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ACTA's Unspeakable Acts
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| Since neither the EU nor the UK government has deigned to let us peasants
| know anything about the current ACTA negotations, I was interested to see New
| Zealand's government releasing a statement...
Days ago:
Free Software leader slams NZ copyright
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| âNew Zealandâs law does not go as far as the DMCA in the US, but it is unjust
| nonetheless,â he says.
| âDRM is nearly always the result of a conspiracy of companies to restrict the
| technology available to the public. Such conspiracy should be a crime, and
| the executives responsible for it should be sentenced to prison.â
| Stallmanâs other mission here is to promote the Free Software Movement. The
| creator of the GPL licence, under which most free software is distributed, is
| at pains to correct misunderstandings of what the term âfree softwareâ means
| and to draw a distinction between it and the open source movement.
Act Now on ACTA
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| One of the things that has amazed me recently is the power of the letter â
| or, more specifically, the power of the letter when sent to an MP or MEP.
| Naively, I would have expected a deafening silence from these exalted beings
| in receipt of my ever so 'umble communications, but by and large they are
| astonishingly quick to respond, often with personal replies. From this I draw
| an important lesson: that it is always worth writing to your Mps/MEPs about
| things that matter to you.
| Against that background, over the next few weeks, I aim to present a few
| worthy causes to readers of this blog that they might like to take up with
| representatives. Remember, finding the latter â and sending stuff to them â
| is trivially easy thanks to the wonders of the WriteToThem site, so there's
| no excuse for not joining in.
Sysadmins slam ACMA web filtering study
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| The Guild also expressed concerns about the false positives encountered
| during the ACMA test. The most accurate filter tested incorrectly blocked
| three percent of requests, but when scaled up to the traffic volumes of a
| medium to large ISP this would mean over 3000 requests would be blocked every
| second.
IETF tackling P2P data traffic in Tokyo even though the same content is
available on a server in London.
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| There are a number of possible solutions: The P4P working group at Yale
| University has conducted initial testing in the Verizon and Telefonica
| networks. On the other side of the pond, an EU supported research project is
| working on a solution called Network-Aware P2P TV Application Over Wise
| Networks. In spring, Berlin computer science professor Anja Feldmann
| presented the concept of an "oracle" server, which would deliver a rating
| list of the closest P2P nodes.
| [...]
| Another SIP expert, Henning Schultzrinne of Columbia University, raised the
| possibility of giving end users more control over data traffic costs.
| Currently, users face the disheartening possibility of risking a hefty bill
| for P2P traffic. At his university, it is standard operating procedure to
| block access to users who have exceeded their 252 gigabyte monthly volume.
Why We Must React to ACTA
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| The name of the âAnti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreementâ â ACTA â is indicative
| of the overall approach being taken. First, this is a trade agreement, which
| means that it by-passes many of the more open processes for drawing up
| international agreements. This has allowed it to be discussed in secret,
| amongst a cosy club of interested parties and their chums â notably, those in
| industries based on exploiting intellectual monopolies.
| Moreover, this is an invitation-only club, which has led to the exclusion of
| most developing countries, and hence most of the world in terms of
| population. It is nothing less than cyber-imperialism by the rich countries
| that for so long have imposed their agendas on the rest of the globe, but
| which finally see their traditional hegemony threatened by the rise of new
| powers â and new ideas. ACTA is a last-ditch attempt to lock the world into
| an old and outdated mindset.
Senators Plan To Unveil New IP Bill
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| Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy and ranking member Arlen
| Specter will join Sens. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., and George Voinovich, R-Ohio, on
| Thursday in unveiling new legislation intended to boost government efforts to
| crack down on counterfeiting and piracy.
FSF organizes against Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
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| "At the moment, the campaign's mostly information," Lee says. "What we want
| to do is get more people involved who can help us build public awareness and
| also build up the information on ACTA."
| Other ways that free software users can help the FSF campaign, Lee suggests,
| include local campaigns that contact your elected representatives and
| starting grass root organizations to help create a world-wide action network.
| Lee also stresses the importance of translating information from English to
| help resistance to ACTA in non-English speaking countries.
| "It's early days for the campaign," Lee says. "It's an ongoing battle, but
| ultimately we're going to ride this through and see ACTA defeated. But we
| need people to get involved to help us do this."
ACTA threatens free software
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| 1. It makes it more difficult to distribute free software: Without file
| Â* Â*sharing and P2P technologies like BitTorrent, distributing large amounts
| Â* Â*of free software becomes much harder, and more expensive. BitTorrent is a
| Â* Â*grassroots protocol that allows everyone to contribute to legally
| Â* Â*distributing free software.
| 2. It will make it harder for users of free operating systems to play
| Â* Â*media: Consumers will no longer be able to buy media without DRM -- and
| Â* Â*DRMed media cannot be played with free software.
| 3. It increases the chances of getting your devices taken away: Portable
| Â* Â*media players that support free formats are less common than devices which
| Â* Â*support DRM, such as the iPod. Will this make them suspicious to border
| Â* Â*guards?
| 4. It creates a culture of surveillance and suspicion, in which the
| Â* Â*freedom that is required to produce free software is seen as dangerous and
| Â* Â*threatening rather than creative, innovative, and exciting.
The right to peer inside your iPod
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| An agreement on intellectual property rights to be ratified by the G8 heads
| of government highlights conflicts between ownership and privacy
Microsoft could force your mobile into silence
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| Microsoft is developing a new technology that could force mobiles into silent
| mode, or even prevent calls from being made.
| [...]
| Phone jammers, which work in small spaces, are banned in the UK and come with
|| a hefty fine for use.
Digital copyright: it's all wrong
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| The ACTA draft is a scary document. If a treaty based on its provisions were
| adopted, it would enable any border guard, in any treaty country, to check
| any electronic device for any content that they suspect infringes copyright
| laws. They need no proof, only suspicion.
| They would be able to seize any device - laptop, iPod, DVD recorder, mobile
| phone, etc - and confiscate it or destroy anything on it, merely on
| suspicion. On the spot, no lawyers, no right of appeal, no nothing.
Embattled ACTA Negotiations Next Week In Geneva; US Sees Signing This Year
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| Criticism from NGOs
| Canadian law expert David Fewer, staff counsel at the University of Ottawaâs
| Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, told the Ottawa Citizen
| that the discussion paper was very close to a potential Christmas wish-list
| by Hollywood companies.
| Knowledge Ecology International (KEI), in an earlier statement filed to USTR,
| warned against a lack in differentiation and clearness of core terms, like
| counterfeiting, infringement or piracy. âIs Microsoft a âpirateâ for
| insisting on the right to continue to infringe the z4 patents in order to use
| an infringing DRM technology to protect Microsoft software itself from
| infringement by unauthorised uses?â KEI asked in its statement.
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Japanese Banks Feel Downgrade
By Kana Inagaki
Major Japanese banks, which have large Japanese government bond holdings, were underperforming the broader market Wednesday after Moody's Investors Service downgraded Japan's sovereign debt rating to Aa3 from Aa2.
