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Archive for February 27, 2010
Heartbreak Overload
I think we're all experiencing heartbreak overload. I know I am, what with so much suffering going on in what seems like every nook and cranny of the planet. But in case you're interested, and can take it, here's a slide show of early pictures from the earthquake in Chile.
Hard as it is, and as much as we might want to, we can't shut down IMHO.
My Heart Goes Out to Marie Osmond and Her Family
Marie Osmond's 18 year old son, Michael Blosil, killed himself last night by jumping from his Los Angeles apartment building. He left a suicide note saying he "intended to kill himself due to a long battle with depression."
My brother Eric killed himself (via a hose from the exhaust pipe of his car to the passenger compartment) in February of 1988. He suffered, and I mean suffered, from depression from the time he was roughly 15-years-old.
It's a long story, as I'm sure Michael's is, but suffice it to say Marie, you will never get over this but a time will come when you won't spend all day in the room of pain and grief you're in now. Yes, you'll go in there and sit for a while but you'll be able to close the door and go out into the sun too.
Small Government Republicans Think Early Warning Systems Are Silly
What with the events in Hawaii today, vis-a-vis the potential tsunami, remember back in March, 2009 when Louisiana's Republican Governor, Bobby Jindal, "complained about wasteful spending in President Obama's economic stimulus package – including money he sneered was for something called 'volcano monitoring'?"
Seems to me that monitoring volcanoes and tsunamis is a serious issue that deserves more than a sneer. But hey, all you small government people — you might want to think long and hard about where you live because if you have your way, you ain't gettin' no warnings about nothin' from the govmnt. And if a catastrophe happens, you won't look to Washington for help now, will you? Promise?
Did MSNBC Actually Say There's "a Large American Population in Hawaii?"
This is unconfirmed — from Pedlar7:
If it did in fact happen — I wouldn't be surprised — video will surface eventually.
Who Will Pat Robertson Say is to Blame for the Earthquake in Chile?
Remember how Pat Robertson blamed the Haiti earthquake on its supposed "pact with the devil" and 9/11 on pagans, abortionists, feminists and gays?
Can't wait to hear who's to blame for this morning's earthquake in Chile.
My Comcast Bill Went Up…Again
Gawd, enough already. My Comcast bill — cable only, one notch above basic — just went up to $75.37. It seems to go up about $8.00 every six months. What a freakin' racket.


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The engineers over at the Acer's laptop division have been pretty busy with Acer this week announcing updates for two of its most popular Aspire laptop lines.
First to get a bit of spit and polish is the slim TimelineX series, the previous version of which we looked at last year. The updated models have been upgraded with Sandy Bridge silicon and a dedicated Nvidia GeForce graphics card. One of the major upgrades is in battery life with Acer claiming up to 10 hours of battery life. The previous iteration of the TimelineX series boasted eight hours however during our testing we found that in reality it was more like five and a half – so we'll have to wait and see if Acer has improved on this. There are three sizes available, the 13.1in 3830T, 14in 4830T, and 15.6in 5830T with 750GB HDD (there's also an SSD option for those with cash to burn), a 1.3 megapixel HD webcam, HDMI, Bluetooth and USB 3.0 ports. The new TimelineX series will be available from 1 August and pricing and final specifications are still to be released.
Next up from Acer is the updated Aspire Ethos line, which was first seen last year in the form of the 18.4in, 4.6kg, scale-busting 8943G. Now Acer has added two more laptops to the Ethos line with the 8951G and 5951G. Both are powered by second-generation Intel Core processors, which boast Turbo Boost speeds of up to 3.4GHz. The larger 8951G is a 18.4in behemoth with a full HD display with 1920 x 1080 resolution while the 15.6in 5951G comes with a HD display boasting a resolution of 1366 x 768. Of a lot of interest is a detachable touchpad, which can be used as a remote for music, movies and pictures. Whether this is a gimmick or adds serious value to the laptop we'll have to reserve judgement on until we get a unit in for review. There are HDD options up to 750GB as well as a Blu-ray drive option. You get both USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports, HDMI, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and an card reader. The Ethos line will set you back quite a bit though with prices starting from £999 when the models go on sale in the middle of June.

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British engineer Invensys posted a 20% drop in adjusted operating profit in the year to end-March after it unearthed £60 million of extra costs in some Chinese nuclear power contracts and its rail signalling unit.
The group, which makes control systems for nuclear power stations, industry, railways and domestic appliances, said it had strengthened its procedures and management teams in response, and said its performance would improve in the year ahead.
It reported operating profit before exceptionals of £209 million against £262 million a year earlier. Excluding £56 million of exceptional items, the number came in at £153 million, falling short of analysts' forecasts, on revenue broadly flat at £2.54 billion.
Invensys warned in January that its adjusted operating profit would be significantly down on last year because of higher costs in nuclear power projects in China and in a handful of its rail signalling contracts.
Its shares fell to a 33-month low after the warnings as analysts scrambled to cut forecasts.
Takeover speculation has provided some support to the stock in recent weeks, but it remains a third lower than a year a go.
Invensys, with a market capitalisation of £1.66 billion, is smaller than its global rivals, resulting in persistent speculation that as one of the only viable takeover targets in the sector, its days as an independent group are numbered.
Siemens, ABB, Emerson and General Electric have been mentioned in reports as being potentially interested in the group.
Analysts forecast operating profit of £186.85 million, down from £241 million a year ago, which included £21 million of exceptionals, according to a Thomson Reuters consensus of 13 brokers.
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Over the past several years, one of the best investments has been in shares of prison owners and operators. There are two publicly traded that dominate the industry in the United States – Corrections Corp. of America (NYSE:CXW) and Geo Group (NYSE:GEO).
Both stocks have provided investors with exceptional long-term returns. In 2012, both of these companies converted their businesses into real estate investment trusts for tax purposes. This added substantial value to these companies and the stocks began to spike, and an intermediate top was put in towards the beginning of 2013. Since then, the stocks have corrected about 20 percent and it looks attractive again.
There are several fundamental reasons to like these companies as long-term investments. First, there is a secular trend towards privatization in the prison system. According to Corrections Corp. of America, back in 2001, less than 7 percent of the U. S. inmate population was housed in a privately run prison. That figure exceeds 10 percent today. As private companies, Corrections Corp. of America and the Geo Group are answerable to its shareholders, and therefore, operational efficiency is a priority. Governments in the U. S. have failed to beat these companies' strong track records for achieving efficiency, and now that it is short on capital, it is motivated to outsource prisons to these private companies.
Second, the prison industry is recession-proof. While a falling stock market will likely drag these stocks lower, a weak economy will not hit these companies' earnings. Prisons are essential, and governments aren't going to let convicts walk free unless there is a fiscal emergency that necessitates it. Furthermore, private prison operators may benefit from a weak economy. If a recession lowers a state's income, it may be motivated to seek savings by privatizing prisons.


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Posted by Augie Ray on September 26, 2010
We're less than a week away from the release of The Social Network. What do you think the film's US box office will be? Are we looking at a $150-million blockbuster? A $100-million success? Or a $50-million disappointment? Post your predictions here or tweet them on Twitter to @augieray with the hashtag #SNBO (for Social Network Box Office), and you could earn not only bragging rights but also receive a free copy of Empowered, signed by best-selling author Josh Bernoff. You must post your prediction before 8 a.m. PDT on Friday, October 1, and we'll declare a winner on Monday, October 25.
It seems everyone in the world (or at least everyone in my world) is buzzing about The Social Network. In case you're living in a cave, The Social Network is the fictionalized story of the founding of Facebook, featuring real-life characters such as Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Sean Parker, and Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.


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original by: deviko. ^.^
original by: deviko. ^.^
very very cute. just dont like pink though. but that's me.
sorry i just reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally don't like the colour pink, that's been my way since i was six and i was trapped in a PINK barbie playhouse and I couldnt get out, because of that I really hate pink.


