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I'm not grain free but am gluten (and dairy, soy and corn free), and tend to feel better on a low/no grains diet. My ds and dh love their grains, and I tend to eat whatever we are all eating iykwim! But I may, at some point, really try to go grain free as it does *feel* so good when I do it...
Have you seen the thread in the allergies section about pumpkin seed flour? I've been obsessed w/ it lately and it's totally a grain free way to bake!
DH and I have been grain free for about 2 months. My dh had been trying to loose his belly (not a huge amount of weight, but too much for his very narrow frame). He came across a blog called mark's daily apple. Mark Sisson calls his "diet" the "Primal Blueprint." It is grain-free, high protein, tons of veggies, some berries, and limited dairy. My dh has lost weight easily and steadily and feels great. I didn't need to lose weight at all, but I feel so good--no more bloating, and no more blood sugar issues or yeastiness. We also do high-intensity weight training, and I'm getting some nice, defined arm muscles. I have no desire to go back to grains. We eat meat, salmon, tons of huge salads, and mostly leafy green veggies, plus nuts, coconut oil, bacon (and we cook with the fat, yum!), lot of water, eggs daily, grass-fed beef about once a week. We also make kiefer and kimchee.
For treats, we bake with almond or coconut flour. I use stevia to sweeten, with a touch of honey. I'm intrigued by the idea of pumpkin seed flour and am going to try making some in the Vitamix. Pumpkin seeds are so much cheaper than almonds!
Oh will you PLEASE PLEASE PUUHLEAASSSEEEE share some of your almond flour and coconut flour recipes?!?
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3 cups cubed potatoes (Russets are nice)
1 cup flour (organic or un-bleached, if possible)
Herbs/seasonings of choice
Toppings of choice (for example, bell peppers, rinsed olives, IC friendly cheese, grilled vegetables, cooked IC safe meats, or cooked seafood)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees (or a little less if your oven is very hot). First boil the potatoes until they are done and then mash them, but don't add extra liquids or fats. Next, slowly add in the flour, about ¼ at a time, until everything is well incorporated.
Add any herbs or seasoning that you like. Spread the mixture into a shallow tart pan (grease lightly or use non-stick) or onto a non-stick cookie sheet – you want a layer that is about a quarter of an inch thick or so, but you can make it higher if you want.
Bake for 12-15 minute, until the top begins to turn golden yellow.
Remove from the oven and cover with the toppings and sauce of your choice (a cheddar cheese sauce with pieces of broccoli and cauliflower is one of my favs, but not every ICer can tolerate cheddar so you may want to try mozzarella or Monterey Jack instead), quickly place back in the oven for a few minutes, or just flash under the grill (broiler) to melt the cheese (if using cheese).
|4 potatoes, shredded
1 medium onion, grated
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
I am thinking about this as semi-paleo, although I am eating coconut oil and goat cheese. Plus, I'm not doing baking substitutions yet. Just seeing how my body reacts and hopefully resets itself. I do like using chick pea flour to make veggie pancakes. Do you include legumes in the grain free as well?
|Recipes are: grain-free, bean-free, potato-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free.
Ingredients used: meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, nuts, and berries.
Check out my grain free coconut flour banana bread! Yum!
How's grain free cooking/eating going?
I've been fine--not even missing it (I used to have a/b 1 serving of grains a day--if that--rice pasta weekly, rice w/ a meal weekly, and sourdough buckwheat bread as toast or a sandwich a couple times a week--oh, and rice tortillas on taco night).
I definitely immediately felt a bit slimmer going grain free, but I really don't feel that different...Maybe b/c we are already gluten and corn free and don't eat that many grains to begin w/???
How do you all feel, and have you eperienced differences/changes in how you feel after a longer period of being grain free? I wonder, from this (limited) experience, if some of the grain free goodness is strongly related to gluten, along w/ the big issue of so many folks consuming improperly prepared grains?
What are all of your thoughts on this? (And I KNOW the paleo diet had no grains--and sometimes I think a/b switching to paleo living as well, just for fun ) I am just really suprised that I feel mostly the same as I did prior to dropping grains...I guess I just expected to feel a bigger change...(Perhaps b/c when I dropped gluten, I totally went through a kind of withdrawl--headaches and foggy brain, but came out feeling clearer and just plain healthier on 'the other side'--its something I'm definitely sensitive to!)
Just feeling slightly underwhelmed...
I totally know what you mean about feeling underwhelmed. I have gone grain free before and felt really not that different. I thought it would be huge... still don't eat that many grains, and when I do, it is only sprouted ezekial bread, cereal or their tortillas. But really not that often. I am worried that maybe to get a more significant change, I would have to go off my raw dairy too? Definitely won't be doing that tho until baby is born!
The best I ever felt was when I went 90% raw for a while last year. But I just don't agree with that philosophy ykwim? So I dunno! Anyway, I was just kinda happy to see someone else who is underwhelmed!
Shelley, mom to dd 5/19/01, ds 9/06/02, and ds 4/01/07. Lost babe 4/09
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Oh will you PLEASE PLEASE PUUHLEAASSSEEEE share some of your almond flour and coconut flour recipes?!? I'm having some trouble.
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Port Authority cops were reportedly told to "shut up" about the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge last September.
According to a memo obtained by the Star Ledger, a veteran officer complained that closing the lanes had resulted in "severe traffic" that was "creating hazardous conditions."
A supervisor then told the officer to "shut up" and not to talk about the lane closures over the police radio.
The officers also believed the closing were because of a dispute between the Christie administration and Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich.
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We are indoors, Sunday Mornings from 9:30am to 12:00pm at the Evanston YMCA. Just tell them you are there for the Chicago Martial Arts Club. We will be up on the 5th floor in squash court #2. Dress appropiately for training/drilling/sparring or whatever your participation level will be. Layers are recommended, as it starts out pretty cool in the room, but we get warmed up after working out.
Check the calendar for updates and changes. We will be working on certain themes for training from week to week - kicking clinic, clinch fighting, grappling, weapons, etc. The first few weeks we will have been working on fitness and flexibility.
Starting this week we will be working on grappling.
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I am down to installing the vinyl in our bathroom. We have vinyl down now and in good shape just outdated, we want to cover the old vinyl with new vinyl. I was reading on the glue that this glue could not be used on vinyl backed carpet so I called the manufacturer. He said not to use this on vinyl or it would turn the old vinyl to mush. If it will do that, won't the fumes from the glue mess the new vinyl up even though it has a backing and we install new 1/4 plywood?
are you putting the new vinyl ON the old vinyl, or on the plywood ?
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A letter from from the spiddyskids.com website at:
(thanks again to William Painter Jr. for passing along this link)
"Grandfather Hudson fought in an Ind. Regiment (He was a Teamster), drove 4 mules for comisary all through Civil War. Died 1887 - 60 years of agewas 6 ft. 6 in. high wore 14 shoe, lankey and strong, liked to playcards, worked hard. Lottie has a letter he wrote home in Nov. 1863 just before battle of Look-out Mountain. Grandma saved it."