Mitsubishi UFJ FG is down 1.5% at 337 yen ($4.38), Sumitomo Mitsui FG is down 0.1% at 2,207 yen, and Mizuho FG is flat at 112 yen.
Yoshinori Nagano, a senior strategist at Daiwa Asset Management, said the impact on banking shares is mostly psychological and short-term, adding that there has been a minimal impact on the broader market since the move had been anticipated and Moody's has the outlook at stable.
He added that there would be a bigger impact if Japanese ratings firms follow suit with their own downgrades.
Mr. Nagano said Japan should take gradual fiscal disciplinary steps, including cutting expenditures on social security and raising the consumption tax.
"It's not only Japan; there is a global trend for increasing vigilance on fiscal conditions," he said.

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Our generations are the last generations that will remember what life was like before the internet. When we were growing up, our families made purchasing decisions based on previous knowledge and recommendations from family and friends. Today, society and technology has advanced sufficiently to allow us to connect with friends and family through the use of 'Social Networks'. Millions of people now discuss products and make recommendations through Facebook every day. From shoes to dresses, cars to books, travel destinations to music, entertainment to cell phones, and a plethora of other products and categories, you only have to login to Facebook and read your news feed to see this behavior in full effect.
It is time for brands to capitalize on this social behavior. Last year was the tipping point for brands and social media. A lot of marketing dollars now funnel to our Facebook Fan Pages. Over the past few years, brands and companies have invested a lot of time and money attempting to build Fan Page numbers, engage fans, and ultimately, drive sales.
Well, we have sure built a lot of fans but if you look closely, on average only about 3% of people are actively engaged.
LG 0.87% "talking about this"
Aldo 2.7% "talking about this"
Gap 6.0% "talking about this"
You get the picture. Although the average Facebook user spends a lot of time on Facebook, if there isn't enough social content or interesting things to engage with, they'll just click on something else demanding their attention, off they go deeper down the rabbit hole, your brand a fading memory. The problem is that most social engagement methods are not sustainable. As soon as the brand stops blasting out deals, contests, funny content or news, the engagement plummets. After all, we all use Facebook to socialize with other people, not read about brand and companies, right?
The reality is, brands and companies that sell online are not as effective as they could be when it comes to using their Facebook page. They forget the most important thing after positive brand awareness and engagement: driving sales. Most Fan Pages have limited content with respect to products – and therefore, limited methods for fans to build relationships with other fans and the Brand's products.
We developed FansFave to help solve this problem.
Current Solutions
Many brands have tried to adopt social eCommerce platforms in order to sell their products directly on their Facebook pages. However, these technologies require lengthy and painful integration with a brands existing eCommerce platform, or require a separate system altogether. Asking brands and companies to re-add their products to a "Facebook storefront" is a huge pain-in-the-you-know-what, and can be very costly, not only monetarily, but in our most valuable asset: time.
Even after you go through the painstaking process of adding everything manually, what happens when prices change, or you add or drop a product? As of now you have to update your website AND your Facebook Fan Page. If a very limited number of products are sold, you may be able to live with the pain (although why would you want to?), but if you sell tens, hundreds or thousands of products like most online stores do, this can be a stumbling block in continuity and time. For this reason, most brands have not adopted these solutions, and this gap between Facebook and eCommerce still exists.
Our Solution
Over the past 10 months we have analyzed this problem extensively by collaborating with a number of major brands, small and medium businesses, as well as consumers. We have also worked closely with a class of MBA marketing students at a leading Canadian business school, and tested our assumptions against different consumer demographics, with brand/company owners, and social media specialists.
Using our findings, we have created a technology that will solve this problem. This will change the way brands interact with their fans, while simplifying the online shopping experience by recommending products from their favorite brands and allowing them to learn from other like minded insight.
We would like to introduce FansFave: a new tool for brands and businesses to engage, promote and help sell products, directly inside their Facebook Fan Page, without the costly integration fees and massive time consumption that has always been associated with previous solutions.
FansFave automatically adds products from a brands/companies online store, by using an intelligent web crawler that can identify and parse product web pages. The result is a beautifully arranged catalogue of products that fans can engage, recommend, and add to their favorites (Fave) right inside of Facebook. Although FansFave does not sell products directly on Facebook, the application focuses on building relationships between products and fans, to generate incremental value for all those valuable marketing dollars.
What's in it for Consumers
The browsing experience for FansFave is different for everyone. We achieve this by using machine learning, and semantic analytics, but most importantly, it interprets the social presence of the product in relation with the things you and your friends "Fave". The more a consumer uses FansFave, the better the recommendations become.
For example, if you "liked" Lacoste's Facebook Fanpage and Lacoste had the FansFave application installed, you would simply check out the Fan Page to look at recommendations, and see what others are saying about Lacoste's products, without leaving Facebook. If or when you are ready to make the purchase, just click on the photo and "Checkout" using the existing eCommerce platform as per their usual method.
How to get FansFave for a Facebook Page
Adding FansFave into a Facebook page is simple. Just go to www.FansFave.com and enter your eCommerce store URL, and press the "Get Started" button. Login to Facebook using your brand/company page, and within minutes, all of your products will be beautifully displayed inside your Facebook page, ready for fans to "Fave", share, and purchase.
When new products are added to your eCommerce platform or when prices change, FansFave will automatically make those changes in your Facebook page. (example: Juzd Bamboo Designer)
Facebook has done a great job in connecting people with people, and people with brands, it's our goal to make those connections stronger by connecting people and products, establishing relationships between like-minded consumers and these products, and Building the Love.
We are very excited to offer FansFave for free and we welcome your feedback and thoughts.
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text: Date: May 13, 2010 10:52 AM Author: Valerie Klein Subject: Re: "Security" as a financial category I think this is definitely an important area and the impacts of being a victim of identity theft are large. I think there are likely some important mathematical concepts connected to this area. One thing is to be able to examine the "reasonableness" of an offer, what does it mean for things to be "too good to be true." So maybe comparison of different offers and thinking about how the business model might work (on a simple scale) and if making money would be possible. Along side that information about website security? Do you think that makes sense?


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Chris Hart, parks maintenance supervisor for the city of Sikeston, inspects playground equipment at Mary Lou Montgomery Park on Friday. Playground inspections are one of the tasks that keep park workers busy in the summer.
(Photo by Michelle Felter, Staff)
(Photo by Michelle Felter, Staff)
Park maintenance keeps workers busy
SIKESTON -- There are 15 parks spanning just over 276 acres in the City of Sikeston. And it's a lot of work to get them ready for summer and maintained throughout the busy season.
"This is the time of year that we're doing several things to get ready for summer," said Jiggs Moore, director of the parks department.
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Why Andrew Lloyd Webber Chose Hong Kong
Ahead of next week's auction of his personal wine collection Sotheby's Hong Kong, British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber spoke with The Wall Street Journal about the joys of collecting and the sorrows that will come with parting with his favorite bottles.
