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The MAC Jeanius Eyeshadows have .10 oz of product, making them double the size of MAC's regular eyeshadows, for five dollars more. The colors, are of course, built around the colors of denim blue jeans. The jeans stamp across the surface is, of course, only on the surface. As soon as you start using it, the stamp will go away.
|Don't you think they nailed the 'Jeans' motif?
Though I'm not reviewing Diva in Distress, I'll just throw in that while I was swatching it at the counter, I found it lacked pigmentation and the shimmer was piecy. I didn't like it, so I didn't buy it.
On to the colors:
|Left to Right: White Genius, Motorhead, Black Stovepipe
Motorhead is a dirty, denim-y blue with a sheen and some copper pearl to it.
Stovepipe Black is either soft black with copper to it or very dark grey with copper to it. I'm leaning toward the first. If you're into dark shadows, you should definitely try this out, it's really interesting!
- Stovepipe Black and Motorhead have excellent pigmentation, while I'd call White Jeanius average.
- Easy to work with.
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- Very nice design on the shadows.
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- While Stovepipe Black and Motorhead are exceptional, White Jeanius is okay.
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For old Minix versions, http://minix1.woodhull.com/ is the first page to
> I'm a Minix newb, so please hold the flames for now. I have a Zenith
> Data Systems laptop. It has an 8088 processor, 640KB of RAM, a 20MB
> hard drive, and a 320KB floppy drive. I'd like to get Minix working on
> this machine.
It is possible, but won't be much fun. I used Minix 2.0.4 on an 286 laptop
until the display died. Right now I have to find something to solder onto my
SIMMs to create SIPs (to upgrade another 286).
You surely mean a 360 KB drive, as 320 KB was never used in IBM compatibles.
> However, I had trouble with each version. The small hard drive and
> small floppy drive were the two main problems.
The last version of Minix that could run in 640 KB was Minix 2.0.2. Later
versions have grown out of this and things got never done to make it work
again. I doubt this will ever happen.
> Would somebody please give me advice on:
> 1.) Which version should I use?
Minix 2.0.0 or Minix 2.0.2, if you want, older versions are possible, too.
> 2.) How should I install it with a 360KB drive? (Detailed installation
> instructions for older versions are hard to find, especially when
> dealing with older hardware.)
http://minix1.woodhull.com/faq/smallmem.html is a nice page which describes
installing Minix with a single 360K drive and 512 KB of memory. You have a
bit more, so you might try without the "exec" sometimes.
Take a look at http://minix1.woodhull.com/hints.html (paragraph Minix on
small and/or older Intel CPUs) for more information about this topic.
> Unfortunately, this laptop can't be upgraded. It has a serial port and
> a parallel port, and a CGA-compatible greyscale display. I was able to
> get Minix 1.5 (I think) to boot from the hard drive. When I tried to
> install the rest of /usr, I ran out of disk space.
You might be able to find some sockets for DIP memory ICs. If you can find
some, you might be able to upgrade to 1 MB. But I doubt it. Another (larger)
hard disk might be an option, if you have an IDE interface. I used a 200 MB
disk which is way too large to use, even with 3 operating systems on it.
(DOS/Win, Minix, OS/2 1.3) :-)
> How do I want to use this computer? I'd like to compile simple C, C++,
> Pascal, and assembly programs. I don't intend to recompile the kernel.
I'd recommend to recompile the kernel, as you are very tight on memory and
therefore create a stripped-down kernel which uses less memory e.g. by
removing every hard disk driver except bios (which won't hurt performance as
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BLOOMFIELD - Betty L. McNair, 71, formerly of Charleston, died at 3:30 a.m. May 5, 2003, at her home.
Born Oct. 28, 1931, in Huron, Tenn., she was the daughter of Cloud Fesmire who died in 1933. She was raised by her mother, the late Mary Becham Fesmire Ervin and stepfather, the late James Ervin. She lived in Southeast Missouri most of her life and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Senath, working actively in the WMU organization. She was manager of the Mitchell Drug and Gift Shop in Kennett for 22 years. Upon moving to Charleston, she took an active role in the First Baptist Church and was a member of the Charleston Athena Club. When she moved to Bloomfield in 1992, she transferred her membership to the Bloomfield Baptist Church.
On Sept. 2, 1947, she married Sidney Burl McNair who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: one son, Sidney Michael McNair of Knoxville, Tenn.; one daughter, Judy Gail Denton of Dallas, Texas; one brother, Jim Ervin of Huntley, Ill.; two sisters, Connie Shanks of Bloomfield and Carolyn Price of Brookfield, Ill.; and five grandchildren, Kris Taylor of St. Louis, Natalie McNair and Kellie McNair of Knoxville, Edward Denton of St. Louis and Joshua Denton of Dallas; and one great-grandson, Krew Taylor of St. Louis.
Visitation begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, where services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Gerald Collier, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Charleston, will officiate.
Burial will follow in the IOOF Cemetery near Charleston.
Pallbearers will be: Bill Owens, Joe Rampley, John Shanks, Tony Burdine, Edward Denton and Joshua Denton.
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Equal Protection
State Discrimination and Private Discrimination
- 14th Amendment does not empower federal government to stop private acts of discrimination
- 14th Amendment does require federal governments to stop state governments and their employees from discriminating
The federal government's ability to advance equality is thus restricted by a fundamental requirement: it can only take action to ensure that the states do not apply their laws or policies in a discriminatory manner. The Fourteenth Amendment does not empower the federal government to intervene in private matters; that is, it cannot prevent acts of private discrimination. But over the past century, the Supreme Court has interpreted the range of federal authority somewhat broadly. The Court has held that the "states" subject to federal oversight under the Fourteenth Amendment include all employees and agencies of the states, as well as private persons and entities having some relationship with the states. A public employee, a private citizen under state government contract, and an individual delegated to act on behalf of the state "acts in the name and for the State, and is clothed with the State's power, his act is that of the State."23 Consequently, he is held to the terms of the Fourteenth Amendment; he may not "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Defining, however, with precision who or what is in some sense "clothed with the State's power" has proven a difficult judicial task. If a city grants a business license to a restaurant that refuses to seat African Americans, does the city become a party to the discrimination? When the county provides sheriff and fire protection to this business does it violate the equal protection clause? Generally, the courts have held that the State becomes complicit only when it directly participates in the discriminatory behavior. As a result, many forms of private discrimination remain outside judicial intervention through the Fourteenth Amendment.


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Clemson leads series, 17-12-1 (Last meeting: Oct. 6, 2007: Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 23)
No. 15 Clemson takes its undefeated record on the road this week to face off with fellow-unbeaten No. 10 Virginia Tech in a rare ACC battle of top-15 teams. Thanks to quality wins against Auburn and Florida State, the Tigers continue to climb the polls after beginning the year unranked. The Hokies were pegged as a darkhorse national title contender early on, despite the loss of four-year starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor to graduation.
