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Hello. My name is Donna Richards, and I am the director of Work-at-Home Jobs. I would personally like to explain what it is we can offer you and invite you to become part of our program. We have guided thousands of members to success using our online tools, training and job program. We have been dealing with legitimate work-at-home jobs for over eight years and provide our knowledge and experience to all of our members. If you have a few minutes, I will explain more.
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How much you earn is entirely up to you. If you can only spend limited time (maybe at start) you can earn $100 a day spending as little as an hour a day which is a nice supplement to your current income. Once you dedicate more time you can start earning a very nice income that can replace your current income. Dedicated members of our work-at-home jobs program can earn as much as $500 or more per day!
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'Gasland Part II' screens to hundreds in Callicoon
Another aspect that Fox focuses on in "Gasland Part II" is the public relations side of the gas industry. Since "Gasland" first came out, there have been many ads from gas companies about natural gas, and even children's books featuring the dinosaur "Friendly Fracosaurus." Fox compares the PR campaigns to the cigarette industry, making the conclusion that just like there's no safe cigarette, there is no safe fracking.
Other highlights of the film are clips of Stephen Colbert interviewing Tom Ridge, former Pennsylvania governor and gas industry lobbyist (www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRzYC-1Ifng). In the clip, Colbert lists some chemicals used in the fracking process and then says, "How many of those can I feed my toddler?"
Fox also interviews Tony Ingraffea, a professor at Cornell University, who explains that the pipes used to carry natural gas are surrounded by a layer of cement, and that many times the cement either cracks or breaks, allowing gas to leak out. This is why there have been so many reports of groundwater contamination.
As with "Gasland," in part two Fox ends with shots of the streams and trees around his house and the Delaware River, bringing it back to a moment of peace after the whirlwind of technical information and personal stories seen throughout the documentary. After all the scenes of people leaving their homes in Texas and Dimock and more, Fox says, we cannot leave. This is our home.
Once the film finished, a panel of local experts gathered at the front of the theatre and answered questions. They took a photo of everyone in the crowd raising peace signs in the air, which is for a Twitter campaign with the tag "Not from Gasland" (www.twitter.com/gaslandmovie/status/343448927569330177/photo/1). "Gasland Part II" was shown as part of a grassroots tour, going on now and throughout June; the film will debut on HBO on July 8. For more information, visit www.gaslandthemovie.com.


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Every year, the State Department works with Congress to develop an international affairs budget that advances U.S. national security, protects Americans at home and abroad, opens markets overseas and creates jobs at home, fights disease, hunger and extreme poverty, and forges global partnerships.
In over 180 countries, the State Department and USAID provide the people and programs necessary to promote peace and ensure America's leadership in the world. That investment -- which is just 1 percent of the entire federal budget -- is critical to American interests and values.
That is why the recent mark up of the FY 2014 House Appropriations Bill for State/Foreign Operations, which cuts the budget of the State Department and USAID by 20 percent, is so distressing. Cuts of this magnitude would harm America's role in the world long into the future. It would harm our ability to compete abroad, and impact our relationships with close allies like Jordan and Israel.
Here are just a few examples of the impact of the proposed cuts:
A roughly 40 percent cut to our request for economic and development assistance, dramatically reducing our efforts in countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mexico, Colombia, South Sudan, Somalia, and Burma. It would also force us to scale back the Feed the Future program, setting back progress to reduce poverty in Africa by improving agricultural productivity.
Diplomatic and Consular overseas programs would be cut by nearly 40 percent from their current levels and nearly 50 percent from the President's request. Most embassy operating costs are relatively fixed -- including local staff, utilities, and leases -- therefore, such reductions could only be achieved by shuttering some smaller posts and reducing our outreach to populations outside of city centers. In developing countries, this means potentially reduced outreach to populations most at risk.
The lack of transfer authority for foreign assistance and State Operations in Overseas Contingency Operations would limit our ability to reallocate funds to the highest priorities that demand our attention and engagement.
Constraining our contributions to International Organizations. Not paying our dues means not having a seat at the table. This would undermine our ability to advance U.S. policy interests on a wide range of issues. The House bill zeros out funding for our voluntary contributions to UN organizations, including organizations like UNICEF, and reduces or eliminates funding for several multilateral institutions. Such cuts would signal the United States is no longer a global leader.
The challenges of the budget and the challenges of foreign policy must be viewed in the context that the United States is still the nation that people all over the world look to for leadership. The proposed cuts would undermine our ability to maintain that leadership role and weaken our national security. We look forward to working with Congress to find ways to enable the State Department and USAID to continue to meet America's objectives around the globe.
Heather, I'll just briefly predict that when the Dept of State recieves an answer to this question, then you'll have the funding you need.
As I understand it, policy does not seek political ends in providing humanitarian aid. Why should members of Congress seek political ends over humanitarian aid?


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Sweden has longitude, intensely diverse seasons, is surrounded by a lot of sea and archipelagos east and west, has alpine mountains centrally, polar plains up north, and rolling countryside, forest and sandy beaches in the south. Yes, It's almost too much to believe. And it is an adventure sport lovers dream.
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Kayak or canoe through the canals of Stockholm or go wild and paddle out into the archipelagoes. Camp on an island over night. Catch your own fish and sleep under the stars. Fish in the wilds of the midlands, or go nuts in the Swedish mountains with whitewater rafting at Storfallet rapids. The south is great for windsurfing and kitesurfing – the Öresund strait and Malmö city beach. And timber-rafting holidays are a family friendly must on the Klarälven river.
