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Manila, Philippines (UPI) Mar 1, 2012
The Philippines' invitation to foreign investors to explore 15 petroleum blocks in the disputed South China Sea has sparked anger from China.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Tuesday that "it is illegal for any country, government or company, without the Chinese government's permission, to develop oil and natural gas in waters under Chinese jurisdiction," China Daily reports.
But the Philippines maintains that all of the 15 areas are within Philippine territory.
Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Thursday dismissed China's denouncement, saying: "Now, if they get angry, we cannot control their emotions. But then, we still stick to the fact that these [areas] are within our territory. It is ours. Like our president said, 'What is ours is ours.' That's very definite," the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.
Gazmin said that foreign oil companies that accept the Philippines' invitation to invest in the oil blocks could be assured their operations would be secure, stressing that "investors would not come here if they weren't assured of their safety. We are doing all that we can in order to protect what's ours."
So far, 38 companies have signed up as possible bidders for the oil and gas sites, including Shell Philippines Exploration B.V., Total E&P Activities Petrolieres, Esso Exploration International Ltd. and Spain's Repsol Exploracion S.A.
An editorial published Thursday in China Daily newspaper said the Philippines has chosen "to be a troublemaker."
By inviting major foreign oil companies to invest in exploration of 15 offshore oil and gas areas in the South China Sea, the editorial stated, "the Philippines should assume direct responsibility for the fresh flare-up of the South China Sea issue."
"The Philippines should bear in mind that a number of the 15 areas are under Chinese maritime jurisdiction and it does not have the right to invite foreign enterprises to bid for service contracts there," the editorial said.
China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and adjacent waters and it is unlawful for any country or company to explore oil and gas in areas under Chinese jurisdiction without the permission of the Chinese government," it continued.
Two of the 15 areas -- designated as areas 3 and 4 -- are near the offshore area called Reed Bank, a point of contention last year when two Chinese ships were reported as intimidating a survey vessel.
The South China Sea has proven oil reserves of around 7.7 billion barrels, with estimates reaching to 28 billion barrels.
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FOUR fire crews were called to a blaze at a derelict farmhouse in Frenchay.
Crews from Speedwell, Kingswood, Southmead and Patchway attended the fire on Frenchay Park Road at 4.01pm on Thursday (April 3).
They used a high pressure hose reel and a 45mm and a 70mm jet to extinguish out the fire, which Avon Fire and Rescue Service said it believed had been started deliberately.
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Oh My God I Love Your Hair: Beach Babe Waves
When it comes to summer hairstyles, it doesn't get much more classic than beachy waves. This style totally reminds me of Amelia, mostly because she spends every free minute of her summer at the beach, and partly because the girl in this photo may or may not be wearing a baja hoodie. Anyway, want to get this beach babe look for yourself? Check out blogger Cara Loren's video tutorial and favorite styling products over at her blog!


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Shop Fox debuts 10" sliding table saw
The Shop Fox machine has a steel frame, aluminum sliding table and fences, hardened-steel rails, cast-iron trunnions, and sealed and lubricated ball bearings, according to the manufacturer.
"It's designed for the small cabinet shop or the cabinet shop that needs a second sliding table saw with a smaller footprint," says Bill Crofutt, quality control manager for Woodstock International. "The internal assembly is not like some of the other compact sliding table saws. This has a full set of cast-iron trunnions similar to a regular sliding table saw, while some of the European models only have what amounts to a hinge assembly."
The versatile table saw cuts dadoes up to 13/16", and miters and bevels from zero to 45 degrees. The maximum depth of cut is 3-1/8" at 90 degrees and 2-1/4" at 45 degrees.
"One of things that makes it desirable is it's a sliding table saw that fits in a much smaller space, whereas a full-size sliding table saw can take up a large portion of a small cabinet shop." Crofutt says. "Full-size sheets of hardwood plywood can be practically unmanageable for one person. This allows a shop with limited floor space to cut their plywood into smaller pieces, even with a circular saw; then use this saw to very accurately cut to the final dimension."
The 10" sliding table saw has a 25-1/2" wide footprint, which extends to 60" x 28" with legs. The 27" x 14-3/8" table expands to 47" x 40" with extension wings. The sliding table is 63" x 12-1/4". Dust collection is controlled by an overhead blade guard that incorporates a 2-1/2" dust hose and the machine also has a standard 4" main dust port.
The Shop Fox 10" sliding table saw, model W1811, from Woodstock International weighs 533 lbs., has a two-year warranty, local dealer support, and sells for $4,459.


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Marketing and Events Manager for the Sydney International Boat Show Dominic Genua talks about what to expect for the upcoming boat show in Sydney from the first till the fourth of August.
Genua was full of praise for the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show.
'I'm pleased to say, walking around, it is a magnificent show,' he said.
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A New York Times Editorial appears to be something of a non-CIA rendered intelligence report on what the GOP has in mind for the Fall. I say non-CIA, because it's scary to be sure.
The last thing this country needs as it heads into this election season is another attempt to push the intelligence agencies to hype their conclusions about the threat from a Middle Eastern state.
That's what happened in 2002, when the administration engineered a deeply flawed document on Iraq that reshaped intelligence to fit President Bush's policy.
In what would be ironic, were this not the NY Times, they have no problem delivering up scary assessments of the deep dark inner workings of the malevolent GOP, they simply don't want anyone doing it for our enemies, as well.
But even more worrisome, the report seems intended to signal the intelligence community that the Republican leadership wants scarier assessments that would justify a more confrontational approach to Tehran.
Fortunately, if perhaps unintentionally, they are just honest enough to refute their own editorial.