Clemson and Virginia Tech have not played since 2007, a matchup in which the Hokies and head coach Frank Beamer displayed their patented "Beamer-ball" approach by scoring touchdowns on both a kickoff and punt return. Tech also held former Clemson star running backs James Davis and C.J. Spiller to a mere 12 yards rushing in the 18-point victory.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd added to his Heisman résumé last week, helping dispatch the No. 11 Seminoles, 35-30, in Death Valley. The redshirt sophomore threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for a score. True freshman receiver Sammy Watkins continued his stellar play, reeling in eight catches for 141 yards and two touchdowns. He now has six scores through four games and leads the conference in receptions and receiving touchdowns.
Virginia Tech was a preseason favorite to win the ACC, but the Hokies have flown a bit under the radar in their first few games, having yet to play a team from a BCS conference. Mistakes prevented Tech from pulling away late against Marshall last week, a theme that has repeated itself in all but one of the Hokies' wins thus far. Beamer will rely heavily on junior David Wilson and a running game that has scored 11 of the team's 17 touchdowns this season.
Extra Points:
*Although Clemson has not beaten Virginia Tech since 1989, the Tigers owned a 16-2 record in the series dating back to 1935.
*Clemson won the Florida Citrus Bowl in both the 1987 and 1988 seasons. The Tigers have since appeared in an Orlando bowl twice more, in 2002 and 2005.


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State Conversion Rights
An individual may convert employer group coverage to an individual policy after being on state extension or Federal COBRA extension, however, conversion maybe chosen without taking the state extension or COBRA first.
- A individual whose insurance under the group policy has been terminated for any reason; and
- The individual has been continuously insured under the group policy or its predecessor for at least 6 months immediately prior to termination;
- The individuals termination of group coverage did not occur because of their failure to pay required contribution;
- The individual does not acquire other group coverage covering all preexisting conditions;
- The individual is not eligible to continue coverage under existing group policy in accordance with the terms of the policy.
- Written application for the converted policy must be made and the first premium must be paid to the insurer no later than 60 days after termination of the group insurance.
- The converted policy shall be issued without evidence of insurability.
- The initial premium for the first 12 months and subsequent renewal premiums shall be in compliance with the Utah Code Annotated (UCA) Section, 31A-30-106.5.
- The premium is payable as required by the insurer for the policy selected unless another mode of payment is mutually agreed upon.
- The converted policy becomes effective at the time the group policy terminates.
- The converted policy covers the employee and dependents who where covered by the group policy at the date of termination of insurance.
- A converted policy may include a provision which allows the insurer to request information whether there is other coverage in advance of any premium payment due date.
- The insurer may refuse to renew the policy for any of the following reasons:
- Nonpayment of premiums,
- Fraud or intentional misrepresentation of material fact under the terms of the coverage,
- If the insurer is ceasing to offer coverage in the individual market,
- If the individual no longer resides, lives or works in the service area.
- No insurer may be required to issue a converted policy, which provides benefits in excess of those provided under the group policy from which conversion is made.
- No converted policy may exclude a preexisting condition not excluded under the group policy.
- The employee or member must be offered basic coverage as defined in U.C.A. § 31A-30-103(4).
- Utah Code Annotated (U.C.A.) Section 31A-22-612, Conversion privileges for insured former spouse.
- U.C.A. § 31A-22-703, Conversion rights on termination of group disability insurance coverage.
- U.C.A. § 31A-22-704, Conversion rules and procedures.
- U.C.A. § 31A-22-705, Provisions in conversion policies.
- U.C.A. § 31A-22-708, Conversion of health benefit plan.
- U.C.A. § 31A-22-709, Conversion privilege upon retirement.
- U.C.A. § 31A-22-710, Conversion privilege of spouse and children.
- U.C.A. § 31A-22-711, If conversion plan benefits exceed group policy benefits.
- U.C.A. § 31A-22-712, Converted policies delivered outside Utah.
- P.L. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1979 Sec. 2741(e)(2)
- Health Insurance Portability for Group Health Plans; Interim Rules and Proposed Rule. Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 67/ Tuesday, April 8, 1997/ Rules and Regulation.
- Section 148.122(2)
- Section 148.102,(a)(1)


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Buffett still wants higher taxes from the rich, but why?
Forbes lists Warren Buffett as the world's third-wealthiest human, so he clearly knows his way around buying and selling. In short, he doesn't need any money advice from me, the guy perpetually suckered by those as-seen-on-TV products. (ShamWow, anyone?)
But since he also dabbles in newspaper writing, my alleged trade, perhaps I can help after all.
Buffett's latest is an op-ed he wrote (or someone wrote for him) for The New York Times. In it, Buffett again reminds us that "the ultra-rich," like himself, really need to pay more taxes. In fact, he gets fairly specific, arguing, as he has before, to increase the top-end Bush tax rates (although for $500,000 incomes, not $250,000) and institute, in effect, a New Alternative Minimum Tax: 30 percent on incomes between $1 million and $10 million and 35 percent on incomes above that.
(I'm still not sure why Buffett and those like him don't just write voluntary checks to the government as big as necessary to satisfy their burning inner need, but it's not my money. I would rather he worry about his and let me worry about mine, so there's that.)
AEI's James Pethokoukis, who actually knows something about fiscal policies and politics, notes that Buffett tripped on himself a bit in outlining his fiscal goals of revenues of 18.5 percent of GDP and spending at about 21 percent of GDP, "levels that have been attained over extended periods in the past and can clearly be reached again." Writes Pethokoukis:
Right now we're more like 16% revenue, 24% spending. Buffett would boost revenue to a bit above its historical average of 18% partly via his version of Obama's so-called Buffett rule — a new 30% alternative minimum tax on taxable income between $1 million and $10 million, and 35% on amounts above that.
One effect of this rule would be to raise investment tax rates dramatically from today's 15% level, which would be anti-growth. But that point aside, does Buffett really think we can only get revenue to 18.5% of GDP via tax hikes? Turns out, the long-term CBO budget forecast pegs revenue at 18.5% of GDP in 2022 even while keeping the Bush tax cuts in place. That's right, if we do nothing other than let the economy continue to recover we'll hit Buffett's revenue target, according to the CBO.
In other words, to get to Buffett's 18%-21% revenue/spending ratio, we really need to focus on spending cuts, not tax hikes. And why not first try to boost revenue through economic growth rather than raising the tax burden? Why tax hikes first in a weak economy?
Why indeed? I hope it's not government's historical tendency to enshrine the tax increases first and then worry about the spending cuts, well, never.
