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NVIDIA Shield Up for Preorder May 20 for $349, Ships in Juneby Brian Klug on 5/14/2013 9:00 AM EST
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Ortanon - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkMaking it 720p was a smart move. Reply
Wolfpup - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkThis thing remains exciting hardware...but I don't know what to do with it on the software side. Android is worthless to me as a gaming platform. I wish it could run (real) Windows... Reply
jeffkibuule - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkAnd streaming requires owning a GTX 660 or higher, which rules out any AMD people and some Nvidia GPU owners as well. It just seems too much like a hobby product, especially at a price of $349. Even the Vita struggles at $249, and that thing has far more original titles to play (plus PSOne games)
We'll see I guess. Reply
Ortanon - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - link*GTX 650. I doubt people will really care about the streaming thing anyway. Still, either way it is a pretty cool feature.
I agree about the Vita, but the Vita is a marketing failure so that doesn't really count. Reply
jeffkibuule - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkI knew it was one of the two. Still doesn't help me since I bought a Radeon HD 7970 in February. Basically ignoring Shield. Reply
nathanddrews - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkThe streaming is really the only thing I do care about as I don't care about Android games. There's significant savings to be had in having one beast rig that can game on any TV in the house over gigabit or WiFi. Right now I've got HTPC/gaming machines on every display in the house, which cost a lot more than the Shield. However, each computer can play at the same time, making multiplayer a simple task, something that Shield doesn't really help with. Also, it doesn't help with games that use M+K, unless it has a USB port for that... On the flip side, we don't play many multiplayer games. It's definitely a niche product, but I can see the draw... Reply
Ortanon - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkA niche product. You mean, like HTPCs and gaming rigs. lol. Reply
nathanddrews - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkYou actually think this will be mainstream? o.O Reply
Ortanon - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkIt's too much of a 'tweener to be mainstream. I just wanted to tease you on making a whole comment about your use of niche products and then downplaying the Shield's niche qualities. I use an HTPC myself. Reply
andrewaggb - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkYeah I have radeon's in my desktops. Plus with APU's and Haswell coming out right away (we're only talking about 720p) I think it's a mistake to not support AMD and Intel. Reply
Ortanon - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkThe main reason Android is "worthless" as a gaming platform is because things like the Shield didn't exist. That's about to change, so talking about Windows is pointless. And silly. Reply
SpartanJet - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkSorry its been years now with better hardware. The only thing that changed in Android gaming is more in game money grubbing to unlock things occur. Android (and iOS) gaming is garbage. Reply
Ortanon - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkAgain, because things like the Shield didn't exist. Gaming is going to be garbage on a platform with no buttons. Reply
marc1000 - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkAndroid is great simply because there are TONs of devices running it. So a lot of effort will be put on creating games for Android for a lot of years to come. The platform does not matter, it's the game availability that matters.
Especially now that even the cheapest Android phones have 1ghz processors the quality of games will increase - not that the cheapest phones will be gaming consoles, but because of this the middle tier of phones will be a LOT better than it was a year ago.
not to mention emulators compatibility with android, you can play ALL classic games on this thing.
having owned an ill fated Xperia Play I can't wait to get a Shield. I gave up on the Play because it was deliberately killed by Sony (no ICS upgrade), but it ran all the games I wanted at the time and the gamepad makes a HUGE improvement during games.
I would never buy a closed-platform portable console - 3ds or vita. but will definetivaly buy this open-platform one. Reply
Ortanon - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkWell..."portable"..... let's not get crazy. Reply
marc1000 - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkyeah, it's not "cellphone" portable like the Play was (even considering the wheight and thickness, it was a phone). but definetively easier to carry around than a notebook or a big tablet. Reply
powerarmour - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - link$350 isn't really that bad, it's more powerful than your average tablet, plus it's got a built-in controller too ;) Reply
Ortanon - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkA docking mechanism would've been far better, though. Reply
Grimmm - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkAs long as they get some solid local multiplayer support like Portal 2, L4D2 (currently requires a hack to do splitscreen) and maybe a few hotseat (hot potato?) party games, I'll probably buy one. Reply
tviceman - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkDoes this have the capability to stream wireless to an HDTV when playing PC games? Reply
marc1000 - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linknot sure about wireless, but the guys have shown it doing wired using the hdmi output. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkDon't care about Shield so much. Will nVidia enable those streaming functions to be used by other devices other than Shield? I'm imagining having my Ultrabook streaming from my gaming PC, letting me roam the house and still be gaming.
I could concentrate all my gaming budget on one gaming PC and let HTPC's be small and stream the games from the bigger gaming box. I could be using my Ultrabook to sneak attack fools in Assassin's Creed 3 while I'm taking a dump. I could be at the dinner table eating my pasta while I'm becoming a survivor in Tomb Raider.
Suddenly, instead of building a gaming HTPC that has to have decent hardware to game, I can put tri-SLI in my "gaming server" and keep everything silent, cool, and small with the HTPC's. Each one having a controller and a keyboard/mouse to game wirelessly from a bed, couch, whatever.
This is the dream, nVidia. Give us the dream. Shield is really rather unnecessary for most of us who already have more than one PC. Reply
piiman - Saturday, May 18, 2013 - linkDude put down the games and join the Real World. Reply
Denithor - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - link...waiting for Apple to sue over the descriptive "Retinal" display. Reply
Laststop311 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkWait so you can run full triple aaa games off your nvidia gpu (i have a gtx titan) and have your main rig gpu process everything but play it streaming in real time over wireless n network on the handheld shield and this works for every game? Does the gtx titan support this feature? I know someone said gt 650 and up but the titan has gk110 chip instead of gk104. Does titan's chip also support this streaming.
That streaming ability is freakin really cool if its what I understand it to be. Can you stream to the shield and output the shields display to a tv screen instead of the shields screen. That would be amazing. Gaming on any screen in your house with just 1 pc. Reply
kaalus - Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - linkThis will be such a flop. On top of that it looks awful with these thick bezels on the screen. For $349? Who will pay that to play Angry Birds or scroll through 400,000 rubbish games created by 12 year olds? Reply
JlHADJOE - Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - linkShield's up! --Nvidia, May 2013 Reply
Joelioto - Tuesday, June 04, 2013 - linkTo those bugged about streaming feature. This is a NVIDIA experience feature, they are using a video encoder that is directly built into the geforce lineup (starting with gtx650 and up). If they did not use this encoder chip then the streaming experience would be lack-luster and laggy like many other remote play apps. Gamers want responsive and instant feedback, which is why they developed this tech. The SHIELD is a NVIDIA device anyway, so naturally things work better/give more features if you are using hardware that is all part of the same EcoSystem. Once you try it first hand you wont believe how responsive it is and how neat it is to kick back on your bed and hit up a few more hours of Skyrim before sleep ;) Reply


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I began taking Metformin 500mg yesterday morning and have taken roughly four doses. I wanted to share some piece of mind with individuals reading these posts. No everyone experiences the gastric distress that some patients are indicating. I have tolerate the medication very well. The only thing I experienced with the first dose was some bloating and very mild abdominal cramping (like being slightly constipated). The first time I took it, I ate a Greek yogurt low in sugar and took a probiotic pill to help promote a healthy digestive system. Many meds I've taken over the years travel the digestive tract easier with probiotics your system. Another I've found, and read about, is that if you continue to consume a lot of sugar in your diet, the medication may likely cause diaherra because it's trying to regulate your blood sugar therefore if makes sense for your body to essentially purge itself of excess sugar. I hope to continue to have a positive response as I watch my sugar intake.
I took 1-500mg pill twice a day. I endured major dizziness and lightheadedness, feeling like I was gonna pass out, extreme weight gain (9 lbs in one week), and insomnia. It did bring my blood sugar levels down.
Fatigue, headaches, Heart flutters,dizzyness, loose of weight. Took 2x a day
Fatigue, headaches, Heart flutters,dizzyness, loose of weight. Took 2x a day
My daughter has been taking this medication for about 8 months now. She has abdominal cramps trouble with eating makes her sick to her stomach then away to bathroom. She has severe migranes now. she has been treated for her stomach and bowel woes and they have decreased her from 1000 to 500 mgs. just recently they took her back up to 1000 can't understand why they can't give her something else this is making her life miserable. she is taking it for her pre diabetes and pcos symptoms.
Metformin allowed me to maintain my A1C within a normal range. No after effects at all. Easy to tolerate.Dose was 1000mg. initialy then it was decreased to 500mg. Was on Metformin for about four years.
Taking for PCOS- still titrating the dose to effective level to keep testosterone levels in check but so far so good. Some minor stomach upset when I first increase the dose but after a few days to a week, the side effects subside as my body gets use to the medication. FYI if you live near a Price Chopper grocery store you can get this medication and other diabetic supplies for free.
tiredness,sleepy, numbness in fingers,loss of balance while walking, slight muscle cramps in legs and urinates every four hours. take 1000 mg per day. in the morning
tiredness,sleepy, numbness in fingers,loss of balance while walking, slight muscle cramps in legs and urinates every four hours. take 1000 mg per day. in the morning