It's obvious that Iran wants nuclear weapons, has lied about its program and views America as an enemy.... But the reason American intelligence is not certain when Iran might have a nuclear bomb is because the situation is so murky — not because the agencies are too wimpy to tell the scary truth.
Let's leave aside, as the Times does, that Iran has threatened to wipe Israel off the map - they state that Iran is our enemy, has lied to the world about their on going nuclear endeavors ... and our intelligence is murky, at best. And the Times answer to that? Be Not afraid!
Interesting that to the Times a lying, terrorist-supporting enemy nation with a hidden nuclear program isn't really such a big deal. It's those dangerous democratically elected Republicans America has to fear.
As the Iran issue plays out, perhaps what America really needs is a somewhat scarier assessment of the danger in the NY Times, particularly its Editorial Staff.


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Let's start this week by looking at the Tampa Bay farm system, and their No. 1 pick — in fact No. 1 overall, ahead of Buster Posey and Eric Hosmer — of 2008, Tim Beckham.
A shortstop, Beckham spent 2009-10 at different Class-A levels, posting .275-5-63 totals in the Sally League first, then moving to the Florida State League last year hitting .256-5-57. However, the 21-year old improved his eye significantly with the jump, logging 34 walks to 116 strikeouts first, then 62 walks to 119 punchouts.
But much more was expected of him. As a result, Beckham's standing among Baseball America's prospect rankings fell from 28th in 2009 to 67th in 2010 to out of the top 100 altogether.
However at Class-AA Montgomery this season, Beckham is hitting .301-3-27, with eight doubles over 186 at-bats and is finally beginning to live up to his lofty draft spot.
Meanwhile, the San Francisco Giants' farm system has enjoyed a renaissance over the past few years with a great young homegrown pitching staff, not to mention Posey and Brandon Belt.
At one time the Giants system was tops at producing premier power prospects -- and the next in line might be San Jose's Hector Sanchez.
A stocky (5-11, 235) backstop, Sanchez has 255 games under his belt, with .302-22-172 totals, including 64 doubles and a .384 OBP (104 walks to 149 whiffs).
Signed at 17, Sanchez is thriving during his first foray in High-A ball in the California League, hitting .313-8-38, with 12 doubles over 144 at-bats, suggesting the power is developing in the switch-hitting Venezuelan.
Now 21-years old, Sanchez seems primed to move quickly up the Giants ladder, giving them some nice problems to solve at AT&T within the next few years.
Since we are looking at catchers named Sanchez, Pittsburgh's Tony Sanchez was a first round pick (No. 4 overall) by the Bucs in 2009 out of Boston College.
Sanchez scaled three Class-A levels his first year as a pro, then at High Class-A Bradenton last year in 59 and 207 at-bats, he hit .314-4-35 with 17 doubles and 28 walks to 41 strikeouts -- good for a .416 OBP.
Now getting full time play at High-A Altoona, Sanchez is hitting .269-1-14 over 119 at-bats and 35 games. He also has 17 walks to just 15 strikeouts.
In today's market good young players (such as those on today's list) seem to be coming up faster and faster. That makes Sanchez a likely suspect to get caught in the slipstream of young players forging a path to the Bigs.
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BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Wednesday
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN) is scheduled to post its quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, August 2nd. Analysts expect BioMarin Pharmaceutical to post earnings of ($0.21) per share for the quarter.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:BMRN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 4th. The biotechnology company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.30) by $0.33. The company had revenue of $303.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $292.58 million. BioMarin Pharmaceutical had a negative return on equity of 22.71% and a negative net margin of 48.43%. BioMarin Pharmaceutical's revenue for the quarter was up 28.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.53) earnings per share. On average, analysts expect BioMarin Pharmaceutical to post $-0.83 EPS for the current fiscal year and $-0.36 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Shares of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ BMRN) opened at 88.63 on Wednesday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $90.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $90.01. BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. has a 52-week low of $78.42 and a 52-week high of $102.49. The stock's market cap is $15.47 billion.
In related news, CEO Jean Jacques Bienaime sold 5,000 shares of BioMarin Pharmaceutical stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.72, for a total value of $478,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 243,194 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,278,529.68. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Brian Mueller sold 7,482 shares of BioMarin Pharmaceutical stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.87, for a total value of $687,371.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 18,350 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,685,814.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 87,024 shares of company stock valued at $8,066,526. Insiders own 2.50% of the company's stock.
BMRN has been the subject of a number of research reports. Zacks Investment Research raised BioMarin Pharmaceutical from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $107.00 price target for the company in a research report on Monday, May 1st. UBS AG initiated coverage on BioMarin Pharmaceutical in a research report on Wednesday, March 29th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $92.00 price target for the company. Vetr cut BioMarin Pharmaceutical from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $95.10 price target for the company. in a research report on Monday, April 10th. Credit Suisse Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $116.00 price target on shares of BioMarin Pharmaceutical in a research report on Friday, April 28th. Finally, Cowen and Company reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $150.00 price target on shares of BioMarin Pharmaceutical in a research report on Tuesday, April 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. The stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $111.05.
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There is a trend these days to eat more fresh, leafy veggies and healthier foods with less processing, preservatives and packaging.
That's a great goal, and we have incorporated this trend in my home. We love the idea of eating foods that look like they do in nature — whole, recognizable and still full of the nutrients they're supposed to have.
Eating this way requires frequent trips to the store, since no processing or preservatives means a shorter shelf life. But, I don't mind it because eating healthier is worth the added time and effort.