Greg Mankiw, a professor and chair of the economics department at Harvard, has a different issue with the Buffett plan.
[O]n closer examination, one realizes that Mr. Buffett never mentions doing anything to eliminate the tax-avoidance strategies that he uses most aggressively. In particular:
1. His company Berkshire Hathaway never pays a dividend but instead retains all earnings. So the return on this investment is entirely in the form of capital gains. By not paying dividends, he saves his investors (including himself) from having to immediately pay income tax on this income.
2. Mr. Buffett is a long-term investor, so he rarely sells and realizes a capital gain. His unrealized capital gains are untaxed.
3. He is giving away much of his wealth to charity. He gets a deduction at the full market value of the stock he donates, most of which is unrealized (and therefore untaxed) capital gains.
4. When he dies, his heirs will get a stepped-up basis. The income tax will never collect any revenue from the substantial unrealized capital gains he has been accumulating.
Higher taxes for me but not thee?
Buffett, after a classically straw-man opener, does concede that his plan "won't stem our budget deficits; in fact, it will continue them." I'd like to have seen his really-smart-investor estimate on how little stemming would occur, which is a fraction of the annual $1 trillion deficits.


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The deflation of the subprime mortgage bubble in 2006-7 is widely agreed to have been the immediate cause of the collapse of the financial sector in 2008. Consequently, one might think that uncovering the origins of subprime lending would make the root causes of the crisis obvious. That is essentially where public debate about the causes of the crisis began—and ended—in the month following the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the 502-point fall in the Dow Jones Industrial Average in mid-September 2008. However, the subprime housing bubble is just one piece of the puzzle. Asset bubbles inflate and burst frequently, but severe worldwide recessions are rare. What was different this time?
In What Caused the Financial Crisis leading economists and scholars delve into the major causes of the worst financial collapse since the Great Depression and, together, present a comprehensive picture of the factors that led to it. One essay examines the role of government regulation in expanding home ownership through mortgage subsidies for impoverished borrowers, encouraging the subprime housing bubble. Another explores how banks were able to securitize mortgages by manipulating criteria used for bond ratings. How this led to inaccurate risk assessments that could not be covered by sufficient capital reserves mandated under the Basel accords is made clear in a third essay. Other essays identify monetary policy in the United States and Europe, corporate pay structures, credit-default swaps, banks' leverage, and financial deregulation as possible causes of the crisis.
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Annual Savings Five-Year Savings from (Millions of dollars) Cumulative the 1997 Plan 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total Budget Authority 261 535 548 563 579 2,486 Outlays 191 425 484 518 543 2,162
The military forces proposed by the Administration include 20 tactical air wings--13 active and seven in the part-time reserves--six fewer than the Bush Administration planned to have. (Traditionally, an Air Force tactical air wing has consisted of 72 combat aircraft, plus about 28 aircraft for training and maintenance, though the service may be revising that concept.) Substantial disagreement exists about whether all of those forces are needed, since U.S. tactical aircraft enjoy overwhelming superiority compared with the forces of regional powers that appear potentially hostile to the United States. Perhaps for that reason, former Secretary of Defense Les Aspin, when he was the Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, recommended in 1992 that the Air Force retain only 18 tactical wings--10 active and eight reserve.
This alternative would follow that recommendation and further reduce the tactical fighter forces in the Air Force to 18 wings by the end of 1998. So rapid a schedule for reductions should be feasible inasmuch as the Air Force has reduced the size of its fleet quickly in the past; for example, it eliminated six wings during 1991 and 1992. Moreover, the six additional wings the Clinton Administration planned to eliminate were cut by the end of fiscal year 1996. Reducing the number of Air Force wings from 20 to 18 would lower the service's operating outlays by $191 million in 1998 and by $2.2 billion through 2002. Additional savings might accrue from buying fewer aircraft, but those savings are not included in the table above. (See DEF-12 for a discussion of changes in procurement of Air Force tactical aircraft.) CBO assumes that savings from the Administration's 1998 plan will be the same.
Still further savings might be possible if the Air Force accompanied the force reduction with a reorgani-
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If any emergency, such as fire, sickness, accident, or any other threatening situation occurs on your floor, immediately call 911 (9-911 from campus telephones). Then call campus safety at 44-911 from campus telephones, or 773.508.6039 from off-campus telephones.
When you call, be prepared to:
- Give your name, location and telephone number.
- Describe the nature of the emergency.
- Follow the dispatcher's instructions.
Once this is done, contact the on-duty Resident Assistant. The RA has the necessary information on whom to call.
Severe Weather/Tornadoes
During a Severe Weather the following procedures should be followed:
- Listen to a Local Weather or Radio station for the latest updates on weather in your area.
- Know the following watch and warning levels:
- TORNADO WATCH: Tornadoes are possible in your area. Remain alert for approaching storms.
- TORNADO WARNING: A tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar, if a tornado warning is issued for your area and the sky becomes threatening, move to your pre-designated place of safety.
- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH: Severe thunderstorms are possible in your area.
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In the event of severe weather with threat of tornado, please move to the lower floors of your building and remain in the interior hallways away from any glass. Try to stay in floor groups, so that a determination can be made as quickly as possible about people who may be missing. You will receive further information from residence hall staff and security personnel at your location.
When you move into your room, you will notice the emergency evacuation procedures posted in your hallway and on each stairwell door at the end of the hall. They are here for your protection, so read them thoroughly and carefully. LUC and the City of Chicago view fire regulations as most important. Alarm boxes, which are located throughout the building, and other fire equipment must not be disturbed except in case of an actual fire, and tampering with them will subject you to immediate termination of your housing, plus civil penalties. Please refrain from "playing" with the fire extinguisher on the floor. A game could have tragic consequences if people are hurt needlessly because an extinguisher couldn't be used because it was empty. Every student and their guests are required to evacuate the building should an alarm be sounded. Evacuations should be executed via the instructions posted in all hallways and stairwell doors. Evacuations will be via stairwells, as elevators are shut down when a fire alarm goes off. Residents should evacuate to the following rally points.
In case of the evacuation of a residence hall, all residents should move immediately to a specific rally point. Department of Residence Life staff, with the assistance of University Chaplains and Campus Safety Staff, will provide instructions there.
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Prionailurus viverrinus
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|Scientific Name:
|Prionailurus viverrinus
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|(Bennett, 1833)
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|Taxonomic Notes:
|Placed in Prionailurus according to genetic analysis (Johnson et al. 2006, O'Brien and Johnson 2007, Eizirik et al. submitted ). No modern analysis of subspecies available.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Endangered A2cd+4cd ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Mukherjee, S., Sanderson, J., Duckworth, W., Melisch, R., Khan, J., Wilting, A., Sunarto, S. & Howard, J.G.
|Nowell, K., Breitenmoser-Wursten, C., Breitenmoser, U., & Schipper, J.
