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CACM Reports: The Promise and Problems of Artificial Intelligence
January Issue Reports on the Legacy of AI Founder John McCarthy, AI's Impact on Jobs, Celebrating the Turing Centennial, and Better Medicine Through Machine Learning
The Association for Computing Machinery
Advancing Computing as a Science & Profession
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NEW YORK – December 20, 2011 – John McCarthy, recipient of the 1971 ACM Turing Award in part for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence (AI), initiated the study of logical AI. In the January Communications of the ACM (CACM) cover story (available later this month), science and technology writer Paul Hyman surveys the late computer scientist's contributions to building intelligent systems, including his coinage of the term "artificial intelligence." Also in the issue, Editor-in-Chief Moshe Y. Vardi probes the tensions surrounding AI between overpromising pioneers and underappreciated accomplishments. In this centennial year of the birth of computing icon Alan Turing, who explored the concept of machine learning, Communications reports on a range of planned global events including ACM's two-day celebration June 15-16 in San Francisco that will bring together 32 Turing Award winners.
Communications, the flagship publication of ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery), offers readers access to this generation's most significant leaders and innovators in computing and information technology, and is available online in digital format.
The promise of better medicine through machine learning is examined in an article on how computer scientists are searching for patterns that can aid diagnosis and improve clinical care. Citing efforts to apply machine learning at a variety of institutions, writer Neil Savage details promising programs that include detection of cancerous lesions, improving diagnosis and treatment options, and building models that can predict treatment outcomes.
Also in this issue:
- In "(Computer) Vision without Sight," Roberto Manduchi of the University of California, Santa Cruz and James Coughlan of The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute describe the use of computer vision systems and algorithms to support visually impaired people in their daily tasks. They propose promising research directions that combine computer vision (VI) and assistive technology for the VI population.
- In an article developed by acm Queue titled "1/O Virtualization," Carl Waldspurger and Mendel Rosenblum examine the compelling advantages as well as the challenges of decoupling a logical device from its physical implementation, which they maintain can improve flexibility and high performance.
- Carnegie Mellon's Jason Hong identifies three strategies for protecting end users from phishing scams, which are becoming increasingly pervasive and sophisticated. He advises developers to go beyond blaming users if they expect to deploy effective countermeasures against phishing attacks.
- In an article on interfaces for the ordinary user, Kai Olsen of the University of Bergen, Norway and Alessio Malizia of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain challenge today's tendency to hide the underlying file structure from users. They note that increasing the visibility and access to underlying file structure on consumer devices can vastly improve the user experience.
- Samuel Greengard argues that cyberlaw—the real-world law extended to the virtual world—is at the center of an increasingly contentious battle over rights, responsibilities, and resources. He examines how technology is changing the way countries approach matters as diverse as international crime and content ownership.
- In an interview with Stephen A. Cook, winner of the 1982 ACM Turing Award, he reflects on his career as one of the forefathers of computational complexity theory, and the feasibility of solving the P versus NP problem, which has recently received renewed attention.
- Blog@CACM blogger Mark Guzdial writes about why teachers must grasp introductory computer science students' theories about computing; and Bertrand Meyer argues for the necessity of analyzing large-scale software disasters and publishing detailed technical studies.
For more information on Communications of the ACM, click on http://cacm.acm.org/
About ACM
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery www.acm.org, is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, uniting computing educators, researchers and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's challenges. ACM strengthens the computing profession's collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and professional networking.
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The place where Star Citizen related news, updates, discussions and sales
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The Citizen Arena, and to the Imperium organisation.
Founded in 2012 by Gallitin, Imperium quickly became one of the biggest
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Being a visionary practice means passing the torch of clinical and research excellence to the next generation of surgeons. Our goal as a university-based practice is to create a stimulating environment for young people to get excited and involved in the field of cardiothoracic medicine. Through our distinguished training program, we are leaving a legacy for Southern California and indeed the nation. These are future leaders -- those who will continue to provide vision in the field of cardiothoracic surgery for decades to come.
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On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 23:00 -0500, Jim wrote:
> taharka,
> Thanks for letting me know. I don't know why we can't get m0n0wall
> working on DSL ppoe here.
> I have just now got it working with IPCOP ppoe same hardware and I am
> sending this e-mail
> via the DSL connection. Working very well
I switched from IPCOP/Smoothwall to m0n0wall using the same hardware,
with no problems at all. Still use both for dial-up as m0n0wall is for
broadband only.
> I am using the Efficient Networks 5360 that only runs in bridge mode,
> tried Westell as well same symptom very very slow connection
Now that's interesting information. My ISP claims those two modems work
on two different DSLAMS.
> anything else you care to share that could shed some light on this ? Who
> is your DSL provider ?
My DSL provider/ISP at the moment (soon to change hands again for the
third time in ~4 yrs.)is Altell.
> Care to share the section of your config so I can compare. What version
> of m0nowall are you on ?
I'm running the same version/platform that you're running at the moment.
I also use CDROM version 1.2b7.
> Thanks
> Jim
BTW, I reread your status.php posting & it looks like there is a problem
with the NIC cards.
>fxp0: flags=9843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,LINK0,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> options=40<POLLING>
> inet 192.168.225.254 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast >192.168.225.255
> ether 00:d0:b7:a6:b4:e8
> media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX <full-duplex>)
> status: active
>rl0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> options=40<POLLING>
> ether 00:e0:7d:b3:bf:5b
> media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT/UTP)
> status: active
>rl1: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> options=40<POLLING>
> ether 00:e0:7d:b4:f5:e8
> media: Ethernet autoselect (10baseT/UTP)
> status: no carrier
If, rl0: is your WAN interface, it should be running (100baseTX
<full-duplex>) as is fxp0: Most likely the reason for the slow speed.
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The new ColorStay Ultimate Suede lipstick from Revlon grabbed my attention in February when they went on sale. My hopes were that these longwear lipsticks would finally change my opinion of all longwear lipstick. When I hear the word "longwear" and "lipstick" in the one sentence my thoughts instantly move towards "drying", "chapped" and "boring". I see them as usually dark, scary colours that highlight all the lines in your lips. Could Revlon change all this?
After weeks of testing I have the results and I think my review will tell you everything you need to know about the new breed of longwear lipstick. I also have lip and arm swatches for 15 out of the 20 shades.
My Review
- With 20 colours in the range, the first thing I noticed was just how varied and colourful the choices were. Yes, there are dark reds and browns but there are also lots of light colours, pinks, shimmers and bright hues.
- The packaging is really impressive in my opinion, but because of functionality not looks. The plastic tube is thick and sturdy, smashing it would be very difficult and my attempts at sitting on/walking on/throwing at tiles didn't make a dent.
