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There is an editorial entitled "A surprisingly refreshing aftertaste (though maybe not for Mayor Bloomberg) New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's supersized soft drink ban is struck down in court. Big Gulp lovers rejoice" was published in Canada's MacLean's magazine of March 25, 2013, p. 4. In this editorial, the following passage appeared:
"Moreover, the new rules were to apply only to city-regulated food vendors, chiefly restaurants and food carts. Even though Bloomberg's initative was widely described as a "Big Gulp ban," convenience stores like 7-Eleven could not be covered, nor could groceries, bodegas, or vending machines. And ultra-sugary fruit smoothies and fat-rich milkshakes were explicitly exempted. This had petitioners ranging from the New York Korean-American Grocers Association to the Teamsters union complaining to the state court that the drink limits were irrational and economically unfair. Even some Democrats and leftists who are otherwise fans of fairly interventionist government felt Bloomberg was making himself look vaguely silly, and of course libertarians applied the truncheon unceasingly to Bloomberg…"
Focus for a moment, on that last phrase: "and of course libertarians applied the truncheon unceasingly to Bloomberg…"
It is my contention that absent Ron Paul's contribution, that last phrase never would have appeared in this editorial. If the Paul phenomenon (Ron, not Rand) had not taken place, that quote would have appeared as it was without this last phrase mentioning libertarianism. Before Ron, libertarianism was ignored. Now, it is not.
Can I prove this claim of mine? Of course not. It is not a matter of praxeology. But, based on my own "verstahen" (understanding) of political economy, society, journalism, etc., and my long experience in the libertarian movement (I think I used to be an enfant terrible of libertarianism, now in the view of some I'm an eminence grise; I don't know what happened. I guess time goes by quickly when you are having fun) I can confidently say that without Ron Paul's contribution, we would be back in the dark ages of being ignored. Now, amazingly to this old coot, mainstream publications like MacLeans actually mention libertarianism, Fox news pretty boys like Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck (falsely) claim to be libertarians. Where will this end? Murray Rothbard is up there somewhere, cacklying away merrily.12:14 pm on March 31, 2013 Email Walter E. Block


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Mozilla is preparing a tool to give users of rival browsers, including Internet Explorer (IE), Chrome, Safari, and Opera, a way to find out whether important add-ons are up to date.
According to a schedule published last week, Mozilla plans to switch on cross-browser functionality of its Web-based tool today. The tool, an adjunct to a checking mechanism embedded in Firefox 3.6, allows Chrome 4, Opera 10.5, and Safari 4 users to check for outdated plug-ins, such as Adobe's Flash and Apple's QuickTime, that are frequently targeted by hackers.
[ Just in time before a hacking contest, Mozilla fixes a critical Firefox bug -- one month after its disclosure | Google patched 11 vulnerabilities in Chrome just days before the hacking contest, and Apple's browser, which expected to be the first to fall in the hacking contest, recently got 16 fixes. ]
Support for IE is limited to IE7 and IE8, and to checking a smaller number of plug-ins than the other browsers.
As of mid-day Tuesday, Mozilla had enabled the plug-in checking for other browsers on a preliminary version of the tool, but had not turned it on in the real deal.
Outdated plug-ins are tagged with an "Update" label to mark them as potentially vulnerable, while others are marked as "Up to Date," or if their status is unknown, with "Research." Other tags, including "Maybe Outdated" and "Maybe Vulnerable," are to be introduced in the final tool.
Last year, Mozilla kicked off the checker by verifying only Adobe Flash, citing that add-on's dual popularity and propensity for being exploited by attackers. Later, Mozilla added other Firefox plug-ins to the list, and integrated the tool into Firefox 3.6, the version that debuted last January.
The idea behind the checker is to show users which plug-ins may be vulnerable to attack because they have not been patched. The tool works by pinging Mozilla's servers, which compare the plug-in versions found on the machine with the newest edition numbers. Links for those marked "Update" lead to the appropriate vendor's plug-in download page, where users can acquire the current version.
Firefox 3.6 sports features, including a warning when users surf to a page that tries to load an outdated plug-in, which aren't offered to other browsers via the Web tool. Mozilla has also said it will integrate a plug-in update service, similar to what it offers for the browser's extensions, into Firefox at some point. At the moment, the newest edition, Firefox 3.6.2, still leads users to the plug-in checking page when the "Find Update" button is clicked in the "Plugins" section of the "Add-ons" tool.
The plug-in page can be found on Mozilla's Web site.
Gregg Keizer covers Microsoft, security issues, Apple, Web browsers and general technology breaking news for Computerworld. Follow Gregg on Twitter at @gkeizer or subscribe to Gregg's RSS feed. His e-mail address is email@example.com.
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by Traders Reserve | April 20, 2012 7:00 am
[1]The crowd follows trends. A trend they are missing is the growing importance of biotech and genomic companies in mainstream drug development and treatments. The sector, to my mind, now includes a much wider range of opportunities than companies that make drugs manufactured through the use of biological processes and encompasses everything from those outfits to makers of genomic research equipment.
The best words to describe these opportunities in the past have been "speculative growth." Some of the best biotech companies are still very speculative, with promising but proven science; but there are now may others that are not speculative, with proven science and not yet generating revenues or misunderstood on Wall Street.
Ten years ago, virtually all but a handful of biotechs were "speculative." This is no longer the case for investors. In the past, investors looked for "cheap" biotechs with unproven science and they were speculative up until a final FDA approval for their first treatment. That is no longer the case.
Many biotech and genomic firms have "proven" their science in some form enough for potential partners or companies wanting to buy them outright. Big Pharma's research efforts are broken and the industry is turning to biotechs for core technology and half-finished product development that has proven itself enough for the purpose of an investment or acquisition.
The bottom is simple: biotech no longer needs to be categorized as "speculative" to investors.
Big Pharma outfits are in a world of hurt. More than $100 billion worth of patent expirations are in place or coming in the next two years, their R&D machines are broken and their product pipelines are relatively empty as they face this enormous revenue hole.
How did this happen?
Big Pharma knows this about itself and is doing two things to fix the problem:
The central problem facing all drug developers is the approval process. Forget headlines, complaints and the comments of politicians running for office or legally on the take through campaign contributions. The FDA is actually a well-run, understaffed agency compared to those in other nations and is the gold standard for drug approvals.
At the same time, drug companies must follow ethical treatment guidelines for patients in clinical trials. This means a patient with a disease for which there is already an approved treatment – adequate or inadequate – typically has to be offered that treatment first and get enrolled in clinical trials for a new treatment after the first treatment has proven to be unsuccessful in some fashion or has reached the limits of its effectiveness. Translation: More and more drugs, especially for cancer, are being tested on very ill patients already proven to be resistant to other treatments. This has pushed many companies into drug discovery and development in two areas:
Where does this leave investors looking at traditional drug development companies?
The other area investors should look at very carefully is infrastructure – the companies that provide the products and services used in the R&D process.
This is a booming sector characterized by hardware companies that have developed adjunct databases of genomic and proteomic data and companies that actually go you and find novel molecules and proteins that in turn are licensed by drug companies. Instead of picking the winner of a horse race, you are investing in companies that sell the hay or service the betting machines, knowing the race will always be run.
This is a technology-driven sector . Researchers pay for "better, cheaper, faster" in a manner similar to the earlier days of the computer industry.
More than any other sector, investors in biotech and genomics need to understand the companies they are buying and where their products fit in the marketplace or stand in the approval process or both.