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If you're looking to share an apartment with other students in Valencia, this affordable place in Poblats Marítims could be your new home! You will love this place because it has a homely feel and it is close to the beach.
This apartment, located in a coastal area of the city, has five bedrooms, a living room - with an adjoining kitchenette - a bathroom and wifi Internet. The room has a wide full-length window that opens to a balcony, providing a great view, natural light and lots of fresh air.
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#9143 confirmed Bug
Cut/Copy buttons do not go enabled when selection is made under the contents
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Open a sample with its default contents. Click underneath the contents and drag the cursor for some distance, to make a selection at the text above. The cut and copy buttons do not go enabled.
Confirmed for Chrome and Safari at least.
Change History (4)
comment:1 Changed 5 years ago by Saare
- Keywords Webkit added
Webkit only, not a regression.
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Reproducible from CKEditor 3.0 in Webkit only.
Please note that this issue was partially fixed in #8463
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May this issue be reproduced in this sample http://nightly.ckeditor.com/7566/_samples/replacebyclass.html?
I'm clicking underneath the content, dragging up so part of the content gets selected and buttons go enabled after releasing cursor. Testing on Chrome@Linux and Safari@MacOS.
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I'm not able to get the same result as you did in nightly, here http://rev.ckeditor.com/ckeditor/trunk/7567/_samples/replacebycode.html
About http://nightly.ckeditor.com/7566/_samples/replacebyclass.html. Not sure why buttons get enabled there but please not that it still does not work.
Select some text underneath the default line and then try to click blow the editor. It doesn't happen always and sometimes you need to do it few times but here goes - sometimes buttons don't go back to disabled state after you click below editor. They go to disable state if you E.g. click on the line.


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I will try to help but need some more information. Does he say that he is unable about being a boy and does he want to try other activities which are generally more girl-like (i.e., play with toys rather than boys toys)?. Is he driven to (obsessed with)
get these things?
Sorry, I meant ....unhappy about being a boy and wants to be a girl instead.
and play with girl toys rather that boy toys,,
I apologize as I was in too big of a hurry when I asked for more information. I have some time now and want to address your concern. If he is displaying the other symptoms mentioned above, he may meet the criteria for a diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder. If this seems to be the case, then individual and family therapy is recommended to help him live and adjust to his gender and give parents support and suggestions for responses to the confusion.
If he is not exhibiting the whole spectrum of the disorder, then, having a low key approach is probably best. Mildly saying things such as "These are girls clothes, not for boys" and leaving it at that without too many words and no punishment. You want to avoid having the behavior become a way to get attention.
I hope this helps. There is a good explanation of Gender Identity Disorder in children on the WebMD site. You can also search for the DSM-IV criteria for Gender Identity Disorder.


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Home > News & Events > News > Student Stories > HKS-Inspired Vision Becomes a New Classroom in Bulgarian Town
Future generations of Bulgarian students will blaze their own paths to success in large part due to an innovative new educational program developed at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS).
Pathways is a public-private partnership designed to increase the competitiveness of Bulgaria's young people and improve access to computer science, the English language and entrepreneurship. Its first classrooms, located in the south-central town of Pazardzhik, opened their doors in mid-September, with seed funding of $500,000 from USAID, making it the organization's largest investment in the country this year.
Although anchored in Eastern Europe, the program's roots lay in Cambridge, where Angel Kelchev MPA 2011 first began assembling a corps of volunteers – including students from Wellesley College, the University of Warwick, and the MIT Sloan School as well as from the University of California, San Diego, and Sofia University in Bulgaria – to help mold his vision to reality.
"Pathways was inspired by my dream to improve the learning environment in my home country, and to provide young people with greater opportunities to develop critical skills necessary for Bulgaria to achieve its potential as an economic and social leader in the years ahead," said Kelchev.
Kelchev and his team unveiled two state-of-the-art facilities in Pazardzhik specializing in the teaching of information technologies and English language. The facilities feature three modern classrooms that address the needs of today's most demanding students and offer up-to-date computer equipment, multimedia and software.
The student coursework is complemented by a dynamic mentoring program staffed by more than 50 high achieving volunteers from top academic and professional institutions from the U.S. and beyond. In addition, Pathways offers seminars on business development, business ideas generation and career planning and also provides scholarships to ensure that people from disadvantaged backgrounds gain access to world-class education and resources.
"This program is a dynamic example of how ambitious and committed Harvard Kennedy School students are making a real difference in the world," said Alan Trager, senior fellow and chair of the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Study Group, sponsored by the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government. "Angel and his team have shown the creativity, dedication and energy to maintain focus, be flexible and not get discouraged.
"One way to support outstanding students like Angel Kelchev is to give them a structure to learn about PPPs and test their best ideas, with the objective of putting them to work in their country or region. The PPP Study Group currently includes students from Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Jordan, Pakistan, India, China, Mexico, as well as the United States," said Trager.
Pathways' Advisory Board, which is chaired by Trager and includes Brian Mandell, senior lecturer in public policy; Guy Stuart, lecturer in public policy; Elaine Papoulias, director, Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe; and Mikhala Stein, associate director, Kokkalis Program, helped Kelchev devise a comprehensive business plan and provided on-going guidance and support for the project.
"The mission of Pathways is aligned with that of the Kokkalis Program," said Papoulias. "And the program's early success has helped immensely to dispel the unfair characterization of this region as a place where the collective efforts of people have little chance of being impactful."
The program is launching on a small scale, with 65 students having been admitted this summer, but it is expected to grow over time.
"This year [Kelchev's] program will expand, giving several hundred Bulgarian high schoolers the full range of technical computer skills necessary to get jobs in Bulgaria's IT sector," said James B. Warlick, Ambassador of the U.S. to Bulgaria, in a recent presentation to the American Chamber of Commerce in Sofia.
Kelchev's latest initiative in Bulgaria is a continuation of his longtime international service work. He launched his first project in his home country in partnership with local Rotary clubs in 2006. That year the Mathematics High School "Konstantin Velichkov" received a gift that allowed for the establishment of two new computer labs. In the following four years, Kelchev led similar initiatives at the Bertold Breht Foreign Language High School, the Ivan S. Aksakov High School, a regional library and a children's library, all located in his hometown of Pazardzhik.
Angel Kelchev MPA 2011 (with arms extended on the right) at ribbon cutting ceremony for Pathways program in September, 2010.
"Pathways was inspired by my dream to improve the learning environment in my home country, and to provide young people with greater opportunities to develop critical skills necessary for Bulgaria to achieve its potential as an economic and social leader in the years ahead," said Kelchev.
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Tarxien tighten grip on fourth place
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Tarxien tightened their grip on fourth place in the Premier League with their eighth consecutive positive result and the prospect of championship pool football with a 4-1 win over Ħamrun Spartans.
Tarxien have 24 points, two more than Mosta who are not in action until Monday when they play Sliema Wanderers.
The Spartans broke the stalemate after 25 minutes, a free-kick by Grima scrambled through the Tarxien defence, Roderick Fenech hit the ball goalwards as it took a deflection by Evaldo before rolling into the net.
But Tarxien did stage an immediate reaction and a minute later after falling behind, Daniel Mariano Bueno rattled the underside of the bar with Cassar beaten, the ball bounced down apparently just over the line before it was cleared by Adrian Ivanov. Referee Glenn Tonna was certain that the ball did not cross the line and waved play on but TV replays suggested otherwise.
The Rainbows seized the moment and racked up the pressure on the Spartans defence. After 39 minutes, Anonam burst clear before slipping an perfect through-ball to Danilo who was unmarked inside the box and let defender Roderick Fenech with no option but to haul the Brazilian down. From the ensuing spot-kick, Bueno sent Cassar the wrong way.
Five minutes into the second half, Clive Mizzi's troops snatched the lead when lax marking in the Ħarmun box gifted Tarxien their second goal, Anonam was left completely unmarked as he rose to meet Andrezinho's corner to head the ball behind Cassar.
On the hour mark, Andrea Cassar moved off his line to cut Danilo down just outside the box. The referee only shown him a yellow card but there was no reprieve from the resulting free-kick as Andrezinho's swevring free-kick gave Cassar no chance.
Seven minutes later, Evaldo heaped more misery on the Spartans when he found the perfect timing to resolve a goal mouth scramble.
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|I made this costume primarily because my friends and I were going to a Con and I hadn't finished my Penelo outfit so I this was just something quick and easy for me to make.
It was pretty easy to make and I will confess to buying most of it. Although the outfit did teach me the hard way that it is almost impossible to dye polyester and that I should always check what the material is before I try and dye it (^.^)
Go Mario! And I told you to make sure you bought a cotton hat if you wanted to dye it. :P
hehe, yeah. I need to be more observant about what i buy. No worries, it all worked out in the end
I saw you at the LFCC, you were awesome! You took a picture of my Zoro XD
You put the picture up of you raping me?!?! Dear God hahah!!
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On July 31, Pineiro and cash came to the Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later. That player is expected to be minor league outfielder Sean Danielson.
Pineiro, 28, had many addresses in 2007. He had been designated for assignment by Boston on July 23 and accepted his assignment to the Red Sox' Triple-A International League Pawtucket affiliate on July 25. There, he had made two starts, posting a 2.25 ERA in eight minor league innings, striking out three and walking four.
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Pineiro had been signed by the Red Sox as a free agent in January to a one-year, $4 million contract for the 2007 season after having spent seven seasons (2000-06) as a starter with Seattle.
There was also a 2008 mutual option in the Boston contract, but that apparently reverted to a player option based on 2007 results. As a result, Pineiro was expected to have tested free agency this fall if the Cardinals had not moved to lock him up.
After rumors placed him in the mix to become the Sox' closer in Spring Training, his .304 opponent batting average against and the return of Jonathan Papelbon to the ninth-inning role ended that idea.
In a general relief position this season, Pineiro was a disappointment with a 1-1 record and a 5.03 ERA in 31 relief appearances for the Red Sox. Away from Fenway Park, he posted a 3.60 ERA in 16 appearances (15.0 IP).
Pineiro, who was a 12th round draft selection by the Mariners in 1997, made his major league debut in 2000 at the age of 21. He has compiled a career mark of 65-60 with a 4.47 ERA in 227 games (159 starts). Pineiro enjoyed his best seasons for the Mariners in 2002 and 2003 when he went 14-7 and 16-11, respectively. His 16 wins in 2003 ranked eighth in the American League, as did his 3.24 ERA in 2002.
Upon joining the Cardinals, Pineiro was a pleasant surprise down the stretch. He made 11 starts for the Cardinals, going 6-4 with an ERA of 3.96. He fanned 40 and walked just 12 in 63 2/3 innings pitched. On the downside, opposing batters hit 11 home runs against him.
Pineiro is expected to join a 2008 Cardinals rotation that includes Adam Wainwright and Braden Looper along with two fill-ins for injured starters Chris Carpenter and Mark Mulder.
While there are a number of in-house candidates to complete the rotation for next season, many observers believe the team should add another front-line starter either via the free agent market or trade to shore up a major weakness of the 2007 club. A potential source of trade candidates is the bullpen.
Just since the end of the season, Pineiro is the Cardinals third pitcher to come to terms for 2008, along with relievers Jason Isringhausen and Russ Springer. In addition, the four starters named above are under contract, along with Randy Flores and Ryan Franklin. Other pitchers also under team control include Andy Cavazos, Dennis Dove, Brian Falkenborg, Kelvin Jimenez, Tyler Johnson, Josh Kinney, Mike Maroth, Anthony Reyes, Brad Thompson and Todd Wellemeyer.
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Archive – November 2008
Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate student Trenton Franz created a video diary on his field research in Kenya as part of the Grand Challenges Program. Franz is a member of an interdisciplinary team working in the Laikipia-Samburu region of central Kenya to better understand the interplay of vegetation, climate, wildlife, livestock and humans on this remote section of the savanna. Video by Trenton Franz. Editing by Taofik Kolade.


