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Comedian Meera Syal today appealed for help in saving the life of a six-year-old boy who desperately needs a bone marrow transplant.
Rayaan Siddiqui is being treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital for the rare blood disease hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, but a shortage of suitable donors has led to his family, friends and doctors pleading for people to register.
Rayaan, from Welling, developed the illness in May and needs a South Asian donor — but only one in 100,000 will prove a match.
"I can't imagine the trauma of watching your child suffer as Rayaan's family have had to endure," said Syal.
"This has been made all the worse due to a lack of South Asian match donors for the bone marrow transplant he desperately needs.
"Time is running out for this beautiful little boy and the person who could save him is out there somewhere. You don't even have to leave your house to offer up a swab for a possible match, order a kit online, do a cheek swab at home and send it off.
"It could be that simple in order to save a child's life. As a community, we say we pride ourselves on caring for our families, and yet there are so few of us who are registered donors and only someone from our community can help Rayaan.
"I urge people to register and spread the word for others to do so … one day it could be someone in our families who needs a life-saving transplant."
Rayaan, who has two sisters Zayna, 11, and eight-year-old Shifa, has recorded a short film about himself which has been posted on Facebook.
Their father Ghazali, a chartered accountant, said: "It has been a very tough few months, but I have been amazed at the strength and courage shown by my son."
A campaign has been started on Facebook and groups around Britain are staging "swab sessions" to get more people of South Asian descent to join the register.
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In the background Sam Bradford was waiting with a poodle and some grey poupon waiting for his turn…
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Updated: November 13, 2013
Indianapolis Colt RB Trent Richardson is allegedly featured in a orgy sex tape that is currently being offered to tabloids. Here are a few highlights of the explicit video:
- Tape features Richardson with 3 women. So, basically, 4 enormous busts
- Includes the most holes Richardson has seen in the past two years
- Replaced halfway through by Donald Brown
- At one point during tape, Jim Irsay visible in corner of room masturbating
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- Richardson reverses order of his NFL career by going "Indy Brown," if you catch our drift
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Archive for January 31, 2011
My Heart is With the People of Egypt Tonight
Hate the Public Mandate? Freeloader Alert!
Anthony Weiner was on "The Last Word" tonight talking about the ruling that came down today overturning "Obamacare," including the part of the bill known as the "public mandate," which states that people who don't purchase health insurance will be fined.
Wingers, cheer all you want but think about this for a sec: You're driving your car on an icy road tonight and a slacker slides into you. You both get out of your car and the slackerass guy says he doesn't have insurance.
Fast forward three months and your insurance company says oops, sorry bud. You pay. The other guy doesn't have any money.
You'd call that a**hole a freeloader, right? You'd be pissed. He got off scot-free and he didn't pay a dime but the cost of what he did is spread amongst everyone in your insurance pool. You pay for what happened as does the next guy and the next guy and the next guy who got hit by someone who didn't have insurance.
Well, that would be you if you don't buy health insurance.
We all pay and if you don't, you're a freeloader, mooching off those of us who — as you love to say — take responsibility, pay their bills and "do the right thing."
The Boss at Goldman Saks Just Got a 300% Raise
We peasants can only look in from the outside and try to imagine what this must be like:
Goldman Sachs Group tripled Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein's base salary and awarded him $12.6 million (7.9 million pounds) of stock, even after the bank's net income plunged last year.
Blankfein is receiving base pay of $2 million effective Jan 1, up from $600,000, he company said in a filing.
The shares awarded to Blankfein amount to a 42 percent increase from the all-stock bonus he received for 2009, and are the latest sign that U.S. banks are moving away from some of the austerities imposed by the financial crisis.
Legislators, regulators, and others pressed banks to reduce bonuses for 2009, soon after the financial system was rescued by more than a trillion dollars of support from the U.S. government. Many critics complained that banks privatise their profits and socialize their losses. Big bonuses paid for 2009 would have intensified public outrage.
Blankfein's 2009 bonus was worth $8.9 million when awarded in February 2010, far below the $67.9 million that he received for 2007.
Public outrage over Wall Street pay seems to be receding, and bonuses for the top executives for 2010 are likely to head higher, analysts have said.
Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Vikram Pandit, who had pledged to take a $1 salary until the bank returned to sustained profitability, last week got a $1,749,999 raise just days after the bank reported its first full-year profit since 2007.
Unimaginable amounts of money.
Time to be Embarrassed to be a Democrat
Ray Rockefeller (D-WV) has visions of campaign contributions from the coal industry dancing in his head:
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) introduced his bill to delay by two years the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions Monday.
"We must give Congress enough time to consider a comprehensive energy bill to develop the clean coal technologies we need and reduce our dependence on foreign oil, protect West Virginia and improve our environment," Rockefeller said in a statement. "We can address emissions and secure a future for the U.S. coal industry, but we need the time to get it right and to move clean coal technology forward."
If an extension is granted "we" will diddle and come the end of the two years, the coal industry will say oh, wait, we need another two years.
(This used to be a forest-covered mountaintop where birds and animals lived and people walked and enjoyed fresh air and fall colors. Jay Rockefeller sold that mountain to the coal industry for campaign cash and he's doing the same thing with this EPA extension.)
People go to hell for this kind of thing.
Google Pulls Through For Egypt
This, from Google, is wonderful:
Like many people we've been glued to the news unfolding in Egypt and thinking of what we could do to help people on the ground. Over the weekend we came up with the idea of a speak-to-tweet service—the ability for anyone to tweet using just a voice connection.
We worked with a small team of engineers from Twitter, Google and SayNow, a company we acquired last week, to make this idea a reality. It's already live and anyone can tweet by simply leaving a voicemail on one of these international phone numbers (+16504194196 or +390662207294 or +97316199855) and the service will instantly tweet the message using the hashtag #egypt. No Internet connection is required. People can listen to the messages by dialing the same phone numbers or going to twitter.com/speak2tweet.
We hope that this will go some way to helping people in Egypt stay connected at this very difficult time. Our thoughts are with everyone there.
Problem is, Egypt is shutting down its cell phone networks (the Internet is already down).
Report: All Internet Service Now Down in Egypt
2220: Noor Group "started disappearing from the internet" at about 2046 GMT, according to US-based firm Renesys. Egypt's four main internet service providers cut off access to their customers on Thursday.
2214: Egypt's last working internet service provider, Noor Group, is now down, according to a US web monitoring organisation.
I'm feeling some trepidation about tomorrow's "million man march."
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The latest news about two of them, in fact, came last week. First, we learned that Kentucky churned out more than a million cars and trucks last year, the most our four assembly plants have built since 2007. Only three states produced more.
