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Guest Post: Law Of The Sea Tribunal Implies A Principle Of Reasonableness In UNCLOS Article 73
[Craig H. Allen is the Judson Falknor Professor of Law and of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington.]
On April 14, 2014, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued its ruling in the M/V Virginia G case (Panama/Guinea-Bissau), Case No. 19. The dispute arose out of Guinea-Bissau's 2009 arrest of the Panama-flag coastal tanker M/V Virginia G after it was detected bunkering (i.e., delivering fuel to) several Mauritanian-flag vessels fishing in the Guinea-Bissau exclusive economic zone (EEZ) without having obtained a bunkering permit. The case presented a number of issues, including whether the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), to which both states are party, grants a coastal state competency to control bunkering activities by foreign vessels in its EEZ.
After disposing of objections raised over jurisdiction and admissibility (notwithstanding the parties' special agreement transferring the case to ITLOS), the decision adds a substantial gloss to several articles of the UNCLOS, particularly with respect to Article 73 on enforcement of coastal state laws regarding the conservation and management of living resources in the EEZ. Among other things, Panama alleged that Guinea-Bissau violated each of the four operative paragraphs of Article 73 in its boarding, arrest and confiscation of the Virginia G and by seizing and withholding the passports of its crew for more than 4 months. The tribunal's holding can be summarized as follows: (more…)


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Apr 30, 2013 - By Craig Blumenshine, Staff WriterWith two late goals by Taylor Paskett-Krause, the Riverton Lady Wolverine soccer team beat the Rock Springs Lady Tigers 4-2 in a makeup match Monday evening at Wolverine Field.
The win was Riverton's third of the season in the Class 4-A West, and places RHS (4-6-1, 3-5 Class 4-A West) solidly in fourth place in league standings with two games still to play.
On Friday, Riverton will match up with Green River, then finish the regular season against Evanston. Both are road matches for Riverton.
"I told them that I sure wish that team would have played last Saturday," Lady Wolverine head coach Tanya Santee said. Unlike last Saturday's loss at Kelly Walsh, Riverton played with more intensity and "go hard to the ball" effort than last week, according to Santee.
Riverton got on the board first with a penalty kick by Vanessa Nells in the fifth minute, but Rock Springs answered with a goal of its own before halftime.
In the second half, Savannah Salisbury gave Riverton the lead when her free kick beat the Rock Springs goalkeeper in the 48th minute, but Rock Springs tied the game for a second time in the 67th minute after converting a corner kick.
The teams played primarily on the Rock Springs half of the field for the remainder of the game, but Riverton had one last charge in the final minute that set up Paskett-Krause's game winner.
After battling for the ball in the right corner, Salisbury drilled a corner kick with the wind at her back that a Rock Springs player hit with her hand. That gave Paskett-Krause a penalty kick. The junior sent it high, but it hit the bottom side of the frame and counted as the go-ahead goal.
Then, two minutes later in stoppage time, Paskett-Krause got behind the overly aggressive Tiger midfield as Rock Springs was frantically trying to tie the match, withstood a defender's effort, and finished off the insurance goal.
With the regional soccer tournament scheduled in Evanston May 9-11 and the state tournament in Rock Springs the following week, the Lady Wolverines will be on the road to southwest Wyoming for the rest of their season.
"We may make a few more changes between now and Friday, but I was really proud of them. We still have to move it through the midfield to get it to the outside," Santee said.
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Casper Natrona 10-2-1, 8-1, 24 points
Green River 10-2, 6-2, 18 points
Casper Kelly Walsh 8-5, 6-3, 18 points
Riverton 4-6-1, 3-5, 15 points
Rock Springs 2-10, 1-7, 3 points
Evanston 2-9-1, 1-7, 3 points
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Start-up Cue aims to queue up your digital life
SAN FRANCISCO – Cue wants to lessen data overload.
The tech start-up is offering a service that organizes and creates a visual daily snapshot of your online accounts — e-mail, calendar, contacts, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, instant messages and more. The process is complex, but the task is simple: bring order to social-media clutter for consumers and businesses.
A free iPhone app launched on Tuesday. A Web app will be available this week.
Maximizing time has become a preoccupation among increasingly harried Americans. A Google search of "make the most of your day" yields thousands of results, ranging from self-help books to productivity tips.
"We were not built to handle what is thrown at us," says Daniel Gross, Cue's 20-year-old CEO. "Ultimately, this is a real problem that is getting worse with connected devices and more apps."
"It is a huge problem but a huge opportunity," says chief technology officer Robby Walker, noting that consumers, on average, absorb 63,000 words a day in content — the equivalent of a short book. Walker knows a thing or two about start-ups: He sold his previous one, presentations tool Zenter, to Google in 2007.
The Cue app — its name is a nod to Q, the gadgets genius in James Bond movies, and a play on the phrase "cued up" — could have huge implications for personal productivity, says Brian Blau, consumer analyst for Gartner.
"They're tackling a real issue: information overload," Blau says. "Cue does that for the basics: e-mail, calendar and social networks. But it has limited features."
A visual timetable of the user's day depicts various meetings with detailed data on the people they met with, in the form of their profile photo, tweet, e-mail and phone number.
Contact information, such as phone numbers and job titles, are automatically updated within the system. A search function makes it easy to find specific contact info.
If Cue sounds vaguely familiar, it's because the company started as search engine Greplin in February 2011. Thursday's launch qualifies as a company pivot to address the proliferation of social-media use on smartphones.
The 14-person company has raised $4.8 million in funding from a Sequoia Capital round that includes outgoing Facebook CTO Bret Taylor and Gmail creator Paul Buchheit.
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Bitan:Microwave-assisted peptide synthesis
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Microwave-assistant peptide synthesis
Instrument Type: Discover SPS - Manual Peptide Synthesis
(The method is modified from the CEM discover SPS installation instruction)
1. Install the instruments as manual book.
2. Create a microwave method.
1) Press the Open Folder Button.
2) Select "New method".
3) Press the right arrow key until " Mode = Discover SPS". Then press ENTER.
4) Set power then press ENTER.
5) Set maximum temperature then press ENTER.
6) Set Run time, then press ENTER.
7) Set delta temperature then press ENTER. (Delta temperature is the minimum value the temperature must drop below the maximum temperature before the power will be re-applied. Defult = 5°C).
8) Set stirring to OFF, then press ENTER.
9) Set cooling to OFF press ENTER.
10) Set "next stage = (N)" then press ENTER.
11) Set "save method = (Y)" then press ENTER.
12) Create method name using the arrow keys and highlight " Exit" and press ENTER when done.
13) The method is now saved in the software. To load different methods, press Open Folder Button and use the arrow keys to scroll through available methods.
3. Recommended parameters for Fmoc Solid Phase Synthesis
1) Fmoc deprotection
Power = 20 W; Temperature = 75 °C; Time = 3 min; Delta Temp. = 5°C
2) Coupling
Power = 20 W; Temperature = 75 °C; Time = 5 min; Delta Temp. = 5°C
3) TFA cleavage
Power = 20 W; Temperature = 38 °C; Time = 18 min; Delta Temp. = 5°C
4. Prepare reaction vessel, dry solvents (DMF, DCM, and MeOH), resin, and activation reagents et al.
5. Synthesis steps
1) Place the luer plug on the bottom of reaction vessel and swell the resin in reaction vessel in DMF for around 1 hour before experiment.
