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All they need to do for iOS7 is endorse the jailbreak and the jailbreak community.
It's as simple as that!! Change nothing but give the end user the option to install Cydia.
Whatever iOS7 brings I can promise you it pales in comparison with what jailbreaking can achieve.
All the hard yards re iOS7 has already been done!! There is nothing iOS7 will bring to the table that is really likely to wow a jailbroken user.
And for the average Joe that has never experienced jailbreak, make the process as simple and as intuitive as buying Cydia on the AppStore.
Once that door opens for millions of users who in the past couldn't have been bothered, the over all user experience will just be so greatly enhanced.
I have no doubt it would make Apple extremely appealing again and uber competitive!!
Unfortunately this will never happen.
it sucks!!!!!! what's with this stupid new flat idea....it's like microsoft going to areo to flat. Not impressed Apple not impressed at all. What makes apple icons beautiful is their glossy look, that's why I always liked their aqua interface so much. I truly think Apple is done for. They should've been where Android Jelly Bean is now in terms of vision and I think Apple knows they missed the boat on that one and can't do anything about it without being accused of copying.
Please remove all the gloss effect, apple! After all, not only the apps need to have a refreshed look, the UI needs to be refreshed too. For example, remove the gloss effects on the buttons, lockscreen...etc. This concept is looks awesome, tho im sure IOS will be much more exciting than this.
Nothing striking about it
Apple will never endorse an open platform (jailbreak), gang. Stop dreaming. To Apple, exploits are real security risks and they will always work to close them. End of story. The only light at the end of this tunnel is that P0sixNinja already has all the exploits for iOS 7 ready to go. So we "shouldn't" have to wait 4 months for the jailbreak this time.
Dead link, again?!
Oh please... And it takes a jailbreak tweaker to come up with the SIMPLE idea of different colours for recent calls. This new tweak PRIME is a god sent for me. You know what's going on at a glance. Hasn't APPLE seen how much there is to be made with their App Store!! They should be paying the tweak makers by how we buy them. Imagine the minds that would work to be paid. Isn't there enough money to go around Apple? PAY FOR THE REAL TWEAKS TO BE MADE!!!
<opinion> I think this is beautiful. I like the idea of self-updating but relatively static icons and large widgets. I don't need a bunch of active widgets that eat up battery and processor cycles.
As for the flat, austere look, I dig it. I hate the skeuomorphism that pops up randomly around iOS. It is not consistently implemented, and even where it is there is no cohesion from one app to the next, not to mention that in some cases it just looks like they added it to add it. I mean, please tell me, what does stitched leather have to do with finding my friends? Making the Notes app look like note paper makes a little sense, but leather in Find My Friends? Makes no sense. </opinion>


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Get your lawn ready for winter and preparing it for a great spring!
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Fall brings back ideal conditions for your lawn. Cool nights, ample rainfall and morning dew are just about as good as it gets for grass. Now the lawn is ready to grow again, and is looking for the nutrients it needs to recover from summer damage. Some experts will say this is the single most important lawn feeding of the year. Apply your final feeding right before the winter months, when grass is prepping for a winter nap. This will strengthen roots and increase nitrogen storage for an early spring green up and a healthier lawn next year. If you miss the September feeding remember that any fall feeding is preferable to playing catch-up in the spring.
The best time to seed your lawn is in the fall. The soil is still warm but the air is cooler. There are fewer weeds for new grass to compete against. Since your trees are starting to shed their leaves, there's plenty of sunlight. Also, diseases that attack seedlings are less active. For seeding, you'll want to cut your grass a little lower than normal. Also, remove the clippings. This will allow the grass seeds to get down to the ground more easily. You may also want to core aerate. A core aerator pulls out cores of soil and deposits them on the lawn. The cores will break up, creating a top dressing on the lawn. This also opens up spaces which allow more water, air and fertilizer to get to the root zone. So if compacted, heavy soil is an issue in the lawn, core aerating can help.
What seed you choose depends on where you live and what problem is making your lawn thin in the first place. For instance, if your lawn is shady, choose a shade-tolerant seed. If kids play in your yard, choose a variety that can stand up to foot traffic. For best results, look for a grass seed that's 99.99% weed-free. An example is Scotts® Turf Builder® Fall Mix Grass Seed. The people at your neighborhood Phillips Hardware stores can help you choose the seed that's right for your lawn.
To get seedlings the essential nutrients they need for fast growth, spread Scotts® Starter® Fertilizer. Gently rake the seed and fertilizer into the soil. Keep the soil moist for 7-14 days or until the seedlings are 2 inches tall. Any local hardware store will have all the products and knowledge that you need to seed and fertilizer your lawn this far to prepare it for a great spring!

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I saw Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire yesterday and am hard at work on my review.You can warm up for this year's edition of "Christians for Harry Potter versus Christians against Harry Potter" by reading Russ Breimeier's new article, posted today at CT Movies: "Redeeming Harry Potter."Have any of you come to appreciate Rowling's stories more as they've progressed? Or has your enthusiasm lessened? Or have you never been hooked by them at all? … [Read more...]
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November 25, 2013
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign is an international campaign with over 5,167 participating organizations from more than 187 countries. The start and end dates, November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) and December 10 (International Human Rights Day), symbolically link violence against women and human rights, emphasizing that such violence is a violation of human rights.
November 25, 2013
Cast Your Vote to Help NNEDV Win a Fully Designed .ORG Website from Public Interest Registry and OmniStudio
Washington, DC (November 25, 2013) – The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is delighted to announce that we have been selected as a finalist in the .ORG Website Makeover Contest hosted by Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit organization created to manage the .ORG domain, with partner OmniStudio, a design and communications firm. Now through Friday, December 13, NNEDV's members, partners, and supporters are encouraged to vote to help us win a newly designed website!
November 21, 2013
Our lives have gone mobile. Not only do most people carry mobile phones, but more of them are smartphone users – the equivalent of carrying a computer in the palm of your hand. Add tablet computers to the mix and the numbers are even more impressive.
For survivors of domestic or sexual violence or stalking, their mobile phone may be a critical component to their safety and privacy planning. Additionally, mobile phones can also play a role in violence prevention.
November 19, 2013
Most Recent Zimmerman Arrest Shows Need to Address Language and Myths Related to Domestic Violence
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) urges the media to cover domestic violence accurately.
With high profile cases of domestic violence in the news, such as George Zimmerman's most recent arrest November 18, 2013 on aggravated assault and battery-domestic violence charges [1][2], the media has the opportunity to debunk myths and set the record straight on the realities of domestic violence.
November 12, 2013
New Report Details Real Impact of Cuts to Discretionary Programs
Washington, DC—Even before the Budget Control Act of 2011, thousands of programs that rely on non-defense discretionary (NDD) federal funding, including those that serve victims of domestic violence, had their budgets sharply cut. A new report released today by NDD United shows how millions of Americans are being hurt in the process.
"These continued cuts mean that thousands of victims fleeing violence are not able to find emergency shelter, crisis intervention, and other critical services they need to escape and heal," said Kim Gandy, President and CEO of the National Network to End Domestic violence (NNEDV). "These are lifesaving services for crime victims who are already in a terrible situation—and there aren't alternatives."
