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If climate change continues as projected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), by mid-century, high temperatures and humidity are likely to compromise global agricultural production and working outdoors, according to the report from IPCC's Working Group II released on March 25 in Yokohama, Japan. The IPCC identifies lost work capacity and reduced labor productivity in vulnerable populations among the top impacts from global warming if no major mitigation efforts are taken.
Agricultural and construction workers are some of the most highly exposed, say climate change experts from Working Group II led by Kirk Smith, one of two coordinating lead authors of the health impacts chapter. Smith is associate director for International Programs for COEH, professor of Global Environmental Health, director of the MS program in Global Health and Environment in the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, and the recipient of the 2012 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement.
"As time goes on, there will be more and more places in the world where you can't work safely outdoors for a big part of the year, which results in a loss of productivity. Or an increase in health effects. Or both. You already see deaths from heat stroke, for example, in Central Valley and Central American farm workers." says Smith.
The report, Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, focuses on three distinct time windows. "Are we seeing anything up to the present that can be associated with human-induced climate change, period two – up to mid-century and period three – past mid-century until year 2100?" asks Smith.
"It's important to frame these three periods and the climate changes that may happen among them. You can't go back and change the past," he adds. "If you change what you do now, however, you start to see big changes about how much warming there is in the world past mid-century."
Another emphasis of the new report is the attention to what Working Group II calls detection and attribution. Take an increase in tropical cyclones, says Smith. "Can we detect a signal appearing out of the noise, i.e., is the trend increasing beyond natural variations at the 95 percent confidence level?" The second question is attribution. "If you do see a change, is it due to human causes? To actually say that we are seeing more drought-related deaths, for example, than outside the range of natural variability, and then to say those are due to human-caused climate change, that's a very strict criterion."
The IPCC concludes that until year 2050 climate change will act mainly by exacerbating existing health problems. "Out to the period 2050, if things continue the way they are going – and there is no sign they're not – the signal starts appearing out of the noise. If we don't alter what we do, it's very likely we'll see an increase of health effects due to climate change. Not so dramatic that we couldn't actually get ready for them through adaptation."
Climate change is an incentive for providing basic public health services, argues Smith, such as clean water, food security, and social safety nets for the poor, emergency warning systems, vaccinations, and vector control. "These could greatly buffer humanity against the health impacts of climate change. But beyond the year 2050, in my opinion, is the most important reason to be worried about climate change. The world could be more stressful and risky for a lot of people, a place where there are not many conceivable adaptations."
Smith notes one of largest potential impacts of climate change is on nutrition. "It's pretty clear that there will be major impacts on agricultural production differentially around the world by 2050, but agricultural production is not equivalent to nutrition. Even in 2050, with impacts to the agricultural system, there will plenty of food around the world if we distribute it correctly. But we likely will not. On one hand, do we blame climate change, or do we blame poverty and poor governance? It's hard to estimate how well the world will get its act together and provide that safety net. If we do, the impacts could be low. If we don't, they could be very high."
The IPCC honored Smith as one of roughly 800 authors worldwide who contributed to the Fourth Assessment published in 2007, which led to IPCC's shared Nobel Peace Prize with Albert Arnold Gore Jr.
Look for more news on the health chapter of the just released IPCC Working Group II report (Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability) in The Lancet found at http://www.thelancet.com.
Alistair Woodward, Kirk R. Smith, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Dave D. Chadee, Yasushi Honda, Qiyong Liu, Jane Olwoch, Boris Revich, Rainer Sauerborn, Zoe Chafe, Ulisses Confalonieri, Andy Haines. "Climate change and health – the latest report from the IPCC," The Lancet, 2014.
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Just noticed, in default mobile style when user is mentioned it's totally invisible in mobile style. Like there wasn't anything.
If it needs some hook location or something that easy, please tell what and where to place it in mobile style templates (probably in postbit(_legacy)). If it needs special coding, please add it in next version.
But, I must tell, mentioning works, even if it's invisible. User gets mention and it's visible in default style.
Yeah none of DBTech's mods are currently integrated with the mobile style.
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When I say "Hotfix Released" it means you should re-download the product and re-upload the files.
This wasn't an issue with 4.1.11 and earlier releases though, vbulletin have had some rather large revamps to their mobile styles the last few versions.
Currently no text is displayed where a user has been tagged in the mobile style, which doesn't seem quite right.
I realise this is just the free (lite) version, but I suspect the same problem persists in the paid version, would the issue get any higher attention if we bought the product and posted a problem report ?.
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Simon Woolley is the director and one of the founders of Operation Black Vote and a commissioner for race on the Equality and Human Rights Commission
With such a short run-up to this election, parties have the chance to select more representative candidates
The EU referendum is not just for the powerful and privileged – we hope this photograph of people from Britain's minority communities will help to open up the debate
Simon Woolley: Democracy in the UK is in crisis, with turnouts so low the vote is becoming a meaningless right – and trust is at the heart of it
Simon Woolley: Pauline Pearce giving up her attempt to become Lib Dem president shows the lack of progress on race in British politics
Rob Berkeley, Sandra Kerr and Simon Woolley: As Trevor Phillips steps down as chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, our panellists discuss his impact
Simon Woolley: I was at the Olympic basketball game where Lithuanian fans racially abused Nigerian players. This must not be tolerated
Inayat Bunglawala, Huma Qureshi, Simon Woolley, Nadiya Takolia and Bim Adewunmi: Mehdi Hasan revealed the Islamophobic abuse he's endured online. It's something all racial minority writers face
Simon Woolley: The UK's most senior minority-ethnic politician should not become a scapegoat for the Conservatives' troubles
Simon Woolley: Focusing on the clumsy articulations about race of an otherwise good MP detracts from this week's truly momentous event
Response: Black leaders have moved on from the 1980s, and discrimination has changed too, says Simon Woolley
Simon Woolley: The Lib Dems have no black or disabled MPs, yet the party has voted to do nothing about it – again
Simon Woolley: It would help the debate if we had more than one word for something that comes in so many different guises
Simon Woolley: There's nothing wrong with the candidates, but Diane Abbott would bring a much-needed dose of diversity and experience
Simon Woolley: The 20 black men whose achievements Reach highlights today are not 'coconuts' – they're vital role models
Simon Woolley: Cameron is right: some black men aren't taking responsibility for their children. New role models will help change that
Simon Woolley: All black and minority ethnic shortlists are a temporary measure we need to effect a permanent change in our political culture
Simon Woolley: Lee Jasper has been subjected to a vicious press campaign as a proxy for his boss Ken Livingstone - and damn the consequences for community relations
Simon Woolley: Comfortable, confident and multifaceted, the new black and ethnic minority Tories are showing how their party has changed
Simon Woolley: My colleagues and I hope to encourage thousands of black men to recognise themselves as a positive influence to young people in their communities
Simon Woolley: Baroness Warsi needs to be careful about allying herself too closely with BNP voters - she could lose credibility with voters she represents.
