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With all the channels on broadcast TV and cable and the inevitable episode repeats, it's hard to sort out what's new or worthwhile. Let us sort it out for you so you don't miss anything worth watching. Times may vary with region; check your local listings for exact hour and channels.
Monday (July 18)
Martha Bakes: Martha tackles biscuits and scones; herb-buttermilk biscuits, angel biscuits, and cream scones to be more specific. 11 am., Hallmark.
Chopped: Today, the chefs must proceed with caution as they navigate baskets full of prickly cacti that must be incorporated into an appetizer. Other ingredients that must be used: a commonly overlooked pork product for the entree and chocolate for dessert. 7 pm., Food Network.
Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives: Guy's tastebuds run the gamut today as he samples classics like Chicken a la King with buttermilk biscuits in Chaffee, New York, and cioppino in Santa Cruz, California. 9:30 pm., Food Network.
Tough Cookies: Crazy Susan's is in crisis mode; Linda cannot find Susan, and the Ocean City Block Party is quickly approaching and they still need to make 5,000 cookies for the event. 10 pm., Food Network.
Tuesday (July 19)
Gordon Ramsay's F Word: Girls Aloud, a British all-girls pop band from the early 2000s, joins Ramsay in the kitchen for a decadent meal of pan-fried foie gras with rhubarb, butter-roasted rib-eye, and summer berry soup. 9 am., BBC.
Kitchen Impossible: The Kitchen Impossible team revamps a crumbling kitchen in an 80-year old house, turning it into a beautiful country kitchen. 9:30 am., HGTV.
Cupcake Girls: When a list detailing the "Best of Vancouver" is published, Heather and Lori are prompted to work on the customer experience because Cupcakes isn't on it. 12 pm., WE.
Hell's Kitchen: The 16 survivors of the first round of elimination must make up for the disaster that was their opening night dinner service, but to no avail. 8 pm., Fox.
MasterChef: The top ten face off in another challenge, hoping to become Master Chef. 9 pm., Fox.
Wednesday (July 20)
Famous Food: The celebs turn to an interior designer to help create a theme for their restaurant. 12 pm., VH1.
Main Ingredient with Bobby Flay: Bobby focuses on wraps, putting together a Greek pita, an eggplant and goat cheese tortilla with red pepper vinaigrette, and a corn pancake. 2 pm., LRW.
Fabulous Cakes: San Francisco bakeries flex their cake-making muscles with an 18th-century France-inspired cake, a Shakespearean Globe Theater cake, and a tea party-themed pme. 5 pm., TLC.
Man vs. Food Nation: It's a new feat of strength for pro wrestler Jerry Sags as Adam coaches him on his attempt to eat 10 spicy hot wings at Rapscallions in Land O' Lakes, Florida. 9 pm., Travel Channel.
Thursday (July 21)
Ratatouille: The story of a young rat named Remy who dreams of becoming a chef in one of Paris's finest restaurants. 10 am., Disney Channel.
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern: Andrew doesn't just sample Korean delicacies in Seoul; he makes kimchi! 6 pm., Travel Channel.
24 Hour Restaurant Battle: Comfort foods get a healthful spin at one restaurant, while its competitor brings internationally-tinged seafood to the table. 7 pm., Food Network.
Extreme Chef: The chefs take refuge in a house made of ice as they cook in the middle of a hailstorm. 10 pm., Food Network.
Friday (July 22)
Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn: A mother herself, Lucinda understands the importance of a kid-friendly meal, making a cheesy pasta wheel, bite-size vegetables, chicken fingers with herb-buttermilk dressing, and toasted marshmallow cupcakes. 11 am., Hallmark.
At the Table with Anthony Bourdain: Anthony invites Ted Allen, Bill Buford, Chris Wilson, and Amy Sacco over for a dinner party where discussions range from society to food and everything in between. Everything. 1 pm., Travel Channel.
Giada at Home: Giada packs up penne with butternut squash and goat cheese, salmon cakes with lemon-caper yogurt sauce, and apple-and-mint punch for a picnic at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. 4:30 pm., Food Network.
Barefoot Contessa: Ina makes chive biscuits as a delicious accompaniment to lentil and sausage soup and seafood stew. 5 pm., Food Network.


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The governor's proposed 2013-14 budget eliminates almost all categorical programs. That means line items (categoricals) for specific programs outlined in California's Education Code are being consolidated and collapsed into one funding formula.
If the proposal is approved, the negotiations process becomes more important because classroom experts — teachers, certificated personnel and education support professionals — will have more to discuss at the bargaining table.
There is potential for high drama and for gratifying success because of the sheer volume of the changes proposed. It's a whole new world when it comes to negotiating professional teaching and learning conditions.
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As money flows into the education system with fewer restrictions, school districts will have wider latitude on how they spend money on staff and programs. CTA believes all spending decisions should be done appropriately with input from the experts in the school — that means you.
As your local leaders and negotiators look at new approaches to bargaining, they'll be looking to you to share your expertise and knowledge. This is your opportunity to get the resources and supports you need for your students. For example, which programs are most important for student achievement?
Without specific categorical funds, schools may be unable or unwilling to support programs that provide access to various programs — music or arts education, perhaps. And requirements remain. For example, the Beginning Teachers Support and Assessment program (BTSA) is needed to get a clear credential. Local districts are to support and pay for new teachers to go through a BTSA program. Already there are cases where school districts take the money and use it "with flexibility," which means new teachers pay out of pocket and the district spends the money elsewhere. Induction programs are important to teacher success. Do you want them funded?
Think about the impact and costs associated with the implementation of Common Core on professional development, assessments and testing. Or how evaluations and data are used. Many of these items can and should be funded through the collective bargaining process.
What does it mean for you and your local bargaining team?
"Everything is on the table," says CTA State Council Negotiations Committee Chair Pat Sabo. "It has to be." Her initial advice for local leaders is this:
• Bargain based on fact, not fear. Final financial numbers won't be certain until this summer.
• Do not hurry. The "bargain now or you'll lose it" message by some districts is not true.
• Work with CTA. You're not alone in this. There's CTA assistance, support and resources from primary contact staff.
Sabo, an eighth-grade algebra teacher and a Healdsburg Area Teachers Association member, suggests taking a completely new approach to bargaining.
"For starters, we can go into bargaining in a positive, proactive way, instead of being defensive. The money's there. We can envision a school community that would be the ideal," she says. "Let's take the opportunity to ask our members and our communities what's important. Ask 'What should my classroom and my school look like?' and bargain from there. Anything's possible."
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wow i cant beleive rebus is still copying ensoe.. thats not even biting.. its straight copying. no respect whatsoever. I can't believe how lame you are.. whats the point of doin graff if you just trace someone elses work?Originally posted by sika_2002@Feb 27 2006, 01:41 PM
thats rebus, not ensoe


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The Official Resort of the Third Reich, and Other NewsBy Dan Piepenbring
- Teens of Toronto: Are you fed up with Valentine's Day and the crass commercialization of love—thorny, ineffable love? Then head to the library, where you can vandalize the covers of romance novels.
- With the Burroughs centenary came a welcome glut of Burroughs miscellany, including these photos of the man hanging out with Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol, and Sting.
- Today in ethically compromised vacation sites: Prora, a Nazi beach resort built just before the World War II. (Nowadays, part of it is a youth hostel: "You can hear the sound of the sea and meet like-minded people from around the world.")
- "Defined simply, literary Darwinism is the practice of using the theory of evolution to understand books." I think I need it defined complexly.
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We've got love. We've got hate. We've got the good, the bad & the ugly presents. What's the next hot topic for the debate?! How about
Valentine's Day Memories!
Memories are like pictures for your soul. When you think back to that moment, you can see every detail, hear every sound, smell every scent, taste every last morsel — it all comes rushing back to you in an instant just with one thought. Valentine's Day is tough though. There is a lot of pressure to make this one day memorable, a day that will be remembered and cherished forever. Do we achieve that every year? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way a memory is made and we add yet another snapshot to our internal photo album.
So what's the best or worst memory you have of Valentine's Day? Every one has some story to tell, what's yours? Maybe you had that perfect Valentine's Day that you will never forget. Maybe you had a magical night with your sweetheart and to this day it was the best night of your life! Did you get a bad rash from the "roses" your lover bought you? Did you bloat like a blowfish post-VDay chocolates? Tell us about your VDay memory – we want to know!
When we were downtown we got a few people chatting about their VDay memories - here are new videos from the on-street interviews:
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hello BT.
im pretty new to BT OS, but i was willing to try something new when i had enough of Windows 7 crappy shit all the time, began to be too easy for me.
so. now i have updated most of my things on the BT OS, and now i am willing to make my own template/theme.
i know its possible since i have seemed other Linux OS edits and stuff like that.
so i would like to ask of you where should i go in my system to find the current files for the theme, and then be able to change it?.
im using KDE R3 BT5.
note that what i am going for mostly is to change stuff like box backgrounds on my windows and the outer glow there is.
example, BT5 uses red glow for their window boxes, i would like to use Yellow ect, how to do this?.
-thanks in advance! .