Let me give you an example: Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SPPI[5]) I found this outfit when it had no revenue and a unique business model – it obtained drugs from larger companies that were somewhere along the clinical trial and approval process and whose parent did not want them any more for business, not scientific reasons. If memory serves, I found the company below $3 a share six or seven years ago. It is now above $15, and Spectrum has done this by executing its business plan, not making any scientific discoveries.
The development process is opaque, unpredictable and maddening even for those most successful in developing new drugs. Most believe the same is true for the FDA approval process – and they are wrong. While it can still be quite difficult to pick winners, it is easy to find losers. Back in 2002, when Imclone blew up, I was asked by clients (I was doing institutional research at the time) to see if I could find the next Imclone.
I graduated Georgetown with a degree in philosophy and minors in beer and basketball. The closest I came to biology were the two medical students I shared a house with for my last three years at school. But a client is a client. Using the great survey work done by ChangeWave Research (now part of the 451 Group) I asked people inside the industry how to find losers. Easy, they said — look for poorly constructed clinical trials.
I did. In three months I picked and wrote about six potential losers. All blew up.
This is what investors need to do. When you manage a portfolio, capital preservation comes first. When you are picking biotech and genomic stocks, capital preservation also comes first and you do this by avoiding losers.
Traditional, speculative biotech is a small part of my portfolio – but the icing on the cake so to speak, a part of my investments that could produce great returns over time. The key is time. You have to be aware of how long these investments take to play out, you have to very sensitive to critical events such as FDA hearings, you need to know who is partnering with whom and and why as the nature of the partnership could presage a buyout or takeover.
This article was originally written by Michael Shulman
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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:35 AM
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Petey the Cat is a certified asshole (with photo)
I was petting him this morning, and when I was done and pulled my hand away, he swiped at it and left me with two perfectly symmetrical bloody slashes on the back of my hand. I believe he was just trying to pull my hand back to himself, but god dammit, he doesn't have to do it with his claws extended.
PS I'm trying to get his picture from my photobucket, but they seem to have disabled hosting. Anyone know anything about this? (It is an awesome picture.)
Edit: figured out how to get what I need from photobucket. Here's Petey:
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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:09 PM
auntAgonist (17,178 posts)
1. such cuteness ! but ouch!
our two cats have done the same thing. I have the scars to prove it.
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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:10 PM
Bertha Venation (21,467 posts)
2. Ah, yes, the scars.
They are plentiful.
Hi, Kesha!
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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:19 PM
HopeHoops (47,675 posts)
3. Damn razor blades. Peter scratched up my leg well this morning.
Whenever I sit on the john, he comes in, arches his back (not Halloween cat, the other way) and puts his claws up like I'm a scratching post. He just wants to be petted, but this morning he left me with a dozen or so puncture wounds on my right leg that just would NOT stop bleeding. But hey, he's cute and cuddly. I forgave him. Besides, I'm wearing jeans (yes, I put on pants) and they soak up blood well without showing it.
Tink just sat on the rolling stand watching and waiting for her turn to be petted. She's a little imp too, but if she causes wounds they're intentional.
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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:20 PM
barnabas63 (1,214 posts)
4. Love scratches..
I have them on my hand all the time from my cat.
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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:03 PM
Arugula Latte (50,566 posts)
5. I like the euphamisms we kitty servants come up with ...
We call bites "teeth kisses."
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6. I've got one like that, Andy. Can be purring away in my arms and
suddenly that paw up and swipes my face.


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A Look Back on Summer 2011
The summer of 2011 will be remembered as stormy with spells of excessive dew point temperatures. The peak of the mugginess was on July 19 with an 88 degree dew point temperature measured at Moorhead. This is now the new state record dew point temperature, breaking the old record of 86 degrees that was set at Pipestone and St. James on July 23, 2005. The Twin Cities saw 103 hours of dew point temperatures of 75 degrees or higher, the most on record. The counts of hours of 70 degrees or higher was 319 hours in the Twin Cities, above the 30 year average of 182, but not in the top five. The highest air temperature for the summer in the Twin Cities in 2011 was 103 degrees on June 7.
July was quite stormy, with one of the most widespread severe event occurring on July 1. A large cluster of thunderstorms produced wind damage from South Dakota across Minnesota and into northwest Wisconsin. Six tornadoes touched down with this event. June and July featured some heavy rains, including one event on July 16 during the early morning hours that submerged roads on the north side of the Twin Cities and flooded many basements, including flooding around 50 vehicles in the Garden View Apartments in New Brighton. The total precipitation rank for June-August at the Twin Cities International Airport did not even make the top 20 due to the dry August and wound up placing 32nd wettest back to 1891. August was much quieter and less humid. Average temperatures across the state for Meteorological Summer will finish one to three degrees above normal, with a few exceptions such as International Falls finished just below normal for the summer.
June-August Average Temperatures for the Twin Cities International Airport 1891-2011 Rank Value Year 1 75.5 1988 2 75.2 1933 3 74.2 1894 74.2 1936 (tie) 5 74.3 1949 74.3 2006 (tie) 7 74.2 2010 8 74.1 1921 74.1 1937 (tie) 74.1 1955 (tie) 11 74.0 1983 74.0 2011 (tie)


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By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
Major League Baseball can't do anything to rectify past injustices, but for black players (including a woman) who came along too early to break the color barrier, they will at least be drafted for the first time by major league teams as part of the annual first-year player draft Thursday.
The draft will be held in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
"I'm almost as excited as if I were being drafted again," said Hall of Fame outfielder Dave Winfield, who came up with the idea with MLB executive vice president Jimmie Lee Solomon. "These are players that never got a chance during a time in our country that was a whole lot different. This is great for baseball to keep their legacy alive. This is the right thing to do."
Winfield, who will represent the San Diego Padres in the draft, has decided to select left-handed pitcher Walter McCoy, 84.
McCoy pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1945-48 and also in Canada, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Mexico but never in the major leagues.
"I think this is wonderful," McCoy said. "I'm very excited about this. I didn't get a chance to play in the big leagues, but now I can say I was drafted by a big-league club."
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The Rough Cut 2x4 is a Nerf blaster that was released in 2013 under the Multishot Madness sub-series.
It comes packaged with eight Elite Darts and instructions.
The Rough Cut is a blaster that is able to fire two darts at the same time, much like the Barrel Break IX-2 or the Diatron (except that double-shot is mandatory in the latter and not optional). It features one long tactical rail on the top of the blaster. It also has two points for a sling or bandolier to be attached: one at the end of the blaster and one at the end of the blaster's handle.
The Rough Cut features an intelligent air restrictor system and has the ability to slam fire.
The Rough Cut was first announced as the Ruff Cut in a Wired.com article about the N-Strike Elite series.[1]
The Rough Cut is regarded as a successor to the Barrel Break IX-2, as both blasters have the ability to fire two darts simultaneously or a single shot by a half pull of the trigger and share similar design characteristics.
It was re-released in 2014 under the Zombie Strike series in the Rough Cut 2x4 2-Pack.
Color schemes
The Rough Cut has been released with the following color schemes:
- N-Strike Elite standard (blue, orange, and white)
- Elite XD (white, grey, and orange)
- Zombie Strike Rough Cut 2x4 2-Pack (green, gray, black, and orange)
- Zombie Strike Rough Cut 2x4 2-Pack (orange, gray, and black)
Value packs
A bonus pack is available at Toys "R" Us; it comes packaged with eight extra Elite Darts. Walmart also has a value pack that comes with an extra sixteen darts and a bandolier strap. A Target exclusive includes a Triad EX-3 and a pinpoint sight.
Two blasters are included in the Rough Cut 2x4 2-Pack.