2) Turn on the vacuum pump. Place the reaction vessel in front of the waste bottle immediately after removing the luer plug. The liquid waste should drain into the 1L bottle.
3) Wash the resin with DMF (5×). Allow the liquid to drain and turn off the vacuum pump.
4) Remove the reaction vessel from the vacuum manifold and reattach the lure plug. The resin is ready to use now.
5) If the resin is pre-protected by Fmoc, remove Fmoc with deprotection solvent (deprotection solvent: 20% piperidine + DMF). Add the deprotection solvent to resin. Shake for 20 min in room temperature.
6) Turn on the vacuum pump. Place the reaction vessel in front of the waste bottle immediately after removing the luer plug. Wash the resin with DMF (5×). Allow the liquid to drain and turn off the vacuum pump.
7) First amino acid coupling:
i) Prepare the coupling amino acid activation solution. (Recommend amino acid/HBTU/DIEA method for normal peptide synthesis). Equimolar amounts of protected amino acid and HBTU are dissolved in DMF (usually a 3-fold excess). 6-fold excess of base (DIPEA) is added after the solution is stirred for 10 minutes, and then added to the reaction vessel.
ii) Insert the fiber-optic probe into the thermowell. Insert the thermowell into the clip, and attach the clip to the reaction vessel.
iii) Place the reaction vessel into the holder and insert into the microwave cavity.
iv) Press the play key on the panel and the loaded coupling method will run.
8) After the method running is done, cool down the solution to the set temperature.
9) Wash the resin with DMF (5×). Allow the liquid to drain and turn off the vacuum pump.
10) Test the coupling efficiency. (For difficult sequence, the method of test cleavage detected by Mass spectrometer or Fmoc UV detection (see procedure 1 below) is recommended. For normal sequence TNBS test or Kaiser test is recommended (see procedure 2 and 3 below).
11) If the coupling is efficient, deprotect the Fmoc group as step 5.5. If the coupling is not complete, repeat the coupling step with fresh prepared the amino acid activation solution.
12) Repeat coupling and deprotection Fmoc steps to the end of the sequence.
6. Cleavage
1) Prepare the resin: Wash the resin completely with DMF and then DCM. Dry the resin in vacuum until it is completely dry.
2) Prepare the cleavage cocktail. Different sequence or resin need different cleavage cocktail. Reagents R (TFA/phenol/water/thioanisole/EDT (82.5/5/5/5/2.5)) and B (TFA/phenol/water/TIPS (88/5/5/2)) are compatible with most sequences, and are strongly recommended for sequences containing Trp, His, Met, Cys, Arg, Gln, or Asn, as well as for peptides constructed on a PAL or Rink Amide resin. For other special resin, please look up the resin instruction from the company.
3) Add the cleavage solution to resin. Be sure you wear protection (gloves and goggles) when you handle TFA.
4) Since our microwave system installed with open vessel, we cannot do cleavage under microwave in our system. They have new cleavage system available in CEM Company, but we would like to do this step in room temperature. After add the cleavage solution to the dry resin, seal the vessel and shake for less than 2 hours.
5) Collect the product after cleavage:
i) Insert a 15 mL centrifuge tube inside the 250 mL bottle and lid is secure.
ii) Turn on the vacuum pump.
iii) Place the reaction vessel in the well located in front of the 250 mL bottle immediately after removing the luer plug.
iv) Wash the resin with a small amount of cleavage solution or pure TFA to ensure all cleaved peptide has been transferred to the centrifuge tube.
v) Turn off the vacuum pump.
vi) Remove the reaction vessel and discard.
6) Take the 15 mL tube with the collected peptide solution out of the bottle.
7. Precipitation
1) Concentrate the collected peptide solution with a strain of high pure N2 gas to 1–2 mL.
2) Add cold ether to the concentrated solution and sit the tube in ice or freezer. The crude peptide will precipitate.
3) Wait couple of hours or just leave the tube in freezer overnight. Centrifuge the solution and collect the precipitate.
4) Add cold ether and centrifuge again to remove the soluble impurities. Repeat 2–3 times.
5) Collect the precipitate and dry it under vacuum.
6) Now you have your crude peptide!
Procedure 1: Fmoc-quantitation
The cuvette 1 is filled with 3 ml of the sample solution (Fmoc deprotection solution with a certain dilution).
The cuvette 2 is filled with 3 ml of the blank solution (blank solution is prepared in the same manner but without addition of the resin).
The cuvette 3 is filled with 3 ml of the reference solution (reference solution is prepared in the same manner but with resin known loading rate)
A UV spectrometer is set to zero at 290 nm on the blank solution, and the optical density of the sample and reference solution measured.
The cuvettes are emptied and cleaned and the measurement repeated twice with fresh solutions. The loading is calculated by compare the UV absorption of sample solution and reference solution.
Procedure 2: TNBS test
Solution 1: 5% DIPEA in DMF
Solution 2: 1% aqueous TNBS
A few resin beads are placed in a small test tube and 1-3 drops of each solution are added.
The test is positive when the resin beads turn yellow or red within 10 min and negative when the beads remain colorless.
Procedure 3: Kaiser Test
Solution 1: 5 g ninhydrin in 100 mL ethanol
Solution 2: 80 g phenol in 20 ml ethanol
Solution 3: 2 mL 0.001 M aqueous KCN in 98 mL pyridine
A few resin beads are placed in a small test tube and 2-5 drops of each solution are added.
The tube is placed in an oven and the reaction left to develop for 5 min at 100°C.
The test is positive when the resin and solution turn blue and negative when the beads remain colorless.
Recommended reading:
1. The microwave-assistant peptide synthesizer used in our lab: http://www.cem.com/page11.html
2. Stacey A. Palasek, Zachary J. Cox, Jonathan M. Collins. J. Pept. Sci. 2007; 13: 143–148
3. Introduction of Fmoc solid phase peptide synthesis method and procedures http://www.chempep.com/ChemPep-Fmoc-Solid-Phase-Peptide-Synthesis.htm


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'Airbnb For Home-Cooked Meals' Startup EatWith Raises $8 Million From Greylock
Founded in 2012 by Guy Michlin and Shemer Schwarz, EatWith provides a marketplace that connects diners and hosts, creating a unique social experience where guests get to know one another while also eating an authentic, home-cooked meal. Read More
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He's the entrepreneur who made a motza from selling telco start-up Dodo. The white knight who rescued the Melbourne Tigers basketball club and then outraged fans by changing its name. He's a venture capitalist who is hunting the next big thing by putting on a public start-up pitching contest in Federation Square.
"It is a landmark site," says Kestelman. "We will turn it into the most prestigious building in Melbourne. It will be New York-style living."
An immigrant who arrived with his parents from Ukraine at age 12, Kestelman has been in the property game for more than 20 years, longer than many people realise.
Tearaway success
His efforts were overshadowed in recent years by the tearaway success of Dodo, which, with another company
Six years ago Kestelman began to accelerate his activity in the property sector, establishing a building company Shangri-La Construction to build his mostly suburban projects.
The Kestelman empire is broad: from real estate services firm Amity, to freelance journalism broker Newsmodo and venture capital arm Oxygen Ventures, among others.
After cashing out of Dodo, the pipeline of projects planned or under way has swelled significantly. It now approaches $1 billion.