Simon Woolley: Helping young black people with positive role models is not just good for society - it's good for the economy too.
Simon Woolley: Experience shows that corporations only face up to their responsibility towards the black community when economic pressure is brought to bear.
Simon Woolley: After 11 years of action against racial injustice we are still impatient for long-lasting change, but confident that it can be delivered.
Simon Woolley: The Tory leader acted swiftly to sack Patrick Mercer, but he's yet to make the really tough calls.
Simon Woolley: Why can the prime minister not see this? It is his foreign policy, not multiculturalism, that threatens to segregate our nation.
Simon Woolley: The forces that have radicalised some British Muslims are gross social inequality and constant suspicion.
Simon Woolley: Leeds University's decision to abandon its case against a racist lecturer is a slap in the face for black Britain.
Simon Woolley: The World Cup has sparked plenty of discussion off the field about race and identity. What will we do without it?
Simon Woolley: With so many black players in the tournament, I'll be celebrating no matter who lifts the trophy.
Simon Woolley: Plans to merge Britain's equality bodies would deny disadvantaged groups their beacons of justice.
From R'n'B to hip-hop, the record companies are too quick to to market violence.
Discriminating in favour of black people is the only way to ensure they have a proper political voice.
From Brixton to Brick Lane, an urban race-storm is in the making. It could be avoided, indeed it should be, at all costs. And yet one feels that political inertia fuelled by complacency and arrogance means the problem will only be addressed when, of course, it is too late.


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As a Pioneer, I can relate to many of the characteristics in the first column but also I know that I need many of the qualities in the second column. I know that I need to run quickly and spot opportunities; however, if I don't have someone working with me who can spot the weaknesses and produce quality; staff and our clients are going to either burn out or blow up. Put simply, the impact that we want to have in transforming society won't happen. Pioneers can have a tendency to:
- be impatient;
- get bored and be inconsistent; and
- leave a body count behind them!
Developers also need Pioneers though because they can have a tendency to:Do we have a mix of Pioneers and Developers in our organisations? Do we have people who can take ground, but also people who can keep the ground we take? If we don't, our organisations probably won't grow sustainably and we won't have the impact we want; even worse, our organisations might blow up.
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Cauliflower Steaks with Herb Salsa Verde
"It's amazing how meaty cauliflower can be," chef Alex Guarnaschelli says. Here, she treats the vegetable like steak, searing thick planks and topping them with a super-tangy salsa verde. The salsa would also be delicious on beef steaks and other assorted vegetables.
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- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped tarragon
- 1 1/2 tablespoons capers, drained and coarsely chopped
- 6 cornichons, chopped
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon grainy mustard
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large head of cauliflower
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- 4 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
How to make this recipe
In a large bowl, whisk the parsley with the cilantro, tarragon, capers, cornichons, garlic, mustards and olive oil.
Cut the cauliflower from top to bottom into four 1/2-inch-thick steaks. Generously season them with salt and pepper. In a very large skillet, heat the canola oil until very hot. Add the cauliflower in a single layer and cook over high heat until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully turn the steaks, add the wine and cook until it is evaporated and the cauliflower is easily pierced with a knife, 3 to 5 minutes.
Transfer the cauliflower to a platter and sprinkle with the lemon zest. Stir the lemon juice and vinegar into the salsa verde and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the sauce on the cauliflower and serve.
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Saluter's dash brings big win to far north
Cairns-based owners are celebrating a big win by three-year old stallion Saluter in the Magic Millions Guineas on the Gold Coast earlier this month.
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Trained by Jason McLachlan, the brown colt took the race out by "half a neck" against the Gai Waterhouse trained Driefontein and No Looking Back on January 12.
At least three Cairns business people have a 20 per cent stake in Saluter, including supermarket owners Peter and John Piccone.
Bought for $80,000, Mr Piccone says Saluter has won ten times that amount so far.
"We bought our share a couple of years ago and the owner told us it was going to be the best horse we've ever been a part of," he says.
"We knew the horse was okay but we didn't think he was of that class."
Having struggled on wet tracks last year, the horse came into his own in November and December with a win and two placings Mr Piccone says.
"The last two races before the Magic Millions he was a bit unlucky," he says. "We hoped he'd get a good barrier but he didn't and he was up against it."
Mr Piccone, who is a part owner of around ten horses, says such wins are rare.
"We're very lucky. Just to be part of a group of people where you can act like kids for a little bit makes it worthwhile," he says.
"We don't own it to make any money. We just enjoy it as a hobby and enjoy the social part of it.
"You enjoy the comradeship. That's the best thing. We do enjoy horse racing and it helps the economy a hell of a lot."
Boasting $1 million in prize money, the 1400-metre dash nets $570,000 for the winner.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) Three cities in the race to host the 2018 Winter Olympics met the deadline on Monday for submitting their preliminary bid files.
The International Olympic Committee said it received completed questionnaires from Annecy, France; Munich; and Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The so-called bid book "provides the IOC with an overview of each applicant city's project and is the key element in the first phase of the procedure leading to the election of the host city," the IOC said in a statement.
A working group will now prepare a report for the 15-member IOC executive board. The board, led by IOC president Jacques Rogge, meets June 21-23 in Lausanne to confirm the official candidates.
The full IOC assembly will choose the 2018 host by secret ballot at its session in Durban, South Africa, on July 6, 2011.
Pyeongchang is bidding for the third straight time after narrow defeats to Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics and Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Games.
The bid is based around the Alpensia ski resort in what officials claim would be the "most compact Games in history."
South Korea has never staged the Winter Games, which have been held twice in Asia and both times in Japan: Sapporo in 1972 and Nagano in 1998.
Annecy is aiming to bring the Winter Olympics to France for the fourth time, and a third time in the Savoy Alps region following Chamonix in 1924 and Albertville in 1992.
Bid leaders propose using eight ski resorts around Mont Blanc, including Chamonix, Megeve, and Morzine. All are within 31 miles of Annecy.
Munich hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics and is trying to become the first to city to stage both summer and winter Games. The ice events would be held in Munich and snow competitions about 50 miles away in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which hosted the games in 1936.
If accepted as candidates, the cities must give the IOC detailed bid books and guarantees by Jan. 11, 2011.
An IOC evaluation commission is scheduled to visit the candidates next February and March and submit a report to the 100-plus IOC voting members.
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Marco Nunez
Former Seminoles Nab Titles
Multiple current and former Seminoles have been busy this summer.
Reflexión de Cristian: World Cup Edition
Cristian Gonzalez Mendez talks about his teammates and soccer.
Season Ends As Noles Fall To USF
Florida State finishes the season 18-12.
