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Seattle, March 11, 2010 — The extensive array of upscale public areas aboard the new Holland America Line Signature-class ship ms Nieuw Amsterdam reflects the brand's enhanced premium-class facilities and amenities, highlighted by décor honoring the historic glamour of New York City, known as Nieuw Amsterdam by its Dutch founders. Art, craftwork and historical artifacts documenting New York's Native American history and Dutch influences, along with the history and glamour of Holland America Line's 138-year association with the world's greatest city, are displayed throughout the ship's expertly finished public areas.
The new facilities are highlighted by Silk Den, a serene 52-seat lounge on Observation Deck (deck 11), featuring sweeping views of the ocean. Immediately adjacent is Tamarind, Nieuw Amsterdam's Pan Asian restaurant, which also features pan-optic sea views and, like Silk Den, is decorated with fine Asian handicrafts, including framed leather carvings set against gold leaf.
Guests in search of their own private outdoor haven need only visit the Observation Deck Cabana Club, a private, outdoor oasis located high above the lower decks. Guests can reserve the airy, tented Cabanas by the day or for an entire voyage. Nieuw Amsterdam also offers a second collection of Cabanas lining Nieuw Amsterdam's mid-ship Lido pool area. Equipped with luxurious chaises, ottomans and upholstered settees, the Cabanas feature bathrobes and plush towels, refreshments ranging from iced fruit skewers and frozen grapes to chocolate-covered strawberries and champagne, and iPods™ uploaded with a choice of music.
Additional premium facilities found on deck 11 include the Explorations Café powered by The New York Times. This comfortable, seagoing coffee bistro features an extensive library, Internet terminals, international newspapers, plush chairs and sofas, and a comfortable, upscale environment for reading and conversation. The Crow's Nest lounge, which completes Observation Deck's public areas, overlooks Nieuw Amsterdam's bow and features a collection of Nieuw Amsterdam memorabilia dating back to the original ship's 1906 launch and the heyday of Nieuw Amsterdam II, which carried the cream of international society between New York and Rotterdam in the post World War II era. A plush and quiet vantage point by day, the room transforms into a stylish dance club in the evening.
Kids are in control on Panorama Deck (deck 10), which features Club HAL®, the dedicated youth facilities and activities center offering supervised, age-appropriate programming for kids 3 to 12. And, because teens desire their own space, Holland America created The Loft, a hip lounge where teen-age cruisers can meet, have fun and hang out. The Loft is equipped with comfortable chairs and sofas, games and a new video editing facility, and is decorated as a typical New York street design of large murals featuring creations by top New York City graffiti artists, crosswalk, street signs, a real New York yellow cab and old-fashioned hot dog stand.
In addition to a fully equipped Fitness Center offering the largest gymnasium ever on a Holland America Line ship, Lido Deck (deck 9) features the inspiring Greenhouse Spa and Salon, providing premium beauty and wellness rituals from facials to bamboo and Thai poultice massages. The Greenhouse Spa's Thermal Suites offer premium private settings for detoxifying and relaxing therapy. Ladies can have their hair and nails done in the Salon. A relaxing Hydrotherapy Pool and Sauna complete the Greenhouse Spa facilities.
Lido Deck is also home to the ship's largest pool, the Lido Pool, which also features three Jacuzzis, and is flanked by the Cabanas. The entire area is covered by a retractable magradome, offering year-around opportunities for relaxing on deck. Guests can stop by the nearby Lido Bar and Terrace Grill for burgers, fries and grilled fare. Continuing on Lido Deck, the nearby Lido Restaurant features a wide variety of casual "comfort" cuisine with individual stations offering specialized ethnic and regional dishes.
The Sea View Pool on Deck 9 aft offers a sunny retreat with inspiring views of the ocean and ship's wake. Guests can break for refreshments at the Sea View Bar, which completes deck 9.
Promenade Deck (deck 3) begins with the Half Moon, Hudson and Stuyvesant meeting rooms, which offer flexible and functional meeting facilities including full audio/visual capabilities. The rooms provide the ideal private settings for group meetings and other gatherings. Nearby is the Screening Room, an ultra-plush 36-seat movie theater screening first-run films and special presentations.
Promenade also features The Signature Shops, an upscale shopping area headlined by Merabella, a luxury boutique offering high-end designer jewelry collections. Promenade also features Fine Jewelry, which specializes in diamonds and exotic gemstones; Fine Watches, offering top global brands; and Destination & Apparel, which features classic nautical wear and designs tailored to specific cruise regions. The Ocean Bar, centrally located on Promenade in the ship's atrium, provides a stylish vantage point from which to enjoy pre- or after-dinner drinks.
The Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine, a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen featuring gourmet cooking lessons from Holland America Line Master Chefs and celebrity guest chefs on many voyages, highlights the Lower Promenade (deck 2) public areas. The Culinary Arts Center is an interactive demonstration center providing guests with up-close access to the newest food preparation techniques and practices taught by the masters. When not providing cooking demonstrations, the room becomes the Queen's Lounge, an upscale performance venue and presentation room.
Meanwhile, night club Northern Lights offers guests a magical venue for late evening dancing.
Lower Promenade's Explorer's Lounge continues Nieuw Amsterdam's New York theme with a stunning wall-to-wall mixed media collage of the 17th Century New York City skyline by Dutch artist Harald Vlugt. The room also features sculpture and decorative accessories from New York's early Native American and European inhabitants. Nearby is the Digital Workshop powered by Microsoft Windows, an interactive design studio featuring free workshops led by Microsoft-trained "techsperts" who show guests how to take better pictures, make movies, edit images and create scrapbooks using Microsoft Windows and Windows Live. Here, cruise image-makers can also learn to share images via email, blogs and social networks, creating instant vacation updates.
Lower Promenade also includes a fully equipped Casino, offering 116 slots, blackjack, roulette, craps and a variety of poker games. Located adjacent is the Casino Bar, highlighted by a display of large-format contemporary and classic photographs of New York City (NYC) street scenes, sports icons, and American and Dutch celebrities. The NYC-centric décor is continued in the nearby Piano Bar, which also features live keyboard music.
Nieuw Amsterdam's soaring Atrium is highlighted by a majestic telescoping chandelier designed to honor New York City's iconic skyline. The LED-equipped chandelier is lit in an ever-varying spectrum of rich colors.
The Deck 2 Pinnacle Grill and Pinnacle Bar offers an exclusive, reservations-only dining experience and exclusive wine lounge in a glamorous setting. The grand, three-level Showroom at Sea spans decks 2 and 3, and offers impeccable sightlines for feature production shows and headline entertainment.
Built at Fincantieri's Marghera yard near Venice, Italy, the 2,106-guest Nieuw Amsterdam will sail its maiden voyage July 4, 2010. After several 12-day Mediterranean sailings, Nieuw Amsterdam embarks on a fall crossing of the Atlantic for the warmth of the Caribbean with seven-day eastern and western island itineraries from November through March of the next year. For more information on Nieuw Amsterdam, visit www.hollandamerica.com.
Find Holland America Line on Twitter, Facebook and the Holland America Blog. Access all social media outlets via the Online Communities quick link on the home page at www.hollandamerica.com.
About Holland America Line [a division of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE: CCL and CUK)]
Holland America Line's fleet of 14 ships offers nearly 500 cruises to 320 ports in more than 100 countries, territories or dependencies. Two- to 108-day itineraries visit all seven continents, and highlights include Antarctica, South America, Australia/New Zealand and Asia voyages; a Grand World Voyage; and popular sailings to ports in the Caribbean, Alaska, Mexico, Canada/New England, Europe and Panama Canal. A 15th ship, ms Nieuw Amsterdam, is scheduled to join the fleet in 2010.
Fleetwide, the company features Signature of Excellence enhancements, a commitment totaling more than $525 million, that showcase the Culinary Arts Center presented by Food & Wine magazine - a state-of-the-art onboard show kitchen where more than 60 celebrated guest chefs and culinary experts provide cooking demonstrations and classes - Explorations Café powered by The New York Times, teens-only activity areas and all new stateroom amenities highlighted by flat-panel TVs and plush Euro-top Mariner's Dream Beds.