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HE'S ECONOMICAL with his words, but Conan gets to the point: "I live, I love, I slay and I am content".
And that's just about all you need to know about a character returning to the silver screen 29 years after Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in John Milius' original 1982 film.
Directed by Marcus Nispel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake), the warrior today is a pretty boy former Baywatch TV star with a decent physique.
Just two years younger than Arnie was for his own debut as the character who first appeared in print in the 1930s, 32-year-old Jason Momoa would look the part as a silver screen hunk in many films. Though not necessarily in this one, where the requirements for the supporting cast clearly created a boom time for so many ugly actors.
In total contrast to the sea of dental decay, Hawaii-born Momoa is given a toothpaste smile and bright white eyes.
The action takes him from location to location across the continent of Hyboria as Conan the Cimmerian sets out to avenge the death of his father (Ron Perlman). The film is a relentless barrage of fight and battle sequences, barely pausing for breath and I, for one, am glad that Birmingham's the first public screening was in 2D and not 3D. I missed most of Morgan Freeman's wordy prologue at AMC Broadway Plaza when I had to advise projection it was showing the film in the wrong ratio. Not that I missed much.
The swirling, bombastic score by Watchmen's Tyler Bates sounds as if he was blindfolded while composing it and some of the 'special' effects are a crumbling mash-up of The Mummy and Spider-man 3's Sandman.
If you want blood, this film delivers gallons. But Leo Howard has the best of it during the first reel when the young Conan is given lessons in the importance of understanding weapons.
Verdict: HHHII
THE big problem most cinema-goers probably have with the added expense of the 3D craze is that so few films are even trying to make the most of the added depth at critical times in a story.
There's no such issues with this rehashed thriller. Debut directed by Steve Quale, a former special projects man for action maestro James Cameron, an early sequence on a bridge has some of Hollywood's best visual effects to date.
Couple that with some vertigo-inducing camera-work and the result is an impressively spectacular hotwiring of a franchise that seemed to be dead on its feet after the pointless third sequel two years ago. If you are scared of heights and don't like 3D, I'm sure the 2D will still give you the shivers over the river. Final Destination 5 never lives up to its early promise, preferring to edge into lonely mishaps while pricking our innermost fears and phobias into life.
In James Wong's original movie from 2000 we held our breaths as Death began to stalk the people who should have been killed in a plane crash. The premise is much the same here, with the survivors of a bus disaster all seemingly living on borrowed time. One by one, the Grim Reaper will come calling. But for whom and in which order and how?
All I will say is that anyone considering laser eye surgery should run 100 miles from this gory splatter fest.
FD5 has a rambling opening and we never really care for any of the characters throughout the 92 minutes. But, like Spy Kids and One Day, it has a fair message about making the most of your time. And, like Inbetweeners, it will put its willing target audience on a seesaw of disbelieving groans and involuntary laughter. Yes, you could die laughing!


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A senior negotiator for the Palestine Authority indicated that Fatah was no longer insisting its rival Hamas must abandon control over Gaza as a price for reconciliation. Nabil Shaath, head of a Fatah delegation in Cairo for talks with Egyptian mediators said President Abbas was taking a more flexible position on the issue of who controls Gaza. "We are not asking for this(the reversal of the Hamas coup in Gaza). We are not asking anybody to apologize. We are not asking to go back to where we were. We want to go forward, not backward."
Perhaps, President Abbas is moving toward agreeing with the Egyptian proposal for a 'national consensus" government as the best way to engage with Israel discussions. The Egyptian proposal would integrate all armed forces into one body. However, there has yet to be confirmation from the Abbas headquarters that he agrees with such proposals for reconciliation.