The Rough Cut is assembled with two lengths of screws. The three shorter ones go into the holes of the front sight and both holes in the tactical rail. The gears of the pump action are standard gears with module 1-sized teeth. The smaller gear has fourteen teeth and a 2.5mm axle.
Reloading and firing
To reload the Rough Cut 2x4, load in up to eight darts into the muzzle of the blaster and pump the blaster to prime it. Pull the trigger fully back to launch a pair of darts, or partially to launch only one dart.
To slam-fire, hold down the trigger and continuously prime the blaster.
Like the Strongarm, this blaster cannot use Streamline Darts without modification, due to the long rubber post beneath the dart head.
- The Rough Cut was the first N-Strike Elite blaster to fire multiple darts at once.
- The numeric 2x4 refers to its two-column by four-row barrel configuration, while the name "Rough Cut" is a play on words. In woodworking, the first cut into a plank of wood is called the "Rough Cut", and a "2x4" is a certain cut of wood.
- The name may also be a reference to the barrel being "cut" on many sawed-off shotguns, as the Rough Cut has no barrels to speak of.
- The Multishot Madness branding is not present on the packaging of European or Canadian releases.
- There is a chance that the air restrictor, after firing, won't pop back out.
- The priming grip may occasionally get stuck in mid-stroke, which can be fixed just by pulling it back hard.
- Sometimes, two or three darts may launch accidentally in single-fire, and three or four in multi-fire.
- Well-worn darts will not work in the Rough Cut because they get pushed out of the barrels again by the plungers of the dart-selection system.
- The re-release Rough Cut has the same packaging style as the Strongarm.
- When depressing the trigger for slam fire, the blaster can still fire a single dart at a time by moving the pump grip slowly when it approaches the front.
- The popular online computer game, ROBLOX, held a promotional Nerf event for free in-game items. This included a scoped version of the Rough Cut.
|The full image gallery for Rough Cut 2x4 may be viewed at Rough Cut 2x4/Gallery.
- ↑ Jason Fagone (2012-09-08). How Nerf Became the World's Best Purveyor of Big Guns for Kids | Wired Design. Wired.com.
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Rich Rodriguez got some expected — but disappointing —news this morning.
Shea Patterson, a five-star quarterback in the 2016 class, called Rodriguez today to tell him he was decommiting from Arizona.
Patterson, a product of Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport, La., had committed to Arizona in December of 2012. Since his pledge to the Wildcats, the quarterback has seen his recruitment blow up. He's since earned offers from Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and other powers. He's rated as the No. 1 quarterback in 2016 by the Scout.com recruiting service.
"I called Rich Rodriguez himself and told him that I was opening up my recruitment so I can enjoy the process," Patterson told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "When I went on a visit to another college, I couldn't really enjoy myself; now I can. (Rodriguez) was glad that I called him and not anyone else. I called him because he was the one that offered me in the beginning. He told me they are going to continue to recruit me."
Patterson's decommitment didn't come as a huge surprise. Last week, his brother Sean, who had been serving as a graduate assistant at the UA, left for a full-time position at LSU. Arizona has yet to fill his spot on the staff.
Arizona, now without a quarterback in its 2016 class, doesn't have a quarterback committed for the 2015 class, either. The Wildcats already have 19 commitments for 2015, and could look for a quarterback with one of the remaining spots.


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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said its biggest challenge was proving she was murdered without a body.
Securing evidence was very difficult and grew harder as the investigation was spread over four countries, Devi Kharran, senior crown prosecutor, said.
She said the case sent a strong message that there was "no honour in murder".
Wanted divorce
Ms Kharran said: "It's been very difficult from the start to finish. The most difficult was to prove a murder without a body - the body was never found."
Surjit, who was 27, accompanied Bachan to a family wedding in the Punjab, India, in December 1998, but she never returned.
It subsequently emerged that Surjit, who wanted a divorce and to start a new life with her lover, was killed to save the "family honour".
Surjit, a customs officer at Heathrow airport, was married to Sukhdave Athwal at the age of 16 and had two children with him.
As her marriage with Sukhdave was falling apart she fell in love with a work colleague.
Before her visit to India, she told the family that the marriage was over and initiated divorce proceedings.
Ms Kharran said prior to the trip Bachan held a family meeting in her west London home where it was decided to "get rid" of Surjit.
The court heard that at the wedding, a relative and another person strangled and then dumped her body into the River Ravi.
The CPS said it was aware that in India a person was tried and acquitted of kidnap.
On returning from the trip the pair told Surjit's family and children she refused to return home.
The family then removed her name from the deeds to the family home in Hayes, north-west London, and got rid of all photos of her.
'Frightened to speak'
Ms Kharran said in so-called honour killing cases families were often tied up in the situation.
"Family members are frightened or unwilling to speak and don't want to jeopardise their position in the family structure."
Sukhdave and Bachan were arrested in 2000 on suspicion of conspiracy to murder but were later bailed.
But in 2005 a daughter-in-law was coaxed into speaking by her father.
Then Bachan's daughter, who was later declared a hostile witness, told the police about the family meeting where they decided to "get rid" of Surjit, Ms Kharran said.
Surjit's boyfriend also testified in court.
"The daughter gave evidence from behind a screen as she was very frightened and apprehensive as she was giving evidence against her own mother."
Those statements saw Bachan and Sukhdave charged with murder in 2005.
Evidence gathering was challenging for police who had to visit India, Norway, Singapore and Canada.
Police spoke to Sukhdave's two ex-wives, in Norway and in Singapore.
Officers also visited Canada to see if Surjit had started a new life with her boyfriend there.
But it was India that caused investigators problems, Ms Kharran said.
"We submitted a letter of request (for officers to visit) in early 2006.
"It took nine to 10 months for India to allow our police to investigate... the 10-month delay jeopardised the initial date when the trial was scheduled begin."
As the "jigsaw pieces" started to fall into place, a well-thought out plan emerged.
Ms Kharran said: "We find no honour in a murder and the most important thing for us is to have sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and if satisfied we would prosecute anyone who commits these crimes in the name of honour."
"This will send out the right message to the community... If you commit a crime in another jurisdiction or country and return, and if you are a British citizen the CPS can still prosecute you."
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To all the fans of Resident Evil: I finally got some inspiration to draw again. I have played RS 1 to 5 and I think is a good game series. Also Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine got a extreme makeover! I like the new looks.That is the look I tried to draw here. Also Chris apparently has been working out hard. He got some huge muscles in his latest appearance like he is taking steroids or something...just playing. I am sure is all the result of a hard workout routine.
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A new claim that authorities ignored a psychiatrist's advice that the mentally ill detainee Cornelia Rau be admitted to hospital have prompted calls for the Federal Government to turn its closed-door inquiry into a judicial investigation.
The psychiatrist, Andrew Frukacz, was reported yesterday as having recommended that Ms Rau be admitted to hospital, a month after she was sent to Baxter immigration detention centre in South Australia.
Ms Rau was held for another three months at Baxter, where she was put into solitary confinement because of her behaviour. "If that were happening to a patient of mine, then I would be outraged and appalled," Dr Frukacz told Channel Nine yesterday.
Dr Frukacz would not directly discuss Ms Rau's condition due to confidentiality but said symptoms including screaming and removing her clothes pointed strongly to "a psychotic condition, such as schizophrenia".
His patient notes, revealed by Channel Nine, also suggested an alternative - that she be monitored while still in detention, although this would not be as good as a hospital assessment.
Ms Rau, an Australian resident who disappeared from a Manly psychiatric unit in March last year, was detained for 10 months, including six months in Queensland, as a suspected immigration offender after she told authorities she was from Germany.
But the Immigration Minister, Amanda Vanstone, last night rejected suggestions that immigration officials failed to act on Dr Frukacz's recommendation.