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|This article is about political parties in the UK, of which I know next to nothing about. Thus, I don't understand several of what are probsbly insider jokes here. Still, there are some jokes here that I found funny, such as making the political party and the person sound ridiculous.
|Articles about fictitious persons have been done before, but this is the first one I've seen relating to a Lord in Parliament at the UK. I'm giving you credit for some originality here.
|Prose and formatting:
|Your article is rather listy - we discourage lists here, because anyone can come in and add something to the list that was never intended to be there and doesn't add to the humor. Lists tend to be magnets for old memes and cruft.
|I love the image you put here - it is silly and fits the article well. The caption is great, too. I just wish there were another image or two here.
|Could use some improvement, but not as bad as some articles I've seen. On the whole, an average Uncyclopedia article.
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|I hope to see more contributions from you in the future - keep working, you will only get better!
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By Elizabeth Ginns Britten — June 2004
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CYT-North Idaho Presents BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, 11/1-11
Christian Youth Theater - North Idaho (CYT-NI) says "Be Our Guest" for something magical! Step into the enchanted world of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Nov 1-11 at the Salvation Army Kroc Community Theater, 1765 W.Golf Course Rd., Coeur d'Alene, ID.
Seventy-eight local school children ages 8-18 make up the cast with an additional 25+ on crew all overseen by 65+ adult volunteers. All of the children are currently taking theater arts classes in CYT's fall session of their after-school theater arts education program.
Based on the Academy Award winning animated feature, this Broadway stage version includes all the wonderful songs from the film, plus new songs written especially for version like "Home," and "Human Again."
Audiences will be transported to a lovely French provincial town where the beautiful Belle lives with her father. When he doesn't return from a trip to a local fair, Belle rushes off to find him. She discovers he is being held captive in an old castle by a hideous Beast. Belle trades her freedom for his, and the magical "tale as old as time" begins! With beautiful songs, enchanting costumes, suspense, comedy and adventure, this show has something for theatergoers of all ages.
Dates and Times are as follows:
Nov 1, 2, 3, 9, & 10 at 7 p.m.
Nov 3, 4, 10, & 11 at 3 p.m.
a bonus performance at Nov 10 at 11:00 a.m.
Ticket prices are: $12 for adults; $10 for Seniors and children 12 and under and $9 for groups of 10 or more to the same performance. All tickets are $2 more at the door. There is a Discount Matinee: 3 p.m. on Nov 3. All tickets are just $8. The 11 a.m performance on Nov 10 is for patrons with special needs and their families/caretakers. Those tickets will be $6. This is an abbreviated performance that is adapted for an audience with special needs. Tickets for all performances may be purchased online at www.cytnorthidaho.org or by phoning the Box Office at (208) 277-5727.
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I HAVE a quick and easy solution to help clear up any misunderstanding with regards to the offside rule.
If a player is standing in an offside position then the referee's assistant should put up his or her flag.
All of the confusion created by trying to decide who is and isn't interfering with play is also easily solved – if you are on the field of play then you are interfering.
Managers and players are heavily censured if they come out and say what they think about controversial decisions, but who can blame them when nobody seems to know what is going on.
We saw it at Newcastle and at Chesterfield last weekend and while, ultimately, the decisions at both games may not have changed the result, on many occasions they do.
And the stakes are high. It doesn't matter whether you are going for the Premier League title or trying to stave off relegation from the Football League, a dodgy offside decision can have severe consequences.
One thing that strikes me, as a former player, is that when you get experienced pros coming out like Richard Hinds admitting they don't fully understand the rules then something has to change.
Another thing to consider from a player's perspective is the length of time the officials are taking to make these decisions.
When they are forced to stand around in the cold, waiting for the result of a conference between the referee and assistant, as Bury had to do on Saturday, the tempo and rhythm can go from the game.
If we went back to basics then these discussions would not be necessary.
Tony Harrington, the referee at Bury's match on Saturday, did not have a great game, in my opinion.
As well as overruling his assistant to give Chesterfield's third goal, he also sent off Danny Mayor for a challenge that, having looked back at it, I would say there was no way in a million years it warranted a straight red card.
I know Danny, and with all due respect, he couldn't tackle his dinner, it's not in his game.
David Flitcroft was right when he said the referee robbed the fans of the right to see both teams play on an equal footing.
I also agree with him that Chesterfield were clearly the better side, but I don't think it is right to make knee-jerk reactions.
The Proact Stadium is a hell of a hard place to go and I would say the nucleus of the Bury squad is there, it's just that you will get these inconsistencies as Flickers tries to build his team.
Lastly, may I again pass on my thoughts and condolences to the family of Keith Freeman – a real Bury fan who I remember fondly from my time as a player. He will be sadly missed.


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Genetics and Genomics: A New Frontier in Oncology
Genetics and Genomics: A New Frontier in Oncology
Lea and Calzone have provided an outstanding overview of genetics and genomic research applicable to the subspecialty of oncology nursing. The ever-emerging discoveries in this discipline mandate that nurses understand the key concepts of genetics and genomics and their everyday application to comprehensive care of the oncology patient and family throughout all phases of the trajectory of cancer care.
All nurses need to be familiar with the document Essentials of Genetic and Genomic Nursing.[1] This resource emphasizes that all nurses should understand the role of both genetics and genomics in healthcare. Genetics is the study of individual genes and the ways in which their expression or dysfunction impacts the development of relatively rare single-gene disorders. Many mistakenly believe that genetics and genomics are interchangeable and that genetics explains how all disease, including cancer, develops.
Genomics is an exploding area of interest in oncology care and includes the study of all genes in the human genome together, including their interactions with each other and the environment, as well as the influence of psychosocial and cultural factors on the development of disease, such as cancer. Lea and Calzone provide numerous relevant clinical examples of applied genomics, describing how the science of genomics relates to personalized healthcare.
Nurses need to be able to explain basic concepts of genetics and genomics to patients and families. One area that often requires clarification involves the transmission of hereditary risk. Gene mutations can be inherited, spontaneous, or acquired. Inherited gene mutations, called germline mutations, are present in all body cells. They are passed on from parent to child in reproductive cells (the egg and sperm), and are present in all of the cells in that child's body when the body cells reproduce. A spontaneous mutation can occur in individual eggs or sperm at conception. A person who has the new, spontaneous mutation is at risk of passing the mutated gene to his or her children.
Acquired mutations, also called somatic mutations, occur in body cells other than egg or sperm. They involve changes in DNA that take place after conception, during a person's lifetime. Acquired mutations result from cumulative changes in body cells other than egg or sperm, called somatic cells. Somatic gene mutations are passed on when the cells they contain reproduce. Frequently patients will state that they underwent genetic testing, thinking that such testing implies hereditary risk, when in reality they may have had testing of their tumor, such as HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) testing to direct treatment decisions. Nurses need to be able to explain basic genetic concepts in terms that can be understood by patients and families.
It is important for oncology nurses to recognize when a person may potentially have a hereditary (germline mutation) risk for developing cancer and when it is appropriate to refer that individual and family for further genetic risk assessment, evaluation, and possibly genetic testing. This relatively small subset of individuals and families should be referred to a credentialed genetics professional for evaluation.[2] Clearly, identification of a germline mutation and family members at significantly high risk for developing cancer can result in targeted and potentially effective prevention and early detection strategies, and this traditional application of genetics is essential to good oncology nursing.


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MANY young girls dream of pulling up outside their wedding or school prom in a horse-drawn carriage.
That dream became reality for 16-year-old Abby Anson thanks to her vintage vehicle-collecting uncle, Brian Hopkins.
Bewdley teenager Abby had asked Mr Hopkins if he could organise a carriage to take her to her year 11 prom as he has been collecting them for the past three years.
Mr Hopkins laid out a choice of 10 carriages on his front lawn, providing Abby with a wide selection.
Abby said: "My uncle has so many of them, so there would be lots for me to choose from."
Mr Hopkins has been collecting horse-drawn vehicles, classic cars and steam engines for the past 30 years, so Abby knew he was the right person to ask about arriving at her prom in style.
"Everyone knows about the large collection of carriages my uncle has and my granddad also had great a love for them," she said. "So arriving at my prom in one meant so much to me."
Abby, a Bewdley High School student, took a ride in her chosen 1910 Sociable carriage on the way to her prom at Spring Grove House, in West Midland Safari Park.
Abby said: "I did pick a different one at first but as it was closed no-one would have been able to see my dress, so I went for my second favourite, where the hood could come down and, being blue, it also matched my dress."
Mr Hopkins has a large collection of vintage vehicles, steam engines, tractors and Model T Fords from all over the world, some of which he restores and sells on, as well as keeping several his own personal collection.


