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BANGKOK, 25 October 2011 Bangkok Governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra has indicated the possibility for the Chao Phraya River to overflow this weekend; residents along the river are thus encouraged to brace for the occurrence.
MR Sukhumbhand reported that the water level in the Chao Phraya River during the past two days had risen by as much as 1.05 meters to an all-time high of 2.35 meters above the sea level. He then expressed his worries over areas along the river as they would be highly vulnerable to runoff this weekend when the water level was forecast to surge further to 2.6 meters, surpassing the 2.5-meter high embankment.
Therefore, the Governor issued a warning to all citizens living near the Chao Phraya River and canals connected to it, especially Bangkok Noi, Bangkok Yai and Phadung Krungkasem Canals, to move their belongings to high grounds and keep a close watch on the water situation. Those residing outside the embankment are encouraged to evacuate to nearby shelters set up by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Though admitting that the effort to reinforce the river embankment could not be made in time, MR Sukhumbhand insisted that the BMA would place its emphasis on the protection of important places, including Siriraj Hospital and royal palaces, from the floodwater.
(NNT : Surapan Laotharanarit)
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JDS Architects used staggered balconies to create a cascade of cubes across the facade of this Seoul officetel – a kind of housing and workplace hybrid typical in South Korea (+ slideshow). More »
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Hundreds of cubes front Julien De Smedt's
Design Methods fills Seoul hotel
with open-source furniture
Open-source furniture designs and 3D-printed signage are found throughout the Small House Big Door boutique hotel in Seoul, by local studio Design Methods (+ slideshow). More »
Seoul exhibition puts Korean architect
Minsuk Cho in the spotlight
An exhibition at the Plateau gallery in Seoul documents the career of Mass Studies founder Minsuk Cho, the architect behind the Golden Lion-winning Korean pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale (+ slideshow). More »
Curving concrete shell encases
Paul Smith store by System Lab
Paul Smith's flagship store in the South Korean capital is housed in a softly curved white shell punctuated by small circular windows and a bright yellow entrance (+ slideshow). More »
Studio GAON converts concrete warehouse
into a couple's first home
Twin Peaks House by Apparat-C
has a zigzagging roof profile
The zigzagging roof of this family residence in South Korea prompted architecture studio Apparat-C to name it Twin Peaks House (+ slideshow). More »
Praud's Leaning House is tilted upwards
to maximise exposure to views and sunlight
Honsinzi House by SPLK contrasts
cement panels with local stone
Moon Ji Bang installs a field of mushroom-shaped
balloons outside a Seoul museum
Visitors to Korea's National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art can now frolic over and amongst a field of mushroom-shaped inflatables based on the landscape of a Korean fairy tale (+ slideshow). More »
Seoul names Seung H-Sang
as its first city architect
Studio GAON completes concrete home and
library in the South Korean countryside
Raw concrete was used to build this combined house and library in the South Korean countryside, designed by Seoul-based Studio GAON (+ slideshow). More »
Perforated brick stairwells front
Wise Architecture's ABC office block
Perforated brick walls front this Seoul office block by Wise Architecture, flanking staircases that lead up to a rooftop terrace with views of a nearby historic park (+ slideshow). More »
Moon Hoon creates an urban greenhouse
on a narrow Seoul plot
The frame of this narrow building slotted into the space between a pair of high-rise blocks was adapted by South Korean architect Moon Hoon to function as an urban greenhouse that will eventually be filled with plants. More »
Atelier Chang designs angular cliff-top
buildings for Knot House resort
Five cliff-top buildings feature walls that fold in on themselves to frame views and offer privacy in this South Korean holiday resort by Atelier Chang (+ slideshow). More »
Sinkholes found near construction site
of KPF-designed skyscraper in Seoul
News: sinkholes have been discovered in the residential neighbourhoods surrounding the construction site of one of the world's tallest skyscrapers – the 555-metre Lotte World Tower near Seoul by Kohn Pedersen Fox. More »
South Korea's tallest skyscraper opens –
three years after completion
News: South Korea's tallest building, the Northeast Asia Trade Tower by American firm Kohn Pedersen Fox, has finally opened its doors. More »
Concrete Voidwall house by AND
is punctured by glazed incisions
Zaha Hadid's Dongdaemun Design Plaza
captured in new photographs
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Yogurt. Yogurtyogurtyogurt. I had some for breakfast, I had some for lunch. Okay, it was frozen. And peanut butter flavor. WHATEVER. It was yogurt! I also had salmon for lunch. TAKE THAT, OMEGA 3s.
My morning sickness is...actually morning sickness. I wake up, I feel nauseous. I usually gag at some point in the shower. Then I eat some yogurt, and it goes away for the rest of the day. yogurtYOGURTyogurt.
And sleep is...well, tricky. Last night, I slept 10 hours. Night before was 5 hours. Tonight? Who knows! I hope it evens out.
Other than that, I'm holding up well and looking forward to making a chicken curry for dinner. Mmmm. Chicken curry.


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07 Sep 2009
Hello all.
In past years, within the last week or two before the season starts, FO has posted 2009 DVOA projections on the site. I haven't seen them yet for this year (and if I've missed them, someone let me know).
To the FO guys: are there any plans to post projected DVOA this year?
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Accessible web site design Scotland
At WebMedia we regard accessibility and useability as two sides of the same coin. Web site access is all about how easy and practical it is for your visitors, and particularly those with a disability, to use the Internet and your web site in particular.
It is important for legal reasons and has both financial and moral considerations.
Just more legislation, more red tape?
Web Accessibility is too often simply seen in terms of the need to comply with new and increasing disability rights legislation. With introduction of the 'Disability Discrimination Act 1995' (DDA) and the ratification of Part III in October 2004 it is an area of growing importance and concern for businesses and organisations, large and small.
This is not only a UK requirement with the 'Americans black porn With Disabilities Act' (ADA) the corresponding legislation in the US. It is where much of the literature and guidance on website accessibility and accepted standards has been worked on. Just more red tape — it needn't be!
Cost or Benefit?
Every activity carried out in your business has a cost and achieving a 'reasonable' level of accessibility is no different!
However ...
There are 8.5+ million disabled people in the United Kingdom with a collective and considerable spending power.
Providing information in such a way that all your customers can reasonably access makes good business sense. Businesses already spend around £20 billion each year on communicating with existing, new and potential customers. Can businesses really afford to overlook such a large potential customer group.
What's in it for me?
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... and avoid the risk of legal action against you.
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FIVE MONTHS AFTER a grand-jury report blasted the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for failing to investigate claims of sexual abuse by priests against children, Pope Benedict XVI will accept Cardinal Justin Rigali's resignation this week, the Daily News has learned.
The Archdiocese did not return calls yesterday seeking comment on Rigali's expected resignation. But sources close to the Archdiocese confirmed a report Thursday on the National Catholic Reporter's website that Rigali would resign. Blogger Michael Sean Winters, who authored that report, said last night that the announcement likely would be made tomorrow.


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People walk past a drug store in Mumbai yesterday. India's Health Ministry has formed a committee that is considering raising the number of drugs deemed essential and subject to price caps. The move would make the drugs more affordable in a country where 70 percent of the people live on less than $2 a day.


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Tristan Nitot started working for Netscape in 1997, and was one of the first volunteers to work on the Mozilla project that rose out of Netscape's ashes.