"You put your money where your comfort level is," Kestelman says in his top-floor office suite of the Queens Road tower he bought last year.
"My comfort level is around property. I need to make that money work and rather than let it sit in the bank, property is something is I invested into."
Property's allure
Kestelman got the bug at age 15, when he sought career advice from a family friend, who steered him toward the property sector with the tip that he would be more likely to make money there than in other business. It was prescient advice for Kestelman, who reckons he has "made as much or even more from property" than from anything else he has done.
In a game that requires high risk and a long wait for returns, Kestelman leaves little to chance.
His strong suit is "systems and processes". Averting business failures, in Kestelman's view, lies as much in establishing reliable processes as it does in avoiding bad decisions.
And in property, it's also about meeting the market. "I'm a numbers person," he says. "I don't get attached to a development and get so carried away I just hold on to it because I love it and not sell.
"I'm very clear about the fact that I'm here to build something and put it into other people's hands.
"So if someone is not prepared to pay what it is that I'm asking, it's probably not worth it. I have to make sure I meet the market and sell it for what people feel it's worth and at the end of it hope there's still a margin there for me, which there usually is.
"Otherwise you're not a business person, you're not a developer, you're a gambler."
Raft of projects on the go
Through LK Property Group, Kestelman has six or so current projects, from the city fringe to the suburbs.
Among them is the 37-level Opus Tower in City Road, Southbank, just outside the CBD. Opposite Eureka Tower, the site was acquired this year with approval for 246 apartments. About half the apartments are pre-sold.
Kestelman has a second South Yarra property, the site of the former Watergrill restaurant in Toorak Road. A 76-apartment block is planned there, to be called "Gisele".
More boutique projects are under way: The Marc in trendy St Kilda; Barkly Place in inner-city Footscray; and projects in Carnegie, Carrum Downs and Caulfield South. In a quiet, off-market deal in March, Kestelman put his foot on one of South Yarra's most prominent corners, where Toorak Road intersects Chapel Street.
The 5600-square-metre site was acquired from Freedom Furniture founders, Peter Palan and Julian Tertini, for $85 million.
With the property comes a planning permit for a residential and retail complex in the heart of the South Yarra's deluxe shopping precinct.
Serial entrepreneur
Designed by Bates Smart, the project includes a 41-storey tower with 483 apartments and nearly 4000 square metres of mostly retail space. The site is known popularly as the Fun Factory. It started out as a cable tram engine house in the 1880s, before it was given an Art Deco overhaul in the 1930s and occupied by the Capitol Bakery.
Kestelman has soaring ambitions for the Capitol project and is reworking some of the plans with the Bates Smart team.
The self-described "serial entrepreneur" envisages six-star apartment living, valet parking, a concierge. Owners will be buying luxury and lifestyle, with high-end retail at the end of a lift ride and service from the restaurants downstairs just a phone call away.
So what is the price of entry into the Capitol?
"It's very expensive," says Kestelman. "They will be the most expensive apartments in Melbourne. The demand is already enormous."
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Talk:Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976 (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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This is regarding the 1976 to 1986 collection. Is there a time frame when all of the images will be uploaded? I noticed that there aren't any images for Nueces County Dec 1985 as of yet.


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All that were enduring persecution in the Helvetic cantons for the cause of the Gospel addressed themselves to him.
The Helvetic body does the same; and so does the Belgic confederacy.
On this occasion the Helvetic showed more firmness than the Germanic Diet.
A word respecting the Helvetic Society must close the present chapter.
As far45 back as 1762 the Helvetic Society was formed by young men aspiring to a political regeneration of Switzerland.
According to some, it was originally a Helvetic oppidum; according to others, a Gallic commercial settlement.
M. Stopper, an old minister of the Helvetic confederation, took him as a tutor for his children.
Thus abandoned, the people of Zug entered into the Helvetic Confederacy.
He adopted a middle course as to this, and endeavoured to distinguish himself from the Helvetic divines.
In 1798 Lausanne became a simple prefecture of the canton Lman 289 of the Helvetic republic.


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We know Apple (AAPL) is releasing a new iPhone (or more likely, iPhones) on Sept. 10 — the invites have been sent. We're also pretty sure that the new flagship iPhone is going to incorporate a fingerprint scanner. Leaked photos of the component have gone viral at this point and besides, it just makes sense.
When it has an incremental upgrade smartphone to release (one that looks just like last year's model, only a little faster), the company likes to incorporate a unique feature to entice people to upgrade. With the iPhone 4S, that was Siri. Given the credible fingerprint sensor photos and Apple's purchase last year of AuthenTec, there's a good chance the technology will be this year's killer iPhone feature.
Whether Apple is the one to introduce it or someone else, it's only a matter of time before biometric security becomes a standard feature on smartphones.
Why would you need a fingerprint scanner instead of simply entering a passcode like you do today? Two reasons: The data accessible via your smartphone, and mobile payment.
At one time, cell phones stored the telephone numbers for the 10 people you called most frequently — and that was about it. Smartphones now store literally everything we once used a computer for. That contact information is a virtual Rolodex that might include physical addresses and email accounts. Chances are your credit card information is on your smartphone, photos of your family, maybe even a copy of your household budget.
And with the popularity of BYOD, that smartphone might be loaded with confidential documents. Besides what's physically stored on the device, launching the web browser or email could offer a treasure trove of access to websites, online banking, corporate networks and private messages.
Consider how small a smartphone is and how easy it is to misplace or have stolen. If you're like most people, access to the information it holds is a four-digit passcode away — at best. Given what's on that smartphone and how easy it is for the device to end up in the wrong hands, a mere passcode seems woefully inadequate. Plus, memorizing PINs, passcodes and passwords, then remembering to update them has become a real pain.
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> Hi,
> Pixels are your width and heigh, which you should determine individually
> each picture and where how used on your page. DPI is the amount of dots
> square inch... this is determined by what your use is... 150- 300 is used
> for printing a picture... but internet use is much different. a picture
> that dpi would be huge...normally dpi for internet depends on the
> webmaster... I use 60 dpi but most usually 72 is used...
> Now there is a difference between a picture (landscape/person) and a
> picture/scan of a writting lets say a document (which could be a
> picture(camera) or a scan) I use 100 dpi for writtings, this helps sharpen
> the letters in the picture/scan so it is eaiser to read .... again that is
> just for the internet.. for printing it would be higher just like the
> pictures are...
> Hope that helps
> I'm sure you will get other answers too
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A team of scientists from Russia is preparing for an expedition to track down a rare all-white killer whale that hasn't been seen since it was spotted 18 months ago.
"Iceberg," as the whale has been named, was first seen near the Commander Islands off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in the north Pacific in August 2010, according to Agence France-Presse.
The Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP), the group that led the expedition, says that the whale may be albino, meaning that it lacks pigment in the skin.


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Notes from the field: Why were we talking about health care again?
This morning, I sat down in my office and saw a letter from Sylvia, a member from Chillicothe. It almost moved me to tears, even though I've heard this story countless times. Here's what she wrote to her Representative, Zack Space:
"I'm a cancer survivor and have been in the process of healing for 10 years. In the middle of the ordeal, my health insurance doubled and we were left with bills we either couldn't pay or a premium we couldn't pay. I am a nurse and believe me, I worked long hours to not have any insurance. We as Americans need health care!! I want you to support a public option. However, real reform means not taxing our health care benefits."