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I have heard that EU Cookie Directive which is due to be inforced during May 2012 will not allow the use of Google Analytics, as GA uses cookies to track user info. Is this true?
Many thanks in advance
Technically the Law is active already, it was put on hold for a year while the ammendments were hammered out... yeah I know go figure
When a visitor from inside the EU arrives at your website for the first time you must tell them you are using analytics cookies.Have no idea if you are supposed to tell them if you are using 'Cloud Flare' as this performs a similiar cross domain trackingDoes not matter where your website is hosted, once the page data enters the EU it must comply with local law.
Then the visitor can then choose to accept the use of cookies & enter the site or not and just leaveConsent must involve the visitor performing an action to agree to this, implied consent will notbe enough.. so phrases like " continued use of this site constitutes acceptance our Terms & conditions "are worthless.
You can get more free information from Outlaw.com , run by a UK Law firm (Pinot Masons) who specialise in Internet shenanigins
Thanks for the post. I have yet to see a site that prompts me about the cookie. Do you know of any websites that do the prompting well?
many thanks in advance
There are several about but this ones quite subtle
Thanks for the link, much appreciated
I dont suppose you know what Google are going to do about the Cookie Directive, do you think they will offer a cookiless option on GA?
Cookies are not vital to analytics, at best all they can tell you is if a visitor has been to the site before.Already webmasters are seeing a greater number of people browsing with 'shields up' refusing cookies & blocking advertsso you need to look at your data a little bit closer and profile the visitors. GA does not really do this well so you maywant to bash your own analytics script together
Thanks Sogo7, you have been really helpful, cheers
Just part of why I consider tracking packages to be pointless page bloat -- well, apart from the javascipt for nothing, extra handshakes for nothing, and general redundancies to server log analysis via tools like analog or webalizer.
Obsessing on statistics beyond what your server provides usually falls into the same category of polishing a turd or trying to come up with more lame excuses for not being a web professional -- Most people I see wasting time on the statistical bull on their sites usually need to spend more time concentrating on what really matters.
CONTENT. Fresh new content... Fresh ORIGINAL content... content presented in a clean fast loading
But of course with the megabyte plus sized monstrosities filled with an idiotic half a meg or more javascript to deliver 3-6 content images and half a K of plaintext that seem to abound these days between inept back-end coders and PSD jockeys pissing all over the entire Internet, I might as well be talking to the wall.
I block tracking and most cookies in part becuase 3rd-party calls (what you've allowed onto your page for ads and tracking) make 4th-party calls... a single line of code can add hundreds of kilobytes to my page request, eating up my bandwidth and slowing your page down.
The best analytics combine server and client-side logs.
Back on topic, the EU directive is a directive: telling member nations to implement a law. It's not a law on its own. Each country makes its own law, and they may not have all implemented any laws yet. They may not all be the same. Would have been way easier to tell Europeans how to just use their browsers appropriately instead of content providers trying to use lawyers to decipher each country's different cookie law.
I disagree on that, but that's because I've seen people run their sites into the ground by obsessing over who's visiting instead of focusing on getting more visitors... What resolutions are they running, where are they from, how did they get here... when as is said in that page I keep linking to...
"This is the Web. The only thing you know about who will come is that you do not know who will come."...
Which is why I increasingly am finding the mere concept of "target audience" to be one of the dumbest things this side of HTML 5, as people have taken a good concept and gone so overboard with it that it's now meaningless drivel used to cover up ineptitude.
Big sites like Booking.com need to know things like resolution and other js-only data for their constant, unending A/B and multivariant testing, which they do several times a day (they can do them that fast because they get millions of visitors each day).
Joe's blog? No. But any site with a significant number of visitors needs all sorts of user testing. Testing 5 people in the hallway is awesome, but A/B testing needs large numbers and you need to be able to get the data for those kinds of tests.
I always wonder how much I screw up other people's analytics when I purchase something or do something on their site but with Javascript blocked...
Are politicians around the world getting dumber or what? I have no idea why this idiotic paranoia about browser cookies exists. Anyone can clear their cookies at any time (I clear mine multiple times per day and bounce my IP address, too) and if they are too stupid to know that or figure it out, why is the burden on webmasters to have to jump through hoops and invest money reconfiguring things to accommodate the idiots?
Wouldn't it just be easier to ban the internet? :lol:
That might be because large numbers of folk went to school before the internet was ever invented - or even PCs. They have never been taught IT skills, and while they have managed to learn enough by themselves to get by, there are gaps in their knowledge. No doubt most of them could figure out how to delete cookies - but that assumes they know the cookies exist in the first place. And there's your problem - cookies installed on someone's PC without their knowledge or consent. If you want your visitors to accept a cookie from your site, what's wrong with asking them?
There does seem to be a good number of idiotic paranoia-based bull in regards to many web technologies -- cookies chief amongst them; it's like the nonsensical "pageloads are evil" AJAX and framesets nonsense or the tables are evil and should never be used for anything whackjobs... or that there's any reason to deploy HTML 5.
Though in the case of politicians and their decisions, you have to remember they know NOTHING about 99% of the things they're expected to make decisions about; It's unrealistic to expect any elected, appointed or nepotic official to be an expert on the things that come across their desk or placed before their respective assembly -- Which is why they usually just go with whatever makes a good headline or whoever waves the biggest wad of bills in front of their campaign manager.
Man, all excellent points...
Well, Europe in general has been much bigger on "privacy" than the US/North America. I agree with you about real cookies: way better to teach people how to surf the internet than to give US/NA companies an advantage over EU companies (since most EU companies serve EU visitors etc) by adding an onus on them (an onus? onusses?).
When it comes to some of the other stuff, though, I dunno: the new APIs coming with HTML5 like localstorage and whatnot actually include some things that the user (so far with current browsers) can't remove, at least not easily (I'm sure anyone can hack their .config folders, but should Grandma have to do that??).
That's what my husband says every time he reads stuff like the twitter account of [@herpderpedia (this accound retweeted everyone who was like "ZOMG WIKIPEDIA WHY YOU BLACK I HAVE TERM PAPER DUE!!!" and my husband and his geeky programmer friends are all like, "[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September]ETERNAL SEPTEMBER](https://twitter.com/herpderpedia) AAAARAG WHY DID WE LET STUPIDS ON TEH INTARWEBZ???"
Me, I figured computers would become toasters in every home eventually, so some part of the internet has to be Derp-land anyway.
With the SOPA-bill replacements (ACTA and the so-called "anti-kiddie-pr0n" bills), I figure this stuff will get passed in one way or anther (Spain passed a SOPA-like bill already, other countries are following suit), and I think we all need to accept that there will be at least 2 "Internets": the spied-on commercial censored version for most people and a free illegal sub-net for nerds who know what to do.
All off-topic, though, since the EU directive (if any country's laws are actually enforced) means all commercial companies will need to comply.
I am a far bigger proponent of education myself. Teach people (and start with the kids in school today) how the internet works. DNS should never be a topic considered too esoteric for schools: today it's as important as anything else, at least in the West. Kids and their parents are becoming parts of bot-nets and spread spam and virusses because of ignorance, and this should count as a threat. They need to know how phishing works (no, banks shouldn't be the only ones trying to educate people on this, it should be basic requirements in school), how spam works, how SMTP works (and why addresses are so spoofable), how DNS works, how browsers work, and how to install any of the gazillion plugins on ANY browser that alert users automatically on all 3rd-party anythings.If everyone had, say, something like Ghostery, which at its minimum settings merely alerts users to who's tracking them, that right there could be an excuse to take the onus off those serving web pages. But the lawmakers haven't considered this apparently.
This is scary and dangerous. Sure, it was funny to make fun of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens (who was then chair of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation which "innernetz" is a part of as a subcommittee), but people only get into those positions of power after being in politics for a long time... and technology moves fast.
The fact that most people using interwebz seem to have missed that SOPA has just been replaced almost immediately by the [same guy who introduced SOPA (and is much less likely to be protested so hard as SOPA [url=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1981/show]due to its name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_S._Smith)) just proves to me that the Dual-Internet is coming and rather inevitable.*no, neither of the "new" bills are that new... they've been brewing for some time, but have now become the new front-line in the US's war against free exchange of information via the series of tubes.
Another example, is the Information Commissioner UK, which uses a header based message:
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But first, a crucial message from Blogmama.
re: This weekend's Boneheadpalooza:
"Greetings all! As promised, here's the info on this weekend's Boneheads "We Will Make the Playoffs" Picnic (cole slaw not included).
We're breaking it into two events, in case some people can't make Saturday but would like to picnic anyway. You can RSVP here, or e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Here's the dealio:
Friday: 7 p.m., Flying Puck, 7th Ave. and 30th St. This is so folks can watch the games on that night and pray for the right teams to lose.
Saturday: Post-game, Warren77 (at 77 Warren St., for those who actually may not know that). I'm hoping the place isn't too insane, but it just seems wrong to picnic anywhere else, so we'll just have to deal.
We have a small group already set for both events (Krisy, who has flown in from Norway just for the games and picnic this week, is the guest of honor. You'll just have to be surprised by the rest!) but hope to see many of you either time. Let's send our boys into the playoffs with Ranger Report style!
How to find us: Listen for Norwegian accents or scope me out. For those who have not met me yet, I'm tall, have short hair, green-framed eyeglasses and a fabulous tan :) Or just shout out "boneheads!"
Here are the pre-game notes, courtesy of the Rangers:
NEW YORK RANGERS vs. ATLANTA THRASHERS
Thursday, Apr. 7, 7:00 p.m.
Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
Rangers: 43-32-5 (91 pts)
Thrashers: 33-34-12 (78 pts)
* All information through NHL games on Apr. 5
The Rangers will face-off against the Atlanta Thrashers at Madison Square Garden (7:00 p.m.), in the penultimate game of their 2010-11 regular season schedule. The Blueshirts currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings, and eighth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 43-32-5 (91 pts). The Rangers enter the contest having defeated the Boston Bruins, 5-3, on Monday at Madison Square Garden, and are now 10-3-1 in their last 14 contests. New York is 5-0-1 in their last six games at MSG. The Thrashers enter the contest with a 33-34-12 (78 pts) record to rank 11th in the Eastern Conference, and have lost three of their last four games. Following the contest, the Rangers will face-off against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, Apr. 9, at Madison Square Garden (12:30 p.m.), to conclude their 2010-11 regular season schedule.
TV: MSG Network
6:30 p.m. – Rangers Pre-Game Show with Al Trautwig
7:00 p.m. – Rangers vs. Thrashers
Broadcasters: Sam Rosen (Play-By-Play), Joe Micheletti (Analyst), John Giannone (In-Game Reporter)
Radio: 1050 ESPN Radio and newyorkrangers.com
6:30 p.m. – Rangers Pre-Game Show
7:00 p.m. – Rangers vs. Thrashers
Broadcasters: Kenny Albert (Play-By-Play), Dave Maloney (Analyst)
RANGERS vs. THRASHERS:
- All-Time: 19-14-1-9 overall (7-8-1-5 at home, 12-6-0-4 on the road)
- 2010-11: Tonight marks the fourth and final meeting this season, and the second of two at MSG. New York is 1-2-0 overall and 0-1-0 at home.
- Last Season: New York was 1-1-2 overall, with a 0-1-1 mark at home. Two of their four meetings were decided in the shootout.
- Six of their last 10 meetings have required overtime, and five of their last nine have ended in the shootout
- New York ranks 22nd with a 19-16-4 (42 pts) record at home; Atlanta is tied for 23rd with a 16-19-5 (37 pts) mark on the road
- The Rangers are 8-9-2 vs. the Southeast Division; the Thrashers are 9-7-2 vs. the Atlantic Division
- Henrik Lundqvist is 7-4-6 with a 2.20 GAA and one shutout in 18 career regular season appearances vs. Atlanta; Chad Johnson is 0-0-1 with a 0.92 GAA in one career regular season contest vs. Atlanta
- Vinny Prospal has registered a team-high, 21 goals, 37 assists and 58 points in 53 career regular season contests vs. Atlanta. Prospal's 58 points vs. Atlanta is his most against any NHL team.
- New York lists one former Thrasher on their roster: Erik Christensen (2007-08 – 2008-09)
- Atlanta lists two former Rangers on their roster: Nik Antropov (2008-09); Radek Dvorak (1999-2000 – 2002-03)
The Blueshirts have posted a plus-13 rating on special teams (PPG+SHG minus PPGA+SHGA) this season, which is tied for fourth in the league.
- Power Play: The Rangers did not tally a goal in four power play opportunities (8:00) on Monday vs. Boston, and are now 14-68 (20.6%) in their last 19 games. New York ranks 16th overall (49-286, 17.1%) and 14th at home (28-147, 19.0%). The Rangers are 5-15 (12:41) in five-on-three situations (last – 4/3 at PHI), and 0-7 (8:42) when four-on-three (last – 4/3 at PHI). Shorthanded goals allowed (5): 11/20 at MIN (Cullen); 12/5 vs. OTT (Kelly); 1/2 at FLA (Weiss); 1/16 vs. PHI (Richards); 3/20 at PIT (Kunitz).
- Penalty Killing: The Blueshirts held the Bruins scoreless in one shorthanded situation (2:00) on Monday at MSG. New York ranks 10th overall (213-255, 83.5%) and 16th at home (96-116, 82.8%). The Rangers are 7-10 (7:21) in three-on-five situations (last – 2/27 vs. TBL), and 4-6 (2:41) when three-on-four (last – 11/15 at PIT). Shorthanded goals for (11): 10/9 at BUF (Dubinsky); 11/5 at NJD (Dubinsky); 11/15 at PIT (Staal); 11/24 at TBL (Boyle); 11/26 at FLA (Prust); 12/5 vs. OTT (Prust); 12/12 vs. WSH (Staal); 12/16 vs. PHX (Prust); 1/7 at DAL (Fedotenko); 2/27 vs. TBL (Prust); 3/15 vs. NYI (Prust).
- Four-on-Four: New York did not skate in a four-on-four situation on Monday vs. Boston, and are now plus-three in 64, four-on-four situations (130:25). The Rangers are even in one, three-on-three situation (2:00) this season (2/17 vs. LAK). Four-on-four goals for (7): 10/18 vs. COL (Frolov); 11/11 vs. BUF (Anisimov); 11/15 at PIT (Callahan); 12/12 vs. WSH (Callahan); 1/5 vs. CAR (Zuccarello); 3/4 at OTT (Stepan); 3/6 vs. PHI (Zuccarello). Four-on-four goals allowed (4): 10/15 vs. TOR (Kessel); 1/1 at TBL (Thompson); 3/15 vs. NYI (Moulson); 4/3 at PHI (Zherdev).
The Rangers competed in 18 back-to-back sets this season, posting a record of 10-7-1 (3-2-0 at home, 7-5-1 on the road) in the first game and 12-6-0 (5-2-0 at home, 7-4-0 on the road) in the second game of the set. New York out-scored their opponent, 50-35, in the second game. Over the last two seasons, New York is 21-8-2 in the back-end of back-to-back sets, including a 9-3-1 mark at MSG and 12-5-1 on the road over the span.
The Blueshirts are the only team in the NHL who are undefeated when leading after two periods, posting a record of 28-0-0 in those contests. The Rangers rank fourth in the league with a plus-22 goal differential in the third period (84 goals for, 62 goals against).
- The Rangers' 43 wins are tied for seventh most in franchise history, one win shy of moving into a tie for sixth
- The Blueshirts' plus-13 rating on special teams is tied for 15th in team history
- Henrik Lundqvist's 35 wins are tied for seventh in Rangers' history, one win shy of moving into a tie for sixth
Henrik Lundqvist was named the NHL's Third Star of the Week for the period ending Mar. 27 after posting a 2-0-1 record, 0.32 GAA, .987 Sv% and two shutouts in three games. On Mar. 26, Lundqvist stopped 26 shots in a 1-0 victory at Boston to establish a new career-high with his league leading, 11th shutout of the season, while appearing in his 400th career game. His 11 shutouts are tied for second in team history for most shutouts in a season, and are the most by a Ranger since John Ross Roach posted 13 shutouts in 1928-29. He is now one of two active goaltenders with at least two seasons of 10+ shutouts (M. Brodeur – 4). Lundqvist also posted his 30th win of the season on Mar. 18 vs. Montreal to extend his NHL record by recording 30 or more wins in six consecutive seasons to begin his career, and extend his franchise record by posting his sixth straight 30-win season. Lundqvist established a new career-high by appearing in his 22nd consecutive contest (dating back to Feb. 11) on Mar. 31 at Long Island. Lundqvist has appeared in 24 straight games entering tonight's contest.
New York won its 40th game of the season with a 1-0 victory vs. Florida on Mar. 22. It is the fifth time in the last six years the Rangers posted 40 or more wins in a season, marking only the second time in franchise history the team accomplished the feat (1968-69 – 1973-74). The Blueshirts are one of five Eastern Conference teams to have registered at least five seasons of 40+ wins since 2005-06 (Montreal, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh).
The Rangers have posted six more wins and seven more points compared to last season through 80 games (37-33-10, 84 points in 2009-10), having tallied 11 more goals (228 this season, 217 last season) while allowing 20 fewer goals against (193 this season, 213 last season). New York has also shown a six-goal improvement while shorthanded compared to 2009-10 (11 this season, five last season).
The Rangers lead the league in hits (2,269), rank fourth in blocked shots (1,276), fifth in goals against (193), are tied for first in shootout wins (nine), second with number of players with at least one GWG (18), fourth in shorthanded goals (11) and road wins (24), and fourth with a plus-35 goal differential.
- Vinny Prospal enters the contest with a three-game scoring streak (three goals, one assist over the span), and has tallied 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) in the last 19 games
- Henrik Lundqvist is 10-3-1 with a 2.05 GAA, .933 Sv% and three shutouts in the last 14 games
- Marc Staal has tallied six assists in his last eight games
- Derek Boogaard (shoulder, 12/9) – 50
- Alex Frolov (knee, 1/8) – 37
- Chris Drury (knee, 2/4) – 26
- Martin Biron (collarbone, 2/28) – 16
- Ryan Callahan (ankle, 4/4)
Total Man-Games Lost: 318
- Apr. 1 – Assigned forward Mats Zuccarello to Connecticut (AHL)
- Apr. 4 – Recalled forward Kris Newbury from Connecticut (AHL)
- Apr. 5 – Assigned forward Kris Newbury to Connecticut (AHL)