He started Mozilla Europe (he's now president of that organisation) and has seen the birth, growth and worldwide success of Firefox from the inside – so who better to ask about the future of the project, how its guiding philosophy chimes with that of Linux and why the folks at Mozilla welcome the competition from Google's mighty Chrome.
He sat down with Linux Format to have a chat.
Linux Format: Could you briefly describe the Mozilla community for us? Most users are happy with the software and don't think about the people behind it.
Tristan Nitot: The Mozilla community is a very energetic, passionate group. It seems to be getting bigger all the time: every year we need bigger facilities for our meetups!
Like most communities, there is an international element, where people communicate in English, and sometimes French or Spanish – at least in Europe – and there are local communities who are especially active in their own region, have their own site, and their own meetups, and will usually drive localisation for their language or locale.
Equally, there are many people involved at Mozilla who probably don't feel an affiliation to a particular regional community, but to the global project. That's the beauty of the internet. The community covers quite a range of interests.
We have a lot of web developers who are very active inside Mozilla, a lot of FLOSS hackers and a lot of open culture activists too. At our core is a shared belief in the public benefit of the internet: an internet that is transparent, open, international, shared and participatory.
That probably describes the Mozilla community the best: participatory.
LXF: How have you seen the landscape of the browser wars change over the years?
TN: It evolved from the 90s from a duopoly (Netscape vs Microsoft) to a scary monopoly by Microsoft. Innovation totally stopped back then, and if you weren't using a Windows computer, your experience of the web was likely to be quite inferior.
This was quite depressing, since we are – even today – in the early days of the internet, and tons of things remain to be invented. It's only when Firefox started to take massive market share from Internet Explorer that Microsoft decided to reinvest into Internet Explorer and start to support more open standards.
Now things are looking a lot better for the future of the web, as users have a choice of browsers and innovation is here. I don't think it is a coincidence that the development of the web has coincided with more choice in the desktop operating system market.
LXF: Where do you feel Firefox fits into the current landscape of browsers today?
TN: The browser is what represents us online. It's the piece of software that knows the most about you. This is why you need to have a web browser that is secure and built by an organisation you can trust.
Mozilla – which is an online community led by a public benefit organisation – is uniquely positioned to deliver such a browser, independent and secure, yet very easy to use and of course customisable.
LXF: What can we expect to see in future releases from the Firefox stable?
TN: Performance, innovation and customisation. The upcoming Firefox 4 is very fast and offers things that make it easier and more productive to browse the web.
A few things I love about Firefox 4 are: a new theme which leaves more space for the content; the notion of "App tabs" so that web applications such as your webmail are always visible in the Tab bar; and Panorama, a feature that enables me to visually organise my dozens of tabs.
We're also close to finally implementing support for HTML5 and a few other related open standards, and Sync (which started as the Weave project) is included in Firefox by default.
LXF: How is Mozilla embracing the mobile market?
TN: Bringing Firefox to mobile phones is the next step towards fulfilling Mozilla's mission of providing access to the web for everyone, regardless of device or location. Additionally, Mozilla aims to provide a rich platform for developers to create compelling content and innovative apps.
Firefox is fast, secure and customisable: something that most mobile browser don't really offer. Firefox mobile will also syncs with the Firefox on your desktop. In addition to our work on Maemo/MeeGo, we have just released Firefox 4 beta for Android, our first version for Android phones.
We're investing heavily in this market: Mobile is the future of browsing and Android is a growing market and a platform that enables us to develop and offer a full-featured browser!
LXF: There has been criticism in the past that Mozilla doesn't care about Linux so much these days. What is the current position on Linux from Mozilla?
TN: Our vision for the web is that it is a truly interoperable platform: that it is a good measure of our success if you can experience the web as well on Linux as you can on a proprietary operating system. This is what the browser wars were about, after all.
And while the web is winning today, we're never going to be complacent about that. And we've been investing in the GNU/Linux market since day one.
Linux is important for us for a number of reasons: our missions align, many of our community members run Linux, and Android and MeeGo/Maemo, the phone markets on which we focus, are Linux derivatives.
LXF: In recent months the browser of choice for many Linux users has been Chromium. What do you think of Chromium and how it compares to Firefox?
TN: Chromium is a very good product, but its guiding philosophy is very different from Firefox. Following the Linux philosophy, Firefox tries to use the libraries that are already in your system (XRender, Pango) and we contribute in order to improve these libraries.
Chromium, on the other hand, is statically built against its own libraries. This allows Chromium to be slightly faster but uses more memory, and in many cases Google's coding investments in these libraries are less beneficial to the Linux ecosystem.
When you want to sync your browsing history between several browsers, several options are available. With Chromium, you could sync via your Google account. We at Mozilla consider that your browsing history is yours and should remain private. While data has to be stored on a server to be synced, our solution is to encrypt everything on the client-side before sending it to the Mozilla server. This way, Mozilla cannot data-mine your data.
Furthermore, our server is open source, so you can install and run your own instance of the service, should you want to. We've made very significant progress in terms of performance with Firefox 4, and we offer key differentiators in terms of privacy and extensibility. And this is the world we want to be in: competition is good.
LXF: How has Mozilla changed as an organisation over the years?
TN: The biggest change is probably that we are now financially sustainable and have reached significant market share, especially in Europe. For example, we're really close to 50% of the market in Germany and Poland, with an average of 33% in Europe.
This translates into being taken seriously as an important part of 'the web' and gives us the chance to influence future developments. And this leads me to the aspects that have not changed: Mozilla continues to be a community of people who want the open web to succeed.
We want it to be beneficial to individuals, and we all plan to be like this for a very long time.
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I bought Vogue 1417 for the caped top I blogged about a few weeks ago, but there's also a trouser pattern in the envelope. And being in need of more trousers I thought I'd give it a go. This pattern is not my usual style. I normally wear skinny trousers and these are more than […]
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This is Vogue 1410, a Lynn Mizono pattern described by McCalls themselves as Art-Teacher Chic. I normally aim more for futuristic than artistic, but the adjustable length and drawstring detail in this one really appealed to me so I bought it in the last pattern sale. Here's the original for comparison. The only pictures I've […]
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After making four knit dresses in a row I finally feel like tackling a woven project. I am also still in need of interesting clothes that I can cycle in. I've been gradually improving my cycle friendly wardrobe over the last year, but I find myself wearing my Burda jeans a minimum of once a […]
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I like space clothes: the sort of thing BBC costume designers came up with for 70s and 80s scifi shows. Vogue 1335 definitely fits the description. Unfortunately we don't have a post-apocalyptic wasteland round here to use as a backdrop for photos, so my garden will have to do. The original looks like this: Finishing […]
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And having got your attention with that silly title, here it is. It's not really chain mail, of course, but it is a wedding dress pattern: Burda 106-03-2011. The fabric is a very coarse polyester woven. The threads are two different colours; there's a fine black one and a much chunkier white one. It was […]
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I've recently made two fairly serious, involved projects which definitely count as sewing cake; aka classic and versatile garments that underpin an outfit. So it was definitely time for a quick and frivolous project. Even better, I had one already planned and waiting to go: a knockoff of a Christopher Kane dress in some sparkly […]
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Oooh sparkly
This is about a dress that is coming about purely through luck. Back in November Marie and Kat organised a blogger meetup in Birmingham. It was a lot of fun and amongst other things I came back with this fabric, a doubleknit with a metallic fibre on one side. I didn't spot it myself; Kat […]
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We warmly invite undergraduate students to join us in learning about minority issues, transatlantic relations, the role of Central Europe in the European Union, and many other topics covered in our classes. We look forward to providing students with a unique academic and cultural experience, as they learn about the theories and ideas informing the transformations going on around them in Central Europe. Participants will be able to also enjoy local excursions and study trips as well as the lively cultural and social life of Krak¾w. Students earn 8 ECTS credits after completion of the course.