Go on a guided hiking tour in the Swedish mountains or the wilderness of Swedish National parks (including the expansive and wildly beautiful UNESCO World Heritage site, Sarek). You can often combine your hiking holiday adventures with quad biking, zip lining, survivalist camping trips and hunting.
Swedes do not let a bit of ice and sub-zero temperatures stop them from winter sports fun. What to do? Countrywide, speed around Swedish frozen lakes on a kitewing, go ice yachting or tour skating in winter.
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Shipwreck diving in the Baltic. Yes. It's true. Not only are there close to 10,000 registered shipwrecks in Sweden, but also there is not a woodworm in sight. Too cold probably. That, and the low-salt levels, makes the Baltic Sea (off Sweden's east coast) a diver's wet dream.
Year round adventures and weather-based adventures are available countrywide (or we should say -long). And here in Sweden, your winter sports adventures are not just limited to winter – just cross the Arctic Circle into Swedish Lapland and snow adventures are yours practically year round, and indeed day round with the Midnight Sun that never sets between May 31 – July 11 up near Kiruna.
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You guys are worrying about his potential STDs? That's the least of his worries.
Awesome, this is going to get out of control. So, back to the update. I am heading to LA right now from Chicago, sitting in the club at the airport.... Apparently he was "seduced" basically she constructed a strong arguement and pushed hard. Whats worse is she insisted that he not wear a condom....do the math on why, but he is now thinking that he has HPV virus coursing through his veins and who knows what else. He also mentioned (when I asked, I had to ask) that the experience was about average, and was suprised with the physiology he encountered. Meaning, she was "small" and seemed to just really get into it in her own world, like he was just a vehicle of her getting off. Anyhow, I know of no prophylaxis for HPV besides not being in contact with it. I am sure he will spend the next week or two doing google research on it. Any how, it seems as though it was very much not worth doing. We shall see what happens from here.


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Jakiv McReynolds, 18, and a 16-year-old male were arrested for battery Thursday in connection with an attack on an 18-year-old man in June.
According to a report from Madison police, the two are a part of five total arrests made in the case.
The attack happened the night of June 7 near the east transfer point on West Corporate Drive. The victim did not call police immediately, but authorities were notified after a family member called.
The victim told police nearly a half-dozen teens jumped him. According to the report, attackers knocked him to the ground and then kicked and punched him. He was taken to the hospital, but was not seriously injured.
In total, two 16-year-old males, a 15- and a 14-year-old female along with McReynolds have been arrested in connection with the attack according to the report.
Most of the suspects have gang affiliations. Police are not sure if those affiliations are related to the attack or what motivated the attack.


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Bashing the bashed
Some who read about deputy-involved violence on the Gold Line blame the victim
By Carla Sameth 12/05/2012
When the Pasadena Weekly was about to publish my story "One Day on the Gold Line" (Aug. 30), I was told I was courageous for "going public" with my experience. I didn't really understand why. Helping others tell their stories by advocating for people, organizations and causes is what I do, both personally and professionally. I had decided it was time to tell one of my own. Then I discovered the risk involved and understood what people were calling "courage."
A first-person essay is a story from one person's perspective — its value lies in putting readers "right there." My goal was to raise consciousness about the culture of violence within the L.A. County Sheriff's Department by sharing my own experience of having my nose broken when I couldn't find my Metro ticket.
Though most responses to my essay were supportive, I found myself on the receiving end of a certain level of viciousness that looked for character flaws in me to justify the violence I endured. I saw terms tossed about that I had only heard used in noir movies, accusing me of being things like a "lesbian charlatan." ("Lesbian" I accept; "charlatan" — exciting — but not me.) One anonymous post suggested that my whole life was a lie and sought to cross out a lifetime of social justice and community work with the tap of a keyboard.
Having worked for many years with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, I remember well the many battered women who were accused of throwing themselves against walls or otherwise causing their injuries, or were simply being found wanting as human beings — deserving to be beat up. Similarly, rape victims are often accused of "asking for it" by their dress or behavior, and "whistleblowers" find themselves facing a case built against them, attacking their character and performance once they "blow."
As psychologist Dr. Mary Hayden, PhD, explains, "People don't want to think that it could happen to them, so they blame the victim, thinking there is something unique that made them attract violence."
The Internet and the advent of anonymous posting add a new dimension. Susan Turner Lowe, a local communications leader with a long career in public information and journalism, commented, "Before the Internet, people said these things — many times, hateful — out of fear or defensiveness, but they never had an audience like they do now. If this provokes a thoughtful discussion, that's part of the beauty of the Internet, but it can also be a magnet for the un-moderated expression of — often anonymous — hatred, where anyone can attack anything without having to answer personally and then the rest 'pile on.'" The unfortunate outcome is that the main issue can become lost in the melee that follows — that of the greater problem of police misconduct and the culture of violence within the LA County Sheriff's Department (as in this case).