- You can see the shade of the lipstick through the clear lid without opening (so important), and the lid really takes some effort to click in and pull apart so there is no chance of the lid falling off in your handbag. You can also identify the colour as the lower half of the tube is colour matched to the lipstick colour.
- I do find the lipstick colour when looking at the bullet/packaging is slightly different to when on the lips. Some of the more brown shades I swatched appear more red when worn, but I like that. I think the important thing with these lipsticks prior to purchasing would be to swatch a shade or refer to swatches like mine if you are curious about the actual wear colour.
- My most favourite part of the packaging is that when the lipsticks are wound down, they fit perfectly into the black surround that holds them, meaning when you take the lid off you have no way of bumping the rim into the lipstick and taking a big messy chunk out (my biggest pet peeve with lipstick).
- When you wind the lipstick up you can hear it click 3 times and then it just winds up without a sound. I have no idea why I love this so much but I do. Perhaps it is because if I were blind I could still know exactly how much lipstick has moved out of the packaging. I don't know, but I love it.
- Each lipstick has a different finish as far as shimmer or no shimmer, but they all apply smoothly to the lips and after a few seconds they set to this slightly dry but moisturised texture. I wouldn't exactly call it "suede" but it is definitely a texture I have never experienced with lipstick.
- On the lips they wear amazingly well. I can get about 8 hours wear with eating & drinking, or much longer if I don't stuff my face, before I need to touch up. Some of the colours wear better than others, the darker and brighter shades last a little longer for me but even the light ones stayed on for 8 hours.
- I would barely call these a "drying" lipstick so long as you take care of your lips anyway, keeping them moisturised and exfoliated, and removing your lipstick before bed like you do with other makeup. At application they feel smoother than when they set, but even when set they are no where near as drying as other longwear lipstick I have worn. I describe the texture as "gluey" for a lack of a better word – which means you can still rub your lips together but there is kind of a gluey resistance to it. It isn't sticky like lipgloss, and nothing sticks to your lips (even your hair on a windy day).
- There is zero transfer of this lipstick when it is set. At application you can remove any mess outside your lip line but once it is dry it doesn't go anywhere. Not on water glasses, not on cutlery, and best of all … not on teeth!!
What Revlon say ….
Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Suede™ Lipstick contains a lip ingredient complex of Shea butter, Vitamin E and Aloe that provides instant moisture to lips – so lips look hydrated, not dry, flaky or dull. In fact, 92% of women tested felt lips looked conditioned!
Using Revlon's ColorStay™ technology, ColorStay Ultimate Suede™ Lipstick provides hours of food-proof wear with even application for full, creamy colour coverage. And with 20 on-trend shades to choose from Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Suede™ Lipstick is the perfect mix of fashion and function!
20 shades – Silhouette, Muse, Womenswear, Runway, Front Row, Socialite, High Heels, Backstage, Flashing Lights, Supermodel, Couture, Iconic, It Girl, Catwalk, Preview, Cruise Collection, Fashionista, Trendsetter, Private Viewing & Finale
Animal Cruelty Policy: According to the Revlon Facebook page, they do not conduct animal testing. There is no official statement regarding the source of their ingredients. Revlon appears on the "DO Test On Animals" list by PETA as their products are sold in China (where animal testing is required by law).
Ingredients: Unable to locate.
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Australia $25.95 from David Jones, Priceline and Target.
USA $9.99 from Target and ULTA Beauty
UK £8.99 from Boots
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Andover Biography - William Wood
This is a record in progress.
William Madison Wood was born in Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard on June 18, 1858, to immigrant parents from the Portuguese Azores. He had to go to work to support his family at age 13 when his father died. He began working in the New Bedford cotton mills and quickly rose through the ranks.
When Frederick Ayer asked Wood to save his unprofitable cotton mills, Wood came to Lawrence in 1886 as a manager at Washington Mill, but quickly was promoted to treasurer. He advocated combining mills to save costs and created the American Woolen Company by combining eight mills in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York. In 1899 he became president of the American Woolen Company. the American Woolen Company largest worsted wool manufacturing company in the world in 1899.
In January of 1912 when the work week was reduced from 56 to 54 hours by order of the Massachusetts Legislature, Wood reduced the workers' pay accordingly. This was the impetus for the Bread and Roses Strike in 1912.
After World War I Wood brought the American Woolen Company headquarters to Andover and renamed Frye Village to Shawsheen Village. For the managers he built a planned community consisting of brick homes for the high level managers and white wooden homes for the lower level managers. He also built recreational facilities including a golf course, a pool and a club house. He even built a drug store.
Plaque on the corner of Lowell and North Main Streets describes him as an industrial genius, a humanitarian, and a great benefactor of youth. This terminology was specified as conditions of the bequest to the Town by William Wood's grandson Cornelius. a portion of the bequest for the memorial to William Wood the rest to be used for "public purposes". Money given by the estate of William Wood's son Cornelius.
Built the West Parish Church and is buried in the West Parish cemetery.
After several strokes, took his life in 1926 at the age of 67
- ["http://www.andovertownsman.com/local/x1886882042/Andover-Stories-William-Wood-Andovers-Horatio-Alger Andover Stories: William Wood Andover's Horatio-Alger"], Townsman, June 2, 2002.
- "Larsen Launches Discussion on Wood Memorial", Townsman, January 20, 2000, page 6.
- Mills, Mansions and Mergers: The Life of William M. Wood, by Edward G. Roddy
- "Mill Owner Led the World in Wool Manufacturing", Eagle Tribune, November 4, 1999, page 21
- "Wood: Andover Honors Controversial Figure", Eagle Tribune, Januart 13, 2000, page 1 and 2


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Factors triggering tensions between North Korea versus South Korea and the US intervention was the sinking of the South Korean Cheonan. Likewise, the incident is just a triggering factor for the United States to press it harder while cornering North Korea.
Especially when North Korea in its development accused the United States of having conducted an organized crime through its supporting elements in South Korea. It was likely intended to provoke political tension among regional countries. So the US attitude and maneuvers could be considered to have ignored North Korea as a sovereign nation-state.
There are at least two issues always raised by the Washington to discredit North Korea. Firstly, North Korea has violated serious enough Human Rights (HAM) in addition to threaten its peoples as well as peace and quietness of its neighbors, particularly South Korea.
Secondly, North Korea has tried to continue to create political instability in the Korean Peninsula in particular and East Asia in generalby continuously increasing its maximum scale-nuclear weapons capability.
For North Korea, the US attitude is very unfair and one-sided. Imagine. For nearly six decades South Korea has practically been under the protection and control of US influence. Thus from the North Korean perspective, it is reasonable to increase the ability of strategic defense industries and its nuclear weapons for solely being intended to defend against possible military attacks from both South Korea and the US.