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The highest-rated premium cruise line in the world, Holland America Line is a member of the exclusive World's Leading Cruise Lines alliance, which also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Seabourn Cruise Line and Costa Cruises. Sharing a passion to please each guest and a commitment to quality and value, these lines appeal to a wide range of lifestyles and budgets. The World's Leading Cruise Lines offer exciting and enriching cruise vacations to the world's most desirable destinations.


text: Once upon a time, Jamie Zawinski <jwz jwz org> said: > Chris Adams wrote: > > Some other RPMs have code that detects i386 vs. i686 vs. Athlon > > (really "regular" vs. MMX/SSE/etc.) at runtime and uses the best > > available. > > Just curious -- which packages are those? (Besides X and kernel.) I think some of the video related libraries do, but I don't know which right off. A quick check on my system (FC2 still) looks like: /usr/X11R6/lib/libOSMesa.so.4 checks for MMX, 3DNow!, SSE /usr/bin/gimp checks for MMX, 3DNow!, SSE /usr/bin/xmms may use MMX, 3DNow! /usr/lib/libFLAC.so.4 may use cmov, MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNow! /usr/lib/libSDL-1.2.so.0 may use MMX, SSE /usr/lib/libgstreamer-0.8.so may use MMX, 3DNow!, SSE /usr/lib/libasound.so.2 may use MMX Looking at libraries on my system, I also see special versions of some libraries: /lib/tls/libdb-4.2.so /usr/lib/tls/libdb_cxx-4.2.so /usr/lib/sse2/libgmp.so.3 /usr/lib/sse2/libgmpxx.so.3 /usr/lib/sse2/libmp.so.3 The tls libraries are different because of threading, but that is i686 related. I also see other things (from freshrpms and such) that are i386 arch but the library/binary has MMX/SSE/etc. detection code. -- Chris Adams <cmadams hiwaay net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.

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AFTER months of uncertainty, a blueprint for housing and economic growth in south Worcestershire, incluidng Inkberrow, has received the final seal of approval.
The controversial South Worcestershire Development Plan (SWDP) was given the green light by Wychavon District Council after already receiving support from Worcester City Council and Malvern Hills District Council.
The scheme, which acts as a blueprint for south Worcestershire's economic and housing growth until 2030, should now be adopted by the end of 2013.
Councillor Marc Bayliss, chairman of the SWDP joint advisory panel, said: "It's been a bumpy road getting to this stage, but I'm delighted that all three councils have approved the draft plan and we can now get on with the next steps of this important process.
"It's vital that we get the South Worcestershire Development Plan adopted by all three councils so we can control our own destiny."
A recent meeting saw 30 councillors support the plan with five abstentions and no votes against.
Inkberrow ward member Audrey Steel said local villages must now accept change.
"Villages must look forward and not allow themselves to live in a cocoon otherwise they will find themselves isolated," she said.
The draft plan includes a range of changes to the earlier version of the document following a consultation over the summer which attracted more than 3,500 responses.
Last month the SWDP looked to be in danger when Malvern Hills District Council threw out a motion supporting the plan, which had taken more than five years to complete.
A last-minute U-turn saw them rejoin.


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Solution to today's crossword in the New York Times
Solution to today's SYNDICATED New York Times crossword in all other publications
CROSSWORD SETTER: Gary Cee
THEME: Hits and Ms.es … today's themed answers are all hit songs that included a woman's given name. The clues make reference to that female moniker:
22A. "Greetings, Ms. Retton!" : HELLO MARY LOUBILL BUTLER'S COMPLETION TIME: 32m 57s
31A. "Very nice, Ms. Kennedy!" : SWEET CAROLINE
37A. "Hurry up, Ms. Brennan!" : COME ON EILEEN
55A. "Cheer up, Ms. Teasdale!" : SARA SMILE
62A. "Am I the one, Ms. Andrews?" : JULIE DO YA LOVE ME?
74A. "You look hot in a thong, Ms. Hawkins!" : SEXY SADIE
86A. "I need a hand, Ms. Fleming!" : HELP ME, RHONDA
94A. "Leave it alone, Ms. Zellweger!" : WALK AWAY RENEE
110A. "Time to show your cards, Ms. Field!" : LAY DOWN SALLY
Today's Wiki-est, Amazonian Googlies
1. Parade organizer : MACY'S
The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City has been held every year since 1924, with a brief suspension from 1942-1944. The parade was halted during WWII as there was a need for rubber and helium to support the war effort.
11. One-named singer with the hit "Locked Up" : AKON
Akon is a Sengalese American R&B and hip hop singer, who was born in St. Louis but lived much of his early life in Senegal. Akon's real name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam.
18. Recipe amount : A DASH
In cooking, a "dash" is a very small measure, one that is often undefined. However, you can in fact buy some measuring spoons that define not only a dash, but also a "pinch" and a "smidgen" as follows:
- a dash is 1/8 teaspoon
- a pinch is 1/16 teaspoon
- a smidgen is 1/32 teaspoon
19. ___ mama (tropical drink) : BAHAMA
If you'd care to try the drink called a Bahama Mama, one recipe is:
- 1 part rum
- 1 part coconut rum
- 1 part grenadine
- 2 parts orange juice
- 2 parts pineapple juice
22. "Greetings, Ms. Retton!" : HELLO MARY LOU
"Hello Mary Lou" is a song that was co-written by Gene Pitney and a hit for Ricky Nelson in 1961. I have a nice version of the song that's performed by the Australian group called the Seekers.
Mary Lou Retton is an Olympic champion gymnast from Fairmont, West Virginia. Retton won Olympic Individual All-Around gold in the 1984 games, making her the first female athlete to do so who wasn't from Eastern Europe.
24. Orwellian state : DYSTOPIA
A dystopia is an imaginary community in which the residents live unhappily and in fear. "Dystopia" is the opposite of "utopia". One example of such a society is that described by George Orwell in "Nineteen Eighty-Four".
31. "Very nice, Ms. Kennedy!" : SWEET CAROLINE
"Sweet Caroline" is a classic soft rock song written and performed by Neil Diamond. The inspiration for the song was Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F Kennedy. Sweet Caroline Kennedy was 11 years old at the time the song was released.
35. March org.? : ROTC
The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is a training program for officers based in colleges all around the US. The ROTC program was established in 1862 when as a condition of receiving a land-grant to create colleges, the federal government required that military tactics be part of a new school's curriculum.
36. Admiral's inits. : USN
United States Navy (USN)
37. "Hurry up, Ms. Brennan!" : COME ON EILEEN
"Come on Eileen" is a great song by the English group Dexys Midnight Runners that was released in 1982. The astronauts on one of the Space Shuttle Discovery missions were woken up by NASA on the final day to the strains of "Come on Eileen". The mission's commander was astronaut Eileen Collins.
Eileen Brenna was an actress from Los Angeles who is perhaps best remembered for playing Captain Doreen Lewis in the 1980 comedy film "Private Benjamin".
49. Like some queens : APIAN
"Apis" is the Latin for "bee".
51. Market makeup: Abbr. : COS
Companies (cos.)
52. Summer month in France : AOUT
"Août" is the French for August, and "juillet" is French for July (note that the name of months aren't capitalized in French).
53. Kind of cat : MANX
I've seen Manx cats by the dozen on their native island. They're found all over the Isle of Man (hence the name "Manx") located in the middle of the Irish Sea. Manx cats have just a stub of a tail, and hence are called "stubbins" by the locals.
54. Feature of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West : ONE EYE
On the original "Oz" stories by L. Frank Baum, the Wicked Witch of the West is depicted in illustrations with an eyepatch. Baum tells us that she had only one good eye, but that eye "was as powerful as a telescope". The Wicked Witch has two good eyes in the famous 1939 movie adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz".
55. "Cheer up, Ms. Teasdale!" : SARA SMILE
"Sara Smile" was the first US Top 10 hit for the duo Hall & Oates.
Sara Teasdale was a poet from St. Louis, Missouri although she spent much of her adult life in New York City. Examples of Teasdale's most famous poems are "There Will Come Soft Rains" and "I Shall Not Care". Teasdale committed suicide in 1933 by taking an overdose of sleeping pills.
58. Bearded one : GNU
A gnu is also known as a wildebeest, and is an antelope native to Africa. "Wildebeest" is actually the Dutch word for "wild beast".
59. Title character in an A. A. Milne play : MR PIM
A. A. Milne (of "Winnie-the-Pooh" fame) wrote a play called "Mr. Pim Passes By" in 1919. The play was a big hit and starred Leslie Howard in the original London production.