"I went down [to the cellar] the other day and said: 'Are we supposed to be having a sale?'" he told reporter Will Lyons. "The trouble is if you once fall in love with wine, you are not necessarily rational. Somebody will ring up and say, 'Andrew, for God's sake, there is a really good parcel of so and so I think you should buy,' and I always say yes. But there comes a time when you ask, 'Am I realistically going to drink this all myself?' And over the last few years there has been a realization that I am not going to get through all of it."
Enter Hong Kong. Given its hot wine market — sales at the city's fine-wine auctions last year surpassed the combined total for New York and London, making it the wine capital of the world — it's not surprising Mr. Webber has chosen Hong Kong as the place to sell his bottles.
But how much does provenance matter with wine? Will wine buyers really care that a collection comes from the man behind "Phantom of the Opera"? Wine insiders say yes, though the answer has less to do with Mr. Webber's celebrity than with knowing the auction lots come from a single owner.
"For a collection like that, I understand why people will pay more," said Richard Harvey, head of wine at London-based auction house Bonhams. Collections from single owners are more highly regarded, he explained, because the origins of the bottles are more easily traced — important in Asia, rife with fakes — and, for the most part, the owners are serious collectors who can be counted on to have stored the wine properly
Robert Sleigh, head of wine in Asia for Sotheby's, agreed that buyers take the provenance of bottles extremely seriously.
"Not all wines are equal in the way they've been treated and that is important," he said. "With this collection, it's an easy story to understand: You read one story at the beginning of the catalogue. They know where it was stored and it inspires confidence."
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We have no idea if it's digital manipulation or animals actually dressed up, but is this not the best portrait series ever? Barcelona-based photographer Yago Partal is the man behind the Zoo Portraits Tumblr, which is definitely worth checking out.
Zoo Portraits Show Off Animals in Snazzy Dress
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Maurizio Galimberti's shoots portraits of celebrities by making Polaroid grids. Each square is an individual photo!
Pictured above: Johnny Depp, Lady Gaga, Sting, and Elle Fanning.
If you like this, also check out Thomas Keller's contact sheet grids!
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Toying with the idea of symmetry in nature, Traci Griffin decided to digitally alter trees and hair to be perfectly symmetrical. Check out the rest of her Mirrors series below.
Mirrors - Images Digitally Altered to be Perfectly Symmetrical
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This Lens Holster is pretty self-explanatory. It's a wearable holster that comes with built-in threads, so you can screw your lenses into it when you're not using them.
It's being made for Nikon only right now and is on Kickstarter (link below!).
A Holster to Hold Your Lenses for You
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Filmaker Julian Tay had the brilliant idea to reverse footage he had shot from the New Years Eve Firework show in Melbourne this year. A simple trick with mind blowing results.
Ever Wondered What a Firework Show Would Look Like in Reverse?
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That morning cup o' joe is good for you: Coffee helps reduce your risk of certain cancers and diabetes, and has most recently been found to improve memory. [NYTimes]
Stuck in a running rut? Try some of these tips and tricks to freshen up your usual pound-the-pavement routine. [POPSUGAR Fitness]
Last night, Kristen Bell and Jason Aldean hosted the CMT Awards, and all of country's cuties walked the red carpet, including Taylor, Miranda, Carrie and more. The awards show airs Wednesday night. [People]
As much as we love black yoga pants, sometimes it's good to freshen up your workout gear. Check out these patterned pairs and get inspired for your next Om session. [Refinery 29]
If you're a vegetarian or a vegan, we bet you've had trouble navigating the menu while dining out. Here's a guide to getting it right no matter what cuisine you plan to chow down. [Lifehacker]
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So if you have not figured this out yet——I should warn you—- Sketchup is addicting! Beware if you start playing with it – you won't be able to stop!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :-)
I'm having some internet trouble so have not uploaded my latest "creation", but hope to do so soon. Just thought I'd give you all fair warning.
Happy sketching.
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Definition of Igbo in English:
(also Ibo)
noun (plural same or Igbos)
1A member of a people of SE Nigeria.
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- He states flat out that the Hausas hated the Igbos and that this was responsible for their massacre of the Igbos in northern Nigeria in the summer of 1966.
- The impact of Western ways has been furthered by the increased immigration of southern Nigerians, such as Igbos and Yorubas, who typically have had greater exposure to the Western world.
- The Africans began to see themselves not as Hausas, Igbos, or Yorubas, but as Nigerians in a common struggle against their colonial rulers.
2 [mass noun] The language of the Igbo, belonging to the Kwa group and having some 12 million speakers.
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- The Gullah language retains a great deal of West African syntax and combines English vocabulary with words from African languages such as Ewe, Mandinka, Igbo, Twi, Yoruba, and Mende.
- The major languages are English (official language), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, and Fulani.
- The words wa, zo, and bia translate as 'come' respectively in Yoruba, Ibo, and Hausa, three prominent West African languages.
Relating to the Igbo or their language.
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- This Igbo proverb emphasizes that an eagle's skill and success at hunting develop over time, indicating that a mature eagle, like a senior man, is more beautiful and more powerful than he was when he was young.
- According to notes by Harris dating to 1954 (supplied by Eli Bentor), an Igbo informant told him that all of these were made by Ibibio.
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On November 13, 2012, Engility Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the results of the Company's operations for the three months ended September 28, 2012. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 2.02.
As provided in General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information and exhibit
contained in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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When you're speeding down a mountain trail in fresh powder, it's obviously in your best interest to wear a helmet when skiing or snowboarding. But before you hit the slopes in your gear and protection, it's important to remember that not all helmets are created equally. They can only protect you as long as they're used properly. By checking the fit and making sure your helmet is protection -- rather than permission to take risks -- you can stay safe on the slopes.
Snug as a Rug is Right
One of the most important components of ski helmet safety is the fit. If your helmet doesn't fit properly, it can't fully protect your head from impact. When trying on helmets, make sure that it fits snugly, with no more than 1 inch between the front of the helmet and your eyebrows. The helmet shouldn't shift or move on your head, so tighten the chin strap and make sure it stays put.
Making the Grade Matters
A sporting goods store will have an array of ski helmets from which to choose, but not all are created equally. Different helmets are graded to different standards according to various governing agency standards and country of origin, such as the Snell Memorial Foundation of the American National Standards Institute, or the ANSI. Helmets that receive a rating of RS-98 from the ANSI offer the highest level of protection, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. They're a whopping 15 percent more effective when compared with European standard counterparts, so make sure you get the best protection by checking ratings and choosing a helmet that gets the highest ratings.
Beware of Wear and Tear
If you're an avid skier or snowboarder, you know that wearing your helmet year after year -- even if it doesn't sustain an impact -- can result in regular wear and tear. Torn padding and lining, a cracked outer shell or frayed straps can make your helmet less safe, so it needs to be replaced when you notice signs of wear. If it sustains an impact and shows cracks or dents, toss it and get a new one so you always get the highest level of protection.