- Wm. T. "Uncle Bill" Painter
Transcript of letter written by George Hudson during Civil War to his wife (original said to have been in possession of Charlotte Painter Stollard.)
Bridgeport, Ala. in 12 mi. of Chattanooga. In sight of Lookout Mt. The Rebs hold one half of this mtn. Rosecrans on one side and Bragg theother.
Dear Wife - the last time that I wrote to you was at Florence in this State. We have been on a long fatiguing march, over the Cumberland Mtns.and the Smoky Mtns. in Tenn. Chattanooga is in Ga. They have hard times marching this last month carrying our knapsacks and we have been on half rations. We have marched over 1000 miles in the last 6 wks. but I won't complain just so I live. We are going to march tomorrow. Our Brigade goes in first tomorrow. We have got to a place where it is death or victory. We stopped here last night (Sunday night) to rest a little and turned over our tents and wagons and horses and everything that is heavy so we can get along better. Everything is in such a hurry today.
You must not think it strange if I don't write much - I just now got a letter from you that had the print of Sampeys and Rosies and Wills hands. They looked pretty to me. I also got a letter from Mother at the same time that said she was 70 years old on the 12th of last Sept. I will not have time to answer her letter, you can tell her. Your letter did not say anything about the twenty dollars that I sent you by Mr. Hill of Raysville, Ind.
Well, Nellie, you told me about your dream. Dreams are very pleasant tome at times. I can say that I am well and thankful to God for it. I want you to be in good heart till I come home. There is no chance for furloughs till after this Lookout Mtn. battle. Make yourselves as comfortable as you can. You know that I have got myself in a fix that I can't come to your relief when I please. (Look on the other sheet.) You know that three yrs. won't last always. I don't think the war will end enyway soon the way things is going on. I want you to stay where you are, let what will come. Everthing will work out right after while.
I have two nice rings for you that cost three dollars apiece. I wear them on each little finger. They are set with silver and pearl sets. I am afraid to risk sending them in a letter for fear you don't get them.
Now I must tell you how I look. I have not shaved for one year. The hair on my upper lip is as long as a goats. I know the children would not know me if I was to come home this way.
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From Binford, J.H., History of Hancock County, Indiana, Greenfield, IN: King and Binford, 1882, page 123, Buck-Creek Township, Murder -- Here occurred the Kennedy tragedy, in which Thomas Kennedy killed his own daughter, the wife of George Hudson, for which he was sentenced to the penetentiary for life; but was in the course of a few years, through the intercession of his attorney, T.D. Walpole, pardoned after which he returned to his own neighborhood, where he remained till his death, which occurred only a few years since. Sarah Kennedy and George Hudson had one son, James Riley, who was about 15 months old at the time of the murder.


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I know that my sugestion is not the most frugal way to get the mildew smell out of towels and clothes but it works, I add 1/2 cup of fabreez to my washer when I have clotes or towels that are musty smelling
Remove mildew smell from towels
Dear Sara:
Our little bathroom has no window and just the exhaust fan to move the air around. It has nice shelves lining half of one wall, where we store our towels, linens and various bathroom items, but we have no linen closet. The trouble is that the linens pick up a mildew smell after about a week, even with consistent use of the exhaust fan during showers. Do you have any suggestions for keeping the mildew smell at bay? — A.L., Missouri
Dear A.L.:
I would store the towels in another place. I understand you don't have a linen closet, but perhaps you can find space elsewhere to store a few towels. Rolling them can save space. At the very least, make sure the bathroom door stays open when you run your exhaust fan, so there's more air circulating. While not exactly frugal, a heated towel rack could help, too. Your bathroom doesn't have a window to allow sunlight or fresh air in, so the moisture from showers and darkness will continue to make your clean towels smell. To remove the odor, I suggest you run your towels through the washer in hot water, at the highest water level and use baking soda, washing soda, Borax or Charlie's Soap (charliesoap.com) instead of your usual laundry detergent. Use vinegar in a double rinse cycle. Make sure the towels dry thoroughly, too.
Dear Sara:
I am starting a nutrition/weight loss program and am looking to find a cheaper source for OhYeah! and Supreme brand protein bars. I can find them locally for $2 and $2.25 each. Any help would be greatly appreciated! — Kim, Alabama
Dear Kim:
Without getting preachy over protein alternatives and the fact that these bars are relatively high in calories and carbs (Chocolate? Caramel? Peanut butter?) and are not to be considered a meal replacement or a complete nutrition bar, I'll stick to what you're asking and simply give you a source. Amazon offers the OhYeah! brand in 12-count packages and the Supreme brand in 9- and 12-count packages that are substantially cheaper per bar than what you are currently finding locally.
Dear Sara:
I replaced the blinds in my bedroom. Do you know of any ways I could re-use the old mini-blinds? — Lisa, Pennsylvania
Dear Lisa:
You can cut the slats and make plant ID markers. You can use them in your seedling pots or in your actual garden. I suppose you could get creative and make some bookmarks, or cut them into small gift tags. Or you can simply donate them.
Dear Sara:
Any suggestions on a way to store extra rolls of toilet paper in a small bathroom? — Paula, Illinois
Dear Paula:
You can store a roll in a square facial tissue box, or in a basket, cylindrical vase, plastic coffee container or popcorn tin. Or try an upright, stand-alone paper towel rack for toilet-paper storage.
Dear Sara:
My toddler opened and spilled a box of cake mix. There's still some in the box, but it's not full. Any ideas on how I could use it? — Lori, New York
Dear Lori:
You can use it in pancakes (lilmissbossy.com/a-very-cutie-breakfast), waffles, cookies or Rice Krispies treats (gimmesomeoven.com/cake-batter-rice-crispy-treats). You can also find numerous recipes for cake mixes on the Pillsbury, Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines websites.
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There's no doubt that my name is synonymous with the Cranky Flier and Cranky Concierge. In fact, I'm so closely tied to the Cranky brand, which I built from scratch, that it's not uncommon for people to simply refer to me as "Cranky" instead of Brett. That's a good thing, because it affirms that the brand is solid. But it's also a bad thing, because I'm not flying solo anymore: I have employees. It's hard to get people to understand that.
I'm not looking to quit or retire — although I wouldn't frown on sipping fruity drinks in a tropical location for a while. But the business has grown so much that I can't handle everything myself. Other people work for me and do a fantastic job. Clients can now complete an entire trip with Cranky Concierge and have absolutely no interaction with me.
However, a lot of customers still think that when they email Cranky Concierge, they're emailing me directly. (And sometimes they do email me directly instead of going through the usual business channels.) But as the company grows, I can't respond as quickly as I'd like to, which inevitably means some people will be unhappy. So, I need to effectively communicate that Cranky Concierge consists of more than just me.