Beginning to feel as if my head had been smashed into a pillar all over again, I turned to family and friends. My usually not-so-emotional brother wrote me this email:
Hi Carla,
I'm afraid this is an unfortunate but inevitable by-product of attracting public attention. Try very hard to ignore it, because no harm will come of it other than the sting that you of course feel. You decided to go public because you hope that doing so might lead others to take action that will result in reducing the likelihood that what happened to you will happen to others. I think that was very brave, even if you didn't specifically anticipate that among the results might be something like this kind of hate mail. I also think that there is still every reason to believe that your hope will be realized. The vast majority of people who read what you wrote will be moved by it, and among them may well be some with the motivation and means to take action that will effect policy changes to reduce police misbehavior. On the other hand, I don't think there's any risk that anyone will be moved by the comments of either the cynics in general, or this person in particular, to do anything that would lead to an increase in police misbehavior.
This is just one of the costs (perhaps unanticipated) of doing the right thing. Take solace in the fact that that is what you did. Then forget about it. I don't think there is any response to this kind of nonsense that will make things better, and I think there is great risk that anything you try to do will make things worse — at the very least, it will prolong the time it takes for the sting to fade — which I promise you, it will.
Love, Jim
People from across the demographic richness of LA approached me to say they were moved by my essay, often sharing their own experiences of police brutality. Others told me their eyes had been opened to a whole world of which they had been unaware and that they were suddenly questioning mysterious deaths that had occurred in custody and noticing other stories of police misconduct.
The other day, a friendly "front desk person" came running up to me. "Can I give you a hug?" he asked. He seemed nice enough. "Did I look like I needed one?" I asked.
"No — it's just … I read your article," he said. "I really appreciated it. My friends and I have been through some bad experiences with the sheriff's deputies on the Metro. Not hurt the way you were, but thanks for speaking out!"
Perhaps the greatest wisdom comes from my 16-year-old son: "Mom, you gotta realize, once you write something for the public, it belongs to them; you go out with your story, you gotta expect this." He's not a bit fazed by hearing me called a lesbian grifter. He is proud that his mother is not afraid to speak out. And I am forever grateful to the Pasadena Weekly for providing the platform (no pun intended).
Carla Sameth is a writer, co-founder of The Pasadena Writing Project and president of iMinds PR imindspr.com.
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Red Sox Awards, Burnett, Mussina.
Daisuke Matsuzaka is going to be pitching in the World Classic this year, with Japan of course. He was their MVP in 2006, and wants to help Japan defend its title. In '06 he went 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA, and a year later was signed to the Red Sox for six years.
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Hey red sox girl,
Thanks for the comment! I have to agree with you on Mussina getting into the Hall of Fame. That guy has made me pretty upset for years, pitching great for the O's and Yankees (our A.L East division rivals). Mussina has been as steady and annoying as they come, with his darn 2-seam-fastball that works back to the inside of the plate. Its a good pitch, and I hope he retires because, quite frankly, I'm tired of seeing it.
Great Blog!
I won't be upset if A.J. does't play for the Yankees! Not sure, given his history, that any team will give him a 5 year contract. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out. I loved reading about the awards announced by the Boston Sports Writers. Loved the "Good Guy" award for Casey!
I think Burnett's injury card is overplayed. Yes, he gets hurt a lot, but it's almost never for a really long period, like Pavano. He has only twice started 30 games, but not counting his first two years he has only started under 20 twice. He IS different from Mr. Butt Strain and I-broke-a-fingernail.
Hey, Elizabeth …
Thanks for your recent visit and comments on my blog … Check out my response when you get a chance !!! … Regarding, A.J. Burnett, I think, based on his injury history, it may be too much of a risk for any team to offer him a 5-year deal … The Yankees are right to be cautious about Burnett, after the disastrous "4-year/ $40 Million contract" they gave to Carl Pavano … But, I don't know if the Yankees totally learned a lesson from the disgraceful "Pavano failure". There are reports that the Yankees are actually considering bringing Pavano back in 2009. They did not pick-up his option, but may offer him an invite to "spring training". I just hope Pavano gets an offer from "any team" [other than the Yanks], so that, he never puts on a Yankee uniform again !!! … With that said, I would offer A.J. Burnett a contract for, three [maybe four] years — but, no more than that !!! … In my view, the Yankees main priorities should be the signings of: CC Sabathia; Mark Teixeira; Bobby Abreu; and, Andy Pettitte … A.J. Burnett should be a secondary priority as a free-agent signing this winter, by the Yankees … And, yes, I agree with you regarding Mike Mussina. I also think Mussina will be voted into the "Hall of Fame" at some point in the future !!! … Jimmy [27NYY]


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Homelessness survey to launch in Barbour County
For the past few years, a Point in Time Survey has been conducted in many areas for the West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness with the goal of gathering statistics about the number of people in the state that are without homes.
Barbour County has not participated in those surveys in the past, but the Family Resource Network in cooperation with the Barbour County Commission and Alderson-Broaddus College are working this year to change that by launching the survey and hosting an awareness event.
"They (Barbour County) haven't really had anybody that took that on and said, 'I'm going to try to get some statistics together,'" Family Resource Network Executive Director Linda Watson said, adding that the first year's statistics are optional and may not be fully accurate. "This is a beginning."
To mark the beginning, students from various outreach groups at Alderson-Broaddus College will spend the night of Jan. 24 on the Barbour County Courthouse lawn with cardboard boxes decorated to compete. The Barbour County Commission will be judging the boxes of each group on creativity and ability to withstand weather. The winner will receive bragging rights and free hot chocolate for the night. Surveys begin at 4 p.m. on Jan. 24 and continue through 3:59 p.m. on Jan. 25.
Any organizations that would like to participate may also sign up by the start of the event by contacting the FRN at 304-457-2691. Those organizations, along with the students, will help conduct the surveys.