Fishing cats are widely distributed but concentrated primarily in wetland habitats, which are increasingly being settled, degraded and converted. Over 45% of protected wetlands and 94% of globally significant wetlands in Southeast Asia are considered threatened (Dugan 1993). Threats to wetlands include human settlement, draining for agriculture, pollution, and excessive hunting, wood-cutting and fishing. In addition, clearance of coastal mangroves over the past decade has been rapid. The depletion of fish stocks from over-fishing is prevalent and is likely to be a significant threat.
There appears to have been a severe decline in the fishing cat population throughout much of its Asian range over the last decade. While this period has seen a great increase in research effort, relatively few records of fishing cats have been obtained (Nekaris 2003, Duckworth et al. 2005). For example, recent research in Thailand aimed at studying fishing cats in wetland habitat have failed to find any animals in recent years, despite intensive camera trapping efforts (Cincinnati Zoo Fishing Cat Conservation project website; J Howard pers. comm. 2007). Fishing cats have disappeared from Bharatpur, India within the past five years, and may also have been lost from southwestern India and Pakistan. Based on continued range contraction, decline in habitat quality, and actual levels of exploitation of fish stocks and potential levels of incidental poisoning and snaring of fishing cats, a decline of at least 50% is suspected over the past 18 years (= three generations) , and if habitat protection efforts are not intensified, a future decline of similar magnitude over the next 18 years is projected (IUCN Cats Red List Workshop 2007).
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The Fishing Cat has a broad but discontinuous distribution in Asia, with large gaps - some the result of its association primarily with wetlands, some the result of recent extirpation, and some supposed due to a lack of confirmed records. In Pakistan, the only known population was in the Indus river valley (Roberts 1977), but there are no recent records to confirm it still occurs. The fishing cat has been extirpated in recent years from parts of India, including the Bharatpur region of western India (Shomita Mukherjee, Jamal Khan pers. comms. 2007), home to Keoladeo National Park, one of the few areas in India were fishing cats were studied (Mukerjee 1989, Haque and Vijayan 1993). It has possibly disappeared also from the southern Western Ghats (Nowell and Jackson 1996; Shomita Mukherjee and Jamal Khan pers. comms. 2007). However, there is also a new record from Umred, near Nagpur in central India, an area well outside of the fishing cat's known range, when a Fishing Cat that had been killed by a vehicle was found (Anon 2005). It is primarily found in the terai region of the Himalayan foothills, and eastern India into Bangladesh, where it is widely distributed and locally common in some areas (Khan 2004), although in eastern India few prime habitats remain (Kolipaka 2006). On the island of Sri Lanka, it occurs apparently all over the island, and has been found on waterways near the capital city of Colombo in degraded habitats (S. Mukherjee pers. comm. 2007).
In Southeast Asia, its distribution appears very patchy,with few recent records (Anak, W. Duckworth and R. Steinmetz, Southeast Asia mammal assessment, 2003). There are no confirmed records of the fishing cat from Peninsular Malaysia, but a 1999 camera trap image from Taman Negara National Park, an incomplete image showing only the animal's hindquarters, suggests the species occurrence here (Kawanishi and Sunquist 2003). However, the fishing cat never occurred on Taiwan, where it was mistakenly reported in the past (Nowell and Jackson, 1996; Sunquist and Sunquist, 2002). Its possible occurrence (based on an old, unsubstantiated record) in southwestern China is unknown (J. Sanderson pers. comm. 2007). On the island of Java, it has become scarce and apparently restricted to a few coastal wetlands (Melisch et al. 1996). Although commonly considered to occur on the island of Sumatra, there are no definite historic records, recent records have been shown to be erroneous, and its presence there remains to be confirmed (Duckworth et al. 2009).
The map shows range within forest cover (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, 2003) to reflect patchiness caused by deforestation upon recommendation of the assessors (IUCN Cats Red List workshop 2007).
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Native:Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; India; Indonesia (Jawa); Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
Possibly extinct:Pakistan
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|There is concern about the species status in Southeast Asia where it is very infrequently encountered and believed to be declining (Southeast Asia regional mammal assessment, 2003). There are very few records from camera trapping in Lao (Duckworth pers. comm. 2003) or Cambodia, although there are a sizeable number of confiscated live captive animals there (Duckworth et al. 2005). There have been declines in Thailand (Anak pers. comm. 2003) where it is very rarely encountered (Steinmetz pers. comm. 2003) and was more common in the past (Anak pers. comm. 2003). The fishing cat could not be confirmed in any reserves in Viet Nam during a survey of wildlife officers (Johnsingh and Nguyen 1995). In 2004, the Fishing Cat SSP and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden funded a field survey by Thai biologists Namfon Boontua and Budsabong Kanchanasaka to locate fishing cats in prime wetland areas in southern Thailand. Four months of camera trapping failed to find any sign of fishing cats despite confirmed presence of numerous other wildlife species. There have also been big declines in Lao PDR (W. Duckworth pers. comm), as well as on the island of Java, where the population, possibly a valid subspecies Prionailurus viverrinus rizophoreus (Sody 1936), may qualify as Critically Endangered (Boeadi pers. comm.; Melisch et al. 1996). In India it has apparently been extirpated from large parts of its range in recent years (S. Mukherjee and J.A. Khan pers. comm. 2007), and it may no longer occur in Pakistan.
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|Fishing Cats are strongly associated with wetland. They are typically found in swamps and marshy areas, oxbow lakes, reed beds, tidal creeks and mangrove areas and are more scarce around smaller, fast-moving watercourses. Along watercourses they have been recorded at elevations up to 1,525 m, but most records are from lowland areas. Although fishing cats are widely distributed through a variety of habitat types (including both evergreen and tropical dry forest: Rabinowitz and Walker 1991), their occurrence tends to be highly localized (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
Fishing cats are good swimmers, and unlike most other small cats may prey primarily on fish rather than small mammals. A one-year study of scats in India's Keoladeo National Park found that fish comprised 76% of the diet, followed by birds (27%), insects (13%) and small rodents last (9%) (Haque and Vijayan 1993). Molluscs, reptiles and amphibians are also taken (Haque and Vijayan 1993, Mukherjee 1989). However, they are capable of taking large mammal prey, including small chital fawns (Nowell and Jackson 1996, Sunquist and Sunquist 2002), and have been seen scavenging livestock carcasses and tiger kills (Nowell and Jackson 1996). Predation on small domestic livestock and dogs has also been reported (Nowell and Jackson 1996).