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Drawing on research she has been engaged with, and describing real sensors and systems, Smith (Oxford U.) summarizes the state of the art in active range and vision sensing for robots, and suggest some new developments. She begins with the demands for local planning, the problem of finding a reliable architecture to handle complexity and adaptability, and active sensors. Then she discusses millimeter wave sensors, sensing at optical wavelengths, and some general issues in sensor management. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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Joe DeCeault is an award-winning producer for WBEZ where he heads up WBEZ podcasts.
Before then, he was a producer with our midday talk programs, The Morning Shift and The Afternoon Shift, and was a full-time producer with the morning program since 2007, when it was called Eight Forty-Eight, and has produced segments for the program since he began in early 2003. He worked with the show's contributors, and producing music, film and technology segments. Joe also provides production and editorial assistance to Filmspotting, a radio version of the popular weekly film discussion podcast that airs Friday and Saturday nights on WBEZ. Prior to joining WBEZ, Joe was station manager and music director at Triton College's radio station, WRRG 88.9 FM. There, he was an adjunct faculty member teaching radio.
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MAC Basketball Tourney Boosts Cleveland Economy
(Cleveland) - The MAC Tournament means more business for Cleveland bars and restaurants.
Steve Zornes is manager of the City Tap bar and grille on Prospect Avenue, just down from Quicken Loans Arena, and says the more downtown events the better.
As far as the MAC Tournament is concerned, Zornes explains that state teams bring in the most business, and he's expecting a big boost from Akron, Ohio, Miami of Ohio and Toledo fans. He says it's too bad Kent and Cleveland State aren't in the running.
Zornes reveals that City Tap was pre-booked for Bowling Green basketball backers early. He expects a lot of basketball fans will be dropping by City Tap, before, between, and after the games.
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Wednesday, Ohio battles Miami at 6:30pm., followed by Eastern Michigan and Northern Illinois at 9pm. Akron plays Thursday and Toledo on Friday.
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Following on from the hugely popular HTC One, the Max really does take things to the max with its mammoth 5.9" Full HD 1080p Super LCD3 display, providing excellent clarity and ultra-crisp images. There really is no better smartphone viewing experience.
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The HTC One Max brings you a sleek full metal body with zero gap construction and tapered edges that offers a slim but satisfying grip. The beautiful 5.9" full HD 1080p screen is protected by HTC's innovative infinity glass that eliminates glare and resists scratches. Which means its stunning looks will actually stay stunning- now and in the future.
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we've had over to double-overhead good waves this time of year here
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we've had over to double-overhead good waves this time of year here
@ BeachBreak.. Maybe I'm just being negative but I really have not seen legit double Overhead waves in Jersey. Maybe a hurricane Bill/ Irene but that's pushing it.
This shot pops in my mind all the time, when I think about New Jersey large and in charge.
This was an April south swell.
[QUOTE=Swellinfo;124305]This shot pops in my mind all the time, when I think about New Jersey large and in charge.
This was an April south swell. /QUOTE]
That is an awesome wave! Is it Belmar? Correct me if I am wrong... While that wave might be quadruple overhead for a body boarder I would guess only 8ft (If that is the spot I am thinking of and that angle) according to east coast wave measurements. Maybe I am wrong and that is a triple OH swell. Let me know!
Doogie Houser,
"It 'seems' like West coast swells are more reliable, longer-lasting, and bigger."
Wow, when did you figure that one out. Thanks for enlightening the rest of us with that keen observation. I don't think anyone knew that. Blew my mind.
Everyone on this site is either coming or going to Costa Rica........Everyone is a karate kid too( I saw that thread about "fighting/boxing" to get in shape......and lo and behold everyone is Ralph Macchio) Then everyone one in Virginia Beach lives "right down the road" from the downed Navy jet. Amazing group we have here. Hey, I'm intrigued.
Well 757, Hampton Roads in the house, I'm glad you didn't get injured by any falling planes. Hey 757, do you know any of Allen Iverson's peoples? I hope you don't buy things from them !!
Oh I was being a wise-arse to Doug, though......... cause I owe him a few snaps.
And 757, thanks for your warm welcome .........Now I'm just gonna wait for the meany guys to pick up on that and get all meany on me.
Oh yeah one more observation.......in the music thread a few months back.......it was interesting how the group tried to one-up each other by claiming a more obscure band than the next guy. Like, the lesser-known the band, the cooler I am for listening to them. You find that a lot in the surf world. Look at surf mags CD reviews.....WHO THE TRUCK ARE THESE GROUPS !!! I taint never heard of them....and I'm almost positive they suck too. Led Zeppelin was the greatest band ever and I will sodomize anyone who thinks differently.


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Sony has introduced its latest Reader digital book, the PRS-700, with touchscreen function.
PRS-700, weighing at about 10 ounces, features a built-in LED reading light, and a 6-inch touch screen display which allows readers to flip pages with the slide of a finger
Expanded memory offers capacity to store about 350 average digital books by using optional removable Memory Stick Duo media or SD memory cards.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
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I'm stuck I think it has something to do with the session name. I want it so it compares the log list in $key and if found a match with $index it echos out the $key it found. Basically doing this as trial so later I can work with using unset to remove that key from the list. here is the code
include 'file.php';
$my_array = array($_SESSION['name']);
$fu= file_get_contents("UserLog.html");
$lines[] = explode(' ', $fu);
foreach($lines as $key) {
foreach($my_array as $index) {
if($key === $index) {
echo "$key";
Couldn't you use array_intersect_key?
$array1 = array('key1' => "value1", 'key2' => "value2");
$array2 = array('key2' => "value3", 'key3' => "value4");
$keys_from_array1_in_array2 = array_intersect_key($array1, $array2);
How would I go about deleting it. If array1 key matches array2 key delete array2 key from array2 and without a whitespace?
$keys_from_array1_in_array2 = array_intersect_key($my_array, $lines);
You'd loop through the keys that are found in both and unset it from array2. $keys_from_array1_in_array2 is an array of keys found in both arrays. Loop through them and unset that item.
could you show me an example code?
How about:
$array1 = array('key1' => "value1", 'key2' => "value2", 'key3' => 'value3');
$array2 = array('key2' => "value3", 'key3' => "value4", 'key4' => 'value5', 'key5' => 'value6');
$keys_from_array1_in_array2 = array_intersect_key($array1, $array2);
foreach ($keys_from_array1_in_array2 as $key => $value) {
// Put line here to delete an item from an array with the key
To find the "foreach" line, you could have googled something like: "how to loop an array in php"Hint for the missing line, Google is again the answer. Try something like "PHP How to delete an array element based on key"
Thanks for the advice though I wrote my own work around. The script is able to find the SESSION name and the foreach loop is working but the problem is getting the unset() to work by completely removing the SESSION's name in the $lines array. As you can see it's still there from the print_r(). I think the problem is the unset($lines[$key]); The unset was giving me errors on the page so I added $key = (string) $results; Any help appreciated of course
$lines = array();
include 'index.php';
$my_array = array($_SESSION['name']);
$fu= file_get_contents("UserLog.html");
$string_array = implode(',', $my_array);
echo "SESSION word is: $string_array