We've already worked hard to adjust the scripts on our interactive voice response system and voice mail messages. That has helped to some extent. I also include gentle reminders in my responses whenever clients email me directly, reminding them to send emails to the general inbox so they'll get faster service. But for some people, it seems that there's no way to make the message clear. Old habits die hard, right?
What concerns me most is that clients may email me and simply not get a response for some time. In this business, a 24 hour delay can be problematic, so the window is much shorter for good customer service. I want responses to go out within a few hours at most. I do my best to make sure that doesn't happen, but it still stresses me out that someone will fall through the cracks. Short of putting a permanent out-of-office reply on my email account or setting up permanent forwarding (both of which are likely to aggravate the situation more than alleviate it), I've run out of ideas.
This is generally only a problem for longtime clients or prospects who come to Cranky Concierge through the Cranky Flier blog. But they represent a substantial portion of our customer base. It's a tough problem to solve. Any thoughts?
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Executives should pitch in to develop an effective Internet security system, according to a new guide to be released today by an industry organization. The Electronics Industry Alliance, together with Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute and CERT Coordination Center, recommends that executives adopt 10 key practices designed to ensure that corporate networks are adequately protected. The research on which the guidelines are based emphasizes the security practices instituted by alliance members and management policy issues studied by CERT. CERT director Richard D. Pethia observes that executive interest in implementing security is being sparked by growing awareness of the financial risks posed by possible security holes. However, he adds that "we need to help [management] move beyond awareness and into understanding." One of the guide's major recommendations requires senior management to determine the security risks inherent in their organizations, develop policies to deal with them, provide funding to deploy and sustain network safeguards, and instill accountability among users. Other practices the guide lists include regulating access to key physical assets, using system-monitoring tools, and developing recovery strategies for emergency situations.
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Being a foreign technology professional with an H1-B visa no longer guarantees that one will be able to find work in the United States. "If your employer lays you off, you are in an employment no-man's land," says laid-off Canadian H1-B worker Wendy Podgursky. Before the economic slump, many H1-B applications were approved because tech companies reportedly needed to fill the void caused by a shortage of qualified domestic employees. But now, rampant unemployment is spurring labor unions and other organizations to lobby for a reduction on the H1-B visa cap, which currently stands at 195,000, but is slated to revert to 65,000 in two years. Also lowering demand for foreign workers is the cost of supporting H1-Bs, coupled with the requirement that U.S. businesses must prove that they cannot find local talent before hiring foreigners. Nowadays there are fewer overseas H1-B applicants, while Volt Industries recruiter Ashar Moazzam notes that some H1-B workers have had to accept positions with lower salaries. Furthermore, entry-level candidates have less chance of securing jobs than those who have attained higher skill levels. Kirkland immigration consultant Greg Gourley attributes much of H1-B workers' current problems to the fact that they had inadequate self-marketing skills to shore up their prospects after the dot-com implosion.
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A Washington, D.C.-based forum was the setting for arguments between critics and proponents of the government-created Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Tuesday. The latter group consisted of people such as Syracuse University's Milton Mueller, who claimed that ICANN has used its authority to create a paucity of top-level domain names that are exorbitantly priced; he added that corporate groups have taken over, and are using ICANN to control domain name delegation and, by extension, the Internet, while smaller groups such as nonprofits and universities suffer. Media Access Project associate director Harold Feld also noted that the domain registration system and its legal architecture are rife with ambiguities, while ICANN is not open to any actual external control. Advocates of ICANN countered that the group is still relatively young, and is still struggling to work out the best way to fulfill its mission. SJS President Ira C. Magaziner said the future of international commerce and communication is riding on the outcome of this debate--"One of the things that was uppermost in our minds as we began to see this unfold was to be able to ensure the stability of the Internet and to be able to ensure the growth of the Internet globally," he explained. Still, he and others acknowledged that ICANN has had some success stories: For example, registry and domain name prices have fallen, while the Internet's shift to a larger commercially supportable backbone did not negatively impact individuals' ability to use it. However, Magaziner warned that a dearth of process transparency, a closed meetings policy, and an inability to hold democratic board elections hobbles ICANN's public credibility. Furthermore, Feld said the organization is ill-prepared to deal with an actual crisis.
A report from the General Accounting Office (GAO) released on Monday says that the United States' "cyber critical infrastructure"--the essential systems given over to computer control--is still vulnerable; in fact, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) claims it "is ripe for attack today." To shore up defense of these systems, the GAO recommends that there must be improved communication between the 50-plus agencies tasked with maintaining infrastructure security. The GAO's Robert Dacey says five or six of the agencies would be consolidated by President Bush's proposed Department of Homeland Security, but the rest would not. The President's plan calls for the new department to work out a cybersecurity plan as soon as the executive branch issues a carefully crafted strategy in the next couple of months. "Without a strategy that identifies responsibilities and relationships for all cyber CIP [critical infrastructure protection] efforts, our nation risks not knowing whether we have the appropriate structure to deal with the growing threat of computer-based attacks," the GAO report warns. The report was requested last October by Lieberman and Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah), who proposed legislation calling for the creation of an information hub concerned with critical infrastructure threats. The possibility of an Internet-based terrorist attack seems even more likely, what with Carnegie Mellon's CERT Coordination Center reporting that the number of network intrusions caused by viruses or hackers more than doubled between 2000 and 2001.
Microsoft's proposed Palladium computing architecture could significantly improve the security of computer systems, but Mercury News technology columnist Dan Gillmor warns that it could also allow the entertainment and software industry to choke off competition and customer rights by enabling them to control how people can read, view, and listen to digital content. The technology would use data-scrambling to section off a piece of computer memory where users can run certified programs without fear of intrusions. Benefits include more secure e-commerce and limitations on online surveillance, but a recent goodwill letter from major tech executives to the entertainment cartel could give the latter license to restrict copying and fair rights usage with the same technology. Microsoft could turn this situation to its advantage by collecting gatekeeper fees while at the same time protecting its own copyrighted products. In addition, such a development could seriously hurt--or even destroy--the open source movement, which would also work to Microsoft's favor. The involvement of chipmakers Intel and AMD, who have long claimed to support innovation and customer rights, in the Palladium project is also cause for worry. Still, Microsoft has promised that it will publish Palladium's software code and will not be the only company to certify programs.
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The U.S. government has agreed to release 90 MHz of spectrum for commercial use, which will enable wireless companies to build and create 3G networks that would provide handheld devices and next-generation wireless phones with high-speed data access and full-range video. However, the wireless industry has estimated that it needs up to 200 MHz of spectrum for 3G wireless; the Commerce Department plan schedules bidding on the spectrum for 2004 for use starting in 2008. Half of the to-be-released spectrum is coming from the Defense Department and the other half from FCC reserve spectrum. Once the Commerce plan meets with FCC approval, "The ball moves to the FCC's court," says Commerce official Michael Gallagher. One wrinkle in the plan is the Defense Department's need to move its operations to free up spectrum, and the FCC must determine whether Defense Department needs can be accommodated under the Commerce plan. Precursor Group analyst Rudy Baca says the plan is a blow to the wireless industry that simply gives Wall Street a reason to believe in wireless. He explains that wireless companies will have to spend a lot of money for the 90 MHz of spectrum, and because the spectrum to be offered is not contiguous, it will be more expensive to use.