Senator Vanstone said that within days of his November 7 recommendation Ms Rau's case was discussed with South Australian mental health services who were sent medical reports from Brisbane and from Baxter.
But South Australian authorities determined that Ms Rau did not require involuntary hospital admission. She had refused to go for a voluntary inpatient assessment, Senator Vanstone said.
Two mental health experts yesterday said the latest claim was deeply concerning and pointed to the need for the inquiry to be turned into a judicial inquiry.
The current inquiry, headed by the former federal police chief Mick Palmer, is being held behind closed doors and was due to report by next week, but he has called for more resources and more time to complete the job.
The executive director of the Mental Health Council, John Mendoza, said yesterday that it was fanciful to think the full truth would emerge without a judicial inquiry. He said a joint inquiry undertaken by his council and the Human Rights Commission into mental health services had encountered widespread reluctance from state mental health staff to give evidence because of pressure from their superiors not to reveal the embarrassing deficiencies in services.
The joint inquiry had received repeated indications that senior executives of state government services were not happy for staff to give evidence to the review, Mr Mendoza said.
A psychiatrist, Ian Hickie, said the latest claim highlighted the unsatisfactory nature of a closed-door inquiry. Professor Hickie, director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute at Sydney University, said: "This case shows we desperately need a system of high vigilance ... if the Government is going to use a third-party provider [to manage detention], the checks and balances need to be of a very high standard."
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Sir John Harrington
Biography of Sir John Harrington
John Harington (also spelled Harrington) (4 August 1561 – 20 November 1612), of Kelston, was a courtier, author and master of art. He became a prominent member of Queen Elizabeth I's court, and was known as her 'saucy Godson'. But because of his poetry and other writings, he fell in and out of favour with the Queen, as well as with her successor, James I.
The work for which he is best known today, A New Discourse of a Stale Subject, called the Metamorphosis of Ajax (1596) is in fact a political allegory, a 'device' in the contemporary sense of an emblem, not in the modern sense of a mechanical device. It is a coded attack, as his autograph marginal notes make clear, on the 'stercus' or excrement that was poisoning society with torture and state-sponsored 'libells' against his relatives Thomas Markham and Ralph Sheldon. The work enjoyed considerable popularity on its publication in 1596.
Harington is most popularly known as the inventor of the Flush toilet.
He is also remembered for the political epigram, "Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason? Why, if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
Harington continued to write, even though he had vowed to give up poetry upon the death of Queen Elizabeth. He published just one more slim volume of verse in 1607, but continued to send letters both to friends and to the king's eldest son, Prince Henry, until 1609. Some of these letters were later collected by Harington's descendant, Henry Harington, and published under the title of Nugae Antiquae in 1769. The volume is a significant source for the history of the Tudor re-conquest of Ireland.
Orlando Furioso
A verse translation of the original Italian.
The Metamorphosis of Ajax
Around this time, Harington also devised Britain's first flushing toilet — called the Ajax (i.e. "a jakes"; jakes being an old slang word for toilet) — installed at his manor in Kelston, and which was reputed to have been current with the queen herself. Indeed, the American utilisation of the word 'John' as a euphemism for toilet, or bathroom, derives from Harington's invention. In 1596, Harington wrote a book called A New Discourse upon a Stale Subject: The Metamorphosis of Ajax about his invention[5]. He published it under the pseudonym of Misacmos. The book made political allusions to the Earl of Leicester that angered the Queen, and he was again banished from the court. The Queen's mixed feelings for him may be the only thing that saved Harington from being tried at Star Chamber.
Sir John Harrington Poems
Such colour had her face as when the sun Shines in a watery cloud in pleasant spring; And even as when the summer is begun
Unthankfulness is that great sin, Which made the devil and his angels fall: Lost him and them the joys that they were in,
An Elegy Of A Pointed Diamond Given By T...
DEAR, I to thee this diamond commend, In which a model of thyself I send. How just unto thy joints this circlet sitteth,
On The Wares In Ireland
I praised the speech, but cannot now abide it, That warre is sweet to those that have not try'd it; For I have proved it now and plainly see't,
Against bad tongues goodness cannot defend her, Those be most free from faults they least will spare,
Of An Accident Of Saying Grace At The La...
MY Mall, in your short absence from this place, Myself here dining at your mother's board, Your little son did thus begin his grace,
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On The Wares In Ireland
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That warre is sweet to those that have not try'd it;
For I have proved it now and plainly see't,
It is so sweet, it maketh all things sweet.
At home Canaric wines and Greek grow lothsome;
Here milk is nectar, water tasteth toothsome.
There without baked, rost, boyl'd, it is no cheere;
Bisket we like, and Bonny Clabo here.
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Talitha Phillips is blogging live from the Presbyterian Church (USA)'s bi-annual General Assembly in Minneapolis.
When assembling, the Presbyterians gather as a whole first for the selection of a moderator, but then they break into 18 groups and do business there. Starting Wednesday these committees will reassemble and present their findings to the assembly, but the decisions made in committee tend to heavily sway the decisions of the body as a whole.
Just two notable ones for today…
In the Middle East room, we appear ready to make strong statements against the continuance of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but less ready to adopt positions regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict. Many positions have been proposed and rejected, so we remain at a middle ground. An overture to call the Israeli occupation of Palestine "apartheid" was rejected as "too offensive" to many ears. In particular, we are charting an uncomfortable middle line with regards to Caterpillar and their involvement in the Israel-Palestine conflict. For those who don't know, Caterpillar is a major supplier of the equipment used in demolishment work in Israeli settlements in Palestine. The committee recommends that we denounce Caterpillar's profit-making off such non-peaceful endeavors as settlement-building, BUT would not go so far as to recommend we divest from Caterpillar. The discussion mainly centered around what would be effective in terms of swaying Caterpillar's actions (i.e. if we keep our investments, we as share-holders can remain ethical conversation partners….?) and steered clear of language of solidarity. To me the pressing issue is that of solidarity — that we should refuse to take profit from what hurts our far-away neighbors — than of tactical engagement. To me it seems that our tactics so far have failed. The interesting thing is that the commissioners who opposed this overture, those who have more complexified connections due to Caterpillar being a major employer in their area, would actually prefer that we quietly divest and that we not denounce. As it is, we keep our money in the company while scolding them. I doubt it will be effective OR that it will seem to Palestinians that we are in solidarity.
However, in another committee we seemed to make great strides toward a kind of solidarity. Social Justice Issues (B) recommends a resolution that we as a church refrain from having conferences or major events in states where our ethnic minority members are threatened by such measures as SB 1070. The text of this resolution can be seen at http://pc-biz.org/IOBView.aspx?m=ro&id=3587 … After much discussion at a late hour (they were the last committee to adjourn), the tenor of the committee conversation shifted from "what is to the advantage of our hispanic brothers and sisters in Arizona" (some of whom, to be fair, in the short term would benefit from us having conferences there, because we bring money into the area, some of which they receive) to "are we a white church? or a multi-racial one?" Because if we are indeed multi-racial, SB 1070 targets us as a church, not "them" the others. So in this case we are choosing to throw our lot in with the victims of a policy we condemn. If only we were able to say "we are Palestinian, too" as easily as we can say "we are Hispanic, too," we would be able to make the same kind of stand. Would that all people of this earth could recognize their brother and sister in any human face, not only of their own race or nationality.
Talitha Phillips is a seminary student at San Francisco Theological Seminary and blogs at Madame Future Moderator.


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Thanks to postings of Dinesh Nair and Raphael Maunier i 'm able to
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Enter bios again by console or vga.