The Summer School is comprised of two modules, focusing on Central Europe in history and today, respectively. A comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the region and its conceptualization, is introduced during lectures, while seminars allow the students to partake in provoking and challenging discussions with experts in the field.
Module A. Central Europe in History
1. History of the Idea of Central Europe
2. Minority issues in countries in the Visegrad group
3. Jews in Central Europe
4. Communism in Central Europe
5. Central Europe in Literature
Module B. The Central Europeans Today
1. Business in Central Europe
2. The Central European States and Transatlantic Relations
3. Central Europeans in the EU
4. The Visegrad Group - Regional cooperation in CEE
Study Trips
In addition to lecture classes, CES organizes weekend excursions to Budapest, Prague and the Polish Tatra mountains as well as a day-trip to Aushwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum. Social integration evenings and a walking tour around Krakow are also planned.
Please send the following by email (as a scanned attachment) to email@example.com or by fax (+48 12 429 6195) by March 16, 2012:
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Code words have application far beyond the likes of James Bond or Mata Hari.
Certain professions use them to talk about another person without either the object of the conversation or other people knowing it, like when Secret Service referred to President Ronald Reagan as "Rawhide". The selection of the code word is sometimes fundamental to stealthy operations, but is sometimes assigned ironically and completely for fun. You can use them in personal safety applications, as one family did in case a different-than-usual relative would need to pick up their preschooler after school. If the person knew the password "Elmo," the child and his teacher could be assured that they were officially allowed to take the child along with them.
Complex instructions in a verbal shorthand
Code words can summarize a set of complex or confidential information and a series of instructions. In First Aid, ABCDE reminds a caregiver of the sequence of checks to make on a patient when evaluating the situation - airway, breathing, circulation, disability, expose/examine. Acronyms can become an incomprehensible alphabet soup, so if you want to use them to simplify communication rather than to obscure it, you have to train people to understand and use your shorthand and reinforce it regularly.
Here's an example of personal application for verbal shorthand: young family was living in a neighborhood that wasn't completely safe. They agreed that it wasn't necessarily a good idea to say out loud to their kids, "Hey, there's a suspicious looking guy that appears like he is selling drugs is right down the street, we'd better get away, and fast! Run up onto our porch!" Instead they agreed to say "Tinkerbell home!" and trained their children to make a beeline into their house at the sound of the phrase. If not at home they could say "Tinkerbell car!" or "Tinkerbell Grammy's!" The mention of good old Tink was the key for the kids to sit up and pay attention, that this was absolutely serious, and then the shorthand action instructions followed.
Creating and reinforcing culture
Culture is created by sharing values and operating principles, and it is reinforced by an insider vocabulary. Thomas Watson, former president of IBM, used the catchword "THINK" to motivate employees. The word "THINK" was filed as a trademark fourteen years before the name of IBM was, and it still appears on walls, scratchpads, on a line of IBM equipment (THINKpad, etc.) And in 2008 IBM Mid America Employees Federal Credit Union changed its name to Think Mutual Bank. THINK became more than a word - it became an entire identity for one of the most prominent computer companies in the world.
Unless you work in a marketing or wordsmith role on a daily basis you might not be fully aware of the impact of word choice you might make. Believe it or not, the Super Bowl was named by accident, during a conversation about what you might call the big season-ending championship game. The name originated from a merging of a reference to college bowl games, and the "super" from the kids' toy "Super Ball". It was intended as a working concept, but was later picked up by the press - and here we have it years later with the tricky Roman numerals attached to make it a powerful cultural icon. If you'd like to read more on the naming of the Super Bowl, you might enjoy this.
If you use a code word that you wouldn't mind sharing, or can cook one up that can help your employees perform their tasks more consistently, comment here or on our Facebook page. We'd love to hear from you.


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Perhaps no position has been more critically analyzed on the Indianapolis Colts than defensive tackle. Outside of brief effective stints with players like Corey Simon and Booger McFarland, Indianapolis has fielded the league's smallest defensive tackle rotation in the NFL for the better part of a decade.
The end result of this practice has been a primary reliance on linebackers for run defending purposes — another unit that has consistently been undersized. The issue, of course, is that the linebackers have a hard time performing their role in run support when offensive linemen dispose of undersized defensive tackles and push forward through running lanes.
Interestingly enough, the 2011 Colts started the season with possibly the best group of defensive tackles the team has had since winning a Super Bowl in 2006. Third round rookie Drake Nevis was very effective and played a major role in springing defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis on pass rushing downs by commanding the attention of two interior offensive linemen.
Once Nevis suffered an injury to his tailbone — later listed as a back injury — the defensive line's performance suffered significantly. Nevis joined a growing group of Colts starters who landed on the injured reserve and would not return until 2012.
One of the unsung heroes of the group is an undersized player who played above his size. Eric Foster joined the team as an undrafted free agent following the 2008 NFL Draft. In his first season, Foster was actually asked to play nose tackle — a job typically reserved for players who are above 310-320 pounds. Foster weighs 265 pounds.
In a very short time, Foster learned to play both defensive tackle positions, and even started flexing out to defensive end on run downs in 2009. In each of his seasons, Foster's ability to generate pressure and earn sacks has improved. Even his run defending abilities have noticeably improved.
Unfortunately, Foster suffered a catastrophic ankle injury early in the 2011 season and quickly found himself on the injured reserve. The severity of the injury was so obvious on televised replays that his future in the NFL will be in question until news of his full recovery becomes official.
2009 second round pick Fili Moala has not developed into the starting-caliber talent the Colts hoped they were getting when he joined the team. While he has started since 2010, his run stopping abilities are below average and his ability to collapse the pocket is average at best. He could improve playing next to Nevis in 2012, but his own performances warrant him only an "average rotational or backup" grade at this point in his career.
In 2009 and 2010, the Colts sported two larger defensive tackles — at least in terms of the players Indianapolis typically has on the roster — Mookie Johnson and Daniel Muir. Muir was unable to hold down a roster spot when the season opened, and even failed to keep a roster spot when he was brought onto the team after Nevis and Foster both had to miss time.
Johnson is arguably the best run stopping defensive tackle on the team — though arguments could be made for Nevis here — but is not large enough or strong enough to consistently handle double teams. At this point in his career, he can only be considered a stop-gap starting nose tackle in the NFL — in a 4-3 configuration.
Another player who has worked hard to get an opportunity to contribute in the defensive tackle rotation is 2010 seventh round selection Ricardo Mathews. Mathews entered the NFL playing under 290 pounds for Cincinnati, and was used more as a pass disruptor than a run stopper. Since joining the team, he has added bulk — though his listed weight is only 294, I'm not buying it — and should compete in 2012 for the opportunity to get snaps at nose tackle (in a 4-3 configuration).
The most promising young prospect already on the team is 2011 undrafted free agent Ollie Ogbu, who led Penn State's defense in his senior season. He has enough size and quickness to be disruptive and has managed to remain on the Colts practice squad throughout the entire year — a notable accomplishment in the face of continual roster moves. He may be ready to take a leap in his second season and push for a spot on the 2012 roster.