The report, "Faces of Austerity: How Budget Cuts Have Made Us Sicker, Poorer, and Less Safe," details sector by sector, from safety to public health to education to workforce development, the stories of those who have been impacted most by Washington's failure to protect the programs that keep us healthy, safe, educated and much more. The report is authored by NDD United, an alliance of more than 3,200 national, state, and local organizations – including NNEDV– working to stop needless cuts to core government functions.
Domestic violence programs, along with other NDD programs upon which victims often rely to rebuild their lives after crisis, have been cut dramatically and disproportionately in recent years as lawmakers endeavor to reduce the deficit without raising additional revenues. This has been done despite expert agreement that these programs do not contribute to our nation's mid- and longer-term debt problem. Sequestration locks in these devastating cuts for the next eight years.
At the same time that funding is decreasing, domestic violence programs across the country are reporting an increase in the demand for their help, which creates an unconscionable gap in available services. On just one day in 2012, domestic violence programs nationwide provided services to 64,324 victims and their children. But on that same day, over 10,470 requests for services went unmet due to a lack of funding and resources. It is estimated that, because of sequestration, at least 148,090 additional victims of violence will not be able to access services each year.
The Budget Control Act established caps restricting how much funding Congress could allocate to discretionary programs each year over the next decade. As a result, by 2023, these caps will cut $1.6 trillion from defense discretionary and non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs combined, relative to the inflation-adjusted 2010 funding levels. Under sequestration, these programs—including both defense and nondefense programs—face more than $700 billion in cuts over the next eight years. In two years, NDD spending will equal a smaller percentage of our economy than ever before (based on data back to 1962)—if lawmakers do not act to replace sequestration with a more meaningful and comprehensive deficit reduction strategy.
Even though Congress and the White House came to agreement on a budget deal earlier this month, the agreement conspicuously failed to address sequestration and the funding level for fiscal year 2014.
"Given the dangerous and potentially lethal nature of domestic violence, we cannot afford to ignore victims' needs – and we cannot allow this deadly sequestration to continue," said Gandy. "Congress and the Budget Conference Committee must act now to replace the sequester with a responsible and balanced plan that meets the needs of domestic violence victims, and all of those who are most vulnerable in our communities."
"Faces of Austerity" is available online at www.nddunited.org.
October 29, 2013
NNEDV is launching an online book club on www.Goodreads.com, the world's largest website for readers and book recommendations. Reader with a Cause is the go-to book club for readers who believe in equality and dream of a world where violence against women doesn't exist.


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Zeebox still hasn't launched in the US, but shortly after the London-based social TV company scored a large round of funding they're launching clickable TV ads across their platform. Their press release reads, "in a world first, UK users will be able to purchase products advertised on TV through their tablet or smartphone in real time." Zeebox seems to be one of the only major players in the UK giving them the opportunity to really build a great product in their market and then come to the US with a fine-tuned model and case studies. On the other hand, Shazam, Viggle and the other US social TV startups are working with brands to finally figure out how to make ads useful.
How the new clickable ads work:
"Within seconds of a TV ad appearing on screen, a corresponding click-to-buy button appears – as if by magic – in Zeebox's real-time tag stream," their release explains. "Each tag is marked with an icon that denotes whether the advertised product is a song, product, travel service, etc." We spoke with Zeebox cofounder and CTO Anthony Rose who explained the new clickable ads further. "We use advanced video fingerprinting to recognise ads as they appear on TV," he explained. "Within a few seconds of an ad starting on TV, we can serve a click-to-buy or a display ad in zeebox, in sync with the ad on TV."
Are there partnerships set in place yet with advertisers?
There are no partnerships with advertisers in place yet as Zeebox is just at the beginning stages of rolling this out. "We don't need to partner with anyone, we simply select ourselves what ads are useful to augment, and where to send the traffic to," Rose described. "We got started with around 1000 ads, which is about 20% of the ads on TV in a given week, with us covering about a half of the top commercial channels." They'll be increasing the percentage of ads they add "zeetags" too over the coming weeks.
How the click through they've designed is already benefiting the ads they've tagged:
While there's no doubt that we'll soon be seeing UK brands testing out Zeebox's clickable ads, Rose explained how they're already providing click through for the ads they've tagged. "For now we're using click-to-buy zeetags, with our systems and operators selecting the destination – for example, we send music purchases to iTunes, DVDs to Amazon, food to Tesco, cosmetics to Boots."


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Shake Rattle and Roll
Twenty people were rushed to two hospitals in the area. Amazingly, nobody was killed, nobody was seriously injured. All injuries were minor lacerations.
Because this was not a natural disaster, homeowners will have no problems collecting on their homeowners insurance policies. There are obviously going to be lawsuits galore. There is a fund being set up at the Danvers National Bank for the people displaced by this tragedy.
We didn't feel or hear the blast as we're way to far west, but watching it on TV from very early this morning when it was still dark, and then seeing the damage unfurl as the sun came up was very sobering. I'm so thankful that nobody was seriously injured. The Occasional Governor came on TV at noon today and spouted a lot of rhetoric and called this a "Thanksgiving Miracle". No comment.
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Hyde Park's big test
Its residents, one of whom runs the free world, are among the smartest in the country. It sits on prime lakeside real estate and boasts gorgeous historic architecture. Hyde Park has all the trappings of a commercial star, so why is it a veritable retail and entertainment wasteland? And is salvation finally around the corner?
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4th Ward Alderman
These preliminary conceptual drawings, courtesy of Vermilion Development, offer a glimpse of what Harper Court may look like.
These preliminary conceptual drawings, courtesy of Vermilion Development, offer a glimpse of what Harper Court may look like.
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The Dixie Kitchen & Bait Shop in Hyde Park prospered for almost 15 years, offering heaping servings of fried catfish, jambalaya and hot cornmeal biscuits called Johnny cakes. Its colorful, low-country decor and Cajun menu even inspired Hyde Park favorite son Barack Obama to rave about the restaurant on a "lost tape" episode of WTTW-TV's Check, Please!
"Those Johnny cakes, they'll get you early," Obama says on the episode, which aired in January 2009, shortly before his inauguration as President.
Six months later, Dixie Kitchen closed, but not for lack of business. It was forced out of its home in the Harper Court Shopping Center because its landlord, the University of Chicago, had plans to redevelop the center and refused to renew the lease.
"That was definitely a shock, especially coming after the Obama review," says Sheridan Simon, a former general manager at Dixie Kitchen who now works at sister restaurant Calypso (also in Harper Court; its lease runs out in 2012). "We didn't want to leave."
Over the past year, a number of other restaurants and small retailers have been forced out of Harper Court, so that today, the shopping center at 53rd Street west of Lake Park Avenue is blighted by vacant storefronts and boarded-up buildings.
Hyde Park was where scientists invented the Bomb. This part of town looks bombed out.
The few survivors at Harper Court, among them Dr. Wax Records, Fairy Nails and Launder Koin Laundromat, will soon join other ousted businesses to make way for a $250 million mixed-use development of stores, a movie theater, restaurants, condominiums, offices and a hotel.