There also is a trend for small-scale gardening, rather than the usual garden of long rows across a large plot of land. Square-foot gardening is the new way to have personal access to fresh, home-grown ingredients, especially for those living in confined spaces and yards within neighborhoods, for small families, older gardeners, disabled people and even children. It also is ideal for areas with poor soil conditions. This method is gaining popularity and these small-scale gardens are popping up all over our area. There are many books and Internet articles available to learn more about it, but here's a few tips on square-foot gardening to spark your interest:
- Determine the size for the area you want to plant.
- Build raised boxes at a workable size with a grid every square foot.
- Leave a walkway between boxes for easy access.
- Create a good blend of soil/compost/peat to support your crops.
- Pick seeds/plants with mature size in mind for each grid.
- As with any new plant, water more often initially.
- Harvest crops as they reach maturity.
- Revitalize soil and replant in empty grids.
According to the Square Foot Gardening Foundation, "Compared to single row gardening, you get 100 percent of the harvest with only 50 percent of the cost, 20 percent of the space, ten percent of the water, five percent of the seeds and two percent of the work."
With those statistics, square-foot gardening might just be worth looking into. But before making any decisions, take the time to get the specifics and a more detailed set of instructions to see whether square-foot gardening is right for you.


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How much heat is required to raise 75 grams of 0 degree Celsius ice to 135 degree Celsius steam?
to get the heat released or absorbed,
Q = mc(T2-T1)
m = mass of substance (units in g)
c = specific heat capacity (units in J/g-K)
T2 = final temperature
T1 = initial temperature
**note: if Q is (-), heat is released and if (+), heat is absorbed
now we can only apply this to substances that did not change its phase, but in the problem, we see that phase change occurs. from ice->water->steam
thus we need another data called it Latent Heat of Fusion and Latent Heat of Vaporization to calculate for the heat required to change its phase:
H1 = m(Lf)
H2 = m(Lv)
m = mass
Lf = Latent Heat of Fusion (fusion means melting)
Lv = Latent Heat of Vaporization (vaporization means from liquid, it becomes vapor)
the heat required to raise the LIQUID's temp (from 0 C to 100 C) is
Q1 = mc(100 - 0) = 100*75*c = 7500*c
the heat required to raise the STEAM's temp (from 100 to 135) is
Q2 = mc(135 - 100) = 35*75*c
thus the total heat needed is:
Q,total = H1 + Q1 + H2 + Q2
note that can find c, Lf and Lv of water in books or you can just google it. remember and be careful of the units.
hope this helps~ :)


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During one of the early writing classes I took, I received a red envelope from my instructor, Ariel Gore. This wasn't just any red envelope. It was small and was decorated with Vietnamese characters written in gold. A drawing of a young boy and a young girl, in what seemed to be ceremonial dress, bowed to each other.
The envelope held promise, but I wasn't allowed to open it until Ariel gave the instructions.
We were to choose an event we wanted to write about, she said, a powerful image from our past or a scene from a story in progress. Inside the red envelope was a series of cards with questions. We were to pull out the cards, one at a time, without peeking). She wanted us to answer each question and then use those responses to write – or rewrite – our story.
There was no order to the questions, and we didn't have to answer them all. But, even the few that I drew were enough to widen my perspective of the scene, to see what the character saw, and to incorporate details I overlooked when I had written an earlier draft.
I loved this writing exercise.
The little red envelope appeared mystical with it's Vietnamese writing, the hopeful expressions of the young boy and girl, and the secret cards; it was bound to do magic on my writing.
The assignment wasn't daunting; all I had to do was read and answer a few questions. I could even make up the answers. There was no wrong way to do it.
And, the answers put me front and center into the image. They helped me color the scene, add texture, and reveal insight into my character.
As I stepped behind my character's eyes, I drew these cards:
- About how old are you?
- What is to your left?
- What is to your right?
- Is anyone else in the image?
- Why are you there?
- Is there anyone who just left or who may be coming?
- What are some of the sounds in the image?
- What does the air smell like?
I thought it would be fun to try this exercise again. Here's a snippet of a story – a before and after. Hopefully, the power of the exercise will still shine through:
One by one they got up from the bed. Jan went to the bathroom. Brian needed food. Mollie went downstairs and put on music. But Paul stayed upstairs with me. He wanted to smoke, so I opened the bedroom window and we climbed outside onto the roof.
There, under the stars, we sat on a small ledge. He smoked. I pulled in my knees and wrapped up in a blanket. We talked. For a long time, we just talked. He laughed at my jokes. But still, he looked me in the eyes when he spoke. I sat with him until the mosquitoes got the best of me.
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At twenty-one years old, I was accustomed to staying awake into the wee hours of the morning. But, I wasn't used to being woken up at 3am by a posse of four. My roommate Mollie, her friend Jan, and two guys I had just met all sat on Mollie's bed, across the room from mine. They stared at me and giggled. Knowing they weren't leaving any time soon, I sat up, wrapped my comforter around me, and listened while they recounted their evening.
Their tale ended, and one by one they got up from Mollie's bed. Jan went to the bathroom. Brian needed food. Mollie went downstairs and put on music. But Paul stayed in the room with me. As the sounds of Jimi Hendrix climbed the stairs, Paul stood up.
"I need a smoke," he said. "Can we go out on the roof?"
"Sure," I shrugged. I wasn't tired any more.
I opened the bedroom window and we climbed outside. The roof was cool and the air crisp. I pulled my comforter out with me, and we sat on a small ledge that jutted out just enough. We sat side by side, my toes barely over the edge and Paul's legs dangling.
Paul lit a match, and, even though I didn't smoke, the first whiff of his cigarette filled my nose with a satisfaction. We sat under the stars and talked about the fresh smell of Spring time in the morning – wet grass and dirt, about the quiet, and the light of the full moon.
