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Portland, Ore. -- The revelation of a terrorist plot to smuggle liquid-explosive precursors onto airliners headed for the United States, then mix them together in the plane's bathroom, has sent the U.S. Transportation Security Administration and other anti-terrorism task forces worldwide scouring for systems that can detect liquid threats.
The problem is that traditional, "sniffer" type sensors depend on detecting traces of explosives left on the outsides of the containers in which they are packed. Carefully sealed liquid containers, possibly fitting an unusual form factor or even shielded by metal, might get by a sniffer. And conventional X-ray detectors, which depend on human screeners to read the X-rays and identify weapons via shape recognition, cannot screen for liquids.
Now Guardian Technologies International Inc. (Herndon, Va.) says it has devised PC-based software that can be used in tandem with conventional X-ray detectors in the field, acting as "a second set of eyes" to identify liquid-based compounds for explosives in scanned baggage.
"Usually the threats [anti-terrorism officials] are trying to discover are guns, knives and things like plastic explosives, but as of yesterday there is suddenly a high priority on identifying liquid-based compounds for explosives, which we can do," Steve Lancaster, vice president of Guardian, told EE Times after British authorities exposed the foiled plot. Lancaster claimed that Guardian Technologies' PinPoint software can detect liquid explosives in scanned baggage, regardless of metal shielding or the containers' orientation in the bag.
Since "you can't do shape recognition" for liquid explosives, Lancaster said, "we use iterative algorithms that perform spatial and spectral analysis down to the pixel level and build a unique response or 'signature' from each kind of object." The PinPoint software can detect the telltale signature of any type of threat that its neural network has been previously trained to detect, including the liquid-explosive pre- cursors the British terrorists had planned to use.
Examining a bag as it is passed through an X-ray scanner, PinPoint takes several seconds to analyze the contents and identify any target items in the bag for which it has been previously trained. The company claims better than 90 percent accuracy in identifying specific threat objects and a less than 9 percent false-alarm rate. The tool is being beta-tested at U.S. airports, according to Guardian.
Specific compounds Using neural-network learning algorithms combined with other image segmenting, feature extraction and classification algorithms, PinPoint is preprogrammed at Guardian's laboratory to identify specific compounds. Guardian claims the pixel-level information obtained via the standard, dual-energy X-ray machines at airports already harbors the unique signatures for any type of weapon or concealed explosives, regardless of their orientation or shape. The characteristic relationships among pixels that correspond to the density, color and geometry of specific explosives each have a unique signature, according to the company.
After the learning step, Guardian Technologies installs the algorithm into the PinPoint software, which runs on a PC in the field. At the airport, the PinPoint algorithm segments each X-ray image into objects (even though some occlude each other in the image), classifying them as "not a threat" or "a threat," and explaining why.
"We run thousands of images of differently packed luggage with whatever types of threats we want to detect, which could include liquid explosives. Then, through our learning algorithms, we generate the signature that we come to expect from that specific threat," said Lancaster. "When PinPoint gets that signature from an X-ray image of a carry-on bag, we put a big red box around it on the operator's screen" that alerts the operator to hand-search the bag. As long as the threat's signature has already been programmed into PinPoint by Guardian, the red box around suspicious objects and the corresponding messages to operators can be configured by the user to keep them current with changing policies.
Threats cannot be concealed by objects that are not threats, the company claims, because overlaying a threat with a nonthreatening object changes the signature of the threat in predictable ways.
Thus, PinPoint can "see through" nonthreatening ob- jects to perceive threats. Both the spatial and the spectral properties are used during the generation of rules for pattern classification, for later use in the field.
"We use many machine-learning algorithms as well as classical image-processing techniques," Lancaster said. "Iterative transformational divergence follows image features down to the pixel level, where we detect divergence and bifurcation and develop a plane of data. We then find the statistically significant differences in this hypercube of data planes to build a signature that a vector processor can later use to classify X-rays."
Currently, the signatures of newly emerged threats, such as the recent plot's liquid-explosive precursors, can only be programmed into PinPoint at Guardian Technologies. But the company is experimenting with adding learning capabilities to its installations in the field, "so that if an airport got a specific threat for a certain type of item, they could quickly just run that item through the X-ray machine and learn its signature," Lancaster said. "That way, any airport could evaluate specific new threats without having to wait for upgrades from us."


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GERI Halliwell has become the latest Spice Girl to sign up for a reality TV show
Ginger Spice is working on a new series for Sky Living and the cameras have already started following her around.
The top secret show sees Geri team up with her former bandmates to work on the Spice Girls musical.
It also focuses on her new beachwear range and is expected to provide an intriguing glimpse of the singer's home life.
A source said: "Geri is keen to do some TV as she's seen the other girls doing bits and bobs.
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Geri is really excited about the project, which is at the very early stages."