This is a story we've seen in countless letters, and heard from countless members. It is extremely widespread. Middle class people who think they have insurance suddenly lose it, or find the rates become unaffordable, when they actually get sick. Any system that does that is broken, and needs to be fixed.
Health care reform isn't about whether we think corporations or the government are worse. It isn't about message points and 10 point plans and mountains of policy details. It is about Sylvia, because we're all in Sylvia's shoes. Even those of us fortunate enough to be in the middle class are one illness away from financial ruin. Our homes, our kid's college … they're all on the line because of a broken system that takes advantage of people when they're sick, instead of protecting them.
Anyone who bothers to look at the health reform package knows that it will help protect everyone who works for a living. It helps keep special interests honest, and helps focus our hospitals on healing us, instead of just making money. An American Public Insurance option is a necessary part of that, because it will bargain for us and set the standard for others to follow. And if it doesn't do that, people will choose not to use it.
But ultimately, this health care struggle is a whole lot bigger than any single bill, or any policy. We're fighting to get the best possible bill for Sylvia, and all of us who are in her shoes.
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How Do We Still Love You, Don Draper?
The same week John Edwards admitted to cheating on his wife with Rielle Hunter, Mad Men's Don Draper lost his (short) battle NOT to cheat on his wife. The comparisons are easy, if shallow — both dashing, charming, well-manicured, with wives that ooze kindness, morality, loyalty, and selfless struggle. While John Edwards does not have the luxury of his affair being fictional, Don Draper, nevertheless, remains at the top of our "Most Boinkable on TV" list. But how is it that we still have such a girl-boner for a character who not only cheats on wife, but also just had one of the more sinister moments we've seen on TV? Brief Recap: After trying hard to quit his cheating ways, Draper faltered and slept with Bobbie, the wife of a comedian the ad agency used in one of their commercials. Bobbi held their sexual encounter over his head in order to get him to pay her husband more money. Draper then pinned the woman up against the wall, slid his hand under her skirt, and did something up there — the most logical insinuation is that he fingers her — that puts the control back in his hands.
This scene showed Don Draper at his most vile, and while the writers are certainly trying to paint a well-rounded portrait of a character with vicious flaws as well as leading man appeal, I wonder if this low moment in Draper's persona will really do much to affect his popularity with the ladies who watch Mad Men. The show has done a remarkable job depicting — and yes, glamorizing — the sexist workplace environment of the early '60s and the unsavory power balance within that era's romantic relationships. Is it just because Don is merely a depiction of that era that women are able to look away from his enormous flaws and still find him attractive? Betty Draper is not the type of wife you can easily vilify in order to "understand" her husband's actions — in fact, on last night's episode, as Don gave in to temptation, Betty stood her ground against her own admirer. And she manages to maintain her goodness without seeming holier-than-thou. It seems the attraction to Don Draper, despite his flaws, is simple. He is:
1. Magnificently good-looking. Would we find Draper as forgivable if Tom Arnold were his portrayer rather than Jon Hamm?
2. Complicated. Nothing takes the edge off a character's wrongs like a sob story, and Draper's sad childhood/stolen identity background has that.
3. A bad ass. When Draper told that guy in the elevator, "Take your hat off" and then removed it for him, women melted.
4. Not ALWAYS sexist. He promoted Peggy after all!
5. Guilt-ridden. Bad behavior doesn't count, as much, if you feel bad about it.


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April 15, 2009
As of April 15, 2009, GM appears headed for bankruptcy and Chrysler might be right behind them. Many worry about parts availability if any of the Big 3 go into receivership. But what about NASCAR? Auto race teams go through probably 100-times more parts for their cars in a month than the average American driver would go through in a year. The quiz is, of the four automakers that put cars in NASCAR fields, name them in order, most to least. The four automakers that field cars in NASCAR include Ford, Chrysler, GM and Toyota.
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Next Generation Battery Alliance Selects Kentucky
Kentucky has been selected as the site for a proposed $600 million domestic battery manufacturing and headquarters facility. The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt) has chosen Hardin County's Glendale site as the home for the potential project to develop the advanced manufacturing facility for lithium-ion battery cells. NAATBatt is a non-profit industry consortium of more than 50 corporations, associations and research institutions dedicated to making the U.S. a world leader in the manufacture of advanced lithium-ion or Li-Ion battery cells for transportation applications. The 1,551-acre Glendale site, which is located adjacent to Interstate 65, will be submitted as part of NAATBatt's application to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Georgia's Automotive Industry Update
In November, the latest automotive assembly plant built in the Southern Automotive Corridor will open when Kia produces Job No. 1 in West Point, Ga. In 2006 Ford closed in Hapeville, Ga. and last year GM closed its Doraville assembly plant. The two Atlanta area assembly facilities employed thousands of Atlantans for almost six decades, so the Kia assembly plant represents a rebirth of the automotive industry in the Peach State. Currently, there are 23,000 workers employed in Georgia at 306 automotive-related companies. There are six large automotive parts distribution facilities operating in Georgia, including Advance Auto Parts, Auto Zone, Robert Bosch and Hella. And there are five automakers with Atlanta serving as their North American headquarters, including Porsche, Lotus, BBS, Hella and Daweoo.
BFGoodrich Closing Alabama Plant
Michelin North American announced in mid-April that is will close the BFGoodrich tire plant in Opelika, Ala. by the end of the year. Some production at the plant will be moved to the company's Tuscaloosa plant and one in Indiana. About 1,000 people are employed at the Opelika BFGoodrich facility.
GM Close to Selling Hummer Brand
Three bidders, two of which are foreign-based, remain in the picture to pay GM up to $200 million in cash for the Hummer SUV brand. The Hummer is built at GM's Shreveport, La. plant. GM is auctioning the Hummer brand and apparently is close to finalizing the sale. None of the potential buyers are automakers, which means the plant in Shreveport will not be part of the deal. What will likely occur is GM will continue to assemble the H3 and H3T (pickup) models for the new owner. GM also produces the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon models at the Shreveport auto works. As part of its restructuring plan required by the federal government in exchange for billions in loans and other subsidies, GM had promised a decision on either selling or folding the Hummer brand.
Kentucky Industrial Park Certified as Megasite
In April, McCallum Sweeney Consulting (MSC) certified the Purchase Region Industrial Park (Kentucky) as a "megasite." Achieving certification means the park has at least 1,000 acres available for a single tenant, rail service, and control of the property among other requirements including geotechnical, environmental and zoning issues. The Purchase site is the first site to contract with MSC directly. The Tennessee Valley Authority contracted MSC to certify eight sites in Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky over the last five years. Of those sites, five have been sold to large users such as PACCAR and Volkswagen.
M-Tek Wins VW Contract
In April, Manchester, Tenn.-based M-Tek won a $147 million contract to produce interior door panels for Volkswagen's new mid-sized sedan that will be assembled at the German automaker's new plant near Chattanooga. VW expects production to begin in Chattanooga in early 2011.
Chicago-Based Graycor Selected to Build VW Plant
Chicago-based Graycor has been chosen by VW for the construction of the automaker's assembly and body shops, technical center and social area at the new plant under construction in Chattanooga, Tenn. The $63 million contract will source more than 60 percent to local contractors, 11 percent of which will be minority and woman-owned suppliers.