The only radio-telemetry study took place in Nepal's Chitwan National Park in the early 1990s. Cats were active only at night and spent most of their time in dense tall and short grasslands, sometimes well away from water. Home ranges of three females were 4-6 km²; that of a single male was larger at 16-22 km² (JLD Smith pers comm. in Sunquist and Sunquist 2002).
Fishing cats have been observed in degraded habitats, such as near aquaculture ponds with little vegetation outside the Indian city of Calcutta (P. Sanyal in Anon. 1989).
|Terrestrial; Freshwater
|Major Threat(s):
|Wetland destruction and degradation is the primary threat faced by the species (Nowell and Jackson 1996). Over 45% of protected wetlands and 94% of globally significant wetlands in Southeast Asia are considered threatened (Dugan 1993). Threats to wetlands include human settlement, draining for agriculture, pollution, and excessive hunting, wood-cutting and fishing. In addition, clearance of coastal mangroves over the past decade has been rapid in Tropical Asia. The depletion of fish stocks from over-fishing is prevalent in many Asian wetland environments and is likely to be a significant threat. While fishing cats appear relatively tolerant of modified habitats, they are also vulnerable to accidental snaring, while generally not being a commercially valued species (Nowell and Jackson 1996). Widespread indiscriminate snaring, trapping and poisoning are believed to underlie recent declines in Southeast Asia, where fishing cats have not been found even in seemingly intact wetland habitats (Southeast Asia regional mammal assessment, 2003). Kolipaka (2006) reported that fishermen have killed and eaten fishing cats which they say had taken fish from their nets. Wetlands are under-represented in the matrix of Asian protected areas (W. Duckworth pers. comm.). Fishing cat skins have been found in illegal trade in India for many years (Sunquist and Sunquist 2002, Anon 2005).
|Conservation Actions:
Included on CITES Appendix II. Protected by national legislation over most of its range. Hunting prohibited: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand. Hunting regulations apply in Lao PDR. No protection outside protected areas: Bhutan, Viet Nam (Nowell and Jackson 1996). The Fishing Cat is confirmed to occur in protected areas including the Sundarbans (Bangladesh and India), Chitwan (Nepal), Corbett, Dudwha, and Kaziranga (India) (IUCN Cats Red List workshop 2007), Khao Sam Roi Yot and Thale Noi (Thailand: Cutter and Cutter 2009), Botum-Sakor (Cambodia: Royan 2009) and Ujung Kulon and Pulau Dua (Java, Indonesia: A. Compost in Duckworth et al. 2009).
Conservation of the species depends on adequate protection of remaining wild wetlands in Asia, and prevention of indiscriminate trapping, snaring and poisoning.
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Anonymous. 2005. Fishing cat found dead in central India. Cat News 43: 33.
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Duckworth, J.W., Poole, C.M., Tizard, R.J., Walston, J.L. and Timmins, R.J. 2005. The Jungle Cat Felis chaus in Indochina: A threatened population of a widespread and adaptable species. Biodiversity and Conservation 14: 1263-1280.
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What are your 3 favorite movies you have at home?
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Okay. I have a favor to ask of you. Tell me your top 3 favorite movies that you have on DVD at home. They can be from any era, any genre, any style, whatever. I'm compiling a list of the top 3 movies you might have at home for a project that I'm working on. I don't necessarily want you to take into consideration bonus features or any of that, just your top 3 favorite movies. I hope to collect a decent list by this Friday, so all you have to do is comment below with your 3. You can use your FaceBook account to leave the comment so you don't have to put in your email or anything if you don't want to.
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- Lord Of The Rings
- Iron Man
- The Saint
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April 6th, 2010 on 5:45 pm
Happy to help. Here's my list:
1) Big Trouble In Little China (1986)
2) Prince of Darkness (1987)
3) Gymkata (1985)
April 6th, 2010 on 5:47 pm
Die Hard
Star Trek
Turk 182
April 6th, 2010 on 5:54 pm
1.) Supertroopers
2.) Smokin' Aces
3.) A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints
April 6th, 2010 on 6:21 pm
1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. The Empire Strikes Back
3. Down with Love
April 6th, 2010 on 6:37 pm
1. Zombieland
2. The Jerk
3. Toss up between Psycho and Breakfast At Tiffanys
Robb Stark
April 6th, 2010 on 7:45 pm
Monsters Inc.
Dumb and Dumber
Pan's Labyrinth
April 6th, 2010 on 8:39 pm
In no particular order:
My Neighbor Totoro – It'll make you feel wonderful, no matter what mood you're in
Apollo 13 – Still looks amazing, great realistic detail
Star Trek: First Contact – The Line must be drawn here! This far, no farther!
April 6th, 2010 on 10:40 pm
My favorite dvd's are;
Star wars (all),
Terminator (all),
Lord of the Rings (all)
Bonus fav, Monty Python,Holy Grail
April 7th, 2010 on 4:29 am
ace ventura pet detective
the wrestler
super troopers


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By Trevor Butterworth
The question of the value of a journalism degree never fails to give journalists palpitations – or at least those who have educational loans to pay off – and the latest installment of this debate comes from The Chicago Reader, the Nation, and Poynter (which neatly summarizes the previous two, and the spread of tone from anxiety to denunciation of the whole idea of a journalism degree).
Adding a cool light to the over-heated exchange, is a recent study by Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce, which gives some (but not all) of the numeric data we need to answer the question in more than anecdotal terms.
First off, the median wage for those with an undergraduate major in journalism was $51,000 – compared to $50k for advertising and public relations majors, and communications majors. The median for mass media majors was $45k. Earnings at the 75th percentile showed journalism majors pulling ahead, with $80k to ad and pr majors $73k.
For the 22 percent who got a graduate degree in addition to their journalism major (the study didn't specify whether this degree was in journalism or another subject), the boost to earnings was 28 percent.
Unfortunately, the study didn't calculate those who majored in another subject but switched to journalism through a graduate degree. Nor did it calculate the relative student loan burden on earnings over time.
What it did show was that, despite 59 percent of journalism majors being female, the female median earnings were significantly less than male – $47k to $60k. The difference was less, though still considerable, for advertising and PR, where 64 percent of majors were female, but the earnings divide was $44k v $55k.
Journalism majors were 84 percent White, 7 percent African American, 5 percent Hispanic and 3 percent Asian.
How did this compare with humanities and liberal arts majors? Overall, the median earnings were less for this group as a whole than journalism – $47,000, and the only exception when broken out by subfield was American history majors, who had median earnings of $57,000. Journalism majors did better than English majors (48k), and common foreign language majors (45k).
Humanities majors were, generally, twice as likely to get a graduate degree as journalism majors, but when they did so, got twice the earnings boost. (It's not clear whether this means the median earnings would be even worse than journalism if the graduate degrees were factored out of the earnings for both groups.)
