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New Oxygen Electrocatalysts Enable High-Performance Zinc-Air Batteries
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Materials Research Society | Published: 18 July 2013
Zinc-air batteries, which operate by reducing oxygen from the air and oxidizing a zinc anode, have been suggested as a promising energy storage technology. These cells are built from earth-abundant materials, and because air is one of the reactants, they produce more energy by weight than several other batteries currently in use, including lithium ion batteries. One of the limitations in the development of zinc-air batteries is the activity, durability, and cost of catalyst materials for the oxygen electrode. A team lead by Stanford's Professor Hongjie Dai have now overcome some of these limitations by applying their groundbreaking air electrocatalyst technology to the development of new zinc-air batteries with outstanding energy output and stability.
The batteries employ a new oxygen reduction catalyst in the cathode, which consists of cobalt oxide nanoparticles that are anchored to nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes. Prof. Dai explains that the non-precious metal catalyst is able to overcome "sluggish oxygen electrochemistry," the major hurdle for zinc-air batteries, which is due to the high barrier of reducing oxygen. The team attributes the catalyst's performance to the intimate chemical and electrical coupling between the cobalt oxide and the carbon nanotubes; this coupling is due to the covalent bonding of the cobalt oxide to oxygen functional groups on the nanotube surfaces. Prof. Dai states that the importance of the coupling is two-fold as it "can afford an optimization of both the activity and durability of the oxygen reduction catalysts."
With this catalyst, the group has produced both primary (non-rechargeable) and rechargeable zinc-air batteries with excellent performance. In primary configuration, the cell outperformed the benchmark platinum catalyst and exhibited a ~15% increase in maximum power output over previous non-precious metal catalysts. The battery also demonstrated 22 hours of discharge without loss and provided twice the total energy per weight than current lithium-ion technology.
The rechargeable cell was configured with three electrodes, and employed a different catalyst for discharging (oxygen reduction) and charging (oxygen evolution). A nickel iron layered double hydroxide catalyst was used for the oxygen evolution reaction, as it had a higher activity for water oxidation to produce oxygen. Separating the oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution catalysts on two electrodes prevented degradation of the cobalt oxide-carbon nanotube catalyst at the high recharging voltage. Due to the stability and activity of both catalysts in this system, the batteries were found to operate at 65% efficiency for the full charge-discharge cycle (compared to previous reports of 50%) and were shown to operate without activity loss over hundreds of hours.
According to Prof. Dai, primary zinc-air batteries "could power electric vehicles to compete with current lithium-ion technology." It has been previously suggested that electric vehicles can be powered by primary zinc-air batteries, which can quickly be refueled with the addition of fresh zinc to the cell. Although the secondary batteries still face problems, such as a limited zinc anode cycle life, he asserts that the development of advanced oxygen catalysts is an important step in making these cells commercially viable.
Read the abstract from Nature Communications here.
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Energy minister Ed Davey has unveiled the government's much-trailed Energy Bill, setting out the roadmap for the UK's switch to "a low-carbon economy".
Energy firms can increase the "green" levy from £3bn to £7.6bn a year by 2020, potentially increasing household bills by £100.
But big, energy-intensive companies could be exempt from the extra costs of the switch to renewable energy.
There are also proposals for financial incentives to reduce energy demand.
The "transformation" will cost the UK £110bn over ten years, Mr Davey said.
He told MPs: "Britain's energy sector is embarking on a period of exceptional renewal and expansion.
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She added that the absence of a carbon cap for the energy sector for 2030 further undermined investment in renewables.
But in a consultation paper published alongside the Bill, Mr Davey said energy-intensive industries, such as steel and cement producers, would be exempt from additional costs arising from measures to encourage investment in new low-carbon production.
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Judge William Monroe set March 13 for a hearing on whether the county Board of Supervisors had the right to bar Williams, an elected official, from performing his duties.
Attorneys for the county argued that Williams gave up his job in a letter of resignation he sent to then-board Chairman Bill Campbell in March. The letter said he would resign on Jan. 23, 2012. On that day, county officials changed the locks on his office doors.
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The ugliness that has characterized this political battle since it began was on display in the courtroom.
In his written request to join the case, Spitzer referred to Williams as a "phony" and used other derogatory terms to describe Williams. The judge cited those and other comments by both Greer and the county counsel's office as "pejorative terms" that, he said, "keeps the court from focusing on substantive issues."
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We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2012 Interaction Awards!