Florida State Set For USF In First Round
The Seminoles defeated the Bulls 4-3 earlier this season.
Seminoles Selected To 12th Straight NCAA Appearance
Florida State takes on USF in the first round in Gainesville.
Noles Face Canes in ACC Tournament Opener
FSU Falls in Marathon Match to UNC
FSU Hosts Oklahoma for College Match Day
Seminoles Talk Record Breaking Fall
Sophomore Season: Spring- Went 12-11 in singles and 13-9 in doubles...ranked No. 4 in the nation in doubles play with Benjamin Lock...the highest ever for the Seminoles...upset duo no. 58 Romain Bogaerts and Maksim Kam of Wake Forest with partner Cristian Gonzalez Mendez. Fall - 12-2 in doubles play...won the doubles ITA Southeast Regional title with teammate Benjamin Lock...duo completed in the USTA/ITA National Indoors in Flushing, NY...reached the semifinals of the event...went 4-1 in doubles against ranked opponents including an upset of the No. 7 team of Garrett Brasseaux and Nathan Pasha of Georgia at regionals...ended fall with two straight wins for a 2-5 record.
Freshman Season: Fall - Posted a fall record of 6-7 in singles and 6-4 in doubles ... Won two matches at both the Bulldog Scramble and Bulldog Invitational in Athens ... Reached the round of 32 in singles at the ITA Southeast Regional. Spring - Concluded season with singles record of 17-10, including 10-1 mark in dual matches; was 14-10 in doubles ... SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Ranked No. 51 in ITF Juniors at the time of his signing with UGA, and was ranked as high as No. 42 in his career ... In 2011 he reached the semifinals of the Pan American ITF Championships ... Won the USTA International Hard Court title.
Personal: Born May 21, 1993...son of Aurelio Nunez and Maria Felix...brother Diego plays tennis at East Tennessee.


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To support interruption of the ACL2 process, we need more
information/functionality than Java provides through its
java.lang.Process API. Roughly, we execute ACL2 in
a wrapper that outputs as its first line of text an ID number that
can be used to interrupt the process. All output after that is
that of ACL2. The plugin captures that ID number and uses it when
On Unix variants (Linux, Mac OS X), the wrapper for an invocation of `acl2' would look like this (4 arguments, each underlined):
sh -c echo "$$"; exec "$0" "$@" acl2
Basically, this uses the standard Bourne shell to echo its process id and then execs (keeping the same pid) acl2--or any other command used there. To interrupt or terminate acl2 (respectively), we execute one of these:
kill -INT pid
kill -TERM pid
On Windows machines, things are not this easy. We use a wrapper called hiddencon(.exe) that opens a new console, immediately hides it (flicker; sorry), outputs an id number, and executes a program "attached" to that console. Then we can invoke sendctrlc(.exe) with that id to asynchronously deliver a "Ctrl+C" equivalent to that console, interrupting the program. sendbreak(.exe) likewise sends a "Ctrl+Break" equivalent, which causes the program to terminate.
These auxillary programs (hiddencon, sendctrlc, sendbreak) are included with the ACL2s plugin, so there's nothing extra to install. It's a bit of a mess, but it seems to work reliably these days.
Some wacky details of hiddencon.exe:
The stdin and stdout of the program are inherited from the wrapper--not connected to the console, so one might wonder what the console is for. The answer: Windows has no "interrupt" signal. When one types "Ctrl+C" in a console, the console takes care of notifying the process in some weird way. Windows has a mechanism for programmatically initiating a "Ctrl+C" equivalent, but its really only practical from a process that is "attached" to that console. With this in mind, the job of the wrapper is to enable any other process to initiate an "interrupt" on the console it created. The wrapper has a thread that reads and processes events from its Windows event queue, and one type of event, which could be initiated by anyone who knows the thread id of that wrapper thread, causes the wrapper to send an "interruption" to the hidden console.
Here I discuss the stuff that is common to all modes, including "Compatible" mode. See the guide section on modes and "How modes are implemented" below.
To support the kind of interaction ACL2s provides requires lots of cooperation and metadata from ACL2. Thus when we run ACL2 for an interactive session, we install some changes that disallow some things, spit out metadata for some things, and provide some system-level extensions in functionality. All of these ACL2 modifications are part of the "acl2s_hooks" plugin:
After these are included at startup, RESET-PREHISTORY is used to suggest to newbies that ACL2 is starting fresh, but (strip-cars (global-val 'known-package-alist (w state))) should reveal the "ACL2S" package is defined, and :ttags-seen accurately suggests how severely spoiled your session is.
A consequence of including the standard hacking books for this code is that if you want to include them in your code in ACL2s, it will appear redundant during interactive development but is needed for certification as a book, for which none of the above are required/included.
If you run into a case in which you really need to do something differently between interactive development and certification (like when i'm doing interactive development on the hooks books--my head hurts!), you can use the feature-based reader macros #+acl2s and #-acl2s. :acl2s is added to *features* for interactive development only. Please don't abuse. ;)
The super-history book of the acl2s_hooks plugin implements a stack of old "states". Actually there are two stacks: an undo stack and a redo stack. An undo pops the undo stack, pushes that "state" onto the redo stack, and then installs the "state" on the top of the undo stack. A redo pops the redo stack, pushes that "state" onto the undo stack, and installs it as current. Any other "state"-changing form empties the redo stack, and the resulting "state" is pushed onto the undo stack.
Now I've put "state" in quotes and not called it "the world" because this notion of state is not that same as ACL2's state stobj and is more than just ACL2's world. Our super-history states are the world and a bunch of state-global variables that store things like the current package, guard-checking setting, and other things that affect whether things might pass or fail, and what they mean. The complete list is ACL2S::*SETTINGS-GLOBALS* in the categorize-input book of the acl2s_hooks. This is similar to--but not exactly--what is saved and restored by make-event. (Our undo/redo mechanism predates the release of make-event.)
Since version 0.9.0, ACL2s' session modes other than "Compatible" come from an independent plugin, acl2s_modes. (Note that all three plugins "acl2s," "acl2s_hooks," and "acl2s_modes" are installed with the feature "acl2s.") Thus, third party Eclipse plugins can also add their own session modes to ACL2s. To do so, they must extend the "acl2s.modedir" extension point, like in the plugin.xml for an example "Bob's mode":
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <?eclipse version="3.2"?> <plugin> <extension point="acl2s.modedir"> <include-book-dir-entry keyword=":bobs-mode"/> <dependency keyword=":acl2s-modes"/> <mode name="Bob's Mode" short_desc="Favorite mode of some hypothetical person named Bob" long_desc="this is an optional long description" book_dev="true" extra_imports="(defun-bob defmacro-bob)" init_file="bobs-mode.lsp" precedence="50" ttags="((:ccg))"> </mode> <certify-order-element book="defun-bob"/> <certify-order-element book="defmacro-bob"/> </extension> </plugin>
The plugin is a JAR file with such a plugin.xml file, a proper manifest file, and any books and supporting files needed for the mode.