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Ivan Sentch of Auckland, New Zealand, has been working on his ambitious 3-D-printing project since the start of 2013. He's using a Solidoodle 3-D printer to build a replica of an Aston Martin DB4 sports car -- a daunting effort for an auto enthusiast with no previous 3-D printing experience. Sentch is using Autodesk 3ds Max as his 3-D design software, and AllyCAD, a separate CAD app, to print MDF (motion-defined form) shapes on paper. As of late July, his 3-D car project was 72% complete -- the printing, anyway. The assembly phase will bring "endless months" of additional work, he says. For more details on Sentch's 3-D-printed car project, check out Solidoodle's interview with the car builder.
Sentch isn't the only one printing vintage vehicles. The makers of the latest James Bond film, "Skyfall," enlisted the services of German 3-D printing company Voxeljet to build three plastic models of the legendary Aston Martin DB5 sports car, says 3-D printing news site 3Ders.org. One of the models explodes in the film. Sad.
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STAFFORD - According to police, the suspect in Sunday's shooting at Royal Car Wash turned himself in around 10 p.m. Monday.
La'Melvin Johnson, 35, surrendered outside of the Harris County Jail with community activist, Quanell X.
Johnson was transferred to the Fort Bend County Jail later Monday night.
"[Johnson] said there was some confrontation at the detail shop, but it had nothing to do with being fired," Quanell X said. " [Johnson] said this was an ongoing dispute involving other things, and that there was no intention to come up to the shop and kill anyone, but there was a confrontation at the shop. He says it was self-defense."
The shooting happened around 10:15 a.m. Sunday at Royal Wash Mobile on Avenue E and Main. According to the Stafford Police Department, one person died at the scene and two others were rushed to the hospital, where they later died.
The victims have been identified as employee Donntay Borom, 18, business owner Harvey "Troy" Simmons, 34, and Simmons' uncle, Johnny Simmons, 59.
According to investigators, Johnson became irate after getting terminated from the business and an argument ensued.
"During the argument he went to his vehicle and that's where he apparently got his gun and came back and opened fire," said Sgt. James Leedom with the Stafford Police Department.
Harvey Simmons' wife told Local 2 her husband did mention a problem with Johnson in a text message a few days ago.
"He did text me a couple of days ago that he was having problems with him," she said. "He didn't give me details... I wish I would have asked more now."
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The condition of certain ignorant scholars is reported as follows in trustworthy hadiths quoted in Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and Sunan Abu Dawud:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "AMONG THE OFFSPRING OF THIS MAN WILL BE SOME WHO WILL RECITE THE QUR'AN BUT THE QUR'AN WILL NOT REACH BEYOND THEIR THROATS. (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 55, Number 558)
Narrated 'Ali:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "In the last days of this world there will appear some young foolish people who will use (in their claim) the best speech of all people (i.e. the Qur'an) and they will abandon Islam as an arrow going through the game. Their belief will not go beyond their throats..." (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 808)
In these hadiths our Prophet (saas) sets out the characteristics of ignorant, so-called scholars in the End Times:
1. They will be foolish, in other words, they will have weak intelligence,
2. They will use the best speech of all people, in other words, they will talk at great length and make statements lasting for hours, but their words will not be reflected in their lives and moral values. There will be no harmony between what they say and how they live. For example, they will describe the self-sacrifice of believers with verses from the Qur'an, but personally they will be preoccupied by their own comfort. They will speak of the importance of serving on the path of Allah, but since they are preoccupied with their families and businesses they will engage in no intellectual struggle. Our Prophet (saas) means when he says, "Their belief will not go beyond their throats," that these people will not behave sincerely.
Our Prophet (saas) presaged that, in the End Times some people with shaved head, wearing turban, who know the Qur'an very well, will emerge. Although they will pretend to praise the religion with their explanations and statements, they will be afar from Islam with their speech, statements, some innovations (bidah) that they concocted into the religion and their twisted way of religious behavior. With this twisted way of mindset they will struggle against the Qur'an and sincere Muslims.
Such a nation will appear in the End Times that THEY WILL RECITE THE QUR'AN BUT IT WILL NOT PASS DOWN THEIR THROATS. THEY WILL BE ABJURED FROM RELIGION LIKE AN ARROW HURLED FROM A BOW. AND EVERY MUSLIM HAS A RIGHT TO STRUGGLE WITH THEM. THEY WILL HAVE SHAVEN HEADS... (Abu Abdur Rahman Ahmad Ibn Shu'aib an-Nasai, Hazrat Ali through the Hadiths, p. 142)
These people will align themselves with the way of the dajjal against Hazrat Mahdi (as) and will strive against him:
The Messenger of Allah (saas): SEVENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE FROM MY COMMUNITY WEARING TURBANS WILL FOLLOW THE DAJJAL. (Musannaf of 'Abd ar-RazzaqAbu Bakr Abd ar-Razzaq ibn Hammam, XI, p. 393)
SEVENTY THOUSAND SCHOLARS WITH TURBANS FROM MY COMMUNITY WILL FOLLOW THE DAJJAL. (Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Musnad, p. 796)
It is revealed in another hadith that that these ignorant scholars will seek to pursue their own advantage and will not be honest:
There will be such times that common people will read the Qur'an, devote themselves to worship (but) they will be busy with the acts of the companions of innovation (bi'dah) and stray into polytheism unwittingly.THEY WILL DERIVE PROFIT BY THEIR WORDS AND SCIENCE, GET WEALTH BY ABUSING RELIGION. HERE THEY ARE THE ACCOMPLICES OF THE DAJJAL, WHO IS BLIND IN ONE EYE.(Ahmad Diya ad-Din al-Kamushkhanawi, Ramuz al-Ahadith, Hadith no: 6255)
Another feature of the End Times is that people will adopt these ignorant, so-called scholars as their leaders. They will follow these people, even though they know them to be ignorant and make dishonest statements:
ALL THAT REMAINS WILL BE AN IGNORANT BODY OF PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE WILL ASK THEM ABOUT THEIR RELIGIOUS NEEDS, AND THEY WILL ISSUE FATWAS (RELIGIOUS OPINION ON A MATTER) IN THE LIGHT OF THEIR OWN IDEAS AND DESIRES (IGNORING THE QUR'AN AND HADITH) AND WILL BOTH DEVIATE THEMSELVES AND LEAD OTHER INTO DEVIATION." (Sahih Bukhari, Tajrid as-Sarih: 2174; Muslim; Tirmidhi; an-Nasai; Sunan ibn Majah; Ahmad, al-Musnad, 2/162, 190; Darimi, as-Sunan; ibn Hibban, as-Sahih, no. 4571, 6719, 6723; Hadith narrated by Abd Allah ibn Umar (ra))
Imam Rabbani advised Muslims not to go along with ignorant so-called scholars. He warned Muslims by telling them that listening to such people's words is as harmful as eating poisoned food. These people will literally poison people's minds by telling them that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not come in the End Times.
Imam Rabbani said:
LISTENING TO THE WORDS OR READING THE BOOKS OF RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS WHO FOLLOW THEIR OWN WORLDLY INTERESTS IS AS HARMFUL AS EATING POISON. THE HARM DONE BY EVIL RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS IS CONTAGIOUS. THEY DAMAGE COMMUNITIES AND SPLIT NATIONS ASUNDER. Evil religious scholars were always responsible for the disasters that befell Islamic states. They caused the heads of the states to deviate from the true path. Our Prophet (saas) said that Muslims will be divided into 73 parties, of which 72 will go to hell and only one party will be saved from hell. The leaders of these 72 heretical parties are all evil religious scholars. The only party to be saved from hell is the People of the Sunnah. (Imam Rabbani, The Letters of Rabbani, 47th letter)
In another passage, Imam Rabbani says that in the End Times certain ignorant so-called scholars will adopt a hostile attitude toward Hazrat Mahdi (as):
When Hazrat Mahdi (as) whose coming is promised wishes to raise the value of the religion and revive the Sunnah, those who are used to act along with the people of innovation [ahl al-bidah] and who imagine that things not in fact lying at the essence of the religion are the commandments of the faith will say with amazement: "THIS PERSON [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] WANTS TO DO AWAY WITH OUR RELIGION AND DESTROY OUR SHARI'A [WAY OF BELIEF AND PRACTICE]." (Imam Rabbani, Letters of Rabbani, 1/535)
Imam Rabbani described the characteristics of certain ignorant so-called scholars as follows:
1. They use superstitious beliefs as tools: In other words, they act in the light of various superstitious beliefs that are not truly part of the faith and were added on afterward.
2. They confuse inessential matters with the faith: They imagine that things not in the essence of the faith are commanded by it.
3. The claim these people most frequently make will be that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will seek to eradicate their religion. In other words, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will act according to the Qur'an and Sunnah of our Prophet (saas), not in the light of their superstitious religion and what has been added on afterward.
Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi also stated that the religion would revert to its essence in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (as), in other words, that people would live by its unsullied form, as in the time of our Prophet (saas), and that the people most opposed to Hazrat Mahdi (as) would be certain ignorant so-called religious scholars:
In his [Hazrat Mahdi's (as)] time the religion will assume its previous form by being purged of all conflicting opinions. HE WILL OPPOSE THE MEMBERS OF THE ULAMA (RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS) IN MANY OF HIS JUDGMENTS. FOR THAT REASON, THEY WILL AVOID HIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)]. Because they will imagine that Allah will leave no Mujtahid (a scholar who derives legal rulings) of the faith after the imams... (Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, Futuhat Al-Makkiya, chapter 66, Vol. 3, pp. 327-328)
According to Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, Hazrat Mahdi (as) will have very powerful knowledge and that ignorant religious scholars in his day will be completely neutralized in the face of the power and impact of that knowledge. One of the main reasons they oppose Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be their loss of esteem in the public eye. Their rage against Hazrat Mahdi (as) will be so intense that they will almost elect to issue a death fatwa against him, but they will lack the courage to do that because Hazrat Mahdi's (as) knowledge will be so powerful:
... Hazrat Mahdi (as) will apply the religion as in the time of the Prophet (saas). He will eliminate sects from the world. No sect will be left apart from the pure and true religion. HIS ENEMIES WILL BE THOSE WHO IMITATE SCHOLARS OF JURISPRUDENCE. That is because they will be displeased when they see that Hazrat Mahdi (as) pronounces in a manner different to that of the imams of the sects, BUT THEY WILL ALSO UNABLE TO OPPSE HIM…
HIS DECLARED ENEMIES WILL BE THE SCHOLARS OF CANON LAW. BECAUSE THEY WILL LOSE ALL PUBLIC ESTEEM. THEY WILL EVEN HAVE LESS KNOWLEDGE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE LAWS. By his coming, this imam will also eliminate disagreements among rulings by scholars. IF HE HAD NO SWORD (KNOWLEDGE), THEY WOULD ISSUE A FATWA FOR HIS DEATH. Because Almighty Allah will purify him [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] with His munificence and his sword (brothers), AND THEY WILL OBEY HIM [Hazrat Mahdi (as)]. Because they will have no more esteem in the public eye and even their knowledge of ahqam will decline... With the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (as), disputes over pronunciations among scholars will be overcome. They will both fear him [Hazrat Mahdi (as)] and also have expectations of him. THEY WILL HATE HIM [HAZRAT MAHDI (AS)] IN THEIR HEARTS, BUT THEY WILL STILL, WILLINGLY OR UNWILLINGLY, ACCEPT HIS PRONOUNCEMENTS... (Al-Barzanji, Al-Isha'ah li-ashrat al-sa'ah, pp. 186-187)
In one hadith our Prophet (saas) said that some ignorant scholars in the End Times will inflict grave damage on the Islamic world:
My Community WILL BE DESTROYED BECAUSE OF EVIL SCHOLARS and ignorant servants. (Darimi)
Our Prophet (saas) refers to scholarship disappearing and being replaced by ignorance as one of the portents of the End Times:
Almighty Allah will not take back knowledge (from your memories) after having bestowed it on you. However, He will take scholars, together with their knowledge, from within their communities and take their souls. All that remains will be an ignorant body of people. The people will ask them about their religious needs, and they will issue fatwas (religious opinion on a matter) in the light of their own ideas and desires (ignoring the Qur'an and hadith) and will both deviate themselves and lead other into deviation. (Sahih Bukhari, Tajrid as-Sarih: 2174)
On the Day of Reckoning a religious scholar is cast into hell. People he knows say to him, "While in the world you communicated the commandments of the religion. Why has this torment befallen you?" And he will say; "I told people not to sin, but sinned myself. And I did not do those things I told them to do. I am being punished for that." (Bukhari)
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi also stated that certain ignorant religious scholars, who are stubborn, weak in faith and have strayed into holding materialist beliefs will strive to give the idea that Hazrat Mahdi (as) will not appear. By referring to "their arrogance," Bediuzzaman notes that these people will think they are very learned and will regard themselves as very great, flawless and superior, and they will literally deify their lower selves (Surely Allah is beyond that). By saying "their belief is weak," he says that this perspective of these stems from the fact that these religious scholars' faith in Allah is weak and they harbor doubts about the religion and regard it as a means of obtaining esteem or as a profession.
Since the hadith that speak of the signs of the end of times, the events at the end of times, and the merits and rewards of certain actions have not been well understood, SOME SCHOLARS WHOSE BELIEF IS WEAK AND WHO ARE ARROGANT relying on their reason have MOVED ON TO DENY SOME OF THEM. (Bediuzzaman Said Nursi, Words, Twenty-Fourth Word - Third Branch, p. 351)