Three weeks ago the inaugural Interaction Awards Jury met in New York City to review all of the shortlisted entries and choose the best examples of interaction design for 2012. It was a daunting task, but our amazing Jury was up to the challenge.
Great news! We've finalized the shortlist of entries in consideration for the 2012 Interaction Awards. The following projects will be evaluated by our esteemed international Jury Panel when they convene in New York City on November 12 & 13.
For the sixth profile in our series on the Interaction Awards Jury,
we've interviewed IxDA President Janna DeVylder. Janna is a founder and principal at Meld Studios, an interaction and service design firm in Sydney, Australia. With extensive experience as a designer and researcher in the US and Australia, Janna has led design teams and large-scale projects for higher education, government, financial services, publishing and travel organisations. Janna also serves as the President of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA), where she is dedicated to advancing the discipline of interaction design by bringing together the global interaction design community online, at the annual Interaction conference, at the inaugural Interaction Awards and at local groups in over 100 cities around the world.
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1- What is your favorite product, digital or otherwise, to use, and why?
I could never pick just one - it would have to be my iPhone (which is my alarm, book, bus schedule, camera, newspaper and connector) and my Moleskine notebook, which allows me to clear my head so I can move about the day with more focus. Ultimately, both are products that augment my ability to be present.2. What excites you about being a designer & why do you keep doing it?One day while out walking, my five-year-old decided to put on his jacket. As he stopped to zip it up, he said, "They designed this really well!" When I asked him why he said that, he said, "Because they made it really easy for little kids to zip up." This excites me - to be in a time where we can have a more broad awareness and appreciation for the impact products, systems and services have on our lives, and in turn we can expect, and even demand, thoughtful design. I feel fortunate to be in a position where I can see my work impact and transform how people live and work, for the better.
For the fifth profile in our series on the Interaction Awards Jury, we've interviewed Italian interaction designer Massimo Banzi. Massimo is the co-founder of the Arduino project. He has
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For the fourth profile in our series on the Interaction Awards Jury, we've interviewed New York City-based juror Helen Walters. Helen is a writer, editor and researcher at innovation
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The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) today announces that Google will be the founding sponsor of the inaugural Interaction Awards and the Diamond Sponsor of the Interaction 12 Conference in Dublin, Ireland in February 2012.
This partnership with IxDA demonstrates Google's commitment to excellence in interaction design and their support of the global interaction design community. Their support further underscores the importance of the interaction design discipline inside of Google and demand for interaction design talent throughout the world.
"Interaction design is at the heart of Google's mission to make sure our users have the very best experiences we can provide," said Irene Au, Director of User Experience at Google. "Supporting these initiatives is important to Google, and we're thrilled to be among the first companies celebrating and supporting IxDA's international efforts."
For the third profile in our series on the Interaction Awards Jury, we've talked to London-based designer Matt Jones. Matt has been designing digital products and services since 1995. Creative director for the launch of BBC News Online, he co-founded and designed Dopplr.com, a service for frequent travellers since sold to Nokia. Between 2003-2005, he worked at Nokia on areas as diverse as tangible/ physical interfaces and the human experience of play. He is now Principal at BERG, a design and invention company in London. He originally studied Architecture, has written on interaction design, amongst other things, for 10 years at magicalnihilism.com and teaches on the Design Interactions course at the Royal College of Art.
For the second profile in our series on the Interaction Awards Jury, we've talked to Design Researcher Younghee Jung. Younghee is leading the NokiaResearch Center in Bangalore, India. Her research centers on the social potential of mobile technology and behavioral change. Over the last decade, she has managed and created interdisciplinary teams of insight, design and innovation in Helsinki, Tokyo and London. She earned a B.S. in Industrial Design at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) and M.A. in Interaction
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Jonas Löwgren is professor of interaction design and co-founder at the School of Arts and Communication, Malmö University, Sweden. He specializes in cross-media products, interactive visualization and the design theory of digital materials. Jonas has taught interaction design in university courses and in companies since the early 1990's and initiated the influential two-year master's program in interaction design at Malmö University in 1998. He has published some 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers and three books, including Thoughtful Interaction Design. His design portfolio comprises some 50 projects from explorative research and professional contexts.We asked Jonas two questions and here's what he had to say:


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Perfect For exhaustI bought a pair of these for use with my 400r cabinet. These are very quite fans & also low power consuption & the leds look really cool. I am using it at sides of my cabinet for exhaust.bang for your buck.