Related to human rights violations and the possession of nuclear weapons, the US has always implemented a policy of double standards against South Korea and Japan which have incidentally become its strategic allies since the end of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War era, and the US tended to agree and fully support a secret agreement concerning the possession of nuclear weapons of Japan and South Korea.
Even, the US and South Korean decision on the placement of anti-missile system in South Korea was clearly addressed to North Korea and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Although the US argued that the placement of anti-missile system and the entire military equipment were intended to anticipate the growing threat from North Korea and the PRC.
Various studies on the North Korea versus South Korea conflict have shown that within the last 60 years, Washington has played a significant role in creating political isolation against North Korea. For example, by trying through various ways and means, it has tried to destabilize the North Korean national economy, including destroying its centers of industry and agriculture. So that various diplomatic efforts towards the reunification of Korea has always failed miserably.
This is solely due to the US interests and the split of North Korea and South Korea is seen much better because then Washington could retain its influence on South Korea. The US military presence in South Korea in a large enough scale has also managed to control the country's economic and financial policies based on the liberalism -leaning Washington Consensus scheme.
Korea post World War II
If we trace back especially following the end of World War II marked by the defeat of Japan in Asia Pacific, then this is where the origin of the conflict on the Korean peninsula began. Following the end of World War II and the defeat of the Japanese military against the Allies in August 1945, the 35-year Japanese occupation of Korea also ended.
However, given the commitment of the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union establishing a strategic alliance to confront German fascism in Europe and Japan in the Asia Pacific region, the end of World War II would open a new scene of conflict on the Korean Peninsula. Because Korea was then targeted as the fight for influence between the United States versus the Soviet Union. Although basically the Korean people immediately wanted to establish their own sovereign state following the defeat of Japan against the allies and the end of World War II.
When examining a study conducted by Frasminggi Kamasa, in his book, The Korean War, the tragedy of the Korean Peninsula division in the unfinished war, the US and the Soviet Union did contribute greatly to the loss of Korea from Japanese occupation, Thus related to the Korean Liberation Day, there are two conflicting versions of the story. On the one hand, August 15, 1945 is celebrated as the Korean Liberation Day because it coincides with the day on which the Commander of Japan announced the capitulation of troops in Korea. But the another fact also shows that on this date, North Korea was not fully freed from the grip of Japan.
Soviet paratroopers of the 25th Army freed Hamhing and Pyongyang on August 24, 1945. However, having been decided by national leaders that the Korean Liberation Day is dated on August 15, 1945. For that reason, the Korean Liberation Day is still referring to the capitulation of the Japanese troops in Korea.
So on August 15, 1945, the commander of the Soviet 25th Army to the Korean People who still have not fully been released were published. In particular, he announced:
"The Korean People! Remember happiness lies in your hands. You find independence and freedom, and now the future depends on yourselves. Soviet Army only provides a variety of conditions necessary for freedom and creativity of the workforce of the Korean people. People Korea will become the masters of their own destiny."
Based on the Soviet commander's report that the 25th Army managed to disarm and capture some 11,800 Japanese soldiers and officers.
However, concerning the Soviet increasing influence following its success to free Pyongyang and Hamhung on August 24, 1945, the US took the military-political maneuvering on the assumption that the Soviet Union intended to occupy Korea so it is better for the US to precede the movements. So, Lieutenant General John R Hodge, commander of the XXIV Corps in Okinawa consisting of 6th, 7th and 40th Infantry Division amounted to some 72 thousand troops, was assigned as occupation forces of Korea. The troops arrived in the port of Inchon and went directly to Seoul on 8 September 1945.
Apparently, from the beginning the US did intend to master Korea by using a pretext of preceding the Soviet Union. Proved after receiving the surrender of Japanese forces, US forces soon mastered Korea through the establishment of military rule. The pretext used by Washington related to the US military occupation policy objectives in Korea is to deal with the influence and the expansion of Soviet power in Korea.
But actually, the Multinational Trusteeship scheme over Korea is only a pretext for Washington to shape its permanent military policy in Korea. As stated by John Carter Vincent, Head of Far Eastern Affairs, State Department: "After the Japanese rule, Korea was not immediately prepared to hold their own government. For that we (the US) proposed period of custody during the Korean people will be prepared to take over a self-government in Korea."
Through the construction of this story it is is clear that the concept of multinational is a trusteeship policy according to the US version. In a US State Department report, known as SWNCC 101/4 regarding US foreign policy in terms of international trusteeship for Korea stated:
"Korea's strategic position between China, the Soviet Union and Japan, and the Korean government instability before being annexed by Japan has made it a battleground between China, Japan and Russia. If no agreement is immediately reached between the big four allies on the shape of a trusteeship for Korea, the competition for control of Korea could emerge again."
Through the direction of US foreign policy, as expressed in SWNCC 101/4, it is clear that the conception of the multinational trusteeship is intended by Washington to secure its strategic interests in Korea.
Instead, the Soviet Union especially the 25th Army following its success in freeing some areas of North Korea, looked at Korea solely as a military operations area. At that time, the political aspect was not at all considered, moreover in terms of the status of Korea in the future.
So even though the Soviet likely also had a strategic agenda to use the presence of military to expand its hegemony in Korea, due to the US preemptive maneuvers through a policy of military occupation in Korea, then the Soviet maneuver in North Korea was in its development based on the consideration to build strategies of power balance on the Korean Peninsula.
And the US puppet to control the direction of politics in South Korea was ready to be raised, namely Dr Sygman Rhee, who arrived in South Korea in mid-October 1945. Then on October 24, 1945, a transitional government was formed. However, some populist nationalist-leaning political spectrums viewing Sygman Rhee as the US puppet refused to join the coalition of parties that became the basis of the formation of the transitional government. As a result, the split in the coalition of parties supporting the transitional government led by Sygman Rhee was inevitable.
In short, the complicated polarization between various political parties led to the political forces that followed the US scheme and the ones following the Soviet Union. It then led to the struggle between US-backed Park En Hen versus Soviet-backed Kim Ku. Pro-US camps that initially pro agreed the trusteeship latter rejected the trusteeship scheme over the new directives from Washington that sees this scheme is even more beneficial for Moscow for being assumed of intending to expand in Korea.
Then on the pretext of the Soviet expansive threat to Korea, it was later used as justification for the US to apply the concept of problem solving Korea unilaterally (one-sided) and gain loss as minimal as possible. Obviously through a shift of a pro trusts toward anti trusts policy, the Washington inconsistencies were strongly colored with considerations of whether these conceptions beneficial or even detrimental. Once the trusts conception leads to the creation of a balance of power on the Korean Peninsula that does not allow the US to create a single power, the trust conception was later abandoned for considerably too theoretical and not practical.
Due to the unilateral policies applied by the US related to the Korean solutions, the US and the Soviet Union equally insisted to hold their own arguments related to those who are considered very democratic to be involved in negotiations.