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I also disabled de ACPI function in Power management setup but this is
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§ 44-34.1-1 Excise tax phase-out.
(a)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 34 of this title or any other provisions to the contrary, the motor vehicle and trailer excise tax established by § 44-34-1 may be phased out. The phase-out shall apply to all motor vehicles and trailers, including leased vehicles.
(2) Lessors of vehicles that pay excise taxes directly to municipalities shall provide lessees, at the time of entering into the lease agreement, an estimate of annual excise taxes payable throughout the term of the lease. In the event the actual excise tax is less than the estimated excise tax, the lessor shall annually rebate to the lessee the difference between the actual excise tax and the estimated excise tax.
(b) Pursuant to the provisions of this section, all motor vehicles shall be assessed a value by the vehicle value commission. That value shall be assessed according to the provisions of § 44-34-11(c)(1) and in accordance with the terms as defined in subsection (d) of this section; provided, however, that the maximum taxable value percentage applicable to model year values as of December 31, 1997, shall continue to be applicable in future year valuations aged by one year in each succeeding year.
(c)(1) The motor vehicle excise tax phase-out shall commence with the excise tax bills mailed to taxpayers for the fiscal year 2000. The phase-out, beyond fiscal year 2003, shall be subject to annual review and appropriation by the general assembly. The tax assessors of the various cities and towns and fire districts shall reduce the average retail value of each vehicle assessed by using the prorated exemptions from the following table:
Local Fiscal Year State fiscal year
Exempt from value Local Exemption Reimbursement
fiscal year 1999 0 $1,500
fiscal year 2000 $1,500 $2,500
fiscal year 2001 $2,500 $3,500
fiscal year 2002 $3,500 $4,500
fiscal years 2003, 2004
and 2005 $4,500 $4,500
for fiscal year 2006 and $5,000 $5,000
for fiscal year 2007 $6,000 $6,000
for fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010 the exemption and the state fiscal year reimbursement shall be increased, at a minimum, to the maximum amount to the nearest two hundred and fifty dollar ($250) increment within the allocation of one and twenty-two hundredths percent (l.22%) of net terminal income derived from video lottery games pursuant to the provisions of § 42-61-15, and in no event shall the exemption in any fiscal year be less than the prior fiscal year.
for fiscal year 2011 and thereafter, the exemption shall be five hundred dollars ($500). Cities and towns may provide an additional exemption; provided, however, any such additional exemption shall not be subject to reimbursement.
(2) The excise tax phase-out shall provide levels of assessed value reductions until the tax is eliminated or reduced as provided in this chapter.
(3) Current exemptions shall remain in effect as provided in this chapter.
(4) The excise tax rates and ratios of assessment shall be maintained at a level identical to the level in effect for fiscal year 1998 for each city, town, and fire district; provided, in the town of Johnston the excise tax rate and ratios of assessment shall be maintained at a level identical to the level in effect for fiscal year 1999 levels and the levy of a city, town, or fire district shall be limited to the lesser of the maximum taxable value or net assessed value for purposes of collecting the tax in any given year. Provided, however, for fiscal year 2011 and thereafter, the rates and ratios of assessment may be less than but not more than the rates described in this subsection (4).
(d) Definitions.
(1) "Maximum taxable value" means the value of vehicles as prescribed by § 44-34-11 reduced by the percentage of assessed value applicable to model year values as determined by the Rhode Island vehicle value commission as of December 31, 1997, for the vehicles valued by the commission as of December 31, 1997. For all vehicle value types not valued by the Rhode Island vehicle value commission as of December 31, 1997, the maximum taxable value shall be the latest value determined by a local assessor from an appropriate pricing guide, multiplied by the ratio of assessment used by that city, town, or fire district for a particular model year as of December 31, 1997.
(2) "Net assessed value" means the motor vehicle values as determined in accordance with § 44-34-11 less all personal exemptions allowed by cities, towns, fire districts, and the state of Rhode Island exemption value as provided for in § 44-34.1-1(c)(1).
(e) If any provision of this chapter shall be held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter and the applications of the provisions hereof shall not be effected thereby.
(P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 28, § 3; P.L. 1999, ch. 112, § 2; P.L. 1999, ch. 303, § 2; P.L. 2000, ch. 55, art. 19, § 7; P.L. 2000, ch. 74, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 65, art. 3, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 117, art. 17, § 3; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 301, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 571, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 23, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 120, § 3; P.L. 2011, ch. 363, § 2.)


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The collapse of a crane brought in to repair earthquake damage at the National Cathedral has forced a Sept. 11 commemoration with President Barack Obama to move.
Organizers say Sunday's "Concert for Hope" will now be held at the Kennedy Center. The president is still expected to make remarks at the event.
The crane toppled over Wednesday and the operator suffered minor injuries.


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Ranking France: 1140 (all)
Ranking Vosges: 39(all)
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Return to the gridiron: Grosse Pointe Times
A look at the local squads as prep season kicks off
Posted August 27, 2014
By C & G Sports Staff
The prep football season kicks off Aug. 28 on fields across the state.
Here's a look at your local squads, along with some thoughts from the coaches regarding what they hope will make this a season to remember.
The opening game for each squad is also listed.
Grosse Pointe South
Last season's record: 6-4
League: Macomb Area Conference White Division
Returning starters: Approximately 13
Opening game: at Detroit Mumford, 7 p.m. Aug. 29.
Offensive keys: Coach Tim Brandon said South will be returning "a lot" of offensive linemen, and he would like that to equate to an effective running game, led by running back Sam Hunter. Aside from helping to put points on the board, a solid running attack could also go a long way toward keeping some of the "high-flying" offenses of South's opponents on the bench for a while. Although some modern offenses may try to primarily put points on the board via an air attack, Brandon likes the old-fashioned way of doing things, as he said South's goal is going to be "ball control, run the ball successfully, move the chains, hold on to the football, and then put it in the end zone."
Defensive keys: Brandon said South's defense will be a young one, as there may be as many as four sophomores on the defensive unit. While he said "we really like our defense," he might like it even more if South can effectively replace some of the players lost from last season.
"We lost a couple of really good defensive linemen, a couple of really good linebackers," he said. "If we can replace those kids with good young talent and they figure it out early, they'll be OK."
Coach's outlook: Although South has moved to the MAC White after winning a MAC Blue title four of the last five seasons, Brandon's ambitions haven't changed much.
"Expectations are high, like they always are," he said. "Our goals are, basically, what they always are — beat North, win the division, not only make the playoffs but make a run in the playoffs."
Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett
Last season's record: 5-5
League: Michigan Independent Athletic Conference
Returning starters: Approximately seven
Opening game: vs. Detroit Edison Public School, 4:30 p.m. Aug. 28, which is scheduled to be played at Memorial Park in Eastpointe due to waiting for a turf field to be completed. Call Liggett for more information on field locations.
Offensive keys: Although Liggett lost four offensive linemen to graduation, running back Tommy Jackson, quarterback Connor McCarron, wide receivers Charles (Tre) Caine and Nick Gawel, and linemen Caleb Stokes and Matt Gushee are back and ready to make an impact. Coach Dan Cimini said Liggett has some "really good skill guys," and there are ways those kind of players are typically best utilized.
"Get the ball in their hands," he said. "Give them some space, and they make plays. We got some really good talent."
Liggett could also receive contributions from first-year players Sean Fannon and William Morrison, who are expected to play center and wide receiver, respectively.
Defensive keys: As with the offensive line, Cimini said Liggett will also be "young" on the line. Cimini said he feels "really good," in regards to the positions of linebacker, defensive back and safety.
"We got really good, athletic kids on D," he said.