";
$lines = explode(' ', $fu);
foreach ($lines as $value) {
if (strpos($value, $string_array) !== false) {
$results[] = $value;
if( empty($results) ) {
echo 'No matches found.';
else {
$key = (string) $results;
unset($lines[$key]); }
echo "New line array keys:
";
$results is an array but you are treating it as a string in your else... You need to loop over it and unset it one by one. Using (string) on an array will likely return "Array"
it is often better to explain your objective or need for checking a session variables value against the content of a page, then someone may be able to provide a more suitable answer to your need.
Could you show me a code example
So I can compare it to the $lines array from userlog.html. Delete the value in the $lines array that is the same as the word in the Session then open the userlog.html and write in the userlog.html the new $lines array. By doing this it would clear that session name off of the userlog.html list.
You have
$key = (string) $results;
You probably want:
foreach ($key in $results)
Here is my final written code and finally working version of how to extract a Session name, match it with a list array then delete the match session in that array. Once finished the new array is written in the previous extracted array file. The code includes error checking. :injured:
$lines = array();
include 'index.php';
$my_array = array($_SESSION['name']);
$fu= file_get_contents("UserLog.html");
$string_array = implode(',', $my_array);
echo "SESSION word is: $string_array

";
$lines = explode(' ', $fu);
for($i = 0; $i < 5; $i++) {
if(strpos($lines[$i], $string_array) !== false) {
echo "
found Session match
";
echo "Unseting match..

";
else {
echo "no Session found
";
echo "
New line array keys/values:

";
$newlines = implode(' ', $lines);
$fp = fopen("UserLog.html", "w");
fwrite( $fp, $newlines);
Seems to me that this would be better dealt with through a database.


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Amber Alert cancelled, two missing Amish girls found
UPDATE 10pm 8/14: Missing Amish girls Fannie and Delila Miller have been safely returned to their parents. The NYS Amber Alert has been canceled.
ORIGINAL POST: OSWEGATCHIE, NY (AP) - Authorities say they're continuing the search for two Amish girls they say may have abducted from a roadside stand in northern New York.
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office says police patrols are out searching Thursday morning for 6-year-old Delila Miller and 12-year-old Fannie Miller.
Officials issued an Amber Alert for the two girls after they were apparently abducted around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday from the family's property in the rural town of Oswegatchie, on the Canadian border 95 miles northwest of Syracuse.
Police say the girls went to wait on a customer at the family's roadside stand. A witness saw a passenger in a vehicle put something into the back seat, and when the vehicle drove off the children were gone.
Both girls were wearing dark blue dresses with blue aprons and black bonnets.


description: Thanks to specialized breathing abilities, mudskippers can spend a lot of time on land. When under threat, a male will defend his burrow by hopping, gaping and giving his foe the "middle fin."

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But for this macho frontiers-fish, it's just too easy.
It can breathe air through its skin and water stored in its gills.
It can swim and hop and even climb trees.
But what this strapping young skipper can't always do is get the girl.
A mudskipper's life revolves around his burrow, the Swiss army knife of residences.
Using his mouth as a shovel, he spits the dirt out.
If he successfully woos a female, she will accompany him to lay her eggs for him to watch over.
But the burrow is not just his baby mama's crib. It's a spa.
He must keep his body continually cool-if he needs to seek out some shade, down the hatch!
It's a castle.
If a predator lurks nearby-down the hatch!
If a rival male approaches, he's not just going to go inside and lock the door.
He warns off the encroacher by giving him the middle fin.
Flip off pal, this is my land.
If dorsal fin dominance doesn't scare him off, they will engage in a contest of gaping to show who's boss.
Victory is his!
Time for a re-breather.
Down the hatch!
And if he's smart, he'll stay there for a while...lest he end up like his rival.  Down the hatch.


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The extremely small Fenix LD01 LED light is not much bigger than the one AAA battery it uses. Its 3 modes allow the user to select the best compromise between brightness and runtime for any given task and to aid in an emergency. The light produced by the Fenix LD01 can be best compared to many flashlights ten times its size.
The compact size, solid reliability and lightweight build of the LD01 make this light perfect for every day carry.
Fenix LD Series
The Fenix LD Series flashlights bring innovation to illumination. Each model offers a great mix of performance and practicality, a truly versatile tool perfect for your pocket, glove compartment, purse, keychain or tool box. A key feature of this series is its ability to use universally available, common AA or AAA batteries (Alkaline or NiMH). It is suitable for travel, home use, emergencies, and all outdoor lighting needs.
Made of aircraft grade aluminum, the LD Series lights feature a durable Type III hard-anodized anti-abrasive finish, digitally regulated output levels to maintain constant brightness, and a toughened ultra-clear glass lens with antireflective coating. All lights are waterproof to the IPX-8 standard.
Flashlight Operation
Screw the light head tightly to turn on the flashlight, and unscrew it to turn it off. When it is on, turn it off and on again within two seconds, it can shift into the next output. The outputs are cyclic. If the interval between the on and off states is over two seconds, the regulating circuit will reset. When turn on again, it will enter into the default output automatically.
LD01 Brochure
- Lifespan = 50,000 hrs
- Types of Output: 3
- High (72 Lumens, 1 hr 28 min)
- Mid (26 Lumens, 3 hrs 8 min)
- Low (3 Lumens, 27 hrs)
- Digitally regulated output - maintains constant brightness
- Patented physical structure avoids circuit damaging from reverse connection of battery
- Reliable twist switch
- Capable of standing up securely on a flat surface to serve as a candle
- Made of durable aircraft-grade aluminum
- Premium Type III hard-anodized anti-abrasive finish
- Toughened ultra-clear glass lens with anti-reflective coating
- LED: XP-G LED (R4) LED Waterproof: IPX-8 Standard
- Battery: 1 x 1.5V AAA (Ni-MH, Alkaline; NOT INCLUDED)
- Weight: 0.5 ounces (excl. batteries)
- Max Bright: 72 lumens (1 hr 28 min runtime)
- Output: 3 types
- Low Bright: 3 lumens (27 hr runtime)
- Size: 3"(L) x .5"(D)


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Of course, if you really wanted to have some fun, go to Wal-Mart late at night and ask the greeter if they could help you find trashbags, roll of carpet, rope, quicklime, clorox and a shovel. See if they give you any strange looks. --Streaker69
Well, just tested out the 295 GTX (Nvidia's Most Powerful Graphics card currently on the market), and sorry to report that the benchmarks on pyrit were pretty dissapointing. They're no different than the 280 GTX:
The average is about 10,500 PMK's/sec which is about the same as the benchmarks for the 280 GTX.
Essentially, the 295 GTX is a dual 280 gtx, so I'm assuming that the current CUDA drivers do not take advantage of the second GPU.
Still, at 10K PMK's/s that is still blindingly fast, albeit a disappointment for the newest nVidia card. Fact is, my dual CPU BT3 achieves less than 100 PMK's/s running aircrack-ng and a dictionary. Yeah, old system.
Try notifying the author of your findings. He will at least appreciate the numbers, and at most offer guidance to unlock that 2nd GPU lurking in your card. He seems very responsive to questions posted in the WIKI section of the google code page. Perhaps you'll see 20K PMK's/s ?
Or, we could all just wait until Shamanvirtuel finishes the GUI front end he's been asked to write for pyrit... Either way, the results should be very interesting.
it shows here
that the gtx 295 does more pmk/s than a c1060
how is that possible?
Because all a C1060 is is a 295gtx with no video outs, more memory and addressing specially tailored to fit CUDA programming. This is necessary when programming protein building or something of that nature but for password cracking its not needed.
I always thought brute force was a last resort for security gurus...