In 1950, following the fall of the PRC into the hands of Mao Zedong and the Communist Party of China, the US attitude to become more entrenched in Asia, including Korea, became stronger. As expressed in the US foreign policy through the study of the US National Security Council (NSC 48/5):
"The significance and the strategic of Asia are because of its natural resources and human resources, geography, political and military power that are increasingly growing, Chinese and North Korean military capability should be evaluated as a threat to the free world. If this is the case the people of Asia would fall into Soviet Communist domination."
Furthermore, NSC 48/5 confirmed that the Asian human resources and natural resources contributed importantly to US security by helping the US need of available raw materials that are needed and they will be the most important assistance in wartime.
NSC 48/5 also stressed that Asia produced the entire natural rubber in the world, 5 percent oil, 60 percent tin, and many other strategic materials such as manganese, jute, and the ingredients for developing atom. It is also emphasized that Japan has a great prospect in the field of heavy industry which is roughly equal to 50 percent of the Soviet production today.
So by the direction of the US National Security Council, it is important for US security interests to apply military and economic assistance program in maximizing the availability of Asian human and natural resources for the US and the creation of the free world.
The phrase "the creation of the free world" is just as the US sign to strengthen its military influence in Japan and South Korea as the Joint Pact of Security in the face of what is claimed by US to fight the "World Communism." In other words, the phrase "the creation of the free world" is only to establish the reasons of justification in facing the "Communist World" which in this case means North Korea and the Soviet Union that are extremely positioned contrary. This is the true essence of the issuance of NSC 48/5.
Having failed to reach an agreement of which political forces are considered representative to discuss the status and the future of Korea, the parting of South Korea under the control of the US versus the Soviet-backed North Korea is inevitable.
For that reason, there should be new initiatives to resolve the Korean conflict through a new perspective and spirit. It is time for South Korea and North Korea to re-open peace talks within the framework of Korean reunification, it seems very important and urgent to also include the US, Russia, China and Japan, jointly seeking a peaceful solution to the mutual benefit of all parties.
Last but not least, the direction of a peaceful settlement of the Korean Peninsula on the basis of Korean reunification should benefit the people of Korea as a whole, both in the North and in the South. On this stand, the Indonesian government, especially through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs could take part in playing a key role in initiating a peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula. Perhaps the spirit of Ten Principles of Bandung born from the Bandung Asian-African Conference in 1955 could revive the spirit of solidarity between two Koreans as fellow nations in Asia.
A book entitled Japanese Militarism and Its War Crimes in Asia Pacific Region (Hendrajit, ed) was recently sent to me, by the publisher, The Global Future Institute. No doubt, this book made me re-think and recollect my trip to Japan in 1996. At that time, I was warmly received by Japanese families who became my host, invited to travel to various places, and bought souvenirs. The psycological effect of my short visit is that it is hard to imagine that the Japanese people were cruel ones, perpetrators of the massacre of our ancestors, raping Indonesian girls, making them as prostitutes and enslaving our grandfathers to work on various projects.


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Ian Goodison's spell at Tranmere Rovers is over after the League Two-bound club released him, ending his ten-year stay.
The 41-year-old former Jamaica centre-half has scored 13 times in 410 matches and win the Player of the Season accolade three times since joining the club from Hull City.
Fellow defender Callum Morris, 21, has left having failed to play for Rovers, while 29-year-old striker Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro departs after two years.
Jason Koumas, Steve Jennings, James Wallace, Ash Taylor and Jason Mooney have been offered contract extensions.
Young defender Antonie Boland has already agreed a new one-year deal.
Meanwhile, the club has confirmed they are in discussions with midfielder Joe Thompson, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment, over his future.


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And I Shall Chain All Angels To The Ground - Poem by A Waltz For Zizi
And I shall chain all angels to the ground,
pull down the moon and every cloud
that proudly flies above my head,
and putting out the stars, with my little finger,
I shall shout towards the heavens
and to the creator of all, man or angel:
Are you stronger than me?
You've chewed her soul long enough,
you've stolen too much of her lovely flavour
much to much, dear god, with your trials
so please, I beg you, put her problems on my shoulders
bring her monsters in my way
for I will take good care of them
I will send them back to hell
if you're not willing to step in,
for I am stronger than you
in this world, it seems.
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What a poem! It seems you want to do it by yourself due to some challenges. I think we don't have power atimes to change some situation but rely on the creator. Read my poem: Not By Power (Report) Reply
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This article was published 25/5/2012 (1881 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The historic Union Station in downtown Winnipeg will get a $6.5-million makeover, including a better back door to The Forks.
The station, on Main Street at Broadway, turned 100 years old this year and is showing its age.
Fixes announced Friday include a better, brighter passenger waiting area in the back of the station, new wheelchair-accessible washrooms and repairs and restoration work to the huge central rotunda, which was last painted 30 years ago.
Via Rail also plans to do some exterior repairs and will upgrade the 120,000 square feet of office space in the wings of the Tyndall-stone station.
Tenants include the federal Citizenship Court, Red River College, provincial conservation staff and some federal government employees.
Minister of State for Transport and Winnipeg MP Steven Fletcher, who announced the new cash, said the upgrade he is most looking forward to is the new rear entrance, a shortcut from Main Street to The Forks that's tricky to find and a little dark.
"If you can even find the door, it's kind of a nightmare," Fletcher said. "This will open it up, making it clean and safe and attractive, and it will become a natural walkway to get from The Forks to the rest of the downtown."
Some of the $6.5 million is old money, part of cash earmarked for Via since 2007. Another $3.5 million comes from this year's federal budget.
Design and engineering work will begin almost immediately, with construction likely starting next year. First to get done will likely be the waiting area and the washrooms.
Via has already upgraded the station's heating and cooling systems to modern standards.
The station is listed as a heritage building by the City of Winnipeg and the government of Canada.
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Opened in August 1911
WINNIPEG'S main rail station is getting a facelift, thanks to cash from Ottawa. Here's some history:
The first train arrived at Union Station August 7, 1911, with the station's official opening the following June.
It's Via's largest station and a historic rail gateway to the west.
The Beaux-Arts building was designed by the same New York architects who built Grand Central Station.
It broke CP Rail's monopoly in Manitoba. The station was a joint venture between CP rivals CN Rail, the National Transcontinental Railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. That's partly why it's called Union Station.
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Pilgrimage for Life
A Photographic Essay
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In November 2008, the Archdiocese of Galveston - Houston, in Houston, TX, and the Texas Catholic Conference organized a pilgrimage to draw attention to abortion and the death penalty. Mass was held followed by a march from in front of a Planned Parenthood clinic to the Huntsville "Walls" Unit of the Texas prison system.
This book chronicles that march and includes some statistical information about abortion and the death penalty.