Volkswagen Sets Time Table for New Plant
In March, Frank Fischer, CEO of Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant, announced a time table for the construction and opening of the facility. Fischer said that some equipment will be installed at the plant this year, with construction finishing up in 2010. A full system trial is expected in mid-2010 with production of mid-sized sedans in the first half of 2011.
Volkswagen Contributes $5.28 Million to Educational Institutions in Tennessee
In the early spring quarter, Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations, LLC, announced a five-year, $5.28 million philanthropic commitment designed to serve as a catalyst for educational enrichment in the state of Tennessee. The company's "Partners in Education" program includes funding for Fisk University, Hamilton County Public Schools, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tennessee State University, The University of Memphis, The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga and The University of Tennessee- Knoxville. The program will also leverage and support the Volkswagen Group's relationship with Chattanooga State Community College, the lead institution for work force training at the company's new assembly plant in Chattanooga.
Dr. Horst Neumann, member of the Board of Management Volkswagen AG for Human Resources and Organization; Frank Fisher, CEO and Chairman of Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations; and Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, unveiled the philanthropic initiative. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, Congressman Zach Wamp and representatives from recipient institutions were in attendance at an event announcing the initiative at Calvin Donaldson Elementary School. The school is part of the Hamilton County Public School system, one of the "Partners in Education" fund recipients.
Continental Tire Opens New Headquarters in S.C.
Continental Tire officially opened its new North American headquarters in Lancaster, S.C. in the early spring quarter. The company recently relocated its headquarters from Charlotte after South Carolina and Lancaster officials offered an incentive package that included a tax rate freeze at six percent. The new $11 million, 75,000-square-foot headquarters houses 375 employees.
GMAC to Add 200 Jobs in Charlotte
GMAC Financial Services will grow its Mecklenburg County operations and invest more than $16.4 million for an expanded corporate center. The Charlotte expansion is expected to create 200 finance, marketing and IT jobs over the next two years.
Mercedes-Benz Announces $290 Million Alabama Expansion
In April officials with Mercedes announced plans to invest $290 million in new equipment and facilities at its plant in Vance, Ala. The expansion will include a 200,000-square-foot addition to the plant's body shop, new robotics and other equipment that will be used to increase production and possibly additional models in the near future at the Alabama facility. The expansion is expected to be completed by October of 2011.
Nissan to Retool Mississippi Plant
Nissan Motor Co. announced in March it is investing $118 million to retool its Mississippi auto plant to produce the Japanese-based company's first U.S. commercial truck vehicle. The expansion will include a new line to produce the NV2500 cargo van. Nissan has partnered with Indiana-based Cummins for diesel engines for the commercial vehicle and Germany-based ZF Friedrichshafen AG for transmissions. Construction has already begun at the Canton, Miss. facility on a 49,000-square-foot paint shop expansion and other improvements have been announced including work on the trim and chassis shops. Nissan will cease assembly on its pickup truck, minivan and SUV models at the plant by the time commercial vehicle production begins in 2010.
Carbon Motors Announces Five States on Short List for Plant and Campus
Carbon Motors Corp. announced in late March that five U.S. states have made the short list for the location of the Carbon Campus, which will house the entirety of the company's operations. Carbon Motors is a new homeland security company that has developed the Carbon E7, the world's first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle. The company's Web site claims that independent projections forecast that 10,000 new direct and indirect jobs will be created by the project. Formal Request for Proposals regarding a possible plant and campus has been issued to local, state and federal authorities in:
Georgia (Braselton and Pooler)
North Carolina (Charlotte)
South Carolina (Greenville and Spartanburg)
Michigan (Plymouth)
Indiana (Connersville)
Carbon Motors is a Georgia-based company that seeks to assemble the E7, a car designed by law enforcement for law enforcement. The vehicle will feature 360-degree built-in flashing LED lights, suicide rear doors, completely separate and washable suspect compartment and an automatic license plate recognition system. The vehicle will be powered by a 300-plus horsepower diesel engine and will also feature an aluminum unit body.
Shawmut, Kawashima Textile Announce New Operations in S.C.
Massachusetts-based Shawmut Corp. and Kyoto, Japan-based Kawashima Seikon announced the opening of Shawmut's new manufacturing operation in Lugoff, S.C. The joint venture deal includes a new production line at Kawashima. The companies produce lamination for the automotive markets. Kawashima will add new production equipment to supply Nissan with specialty fabric for the redesigned Altima model. Shawmut will supply Kawashima's existing facility in Lugoff. The $2.2 million deal is expected to create 30 new jobs.
UK Auto Insurer Locates U.S. Operations in Richmond, Va.
Admiral America recently announced it is locating a direct-to-consumer automobile insurer operation in the Richmond area. The company plans to employ 50 people this year, with projections of 200 jobs by the end of 2010. Admiral America is a subsidiary of Admiral Group plc, the United Kingdom's third-largest auto insurer.
Plastics Company Cuts 53 Workers in Alabama
SABIC Innovative Plastics, which produces plastic parts used in automotive production, announced in April it is cutting 53 jobs at its plant in Burkville, Ala. The plant employs about 350.
AW North Carolina Offers Buyouts
Auto parts supplier AW North Carolina has offered buyouts to all 1,100 employees at its 830,000-square-foot Durham, N.C. plant as part of a plan to reduce employment there to 500. AW North Carolina is a subsidiary of Japan's Aisan AW, a major supplier to Toyota. The company manufactures transmissions, oil pumps, torque converters and other products for Toyota.
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On the Robustness of Equilibrium Refinements
The philosophy of equilibrium refinements is that the analyst, if he knows things about the structure of the game, can reject some Nash equilibria as unreasonable. The word "know†in the preceding sentence deserves special emphasis. If in a fixed game the analyst can reject a particular equilibrium outcome, but he cannot do so for games arbitrarily "close by,†then he may have second thoughts about rejecting the outcome. We consider several notions of distance between games, and we characterize their implications for the robustness of equilibrium refinements.
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"Sequential Equilibria,"
Econometric Society, vol. 50(4), pages 863-894, July.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Names Jeff Alexander President
Jay Henderson, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA), announced today the appointment of Jeff Alexander to the position of President of the CSOA, effectiveJanuary 12, 2015.
Jeff Alexander currently serves as President and CEO of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO), a post he has held for 14 years, since September 2000. In this role, Alexander has been responsible for the leadership of Western Canada's largest performing arts organization and Canada's third largest symphony orchestra.
During his tenure with the VSO, Alexander has worked with Music Director Bramwell Tovey, members of the orchestra, the Board of Directors, the administration and volunteers to strengthen all aspects of the organization's artistic, fiscal, governance, community engagement and educational activities. Through the implementation of a series of strategic plans, he instituted a wide variety of new programs and activities, including the VSO School of Music, a state-of-the-art, $25 million, 25,000-square-foot community music school.
Alexander is credited with re-establishing the VSO's domestic and international touring programs, growing and diversifying its revenue streams, launching and sustaining a campaign that has substantially increased the value of its endowment fund, bringing significant growth to ticket sales and increasing individual, corporate and government support, resulting in a surplus on annual operations for 10 of the past 11 years.
Said Henderson, "Jeff Alexander brings a unique leadership combination to the CSOA: passion for and knowledge of symphonic music, a strong track record of leading orchestral organizations, a proven commitment to community engagement and the ability to develop effective long-term relationships with the key stakeholders of orchestras. The Board of Trustees is delighted and confident that we have identified the best person for the job-one who will continue to enhance the CSOA's distinguished legacy and its worldwide reputation."