62. "Am I the one, Ms. Andrews?" : JULIE DO YA LOVE ME?
"Julie Do Ya Love Me" was a 1970 hit for sixties and seventies teen idol Bobby Sherman.
The actress and singer Julie Andrews was made a Dame in 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II. The most famous roles played by Andrews were probably the leads in "Mary Poppins" (1964) and "The Sound of Music" (1965). More recently she has had a recurring role in "The Princess Diaries" (2001) and the film's 2004 sequel.
69. Shorties : RUNTS
Back around 1500. a runt was an old or decayed tree stump, and by the early 1600s "runt" was being used to describe animals that were similarly old and decayed. Ultimately "runt" came to mean the smallest and often sickest in a litter.
71. Scuba tank meas. : PSI
Pounds Per Square Inch (PSI) is a measure of pressure.
Jacques-Yves Cousteau started off his career in the French Navy, aiming for a working life in aviation. Because of a car accident, Cousteau had to abandon his first career choice and instead went to sea. Famously, he invented the Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA), also called the aqualung.
74. "You look hot in a thong, Ms. Hawkins!" : SEXY SADIE
"Sexy Sadie" is a song written by John Lennon and released by the Beatles in 1968. Lennon wrote the song in India, and its original title was "Maharishi".
Sadie Hawkins is a character in Al Capp's comic strip "Li'l Abner". Sadie was still a spinster at the age of 35 so declared a "Sadie Hawkins Day" in which she chased the local men in a footrace, with marriage as the prize when one was caught.
76. Firenze's home : ITALIA
"Firenze" is the Italian name for the city that we know in English as Florence.
81. German name part : VON
"Von" is German for "from".
83. Barbecue needs : COALS
It is believed that our word "barbecue" comes from the Taíno people of the Caribbean in whose language "barbacoa" means "sacred fire pit".
85. Nothing special: Abbr. : REG
Regular (reg.)
86. "I need a hand, Ms. Fleming!" : HELP ME, RHONDA
"Help Me, Rhonda" is a Beach Boys hit written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, released in 1965. When the song was first issued as a track on the album "Today!", the song was titled "Help Me, Ronda" (note the spelling of "Ronda"). When the song was released as a single a month later, the title used the spelling with which we are familiar: "Help Me, Rhonda".
Rhonda Fleming is a film and television actress who was most successful in the forties and fifties. Back then, Fleming had bright red hair to offset a fair complexion. Her appearance was so suited for the Technicolor process that Flaming had the nickname "The Queen of Technicolor".
88. N.R.C. forerunner : AEC
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was set up right after WWII in 1946, with the aim of promoting the peaceful use of atomic energy. Establishing the AEC was a significant move made by President Truman, as it passed control of atomic energy from the military to the civilian sector. The AEC continued to operate until 1974 when its functions were divided up into two new agencies: the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
90. Classical "You too?" : ET TU?
It was Shakespeare who popularized the words "Et tu, Brute?" (And you, Brutus?), in his play "Julius Caesar", although the phrase had been around long before he penned his drama. It's not known what Julius Caesar actually said in real life just before he was assassinated on the steps of the Senate in Rome.
94. "Leave it alone, Ms. Zellweger!" : WALK AWAY RENEE
"Walk Away Renée" is a hit song by the band called The Left Banke, released in 1966. It was composed by the band's keyboard player, Michael Brown, when he was just 16-years-old.
Renée Zellweger's big break came in the 1996 movie "Jerry Maguire". A few years later she followed that up with a string of successes in "Bridget Jones Diary" (2001), "Chicago" (2002) and "Cold Mountain" (2003). My wife and I love watching her play Bridget Jones, and as someone coming from the British Isles I have to say she does a remarkable job with the accent. She worked hard to perfect that accent, and of course she had a voice coach. She also went "undercover" and worked as a temp in an office for three weeks fine-tuning her skills.
100. "Absolutely Fabulous" or "Father Ted" : BRITCOM
British sitcom (Britcom)
"Absolutely Fabulous" (sometimes shortened to "Ab Fab") is a cult-classic sitcom produced by the BBC. The two stars of the show are Jennifer Saunders (Edina Monsoon) and Joanna Lumley (Patsy Stone).
"Father Ted" is a British sitcom set in Ireland, about three priest living on a remote island off the west coast of the country. There have been a couple of attempts to remake "Father Ted" for the American market. Let's hope the project works out one day …
103. Jai ___ : ALAI
Even though jai alai is often said to be the fastest sport in the world because of the speed of the ball, in fact golf balls usually get going at a greater clip. Although, as a lind blog reader once pointed out to me, you don't have to catch a golf ball …
104. First razor with a pivoting head : ATRA
Fortunately for crossword setters, the Atra razor was introduced by Gillette in 1977. The Atra was sold as the Contour in some markets and its derivative products are still around today.
105. Yvonne with the 1978 #1 hit "If I Can't Have You" : ELLIMAN
Yvonne Elliman is a singer from Honolulu who launched her career from London. Elliman landed the role of Mary Magdalene in the original recording of "Jesus Christ Superstar" and then played the role on stage there for four years. Elliman reprised the role in the Broadway production of the show. While the Bee Gees were working on the score for "Saturday Night Fever", they actually wrote the hit "How Deep Is Your Love" for Elliman, but they ended performing the song themselves for the movie.
108. Pitcher Valenzuela : FERNANDO
Fernando Valenzuela is a former baseball pitcher from a small town in the state of Sonora, Mexico. Valenzuela played most of this career with the LA Dodgers.
110. "Time to show your cards, Ms. Field!" : LAY DOWN SALLY
"Lay Down Sally" is a fabulous song co-written by Eric Clapton, and recorded by him in 1977.
Actress Sally Field first came to the public's attention in the sixties with title roles in the TV shows "Gidget" and "The Flying Nun". She has two Best Actress Oscars; one for "Norma Rae" (1979) and one for "Places in the Heart" (1984).
113. TV's Ashley and Mary-Kate : OLSENS
I don't know anything about the Olsen twins, but I am told that folks believe Mary-Kate and Ashley to be identical twins. They look very much alike, but are in fact just fraternal twins.
114. Kate's TV partner : ALLIE
"Kate & Allie" ran from 1984 to 1989, starring Susan Saint James as Kate, and Jane Curtin as Allie. Jane Curtin won two Emmy awards for her work on the series, while Susan Saint James ... did not.
118. More Solomonic : WISER
According to the Bible, Solomon was the son of David and a king of Israel. Notably, Solomon is described as being very wise. In the story known as "the Judgment of Solomon", Solomon was asked to decide who of two quarreling women was the mother of a baby. He suggested that they cut the baby in two with a sword, forcing one of the women to surrender the child rather than see it die. Solomon gave the child to the woman who showed compassion.
1. HBO host Bill : MAHER
Bill Maher is a stand-up comedian and political commentator. Maher has an HBO television show called "Real Time with Bill Maher" which is essentially a follow-on from the very successful "Politically Incorrect" that started out on Comedy Central.
2. Singer with the hit albums "19" and "21" : ADELE
The English singer Adele Adkins goes by the stage name "Adele". Adele describes her musical style as "heartbroken soul". Not too long ago, Adele wrote and performed the theme song for the latest James Bond film, "Skyfall".
4. Designer inits. : YSL
Yves Saint-Laurent was a French fashion designer, actually born in Algeria. Saint-Laurent started off working as an assistant to Christian Dior at the age of 17. Dior died just four years later, and as a very young man Saint-Laurent was named head of the House of Dior. However, in 1950 Saint-Laurent was conscripted into the French Army and ended up in a military hospital after suffering a mental breakdown from the hazing inflicted on him by his fellow soldiers. His treatment included electroshock therapy and administration of sedatives and psychoactive drugs. He was released from prison, managed to pull his life back together and started his own fashion house. A remarkable story ...