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Walk Score: 84.9
Transit Score: 80
Bike Score: 70
Average: 78.3
San Francisco's layout is so easy to navigate without a car simply because the city's planners have had little use for them. Cars weren't around when it was incorporated in 1850 or when it was rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake. While the rest of the country was soaking up drive-ins, drive-thrus and gas during the 1950s, San Francisco protesters were busy stopping freeways from running through town. Seventeen of its neighborhoods rank among the most walkable in the country, while most of those that aren't are accessible via Bay Area Rapid Transit or the San Francisco Municipal Railway. Plus, when you're so close to Berkeley, some of the bike culture just tends to rub off. -- Written by Jason Notte in Boston. >To contact the writer of this article, click here: Jason Notte. >To follow the writer on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/notteham. >To submit a news tip, send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Pitch: "Regret it? Fade it! Forget it!"
April 2009. Wrecking Balm is an at-home tattoo-removal system that promises to be "devastatingly effective" at fading unwanted tattoos. It is designed to remove the top layers of the skin, bringing ink closer to the surface so that it can be removed gradually. However, according to tattoo artists, laser removal and intense light therapy are really the only reliable ways to get rid of a tattoo -- processes which are painful and can cost 100 times what you spent to get the tattoo in the first place. Wrecking Balm promises to fade (but not eliminate) a tattoo without the pain and scarring of laser or light treatments.
According to the manufacturer, the Wrecking Balm system may take up to six months to fade tattoos completely. Wrecking Balm, which is intended to be used every other day, includes a handheld buffing device that's similar to a microdermabrasion tool and a gel containing salicylic acid, which helps remove the upper layers of the skin.Pros
The most credible reviews say that the Wrecking Balm tattoo-removal system does not work. In one test by a TV station, the reviewer used the product for six months (far longer than the "short commitment" the manufacturer says is required) and saw no fading of her colorful tattoo. Other users say that tattoos fade somewhat, but the product causes skin irritation. We read that, in general, the amount of fading that occurs doesn't justify this product's $150 price tag.
We also read complaints about Wrecking Balm's sales tactics, which are aggressive to the point of rudeness, users say. In a comment on a men's-interest blog, a contributor claiming to be a Wrecking Balm employee admits that salespeople can be "pushy" and become "irritated" when their claims aren't believed. Rather than processing a refund immediately, users say, Wrecking Balm's telephone agents offer additional free shipments as an incentive to keep the product.
Wrecking Balm has not been included in comparative professional reviews, but it has been the subject of a six-month test for a news report. The report indicates that the tester applied the product 70 times. We read detailed reviews of Wrecking Balm at Epinions.com and at a blog aimed at men.
1. WTTG (Washington, D.C.)
Deal or Dud? Wrecking Balm, Steve Noviello, Apr. 6, 2009
Reporter Steve Noviello enlists the help of a dermatologist who has performed laser tattoo removals and a member of his office staff. Although the staffer used the product faithfully for six months, her tattoo did not fade at all. The dermatologist deems the system "one of the duds."
2. Epinions.com
Wrecking Balm Reviews, Contributors to Epinions.com
Wrecking Balm earns a mixed rating of 3.5 stars out of five in a handful reviews at Epinions.com. One user says that it faded a friend's tattoo somewhat, but not enough to justify the asking price. Application took far longer than the promised three minutes. The other reviewer says that after two months, her tattoo has faded "considerably," and she recommends Wrecking Balm.
3. Alpha Male Blog
Wrecking Balm Reviews and Comments, Contributors to Alpha Male Blog
The editor of this blog describes Wrecking Balm as a "painless method" for removing tattoos but does not appear to have tested it. More than 500 comments are posted by users who claim to have tried it with mixed results. The majority says that Wrecking Balm is not very effective. A user claiming to be a Wrecking Balm employee explains how the product works and admits that the company's salespeople can be aggressive in their tactics.
4. Amazon.com
Wrecking Balm Review, Contributor to Amazon.com
We found just one review of Wrecking Balm on Amazon.com, and it's a positive one. The user says that the product smells nice and has caused her tattoo to fade. While it hurts to use the product, the healing lotion takes away some of the sting, she notes.
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Feb. 15, 2014
Head coach Pam Bortontallied her 300th-career victory as the University of Minnesota women's basketball team (17-9, 6-6) secured its fourth-straight Big Ten Conference win at Northwestern (14-11, 4-8), 82-64, Saturday afternoon. The four-game league winning streak is the first for the Golden Gophers since the 2008-09 season.
With a short roster of just seven players, each Gopher contributed immensely to the 18-point road victory. Rachel Banham led all players with 32 points, while Amanda Zahui B. posted her 12th double-double of the year with 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. Kayla Hirt matched her career-high with 16 points and added a season-best eight rebounds, and Sari Nogahad 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals.
In her second start of the season, Mikayla Bailey registered career-highs with 10 assists in 38 minutes of work. It was the first time a Gopher had 10 or more assists in a game since China Antoine dished out 11 on Nov. 20, 2010. Micaëlla Richécame off the bench to contribute four points and seven rebounds.
Minnesota had 44 points in the paint and scored 13 second-chance points off 15 offensive rebounds. The Gophers out-rebounded the Wildcats, 49-33, and only committed eight turnovers throughout the contest.
Thanks to a .529 (18-34) second-half shooting percentage, the Maroon and Gold concluded the game with a .479 (34-71) field goal percentage and was 12-for-16 from the free throw line.
After taking an early four-point lead to open the game, Minnesota gave up its first lead of the game, 9-8, following a 7-2 run from the Wildcats. From there, the Gophers would fall behind by as many as 11 points, 30-19, with 6:35 remaining in the half, but a 16-7 run by Minnesota closed the gap to two points, 37-35, at halftime.
Minnesota out-shot Northwestern, .432 (16-37) to .417 (15-36), but the Wildcats connected on five three-pointers in the opening half, compared to just two three-pointers for the Gophers. Minnesota also held the advantage on the boards, 26-18, thanks to nine rebounds from Zahui and six rebounds from Hirt.
Banham had 14 points and Hirt had 10 points to lead the Gophers though the first 20 minutes of play.
Minnesota opened the half strong, cutting Northwestern's lead to just one point, 42-41, at 16:14, before finally taking its lead back, 49-48, with 11:20 to play on a jumper in the paint from Banham. The two squads would trade leads six times, before the Gophers took the lead for good with 5:17 to play. After trailing by two points at the 6:44 mark, Minnesota concluded the contest on a 26-6 run to secure the 18-point victory.
Minnesota returns home to Williams Arena for a 7:00 p.m. showdown with No. 23/23 Purdue on Feb. 20.
Whalen Breaks WNBA Wins Record
June has seen one Gopher set an all-time league milestone and two other Gophers notch season highs in wins for their teams.
Gophers Announce Expansive iHeartMedia Partnership
New agreement will keep Gopher football radio broadcasts on KFAN, while bringing men's and women's basketball and men's hockey onto iHeartMedia channels
Meet Coach McGillan
New Gophers assistant coach Marty McGillan is looking forward to the start of summer practice.