The Chinese newspaper People's Daily reports that a consortium of Chinese companies and universities have embarked on a project to build a computer desktop operating system that could compete with Microsoft's Windows 98 platform. The project, unveiled on July 18 at the IT Industry Promotion Center in Beijing, should be ready in about a year and will be capable of running Microsoft's office software. "The monopoly of foreign office software over the Chinese market will be broken" with the advent of such a system, according to the report. Dan Kusnetzky of International Data (IDC) believes that the developers could easily build such an operating system using already available open source software--Linux, for instance. Another open source project dubbed Wine allows Windows applications to run on platforms such as Linux, and Kusnetzky thinks that integrating these two projects could result in a system ideal for running Microsoft office programs. "This is a way to take a giant leap forward almost immediately," he declares. Certain Chinese government offices are reportedly using an early version of the operating system called Yangfan 1.0.
On Monday, scientists from Britain's E-Science Centers announced that they had completed the building blocks for grid computing at the fifth Global Grid Forum. The blocks are used to construct the Data Access and Integration (DAI) program, which is based on the Open Grid Services Architecture. The DAI specifications cover the sharing of huge databases of research results, and could lead to the development of prototype Grid systems that will help researchers collaborate using quantities of data growing at an exponential rate. "When the data collected in a single year is now equivalent to the sum total of data collected beforehand, the scale of the challenge to share and harvest all that data becomes clear," explained E-Science Core Program director Tony Hey. "The pioneering work of the U.K. team paves the way for this to happen and we expect to see a series of prototypes based on this research released in the coming weeks and months." The project received funding and additional research contributions from IBM and Oracle.
Last week, Forgent Networks issued a statement that it owns the patent to JPEG image compression technology, and plans to license the technology to manufacturers of devices that compress, store, transmit, manipulate, and print digital pictures in color and black and white. Forgent's Hedy Baker claimed that the company realized its ownership of the patent when reviewing its assets during a restructuring. She says the company has reached a licensing agreement with Sony and a consumer electronic firm that is currently anonymous. Some experts are disputing Forgent's claim: "The patent describes a three-way symbol classification; the closest analog in JPEG is a two-way classification," declared Tom Lane of the Independent JPEG Group in an email. "If the jury can count higher than two, the case will fail." Hakon Lie of Norway-based Opera Software also expressed doubt, warning that that if JPEG becomes unavailable, it will be necessary to resort to alternative methods. Baker said that she has no knowledge as to how JPEG-enabled browsers would be affected by the patent. The only field of use not covered by the patent relates to satellite broadcasts.
Analysts say that RealNetworks' decision to release the source code for its new Helix media player software will help partner companies develop compatible products, but does not allow access to their still-proprietary encoding and coding software. Helix technology is RealNetworks' competitive bid against Microsoft's new Windows Media Player 9 version and can work with many different types of media files, including Media Player files. Linux and Open Source strategist with Hewlett-Packard, Bruce Perens, says RealNetworks' community source license offers less freedoms than completely open-source media technology currently available, and so should not be adopted wholesale by the open-source community yet. However, he says the move will help companies that could use Helix technology to build their own products. Aberdeen analyst Michael Hoch cuations that the current economic climate will have a chilling effect on innovation in media software, because few startups will be able to capitalize on technology that is not seen as directly contributing to the bottom line.
MCNC of North Carolina has collaborated with Florida-based Hills Inc. to produce micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. The microactuators, or integrated force arrays (IFAs), are formed from the combination of three synthetic polymers that contract in response to electrical current. Hills claims that the devices, which are assembled via polymer extrusion, possess 0.5-micron features, and adds that the creation of 0.3-micron features is a possibility. Hills' VP of technology Jeff Haggard describes the actuator as "like a weed whacker line with a machine embedded down the core." The manufacturing cost may be especially appealing: Haggard explains that each pound of actuators--containing between 100,000 and 200,000 units--could be produced for $1 to $2. He also says that "This method has the advantage in packaging...because...you've got a strand you can handle by hand." In addition, the microactuators are lightweight, while stacking them together raises their overall strength. But an even greater marketing challenge is finding a killer application for the polymer microsystems, although MCNC believes the devices could find use in tactile displays and microrobotic surgical tools. Funding is also an issue; the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funded the initial phase of the project, but Hills and MCNC are now looking for someone to support continued work on the project.
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Wireless Internet device manufacturers are moving the Wi-Fi industry toward a multi-mode scenario, where end users will be able to log on no matter what 802.11 standard is used. The upcoming 802.11g standard--which operates at 54 Mbps like 802.11a, but has a slightly greater range and backwards compatibility with 802.11b--is helping manufacturers build access nodes and wireless Internet cards that are interoperable. Some of the hype surrounding 802.11g has subsided, according to Meta Group analyst Chris Kozup, who says the standard will only be used alongside either 802.11a or b, but not alone. Network infrastructure will eventually accommodate all three standards and allow for super-scalability through 11 channels--three accessible through 802.11b and g, and eight channels through 802.11a. Cisco's Aironet 1200 is not incorporating dual-band chipsets because they only run on the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz frequency at one time. Instead, Cisco is building in removable radio components that allow for simultaneous transmission on both frequencies, if desired. The solution should appeal to businesses, since they would not have to outfit their employees with new multi-mode network cards. If users plan to hook up wirelessly in many different places, however, a multi-mode network card will allow them to gain access on any network.
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Earlier this month Italian police shut down several possibly blasphemous Web sites hosted in the United States, demonstrating again the effect of national law on the Internet. Free speech advocates and others say that increased legal prosecution by countries against Web offenders located in other nations could hinder free expression on the Internet. David Farber, who moderates a technology email list that is sent internationally, says that he would more carefully watch the content of his missives if threatened with overseas prosecution. Some experts say that multinational companies will likely push world governments to reach some type of consensus, or what Internet pioneer Vinton Cerf calls the Internet equivalent of the law of the sea, which Cerf noted took 20 years to establish. In the meantime, University of Ottawa law professor Michael Geist says companies are more likely to play it safe by stripping controversial content. Google, for instance, recently removed links to a nuclear waste protest site that detailed how people can sabotage rail lines, after German railroad operator Deutsche Bahn threatened to sue them.