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Volunteer: Gamecock Donation Station, CityServe
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Community service is important at Carolina. Making a difference and inspiring a better way of life reflects who we are as Gamecocks.
In April faculty, staff and students will have the opportunity to roll up their garnet sleeves and be part of OneColumbia CityServe. On April 26, USC will host Gamecock Donation Station, where students and student athletes will collect new books (ages 4–9) for Cocky's Reading Express and nonperishable food items for Harvest Hope food bank from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium parking lot, across from the State Fairgrounds.
Members of the USC community are encouraged to donate items and sign up to volunteer at the event.
In addition to the Gamecock Donation Station, the university family will join Columbia citizens in an array of service activities to help improve the city and life for its residents. To volunteer your time or mobilize your coworkers to volunteer for one or more of the CityServe projects, go to the CityServe website.
One Columbia CityServe coincides with the National Week of Service and is chaired by First Lady Patricia Moore-Pastides, Mayor Steve Benjamin and SCANA's Paul Fant.
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- Gamecock Donation Station
- When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., April 26
- Where: Williams-Brice Stadium parking lot across from the State Fairgrounds
- What: New books (ages 4–9) for Cocky's Reading Express; nonperishable food items for Harvest Hope food bank
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One year after three tornadoes tore a path of destruction through Lake Guntersville State Park, the park has rebounded and is still a primary vacation spot in North Alabama. Improved views from the campground and a recently renovated championship golf course are just a few of the attractions that make the park so special to visitors.
"There was major damage to the park during the storms, but it is giving us the opportunity to rebuild a new and improved Lake Guntersville State Park," said Tim Wishum, Acting Co-Director of Alabama State Parks. "Some of those improvements include gas logs in the chalets, a newly planned nature center, and various campground improvements. We look forward to reintroducing the new Lake Guntersville to the public."
Some of the improvements are still in the planning and execution stages, but the park has many offerings to keep even the most adventurous guests satisfied including the 18-hole Eagle's Nest Golf Course, 36 miles of hiking trails, excellent fishing, 139 improved campsites with more opening soon, six primitive campsites and two rental campers, more than 35 geocacaches, 18 chalets and five lakeside cabins. All of the 112 lodge rooms are now open and the Pinecrest Dining Room is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
The most noticeable impact of the storms is the loss of more than 5,000 trees. Included in that number are approximately 95 percent of the trees that once forested the campground and about 65 percent of the golf course's trees. There are plans to replant the campground and golf course, but for now visitors can take advantage of the improved views of Lake Guntersville, Alabama's largest lake.
"While we'd still rather have our trees, the view from the chalets and the lodge is fantastic," Wishum said.
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) promotes wise stewardship, management and enjoyment of Alabama's natural resources through five divisions: Marine Patrol, Marine Resources, State Lands, State Parks, and Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. To learn more about ADCNR, visit www.outdooralabama.com.


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Dub Rack
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A dub rack for easy format conversion of video and audio and digital archiving.
[edit] What Will Be Done
Rack with 16mm, 8mm, dvd, vcr, Blu-ray+rw, DAT tape, turntable, small tv monitor, audio video input/output switcher, a computer for temporary storage/upload of completed digital conversions. A well thought out setup could support two simultaneous dubs
[edit] What Areas in the Space Will This Affect
Unsure of where this would live and not opposed to it being either wheeled or a permanent installation.
[edit] Who Will Be Doing It
Digital Archivists have expressed an interest in this.
[edit] Why This Will Be Good
Dub racks are incredibly useful. Noisebridge could archive it's collection of pre-digital recordings
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The parts will be stolen unless a concrete effort is made to "not hack" them.
[edit] How Long Will It Take
Just a matter of acquiring the parts
[edit] In A Fantastic World, What Extra Budget Would You Like
Increased server storage for Noisebridge.'
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FAIRFIELD, NJ -- New from Rickland Orchards is a line of six 1.4-oz. bars formulated with granola and real fruit dipped in authentic strained Greek yogurt imported from Europe. According to the manufacturer, this is the first product to offer consumers Greek yogurt in the form of a shelf-stable bar.
Offered in blueberry Açai, cherry almond, toasted coconut, cranberry almond, apple & honey and orchard peach varieties, Rickland Greek Yogurt Bars are said to contain all natural ingredients and to provide 5g. of fiber, 7g. of protein and probiotics.
The bars have been well received at retail in the three months since their launch, the company reports. They have a suggested retail price of $1.49 to $1.79.
Greek (strained) yogurt is a current consumer favorite, with total sales for 2012 estimated at more than $2 billion (up from $35.4 million in 2007). Rickland Orchards has striven to stay ahead of the curve by developing nontraditional ways in which the popular probiotic product can be enjoyed.
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Already known for its massive stores, Ikea plans to supersize the local furniture-shopping experience even more by building a new site twice the size of its current Burbank location.
At 470,000 square feet, the proposed Burbank store would be the Swedish retailer's largest in the United States.
"We need the big store now, quite frankly," said Ikea spokesman Joseph Roth. "It's not so much planning for the future as addressing our current situation. The store needs to be updated."
If approved, the new store will sprawl over 22 acres along the Golden State (5) Freeway, west of San Fernando Boulevard and south of Providencia Avenue.
It will be just seven-tenths of a mile from the company's current 242,000 square foot store, also on San Fernando Boulevard, which opened in 1990.
The company submitted its development plans to the city earlier this month, Roth said.
The approval process could take nine months to a year with construction starting sometime in 2015. The project will create between 500 to 1,000 construction jobs, Roth said.
While the current Ikea seems pretty big already to many shoppers, some welcomed the news of an even bigger one on the way. | PHOTOS
"Bring it on," said Dawn Adams of Newhall, who was shopping at the current Ikea Tuesday with a tape measure and notebook in hand.
While she favors the idea of an even-bigger Ikea, the interior designer admits the 242,000 square-foot warehouse store can be daunting.
"It is a little overwhelming to come in here - I get heart palpitations sometimes," Adams quipped. "But these types of places are a destination for a lot of people, so I don't see how a bigger one could be a bad thing."
Alex Mendoza of North Hollywood, who was testing out beds for his new apartment, isn't convinced.
"I feel that building a new Ikea would be a waste because there's nothing wrong with this one," Mendoza said. "I think we're kind of an impatient culture and I don't think we need to feel like we constantly need more and more and more. We should be happy with what we do have - and this place is already huge."
"My mom always says that's the problem with our generation, that bigger means better," Mendoza added. "In this case, I'd agree with her. I'm not convinced bigger would be better. I just don't see the need."
But Stephanie Koenig of downtown Los Angeles, who was shopping for a new kitchen table for her apartment remodel, thinks the larger Ikea will bring more variety.
"I always say, `The bigger the better,"' Koenig said. "I don't care if I get lost."
The new site will have improved access and parking and a larger warehouse space. Ikea currently has to store some merchandise at off-site locations, Roth said. There will be parking for 1,700 cars.
The current Ikea will remain open until the new store is ready in fall 2016, the company said.
"Because of this store's success, we are excited about the opportunity to build upon our established presence in Burbank with a new, roomier store," Ikea U.S. President Mike Ward said in a statement.
The privately held company declined to release financial details of the project, but Roth said, "Obviously it will be tens of millions of dollars by the time you buy the land and build the building."
Ikea, founded in Sweden in 1943, has 330 stores in 40 countries, including 38 in the United States. The world's largest Ikea, at 594,000 square feet, is located outside of Stockholm.
The new Ikea Burbank would stock nearly 10,000 items versus about 8,000 for the current store, Roth said.
It will also feature 50 "inspirational room-settings," three model-home interiors, a supervised children's play area and a larger restaurant for serving Swedish specialties.
Other family-friendly features include a "Children's Ikea" area in the showroom, baby-care rooms, preferred parking and play areas throughout the store.
There are some moving parts to the deal with the city of Burbank as a result of Gov. Jerry Brown ordering community redevelopment agencies out of business statewide this year. The redevelopment agencies were required to establish successor agencies, which would manage any debts and wind down the activities of the former redevelopment agencies.
The plan calls for Ikea to buy the 22 acres from Irvine-based Crown Realty & Development Inc. Ikea would sell its current store and the lease rights it owns to to Crown.
Burbank's CRA successor agency would then sell Crown the current 6.4 acre Ikea site and the lease rights it owns.
But that part of the deal must be reviewed by the California Department of Finance.
All parties are confident things will fall into place.
"We are proceeding with that process right now," said Joy Forbes, Burbank's assistant city manager. "The Department of Finance tells us they could conduct the review in about 90 days. It is complicated. The hope is that it will all work out."
Ikea is a big economic engine for the city.
Forbes would not say how much the store produces in sales tax but she said it is one of the city's top 20 revenue generators.
"Not only do we in city government like it but the patrons like it. They love the Burbank location," Forbes said.
Crown Realty Executive Vice President Jim O'Neil said that at this point there are no development plans for Ikea's original site.
But his company is high on Burbank and believes the deal will get done.
"We love Burbank," he said. "Burbank is a great community. It's very business friendly and we're very bullish on the Burbank trade area. It's a good place to do business."