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A lot of new stuff showed up again this week. We've got color-changing pigment, a mutant USB cable, and some other goodies for you this week.Favorited Favorite 0
Hello and welcome to the Friday New Product Post where we talk about all the new products we've had since last Friday. We've got some cool stuff this week as always, so check out the video and the list of products.
Vimeo version can be found here.
Fun fact, the first time we did the 'has this every happened to you?' was also the first appearance of Dave, back in January 27th, 2011! We're almost to 100 New Product Post videos and we're already recycling old bits.
We'd like to proudly introduce the SparkFun Cerberus USB Cable. This 3-headed monster stops you from needing to search for the right USB cable every time you need to connect a board to your computer. One one end is a standard USB A connector, and the other end splits out to a standard B, micro-B, and a mini-B. The cable doesn't act like a hub, so you can only connect one device at a time, but it's still incredibly useful.
Color-changing clothing was all the rage back in the '90s, but thermochromatic pigment has many more uses then righteous tees. Make a coffee mug that tells you if your coffee is hot enough or use it to reveal hidden messages. We have thermochromatic pigment in four colors, in 20 gram bags. We have it in black, red, yellow, and blue. Mix it in with your favorite paint (or other materials such as Sugru or Polymorph). When you apply roughly 90 degrees, the pigment will change from it's original color to clear.
In addition to the Learn to Solder - BigTime that we introduced last week, we now have the Simon Says version. Just like the BigTime kit, it includes all you need to get started. It includes a soldering iron, some solder, basic tools, the Simon kit, and even some protective (and stylish) eye-wear for those really aggressive soldering sessions.
WonderBeeps is a simple little board that decodes sounds (beeps) and turns them into simple commands. Use anything that can produce audio to play the pre-defined beeps, and the WonderBeeps hears them with its integrated microphone and then toggles one of its 16 logic level outputs. There are even simple apps for your phone to easily play these beeps.
The MaKey MaKey has been a pretty popular product. But what if you want to use it wirelessly? By adding this Bluetooth Add-On board you can easily use your MaKey MaKey as a wireless keyboard. There's even a spot on the back to plug in a battery, which can be charged over USB.
We also have two more 7-segment displays for this week. We've revised our older design to include mounting holes along the side, current limiting resistors and an FTDI header. We just have them in the two colors right now (yellow and blue) but others are coming soon.
And lastly, we have a new revision of the BigTime Watch Kit. This kit tweaks the PCB and enclosure a bit for a better overall assembly experience. Show off your soldering skills with the BigTime watch!
Well, that's all the stuff I've got to talk about for this week. We'll of course be back next week with more new stuff. Until then, happy hacking.
It should really be called: "Simon Says, 'Learn to Solder'"
So what would happen if more than one arduino (with different connectors) were plugged in at once, and you tried to upload code to it? And would it all be one COM port or would it show up as multiple?
Probably create a rift in the time space continuum. You know end of the world stuff.
Or it just wouldn't work at all.
Well since I'm able to reply to your comment, I'm going to assume that it just doesn't work…..well, I'm not really assuming it, I'm just relying on Rob……That seems safe right?
Yeah, it just wouldn't work. Most likely, it wouldn't show anything hooked up. But you know, give me a minute and I'll tell you what happens.
If I don't return, avenge death.
Nothing really happens. Sometimes one keeps 'working' sometimes the other shows up and the first one goes away, etc. But neither work properly or reliably. So, moral of the story, only hook up one device at a time, unless just charging ;-)
Whew, good you are OK. I was getting worried when you didn't post back right away.
Oh and Sora62896, I guess you are off the hook for Robert's demise.
yeah, I'm still here. you'll have to put up with more puns and silly demos.
You know it would have been better to have Dave test it out. :-)
But that would end up in the wire some how wrapping around his neck and the Cerberus would eat him!!! Haha
Haha!! So that's why I've seen so many unfriendly dragons in what I thought was my kitchen…..
But as soon as he said it in the video, weren't you wondering too if it would have worked?
…was also the first appearance of Dave, back in January 27th, 2011
Feels like just yesterday. Time flies… especially when it's measured on a Big Time!
Warning: Do not throw the Big Time watch at co-workers.
Is it really safe to charge multiple devices at once through the Cerberus cable? Seems to me that if each of them is drawing 500mA, you end up drawing up to 1.5A, which is more than the port may be able to handle.
in production, when we would test boards, sometimes they were bad. sometimes they would try drawing as much current as possible or have shorts, etc. the USB host would just shut down and give an error message in windows telling you too much current was being sourced. it's not really a big deal as the host controller (as Nick said) won't easily allow you to just pull as much juice as you want.
Windows? Who uses windows in this day and age? Oh, right, you're testing out things that might fry your system. Windows is indeed the logical choice.
Always a sobering reminder of just how bad an experience computing is for most people.
I would check the power requirements of the devices you're hooking up and how 'lazy' your USB controller is (How strict it is about what gets 500mA vs. 100mA) but the worst that can happen is your computer shuts down your USB port until you unplug it.
I wouldn't make a habit of it, but it's possible, lol
I am astonished at Robert's ability to grow a beard. It's almost unnatural!
Should the doping commission be alerted here?
Hey Bob I see you're letting your beard grow. At this rate you can bleach it and play St. Nick in a few months.
there's 0 chance of that happening.
I think you for got the 10 before that 0!
Yea, video proof that there is solder in the kit!
I believe you guys made a mistake in your commercial… Your choice of original laptop would appear to be a Lenovo Thinkpad. You then chose to have your user downgrade to an Apple product. Since you obviously had both of these computer for the video, I suggest dropping each down a flight of stairs to see which one is more durable. Be forewarned, the Apple product will likely develop serious problems with this form of testing. You may not notice any change in the usability or cosmetics of the Thinkpad - this is normal.
You mention WonderBeeps having an integrated microphone. But it doesn't.
RE: BigTime Watch Kit.- all you would need is to add a GPS and you could have one that auto sets itself.
SPEAKING OF AUTO SET - I hear there is an Shield that not only sets a DS3231 RTC using GPS (once every 6 hours- for those times when you cant get GPS satellites)- but it uses a SD card to story the time zone coordinates for the WORLD and all those fun Daylight savings time too. Plus it does data loging too…
TOO bad the BigTime Watch Kit could not do all that too.
Sure it could. Just tack a GPS and an SD socket on there and modify the program running on the microcontroller.
That commercial was great. All it was missing was a little Billy Mays. Poor Billy…
On a less who-cares note, the products this week are impressive. Great job selecting things the people can use, and didn't know they wanted.
Gregg didn't like all the shouting :-(
Recycling is good! Even in comedy (to a degree, of course).
I've been looking for thermochromatic pigment for a while now! Glad to see that you're carrying it.
Have you done any color mixing tests? The Sugru example with the black pigment made it appear the pigment is overpowering. Can you take yellow Sugru and the blue pigment to make a green ball that turns yellow with heat? Or would the blue immediately and totally overpower the yellow?
Actually, Dia is the one who made the Sugru ball when we were first playing with the pigment samples. According to her, she actually mixed some pigment into the Sugru and then ROLLED the resulting ball in more pigment to get coverage.
I prepared the silly demo in the video by mixing with a clear tacky craft glue. But I've also mixed them with white acrylic paint which yielded a nice baby blue color and a light pink color for the blue and red pigments, so they aren't overpowering at all. You shouldn't have any trouble mixing them to get the colors you need (Which is probably why we're carrying primary colors, now that I think about it)
Have fun!


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GOP Rhetoric Off-Putting to Latino Voters, says Vanderbilt Prof
Tue, Nov 29 4:52 PM
Candidates for the Republican Party's presidential nomination are likely hurting their electoral chances by making hard-line pronouncements about immigration reform, according to Efren Perez, an assistant professor of political science at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Speaking to the website Research News at Vanderbilt, Perez said he has gathered survey data showing the extent to which the GOP candidates' anti-immigration rhetoric alienates Latino voters. He said the research will be presented in March at the Western Political Science Association conference in Portland, Maine, but he shared some key findings with the Vanderbilt website.
Perez noted it might pay off for Republicans to more actively court Latinos, as the increasing wealth of this demographic could make it more sympathetic to the GOP platform.
"There are many third- and fourth-generation Latinos who have very little connection to Latin America anymore," Perez said. "These folks are very integrated into American society. They are business owners and might be more responsive to Republican ideas and principles."
However, Perez went on to say that the "xenophobic discourse" of the current crop of GOP presidential hopefuls is eroding Latino support.
While Perez did not provide an example of the kind of rhetoric he was referring to, instances are not hard to come by; Perez might have pointed to Herman Cain's suggestion, which the Republican presidential candidate later said was made in jest, to build an electric fence along the Mexican border that would kill immigrants who touched it.
Perez said former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney might be the Republican candidate best positioned to appeal to Latinos, given that his immigration stance has been moderate in the past. Romney could be successful by making an argument that market forces should determine acceptable levels of immigration to the United States, Perez suggested.
Latinos comprised 9.5 percent of all eligible voters in the 2008 presidential election, up from 8.2 percent in 2004, according to Pew Research.