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Delivering a keynote speech at Motorola's Smart Network Developers Forum in New Orleans, MIT Media Labs founder and chairman Nicholas Negroponte sharply criticized European regulators' strategy to deploy third-generation (3G) wireless services. Their approach, in which spectrum is auctioned off, would impose restrictions on European operators Negroponte termed "ridiculous." Adding to the folly is a profound lack of infrastructure and handsets, no proven services, and hundreds of millions of dollars in spectrum license fees. He says the 3G transition "is not that big a jump" when compared to three major trends the telecom industry has experienced over the past several decades--the introduction of wireless communications, the changeover to digital networks, and the switch from circuit-switched to IP-based networks. Negroponte also critiqued the befuddled state of the European effort to roll out wireless LANs (WLANs). Whereas the United States has adopted an ad-hoc, peer-to-peer personal WLAN approach that utilizes the license-free 2.4 GHz spectrum, European WLAN regulations vary regionally, a situation he called "a mess." For instance, Irish regulations allow unlicensed spectrum use so long as the service does not generate money, while in France use is restricted to a single channel. On the other hand, Negroponte did note planned public WLAN deployments in Denmark, Britain, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Many experts believe that the effectiveness of desktop anti-virus software is being undercut by the increasing sophistication of computer viruses, the Klez.H email virus being a recent example. MessageLabs' Angela Hauge notes that anti-virus programs can be thwarted by Klez's "spoofing aspect," which allows it to change attachments and other traits that such programs are keyed to detect. Viruses are also getting faster and exploiting Internet-connected PCs, a significant disadvantage to desktop-bound scanners, according to Hurwitz Group security research director Pete Lindstrom. For enterprises, this means more and more deployments of anti-virus software along network firewalls and gateways, as well as desktop scanners; analysts have also noticed that increasing numbers of mid-sized firms are turning to outsourced "managed security service providers" to watch for viruses. Forrester Research analyst Laura Koetzle says that these companies have won the trust of customers by netting consulting contracts and carrying out vulnerability assessments. These providers and anti-virus researchers advocate the addition of more anti-virus perimeters, such as "digital watchtowers" that use artificial intelligence to find suspicious patterns in email traffic. Traditional anti-virus software makers are offering similar products and moving toward differentiation, according to Koetzle. Despite the flood of new products and services, INT Media Group administrator Rick Rosenthal insists that "You still have to know your viruses, keep virus scan definitions up to date, and you have to have a virus scan running on your firewall."
Instant messaging (IM) is helping connect workers and make them more productive--when they are not misusing it by leaking proprietary information or chatting idly with personal friends online. ComScore Media Metrix says approximately 16.9 million employees are using instant messaging on the job, while Gartner Group predicts that by 2005 IM will be more popular than regular email. Experts say that companies need to move fast to create and implement policies governing the use and storage of instant messages. Gartner, for example, recently issued a report that suggested firms begin monitoring instant messaging traffic and keeping records, something most systems built for businesses already allow for, according to IBM director of advanced collaboration Michael Loria. Loria says his research has found that IM is a better way to communicate than either regular email or the phone. He says, "IM is a persisting connection between people." Currently, different companies have different policies regarding the use of instant messaging--IBM, for example, has integrated its proprietary Lotus Sametime system with AOL's Instant Messenger, while GlaxoSmithKline forbids the use of free instant messaging clients. AOL is working on an enterprise version of its Instant Messenger client that would encrypt messages, in conjunction with VeriSign. Unlike regular email, IM messages are generally not archived, and Gartner warns they can be used to leak source code and other proprietary information. But instant messages can be traced as they pass through servers, and companies are now releasing software that can track instant messages.
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A quartet of breakthrough technologies currently being assessed by integrators and agencies are poised to make their mark on government IT infrastructures and open up new markets. The Semantic Web, which has received research funding from the National Science Foundation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is a common language that people could use to operate any electronic device by remote control: The breakthrough could facilitate data-sharing between knowledge management systems with a minimum of human intervention, as well as improved interoperability between disparate systems. The emergence of 64-bit computing is another breakthrough, and companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Silicon Graphics are developing public-sector 64-bit applications; in addition to cost savings, the technology promises to boost memory utilization, which could be beneficial to the development of systems that employ voice recognition and streaming video, as well as lower-cost supercomputers. Dynamic frequency allocation offers a way to more efficiently use radio spectrum by sharing airwaves. Significant developments in this sector include software-based radio that forms the basis of the Joint Tactical Radio System, and smart antennas from ArrayComm. Finally, Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) is designed to mitigate the increasing scarcity of Web address space, while its enhanced security, autoconfiguration, and quality-of-service features will facilitate new services. Markets that could be opened up by the technology include inventory control, secure wireless access, and Internet telephony, but switching over to IPv6 will require government agencies to replace or upgrade their networking equipment as well as their server and desktop software.
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Digital objects such as video, audio, and images can be stored and arranged through digital asset management (DAM) software, which simplifies their location, modification, and reuse. Many enterprises are using DAM to provide a fast, centralized method that workers and partners can use to locate and manipulate content. For example, DaimlerChrysler will debut a DAM system this month that will facilitate the central storage and management of video, images, graphics, and data culled from corporate Web sites, print material, and electronic kiosks in an effort to curb duplication costs. To bring three separate databases of still images, moving images, and textual information together under a single digital asset management system, Coca-Cola turned to a content management program. Because converting analog assets into a digital medium can be an expensive and arduous investment, many companies have to narrow their choices down: At the beginning of its conversion, Coca-Cola archives director Phil Mooney selected only those objects that would probably be frequently used. Companies also need to decide who they will make their digital assets available to, and how such usage will be facilitated. International Data (IDC) predicts that sales revenues of software for "rich media asset management" will skyrocket from $117 million to $1.8 billion between 2000 and 2004. As time does on, DAM software will be enhanced with more digital rights management features and natural language-based searching, among other things.
The Grid is a flexible infrastructure linking together a vast network of geographically distributed computers, storage, data, and software that people will be able to tap into to solve complex problems. It is an evolutionary step up from the Web, driven by three factors: A massive amount of data that will grow as pervasive networking spreads; more businesses becoming global and dynamic; and researchers working on a way to extract data and resources from these environments. For instance, CERN will use the Grid to study the tremendous amount of raw data generated by its Large Hadron Collider (LHC), with the processing itself split up among numerous institutions and physicists around the world. Other projects poised to benefit from the Grid model include astronomical and genomic research, medical diagnosis, aircraft fault detection, and the virtual coordination of emergency response teams. Many of the challenges presented by such efforts also exist in business, which can also benefit from the Grid--in fact, the Grid will be furnished through a collaborative, global effort between business and academia, although the challenges of scientific data analysis will far outweigh commercial applications, and are much more urgent. Automatically generating knowledge from raw data is another pressing need, as is the addition of scalability, security, and reliability across disparate platforms and networks. Furthermore, developers will need to make the Grid self-healing, capable of defending itself against hackers, and attractive to systems managers. The universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow are coordinating the U.K. National e-Science Center, which is working to set up a unified U.K. Grid infrastructure and support applications.