It is here where Hyde Park's untidy past intersects with its uncertain future. Hyde Park and the adjoining Kenwood neighborhood long have boasted assets such as a top-tier university, world-class museums, historic architecture, numerous arts and cultural offerings, and a breathtaking view of Lake Michigan. But the neighborhood lacks a vibrant shopping-and-entertainment district. The restaurant choices are limited, the nightlife is dominated by dive bars and the neighborhood can't even attract—gasp!—a Gap (or even shops with more indie cred).
Civic and business leaders hope the new Harper Court, expected to break ground in 2011, will be a game changer. "This project will be a catalyst for economic development, and I think will set a new model for future development in the area," says Democratic nominee for Cook County Board president Ald. Toni Preckwinkle, whose 4th Ward includes part of Hyde Park and Kenwood. "It's not just Hyde Park that needs this, but the surrounding neighborhoods on the South Side that rely on Hyde Park for shopping and entertainment."
While there is still a strong preservationist movement in Hyde Park-Kenwood, even staunch opponents of development seem resigned to the idea that something needs to be done to rejuvenate the area. "The best way to grow is incrementally: plant a garden and slowly grow things, as opposed to something sudden, massive and stunning. But it may be too late to do an incremental development," says Jack Spicer, a long-time Hyde Park resident and preservation activist.
Whether the Harper Court redevelopment can be called sudden, massive or stunning is unclear, but it certainly can be considered the epicenter of the area's economic development, if simply by virtue of its location. Its position on 53rd Street is in the middle of Hyde Park-Kenwood, roughly bounded by 47th Street to the north, 63rd Street to the south, Lake Michigan to the east and Cottage Grove Avenue to the west.
But 53rd Street isn't the only place where shopping and entertainment opportunities are scant: Vacant storefronts or undeveloped properties dot the neighborhood's other commercial corridors like missing teeth, mainly 47th, 55th and 57th streets and Lake Park Avenue. Long-standing barriers to attracting businesses to Hyde Park hamper development. Merchants and restaurateurs court the bourgeoisie who live in the stately mansions, but the students are decidedly more bohemian. Thus, there aren't enough people with spending power. Outsiders often are reluctant to travel to Hyde Park, in part because the nearby Loop has so much to offer, and because of the South Side's rough reputation. And setting up shop in Hyde Park frequently requires navigating a difficult obstacle course represented by the University of Chicago, which is the largest landowner; the two local aldermen, who have near-absolute power on zoning matters; and a strong preservationist movement.
Right now, however, the biggest problem is the recession. It has been troubling for retail and entertainment enterprises, and particularly for the handful of upscale restaurants in Hyde Park, including La Petite Folie (1504 E 55th St, 773-493-1394). "We've made a lot of personal sacrifices to keep the business going," says Mike Mastricola, who owns the French restaurant with his wife, Mary, the executive chef. The couple, both University of Chicago graduates, opened it in 1999 to favorable reviews and mixed economic results. "If we had any sense, we would have just opened a pizza place," Mike says.
The weak economy also has stalled attempts to fill vacant stores, rehab buildings and develop vacant lots. Consider the state of limbo of MAC Property Management Inc., which owns more than 70 buildings in Hyde Park. The company has plans to redevelop the tired and partially vacant Lake Village Shopping Center at 51st Street and Lake Park Avenue, and refurbish two historic hotels—the Del Prado and the Shoreland—into residential properties with some restaurant and retail space. Additionally, it's planning to build Solstice on the Park, a "green" condominium development designed by noted local architect Jeanne Gang. But progress on each project has been slowed by the recession.
"This is a difficult time for any developer. Lenders are much more demanding about how many tenants you have lined up before they'll give you money," says Peter Cassel, MAC's director of community development in Hyde Park. "When the economy improves, we do believe there will be demand for these products," Cassel continues. "From our perspective, Hyde Park needs more residences. It needs more people coming to work here. It needs more shopping and restaurants."
Remove the economy from the equation and inherent obstacles to attracting new businesses remain. It begins with demographics. Almost 50,000 people live in Hyde Park-Kenwood, and nine months each year, it's home to 14,000 University of Chicago students. The university and its medical center employ about 12,000 people, of which 60 percent live in the neighborhood. The average household income is $62,500.
On paper, such an educated, well-heeled population would seem to be a big draw for commercial enterprises. But many established Hyde Park business owners say there aren't enough residents in the neighborhood. In commercial real–estate terminology, this is called lack of density.
"National retail chains have certain [demographic] targets they look at. In Hyde Park, there isn't enough depth to the market," says Steve Soble, president of Spare Time Inc., which operates Seven Ten Lanes & Lounge (1055 E 55th St, 773-347-2695), a trendy bowling alley, billiards hall and lounge. Soble also believes there aren't enough affluent residents to support more upscale restaurants, and that establishments serving low-priced food and drink, like his bowling alley, or dive bars like Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap or Falcon Inn, tend to fare better. At Jimmy's, for example, college students, professors and construction workers drink in harmony, attracted by the $2.50 draft beers and $2.25 hamburgers. "What college kids want is different from what people want who live in houses where Obama lives," Soble says.
Finally, Soble thinks Hyde Park is too close to downtown: A 20-minute ride by car or Metra Electric train, or a half hour on a CTA bus transports residents to some of the best restaurants, clubs and stores in the nation. This theory is supported by the habits of many University of Chicago students, including Supriya Sinhababu, 21, a senior geography major and editor of the campus newspaper, The Chicago Maroon. On weekends, Sinhababu is more apt to hang out in Lincoln Park or Wicker Park than in the Pub, the iconic watering hole on campus. "Hyde Park doesn't feel as happening as downtown or Lincoln Park," Sinhababu says. "We don't have a clothing store. There are no 24-hour places to hang out, except for the Dunkin' Donuts."
Some longtime residents may not be as interested in the nightlife, but they find other shortcomings in the neighborhood. "You have to go downtown for clothing. Furniture? Forget it. You have to go to the suburbs…. We recently had to replace a major appliance and we had to drive to Abt in Glenview. You have to mount a polar expedition," says Michael Conzen, 66, a professor of geography at the University of Chicago and a resident for four decades.
The same holds true for visitors to Hyde Park-Kenwood. The No. 1 attraction is the Museum of Science and Industry, with about 1.5 million annual visitors. But local merchants report that few visitors—especially suburbanites in SUVs—stray off the beaten path: from Lake Shore Drive to the museum parking lot, and back home again.
Some are scared off by the crime-ridden history of the South Side. While the University of Chicago boasts on its website that Hyde Park-Kenwood has one of the lower crime rates in the city, the same isn't true for the surrounding neighborhoods. For example, Washington Park, on the western edge of Hyde Park, was recently ranked as the second most dangerous neighborhood in America, according to a study of FBI crime statistics.
"Hyde Park is kind of an island. But it suffers from being on the South Side. The mantra for outsiders is: 'I'm not going there, it's on the South Side,'" says urbanologist Max Grinnell, a University of Chicago graduate and author of "Images of America: Hyde Park, Illinois," a study of urban renewal in the neighborhood.