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Bombardier wins Air Canada order for CSeries jets; shares surge
By Allison Lampert
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO: Quote) received the first order in 16 months for its CSeries jets, sending its shares up as much as 30 percent and overshadowing news of lower-than-expected quarterly results and plans to cut 7,000 jobs.
The Montreal-based company said on Wednesday that it signed a letter of intent to sell Air Canada (AC.TO: Quote) 45 CSeries, with an option for 30 more of the narrow body aircraft. The order is worth as much as $3.8 billion based on the CSeries' list price.
Separately, the Quebec government, which gave Bombardier a $1 billion lifeline last October, said it would drop a lawsuit against Air Canada tied to its not living up to aircraft maintenance commitments in the province. In return, the airline agreed to conduct maintenance on CSeries in the province.
Shares of Bombardier, which also benefited from a planned reverse stock split, closed up 21 percent at C$1.09 in Toronto after climbing to C$1.17.
Bombardier Chief Executive Officer Alain Bellemare said the company still wanted federal assistance for the CSeries, which has been plagued by delays and cost overruns.
"We are hoping the federal government would come very close to what Quebec did," Bellemare said on a conference call, referring to Quebec's equity stake in the CSeries.
The Canadian government said it is still in talks with the company on its request for aid and stressed that it had put no pressure on Air Canada to buy jets from Bombardier.
Ottawa promised on Wednesday to ease some restrictions on Air Canada to help the carrier be more competitive. Continued...


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Cults, Cults
In a world where viral marketing sells countless films and television shows, bands often get the opposite treatment. The blogosphere tends to have a way of exploding when a promising new act emerges, ranting about them until it loses interest in the release of their debut album.
Such is not the case for Cults, the no-name duo from Manhattan who landed a record deal with Columbia by accident. In a recent interview with NPR, lead vocalist Madeleine Follin recalls the overnight happenstance of Cults' popularity: "Well, I posted ['Go Outside'] on my Facebook, and one of my friends sent it over to the Gorilla vs. Bear. ... We had just made those songs, like, two weeks before, put them online a week later. They had only been online for a week."
Before long, Pitchfork came a-knocking, awarding the group's melodies with lofty praise. Columbia took notice, and blogs went ballistic. Who were these two kids who snagged the attention of the music industry with a single three-and-a-half minute song? "We got really scared," guitarist Brian Oblivion told Time Out. "We started frantically writing songs really quickly that were in the same style." The pressure was enormous for the young, twentysomething NYC students, who had put their film major classes ahead of the songs.
You wouldn't know it, listening to their debut album, released June 7. Opener "Abducted" washes over the listener with Phil Spector-kissed waves of reverb, sunny splashes of sonic fuzz and sinister samples. Joining the kinetic chaos together are simplistic, three-chord twee chimes. Tales of religious cults taking advantage of their disoriented followers (with a name like "Cults," what else did you expect?) provide striking contrast with weightless, upbeat melodies. Contrast is the name of the game here; much of the lyrical content centers on jaded narratives lamenting religion at its lowest.
Though Follin can be heard wailing lines such as, "I am afraid of the light," any comparison to agnostic poster-child David Bazan should be left at the door. Though the songwriting is certainly influenced by the rejection of binding legalism, bitterness is not the primary force at work here. Freedom is the driving theme of these 11 cuts, all of which are accompanied by graceful album artwork featuring Follin and Oblivion breakdancing. Their wild, flowing hair obscures their faces from view, directing attention toward energy rather than celebrity.
Despite the shrouding of mystery, none of the finished product is overly complex. It is in this simplicity that Cults find their winning formula: closer "Rave On" proudly wears the tried and true pop formula that propelled '60s girl groups such as The Crystals and The Ronettes to stardom. Organs swirl, drums march and strings resonate. Though the dark themes present set Cults apart from the groups they recall with nostalgia, lyrics provide a catalyst for freedom rather than unnecessarily soggy Gothic mood. Cults aren't complaining on their debut; they're celebrating. And it is in this exhilarating release that their, well, "pop songs" are able to elegantly complement your summer afternoon stroll.
At the end of the day, Cults are all about finding beauty in the darkest places of human nature; namely where religion goes wrong. On the Jim Jones sample that opens lead single "Go Outside," Oblivion explains to Pitchfork, "I wanted to incorporate these speakers saying beautiful things even though they're bad people." And rather than reveling in cynicism, the two offer hope: "A lot of the idea of the band and its name is the idea of liberation." In the hopelessness that often encompasses daily living, we too should strive to be equally optimistic.
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National Shrine of Saint Katharine Drexel
- 1663 Bristol Pk
- Bensalem, PA 19020
- (215) 244-9900
The Center offers a place to pray, relax, learn, and eat. Covered ramps lead to the Chapel and Shrine. We offer mini retreat programs, tours, group days of prayer, lectures, seminars, multi-media presentations on Saint Katharine Drexel. Covered bus drop-off. Auditorium seating for 75. Gift Shop. Cafe with vending machines, microwave ovens.
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- Days & Hours of Operation: Daily from 10 am - 5 pm
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- Merchandise sold in Bensalem Visitors Center: Visit the Visitor Center for Saint Katharine Drexel devotional items & jewelry, sacrament gifts, collectibles and handmade crafts such as our "Magic Hanky" and ornaments.
- Number of Stores: 1
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There only ever one winner in the jimmy somerville lookalike contest!!!
If only you loved me as much as i love you Mark, we could go and live in the sun and skip down the beach together.
"I sit and wait
does an angel contemplate my fate
and do they know
the places where we go
when we´re grey and old
´cos I´ve been told
that salvation lets their wings unfold
so when Im lying in my bed
thoughts running through my head
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Im loving angels instead "
A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
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- Prescription Drug Abuse Slideshow: Facts and Statistics
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- How are club drugs abused?
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- What other adverse effects do club drugs have on health?
- What treatment options exist for those who abuse or are dependent upon club drugs?
- How widespread is club drug abuse?
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Quick GuideTeen Drug Abuse: Warning Signs, Statistics, and Facts
Other Information Sources
For more information about club drugs, visit www.clubdrugs.gov, www.teens.drugabuse.gov, and www.backtoschool.drugabuse.gov; or call NIDA at 877-643-2644. For street terms searchable by drug name, street term, cost and quantities, drug trade, and drug use, visit http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/default.asp.
* These data are from the 2009 Monitoring the Future survey, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, and conducted annually by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research. The survey has tracked 12th-graders' illicit drug use and related attitudes since 1975; in 1991, 8th- and 10th-graders were added to the study.
** "Lifetime" refers to use at least once during a respondent's lifetime. "Past year" refers to use at least once during the year preceding an individual's response to the survey. "Past month" refers to use at least once during the 30 days preceding an individual's response to the survey.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Boingo Signs Two Shopping Center Deals
Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless, the operator of a network of worldwide Wi-Fi access points, signed two big deals with shopping center operators this morning. Boingo said that it has signed shopping center operator Westfield, to manage and sponsor Wi-Fi at 17 Westfield shopping centers, and, separately, that it will be managing and operating Wi-Fi networks at three malls for mall operator Cafaro. No financial details were released for either deal. Boingo said that the Westfield deal will provide complimentary Wi-Fi access to shoppers, with the first phase of implementation including seven centers. In the Cafaro deal, Boingo will install and operate systems in Virginia, Ohio, and Washington.