Said Riccardo Muti, the CSO's Music Director, "I am happy that Jeff Alexander has accepted the position of President of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. He is a person with many fine qualities, and his sincerity and genuine enthusiasm for the music and for the Orchestra are evident. He brings a new perspective that in working with the musicians and the Music Director will allow the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to reach even greater levels of achievement."
"I am extremely honored to have been selected to serve as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association's next President," said Jeff Alexander. "As has the rest of the world, I have for many decades greatly admired and been inspired by Maestro Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. I look forward to working with them, the Association's Board of Trustees, the administration and volunteers on achieving the long-term aspirations of the organization."
Said Stephen Lester, Chairman, Members Committee, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, "The Musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are pleased to welcome Jeff Alexander as President of the CSOA. In Mr. Alexander, the CSO has a proven, effective President who is keenly committed to high artistic standards and who will support the vision of our Music Director, Riccardo Muti. He has shown a lifelong commitment to managing orchestras and brings a wealth of experience to Chicago. We look forward to his arrival."
As CSOA President, Alexander will lead the CSOA in close collaboration with the Board of Trustees and the preeminent conductor Riccardo Muti, the Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The CSOA is the parent organization of the 106-member Chicago Symphony Orchestra, widely considered one of the finest orchestras in the world. With an endowment valued at $257 million, and an annual operating budget of approximately $74 million, the CSOA also includes a presenting division called Symphony Center Presents, which brings guest artists of all musical genres to Chicago; the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, a preprofessional training orchestra; the Chicago Symphony Chorus; and the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which offers a variety of youth, community and education programs for more than 200,000 people of diverse incomes, ages and backgrounds.
Prior to his time in Vancouver, Alexander spent 16 years at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in education, regional touring and artistic administration, with the final 12 of those years as its General Manager. From 1982 to 1984, he served as General Manager of the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra in Texas, and from 1980 to 1982 he served as General Manager of Grapa Concerts in New York City, an artist management firm that organized Latin American tours for North American and European soloists and ensembles.
Alexander is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he majored in French Horn Performance. He has been a member of the League of American Orchestras since 1982 and Orchestras Canada since 2000. He was elected to the Board of Directors of Orchestras Canada in 2001 and during the subsequent 10 years served in a number of leadership roles for the group, including Chair. He has also served in volunteer roles for the Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council and the Vancouver Foundation's Arts & Culture Advisory Committee. Alexander is married to pianist Keiko Alexander, a graduate of The Juilliard School in New York City and an active performer, teacher and competition adjudicator.
The selection of Alexander to this post was made by a Search Committee led by CSOA Board Chair Jay Henderson. Members included CSOA Trustees, CSO musicians and senior staff members. Spencer Stuart was the executive search firm serving the Search Committee on this appointment.
Alexander's predecessor, Deborah F. Rutter, stepped down in June 2014 after 11 years as President of the CSOA to assume the leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
A nonprofit charitable organization, the CSOA is governed by a voluntary board of trustees made up of leaders from the private, public and nonprofit sectors and the community at large. The CSOA is supported by tens of thousands of other volunteers, patrons and corporate, foundation, government and individual donors. The CSO's music director position is endowed in perpetuity by a generous gift from the Zell Family Foundation. The Negaunee Foundation provides generous support in perpetuity for the work of the Negaunee Music Institute at the CSO. Bank of America is the Global Sponsor of the CSO.


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COUNCIL chiefs are to finally act on concerns and make changes to Weymouth's under-fire traffic system.
Three years after the scheme was laid out in an effort by Dorset County Council to improve traffic flows and reduce congestion in the run-up to the Olympics, officers have bowed to pressure from the community and decided to make alterations.
The council has previously held its ground on the issue and insisted the scheme was working.
But following a meeting with residents in which 'clear safety concerns' were raised, and a subsequent review of the system, the green light for change has been given.
This includes:
- Traffic control and signal sequence at Boot Hill/Asda junction investigated and due to the closure of the fire station some physical changes in layout possible
- A yellow hatched box added at the junction of Queen Street/ King Street Lane markings in Westwey Road on the approach to Asda junction made clearer
- Signage revised for drivers to make access to seafront businesses easier to understand
- Increase in signage for pedestrians from the rail and bus stations to the seafront and bus stops, and to encourage use of the subway.
The county council also says it will look to improve traffic flows on the seafront when passengers disembark from Condor Ferries' vessels.
Measures here would be implemented in consultation with Condor and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council.
Former Park District community chairman Ken Whatley initially led calls for a public meeting so people could have their say on problems.
That didn't happen, but he and fellow Park District resident Dave Burchill were invited to County Hall in October by council chief executive Debbie Ward who was keen to hear what they had to say.
This week they were invited back for a follow-up discussion where the changes were announced.
Mr Whatley said: "We are delighted that they have listened to what we had to say and are acting on it.
"Some changes will happen while other issues will be investigated which is good news.
"At long last they are doing something about it.
"It's something I think many people have wanted and it was reflected in a poll on the Dorset Echo website when 95 per cent of people said the scheme wasn't working. We are pleased our points have been taken on board and that we weren't dismissed completely."
DCC director for environment Miles Butler said: "Mr Whately and Mr Burchill raised some very valid points, some of which we will be able to address.
"There are some problems that require a change in drivers' behaviour and that will take time.
"In this case we will make sure that signage is clear and where possible promote alternative routes."
He added: "Managing traffic lights throughout the system is a balancing act. Changes in one area can significantly affect another part, so we have to be careful when modifications are implemented. "A balance has also to be maintained to ensure that pedestrians, drivers and other road users aren't disadvantaged to any great extent."
A ROADWORKS blitz to build the Weymouth Transport Package three years ago crippled the town.
The work started in the summer of 2010 and went on until the following summer.
It came at a bad time for businesses which were struggling in the recession.
Roads turned into a sea of temporary lights and traffic cones as work progressed on the scheme.
Main roads were reduced to single lanes as diggers tore at the tarmac and anger grew as drivers resorted to using 'rat runs' to escape the queues.
A meeting was called by businesses amid growing anger the roadworks were affecting trade.
Some threatened to stop paying rates in protest as the works were preventing customers from coming into town.
Anger was fuelled as utility companies used the opportunity before the Olympics to get schemes finished, leading to what seemed like an endless bout of roadworks.
Once it was finished there were claims the scheme had dented Weymouth's image, affected trade and ruined businesses.
It spawned a humorous postcard, a T-shirt and an impromptu traffic light protest.
Roundabouts out & lights in
'Intelligent' traffic lights replaced roundabouts on the harbourside near Asda, the top of Boot Hill, either side of the Swannery Bridge and at the top of King Street during 2010-11 for the £18m Weymouth Transport Package.
It was funded by the Department of Transport as DCC looked to improve traffic flows.
Almost immediately, safety concerns were raised about the junction near Asda which was branded 'dangerous'.
The council was prompted to tweak the junction with new markings.
Since then there have been complaints the system in general isn't working with increased pollution, longer queues and extended journey times as well as unclear lane signage and increased 'road rage' at junctions.
Problem areas include the continued confusion about the layout at the Asda junction, gridlocked Weymouth Esplanade where two lanes have been replaced by one towards the Jubilee Clock, and congested Rodwell Road and Boot Hill due to sequencing of traffic lights.