ALL proceeds from this book go to support anti-abortion and -death penalty programs, including the Respect Life office of the Archdiocese of Galveston - Houston (specifically, the Gabriel Project which helps women who are in crisis pregnancies), an organization that works to abolish the death penalty in Texas, and Rachel's Vineyard. Please tell me which organization (or combination of organizations) you'd like to benefit from your purchase of this book and I'll forward along the funds as they arrive.
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However, Warriors have revealed that New Zealand duo Sam Tuitupou and Rico Gear are now both likely to leave at the end of this season.
"In terms of the playing squad, all of the players that are coming to the club are still coming and we have no reason to doubt that," said General Manager Charlie Little.
"The Chairman spoke to Andy Goode over the weekend and he is coming and gearing up to the challenge in the Championship.
"A number of guys will move on and do so with our best wishes, the rest of the squad will remain and we will have a stronger squad than we had this season.
"Sammy Tuitupou had a contract offer from us that was beneficial on both sides and we said if we went down we could chat about it," added Little.
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Tuesday, 3 September, 2002, 19:57 GMT 20:57 UK
What happens to our tourist dollar?
International travel has never been easier - every year nearly 700 million tourist trips are made abroad.
Developing countries are increasingly turning to tourism as a way of diversifying their economies, stimulating investment and generating earnings.
But the impact of millions of visitors a year to secluded beaches and undeveloped islands is rapidly taking its toll on fragile ecosystems and local cultures.
How do the developing countries preserve their environment and culture for future generations?
Is the developed world exploiting poorer countries in the tourism game? And who benefits from the tourist dollars? Tell us what you think?
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Tourism is so one-sided. People from developed countries can afford to visit developing countries but not the other way round.
Most tourists visit countries such as the US, UK, Europe etc. These countries benefit immensely, so would developing countries.
When visiting India last year, all the guidebooks advised us to stick to government run shops etc, as these were the best value and ensured the money was fairly distributed. What rubbish! We found that buying goods in markets and bartering (gently!) was much more fun, allowed us to meet people and learn more about Indian culture than any number of government enterprises. Go direct, you'll have more fun, you'll give money directly to those in need and you'll enrich your own experience, and possibly that of the people you meet.
Tourist dollars are increasingly failing to reach the local population as tourists in exotic countries seek businesses run by people of their own ethnic group. English speaking companies who offer English/American standards of service triumph over struggling local firms who wish to gain a market share. Tourism is just another corporate takeover of the local economies of some of the poorest people on earth.
I cannot believe what I have been reading! We are destroying our world because of the desire to be richer and more powerful than other countries in the World. What is the point if in the end nobody is going to be better of? Who want's to live in a World full of pollution, disease and ecological destruction? Nobody really wants that, so why don't all the Political leaders of the World finally do something constructive and put an end to war and really start fighting for something that matters - the World's future?
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In less than half a second, your website can form a lasting impression to a visitor. They can choose to remain on your site or click that big "Back" button on their web browser. In today's blog, I would like to share with you two of the most important things that visitors want to know about a site when they first arrive and a few tips on how to answer those questions quickly.
"Where Am I?"
The first question a visitor asks is fairly simple and often may seem a bit "dumb". The first question is "Where Am I?" You as a web master should make it easy for visitors to see whose site they are on and how to maneuver around the site.
First, it is always a good rule of thumb to include your organization's name and logo at the top of the page, on every page in your site. It will be the first thing that visitors will see, so they know whose site they are on. From a marketing standpoint, it embeds your name and logo into their brain so that they will remember who you are. From a design standpoint, it will keep your site uniform, so visitors know that they haven't left your site.
As a rule of thumb, I recommend that you do not use Flash or a splash page. These kind of features are neat and impressive, if done correctly, but can slow down the load time of a website. Also, try to keep any logo images small enough so it does not slow those visitors that maybe on a dial-up connection. You have to remember that first impressions happen very quickly, so a fast load time is crucial!
Secondly, you'll want your links to other pages on your site to be near the top of the page. These links should be uniform across the site so that each portion of your site can be reached by one click of the mouse button.
If you have several pages on your site, you may consider using two menus to navigate. The first should point to the main areas of you site and appear on every page. The second can appear when accessing the main area of the site to show other pages within that same area. If you visit the OurChurch.Com page (http://www.ourchurch.com), you'll notice that when you click on certain menu items, such as "Web Hosting Services", "Custom web Design", and "Website Marketing", another menu appears below that menu item. Sub-menus are very helpful and, when done correctly, can impress visitors enough to stay on the site to check out the rest of it.
These two things can easily answer the question, "Where Am I?"
"What Does This Site Do?"
This question is another that may seem obvious, but several sites tend not to answer it. Within this question may hide other questions, such as "What does this organization offer?" or "Where is the information I was looking for?" Here are a couple of different ways to answer.
Other than your company name and logo, you might include a short slogan or tag line that explains what type of service, product, or ministry your organization offers. This can quickly tell visitors that they are on the right track to answer any questions they have. This slogan can change from page to page depending on what that portion of your site is about. For example, OurChurch.com has several areas of service. Our main areas are web hosting, web marketing, online advertising, and (most importantly) web design. If you visited our main web hosting page (http://www.ourchurch.com/hosting), you will notice a graphic at the top of the page that says, "Website Hosting from OurChurch.Com". Each link you click on within the "Web Hosting Services" menu will have the same slogan at the top of their page. If you visit the main web design page (http://www.ourchurch.com/design), each page will say "Custom Web Design from OurChurch.Com". These tell the visitor in that they are in the right department.
A great addition to the content of your site is the use of header codes (,, etc.) Adding these will separate your content into smaller sections so the visitor can quickly find what he/she was looking for. Nowadays, people want information as fast as they can think of it. If they see a page full of text, they will likely tell themselves that they do not have the time to read through everything. Instead, separate your content by using headers that explain certain subjects within your content. You can even bold certain phrases or colorize your text to highlight the main points on your page: anything to emphasize your message and make things easy to find!
You need to remember that first impressions happen only once and they happen fast. Try to apply some of these principles to ensure that your first impression will be a good one.
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I want hot food: Cruise Review by bill galloway
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I want hot food
Destination: Baltic Sea
Embarkation: Edinburgh
The Food - In the main dining room the menu was varied and the quality reasonable. In the boathouse (buffet style) the food was never hot and lack of cutlery seemed to be an ongoing issue.
The Staff- Very friendly bar and cabin staff although there seemed to be a continual push on drink sales.
Entertainment (main showroom)- on the whole, of a reasonable standard. More
Entertainment (forward bar and rear bar) Hmmmm Forward bar consisted of the same pianist 3/4 times a night. Rear bar - Hamptons was a mixture of singers, game shows, bingo and the usual cocktail/ fruit carving demos. Did not think the entertainment crew worked very hard outwith their perfunctory duties.