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After 32 years and seven months of service to Carrollton's Post Office, Harold Oder punched his time card for the last time Tuesday, Jan. 29.
Postmaster Sandy Ellegood and the rest of the staff celebrated Oder's retirement with food and fond memories, along with Doug Terry, who retired Nov. 30 after working there 29 years.
Terry's primary job was maintenance of the building, which was built in 1902. But, when necessary, he also carried the mail and worked at the clerk's desk.
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Friday, Feb. 1: Pork roast, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cheese, roll, orange, applesauce, and milk; breakfast: breakfast, breakfast pizza.
Carrollton City Council on Monday voted to authorize City Attorney Ed James to file a lawsuit against a resident for violation of a city zoning ordinance.
Mayor Gene McMurry said Tuesday that the suit will be filed against Danny Maiden, whose trailer on property at the end of Mason Street violates city ordinance 156.083, which prohibits the placement of a mobile home on city lots that are not within approved existing mobile home parks. There are no mobile home parks within city limits.
Carroll County Schools will be one of 22 school districts to receive about $1.6 million over the next four years as a part of the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top grant.
An after-school program is coming soon for students in kindergarten through third grades.
Director of Public Relations Jeff Fremin announced Thursday to the Carroll County Board of Education that school district had received a second 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, totaling $637,500 over the next five years.
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This article is an excerpt from Chapter two in my new book The Chicken Little Agenda – Debunking Experts' Lies. This is the fourth of six parts for Chapter two that will be presented here sequentially. Read part three here.
Celebrating Earth Day
In your mind, travel back to 1970, the year the first Earth Day happened. Flower children loved freely on our college campuses, but emerging violent protest painted an ugly backdrop. Leisure suits were popular, although men wearing them were developing thick waistlines and high foreheads. The micro miniskirt had replaced the mini, and "topless" had migrated from strip joints to certain "in"-crowd parties. Norman Cousins, well-known editor of Saturday Review, stated flatly that "the human race is operating under the starkest of deadlines." NBC's Edwin Newman warned that by 1980 the great rivers of this nation "would have reached the boiling point." Life predicted that city dwellers would need gas masks by 1980. So did Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson (who actually claimed to be the originator of Earth Day). He also predicted that by 1995 "between 75 and 80 percent of all the species of living animals will be extinct." Then he went out on a limb, forecasting that by 2000 the natural environment would be unable to support any life. Other predictions included: by 1974, there would be water rationing and a ban on flush toilets; by the mid-1970s, there would be a 500 percent increase in dysentery (with flush toilets banned!); by 1980, there would be worldwide food rationing.
Dr. Paul Erlich, who wrote the bestseller The Population Bomb and founded the organization Zero Population Growth, deserves special mention. Along with his dire predictions, he supplied some interesting solutions. "The time of famines will be upon us full scale in 1975," he told Johnny Carson. Smog masks, synthetic steaks, maximal regimentation and government control . . . his list of dire problems is nearly endless. He predicted a "tremendous impact" from Earth Day in 1970, saying it "is going to generate a lot of civil disobedience . . . people are just going to stop paying their bills." He also foresaw a new national political party emerging out of Zero Population Growth. (President Erlich?)
His solutions to these overwhelming problems are enlightening. He called for a federal Department of Population and Environment, a head tax for families with children, lots of abortions, an end to "death-control" (meaning life-extension medical research), and compulsory birth regulation. "We might, for instance," he proposed, "institute a system whereby a temporary sterilant would be added to a staple food or to the water supply."
Sure, it's silly – all of it. And yet, the people quoted here are not wackos. They are serious journalists, respected writers, honored environmentalists. They are people of stature in our society. What they say matters. So why were they talking such nonsense? Granted, we are examining their silliness through our most excellent hindsight, but in 1970 it really was very unlikely that flush toilets would be banned four years later or that rivers would boil in ten. How can these people say and publish such foolishness, and then ask us to respect their wisdom and judgment afterwards?
Dr. Dixy Lee Ray was my zoology professor at the University of Washington. She was also my friend and mentor. Her accomplishments include: governor of Washington, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (precursor to the Department of Energy), assistant secretary of state for oceans, and recipient of the United Nations Peace Prize. In Environmental Overkill she wrote: "We believe it is just as wrong to exaggerate the seriousness of environmental issues as it is to downplay the remarkable resilience and recovery powers of nature." She goes on to say that "it's important to demonstrate that a proposed solution [to an environmental problem] is appropriate, practical, and affordable."
There are no acorns here. This is an oak tree I can deal with.
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Each community across England has its own unique structure, geography and relationships.
We want to understand how we can best use these local identities to help get people active in communities across the country.
- Investing in local areas We're going to invest time, expertise and money in 10 places across England to develop and deliver local pilot schemes.
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The Grand by Thistle, located in central Bristol is the latest property from Thistle's 33-strong portfolio to receive a £7m investment as part of the group's ongoing rebrand strategy. The hotel's Ballroom and Wessex Suite, have undergone a full refurbishment programme offering unrivalled facilities.
The rooms have been modernised and refurbished to a high standard, wireless internet access is available throughout the property and the neutral decoration makes the rooms suitable for a wide range of events.
The Wessex Suite is ideal for large corporate events or banquets, holding 600 people, theatre style in air-conditioned comfort. The Ballroom is well suited to medium-sized functions, holding 300 people, theatre style.
The Grand offers a designated conference coordinator for all events and specialises in a comprehensive tailor-made service to suit a variety of event requirements from specialist audio-visual needs to preferential accommodation rates.
For those hosting a smaller event, the hotel has a further eight conference and banqueting rooms and suites all offering the same service standards.
The Grand is currently offering a day delegate package from £35 which includes room hire, tea and coffees with pastries on arrival, lunch, mid-morning and afternoon tea and coffee, LCD projector, screen, flipchart and pad, BT Openzone internet card and a dedicated team member on hand to provide practical help and advice throughout the day.
Richard O'Riordan, general manager, The Grand by Thistle said: "Our commitment is to high service and quality standards and the refurbishment investment allows us to offer unmatched facilities in Bristol for both corporate and leisure guests.
"The Grand is now the only hotel in Bristol to offer hanging points for projection as a space saving device allowing for maximum room capacity."
The hotel is well-located in central Bristol, only one mile from Bristol Temple Meads station and eight miles from Bristol Airport making it ideal for delegates travelling both from inside and outside the UK.
For those wanting to take in some leisure time at the hotel, the Otium Health & Leisure Club which boasts a swimming pool, spa pool, sauna and steam room, is the perfect place to unwind.
The Grand also offers flexible dining options for guests attempting to fit in eating around meetings with a new menu available 24 hours a day.