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SPOKANE — A ruling by a federal judge in Spokane could open a Yakama Nation tobacco company to tens of millions of dollars in tax liability.
U.S. District Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson held last week that King Mountain Tobacco Company is not exempt from paying a federal excise tax on cigarettes. In a case filed last year prosecutors claimed the company owes more than $23 million in taxes since 2009.
King Mountain argued that federal law bars taxes on income derived from trust land, such as from logging or tobacco growing. The company also cited the 1855 treaty between the Yakamas and the U.S. government.
But the judge held that only some of the tobacco sold by King Mountain is grown on the reservation. Much of the rest is imported from Virginia, and the judge said that therefore the company must pay the federal tax.


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im allways 2 steps ahed
Graff is not a crime
"Revolt is cool"
a personal favourite, cope himself said it
u twat,
if ur in norfolk i recomend u learn this about the water
''if its brown drink it down, if its black send it back''
props to homer for that ont
Isn't that off the simpsons?
thats y tthheres props to homer,
chuck d-fight the power
I believe you just editted that
I'm watching the simpsons now
Greeeeeeeeaaaat movie.
"Wow. Never ceases to amaze me. What cologne you gonna go with? London Gentleman, or wait. No, no, no. Hold on. Blackbeard's Delight."
"No, she gets a special cologne... It's called Sex Panther by Odeon. It's illegal in nine countries... Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good."
"It's quite pungent."
"Oh yeah."
"It's a formidable scent... It stings the nostrils. In a good way. "
"Brian, I'm gonna be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline."
haha i love that movie
''brick whered you get a hand grenade?''
''i dont know''
single greatest conversation eveer
put your hands in the air like the heats to your back and shake your body like a baby born addicted to crack
-immortal tech
"Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis."
Jack Handey
it's easier to ask for a pardon than for a permission...
M i S t X
get what ya get and dont throw a fuckin fit
RiP CIG
"aerosal imagery and nicotine dreams.."
made that shit up..
Oh shiet.
yall respect the one who got shot, i respect the shooter
it's the man behiond the gun, it ain't the gun son
He who does not feel ME is not real to me, therefore he doesn't exist, so poof ....vamoose son of a bitch"
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WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Convinces people on street Kris Jenner was named Person of the Year
Pope Francis was named TIME Person of the Year this week, but Jimmy Kimmel wanted to know what people on the street would think of other possible choices.
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He sent out a camera crew to get reactions when pedestrians were told thatKris Jenner, Rob Ford, Mama June,Anthony Weiner and other luminaries had gotten the honor.
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Suits item created by jacksonchansf, Aug 15, 2012
Pros - Great price, soft fabric, good fit
Cons - Not quite that slim, functional button holes make sleeve adjustment
I purchased this suit from their Georgetown location the Saturday they opened. I was actually looking for a chalk stripe navy suit but this seemed like a good substitute as it will be a staple in my closet. The selection of suits seems almost overwhelming at first until you realize they don't have all the suits in your size. The salesperson initially suggested I try on a 36R but I was certain that wouldn't fit, and it didn't. Upon arriving at this suit, I tried it on to make sure I liked the fit of the suit as a whole. The pants are certainly slim but not tight, which is a good thing in my opinion. The jacket however fits pretty well although I think it could use some more waist suppression. I have the sides taken in by my tailor to get the snugger fit I was looking for. Overall I am extremely happy with my purchase and would definitely recommend this suit to anyone looking for a great suit value.
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Coleman Liquid Fuel Lantern Hard-Shell Carry Case
This Coleman Liquid Fuel Lantern Hard-Shell Carry Case will carry the necessary liquid fuel that keeps your lantern lit which is so necessary for survival situations or when going camping, backpacking or hiking in the woods. It is essential to have a good lantern with the right fuel you can rely on when you are in the outdoors, so keep your campsite well lit, fend off wild animals and keep safe. That s why having the Coleman Liquid Fuel Lantern Hard-Shell Carry Case is so convenient, is it made of molded polyethylene, and fits models 214, 282, 285, 286, 288, and some older lantern models. At the base of the hard-shell carry case there is a storage room for mantles and miscellaneous items in case you are interested in storing them there. A little hide-away space for whatever. Always have extra liquid fuel with you to refill your lantern, you don t want to be caught in the DARK!
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- fits as it should, - just enough room for some mantles and matches in the base, - protects the lantern in the vehicle.