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Rep. Tess Taylor, majority whip of the Vermont House of Representatives, announced today that she would be leaving the Legislature immediately to become executive director of Vermont's CURE, a pro-single payer 501(c)(4) organization funded by the American Federation of Teachers.
The Vermont Coalition for Universal Reform, a newly formed issue advocacy group, will work to build broad-based public support for the Shumlin administration's planned universal health care program. The American Federation of Teachers recently gave $100,000 to VTCURES. The Montpelier lobbying firm KSE Partners will promote VTCURES' advocacy work.
Taylor, a Democrat who represents Barre, has been a member of the House since 2008, became majority whip in 2013.
Taylor told the Democratic caucus that she would be leaving her seat and her post in the leadership immediately. She described the announcement as a "bittersweet moment for her."
But Taylor said that in her new role, she would "help to push us toward universal health care in 2017."
The caucus gave Taylor a standing ovation before she could continue.
As whip, Taylor was responsible for rounding up votes — a tough job that she acknowledged sometimes led to discord.
Whenever she had to have a "tough conversation" with a member of the caucus, she said she tried to think about what she liked about her colleague and "really feel it," then she said it was a different kind of conversation.
"I have found something to like about every one of you since I became the whip," Taylor said. "I have loved it. It has been an honor. This is a great caucus. We are a family and like family we have sharp tongues and elbows but we always get together."
In remarks about Taylor's departure, House Speaker Shap Smith said he is "disappointed" that she is leaving and stressed how difficult it is for citizens to sacrifice four months of income to serve in the Legislature. A new House whip will be elected by the Democratic caucus on Tuesday.
Rep. Patti Komline, R-Dorset, said she doesn't think it's appropriate for lawmakers in legislative leadership to lobby the General Assembly without a waiting period of two years. Taylor joins Floyd Nease, who also served as the House majority whip and is now in charge of the Shumlin administration's legislative push for single payer, in efforts to persuade lawmakers to accept a financing plan for universal health care in 2017.
"It puts one side at a distinct advantage over another," Komline said.
Komline said the House has tabled action on an ethics bill that would require a two-year waiting period before administration officials can take a job with a lobbying firm or corporation.
Smith has said an ethics statute regulating legislative conduct is not necessary. He has said he would prefer to see changes to House rules.
Smith said the immediacy of Taylor's departure eliminates the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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So… I have a conditional statement in my sidebar.php that goes like this:
if( is_home() ), everyone's familiar with it, right?
Please tell me guys, why the hell it works well on pages with default page template, but when I choose "Blog" (my custom) page template, the conditional statement returns true
I will appreciate any help as I'm struggling with this for some time now
Did you so happen to choose that page as your static home page?
Did you so happen to choose that page as your static home page?
Heh nope ;p when I change the template to default everything works as it should. The same happens for every other pages.
i believe that when you change your homepage to a static one wordpress uses the index.php or home.php to provide the template for that page rather than the one you include in your pages properties.
Maybe make sure that the conditional appears in one of these pages to make it work.
is_home() returns true on your posts page. This could mean:
1. Homepage when Settings>Reading says 'Show my latest posts'
2. Blog page when Settings>Reading uses a static homepage and the same blog page for latest posts.
My Settings>Reading "Front page displays" is set to "Your latest posts". I use a custom page template with custom query that queries posts with post type of blog. No matter which page (be it a about, contact or blog) I set to "Blog" page template, the is_home() returns true. I will try and create any other page template and see what happens then.
Any more ideas?
When I delete custom query from my blog.php file everything goes back to normal, but then why would I need a blog page template without posts on it? And why the f* would custom query make a difference while checking for homepage??
//custom query here wp_reset_query(); //reset the query
hope this help
try to reset your query post mate//custom query here wp_reset_query(); //reset the queryhope this help
You rock mate…!!! Thanks a lot! Worked like a charm


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Can I ask what sound was looped?
Can I ask what sound was looped?
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Congrats! Well deserved my friend, it's a beautiful costume.
Honestly THE best ESB Fett.
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Sorry to ask again but I'm curious what boba sound you looped through mp3?
One of the best costumes of Fett I've ever seen. Top notch
looks amazing! how long did it take you to get your cape? I ordered mine about two months ago..


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Hudson - The city's park board and parks department plan to launch a $1.7 million trail project next year to connect downtown to surrounding cities.
Based on an earlier plan called the Spine Trail, this project would be called Veterans Trail and would eventually connect Hudson to Stow, Silver Lake, Cuyahoga Falls and Akron to the south. To the north, the trail would connect Hudson to Boston Heights, said Park Board Chair Rob Swedenborg.
The southern and northern ends would connect to the Summit County MetroParks bike and hike trails and forms a large loop, Swedenborg said.
"Anyone accessing the trail would have direct access of all the connecting trails," Swedenborg said. "It's full of connections and goes through downtown."
The trail from the Boston Heights border to Prospect Street would be completed in the first phase in 2013, budgeted at $800,000, Swedenborg said. The trail could be two 4-foot bike lanes along each side of Hines Hill Road for a quarter of a mile, and then a 10-foot paved asphalt trail off the road. Or it could be off the road the entire length.
The plans have not yet been finalized. Although $800,000 is in the proposed 2013 budget, Council will have to approve the project when it is presented for design and construction.
The plans for the trail are expected to be completed in January, according to Communications Manager Jody Roberts.
The project will appear many times before Council, and they can offer input on the project, Roberts said. Council authorizes the engineering costs, the project going out to bid and approves the final contract. The funding comes from the parks department, which is primarily funded by the city income tax.
Safety and finances are part of the decision, said Eric Hutchinson, parks superintendent.
Three more phases are budgeted in 2014, 2015 and 2017 for $300,000 each year, according to the proposed 2013 five-year budget.
Swedenborg said the $300,000 per year would not be enough, and the parks department is trying to obtain matching grants from federal and state agencies.
"We're hoping to apply for grants and receive money to match the $300,000," Hutchinson said.
The second phase calls for the trail to follow Prospect and Morse Roads into downtown Hudson, occasionally meandering close to Brandywine Creek. It would enter Veterans Way Park and travel south, close to the unused railroad track.
The proposed trail would go south past Barlow and Terex roads to Hudson's southern border.
"The state wants trails that connect citizens to destinations," Swedenborg said. "This trail goes right through the community and housing developments. It's easily accessible to many people in the community and connects them to parks, MetroPark trails, Cuyahoga Valley, downtown and other neighborhoods."
City Council has said "a more vibrant and connected community" is a top priority, Swedenborg said. This proposed trail is a key component in achieving that vision.
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GREAT JOBMrs. Ghost Tracker then stepped to the line with her GLOCK G19, followed the Range instruction like a IPDA Master, manipulated her pistol like Gaston's little sister, and proceeded to punch 21 X's dead-center mass with a group no bigger than a Slow-Pitch Softball!!