Some Hyde Park businesses were hoping President Obama would help draw visitors to his neighborhood, but he doesn't seem to have any coattails to ride (maybe his sagging approval rating is to blame?). Table 37 at Mellow Yellow restaurant (1508 E 53rd St, 773-667-2000) was a regular morning meeting place for Obama and his election team in 2008. Photos of Obama and his family adorn the walls. But few patrons even talk about it now. "This place caters to locals. I don't get any tourists asking about Obama," says owner Tad Garcia.
Despite the neighborhood's shortcomings as a popular destination, a few restaurant and retail chains have taken a chance on Hyde Park—and met with some success. Bar Louie Tavern & Grill (5500 S Shore Dr, 773-363-5300) opened in 2007, and except for a brief shuttering for a failed city health inspection, has done steady business. Treasure Island Foods (1526 E 55th St, 773-358-6400) opened in 2008, giving the South Side another badly needed grocery option. The neighborhood also has two Starbucks.
Flamboyant restaurateur Jerry Kleiner (33 Club, Carnivale) made a splash in 2008 with the opening of Park 52 (5201 S Harper Ave, 773-241-5200), an American bistro kitty-corner from Harper Court. His arrival was heralded as a sign that big-name restaurants were ready to invest in Hyde Park, but that never materialized. In fact, Kleiner no longer has an interest in Park 52, having sold it to Marc Brooks, a lifelong Hyde Park resident.
"This is no sign that I've given up on Hyde Park," says Kleiner, who in the past has divested interest in his restaurants. "My passion is to create new designs and move on. It's in capable hands with Marc Brooks."
Brooks offers the same story line as Kleiner, and maintains that business is steady at Park 52. But he also wishes other upscale restaurants would take the plunge in Hyde Park. "We're something of a lone fish here. To me, you want a clustering effect: a variety of restaurants that can create some synergy," Brooks says.
Of course, setting up shop in Hyde Park-Kenwood means a likely encounter with a troika of formidable forces: the University of Chicago, neighborhood activists and the local aldermen—Preckwinkle, whose 4th Ward covers the northern half, and 5th Ward Ald. Leslie Hairston, who oversees the southern portion.
The university is the area's largest land owner. Beyond its massive campus, the school owns Harper Court, the adjoining boarded-up Hyde Park Theater, the Hyde Park Shopping Center (which houses the Treasure Island), 30 apartment buildings, and a number of abandoned buildings and vacant lots. The University of Chicago became actively involved in local development in the 1950s, during the urban renewal movement. Witnessing rising crime and deteriorating buildings, the university began to purchase and develop properties to improve the quality of the neighborhood.
While some university efforts over the years were successful, its aggressive community involvement also has met its share of criticism. One recent dust-up involved the Doctors Hospital building at 5800 South Stony Island Boulevard, which the university wanted to convert into a hotel in 2008. Local preservationists raised a ruckus because they wanted the historic building preserved. Some residents raised conflict-of-interest charges because the university leased it to hotel developer Bruce White, a University of Chicago Medical Center board member. Others didn't approve of White's history of using nonunion labor.
Ald. Hairston tried to mediate. But when discussions between residents, including Jack Spicer, and the university broke down, activists sponsored a referendum to prohibit liquor sales within the precinct where the Doctors Hospital building stands. When the ballot initiative passed by 21 votes in November 2008, it effectively killed the hotel plans.
"There were a lot of objections, and the university did not listen to the objections," Spicer says. "Instead of the university saying, 'Gosh, we screwed things up here,' it insulated itself further from the community."
These types of confrontations illustrate the often fractious relations between the university and residents. "The University of Chicago's relationship with the community is an ongoing source of tension," says Jay Ammerman, president of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, a 60-year-old community organization. "The university tends to hold things closely to its vest. When it's not open enough, it creates a sense of mistrust."
While taking its share of lumps, the University of Chicago has tried to take a leadership role in bringing economic development to the neighborhood. "We view our role as a catalyst: What can we do to help the community?" says Steven Kloehn, a university spokesman. "We don't have to play this role. But this is our neighborhood. We're another set of residents who would like to see top-quality dining, retail, and all those other things that make Hyde Park a better place to live and work."
Local politics also makes economic development tricky. In Chicago, all zoning requests must gain the approval of the local alderman, and the Harper Court redevelopment is a prime example of how that works. It began in 2001, when the 53rd Street TIF (tax-increment financing) district was created. In a TIF district, the local property tax base is frozen for basic city services such as schools. As property values rise, the incremental extra taxes are set aside to fund infrastructure improvements and new development.
Ald. Preckwinkle supported the TIF and later announced a partnership between the University of Chicago and the City of Chicago involving the Harper Court redevelopment. The university owns the 128,000-square-foot center and the city owns the adjoining parking lot, all of which will be part of the new mixed-use development, which will benefit from TIF funding.
Critics say TIF districts can become piggy banks for politically connected developers. But Preckwinkle has no qualms about the arrangement. "The university and the city are taking a leadership role to bring about positive change," she says. "Most of the residents I talk to support bringing high-quality retail and entertainment businesses to the area."
Even if Preckwinkle's premise is true, it remains to be seen whether the developer, Vermilion Development Corp. of downstate Danville, can pull it off. Vermilion has built successful mixed-use developments in college towns such as Urbana, Illinois, and Terre Haute, Indiana. The test will be whether a similar project will work in an urban setting.
Plans call for retail, offices and a parking deck to be built first, followed by a hotel and condominiums or apartments. Vermilion believes the project will attract new residents—and further development—to the neighborhood. "The key is to create a [retail and entertainment] tenant mix that appeals both to the neighborhood and the university," says David Cocagne, president of Vermilion Development.
Interestingly, Cocagne places more faith in the buying power of students than do other developers and businesses familiar with Hyde Park. "We know the demographics of the neighborhood are strong. And you'd be surprised at the discretionary income students have. You need to attract apparel stores, dining, entertainment, a movie theater: things that appeal to everyone."
If anything, Harper Court is creating buzz. Restaurant designer Kleiner, for one, says he's excited about the Harper Court development and plans to keep an eye on its progress. "I'm still convinced there's an untapped market in Hyde Park," he says. "Who knows, I might even come back there someday."


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Anglo-European College of Chiropractic Recognized for High Standards
The Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) is proud to announce that it has achieved an excellent outcome from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). The QAA's mission is to safeguard quality and standards in U.K. universities and colleges, and all publicly funded higher-education institutions in the U.K. subscribe to this regular and stringent review of their quality assurance policies and processes. However, as an independent provider, it is unique for the AECC to be regulated in this manner.
Following three separate visits for a total of seven days, the QAA panel reached the following judgments:
The QAA also stated a number of particular features of good practice, which include:
The QAA panel also concluded that the public information provided by the AECC about its higher education is current, reliable, useful and accessible to students, and that the AECC manages the first-year student experience carefully and effectively.
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Have you held a Level 1 for 2 years or more, are an experienced coach with a good knowledge of Rugby League and would like to coach in the open age or community game (13 a side)?...then the Level 2 is just for you...
Course Duration
Four day course 9.00am - 5.30pm
32 hours on course
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The full cost is £200.00. Please note that a transfer fee of £45 and an admin fee of £15 for a cancelled course will apply.