5. 2,000 pounds : SHORT TON
Here in the US, a ton is equivalent to 2,000 pounds. Over in the UK, a ton is 2,240 pounds. The UK unit is sometimes referred to as an Imperial ton or sometimes a "long ton". Folks over there refer to the US ton then as a "short ton". To further complicate matters, there is also a "metric ton" or "tonne", which is equivalent to 2,204 pounds. I wish we'd just stick to kilograms …
8. 1980s-'90s Corbin Bernsen TV drama : LA LAW
"L.A. Law" ran on NBC from 1986 to 1994, and was one of the network's most successful drama series. It took over from the equally successful "Hill Street Blues" in the Thursday night 10 p.m. slot until, after a six-year run, it was itself replaced by yet another respected drama, "E.R." The opening credits showed that famous California licence plate. The plate was on a Jaguar XJ for most of the series, but moved onto a Bentley towards the end of the run. For each series the registration sticker was updated, so no laws were being broken.
Corbin Bernsen is mainly a television actor. He really hit the big times playing lawyer Arnold Becker on "LA Law", and now appears regularly on the USA comedy-drama hit "Psych". Bernsen is a collector of snow globes and has over 8,000 of them, making him the owner of one of the largest snow globe collections in the world.
10. ___ de Nil (pale yellowish green) : EAU
The color known as "eau de nil" is a pale yellowish green. The name translates from French as "water of the Nile".
13. Figure skating champion Brian : ORSER
Brian Orser is a retired Canadian figure skater. Orser was one of the "combatants" in the Battle of the Brians, the name given to the rivalry between Brian Orser and US skater Brian Boitano.
14. Cavil : NIT
A cavil is a trivial objection, a nit.
16. Par ___ : AVION
"Par avion" is the French term for "by airplane". We're used to seeing "par avion" on a blue sticker under the words "Air Mail" on our mail.
17. "Moneyball" subject Billy : BEANE
Billy Beane is the general manager of the Oakland Athletics baseball team. Michael Lewis wrote his book "Moneyball" about the way Billy Beane built his team by bringing on board players who were "undervalued", getting the maximum benefit from his limited payroll budget. I must admit I know nothing about baseball, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Moneyball", and the film adaptation with Brad Pitt playing Beane.
21. All ___ Day : SOULS'
All Souls' Day is a religious holiday mainly in the Roman Catholic tradition. All Souls' Day is observed on November 2nd annually, and is a commemoration of the "faithful departed".
27. Global commerce grp. since 1995 : WTO
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was laid down in 1949, a compromise solution reached by participating governments after they failed in their goal to establish the International Trade Organization. Finally in 1995, a similar organization was formed and the World Trade Organization (WTO) effectively succeeded GATT.
38. Sushi fish : OPAH
Opah is the more correct name for the fish also known as the sunfish, moonfish or Jerusalem haddock. I've seen one in the Monterrey Aquarium. It is huge ...
39. Cause of yawning : ENNUI
"Ennui" is the French word for boredom, a word that we now use in English. It's one of the few French words we've imported that we haven't anglicized and actually pronounce "correctly".
41. Port city from which Amelia Earhart last flew : LAE
Lae is the second largest city in Papua New-Guinea (after the capital, Port Moresby). It was from the airport at Lae that Amelia Earhart departed in 1937, never to be seen again.
Amelia Earhart is as famous today as she was during her lifetime. When she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic she was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by Congress, and the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French government. She made two attempts to circumnavigate the globe by air (not solo). Her first attempt in March 1937 had to be abandoned when her aircraft was damaged during takeoff. The second attempt in June/July of the same year ended when Earhart and her navigator disappeared flying from Lae, New Guinea to Howland Island in the Central Pacific.
45. La ___, Dominican Republic (first Spanish settlement in the Americas) : ISABELA
"La Isabela" was a settlement in todays' Dominican Republic founded by Christopher Columbus in 1493 that was named for Queen Isabella I of Castile. La Isabela only lasted for a few years, and Columbus turned his attention to a new settlement that is now Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.
47. Whine : PULE
"To pule" is to whine or whimper. "Pule" is derived from the French word "piauler" which translates as "to cheep, chirp".
51. Military wear, for short : CAMO
Our term "camouflage" evolved directly from a Parisian slang term "camoufler" meaning "to disguise". The term was first used in WWI, although the British navy at that time preferred the expression "dazzle-painting".
52. Date for Denis : AMIE
A male friend in France is "un ami", and a female friend is "une amie".
55. The "S" of R.S.V.P. : S'IL
RSVP stands for "répondez s'il vous plaît", which is French for "please, answer".
62. Noisy birds : JAYS
The bird known as a "jay" is sometimes called a "magpie", although the terms are not completely interchangeable.
63. Fairies' land : ERIN
"Éire", is the Irish word for "Ireland". "Erin" is an anglicized version of "Éire" and actually corresponds to "Éirinn", the dative case of "Éire".
I am not sure that the Irish lay claim to that many fairies …
65. Drapery material : VOILE
Voile is a soft and sheer fabric usually made from cotton that is often used as a window treatment. Voile curtains are similar to net curtains and may be used as mosquito nets, for example. Aptly enough, "voile" is the French word for "veil".
66. Athlete who wrote "A Hard Road to Glory" : ASHE
Arthur Ashe was a professional tennis player from Richmond, Virginia. In his youth, Ashe found himself having to travel great distances to play against Caucasian opponents due to the segregation that still existed in his home state. He was rewarded for his dedication by being selected for the 1963 US Davis Cup team, the first African American player to be so honored. Ashe continued to run into trouble because of his ethnicity though, and in 1968 was denied entry into South Africa to play in the South African Open. In 1979 Ashe suffered a heart attack and had bypass surgery, with follow-up surgery four years later during which he contracted HIV from blood transfusions. Ashe passed away in 1993 due to complications from AIDS. Shortly afterwards, Ashe was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bill Clinton.
77. Sports org. supported by 66-Down : ATP
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is an organization that looks after the interests of male tennis professionals. The equivalent organization for women is the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
78. Beat it : LAM
To be "on the lam" is to be in flight, to have escaped from prison. "On the lam" is American slang that originated at the end of the 19th century. The word "lam" also means to "beat" or "thrash", as in "lambaste". So "on the lam" might derive from the phrase "to beat it, to scram".
91. Power in old Hollywood : TYRONE
Tyrone Power was a Hollywood actor from Cincinnati, Ohio. Power tended to play the romantic lead, as well as the swashbuckler that was so popular in the thirties. His career was interrupted during WWII when he volunteered to serve with the Marine Corps as a pilot. Power served with distinction and resumed his career after the war. He died on set, suffering a massive heart attack while filming a sword duel with his friend George Sanders. Power was only 44 years of age.
95. Northern native : ALEUT
The Aleuts live on the Aleutian Islands of the North Pacific, and on the Commander Islands at the western end of the same island chain. The Aleutian Islands are part of the United States, and the Commander Islands are in Russia.
96. Film fish : WANDA
I think that the 1988 comedy "A Fish Called Wanda" is very under-appreciated. The film was co-written by and stars John Cleese, and has an exceptional cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Cleese's friend from "Monty Python", Michael Palin. The "fish" in the film is the con artist Wanda, played by Curtis.
97. Football Hall-of-Fame coach Greasy : NEALE
Greasy Neale was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1941-1950.
98. "Family Ties" mom : ELYSE
The actress Meredith Baxter is best known for playing the mother (Elyse) in the eighties sitcom "Family Ties". Baxter's big break on television came with a title role on a short-lived sitcom called "Bridget Loves Bernie". She ended up marrying David Birney, her co-star on "Bridget Loves Bernie", and so was known for many years as Meredith Baxter-Birney. She changed her name back to Meredith Baxter when the pair divorced in 1989.
101. Dragon puppet : OLLIE
"Kukla, Fran and Ollie" is an early television show that aired from 1947-1957. Kukla and Ollie (Oliver J. Dragon) were puppets and Fran was Fran Allison, usually the only human on the show.
102. One-third of an old Hollywood trio : MAYER
Lazar Meir was born in Belarus in 1884, but we know him better as Louis B. Mayer, the famous American film producer and boss of MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer).
109. ___ Lingus : AER
Aer Lingus is my favorite airline! Well, the service isn't that great, but when I get on board an Aer Lingus plane I feel like I am back in Ireland. Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland, with "Aer Lingus" being a phonetic spelling of the Irish "aer-loingeas" meaning "air fleet". These days Aer Lingus can only lay claim to the title of Ireland's oldest airline as it is no longer the biggest. That honor goes to the controversial budget airline called Ryanair.