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I own a 4" redhawk (3 1/2 inch actually) and ive owned it for a little while but ammo is expensive and my time is limited, and i live in MI now vs.NM where you can carry it as well as shoot it as long as youre 500 yds frrom a dwelling. MI...not so laid back. So i dont sshoot it as often as i like. But i AM comfortable with it and its my home protection piece. (Loaded with junky CCI Blazer hollow pt 44 special)
Im pretty comfy plinking with 240 or 180 gr magnums or 230 gr specials. But what i wanted to know is if anyone out there who shares my enthusiasm for 44s, whats a nice low flash 44 special hollow point with good energy deposit?
I kept gold sabers in my 45, its all i would use for defense rounds. But they dont make them in 44 and 44 ammo is too expensive and 44 spl is hard to find. So rather than dump a bunch of money down the rube trying to find another "gold saber" quality, just thought id ask...anyone have a favorite?


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About a week after its official grand opening, Bucket BBQ had its ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday afternoon. Sennett Town Supervisor Jeff Sennett was joined by Cayuga County leaders and the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce led the festivities.
Herrick (right) talks to the crowd
The restaurant, formerly known as Banca's, was redesigned to resemble a rustic cabin.
Assemblyman Gary Finch (below, right) also spoke to the crowd of about a dozen guests.
Owner Michael Henty cut the ceremonial ribbon, which was held by Assemblyman Finch and Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Andrew Fish.
Bucket BBQ is located on 5 & 20 in Sennett, and is now officially open for business.
(All photos were taken by Joe Salzone, Finger Lakes News Radio)


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Derbyshire Dales is a District Authority in the county of Derbyshire, situated in the Southern Area of the Peak District, and set amidst some stunning countryside and attractions, making it popular for holidaymakers and walkers, adventure seekers, those seeking tranquility or anyone looking to explore the south side of the peak district.
Derbyshire Dales Landcape
The Derbyshire Dales is part of the Peak District area, and situated between the pastoral lands to the south and the grit-stone hills of the Dark Peaks to the north, this limestone plateau (referred to as the White Peaks of the Peak District) is an area of green dales, dry stone walls, and whitish-grey stone cottages. In the pre-history era this area was covered by a small ocean, whose warm shallow waters provided home to countless crustaceans, the compressed shells of which eventually formed the limestone rock of the area. Earth movements followed which pushed the plateau up from below and created the picturesque dales.
Small rural communities sprang up later, including Bakewell, famous for its tart of course; Hathersage, the last resting place of legendary outlaw Little John; and Eyam, whose residents are now famous for self containing their outbreak of the Black Death, and preventing it from spreading to outlying areas.
Derbyshire Dales Attractions
The Derbyshire Dales encompasses some of the Derbyshires finest and most chacteristic Towns and Villages. Ashbourne is a small but lively town with some charming and unique architecture and old world style streets and shops. Its also known for its annual two-day Royal Shrovetide Football Match in which one half of the town plays the other at football, using the town as the pitch and with the goals three miles apart. Additionally, there are towns such as Matlock, a former Spa resort after thermal springs were discovered in 1698. It now offers a perfect family day out with stunning scenery amidst the river valley, seaside style town centre and shops, and numerous attractions and activities. Bakewell and Wirksworth are also worth a visit, as are any of the towns and villages you may see on a Derbyshire Dales map. They all have their own unique character and offer something different to the last.
The Derbyshire Dales is also home to some of the countries finest stately homes and Historic Houses, such as the renowned Chatsworth House, and Calke Abbey. Chatsworth house has long been a visitor attraction and is home to the Duke And Duchess of Devonshire. With famous works of art and fine shops and eateries, there is something for everyone. Calke Abbey is a Baroque mansion is also a big draw in Derbyshire, and offers a fine stately home with stunning grounds and visitor activities. There are some beautiful walks around the grounds and surrounding areas. It was also the ongoing subject in BBC's Countryfile program, where the program filmed all aspects of it's busy day to day operations.
Derbsyhire Dales Activities
In addtion to the scenery and the History, the Derbyshire Dales also offers fun and excitement. There is Alton Towers only a short drive away , or there are numerous activities such as Hang Gliding, Canoeing, Caving and Pot Holing. The aforementioned Matlock is home to Gullivers Kingdom, a theme park specially for children. Carsington Water Park is also nearby, ofering sailing and Windsurfing.
Derbyshire Dales history and industry.
In 1801 Derbyshire Dales's total population was 39,271. In 1901 it was 56,258. By 2001 the population was 69,472 showing growth in line with national figures, yet still retaining it's rural charm and appeal. Manufacturing was the predominant industry in the 1800's, closely followed by agirculture, yet this begn to change in the 1970s'. The mining industry hit its peak around 1990. The services industry is now the main force in the Derbyshire Dales, and the workforce is a 60/40 split of men to women, compared to 80/20 in the turn of the 20th century.
In short, the Derbyshire Dales is an area steeped with HIstory, and offers ome of the finest scenerywithin the UK. It encompasses some of the finest architecture and is home to some of theginest attractions. The Derbyshire Dales is well worth a visit.


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Bad News for the GOP
Yesterday, I promised to post some bad news for the GOP, to leaven the good news. But maybe this isn't really news -- people ...
Yesterday, I promised to post some bad news for the GOP, to leaven the good news. But maybe this isn't really news -- people are continuing to write about the Republican Party's serious demographic challenges.
Having a base that is increasingly white, rural and old is not a winning formala at this juncture. Whites made up 95 percent of the electorate in 1952 but are now below three-quarters. Need proof of their (I should say, our) declining clout? John McCain beat Barack Obama last year among white voters, even as Obama improved on the Democratic showing among them.
A few weeks back, Nate Silver at Fivethirtyeight.com noted that Gallup polling shows that 89 percent of self-identifying Republicans are white, compared with 65 percent of Democrats. That's roughly how things broke down in the voting last year.
Consider this remarkable statistic. In 1980, 32 percent of the electorate consisted of white Democrats (or at least white Carter voters) -- likewise, in 2008, 32 percent of the electorate consisted of white Obama voters. But whereas, in 1980, just 9 percent of the electorate were nonwhite Carter voters, 21 percent of the electorate were nonwhite Obama voters last year. Thus, Carter went down to a landslide defeat, whereas Obama defeated John McCain by a healthy margin.
Thomas B. Edsall, at Huffington Post, writes about how the GOP's "white voter strategy" is "running out of gas." Edsall cites polling data suggesting that the GOP's anti-Obama messages have helped drive down his support among whites, but argues this is a conservative message that fails to appeal to minorities will continue to wound the party.