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Et tu P.D. James?
January 27th, 2012
Once again P.D. James has stabbed me in the back. I'd forgiven her long ago for branching off with the futuristic novel Children of Men, but only because Doctor Who comes a close second to PBS Mystery in my television hierarchy. But after waiting THREE YEARS for the next Dalgliesh mystery, I get another Jane Austen knockoff instead. Haven't Elizabeth and Darcy been sliced and diced enough already without Wickham's corpse now fowling up the estate grounds?
James should have taken pointers from Nora Roberts. Long ago, Roberts created her J.D. Robb mystery writing pseudonym as a clear pointer for her romance fans to stay away or risk disappointment. Loyal, happy fans ensued and Roberts was able to scratch a creative itch.
But, whether out of boredom or the need to expand their coffers, authors continue to boldly write outside their norm, banking on name recognition alone. Writing for a young adult or juvenile audience has almost become a must for any big name author. Literary authors are dabbling with genre writing and many mystery, romance and thriller writers are striving to get more literary. Titles from authors trying out new digs include:
Shelter by Harlan Coben
Long running adult character Myron Bolitar has an estranged teenage nephew who investigates the disappearance of his new girlfriend – Coben sticks to his mystery/thriller roots, but gears this book towards teens.
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Sci-fi, alternate history and historical fiction combine in this tale of a time traveler who attempts to prevent the assassination of JFK – a big change from King's usual.
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
After writing successful realistic romances for young adults, Scott shocked readers with this chilling tale of a girl abducted and held hostage by a sexual predator.
Insatiable by Meg Cabot
Author of sweet teen books like the Princess Diaries series, Cabot jumps on the vampire bandwagon with this campy paranormal romance for adults.
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
Famous for satirical fiction like Election (made into a movie with Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick) Perrotta's latest novel explores what life would be like in an apocalyptic, post-Rapture age.
Just as Patterson seemed to push the envelope too far with his "nonfiction thriller" on the murder of King Tut, will James' new Death Comes to Pemberley prove too much for those of us enthralled by her poet turned detective Adam Dalgliesh? I haven't succumbed yet, but then the cover is pretty enticing…
Are you disappointed or thrilled when authors try new genres?
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Mere hours after asking the public for leads in a child pornography investigation, federal authorities on Thursday arrested a North Hills woman suspected of molesting a girl over a decade ago.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials nabbed Letha Mae Montemayor, 52, outside an apartment complex about 7:30 p.m. after receiving five separate tips from the public.
"This arrest would not have happened without the public's help, and it demonstrates how much individual citizens can do to help law enforcement attack crime," ICE Director John Morton said in a statement.
"The best way to protect innocent children from sex offenders is for law enforcement, educators, parents and concerned citizens to join forces and fight back," he added.
Montemayor is believed to be the woman who appears along with a still unidentified man in child pornography dubbed the "Jen Series," which federal officials discovered in Chicago in 2007.
It has since been recovered in the collections of about 275 other child pornography suspects across the country.
The break in the case came after U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte, Jr., and other federal authorities released photos of both suspects to the media at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
They received their first tip about 2 p.m.
Claude Arnold, ICE special agent in charge of homeland security investigations in Los Angeles, said once authorities learned the woman's name, they pulled her photos from public databases and noted similarities to the images that appeared in the Jen Series.
Arnold said federal authorities and officers of the Los Angeles Police Department then placed Montemayor under surveillance and arrested her at 7:30 p.m. without incident on a federal charge of producing child pornography.
Montemayor was identified both through her facial appearance and tattoos - a black butterfly on her right hip, a curled up cat on her right shoulder, writing on her left wrist, and an unknown design above her left breast.
"This significant development brings us one step closer to vindicating the victim and helping to regain some dignity for all victims of child exploitation crimes," Birotte said.
Arnold declined to provide Montemayor's address, nor any details about whether she has a criminal record, or lives or works with children.
He did say there were no children in her apartment at the time of her arrest.
Montemayor is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, undergoing questioning. Arnold said she may appear in federal court Friday or Monday.
The man who appears in the Jen Series remains at large, and the investigation is continuing. The identity of the victim also remains unknown.
"We're still seeking the public's help," Arnold said. "Anyone who can give us information, including the victim herself, should come forward and help us to also identify and apprehend John Doe so we can prevent other children from being victimized."
The Jen Series consists of about 40 photos probably taken 2001 at an apartment in the San Fernando Valley, likely in Encino - based on a calendar from a local business, a Yellow Pages phonebook and cable box that appear in the photos.
The images show a girl, then between 11 and 14 years old, being abused by a woman now believed to be Montemayor, as well as a Caucasian man in his 40's or 50's.
A digitally-applied black dot covers most of the man's face, but he appeared to have brown or gray straight hair, and graying facial hair, in the photos. He also had a distinctive pair of moles about an inch apart, one on top of the other, on the center of his chest.
The "wanted poster" can be seen on www.ice.gov.Anyone with information that can assist in the investigation is urged to call 1-866-DHS-2ICE.
Montemayor is the 246th suspect swept up by ICE Homeland Security Investigation's Operation Sunflower.
The international operation rescued 123 victims of child sexual exploitation, including 44 who were directly rescued from their abusers.
The children included five toddlers under age 3, 41 who are grade school age, and 53 teenagers. There were also 24 adults who had been victimized in their youth.
Operation Sunflower has concluded, but similar efforts are continuing under Operation Predator.


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The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution
Chapter 14: The Theory of Evolution: A Materialistic Liability
The information we have considered throughout this book has shown us that the theory of evolution has no scientific basis, and that, on the contrary, evolutionist claims conflict with scientific facts. In other words, the force that keeps evolution alive is not science. The theory of evolution is maintained by some "scientists", but behind it there is another influence at work.
This other influence is materialist philosophy.
Materialist philosophy is one of the oldest beliefs in the world, and assumes the existence of matter as its basic principle. According to this view, matter has always existed, and everything that exists consists of matter. This makes belief in a Creator impossible, of course, because if matter has always existed, and if everything consists of matter, then there can be no suprematerial Creator who created it. Materialism has therefore long been hostile to religious beliefs of every kind that have faith in Allah.
So the question becomes one of whether the materialist point of view is correct. One method of testing whether a philosophy is true or false is to investigate the claims it makes about science by using scientific methods. For instance, a philosopher in the 10th century could have claimed that there was a divine tree on the surface of the moon and that all living things actually grew on the branches of this huge tree like fruit, and then fell off onto the earth. Some people might have found this philosophy attractive and believed in it. But in the 20th century, at a time when man has managed to walk on the moon, it is no longer possible to seriously hold such a belief. Whether such a tree exists there or not can be determined by scientific methods, that is, by observation and experiment.
We can therefore investigate by means of scientific methods the materialist claim: that matter has existed for all eternity and that this matter can organise itself without a supramaterial Creator and cause life to begin. When we do this, we see that materialism has already collapsed, because the idea that matter has existed since beginning of time has been overthrown by the Big Bang theory which shows that the universe was created from nothingness. The claim that matter organised itself and created life is the claim that we call "the theory of evolution" -which this book has been examining-and which has been shown to have collapsed.
However, if someone is determined to believe in materialism and puts his devotion to materialist philosophy before everything else, then he will act differently. If he is a materialist first and a scientist second, he will not abandon materialism when he sees that evolution is disproved by science. On the contrary, he will attempt to uphold and defend materialism by trying to support evolution, no matter what. This is exactly the predicament that evolutionists defending the theory of evolution find themselves in today.
Interestingly enough, they also confess this fact from time to time. A well-known geneticist and outspoken evolutionist, Richard C. Lewontin from Harvard University, confesses that he is "a materialist first and a scientist second" in these words:
The term "a priori" that Lewontin uses here is quite important. This philosophical term refers to a presupposition not based on any experimental knowledge. A thought is "a priori" when you consider it to be correct and accept it as so even if there is no information available to confirm it. As the evolutionist Lewontin frankly states, materialism is an "a priori" commitment for evolutionists, who then try to adapt science to this preconception. Since materialism definitely necessitates denying the existence of a Creator, they embrace the only alternative they have in hand, which is the theory of evolution. It does not matter to such scientists that evolution has been belied by scientific facts, because they have accepted it "a priori" as true.
This prejudiced behaviour leads evolutionists to a belief that "unconscious matter composed itself", which is contrary not only to science, but also to reason. Professor of chemistry from New York University and a DNA expert Robert Shapiro, as we have quoted before, explains this belief of evolutionists and the materialist dogma lying at its base as follows:
Evolutionist propaganda, which we constantly come across in the Western media and in well-known and "esteemed" science magazines, is the outcome of this ideological necessity. Since evolution is considered to be indispensable, it has been turned into a sacred cow by the circles that set the standards of science.
Some scientists find themselves in a position where they are forced to defend this far-fetched theory, or at least avoid uttering any word against it, in order to maintain their reputations. Academics in the Western countries have to have articles published in certain scientific journals to attain and hold onto their professorships. All of the journals dealing with biology are under the control of evolutionists, and they do not allow any anti-evolutionist article to appear in them. Biologists, therefore, have to conduct their research under the domination of this theory. They, too, are part of the established order, which regards evolution as an ideological necessity, which is why they blindly defend all the "impossible coincidences" we have been examining in this book.
Materialist Confessions
The German biologist Hoimar von Ditfurth, a prominent evolutionist, is a good example of this bigoted materialist understanding. After Ditfurth cites an example of the extremely complex composition of life, this is what he says concerning the question of whether it could have emerged by chance or not:
As Ditfurth states, the materialist scientific approach adopts as its basic principle explaining life by denying "supernatural interference", i.e. creation. Once this principle is adopted, even the most impossible scenarios are easily accepted. It is possible to find examples of this dogmatic mentality in almost all evolutionist literature.
Professor Ali Demirsoy, the well-known advocate of evolutionary theory in Turkey, is just one of many. As we have already pointed out, according to Demirsoy: the probability of the coincidental formation of cythochrome-C, an essential protein for life, is "as unlikely as the possibility of a monkey writing the history of humanity on a typewriter without making any mistakes"178
There is no doubt that to accept such a possibility is actually to reject the basic principles of reason and common sense. Even one single correctly formed letter written on a page makes it certain that it was written by a person. When one sees a book of world history, it becomes even more certain that the book has been written by an author. No logical person would agree that the letters in such a huge book could have been put together "by chance".
However, it is very interesting to see that the "evolutionist scientist" Professor Ali Demirsoy accepts this sort of irrational proposition:
Demirsoy writes that he prefers the impossible, in order "not to have to accept supernatural forces"-in other words, the existence of a Creator. It is clear that this approach has no relation whatsoever with science. Not surprisingly, when Demirsoy cites another subject-the origins of the mitochondria in the cell-he openly accepts coincidence as an explanation, even though it is "quite contrary to scientific thought".
The conclusion to be drawn from such pronouncements is that evolution is not a theory arrived at through scientific investigation. On the contrary, the form and substance of this theory were dictated by the requirements of materialistic philosophy. It then turned into a belief or dogma in spite of concrete scientific facts. Again, we can clearly see from evolutionist literature that all of this effort has a "purpose"-and that purpose precludes any belief that all living things were not created no matter what the price.
Evolutionists define this purpose as "scientific". However, what they refer to is not science but materialist philosophy. Materialism absolutely rejects the existence of anything "beyond" matter (or of anything supernatural). Science itself is not obliged to accept such a dogma. Science means exploring nature and deriving conclusions from one's findings. If these findings lead to the conclusion that nature is created, science has to accept it. That is the duty of a true scientist; not defending impossible scenarios by clinging to the outdated materialist dogmas of the 19th century.
174. Richard Lewontin, "The Demon-Haunted World", The New York Review of Books, 9 Ocak, 1997, s. 28
175. Robert Shapiro, Origins: A Sceptic's Guide to the Creation of Life on Earth, Summit Books, New York: 1986, s. 207
176. Hubert Yockey, "Self-Organization, Origin of Life Scenarios and Information Theory", Journal of Theoretical Biology, Cilt 91, 1981, s. 27-28
177. Hoimar Von Ditfudrth, Dinozorların Sessiz Gecesi, Cilt 2, Çev. Veysel Atayman, 2.b. İstanbul: Alan Yayıncılık, Mart 1995, s. 64
178. Ali Demirsoy, Kalıtım ve Evrim, Ankara: Meteksan Yayınları, 1984, s. 61
179. Ali Demirsoy, Kalıtım ve Evrim, s. 61