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At baseball games across the U.S., thousands of fans may sing "buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks," but for families managing food allergies, these traditional snacks can affect the decision about whether to attend a game in person. With shelled peanuts often found in the stands and other allergen-containing foods served throughout the ballpark, a baseball game can feel like an allergic reaction waiting to happen.
Luckily, many minor and major league teams are stepping up to the plate and hosting games that cater to families dealing with allergies.
There are a number of food-allergy-friendly baseball games coming up this summer. Check out the list below, and let us know if you have any additions of food-allergy-friendly games in your area. Be sure to check with the team/stadium about the specific accommodations they will be making.
View our list of baseball games for 2014 here.
Major League
- Milwaukee Brewers Peanut-Controlled Dates (Jul. 5, Aug. 15, Aug. 30)
- Birmingham Barons Peanut Free Night (Jun. 24)
- Baltimore Orioles Peanut Allergy Suite Available (Jun. 24, Jul.8, Jul 30, Aug. 16, Sep. 5)
- Chicago White Sox Nut Allergy Awareness Game (Jun. 29)
- Seattle Mariners Peanut Controlled Area Game (Jun. 25, Jul. 26, Aug. 27)
- St. Louis Cardinals Peanut Controlled Game (Jul. 7, Aug. 4)
- San Diego Padres Peanut Controlled Zone (Jul. 9, Aug. 18)
- Colorado Rockies Peanut Allergy Friendly Game (Aug. 12)
- New York Mets at San Diego Padres Peanut Controlled Zone (Aug. 18)
- Minnesota Twins Peanut Controlled Days (Jul. 30, Aug. 4, Aug. 27, Sep. 8, Sep. 15)
- Toronto Blue Jays Peanut Controlled section (Jul. 19, Aug. 27, Sep. 10). For tickets and information, call 416-341-3175 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com
- Washington Nationals Peanut Free Seats (Jul. 28, Sep. 15). Contact Brian Beck for tickets 202-640-7647, firstname.lastname@example.com
- Boston Red Sox Peanut Allergy Friendly Games (Jul. 20, Aug. 3, Aug. 31)
Minor League
- Kane County Cougars Peanut-free Game (Jul. 18)
- Pawtucket Red Sox Peanut Free Allergy Night (Aug. 13)
- Nashville Sounds Peanut Free Night (Jul. 22)
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders Peanut Free Night (Jul. 18)
- Round Rock Express Peanut Controlled Night (Jul. 10)
- Lowell Spinners Peanut Free Night (Jun. 30, Jul. 14, Jul. 24, Aug. 4, Aug. 18, Sep. 1)
- Reading Phillies Food Allergy Awareness Game Night (Aug. 22)
- Charlotte Knights Food Free Box (Aug. 18). Contact Bret Butler 704-357-8071, ask for tickets in the Food Free Box
You can also learn about new games as they are added by visiting FARE's Regional Offices page on our website, where you can find a link to the FARE office nearest you with calendar listings of events.