The Republican Party thrived between 1968 and 2000 primarily because of the gains it made among white voters, especially among formerly Democratic working-class whites, a disproportionate share of whom were men. By 2000, however, the GOP's white strategy began to run out of gas, as the white percentage of the electorate dropped to 80 percent and below.
The trend is striking. In 1976, 89 percent of the electorate was white. That number fell every four years, to 88 percent in 1980, 86 percent in 1984, 85 percent in 1988, 83 percent in 1996, 81 percent in 2000, 77 percent in 2004, and 74 percent last year. The only exception was 1992, when the presence of independent candidate Ross Perot drove the white percentage of the electorate up to 87 percent.
Something to bear in mind today as a majority of Republican senators prepare to vote against the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.
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T-Mobile LTE network stalling, or dropping out? You're not alone
With any network upgrades there are bound to some customers experiencing issues with network reliability and signal strength. And that seems to be what's happening to many customers. Threads on HowardForums and Reddit indicate that there are plenty of T-Mobile customers who – when connected to a strong LTE network – notice that speeds suddenly stall. A customer posted the following on Reddit, three days back: Is anyone else … [read full article]


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Business Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2017
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8955. Liability for transfer. If, during the effective period of the notice to withhold, any person so notified makes any transfer or disposition of the property or debts required to be withheld, to the extent of the value of the property or the amount of the debts thus transferred or paid, he shall be liable to the State for any indebtedness due under this part from the person with respect to whose obligation the notice was given if solely by reason of such transfer or disposition the State is unable to recover the indebtedness of the person with respect to whose obligation the notice was given.
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I am more than a little annoyed. Saturday, I hit the "buy now" icon on Guns America. True, a little note at the bottom said this is not a guarantee of a sale. So I wait two days and I get this message from the seller, "I'm in the middle of a trade right now. If this does not work out, you're next in line." Ok, I understand the trade option - nothing was firmed up. But, I always thought when you hit the "buy now" that was a commitment if you are paying the seller's agreed upon price. Most frustrating was that it was a really good deal.
Next on the list in the same genre. On another forum, I got my head torn off for posting my frustration with sellers who indicate "I'll take it" in a time stamp gets the firearm. I had done two in a row like this, only to find out that the firearm sold weeks ago but they never bothered to update the status.
Of course, wouldn't you know that the poor guy I finally flamed for welching on the deal was the wrong guy. Mixed him up with another welched deal, same firearm. Got me a 3 day go-to-jail card. That was humbling.


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MAAC Tournament Single-Session Tickets Now On Sale
Courtesy: MAACsports.com
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships single-session tickets go on sale today. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, the MassMutual Center Box Office, www.maacachusetts.com, or charge by phone at 800.745.3000. A total of 18 Men's and Women's games will make up the MAAC Basketball Championships at the MassMutual Center March 1-5.
All-Session Passes are available for the Championships. An All-Session Pass allows access to all 18 games, a one day pass to the Basketball Hall of Fame and other perks. All-Session Pass prices are $110, $250 (Club Seats) and $400 (VIP).
"We are on the edge of the Championships tip-off. We are 28 days from the first game and I am excited to announce single-session tickets for both the men's and women's games can now be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets," says Global Spectrum's Matt Hollander, General Manager of the MassMutual Center. "I am proud of the support we have received from our community leaders. It is our collective hope that we receive the same support and excitement from the rest of the community."
In addition to 18 Basketball games, the following activities will be taking place during the MAAC Championships:
Fan Fest: A family-friendly activity zone, a place for fans to get away and enjoy some fun and games during the championships.
Bounce to the Arena: Kids will start their Bounce to the Arena at the Basketball Hall of Fame and dribble their way to the MassMutual Center on Sunday, March 4th.
College Fair: Open for High School Students to come hear a speaker on the importance of attending College. Representatives from the 10 MAAC Schools will be in attendance to share information about their campuses. Friday, March 2nd
Bus Brigade: Springfield school students will be bussed in to come and hear the importance of school and staying on track during High School. Monday, March 5th
For more details on all of the activities taking place during the MAAC Championships, visit www.maacachusetts.com.The 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships is a Division I College Basketball event. The crowned men and women's champions will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Basketball Championships. The MAAC consists of ten schools located in the Metro New York, upstate New York, and Baltimore areas. The Championships will take place March 1-5, 2012 at the MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA.


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Broken statues and red ruin walls surround a giant Buddha statue in Ayutthaya, Thailand on October 4, 2013. (C. Reid Taylor/Flickr)
A group of animals graze on the endless plains of Mongolia on October 6, 2013. (Daniela Hartmann/Flickr)
A cow stares calmly into the camera in Bangalore, India on October 20, 2013. (Rain-In-The-Face/Flickr)
An old takes a nap on a bench in the open in Singapore on October 19, 2013. (Eduardo S. Seastres)
A fisherman casts his rod in the surf in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 30, 2013. (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/Getty Images)
A man carries kindergarten furniture for sale on his shoulders as he walks in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 28, 2013. (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images)
Traditional dancers from the southern Indian state of Kerala perform in Kolkata, India on March 6, 2013. (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images)
Fishermen stand on the end of a rock jetty in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 30, 2013. (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/Getty Images)
The sun sets over the Chinese Garden in East Jurong, Singapore on September 21, 2013. (Eduardo Seastres)
Prateep Rodpai, one of Thailand's last traditional Khon mask makers works in his studio on July 8, 2011 in Angthong, Thailand. These handmade masks can take around 10 days to make. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
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Through a grant from the Education Roundtable, the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) has brought together a group of private colleges and universities to offer STEM courses and workshops for K-12 teachers, including graduate courses that can lead to dual credit certification.
You'll have the opportunity to take courses and workshops free of charge, earn credits or PGPs, and receive a $400 completion award for each course or workshop successfully finished.
Dr. Anne Perez, forensic scientist who is working on the recent Gary, Indiana homicides. She was also featured nationally on "Science Friday" on National Public Radio in October 2014.
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Private-sector and government representatives said they are working together more often and more closely in order to secure digital information. The Homeland Security 2002 conference, entitled "Establishing a Culture of Cooperation," emphasized security in the financial sector, which in general is responsible for more information than other industries. Richard Marshall of the Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office said the problem would not be solved by government mandate, but that it required proactive cooperation from both sides. He said his group's collection of cybersecurity "best practices," called the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, would probably be approved by President Bush early next year. Meanwhile, Fidelity Investments chief privacy officer Leigh Williams said his company was now spending about the same amount on security-related technology as before Sept. 11, but that it was taking a more unified approach in regards to deployment. Whereas before Sept. 11, Fidelity viewed physical and computer security as different issues, the company is now trying to consolidate its efforts. Williams said that unification extended beyond company boundaries as well, and that many different financial associations had joined together in the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council to present a united front in dealing with government and formulating industry-wide solutions. Getting financial institutions to secure their data, which are often measured in terabytes, is a formidable challenge, according to Convera's Dale Hazel.