Coach's outlook:
Although the Knights are young, Cimini said they are "very capable."
The Knights are looking for their fifth straight playoff appearance.
"We'd like to keep that streak going," Cimini said. "We've made the playoffs and won the league championship two out of the last three years. We're looking to win the league and make the playoffs again."
Grosse Pointe North
Last season's record: 6-4
League: Macomb Area
Conference Blue Division
Returning starters: approximately 10.
Opening game: at Hartland, 7 p.m., Aug. 28
Offensive keys: Coach Frank Sumbera expressed confidence that North is going to be able to put points on the board. His confidence is likely aided by the players North is expected to have in its backfield. Sumbera said quarterback Daniel Robinson threw for over 1,100 yards last season, and in his opinion, running back Lawrence Bryant is capable of rushing for 1,500 yards. While Sumbera cited the importance of the offensive line providing protection, the offense may go as the backfield goes.
"Dan's very talented, very athletic," Sumbera said. "He's got size, speed. He's got a great arm. In the backfield with him is Lawrence Bryant. He's a strong, fast, hard-running back. Those two in the backfield together give us a really good option."
Defensive keys: "Our strength is really in our linebacking core and our secondary," Sumbera said of the defense.
Corner back Odell Snyder could go a long way toward helping North's cause on defense.
"In the secondary, got one of the best D-backs we've had," he said of Snyder. "We've had good ones for a lot of years, but this kid is outstanding."
Coach's outlook: Although the Norsemen didn't win the Blue Division last season, they did make the playoffs, and Sumbera would like more of the same.
"We look for a very good year," he said. "We're looking to win our division, we're looking to beat South and we're looking to make a run in the playoffs this year."
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It turns out that eBay's (EBAY) online payment service PayPal is aiming for the final frontier.
The online payment processor is hoping to get in on the ground floor of space tourism. Under a new program — optimistically titled, PayPal Galactic — the company is working with space travel enthusiast groups to determine how people will spend money once they reach orbit, the Associated Press notes.
Perhaps not coincidentally, PayPal's billionaire founder, Elon Musk, runs SpaceX, also known as Space Exploration Technologies, which has partnered with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to design a replacement vehicle for the recently retired space shuttle fleet. He is also CEO of electric car company Tesla Motors (TSLA).
In partnership with the Space Tourism Society, PayPal will examine potential regulatory hurdles, technology requirements and the implications of interplanetary financial transactions.
Interest in space tourism is growing. British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, which hopes to soon send guests on suborbital flights, has already signed up a number of celebrities, including Justin Bieber.


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PASADENA - "Project Runway's" charismatic mentor Tim Gunn came into town offering his mantra of "silhouette, proportion and fit" to adoring fans Thursday night.
Gunn offered up spring fashion tips and answered questions from a crowd buoyed by champagne about "Project Runway," the show that made Gunn a household name.
On the show, Gunn offers advice to contestants competing to be the top fashioner designer, telling them to "make it work" - or more sternly, "Don't disappoint me."
The crowd groaned when he revealed that the show wouldn't be returning to Los Angeles anytime soon, but fans said they were just excited to see the TV icon in the flesh.
"It's cool to see him - and not just on TV," said Glendora resident Makena Carter, 12.
Her sister Kiana Carter, 18, got flustered and starstruck when he called on her to ask a question about what kind of clothes would flatter her figure.
"Don't be afraid," Gunn reassured her. "It's just me."
Gunn has been on the road showing off the latest colorful Kate Spade line with a model in tow, offering up his advice for women - even those self-described "curvy" women who can't squeeze into a size 8.
"If getting fashion right were easy, everyone would look fabulous," Gunn told the packed store on Colorado Ave. "This is a pretty good-looking Kate Spade crowd, but not everyone does look fabulous."
The fans took the critique in stride, applauded the examples of "fabulous" design he pointed out in the crowd and lined up to take a picture with the fashion icon.
"I have to get an autograph," said Patrick Doran, a Pasadena resident, who showed up with his mother Mary.
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The Caulfield-Melbourne cups credentials of John Singleton's Oaks winning mares Sunday Joy and Zagalia go on the line in Saturday's Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. But the knockabout adman is heading to Randwick.
Singleton's Epsom Handicap runner Gentle Genius and his regally bred Flight Stakes filly Touched By God are both outsiders in their respective group 1 events but not so Sunday Joy and Zagalia.
The Clarry Conners-trained Zagalia, which won the Queensland Oaks, has turned in two eye-catching efforts this time in work while Gai Waterhouse's AJC Oaks winner Sunday Joy won the Stock Stakes first-up at Moonee Valley on September 13.
"Gai couldn't be more pleased with her, she has flourished," Singleton said on Thursday.
Singleton revealed that Waterhouse brought Sunday Joy back to Sydney after the first-up win "so she could mother-hen her".
"Damien Oliver wants to stay on Sunday Joy in the cups, she only has 52kg and it'll be a struggle," Singleton said.
The owner has already supplied his Golden Slipper winning jockey Lenny Beasley, who won the AJC Oaks on Sunday Joy, with a calorie-counter book.
As for Zagalia, Singleton said: "Clarry fancies her in the Turnbull but he fancies her a lot more in the cups.
"Both have got a realistic chance in the Turnbull ." Singleton said he and broadcaster Ray Hadley had dabbled in the Caulfield-Melbourne cups doubles.
"We've had Zagalia into Sunday Joy, Sunday Joy into Zagalia in the Caulfield and Melbourne cups. We are never going to work again."
Singleton's Melbourne Cup experience amounts to "Veloso won the Mackinnon and was favourite until he drew 21 that night".
"He finished fifth behind Kiwi while Larry Pickering gave me a leg of Rising Fear which finished second to At Talaq," Singleton said.
There was also Sunshine Sally, which three-time Melbourne Cup-winning trainer George Hanlon told Singleton couldn't win but the reply was "it won't kill her".
"I wanted to put a girl on and George said 'I've got a 16-year-old apprentice here, give him a thrill'. It was Paddy Payne's first Melbourne Cup ride," Singleton said. "She led the cup for 2400m but everyone remembers Let's Elope's finish."
Sunshine Sally finished last in Let's Elope's Melbourne Cup but a week later the mare was in foal with Millie, which won two from four for Singleton including the Gimcrack Stakes.
"Sally rolled over and died up on the farm four weeks ago," Singleton said.
While the mares are on target for the cups, Singleton wondered aloud: "I'm trying to find out why we can't go Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup.
"They have both been set for the cups but if you have to go to the Cox Plate it's not the end of the world is it?"
When talk turns to Gentle Genius, Singleton happily reveals the six-year-old daughter of deceased breeding icon Danehill remains No.1.
"I had a bet on Gentle Genius at 125-1," Singleton said. "I thought I was a genius but the TAB must have known she'd draw 20."
Singleton reckons Gentle Genius, with gun apprentice Michael Rodd on board, "can do anything on her day".
"She is the best looking mare I've got and she was the mare of the spring in Melbourne last year," Singleton said.
Singleton has no doubt Waterhouse holds the key to the Epsom with the Randwick trainer supplying five of the 20 runners.
They include last year's winner Excellerator and firming favourite Grand Armee, which is out to become the first horse since Super Impose (1990-91) to win the Doncaster-Epsom double.
"He (Grand Armee) is a wonderful horse," Singleton said.
"It was a great run the other day when second behind Lonhro but I always think the Epsom and Doncaster are a lottery. Have a look at how many favourites don't win."
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Fair Warning?
Even as adware companies are going after rogue behavior by affiliates, some of them continue to act in ways that privacy-sensitive consumers consider deceptive.