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Oct 13, 2012
AWESOME FAN WITH BLUE LED LIGHT !!!Cooler Master 140 mm cooling Fan is awesome !!!! its gives new life to my cooler master chassis !!!!
Mar 20, 2012
VFMThis is a huge 140mm fan for cabinet. It has 4 blue LEDs in corners.
Chander Mohan
Mar 28, 2012
Added new life to the chassis.Got 5 of these for my Corsair Carbide 400R cabinet and using them as exhaust. The fans that came pre-installed in the cabinet are super quiet. Got them installed them and fired them up. Was expecting a rattle as there are 8 fans in total now, but wallah! No sound whatsoever and the chassis is certainly cooler.
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Dec 29, 2014
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Jan 11, 2014
Good Stuff from CM!Well it does what its suppose to do and does it well. The cooling and airflow improve and that's a no brainer! Its fairly quiet and you may or may not like the blue LEDs, they don't bother me though. Comes with a molex adapter so you're covered there.
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Dec 31, 2013
Amazing for heatsinkI used it for my Venomus X CPU heatsink and works surprisingly quit. My entire PC runs without making a single sound and the CPU. My CPU runs at 28-30 degrees while my ambient is at 26 degrees. Definitely a good purchase.
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Dec 9, 2013
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Nov 20, 2013
Simply AttractiveMy frinds always find time looking at my CPU coz of this cooler fitted at top of cabinet
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Apr 27, 2013
No problem with the product but compatibility issuesGot this in my hand in less than 24 hours of placing the order which deserves appreciation.


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|Rue Charles Lechat, 1160 Bruxelles, Belgien
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A house with 4 private bedrooms (lokable), Two with a double bed and the 2 other with two single beds. Ideal for a family with children.
You also have access to the bathroom with two sinks, a toilet, and a shower with Turkish bath / Sauna. As well as the full equipped kitchen (fridge, microwave, ceramic hob, extractor hood, oven, dishwasher, double sink (+ fridge freezer and additional to the cellar).
Six seater dining room and living room with documentation.
Laundry with washing machine and dryer.
Can accommodate 8 people (extra bedroom - see announcement)
European institutions: 9min
Great place: 17min
Airport: 16min
Free Wifi
We have our own website which will inform you about activities, attractions and places of our capital ..
To improve continuously the quality of our accommodation, we followed the recommendations of our travelers, and have changed access to superior rooms. Now it's not via the room but via a night hall.
Deposit 100€ for the keys
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The house is old style but clean and comfortable, has everything you need in the kitchen and the rooms are big. There is a bakery and a park nearby, very nice. It was easy to park our cars. Do not count with TV, they are very old and don´t work. The owners don´t answer emails with frequency nor pick up the phone. Once I contacted Wimdu support service I finally received another email from them, so at the end it worked out fine - but this is definately a big minus point because this lack of communication causes a lot of stress and anxiety as anyone can imagine.
Spacious and clean house, well decorated. Located close to European offices, where we had a business meeting. Also close to subway station and some grocery and bakery shops.
Very nice flat, everything was in proper conditions in the house.
I can recomend the house to everbody who is interested to have some nice days close to the capital of Belgium.
Contact with Damien have been very good at each time.
Thank you!
We are a family with 3 children (from 5 to 9 years old) and enjoyed our time in Bruxelles very much. The place is worth visiting, also with children. Definitely it was the right choice to stay in this house (Rue Charles Lechat 17). Inside we found everything we need, quiet rooms in a quiet neighborhood, with terrace and even a small garden. Metro 5 in walking distance. The owner and his family are very friendly. We really can recommend this place to other families.
It was a very nice stay at the appartment, everything was there and ready to use. Thanks to that I will never rent a hotel again, because renting appartments like these makes a stay in another city just more and more beautiful. Thanks a lot for this beautiful time.
Parfait! Les hôtes se sont montrés très disponibles pour nos heures d'arrivée et de départ, la maison correpondait complètement au descriptif, les belles fleurs du jardin ayant rajouté du charme! Logement très bien placé à proximité du métro, nous étions vite au centre tout en se sentant bien dans un logement avec jardi, une rue calme... le top!
Un accueil très agréable de la part de notre hôte.
Une maison très adaptée à notre séjour : des chambres lumineuses, une pièce de vie agréable et un jardin très apprécié avec des enfants.