IBM researcher Scott Fahlman recently authored a proposal to charge spammers and telemarketers for sending unsolicited emails or making intrusive phone calls through the deployment of new software and telephones. Familiar correspondents such as friends and family would be able to circumvent the system by using assigned "interrupt tokens," and Fahlman hopes that phone companies will contribute to the adoption of the technology. The IronPort Internet messaging company certifies whether email is authorized or unauthorized in return for a monetary bond that is debited when recipients report unsolicited messages, but this money goes to antispam organizations; the fees charged using Fahlman's system would go to spam recipients. Still, Fahlman acknowledges that implementing his plan will require someone to manage the fee structure and the development of interoperable email software and phone sets. Skeptics include Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email co-founder John Mozena, who says the widespread adoption of interrupt rights faces too many hurdles, including the fact that spam is a social trend rather than a technical problem. Meanwhile, computer language designer Paul Graham says such a plan suffers from a "chicken-and-egg" situation--"It's inconvenient until everyone's using it, but no one uses it until it's convenient." In addition, there are many other antispam products--filters, whitelists, and the like--that could hinder the progress of Fahlman's proposal.
Inspired by the work of mathematician Alan Turing, who postulated that an intelligent computer can fool a human interrogator into thinking it is also human, former Yahoo! chief scientist Dr. Udi Manber challenged a group of Carnegie Mellon University researchers two years ago to develop techniques to sniff out computer programs disguised as people in order to prevent them from entering portals to collect personal data on users. A team led by Carnegie Mellon professor and cryptographer Dr. Manuel Blum, the 1995 ACM Turing Award winner, devised a series of cognitive puzzles called Captchas that could easily be deciphered by people, but not by computers because of the limitations of artificial intelligence. The Gimpy puzzle, for instance, relies on the unique qualities of human vision that computers lack; one version consists of a distorted word superimposed on a cluttered background, and solving it requires the viewer to identify the word and type it out in a box. The puzzle has become a standard registration tool for Yahoo!. Another puzzle generates a distorted sound clip of a word or a string of numbers, which the user must decipher and type out as well. The Captcha effort has sparked research to develop better puzzles as well as programs that can solve existing ones. Dr. Jitendra Malik of the University of California at Berkeley believes that such programs could be useful in detecting trademark infringements online or automatically identifying military targets. Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) scientists led by Dr. Henry Baird have tweaked a text-scanning program to crack certain Yahoo-Gimpy Captchas, and at the same time are working on a text-based Captcha that PARC plans to market to e-commerce sites. Dr. Malik also used Captchas to test an object recognition method he developed with Dr. Serge Belongie.
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The U.S. Defense Department is planning to develop an "enduring personalized cognitive assistant" (Epca) that reasons, uses represented knowledge, has behavioral and functionality awareness, accumulates knowledge, can explain itself, and is capable of responding to unexpected changes, according to a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). "We're not looking for superhuman behavior, like reading minds, but just commonsense reasoning that one would expect even from a child," notes project co-leader Ronald Brachman, who adds that Epca's first testbed will probably be the office, where it could learn to assist by observing and interacting with personnel. The BAA is calling for scientists to submit Epca design research proposals by Dec. 19; it is hoped that such proposals will detail a systems architecture that takes reactive, deliberative, and reflective processes into account. Integrating this architecture with long-term and short-term memories, perception, representation, reasoning, communications, and actuation will hopefully imbue the systems with commonsense. The BAA says that merely mimicking natural systems such as neural networks is inadequate--a better solution is to devise new architectures that can "harness raw computing power in powerful ways that brains do." The document also suggests using intelligent, user-adaptable interfaces. In addition to Epca, DARPA's Information Technology Processing Office will consider funding any proposed project that fulfills its requirements for a "new class of cognitive system." Brachman says that increasing computer speed and advancements in human brain research are some of the reasons why DARPA thinks artificial intelligence is a good bet.
The U.S. military developed mesh networking--the creation of resilient, self-healing, and fast ad hoc wireless networks with no fixed points of failure--to improve battlefield conditions, but plans are underway to apply mesh network technology to the civilian sector, particularly in the areas of transportation and communications. Military products with mesh networking functionalities include the Enhanced Position Location Reporting System from Raytheon, and ITT Industries' Soldier Level Integrated Communications Environment (SLICE), which can coordinate voice communications between soldiers and map out their positions. MeshNetworks produces communicators that the Army demonstrated to police, fire, and emergency personnel earlier this month, and has licensed its systems to Viasys, which connects traffic signals, signs, sensors, and cameras into "intelligent transportation networks." The automotive telematics sector is expected to be one of the earliest users of mesh network technology, which could be embedded into onboard computers capable of downloading MP3 music or software updates; a mesh network of cars based in Germany is planned as part of a joint venture between Mitsubishi and Deutsche Telekom. Issues over data security and battery power consumption must be resolved in order to for mesh networking to catch on, and the technology's value can only rise with enough subscribers.
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has signed an agreement with Intel Corporation to help raise the visibility of the A.M. Turing Award. Intel's support will enable ACM to increase the cash award from $25,000 to $100,000. Widely recognized as the Nobel Prize of computing, ACM's annual Turing Award honors individuals for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to the computing field. "With the generous support of Intel, we can realize our goal of significantly increasing the award's cash value to better reflect the importance and prestige with which the Turing Award is held worldwide," said John R. White, ACM's CEO. Adds Intel CTO Pat Gelsinger: "With the Turing Award we recognize the scientists and engineers whose innovations have driven our industry forward, and at the same time we set a high standard for the next generation of science and technology pioneers who will deliver the ideas and inventions that fuel the global economy."
Arjun Heimsath and Hany Farid of Dartmouth College have devised a method to create three-dimensional digital elevation models of geographical regions using two-dimensional digital photos. Computer scientist Heimsath teamed up with Farid, whose specialty is earth sciences, to develop an approach in which at least three images of a digital region are captured with a digital camera at different vantage points, and then between 50 and 100 corresponding points are manually selected in each picture. The computer then uses a mathematical algorithm to automatically calculate the elevation map, Farid explains. "What was nice about the work, and what's representative of Dartmouth, is that I'm taking tools from the mathematics and computer vision community, and applying them to a real-world problem that Arjun works on," he says. This method saves researchers the trouble of carting heavy, cumbersome, and expensive equipment throughout regions, and allows mapping of areas that may otherwise be physically inaccessible. However, the researchers note that vegetation can affect the accuracy of the virtual landscape, while taking the photos from a good point of view is essential. Two students will travel to New Zealand next year to test Heimsath and Farid's method. The researchers detailed their work in the November 2002 issue of the Mathematical Geology Journal, and plan to make a presentation at the American Geophysical Union's annual conference in December.