Not Safe at Any Speed
Although most ski helmets withstand rigorous testing in accordance with industry standards, keep in mind that they're tested with specific speeds and types of impacts. For instance, helmets tested by the American Society for Testing and Materials are drop-tested, where the helmet is placed on a head form and dropped onto a surface at a certain height to ensure it can withstand the force of impact. The speed of impact during testing can be anywhere from 10 mph to 13 mph. Unfortunately, "Ski Canada" magazine points out that the average collision speed between a skier and a fixed object is actually 27 mph. Always check your ski helmet instructions and information -- it should say at which speed the helmet was tested. Going above the speed tested offers little in the way of protection simply because the helmet has not been tested to be safe at that rate.
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Runners came out to Hyde Park Saturday to support a good cause.
Hyde Park Blast planners brought the race together quickly.
"This all came together in less than a month, so it's just been a wild experience, a wild ride," organizer Brendan Kelley said.
Kelley was diagnosed with brain cancer in February. Proceeds from the race benefit The Cure Starts Now.
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Christian, recognize your dignity and, now that you share in God's own nature, do not return to your former base condition by sinning. Remember who is your head and of whose body you are a member. Never forget that you have been rescued from the power of darkness and brought into the light of the Kingdom of God. (Catechism, #1691)
"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets." (Mt 22:37-40)
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My View: Constitutional authority at issue in Valley View case
Recently, a special investigative committee on our Valley View nursing home uncovered possible mismanagement at the facility. In addition, various documents, along with 19 sworn witnesses, painted a much brighter picture on the nursing home's future financial impact to Orange County.
The financial data uncovered were not my numbers, but numbers confirmed by documents, many of which were never given to legislators, and by expert witnesses, including the outside accountants for Valley View. Others who put out different claims to county taxpayers refuse to make those claims, or answer any questions about them, under oath in front of our committee.
Some in my own Republican Party dislike my working in a bipartisan fashion within the committee that the Republican Legislature chairman placed me on. However, I believe that working as hard as possible, regardless of party affiliation, to help unlock the truth is what the people of this county demand.
When the executive side of government and the Valley View management firm working for us both say "we don't recognize your authority to question us under oath" — an authority all 21 legislators chose to exercise June 7 when they voted for these special committees to bring forward witnesses under oath — then at issue is nothing less than the constitutional balance of power.
In 1973, U.S. senators issued a Republican president a subpoena, and when it was disobeyed, brought the issue to court. They did it to preserve the constitutional system of checks and balances in our government. Thankfully, they preserved that balance of power for all future Americans.
After trying unsuccessfully for weeks to get some people to testify under oath, it was time for the Orange County Legislature to take further action. To help preserve our constitutional power, and to help gain the truth on Valley View, our Orange County Legislature needed to bring forward to the judiciary branch a request to have our constitutional authority obeyed.
For me, my course of action was clear. When I took office, I raised my right hand and took an oath: "I, Mike Anagnostakis, do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the state of New York, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of county legislator according to the best of my ability."
For me, that oath will always supersede political heavy-handedness. The few who look to badmouth people within the party establishment and act to bar fellow legislators from closed-door Republican sessions may not fully understand that most loyal Republicans are sickened by what they see happening.
As for Valley View, my open belief before I was placed on this special committee was for us to keep the facility county-owned and run. My position has only been reinforced by the data learned from those under oath. Others came into the committee with a position of selling Valley View, and I have never criticized their views.
Within the committee, I have said a final report must be put out, with no opinions or conclusions from any committee legislator. Our attorney should compile all data received under oath and then all legislators can make a better informed decision on the future of Valley View. The process of getting the truth and making decisions based on the truth should not be feared by anyone.
Mike Anagnostakis is the Orange County legislator for the towns of Montgomery and Newburgh.


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Methylcobalamin B12
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What are the differences in vitamin B12?
Cyanocobalamin is the most common form of vitamin B12, found in pharmacies. You will be surprised that this form of vitamin B 12 does not occur in plants or animal tissue. In other words, it would be impossible to find this component chemically synthesized in nature. As the name implies, cyanocobalamin contains a cyanide molecule. Many know this as poisonous cyanide. However, from a toxicological point of view the amount of cyanide present in a common B12 supplement is small and considered insignificant. Either way the body needs to eliminate this component through detoxification systems through glutathione substance which is of paramount importance in this process scavenger of cyanide.
Compared with cyanocobalamin, methylcobalamin is better absorbed and retained within the tissues, in other words: it is used more efficiently. Methylcobalamin is metabolized by the liver, brain and nervous system.
Methylcobalamin is a specific form of B12 needed for nervous system health. It should be the ideal choice to optimize the system. Muscle rigidity is a sign of B12 deficiency such as tingling or numbness, burning, cramping, pain in nerve endings and slow reflexes.
Elevated homocysteine ??is a metabolic indicator of low levels of coenzyme forms of vitamin B12, especially methylcobalamin. That homocysteine ??has been emphasizing the medical literature, for its association with heart disease and others. The advertising warning about the importance of folic acid as a necessary measure to lower homocysteine ??levels. The combination of folic acid and methylcobalamin works more effectively.
The most studied use of methylcobalamin has to do with sleep. While we are still not clear on this function, it is likely that methylcobalamin is needed for the synthesis of melatonin. You can modulate melatonin secretion, enhance light sensitivity, and normalize the circadian rhythm (your 24-hour clock) thus supplementing B 12 people have improved the quality of sleep, feeling more refreshed upon awakening.
Methylcobalamin is particularly effective in leveling the 24 hour clock. It is therefore advisable to combine supplementation of methylcobalamin, with exposure to sunlight in the morning, this contributes to the regulation of 24-hour clock.
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Lawanson will not return as Nevada's volleyball coach
National search for new volleyball coach to begin immediately.
Nevada 2014 volleyball schedule set
Pack set to host 10 matches this season
Silver and Blue Night at Reno Rodeo is June 25th
Pack gear gets fans a discount
Burton joins Nevada volleyball staff
Will work with middle blockers
Nevada places 34 on Academic All-MW list
The Nevada contingent was part of a league-record 534 student-athletes who were named to the team for the fall season.
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Ruth Lawanson enters her fourth season at the helm of the University of Nevada volleyball program and her fifth as a member of the Wolf Pack coaching staff.
After one season as an assistant coach with the University of Nevada volleyball program Ruth Lawanson was named the interim head coach on Feb. 1, 2011, and after serving in that capacity for seven short months, former Athletics Director Cary Groth named her the permanent head coach on July 22, 2011. Lawanson is in charge of all aspects of the program and continues to work with the middle blockers and right side hitters.
In her first year leading the program the Pack posted a 5-21 mark and went 2-12 in the Western Athletic Conference. Two of her middle blockers earned all-conference honors as junior Janelle Batista was a second-team selection and redshirt-freshman Tessa Lea`ea was named to the freshman team. Seven members of the 2011 team earned WAC academic honors.
In year two, the Pack went 4-25 and 1-15 in the Mountain West, while Lawanson helped middle blocker Tessa Lea'ea earn all-conference honors.