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Book of Genesis
Book of Genesis Lies and Deceit Quotes
How we cite our quotes: (Chapter:Verse)
Quote #1
But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (NRSV 3:4-5)
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (KJV 3:4-5)
In the history of biblical interpretation, the serpent is the quintessential deceiver. But didn't God deceive a little, too? He told them that they would die the day they ate from the tree. Yet he keeps them alive a bit longer. Why? Or do we need to read God's words differently?
Quote #2
Then the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He said, "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" And the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!" (NRSV 4:9-10)
And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. (KJV 4:9-10)
Here goes Cain, trying to lie to God. That doesn't go over so well. But why not? Is it because God is all-knowing? Is he just setting Cain up? Or does God only know about the murder because the blood itself fills him in?
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When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, "I know well that you are a woman beautiful in appearance; and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, 'This is his wife'; then they will kill me, but they will let you live. Say you are my sister, so that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account." (NRSV 12:11-13)
And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. Say you are my sister, so that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account." (KJV Genesis 12:11-13)
Abraham's little fib actually works out pretty well for him. Not only does he come out of Egypt alive, but he leaves as a super-rich man. And hey, if it worked once, why not give it another go: Abraham tells this very same fib again in 20:2. This time, he argues that—technically—Sarah is his half-sister. We can't decide if that makes it better or worse.


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2013 OCU Health FairMarch 14, 2013 at 2:38 PM
Oakland City University will be hosting their annual Health Fair on Wednesday, March, 20th from 8:30-11:30am. All full time employees should pick up their benefit packet and schedule an appointment with the Insurance representatives at this time.
There will be over 30 vendors at this year's fair! So take a break and check it out!
For those intersted in the blood drive, this year's Red Cross Blood Drive will be held a week later on Wednesday, March 27th from 8:00am – 5:00pm. This event is open to the public.


text: In the mid-1980s, one out of five research and development scientists and engineers was employed in the aerospace industry. That portion fell to 3.3% in 2007, the latest year's data available from the National Science Foundation. Likewise, the numbers of R&D scientists and engineers has fallen from nearly 145,000 in 1986 to a low of 19,100 in 2002 before recovering. Scientists and engineers hurdle the technological challenges and bring awe-inspiring new products and innovations to life.


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The whole quilt is nice. Like the colors.
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Ecxellente utilisation des blocks.
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Thanks for showing another way to use these block patterns. Nicely done. Thank you for sharing. :-)
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Really like it Lesley, the colour combo and the cloth patterns all work brilliantly together. Very nice.
Thanks Keencrafter, my daughter is presently wrapped up in it sat by the fire as it is really cold in Yorkshire tonight!


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to get avidemux working in lion follow this:
The new UI is a nice improvement over the old one. I mostly use this app for joining small avi clips and avidemux does this smoothly.
this has officially not required one to have X11 on OS X for several builds now, so the description should be changed to reflect that.
2.4 is now available as universal, both a QT4 version and a GTK version
when i submitted the new version information, i forgot to mention that the new standalone binaries of avidemux (the one's that don't require x11) seem to be intel only at the moment, the most recent powerpc build can be retrieved from here;
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And, by implication, why the Bush Administration will be condemned by history as a tyrannical regime.
"To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice." Unless, of course, the Bush Administration says that you happen to be an "enemy combatant." The Bush Administration, to my knowledge, has never backed off of its position that it has the unilateral right to declare anybody as an enemy combatant without any review. Yes, the Bush Administration could snatch you off the street, declare you to be an enemy combatant, and disappear you into its gulag.
"No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land." Unless, of course, the FBI issues a "National Security Letter" and then they will proceed against your bank accounts and search your property without any judicial review.
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Tottenham Hotspur Message Board
Leave Ramos to do his job!
I dont blame Ramos, fair enough that his team selections are suspectable and I believe he should play a 442 formation but the players that he has, many being the signings of the board have just seemed to have lost the ability to play football! No matter how bad a manager is it should still be expected that a professional footballer can do the basics such as pass a ball to a player in the same colour shirt, make a tackle and hit the ball on target when in a good position all of which Spurs are not doing at the moment! I think the people to blame are Levy and Commoli, they are the ones that have sold our best players, they are the reason we missed out on the signings which we all wanted in the summer such as Arshavin (reason being is that Levy would not adjust his wage structure to sign him, same with Milito) and they are also the ones that got rid of Martin Jol who lets all face it was the best manager we've had in a long time. The fact is Commoli needs to go, and I would also like to see a rich foriegn investor come in with an offer Levy cant refuse so he gets off too cos we dont need to people like these bringing our team down!