Accenture Technology Labs researchers such as Luke Hughes believe that business will be profoundly changed by the advent of pervasive computers and networked sensors, to the degree that there will be an online copy for every physical object and process that can be delivered in close to real time. "Reality online means that once you put the Internet in the physical world, you have the opportunity to suck the physical world back into the Internet and create a virtual copy of the physical world, or a digital double," he explains. Virtual doubles of business processes could enable managers to test strategies to accelerate time to market, increase productivity, or reduce waste, according to International Data (IDC) analyst Anna Danilenko. The same technology could allow doctors to diagnose patients before prescribing therapies, and help military strategists anticipate battlefield tactics. Integral to the success of online reality will be the development of "smart dust" and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. Smart dust consists of incredibly minuscule sensors designed to be distributed over an area so they can relay data to a central command post via a wireless network. RFIDs are supporting the spread of silent commerce, in which information about products bearing such tags can be downloaded by external devices; Accenture Labs manager Paul Mackinaw says RFIDs will be used in the future to track product life cycles in order to optimize for changing business conditions, carry out troubleshooting, and order replacement parts, among other things.
At this week's Materials Research Society meeting, researchers discussed various initiatives to develop "electrotextiles," in which electronic devices and fibers are woven into fabrics. International Fashion Machines (IFM) has developed a denim jacket festooned with symbols and letters that generate musical sounds when pressed, while spokesperson Maggie Orth demonstrated a wrap with thermochromic ink patterns that change color in response to heat. Such technology could be used to make chameleon apparel for the military. Meanwhile, ILC Dover, NASA, and SOFTswitch have teamed up to produce soft keypads for spacesuits that would allow astronauts to direct robotic vehicles; ILC's David Cadogan says similar technology could be incorporated into diving suits or safety clothing. Electrotextile projects that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing include a sheet equipped with acoustic sensors to detect sounds, and parafoils whose shape and texture can adapt to airflow to optimize steering. John Muth of North Carolina State University in Raleigh adds that electrotextiles could be used to monitor the flow of traffic or pedestrians by being positioned just under a road or pavement surface. For such technology to be viable, circuitry must be able to withstand getting pounded and tossed around in a washing machine, and continue functioning even when threads break.
One of the topics of discussion at this week's International Electron Devices meeting is a replacement for flash memory, which scientists expect to hit a manufacturing threshold later this decade. Chip manufacturers are gearing up for the transition from 130-nm chips to 90-nm, and the industry will move to a 65-nm manufacturing process in 2006. A replacement technology will be necessary once the 45-nm level is reached, according to Craig Sander of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the No. 2 flash memory manufacturer in the world. One alternative AMD is looking at is Quantum Well technology, in which data is stored in 5-nm wires, and Sander says the company will present a paper on it at this week's conference. The technology would be able to squeeze more performance at lower power, and Sander notes that its production cost would roughly equal that of today's flash memory. Flash memory, which retains data even when the power supply is removed, has become a basic component of cell phones, handhelds, digital cameras, and music players, and is showing up in cars, TVs, set-top boxes, and network equipment. Meanwhile, leading flash memory producer Intel has said it is investigating polymer ferroelectric RAM (PFRAM), magnetic RAM, and Ovonics Unified Memory as possible flash replacements. Texas Instruments will present a paper on its ferroelectric RAM research, and Motorola will discuss its work with magnetic RAM and SONOS technology.
The speed and performance of computers--be they servers, laptops, or desktops--increases with the addition of transistors, but this generates heat that is becoming more and more difficult to manage, and raising the electricity demands--and costs--of keeping machines cool. In fact, a few years ago Intel's Pat Gelsinger warned that some day Pentiums could generate as much heat per square inch as a nuclear reactor. Cooling the system with water is one solution engineers are investigating, but other efforts seek to create chips that produce less heat. Intel's Banias chip, slated to debut in 2003, is programmed to deactivate idle transistors, but the company's Wilfred Pinfold says this can slow performance. He adds that Intel has tested chip elements that barely generate heat while running at 10 billion cycles per second. Key to this breakthrough are new techniques of chip manufacture that produce smaller, less power-consumptive transistors, and Pinfold says the technology should be commercialized by 2010. Meanwhile, Transmeta's Crusoe chip architecture features fewer transistors than Intel's Pentium, which results in less heat output and obviates the need for fans. However, there is a performance trade-off, because all PC code is required to be translated into Crusoe code before it runs.
The U.S. Defense Department's 2003 budget earmarked approximately $2.78 billion for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), according to the agency's Jan Walker; DARPA will in turn dedicate $124 million to micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), microsystems, and nanotechnology research. DARPA invests in high-risk, high-payoff projects by distributing grants to industrial and academic researchers, which spares the organization from supporting infrastructure, notes Kei Koizumi of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The 2003 budget, which is 23 percent higher than 2002, will allow DARPA to continue ongoing research initiatives in MEMS and microsystems, as well as introduce new projects such as the $78 million Biologically Based Materials and Devices Program. However, funding for MEMS and microsystem research has been declining--only $28 million is expected for next year, compared to approximately $41 million this year. This may not necessarily hinder progress in these areas, as the technologies will be featured in other programs. A greater nanotech drive is indicated by the 2003 budget, including research and development of nanomechanical arrays and nanoscale biomaterials. The lion's share of federal R&D funding comes from the Defense Department, which finances roughly 40 percent of engineering research, the AAAS estimates. The 2003 budget included 4 percent more funding than DARPA originally suggested.
With upcoming computer chips promising to generate greater amounts of heat--perhaps as high as 100 watts per square centimeter--and proportionally increase the risk of circuit malfunction, engineers must develop more efficient cooling methods. Mike Rightley of Sandia National Laboratories says conventional methods of spreading heat below the computer by fans works until the 100 watts/square centimeter threshold is exceeded and circuits start to melt. He has therefore devised a replacement for heat sinks in the form of a liquid-filled, self-powered "smart" heat pipe that diverts heat to the side edge of the computer, where it is dispersed by fans or air fins. The liquid--usually methanol--is changed into vapor by chip heat, which is released at a pre-selected site, after which it turns back into liquid and returns to its starting point to absorb more heat. The current desktop schematic puts chips next to the heat sink several inches high and wide, with the fan nearby; this architecture complicates engineers' attempts to stack chips in order to boost computational capacity and shrink computer size. Rightley explains that the optimum wick path to each heat source is achieved through the laws of fluid mechanics. He reports that the technology is being licensed to a startup with a major client in the civilian laptop sector, while the military could also use it as a thermal management solution for wearable computers. Rightley's work, which will be detailed in an upcoming issue of Microelectronics Journal, is funded by DARPA under its Heat Removal by Thermal Integrated Circuits (HERETIC) program.
