Catholic faith. We encourage them to carry the message of God to others and exemplify His Word in themselves, living lives with integrity, understanding, and Christian charity.Read More
Our school is an integral part of the parish of Saint Catherine of Siena and the Archdiocese of Newark. Our faculty, students, and families form a circle of support. We call our students to grow beyond themselves, addressing needs greater than themselves.Read More
Our balanced educational program inspires mind and body, heart and soul, and service to God and community.
Our 3 and 4-year-old preschoolers learn to express their ideas and develop a positive self image in a safe, nurturing environment. Their uniqueness as a child of God is reinforced as they develop skills in independence, and self-direction…Read More...
Space still available for the 2016-2017 school year. Private tours of Saint Catherine of Siena School are available Mon.–Thurs. by appointment. Please call the school at 973-239-6968 to schedule a tour. We would love to meet you!Read More...
Enrollment at Saint Catherine of Siena School provides your child with a solid combination of strong academics, Christian values, discipline, and responsibility that will stay with them for years. The strong sense of family inspired by our community will endure for a lifetime.Read More...
SCS welcomed last week the addition of 26 new chromebooks to our mobile technology program. Students and teachers love them! Check it out…
The 5th grade created surveys and polled classmates, teachers, and family to create frequency tables. They will use the information to find median, mode, range, and mean.
Students in grades 4 & 5 were challenged to build a structure from dough to be tested to withstand a storm (rain).


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Events for August 2016
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at The Chicago Theatre
When: 04/01/2013More Info
Jam presents the only Midwest appearance of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, coming to The Chicago Theatre on April 1, 2013. Appearing on the U.S. tour dates will be special guest Sharon Van Etten.
This will be the first Chicago appearance in five years for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, and the tour will coincide with the February 18th release of a new album, Push The Sky Away. This album was recorded at La Fabrique, a recording studio based in a 19th Century mansion in the South of France, where the walls of the main studio are lined with an immense collection of classical vinyl.
"I enter the studio with a handful of ideas, unformed and pupal; it's the Bad Seeds that transform them into things of wonder. Ask anyone who has seen them at work. They are unlike any other band on earth for pure, instinctive inventiveness." - Nick Cave
On this album it's not always apparent what instruments the band is playing: they may be traditional musical instruments but other sounds are clearly generated by objects unrelated to musical instruments. What's being created is a collective musical language that's rich and complex. Push the Sky Away has a clarity and sweet strangeness that's built upon the refusal to accept limitations, whether they be the traditional uses and sounds of musical instruments, lyric styles, or diminished spiritual horizons.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to see one of rock's bravest and most inventive bands.


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South Wales Scorpions have named an 18-man squad for their first Kingstone Press Championship 1 game of the season this Sunday when they take on Oldham Roughyeds in their first in their new home at Maesteg RFC (kick-off 3pm).
The squad includes five potential club debutants in Jordan Sheridan, Dafydd Hellard, Kyle Scrivens, Paul Emanuelli and Alex Randall, while Owain Davies and Dan Parry will hope to get their senior side debuts after coming through the junior ranks in South Wales.
Osian Phillips misses the game through injury while Alan Pope, Shaun Owens and Jack Pring have long standing commitments and are unavailable.
Emanuelli, also the new assistant coach at the Scorpions, can't wait to step up after playing successfully for a number of years for Valley Cougars.
"The boys are really starting to get excited for Sunday," he said. "It's going to be a huge challenge for the side and myself personally, against one of the favourites for the league.
"The short pre-season we've had has been good and things are coming together nicely. With it being an all Welsh squad, the atmosphere is getting better and better each week.
"We go into the game with no-one giving us a chance but as a group we are confident in what we can achieve on Sunday."
There is a piece of nostalgia that links Sunday's two clubs together as a street in Oldham is named after Kevin Sinfield's great uncle, who was a rugby player from Maesteg!
Maesteg RFC was the rugby union club from which the great Charlie Winslade came north to sign for Oldham in 1950 at the age of 19, later marrying Sinfield's grandad's sister.
One of the club's all-time best, he played 358 games for Oldham in his 11 years there, forming a second-row with Sid Little which was the envy of every club in the game.
He represented Wales and Great Britain during a heady period in which Oldham were crowned Rugby League Champions in 1957 (equivalent to Super League now) and won the Lancashire Cup three years in a row.
A master of the shoulder-charge, he ended his career at Warrington, but his heart was always at Watersheddings, Oldham's old ground. Following his death in 1993 his ashes were scattered on the pitch and one of the streets that now forms a housing development on the site of the old ground is called Winslade Close in his memory.
SCORPIONS (from): 1. Jordan Sheridan, 4. Kyle Skrivens, 5. Chris Leyshon, 6. Paul Emanuelli, 9. Connor Farrar, 10. Chris Vitalini, 11. Barrie Phillips, 12. Phil Carleton (captain), 13. Ashley Bateman, 14. Mike Connor, 15. Owain Davies, 17. Rhys Fitzgerald, 18. Harrison Elliot, 19. Alex Jones, 21. Dan Parry, 22. Dafydd Hellard, 23. Alex Randall, 24. Matt Wilcox