Atmosphere- compared with other cruises the atmosphere seemed quite subdued.
Ships Crew - Come on Cruise and Maritime, where did you get the uniforms. If the jerseys were not hanging of them they looked as though they had been washed into submission. The yellow high vis jackets were all well passed there sell by dates. It reflected badly on the ship.
Drinks Prices - very expensive. be aware if you only like a small splash of coke with your drink, you will be charged £1.95 for the pleasure. Buy a tin at £2.05 and guard it with you're life.
Moulde - went ashore and had a walk round. Not a lot to see.
gararnger fjiord - went ashore and had a walk round. Not a lot to see. Did not do any trips as sitting on the ship in the fjiord was what i went for.
Other ports - went ashore and had a walk round. Not a lot to see. Went on the flam railway trip, which was very good.
Overall - having read the above you probably think i did not enjoy my cruise, incorrect. I had a good time and got what it said on tin. The Ocean Countess is an old ship and caters for the lower priced end of the market.It is definately not a ship for children but for the more mature, who all seemed to enjoy themselves. Less
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Chelmsford and Billerica were each incorporated about the same time, though a few days later.
"This is Chelmsford, sir," he answered, with a surprise equalling my own.
I recall Ezra telling us of you after his return from Chelmsford some time since, said Nat.
The Chelmsford Chronicle of June 23rd, 1786, gives an account of her execution.
Outside this gate the great Roman road reached away to Chelmsford and Colchester.
At Chelmsford the sheriff of Suffolk met them, there to receive him, and to carry him into Suffolk.
At Chelmsford he was delivered to the sheriff of Suffolk, and by him conducted to Hadley.
I found that she knew many officers at Chelmsford and Colchester.
Billerica escaped harm, but Chelmsford was twice visited by hostile bands and several buildings were burned.
The earliest account of the ceremony is at Chelmsford in 1556.


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7th Annual Babson Energy & Environmental Conference
Babson Energy & Environment Club
Friday, April 5, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Babson College and the Babson Energy & Environmental Club proudly present the 7th Annual Babson Energy & Environmental Conference!
Join us for an exciting conference covering hot topics in the energy and environmental spaces!
With Keynotes:
Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club
Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor at Harvard University
Claire Briodo Johnson, Chief of New Markets and Services at Next Step Living
Stephen Ritz, Green Bronx Machine
Panel and fireside chat topics include:
Beyond Gasoline
Raising Capital for Energy
Energy Efficiency
Green Schools
Profiting from Sustainability
See more details about the panels and panel speakers at http://babsonenergy.com/speakers/
When & Where
Babson College, Olin Hall
231 Forest Street
Friday, April 5, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EDT)
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Group supported by Hillman Foundation zooms in on today's photography
The Carnegie Museum of Art is putting a sharper focus on the ever-changing world of photography with a new initiative analyzing what the art form means in today's world.
"The initiative positions the museum to be a leader in a subject area with broad appeal and profound relevance to contemporary society," says Lynn Zelevansky, museum director.
Supported by funding from the William T. Hillman Foundation, the Hillman Photography Initiative will examine the state of photography today, when technological innovations make it easier to take photographs and share them instantaneously.
"What is photography today? How are people using it? There isn't one answer," program manager Divya Rao Heffley says. "The excitement is in the conversation."
The project is the result of two years of research, discussion and development. Heffley was hired to explore the wide world of photography in all its manifestations — everything from installations to the kind of photos people take with their cell phones, what satellites are capturing, even the Google Street View cars. It became clear there were people from many different fields asking questions about what this all means.
"Photography means something different to everyone who uses it," Heffley says.
Five agents will drive the project:
• Carnegie Museum of Art curator Tina Kukielski
• Marvin Heiferman, independent curator and writer
•Alex Klein, program curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
• Illah Nourbakhsh, professor of robotics and director of the CREATE Lab, Carnegie Mellon University
• Arthur Ou, assistant professor of photography and director, BFA photography, Parsons The New School for Design
After each 12-month cycle, two of the positions will be filled with new contributors to allow for new perspectives.
"Every year, we hope to be answering these questions," Heffley says. "I don't think there's one answer. They will be answered over and over again in new ways."
The group will meet for the first time April 21 and 22 to begin the development cycle. They'll spend three months working with Heffley to identify a key theme that will inspire a wide range of activities such as exhibitions, programs, collaborations, publications, commissioned works of art, artist residencies and online experiences.
"The agents will decide how they want it to manifest," Heffley says. "It might be a mobile app or an online initiative or something that's never been inside the four walls of the museum. It might not even be within the four walls."
Nathan Martin of the innovation/design studio Deeplocal will facilitate the process. The public can track progress at initiative.cmoa.org.
"This really is for everybody," Heffley says.
Rachel Weaver is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-320-7948 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Twenty-seven percent of public school students aged 12 to 17 say their schools have gangs, and that drugs are used, stored or sold on school grounds. The study was conducted by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, based at Columbia University. (Education Week, 8-25-10)
Speaking at the Sustainability Education Summit, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan declared that preparing American children to "be good environmental citizens is some of the most important work any of us can do." Duncan said federally subsidized programs will begin as early as kindergarten to teach children about climate change and continue through high school to prepare them to "contribute to the workforce through green jobs." (cnsnews.com, 9-23-10)
Conservative delegates to the 2010 NEA conference fear the largest teacher's union has grown more entrenched in its pro-abortion stance. An amendment that would have required the union to take a "no position" stance on abortion failed with 70% of delegates opposed, up from 60% opposed at the 2009 assembly. (Teachers Saving Children, August 2010 newsletter)


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Niners cornerback Chris Culliver apologized Wednesday night [1] for comments he made during Tuesday's Super Bowl [2] media day, when he implied that the team would not accept a gay teammate.
"I don't do the gay guys, man, I don't do that," Culliver said in a radio interview with Artie Lange, adding: "We ain't got no gay people on the team. They got to get up out of here if they do. Can't be with that sweet stuff."
Culliver also said a player would need to keep his homosexuality a secret while playing, and "come out 10 years later."
The team quickly rejected the comments, and Wednesday night followed with a statement purportedly from the player.
"The derogatory comments I made yesterday were a reflection of thoughts in my head, but they are not how I feel," Culliver said. "It has taken me seeing them in print to realize that they are hurtful and ugly. Those discriminating feelings are truly not in my heart. Further, I apologize to those who I have hurt and offended, and I pledge to learn and grow from this experience."


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The Detroit Lions haven't been defending the opposition's wide receivers well at all lately, or much of 2013. That could only mean good news for the Green Bay Packers' areal attack on Thursday afternoon.