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Welcome to the first day of Spring! You know what that means? We can finally start putting away those chunky knits and coats and start wearing colorful pieces and sandals. Well, depending on where you dwell, you'll probably still need to throw on a jacket and tights, but as the weather warms up, you can ditch those cold-weather items. To get you on your way to a stylish Spring, we've plucked 10 fabulous floral outfits sported by celebs like Vanessa Hudgens, Olivia Palermo, Kristin Cavallari, and way more. Step inside to mimic these fresh outfits now and all season long.
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WATCH: Garth Brooks performs on Jay Leno's final 'Tonight Show'
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Garth Brooks has a place in "Tonight Show" history. The country superstar was the last musical guest on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." But before he sang, Garth paid tribute to the show's longtime host.
Garth played two songs on the show. He performed "The Dance" before closing out the finale with his classic, "Friends in Low Places."
Billy Crystal was the night's only other scheduled guest, while Oprah Winfrey, Kim Kardashian, Sheryl Crow, and Carol Burnett were among the stars who made surprise appearances.
The show wrapped up Leno's 22-year run as "The Tonight Show" host. Jimmy Fallon will take over as "Tonight Show" host on February 17th.


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A multi-layered approach to treating neuromuscular disorders at Children's National Health System ensures personalized care and accessibility to a robust offering of clinical trials.
The Neuromuscular Medicine Program leverages the expertise of a multidisciplinary teams, cutting-edge research, and innovative technologies to care for a spectrum of neuromuscular conditions affecting children from infancy to age 21.
The diagnosis and treatment of children with neuromuscular diseases can be difficult. Children's multidisciplinary team has the expertise to recognize these conditions and ensure a timely, accurate diagnosis. We provide comprehensive clinical evaluations, coordinate diagnostic testing, implement ongoing treatment, and provide genetic counseling where appropriate.
Neuromuscular conditions are rare. Many are misdiagnosed or go unrecognized, according to Mathula Thangarajh, MD, PhD, Director of the Neuromuscular Medicine Program at Children's National.
Genetic and metabolic conditions are more common in infancy and early childhood; inherited neuropathies typically manifest symptoms in late childhood; and autoimmune conditions and trauma-related injuries are more common in teenage years.
Warning signs in children relate to deviation in normal developmental trajectory. Poor muscle tone, delay reaching motor milestones, difficulty walking, and poor exercise endurance are early signs of neuromuscular conditions.
General concerns that we evaluate include:
The Neuromuscular Program coordinates care for patients with the following conditions:
A new oral medication shows promising success for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). VBP15 originated out of persisting questions behind the impact of glucocorticoids, according to Eric Hoffman, PhD, Director of the Center for Genetic Medicine Research at Children's National.
VBP15 is innovative in addressing multiple problems in DMD muscle simultaneously: It stabilizes plasma membranes, avoids transactivation, and offers improved transrepression. VBP15 inhibits a molecule (NFkB) that plays an early role in inflammation and tissue damage in DMD muscle. VBP15 may prevent or delay the symptom onset when administered early, as well as help older DMD patients.
"These findings are very promising for advancing the treatment of DMD," Dr. Hoffman said. "While the initial indication is treatment of DMD, VBP15 appears to hold additional promise for treating hundreds of other conditions."
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A preclinical study led by researchers at Children's National Medical Center has found that a new oral drug shows early promise for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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Our providers represent medical and surgical specialties, family practice, and general pediatrics.
Pediatric specialists at Children's National work closely to ensure an integrated approach to caring for each child and family.
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College students are using concrete to reach into the past and form ties with a prior generation at the scene of one of the most heroic and trying moments in history.
Tanya Wattenburg Komas of California State University, Chico, had a captive audience as she described how her Concrete Industry Management students are investigating the concrete at the site of the D-Day landings at Pointe du Hoc in Normandy, France.
The students are evaluating World War II concrete bunkers using onsite in situ testing methods and non-destructive testing equipment. Their goal is to stabilize the eroded D-Day landing site on the English Channel so it is safe enough for veterans to visit the cliffside monument.
"For our younger people preserving a site like this, there is no better way to communicate what really happened and to understand the tragic events," she explained.
Komas was the first speaker at the fourth annual Women in Concrete Luncheon and Forum at World of Concrete in February. Co-hosted by CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION and THE CONCRETE PRODUCER magazines and sponsored by LaFarge, the two-hour program brought together women from all segments of the concrete construction industry, and provided them with a unique opportunity to connect with peers.
Outside the box
The next speaker, Shellie Rigsby, owner of Acanthus/Concrete Stain Designs, Plano, Texas, talked about the many opportunities available in decorative concrete. "The technology has changed so much in the last 11 years, it's so exciting," she said.
Rigsby provided a step-by-step account of the techniques and materials she used to create a downsized version of the Alamo, which included insulating concrete forms, stamped vertical overlays, stencils, and handcarvings. "It's a lot more fun if you go outside the box to explore what you can do," Rigsby said of decorative concrete projects.
She went on to say the recession does not have to be bad news for decorative concrete contractors. A key, she said, is to provide cost-effective options to architects who want artistic elements in scaled-back budgets. "There's still a lot of business out there, but we have to tell the architects what's available," Rigsby explained.
Sustainable design
Julie Babb Smith of the FIGG Engineering Group, Tallahassee, Fla., detailed how the new I-35W bridge in Minneapolis incorporated sustainabilty into every aspect of its design.
"When I talk about sustainable design for this bridge, I refer to protecting the environment with eco-friendly materials and practices, and creating a lasting design for the future with quality, innovation, and planning," said Smith.
With an expected 100-year service life, the bridge opened in September 2008—11 months after the project began, three months ahead of schedule, and a little more than a year after the collapse killed 13 people.
Eco-friendly materials used in the project include recycled aggregate and photocatalytic cement products that reduces airborne pollutants, thereby cleaning the air. "They clean the air and they are also self-cleaning. It was the first use of this cement in North America," said Smith.
Smith also explained how this was truly a community project, down to the children making decorative tiles to adorn a permanent part of the new bridge.
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Blogging system for Trac
A blogging system for Trac.
TracBlogPlugin allows one to harness the power of TagsPlugin to generate blogs. It provides a wiki macro so that blogs can be inserted in any wiki page. It also provides a navigation component.
Bugs/Feature Requests
Existing bugs and feature requests for TracBlogPlugin are here.
If you have any issues, create a new ticket.
Download the zipped source from here.
You can check out TracBlogPlugin from here using Subversion, or browse the source with Trac.
Please do not use trunk. It is known to not work. It is a work in progress. When it is ready, it will be renamed.
TracBlogPlugin should work with 0.9.x and 0.10.x.
- TagsPlugin >= 0.3 and < 0.5