The gender earnings gap was less pronounced for humanities majors ($7,000 overall) with women, once again, a majority in the major group (58 percent to 42 percent for men). There wasn't a noticeable difference in race and ethnic composition to journalism.
Obviously, earnings for journalism majors are less than for business, computing, and hard science majors, but one can argue that these majors don't, in general, draw on the same pool. If you are majoring in journalism or English, you are unlikely to have also considered, say, chemistry or math as a major.
So the economic evidence is actually quite favorable for journalism majors, if we assume that the most likely alternative majors would have been in humanities subjects.
The surprising factor is the difference in pay for men versus women, which is more pronounced than in the other humanities, but less so for business or engineering. Of course, driving this might be the fact that women leave the workforce to have children right at the time when they are reaching senior pay scales; or, it might be that they are fired or pushed out if and when they have kids. As always, more research is needed.
(For a look at some of the other economic issues raised by this study, check out this week's column on The Daily).


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Help Me Solve a Marriage Issue!
It had been one of those weeks.
It had started with each and every one of us coming down with a summer cold.
We ran out of tissues.
And paper towels.
But not toilet paper.
Then, one evening, the big dog got skunked. That was the night I realized we'd used up all of the baking soda and peroxide (a common home remedy for skunked dogs) the last time he was skunked. So I washed him with dish soap outside with a hose in the middle of a thunderstorm. It didn't take the smell out even a tiny bit. So then I crated him, drove to the store, bought supplies, and washed him again. And again. And again.
And then I disinfected the crate.
The following morning, the little dog ate my kid's birthday present. While I was talking the kid out of murdering the little dog, the big dog ate her breakfast.
The kid was still crying when I dropped her off at camp that morning.
Days later one of the dogs came down with a throwing up thing. I'll spare you the details, except to say this: we still did not have paper towels at that point.
The evening of The Day the Little Dog Kept Throwing Up, I sat on the couch in a daze.
"Do you have any beer?" I asked my husband. "I could use a beer."
"In the basement," he said.
I walked down. There I found a box of very cheap beer. That's when I remembered that my husband, a beer connoisseur, had switched from the good stuff (microbrews) to the cheap stuff in an effort to help us save funds. Now, I am generally very good at living a frugal, simple, downright no-frills existence, but one of my weaknesses has to do with beer, wine, cheese and chocolate. I'd rather not eat or drink those at all than imbibe in the cheap stuff.
I brought up a few cans, put them in the fridge, and said to my husband, "I put some in the fridge for you. I'm not having any, though. I just can't bring myself to do that."
He teased me into drinking one. Then he asked, "Was it really that bad?"
I had to admit that there were worse things.
The following night, I was watching WWE with the kid when my husband walked into the room with two beers in hand.
"I went to the store and I got the good stuff today, just for you," he said.
"Aw, that's so romantic!" I said, taking one cold one off his hands.
That's when I questioned myself, "In what kind of a marriage is this a romantic gesture? How romance starved are we that I think that this is romantic?"
Now, don't misunderstand me. I'm not minimizing my husband's gesture. It was incredibly thoughtful of him, and, yes, I'm the one who is always preaching to notice and appreciate the small gestures. All I'm saying is that something about him bringing me a beer made me realize just how little we romanced one another in general. There had been a time when we had a date night once a week. But then my main baby sitter changed her phone number. When I found a new sitter, she informed me that she would only baby sit during the week, that weekends were reserved for her love interest.
Weeknights are dang near impossible for my husband and I to have a date night. I could go into why, or you can just trust me on this.
I'd like to have more romance in my marriage. I'd like more closeness. I'd like more affection.
And I'd like to do it without having a date night.
It seems it should be possible to have romance between the hours of 8 p.m.—when my husband usually gets home from work—and 11 p.m., when we go to bed. It seems it should be possible to pull off this romance EVEN IF we have an 8-year-old kid and two dogs who may or may not be throwing up, getting skunked, or chewing on something that isn't theirs.
Don't you agree?
That's why I'm asking for your help. I'm guessing some of you have this evening romance thing figured out. You are good at it.
Will you please share your secrets with me? I'd like to have dozens of ideas from which to choose.
Thank you.
And, yes, of course, I'll let you know how it goes.
Related Reading: Over at TheNinjaWife, there's an interview with Bethany Riechmann, whose husband Dustin writes the Engaged Marriage site. In it she talks about the ways Dustin romances her.


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Aside from the difficulty in making ends meet, being a Personal Trainer is one of the least stressful jobs you can have. You don't have deadlines that are making you panic, no physical demands that you can't handle, and no one lives or dies based on your job performance. You are out there on the gym floor, doing your thing, making people better. Nothing stressful about it.


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Recently some people working for a client of mine expressed the sentiment that they felt that their business wasn't a target for an actual hacker (as opposed to automated attacks). This despite the fact that they had been attacked on two different occasions in a manner that indicated it was the same (thankfully clueless) attacker. Also, the company in question is doing business in a field that seems especially ripe for the proverbial plucking; a lot of money is being made by virtually every player there. One would think that security would be a bigger issue for these folks, but apparently the message hasn't fully landed everywhere.


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BERNIE - Arthur Dale Johnson, 80, died May 7, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Born Aug. 14, 1921, at Bernie, son of the late Arthur "Jack" and Evadne Smith Johnson, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He retired as a quality controller for General Motors in Flint, Mich., and was a member of the American Legion at Malden.
Survivors include: two daughters, Pamela Sue Morgan of Dexter and Deborah Ann Hobgood of Bernie; one sister, Joan Kittel of Bernie; and five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
One infant son, Joseph Dale Johnson, preceded him in death.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, where services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Susan Marner-Sides will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Bernie Cemetery.


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"The New Year always brings a time of reflection. The first of Dominion's new educational series gives dealers a look back at what affected the industry last year and how their businesses compared to industry benchmarks," says Gwyn Price, VP of sales & marketing. "More importantly, there will be plenty of action items that dealers can take to get their businesses in gear for 2012."
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Wal-Mart Prevails in Case to Recover Health Costs
The family of Deborah Shank has lost its last chance to stop Wal-Mart Stores from recouping hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical expenses from an accident settlement the Shanks hoped to use for her future care in a nursing home.
Last November, the WSJ reported in a front-page story how the retail giant had sued Deborah Shank—a 52-year-old former Wal-Mart employee left permanently brain damaged from a car accident nearly eight years ago—for the money and won. Like most employee health plans, Wal-Mart's gives it the right to recover medical expenses for accident-related care if a worker also collects damages in an injury suit.
After losing in federal court and again on appeal, the Shanks' last legal hope was a bid to the U.S. Supreme Court. Yesterday, though, the court announced it wouldn't take up the case, bringing the matter to a close.