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New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald today joined with Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner to announce the opening of a new I-81 Opportunities Outreach Center at the historic Carnegie Building at 335 Montgomery Street in Syracuse. The center will provide an additional resource for area residents to access information and ask questions about the I-81 viaduct project.
"Public input will play a valuable role as we move forward with the I-81 Opportunities project, and we want to ensure that the public has easy access to information about the process, ask questions and make comments," said Commissioner McDonald. "I want to thank Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney for allowing us to use the Carnegie Building and for working with us to make sure residents have access to the information they need."
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This honestly is an absolutely brilliant title and well worth playing for anyone into sci-fi shooters!
There are two versions of this game, Lost Planet and Lost Planet: Colonies. The Colonies game provides new multiplayer maps, with new weapons and also allowing the player to play as Akrid (the enemies within the game)!
The story is set on a hospitable planet called E.D.N. 3 and the original settlers are chased away by the insect-like Akrid. The humans then come back with the mission of terraforming the planet to make it alright for them to live there and have the side effect of killing the Akrid. However events unfold that change the story around immensely. The two factions are the Snow Pirates and NEVEC (the original settlers), each fighting against each other for control of the planet!
The gameplay consists of a 3rd person shooter, with the ability to use a variety of awesome weaponry (from rocket launchers to plasma guns), to take down humans and VSs (Vitality Suits I.E. giant drivable robots)! The VSs really are the star of this game and you can customise them with different weapon load-outs to suit your taste. However this drains your T-ENG (essentially another life meter), that when empty starts draining your health and eventual death. You can heal yourself via T-ENG, however you only have a limited supply, which you get from killing Akrid. There are also some very interesting and creative bosses for you to slay within the game!
The graphics and sound are simply beautiful, with rockets screaming past you just inches from your face and the snowy environments and explosions looking truly photo realistic. Capcom did a seriously good job and the fact that this was a launch title for Xbox 360 makes it even better!
All in all you must simply buy this game for its brilliance!
Lost Planet: Extreme conditions is not exactly a new game, but it does have incredible graphics, and an intriguing storyline, even if it is slightly repetitive.
The graphics cannot be faulted, they are incredible. Everything from the fur to the snow looks high resolution, high end graphics, giving the game a definite sense of realism, even if occasionally it did cause the console to stutter on some cutscenes, which is fairly odd, but fairly rare, at least.
The gameplay is good, but gets repetitive, after a while it seems that all you are doing is running around, shooting monsters, and sucking up this precious 'thermal energy' that you need to stay alive in the arctic world. More than once I found this annoying, as you get very little time to explore the gameworld, as you are constantly trying to progress to the next plot point so you can replenish your thermal energy store, and not die. The story is well thought out, and fits in with the overall theme, but is nothing amazing.
The sound is fairly sub-standard, recycled monsters cries and screams, 'oofs' if you get hurt, so nothing special there, so if you rely on sound to pull you into the game world, you're going to be disappointed.
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I Purchased this game after reading reviews in the games magazine i buy each month, and it did live up to the reviews of 4 out of 5 it was awarded.
As soon as you start playing the game you are placed in a battle with a huge alien life form boss, which sets the scene for the rest of the game.
Large, impressive levels with lots of attention to detail, a good selection of weapons to choose from as you progress through the game, and a half decent story line work in this games favour.
I Did find some of the controls frustrating, but a quick visit to the options screen with a few tweaks and all was well.
The online function adds life to a game that once played through and completed would only find itself gathering dust in the cupboard.
The added bonus for us PS3 owners is that the PS3 version has some additional content due to the later release than the Xbox 360 version, this includes 8 additional maps for online multiplayer mode and some extra playable characters in the single and online mode.
I paid nearly full price (£32.99) when released, but this game can now be picked up for around £15, and that in my opinion after playing the game is a good buy for any Playstation 3 owner !
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The fund also employs a dividend rotation strategy to capture extra dividends during the course of the year. This strategy involves trading in and out of stocks that pay dividends in different months to capture extra dividend payments. The risk of this strategy is that stock prices fall by the amount of the dividend when the stock goes "ex-dividend" so careful timing is required to avoid losing in share price what you are earning in dividend.
Annual expenses of the fund total 1.28% The fund does hedge against foreign currency changes.
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The slip followed heavy rain which has caused severe flooding in Chiapas and in the neighbouring state of Tabasco.
Foreign aid is beginning to arrive in the region but big difficulties remain in distributing the aid.
Water levels remain high and thousands of people are still waiting for food and other supplies.
The floods that hit last week are some of the worst in Mexico's history.
As many as half a million people have seen their homes damaged or destroyed, and at least 20,000 people remain trapped in their homes.
The Mexican military has rescued almost 40,000 people in the two states.
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Rescue teams were despatched to the community of San Juan Grijalva, where heavy rainfalls caused a hillside to collapse into a river.
Local media reports said the landslide buried many houses and as many as 30 people could be missing.
Some residents are thought to have fled into the hills to escape the advancing wall of mud and debris.
"This village practically disappeared," the Associated Press quoted Chiapas governor Juan Sabines as saying at the scene.
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International help for the flood-stricken communities has begun to arrive, reports quoted Mexico's foreign affairs ministry as saying.
Financial help, emergency personnel and supplies from several countries are being added to hundreds of tons of aid provided by ordinary Mexicans.
Donations have been pledged by countries including Ireland ($1.4m), the US ($300,000) and Germany ($250,000).
Peru is said to be sending a planeload of supplies, Britain 10 experts and inflatable boats, and Cuba 50 doctors.
Hundreds of tons of emergency supplies have been dispatched by Mexicans, following an appeal for solidarity from President Felipe Calderon last week.
Flood waters which reached 2m (6ft 7in) at the peak of the flooding are now reported to have begun receding, but conditions remain difficult, reports the BBC's Andy Gallacher in southern Mexico.
Isolated communities have yet to receive any fresh water or medical supplies, our correspondent says, and tens of thousands of people are housed in evacuation centres, where conditions are deteriorating.
In the hard-hit state capital, Villahermosa, fights broke out over sparse supplies of aid.
About 50 people were reportedly arrested over isolated looting incidents during the weekend.
The state governor, Andres Granier, closed some central commercial streets of Villahermosa to prevent more looting before the waters abate.
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At the ongoing Intel Developer Forum (IDF) (August 19-21) in San Francisco, Hynix Semiconductor announced that it is using MetaRAM's new DDR3 technology in its next generation R-DIMMs, including the world's first 16GB 2-rank DIMM (HMT32GR7AER4C-GD).
DDR3 MetaRAM is similar to the previous generations of DDR2 technology that enable significantly more memory in a server. An added benefit of the DDR3 MetaRAM technology is that enables larger memory capacity without negatively impacting the operating frequency of the DDR3 memory channel.
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This established general construction company has a deep client list of associations. Their reputation as a quality operator has made them the exclusive service company for many of their client base. For over 10 years the company has maintained a long-time crew of quality 1099 subs that have grown the...
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Professional Grout and Tile cleaning company for sale in Metro Orlando. Servicing Orange, Seminole, Lake, Osceola, Volusia, and Brevard counties. Established over 20 years, this home based business can easily be relocated anywhere in the Central Florida area. Services include Grout Cleaning, Sealing,...