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This is Fantastic!!! Way to go Mrs. Ghost Tracker! Now the long, agonizing wait for that permit. I swear her story sounds the same as mine! And with my Glock 19 too! My favorite pistol to boot. AND she everyone else. Just like a lady
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That is great, ghost!
Tell your wife we are all proud of her.
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Don't forget to stick the target up on the refrigerator. Should be a great conversation starter for the ladie's Bible Study or Bridge Club..."My goodness, your husband is quite a good shot."
"No, actually, that's my shooting."
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Congratulations, she sounds like a keeper.
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Congrats to the MRS....nice job!!
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Yay, congrats!!! :) I agree with the "reward her with a new 1911" idea.
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Wow, so I've met people here on NC.com with similar hair types who are my hair twins...but you are like an identical twin! haha(: I have the exact same type (with the mixture of 2's,) same porosity, density, width, and even the length comes pretty close.
Do you use any styling products? Sometimes, those help me maintain my curls through the second day. Also, I found that Yes to Carrots didn't work too well for me. The shampoo didn't really clean enough, which might be the nasty feeling you're mentioning. I agree about the co-washing, too...greasy on my hair. My experience with YTC Shampoo could be different for you, though! Also, for second-day hair, pineappling at night has worked the best for me. I put all my hair up on the top of my head in a loose scrunchy and sleep with it over the pillow. Work great!


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Well, I HATE the carbon fiber "pattern" interior, it looks like pure hell to me. I've never been one for funny colors on the interior but am a fan of black and yellow and the WIDE contrast they offer so I thought, "Hey, why not body color my carbon fiber trim peices?" The whole shabang will cost me less than $30 so why not? Well, I got one peice done (main console peice that goes around the stereo/heater controls) and I love it so far, gonna have to redo it though, while it was curing I dropped my pliers on it and messed up the paint. But it might piss me off after while. If I don't end up liking it, I'll go black but either one would be better than the carbon (to me anyway) I've got the vent rings curing the primer right now.
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This is a skin for TapTap Revolution that replaces the default one. It has a new image for everything except the icon which is probably replaced by your summerboard theme anyways.
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Using WinSCP or another SSH application - connect to your iphone and place the images overwriting any previous in /Applications/ttr.app/
No backups are included so I highly suggest you backup before installing the theme
Due to technical limitations the scrolling notes had to be one colored perfect circles since they spin, it may look unattractive, but it was the best I could do. The color coded "perfect/good/miss" indication helps a lot since if they are all one color you can barely tell what you got right or wrong.
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I was surfing around, lamenting another 6+ months without duck hunting, when I found this site. Glad to see it. Seems like a great idea/resource.
Here's my intro: I live in the Augusta area, and have duck hunted the lakes of Central Maine for 25 years. I have always hunted all game, but a few years ago the passion for ducks just overtook everything else. So I decided to just concentrate on ducks and birds. The fall is too short, and I work weekday mornings. (Man! It would have been nice to have Sunday hunting!)
Now I have 2 boats and a canoe in the yard, and 1 boat and canoe still down on the bog (Oh well, pull it up and put a tarp on it. It'll be fine.). Yet I still feel I need more boats...
A few years ago, I hooked up with a guy who lives on Merrymeeting in Dresden. I hunt there a few times a year, but it's hard to forsake the 20+ year old "old faithful" blind down back, so I mainly wait 'til lake freeze-up (or if the lake is really rough). I have also hunted the Kennebec b/tw Skowhegan and Hinkley. I have hunted the river out of Wiscasset. We have gone for Old Squaw in Boothbay. And I just took my first Eider/Scoter hunt this year. That was a blast! I hunted Bluebills in NC for the first time this year. Also a blast!
My dog is a 2 year old Vizsla. He's a machine. We also hunt alot of woodcock/grouse. We are still hunting rabbits, to satisfy his desire. I wouldn't use him in the ocean, but he got a couple black ducks the day before the lake froze, without hesitation.
I am a firm believer in Hevi-Shot and Kent Tungsten-Matrix for old guns, although I do still shoot #3 steel over the decoys, if they are coming in well. This year I have fallen in love with the Patternmaster choke.
My main weapon of choice is my Beretta AL391 in Shadowgrass, but I will also pull out the Browning Auto-5 Magnum, Ithaca Mag 10, Winchester Model 50, Ruger Red Label, or even the Remington Model 11 Sportsman 20 ga, or Old Parker 16 ga.
I would like to start carving. I picked up a bunch of broken styrofoam billets on the last day of the Hammond Lumber tent sale this fall dirt cheap. I figure it's a good place to start. I am also interested in sculling and scull boats. Maybe building one. It never ends...


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Consciousness, Accessibility and the Mesh between Psychology and Neuroscience
Document Type:Article
Article Type:Theoretical
Topics:Theory of Consciousness
Keywords:consciousness, phenomenology, NCC, access-consciousness, phenomenal consciousness, mesh
Deposited by:Ned Block
Date of Issue:2007
Journal/Publication Title:Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Official URL:http://www.bbsonline.org/Preprints/Block-09282006
Alternative URL:http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/philo/faculty/block/papers/puzzle.pdf
Abstract:How can we disentangle the neural basis of phenomenal consciousness from the neural machinery of the cognitive access that underlies reports of phenomenal consciousness? We can see the problem in stark form if we ask how we could tell whether representations inside a Fodorian module are phenomenally conscious. The methodology would seem straightforward: find the neural natural kinds that are the basis of phenomenal consciousness in clear cases when subjects are completely confident and we have no reason to doubt their authority, and look to see whether those neural natural kinds exist within Fodorian modules. But a puzzle arises: do we include the machinery underlying reportability within the neural natural kinds of the clear cases? If the answer is 'Yes', then there can be no phenomenally conscious representations in Fodorian modules. But how can we know if the answer is 'Yes'? The suggested methodology requires an answer to the question it was supposed to answer! The paper argues for an abstract solution to the problem and exhibits a source of empirical data that is relevant, data that show that in a certain sense phenomenal consciousness overflows cognitive accessibility. The paper argues that we can find a neural realizer of this overflow if assume that the neural basis of phenomenal consciousness does not include the neural basis of cognitive accessibility and that this assumption is justified (other things equal) by the explanations it allows.


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After years of hairless dogs taking out the gong, (for obvious reasons) this year's top prize for World's Ugliest Dog has gone to a four-year-old beagle, boxer, and basset hound mix named Walle.
Walle was a last-minute entry into the competition, which was held in California. But if you take a good look at him, you'll see he doesn't really look that ugly - weird is more the word. As his owner, Tammie Barbee explains, "People come up to me and say that dog is not right. But I love him."
But the judges begged to differ "This dog looked like he's been photoshopped with pieces from various dogs and maybe a few other animals," explained judge Brian Sobel. Walle's "bizarre waddle of a walk" was also cited as a reason to award him the top honor.
Below a clip of Walle walking around sniffing other dog's butts so you may judge for yourself.