111. Rope-a-dope boxer : ALI
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier had three memorable fights. The first was billed as the "Fight of the Century" and took place in 1971 in Madison Square Garden. It was a fight between two great boxers, both of whom were undefeated up till that point. Frazier won in a unanimous decision after fifteen rounds. A couple of years later, in 1973, Frazier lost his title to George Foreman. Ali and Frazier had a non-title rematch in 1974, with Ali coming out ahead this time, also in a unanimous decision. Later that year, Ali grabbed back the World Heavyweight Title in "The Rumble in the Jungle", the famous "rope-a-dope" fight against George Foreman. That set the stage for the third and final fight between Ali and Frazier, "The Thrilla in Manila". Ali won the early rounds, but Frazier made a comeback in the middle of the fight. Ali took control at the end of the bout, so much so that Frazier wasn't able to come out of his corner for the 15th and final round. He couldn't come out of his corner because both of his eyes were swollen shut, giving Ali a victory due to a technical knockout (TKO).
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1. Parade organizer : MACY'S
6. Fake : FALSE
11. One-named singer with the hit "Locked Up" : AKON
15. Pat gently : DAB
18. Recipe amount : A DASH
19. ___ mama (tropical drink) : BAHAMA
20. Belittling : DERISIVE
22. "Greetings, Ms. Retton!" : HELLO MARY LOU
24. Orwellian state : DYSTOPIA
25. Right angle : ELL
26. Turkey isn't one : RED MEAT
27. One who's done the "I do's" : WIFE
28. "___ further review ..." : UPON
29. Handle again? : RETITLE
31. "Very nice, Ms. Kennedy!" : SWEET CAROLINE
34. Eight, for starters? : OCTO-
35. March org.? : ROTC
36. Admiral's inits. : USN
37. "Hurry up, Ms. Brennan!" : COME ON EILEEN
44. Little birdie : TIT
46. 3.0 or 4.0 : GPA
49. Like some queens : APIAN
50. Sports league-backed cable network : NBA TV
51. Market makeup: Abbr. : COS
52. Summer month in France : AOUT
53. Kind of cat : MANX
54. Feature of Oz's Wicked Witch of the West : ONE EYE
55. "Cheer up, Ms. Teasdale!" : SARA SMILE
57. Advanced deg. : PHD
58. Bearded one : GNU
59. Title character in an A. A. Milne play : MR PIM
61. Person who holds property in trust : BAILEE
62. "Am I the one, Ms. Andrews?" : JULIE DO YA LOVE ME?
66. "Sí!" at sea : AYE AYE!
69. Shorties : RUNTS
70. "Hurrah!" : OLE!
71. Scuba tank meas. : PSI
74. "You look hot in a thong, Ms. Hawkins!" : SEXY SADIE
76. Firenze's home : ITALIA
79. Bad mark : BLOT
80. "___ off!" : HATS
81. German name part : VON
82. Rock genre : METAL
83. Barbecue needs : COALS
84. Go off : ERR
85. Nothing special: Abbr. : REG
86. "I need a hand, Ms. Fleming!" : HELP ME, RHONDA
88. N.R.C. forerunner : AEC
90. Classical "You too?" : ET TU?
93. Big ___ Conference : EAST
94. "Leave it alone, Ms. Zellweger!" : WALK AWAY RENEE
100. "Absolutely Fabulous" or "Father Ted" : BRITCOM
103. Jai ___ : ALAI
104. First razor with a pivoting head : ATRA
105. Yvonne with the 1978 #1 hit "If I Can't Have You" : ELLIMAN
107. Portuguese "she" : ELA
108. Pitcher Valenzuela : FERNANDO
110. "Time to show your cards, Ms. Field!" : LAY DOWN SALLY
112. Pulled : TUGGED ON
113. TV's Ashley and Mary-Kate : OLSENS
114. Kate's TV partner : ALLIE
115. Maxime or Marie: Abbr. : STE
116. Fury : RAGE
117. Agemates : PEERS
118. More Solomonic : WISER
1. HBO host Bill : MAHER
2. Singer with the hit albums "19" and "21" : ADELE
3. Remember : CALL TO MIND
4. Designer inits. : YSL
5. 2,000 pounds : SHORT TON
6. Food source : FARM
7. "Oh, now I see" : AH YES
8. 1980s-'90s Corbin Bernsen TV drama : LA LAW
9. Cuffed : SMOTE
10. ___ de Nil (pale yellowish green) : EAU
11. Hound : ADDICT
12. Main cause : KEY FACTOR
13. Figure skating champion Brian : ORSER
14. Cavil : NIT
15. Bread flavorer : DIPPING OIL
16. Par ___ : AVION
17. "Moneyball" subject Billy : BEANE
19. Urged : BADE
21. All ___ Day : SOULS'
23. Breakfast order : MELON
27. Global commerce grp. since 1995 : WTO
30. Alpine climber's tool : ICE AX
32. Seaside eagle : ERN
33. No longer closeted : OUT
37. Not serious, in a way : CAMP
38. Sushi fish : OPAH
39. Cause of yawning : ENNUI
40. "Can ___ next?" : I BE
41. Port city from which Amelia Earhart last flew : LAE
42. Older form of a word : ETYMON
43. Always : EVERY TIME
45. La ___, Dominican Republic (first Spanish settlement in the Americas) : ISABELA
47. Whine : PULE
48. Suit to ___ : A TEE
51. Military wear, for short : CAMO
52. Date for Denis : AMIE
54. Away for a while : ON LEAVE
55. The "S" of R.S.V.P. : S'IL
56. Matching : SAME
58. Blokes : GUYS
60. Aqua, e.g. : PASTEL
62. Noisy birds : JAYS
63. Fairies' land : ERIN
64. Having a projected date of : DUE
65. Drapery material : VOILE
66. Athlete who wrote "A Hard Road to Glory" : ASHE
67. Juniors, e.g. : YEAR
68. Egg choice : EXTRA-LARGE
71. Botanists' microscopic study : PLANT CELLS
72. Persuaded : SOLD
73. "___ jungle out there" : IT'S A
75. Cutthroat : DOG-EAT-DOG
77. Sports org. supported by 66-Down : ATP
78. Beat it : LAM
79. Hype : BOOST
83. Logging aid : CHAINSAW
85. Home theater brand : RCA
86. Aqua, e.g. : HUE
87. Broadcast as an encore : RERAN
89. Barely managing, with "out" : EKING
91. Power in old Hollywood : TYRONE
92. Singsong syllable : TRA
94. Drifts : WAFTS
95. Northern native : ALEUT
96. Film fish : WANDA
97. Football Hall-of-Fame coach Greasy : NEALE
98. "Family Ties" mom : ELYSE
99. Black-berried tree : ELDER
100. Gran Turismos and others : BMWS
101. Dragon puppet : OLLIE
102. One-third of an old Hollywood trio : MAYER
106. They carry charges : IONS
109. ___ Lingus : AER
110. Cut : LOP
111. Rope-a-dope boxer : ALI
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Richard Clayton, chairman of the Risborough Area Partnership, has developed a new portal for the Risborough area.
He said: "It is meant to be the place to go for all information for the area."
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TOKYO (AP) — Several people along the northeastern coast of Japan are reported injured, and buildings in Tokyo and elsewhere swayed for several minutes today after a strong quake struck the same coastal area devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami. The quake generated small waves, but there are no reports of heavy damage. Officials say there were repeated, smaller aftershocks.


text: ISLAMABAD - Defence Minister Kh Muhammad Asif has distanced himself from the affairs of the Ministry of Defence, following the civil-military conflict, what many believe emanated from his harsh and scathing statement against former military dictator Pervez Musharraf after his indictment in the high treason case and that too on the floor of the National Assembly. Although Kh Asif had rarely visited his office in the Ministry of Defence located in Rawalpindi after getting the additional charge of the ministry, after the development of bad taste with the armed forces he further kept himself aloof from the ministerial affairs, a source in the ministry revealed. He was so indifferent from the affairs of the Defence Ministry that the letter asking Pemra to initiate legal proceedings against Geo TV was sent to him in the federal capital for signatures as he had expressed his inability to visit his office in the ministry in Rawalpindi. Well-placed sources in the Ministry of Defence disclosed that Kh Asif had distanced himself from the affairs of the ministry, following the strong reaction shown by the armed forces on his statement. The sources further said Kh Asif, on the direction of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, tried to mend fences with the military top brass, but the tempers in the military circles are still high. It was in this backdrop that on the eve of the prime minister's visit to Kakul Academy to see the passing-out parade of cadets, Kh Asif was ignored by the military leadership to the level of embarrassment, which further pushed him away from the additional charge. Asif was given the additional charge of the Defence Ministry to avoid appearance of the prime minister, who was also holding the portfolio of defence with him, in the Supreme Court of Pakistan in missing persons' case, which had called the defence minister to appear in person before the court. Since then the portfolio had been with Kh Asif and, interestingly, he had left his main Ministry of Water and Power at the disposal of State Minister Abid Sher Ali. The people close to Kh Asif say he has turned all his focus and energies on the Ministry of Water and Power in the face of the looming challenge of loadshedding in the coming summer. It is not clear whether the portfolio of the Ministry of Defence would remain with him, but at his private meetings with his close friends, he seemed thanking Allah Almighty for getting rid of the additional charge of this ministry.This news was published in The Nation newspaper. Read complete newspaper of 25-Apr-2014 here.