It was easy, sitting there with Paul. I pulled in my knees but let the comforter fall off of one shoulder. For a long time, we just talked. He looked me in the eyes when he spoke. And, he laughed at my jokes. I sat with him past the last drag of his cigarette, through the songs of the early morning birds, until the mosquitoes and hunger got the best of us.
Whether you write memoir or fiction, your story is full of imagery. Details settle the reader into time and place, and they give flavor and richness to your story.
If you're considering a rewrite, ask yourself this: From behind whose eyes does your story unfold?
Who's got the angle on perspective?
And then, answer a few simple questions of your own.
* Funny, I said I wasn't going to write flash fiction every Wednesday for a while. I guess I just couldn't help myself.


text: In the long-shelved No Good Deed, Samuel L. Jackson hovers serenely above the fray, playing a kidnapped amateur cellist/veteran cop whose stately composure makes his captors' frayed edges and mercurial tempers look all the more frantic by comparison. The calm in the middle of the storm, Jackson makes the mistake of helping a seemingly benign old lady (Grace Zabriskie) after she slips in the rain. Unluckily for Jackson, Zabriskie turns out to be part of a gang of crooks, who mistake Jackson for someone hot on their trail and hold him captive while pulling off a $10 million heist. Milla Jovovich co-stars as the lonely, vulnerable woman assigned to make sure Jackson doesn't escape, an assignment she treats as a cross between a babysitting gig and an encouraging first date. Both victim and victimizer, Jovovich plays a woman whose only currency is her sexuality, which she wields like a blunt instrument. The other members of the embattled gang include mustache-sporting leader Stellan Skarsgård, a crusty old-timer prone to casual racism, and a bleached-blond hothead who needs to be kept on a short leash. With the exception of Jovovich, who lends an appealing pathos to her luckless would-be femme fatale, they're a collection of cretins whose own mothers would be hard-pressed to muster more than a "good riddance" upon their passing. They're the kind of incompetents a smart guy like Jackson could outwit and outmaneuver with his hands tied behind his back, which just happens to be the case. No Good Deed was adapted from a short story by Dashiell Hammett, which might explain why it feels simultaneously padded and undernourished. The film doesn't begin to take off until its second half, when it thankfully shucks its weak supporting cast and turns into a three-way battle of wits involving Jackson, Jovovich, and Skarsgård, its wiliest and most compelling characters. This routine thriller, directed by Bob Rafelson (Five Easy Pieces), has been sneaked into theaters with a level of secrecy befitting the CIA, and while it's not the disaster its inauspicious dumping suggests, it doesn't deserve much better, either.


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The city must work with others agencies such a Comal County. For instance, state law requires the city and county adopt a policy on how subdivisions are reviewed and platted in our extraterritorial (ETJ) jurisdiction territory.
In a city's ETJ, both entities have the right to control certain things. To avoid conflicting regulations, the two governments must decide which rules apply to city regulations and which apply to county regulations.
Several years ago there was a conflict with the county on how we managed our subdivision regulations in the ETJ. The city had total control but the county disapproved the way we enforced certain regulations.
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Some things were minor but the way the city enforced minimum lot size in the ETJ was a major issue.
The local government code says that we cannot regulate density in our ETJ. We had set minimums since we incorporated in 1997, but the law changed somewhere around 2003 prohibiting it. We tried to justify it by claiming it was to protect the health and welfare on our citizens based on water availability.
The county wanted a new agreement.
So the city basically relinquished control of those areas in our ETJ to the county but with a list of a few more stringent rules that would be enforced. The list, called "attachment A" contains such things as fire-hydrant flow rates, drainage requirements and street standards.
We are having discussions with the county officials to add several things to the "attachment" such as tree preservation and our newly adopted drainage manual. They are willing to do these things for us if we make some minor changes to the wording.
The county engineers office has a large experienced staff. We have one person in our public works deparment. We still get to review plans that are submitted and they do not charge us for their work.
I was not part of negotiating the current agreement with the county. In the agreement there is an option that gives us the right to terminate the agreement if we give 75 days notice. However, to exercise this option without trying to negotiate better terms would not be a good gesture.
Former Mayor Bob Barton wants us to take back control of ETJ regulations from the county. He says we can enforce lot size because Kendal County does. There are several differences in our two situations, but there is some merit to Bob's points.
Consequently, Mr. Barton has asked why I don't terminate the agreement. He says developers run the city. That is not the case. We continue to work with all parties, public and private.
With open dialogue and discussion we have forged some good agreements and continue to be dynamic and adaptive to change.
We will not jeopardize our relations with the county or subject ourselves to costly litigation from developers by ignoring state laws. To do so would be is foolish.
Bill Krawietz is mayor of Bulverde, Texas.


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Vettel's current team-mate, Mark Webber, is quitting F1 at the end of the season and the team are on the lookout for a replacement.
There had been strong suggestions Lotus' former world champion Kimi Raikkonen would get the drive for 2014 but Vettel believes it "would make sense" for Toro Rosso rising star Ricciardo to be handed the coveted role after his previous testing for the constructors' champions.
"It would make sense for [it to be] Ricciardo as he has been at Red Bull for a long time," Vettel said. "People will argue that he might not be ready but was I ready when I joined?"
Meanwhile, Vettel insisted he was not thinking about winning the world title just yet, despite extending his lead at the top of the standings to 46 points after his dominant win in Spa on Sunday.
Vettel is now well clear of nearest rival Fernando Alonso in the battle for the title, with Lewis Hamilton further back after he finished third in Belgium.
However, he is refusing to contemplate another overall title just yet, adding: "I feel confident in general but I'm not confident about the championship in terms of 'yes we will win it.' I'm not thinking about that, I was enjoying myself out there today."