Ideo cofounder Mike Nuttall has organized his company around integrating design issues with usability issues when developing products, and he has been instrumental in creating the first Microsoft mouse, as well as the Palm V, the Cisco IP Phone, and a rubber-gripped toothbrush by Oral B. Nuttall says the key to Ideo's success has been understanding a successful product always offers simplicity, and balances values relating to "technology, business, and people." He also says that most people want products to perform at the minimum levels very well, while technologists developing these products are inclined toward pushing for more and more. For instance, most people want cell phones solely in order to make phone calls, though the technology has greater possibilities. Nuttall says that if he would guess about the future, he predicts the next mass adoption will be wireless use in homes and offices with broadband functionality, though he also notes that technology experts believed broadband adoption would be more widespread in 2002 than it is in the United States. Nuttall believes U.S. broadband adoption will happen at some point, and says that high prices and legal issues concerning the distribution of online movies, music, and other content are stalling this next Internet phase. He praises Steve Jobs for being a pioneer of innovative design and still an industry leader of great design at Apple. Nuttall finds it hard to predict just when technologies such as flexible displays and handwriting and speech recognition will take off, and is less confident about the anticipated proliferation of wearable computers, although he says miniaturization will take off as might wearable peripherals such as hands-free wireless accessories and displays built into glasses. Nuttall says silver is now the dominant color for technology, although users will seek variety, while beige will remain common in offices.
CIOs are increasingly turning to simplification of their business application software as a way to cut costs; they believe that trimming their list of suppliers and software packages means less spending on system integration, notes Gartner. However, this streamlining is complicated by the many classes of business software that came from the last economic boom--products that later turned out to be incompatible or hard for both employees and clients to understand. Day & Zimmerman CIO Anthony Bosco believes that today's focus should be on flexible software that is more conducive to integration, rather than specific software that may lose its applicability when business conditions change. As a result of supplier consolidation, specialty vendors are being discarded in favor of long-lasting heavyweights such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Siebel, and PeopleSoft. Meanwhile, software companies are refocusing their energies on fulfilling customer needs rather than trying to develop products that outclass their rivals' offerings. Many mid-market customers shy away from the intricate and costly software offered by large companies, but this has not stopped major players from trying to tap into the market. Other companies are customizing products for niche markets. It is doubtful, however, that big business software firms will threaten companies that sell security or business intelligence software anytime soon.
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Researchers are more optimistic about performing useful computations using quantum computers in the immediate future as a result of new breakthroughs by Australian and Austrian researchers. At a conference at the University of New South Wales in Sydney in November, Robert Clark showed a silicon chip with a readout mechanism, and the device appeared to keep its quantum properties isolated from disturbance from the outside world. Clark said, "This was thought to be impossible just a few years ago." He expects to be able to perform processing tasks using the technology by 2007. Many observers believe that silicon chips using quantum bits (qubits) are the best hope for quantum information processing. Rainer Blatt of Innsbruck University in Austria also used the meeting to perform the first computation on a machine in a quantum state, using a single trapped calcium ion to execute the Deutsch-Josza algorithm quantum procedure to determine whether an imaginary coin was the same or different on each side. Researchers now believe they may not have to wait decades for a useful quantum processor. Imperial College quantum information researcher Peter Knight says, "There's been tremendously rapid progress in the last year. I was hugely impressed at how things have developed."
Dire warnings about the potential perils of nanotechnology, coupled with unrealistic promises of the technology's economic impact, are clouding important issues and could impede the field's progress. Some enthusiastic nanotech advocates claim that the nanotech business will be worth $1 trillion in 10 years, a figure that has attracted interest from investors, who later learn that some nanotech companies are focusing on more traditional microsystems, or are dressing up research-grant proposals as business plans. Proponents argue that the current definition of nanotech must be widened to include any system with nano-sized particles, but the many products falling into this category lack a common denominator. Nevertheless, the United States and other countries have jumped wholeheartedly into the nanotech research fray: Some $700 million has been apportioned for the 2003 budget of America's National Nanotechnology Initiative, while Europe has allocated a nanotech research budget of $1.2 billion for 2003-04. However, such enthusiasm is tempered by the reality of current nanotech breakthroughs; an IBM team recently reported that they were able to assemble individual molecules into a logic gate, but only through a painstaking--and painstakingly slow--process that could only be accomplished in a vacuum and at extremely low temperatures. Meanwhile, research groups and environmental organizations are testing nanomaterials for health risks, or demanding a moratorium on nanomaterial production until their environmental effects are measured. A research team at NASA's Johnson Space Center has determined that carbon-based nanotubes can be harmful if inhaled in large amounts, though their current applications pose little actual risk.
Internet Protocol (IP), upon which Internet traffic routing traditionally depends, is limited: Too much traffic can slow it down, while the task of handling multiple types of traffic and their specific network demands can lead to bottlenecks. Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) is designed to enhance IP by being able to accommodate traffic increases and handle diverse kinds of traffic, including less delay-tolerant types such as video and voice. MPLS can cut delays considerably because it relies on label-switching, whose function resembles the way ZIP codes are used by the U.S. postal system--it uses a label to forward multiple data packets to one destination without processing the entire IP address. However, for MPLS to be successful, the fundamental network must have sufficient bandwidth. The protocol is proving essential for Traffic Engineering initiatives, in which carriers measure and control clients' traffic to fulfill their quality-of-service requirements while staying within network performance parameters. MPLS is also increasing the reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of Virtual Private Network deployments, enabling private network services to be built atop a public infrastructure. The adoption of MPLS is proceeding at a slow pace because of a lack of a proven track record. Service providers could keep risks low and revenues high by investing in an MPLS migration that involves a gradual transition to telephony-grade IP/MPLS network infrastructures.