Geri is following in the footsteps of fellow Spices Emma Bunton, who was a judge on Dancing On Ice, and Mel B, who had her own fly-on-the-wall reality show.
Mum-of-one Geri is no stranger to being filmed for a real-life TV programme.
She famously appeared in a Channel 4 documentary, simply named Geri, which was made in 1999 shortly after she quit The Spice Girls.
Showbiz Journliast and former T4 star Mark Boardman revealed last week that 'Geri Halliwell has revealed that she is nearly ready to release her new album'.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo University men's basketball team (10-2, 3-0 SSC) defeated the Florida Southern College Moccasins (9-2, 2-1 SSC) in what turned out to be a grueling battle of strength, Wednesday night from the Marion Bowman Activities Center. The game, which consisted of fouls, free throws, and a packed gymnasium, proved to be one of the toughest matches of the Lions' season thus far.
The moment both teams stepped onto the court, the atmosphere in the Bowman center changed dramatically. After Saint Leo gained an 8-point lead following nearly five minutes of play, the Florida Southern Moccasins let loose an attack that would derail any game plans made by either team.
After 40 minutes, 45 fouls, and 60 free throws, the result of the night's contest came down to the final seconds, as the Lions took the lead and held on.
It was a contest that saw the Lions' eighth-ranked field goal defense hold the nation's ninth-best scoring team to 22 points below their season average as FSC shot just 31 percent from the field.
Senior Marcus Ruh was the first player for the Lions to reach the 10-point club as he totaled 18 points, followed closely by junior Jerrel Harris (17), and senior Trent Thomas, who eventually tallied an astonishing 28 points on the night.
On the defensive side of the court, senior Shaun Adams led the Lions with 12 rebounds, with junior Spencer Mitchell collecting seven.
Junior Dominic Lane led the effort for the Moccasins, collecting a double-double on the night with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Seth Evans and Cameron Vines also joined the 10-point club, with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The Lions now prepare for the next five consecutive Sunshine State Conference contests, as they travel to Barry University on Saturday, Jan. 12. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m.
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Hannah Farrell is a senior at Merrimack College majoring in Human Development with a concentration in Early Childhood Education and a Religious and Theological Studies minor. She has been a member of the Merrimack College Honors Program for four years. Around campus, she serves as a class representative for the 2014 Class Council, is a member of Theta Phi Alpha sorority, serving a year's term as the sorority's Co-Vice President, as well as being a part of the Order of Omega, the Greek life honor society. In conjunction with her studies, Hannah has served as an elementary classroom assistant in surrounding communities as well as a tutor at the Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence.
Growing up in Whitman, MA, Hannah is the second child, and only daughter, of Kim and Dan Farrell. Her older brother, Ryan, is a recent graduate of Bridgewater State University. Her younger brother, Cameron, is enjoying his freshman year at Massasoit Community College. Her youngest brothers, Nicholas and Sean, are twins preparing to enter high school in the upcoming school year.
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Finally, fuel filters don't work unless the engine is running. When your boat's sitting in the slip, the microbes are multiplying like rabbits in the bottom of the fuel tanks. When you finally do fire up the engines, the tanks have more gunk in them than they did when you shut down. But a polishing system can work when the engines are shut down.
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Both are ultimately from Arabic, my second language - حقوق and قانون.shreypete wrote:Yes, it does (Unfortunately, I cannot entirely read Arabic). In Turkish, Uighur, Kazhak and Uzbek, it means "law".
Hukuk is typically used in very formal situations or used to describe a very important law. The common word is kaenun, also meaning law.
so Hukuk and Kaenun mean the same thing. So you've learnt two new words already (one derived form Arabic and Turkish, while the other derived from Persian).
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Weight Watchers is releasing 3 healthy recipes for a family on a budget - that all include black beans.
Black beans: They're high in fiber, a low-fat protein and a rich source of flavonoids, substances that could help lower your risk of cancer and heart disease. Canned black beans will last in your pantry for years. And a recent shopping trip proves they're recession-friendly: 15.5 ounce cans of black beans were on sale for 67 cents. That's just 4 cents an ounce!
Spicy Black Bean Soup
44 Points Plus Value is 4
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Serves: 8
The key to thickening this soup without flour? Pureeing some of the beans before cooking it. You'll love the stick-to-your-ribs texture that results.
1 spray(s) cooking spray
1 medium uncooked onion(s), finely chopped
4 clove(s) (medium) garlic clove(s), minced
45 oz canned black beans, undrained, divided (three 15 oz cans)
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 tsp ground cumin
14 1/2 oz fat-free chicken broth, or vegetable broth
10 oz canned tomatoes with green chilis
11 oz canned yellow corn, drained
· Coat bottom of a large stockpot with cooking spray. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until onions are soft but not brown, about 5 minutes.