There are four issues at defensive tackle:
1. Player Health and Development.
Maybe Foster will recover from his ankle injury, Johnson my improve next to more talented players like Nevis, Moala could continue to develop, and Mathews might make a case for more playing time. Ogbu might be a solid rotational defensive tackle after he has had a season to get acclimated to the NFL. The only player who inspires absolute confidence is Nevis, and he will be a second-year player coming off of the injured reserve.
2. Money
Talented free agents who will improve the line will take up some cap space. With so many marquee players coming up for new contracts — like Robert Mathis and Reggie Wayne — and with Eric Foster set to enter free agency, there will be only so much money to spread around. Of course, this is not even mentioning the much-discussed quarterback controversy and how it might affect Indy's pocket-book.
3. Draft Class
The 2012 NFL Draft does not sport a really strong defensive tackle class. The two players who have a chance to make an immediate impact on the team — and who might actually be available when the Colts go on the board in the second and third rounds — are Washington's Alameda Ta'amu and Memphis' Dontari Poe.
4. Scheme Change
When the Bill Polian/Jim Caldwell era ended in Indianapolis and Jim Irsay chose Ryan Grigson and Chuck Pagano to take over for their predecessors, the likelihood that significant defensive changes were on the way spiked significantly. There is no doublt whatsoever that regardless of who Pagano brings in to coordinate the defense, Indianapolis is about to see 3-4 looks that will require a different kind of personnel — and a shuffling of the personnel that are already on the team.
In 2011 the entire list of defensive tackles on the team's roster are likely incapable of filling the nose tackle role in a 3-4 defensive scheme. Only Mathews and Johnson make sense as make-shift potentials. That's not to say that every defensive tackle on the roster in 2011 will be listed at another position in 2012, but some of those players will be brought in only situationally — and some of those situational players will be 2011 starters.
The real challenge for Chuck Pagano and whoever he brings in to coordinate the defense is that they are inheriting too many defensive linemen that do not fit in a 3-4 scheme.
Nevis is arguably the brightest defensive tackle prospect the team has seen since Booger McFarland joined in 2006. Where does he play in a 3-4? At 6-foot 1-inch tall and 294 pounds he is shorter than a typical 3-4 DE and significantly too light to be a nose tackle. He would be an excellent rotational player in 4-3 pass rush packages as an interior penetrator. But getting a player with his talent on the field more often probably a higher percentage of 4-3 looks than 3-4 looks.
Former undrafted free agent Ollie Ogbu is built similarly to Nevis and seems like the kind of player who could develop into a contributor in the defensive tackle rotation of a 4-3 team. Where does Ogbu fit in the future plans of a 3-4, 4-3 hybrid defense? Does he line up next to Nevis? Would a pass rushing 4-3 line be better suited by retaining a player like Eric Foster and putting him next to Nevis?
There are so many questions that surround how the new Colts coaching staff will plan to address defensive change that knowing which direction the team will take at defensive tackle is hard to figure. Look for the team to add one of Poe or Ta'amu in the draft if they are available to for a 3-4 option. Look for some defensive tackles to move outside and others to be released.
There is a good chance that the future of the interior of the Colts defensive line will be up in the air heading into 2012 training camp. There's an even better chance that the defensive transition in Indianapolis will not go as smoothly as it did in Houston and will require a couple of seasons to have the personnel it needs to take final form. *Don't be surprised if you see more 4-3 looks than you expect from a Pagano led team in 2012.


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Typical E-I curves for both the point-contact and Schottky-barrier diodes are shown in Fig. 2. So far as video detection is concerned, the main difference between the two curves is the point at which forward conduction starts; i.e., "zero" for the point-contact diode and 200 mV for the Schottky diode. The reverse current is assumed to be zero for either diode over the range of the signal input. If, as in Fig. 3, a small rf voltage (40 mV p-p), is applied at α, the resulting detected output is as shown. As noted, the Schottky diode cannot detect at levels below 200 mV. But, if a dc bias is applied to the Schottky diode equal to current cut-off voltage, detected output from the Schottky diode occurs as a result of the signal applied at b. Therefore, if the Schottky diode is properly biased, efficient detection may be realized.
The mixer diode can be treated in somewhat the same manner (see Fig. 4). Conduction for the Schottky diode occurs only after about 300 mV, while the point-contact diode will operate as an efficient mixer, with a bias of only about 200 mV p-p and a signal of 40 mV p-p. Also, if the LO drive is increased to a point where the Schottky diode is driven into forward conduction, it also becomes an efficient mixer. The use of a dc bias, as shown in Fig. 4, permits the Schottky diode to operate with less LO drive. Use of dc bias also enables the point-contact diode to operate with lower drive.
Dc characteristics
Forward characteristics of point-contact and Schottky diodes are shown in Fig. 5. Comparisons are made between typical S, X, and Ka-band types. From 1-50 mA, the point-contact and Schottky diodes are similar, but below 1 mA they are quite different.
A comparison of the reverse characteristics of the two types is shown in Fig. 6. The point-contact diodes have very low reverse voltage drops for any given reverse current as compared to the Schottky diodes. Although not generally specified, point-contact diodes typically have 3-V PIV's at 100 μA; whereas, Schottky diodes are generally specified as 10 μA and a 7-V PIV. At 100 μA, the Schottky PIV would be about 12 V or four times that of a point-contact diode.
A comparison of forward characteristics with temperature is shown in Fig. 7. At currents of 1 mA or more, the change vs. temperature is much less than at currents of 100 μA or less. This is because at higher currents, variation dude to internal heating caused by forward conduction I-R drop tends to swamp out variations due to ambient temperature. Although the changes for Schottky diodes are less than those for point-contact units, they still follow the same general pattern.
Comparison of reverse characteristics vs. temperature is shown in Fig. 8. The change in PIV at 150-deg. C is extreme for the point-contact diodes—becoming 1/3 its room temperature value—whereas, the change is only about 10% for the Schottky diode.


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Udayan Care
Rating: 4.59 stars 328 328 reviews
16/97A, 1st floor, Vikram Vihar Lajpat Nagar IV New Delhi 110024 India
A nurturing home for every orphaned child, an opportunity for higher education for every girl and for every adult, the dignity of self-reliance and the desire to give back to society.
Since inception, with the help of many passionate people like you we were able to impact and empower: 291 children in 13 Udayan Ghars across delhi, NCR, Kurukshetra and Jaipur 2678 Shalinis through Udayan Shalini Fellowship Programme 8455 women, children and youth through Udayan Care Information Technology and Vocational Training Centers 80 children and 67 families through our Udayan Outreach Programme Also till date we were successfully able to make 39 pairs of Big Friends with Little Friends INTERNING/VOLUNTEERING: WHAT IS IT ABOUT? As an intern, you will have the chance to apply what you have studied by working at the office, having an impact on the structure of the NGO. Psychology, economics, statistics, IT, languages…no matter what is your background, your skills will be needed! As a volunteer you will spend your time with the kids (for international volunteers, criminal background check by your local police is compulsory!), organizing activities, teaching them languages or other subjects, helping them with homeworks or simply just being there for them and enjoy time together by playing or going to the park… Of course you can do both, half of the day at the office and half of the day in a Ghar. You will discuss and decide your specific tasks with your supervisor once arrived, as the situation is constantly evolving and different needs may arise therefore no pre defined job description can be shared. Both you have to get accustomed to the new situation and the staff needs to know you before matching your interests and capabilities to the needs of the kids and Organisation. Keep in mind the differences between India and your home country. All of the international volunteer/interns feel disoriented and often incur into difficulties at the beginning but you will find in Udayan Care all of the support you need. Cultural activities, daily life advices, a lovely staff, the full availability of your supervisor, all of the other volunteers will help you cope with the cultural shock and in a couple of days you will enjoy your experience at best. There are always many interns and volunteers working with us, coming from all over the Globe to share the same experience: France, Japan, Ghana, Italy, Germany, USA, Egypt... The cultural variety will further enhance your staying and you will have many occasions to hang out together. Other opportunities will be about sharing your passions by giving workshops, receiving help for organizing your travels through India, having traditions, Hindi and cooking lessons, international days, receiving support to find the best accommodation according to your requirements… Your volunteering experience will be complete by offering you a chance both to give back and grow in individual capacity. By the end of it, you will probably have friends from all parts of the worlds and know itsy bitsy of all the languages.