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An SFRstore US Exclusive, only available here!
SFR vet dan le sac (one half of the DLS Vs Scroobius Pip superduo) has dropped his debut solo album!
Written, produced and with vocals from dan himself, the album features collaborations with Emmy The Great, Merz, Sarah Williams White, B Dolan, Joshua Idehen and Pete Hefferan.
CDs will come SIGNED by dan le sac! Click here to order yours.
"With this album," dan ventures, "working with so many different people, writing songs, it brought the producer in me back to the fore, in fact, it made me imagine never doing a gig again." Fans of his long-standing partnership with Scroobius Pip needn't worry, he doesn't mean the last part – in fact they have gigs forthcoming – he's just reveling in his creative reinvigoration.
Taking a step sideways from the percussive atmospherics that were the backdrop to Pip's words on Top 40 albums "Angles" (2008) and "The Logic of Chance" (2010), dan embraces everything from electro-pop to psychedelia, all accompanied by an impressive array of vocal talent.
Dan le Sac's reputation for vibrant good times at festivals and club nights is unarguable, but he's also proved with "Space Between The Words" that he's a lot more than simply the bloke behind the bloke with the big beard. He's a musical force to be reckoned with and in "Space Between The Words", an album dan le Sac has created a smart, zingy debut shot that will appeal to fans of indie, dance, hip hop, electronica and much else besides. It's one to file alongside Metronomy, Hot Chip and Field Music as a sharply individual snapshot of modern pop's endless possibilities.
01. Long Night Of Life Feat. Merz (4:21)
02. Play Along Feat. Sarah Williams White (3:57)
03. Memorial Feat Emmy The Great (4:58)
04. Reprisals (1:16)
05. Tuning Feat. Joshua Idehen (5:06)
06. Good Time Gang War Feat. B Dolan (4:33)
07. Hold Yourself Lightly (2:44)
08. Zephyr Feat. Merz (4:59)
09. Breathing Underwater Feat. Fraser Rowan (3:57)
10. Break of Dawn Feat. HowAboutBeth (3:45)
11. Caretaker Feat. B Dolan And HowAboutBeth (5:11)
12. Beside (1:37)
13. Cherubs Feat. Pete Hefferan (4:35)
Check out the video for "Caretaker" featuring B. DOLAN & HowAboutBeth:


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Hard Day's Night – 11.02.07
We're up here in Big Sky country and after getting the morning's work done, we headed out to check out some new country. When you're in Big Sky country (MT) and there are no clouds, you have lots of hard light. Lots! We found this very cool little place, Sedan (thought of you flyboy) where this old, one room school house old playground stood abandoned. Lucky for me, a 16f2.8 (along with 24-70AFS) arrived today so I decided to play. Had a great time shooting with the 16 on the D3 (better than the 10.5 IMP) and with a little assist from Color Efex 3.0 B&W infrared, came up with a couple of fun images.
While I might have had bad light, it didn't compare at all to this bad night
Photos captured by D3, 16f2.8 / 14-24AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film


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$935—$1,295 1—2 bed 905 Lake Union Hill Way, Alpharetta GA, 30004
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The rent at The Lakes at Windward Apartments ranges from $935 for a one bedroom to a $1,295 two bedroom. Apartments in this building are about 22% less expensive than the Alpharetta average. This is a pet-friendly apartment.
This apartment is in Alpharetta. Nearby parks include The Plaza at Avalon and Avalon's Living Room.
The Lakes at Windward Apartments has a Walk Score of 26 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
Black & Stainless Steel Appliances in select units, Two Inch Faux Blinds in select units, Woodburning Fireplaces, Fully Equipped Kitchens, Balcony, Deck or Patio, Newly Renovated Units Available, Dining Rooms, Pet Park, 30 Acres of Trees, Flowers and Duck Ponds, 24 Hour Workout Facility, 2 Swimming Pools with Gazebo and Wi-Fi, Fabulous Location in Alpharetta/near GA 400
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We're pretty sure that even spoiled American sports fans will be able to appreciate the beauty of soccer, er, futbol after watching this artistic rendition of a Barcelona victory over Real Madrid by Richard Swarbrick (who also did this) from earlier this season. Enjoy. [via Dirty Tackle]
Check Out an Animated Version of Barcelona's 5-0 Victory Over Real Madrid From Earlier This Season
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text: Known as one of the most recognized and respected agents in Los Angeles, Madison Hildebrand, has been continually crowned as one of the "Top Producing Agents" in the nation by Coldwell Banker and is one of the world's most recognizable faces of real estate. A worldly man, Madison has lived across the United States and three countries. With a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, from Pepperdine University, Madison planted his roots the moment he moved to Malibu and quickly became a pillar of the Malibu community. Volunteering in numerous organizations, Madison currently serves as a board member of the Malibu Boys and Girls Club, served as a past board director of the Malibu Association of Realtors, volunteers his time weekly as an ambassador to the Emergency Room at the UCLA Sana Monica hospital, and served as Vice President of the Malibu Green Machine. Exerting passion, professionalism and uncanny knowledge of his industry, Madison incorporated The MalibuLife, Inc. which enlists a team of specialists who work together to make record sales. He is also an acclaimed public speaker, author of Activate Your Passion, Create Your Career, television correspondent for E! News and is the owner and designer of his new candle line "Malibu" by Madison Hildebrand. Whether it's gardening, traveling, or taking his rescue Doberman, Maya, out for a hike, Madison lives by his philosophies of "Spread the Love" and that, "You can mix business with pleasure." Follow Madison on Twitter/Instagram @MadisonMalibu or visit his website at TheMalibuLife.com for more information.