Efforts to develop cyborg technology such as smart chip implants and neural-machine interfaces have yielded breakthroughs that some say could one day help disabled people conquer paralysis and move prosthetic limbs, allow consumers to control machines by thoughts, and even provide a vehicle for telepathic communication. About 20 years ago, scientists discovered that extraction algorithms and a computer could be used to determine the signal emitted by hundreds of neurons in tandem with a physical movement. Andrew Schwartz of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine says that this revelation established the feasibility of neural prosthetics and other applications. Notable achievements since then include several American university experiments that enabled monkeys to interface with and manipulate electronic systems via brain implants. This year, John Chapin of the State University of New York's Downstate Medical Center was successfully able to control the movements of rats using an implant that tapped into the pleasure centers of their brains. Kevin Warwick, author of "I, Cyborg," is a living experiment of rudimentary neural interface technology: Electrodes surgically implanted into his median nerve are designed to receive nerve impulses from his wife through a computer connection. Neural Signals CEO Philip Kennedy believes that people should give serious consideration to such research. Meanwhile, various research teams, including one led by Schwartz and another led by Brown University neuroscientist John Donoghue, are racing to be the first to successfully give humans brain implants.
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|for the disco at lucky con me and my nanami are going to rave up syo and nanami expct glowsticks and rainbow stuff from me :D and obviously his fabulous school hat!!
Last minute much! (Posted 28th June 2012)
decide to make this the thursday before the convention >.< so far I know I have the hat and then I bought some rainbow armwarmers and some glow sticks. I also have some rainbow ribbon that I can use as a necklace. Now to just find the rest of the outfit


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Now that the cold, snow, Ice, wind have hit here in the Puget Sound area again, it amazes me to see people still not ready for winter.
Saw a trucker down at the store unloading his truck wearing short sleeves shorts and sneakers, Must have just came up from California.
I have always found it funny to be standing on a street corner in the wind and snow next to someone wearing a summer jacket and hear them complain about the cold.
I make it a point to ask people I meet in bad weather if they have a knife and matches or lighter. Most people say no why would I need them.
When the storm hit the other day, people were abandoning their vehicles on the highways and walking home(without boots of course). Then complining about the state not getting the highways cleared fast enough.


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By Simon Hartley, Founder of Be World Class.
Last week I delivered a Keynote to a Global Conference in Dubai. The title was, 'World Class Lone Rangers'. The audience was made up of highly specialised, expert engineers. These people have some pretty unique challenges. They often work in isolation; in remote parts of the world, cut off from phone or internet connections. They tend to work alone, or in very small teams. Added to that, they work in an environment that could be considered to be highly pressurised.
During the last few years I've been working with a number of corporate Executive Leadership Teams. In a recent session, a few weeks ago, one senior Director said, "We've got some great strategies… just too many of them". Of course, they are not alone. I've come across a lot of people, teams and organisations that are simply trying to do too much. They have too many messages, too many initiatives, too many action plans and they're not all tied together.
Simon Hartley, Founder of Be World Class.
Most people recognise that having a compelling common purpose is fundamental to the success of a team. In fact, there are a growing number of leaders and coaches who would argue that task cohesion (or goal cohesion) is far more important than social cohesion in a team's success.
British Cycling's Performance Director, Dave Brailsford told the BBC recently,
"I don't spend a nanosecond worrying whether they [Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome] get on,"
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated". Confucius, circa 500BC.
Simon Hartley, Founder Be World Class.
Over the years I have worked with a host of athletes and coaches. As the athletes approach competition the conversation inevitably turns to their confidence. I'll often ask them how confident they're feeling. Interestingly, many will answer by telling me about their preparation. I'm sure you can imagine the scenario.
Me - "How are you feeling?"
The athlete – "Good, I've had a great training cycle and I honestly feel in the best shape of my life"
By Simon Hartley, Founder of Be World Class
I've just finished watching a weekend of international sport. One of the real challenges for international team coaches and managers is team selection. Of course, this challenge isn't limited to those leading the world's best sports teams. It is a demand that many sports coaches and business leaders face on a daily basis. So, what can we learn from watching international sports teams?
Many people's initial response to that question is, "I don't waste time". We like to see ourselves as incredibly productive people. We don't sit about twiddling our thumbs; we are always on the go and always looking to move forwards. However, the question is still valid. Being busy isn't the same as being productive. Sometimes we simply use our time and energy on things that don't contribute to our end goal.
Do you find yourself swamped by metrics? Recently I have seen both corporate and sports organisations that have a massive amount of data, but they don't really know how to make sense of it. Over time, it seems, they have gradually accumulated more and more metrics. They continually seem to find something else to measure and report. As the number of measures and metrics grows, they seem to lose sight of the truly important and very powerful numbers; it seems that they just can't see the wood for the trees.
by Simon Hartley.
Founder, Be World Class.
It has become a bit of a cliché when talking about the differences between men and women. If we are to believe the conventional wisdom, women are able to multi-task far better than men. In fact, the ability to juggle multiple demands has often been portrayed as a strength. However, in recent years various teams of neuroscientists have begun to question whether multi-tasking is actually beneficial... or even possible.


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some of you know me and dealt with me and bought stuff from several people on the forum.
Its been about 8 months and I reaching out to people in the area to find out if this story is real or what!! i lost alot of cash and I thought me an aundre was coo but I ant even got $20 bucks back from him! Me and my family bought 2 nice trailers off him and did several other deals and had no problem.
I bought this bike 07 gsxr 1000 he had for sale!
07 gsxr 1000 complete rolling chasis
I have a 07 gsxr1000 complete rolling chasis minus the motor and chain. I have radiator, airbox, 2 brothers slip on pipe, wire harness and everything. All you need to do is put a motor in ignition set and chain. Frame was polished but could use some work. Vin is JS1VP53A562101898. I will not part out any parts and this is a 3 day sale only. If it does sell I will move it out my garage and put it in storage and build it later. asking 1900 or best offer. Bike will come with bill of sale and no title. I do have pics I can text or email. contact me at 8435064228 and my email is email@example.com. I will also take a deposit if someone is serious to hold it upon agreement
Then after giving him the money he said he had a 3x4 motor for it to sale to for 3500. so i bought that.
so then i saw DREDAY had some gooddeals on parts for a gsxr 100 and bought an arm off him and sent it to him..... No this is when i got a lil worried....I sent DREDAY his adress to sent it to and he replied... NO... i dont trust the cats at that adress. some other member at that adress screwed him over in a deal.. So i was like its for Aundre34 and he said hes a coo dude and said he would send it.
Now perfect timiing when im ready to pick up all the stuff his wife text me and said that he was taken to prison and cops took my stuff along with other people stuff he had.....
Now my frat bro live in NC and is apart of big MC club.... he works with the state to pick up all the siezed police goods in north carolina..... and organizes auctions....
At no time has he came across any of the items i purchased!
I have two frat brothers that work for two surrounding area police departments,,,,, They cant find any record of the incident?????
Not trying to call you out ro we been good friends, Im just ready to move on and atleast get some of my money back!
I just want some truth and see if anyone else herd about this situation