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Senate District 8 candidates find common ground on issues
June 7, 2012
Craig — Ray Beck, a Craig resident and Craig City Council member, might have said it best when asked Thursday night if there was an obvious standout among candidates vying for Colorado Senate District 8.
"I don't know if there is a clear winner yet," Beck said. "Seriously, there was a lot of agreement on the big issues" facing the state.
Ray's assessment of Thursday night's debate between Senate District 8 incumbent Jean White, R-Hayden, current House District 57 Rep. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, and Libertarian candidate Sacha Weis was a logical reaction among the more than 50 local voters who attended the event hosted by the Bears Ears Tea Party Patriots at The Center of Craig, 601 Yampa Ave.
Although the candidates seemed to agree on state issues such as taxes, energy, education and protecting Colorado's water rights, their level of preparedness left an impression on some local voters.
"Sacha, I thought, was unprepared. I think she presented herself all right, but I didn't think she was aware of the issues," said Robert Whitehead, of Craig. "I thought Randy did a great job and so did Jean, to be honest. I don't have to say who my preference is, but I think Randy and Jean knew the issues and prepared themselves well."
Although linked in their arguments favoring a flat tax and in defending Northwest Colorado's coal industry, there was a divide on a particular social issue that long has been a topic of debate in Colorado and across the country.
In May, following Gov. John Hickenlooper's calling of a special session of the General Assembly, the House Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs voted down Senate Bill 12-002 by a 5-4 vote.
SB12-002, Concerning the Authorization of Civil Unions, would have granted same-sex couples the right to marry.
"I voted 'no,' not only once, but twice and twice in two weeks," Baumgardner said. "The Colorado Constitution says marriage is between one man and one woman. If you support civil unions, then you voted against your own Constitution."
White said she voted in favor of civil unions and cited one of the country's founding documents.
"I voted in support of civil unions and I will continue to support civil unions because as a Republican I believe in the freedoms of individuals, personal responsibility and getting government out of our lives," White said. "If you look at the Declaration of Independence, it says, 'We are all created equal.' For me it's an equality issue and a civil rights issue."
Weis said she would vote in favor of civil unions if given the opportunity as a legislator.
Beginning June 4, Moffat County Elections Supervisor Stephanie Beckett began sending mail-in ballots for the June 26 Colorado Primary Election to local registered voters.
Many residents in the audience said they already had received their ballot but had not yet cast their vote in what is expected to be a close race between White and Baumgardner.
"I think we have good candidates in S.D. 8, it's too bad they have to run against each other," Beck said. "There are still some people that are undecided, but I think there's still plenty of time before the primary."


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Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Thursday for bombing three hotels in the Jordanian capital, saying that its target was "Jews and crusaders."
At least 57 people were killed -- and most of them, as it turns out, were not Jews or westerners. More than 115 people were wounded in the near simultaneous blasts that rocked three hotels frequented by Westerners.
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Grand Hyatt and Radisson Hotels. At the Radisson, a bomber strapped with explosives infiltrated a wedding party and blew himself up among the guests. In the third attack, a vehicle packed with explosives blew up outside the Days Inn, Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Muasher said.
Muasher said that the dead and wounded were mainly Jordanians but Israel confirmed on Thursday that at least one Israeli was among the dead. Palestinian officials reported that two senior Palestinian security officials had been killed, including the P.A.'s West Bank intelligence chief.
Almost immediately all eyes turned toward al Qaeda; and on Thursday the group claimed responsibility for the attack in an Internet posting.
The al Qaeda posting reportedly said, "After studying and watching the targets, places were chosen to carry out an attack on some hotels that the tyrant of Jordan has made the backyard garden for the enemy of religion: Jews and crusaders."
The posting was signed in the name of an al Qaeda spokesman. It did not mention Jordan's King Abdullah by name but referred to him as the "tyrant of Jordan," and said that he should know that "the backyard camp for the crusaders' army is now within range of the holy warriors."
Abdullah cut short an official trip to Kazakhstan and arrived home to chair a meeting of his security chiefs. He also toured the blast sites.
Muasher said that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, was a prime suspect.
The Jordanian-born Zarqawi has carried out dozens of deadly bomb attacks against American, allied and Iraqi security forces in Iraq.
Two years ago, he was tried in absentia for plotting terrorist attacks in Jordan and sentenced to death for the murder of a U.S. diplomat Laurence Foley, who was shot in Amman in October 2002.
Zarqawi's group also was tied to a 1999 millennium plot, which Jordan disrupted.
During the 1991 Gulf War, Jordan sided with neighboring Iraq but quickly made up to the West following Iraq's defeat and is now a strong U.S. ally in the region.
Israelis have traveled to Jordan since a peace treaty was signed between the countries in 1994 but during the last few years of intifadah, they have been warned to avoid unnecessary travel to the country.


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Ithaca NY (SPX) Aug 28, 2014
Robo Brain - a large-scale computational system that learns from publicly available Internet resources - is currently downloading and processing about 1 billion images, 120,000 YouTube videos, and 100 million how-to documents and appliance manuals. The information is being translated and stored in a robot-friendly format that robots will be able to draw on when they need it.
To serve as helpers in our homes, offices and factories, robots will need to understand how the world works and how the humans around them behave. Robotics researchers have been teaching them these things one at a time: How to find your keys, pour a drink, put away dishes, and when not to interrupt two people having a conversation. This will all come in one package with Robo Brain.
"Our laptops and cell phones have access to all the information we want. If a robot encounters a situation it hasn't seen before it can query Robo Brain in the cloud," said Ashutosh Saxena, assistant professor of computer science at Cornell University.
Saxena and colleagues at Cornell, Stanford and Brown universities and the University of California, Berkeley, say Robo Brain will process images to pick out the objects in them, and by connecting images and video with text, it will learn to recognize objects and how they are used, along with human language and behavior.
If a robot sees a coffee mug, it can learn from Robo Brain not only that it's a coffee mug, but also that liquids can be poured into or out of it, that it can be grasped by the handle, and that it must be carried upright when it is full, as opposed to when it is being carried from the dishwasher to the cupboard.
Saxena described the project at the 2014 Robotics: Science and Systems Conference, July 12-16 in Berkeley, and has launched a website for the project at http://robobrain.me
The system employs what computer scientists call "structured deep learning," where information is stored in many levels of abstraction. An easy chair is a member of the class of chairs, and going up another level, chairs are furniture. Robo Brain knows that chairs are something you can sit on, but that a human can also sit on a stool, a bench or the lawn.
A robot's computer brain stores what it has learned in a form mathematicians call a Markov model, which can be represented graphically as a set of points connected by lines (formally called nodes and edges).
The nodes could represent objects, actions or parts of an image, and each one is assigned a probability - how much you can vary it and still be correct. In searching for knowledge, a robot's brain makes its own chain and looks for one in the knowledge base that matches within those limits.
"The Robo Brain will look like a gigantic, branching graph with abilities for multi-dimensional queries," said Aditya Jami, a visiting researcher art Cornell, who designed the large-scale database for the brain. Perhaps something that looks like a chart of relationships between Facebook friends, but more on the scale of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Like a human learner, Robo Brain will have teachers, thanks to crowdsourcing. The Robo Brain website will display things the brain has learned, and visitors will be able to make additions and corrections.