During the last four weeks, the Lions are on a nasty streak. They've allowed at least one of their opponents receivers to go over 100 yards in every game dating back to the contest against the Dallas Cowboys. As a whole, the Lions have allowed a 100 yard receiver in all but three of their games this year, proving the secondary hasn't really improved.
Some of the less notable names the Lions have allowed to go off? Jerome Simpson, Alshon Jeffery, Josh Gordon, Antonio Brown and recently, Tiquan Underwood. Though there are some solid receivers within that group, it's hardly a who's who of recent, top pass catchers in the NFL.
Given these numbers, and the fact that Detroit's pass defense rates 28th in the league, it's clear that contrary to the number of interceptions the defense has pulled in, the secondary has not truly improved. They've remained as vulnerable as ever to the deep pass, while allowing an alarming amount of shorter passes to go for major yardage.
Perhaps some will take solace in the fact that Aaron Rodgers won't be suiting up on Thursday, still nursing his injured collarbone. If anyone other than Matt Flynn was starting in his place, it could be reason to feel confident. Given that Flynn has already torched the Lions for 480 yards in a less meaningful game during his career, there is plenty of reason for concern.
In a match up with Detroit on January 1, 2012, Flynn made a pseudo-star out of himself by throwing six touchdown passes, half of which were to Jordy Nelson. In total, Nelson went for 162 yards against Detroit, while Jones nearly went over 100 himself, snagging 89. Ryan Grant went for 80 yards on one pass, and Jermichael Finley had a respectable 64 yards receiving. Clearly, Flynn already knows how to distribute the ball against the Lions' defense.
Though the Lions also lit up the scoreboard, it didn't matter because their defense couldn't stop the Packers' passing attack. Considering the alarming lack of improvement Detroit has seen with defending receivers in 2013, it could end up being another long day for the Lions' defensive backfield on Thanksgiving. If Underwood, a player who had recently been signed back by the Buccaneers after being cut can go over 100 yards with rookie Mike Glennon, certainly either Nelson or Jones could with Flynn.
Will the Lions be able to break their 10 year losing streak on Thanksgiving? Probably only if they're able to keep Green Bay's best receivers under 100 yards.
Max DeMara is the managing editor of Lions 101. You can find him on this site's Twitter @detroitlions101
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A Supercut Of Domino's Pizza Complaints Set To Footage Of Starving People
YouTube user Stuntbear came up with a brilliant way to raise money for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. They took all of the complaints from the Domino's Pizza Australia Facebook page and put them against footage of people enduring real hardships like starvation, disease, war and natural disasters, with a prompt to donate money to the UNHCR. It really puts any first world pizza problems you might have into perspective. Suddenly, your pizza that "tasted like farts" or your pie that burnt your penis when you tried to have sex with it don't seem so awful. [Daily Picks & Flicks]


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Here's something to check off your list of back-to-school worries: Utah's whooping cough outbreak appears to have run its course.
So far this year there have been 601 cases of the highly contagious bacterial disease, also known as pertussis. That's a 46 percent decline from this time in 2012, when Utah's whooping cough cases rivaled pre-vaccination-era levels of the 1940s.
But while the infection risk has abated, state health officials aren't declaring victory.
"Any time we see numbers go down we're excited about that," said Rebecca Ward, health education director at the Utah Department of Health. "But we have to keep in mind that pertussis is cyclic, and an ongoing battle. I can't say we've turned a corner."
Pertussis tends to come in waves and poses a quandary for infectious-disease-control experts, because it could have been eradicated.
Last year's outbreak wasn't limited to Utah. The state's rate of infection was higher than the national average, but other states had it worse, including neighboring Colorado, which declared it an epidemic.
Inadequate immunization is the primary culprit, said Ward. Children entering school are required to be vaccinated against the disease, with five doses of the DTaP vaccine, though some seek waivers.
Also, a recent study found that the DTaP vaccine may not be as effective as previously thought.
It appears to wear off after the fifth dose, which is given between the ages of 4 and 6, making older children more vulnerable, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.
For this reason, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends booster shots for incoming seventh-graders and for adults as well. Mothers are told to get vaccinated with each pregnancy.
Last year the Salt Lake County Health Department ran a series of television ads urging parents, grandparents and adult caregivers of newborn babies to get the DTaP vaccine. Whooping cough is most dangerous, and lethal, for children under the age of 1 because they're too young to be fully immunized.
County-run clinics and Harmon's, which sponsored the stopwhoopingcough.org campaign, saw their DTaP vaccinations double, the county says.
Primary Children's Medical Center, however, reports no decline in the number of children hospitalized for pertussis.
And the five-county, southwestern region of the state has seen no relief, particularly in the polygamist community of Hildale in Washington County.
Last year the Southwest Utah Public Health Department documented 41 cases of whooping cough, said the agency's spokesman David Heaton.
This year to date, there have been 85 cases, more than half of them from the Hildale area, and mostly among unimmunized children, he said.
"I don't think it's a bona fide religious belief, more of a cultural resistance," said Timothy Larsen, a pediatrician in St. George. "Parents, members of the [Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints] faith, will say it's just something they don't do because it's not natural."
Whether spiking cases in southern Utah could trigger another statewide outbreak is hard to say, said Larsen. "It could be that we're lagging behind the rest of the state."
Pertussis is nicknamed for the violent coughing that follows symptoms similar to that of a mild cold or fever. The coughing can force air out of the lungs, causing the sick to inhale with a loud "whooping" sound.
But not everyone makes that characteristic sound, said Larsen, who notes, "If your kid has a cold (with a persistent cough) it's never a bad idea to get them checked out [and tested] by your pediatrician."
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Stop whooping cough
Antibiotics may shorten the time that someone is contagious. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the best way to prevent pertussis is to get vaccinated. There are vaccines for infants, children, preteens, teens and adults.
The Utah Department of Health publishes a list of vaccination sources at http://www.immunize-utah.org.
Sources: Utah Department of Health and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


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We have a growing group of active members! Whether you enjoy the excitement of a race or a relaxing sunset sail this club is for you.
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The Lake
Lake Wallepaupack is 13 miles long and is the largest man made lake in PA. It is located near Hawley, on the border of Pike and Wayne counties in northeastern PA. PPL built the lake in 1926 as a hydro-electric project and is now a year round tourism and recreation destination.
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Welcome to the Paupack Sailing Club
Sunday Racing
Sunday Races
From novices to experts everyone has a place at the sunday races. Racing is a great way to hone those sailing skills and we use the Portsmouth handicapping system to even out the boats. Follow that up with a BBQ and everyone has a blast!


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In the world of dieting and health, there are two terms that are constantly being used: BMI and body fat. What is the meaning of these terms and how can they influence your lifestyle?