- WebAdmin
If using 0.9.x it may be necessary to install the TagsPlugin and the WebAdmin plugin globally instead of the project's plugin directory. This is due to the need for those plugins to load before the TracBlogPlugin loads. Unfortunately, 0.9.x does not support plugin dependencies, so the only way to get it to work properly is installing the above plugins globally via:
# python setup.py install
An indication that this may be the case is if a message similar to the following is displayed
... resolve raise DistributionNotFound(req) # XXX put more info here DistributionNotFound: TracWebAdmin
Install in the same manner as any other Trac plugin:
# python setup.py bdist_egg # cp dist/*.egg /srv/trac/env/plugins
If the TracBlogPlugin is installed system wide, then you will need to enable the plugin in your trac.ini:
[components] tBlog.* = enabled
If you want only the blog to be your frontpage instead of the wiki, in trac.ini:
[trac] default_handler = TracBlogPlugin
nb: Using the TracBlogPlugin as the default_handler is a non supported, non recommended usage. But it has been known to work.
Otherwise, if you want to integrate the blog into your wiki, use the following examples in conjunction with regular WikiFormatting:
- [[BlogShow]]
- Displays a blog based on tags The list of tags to be shown can be specified as arguments to the macro. If no tags are specified as parameters, then the default 'blog' tag is used.
The following options can be specified:
union - Specify whether the join for the tags listed should be a union or intersection(default).
num_posts - Number of posts to display.
year - Year for which to show posts.
month - Month for which to show posts.
day - Day of the month for which to show posts.
delta - How many days of posts should be shown.
mark_update - Specify whether to show "Updated on" for posts that have been updated.
hidecal - Hide the calendar (when set to true).
If specifying dates with year, month, and/or day, the current value is specified if missing. For example, if day is specified but year and month are not, then year will be filled in with the current year and month will be filled with the current month. If only year and month are specified, then that indicates the whole month is desired.
The num_posts options is bounded by the date options if combined. For example, if num_posts=5 and month=4 is specified, it will show up to 5 posts from the month of April. If only 3 posts exist, then only 3 are shown. If a date option is not specified, then it will show the last num_posts posts.[[BlogShow()]] [[BlogShow(blog,pacopablo)]] [[BlogShow(blog,pacopablo,union=True)]] [[BlogShow(blog,pacopablo,num_posts=5)]] [[BlogShow(blog,pacopablo,month=4,num_posts=5)]] [[BlogShow(blog,pacopablo,year=2006,month=4)]] [[BlogShow(blog,pacopablo,year=2006,month=4,day=12)]] [[BlogShow(blog,pacopablo,delta=5)]] [[BlogShow(blog,pacopablo,delta=5,mark_updated=False)]] [[BlogShow(blog,pacopablo,num_posts=3,hidecal=true)]]
- [[BlogPost]]
- Inserts a link to create a new blog post
Accepts keyword arguments that specify default parameters. The macro will be hidden unless the user has BLOG_POSTER permissions.
tag - Tag that populates the "Tag under" field. This key may be specified as a tuple or list to pass multiple values.
blogtitle - Default blog entry title.
text - Default entry body text.
pagename - Default wiki page name.
readonly - Default readonly page status.
link - Text to display as the link.
[[BlogPost()]] [[BlogPost(tag=(blog,pacopablo))]] [[BlogPost(tag=blog,blogtitle="A Simple Title",text="Body Text")]] [[BlogPost(tag=blog,pagename=blog/newpage,readonly=1)]] [[BlogPost(tag=(blog,pacopablo),link="A New Blog Post")]]
trac.ini Documentation
[blog] date_format = %x %X ; format string in strftime format page_format = %Y/%m/%d/%H.%M ; format string in strftime format default_tag = blog ; comma separated list of tags post_size = 1024 ; number of bytes to show before truncation history_days = 30 ; number of days of blog entries to show new_blog_link = New Blog Post ; default value for new blog post link
If you use TracBlog, please post a link to your blog:
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- PHPUnit GSoC '07 Dev Blog
- Casa de Pacopablo
- CastPodder
- The Seventh Game: Precursors
- SwapOff.org Personal blog of Alec Thomas
- voidblog.de Christian Aust
- betatim's blog Personal blog of Tim Head, betatim
- OpenSysAdmin.com Daniel Joseph Barnhart Clark
- Maia Mailguard Anti-spam software
- MockSoul Devblog Vadim Burmakin personal blog
- plumi.org Video sharing plugin for Plone.
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Added patch from retracile to include wiki:BlogHeader? in the top of the blog page.
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More 0.11 porting
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- Refs #1111 - First big push towards porting to 0.11
- The blog entry window has mostly been finished.
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What to look for in an elder care facility
According to the AARP, slightly more than five percent of people 65 years and older reside in nursing homes, congregate care, assisted living, and board-and-care homes. Statistics Canada notes that by 2004-05, the most recent year for which statistics are available, one in 30 Canadians over the age of 65 were living in homes for the aged. Though no one plans to live in a nursing home, seniors and their families should at least know what to look for just in case.
Determine Individual Needs
Men and women researching potential living facilities might find it difficult to determine their specific needs. Unforeseen health conditions, for instance, might dictate which option is the best fit. Men and women who have a medical condition that requires routine monitoring will almost certainly want a skilled nursing facility. But those without medical conditions who need help with simpler tasks of everyday life are likely to have those needs met by an intermediate facility. Some facilities provide both types of care, which can make transitioning from one to another much easier if or when that need arises. Facilities typically have intake planners on staff who evaluate each individual and determine which level of care is the best fit.
Research Policies and Procedures
Each facility should be ready and willing to share and discuss its policies and procedures with regards to residents. What is the procedure when a resident has a medical emergency? What if a resident finds a living situation unpleasant? What is the facility's philosophy regarding staff and resident interaction? What are the facility's hiring practices, including certification requirements, for its personnel? What is the ratio of staff to residents? Each facility should be able to answer these questions promptly and adequately. Those who can't should be checked off the list of residences to consider.
Facility Ratings
According to the AARP, recent research has shown that nonprofit nursing homes offer higher-quality care, better staff-resident ratios, and have fewer health violations than facilities managed by for-profit companies. Men and women researching facilities can visit Caring.com, an online resource for men and women caring for aging relatives. The Web site enables adults to compare nursing homes in their areas, including if a home is for profit or nonprofit, and the home's capacity. U.S. residents can even learn each facility's Medicare ratings, which are determined by examining the safety of the facility and its overall quality of care and a host of other factors.
Get a Firsthand Account of the Facility
Before choosing a facility for themselves or an elderly relative, individuals should spend some time at the facilities they're considering to get a firsthand account of what life at that facility is like. Observe the staff interactions with residents, including if they address residents with respect and patience. How do the current residents look? Are they unkempt and left to their own devices, or do they appear well groomed and are they encouraged to interact with other residents? Does the facility seem warm and welcoming, or is it antiseptic? The move to an elderly care facility is often difficult and sometimes depressing, so each of the above conditions can carry significant weight when choosing a facility.
Finding a nursing home or a similar facility for yourself or an aging relative is not necessarily easy. Men and women facing such a difficult decision should begin the process as early as possible to ensure they find the facility that is the best fit.