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St. Patrick's Day was originally intended to celebrate one of Ireland's patron saints and the advent of Christianity in the country, though it has essentially drowned in a sea of green beer and debauchery.
Nevertheless, Chevrolet is getting into the Irish spirit with its green cars, in more than one sense, taking time out to remind people of its emerald vehicles in time for the holiday.
The Hot Wheels Camaro Concept debuted with a green metallic paint job that would make a leprechaun jealous. It is based on the the dazzling green Spectraflame hot wheels toy, which was one of the original 16 hot wheels cars ever produced back in 1968.
The Chevrolet Spark debuted with an optional Jalapeno paint job which represents the Irish spirit. The Spark is a four door five passenger small hatch which also promotes green driving thanks to its fuel economy.
Green can come in many variations, and fuel sipping cars promote green-eco friendly living. Chevy offers five vehicles with 37mpg fuel rating or better, the five being the Malibu Eco, Sonic, Cruze compact, Cruze Eco and Volt.
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It's no secret that the bureaucrats who run our elections, the lifeblood of our democracy, are not always as tech-savvy as they should be. First we had those hanging chads in Florida in 2000. Not 1920, but 2000 for crying out loud -- the dawn of the third millennium. Then, in reaction to the Florida fiasco, we had a brief and woefully misguided fad for computer voting machines that weren't programmed properly, couldn't do recounts, froze on Election Day and, in some cases, wouldn't even switch on; most state and county election officials who fell for them have gone through a serious case of buyers' remorse.
Even now, in 2012, the first presidential election to be contested and followed on Twitter, it remains remarkably hard for voters to get their heads around what is on their ballot and how to make smart choices, especially when it comes to the thicket of down-ballot races that can often have a greatest immediate impact on people's lives. Okay, so you know if you prefer Barack Obama or Mitt Romney (or maybe neither), but what about the candidates for State Assembly? Or all those Propositions?
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The answer, of course, is yes, and we're starting to see signs of smart people – unconnected to the bureaucracy of election management – coming up with answers. A number of media websites – among them, KPCC in southern California – are inviting visitors to their website to enter their address, look at the races they can expect to find on their ballot, read extracts from the candidates' policy positions and follow links to related websites and news stories.
Even more compelling, perhaps, is a new web app called See Your Ballot, produced by PollVault.com, which not only lists the races you'll be voting on but gives you the opportunity to customize a screenful of voting recommendations from organizations you like, or from your politically up-to-speed friends, neighbors and family members.
Unlike local media websites like KPCC, PollVault's app covers the entire country. For now, voters have access to the recommendations of about 400 organizations, including (from left to right) the Sierra Club, the Humane Society, the Chamber of Commerce, the American Conservative Union and the National Rifle Association; that list is expected to grow exponentially in the next electoral cycle. They can ask for input from their friends and acquaintances through Facebook. Once the site catches on, the expectation is that people will be swapping ballot advice as happily as they exchange photographs of their babies.
To see your own virtual ballot, you can visit PollVault.com directly, or visit Rock the Vote's Election Center look for the See What's on Your Ballot button. This is clearly the wave of the future, people. Three presidential elections after the rest of us, our ballots are finally entering the 21st century.


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The Brooklyn Book Festival will be held Friday, September 10th to Sunday, September 12th. The Brooklyn Book Festival showcases more than 200 national and international authors in readings and panel discussions as well as 175 booksellers, publishers, presses and organizations in an outdoor literary marketplace. Also, poet John Ashbery will accept the "BoBi" award on Saturday at the Festival Gala.
With the extraordinary literary heritage, vibrant publishing community and international reading audience of Brooklyn and New York City as its backdrop, the Festival offers the best and brightest stars in contemporary literature. The hip, huge and free all-star literary lineup includes Salman Rushdie, Naomi Klein, Paul Auster, Nelson George, Sarah Silverman, Rosanne Cash, Paul Krugman, John Hodgman, Kristen Schaal, Sam Lipsyte, Sloane Crosley, Maaza Mengiste, and many more, as well as children's and young adult lit stars.
This year's expansion includes weekend-long "Bookend" events at the coolest venues in Brooklyn, including BAM, Bell House, Brooklyn Bridge Park, The Brooklyn Kitchen, Brooklyn Public Library, St. Ann's Warehouse, WORD and more.
The Brooklyn Book Festival is a huge, free public event presenting an array of literary stars and emerging authors who represent the exciting world of literature today. One of America's premier literary and literacy events, this hip, smart, diverse gathering attracts thousands of book lovers of all ages. The festival is organized around themed readings and devoted to timely and lively panel discussions. The inclusion of top national and international authors and new partners has expanded the festival's reach while continuing to celebrate and enhance Brooklyn's contemporary and historic literary reputation.
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Secret History of the Dividing Line: A True Account in Nine Parts (Parts I-IV, 1999-2001). Light Industry presents a screening of David Gatten's unfinished 16mm film cycle, a project based around the life, writing and library of William Byrd II, a Virginia planter who owned one of the largest collections of books in Colonial North America.
Location: 177 Livingston Street
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Brooklyn Indie Press Celebration! With Akashic, A Public Space, Archipelago, Armchair/Shotgun, BOMB, Electric Literature, Melville House, powerHouse, Tin House, and others. Brooklyn's finest independent publishers of books and periodicals come together at Greenlight Bookstore. Mingle with writers and publishers who make Brooklyn's literary scene, and enjoy refreshments and live DJs to kick off BKBF weekend.
Location: Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton Street (corner of S. Portland)
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WORD Presents an Intimate Conversation with John Waters. John Waters, the iconic filmmaker, actor and writer, comes to Greenpoint to talk about his new book Role Models with Carolyn Kellogg of the LA Times. For details, visit www.wordbrooklyn.com.
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DEBUT LIT presents "Opening Act," a flash reading of original work by literary rock stars. Reading will be written on a theme provided by Debut Lit. It's fun and it's fast. Readers include Aryn Kyle (The God of Animals), John Murillo (Up Jump the Boogie), Sung J. Woo (Everything Asian), Brooke Berman (No Place Like Home), Matt Stewart (French Revolution), Fiona Maazel (Last Last Chance) and Daphne Beal (In the Land of No Right Angels).
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Location: BAM Rose Cinemas, 30 Lafayette Avenue
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Literary Pub Contest staged by PEN American Center at St. Ann's Warehouse. The first ever PEN Quiz Night. Don't miss the chance to compete with (and against!) your favorite authors. We'll bring the paper and the pencils; you bring your literary meddle!
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TOP STORY > >New chief hired for schools in Lonoke
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Its likely to be more of the same at the Lonoke School District, and board members must like it that way because Monday night they unanimously offered the superintendents job to Assistant Superintendent John Tackett, 45.
Current Superintendent Sharron Havens has announced her retirement effective at the end of this school year. She said on Tuesday that Tackett had worked closely with her for the last six years as the district undertook an ambitious building program and worked to improve the academics.
It will be an easy transition, Havens said. Hes a very visionary person, looking for the future.
The board considered applications from 20 job seekers before interviewing Tackett and the other finalist, Geary Brown, currently the Texarkana assistant superintendent, on Monday evening.
The credentials of the other applicants were impressive, with nine of them holding doctorate degrees and four others in doctorate programs. Hes been a great person to work with, Havens said of Tackett. Very professional and knowledgeable whether its about the curriculum or facilities. Hes very well rounded.
Tackett, a Lonoke resident since at least his high school days, has been the assistant superintendent since July 2002. Before that, he served the district as high school principal for one year and middle school principal for six years.
Tackett also served as principal at both Jacksonville-area junior high schools. As assistant superintendent, hes been responsible for everything from instruction to the facilities master plan, Havens said.
He was unavailable for comment Tuesday because he was at a recruiting fair looking for teachers. Tackett has an undergraduate degree in French and international studies, a masters degree in education administration and a doctorate from UALR, where he is an adjunct professor. Tackett is associate pastor for Apostolic Church of Lonoke. His parents live in Lonoke and his two children attend school in the district.
He cares a lot about the community and school, Havens said. In other business, the board voted unanimously to hire a Lonoke firm to keep the districts 38 acres of grass mowed this year. Jared Skinners Lawn and Leaf Services bid of $29.47 an acre per cutting was the fifth-lowest bid, but in recent years, the low bidders have either quit or proven unsatisfactory midway through the contract, leaving the board members to question the lowest of the bids.