All of the components shown above are optional, and all but the include-book-dir-entry can have multiple instances. ACL2 will be given the root install directory of the plugin with add-include-book-dir and the keyword in include-book-dir-entry. In fact, ACL2s will create a "dir.lsp" file with that form whenever the plugin is used. Specifying an include-book-dir-entry is required if the initialization of any modes need to refer to that directory for including books. (The current directory will not be set to the plugin directory.)
Each include-book keyword directory used in your mode initialization (other than yourself and :system) should be listed as a dependency. Bob's mode uses "ccg" from :acl2s-modes.
Technically, only the name and short_desc are required for a mode. The non-obvious parts:
Each certify-order-element names a book to be certified with the ACL2s system books, in the order given. You should name all the books in this mode directory your modes depend on. Note that here, like in include-book and certify-book, ".lisp" is not included in the name.


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EXCLUSIVE: I hear TNT tomorrow will announce a 10-episode Season 3 pickup for the Sony TV-produced medical drama starring Jada Pinkett Smith. With The Closer, Rizzoli, Leverage, Memphis Beat and now Hawthorne all getting renewed, the only TNT summer series waiting its fate is Jerry Bruckheimer's cop drama Dark Blue. While attracting about half of the audience of TNT's Monday juggernauts The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles, Hawthorne has been a solid performer ratings-wise, with its audience averaging 3.4 million viewers. What's more, it was used to successfully launch a new series this summer, the off-beat Memphis Beat. The renewal for the quirky cop show starring Jason Lee has been in the works for awhile, so I won't be surprised if TNT announces the pickups of Hawthorne and Memphis Beat together the way it announced the renewals of its Monday dramas in one release in July. Hawthorne is executive produced by creator John Masius, Pinkett Smith, showrunner Glen Mazzara, Miguel Melendez and Jamie Tarses.
TNT Renews Medical Drama 'Hawthorne'
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too bad. because that show is awful.
The show feels like it is written by retired writers who have been out of touch for years-
its dated, boring and often painful, Jada dont waste anymore time on this, you have other great projects ahead of you GET OUT NOW- nobody cares about this little show anyway
Good for Jada. That show is turning into the little show that could. It wasn't great to begin with but was so good by the end of the season.
"I'm a damn good nurse!" With trite drivel like this, it's no wonder viewers are flocking to reality TV, YouTube, and video games. I can not believe shite like this can stay on the air.
Good for the jobs, sorry that is affirms the terror, JPS, treat your crew nicer!
Have to agree the quality of the show has risen since it first aired
Great for Jada I like the show and this season was good, just very short expected to receive at least a 13 episode order. At least its returning
As I stated, I also really enjoy the show jadafan, and also felt the episodes could have been longer. Jada and Vartan have excellent chemistry (just like he had with Nia Long on 'Big Shots'), and I can't wait to see the 'out-come' of Tom finding out about the 'baby'.
P.S. I'm also hoping that they'll pick up at least one 'People's Choice Award'. Take care jadafan and see you next year, God willing.
I casually watch Hawthorne and it's an okay medical procedural. Congrats to Jada and the rest of the cast and crew. Dark Blue IMO is toast. The ratings have not improved and most fans hate the addition of Tricia Helfer. Unless Jerry Bruckheimer is willing to sell the show to TNT at a massive discount, it's not coming back.
I have never missed an episode of Dark Blue. The chemistry betwween the cast members including Tricia Helfer is wonderful. I am in suspension the whole hour. Please do the right thing and renew this series.
Wanna watch the real deal in a nurse themed show? run, don't walk to Showtime's Nurse Jackie. It's everything Hawthorne never became: brilliantly acted, written and produced. oh–and yeah Edie Falco won an Emmy. Wake up TNT–Jada's a lox.
"Hawthorne has been a solid performer ratings-wise, with its audience averaging 3.4 million viewers."
why is solid performer, if hawthorne one of the least watched tnt-dramas?
Hawthorne is the number THREE show on TNT, behind The Closer and Risoli & Isles.
It is rated better than Memphis Beat and Dark Blue. So get a grip and stop hatin'. Sure, it's not a great show, but neither is The Closer or Risoli or MOST OF THE STUFF ON TV!!! But it obviously has and holds a audience, which is all u need to keep a show on the air.
Whether it is the number three show on TNT makes no difference, it is the worst written and has the worst acting. Jada Pinkett Smith is unwatchable
The show has improved since the first season (which I found to be unbearably awful). It is one of the lower rated shows on TNT however, 3.4 is decent to good in the world of scripted cable. The Glades on A&E is considered a success and isn't its ratings around that? I could name a couple of other shows whose ratings don't quite get up to 3.5 and they are considered successful on their particular cable networks. That said, with Dark Blue ratings not really improving, I wonder if HawthoRNe will be able to make it another season as the not quite lowest rated show on the network. I agree with Don J, Dark Blue doesn't look like a likely renewal (unless there is some deal we don't know about). And for the record, I think the Tricia Helfer addition is not a problem, I don't think they should have gotten rid of Omari Hardwick's character's wife. Seems like they changed too much without making it better or more interesting.
I need Dark Blue to come back too. Omari Omari Omari
This is a real breakthrough. Now my people have the right to do crappy, bad acting and bad writing and still succeed!
Wow…let's hear it for a mediocre show led by a mediocre (AT BEST…seriously, this woman is insufferable both personally and professionally) actress married to the mediocre (YET POWERFUL) executive producer.
The only silver lining in this is the continued employment of the crew…
Glad to see Hawthorne coming back. The only medical series on regular cable or network TV.
Dark Blue is done. Adding Tricia Helfer ruined the show IMO. And they made the show too light. Dark Blue worked when it was at its grittiest.
Lets hope that Southland stays gritty and even gets darker and grittier.
Awesome. It's really picking up since this past season. And, any excuse to see Vanessa Lengies.
If it's true, *Congrats* to Jada, the other actors, and the crew behind this worth-while watching drama. Ned, dddd, NCFBM, gout, Bam Bam, derby, guess that's why there's "freedom of speech", as NO ONE ever said we'd ALL agree with everything we saw on tv or in the movies for that matter.
Sadly, it was comments close to yours that took actor *Michael Vartan's* last series "Big Shots" off of ABC, along with the 'so-called' critics who stomped on it 'before' it ever got the chance to really get off the ground (mean while Vartan and actress 'Nia Long' were the most watched couple on the show, and very likely could have had their own show because their 'chemistry' was that good, but once again with 'voices like yours and the critics the coffin was nailed shut, quicker than you could spit'.).