More companies see such recoveries as a way to make a dent in soaring health care costs. Daphne Moore, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman, said, "It's a very sad case, and we understand that people have a very emotional and sympathetic reaction." But the plan, she said, is obligated to act in the interest of the health benefits of its employees as a whole. The benefits are designed so that when an employee does have an accident, "the plan steps in and covers those medical expenses so our associates don't have to worry about them being covered," and then later to reimburse the plan if and when they receive funds for the accident from a third party, she said.
Wal-Mart originally sued for nearly $470,000 in medical expenses after the May 2000 accident, charging that the Shanks had violated the terms of the health plan by not reimbursing it. But after legal fees and some medical expenses, only $417,000 of the $700,000 that Mrs. Shank was awarded remained in a special trust set up specifically for her care.
Though the case was long shot, some health plan law specialists hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would tackle it to resolve a still murky question in the courts over the extent to which company health plans can recover from employees' accident settlements. Many plans use language like Wal-Mart's, which dictates that it is to be paid first out of any settlement, regardless of what remains for the injured person. Moreover, the victim is responsible for all legal costs in pursuing the suit.
As for Deborah Shank, her husband (pictured with her at right) says the family still has some of the roughly $10,000 in donations it received last fall after a flurry of media attention to supplement her care in a Jackson, Mo., nursing home. When it runs out, she may have to be moved from a private to a semi-private room. "I was ready for the worse, but I'm still disappointed," he says. "Now the government will be all that's left to take care of her."
Update: Wal-Mart has dropped its efforts to recover the money from the Shanks. See the post here.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite the common belief that high stress can trigger a stroke, a new study finds no evidence that distressing life events raise the risk of a particularly deadly type of stroke.
The study, published in the journal Stroke, looked at the relationship between stressful life events and the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage, where a ruptured blood vessel causes bleeding into the space surrounding the brain. It's estimated that up to half of cases are fatal.
It's common for people to attribute a sudden medical problem like stroke to stress, noted senior researcher Dr. Craig S. Anderson, of the George Institute of International Health and the University of Sydney in Australia.
In the case of subarachnoid hemorrhage, he told Reuters Health in an email, it is possible for a sudden rise in blood pressure to cause a rupture in an aneurysm -- a weakened area in an artery wall. And subarachnoid hemorrhage does sometimes follow a sudden exertion, during exercise or sex, for example, Anderson noted.
However, whether life's distressing experiences are associated with a higher risk of the strokes has been unclear.
For their study, Anderson and his colleagues interviewed 388 subarachnoid-hemorrhage survivors about distressing life events they had experienced in the one month and one year preceding the stroke.
The survey focused on 12 general types of stressful events -- including the death of a family member or friend, job loss or being the victim of a crime.
The survivors' responses were then compared with those of 473 "control" participants in the same age range who had never suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Overall, the study found, most forms of stressful life events showed no relationship with the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
When it came to events experienced in the month before the subarachnoid hemorrhage, two types of stressors -- financial or legal problems and the catch-all category of "other significant event" -- were associated with an increased risk. Ten percent of survivors reported a financial or legal problem over that month, versus 4 percent of the control group.
However, the researchers report, when they accounted for factors like high blood pressure, smoking and drinking, the links between those two stressors and subarachnoid hemorrhage were only "marginally" significant.
In other findings, there was a link between subarachnoid hemorrhage and having been a victim of a physical assault in the past year (reported by 4 percent of survivors and 1 percent of the comparison group). On the other hand, people who had a family member or friend fall ill or suffer an injury in the past year showed a decreased risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
It's likely, according to the researchers, that because the study tested 12 different types of life events, the few that were weakly tied to the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage were simply chance findings.
The concept of "stress," Anderson noted, is a difficult thing for researchers to measure. This study took one approach to doing so, which is to look at rates of major events that are often sources of psychological stress. Individual study participants' actual responses to those events are unknown.
Still, Anderson said that based on the findings, "we can confidently say that 'stressful life events' are not an important risk factor for subarachnoid hemorrhage."
In terms of prevention, he said, people should instead focus on avoiding or treating established risk factors for subarachnoid hemorrhage, which include smoking and high blood pressure.
SOURCE: Stroke, online April 15, 2010.


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Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
|Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
FDS cover art
|Kouji Murata, Seiichi Fukami, Yuko Kurahashi, Kiyohiro Sada, Atsushi Fujio (FDS)
Seiichi Fukami, Atsushi Fujio, Kozo Nakamura, Kaori Kinouchi, Ayako Nishigaki, Kouji Murata, Yuko Kurahashi (FC)
|Family Computer Disk System, Family Computer, Mobile Phones (i-mode), Wii (Virtual Console), Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console), Wii U (Virtual Console)
|Release date(s)
|Famicom Disk System
Virtual Console
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Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa (バイオミラクル ぼくってウパ Baio Mirakuru - Bokutte Upa?, lit. "Bio Miracle - I'm Upa") is a Konami video game that was first released for a Japan-exclusive market in 1988 for the Family Computer Disk System. It was later released as a cartridge in 1993 for the Family Computer itself.
It was released on for the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on June 3, 2008, in North America on June 9, 2008,[1] and in Europe on August 29, 2008. It was released for the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console in Japan on February 19, 2014, it is also for the Wii U's Virtual Console in Japan on July 15, 2015. The Wii Virtual Console release was the only official release of the game outside Japan.
"Upa is the prince of a magical kingdom and the most recent in a line of brave fighters. One day, though, he broke an urn containing the spirit of Zai, an incredibly evil goatish demon who takes the life force of the kingdom's adults and kidnaps all the babies - except for Upa, who is given a magical rattle by a fairy who was trapped in the urn along with Zai. And so, in order to save his kingdom, Upa crawls into action..."[2]
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa's main character is a baby called Upa that uses a rattle to attack his enemies. When injured by the rattle, the enemy inflates and floats away. These inflated enemies can then be used as temporary floating platforms to climb to higher places or they can also be used as weapons if pushed in any direction. If used as a platform, Upa must not stay on top for too long or otherwise it will explode. But if used as a weapon, Upa has to pounce or use his rattle on the inflated enemy to cause it to careen. The enemy will then ricochet off objects and potentially cause damage to both the protagonist and other enemies if it comes in contact with them.
The game uses a health meter to monitor the player's remaining life which can be replenished by obtaining bottles of milk scattered throughout the levels. A heart icon can also be obtained, increasing the maximum health by one unit for the duration of the current world.
Most items, including the milk bottles and hearts, can be collected by striking special blocks which feature Upa's face. Other items include: Apples, which increase the player's score; hourglasses, which temporarily freeze enemies in place; bells, which give Upa temporary invincibility and the ability to run; and scorpion blocks, which kills all enemies on screen when it is pushed off a platform and hits the ground.