Last year, Skinner stepped in when the original bidder and his workers were unable to keep up with the demand, and the board decided they wanted to reward him for his good work by giving him the contract. Bids ranged from $17.17 an acre to $55 an acre.
Although Havens originally recommended the low bidder for a three-month trial period, she told board members that Skinners recommendations were all very positive. Theres no question that Jareds work is the best quality work weve had, she said. Board member Mike Brown made the motion to hire Skinner, which was unanimously approved.


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The shops staffed by kooky-looking kids were profitable in the last financial half-year but DSE was not.
As the rest of Woolworths' brands continued to chalk up handsome profits, the retailer's much vaunted play for iPods and plasma TVs went backwards to deliver a 38 per cent slide in earnings before interest and tax to $31.5 million, down from $50.8 million the previous year.
"We are not happy about the fact that we ended up with a slight loss for the half," Woolworths chief executive
"The world changed at Christmas . . . our existing stores that hadn't been reformatted really got hit."
Mr Luscombe attributed the loss to aggressive competition on prices that caused it to take a haircut.
"A great deal of the sales moved into big-ticket items obviously sold at very keen prices," he said.
The surprise loss has underscored the fickle nature of how consumers choose to buy their gadgets, which has seen JB Hi-Fi carve out a High Street niche with its blaring music.
Mr Luscombe said Woolworths was now investing more in teaching DSE staff positive selling techniques to help the chain lift its performance.
The defence of DSE's lacklustre numbers prompted several questions from analysts over what Woolies was doing to motivate its staff to engage customers and sell more – a factor that is seen by the market as a key differentiator.
"We are investing a heck of a lot in selling techniques," Mr Luscombe said.
One area he highlighted as having room for improvement was at the end of the sales process, where staff could use phrases such as "I'll get this ready for you to take today, sir."
Mr Luscombe defended Woolworth's position in overall consumers electronics sales, noting that Big W was Australia's No. 1 seller of Apple's iPods.
"[If you] put those two businesses together, we are actually the biggest electronics retailer in the country," he said.
Peppered with questions by analysts about DSE 's underperformance, Mr Luscombe conceded there was ground to cover before Woolies gadget shop could match the enthusiasm customers showed for JB Hi-Fi's less conservative image."
"We have a way to go," Mr Luscombe said. "All credit to those who do well . . . The guys at JB Hi-Fi are fantastic retailers; they do a great job and there is a lot to learn from them."
But he also hinted that future growth at DSE may not require as many sales people on the floor.
Mr Luscombe said that DSE was now looking to online sales as a way to boost its numbers, a channel that is expected to grow rapidly in the years ahead.
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Ligonier girls' basketball team ready to compete
The Ligonier Valley High School girls' basketball team opens the 2013-14 season Dec. 11 at Homer Center. Valerie Ray has been promoted from assistant coach to head coach this year and said she would like the team to be more aggressive and confident this season.
"We are hoping every game is going to be competitive this year," Ray said. "We have some speed on the team, so we'd like to take a little bit more of an aggressive, take-charge kind of ball-playing this year. They have a lot of game in them and I'm hoping that we get a chance for the conference championship," said Ray.
The team is made up of three seniors, three juniors, four sophomores and four freshmen. The seniors include Amanda Ross, Taylor Rudnik and Jamie Wynn. The juniors are Helene Bloom, Brenna Kolesar and Madison McLaughlin. The sophomore squad consists of Kari Kuhn, Amelia Kurtz, Ava Kurtz and Kacie Prior. Kacie Flickenger, Sarah Marsh, Olivia Miller and Halie Pahach are the freshmen.
Ray said she expects a big season out of guards McLaughlin and Rudnik. Also, Bloom has been moved from a forward position to guard. Ray thinks the move will be good for Bloom saying, "Once we get her transitioned in, I think she is going to feel very comfortable and confident there and bring in a lot of points as well."
Last year the Ligonier Valley Rams made it all the way to the first round of the state playoffs. With an overall record of 15-6 and a conference record of 11-5, Ligonier finished third in the Heritage Conference and lost in the final of the District 6 championship.
The strength of the team Ray explained comes from the confidence the team exudes. If the girls don't know about a team, Ray said they play with more confidence. However, last year if they knew about another team's potential, the Ligonier Rams had a tendency to sit back and watch to see what the other team would do.
Ray said she hopes to build this confidence by building the chemistry among the players. She hopes to accomplish this through team bonding off the court, which will translate to strong play in games.
"I am hoping to be able to build up their confidence so that we can see what they can do. They are a great group of girls; very good athletes, very nice ball players and very coachable girls too," Ray commented.
The Lady Rams will play host to Northern Cambria for the first home game of the season 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Ligonier Valley High School gym.


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CBS Corp and Viacom vice chairman and National Amusements president Shari Redstone has co-founded Advancit Capital, an early-stage investment firm that has been involved in early funding for app maker Nettle. AllThingsD reports that the company, co-founded with Jason Ostheimer, is focusing on media, entertainment and technology companies. Redstone, the daughter of CBS Corp and Viacom chief Sumner Redstone, recently ran Midway Games before her father sold his stock in the game-maker. She is thought to be the eventual successor to the throne at Viacom and CBS Corp.
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Now tell the truth Shari, your father didn't sell his stock in Midway Games. THE COMPANY WENT BANKRUPT AND DEAR OLD SUMNER LOST A LITTLE OVER $800,000,000 (yes 800 million bux.
Viacom GAVE that company away. They didn't sell it. They GAVE it away.
Viacom had nothing to do with Midway Games. Sumner Redstone and National Amusement had controlling interest. Midway went BELLY UP.
Er, not exactly; you're both half right. Shari ran Midway's board of directors for the last few years of the Company, but Sumner was in control. He owned 87% of the stock. Sumner bought and bought Midway stock over a period of years, trusting the Company's old bosses, his friends Lou and Neil Nicastro (who paid themselves very, very handsomely out of the company and their other companies, WMS Industries and a hotel spin-off). But after 2000, Midway was a dog and lost well over a billion dollars all told. By the time Sumner sold, he just wanted the huge tax loss. There was no saving the company. Now Warner Bros. has a hit with the new Mortal Kombat game, but Midway could never have paid all its debts. Midway did go belly up, but Sumner and Shari couldn't do anything to prevent it. Viacom and Midway were both controlled by Sumner, so I wouldn't say they has nothing to do with each other. Plus, they licensed IP from each other. Year after year, management told a rosy story about the company's future, but it was, at best, a pipe dream.


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Law & Order: SVU returns to NBC on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 with a special 2 hour season premiere. To welcome the show back, we're excited to present a new interview with Dean Winters.
Created by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is now in its fourteenth season. The program has received numerous accolades from community-based organizations for the social issues it tackles, and cast members are frequently recognized for the work they do off-screen to promote personal health and safety and other volunteer efforts and initiatives.
This hard-hitting and emotional series from NBC's "Law & Order" brand chronicles the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of the New York City Police Department, an elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes. Dedicated Detective Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay), a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all, heads up the department with empathy and professionalism, all the while dealing with her difficult past – as a product of rape and a witness to her mother's grief, she can personally relate to each victim she tries to help.
In 2011, Hargitay (Detective Benson) garnered her eighth Emmy nomination for Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and won the 2006 Emmy for that category. Also in 2011, she received her sixth SAG nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for her portrayal of Detective Benson. In 2009, Hargitay earned her second Golden Globe nomination for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the role, winning the award in 2005.
Captain Donald Cragen, (Dann Florek, reprising the role he played on the first three seasons of "Law & Order" 1990-1993), oversees the unit with a tough but supportive approach to the team's complex cases, guiding the squad through the challenges they face every day. Sergeant John Munch, (Richard Belzer, "Homicide: Life on the Street"), a transfer from Baltimore's homicide unit, brings his acerbic wit, conspiracy theories and street-honed investigative skills to the team. Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola (Ice-T) adds a unique sense of humor and undercover investigative experience, making him a formidable match for any partner.
Returning for their second year are Detectives Nick Amaro (Danny Pino) and Amanda Rollins (Kelli Giddish), who bring their own talents and style of investigation, all the while learning the ropes from senior detectives and facing head-on the emotional toll it takes to work the SVU. In 2012, Pino was nominated for the ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actor.