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Cincinnati -- Macy's is ramping up its adoption of RFID technology. The retailer announced that its Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores are adopting the technology on an accelerated timeline to more precisely manage item-level merchandise inventories. The company expects that by the third quarter of 2012, it will begin using RFID in all stores nationwide to count size-intensive replenishment goods, which accounts for about 30% of the company's total sales.
The news puts Macy's in the forefront of retailers who are implementing RFID on a broad national scale. The company has been testing RFID technology for nearly two years in selected Macy's and Bloomingdale's stores and distribution centers. The Use of RFID to precisely track replenishment goods on-hand by size, color and style is expected to be completed by fall of 2013 in all stores.
"To Macy's and Bloomingdale's, RFID is a tool to better serve customers and drive sales by ensuring we have the right product in the right place at the right time for our in-store and omnichannel shoppers," said Tom Cole, chief administrative officer of Macy's. "RFID will allow us to more frequently count item-level inventory with precision so our inventory is readily accessible to our customers. This is technology that has proven effective in our testing, and we believe now is the right time to roll out RFID aggressively."
With RFID, Macy's and Bloomingdale's store associates can count inventory significantly faster. This will enable multiple counts throughout the year, compared with the current practice of taking a physical inventory once a year. Testing has shown that, on average, inventory accuracy can be maintained at 97% or better, the company said. Frequent counts will also ensure the correct placement of items in the right range of sizes, colors and styles on the selling floor.
The initial 2012 launch of RFID technology will be in size-intensive replenishment categories such as men's furnishings, intimate apparel, men's slacks, denim and women's shoes in each store nationwide. Macy's and Bloomingdale's private brands are included in the initiative.
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Sidney Shapiro, University Distinguished Chair in Law and associate dean for Research and Development at Wake Forest University, said that the Bush administration has been criticized in the scientific community for ignoring and distorting scientific results produced by government agencies. He suggested that greater access to unprocessed scientific data, and the creation of purely scientific counterparts to federal regulatory agencies could help insulate science from the political process.
Almost 900 of 1,600 Environmental Protection Agency scientists reported "political interference in their work over the last 5 years," said Shapiro, vice-president of the Center for Progressive Regulation, a nonprofit research and educational organization of university-affiliated academics. Scientists working for the Food and Drug Administration, the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported the same problem, he said.
Shapiro also cited a statement signed by more than 12,000 scientists and 52 Nobel Laureates condemning government interference in science during the Bush administration and calling for reform.
"One of the primary ways the Bush administration has politicized science has been to change scientific results, or repress them," Shapiro said. "Perhaps the most notorious example involves a White House official overemphasizing scientific uncertainty about the human role in global warming, and deemphasizing science that contradicted this view."
Shapiro gave students a brief overview of the evolution of administrative procedure and regulatory policy in the U.S., beginning with the progressive movement in the 1880s. Progressives promoted the establishment of the civil services and "generally supported expertise as a counter to corruption," and valued scientific rationalism and worked to insulate science from undesirable political activity, he explained.
"The idea that expertise is a way of reducing political interference in the administrative process remains a foundational idea today," Shapiro said. "But it's also clear that the progressives were mistaken that a professionalized bureaucracy was sufficient, in and of itself, to ensure good and accountable government. One reason is that administrators who run regulatory agencies may not follow the advice they are given by scientists. The other reason is that science cannot provide definitive answers to the important questions regulatory agencies must resolve in order to regulate."
The ongoing process of scientific inquiry clashes with the needs of regulators, who have to make decisions even if scientific data presents no clear conclusions. However, Shapiro noted, some regulatory agencies have crafted policy based on provisional or incomplete data.
Insulating science from political machinations presents a more difficult problem, he explained. Political appointees, from agency heads to federal judges who are sometimes called on to interpret regulatory laws, often make decisions based on political expediency, Shapiro said. "A number of empirical studies correlate the outcome of a case with whether a judge has been appointed by a Republican or Democratic president, that [appointment] used as a proxy for ideology. And results show that ideology is a reliable predictor of a case."
Shapiro proposed the creation of more agencies like the National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health (NIOSH), a science agency created to assist the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). NIOSH scientists don't even work in the same building as OSHA employees, Shapiro said, which is one of the ways that the science and policy-making aspects are kept separated.
He also proposed eliminating a Freedom of Information Act exemption for "pre-decisional" scientific data created for use by regulatory agencies. Making the raw data available to the public would make it harder for administration officials to ignore or manipulate science for their own ends.
Shapiro's talk, which can be viewed as a webcast, was the third in the Program in Public Law's semester-long examination of the Bush administration's record in diverse areas of law and policy. The series continues Oct. 22 with a consideration of the administration's approach to civil rights by Professor Goodwin Liu of the University of California - Berkeley.


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It's not too late to help shape GWRC's Climate Change Strategy
The opportunity to provide input into the development of Greater Wellington Regional Council's Climate Change Strategy closes on 1 August.
The regional council wants to ensure we are doing all we can to mitigate and adapt to climate change by addressing greenhouse gas emissions and planning for climate change impacts across our various roles and responsibilities, including biodiversity management, pest control, flood protection, bulk water supply and public transport.
The Climate Change Strategy is being designed to help inform policy, plans and actions to address the changing climate and ensure we are being as consistent as possible in our approach to reducing emissions.
The strategy will be used across the council to ensure climate change is being considered acrosswork programmes.
To tell us your views visit http://haveyoursay.gw.govt.nz/climate-change
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Brazil welcome Portugal to the Mane Garrincha Stadium on Wednesday for a first friendly game between the two clubs on Brazilian soil in nearly two decades. Watch all the live streaming soccer here on Live Sport Network.
Brazilian coach Dunga has included Inter Milan striker Adriano in his squad for the friendly and expressed confidence that the 26-year old striker is returning back to his best in spite of disciplinary problems with his club back in Italy.
Adriano had been dropped from Inter's matches against Fiorentina and Reggina with manager Jose Mourinho taking a tough stance over the striker coming late for a training session. But Dunga revealed that he has had no problems with Adriano's behavior in the national squad and added that the striker was a key player in Brazil's push to claim the top spot in their World Cup qualifying campaign.
AC Milan superstar Ronaldinho has been once again overlooked for the national squad though Dunga added that the former Barcelona midfielder needs to get a run of games under his belt and predicted that Ronaldinho will be back to his best in 2009.
Meanwhile Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz will be hoping that his side can manage to kick start their qualification campaign with a good performance against Brazil. Portugal sit third in their World Cup qualification group with just five points from their first four matches, two points behind group leaders Denmark who also have a game in hand.
Inter Milan winger Ricardo Quaresma and Benfica's Nuno Gomes have not been included in the squad though Juventus midfielder Tiago earns his first call up to the national squad in more than 15 months.
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Julia Quinn
A Night Like This
Avon / May 29, 2012 / $7.99
Anne Wynter might not be who she says she is . . . But she's managing quite well as a governess to three highborn young ladies. Her job can be a challenge—in a single week she finds herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, playing an evil queen in a play that might be a tragedy (or might be a comedy—no one is sure), and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. After years of dodging unwanted advances, he's the first man who has truly tempted her, and it's getting harder and harder to remind herself that a governess has no business flirting with a nobleman.