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In population genetics, the selection coefficient is a measure of the relative fitness of a phenotype. Usually denoted by the letter s, it compares the fitness of a phenotype to another favored phenotype, and is the proportional amount that the considered phenotype is less fit as measured by fertile progeny. s=0 then is selectively neutral compared to the favored phenotype, while s=1 indicates complete lethality. For example, if the favored phenotype produces 100 fertile progeny, and only 90 are produced by the phenotype selected against then s = 0.1. An alternative way of expressing this is to describe the fitness of the favored phenotype as 1.0 and that of the phenotype selected against as 0.9.[1] The terminology is used in the same way to refer to the selective differences between genotypes[2] to which it extends in a natural fashion.
A slightly different convention is used in the study of genetic drift, where it is convenient to express selective differences both for and against a phenotype by using positive values to refer to a relative selective advantage, and negative values to refer to a relative selective disadvantage.[2]
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The all-rounder's inclusion in the senior national squad for the first time is not only a huge feather in his cap personally but also some much-needed good news for Worcestershire.
At a time when the County have seen star bowler Alan Richardson leave for rivals Warwickshire and the floodwaters once again swamp New Road, there has not been much to cheer about.
But Moeen's call-up has changed all that, in the short-term at least. It is not often Worcestershire can lay claim to an England international, even less so one that has come through their own ranks from an early age.
It is no less than the 26-year-old deserves and just reward for his efforts both during the 2013 season and with the England Performance Squad during the Ashes tour.
But it could have wider implications for Steve Rhodes' side.
Last season, alongside Richardson, Moeen (pictured) was the stand-out player as Worcestershire struggled to make an impact in all forms of the game.
Without his scores with the bat, including a career-best 250 against Glamorgan, not to mention 55 wickets, things would have been much bleaker.
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"The Loopies": A Best-Of For 2007 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 12, 2007) -- NASCAR's Loop Data has completed Year Three of its existence, and a banner year it has been. NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson earned season bests in two key...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Dec. 12, 2007) -- NASCAR's Loop Data has completed Year Three of its existence, and a banner year it has been. NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson earned season bests in two key categories -- Driver Rating with a 110.3 and Fastest Laps Run with 962.
To celebrate the three-year anniversary, NASCAR PR pored through the Loop Data and assigned a few awards to drivers not named Johnson. You can call them "partying gifts." We're calling them "The Loopies."
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The only thing remotely interesting about San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's bizarre decision to upload his incredibly dull 7.5 hour "state of the city" speech to YouTube is the knowledge that it is sure to inspire parodies. So how dull is Newsom's speech? Well I challenge you to listen to just a couple of minutes of it without hearing the beckoning call of Mr. Sandman enticing you to enter a deep slumber. Here is the take on this YouTube speech by Michelle Malkin:
Hey, remember that judge who sentenced noise violators to Barry Manilow music? Here's a worse sentence: Sitting through 7.5 hours of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom droning on and on and on about the "state of the city." There are YouTube segments on health care, education, and the environment. But nada on the city's infamously deadly illegal alien sanctuary policies.
He's uploaded his entire speech on YouTube. Even his fellow libs can't take it:
Malkin is referring to the liberal San Francisco Chronicle. Even they are mocking Gavin's massive ego that makes him think that people will be watching him on YouTube without dozing off:
When San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom posted an epic State of the City speech on YouTube on Monday, reaction was mixed.
"Just what I wanted," said Aaron Peskin, outgoing president of the Board of Supervisors. "Somebody imitating Al Gore for 7 1/2 hours. The guy did a Fidel Castro."
But Newsom's staff is taking the long view.
"By next year, or two years from now, everybody will be doing this," said Eric Jaye, Newsom's political strategist.
Boring the hell out of everybody and setting themselves up for mockery?
The mayor's brain trust thinks it is on to something, but there is disagreement about what it is. Some think it's a plot to co-opt the mainstream media. Others suspect it's a digital gateway for Newsom's run for governor. And some hope it will touch voters in an innovative way.
It will touch voters in an innovative way by causing instant sleep sans medication.
"I believe in this," said mayoral spokesman Nathan Ballard. "I'm optimistic that we will reach more constituents than ever before."
Right. Because people, particularly young voters, watch YouTube. But those people are watching funny cat stunts and people flying off trampolines, not a video of a talking head reciting eye-glazing statistics.
And don't forget the video of Snowball, the dancing cockatoo. One of the faves of your humble correspondent.
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd applauds the mayor for "a fantastic use of new technology." But he also admitted he hasn't watched more than 2 1/2 minutes and isn't likely to view much more.
"Realistically, are the supervisors going to sit for 7 1/2 hours and watch this?" Elsbernd said. "No."
It isn't as if the mayor's office didn't anticipate the reaction when people heard the speech ran longer than a flight to Honolulu.
"As one of a handful of people who sat through the entire taping, I agree," said Ballard. "That's a pretty long time."
The production value of the videos also leaves a lot to be desired. For example, as Peskin says, even if "you press your face 2 inches from the screen," you cannot read the color slides and charts that appear behind Newsom.
Since Newsom's deadly dull speeches were uploaded to YouTube just a couple of days ago, a storm of parodies can soon be expected. It's almost inevitable. But how to parody something which inspires ennui to such an extent as to make it impossible to watch for more than a couple of minutes? Well, your humble correspondent has a few suggestions.
One idea would be to show a couple in a romantic setting at a table in an intimate restaurant. The waiter arrives to take their order but launches into a word for word recital of Gavin Newsom's forgettable speech. The couple want to be alone but the waiter just keeps droning on with Newsom's speech.
You could also take the American Idol approach. Intercut segments of Newsom's speech with the judges looking bored out of their minds.