The 2013 campaign, which saw Nevada go 4-28 overall and 2-18 in the conference, included four Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award winners and a MW All-Star women's volleyball team selection in outside hitter Sam Willoughby.
In her career, she has helped coached 20 all-conference players, one all-region selection and an American Volleyball Coaches Association honorable-mention All-American. She has also helped mentor 75 academic all-conference student-athletes.
Prior to coming to Nevada she spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
Before joining the staff at Air Force she was the head coach at NCAA II San Angelo State for three seasons where she also served as the school's Senior Woman Administrator and lectured in the Department of Kinesiology. She led the Rams to a 19-65 record during her tenure.
Lawanson was an assistant coach for six seasons at Fresno State, her alma mater. She helped guide the Bulldogs to an NCAA Tournament berth. Her coaching stints also include four years as an assistant coach and head recruiter at Purdue University.
A setter and hitter during her career she was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team that won the bronze medal in Barcelona. She spent four seasons with the U.S. National Team, playing on the 1991 World Cup squad that earned a bronze medal in Japan and the 1990 World Championships team that won a bronze medal in China. She was also honored with the national team's 1991 Judy Bellomo Players Award and won a gold medal with the 1992 U.S. Olympic Festival West Region team.
Prior to her time on the national squad, Lawanson played with the Dallas Belles and the Minnesota Monarchs of the Major Volleyball League from 1987-89. She was the league MVP in 1988 and earned USVBA All-America honors with the national champion Chrysler Californians club team in 1989. She resumed her professional career in 1992, playing three years in Italy and France.
At the collegiate level, Lawanson was one of the greatest players in Fresno State history, becoming the first Bulldog ever to earn NCAA Division I All-America honors as a senior in 1984. She was a three-time team MVP for the Bulldogs (1982-84) and her names still appears in several categories in the Fresno State record book.
As a senior in 1984, Lawanson guided the Bulldogs to a 26-13 record and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Tournament. For her efforts she was named NorPac co-Player of the Year, first-team All-NorPac and earned All-Northwest Region honors.
At the conclusion of her stellar Fresno State playing career, Lawanson became the first female athlete in the history of Fresno State to have her jersey retired. She was also the first athlete in a sport other than football and only the fourth athlete overall to receive that honor from Fresno State. Her other Fresno State accolades include the 1984 Rosa Parks award and designation as the 1984-85 Female Athlete of the Year.
A member of both the Fresno State Athletic Hall of Fame and the Clovis West High School (Calif.) Wall of Fame, Lawanson was also named one of Fresno State's Top 25 Greatest Athletes and one of the Central Valley's Top 25 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century.
She has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Volleyball Coaches Association and continues to pass on her expertise at a number of volleyball camps and clinics around the country.
Lawanson received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Fresno State in 1987 and is currently working toward her master's degree. She and her husband, Shawn Kenan, have been married since 2002.
Burns continues international run in China
Monday, June 29, 2015 - Women's Basketball
Wolf Pack golf alums qualify for the U.S. Open
Monday, June 8, 2015
A letter from Doug Knuth: Much to be proud of for Wolf Pack fans
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - General
Pack women's golf signee Collom wins state tournament
Thursday, May 21, 2015 - Golf
Letter from Doug Knuth: Questions and answers about our 2015 football schedule
Monday, March 9, 2015 - Football
Pack puts on clinic for local children in Puerto Vallarta
Friday, March 6, 2015
Former Nevada coach headlines Boys and Girls Club Dinner
Friday, January 30, 2015 - General
Christenson earns spot in World Cup rifle competition
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - Rifle
Pack freshman Surin races against her Olympic medalist father
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - Track and Field
A letter to Wolf Pack fans from Doug Knuth: Successes on the field and in the classroom.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - General
Former Nevada track & field standout Hanson passes away
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - Track and Field
Tonight's Wolf Pack basketball game will feature "Kindness Minute"
Saturday, December 13, 2014 - General
A letter to Wolf Pack fans from Doug Knuth: Mackay Stadium renovation approved
Friday, December 5, 2014 - Football
Wolf Pack Fans, Reward Yourself and the Team
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Wolf Pack women's basketball hosts free skills clinic
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A New Europe for Telecoms?
Neelie Kroes, the European Union's commissioner in charge of telecoms, doesn't shy away from a scrap. When the Dutchwoman was the EU's competition chief, she was known as 'Steely Neelie' and her Twitter bio tells us she's "fighting like hell for an EU you can believe in."
In Dublin today, she gave some more hints about what the EU's new Single Market Package for telecoms could look like when it lands this summer ahead of the discussion among EU leaders at their October summit. Our short translation appears above the quote from her speech.
Get ready for another fight:
"Getting this legislation won't be easy: but it is essential. To boost our economy, we need to become a connected, competitive continent. We need to be the integrated home of investment and innovation."
Tear down those borders, give people choice, and cut those roaming prices (again) already:
"Telecoms operators are stuck in tiny national markets, with borders and barriers at every turn. Expanding means dealing with a tiresome patchwork of multiple systems: for licenses, spectrum, numbering and more… And that's bad news for consumers. With hundreds of providers in Europe, mostly you can only choose among three or four. And it's too hard to communicate across borders. Quality is poor; there are few innovative services beyond basic phone calls; and prices are unfairly high."
Guys, we are behind the Chinese and the Americans as well. This is embarrassing:
"This isn't a problem in the U.S. or China. There, operators serve hundreds of millions, under a single set of rules. No wonder they are racing ahead of us. No wonder Europeans suffer from poorer connections and slower broadband. No wonder European players are losing out in almost every corner of the ecosystem."
Why isn't my Samsung or Facebook European? SO embarrassing:
"No wonder all the major internet players come from outside Europe, from social networks to device makers."
But don't worry, once those barriers come down, and you give consumers what they want, you companies can start buying each other:
"That's how I want to deliver a competitive, connected continent. Where operators can smash barriers and think big. Plan, bid and invest on a large scale. Think European and compete globally. And then every European can benefit from faster networks, better services, fairer prices."
Governments: chillax. We won't take your precious spectrum auction windfalls away, or your national regulators* but don't use this as an excuse for more bureaucrats:
"But let me also be clear what we're not planning. We are not seizing sovereignty. Nor setting up some new EU super-regulator. We are not taking away governments' right to sell or auction spectrum, nor to keep the resulting funds. Some may enjoy centralization or institution building for its own sake; I don't. I'm too pragmatic for that."
P.S. don't you DARE block Skype on smartphones! Best, Neelie xoxo:
"For one thing, we need net neutrality. Citizens must enjoy the full and open internet; start-ups and innovators must know their bright idea won't get blocked. I will ban such behaviour: it's unfair, untransparent, and anti-competitive. And I will safeguard net neutrality in Europe: for every European, on every device, on every network."