Daniel Smythe-Smith might be in mortal danger . . . But that's not going to stop the young earl from falling in love. And when he spies a mysterious woman at his family's annual musicale, he vows to pursue her, even if that means spending his days with a ten-year-old who thinks she's a unicorn. But Daniel has an enemy, one who has vowed to see him dead. And when Anne is thrown into peril, he will stop at nothing to ensure their happy ending . . .
It's time for another installment in the Smythe-Smith family series, the family who has been assaulting the ears of the ton for years with their annual family musicale. Our heroine this time around is not a Smythe-Smith, but a governess in a Smythe-Smith household who was dragooned into playing the piano at the last minute when an enterprising Smythe-Smith debutante feigned illness to get out of performing in the musicale which took place at the end of the previous book. Fortunately—or unfortunately—Anne Wynter's musical abilities fit right in with the rest of the performers and nobody much noticed the substitution. Except for Daniel Smythe-Smith, who was exiled to Europe for several years because of a duel and who arrived home just in time to catch the musicale. And be instantly smitten with Anne.
Julia Quinn is an author who does a lot of things right and her books are always fun to read. What I really enjoyed this time around is her portrayal of a man gobsmacked by love—the confusion and giddiness of it all. And Daniel is pretty giddy.
She looked up.
Time stopped. It simply stopped. It was the most maudlin and clichéd way of describing it, but those few seconds when her face was lifted toward his … they stretched and pulled, melting into eternity.
She was beautiful. But that didn't explain it. He'd seen beautiful women before. He'd slept with plenty of them, even. But this … Her … She …
Even his thoughts were tongue-tied.
Spending time with her only exacerbates the problem, poor thing.
He and Miss Wynter sat and chatted, talking about very little in particular. And all the time he could not stop thinking how very much he'd wanted to take her hand.
That was all. Just her hand.
He would bring it to his lips, and bow his head in tender salute. And he would have known that that simple, chivalrous kiss would be the beginning of something amazing.
That was why it would have been enough. Because it would be a promise.
And then they share their first kiss—and it's a good first kiss, but the best thing about it is Daniel's reaction to it the next day. His giddiness cannot be contained.
What a day, what a day. Birds were chirping, the sky was blue, the grass was green (as always, but it was still an excellent thing), and he had kissed Miss Wynter.
He nearly bounced right off his feet, just thinking about it.
It had been splendid. Marvelous. A kiss to deny all previous kisses. Really, he didn't know what he'd been doing with all those other women, because whatever had happened when his kips had touched theirs, those had not been kisses.
Not like last night.
Of course, there are obstacles, there is danger from both their pasts, there are any number of serious things to be dealt with before the requisite HEA, but Daniel remains giddy and besotted and determined and absolutely adorable in the face of it all. As all romance heroes should be.
Cheryl Sneed reviews for Rakehell.com.


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From: Rockne Johnson <>
Subject: [WW1] US 58th Infantry Regiment.
Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 05:10:13 -0700
My father was William E. Johnson, a platoon sergeant in Company I, 58th
Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, AEF, in World War I.
Last week I spent 12 hours on two successive days in the US National
Archives at College Park, Maryland, sifting through five boxes of documents
concerning the activities of the 58th Infantry. I was particularly
interested in the action on and about 4 October 1918 during the
Meuse-Argonne offensive, on which date Dad sustained his wound.
Knowing the ability of modern governments to generate paper, I should not
have been surprised by the wealth of data which I found. Most of it was
typewritten with carbon copies. If the original was in one box, a copy
would be in another. A few things were found both pencil-written and
typed. Some maps were printed in color; some had been sketched in the
field. Reports by company commanders to their battalion command posts,
which had been delivered verbally by runners during the heat of battle, had
been typed and collected. It was all there.
I had Dad's own account, written ten years after the battle, with which to
compare it. The agreement was good.
Anyone knowing his ancestor's military unit should be similarly gratified
by a visit to this facility.
Sedona, Arizona
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Open Object Rexx is an object-oriented scripting language. The language is designed for "non-programmer" type users, so it is easy to learn and easy to use, and provides an excellent vehicle to enter the world of object-oriented programming without much effort. It extends the procedural way of programming with object-oriented features that allow you to gradually change your programming style as you learn more about objects.
SurrealServices is a full replacement IRC Services package providing NickServ, ChanServ, BotServ, MemoServ, and OperServ, as well as LogServ and ConnectServ. Features are loosely based on ConferenceRoom/Auspice and Anope, as well as NeoStats. Some security features are also available such as a TOR (http://tor.eff.org/) detector/banner and a country detector (which checks IP allocation and optionally bans). It is multithreaded to eliminate lag due to the asynchronous nature of MySQL and DNS lookups.
Alice ML is a functional programming language that enriches the statically typed, closed functional world of ML with extensive support for type-safe programming of concurrent, distributed, and open systems. It also features cutting-edge constraint programming technology in the tradition of Oz/ Mozart. Alice ML is a mostly conservative extension of Standard ML.
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Gallery Mage is a client side photo gallery management system designed to work with online gallery display scripts such as SPGM. Using Gallery Mage, one can select, caption, rotate, crop, resize, and upload photos taken with a digital camera to an online photo gallery. The rotate, crop, and resize parameters are stored as text data with the images, and the operations are only performed on a copy of the photo while exporting, thus preserving the original picture files. Gallery Mage provides abstraction from the online display software.
Airtime lets you take total control of your radio station via the Web with intelligent archive management, powerful search, an easy playlist builder, a simple scheduling calendar, and rock-solid automated playout. Features include fades, cues, playlists, a programme calendar, Icecast, Shoutcast, and Soundcloud integration, DJ and station manager roles, JQuery widgets, Liquidsoap playout, and a record and rebroadcast functionality. Powerful media archive features 'watch' folders to allow stations to magically synchronize files, auto-import files, and has multiple directory support. Users can interact with it through any Web browser. It comes with an 'easy install' package.


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Top fitness trends for 2014
If you're one of the many people who made a New Year's resolution to up the ante on your health and fitness, take a look below at what experts believe will be 2014's biggest fitness trends in the Los Angeles area.
Top 8 most read Daily News stories of 2013
Porn, guns and sports dominated the most read stories of the year for the Los Angeles area. Here's a look back at the top eight most read stories on www.DailyNews.com from 2013. Trouble viewing on a mobile device?
Top 10 local sports stories for 2013 in the L.A. Daily News
A look back at the top 10 local sports stories of the year: 1. Jason Collins In a bold and courageous move, the Harvard-Westlake graduate and 12-year professional basketball player revealed his sexual orientation in April, a decision that was highlighted in the May 6 issue of Sports Illustrated, with the story's opening line: "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center.
New California laws will boost protections for workers, transgender students
SACRAMENTO >> As California's economy recovers, the Democrats who control the state Legislature put a priority on assisting more vulnerable workers with some of the laws taking effect in the new year.