Despite these problems, DCC said the transport package had resolved some issues including traffic congestion around Jubilee retail park.
It has also decreased the travel time from Weymouth to Dorchester and manages the majority of through traffic around the town.
A road safety audit is planned for July next year and traffic management will continue to be monitored to ensure the system efficiently manages traffic flow.
It's long overdue, say traders
NEWS of the changes has been welcomed.
Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce president Mark Blunden, right, said the changes were 'long overdue.' He said: "I'm really pleased because they've listened to what people have to say. We hope to see some improvement to keep everyone happy and make it safer. This is long overdue. It's important to keep traffic flowing on the seafront and clearly there are problems on Boot Hill and at the Asda junction." He added: "This has created problems for businesses. We have to make it easy as possible for people to come into town and park."
Dave Price, centre, from the hoteliers association said: "We welcome the fact they've reviewed it and are going to make changes. It's important the hatched box in King Street is actively monitored otherwise it will go back to what it was like before."
Managing director of the Weyline taxi firm Ian Ferguson said: "There's a plethora of different opinions about the junctions. People have been making a lot of noise about it and we would support moves to improve things. It's better than doing nothing."


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I spent some of this afternoon looking at a problem reported on the VSX forum. The questioner has customized the designer and is getting multiple entries on the undo stack as a consequence of a single change. I coded up his example, but in my case I only got a single entry on the undo stack. What could the difference be?
The answer may be that there are custom event handlers which listen to store changes and create new transactions. In the IMS, events are fired when a transaction commits, and are intended for synchronizing state outside of the store, most likely a user interface. You should not create new transactions in an event handler, because if you do you will indeed get multiple entries on the undo stack. If you want to synchronize one part of the store with another, you should use Rules: these cause changes to be propagated across the store within a single transaction. Rules do not need to run on undo or redo, because the complete state of the store, including changes propagated via rules, is undone/redone in one go.


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yGED is a free on-line GEDCOM file generator for your paternal family tree.
Many researchers avoid the trouble of creating a paternal family tree for upload to Y
yGED is here to simplify the creation of paternal GEDCOM files, and to encourge people
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What is a GEDCOM file?
A GEDCOM (GEnealogical Data COMmunication) file contains family tree information. GEDCOMs are used by most genealogy software and by DNA databases. These files can be stored on your computer, sent via Email, or uploaded to websites just like any other file. Learn more about GEDCOM files.
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Male human cells contain a section of DNA called the Y chromosome. The special code of a male's Y chromosome is inherited from their Father and allows genealogy researchers to trace their paternal line The Y chromosome tends to follow the surname. Learn more about the Y chromosome.
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Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) is one of the major labs that provide Y chromosome testing and project management.
Y-Search.org is a popular public databases that genealogy researchers use to share test results and connect with others. Along with DNA test results, members can upload their paternal tree in the form of a GEDCOM file to help others find connections. This is especially useful when surnames do not match. Sadly, many members do not due to the hassle - yGED makes it simple.
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text: Tapio Simula wrote: > I am trying to set up a queue on a Mac Pro cluster running OSX Leopard > 10.5.6 (the following problem existed on an earlier version of Leopard > too). Testing only on a single node everything seems to work fine. When > I use two nodes, one running pbs_server (and scheduler) and the other > pbs_mom, all still works as long as I stay logged on in the node running > the pbs_mom. As soon as I log out, the file staging (scp copy) fails. When the file staging fails, do you see an error anywhere? What is the error? If you are not logged into the node, does the job even get submitted to pbs_mom or just rejected outright due to an authentication error? -Joshua Bernstein Software Engineer Penguin Computing


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FLORENCE, S.C. - The Francis Marion University men's soccer program will hold two Patriot Soccer Academy camps this summer.
A Day Camp for boys and girls, ages 6-13, will be held June 15-19 at the ESAB Soccer Complex. The camps will meet each day from 9 a.m. until noon. The cost will be $80 per camper.
The primary objective of the co-ed day camp is to teach fundamentals in skills, tactics, and team play. The camp will emphasize improvement of individual skills.
A residential camp for boys ages 14 to 18 will be held at FMU, July 9-12. The cost of this camp will be $365 for those staying on campus and $300 for commuter campers.
This camp is designed for advanced players at the high school and select level. A high-level training environment will be created to ensure campers improve throughout the week. Goalkeepers will receive special instruction.
Third-year Francis Marion men's soccer head coach Kevin Varnado is the camp director. This past fall, Varnado guided the Patriots to the NCAA National Tournament, while earning Peach Belt Conference Coach of the Year honors. Other members of the camp staff will include licensed individuals from the college and high school levels, and current collegiate players.
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Soon after three teens stumble upon an unidentified substance in the Pacific Northwest woods, they begin to exhibit powers beyond their wildest dreams. But harnessing their newfound abilities proves far more challenging than they ever imagined.
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Parents need to know that Chronicle is an action thriller about three teens who happen upon a strange discovery and, soon after, develop telekinesis and other powers. There's plenty of over-the-top violence (including deaths, the bloody aftermath of fights, explosions, and other mayhem), and the movie also deals with heavy themes -- chronic illness, abuse, rage, family dysfunction, financial distress, and more -- which makes it too intense for younger viewers. Still, it's surprisingly heartfelt, and it captures well the dynamics of teenage male friendships (especially the way they talk). Some scenes portray underage drinking (to the point of drunkenness), and there's also swearing, sexual innuendo, and implied sexual encounters.
- Sexual Content
- Teen couples kiss; one scene shows a bungled sexual encounter. No outright nudity, but major hints at what has taken place. A teen boy is shown pulling up his pants and buckling his belt. Discussions about virginity (having lost it already, wanting to lose it).
- Violence
- Plentiful and sometimes quite brutal. Andrew's father hits him (with his fists) at the slightest provocation; he also says very hateful things that demean and hurt Andrew. When the three teens use their new powers, there's plenty mayhem (people are tossed and battered, cars are thrown, buildings explode) and destruction (blasts, explosions, etc.). Some scenes linger on the bloody aftermath of fights, and some characters die because of these face-offs. A teen is bullied at his high school; his camera is yanked away and tossed to the ground. A classmate tries to strangle him. Later, he gets his revenge.
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- Pretty frequent use of words including "s--t," "ass," "a--hole," "crap," "prick," "damn," "hell," "goddamn," "p---y," "oh my God," and more.
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- Three teens form a strong friendship that clearly makes a difference in their lives, though they don't always treat each other perfectly. The movie also suggests that when you're given a special talent or gift, it's important to treasure it and use it wisely; the story serves as a warning against the potentially corrupting influence of immense power.
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- Labels/brands include Canon cameras, Pepsi cans, and Centrum vitamins.
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The following landmark speech was delivered this week by Health Minister Barbara Hogan before an assembly of leading HIV scientists, clinicians and activists. Her opening address to the International HIV Vaccine Research Conference, Minister Hogan's speech below, in which she acknowledges the causal link between HIV and AIDS; commends the efforts of the scientific, medical and activists communities; recognises the depth and severity of the HIV/AIDS crisis in South Africa; commits Government to achieving the targets of the National Strategic Plan; and lauds the Cape High Court for its recent judgment against notorious quack AIDS denialist Matthias Rath [2], marks an historic turning point in the South African government's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. TAC salutes Minister Hogan for her openness and honesty as well as for the leadership she has shown on HIV/AIDS since taking office last month.