Watson said that in Barbour County, it's not that people who qualify are completely homeless, but that many families could be overcrowded because they live in multi-family households.
Filling out the survey is optional. Representatives will be set up at tables on Jan. 25 at various agencies to conduct the surveys. The last day to officially volunteer to take the survey will be Jan. 25, but Watson said that surveys would be accepted at the Family Resource Network within the last 10 days of January.
Any Barbour County citizen who wants more specific details, has questions about qualifications, or needs to arrange another way to participate may call the FRN.


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After many years forging my own tools I have finally started making hooks for sale. The are made from an excellent high alloy steel, very hard and tough so they hold an edge for a long time. They come razor sharp and ready to use. I carve a handle out of any dry hardwood scrap I have to hand, drill an 8mm hole then hold the blade in a pair of mole grips tap it gently into the hole. The corners of the tang will bite into the wood and hold it firm but you can add glue for extra security if you like.
This is the right handed blade with an open almost symmetrical curve. This is the blade I use for production spoon carving and it is great for finishing cuts on a spoon running down rather than across the grain. It is not quite so versatile as the compound curve knife though.
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Every year we close down the facility for one week to perform a variety of maintenance tasks, including a deep cleaning and complete necessary repairs to the facility. This year we are planning an extended maintenance period for the Aquatics and Fitness Center. The Community Center Building will be closed (Parks & Recreation staff offices will remain open) for its traditional one-week maintenance closure (Aug 19th to Aug 25th, 2013). This year, however, the Aquatics and Fitness Center is scheduled to be closed for 6 weeks, August 17th through September 29, 2013. We reopen Monday morning September 30, 2013.
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There are multiple projects that are scheduled to take place in 2013 in order to address the accumulated wear and tear on the Aquatics and Fitness building over the last 12 years. These projects include: repairs to the retractable roof, resurfacing of the wet lobby floor and slide stairs/landings, resurfacing of the aquatic center walls, hardwood floor refinished in the Dance Studio, maintenance to the waterslide, with the biggest project being scheduled, and the one requiring the most down time, new plaster for the pool and spa. Re-plastering the pool is a big project and becomes quite involved with an indoor pool. Although the Fitness Floor and Aerobics/Dance Studio is not directly connected to the pool, construction itself will involve jackhammers, building power interruptions, plus material applications requiring the building to be vacated. We are also planning to schedule the resurfacing of the wood floor in the Aerobics/Dance studio during the closure. All of this renders the Fitness Floor and Aerobics/Dance studio unsafe and inaccessible.
Although the schedule may be slightly reduced, we are planning to offer Spin, Yoga, Cardio Interval, Zumba, Step, Body Sculpt, Stroller Strides, Fit4Baby, Power Vinyasa Yoga and Pre and Post Natal exercise classes. Please stay tuned as we finalize our schedule.
We very much appreciate your patience during this extended closure period; we know the major impact this closure has on our members. We have made concerted efforts to complete this necessary work in a highly orchestrated fashion, one that allows the work to be completed efficiently, allowing us to reduce our overall amount of downtime. We are committed to providing you a beautiful fitness facility and to mitigate the impact on you and the community for its maintenance.
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We all know that size matters. But when it comes to our phones, how big is too big? Samsung's Galaxy Note series has changed our idea of what phone's screen can be. The first Note had a 5.3 inch screen, and its successor has one that's 5.55 inches. While these are massive phones, it seems we're only getting started. Over the past few weeks, the rumor mill has tossed about the idea of even bigger screens. Chinese company Huawei is rumored to be working on a phone with a 6.1 inch screen, set for release next year. But that's nothing compared to the rumored Galaxy Note III, which will boast a ridiculous 6.3 inch screen. We're reaching the point where we're within three-quarters of an inch of some of the market's most popular tablets. At what point will Amazon tack on phone capabilities to its Kindle Fire, or Google do it to the Nexus 7? And does anyone really need a phone that big?
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SYS-CON Events has announced today that Roger Strukhoff has been named conference chair of Cloud Expo and @ThingsExpo 2017 New York. The 20th Cloud Expo and 7th @ThingsExpo will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. "The Internet of Things brings trillions of dollars of opportunity to developers and enterprise IT, no matter how you measure it," stated Roger Strukhoff. "More importantly, it leverages the power of devices and the Internet to enable us all to im...
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Whether your IoT service is connecting cars, homes, appliances, wearable, cameras or other devices, one question hangs in the balance – how do you actually make money from this service? The ability to turn your IoT service into profit requires the ability to create a monetization strategy that is flexible, scalable and working for you in real-time. It must be a transparent, smoothly implemented strategy that all stakeholders – from customers to the board – will be able to understand and comprehe...
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What happens when the different parts of a vehicle become smarter than the vehicle itself? As we move toward the era of smart everything, hundreds of entities in a vehicle that communicate with each other, the vehicle and external systems create a need for identity orchestration so that all entities work as a conglomerate. Much like an orchestra without a conductor, without the ability to secure, control, and connect the link between a vehicle's head unit, devices, and systems and to manage the ...
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Complete Internet of Things (IoT) embedded device security is not just about the device but involves the entire product's identity, data and control integrity, and services traversing the cloud. A device can no longer be looked at as an island; it is a part of a system. In fact, given the cross-domain interactions enabled by IoT it could be a part of many systems. Also, depending on where the device is deployed, for example, in the office building versus a factory floor or oil field, security ha...