Also if Commoli did go it may bring some confidence back to Ramos which could then maybe be reflected on the teams confidence as that is where our main problem lies at the moment.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Ok, so you dont blame Ramos but think the team he fields is wrong, his formations are wrong and his tacktics are wrong??
Hmmmm, sounds to me like you think he is doing everythinig wrong and you SHOULD be blaming him!
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Did you even read the message?! I didn't say they were wrong I said they were suspect, or do you want me to put it in a language you can understand?? I said the people that have done wrong are Levy and Commoli. The fact is we're stuck with the team we have now until january at least so what good is changing a manager going to do? It would still be the same team on the pitch that Ramos is putting out who have all been playing well below the standard that they are capable of.
and if a new owner did come in I think Ramos would be feeling even more nervous than he does now not more confident.
Only the manager can get the best out of the team and Ramos isn't and doesn't look like he is going to.
Ideally it would be wholesale change and get rid of all three but, as I have said on other threads, it is only the managers job that can make a short term difference and we desperately need that so Ramos is first on my list.
First, Levy Comolli and Ramos are a managment team. I don't buy all this stuff about Ramos having to play players that he doesn't rate or want. That is just an absurd notion. I beleive that he has had a substanial say over what players are in the squad.
Second, Individual ability in the spurs squad is not the problem. The problem is that they are not working together. That isn't to say they cant just that the current management has not been able to acheive this yet.
I thought the situation would get better by November but instead it has the look of somthing that is about to implode. The management team don't appear to be standing together, certain players are openly criticising the situation and the worse thing of all is that they are not playing for one another on the pitch.
Somethings got to give. Someone needs to get a hold of the situation, and quickly.
Appreciate what you are saying. I am not wholly convinced with the theory that Levy and Comolli are the only ones that decide who to buy and sell. No manager in his right mind would put his job and reputation in the hands of non football men. If they do, and if Ramos has, then they are weak and only in it for the money.
I think Ramos has some, if not all, say in who they buy and sell although I think the Berba sale was inevitable and Keane wanted to go to Liverpool so not much choice on either of those.
The Board have done some really stupid things and not bought (or sanctioned the buying of) some very poor players. They did not act quickly enough to buy players in the right positions when we needed them and they certainly have not endeared them selves to the suporters. BUT they were the ones that persuaded Ramos to come to WHL in the first place so how much more confidence can they show they have in him? No I'm sorry Ramos has lost the confidence of the players and that will never come back.


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Police Ask Person Who Left Message to Call Back
By FRANCIS X. CLINES with CARLA BARANAUCKAS
Published: October 21, 2002
ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 21 — In what appears to be a somewhat choppy dialogue, investigators sent another message today to a person they have been in contact with regarding the series of sniper shootings in the Washington, D.C., region that have left nine people dead.
Saying that this statement was the most important thing he had to do at a news conference here this afternoon, Chief Charles A. Moose of the Montgomery Police Department said in a message intended for that individual: "The person you called could not hear everything that you said. The audio was unclear and we want to get it right. Call us back so that we can clearly understand."
Chief Moose declined to answer any questions relating to the communications and the investigation, but he thanked the news media for delivering an earlier message. "That has been very well done," Chief Moose said. "I know that is somewhat awkward and we appreciate that."
This morning, two men were taken into custody outside Richmond and were being questioned, said Sheriff Stuart V. Cook of Hanover County. Neither of the men has been charged in the case.
Sheriff Cook also declined to characterize the men as suspects in the shootings or give any further details.
But he did confirm at a news conference in Richmond, Va., that ballistic tests had confirmed that bullet fragments recovered from a 37-year-old man shot on Saturday outside a Richmond steakhouse were linked to the sniper.
Earlier today, armed local and federal officials converged on a white-and-gray minivan parked by a telephone outside a service station west of Richmond. Witness accounts in the shootings have talked of sightings of a white van.
Up to 30 police cars and a helicopter were involved in today's operation. A witness said one man inside the van was taken into custody at about 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. A second man was later arrested nearby, in Henrico County.
The van, described by witnesses as a white Plymouth Voyager with a luggage rack and temporary Virginia tags, was put onto a tow truck and taken away after a police officer was seen videotaping the interior.
After the arrests, in a brief and cryptic news conference, Chief Moose of the police in Montgomery County, Md., said: "I just want to ask the indulgence of the media that the message that needs to be delivered is that we are going to respond to a message we have received. We will respond later. We are preparing our response at this time."