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If you feel blocked, thwarted, without options or direction, if you find yourself experiencing the same unhappiness again and again, then psychotherapy might be a good fit for you. My approach, in part, is for us to investigate whatever lies just outside your awareness: the beliefs, rules, & unconscious habits preventing you from creating the life you want. We will also identify rejected parts of your self so that you may befriend them and rediscover your sense of wholeness. The work can be rigorous, demanding, uncomfortable. Also warm, funny, and surprising. And often deeply rewarding. It would be my privilege to support, guide, and challenge you into the fullness of your potential.
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Licensed Professional Counselor
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During my first meeting with clients, I like to ask questions and assess what their goals are for therapy. I like to recognize both strengths and weaknesses they may bring to this process. I assess any immediate risks that may need to be addressed in order for them to get the most out of the therapy process. Finally, I strive to make sure they leave the first session with a clear idea of initial steps we will take to try to improve their situation.
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Studies show that clients make the most gains in therapy when there is a "good fit" between the therapist and client. Finding the right therapist is a personal decision based on the client feeling heard and not judged. I'm a compassionate and perceptive therapist who creates a safe environment for clients to share experiences, gain insight into patterns, and learn new behaviors. I help clients acknowledge and feel proud of their progress in therapy while moving them through the more challenging aspects of our work. My goal is to help my clients feel more satisfied with themselves at work and in relationships.
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Psychotherapy is about you. It is about helping you to achieve your goals. Those may be to improve your relationships, enhance coping skills, improve school or job performance or many different things. Goals can range anywhere from increased understanding of yourself to resolving specific issues. I will utilize whichever approach will best suit your needs and your style in order to help you be your best self.
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It depends on a few variables, every range trip I shoot one mag of my carry rounds, if that's the last of that brand, so be it, I've got plenty more brands at home that I load the mag up when I get home.
I generally prefer Rem. 230gr Golden Sabers, but I've Hydra Shocks and HSTs in the ammo box.
There's no real rhyme or reason to it other than if I run out of "X", I'll use "Y" until I get more of "X"


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An inspection has been planned at Sandown
An inspection has been planned at Sandown at 8am on Thursday to see if Friday's meeting can take place.
Last Updated: 12/02/14 3:40pm
The Esher course is officially heavy, but now waterlogged and with false ground in places after being hit with another 11 millimetres of rain on Wednesday afternoon.
Clerk of the course Andrew Cooper said: "The rain started at about half 12 today and on Friday there is a significant spell of wet weather coming from the south from mid-morning time.
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US regulator alleges Dr Reddy's breached packaging rules
Aug 21 2014 , Mumbai
The allegations by the U.S. government's Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are the latest in a series of regulatory troubles facing Indian pharmaceutical firms in their biggest export market, the United States.
In a U.S. stock exchange filing this week, Dr Reddy's said the CPSC planned to seek civil penalties against the company for allegedly violating rules intended to prevent children from ingesting harmful substances.
The company said any unfavourable outcome could result in "significant liabilities" and added that it disagreed with the allegations.
Indian drugmakers have suffered a string of drug recalls and manufacturing quality-related issues that have hurt the reputation of the $15 billion-a-year industry as a supplier of cheap generic drugs, and led to increased scrutiny from regulators.


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So many colorful picture or moment did not cure my depression. then I started reading, its little boring in the beginning but in few days I started feeling good. I started thinking...yes..thinking about life...real life..
It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop
You must rise to a higher level of thought, to get out of the situation that your actions have got you into.
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Rehabbers Boost Indians Over Bats
Indianapolis Indians 5, Louisville Bats 4
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Chase d'Arnaud had the game-winning RBI single in the 7th inning.
For the second night in a row, the Indianapolis Indians came from behind to beat the Bats at Louisville Slugger Field in Louisville, KY. In fact, the Tribe had to catch up to the Bats twice in this game, as they out-hit the Bats, 11- 6. Four rehabbing Pirates' players played key roles -- CF Alex Presley, RF Jose Tabata, and SS Chase d'Arnaud all contributed to the 7th inning rally that brought in the winning run, and Chris Leroux pitched 3 perfect innings in relief.
After waiting out a rain delay of a bit more than an hour, starter Sean Gallagher got started by retiring the Bats in order in the 1st. Then he gave up a pair of doubles to CF Denis Phipps an...
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April 09, 1999
Houston Chronicle
Bush toughens his stance on NATO bombing
AUSTIN - Gov. George W. Bush, undergoing his harshest national criticism yet for the vagueness of his policy on the Balkan crisis, Thursday sharpened his position to say that NATO's use of military force should restore Kosovo to its native ethnic Albanian population.
"I would define the mission as to restoring Kosovo so the Kosovoians can move back in and at the same time teach Mr. (Slobodan) Milosevic that NATO and its allies and the United States will not tolerate genocide," said Bush, a leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination.
The United States and NATO have been trying to halt the campaign of "ethnic cleansing" of Kosovars by Milosevic, the Yugoslavian president, with airstrikes against Yugoslavia and the Serb army.
In his strongest and most extensive comments yet on the 2-week-old bombing campaign, Bush said, "I'm concerned that a thug like Milosevic, if left unchecked, would set a bad example for other 'ethnic cleansers' or other people willing to commit ethnic genocide."
Bush has been widely criticized for being slow to adopt a position on Kosovo and then for making vague statements on the subject.
Newsweek said of Bush: "GOP front-runner equivocates over bombing. Make up your mind, Nacho Man!" And the conservative Wall Street Journal called Bush's original stance on Kosovo "so vague and tepid as to be almost Clintonian." Numerous other pundits have chimed in with similar remarks.
Bush shrugged off such criticism Thursday.
"Not at all. I took a very measured approach. I took my time in making what I thought was a very important statement," Bush said. "I'm going to get criticized. I understand that. But I'm going to speak on my timetable and nobody else's."
In the past several days, Bush has moved closer in his stance to GOP presidential rival John McCain, an ex-prisoner of war and the only candidate with combat experience. McCain's political star has risen since he has offered tough talk on Yugoslavia.
George Christian, who was press secretary to President Lyndon Johnson during the Vietnam War, said he does not believe the public evolution of Bush's position will hurt his presidential campaign in the long run. But Christian said it gives the news media and Bush's opponents ammunition for now.
"He's caught in a stance where he's expected to say something, but he's got to be cautious," Christian said. "He's taken some flak on it because he's the leading Republican contender for president. Any flak he gets is from people who want to do him in."
Bush has been meeting this week with experts trying to bring him up to speed on foreign policy and economic issues.
Bush spokeswoman Karen Hughes said the governor met two days this week with foreign policy advisers that included former Secretary of State George Shultz, Pentagon adviser Richard Perle, Condoleeza Rice of Stanford University and Paul Wolfowitz of Johns Hopkins University. All served in the administrations of Presidents Reagan or George Bush, the governor's father.
Hughes said the meetings were scheduled before the Kosovo crisis erupted into U.S. military action and were not set up in response to the criticism of Bush.
The criticism did not stop Bush from picking up key endorsements Thursday from U.S. Rep. Jim Nussle and New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg.
Bush, in Austin, criticized President Clinton's administration for not doing enough to enunciate a goal for the Kosovo military action and indicated the bombing campaign might not be a tough enough response. "Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is," Bush said.
Although on Wednesday Bush said that a victory was paramount, "even if that means ground troops," he said Thursday any decision to commit ground troops ought to be made by the military.
On another foreign policy matter, Bush did not hesitate to outline his position on China as Premier Zhu Rongji held a news conference with Clinton in Washington.
Bush said the United States should continue to trade with China while continuing to pressure the nation to adopt more humanitarian measures. "China is an important nation, and so is America. We ought to be dealing with China," Bush said. "We ought to make it clear to China that we support human rights in America."
Bush, whose father was U.S. ambassador to China, said improved trade will help create high quality U.S. jobs while also creating an "entrepreneurial class" in China.
June 5, 1999
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Clinton War Policies Draw Barrage of GOP Criticism
Washington - Most of the Republican presidential contenders continued a rolling drumbeat of criticism against President Clinton's policies in Kosovo even after the NATO air war produced an apparent peace deal this week.
Before the Yugoslavian Parliament's vote accepting the Western alliance's demand for the withdrawal of all Serbian troops from Kosovo, Republicans called White House military policies an "insane war" and the "result of a series of blunders."
There were few signs of back pedaling yesterday.
"I say thank God it's over," television commentator Patrick Buchanan said. "We have killed 2,000 innocent civilians in Serbia. There are a million refugees that did not exist 12 weeks ago. Clinton may spin this as a political victory, but this is a disaster for everyone who's been involved in it."
Buchanan focused much of his recent campaign speeches on Kosovo, which he termed an "illegal and unconstitutional war" because it was not authorized by Congress. He repeatedly said he is "unalterably opposed" to NATO air attacks.
Former Vice President Dan Quayle also was unrelenting in his opposition. "A more feckless policy is hard to imagine," he said last month. Quayle said yesterday that the settlement with Belgrade "could have been secured months ago" if Clinton had been more flexible in accepting a peacekeeping force under United Nations command.
"The Clinton administration squandered substantial resources and, far more importantly, our nation's credibility in the pursuit of matters wholly unrelated to America's vital national security interests. It was a terrible mistake that has established a troubling precedent," Quayle said.
The two frontrunners in the crowded GOP field, Texas Gov. George W. Bush and former Transportation and Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole, had generally supported the use of American warplanes in Yugoslavia. But they found cause for concern with the apparent conditions of the impending peace.
"I would strongly urge that if there are U.S. troops involved, they be under U.S. command or NATO command," Bush said Thursday. "I think it's also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn. If there needs to be a residual force, it is important that over time U.S. troops are withdrawn and our European allies carry the majority of the load."
"It is inconceivable to me that the Clinton-Gore administration could even ponder a command structure that is not under NATO control or that they could accept a settlement that does not guarantee the deportees a safe return to their homes," Dole said. "The Clinton-Gore administration has been very vague about the terms of this proposal, and I'm worried that we are on the verge of a sellout."
Magazine publisher Steve Forbes had earlier suggested the U.S. arm and train refugees in Kosovo. After the apparent peace deal, Forbes criticized Clinton's decision to use Americans in a new peacekeeping mission "with no real explanation to the American people and no exit strategy. Nothing could be more misguided."
Clinton's policies received support from Arizona Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. McCain criticized fellow Republicans for using the war in Serbia for partisan political gain.
"We shouldn't be in any hurry to end the air campaign," McCain said Thursday. "Milosevic might appear to comply with the agreement only up to the point that NATO ceases bombing, and then invent some pretext to demand changes in the agreement, judging that NATO would lack the political will to resume bombing."
Former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander also supported the air war and yesterday echoed the notion that "there should be no cessation in NATO's bombing until the pullout is verified and both elements can be assured."