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Amazon has gradually rolled out parts of its IoT offerings in the last year, but these are just the tip of the iceberg. In addition to optimizing their back-end AWS offerings, Amazon is laying the ground work to be a major force in IoT – especially in the connected home and office. Amazon is extending its reach by building on its dominant Cloud IoT platform, its Dash Button strategy, recently announced Replenishment Services, the Echo/Alexa voice recognition control platform, the 6-7 strategic...
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Everyone knows that truly innovative companies learn as they go along, pushing boundaries in response to market changes and demands. What's more of a mystery is how to balance innovation on a fresh platform built from scratch with the legacy tech stack, product suite and customers that continue to serve as the business' foundation. In his General Session at 19th Cloud Expo, Michael Chambliss, Head of Engineering at ReadyTalk, discussed why and how ReadyTalk diverted from healthy revenue and mor...
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As data explodes in quantity, importance and from new sources, the need for managing and protecting data residing across physical, virtual, and cloud environments grow with it. Managing data includes protecting it, indexing and classifying it for true, long-term management, compliance and E-Discovery. Commvault can ensure this with a single pane of glass solution – whether in a private cloud, a Service Provider delivered public cloud or a hybrid cloud environment – across the heterogeneous enter...
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You have great SaaS business app ideas. You want to turn your idea quickly into a functional and engaging proof of concept. You need to be able to modify it to meet customers' needs, and you need to deliver a complete and secure SaaS application. How could you achieve all the above and yet avoid unforeseen IT requirements that add unnecessary cost and complexity? You also want your app to be responsive in any device at any time. In his session at 19th Cloud Expo, Mark Allen, General Manager of...
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Financial Technology has become a topic of intense interest throughout the cloud developer and enterprise IT communities. Accordingly, attendees at the upcoming 20th Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York, June 6-8, 2017, will find fresh new content in a new track called FinTech.
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The 20th International Cloud Expo has announced that its Call for Papers is open. Cloud Expo, to be held June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, brings together Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps, Containers, Microservices and WebRTC to one location. With cloud computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to plant your flag in this fast-expanding business opportunity. Submit your speaking proposal ...
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Bert Loomis was a visionary. This general session will highlight how Bert Loomis and people like him inspire us to build great things with small inventions. In their general session at 19th Cloud Expo, Harold Hannon, Architect at IBM Bluemix, and Michael O'Neill, Strategic Business Development at Nvidia, discussed the accelerating pace of AI development and how IBM Cloud and NVIDIA are partnering to bring AI capabilities to "every day," on-demand. They also reviewed two "free infrastructure" pr...
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Unsecured IoT devices were used to launch crippling DDOS attacks in October 2016, targeting services such as Twitter, Spotify, and GitHub. Subsequent testimony to Congress about potential attacks on office buildings, schools, and hospitals raised the possibility for the IoT to harm and even kill people. What should be done? Does the government need to intervene? This panel at @ThingExpo New York brings together leading IoT and security experts to discuss this very serious topic.
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More and more brands have jumped on the IoT bandwagon. We have an excess of wearables – activity trackers, smartwatches, smart glasses and sneakers, and more that track seemingly endless datapoints. However, most consumers have no idea what "IoT" means. Creating more wearables that track data shouldn't be the aim of brands; delivering meaningful, tangible relevance to their users should be. We're in a period in which the IoT pendulum is still swinging. Initially, it swung toward "smart for smar...
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"Dice has been around for the last 20 years. We have been helping tech professionals find new jobs and career opportunities," explained Manish Dixit, VP of Product and Engineering at Dice, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 19th Cloud Expo, held November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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"ReadyTalk is an audio and web video conferencing provider. We've really come to embrace WebRTC as the platform for our future of technology," explained Dan Cunningham, CTO of ReadyTalk, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at WebRTC Summit at 19th Cloud Expo, held November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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WebRTC is the future of browser-to-browser communications, and continues to make inroads into the traditional, difficult, plug-in web communications world. The 6th WebRTC Summit continues our tradition of delivering the latest and greatest presentations within the world of WebRTC. Topics include voice calling, video chat, P2P file sharing, and use cases that have already leveraged the power and convenience of WebRTC.
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The many IoT deployments around the world are busy integrating smart devices and sensors into their enterprise IT infrastructures. Yet all of this technology – and there are an amazing number of choices – is of no use without the software to gather, communicate, and analyze the new data flows. Without software, there is no IT. In this power panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, Dave McCarthy, Director of Products at Bsquare Corporation; Alan Williamson, Principal...
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MALLORY, Lula, 76, of Steubenville, Ohio, passed away on May 2, 2013.
She was born in Cairo, GA. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Lucille Herring.
Lula was preceded in death by a daughter, Racheal Ann; her parents; brothers, Raymond, Jr. and Harry Herring; and one sister, Virginia Herring
She will be sadly missed by her family; children, Betty Jean and Donna Marie Lindsay, Gerald, Chris and Jackie Mallory; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Henry (Alice), Hershall (Patricia), Michael and Nathan Herring; two sisters, Genevieve Murray and Delois Herring; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the Williams, Gregory and Martin Funeral Home, 411 N. 7th St., at noon. Pastor Patricia Angel will officiate. Visitation prior to service at 11 a.m.