Not all bundled programs give you a clear warning about the adware you're about to install. In some cases, a disclosure may be buried many paragraphs deep in an End User License Agreement (or EULA) that you may or may not read. Even a careful EULA reader might not realize that a paragraph about "third-party software downloads" is, in fact, a subtle reference to adware.
In contrast, when you install the free BearShare peer-to-peer program, you must agree to EULAs from both BearShare and WhenU. You'll see screens describing this "ads for apps" trade-off before and after the installation.
Many prominent adware firms also label their ads. In our testing, we saw Direct Revenue's labels for Aurora appear on the title bar of its ad windows. 180solutions included an icon in the title bar. And Claria and WhenU put both the name of the adware application and its logo in one part of the advertising window.
But while some adware companies are trying to make their activities more transparent, other companies do anything they can to obscure their origin. CoolWebSearch (CWS) is a prime example.
All of the more than 40 variants of CWS get on your PC by means of drive-by installations, or by exploiting other security bugs, according to anti-spyware experts. CWS has no EULA, or even a Web site. (The owners of the coolwebsearch.com domain posted a notice disavowing any affiliation to the CWS spyware program, but didn't respond to requests for comment.) And none of the CWS ads we saw in our tests were labeled.
In fact, even the authorities don't know who's behind CWS: The individuals and companies involved shroud themselves in secrecy, using a jumble of servers, located all over the world, to obscure their network, and registering domain names using fake contact information.
In our tests, CWS inserted its own links into Web pages displayed in Internet Explorer. Clicking one of these CWS-inserted links brought us to "search portals"--sites designed to mimic search results pages from Google or MSN Search--featuring ads from well-known companies. The tested version, and other variants of CWS, also add bookmarks to the Internet Explorer Favorites list; put shortcuts to porn and gambling sites on the desktop; change your browser's home page; and/or alter browser security settings. It also actively fights your attempts to remove it from affected PCs, using techniques similar to those viruses use.


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the act or instance of injecting a drug for purposes of capital punishment or euthanasia
Rangers caught the dingo and put it down with lethal injection.
lethal injection is allowed as a form of execution in all thirty-two states that have the death penalty.
Death by pills or lethal injection might be unnatural, but she believes that declining nourishment and medications is not.
For his part, McVeigh, until his death by lethal injection in 2001, always insisted he was acting alone.
Instead of dying on a gurney from lethal injection, they will die in prison of natural causes (or maybe violence).
The method of death, Judge John Leonardo ruled, would be lethal injection.
But these two pillars of support for lethal injection have always been based on a form of deceit.
The condemned man went through agony during his lethal injection.
And if lethal injection protocols cause profound suffering the landscape of capital punishment as we know it may change.
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses following two sexual assaults in Burnham and Bridgwater.
Both incidents occurred on Thursday, June 28, and are possibly connected.
The first incident happened at 2.30pm in Frank Foley Parkway, Burnham.
The victim, a woman, was approached by an Asian man who is described as aged between 20 and 30 years old and of a stocky build.
The man approached her, engaged her in conversation and then sexually assaulted her.
The second incident happened at 5.50pm, in Chedzoy Lane, Bridgwater.
A woman was approached by a man of similar description.
He asked the woman to get into his car.
Officers investigating these incidents are keen to hear from anyone who may have seen or heard either of these assaults occur, particularly the woman driver of a red or maroon estate vehicle which dropped a young woman back to her home address in the Chedzoy area.
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or call Crimestoppers on 0800-555111.


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Cocooning For Measles
The measles outbreak continues to spread, with 121 cases now reported in 17 states (CDC data as of February 6th). Many states are getting serious about detailing why exemptions for vaccines exist and looking at ways to better protect the population. This week in the Seattle Times three local pediatricians speak out for removing both personal choice and religious exemptions to protect the public and vulnerable children. And here, Dr Paul Offit writes about religious exemptions asking, "What Would Jesus Do About Measles."
There's no question vaccines are having their moment. We are working through tough questions. In the Seattle Times piece, Drs. Diekema, Opel, and Marcuse keenly point out:
We hold dear both freedom of choice and public health.
Finding an optimal balance is clearly of great import. This will take great advocacy and work to help continue to build trust in the MMR vaccine that is safe and highly effective at preventing measles infections.
Though I've been lucky enough to avoid seeing measles thus far in my medical education and career, this serious, uber-contagious disease has given some parents and caregivers pause when it comes to putting their unprotected (read: too young to vaccinate) infants in a situation where their health could be compromised. Many mothers have emailed, tweeted and Facebook messaged me asking how they can protect their little ones who haven't received their vaccinations yet and my simple answer is this: cocooning. That is, provide a family of protection by having every single child & adult immunized against whooping cough, influenza, and other vaccine preventable illnesses. By surrounding a baby with only immunized people, you cocoon them against serious infections. Read full post »


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Medtech industry's revenue will grow faster in the next decade than it did in the previous decade.
Conclusions from a new Frost & Sullivan survey should ease the device industry's handwringing over what they believe is a dismal future wrought by regulatory uncertainty, governmental meddling and a changing business landscape.
The 2013 Search for Growth survey predicts that the medical device industry will garner $509.25 billion in the next 10 years, up from $271.55 billion in the current decade. That's a 87.5% upward spike. Compare that to the 77% revenue growth in the previous decade in which the industry raked in $153.40 billion.
In other words, the industry is due to grow faster in the next 10 years despite all the doomsday scenarios presented by opponents of the medical device tax.
Yes, granted the conclusions of the Frost and Sullivan survey are based on responses that include executives who are from other countries, - but the majority of responses in the healthcare industry came from North America - 32% and Europe,Israel and Afrcica - 36% confirmed a Frost & Sullivan spokeswoman.
The survey also showed what percent of executives are interested in some of the megatrends that affect all industries.
Specifically, in healthcare, executives considered the following to be hot topics:
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As healthcare is geared towards a personalized medicine model, companion diagnostics will alter drug development and the commercialization process of drug candidates. Combining biomarkers and drugs will result in enhanced therapeutic efficacy and safety.Based on the survey responses, Frost & Sullivan have formulated three predictions for the global healthcare market going forward.
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I crack same month ago the wep psw of a friend and i was able to connect without any problem, now using the same psw I connect but no way to go internet I am able to ping the router and enter in the router web page (no inside as i dont have the psw) I tried also to change my mac adress but nothing change.
I don't understand what there is wrong.
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Be sensitive in choosing where you ask your question. You are likely to be ignored, or written off as a loser, if you:
* post your question to a forum where it's off topic
* post a very elementary question to a forum where advanced technical questions are expected, or vice-versa
* cross-post to too many different newsgroups
* post a personal e-mail to somebody who is neither an acquaintance of yours nor personally responsible for solving your problem
A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
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Ryan Seacrest was truly surprised by The Dictator joke.
"I definitely did not know that he was going to do that!" the E! red carpet host said this morning during his On Air With Ryan Seacrest KIIS-FM radio show. Seacrest said someone from the movie company making Sacha Baron Cohen's film called and asked if he'd be interested in interviewing the Dictator.
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"He comes over, and I asked him a couple of questions, but … he didn't put all that on just to answer a couple of questions. ... Was he going to do something around me or near me? You know that feeling in your gut. You feel like, 'This is going too normally.' "
What was the first hint that our fearless leader may be in trouble?
"I saw the urn coming up. It was getting closer to my chest, and then it tipped over, and it wasn't the wind. He spilled it on my tuxedo."
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The least interesting part of comics, for me, are the comics themselves. After a while every ghoul tale or Western drama or superhero opera starts to look the same; the juvenile comics aimed at the pre-teen group are unreadable, and the romance comics push the most absurd notions of human interaction.