Release history[edit]
Cartridge version[edit]
In 1993, it was released as a cartridge for the Famicom itself. While it is practically identical to the Disk System version of the game, there are a few differences.
The most notable difference is the game's sound. The Family Computer Disk System contained an extra audio channel not available in the Family Computer/NES games. To compensate for the missing audio channel, the music in the Family Computer cartridge version had to be remixed. Also, a difficulty option was added to the Famicom.
Additionally, the player is given a choice between an "Easy" mode, where enemy damage is reduced and the player starts with more lives, and a "Normal" mode, which is the same difficulty as the original FDS version.
Finally, among the smallest of alterations to the game is the title screen, which no longer contains a large image of Upa when it is first displayed.
Chinese version[edit]
An unlicensed version for the Famicom was released in China under the name Crayon Xiao xin (蠟筆小新 Làbǐ xiǎo xīn, Crayon Shin-chan's Chinese title), in which the playable character is replaced with Shinnosuke Nohara, the star of the series.
Mobile phone version[edit]
In 2006, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa was released for mobile phones.
Virtual Console[edit]
The Family Computer Disk System version was released on for the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on June 3, 2008, in North America on June 9, 2008,[1] and in Europe on August 29, 2008. The Wii Virtual Console release was the only official release of the game outside Japan.
It was released for the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console in Japan on February 19, 2014.
It is also released for the Nintendo Wii U's Virtual Console in Japan on July 15, 2015.
Other appearances[edit]
Upa has many guest appearances to other Konami games. In these works the sister, "Le" may also appear together.
- Wai Wai World 2 SOS!! Parsley Castle (Famicom)
Upa forms have appeared in character as one of the main character Rikkuru transformation of the robot. Performance is close to this work.
- Parodius series
- Fantastic Parodius - Pursue the Glory of the Past (Super Famicom only)
Konami's Parodius series is a cartoonish scrolling shooter with bizarre and nonsensical enemies and theme. In the Super Famicom release of the third title of the Parodius series a flying version of Upa and his sister Rupa (a pink, palette swapped second player character) appear as space ships with milk bottle missiles. In addition, one level features burrowing through a candy filled cake similar to the one in Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa.
Upa and Rupa appeared again as playable "space ships" in Konami's surrealist shooter series.
- pop'n music series (Arcade, PlayStation 2)
Game Music "BEMANI series" One. "Pop'n music 9" by, arranged by T. Uchida and the BGM of this work can Mr.T "What I Upa? (Genre: Bio Miracle)" has been recorded. Guest appearances and songs as well as a character in charge of Upa, Upa and Le as the player character (2P color) can be used. In the arcade version of "9" is still in the works since the acquisition. In addition, Le is "ee'MALL 2nd avenue" was delivered in "Twinbee" music arrangement of "Twin Bee ~ Generation X ~" There is a character that had been in charge of the PlayStation 2 "pop'n music 13 Carnival "was also included," - 17 THE MOVIE "later appeared in the character himself responsible for Twinbee anymore.
- Konami Wai Wai World (for a mobile phone apps)
At i-appli version was ported for 2006, from copyright issues, "The Goonies' Mikey's behalf as a character, has appeared with the cake-conscious stage of this work. Version also appeared S! Applications and BREW versions later.
- Baseball Spirits Series Pro Series Powerful Pro Baseball
The main theme has been included in the creation mode to fight songs of the sample songs and cheering Purosupi Power Pro.
- In episode #44 of GameCenter CX (known as "Retro Game Master" outside Japan), Shinya Arino, the host of the show, played through the Famicom Disk System version of the game and successfully cleared it.
- ^ a b IGN: Wii-kly Update
- ^ Bio miracle: Boku tte Upa, AtriHQ, 1999-07-09, retrieved January 29, 2014


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Kimbra on SXSW and 'Somebody That I Used to Know'
Though her debut album "Vows" has gone platinum in her adopted home of Australia and the video of "Somebody That I Used to Know," her duet with Gotye, has scored more than 100 million hits on YouTube, Kimbra is starting from the ground up in the U.S.
The 21-year-old singer-songwriter is playing nine sets at this week's South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, though her album "Vows" won't be released in the States until late May.
"I see it as a beneficial thing for all sorts of reasons," she said of her busy SXSW schedule. "It's the first time I'm playing in America and showcasing the live band." Musician friends back home prepared her for what can be a chaotic festival. "They all said it's mayhem, but in a great way. 'Be prepared to run on stage. Be ready for the spontaneity of it all.'"
It's said that this year's SXSW is hosting 2,000 musical acts and, whether the number is spot on or exaggerated, it's safe to say very, very few of them are riding the buzz Kimbra is enjoying. Three singles from "Vows" were hits in Australia; and in New Zealand, where she was born, she was named Best New Artist of 2011 by the country's critics.
"Somebody That I Used to Know," she said, was the number-one single in 18 countries. On tour with Gotye in Europe, she was touched by how the bittersweet song, in which two former lovers tell of the dissolution of their relationship, connected with a live audience.
"That song resonates with people," she said as she nibbled on a fresh fruit. "Everybody sings my part. You see girls in the audience crying. That tells me it's more than a viral phenomenon or that it's transient.
"For me, the buzz is genuine," she added. "The question is: How do I come off the back of something like that? Gotye and I have been lucky, but we both feel we're the kind of artists who can back it up."
Jim Fusilli is the Journal's rock and pop music critic. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter: @wsjrock.


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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) and siRNAs have enormous potential as cancer therapeutics, but their effective delivery to most solid tumors has been difficult. Here, we show that a new lung-targeting nanoparticle is capable of delivering miRNA mimics and siRNAs to lung adenocarcinoma cells in vitro and to tumors in a genetically engineered mouse model of lung cancer based on activation of oncogenic Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (Kras) and loss of p53 function. Therapeutic delivery of miR-34a, a p53-regulated tumor suppressor miRNA, restored miR-34a levels in lung tumors, specifically down-regulated miR-34a target genes, and slowed tumor growth. The delivery of siRNAs targeting Kras reduced Kras gene expression and MAPK signaling, increased apoptosis, and inhibited tumor growth. The combination of miR-34a and siRNA targeting Kras improved therapeutic responses over those observed with either small RNA alone, leading to tumor regression. Furthermore, nanoparticle-mediated small RNA delivery plus conventional, cisplatin-based chemotherapy prolonged survival in this model compared with chemotherapy alone. These findings demonstrate that RNA combination therapy is possible in an autochthonous model of lung cancer and provide preclinical support for the use of small RNA therapies in patients who have cancer.
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