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'Lone Ranger': New Images and Official Poster Released
Disney has released a handful of images from The Lone Ranger, a film starring Johnny Depp as Tonto that will be released in 2013, as well as the movie's official poster. In this re-imagined version of the story, which started as a radio serial in the 1930s, Depp's Tonto will not be a mere sidekick to the Lone Ranger, played by Armie Hammer. "It's a dysfunctional buddy movie," director Gore Verbinski says, according to USA Today. "It's two guys who start literally and figuratively handcuffed together who end up on the same mission with completely different world views. They sort of rub off on one another. But they have plenty of disagreements." Verbinski describes Depp's Tonto, who is Comanche in this take on the tale, as "an odd-shaman, an outcast from his own tribe, who has created his own mystical world." As previously reported by ICTMN, filming took place in scenic Monument Valley over the course of the summer.
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I have a beautiful baby girl who was born at 33 weeks and 3 day. She is now six weeks old. Unfortunately, I have to return to work on Tuesday.
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NHTSA — Parking Brake Problems
CarComplaints.com Notes: With questionable safety ratings, a faulty power control module (PCM) and a rear subframe that can rust out, the first model year Escape is known for problems. But the worst one of all? A design flaw that carried through multiple model years and caused dangerous unintended acceleration.
A lack of clearance between the engine cover and the speed control cable connector meant the throttle could get stick open when the accelerator was fully depressed. Following a petition from the Center for Auto Safety, NHTSA opened an investigation and eventually issued a recall to fix the sticky throttles in the 2001–2004 model years.
Even with the throttles fixed, the 2001 model year could still have trouble stopping due to multiple problems with leaking brakes.
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The proposed affordable high-rise is called 803 Waimanu.
It is a 27-story tower with 192 units that would sit on a parcel bounded by Waimanu and Kawaiahao streets.
That's right next to the Imperial Plaza complex.
It is too close, say many residents, because the developer is asking to go beyond the height limit and be as close as 38 feet from the Plaza.
"I call it loopholes, exemptions to rules because it's workforce housing. I am not against workforce housing, but such a big building on such a small space is definitely trouble," said resident Bernard Nunies.
Nunies testified before the board that oversees the Kaka'ako area.
"Can you imagine waking up in the morning and seeing your neighbor eating breakfast, what clothes they are wearing?" Nunies asked the Hawaii Community Development Authority.
Another resident who characterizes the new tower as -- a first down away -- said access to his apartment would be too close for comfort.
"They are building on top of our living space. There is no separation from our lanai and their recreation deck so basically they can jump right into our lanai if they want to," said Eddie, a resident who didn't want his last named used.
And others cautioned against allowing so many variances.
"You will be establishing a lower standard," said Pam Moore.
And businesses along Kawaiahao worry about traffic impacts during and after construction.
"It is going to impact the traffic flow on this street, which is already impacted with parking. If we have a lot of trucks out here, it is going to be a lot worse," said Stewart Chong.
Chong was one of 400 people who signed a petition against the development.
City Councilwoman Carole Fukunaga and Rep. Scott Saiki offered to help set up a meeting with the developer and affected residents to air out their concerns.
"We will work with the neighbors. We will work to ameliorate any concerns that we can. The unfortunate thing is, the lot is what it is," said developer Franco Mola.
It is a fact that may become the norm for the new third city, which has a date with density.
"This is going to happen as we move along and it's a question of who got there first, and who got there second," Mola said.
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I have a lot of memories of being a little kid and watching the grownup world happen around me. Maybe it's because I was the baby of the family or because I liked to watch reruns from old shows like The Twilight Zone, which often dealt with the difficulties of navigating society, but I always paid close attention to the way grownups spoke. And when you do that, you hear certain phrases over and over. I don't mean cliches like "It's raining cats and dogs" or "We're up the creek without a paddle." I'm talking about simple everyday phrases that the world seems to agree are just the magic words for specific situations.
For example, the world agrees that the proper phrase to say when presented with the above is
"I wonder if it's possible to have sex with an actual website?"
A handful of these phrases sounded strange to my little boy ears, but I thought it was because I was still a kid. Pretty soon, however, I was in the world. These phrases still existed, and people were saying them, but they still seemed weird to me. Even now, there are things I cannot say without discomfort. Here are six of them.
Note: This is the kind of article that inspires people to leave their own suggestions in the comments, and I highly encourage you to do so. Keep in mind, however, that the category is not just "old-timey phrases," but phrases that are still being used today -- apparently by people who don't have the same hangups about them that I, and maybe you, do. Also, I'm aware that this note is pointless because the readers who will botch the premise are the same readers who skip introductions. To that end, let me say, without fear of offense, that I've touched all their moms in an impure manner. Thank you.
6 "Fill 'er Up"
Whether it was my dad on family vacations or dudes in old-timey movies, I heard the phrase "Fill 'er up" said to gas station attendants numerous times growing up. It's a great phrase that has lasted decades, like the way train conductors still call out, "All aboard!" A lot of gas stations around me growing up were self-serve, so I didn't have the need for this phrase when I first started driving, but opportunities presented themselves in time. (New Jersey, for example is full-serve, and sometimes even at stations where you have a choice, the full-serve line is way shorter if you're in a rush.)
New Jersey: Where "Fill 'er up" means one thing on the Garden State Parkway and something else entirely in Atlantic City.
In any event, the big day came. I was in a full-serve line, and the swarthy gas station attendant came to my window reeking of gas, booze and failure (perhaps it was a young Robert Brockway before blossoming into a lovely novelist). Know what I said to him?