BMI or Body Mass Index is a measuring tool used to determine the amount of fat a person possess in relation to his height. Body fat, on the other hand, is the fat deposited in areas around the body, from whether around the body or around the internal organs. Both provide doctors and nutritionists a basis on how they formulate an effective diet for their patients.
The use of BMI in analyzing a person's body fat is important, since this allows you to effectively monitor your weight, as well as help you in preventing chronic diseases such as heart attacks and high blood pressure. In addition, the use of BMI serves as a quantitative method of measuring the amount of fat that a person has. It can be standardized and it can be used on different people.
Body fat measurements, on the other hand, serve a much more accurate way of determining whether a person is overweight or not. With the use of calipers and other machinery, doctors can pinpoint with accuracy the amount of fat any body part contains. With the higher accuracy of fat measurement, doctors and nutritionists are better able to develop means to eliminate them.
Now, one might wonder why most healthcare professionals would still insist on using BMI in measuring weight when there is another, more accurate, method of measurement. The answer lies in convenience. While one can obtain more accurate results when going for direct body fat measurement, the problem lies in the lack of proper equipment. Not all health centers possess the proper tools to measure body weight, so they will have to rely on more standardized measurements. The results through BMI measurements may not be as accurate, but it would fit the needs of professionals.
The important thing to consider here is the need for a place to start in managing excessive fat accumulation in individuals. With tools such as BMI and direct body fat measurements, doctors and other health experts can have something to base their diagnosis on. From that starting point, they can then proceed to deal with the more complicated process of helping patients reduce their weight. In the long run, both methods would work.


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- "A chum of mine was sledging down Claxby Hill. We had a very long, homemade, Norwegian-style sledge..."
- —Horace Slughorn at The Three Broomsticks[src]
Claxby Hill is a hill near Lincoln, in Lincolnshire. Once, Horace Slughorn and a friend of his sledged down this hill.[1] Claxby itself is the name of a village in Lincolnshire.
Behind the scenes
- Claxby Hill is a prominent local landmark near Jim Broadbent's place of birth, in Lincolnshire. Given this, it is possible that the line in the film mentioning Claxby Hill was ad-libbed by Broadbent.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) - Chapter 11


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Groves : Flip Cart
Allows suction cups to be moved from one side of the stone to the other. Ideal for removing stone from a bridge saw then flipping stone to the other side for placing on fabrication table. Removable 60" posts allow adjustable spacing between posts, from 31/2 to 10 inches apart. Holds up to 6 pieces of 3 cm stone. Rubber is mounted on bottom to protect material. 8" diameter swivel casters with brake rated at 1,000 lbs. each.


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|Nurkiyanova, Kulpash
|Ryabov, Eugene
|Duncan, George
|Canto, Tomas
|Gray, Stewart
|Mayo, Mike
|Taliansky, Michael
Submitted to: Journal of General Virology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/19/1999
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Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: The Luteoviruses, e.g. barley yellow dwarf (BYDV) and potato leafroll (PLRV), are economically important viruses of cereal and vegetable crops. Current control measures are only marginally successful. Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms of host infection will allow the development of novel strategies that disrupt these processes and control the viruses. In this manuscript we describe the use of the jellyfish green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a way to tag the luteovirus genome and visualize the initial events of infection. The cells infected by the virus and expressing GFP produce a green glow. Although luteovirus infection is normally confined to vascular tissue aphids, the natural vector of the virus, did inoculate other plant tissues. The virus did replicate in these other tissues, but apparently could not escape from the inoculated cell. Inoculation into vascular tissues resulted in systemic infection of plants. .The inoculated vascular cells expressed the green fluorescence and the fluorescence expanded to surrounding cells as the virus moved. Unfortunately the GFP gene is lost from the virus shortly after the virus begins to move from the inoculated cell. The loss of foreign genes from viruses is a common phenomenon. Continuing work will determine if the GFP gene can be inserted into other regions of the genome. This system is a useful to study the effects of mutations in the virus on inoculation events and tissue specificity.
Technical Abstract: A full-length cDNA corresponding to the RNA genome of Potato leafroll virus (PLRV) was modified by inserting cDNA that encoded the jellyfish green fluorescent protein (GFP) into the P5 gene near its 3' end. Nicotiana benthamiana protoplasts electroporated with plasmid DNA containing this cDNA behind the Cauliflower mosaic virus 35S RNA promoter became infected with the recombinant virus (PLRV-GFP). Up to 5% of transfected protoplasts showed GFP-specific fluorescence. Progeny virus particles were morphologically indistinguishable from those of wild type PLRV, but, unlike PLRV particles, they bound to grids coated with antibodies to GFP. Aphids fed on extracts of these protoplasts transmitted PLRV-GFP to test plants, as shown by specific fluorescence in some vascular tissue and epidermal cells and subsequent systemic infection. In plants agroinfected with PLRV- GFP cDNA in pBIN 19, some cells became fluorescent and systemic infections developed. However, after either type of inoculation, fluorescence was mostly restricted to single cells and the only PLRV genome detected in systemically infected tissues lacked some or all of the inserted GFP cDNA, apparently because of naturally occurring deletions. Thus, intact PLRV-GFP was unable to move from cell to cell. Nevertheless, PLRV-GFP has novel potential for exploring the initial stages of PLRV infection.


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text: "The SEC has been looking closely at scientific information that is not yet publicly available, but could potentially influence financial markets," ASCO said in its statement announcing the new policy. "In that light, advance mailings of abstract books for scientific meetings, such as ASCO's, which include preliminary results from clinical trials of investigational and approved treatments, have been the subject of growing concern and debate." ASCO officials could not be reached for comment. It remains to be seen whether ASCO's new policy really stops Wall Street from getting advance access to research abstracts, but some fund managers acknowledge the ASCO game just got a whole lot tougher. "This makes our job more difficult and makes the meeting more significant," says one hedge fund manager, who has long used early access to ASCO's research abstracts to gain a trading edge going into the meeting. Last year, for instance, savvy biotech investors were playing shares of Genentech ( DNA), ImClone Systems ( IMCL), Cell Therapeutics ( CTIC) and Millennium Pharmaceuticals ( MLNM) well in advance of the ASCO meeting, based on data found in the research abstracts. That meant by the time the meeting started, a good bit of trading profits to be had already were. But this year, if abstracts remain under lock and key, fund managers will have two days -- Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1 -- to furiously download abstracts, attend presentations at which final data will be discussed, and formulate investment strategies in time for when trading begins on Monday, June 2. "Stocks are going to be extremely volatile that week," adds the aforementioned fund manager. Many other medical research organizations that deal with these same issues have resolved potential selective disclosure problems by releasing research abstracts to the general public and members at the same time, usually in advance of their scientific meetings. Some biotech industry professionals acknowledge that ASCO's new rules are tough, but still do the job by leveling the playing field when it comes to the release of important information.