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With a Vision "To Regenerate the Rhythm of Life of the Disadvantaged", presently there are 188 children across 13 Udayan Ghars, 608 new Shalinis were inducted in the Udayan Shalini Fellowship Programme who will live their dream of higher education and 896 women, children and youth were provided with vocational training through our Udayan Care IT&VT Centers.Udayan Care is a Public Charitable Trust, working for the last 19 years, for the quality care of disadvantaged children and women.Appalled by the stark reality of 31 million orphans in India and shocked by the condition of institutions housing them, a few like- minded individuals got together to take serious action. This obsession was the seed which sprouted as Udayan Ghars in 1996 - long term residential homes for orphaned and abandoned children.While our first initiative was the Udayan Ghar programme for orphaned and abandoned children, we gradually worked towards ensuring higher education for girls through the Udayan Shalini Fellowship. In 2004. Udayan Care also initiated an Outreach programme for children affected by HIV, as well the Udayan Information and Technology Centres to improve employability of underserved communities.
Geographic areas served:
Delhi, U.P, Haryana, Pujnab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and West Bengal
Our various innovative Programmes are: 1. Udayan Ghars: long term Residential homes for orphaned or abandoned children who are are nurtured in a simulated family environment from the age of 6-18 years. Through a strategy called L.I.F.E- Living In Family Environment - this 'Group Foster Care' model ensures children are loved and cared for by a group of Mentor Parents-socially committed individuals (volunteers) who groom the children with a team of social workers, care givers and supervisors. 2. Udayan Shalini Fellowship Programme - USF Through monetary and mentoring, this programme supports girls from weaker sections of society to continue higher education. Today, we are proud that our girls, whom we call Shalinis, are pursuing fields like Engineering, Medical, CA, Computer Sc, among others. To make them socially aware as well as socially responsible, they have to fulfill 50 hours of mandatory social work. This Programme is currently on in Delhi, Kurukshetra, Aurangabad, Dehradun, Kolkata, Gurgaon, Haridwar and Phagwara. 3. Udayan Care Information Technology and Vocational Training Centres Udayan Care IT&VT Centres enable underserved youth and adults to develop IT and vocational skills to improve employability and livelihood opportunities. At present, we run seven Computer and Vocational Training Centres where we focus on bridging the digital divide and impart business skills to increase the employability of the beneficiaries we work with. 4. Udayan Outreach Programme Through Outreach, we support the educational and nutritional needs of children of HIV+ parents, who are in financial difficulties because of the debilitating illness. Our interventions are at the family and community level. Our counselors counsel children and parents to understand and cope with the illness. Outreach forges hope and inclusion by reducing stigma and adding resources and belief in a successful future. Since inception, we have worked with 80 children and 67 families. We are currently working with each of our Udayan Outreach families to prepare the necessary documentation for them to get their entitlements under the available government schemes and become independent and self reliant. 5. Advocacy Udayan Care also engages in research on the care of disadvantaged children. Through organizing conferences, participating in NGO networks, developing policy recommendations, we ensure the protection of child rights. We played a leadership role in setting up "Justice for Children: A Policy-Thought Network" an association of NGOs and government members for protection and advocacy of child rights. 6. Volunteer & Internship Programme By encouraging and motivating civil society to participate voluntarily in our Programmes, we enable them to actively advocate for child rights and serve society in a sustained manner. Udayan Care's Internship Programme provides a great opportunity for students to learn and gain on-the-job exposure to the not for profit sector. The objective of the Programme is to provide students with intense, practical opportunities to learn and experience the constituents of the non-profit sector, as well as contribute in their areas of interest. 7. Big Friend Little Friend Programme The Big Friend Little Friend Programme focuses on the emotional needs of adolescents between the ages of 12-17 years in the urban context. It is a unique initiative born out of our belief that adolescents in the age group of 12-17 years from underprivileged communities need emotional support and companionship. It is a medium which connects volunteers (Big Friends) with children from underprivileged backgrounds (Little Friends)." Since inception, in a short span, we have seen 39 pairs of Big Friends with Little Friends being formed and are looking for many more such pairings this year.
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It was nice experience working with Udayan Care , I was placed in shelter home of noida.I learnt how to conduct life skill activities and workshops but also to get children's interest and enhance their participation in the activities.
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I always said I want to get to know India, but just by travelling you can't get to know a country and the culture. And I realized that's absolutely true! I learned much more about me and about India in two months here then I would learn in 10years at home in Germany. There have been many situations where I had doubts about myself but in anyway I also survived in these situations ;)
I am from Colombia and I was a Volunteer for Udayan Care. I have to say I was a wonderful and enriching experience for my personal as well as professional life.
This is an experience that I will never forget! I worked in a pleasant work environment and with very lovely boys. I realized your organization is very serious and reputable.
Thanks for the opportunity to join with you!
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I joined Udayan Care for volunteering .Udayan care provided me with an opportunity to make an impact on someone's life and I have never felt so good before. It was a life changing experience for me. Thanks to Udayan Care for the amazing opportunity! They're doing great work.
I candidly want to briefly explain the positivity that a volunteer feels working at this non profit, who gets a chance to teach the financially deprived children. I am really thankful to Udayan Care, which gave me a chance to teach these children which I really wanted to as a part of Community work. It was really an exciting 2 months experience for me. How much enthusiastic a volunteer may feel working at Udayan Care is no more explainable.
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Working at Udayan Care was fun, learning, enriching and eye opening. It helped me realize how I can in my own way help people, which feels pretty awesome.
It was a nice experience working here. Though the credit requirement was the first motivation to join, but doing the work and helping someone was also something that motivated me.
Thanks to Udayan for such a great Opportunity!
My internship experience at Udayan Care was awesome!! It was my first time working as an internship and was quite nervous at first, but the very calm environment at the workplace and the very friendly staff helped me a lot in getting used to work. Our supervisor, Ms.Shradha and Ms.Prachi have always helped me whenever I had doubts and they wre both really helpful and caring, I could enjoy my work with their support!!
In addition, the workplace atmosphere was awesome! We harmoniously work together and have always enjoyed our conversation. Since, my birthday was on one of the working days, the interns opened a mini party for me. One of them baked a cake for me and the other one got cookie for me and it was amazingly fun. I think this explains how close our realtion is.
One thing that I got really surprised after comign to this organisation is that, Whenever had imagined an under privledged child, I mean no offence but I used to think of sad and lonely kids. However, when I went to the home (orphanage), all the kids were very very friendly and all the kids there were enjoying their lives there spending time with the other kids who are like families. That surprised me a lot.