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- News From the Field
- House Republicans Clear Path for Renewal of Violence Against Women Act
House Republicans Clear Path for Renewal of Violence Against Women Act
By Jonathan Weisman
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders bowed to pressure from within their own party and cleared a path for House passage on Thursday of the Senate's bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
The House Rules Committee on Tuesday night approved a bifurcated process to consider the legislation, which would broaden the landmark 1994 law. The law established new legal protections for the victims of domestic violence and set up federally financed programs to assist local law enforcement officers and state courts. The House will vote on a Republican version on Thursday that contains provisions that weaken a Senate version that empowers Native American courts to prosecute non-Indians accused of violence on tribal land. The House version also does not explicitly extend programs to prevent domestic violence and treat its victims to members of same-sex relationships.
If that version fails to win passage, the House will take up the Senate-passed version — at this point the likely outcome. That would ensure a swift White House signing ceremony.
The Senate passed that version earlier this month, 78 to 22, with 23 Republicans voting yes
House conservatives maintain that the Senate provision on tribal courts is a dangerous and unconstitutional expansion of tribal power, and they preferred to keep the bill silent on same-sex couples. But the pressure, especially on the tribal issue, was bipartisan. Republican Representatives Darrell Issa of California of California and Tom Cole of Oklahoma, himself a Chickasaw, pressed hard to toughen the tribal courts language. Mr. Cole said on Sunday he would try to bring the House bill down if he did not prevail.
Democrats are united against the Republican version, and Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the House majority leader, has committed to passing a bipartisan version in the House or none at all.
Mr. Cole said on Wednesday that House Republican leaders were in an impossible situation, with some conservatives likely to vote against the House version and some moderates opposing the tribal and same-sex provisions. And, he said, "Democrats are united in opposition to the G.O.P. alternative, so these divisions make it exceptionally difficult to actually pass a bill."
(To read original article, visit this New York Times link)


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Interesting fact of the day:
"One third of boomers, 25% of Gen Xers and 21 percent of Millennials said it's important to become 'personally' involved in programs to clean up the environment."
Wait, what.
I thought my generation is supposed to be the most active and involved in environmental issues. Aren't we known for our proclivity towards innovation, our desire to transform the world and lead the fight against global climate change? I would think so, since I have grown up with fellow activists and been exposed to countless sustainability events, rallies, fairs, etc.
Then why does our generation have the smallest percentage of respondents who personally care about cleaning the environment? Possible reasons: 1) We're lazy 2) We've been overexposed to these issues 3) We have less trust in our government 4) We have less faith in mitigating these issues
Okay, honestly none of these reasons are good enough to explain our generational deficiency. WE are the future generation, so we should have the most concern! With every passing day, environmental issues are becoming more and more pertinent…so we should be getting more and more urgent.
Come on, young people! Stop watching Netflix and DO SOMETHING. Join an environmental club at your school, volunteer at a local cleanup or even Read my blog and email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I'm open to discussion, comments, advice, or just a nice hello
P.S. Keep on the lookout for more posts about an idea I have for a personal slice of activism I have in mind…


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Decorated cookies can express all kinds of sentiments, from hearts that say "I love you" to Christmas trees that say "I'm not sure which present contains your new parakeet." Sugarcoat your message with this Groupon.
$15 for $30 Worth of Holiday Gifts, Fruit Baskets, and Baked Goods
Seasonal holiday treats include Santa Claus is Coming to Town cookie bouquets with hand-decorated shortbread cookies, Hanukkah mini cookies, and Happy Holidays truffles with fillings ranging from raspberry purée to dark chocolate. Although pricing may vary, items generally range from $20 to more than $50.
Cherry Moon Farms
Cherry Moon Farms's online catalog boasts hundreds of sweets, fresh-fruit assortments, and gourmet gift baskets for virtually any holiday, event, or gift occasion. Hand-dipped strawberries fly from its digital shelves dipped in white, milk, or dark dips drizzled or rolled in a variety of toppings—while its selection of Mrs. Fields cookie tins and baskets supply milk-dunking ammunition. The treats purveyor also presents its monthly fruit-club members with organic eats, berries, and other specialized goodies delivered each month via satellite-guided catapult. In addition to edibles, Cherry Moon Farm arranges a selection of spa baskets for at-home relaxation.


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Is it my imagination, or is the San Francisco Bay area blessed with extraordinary live fire cooking?
Brunch at the Bar Tartine--offshoot of the popular Mission District Bakery, where they smoke Yukon Gold new potatoes over alder, to be served with black garlic jam and pickled ramp (wild leek) aioli.
First dinner at Slanted Door in the Ferry Terminal, where I had honey hoisin BBQ spare ribs; mesquite grilled tamarind pork belly, and grilled octopus with lemongrass chili dipping sauce.
Second dinner (rough work, but someone has to do it) at Hi Lo BBQ in the Mission District in San Francisco. (The "Hi" represents high heat from the oak burning grill in the open kitchen. "Lo" comes from the barbecue pit in the basement. Highlights? Brassicas roasted in the embers. Thai brick chicken. Smoky brisket with spinach oil and micro-greens (hey, this is southern California).
In Berkeley, I ate at a super authentic Japanese yakitori bar called Ippuko. Chicken skin, chicken necks, chicken oysters, even keel bone grilled over a screaming hot bincho-tan charcoal fire. You haven't lived until you've tried the tsukune (grilled chicken meatball served with jidori egg yolk). And plenty of potent shoju (Japanese "vodka") to wash it down.
Where do YOU go for primo barbecue and grilling in the Bay Area?


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I said Don't Worry Street Art Limited Edition Art Print
PegZ is a midlands based artist, illustrator and teacher with a life-long addition to art and illustration. His work spans a variety of styles: from hand etching, doodling, traditional illustration, to a more experiment fusion of street art & graffiti to compliment his unique style" The inspiration behind his bizzare & intricate charactures can be seen in the likes of Ralph Steadman, Phil Frost, Hunter S. Thompson. Don't forget to check his website blog to keep with news and exhibitions, check his latest pieces on flickr and hit him up on his facebook page to keep up to date with his movements.