NO ONE said that 'many' of these shows are that 'accurate', but I'm here to let you know that some of the incidents, especially the last episode with the hospital almost closing, is more 'true' than you might realize. Those 'incidents' have been 'right on the mark', because I know of 3 hospitals that merged and 2 of them ended up closing in the long run.
Lastly, Shaune, Lost Soul, *Jadafan*, P. Lee, and foreigner fan, thanks so very much for 'your' input, it meant much more than you might even realize. "Quality" programming is going down the toilet as far as I'm concerned, and the "reality show craze" isn't going to make the situation any better. "Why pay actors for quality rated shows, when you can put on reality crap like the Bachelor, Bachelorette, etc.?" So, once again *Congrats* to all involved, and God willing I hope to see you again next summer. "Keep bringing it" and I'll keep watching, despite what anyone says to the contrary.
I love the show it is so good:) Jada your're doing your thing and all the haters can kick rocks! It takes alot to do what you do and for those who can't appreciate it, let'm try to do what you do and see how far they get before falling on their face. Can't wait to watch the next season i know its going to be great:)
love hawthorne can not wait for 3 season. started off late,but when i got into it i enjoyed it.
I love this show. Jada does an excellent job. Everyone at my job talks about it. Stop hating, if you do not like the show, more than likely your a pessimistic person. I really can nit wait to see the new season.
I Love This show. It show a real nurse. Sometimes they can't leave work at work. A lot of medical personel turn off their emotions completely. Forgetting why the went in that field in 1st place. Hawthorne shows the other side. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Peanut Butter Cake Bars Recipe
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 package (11-1/2 ounces) milk chocolate chips
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
- 2. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 277 calories, 14g fat (6g saturated fat), 52mg cholesterol, 178mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
Reviews for Peanut Butter Cake Bars
Average Rating
"Very good recipe that I have used often. They are a constant hit at work. I agree with some reviews in that I only left mine in for abut 35-40 minutes and they were done. Not sure what some are talking about, mine were cake like just like it says. Really good!"
"I am giving a 5 star rating because my husband and a dear friend loved these. Next time Iwould take them out of the oven 5 min early as the edges were a bit dry. They are a brownie texture"
"These were OK. 40 minutes was too long to bake."
"Has anyone tried this recipe with Gluten free flour?I use Namaste perfect flour blend and I want to try this recipe but with gluten free flour and wow butter."
"These were good when they were fresh out of the oven, but as soon as they cooled off they were very dry. They weren't very peanut buttery tasting either."
"Everyone loved this recipe,they turned out perfect. Thanks for shareing your recipe."
"Wow!! I made these today during our ice storm, and I am glad I did. I loved the consistency of the bars. I did add more peanut butter since I read the other reviews and they said it was very light. Great bar, the hubby and my neighbors loved them!!"
"Loved these! Peanut buttery and moist. Only problem I had was the edges getting a little too done and slightly burnt by the time the center tested done. Will make again!"
"I was very disappointed with this recipe. There was not a lot of peanut butter flavor, as other reviews pointed out. I could have dealt with the lack luster peanut butter flavor and adjusted it accordingly the next time but my family did not care for the texture. I also thought they were kind of greasy. Maybe I creamed the butter mixture too long? I was hoping for a more chewy, crisp bar. I might had gotten more of the texture I was hoping for if I had baked them in a jelly roll pan instead of a 9x13 pan. Sadly, I will not be trying the recipe again, it had too many strikes against it for our family."
"I made these wonderful bars this evening, my husband ate them even before they were cool and said numerous times how much he liked them. They are delicious and I will plan on making them again in the near future. Thank you for this great recipe"
"These were so good! They disappeared very quickly!"
"Wow! I can't even begin to say how great this recipe turned out. These were a huge hit, and I can honestly say these are one of the best cake bars I have ever had. I even used a cup of whole wheat pastry flour and no one could tell. Loved the flavor. Made no changes. They were soooo good!!! Would make again and again!!"
"Since we have peanut allergies, I made this with sunflower seed butter. I added a bit more than called for since some people said it didn't have much of a peanut butter taste. I could taste it, but wouldn't have minded a bit more. Moist and chewy."
"I cut the baking temp and time downtt... And these turned out so good! I had recipe requests at work after the first bite."
"Wonderful bars! I had the bars in the oven and was reading reviews and based on them, turned the timer down by fifteen minutes....however, the bars weren't done, so altogether they were baked for forty minutes and came out perfectly. Lots of peanut butter taste - at least enough for us! - and we love the addition of the milk chocolate chips. Moist, great peanut butter flavor...delicious!!!"
"Excellent recipe! My husband asked me why I never made something like a GORP cookie. I said because you told me you don't like raisins in cookies! Of course, he didn't remember that and said he thought he would like GORP cookies. I saw this recipe and decided to put it to use. I used 1 C. raisins with 1 C. choco chips and they are a big hit, exactly as he imagined a good GORP cookie to be. Will make these again soon, I am sure -- now that he knows he likes raisins in his cookies!"
"I thought these were excellent. I saw several reviews that stated the bars were too dry/sweet, and lacked some strong PB flavor. So, I only put in 3/4c. brown sugar and 3/4c. granulated sugar, upped the PB to 1 cup, and added a quick splash of milk. I also melted the butter as opposed to softening it, because I've found melted butter makes for a softer finished product. I didn't have a 9x13 pan, so I used a sheet pan at 350 degrees for 19 minutes.I think it's delicious. Super moist with a great peanut butter flavor.**For people who are avid fans, though, I'd recommend adding up to 1-1/2 cups of peanut butter, because while I could taste it, I'd still call it "light.""
"They're awesome. They were gone before bedtime"
"I have made these more than once and every time I do they always come out perfect. They are moist and so delicious, you just can"t eat one. I will make them over and over. I sometimes use half peanut butter chips or even all peanut butter chips and they are great too."
"I've already made these twice in 1 week, because once my grandma heard that I had made it at our house, she was eager for me to try it with her. I agree they taste almost like brownies, Delicious!!!! To add to the wonderful peanut butter flavor, I made them with Nestle naturally flavored Peanut Butter and Milk chocolate Morsels with amazing results, they were gone too fast! One of the best recipes I've tried on Taste of Home. MMMMMMmmmmmm!"
"Made these bars for a 4th of July picnic. Great reviews!! Will make this recipe over and over."
"I made these for Father's Day. To dress them up a little, I cut the bars a little larger and served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate syrup. So yummy! My mom does not eat ice cream so she enjoyed hers plain, as is and she is not a person to eat seconds but asked if she could have another. When I baked these for the minimum suggested time the middle was not quite done, so I baked for another 5 minutes. The edges got a little crispy but some in my family, including me, like things a little crispy."
"Our family totally loved these!! We call them Peanut Butter Brownies because that is the consistency to us. I did use semi sweet chips because we aren't much on milk chocolate. I baked them for 45 minutes. I agree that the edges were a little too brown, but they weren't hard. I will be making another batch today, per request, and I will start with 35 minutes and go from there."