He did not specify whether the message was a new communication or one discovered near the scene of Saturday's shooting. He refused to elaborate or answer questions.
In an unusual plea on Saturday, directly addressing through television a person he would not identify, Chief Moose said: "You gave us a telephone number. We do want to talk to you. Call us at the number you provided."
Chief Moose, the leader of the investigation, addressed the dramatic appeal to "the person who left us a message at the Ponderosa last night" — a reference to the restaurant in Ashland, Va., where the man was critically wounded by a single shot as he walked in the parking lot.
Chief Moose's direct message was at once a measure of the desperation of the police in their hunt for the sniper who has freely roamed hundreds of square miles in singling out victims and a suggestion of a rare bit of evidence in the pursuit of a killer who had once before indicated an urge to reach out to his pursuers.
At a shooting scene on Oct. 7, the sniper reportedly left a tarot death card inscribed, "Dear Policeman, I am God." Chief Moose was furious after a detective leaked it to reporters. The chief apparently hoped to make some sort of contact.
Refusing to take any reporters' questions on Sunday, Chief Moose issued his plea with an appeal to news organizations, "Carry it clearly and carry it often."
All else the police might have gleaned from the latest shooting remained secret, particularly the phone number left in the message in Ashland, at the Ponderosa.
As the authorities investigated the latest shooting, they disclosed that a clue that once seemed promising had not panned out. A bullet casing found in a truck in Virginia that had attracted detectives' curiosity on Friday was dismissed as being of a size different from the sniper's.
As the gunshot echoed across a roadside stretch of fast food stores and motels, Saturday's victim, who had stopped for dinner while traveling on nearby Interstate 95, staggered a few feet and collapsed, the police said. They said he managed to tell his wife, "I've been shot."
The victim, his identity kept secret, was taken to the Medical College of Virginia hospital in Richmond where surgeons found that the bullet had torn into his stomach, spleen and pancreas, with fragments lodging in his chest. Doctors said he remained in critical but stable condition after two operations, with further surgery expected. They said they had retrieved a large fragment of the bullet and given it to investigators.
The Ashland shooting signaled the sniper's decision to extend his attacks to the weekend hours. It also extended the circle where he has been preying by a good 40 miles, raising questions about how much farther he might range if he remains on the loose. It clearly unnerved the Richmond area, where classes were canceled on Monday in four public school districts and at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.
After a series of single-shot attacks in which he killed his first six victims on Oct. 2 and 3 in the northern Washington suburbs around Montgomery County, the sniper has circled through target areas in suburbs to the east, south and west, cutting down individuals with a single shot.


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Translation of pharmaceutical in Spanish:
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- The pharmaceutical industry has little incentive to develop new drugs for use primarily in developing countries.
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- Bioprospecting is one avenue for the discovery of novel pharmaceuticals, especially antibiotics.
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Ken Paxton getting newfound support from Austin lobby, establishment Republicans
Update: 4:00 p.m. Dan Branch campaign spokesman Enrique Marquez has responded to the blog post below.
"Dan Branch is endorsed by a broad cross-section of Texans, including conservative activists, contributors across the state, and a clear majority of the legal and law enforcement community because he is the best attorney in the race. Dan Branch has spent his career practicing law at the highest levels, Ken Paxton has not. We are focused on promoting Dan's conservative message, and articulating the clear contrast between A-rated attorney Dan Branch and real estate speculator Ken Paxton."
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Ken Paxton's campaign for attorney general once featured a band of tea party activists and hard-right conservatives looking to strike a blow against the Texas GOP establishment.
Now there's evidence that much of the establishment is on board with the Texas senator from McKinney. He's in a May 27 runoff against Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas. The winner faces Houston lawyer Sam Houston in the general election to replace Greg Abbott.
On Thursday, Paxton is getting a boost from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs and key Austin lobbyists. They are gathering at the Austin Club to raise money for Paxton's campaign. The reception includes Michael Toomey, Gov. Rick Perry's former chief of staff. Other hosts include well known lobbyists Buddy Jones, Bill Messer and Andrea and Dean McWilliams.
It could be the biggest gathering of establishment folks that Paxton has ever enjoyed.
"Senator Paxton's broad-base of support among movement conservatives and Texans of all stripes shows very clearly that he is imminently qualified to be our next Attorney General and is well on his way to victory in the May 27th run-off," said Paxton spokesman Anthony Holm.
But Branch, who finished second to Paxton in the March 4 GOP primary, still has considerable support. He's got an Austin fundraiser Wednesday that features various lobby groups.