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Queens Museum of Art
Eric Owen Moss Architects
Queens, New York, USA
In January 2002 Eric Owen Moss Architects of Culver City, California won first place in a design competition for the expansion of the Queens Museum of Art.
The Queens Museum of Art (QMA) is located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and currently occupies half of the New York City Building; the only surviving structure from both the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs. The other half of the building currently houses a skating rink, which will be relocated. The museum will expand to incorporate this space, effectively doubling its size from 45,000 to approximately 100,000 square feet. The museum is the home of the Panorama of The City of New York, the world's largest architectural model.
Moss took the shape of the Panorama and rather than hiding it, he made it a feature that becomes very active. His scheme has enormous sophistication./ Peter Eisenman, Juror
The initial design gesture is surgical - the center portion of the building is removed - roof, perimeter walls, and first and second level circulation, exposing the Panorama enclosure as a primary solid.
Steel roof trusses remain and a re-enclosed central volume surrounding the Panorama becomes the spatial main event for public promenade, art display, music performance, dramatic presentation, and as yet unnamed art of all sorts.
The Main Event space will be open and flexible. The original floor is removed and the earth excavated, leaving a bowl, gently sloping toward a theoretical center at the base of the Panorama. Temporary seating, oriented toward the Panorama, can be placed within the bowl - an (almost) theatre in the round. Exhibits can be mounted variously over the sloping surface - "stages" within the "theatre" - or hung from the trusses above.
Connected to the Main Event space by a carefully orchestrated promenade are the bookstore and café, the Panorama, the World's Fair and Tiffany's permanent collections, and the temporary gallery spaces.
A new public circulation ramp climbs the exterior wall of the Panorama enabling views of the Main Event from above. From the second floor, a second ramp up the face of the Panorama provides access to a glazed, multi-purpose exhibition, performance or meeting space with views down into the Panorama exhibit, the Main Event, and the surrounding site. Screen(s) may be attached to the ramps so that film or video may be viewed in the space or projected through the glass to the park outside.
Unique among the temporary galleries is the double-height multipurpose space that allows a variety of changing exhibits to be installed. For the largest exhibits and performances, the main space and gallery can be used contiguously by opening the five vertical lift glass doors that divide the space. Individual exhibits or performances can be segregated in countless ways through the use of flexible and moving partitions. Spanning the double-height and Main Event spaces are two catwalks, facilitating objects hanging, projection and lighting.
Ongoing exhibits or performances can be viewed by the public in transit, which is encouraged to pass through the Magic Mountain and Main Event space on the way to the zoo, the park, Shea Stadium, or U.S.T.A. National Tennis Stadium. Pedestrian circulation on the site has been redirected from the Beaux Arts axis, affording the option to pass by the perimeter of the Main Event space, viewing the exhibits without actually entering the galleries. The intent of this organizational gesture ("short-cut") is to expose the broader public to contemporary art.
The earth excavated from the bowl will be reused to form a linear mountain, creating a presence along the Grand Central Parkway. The west end of the Main Event's grass bowl extends, becoming a sculpture garden to be viewed both from the Parkway and the Museum. Taking full advantage of the Magic Mountain, Museum storage is placed within the mountain, underneath the sculpture garden. The grass embankment provides informal seating or gathering around an exterior exhibit/performance area.
A laminated glass "drape" re-encloses the Main Event area. The glass will be transparent, translucent, or opaque by turn depending on the exhibits inside. Glass color is controlled by low voltage wires, which alter the glass from clear to opaque milk white. Water from the drape drains to the two reflecting pools on either side of the east entrance.
The design strategy for the QMA uncovers the organizational strengths of the original building and simultaneously suggests new prospects for public participation, exhibition and performance space.
Seen at speed or on foot, the QMA will communicate a powerful and intriguing long distance profile.
Last updated: December 19, 2013
See also
Hotels: Wythe Hotel
Hotels: The NoMad
Richard Meier. Architecture and Design
James Turrell's Skyscape
Claremont, California, USA
Elmgreen & Dragset: Tomorrow
Frank Gehry: At Work


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MotherTongues Talks Fair Trade
New apparel company helps connect our global community through inspring Fair Trade tees
One thing we love to do here at Fair Trade USA is help tell the stories of other mission-driven groups using Fair Trade to make a difference in the world. One such organization is MotherTongues, a new apparel company that prints life-affirming words on Fair Trade Certified t-shirts. Through combining the Fair Trade standards of environmental and social responsibility, along with a sincere belief in the power of language, MotherTongues is working to remind us all of our shared humanity. Maybe one of their tees will speak to you.
Please take a moment to enjoy this Q&A with Michelle Hamman, Founder of MotherTongues, to learn more about the project.
What is MotherTongues?
MotherTongues is an apparel company that celebrates cultures by exploring life-affirming words and wisdom. The company's core values are: Fair Trade, cultural sensitivity, the celebration of peoples, ecological sustainability, and economic justice. Each sale aims to educate, empower, and support a local or national organization.
What makes your products special?
Each t-shirt or product aims to connect people with cultural values that are different from their own. The words and concepts on our shirts often stretch our familiar world by teaching us how other cultures create life and community for themselves.
Why is Fair Trade an important part of your business?
The core values of MotherTongues are to embrace people from every walk of life and protect the earth we walk on. Honoring these values requires the use of organic cotton, ecologically mindful screen printing, and Fair Trade practices.
In addition to supporting Fair Trade cotton farmers and factory workers, what other causes do your products support?
MotherTongue s donates $1 per t-shirt to the Center for Women in Transition (www.aplaceforwomen.org) in our hometown. This organization helps women and children who are going t rough major life challenges. For the Sisu t-shirt, we donate $1 per t-shirt to the American Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org). MotherTongues belongs to 1% for the Planet (http://onepercentfortheplanet.org/en/), a growing global movement of over 1,400 member companies that donate 1% of their sales to environmental organizations worldwide. MotherTongues is a member of Green America (http://www.greenamerica.org), and purchases energy credits to off set our electricity use and shipping carbon footprint through Native Energy (http://www.nativeenergy.com).
Is there a word you've come across that best represents Fair Trade?
Shalom and salaam: where peace and justice kiss (http://www.mothertongues.com/catalog.php/mothertongues/ct9588)
Which items are Fair Trade Certified?
All Ubuntu, Aserian, Minga, and Gezellig t-shirts, as well as all aprons and scarves are Fair Trade Certified. MotherTongues is committed to offering only Fair Trade Certified items.
To learn more about MotherTongues please visit their website at www.MotherTongues.com, as well as on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MotherTongues.


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A variety of cars, old and new, gave a taste of track action to drivers for a good cause.
The charity track day at Castle Combe Circuit on April 2 raised £3,200 for The Forever Friends appeal at the Royal United Hospital in Bath.
The track day gave drivers the opportunity to experience speed in their own cars, in a controlled environment, at one of the longest established and famous motor circuits in the UK.
Cars which were driven ranged from a Ford GT40 replica and Maserati Ghibli to Mazda MX5, BMW M3 and Porsche 911.
And there were classic cars including a Ford Escort RS2000, modified MG Midgets and a rapid Morris Minor.
Passenger rides were also popular for those wanting the chance to ride in a car of their dreams, in exchange for a donation to the charity.
Maria Fisher, of Castle Combe Circuit, said: "When Christopher Darwin (track day organiser) asked me to choose a local charity I was only too pleased to help the Forever Friends Appeal at the RUH as my way of saying thank you for the care I have received from the Lung Cancer Department in 2013.
"Both the consultants and nurses were so supportive.
"The total raised on the day was absolutely brilliant!"
The fundraising will be split between the RUH Cancer Care Campaign and the children's ward.
Laura Pearce, events fundraiser for The Forever Friends Appeal, said: "We are absolutely delighted that Castle Combe Circuit chose to support the appeal for two very important areas of the Royal United Hospital.
"As a hospital serving over 500,000 people across Bath, Somerset, Wiltshire and even further afield, supporting the RUH is a local cause that touches the hearts of so many – including motor-enthusiasts.
"This day was the ride of a lifetime for many, with plenty of seasoned circuit drivers and beginners getting some on track experience.
"We hope all of the drivers and passengers thoroughly enjoyed their day on this world-class track– thank you Castle Combe Circuit!"


text: PORTLAND, Ore. ( TheStreet) -- The National Football League players hate it, the coaches hate it, the folks who do the scheduling hate it and the fans are lukewarm about it at best.So why do we have Thursday Night Football again? It wasn't such a big deal during the NFL Network's infancy, when there were only eight Thursday night games per season from 2006 through 2011. But the league expanded Thursday Night Football to a 13-game slate, and that doesn't count the three other games being played on Thanksgiving this year to give the NFL 16 Thursday games overall in 2013. The Thursday games that the NFL broadcasts under the Thursday Night Football banner on the NFL Network are somewhat more special to the league because of the pure profit they represent. The NFL can't demand the nearly $5.50 per month that research firm SNL Kagan says ESPN gets per month from satellite and cable customers. It can, however, pull in a second-best $1.34 per month, up from less than $1 last year, after beefing up its slate of Thursday games. That alone should bring in more than $1.1 billion in revenue, or 56% more than the channel produced last year. Meanwhile, the NFL has already seen enormous returns on NFL Network ad sales. In 2011, the last year of Thursday Night Football's eight-game slate, SNL Kagan says the network took in $99.6 million in ads. In 2012, that jumped to nearly $201 million thanks to extra games. RBC Capital Markets analyst David Bank projected in AdWeek that NFL Net will book as much as $335 million in ad sales commitments this year, a 67% gain. This is the NFL just getting richer off of its most lucrative revenue stream. NFL games accounted for 31 out 32 of the most-watched TV broadcasts last fall and more than doubled the prime-time viewership of Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC. Through Oct. 23, the league had 10 games topping 20 million viewers -- a 400% increase from last season. NFL games ranked as the Top 16 most-watched shows since Labor Day, up from the Top 11 at the same time last season. Fox ( FOXA), CBS> ( CBS) and Comcast's> ( CMCSA) NBC agreed to pay the NFL $28 billion for broadcast rights through 2022. Walt Disney's ( DIS) ESPN has a separate $1.9 billion annual deal for Monday night football, while DirecTV ( DTV) has a $1 billion per season agreement for the NFL Sunday Ticket package that is set to become even more lucrative once the current contract expires in 2015.