*Belgium has four telecoms regulators – a national one, and one each for the Dutch-speaking, Francophone and German-speaking populations…


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Kevin Cuneo's Take 30: Peter Griffin to host the Oscars
There's little justice in Oscar's world. Kathryn Bigelow, director of the critically acclaimed "Zero Dark Thirty," did not receive an Academy Award nomination this year, but "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane did -- for best original song.
At last week's nominations announcement, MacFarlane, who co-hosted the event with Emma Stone, quipped, "It's kind of cool I got nominated. Now I get to go to the Oscars."
The 39-year-old MacFarlane already has a date for the Oscars, which will take place Feb. 24: he'll host the show.
These are heady times for the animator/singer/filmmaker whose movie "Ted" earned more than $500 million in 2012.
We already knew MacFarlane is the luckiest guy in the world. On the morning of 9/11, he was scheduled to return from Boston to Los Angeles on American Airlines Flight 11.
Suffering with a hangover from too much celebrating the night before, MacFarlane arrived at the gates 10 minutes too late and missed the flight. A short time later, the jet crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center.
The hilarious "Family Guy," which has become a staple of nighttime cable TV, often exhibits poor taste. I saw an episode last week in which a character based on actor Michael J. Fox, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, was shown shaking like a leaf. Not too funny.
But for every misfire, MacFarlane and the show's writers serve up dozens of jokes that make us laugh out loud.
Most of us, that is. Last summer, when my wife, middle son and I took in "Ted," MacFarlane's movie comedy about a talking teddy bear who keeps Mark Wahlberg's and Mila Kunis' characters from moving on with their lives, I howled with laughter, along with the rest of the males in the theater.
Several times I glanced at Mary and saw a pained expression on her face, but I later pointed out that it was the only movie we saw in 2012 that received a standing ovation at its conclusion. "Yes," she said, "and did you notice that all the people standing were 17-year-old boys?"
Be that as it may, MacFarlane is a major league talent. Not only is he a brilliant illustrator with a gift for storytelling, he brings numerous characters to life with his distinctive voice. On "Family Guy," MacFarlane provides the voice for Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin and Glenn Quagmire, as well as newsman Tom Tucker and his son Jake.
Brian Griffin is a level-headed dog, and MacFarlane has often said Brian is the character who's most like him.
MacFarlane is no stranger to showbiz awards. He was nominated for a Grammy for his 2011 album, "Music Is Better Than Words," which focused on the great American songbook and in particular the lush orchestrations of the 1950s. He studied for years with a big-time vocal coach and has sung at Carnegie Hall.
It was surprising, to me at least, to see what a natural MacFarlane was when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" earlier this season. I think it's probably what caught the interest of the Oscar show executives.
His friends say MacFarlane is an old-fashioned kind of guy who has mostly retro tastes in pop culture. To mark his birthday in 2010, he threw a Rat Pack-themed party with a 60-piece orchestra and a performance by Frank Sinatra Jr.
I'm betting MacFarlane will be a hit on Oscar night. There's sure to be a lot of laughter, and perhaps he'll even manage to coax smiles from some of the women in the audience.


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DmC Screens Show Dante Doing His Demon-Slaying Dance
Written Friday, March 02, 2012 By Richard WalkerView author's profile
Capcom has released some more screenshots of DmC, this time showing Ninja Theory's dark-haired Dante doing what he does best. Slaying a load of demons in style, with his trusty Ebony and Ivory pistols, and his big sword, Rebellion.
There's a little extra backstory to these too, with Dante growing up alone within various orphanages, foster homes and correctional facilities where the demons running the institutions in question tortured the young, fledgling demon killer. Now, Dante understandably hates demons and wants to slaughter the lot of them.
In all, you'll find five new screenshots to peruse below, each looking more red and hellish than the last, with a freaky neon fairground carnival vibe, evident in the carousels, tents and so forth. DmC is out in 2012.
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The New York Water Taxi ferry service is slated to begin on Monday.
Ferryboats will sail between Hudson River Park at West 44th Street and the World Financial Center every 15 minutes during morning and evening rush.
The New York Post says southbound service will begin at 7:40 a.m. Returning boats will start at 4:45 p.m.
New York Water Taxi says the first week of operation will be free. After that, the roundtrip fare will be $8, with discounts for frequent riders.
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Joe and Katie Ford, of Shawnee, announce the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Anne (Ella) Ford.
She was born at 3 p.m., Feb. 12, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. She weighed 6 pounds and was 19 inches long.
She is the granddaughter of Bill and Nancy Ford of Shawnee and Mike and Mary Williamson of Shawnee.
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A Mesa County pair suspected of making and selling fake hundred dollar bills is behind bars. 39-year-old Laura Ann Koski of Clifton and 34-year-old Jesus Antonio Molina–Galindo of Grand Junction were arrested and are facing charges of 1st Degree Forgery, Possession of a Forgery Device, and Racketeering. According to a report from the Mesa County Sheriff's Department the two were caught as part of an undercover operation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Western Colorado Drug Task Force in cooperation with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, the Grand Junction Police Department, and the U.S. Secret Service. The agencies recovered 160 counterfeit one hundred dollar bills during three controlled buys over a three-week period. Koski and Molina–Galindo are being held in the Mesa County jail on $150,000 bond each. Authorities expect to make more arrests related to this case.
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What are the most important things to consider when looking at Education Abroad programs?
Application Process: currently there are two different parts to the applications, the Online Form and the Printed Forms. You should read the Instructions and Policies, complete the Online Form, and complete all of the Printed Forms in order to be considered for your program of choice.
Course Offerings: What courses are you planning on taking? Do you meet the particular program's prerequisites?
Financing your Education Abroad: There are a variety of awards geared specifically for students interested in getting an international education.
- The City University of New York administers the Study/Travel Opportunities for CUNY Students (STOCS) grant for Undergraduate students participating in short-term (summer and winter intersession) CUNY study abroad programs.
Submitting Payments:
We accept payment as Certified Check or Money Orders ONLY !!!
- Please make them out to Hunter College.
- Write your Full Name & the Program Name on the face of the check.
- Do NOT endorse the checks (do not sign the back of the Certified Check or Money Order.)
Why do I have to submit TWO different applications when applying to Education Abroad programs - the "Online Form" and the "Printed Forms"?
Recently, the City University of New York issued a mandate requiring that all CUNY Colleges consolidate pertinent information regarding all of our students participating in programs abroad. As Hunter College transitions into this new, unified, electronic application system we are looking at the best ways for gathering participant's information, which can later be integrated into the newer CUNY-Wide system.
Furthermore, there are parts of the "Printed Forms" that cannot be gathered by using only the "Online Form".
Why does the Education Abroad Office only accept payments made by Certified Checks or Money Orders?
Education Abroad relies on guaranteed funds to secure our student's participation in all of our programs abroad. Certified Checks and Money Orders are the best forms of payment used to ensure that neither you (the applicant/student) nor we (Education Abroad Office) accrue unnecessary charges due to bounced checks, and other types of charges because of a lack of funds.