I would definitely want to come back to this organisation as an intern sometime soon, at the same time wondering and wishing to do something new in a differnt organisation. However, I will definitely insist people to coome to the organisation as I think it is going to be very useful and a meaningful experience.
Thank you very much Udayan Care!!
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Being associated with an organisation like Udayan Care for duration of four months was a pleasant experience. What followed in the coming few months was the time that not only enriched the knowledge base but also gave an opportunity to understand the world of children who are in need of care and protection. Udayan care is working passionately for providing these children a safe environment with a fulfilling future. Children are prepared to be blossomed into independent beings who can adapt and live in this world happily and confidently. I hope they continue with the same zeal.
I was placed at Udayan Care as a part of the field work requirements of the course I was pursuing from NIPCCD called the Advanced Diploma in Child Guidance and Counseling. I was working at the Udayan Ghar at New Manglapuri for a period of approximately 4 months. During this time along with fulfilling the requirements of the placements I was exposed to new experiences. Interacting with the children of the home made me understand the needs of children in need of care and protecion. In addition I also learnt that given the right support and care, children have an immense inner strength which helps them become survivors. The model followed by this organisation is unique and I experienced the impact first hand. Providing a family environment to these children is truly beneficial to their positive development both mentally, socially and physically.
The staff of the home where I was placed was cooperative and provided the support wherever I needed it.
It has been an enriching experience for me and I wish the organisation and specially all the children a bright future.
With Udayan Care it has been love at first sight. I decided to do an internship of 10 weeks at Udayan Care as part of my University course. This decision was one of the best in my life. From the first day I felt welcomed by all the members of the staff of Udayan Care as they were a family. I worked on a research project about foster care practises in India and other countris and so I gained a deep knowledge about child protection that will be very useful for my future career. To whom is in doubt about coming to India to live a volunteering experience I would definitely suggest Udayan Care because it is a reliable, well organized and passionate organization!


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In her home...where she belongs
"I just keep asking myself how come I was so lucky." Elaine Perry, Waucoma, questions regarding the nursing service that frequents her home.
For more than six years, Palmer Home Health has visited Elaine in her home and did something that neither she nor her family thought was possible…kept her there.
"I have always had uncontrollable high blood pressure," Elaine explains. "But, between Home Health and Dr. Bohner, we have gotten it taken care of."
Palmer Home Health registered nurse Tami Keune continues, "Elaine used to have frequent visits to the Urgent Care Clinic and the emergency room due to high blood pressure, but changing her medications has dramatically declined those visits. Of course, Elaine is the ideal home health patient and should be given credit as well. She is awesome with direction and follow-through with anything that is asked of her."
Palmer's Home Health nurse visits Elaine's home every two weeks to monitor her vitals, answer questions and fill her medication files.
"I shake so bad that I was having difficulty with my medication, getting it out of the bottle and into the correct slot in my pill box was really difficult. But, Tami just took the initiative and started organizing them out for me…without me even asking. It is things like that which makes Home Health so amazing."
In addition to regular visits, Elaine also has a telemonitor in her home. A telemonitor device measures heart rate, blood pressure, and weight, and provides customizable disease-related questions for a more complete picture of an individual's health. The device is set up by Home Health and automatically prompts the patient with a friendly voice and easy-to-use interface guide the patient at every step.
"Even if I don't remember, the machine will remind me that my weight and blood pressure need to be taken."
If Elaine's blood pressure is too high or if anything else is out of the ordinary on the telemonitor, Palmer Home Health will call immediately and check with Elaine to determine if a visit is needed.
"Actually, even if I just call into the office not feeling well, Tami will go out of her way and swing by," Elaine smiles at her nurse. "I can't say enough about home health and how much they care about me. I used to sleep 18 hours a day before Dr. Bohner and home health got involved. Now, I may take one nap a day. It is just amazing to have a life. Trust me, I know where I would be if home health didn't come to me…and home isn't the place…"
The 84 year old retired Turkey Valley bus driver and beautician feels the best she has in years, and her six children and more than a dozen grandchildren notice a change as well.
"My children had been asking me to come live with them and doctor where they are. But, not anymore! They love Dr. Bohner and Palmer Home Health. They trust that I am well taken care of."
Palmer Home Health also provides a home aide in the Perry home. Coming twice a week, the aide helps Elaine shower and wash her hair. In addition, the aide does light housekeeping, such as dishes and vacuuming, that Elaine truly appreciates.
"I never thought I would get old," Elaine laughs. "You know I'm one of the oldest people born in Waucoma that still lives in Waucoma! I intend to be here for a while. And, thanks to home health, I'm sure I will."
Keune finishes, "Elaine is so appreciative and just an all-around fun person to be with. She is the perfect example of how home health works and how it keeps people in their home…where they belong."
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One hundred years ago, the premiere of Igor Stravinsky's ballet, "Rite of Spring," created a riot; the performance was overrun by insulting outbursts, whistling and booing. The audience was so loud, the dancers were unable to hear the music. As a result, the piece and its premiere became known as one of the most controversial works of the century.
Today, "Rite of Spring" has become a favorite of many classical music lovers. Its music is complex, consisting of intricate rhythmic patterns. To celebrate the 100th anniversary, the Joffrey Ballet Co. revived the piece in February in Los Angeles. Now, a performance is coming to Tiffin.
Margarita Denenburg, who is new this year to Heidelerg University's school of music faculty, and Ohio native Gerald Evans are to perform the piece on two pianos during a program at 8 p.m. Saturday in Brenneman Music Hall on campus.
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Gerald Evans and Margarita Denenburg are to play Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" Saturday at Heidelberg University.
The version Denenburg and Evans are to perform originally was written by Stravinsky for four hands (one piano) alongside the orchestral version.
"It is still an original work that the pianists split to two pianos which provides a rarely seen look into this famous piece," Denenburg said.
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Heidelberg choir to perform home concert at local church
The Concert Choir at Heidelberg University is to give its home concert at 7 p.m. April 28 at St. Mary Catholic Church. Under the direction of Greg Ramsdell, the concert is themed "Night at the Museum."
In the first gallery, all of the compositions are related to the themes of nature and creation. The second gallery transitions to timeless musical selections related to Nativity and Christmas narratives. The concert concludes with a gallery of compositions that explore human relationships.
Highlighting the program will be compositions by Howard Helvey ("O lux beatissima"), Gwyneth Walker ("I Will Be Earth"), David Conte (A setting of Theodore Roethke's "The Waking"), Eric Whitacre ("Lux aurumque"), David Childs (a setting of Emily Dickinson's "The Moon Is Distant from the Sea"), Irving Berlin ("Blue Skies"), Norman Dello Joio (a setting of the composer's adaption of Christina Rossetti's "Echo") and David Brunner ("Yo le canto todo el dia"). Complementing these compositions will be arrangements of traditional folk songs and spirituals by Mack Wilberg ("The King of Love My Shepherd Is"), Bob Chilcott ("Shenandoah") and Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory ("Go Where I Send Thee").
A special addition to the concert program will be a selection of artwork by members of Tiffin Art Guild, who created paintings, sculptures and glassworks inspired by the texts the Concert Choir will sing. The artwork will be on display in the St. Mary's sanctuary before, during and after the performance.
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Day 31: Continue the adventure
We are at the end of our 31 Days of Adventure. We've dance our hearts out and learned 10 dollar words. We've splashed in puddles and tried new foods. We've enhanced our senses and felt the wind on our skin. It's been a fun ride and we hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have.