Branch has to find a way to make up his 11-point deficit. And though he's still expected to raise more money than Paxton for the runoff, the senator's newfound support could net him all the cash he needs to close out the race.
Whatever happens, the runoff should produce an interesting tactical battle between the candidates and their campaign operatives.
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. – In the entire history of the program, he has missed a total of four football games. He is the voice of the Bears for all home basketball contests. Clearly, Charlie Pinson is an integral part of the athletics department at the University of Pikeville.
On Tuesday afternoon, he learned the entire Mid-South Conference appreciates him as well when he was named the league's Media Member of the Year.
It's the second time Pinson has been so honored, having also taken the title for the 2006-07 school year.
"Charlie is a Bear through and through," said Dr. Reginald F. Overton, director of athletics at Pikeville. "He is very deserving of this honor and we're thrilled for him. We appreciate his efforts both personally and professionally on behalf of our institution."
On a daily basis, no one works closer with Pinson than the sports information director.
"We're fortunate to have several members of the media who are generous both with their time and their allotted space; it's one of the best things we have going for us in our community," said Rick Bentley, sports information director at UPIKE. "Charlie is certainly a leader in that regard.
"Charlie is as beneficial to me as anyone at the school. In our travels, he's like having an assistant on site. It's not uncommon for him to help me set up or break down equipment, share stats and offer any help I may need. I'm very pleased the rest of the Mid-South Conference is also appreciative of his efforts as well."
Pinson, who is the owner of Charlie Pinson Insurance located in downtown Pikeville, was pleased with the honor.
"It has been great year at UPIKE. Along with the transition from college to university status we have had growth and success from our sports programs," said Pinson, who can often be found in the crowd at Bears' events he isn't telecasting. "This award from the SID's of the MSC caps off a great year. I want to thank the league for this honor and GO Bears!"
"In addition to being a staunch supporter of our programs, Charlie does a great job on the air," said Coach Bill Watson, head coach of women's basketball. "He has the best interest of our student-athletes at heart, and that's very important for our community and our school. We value his efforts, but most importantly we cherish his friendship."
Pinson's award was announced at the league's summer meeting, held Monday and Tuesday in Georgetown. It was one of three individual honors presented. In addition, Chris Wells of Lindsey Wilson was named winner of the Bill Sergent Award as SID of the Year, while Lindsey's Willis Pooler and Cumberland's Randy Vernon were named Co-ADs of the Year.
Mid-South Conference Commissioner Steve Baker, who announced the honors, was pleased to recognize the group for their efforts and dedication to the league.
"I would like to congratulate Willis, Randy, Chris and Charlie for earning their respective honors," Baker said. "I'm grateful for their service to the MSC and all of our administrators, coaches and student-athletes to continue to make the Mid-South Conference the top conference in the NAIA."


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We did some shopping in the port shops and then went to Paradise Beach. This was my second trip to Paradise and I was not disappointed. Food at Paradise was great. It is only $3 per person to get into the club. The cab ride was $14 each way. Cabs are plentiful to come back to the ship.
We booked this when we were getting on the bus to the town. The tour was $39 each and that included everything except lunch. The ruins were great and the food in Merida was good too. I recommend this one highly.
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Definition of slacklining in English:
noun[mass noun]
The activity or sport of balancing on a rope or strip of webbing that is fixed high above the ground but not stretched so as to be taut: slacklining in Cheddar Gorge has been banned until new rules covering insurance come into force
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- The slacklining begins at sundown, the various walkers gloriously backlit by a cliff across the Valley that shines in the last light of day.
- After class, students hang out in front of the dining hall and practice slacklining - balancing on a loose piece of webbing tied between two trees.
- If you've ever wanted to walk a tightrope high above the circus floor but got nervous just thinking about it, slacklining may be for you.
slackliner noun
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- Optimized for use with ultra longlines and highlines, this thing was built for the hardcore slackliner.
- She had a slackliner on her Super Bowl stage show and now people are talking about it all over.
- Most students have been lucky enough to witness the slackliners in action at OSU.
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Useful idiocy and self-delusion. Leftist/Islamic Supremacist Alliance Update:
AFTER championing the cause of the Taliban, British author James Fergusson has found another cause: the need for Western legal systems to incorporate at least some of the principles of sharia.
"Properly and correctly applied, sharia has the potential to be extremely humane and flexible in a way that the common law does not," he said.