"This had a great peanut butter taste and the bars were cake-like in consistency. Great recipe - thanks!"
"These are excellent; can't keep them around for long."
"Very dry"
"Bland. Followed the instructions to the letter. Not much peanut butter taste."
"These were just OK for me. Kind of bland. I think I was expecting a lot more."
"40-45 min was way too long to bake."
"WOW! These are yummy. I added more peanut butter and a full bag of peanut butter chips and used semi-sweet choco chips. My family loves these. Very chewy and moist, just as I hoped. I only baked it for 30-35 min. because of what other reviewers said and the edges were getting too brown. I think I have eaten half of the dish by myself. I really love this!"
"Ihave made this recipe, it is my husbands very favorite, however, I replaced the choc. chips, with reeses' peanut butter chips."
"Might do frosting next time. Also, 11 tablespoon is the answer."
"Love these peanut butter cake bars almost a brownie like consistency."
"Had no peanut butter flavor at all, took forever to bake so that the inside wasn't all goo and raw dough, tasted terrible."
"they are great!"
"Very good! My family loved them. I would say it is a pretty simple recipe, and variations of it can probably be found a lot of other places. Used whole wheat flour and semisweet chocolate chips. Tastes like a peanut butter cookie but much easier to make. They didn't look much like the picture, mine were more cake-like which is fine, but I might have enjoyed them a little better had they been more fudgy. Brought them to a potluck and they were nearly all gone! Also, I took note of the reviews and would recommend baking them for 30-35 minutes as opposed to the 45-50 minutes."
"Very good! I'm glad I read the reviews about the timing though, because mine were well done at 30 minutes."
"Very yummy!! Moist & easy to make!"
"I added more peanut butter, and also added some peanut butter chips, as well as the chocolate chips. I thought they were dry, but they were a big hit at the meeting I took them to. I would make these again!"
"easy, tasty, plentiful. Followed directions exactly. No problem with the timing. Will definitely make them again."
"Oh my gosh! Just made this morning - easy and delicious! Brought some to my neighbors and they want the recipe too! Great to bring to any party and the kids love it too!"
"These were moist and delicious as well as easy to make."
"This recipe came out delicious, and was not dry at all. I used a glass 9x9 baking dish and only used wheat flour. I also used 3/4 cup of peanut butter and added 1/2 cup of Reese's peanut butter chips. The flavor was excellent and very peanut buttery. They were also very moist and lasted about 4 days before starting to dry out a little too much. They were a huge hit with family and friends, I'll definitely be making these in the future!"
"I made this recipe following the directions exactly. They were so dry we couldn't eat them and the top burned so I tried it again thinking it was me. It wasn't!"
"I love peanut butter and these bars are delicious!"
"Simply delicious, I will definitely make them again."
"This is very, very day. Need to have a drink to go along with it when eating."
"I thought these were very good and will be making them often."
"We loved the taste and texture. Making for a "Relay for Life" bake sale now."
"I wish I would have read the reviews before I made these bars. They are super sweet and lacking in the peanut butter taste I was expecting. I would not make them again."
"Even the batter is yummy! Delish!!"
"I always use a generic brand of peanut butter when baking. It is not as thick and dry as the brand names and will make the bars moist."
"I am a subcriber of Taste of Homes healthy Cooking. I have not tried this recipe yet, it sounds yummy and my hubby also loves peanut butter. But with 14 grams of fat I was wondering if anyone has a lighter version of this recipe or any ideas on how to lighten it a bit."
"Very delicious!"
"If its too much sugar for you, I suggest you don't make them, and why comment? you didn't actually try them now did you? it is an individual choice, you are not the sugar police..I did make them, and not my favorite, wonder how we can make them less dry?maybe shortening w/ butter? LOVE Peanut Butter!!!! and NO, I am not overweight, I run 4 mi. a day,(67 yrs old) and I do enjoy what tastes good."
"Way too much sugar for anybody!!!"
"These bars were delicious, and I will be making them alot. They didn't even last a whole day in my house. I can't wait to make them for my son when he comes home on his military leave. He really loves anything with peanut butter in them."
"I plan on making these bars alot. They didn't even last a whole day in my house. I usually don't care for recipes with peanut butter in them but these were delicious. I can't wait to make them for my son when he comes home on his military leave. He loves peanut butter."
"Wasn't crazy about this recipe, was very dry tasting. Won't make it again, but my dog liked it, lol"
"This recipe was really easy & my family(4 growing boys & an awesome hubby) loved them! I don't even think they made it to the next day! I will make these again & again:)"
"These bars were dry & very bland. Added milk choc chips & peanut butter & semi sweet chips & still didn't add any taste. I have a better recipe that everyone craves"
"I made this recipe with my granddaughter this weekend and it was a hit. I just changed the chips to white chocolate. Thanks for the recipe1"
"The taste was good but way too dry for my family. I probably will not make it again."
"They looked so good and we all love peanut butter. I tried them, and was very disappointed because they were quite dry, and adding milk chocolate chips diminshed the peanut butter flavor.Not what I expected. [email protected]"
"My granddaughter wanted to make some bars, and I wanted to try this recipe. They turned out excellent. I put most of them into the freezer so we can take them out later for snacks. But mostly so I wouldn't eat them all!"
"I haven't tried it yet, I am a WW, and my hubby has to watch sugar, so I will use egg beaters, cholesterol, and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter for baking and Splenda, should cut it down considerably. Also, I like the idea of the other chips. I do this with all my recipes and am never disappointed."
"I found the time stated for recipe to be too long. My cake bars burnt with the specified minutes."
"The edges got way too brown waiting for the middle to get done. Just wasn't crazy about them."
"My husband and co-workers defined them as a big, thick peanut butter cookie! They were awesome. Instead of chocolate chips I used half a bag of mini peanut butter cups and half a bag of white chocolate chips. I brought a big tray to work and instead of bars I made squares,...Now I have to make another tray for my husband's office! When I read the cooking time of 50 minutes I said NO WAY so I set my oven timer for 25,..nd checked, and had to add more time,...I kept adding time until exactly 50 minutes. So the time turned to be correct (sorry for doubting! ;) ) I will make these again and again. Thanks for posting!!!!"
"i used 1/2 butterscotch chips & 1/2 chocolate chips which tastes great. I also baked it on a cookie sheet instead of a cake pan so they would be thinner as a bar. only baked for 25 mins, but the are still a bit dry i think. they looked really boring, so i did a chocolate drizzle on top to jaz them up a bit. I think they are OK, don't know if I will make them again or not."