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Posted by Nick Hayes on the Security & Risk Professionals Blog on April 25, 2013
Let's put it this way: social media and security don't work together very well today. Marketing professionals who see social media as a vital communication channel view security as a nuisance, whereas Security pros view services like Facebook and Twitter as trivial pastimes that expose the business to enormous risk. The problem is, when it comes to social media, these two facets of the organization need to come to terms with each other – and this was clearly on display Tuesday when the Dow Jones briefly plummeted over 100 points due to false Tweets from AP's hacked Twitter accounts that indicated President Obama had been injured by explosions at the White House.
This recent breach signifies two things: 1) the potentially damaging impact of social media is real and growing, and 2) companies today aren't doing enough to mitigate the risks.
As social media becomes a legitimate source of news and information, the implications for inaccurate or inappropriate behavior continue to grow. Damaging or disparaging comments on Twitter (whether intended or not), can have a real impact on your business and the way customers view your company and brand. Companies need to do more to protect their organization from social media risk because:


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How do I see all my followers? Is there a page where you can see that?
Hi The_Silverman, at this moment you can't see all followers just only 9.
Hmm, yes, I thought that there is a hidden page somewere where you can see that, sadly there isn't.
On a sidenote, you REALLY look like our prime minister ( ROMANIA )


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Neil Marshall Will Attempt to Launch Dracula Tale 'The Last Voyage of the Demeter'
Posted on Friday, May 11th, 2012 by Russ Fischer
For years — almost a decade — the script The Last Voyage of the Demeter has been a revolving door of directors who could never quite get the film made. Robert Schwentke (Red), Marcus Nispel (Conan the Barbarian), Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters),and David Slade (Hard Candy) have all tried to film the script by Bragi Schut (Season of the Witch).
The story explores in detail the sea voyage that brings Dracula from Transylvania to England. Ruzowitzky even had a cast lined up, with Noomi Rapace and Ben Kingsley attached, but his version never happened, and even when Slade came on board over a year ago, the ship didn't sail.
Now Neil Marshall (The Descent, Doomsday, Centurion) is attached to direct for Millennium Films. Read More »


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Brighten Brick?
In my home theres a fireplace...before I moved in there was a significant leak in the roof nearby...the brick had quite a few water (white) stains on it...when I moved in (at least 4 yrs. ago now), I cleaned the fireplace brick (inside the house) with water (and a little lestoyle i think)...ever since the stains have been gone, but the whole thing seems a bit muted (doesnt seem as if theres good contrast between the morter being whiter and the slight red of the bricks)...it could be a non issue, but if I did want to brighten it up a bit (having an insert put in soon) is there a way to go about this?
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The push to contain spiraling health costs around the world could hamper the ability of drug makers to bring new medicines to market, two biopharmaceutical executives warned Wednesday.
Marijn Dekkers, chairman of German drug giant Bayer AG, sounded the alarm at a luncheon hosted by the Boston College Chief Executives' Club of Boston, saying the global economic downturn has intensified pressure to restrict reimbursements for therapeutics.
"There is tremendous pressure all over the world . . . to bring down the price of prescription drugs," Dekkers told an audience of about 300 at the Boston Harbor Hotel. "The danger of pushing prices down, down, down is that the system for developing drugs will lose its attractiveness."
Dekkers, a former Boston-area life sciences executive who helped engineer the $10.5 billion merger of Thermo Electron Corp. and Fisher Scientific International Inc. in 2006, said some of the profits from drugs now on the market are used to fund research and development for new treatments.
He echoed remarks made earlier in the day by Genzyme chief executive David Meeker, who told an industry conference in Boston that drug companies must work to meet patient needs and win "reasonable reimbursement" as the business environment gets tougher worldwide.
"It's all about value creation," Meeker said in a keynote address to more than 200 executives during the BioPharm America 2012 Conference at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. "And value is defined by the patient's ability to access treatment — that's the endgame."
Meeker, whose Cambridge-based company is owned by French drug maker Sanofi SA, said some companies' experimental treatments have been approved by European regulators only to be denied adequate reimbursement by government panels that set payment rates.
"That's the new reality," Meeker said.
Increasingly, regulators and payers are asking not about how drug candidates compare to placebos, but how they compare to the best therapies already on the market, he said, maintaining that drug companies will have to meet that standard.
In an interview after his luncheon address, the Dutch-born Dekkers said some biopharmaceutical companies recently have decided not to launch approved therapies in Germany because of the government's pressure on reimbursements.
"In Germany, this is becoming more of a problem," he said. "This is worrisome because if a country with a good standard of living is going to drive drug prices down, who is going to reimburse innovation? Once you accept a price in a certain country, no country will pay higher."
By contrast, he said, US insurance and government payers still largely recognize that drug makers deserve to get an attractive rate of return on their investments.
Dekkers also complained about the lack of protection for intellectual property in developing countries such as India and China, citing a recent Indian court ruling requiring a drug maker to license a patented therapy to an Indian generic-drug manufacturer.
Despite his familiarity with the Boston life sciences sector, Dekkers said that Bayer has no plans to open its own operations in the Boston area. Bayer has a partnership with Norway's Algeta ASA, which opened a Cambridge office earlier this week, giving the German company the rights to market Algeta cancer therapeutics in countries outside the United States.
"Although Boston is a very good hub for health care and life sciences, traditionally Bayer has had a relatively small presence here . . . " Dekkers said. "We have a strong presence in New Jersey and San Francisco, and we have chosen in the past not to fragment this. It is not something against Boston."Robert Weisman can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.