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She has been part of the Hollywood scene for as long as anyone can remember, known and loved by everyone from Howard Hughes and Charlie Chaplin to Gregory Peck, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and Steven Spielberg. Thanks to the occasional facelift, and in defiance of old age, she still looks as resplendent as ever. And, this month, she celebrates a major landmark: her 100th birthday.
The Beverly Hills Hotel, stomping ground of the world's rich and famous since before the term "A-list" existed, will mark the occasion with parties and commemorative events, along with the publication of a coffee-table memoir chronicling her life and times. Celebrations will culminate, in mid-June, with three days of charity breakfasts, dinners and cocktail parties, hosted by such local heroes as Brett Ratner, Warren Beatty and the movie mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg.
Outsiders may feel baffled by this outpouring of affection for what is, on paper, nothing more than a 12-acre, 208-room playground for the 1 per cent. But it takes only a cursory glance at the history books to get a taste of the unique place that the so-called "Pink Palace" now occupies in the world's cultural heritage.
Howard Hughes lived there, on and off, for 30 years. Marilyn Monroe, who at the time was married to Arthur Miller, conducted an affair with her Let's Make Love co-star Yves Montand in between its well-pressed bedsheets. John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent a week in bed in one of the hotel's luxurious bungalows. And generations of stars, movers and shakers have cut deals and socialised in its bars and Polo Lounge restaurant.
"There's so much mystique about the place," said Robert S Anderson, the author of a commemorative history of the property titled The Beverly Hills Hotel and Bungalows: the First 100 Years. "I'm not exaggerating when I say that there is no one in Hollywood who hasn't done a major transaction either by the pool or in the Polo Lounge. Everyone in the industry, from Spielberg downwards, is in and out of there. It's their commissary."
A glance through Anderson's book, along with a tour of the exhibition of historic photos currently adorning the hotel's lobby, offers a glimpse of life as it might exist in a gossip columnist's febrile imagination. Here is Princess Grace, sunning herself by the swimming pool (where, as it happens, Faye Dunaway learned to swim). There is Elizabeth Taylor, enjoying one of the six (count 'em!) honeymoons she spent there, or Whitney Houston, tickling the ivories of the Polo Lounge's piano during an impromptu after-dinner concert.
Staff talk in hushed tones about the surreal footnotes to their workplace's history: the time Katharine Hepburn leapt into the pool fully clothed; the afternoon The Beatles were sneaked across into an outdoor cabana in fake beards and disguises as fans shrieked outside; or the scene that ensued – in an era when they still had a dress code – after Mia Farrow was turned away from the restaurant for wearing trousers.
Most conversations begin with Howard Hughes, the eccentric and reclusive billionaire who spent much of his three decades there in the company of Mormon bodyguards, and would instruct the hotel's chef to leave a beef sandwich for him on the branch of a tree in the garden, at 2am each morning.
"Hughes would would take between six and eight bungalows and suites at any one time, and have different starlets in each one to sleep with," says Anderson, the great-grandson of the hotel's founder, Margaret Anderson. "Boeing were trying to sue him at the time, but with all those rooms in his name, it made it impossible for them to find him and serve legal papers."
Other A-listers whose romantic endeavours were furthered in its bungalows include Paul McCartney, whose relationship with his future wife Linda is said to have ignited when he returned from a nightclub to find her sitting on his doorstep. Clark Gable pursued an affair with Carole Lombard in one of the small and discreet buildings, as did Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.
The history of the Beverly Hills Hotel mirrors that of its neighbourhood, which was a patch of untamed countryside when a real estate company offered Margaret Anderson a parcel of land to build a luxury resort. She described her new property as being "midway between Los Angeles and the sea".
In the early years, wealthy residents of the east coast and Canada would install themselves for months during the winter, riding horses from the hotel's stables in the nearby hills, and on at least one occasion staging a fox hunt there. Soon, they began buying up local houses. As money from the film industry started to pour into the region, turning LA into one of the world's fastest-growing cities, Beverly Hills became one of the world's wealthiest postcodes.
Today, having passed through the hands of a string of owners, the hotel is the property of the Sultan of Brunei. Rooms start at about $600; dinner will set you back roughly half that, and a silk tie at the in-house clothes shop is a snip at $500.
The management has become expert at maintaining the privacy that famous residents cherish, despite the preponderance of camera phones and the rise of the internet. And the biggest threat to the ambience, Anderson ventures, is vulgar rich patrons who "order a $300 shot of whisky and then mix it with Coca-Cola".
In a promotional film to mark the centenary, Michael Douglas attempted to explain its enduring appeal: "I've been going to the Beverly Hills Hotel for over half of its life. You feel timeless. There's a thoughtfulness that makes you feel like you're coming home. It could be 50 years ago, except, of course, for the cellphones."
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Agencies and potential volunteers came together at a non-profit fair showcasing Lee's Summit area projects.
Nearly 50 groups, serving all kinds of needs, had booths at the June 18 event at The Pavilion at John Knox Village. The Truman Heartland Community Foundation's Civic Engagement Committee from its Community for All Ages Coalition and the Lee's Summit's Human Services Advisory Board held the event. It included groups serving the poor, to the arts, health and for special needs children.
The object was to reach out to older adults who would have time for volunteering with the agencies and who would enjoy the social aspects of working with peers for a good cause, said Phil Hanson, president and CEO of the foundation.
He said the foundation's Civic Engagement Committee is doing the outreach to take advantage of the large number of Baby Boomers who are reaching 50 years and older. They're asking those individuals to consider what the next phase of their life will be. Volunteering helps individuals keep connected with their community and friends.
"You need to get the opportunity in front of people ... they volunteer when asked to volunteer," said Karen Bartz, chair of committee.
Susan Coffman, who organized the fair, said about 75 people visited, which wasn't bad for the first-time event. She said many of the participants said they were successful in meeting potential volunteers.
"Volunteers are the key for our success," said Michael Straughn, the ReStore director for Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity that serves eastern Jackson County. "If we had to hire people, we wouldn't be able to afford to do what we do." ReStore takes donations of large appliances, furniture and building materials and sells them to support building homes.
Geneva High, director of Lee's Summit Social Services, a long-established agency which provides aid to the needy, said "All fifty of my brochures disappeared, which is a good sign."
The representatives of the groups also visited other booths.
"This was so good for us because we got to know the other entities in our community," said Christine Rackers, CEO of MetroCare that helps get medical care for people without health insurance in the Kansas City area, including Lee's Summit, through a local branch MetroCare Lee's Summit. That agency has signed up 900 medical providers that volunteer to treat poor patients in their practice.
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The Papal Conclave is upon us, and we're smack in the middle of a fight for religious liberty. Did I mention North Korea is rattling their nuclear sabre too?
So as the fourth installment of Lenten Friday Night at the Movies gets underway, we're going to go back to a time when the Cold War was raging, and a new Pope was selected who has more than a little in common with Blessed Pope John Paul II. [Read more…]


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