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These are just a few of the parody ideas but perhaps you could think up some of your own. Remember, NewsBusters does have regular Anti-SNL Open Threads. We will be looking forward to your Gavin Newsom speech parody videos...if you can stay awake long enough to produce them.


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Da Brat, a rapper whose real name is Shawntae Harris, was ordered to pay a waitress $6.4 million[1] for attacking her with a bottle in 2007.
Da Brat will have to pay the waitress $3.7 million in compensatory damages and $2.7 million in punitive damages. The rapper spent three years in jail over the bottle incident. Brat's attorney claims hat he is "baffled" by the court's decision and doesn't yet know if they will try for an appeal, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
The cause for the large payment from Da Brat to the waitress is due the lasting damages the attack did. The waitress' attorney claims that his client suffered from brain damage after the attack and now has a scar on her face. The waitress was also a cheerleader for the Atlanta Falcons at the time of the incident, the Atlanta Journal Constitution notes.
Da Brat's sentence for the 2007 incident also carried seven years of probation[4] and 200 hours of community service.
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I chose to put up this image because this has been a traumatic week for many of us, and we needed something soothing. I have found the greatest reassurance in looking up to this panel and realizing the network on which humanity is founded. The connection between Adam and the Father in Michelangelo's vision is one of tenderness, of protection, of grace. In the trauma the world faces today, it is good to be reminded of our connectivitiy. love and peace, jeanne
This week I started a new section for us on healing. Most of us are feeling the effects of September 11. You'll find a link to the Healing section under the Table of Contents. Some of us are still having trouble grasping that a "war" of sorts is happening, and that we are in the thick of it. Some of us are experiencing reactive depression we don't understand. Some of us are tired beyond reason, and failing to care for ourselves on the grounds that we can't "really be that tired." Most of us are finding it harder to be patient and caring, especially when others do something that triggers the fear, anxiety, or exhaustion that is already beyond our normative expectations. We need to talk about healing.
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I set aside the Healing Section for us to share our feelings and our knowledge of sources to help with that healing. And in the interest of our collective health, if you are saddened and depressed by even theoretical discussions of what is happening in our lifeworld, don't read those discussions; don't let yourself get more depressed or angry or firightened. All the material on our site is archived. You can go back to it when it is less traumatic. And there is so much material on the site that you have choices. Choose to read and illustrate your understanding with discussions and articles that uplift you, not that make you feel worse.
love and peace, jeanne
Healing Art and Music
Reactions to Art and Music:
- Michelangelo's Creation of Adam
- "Looking up is what we need to do
in every since of the word."Journal entry by Karol Lorthridge.
- "It is so beautiful and creates such an image of love and peace," Journal entry by Lisa J. Stevens.
- Drawing Disaster The New York Times.
- Reactions to Our Own Art Journal entry by Michelle M. Harley, CSUDH. Michelle brings up some interesting points on how much easier it is to approach painful subjects through art. This, by the way, a good way to help children approach the September 11 events.
- Doing Art for Peace
- bEAR A handmade book by Alicia Cohen. Just in case you thought I was making up all that talk about the recurrence of the hand-made book. Click on the link under the book for an excerpt from the book.
- form of our uncertainty A handmade book in honor of Gil Ott. "His acceptance of uncertainty and his history of stirring things up in status-quo-ville are the defining qualities of Gil Ott's poetics."
Helping Children Over Fear and Anxiety:
- Coping with Children's Reaction to Disaster New York City Mayor's Office of Emergency Management
Reactions to Anger:
- Coincidence or Sophistication? Susan's and jeanne's responses to Nichole Williams' comments on adversarialism. Scroll down about four/fifths of the file.
- Anger Over the War Journal entry by Joseph Pavon, CSUDH.
- On Collaborative Writing and Editing a Submission to Dear Habermas for an A on that piece of work. Journal entry by Tranell Colquitt on coping with the anthrax threat..
Reactions to Fear:
- Affirmative Duty to Inform of Anthrz Threats? Journal entry by Kara Cain. Includes jeann'e comments on conceptual linking.
- Shoudln't We Have Been Informed? Chris Hospedale's concern over information control.
- Overcoming Fear Reactions to Anthrax Threat. Journal entry by Corinne Oshiro, CSUDH.
- What Should We Do? Reactions to Anthrax Threat. Journal entry by Tranell Colquitt, CSUDH. Includes jeanne's comments about what to do when you are perplexed about what to write to show me what you have learned.
Talking Theoretically About Healing
- Coping with Children's Reaction to Disaster New York City Crisis Management.
- Experts: kids need reassurance Kaiser Permanente.
- Attacks' aftermath may increase feelings of stress for many, say medical experts Kaiser Permanente.
- Coping with Trauma Kaiser Permanente. Includes discussion of symptoms and tips for self help.
- A message on bridging our ethnic and religious fault lines Kaiser Permanente.
- Thinking Out Loud On a More Abstract Level by Vance Peavy. Vance Peavy's response to Emily Klug's question "Why did they do this to us?" Good approach to understanding that we need to hear each other in good faith.
- The Signs of Stress How to Recognize Stress. by Clayton Tucker-Ladd. Whole self-help book online.
Teaching Essays
Teaching and Review Essay Index
Critical Inquiry. Intermediate level.
Discussing Theory:
Edward W. Said:
- Edward Said on The Power of Music beyong the Shutting Off of Sound Journal entry by jeanne on her current reading.
- Edward Said on The Western Canon Journal entry by jeanne on her current entry. Cooments include references to the harmful effect of unstated assumptions.
- Study Guide for Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Book One by Paul Brians. Washington State University.