We want to take a moment to thank you guys for joining us on this journey. We know that you made this such a success and it's been an amazing adventure for us. We've had a blast and will leave you (for now) with one final adventure and some thoughts.
First, look back at what you wrote a month ago. What did adventure mean to you? What does it mean to you today?
Next, today's adventure invites you to come up with ways to incorporate daily adventure into your life for the next 31 days.
For the extra adventurous: Take a picture of something that represents or symbolizes what adventure means to you and share it with us! We'd love to see all the different ways you view adventure.
Happy Adventuring!
Lydia + Amy
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This is a discussion on Mapping between CVE numbers and Solaris patches for CPU July 2010 - Solaris Rss ; In the July 2010 Critical Patch Update, per policy, Oracle no longer provided the mapping between CVE numbers and individual patches. As a result of customer input, Oracle will provide the CVE to individual patch mapping in the July 2010 ...
In the July 2010 Critical Patch Update, per policy, Oracle no longer provided the mapping between CVE numbers and individual patches. As a result of customer input, Oracle will provide the CVE to individual patch mapping in the July 2010 Critical Patch Update. Oracle plans to reevaluate this policy in time for the October 2010 Critical Patch Update.
In order to ensure that Oracle's new policy meets the needs of its customers, Oracle is asking assistance from its Solaris customers in formulating the policy pertaining to the CVE to patch mapping disclosures. As such, I request that you contact me at derrick.scholl-AT-oracle-DOT-com, or via email@example.com to help Oracle understand the specific requirements of your organization.
Below is the mapping table between CVE numbers and Solaris patches. This information will also be available in the patch availability document referenced in the Critical Patch Update.
You can find the July 2010 Critical Patch Update here: http://www.oracle.com/technology/dep...pujul2010.html. Again, I would urge you to contact me to ensure that your requirements are met in future security patch distributions.
CVE # Component Solaris 8 Solaris 9 Solaris 10 SPARC X86 SPARC X86 SPARC X86 CVE-2010-0083 ToolTalk 110286-17 110287-17 112808-11 113797-09 143733-01 143734-01 CVE-2008-4247 FTP Server 111606-08 111607-08 114564-15 114565-15 140399-03 140400-03 CVE-2010-0916 rdist 140159-03 140160-03 CVE-2010-2392 ZFS 142900-12 142901-12 CVE-2010-2386 GigaSwift Ethernet Driver 111883-37 112817-33 117714-17 118777-17 118778-15 CVE-2010-2394 TCP/IP 142900-12 142901-12 CVE-2010-2399 Kernel/VM 142900-07 142901-07 CVE-2010-2400 Kernel/Filesystem 122300-50 122301-50 142900-08 142901-08 CVE-2010-2393 Kernel/RPC 144254-01 144255-01 CVE-2010-2376 Solaris Management Console 113749-04 113750-04 114503-17 114504-17 119315-21 119316-21 CVE-2010-2382 Install Software 109318-40 109319-39 113434-38 114196-36 119534-19 119535-19 CVE-2010-2383 NFS 119819-03 119820-03 122300-53 122301-52 144106-01 144107-01 CVE-2010-2384 Solaris Management Console 144323-01 144324-01 144325-02 144326-02 Note: Releases or platforms where there is no patch listed are not vulnerable to corresponding issue.
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Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, November 15, 2008, in St. Josesph Catholic Church, with Father Bill Ruskoski officiating, for Patsy Richard, 60, of Rayne, who died at 10L30 a.m. Thursday, November 13, 2008, at Lafayette General Hospital.
Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery No. 2 in Rayne.
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She leaves to mourn a special friend, Thomas Richard; and one sister, Mary Gail Menard, both of Rayne; two godchildren, Kevin Blain Menard and Dana Menard, and a host of aunts, uncles and cousins.
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Nothing brings as great a joy to our hearts as when our avian family members are truly happy. One of those times is when we see them digging into a favorite food with delight, chattering happily and slinging food detritus in all directions.
Throughout the years, I have seen formerly fussy housekeepers laugh while they wiped little globs of pomegranate or grape off their white walls, deposited while their birds were eating their favorite goodies.
Although I have always known that birds enjoy food in many of the ways we do, taste and texture for example, and that it is a social time for them, too.
What about your avian friend? Do you offer him fun foods to tear up, in addition to his nutritional regular diet? It is easy to offer a wide assortment of fun foods. One or two green beans or peapods, a slice of a pepper, carrot curls, a bit of apple, an orange or tangerine slice are just a start. A healthful cracker or bit of whole-grain bread or part of a healthful bagel or English muffin can all entertain your avian friend while offering him additional nutritional options.
Although it may not seem like that big a deal to us, the very act of eating is an important part of your bird's life and time, and offering foods that can be destroyed provides a level of pleasure and joy that makes up for the additional time required to clean up after your little guy. It is a very small price to pay for one that loves you so much.
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Character created by stand-up, X-rated black comedian Rudy Ray Moore who had its peak on the blaxploitation film movement of the 1970s. Dolemite represents the quintessential pimp with lots of ho's at his charge and able to whoop ass with his muthafuckin'kung fu skills.
Dolemite is the master of Pimp Fu.
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A tough black mineral that won't cop out when there's heat all about.
It's dolemite, baby!!!
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Dolemite-fly nigga from the 70's who was pimping ho's, hustlin mad money, and layin motha fuckas out with his pimp cane.
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1970's Comic/Actor Rudy Ray Moore.
Dolemite is his characters name. Pimp and a hustler, Dolemite is three times as bad as Shaft.
Dolemite is his characters name. Pimp and a hustler, Dolemite is three times as bad as Shaft.
Sit down and watch Dolemite stick it to the white devils.
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The human tornado. Similiar to a Shaft or a SuperFly.
Dolemite is the...see above.
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A neo-con loser known to peruse auto enthusiast web sites.
Dolemite got smacked when he called the social activist a hippy.
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- Obama aides confident about START treaty (USA Today)
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- Fear vs. Reason in the Arms Control Debate (The New York Times)
- New START Treaty: The Obama Administration is dancing to Moscow's tune (Telegraph-UK)
- Questions About Questions About New START (The Huffington Post)
Momentum appears to be building for Senate ratification of the arms control treaty (New START) President Barack Obama signed with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April. A vote to close off debate may come as early as today. The measure will need 66 votes to pass. Here is what others are saying about the treat. Let us know what you think.


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Jenna Laine and Eric Lopez Preview Bucs-Falcons
This morning I joined Eric Lopez on Sports Talk 1040 and 1080 to talk about the latest with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and to preview this weekend's Bucs-Falcons game.
First we talked about the latest on the Bucs injury front, with details about left guard Carl Nicks' surgery earlier this week, which took place in Charlotte,?and running back/kick returner?Jeff Demps' groin surgery.
We also discussed Mike Williams' hamstring injury and if he will be a go against the Falcons.
We talked about the emergence of tight end Tim Wright and his role in the Bucs' offense, detailing his move from wide receiver to tight end and why he's had such success with rookie quarterback Mike Glennon.
We talked about the Falcons' injury situation with Julio Jones out, plus injuries to Steven Jackson and Roddy White which may mean they won't play either, giving the Bucs a huge opportunity to get a first win for the season.
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Switzerland's Addex Pharmaceuticals rides optimism after drug setback.
By Kevin Davies
May 18, 2010 | The vast majority of drugs on the market act by competing directly with the target's natural ligand for the protein's active site. But a handful of marketed molecules—Amgen's hyperparathyroidism drug cinacalcet and Pfizer's HIV inhibitor maraviroc are two examples—show the potential of a new class of drugs: allosteric modulators.