"I've been making this recipe for more than thirty years. If you want more peanut butter flavor, then use peanut butter chips in place of half the amount of chocolate chips---I do. I also use a larger pan and bake them for less time, as well as putting the pan on a higher rack in the oven. Perhaps I am just in a cranky frame of mind today, and for this I apologize; however, I get really tired of the Nutrition Police posting their warnings. I would think that most of us are intelligent enough to realize than if you are on a diet, or have health restrictions, you won't be making this recipe. For those of you who are able to, I recommend the recipe. I mean, how often are you going to be eating these? Every day? Every week? Unlikely. Everything in moderation."
"They turned out very moist and super delicious. The only thing I found was that I'm going to have to adjust the baking time or temp because the edges were a little over cooked. But will definitely be making these again!!"
"I like to sprinkle choc chips over the top when i first take it out of the over then cover and spread when melted."
"Use egg substitute instead of 4 eggs if it's not good for the heart patient!"
"Delicious but don't make if trying to watch your weight or are on Weight Watchers!!!"
"This is one of my go to recipes. It is made from everyday items, goes together quickly and always satisfies the family. I use whole wheat flour for an added nutritional punch and a full bodied texture."
"I make this with a cake mix and fewer ingredients. It's very moist, and full of peanut butter flavor. It was shared by a neighbor who baked up a batch as a treat for my family some years ago. It is a "go to" recipe for me, requested regularly by our church youth group director, and friends."
"This was delicious and easy to make. I do not like to use anything boxed. The only thing I am going to add is a peanut butter glaze."
"I make these all the time. They get so many compliments! I recommend baking only 40 minutes."
"Correction- THEY turn out great! : )"
"Chewy, moist and packed with a perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter!"
"I thought these bars were okay, but not great.....not enough peanut butter flavor."
"There was nothing wrong with this recipe. It tasted acceptable, but there are so many bar recipes that taste excellent that this one is not worth repeating for me."
"I have made this twice in the past month... sooo good! It packs and travels very well. Not overly sweet (I use semisweet chocolate chips) but very flavorful. It makes a great snack, potluck offering, or picnic dessert and can be pre-cut into bars and wrapped individually for a car trip. Better than cookies and easier, too."
"These are so easy and delicious, and I always have the ingredients on hand!"
"I sure did like these Brownies, I used egg beaters and they came out great! Next time I will add walnuts. YUM !!!!"
"These were very easy. I've added white choc. chips at times and they were popular as well. To keep the edges from burning I watch it carefully the last 10 - to 15 minutes and if it is looking like it is browning too much I just quickly lay a piece of bakeing paper over the top to stop it from browning."
"These were very easy. I've added white choc. chips at times and they were popular as well. To keep the edges from burning I watch it carefully the last 10 - to 15 minutes and if it is loking like it is browning too much I just quickly lay a piece of bakeing paper over the top to stop it from browning."
"I avoided burning the edges by baking them for 40 minutes. Yum!!! I just wish they weren't so caloric."
"I have made these twice and the edges get very brown. I turned the temperature down and it still happened.They are very good!"
"I thought these were amazing. So soft and delicious!! Everyone loved them!"
"I have made these a few times and everyone flips over them. Delicious!"
"Fast, easy and delicious. My husband doesn't like brownies this is a great alternative."
"I wasn't impressed. They were just ok to me!"
"Made these last week and my family loved them! Sent some in to work with my husband and everyone asked for the recipe!Thanks for a great treat"
"I made these over the weekend and brought them into work. Everyone loves them and is asking for the recipe! I know they are good too when my husband, who doesn't eat sweets ate one with my son and said they were really good!!"


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Wednesday morning at the Old State House, Boston residents got to hear the Declaration of Independence read from the balcony, just as it first happened way back in 1776.
They do this every year, and it sounds like a pretty neat way to celebrate the 4th of July, especially with all the pomp and circumstance.
The only (minor) downer about this year's celebration is that the city of Boston decided to use confetti cannons meant for a Patriots Super Bowl parade that never happened after the team lost to the Giants in February.
We learned this little nugget of information from Curt Nickisch of NPR member station WBUR, who tweeted it and shared this photo and this photo with his followers.
Rub it in, why don't you?
We imagine fans of other NFL teams, particularly those in the AFC East, will take great pleasure in this. We're not sure if any Patriots fans or players knew about the confetti being used beforehand. But now that they do, we kind of wonder how they feel about it.
Nevermind. No need to answer that. You're over it.
(H/T NFL.com)
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Whizz, bang wallop. My CD burner has die. Probrably due to the fact that I am transferring loads of my old albums videos to CD, and it has been going non-stop for the past 2 weeks!
My last CD burner was an LG, and I was more than happy with what it produced. That one cost me £49.99 a couple of years ago, so I was expecting to pay around £30 this time.
I popped into Aria in Levenshulme, and they had some LG burners in the bargain bin. The LG GCE 8523B was in there and caught my eye immediately. The price also shocked me-£4.99!!! I grabbed it, and ran home.
The box contained the drive, am installation cd, cables, and a copy of Nero Smartsuite, that was not advertised on the box. Result!!! This is one of the best bits of software for CD Burners ever made!!!
It is a standard size for this kind of drive, measuring in at 14.6 cm wide, 18.5 cm deep and 4.1 cm tall. The fascia is the usual off-white color that these things seem to come in, and has an eject button, volume wheel, headphone socket and drive light. Nothing new here, but that's not a problem. It claims to be Burnproof (i.e., will not make coasters), and I am please to say, up to now it has lived up to this.
Installing the drive was a bit fiddly, but this is not LG's fault, more the fault of me trying to get as much in a case as possible!!
Windows XP took care of the software installation (Once again, I love XP!!), and I installed Nero.
I first burnt a 70 minute VCD on it at max speed (52x). It took 2 minutes 15 seconds, and it played perfectly. I also burnt an audio disk, and MP3 disc, and a disk of software all at top speed, and all without any problems.
The open/close function is nice and smooth, and the drive it'self was almost silent. These things don't often make much noise anyway, but this one is even better!
The Nero Smartsuite you get with it is an amazing program. The wizards that pop up are extremely useful, and are great for beginners and experts alike.
It does what it says on the box very well, and is highly recommended.
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THOUSANDS queued to see the bloody corpse of Colonel Gaddafi yesterday as Libya celebrated the end of his brutal regime.
Chanting "We want to see the dog!", crowds including young children filed past the body while filming it on their mobile phones. Most wore masks against the rotting stench of death.
The Mad Dog was put on display in a commercial freezer at a Misrata shopping centre after a postmortem revealed he was killed by a single shot to the head. One bullet was found in his brain and one in his abdomen.
Five hundred miles away in Benghazi, tens of thousands waved flags and danced in the streets as the ruling National Transitional Council declared a mass celebration to mark the end of the hated dictator's 42-year rule.
The event was staged there because its residents were the first to lead uprisings.