Fergusson was speaking in Sydney, where he was promoting his most recent book, Taliban, at the Sydney Writers Festival.
He believes sharia, like the Taliban, is misunderstood.
His arrival in Sydney coincided with a push for sharia in Australia, a move that was rejected by federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland.
Fergusson said the way forward was not to apply sharia only to Muslims but to incorporate its principles into the general law.
"It's about developing something better -- and you start by acknowledging that our precious secular law is far from perfect."
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After observing how the Taliban ran Afghanistan, he believes their version of sharia was effective at ending lawlessness, but it would be unsuitable here.
"They were a law and order party and they were pretty effective," he said. "A few months of hand-chopping and there was no more theft, no more murder. Suddenly it was safe to leave your house without locking it."
Fergusson, who describes himself as a liberal, said rapid population growth in the Islamic world coupled with globalisation, meant it was important for Western countries to abandon their attachment to secular law. The push for sharia in Australia was "only about certain aspects, mainly family affairs. In a way, it's not that outrageous," he said.
He recognised, however, it would be difficult for Western countries to incorporate aspects of sharia because under Islam there was no separation between religion and law.
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Denver (AP) Math scores are adding up to some good news about this year's Colorado Student Assessment Program Tests, better known as C–SAPS. State officials cite what they call "striking" gains in math scores, in releasing the latest C–SAP results Tuesday.
Ninth graders scored just 31% proficient in math in 2002. This year, students in the third and fourth grades scored 68% and 66% proficient, respectively. Those were the best scores of the eight grades tested, and the other six grades showed improvement over last year, too.
The next goal is to improve C–SAP science test scores. The testing program is now in its ninth year, and features 29
exams in areas including reading, writing, math, science, spanish reading and spanish writing.
About 1.4 million tests were administered last spring.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has hiked the cap on the amount of government and corporate debt that foreign portfolio investors are allowed to buy, in an effort to attract more dollars to India and prop up the rupee.
But the merits of this proposal are suspect. One, the easing comes at a time when even existing limits have not been fully exhausted.


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As you adjust to life here, you will experience something new almost every day. The Office of International Services is here to help you make a successful transition—and to guide you throughout your time at IU.
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Triangular is an ingenious new geometric strategy game from world-renowned Puzzlemaster, Klaus Schröer, that combines spatial visualization and a freeform play to give you a rich, complex game experience.
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CIH raises concerns over Osborne's 'dangerous' plan to cut housing benefit for under 25s
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CIH raises concerns over Osborne's 'dangerous' plan to cut housing benefit for under 25s
The Chartered Institute of Housing has warned that George Osborne's plans to cut housing benefit for under 25s is a "dangerous move" that could undermine efforts to rebuild the economy.
The Chancellor announced the proposal as part of planned £25 billion cuts to the welfare budget over the next two years.
Responding to Mr Osborne's speech, Grainia Long, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), said: "In an attempt to control costs, government is concentrating its efforts on entitlement to benefits rather than the fundamental problems in our housing and labour markets.
"CIH has already warned that cutting housing benefit for under 25s would be a dangerous move. It is difficult to build the economy without a young, mobile workforce.
"It would mean that young people would be unwilling to take risks such as moving for work because there would be no safety net for them. It also fails to take into account the reality of many people's lives – many under 25s will have paid tax and national insurance for several years before needing to claim benefits.
"If the government really wants to cut the housing benefit bill, it should look at tackling the UK's housing crisis by building more homes. The reason the housing benefit bill is so high is that the cost of housing is becoming unaffordable for many people, including an increasing number of people in work."
She added: "We must remember that the numbers of high-earning people living in social housing are very small, even by government's own estimates. The government is already consulting on changing the law to allow landlords to charge higher rents to those on higher incomes, which is prudent as landlords have the local expertise to identify the most sensible approach."
Denise Hatton, chief executive of YMCA England, said housing benefit provided a "safety net" for young people due to the limited number of education and employment options available to them.
She said: "We would love to see a situation where every young person under 25 is – in the words of David Cameron - 'earning or learning'. However the reality of the matter is that education and employment options are limited and more young people, through no fault of their own, are finding themselves in need of support. Simply removing their access to benefits will not resolve this problem.
"There are many reasons why young people feel unable to continue living in at home – from family breakdown, death or illness of a parent or a concern for their safety. Many under 25s may also have children of their own to support.
"While we, and those we work with, would welcome initiatives to get more young people into education, employment or training, this does not take away the need for the safety net housing benefit is supposed to provide."
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