By targeting other regions of a receptor or enzyme, allosteric modulators offer a more nuanced method of boosting or dialing down the activity of the protein target. "Allosteric modulators act like a dimmer switch—you're modulating the intensity of the biological response," says Robert Lütjens, director of core biology at Switzerland's Addex Pharmaceuticals.
Addex was founded in Geneva in May 2002. Co-founder and CEO Vincent Mutel was formerly head of CNS pharmacology at Roche. Lütjens, one of the founding scientists, leads development of the high-throughput screening program and assays used to identify and optimize the lead molecules. Addex' early idea was to identify blockers for mGluR5 (metabotropic glutamate receptor 5), focusing on negative modulators to treat addiction—hence the company name. The platform has since been extended to other G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and other targets, including cytokine receptors.
The concept of allosteric modulation has been around since the 1960s, notably with the benzodiazepines, but Addex may be the only company exclusively developing them. "We've developed assays for identifying small molecules that bind into those [allosteric] sites and block or enhance the activation of the receptor," says Lütjens. Allosteric modulators can bind to the extracellular (or transmembrane) portion of the receptor and modulate the signal that is transduced inside the cell. "We're just enhancing the response or increasing the affinity of the receptor, or blocking the transduction into the cell."
Unlike traditional small molecules, which turn the response on or off regardless of the release of natural ligand, Lütjens says allosteric modulators "preserve the natural rhythm of the response. Because if you add an allosteric modulator to a receptor alone, you don't see a response. Only in the presence of the natural ligand do you observe a modulated response." In other words, the body retains an element of control while the modulator works to normalize the signaling.
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Allosteric modulators offer many advantages, says Lütjens, beyond respecting the rhythm of the biological system. Lütjens also highlights greater specificity. Many drug targets exist in closely related protein families, presenting the likelihood for promiscuous binding of lead compounds. By focusing on allosteric modulation, compounds bind to sites that have been under much less evolutionary selective pressure. "Because of differences between different receptors, even in same family, the sequence at the allosteric site is much more different from one receptor to another compared to the natural ligand's binding site; so we can achieve very high selectivity and specificity." Less off-target activity may mean fewer un-intended effects.
Other perks are that the lead optimization phase can be faster. Lütjens estimates Addex can save up to 6-12 months compared to traditional programs. Moreover, "we're not obliged to replace ligand," says Lütjens, which in some cases is a large peptide not easily replaceable by a conventional small molecule.
Addex works from a library of more than 70,000 small molecules. While the physicochemical properties of these compounds resemble traditional small-molecule drugs, there are some general structural differences in terms of their chemical space, which opens up new intellectual property possibilities. "There are lots of distinct properties but I'm not sure I can disclose them," says Lütjens coyly.
Most of Addex' compounds—about 60%—are filtered from commercial sources. Another 30% come from non-commercial sources or other industries. Finally, about 10% of the compounds are novel, synthesized in house. The filters are designed to make druggable compounds, good starting points for chemical modification during lead optimization.
In addition to the library construction, Lütjens says that Addex's screening assays provide a significant advantage to specifically identify allosteric modulators. Much of Lütjens own work focuses on improving or developing new assays, because conventional GPCR activity assays—methods based on detecting levels of calcium or cyclic AMP—turn out to read proteins lying downstream of the receptor. Several proprietary assays, such as Phoenyx, can measure cAMP levels in living cells in a dynamic fashion. Lütjens also notes that more and more GPCR proteins are being crystallized lately, providing valuable structural data.
Despite the considerable potential of allosteric modulation, last year, Addex withdrew its most advanced clinical drug candidate, a migraine therapy called ADX10059, which Lütjens conceded was very disappointing. Like their more common "orthosteric" counterparts, allosteric modulators are still small molecules with sometimes unpredictable toxicity profiles in man.
Still, Addex has a broad pipeline, including central nervous system, metabolic disease, and inflammation, with short-term hopes resting on ADX48621, a Parkinson's drug. Of 14 disclosed programs in development, Addex has partnered three, one with Johnson & Johnson and two with Merck in Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia, focusing on mGluR 4 and 5, respectively. The Johnson & Johnson partnership, which began in 2004, is targeting the mGluR2 receptor, with a drug candidate, ADX71149, in the clinic for anxiety and schizophrenia—the first positive allosteric modulator targeting any mGluR to be tested in humans. •
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SAA reload from the right; other revolvers reload from the left... why?
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> SAA reload from the right; other revolvers reload from the left... why?
June 28, 2008, 12:06 AM
I've always wondered why SAA style revolvers reload from the right side of the cylinder; but other revolvers reload from the left.
Any ideas?
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June 28, 2008, 12:10 AM
Because of the way Samuel Colt designed the first revolver. It has to do with direction of cylinder rotation. Easier to reload a partially discharged cylinder, and to use your right hand to manipulate the bullets. Same way you hold it with your left hand and reload it with your right hand with a DA.
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June 28, 2008, 04:10 AM
I thought it was because Colt was a leftie.
June 28, 2008, 07:50 AM
For the Model 1873 Single Action revolver, it would have made sense to set the reloading sequence up for the right side. Since a majority of people are right handed, the ability to reload from that side would have been the most logical and efficient means possible, short of a top-break design. Also more natural for a man on horseback (cowboys and cavalry troopers), to accomplish.
An interesting sidenote is that the French Model 1892 Lebel double action revolver, had the cylinder swinging out on the right side of the frame. Supposedly the reasoning behind this design was that the principal weapon of the cavalryman was his saber, not his sidearm.
June 28, 2008, 09:27 AM
The SAA was intended as a cavalry arm. It is easier to hold the gun in the same hand as the reins and use the unencumbered right hand to load cartridges, especially when trying to control a fractious horse.
Similarly for the side-opening DA. It is easier to hold the gun and control the cylinder with the rein hand, and leave the fiddly cartridge loading to the right hand. When holding the gun in the left hand for reloading, it is easier to hold and control the cylinder with the thumb and two fingers when the fingers pass through the cylinder window (left-hand opening cylinder). With a right-hand opening cylinder, the thumb would have to pass through the cylinder window. Opening the cylinder and transferring the gun from the right hand to the left, and then transferring the gun back to the right hand while closing the cylinder can be accomplished very smoothly with a left-hand opening cylinder.
June 28, 2008, 11:08 PM
Ahhhh ha.
June 28, 2008, 11:16 PM
Hammerbite has it.
Most people are right handed so loading using the right hand is the reason .
The correct way [ at least the way I was taught ] to load a d.a. revolver is , start out by holding the revolver by the grips in your right hand , pushing yje cylinder latch w/ your right thumb. while you left hand is cradling the revolver use the middle and ring finger to push out the cylinder , then capture the cylinder between palm and middle and ring fingers of your left hand . You use the thumb of your left hand to push out the empties then manipulate and load cartridges with your right hand . sounds harder than it is to do .
June 28, 2008, 11:18 PM
Kind of off the topic but I wonder how many cavalry men of old had to do a reload on horse back and in the heat of battle, had an accidental discharge that shot their own horse. Whoops!:eek:
June 29, 2008, 04:52 PM
Back when the revolver was a calveryman's secodary weapon, the saber was carried i nthe right hand.
BTWQ: T.E. Lawrence shot his camel in the back of the head during a charge, although not while reloading. (Top break Webley.)
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