Hounded from his luxury homes, Colonel Gaddafi spent his final moments holed up in a filthy drainage pipe begging for mercy.
The cowardly dictator screamed "don't shoot, don't shoot" as rebels finally closed in to end his 42-year reign of brutality, mayhem and murder once and for all.
But 69-year-old Mad Dog's pleas fell on deaf ears and the seething Libyan gunmen dragged him from the pipe, battered him senseless then executed him with shots to his legs and head at 8.30am.
Click here for 'Confirmed Gaddafi dead: The day's key moments at a glance'
NTC official Salah el Ghazal was cheered as he said of 69-year-old Gaddafi's death: "This is the humiliating end that God wanted to set as example for anyone who practices the worst forms of injustice against their people."
In a passionate speech, lawyer Abdel Rahman el-Qeesy said: "Libya is the persevering fighter which has made a liar of the tyrant Muammar Gaddafi, the contemptible man who has become a corpse under the feet of our heroes."
Delighted resident Abdallah Idris, 30, said: "I was in the streets when Gaddafi sent his troops to kill the peaceful protesters in Benghazi last February. I have seen the killings and horror with my own eyes. There's no way I can miss today."
His jubilant niece Mariam, 15, added: "I am so happy. Long live free Libya!"
Foreign Secretary William Hague joined in the celebrations yesterday, saying: "The declaration of National Liberation represent a historic victory for the people of Libya and a decisive moment in their struggle for freedom. We are proud of everything we have done to assist so far."
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond added: "The Libyan people have liberated their country from a ruthless tyrant. They can be rightly proud."
But he said of Gaddafi's squalid death: "I think that the fledgling Libyan government will understand that its reputation in the international community is a little bit stained by what happened... we would have liked to see Gaddafi going on trial."
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US would back a UN probe into the shooting of the tyrant, who was captured alive near Sirte on Thursday.
Meanwhile, rebel fighters last night surrounded the area where Gaddafi's favourite son is believed to be hiding.
Saif al-Islam, 39, wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, is said to have escaped after travelling in the same convoy as his father. Commander Abdel Majid said his men had encircled the refuge south of Bani Walid to stop Saif fleeing to Niger.
Libya's acting Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibri announced yesterday that Islamic Sharia law is to become the "basic source" of the new legal system.


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For those who keep up, 2014 is sure to be an exciting year, with much competition, interesting mobile marketing campaigns and a fast pace.
Augmented Reality News, Videos and Strategy
Here is a collection of our latest Augmented Reality News, Videos and Strategy articles. I am constantly adding and updating articles, so be sure to check back regularly!
Augmented Reality Comes to the World of Greeting Cards (VIDEO)
The Gizmo greeting cards pair up a mobile app with stickers that can be placed on the greeting card to bring it to life.
Augmented Reality App Turns Joe Car-Owner into a Car Mechanic
The app uses augmented reality to help car owners perform routine maintenance tasks (like checking the oil and other fluids) on their cars themselves.
Chuck E Cheese Launches Augmented Reality Mobile App
There are a number of AR markers scattered throughout Chuck E Cheese restaurants which trigger animated characters when viewed through a mobile device running the app.
McDonald's App Uses Augmented Reality to Tell Diners What is in Their Meal (VIDEO)
McDonald's has created a mobile app that combines augmented reality with GPS and time/date to give customers a better idea of what goes in to the food they are eating.
Robbie Williams' Album Turned into Augmented Reality Advent Calendar
UK pop star Robbie Williams has added an AR feature to the cover of his Take the Crown album. When fans scan the cover with their mobile camera using the Robbie Williams app between now and Christmas, they will unlock daily treats.
Check Out This Augmented Reality Advent Calendar
'Tis the Season for creative marketing campaigns and augmented reality app-maker Zappar is not disappointing. Zappar recently released an augmented reality advent calendar that is very fun and creative.
Augmented Reality App Reconstructs Buildings From Years Gone By (Video)
The University of Newcastle's project uses the Layar app to deliver video, slides and images of buildings lost long ago right where they once stood.
One Direction's 'Take Me Home' Gets Augmented Reality Features
The band's label, Sony Music has partnered with augmented reality app-maker Zappar to create an AR-enabled picture book that is included in a special edition box set of One Direction's new Take Me Home album.
Taylor Swift's Red Gets an Augmented Reality Makeover
Now, when someone hovers over the cover of Taylor Swift's latest album Red, using her app, they will unlock exclusive new video footage of Swift.


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Poison Frog Colors Are Honest Signals of Toxicity, Particularly for Bird Predators
Martine E. Maan and Molly E. Cummings
The American Naturalist
Vol. 179, No. 1 (January 2012), pp. E1-E14
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AbstractAntipredator defenses and warning signals typically evolve in concert. However, the extensive variation across taxa in both these components of predator deterrence and the relationship between them are poorly understood. Here we test whether there is a predictive relationship between visual conspicuousness and toxicity levels across 10 populations of the color-polymorphic strawberry poison frog, Dendrobates pumilio. Using a mouse-based toxicity assay, we find extreme variation in toxicity between frog populations. This variation is significantly positively correlated with frog coloration brightness, a viewer-independent measure of visual conspicuousness (i.e., total reflectance flux). We also examine conspicuousness from the view of three potential predator taxa, as well as conspecific frogs, using taxon-specific visual detection models and three natural background substrates. We find very strong positive relationships between frog toxicity and conspicuousness for bird-specific perceptual models. Weaker but still positive correlations are found for crab and D. pumilio conspecific visual perception, while frog coloration as viewed by snakes is not related to toxicity. These results suggest that poison frog colors can be honest signals of prey unpalatability to predators and that birds in particular may exert selection on aposematic signal design.
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Diverse Participation in Public Contracting: Legal and Administrative Policy in the United States
Creating economic participation for marginalized groups is a global problem. For three decades, governments in the United States have used various forms of affirmative action to increase shares of public contracting for businesses owned by members of disadvantaged groups (African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native-Americans and sometimes women). These programs are controversial regarding the selection of preferred groups, the amount of the preferences, the duration of the programs, and which firms are actually benefited. After initial approval, the federal judiciary has applied the strict scrutiny standard to these programs by requiring that preferences only be used to remedy identified discrimination. These rulings have created a disparity study industry which has resulted in about 200 such studies at a cost of more than $100 million. Generally, after judicial review, the studies have been found to be inadequate. Consequently, more attention is being given to race and gender neutral programs (small business programs, smaller contracts, reduction of bonding and pre-qualification requirements, improved communication about contracting opportunities, and mentoring programs, etc.) This paper will discuss the evolution of the process to increase contracting participation for minority groups in the United States and consider options other countries have employed.
Keywords: Affirmative Action, Public Contracting, Economic Participation
Dr. George R. La Noue
Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Departments of Political Science and Public Policy, University of Maryland Graduate School Baltimore
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