The ads are different. The ads bring back more memories than the comics themselves. I can't tell you what the Kingpin said to Spidey before he knocked him across the room, but I remember the grainy pictures of the kids who sold seeds, the promise of 150 Army Men, the Polaris sub (fits two!), the poorly-printed Ju-jitsu ad, the poster of a snarling armed criminal with all his karate-sensitive pain points highlighted, Charles Atlas making me feel guilty for not being Charles Atlas or even trying, 500 free stamps, peace-sign patches Mom could iron on my jean jacket, Van-Dyke Moustache kits, and of course the X-Ray Specs. They probably couldn't see through girls' clothing. Even if they did work you'd just see bones. But they'd be girl bones.
This site is devoted to the advertising in old comics. It begins with illustrated pseudo-comics, moves on seed-and-salve selling, muscle ads, guns, cereal, candy, bikes, the ads of the 60s and 70s (my childhood, and hence of great interest to the world) and finally, ten tons of stuff that doesn't belong elsewhere.
--Lileks April 09
UPDATE: Everything's been rejiggered and resized for 2014, except for "Comic Ads in Comics." There's just too much of it. Later, perhaps.
Also, a note on sources: these come from the Comics newsgroups on Usenet, the work of many pseudonymous scanners who have done a grand job of saving the past. None are taken from Internet sites. That wouldn't be fair.


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Home Inspiration: 12 Dainty Vases To Keep Your Flowers Fresh
As we slog through the remainder of winter, I wanted to offer a little bit of hope, in the form of some cute vases. I mean, if you can't get spring weather outdoors, you might as well bring it inside. And aren't you over using that banged up, scratched old FTD vase from 15 years ago? Invest in your flowers and you'll get many happy returns. Check out our picks after the jump.
1. Wine Bottle Wall Flower Vases, $32
2. Cottage Chic Wall Flower Vase, $15
3. Flower Vase Pitcher in Ocean Green, $54
4. Ceramic Double Flower Vase, $15.00
5. Set of 3 Milk Glass Flower Vases, $19
6. Brown and Blue Cylinder Vase, $15
7. Ruby Red Depression Glass Vase, $10.95
8. Deco Style Silvertone Chrome Vase, $16.45
9. Mid-century Turquoise Tabletop Ceramic Flower Vase, $44.95
10. Glass Cylinder Vases, $15
11. Handmade Turquoise Vase, $75
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8 Reasons Halloween Hookups Are Different
Halloween is an interesting night for hookups with its own peculiar array of pros and cons. One Hallow's Eve back in my 20s, I remember having this realization as I made out with a guy at a party. He was dressed as Frankenstein. I've never gotten green greasepaint makeup all over myself while making out before … I wonder if it will make me break out? The thought distracted me while we sucked face. This is an example of a uniquely Halloween hookup issue. The makeup did not make me break out for the record. And he got back together with his ex-girlfriend the following week, so that's that. But these types of things good things to know. After the jump, some more ways hooking up on Halloween is different.
1. You don't know how he normally dresses, so you can't be as judgey about his shoes as you normally would be. For example, this may be the only night of they year when Tevas are acceptable if, say, he's dressed as a hiker or a Dave Matthews Band fan.
2. You're already half-naked, so getting undressed is not a big deal. Actually, it's a relief to peel off that itchy, smelly. whatever it is you're wearing. You've probably never gotten undressed so quickly in your life.
3. You ate so much candy, that you can blame any bad decisions on sugar insanity. Or maybe you spent a lot of time by the punch bowl. You can blame it on the spirits. Whatever the reason, blaming your embarrassing hookup on Halloween is easy and totally acceptable.
4. You have no idea what he's going to look like in the morning and vice versa. Surprise! He's cute when he's not caked in blood!
5. No excuse needed to dress your sluttiest. Usually I know a guy for longer before I'll dress up like a slutty pirate wench, but hey, it's his lucky day.
6. You don't know if his obsession with your baby costume was just a one-night thing or a serious fetish. Hopefully not a fetish.
7. It's totally normal to wear masks during sex. It's not like a thing you need to discuss beforehand and make sure he's comfortable with it and you have a safe word.
8. The "walk of shame" is waaaayy more obvious. When it's November 1st and you're catching the train home in a wrinkled cheerleader costume, everyone has your number. I say, own it.


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Gunmen kill Hamas-linked judge
A prominent Islamic judge linked to Hamas was today shot dead by Palestinian gunmen as he arrived at court in the Gaza Strip.
Bassam al-Fara, a civil court judge and a senior member of the faction's armed wing, was killed in the southern town of Khan Younis, Palestinian sources said.
The drive-by shooting came two days after the three young children of a Fatah-allied Palestinian intelligence officer were killed as they were driven to school, sparking renewed conflict between the Hamas and Fatah factions.
Escalating tensions in the area have reduced the chances of the two sides forming a united government, instead pushing them closer to all-out hostilities.
In a statement to reporters, Hamas openly blamed Fatah for today's killing. Fauzi Barhoum, a spokesman for the militant group, said the perpetrators would be brought to justice.
"This is an ugly crime committed against one of the field commanders of the Hamas military wing and one of the prominent figures in Hamas," he said.
"Hamas is not going to forget the blood of its members. It is going to pursue and bring to justice those who were involved in today's crime."
Tawfik Abu Khoussa, a Fatah spokesman, rejected the Hamas accusations. "We condemn all acts of anarchy, whatever may be behind them ... we call on the brothers in Hamas to stop firing accusations before the investigation," he said.
Witnesses to the ambush said four gunmen waited for Mr Fara outside the courthouse, eating their breakfast at a nearby food stand.
When he emerged from a taxi, three of the men grabbed him and forced him to his knees and the fourth pulled out a weapon and shot him.
Wednesday Dec 13th, 2006 7:11 AM
A member of the Palestinian militant Islamic movement Hamas, Bassam al-Fara, has been killed by gunmen in the southern Gaza Strip.
Mr Fara, who was also a judge, was shot outside the courthouse where he worked in the town of Khan Younis.
The armed wing of Hamas accused gunmen linked to its main political rival, Fatah, of carrying out the killing.
Inter-faction tensions have increased since the killing of three sons of a pro-Fatah security chief on Monday.
Reports say unidentified gunmen dragged Mr Fara from a taxi outside the courthouse and shot him at point blank range.
Witnesses said the gunmen had eaten breakfast in a nearby restaurant while waiting for the arrival of the civil court judge, who was also the local Hamas military commander.
Fatah spokesman Tawfiq Abu Khoussa rejected Hamas accusations that his group was behind the attack.
"The brothers in Hamas must be accurate and not fire accusations before the investigation," he said.
Relations between the two factions are always strained, but the tension has increased significantly following Monday's attack on the car of a senior Fatah security official, says the BBC's Alan Johnston in Gaza.
He was not in the vehicle, but three of his three sons, aged between six and 10, were and they all died in the gunfire.


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Watch Wisconsin Governor Walker's reaction to the carefully-worded rebuke he received today at an event in Madison, WI honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The speaker is Dr. Margaret Rozga. Dr Rozga spoke on behalf of her late husband, Father James Groppi, who was awarded the the MLK 2013 Heritage Award.
Last year, many Wisconsin residents will recall a very similar event in the Madison state house that was equally as scolding of Governor Walker's efforts to dismantle unions and to bankrupt education in his political maneuverings to institute privatization, a hallmark of his political patronage via the Koch Brothers and ALEC.
NOTE: As I find more reporting about this event today, I will share it herein and via Twitter.