From guns to pot, how new laws will change your life on Jan. 1
Several noteworthy new laws will take effect in early 2014. Here is a look at some state and local laws that are making headlines:
2013 a year of new beginnings in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley
In Los Angeles, 2013 was marked by tragedy and hope. Sorrow and redemption. Apathy and new beginnings. Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa left office this summer after two terms marked by a stifling national recession that cut heavily into local revenues and hampered development and other plans for the nation's second largest city.
Eric Garcetti brings change in style to L.A. mayor's job
In his first six months in office, Mayor Eric Garcetti has brought a low-key cool to the job that presents a sharp contrast to the heat and flash of his predecessor, Antonio Villaraigosa. While every news conference was a major happening for Villaraigosa, Garcetti has steered away from such events and proclamations.
Another view of the top films of 2013
Here are my top films of 2013 in no particular order. "Stories We Tell": Sarah Polley's exceptional quasi-documentary about setting out to learn more about her mother, who had passed away when she was a child, and then finding out who her real father was cleverly questions how we perceive ourselves.
Stock markets' surge is top business story of 2013
It was an easy year to emulate Warren Buffett even as Congress almost wrecked the economy. U.S. stocks rocketed to new heights, and markets in Japan and Europe jumped, too. The gains enriched investors and defied a still-subpar economic rebound from the Great Recession.
AP poll: Obama health care overhaul top story of 2013
NEW YORK >> The glitch-plagued rollout of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was the top news story of 2013, followed by the Boston Marathon bombing and the dramatic papal changeover at the Vatican, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.
Michael Crain's widow wants people to remember her husband, not Dorner
BEAUMONT >> Regina Crain didn't think anyone in her English class at Riverside City College this fall would recognize her name, except perhaps for the teacher. It's a small community and she thought the teacher might read the newspaper.
Newspaper carriers shot in manhunt for Christopher Dorner still traumatized
Emma Hernandez smiled as she sat down with her daughter, Margie Carranza. But, after a few minutes, the 71-year-old Torrance woman, who was nearly killed during the manhunt for fugitive former police officer Christopher Dorner, changed her demeanor.
Victims' families struggle to recover from Christopher Dorner's rampage
Driving down Seven Oaks Road in the San Bernardino Mountains, it's easy to miss the site where one of the most widespread manhunts in the Southland's history came to a violent end last February.
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2013
Both were mold-breaking former heads of state who reshaped their own countries and the world. Nelson Mandela, revered for his efforts to end apartheid in South Africa, and Margaret Thatcher, the "Iron Lady" who imposed her will on Britain's politics and economy, were among notables who died in 2013.
Farewell to 2013, a year in which Los Angeles sports teams, players failed to meet expectations
Tick-tock. The last hours, minutes and seconds of 2013 are racing to an end. Tick-tock. Frankly, it's time to say, "good riddance," to a year that didn't live up to expectations.
The year in entertainment: Miley Cyrus WAS pop culture in 2013
Time magazine wimped out and Barbara Walters blew her chance, so we'll say it: Miley Cyrus was the top thing to happen to pop culture in 2013. Notice we said top, not best. There wasn't much you would call aesthetically satisfying about the now 21-year-old's
Rob Lowman's best of TV in 2013
It's the most wonderful time of the year, the time for pontificating, the time when critics and pundits weigh in on what was the best of the year — in films, television, bikinis, popes, news stories and non-news stories, which there seem to be more of nowadays.
Dorner manhunt, LAX shooting — and Sriracha hot sauce — dominated Southern California news in 2013
From hot sauce to political corruption to same-sex marriage, Southern California held its share of the national spotlight in 2013. But it was the violence on a massive scale that overshadowed the news and eroded our sense of safety.
2013 food crazes see the best wursts, Cronuts and Ramen Burgers
Food fusions are not new. Corn dogs (corn bread + hot dog) and PB&J sandwiches have been popular for years. But that doesn't mean America's hottest culinary trendsetters aren't continuing to work on wacky recipes to wow us.
Boston Marathon bombing named Associated Press sports story of year
NEW YORK — The Boston Marathon bombing was selected the sports story of the year Friday in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press. Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 15 race in an area packed with fans cheering the passing runners.
Top 10 (or more) movies of 2013
Greed was good for the movies of 2013. As if in response to years of recessionary worries, money — including the status and corruption it creates — were central concerns of everything from "The Great Gatsby" to "Spring Breakers," "12 Years a Slave" to "Captain Phillips," "American Hustle" to "The Wolf of Wall Street," "Pain and Gain" to "Identity Thief," "The Bling Ring" to "Nebraska," "Blue Jasmine" to "Now You See Me" and, from offshore, "The Great Beauty" and "Paradise: Love" to "A Touch of Sin.
Americans hope for a better 2014, showed interest in health care, government shutdown, twerking
WASHINGTON — Large number of Americans see 2013 as anything but a banner year and aren't reluctant to wave goodbye on New Year's Eve, a new AP-Times Square poll says, reflecting anxiety stretching from the corridors of power in Washington to corporate boardrooms, statehouses, and city and town halls.


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The highlights of 2017 FINA World ChampionshipsSport July 25, 19:37
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EU Council to discuss Nord Stream 2 project in SeptemberBusiness & Economy July 25, 19:13
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SEOUL, June 24. /TASS/. Four new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have been registered in South Korea, bringing the total number of cases to 179, the country's health ministry said on Wednesday.
A total of 27 people have died from the disease.
The first MERS case was registered in South Korea on May 22. The virus was brought to the country by a South Korean national who returned from his trip to the Middle East.
MERS was first registered in humans in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. The disease spread to Jordan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Tunis, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and France - 23 countries where more than 1,100 cases were registered. Forty percent of cases were lethal. South Korea's outbreak of the virus is the largest outside Saudi Arabia.


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This review was originally published at Christianity Today Movies.-Fishermen have a tendency to return from fishing trips with tales of "the big one that got away." But not Stewart Kane. No, he's come back from a weekend fishing trip with a very different story. And he'd rather keep it to himself than discuss it with his wife.In Ray Lawrence's new film Jindabyne, Stewart (Gabriel Byrne) and his buddies, Carl (John Howard), Rocco (Stelios Yiakmis), and Billy (Simon Stone), venture out … [Read more...]
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Jindabyne is the first dramatic feature film I've seen in 2007 so far that has greatly impressed me. My review will be up at Christianity Today when it opens wider than the current limited release. But for those of you who have a chance to see it, make sure you do: It's riveting, complex, and deeply rewarding if you have the patience for it. I've been reading several reviews that get to the reasons for my enthusiasm. It's not as satisfying as Ray Lawrence's 2001 drama Lantana, but there is a … [Read more...]
Specials: "Apocalypto" Poster. "Pan's Labyrinth" rave, and more.
With all of the hubbub over a certain controversial film in recent months, I'd almost forgotten about this...Nice poster. Dumb slogan.NO PANS FOR PAN Salon's Andrew O'Heihr returns from Cannes and raves and raves about Guillermo Del Toro's new fantasy film Pan's Labyrinth. "Hands down the most exciting and original film I've seen here, and the one that had me in tears during its final scenes." He also liked A Scanner Darkly. On one hand, "Scanner Darkly" is a paranoid futuristic … [Read more...]