"Full tank of gas, please."
Yeah, I couldn't do it. "Fill 'er up"? That's stupid. I don't think I could say that unless I were 50 and drinking a highball while on my way to play poker with the fellas. Just can't pull it off. Maybe it's calling machines "her"? Maybe it's the abbreviation? Not sure. I just try to stick to self-serve and avoid New Jersey. Problem solved.
5 "Just What the Doctor Ordered"
People still like to say this even after all these years. Wanna hear it? Just give someone something pleasurable: pizza, a back rub, Side A of Bowie's Heroes, it doesn't matter. This is just something most people who aren't me say after getting something good -- with the exception of doctor-prescribed medication. No one says it then, but that would be kind of fun, right?
Maybe one of you can try that the next time you're hospitalized. Like wait until the nurse comes in with a new morphine drip in a failed attempt to mute the crippling pain you're feeling from getting your leg caught in a bear trap. Just as she's hanging it on your stand, shout out, "JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED!" Your crushed bones will still stab into your nerves with the anger of a thousand tiny razor blades, but I think everyone will appreciate your clever meta joke.
"Hilarious! But seriously, I'm pretty sure you're still gonna die."


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Child removed from drug-filled motel room; father, second man arrested
MARTINSBURG – A routine traffic stop by the Martinsburg Police Department ultimately resulted in a 12-year-old child being turned over to state custody after numerous illegal narcotics were found in the motel room where he and his father were staying.
City police arrested Derwin L. Harris, 47, of Harrisburg, Pa., and Lamarcus L. Robinson, 38, of Philadelphia, Pa., Sunday following a traffic stop at the intersection of Kelly Island Road and Apple Harvest Drive for an equipment violation, according to a press release.
Sgt. C.M. Phelps, who made the stop, requested assistance after noticing that both men "were acting very nervous," the release read.
After Harris admitted there were drugs in the car, police found a small amount of marijuana and several packages of cocaine. At that point, both men were arrested and police learned they had been staying at the Days Inn on Viking Way – where Robinson's 12-year-old son was asleep, the release said.
While at the police station, Harris admitted there were additional drugs in the motel room. Consequently, a search warrant was issued and executed for the motel room, the release said.
In addition to the boy, there were numerous containers of illegal narcotics. In total, 82.8 grams of marijuana, 29.9 grams of crack cocaine, 27.9 grams of powder cocaine, 4.6 grams of black tar heroin, 59 and one-half bars of Xanax, a .32 caliber handgun, $1,693.45 in cash and other assorted items used to package and sell narcotics were seized, the release said.
The child was turned over to the custody of Child Protective Services.
Robinson was charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, heroin and Xanax, conspiracy to deliver CDS and child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury.
Harris was charged with possession with intent to deliver marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, heroin, Xanax and conspiracy to deliver CDS.
Cpl. J. Harper was called to the traffic stop and assisted in the investigation, according to the release.
– Staff writer Jenni Vincent can be reached at 304-263-8931, ext. 131.


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Bikini Battle: Russell Simmons' Ex-Wife Kimora Lee Vs New Girlfriend Hana Nitsche
Newly single fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons was spotted wearing a red bikini on the island of St. Barts in the French West Indies Saturday, playing in the surf with her daughters Ming and Aoki.
Meanwhile, Kimora's ex-husband Russell Simmons frolicked on the beaches of Miami with his stunning model girlfriend Hana Nitsche.
Who do you think looked better?
Kimora recently announced her separation from actor Djimon Hounsou after five years together. The couple wed in Hounsou's native Benin, Africa, and separated in November -- despite not being legally married in the U.S.
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In a correct deductive argument if the premises are true the conclusion is true regardless of whether or not further evidence is considered. There must be a reasonable connection or relationship between the conditions in a deductive argument (in the instance of implication). Consider the argument, as modus ponens, that if the moon's core is made of cheese then my desk is made out of mahogany. What relationship do these two conditions have? The truth-value is valid (F-T-T). However, I recognize that this is merely a preference, which is, at times, convenient. When making a novel explanans and prediction the relationship between the conditions may not be epistemically evident.
There are generally three options, which are often considered as an explanation for the fine-tuning data: chance, necessity, a combination of chance and necessity,[1] or a fine-tuner. One immediate problem in implementing explanatory options in a deductive manner is that the first premise may be false wherein it may be lacking in options and the argument still is valid. When these options are used in a [strict] deductive argument[2] it may appear as:
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Man charged for crashing into housesNovember 02,2013BENNINGTON A Pownal man, who police said crashed into two Union Street homes last month in Bennington, was released without bail after pleading innocent to three misdemeanor charges this week.
Marcien L. Roy, 18, of Pownal, was arraigned in Bennington criminal court on one count each of reckless endangerment, grossly negligent driving and driving under the influence of drugs.
In an affidavit, Officer Benjamin Lackey of the Bennington Police Department said the crash was reported around 1:15 a.m. on Oct. 8. When Lackey reached the area, he found that a 2004 GMC Yukon had crashed into the porch of one home and the side of a neighboring home.
Sgt. Camillo Grande, also of the Bennington Police Department, talked to Roy first, according to the affidavit. When he asked Roy to tell him what happened, Roy replied, So many drugs... alcohol... marijuana, the affidavit said.