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) welcomes the appointments of Ms Barbara Hogan as the Minister of Health and Dr Molefi Sefularo as the Deputy Minister of Health. We congratulate President Motlanthe for making these excellent appointments.
We are confident that Hogan has the ability to improve the South African health system. She has been one of the few Members of Parliament to speak out against AIDS denialism and to offer support to the TAC, even during the worst period of AIDS denialism by former President Thabo Mbeki and former Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang. 0n 14 February 2003, she received the TAC memorandum to President Mbeki for a treatment plan. She was removed as Finance Portfolio Chairperson by Mbeki in part for her stand on HIV/AIDS. She has a reputation for being hard-working, competent and principled.
The Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Health has yet again taken disciplinary action against a doctor without good reason, this time Dr Mark Blaylock of Manguzi hospital.
The Kwazulu-Natal Department of Health has withdrawn its disciplinary action against Dr Colin Pfaff. The TAC welcomes this development.
See our previous statement on disciplinary action against Dr Pfaff. [18]
We agree with Dr Francois Venter, president of the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society who said:
Briefing on TAC and SAMA v. Rath and Government of South Africa in the Cape High Court on 26 April 2007
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text: By David Russell, reporter at OptionMonsterNEW YORK -- Nektar Therapeutics ( NKTR) has been trending higher, and traders cleaned up in the name Thursday. OptionMonster's tracking systems detected a spike of buying in the September 12 calls late in the morning, mostly for $1.25 and $1.35. These long calls locked in the price where shares can be purchased in the drug developer, giving them potentially explosive leverage in a rally. That's exactly what happened Thursday. Nektar's stock was up some 5% when the option trades hit, then climbed 13% to close the session at $12.69. The calls, by contrast, shot up more than 75% to $2.40. The stock has been swinging widely since late 2011 while making steadily higher lows. Thursday's bounce occurred around the same $11.10 level where it peaked in March and April, which could make some chart watchers think that it's in a bullish uptrend. Volume approached 9,500 at the strike. Previous open interest was just 473 contracts, indicating that new capital was put to work. Overall calls in the name outnumbered puts by an extremely bullish 52-to-1 ratio. Total option volume was 12 times greater than average. Russell has no positions in NKTR.


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The Gillard government took a big step towards its proposed $11 billion broadband alliance with
Independent MPs blocked the Coalition's attempts to amend a government bill to split Telstra into wholesale and retail operations, which is seen as a necessary measure before shareholders can vote on the company's agreement on the national broadband network next year. The government's victory in the lower house paves the way for a tussle in the Senate in the coming days, as key senators
Some senators hope that their questions about the project will be answered by the release of the business case for the construction of the network from NBN Co.
Tasmanian independent
As Telstra's share price fell further to $2.58, Mr Oakeshott said the bill to impose a structural separation on the company was an "unfortunate incursion" into shareholder rights.
But he backed the general NBN policy, as did other independents.
The Greens are expected to vote for the government's bill but would pursue amendments in the upper house to prevent a future government privatising the NBN Co after the network is built.
The support of the Greens would be enough to pass the legislation after July 1, when the party gains the balance of power in the upper house in its own right.
Senator Fielding told The Australian Financial Review recently that he needed more information from the Coalition to see if its policy made sense.
But Senator Conroy's broader plan for the $43 billion NBN could face a trade-off between competition and cost effectiveness, according to previously secret advice from the minister's department.
The documents show that the government's promise to charge a uniform national price for wholesale access to the NBN could be used to justify laws banning private networks from competing with the public project.
The public service advice also finds that the price guarantee will shape how private companies connect to the network, amid a furious political debate over whether the project will curb competition by creating a national network monopoly.
Released on Tuesday afternoon following a freedom of information request by the AFR and others, the incoming government brief from the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy totals hundreds of pages of previously unreleased advice.
But the pages have been heavily edited to delete the sensitive aspects of the brief, including pages on how the government must decide between the competing recommendations from NBN Co chief executive
The implementation study recommended that the government prevent private sector operators "overbuilding" the public NBN so as to preserve its business case, knowing that competition could lead to a price war that would hurt the project's economic viability. The incoming government brief notes a connection between this issue and the government's promise that the NBN would charge the same wholesale rate around the country.
"Regardless of whether the network should be designed with a view to maximising future competitive outcomes in the industry, or for cost effectiveness and efficiency in rolling out and maintaining the network, there are a number of key issues that need to be resolved now," the brief states.
"Currently, NBN Co is progressing with its network design plans based on its view that government wishes to achieve uniform national pricing."
The brief sets out key factors that would be shaped by the pricing promise, including the network design but also the role of competitors.
The department said the uniform national price would have an impact on "the extent of protection NBN Co would require from 'cherry picking' of its high-value markets by potential competitors".
Senator Conroy and the government made the price commitment in September as part of negotiations with regional independent MPs to form a minority Labor government.
Although NBN Co will not offer retail services to consumers, it will charge internet service providers – such as Telstra,
The department advice indicates that the price guarantee could lend weight to government arguments in favour of preventing private networks building competing services to the NBN.
Seeking to avoid a repeat of the "overbuilding" by Optus Vision and Telstra pay TV networks in the 1990s, the McKinsey and KPMG consultants said the government should consider banning commercial operators from duplicating the NBN.
The documents also confirm that Mr Quigley and the NBN Co board have opposed some of the findings of the $50 million implementation study written by McKinsey and KPMG, making it harder for the government to act on the study's 88 recommendations.
"NBN Co, despite having been heavily involved in the development of the implementation study, has developed its views on a range of issues and now does not support a number of the key recommendations," the incoming government brief states.
"In particular, there are significant differences regarding those recommendations that have an impact on the design of the network and the nature of the products and prices NBN Co will offer its customers."
After yesterday's events in the lower house, a vote on the new telecommunications regime could come in the Senate as early as today, in an environment in which the credibility of the NBN proposal is under increasing political attack.
Mr Turnbull proposed amendments to the competition legislation, despite the fact he has said the Opposition agrees with the government's move to structurally separate Telstra' s retail and wholesale operations.
He argues the legislation would achieve that separation under duress to Telstra, and that the proposed competition structure would take the NBN outside the scrutiny of competition law.
But he was unable to persuade independent MPs - many of whom regard the NBN as a central reason for backing Labor to form a minority government - of the value of his case yesterday.
This was despite criticism from the cross benches about the government's failure to release NBN Co's business case - which it received last week - for them to consider before they voted on the legislation.
The cross benches joined the government in defeating Mr Turnbull's amendments early last night.
Debate on the competition regime now moves to the Senate where the future of the competition legislation will rest on the two independents, Senator Nick Xenophon and Senator Fielding.
Senator Xenophon has been seeking assurances on the ability of parliament to scrutinise the NBN, but has repeatedly made it clear he will not move to stop the project proceeding, or to delay it.
This makes the position of Senator Fielding crucial but his practice is to not reveal his vote until legislation comes to the Senate.
A separate piece of legislation put forward by Mr Turnbull as a private members bill seeks to force the government to get the Productivity Commission to conduct a cost benefit analysis of the project. It is expected that legislation will be debated in the House of Representatives today.
The Australian Financial Review