Social Evolution:
- Larry Miller's PSN Post on social evolution. CyberBrook asked for sources for a friend on "How and when our economic and/or political systems first evolved from tribal hunting and gathering societies through the divine right of kings to the present ruling classes" and "also Was there a time in global history when men and women held equal power positions? How and when did power distribution between men and women occur? These are good questions that we're all beginning to ask more about now. Maybe later in the semester we can put up a teaching essay on this.
- Barbara Chasin's PSN Post on social evolution
Chaos Theory:
- Cyber systems in Relation to Other Disciplines Note particularly the relationship to Chaos theory. Then check out TR Young's site on Chaos Theory
- Habermas Online Little more than a third of the way down the file you'll find a link to Martin Beck Matustik's Jurgen Habermas: A Philosophical-Political Profile. I don't have the book yet, but I'm sure I'll get to it by December. Remember to nag me to get some teaching essays up for you. jeanne Advanced level..
- Excerpt from "Georg Simmel on Philosophy and Culture: Postscript to a Collection of Essays" by Jurgen Habermas and translated by Mathieu Deflem:
Habermas on the Upper West Side This is a good article to give you a sense of the real issue here: control by one group's values over those of another group. Elizabeth Powers gives a well-written description of how the "white liberal" appears to the moral conservative and of how the "white liberal" offends without being aware of it. Teaching essay not up yet, but it will focus on trying to highlight the left-liberal-conservative overview. Introductory level.
Discussing Nation-State Violence, Genocide:
- Rwanda: No Single Truth A Photographic Exhibit by Robert Lyons.
- jeanne's notes on "We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families by Philip Gourevitch.
- Placing Blame For Genocide: Guatemalan massacre survivors seek damages from dam financiers By Karen Levy, San Francisco Chronicle Foreign Service. Thursday, November 16, 2000. backup
Talking About the War:
- Re: Ethics of Terrorism and Revolution by Michael I. Lichter. Post to PSN. 23 October 2001. I like this Michael Lichter's clarification of "terrorism." Like "communism," the word has been bandied about too long as a pejorative label. Because we are presently in the midst of the real thing, we need to stop "labeling" and start looking more closely at our definitions. jeanne
- Re: Who Terrorizes Whom? by Alan Thomas Harrison. 23 October 2001. Includes the word "fundamentalist" with labels like "terrrorism."
- Symbols Eduardo Galeano's fear of Bush's response to the attack of September 11.
- Responding With Terror President Bush proposes perpetual war. Will justice be the casualty? by Aijaz Ahmad. Frontline, India's National Magazine. Volume 18 - Issue 20, Sep. 29 - Oct. 12, 2001.
- Commentary on PSN on Responding with Terror Posted by Steve Rosenthal, whom some of our students met with Gordon Fellman at the ASA meetings in Anaheim in August 2001.
Prof. Rosenthal does a wonderful job of suggesting specific comments for conceptual linking. Good practice available here for those of you wanting to do a little advanced theory writing. jeanne
- Interactive Graphics on Afghanistan New York Times maps and explanations of the area. Well done. Worth a visit.
- Terrorism on the HomeFront An open letter to: George W. Bush, President of the United States of America Posted to PSN by CyberBrook. Transferred because it belongs with the following piece. jeanne
- An abortion bomber This site has been put up to allow you to see the radical right position of a few anti-abortionists who define murder in contradiction to the law of the land, while condoning the murders they choose. Sometimes, remember, we put the horrible out of our minds (fear studies); we deny that it exists. I guess that's where I'd stash the phrase, "I'm an abortionist-bomber, that's what I do." But in the complicity of my denial that such horror can exist, I fail to demand that this radical position on the right to murder be resolved and that our laws be enforced as they actually exist.
- THIS IS NOT A MOVIE: Same scenes, different story. by Anthony Lane. October 19, 2001. October 19, 2001. The New Yorker. Issue of 2001-09-24. Posted 2001-09-17. The reality of September 11 and the paleness of the movie blockbusters. "What will survive of us is love." backup
- Why the Anthrax Scare Isn't As Bad As You May Think By Jessica Reaves. "So far, the fear factor counts for more than the actual danger. The latest news from the bioterror front." TIME.com.
- Anthrax Anxiety: The truth behind the hype By Michael Fumento. National Review Online. October 15, 2001. backup Right perspective.
- Anthrax Anxiety By Bruce Shapiro. The Nation Online. November 5, 2001. Left perspective.
- Deracination: Historicity, Hiroshima, and the Tragic Imperative Walter A. Davis. State University of New York Press, 2000. Interesting psychoanalytical approach. Teaching essay up soon. jeanne October 19, 2001.
Talking About Poverty and Globalization:
- The Problem of World Blindness link to Blindness Facts in the left-most frame, and then to The Problem of World Blindness. under the picture.
- Back to nature in India? Vandana Shiva's Reith lecture, Poverty and Globalisation.
- Poverty and Globilisation The Reith Lecture. backup
- The poverty of a Reith Lecturer's thinking By Matt Ridley. The Daily Telegraph. Tuesday, May 16, 2000.
- The Madness of Prince Charles Reith Lecture. On the complexity of environmental issues, particularly on a global level.
Talking About Freedom, Censorship, and Transforming the Dominant Discourse:
- Constricting Critical Inquiry in Universities By Robert Jensen. Well written commentary on censorship through dominant discourse. Readable.
In Other Languages
- ZNet en Espanol.
- Patriagrande.net Eduardo Galeano. Spanish.
- El teatro del Bien y el Mal Eduardo Galeano."En la lucha del Bien contra el Mal, siempre es el pueblo quien pone los muertos."
In the struggle between Good and Evil, it is always the people
- La p�gina de Eduardo Galeano
- Eduardo Galeano: Biografia
- "Annan advierte contra las nuevas formas de racismo."