While a blood-alcohol test showed no alcohol in Roys system, Roy told police he had taken hallucinogenic mushrooms before the crash. Roy also told police that after the mushrooms, he had smoked marijuana because he was freaking out, Lackey said.
Police believe Roy was driving on Union Street and came around a sharp curve without stopping at a stop sign or slowing down, which caused the crash.
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The Arthurian stories have always been a source of enjoyment for me. In fact when I was a child and even as a young teenager, the abridged versions of these legends were fascinating to me. I voraciously devoured anything I could get my hands on about Arthur, or Lancelot, or Gawain. (Sir Gawain was my favourite and, if I'm honest, the more romantic and fanciful part of my childhood imaginings always wanted to be like Gawain – but chivalry, a decent steed and a Green Knight against whom I could pit my wits and courage were in pretty short supply on the streets of Glasgow in the 60's!)
Until the last couple of years though I'd read nothing of Arthur as an adult, though I've watched and enjoyed the BBC series "Merlin"! That changed when Simon Armitage's version of 'Gawain and The Green Knight' was published. The tale of the Green Knight had always been one of my favourite stories but reading it in poetic form was a revelation for me. I raved about it for weeks afterwards and for my poor family and for my colleagues at work I became a bit of a Gawain-bore! I even managed to persuade the staff book club at work to have it as the chosen title one month. (Everybody hated it – the Philistines – but I soldiered on Gawain-like, upholding the honour of Arthur and his knights through the darkest corridors of the un chivalrous nest of vipers and heathens that was the Local Government Civil Service where I worked at that time!!)
So having loved Simon Armitage's version of Gawain, I was really looking to reading his version of the Morte D'Arthur. However it never quite hit the heights I'd expected and I actually found it a little flat in places to read. I think part of the reason was that the alliterative style that I'd loved on every single line in the Gawain book didn't have that same effect as consistently in this book. I've thought about it since I've finished reading it and can only put it down to the sheer length of the Morte D'Arthur poem. I think it weighs in at more than 4000 lines – and essentially I found 4000 odd lines of alliterative verse a bit wearying in places. Having said that some of it was superb – especially the descriptions of the blood and gore and horror of the battles for places like Metz and Lorraine. Among the parts I especially loved were these:-
'Then chieftains could be witnessed on chalk-white chargers
chasing and chopping down chivalrous chevaliers,
regal Romans and royal kings,
their ribs ripped apart by ripe steel.
Brains burst through their burnished helmets,
battered by blade on those broad fields,
They hewed down heathens with hilted swords,
with a host of hundreds by the edge of the holt,
No silver could save them or secure their souls,
not Sultan, nor Saracen nor senator of Rome.'
' Then our chivalrous men charged their chargers
and chased and chopped down many noble chieftains,
hitting out heartily at helmets and shields, hurting and hewing through those heathen knights.
Through kettle-hats they cleaved, cutting to the shoulder –
such a clamour of captains was never heard on earth!'
Great, gratuitous, gruesome gory alliterative stuff!
The poem is a huge sweeping panorama of the final battles of Arthur leading to his death at the hands of the traitor Mordred. I enjoyed this overall sweep of the story, though in places I found the poem's tendency to go off into tangents and then come back again broke up the flow of it a little for me. As befits the legend that is Arthur, and as befits a 4000 line poem, there's a vast range of characters but they all have a bit of a 'walk-on part' feel with the exception of Arthur himself. And perhaps that was also an issue for me in being slightly underwhelmed on reading it – while I always fancied myself becoming Gawain or Lancelot I never really fancied myself as Arthur!
While parts of the book didn't quite hit the mark for me in some ways, what I did enjoy, and hadn't expected, was the pleasure I got from reading something with such fantastic origins and with such a wonderful history. All the time I read it and even now writing about it, I'm conscious that this is a poem that's hundreds of years old and is part of a tradition of story-telling which has been passed from generation to generation over centuries.
I believe there are only two surviving copies of the original Morte D'Arthur in existence and one of these is in the wonderful library at Lincoln Cathedral. Simon Armitage is due to appear there in May to talk about the Morte D'Arthur. If you'd like to know more about it you can get details from Lincoln Cathedral.
Even though I couldn't praise this in the way I could Gawain and the Green Knight, I'm still in love with the wonderful world of Arthur and the Round Table and I think the chance to hear Simon Armitage speak on it is something I wouldn't want to miss! And when I'm there listening, in my head I'm sure there will be a part of me that fantasising about being the wonderous Sir Gawain!


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EU and Canada reach free trade dealBy JUERGEN BAETZ
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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and European Commission President Jose Barroso shake hands as they exchange documents during a ceremony Friday at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium.BRUSSELS Canada and the European Union have struck a tentative free trade deal meant to boost growth and jobs and which European officials hope will provide a blueprint for a much larger but more challenging trade pact with the U.S.
The deal agreed to on Friday in Brussels will cut tariffs and red tape and was attained after settling bitter disputes over cheese exports and visa requirements. Companies on each side will have improved access to the two lucrative markets the 28-member EUs 500 million people and Canadas 35 million.
This is a big deal. It is the biggest deal our country has ever made, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in Brussels.
The value of bilateral trade in goods and services between the EU and Canada was 85 billion euros in 2012 ($116 billion at todays value), according to the European Commission, the EUs executive arm. It estimates the agreement will boost trade by almost a quarter.
The deal still requires approval by the European Parliament, EU member states and from Canada on federal and provincial levels. These are expected to be cleared in 2015.
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