Certified Checks and Money Orders are readily available. The Bank that you do your personal banking with is able to furnish a Certified Check at your request. Money Orders are the cheaper option and they can be purchased anywhere from your local USPS Post Office to your local CVS Pharmacy. Money Orders usually have a limit value of about $500.00. If you choose to pay with a Money Order, keep in mind that you may need to request multiple orders to accommodate the total cost of the program, or the Program Fee.


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Get down and dirty in the garden
by Samantha Collins
Terrariums, DIY, In The News, Samantha Collins, My Garden, Tips
According to The New York Times, terrariums are more popular than ever. These captivating worlds filled with small plants (and even small animals such as frogs or lizards!) can add a little bit of the outdoors to any room. Plus, they are fairly low-maintenance for someone constantly on-the-go.
These miniature gardens can go for a bundle of money at a market; why spend a load of money when you can make one at home? Follow these easy (and fun!) steps to create a little garden with your own creative style.
Here is a great example of a closed "egg" terrarium.Photo by ex.libric/ Courtest Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/exlibris/
You will need: an empty glass container, gravel, activated charcoal (if you're using a container with a lid), moss, soil, seeds and optional decorations.
Here are the basic steps to building a terrarium, according to the Terrarium Man.
1. Choose a container. It can be anything you want! It can range from an old fish bowl to a glass bottle.
2. Place a layer of gravel, sand or pebbles on the bottom of your container. This allows the water to drain and cycle properly in the terrarium.
3. If you are making a closed terrarium, add a thin layer of activated charcoal. This is the same stuff used in aquariums, so you can find it at any pet-supply store.
4. Add a thin layer of moss. This acts like a water filter.
5. Add a layer soil. Any kind potting soil will do the trick. You only need enough in which to embed your seeds.
6. Finally, it's time for the fun part. Add your plants or seeds! Just make sure you don't over-crowd your plants. The Garden Helper website provides a whole list of terrarium-friendly plants. Depending on the size of your terrarium, keep the plants small. Herbs like parsley, mint, chives and oregano are great choices because they are tough, small plants. Plus, they add a little bit of fragrance to your terrarium. If you want a punch of color, try the Miniature African Violet to brighten things up. After planting, you can add fun, small garden decorations.
7. After everything is placed, add about an ounce of water. Be sure to not add too much. (You don't want a moldy terrarium!) Keep the terrarium out of direct sunlight so you don't accidently boil your little garden. You need to spray your terrarium every few weeks to keep everything nice and hydrated.
Check out the Terrarium Man's website for a lot of interesting information on how to create a terrarium. This website provides easy DIY instructions for creating many different kinds of terrariums in various containers and climates, such as a desert terrarium. (You can even learn how to make a terrarium waterfall.)
According to The Terrarium Museum, Dr. Nathanial Ward, a British doctor with an interest in botany, "accidently" invented the terrarium in 1827. He experimented with various cocoons in closed jars and noticed that the plants in the contained jar flourished. He called them "fern cases" because ferns were the first plants he used. Terrariums were also known as Wardian cases in honor of the inventor's name. These terrariums become extremely popular in the 1860s, with every respected Victorian household containing one, then cycled around again in the 1970s. Luckily for us, it looks like the little garden cases recently began to bloom again.
Have you made a terrarium? Do you have any tips on how to make one? Let us know!
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Scion is sponsoring the LongLiveA$AP tour with A$AP Rocky and special guests Schoolboy Q, A$AP Mob, and Danny Brown. Scion A/V will be giving away four pairs of tickets on Twitter for each tour stop starting from October 3 through the end of tour. Enter by following @ScionAV and tweeting "@ScionAV #ASAPRocky [date of event]" for your chance to win. Official rules can be found at http://www.scionav.com/scion-av-aap-rocky-twitter-sweepstakesofficial-rules/. There is also a short film in the works that will feature A$AP Rocky. More details to come!
Scion A/V will also be creating a short film featuring A$AP Rocky, so stay tuned for upcoming details!
A$AP Rocky and Danny Brown stopped by to talk to Prince Paul and Mr. Dead for an upcoming Scion A/V interview and had this to say about the upcoming tour:
LongLiveA$AP Tour Dates
10/3/2012: The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, MI
10/4/2012: Bogart's – Cincinnati, OH
10/5/2012: House Of Blues – Cleveland, OH
10/6/2012: Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
10/7/2012: The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
10/10/2012: Egyptian Room at Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN
10/11/2012: The Congress Theater – Chicago, IL
10/12/2012: The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
10/13/2012: First Avenue – Minneapolis MN
10/14/2012: The Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
10/15/2012: Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
10/17/2012: The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
10/19/2012: Compton Union Building Senior Ballroom @ Washington State University – Pullman, WA
10/21/2012: Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
10/22/2012: Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
10/24/2012: Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
10/26/2012: Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA
10/27/2012: The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
10/28/2012: House of Blues – San Diego, CA
10/29/2012: House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
10/30/2012: Celebrity Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
10/31/2012: Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM
11/2/2012: House Of Blues – Dallas, TX
11/4/2012: Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX
11/6/2012: House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA
11/8/2012: The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason – Miami Beach, FL
11/9/2012: Beacham Theater – Orlando, FL
11/10/2012: The Ritz Ybor – Ybor City, FL
11/11/2012: Potbelly's – Tallahassee, FL
11/13/2012: House of Blues SC – N. Myrtle Beach, SC
11/14/2012: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
11/15/2012: The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
11/16/2012: The National – Richmond, VA
11/17/2012: Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
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I-Thou, theological doctrine of the full, direct, mutual relation between beings, as conceived by Martin Buber and some other 20th-century philosophers. The basic and purest form of this relation is that between man and God (the Eternal Thou), which is the model for and makes possible I-Thou relations between human beings. The relation between man and God, however, is always an I-Thou one, whereas that between man and man is very frequently an I-It one, in which the other being is treated as an object of thought or action. According to Buber, man's relation to other creatures may sometimes approach or even enter the I-Thou realm. Buber's book Ich und Du (1923; I and Thou) is the classic work on the subject.
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Ultimately, I'm in a dangerous (albeit familiar) place in my motivation. And if the Horbawrong Show is going to be once-monthly and until I get my footing in my new job, I need to find a more personal, immediate way to unleash my creativity and find my center. So that's my goal and yeah, maybe it's an element of Project:Reboot, but ultimately I want to find a way to unleash my creativity on a daily basis.
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ARCADIA - Juanita Johnson and Steven Volner of Iron County have announced the engagement of their daugthter, Sarah Ann Volner, to Joseph Ryan Miller, son of John and Diann Miller of Sikeston.
The future bride is a 2006 graduate of Arcadia Valley High School and attends Southeast Missouri State University.
The prospective bridegroom is a 2005 graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School and is employed by Brown Shoe Co. of Sikeston.
Plans are being made for a Jan. 5, 2008, ceremony at the Old Bethel Baptist Church near Sikeston.


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"12 Months" by Celmisia
Categories: Anime & Manga, Books, Gaming
Characters: Original Character(s), Other, Reader, Various, You
Description: Who would have ever thought that just in 12 months, you would fall in love with someone?