- Editoria On Line - Editori Iindipendente - Librerie - Non Profit Italian.
- Art and the Imaginary:
- Art and Healing:
- 100,000 "Peace Pictures for Muslim Kids." Also listed under Healing.
- Art You Should Know
Creation of Adam Michelangelo, The Sistine Chapel.
- Artists You Should Know:
- Up soon.
- Poems We Share
- Ex-Convict by Kelly Hay, UWP,
- Index for Sharing the Site What others are reading and their questions and comments on their reading. Needs updating. jeanne 10/20/01.
Week 9: Week of October 22, 2001
- Reaction to Gourevitch's story of the pygmy in Rwanda
- "Fellman, when speaking of adversarialism says desires for justice, safety, and nonexploitation are sacrificed for victory." Journal entry by Nichole Williams.
- The Need to Talk Journal entry by Vincent Lek Weisong, SOJ
- Reactions to Michelangelo's Creation of Adam
- Censorship Journal entry by jeanne. New file started because fear of the "other" often leads to censorship. Essay up soon.
- Reactions to Anthrax Threat Journal entry by Corinne Oshiro, CSUDH.
- Reactions to Nietzsche Journal entry by Heidi Rickman, CSUDH.
- Reactions to Said Journal entry by Maria Martinez, CSUDH.
- Writing Guides This file is designed to guide you to better writing, but writing that real people will understand. That means we don't want to write in a language that will lead you to ask: What language is spoken here? More soon . . . .
Scholastic Resources:
Scholastic Resources Site under revision, but useable.
Sociology Sites New Scholastic Resources file going up for behavioral sciences.
American Society of Criminology Tutoring for student members of ASC.
Scholarly References
- Guides to Writing and to Getting A's on Dear Habermas Submissions
- Conceptual Linking for an A Journal entry by Kara Cain
- On Collaborative Writing and Editing a Submission to Dear Habermas for an A on that piece of work. Journal entry by Joseph Pavon on anger over the war.
- On Collaborative Writing and Editing a Submission to Dear Habermas for an A on that piece of work. Journal entry by Tranell Colquitt on coping with the anthrax threat..
- First in a series of guides to writing a thesis project or an advanced term paper.
- Index of Newspapers aroung the world Just started. If your favorite's not there, let me know. The Wall Street Journal isn't there because it's not free.
- Social Issues Research Centre Has online articles and links to commentaries.


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When a car pulled up to her house a little after 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 31st, Ireena Keeslar was still in her pajamas.
Ireena and her husband, who keep the Sabbath from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday, were just finishing up a late breakfast.
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So far Celie and Iris seem to consider the kayaking to have been the high point of the Olympics. I think they only watched it for a few minutes at some point when we were out of the room. Ever since then they bring it up occasionally, always saying, "Daddy, if the kayaking is on, TRUST ME, watch it! They go SO fast," and variants of that sentiment, always including the phrase, "trust me," which I don't recall ever hearing from them before. They also liked the BMX biking and kept asking me if the bikers who fell over had died. And the gymnastics, of course. Their main insight while watching the men's rings was that it would be really easy to tickle them under their arms while they did that.
After 15 minutes or so of watching they generally start their own Olympicking, as they call it, doing various stunts on the mattress, generally with some loose connection to whatever sport we've been watching. The problem is that we're expected to offer amazed, appreciative Bob Costas-like color commentary on every move or tumble. The other night they were doing some kind of jogging race around the mattress with their dresses pulled up on top of their heads and I had to issue a series of penalties and points-off for bottom-revealing (which is strictly prohibited in international play).
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I attended the Memorial for the 4 Oakland Police Officers with my oldest daughter out of respect for the four slain officers,their families and the job that Law Enforcement Officers everywhere/everyday. The Memorial Service was the most heart-wrenching event I have ever attended.
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The Dreamweaver Myth
Posted 25 February 2009 - 11:53 AM
Same here. To start learning, use notepad, that is what I had to use in school (and a horror called Emacs). Learn the code and how to work with it. THEN when you can create web sites, move up to free editors to help speed the process a bit. Eventually if you are serious, you can spend big bucks on Dreamweaver. But trying to learn a program AND code will just slow you down and make you dependent on pushing buttons. So learn to code first and then worry about learning an editor.
Stef's videos are geared towards learning to code independent of what editor you choose.
But unless you want to work in the industry, you really do not need Dreamweaver. I use free editors now. I just used Dreamweaver to know it well enough as this is my profession and it is the standard for the industry and likely what you would use in a company. It makes things easier & faster... not better.
Good web sites are produced by people, not tools.
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In my somewhat 'limited' experience of web design I completely agree with this. I originally started with free WYSIWG editors but then decided to learn code. I even recently stopped using another editor that i had purchased, and reverted to notepad as I was indeed finding it a bit much learning the code and the program at the same time. I was therefore a bit dissapointed to find that the 13 CSS layout videos, that I've just worked though, seem to have equal emphasis on using Dreamweaver as they do to using CSS. It would be nice if these tutorials could be made available using an everyday text editor.
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February is Presidents' Month in AITP, a time when we stop and thank our Chapter and Region Presidents and Past Presidents. These volunteers are the grass roots leaders who provide member services at the local chapter level. They, and their local boards, plan and deliver programs, organize meetings and networking events, and are the ever-present face of AITP to our members. Many of our Chapters hold recognition programs to honor their Past Presidents and thank them for their service. As a Past Chapter President and a Past Region President, I want to say "thank you" to all of the members who have supported my efforts on behalf of the Association.
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(11/1/2013) Bali Hotels Association (BHA) has conducted its 5th Blood Drive for 2013.
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