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Auburn, Ala. - Join Auburn Parks and Recreation in welcoming The Soul Coalition of East Alabama, Soulco, as they kick off the May Concert Series at Town Creek Park on Thursday, May 2 at 6 p.m. Enjoy FREE outdoor concerts every Thursday in May from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Pack a picnic, bring the dog, and enjoy live music from a variety of local musical acts each week. Don't forget to purchase a tasty, icy treat from Kona Ice!
The Soul Coalition of East Alabama, better known as Soulco, formed in Summer 2010 as a gathering of musical friends and family jamming on weekend afternoons for the love of playing. Soulco boasts several multi-instrumental artists, offering sounds from instruments such as the saxophone, congas, trumpet, harmonica, guitar, keyboards, drums, and even the occasional police whistle. With original songs by founding brothers, Bruce and Eric Yandle, as well as a wide range of rock 'n' roll, blues, jazz, and soul covers, this group is sure to have a sound to please virtually anyone.
Mark your calendars for every Thursday evening in May as Auburn Parks and Recreation offers free music at Town Creek Park. Concerts will be held weather permitting. Visit Auburn Parks and Recreation online at www.auburnalabama.org/parks and follow the City of Auburn on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofAuburnAL for weather updates and cancellations.


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Rod Barajas is the latest Mets catcher after passing a physical to allow his one-year, $1 million deal to go through, although it took a little longer than expected for the deal to go through.
Barajas, 34,will get $900,000 if he makes the 25-man roster, which he most certainly will. He then could earn up to $2 million if he plays 120 or more games this season.
Barajas spent last season with the Toronto Blue Jays, driving in a career-high 71 runs. He hit .226 (97-429) and connected on 19 home runs with 19 doubles. His 19 home runs were tied for fourth among American League catchers.
The 6-2, 250-pound catcher threw out a career-high 22 would-be base stealers last season, ranking third in the American League. Over the last two years, Barajas compiled a 3.81 catcher's ERA, good for fourth lowest among major leagues catchers with 200 or more starts.
The Paradise Valley, AZ native has spent time with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, and Philadelphia Phillies in addition to Toronto over his 11-year major league career. In 813 games, he is a .238 hitter (601-2,521) with 92 home runs and 355 RBI.


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Recreate Jessica Alba's Sleek Black and White Look for Less
Jessica Alba's designer duds are certainly covet-worthy, but you can put together an ensemble that's just as chic for a whole lot less. Movie star look, here we come!
-Diana Denza
Jessica Alba proves that black and white doesn't have to be boring in pants that scream flower power. And this sultry star's white Christian Louboutins and edgy Michael Kors blazer has us swooning! Though shelling out for Alba's pieces would totally drain our bank accounts, a lookalike getup will make you feel just as put together, minus the guilt trip.
Here's what you'll need to pull it off:
Collarless faux leather blazer ($32.80, forever21.com), Charter Club skinny printed ankle-length pants ($54.99, macys.com ), Mease heel ($27.99, aldoshoes.com), Ivory high neck shell top ($27, us.dorothyperkins.com), Mossimo small flap crossbody ($19.99, target.com), L'Oreal Colour Riche Caresse wet shine stain ($9.99, drugstore.com), Anne Klein silver-tone large oval hoop earrings ($18, macys.com).
Diana Denza is BettyConfidential's contributing editor.


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Science You Can Use: Is it a good idea for diabetic moms to express colostrum prenatally? A new study investigates.
For a while I've been hearing about a novel way to help moms of diabetics avoid supplementing their newborns with formula: prenatal colostrum expression. It seems like a kind of elegant solution to a complicated problem, in ways I'll explain … Continue reading
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"Game changer" is a term you hear often when people talk about how technology has changed their industry.
I've been involved in winning business in the recessions of every decade since the 1970s. During all that time, there has never been a tougher environment for anyone who needs to win business than the present day. It's not the recession that's different; things may feel difficult but there have been worse recessions in my business lifetime.
What is very different is that today there is a global crisis of trust and increasedlevel of cynicism never before experienced. The Internet and social media means that negative comments can be sent to thousands of people instantly. No one waits for a printed newspaper; no one waits for the investigation and final report. When a cruise ship hits a rock, the world is told within two hours that the captain abandoned ship and that the passengers had not had a lifeboat drill since joining the ship. Trust is earned and is always fragile. Trust built up over decades can be lost in an instant.
Consider the banking crisis – so many long-established trusted pillars of the establishment dashing our faith in financial organizations that were and are still (in some cases) household names. Millions of people all over the world were affected not just financially but in a way that caused them to question the trust they had in institutions that they had been loyal customers of, sometimes for a lifetime.
The annual Edelman Barometer of Trust measures trust across 25 countries and recently reported yet again a record decline in people's trust of governments, business and even NGOs.
It seems you can't trust anyone to be straight any more. We've all learned through the hard knocks of life to have a healthy dose of cynicism, but now it seems many people almost expect to be misled or expect everyone to try to get one over on them. The default position is to be suspicious and wary.
Why should this affect your businesses, why do you need to be aware? Becausefor those of you who have to sell a service or a product there is already plenty of suspicion that people who sell things might just say or do anything to get a sale. Sadly the evidence is that there are still plenty of sellers out there who are prepared to do just that.
I've asked thousands of people in seminars and conferences all over the world to close their eyes, think of a typical salesperson and then describe them to me.
The responses I hear are rarely complimentary and include:
This isn't what professional salespeople actually do, but the fact that so many people across so many countries use the same words is a serious problem for anyone who needs to win business.
Winning business is your full-time activity. Business owners, professionals, technical experts, administrators and even many marketing professionals love what they do, but many hate the idea of having to sell. I have worked with thousands of individuals who believe the myths about selling – that it is about having the right personality, about being extroverted and being able to persuade or manipulate. Some professional services firms are so uncomfortable about the "S" word that they will not allow the word "selling" to be used, preferring the euphemism "business development."
Many businesspeople, particularly those with a technical discipline, have oftendescribed themselves to me as being "unnatural salespeople." If unnatural salespeople believe the myths of selling, they avoid getting involvedin selling. Not surprisingly, avoiding selling does not help you to grow a business. Waiting for the phone to ring has put too many companies out of business.
Critically if you believe the myths, you will put into practice what you think selling is about and will end up selling badly. Selling badly doesn't help your business grow.
Not everyone selling is like that of course but even when the seller has the best of intentions things have become so bad that anyone who looks like, sounds like or smells like a typical salesperson just isn't trusted. Just not listening enough can lead a buyer to suspect they are in the presence of someone who has their own self-interest at heart and not the interests of the customer.
David Tovey is the Chairman of The Principled Group Limited, a UK-based sales consultancy. This article is excerpted from his new book, "Principled Selling: How to Win More Business Without Selling Your Soul."


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Hi All, it's Joe Erwin guest-blogging for Carp.
Who would have thought a month ago this would be a huge game for the Rangers. It seems like they've hit "bottom" a few times recently — the 10-2 loss in Dallas, the 5-2 loss to the Flyers on Sunday, but a loss to the awful Islanders at home might make a new low.
Tom Reney is staying optimistic.
"We are in this together, the coaching staff and the players, and I know that group in our locker room cares an awful lot about what it means to be a New York Ranger," Renney said at the morning skate today. "I believe that if we trust the system and do the right things, we have the people and the leadership in order to succeed."
Find out more of what Renney and the Rangers are saying.
The Islanders enter tonight's game coming off a win over the Penguins. Here is the view from the Island.
Hey, it's Carp again.
I was listening to the first period on the radio and Dave Maloney noted that his brother, Don, the Phoenix GM and two of the Coyotes' scouts are in the house. You know that Sather only likes to deal with his buddies and people he knows. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.


text: I am so saddened by the loss of this young man at any age, he was 19. Near Michael William must be some of the names of fallen friends, as the date of November 20, 1967 seems a common thread for South Vietnam. Many of these men must have died together, fighting the same enemy. Different ranks, different ages, one goal, one hope. I see that Michael came from Chicago, IL. I am from the state of Iowa, just a state next door. I appreciate your service to your country young soldier, the sacrifice that you made is not forgotten. Godspeed your kind of courage to others in a time of need. Thank you. April Dayns RN


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:: Politics In Twentieth Century Asia
Spring 2013
@Honolulu CC
|Credit Hours:
Larry Meacham
(808) 845-9161 (Ph)
|Instructional Mode:
|01/07/2013 - 05/10/2013
|Schedule Notes:
|This is an online course using the UH System Laulima web site, the HCC server, or a combination.
|Course Requirements:
|Before the first day of instruction, email your instructor that you have registered for the course. The starting point for the class is
Two quizzes and a final exam are taken at the exam proctoring centers in the community colleges.
|Course Prerequisites:
|Prerequisite: Placement in English
22/60, ESL 23, or Placement in ENG 100
|Course Description:
|After WWII, the European colonial empires fell apart. Asian countries became independent and many significantly developed their economies. Today, more than half of the world's economy in is the Pacific Basin. In this online course, we will focus on ten Asian countries with the largest economies and populations, in order to familiarize you with the development of their politics, economics and society. In each case, we will briefly cover pre-20th century matters, and then look at politics, policies and economics up to the present. Two common themes are that these countries had long, serious debates about modernization and that they pushed through and experienced enormous changes.
|Text books: Books may be purchased at the Honolulu CC bookstore or ordered online at http://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/hcc/home.aspx. If you do not have access to the Internet or unable to travel to the bookstore, you may also order by phone at 1-800-UHBOOKS
|Technical Requirements:
|The Internet allows students to take a course at home using a personal computer. Familiarity with using a computer and basic Internet skills (browsing, sending e-mail, saving/sending files) is required. Students must have a computer with Internet access. Depending on the online course, students may be required to log in at a specific day and time or at anytime. Students taking an online course should always contact their instructor after registration or prior to the first day of class to get detailed information regarding the course.
Minimum Computer Hardware/Software Requirements:
It is also required that you obtain a UH Email account. Please go to the following URL for more information: http://www.hawaii.edu/askus/563
|Additional Notes:
|Cross-listed: ASAN 250
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