For this challenge, I want you to How your characters get to know each other as time passes until you reach december.
It may not be much of a challenge, I just posted this challenge for fun.
1] Any length
2] Any character
3] Any genre
4] Any pairing.
5] Chapters dont matter
6] Order doesnt matter
7] It can only be (Drabbles, Ficklets, One-Shots, Short Stories)
8] I may not know many Animes, I just want you to write what you want to.
9] It can be violence
10] I will also permit Lemons.
P.S: Please write a summary!
I will not accept
A] Yaoi
B] Yuri
C] And all that stuff that's not naturally right.
1] January
2] February
3] March:
4] April
5] May
6] June
7] July
8] August
9] September
It's obvious everyone knows the months, I just wanted to list them.^^
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When the New York Times' website fell prey to a high profile hack Tuesday, you may have wondered how a huge, multimillion dollar corporation could get hacked in the first place. From there, it's not that far to another terrifying idea: "If the NYT didn't stand a chance, what hope is there for my own website?"
See also: New York Times, Twitter, Other Sites Reportedly Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The NYT attack actually targeted the site's records in the Internet's DNS, or Domain Name System. Since computers speak in numbers and we speak in letters, DNS is what converts
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Havurah Shir Hadash will host On The Fly Improv for an evening of improvised comedy as a fundraiser at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at 185 N. Mountain Ave., Ashland.
Adult themes may come up during performances. The cost is a suggested donation of $5 to $10. Call 541-488-7716 for more information.
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Woody's Bar-B-Q Gears Up for Spare Rib Eating Contest [1]
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With bibs and wet naps at the ready, Woody's Bar-B-Q fans are getting psyched up for this weekend's big event at a dozen Florida franchise locations. Saturday, July 21, marks the 5th Annual Spare Rib Eating Contest at the popular Sunshine State-based Southern Bar-B-Q chain.
The finger-licking fun begins at 12 p.m. as hundreds of competitive consumers sit down in front of trays piled high with slow-smoked spare ribs slathered in Woody's famous barbecue sauce.
"This event was originally created in 2008 to commemorate the anniversary of Woody's Bar-B-Q in a fun and memorable way," explains company co-founder, Yolanda Mills-Mawman. "Over the years, it has grown in size and scope to something everyone looks forward to each summer–from our franchise owners, staff, and patrons who get to enjoy the show, to our competitors who get to enjoy the food.
"It's a true celebration for all involved. We try to make it as easy as possible for all of our contenders by making our spare ribs so incredibly delicious. The meat just falls right off the bone–all the contestants have to do is chew and swallow."
Contestants will compete to see who can eat the most spare ribs within a 10-minute time span. Last year's statewide champion downed an amazing 38 spare ribs by the time the final bell rang.
A winner will be crowned at each of the participating locations. This year's winners will each receive a coveted $100 Q Card gift card. There is no fee to participate and all contestants will be given a commemorative "I'm a Total Pig!" t-shirt.
The following Florida Woody's locations will take part in the 5th Annual Spare Rib Eating Contest on July 21:
- Bradenton
- Flagler
- Holly Hill
- Macclenny
- Melbourne
- Miami
- Palatka
- Ponte Vedra
- Powers Avenue in Jacksonville
- Sebastian
- University Boulevard in Jacksonville
- Wildwood
"We hope our Florida fans will make plans to visit their closest Woody's location on Saturday to either watch the competition or participate in the festivities," says Mills-Mawman. "Everyone is invited to our anniversary celebration–the one day that traditional table manners are out the window and it's okay to eat like a total pig!"


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Wuthering Heights
by Emily Brontë
Analysis: Steaminess Rating
Exactly how steamy is this story?
There isn't any sex in this novel, and the only steamy parts are the love scenes between Catherine and Heathcliff, which tend to be a little maudlin. The reason this novel gets a PG-13 is that the suggested sexuality is so darn perverted, involving both incest and necrophilia.
After all, aren't Heathcliff and Catherine brother and sister, if not by blood (though even that is possible), at least by name? English law probably would not have allowed them to be married, so there could be both emotional and legal incest going on. On top of the suggested incest, there is certainly some form of adultery transpiring between Heathcliff and Catherine after she marries Edgar.
And finally, why exactly did Heathcliff get a spade and dig up her body the day she was buried? Who knows, but the scene seems a little suggestive.


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B2B is not back to back, nor is it back to basics; it is a business contraction that means business to business. This has been used by business people as part of their vernacular in communicating planned transaction made with companies, distributors and wholesale buyers, while closed deals whose objective is to create sales from individual consumers are called B2C, or business to consumer.
The design developed for every marketing strategy is based on the type of audience on the receiving end. The good thing about social media is that it can accommodate both B2B and B2C business contracts. Commerce dealing with a particular consumer is easier and faster since they are only trading only a small number of products while in B2B, this usually concerns substantial volume of material thus needs more attention and focus. However, this seems to be the challenge for most social media B2B.
There are studies that show companies who spend a portion of their yearly expenses on social media marketing are still not getting the most out of the opportunity. This is because of how lightly they value the importance of social media in promotion or they lack knowledge on how to squeeze out the best results out of it.
Reports state that more than half of B2B companies who used the internet as a marketing tool do not really address the concerns of their clients but only check on the number of comments and followers. Suggestions and recommendations made were not monitored and forwarded to the rightful person in charge. Three fourths of these companies also do not make the necessary computation or analysis of the programs laid for social media. Bottom line, there weren't any specific monitoring and evaluation on the promotion made on the social media sites.
This is a sad event since that is the exact advantage of social media marketing as against print, billboards, television and even radio. This is the only platform that interaction with the customers is seamless. This is the only marketing program that can be immediately provide comments, suggestions and feedbacks on a product at hand and make corresponding reforms for its improvement. This actually lightens the tasks of the research and development department of businesses since it is the most precise data they could get for the analysis of the manufactured goods. It is the particular recipient already telling the creators on what they appreciate about the goods and what they wanted to experience more with it. With this data within reach, it will surely translate to bigger business demand.
We cannot accurately blame the B2B companies on these lapses since social media B2b is still on its infancy stage. They are still trying to work around the loopholes of this marketing channel.
As more and more companies join the bandwagon of social media marketing this question is yet to be confirmed, is it really necessary for a company to include it in its yearly program? Their outlook can be viewed in this manner:
Beneficial? Comments, suggestion and feedbacks prove that they are.
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Corporate bonds raised Rs 251,437 crore through private placements in 2011-12, a sharp 31% higher than what it was a year ago, according to Prime Database, a Delhi-based data provider.
The biggest contributor to the fund collection was financial institutions and banks who raised Rs 116,231 crore in last fiscal, 38% more than what they did a year ago. Public sector undertakings collected Rs 27176 crore ( Rs 12450 crore in 2010-11), state level undertakings raised Rs 4184 crore (Rs 1981 crore) and state financial institutions Rs 1575 crore (Rs 1425 crore).