· Place one can of beans in blender; add sautéed onion mixture, red pepper flakes and cumin. Cover and blend on high until smooth, about 30 seconds. Pour mixture back into stockpot.
· Place second can of beans and broth in blender and puree until smooth; add to stockpot.
· Stir third can of beans (do not puree first), tomatoes and green chilies, and corn into stockpot. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes. Yields about 1 1/2 cups of soup per serving.
Cuban Black Beans And Rice
7 6 77 PointsPlus Value is 7
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Serves: 6
This meatless main meal is ultra-satisfying. If you can't find banana or cubanelle peppers, use red or green bell peppers instead.
2 1/2 cup(s) water, divided
1 cup(s) uncooked white rice, long grain-variety
2 tsp olive oil
1 3/4 cup(s) (sliced) uncooked red onion(s), chopped, divided
1 medium banana pepper(s), cubanelle or other sweet pepper, diced (about 1 cup)
1 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp dried oregano
31 oz canned black beans, two 15.5 oz cans (undrained)
1 tsp table salt, or to taste
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
2/3 cup(s) cilantro, fresh, chopped, divided
1 medium fresh lime(s), cut into 6 wedges
· In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil; add rice and cook as package directs.
· Meanwhile, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 1/2 cups of onion and all of the pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 7 minutes. Add garlic, cumin and oregano; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
· Stir in beans and their liquid, remaining 1/2 cup of water and salt; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer for flavors to blend, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in vinegar and 1/3 cup of cilantro.
· To serve, spoon beans over rice; sprinkle with 1/4 cup of remaining onion and 1/3 cup of remaining cilantro; squeeze fresh lime juice over top. Yields about 3/4 cup of beans and 1/2 cup of rice per serving.
Black Bean Brownies
4PointsPlus Value is 4
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 33 min
Serves: 24
Black beans add fiber and moisture to this lightened up treat. They're rich and delicious, full of chocolaty goodness. This is a favorite of Weight Watchers spokesperson Jennifer Hudson.
2 spray(s) cooking spray, flour-variety recommended
1/2 cup(s) canned black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup(s) black coffee, strong
1/2 cup(s) unsalted butter
4 oz bittersweet chocolate
4 large egg(s)
1 1/4 cup(s) sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp table salt
1 cup(s) all-purpose flour
· Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9- X 13-inch pan with cooking spray; line with aluminum foil and coat foil with cooking spray.
· In a blender or mini food processor, process beans with coffee until smooth; set aside.
· In a double boiler over very low heat, melt butter and chocolate.
· Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. With mixer on low speed, add melted chocolate to eggs; incorporate well. Add black bean mixture, vanilla and salt; mix well. Add flour; combine thoroughly on low speed.
· Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until a tester inserted in center of brownies comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes. Remove pan to a cooling rack. After 10 minutes, remove brownies from pan by pulling up on foil and placing brownies on cooling rack to cool more. Cut into 24 pieces and serve. Yields 1 piece per serving.
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Topic: Relationship of PET/CT & Biomarkers in Radioembolization Pts.
Hi, everyone,
It may be of interest to all of us even we do not have radioembo done.
Pay attention to the middle of Paragraph 3 and the conclusion to avoid the mumbo jumbo of medical jargon,but of course welcome to read the entire abstract .
Just click "show summary" at the bottom right of the page
http://www.springerlink.com/content/l17 … 9w/?MUD=MP
God bless.


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The London Cyberspace conference is an elegant metaphor for why government involvement in the internet should be limited as much as possible.
Even its name is already out of date, as quaint as calling it the "information super-highway" these days. A roomful of young people, convened as a "Youth Forum" on the fringes of the conference, were asked if anyone used the word "cyber" any more. No one raised their hands. Read more


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Steve Silver Company was established in May 1987 in Forney, Texas, beginning with a humble facility of only 10,000 square feet. Over the years, our focus has been simple: Provide the best quality product at an irresistible price, back it up with uncompromising service, and continue to improve every day.
Our customer service is our highest priority. Everything we do revolves around you, the customer. Our employees are highly motivated, customer-driven professionals eager to address your needs and concerns. Today, Steve Silver Company encompasses over 500,000 square feet of facilities and has grown into one of the country's premier suppliers of dining sets and occasional furniture. We have a true international presence, from our ever-expanding Texas headquarters to quality assurance offices in China, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Our centralized location, when combined with state of the art equipment and proven operating procedures, allows us to expedite delivery to you, our customer. By consolidating all merchandise at our massive warehouse we are able to keep tighter control of our stock, and quickly fill and ship orders, no matter what the size. We are also able to ship large orders direct from the factory, saving you time, hassle, and money. In the event you'd prefer to pick up at our warehouse, drop on by and let us show you what true Texas hospitality is all about.
When you buy from Steve Silver Company, we are with your order every step of the wayfrom the factory to our warehouse to your store.


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Date:September 21, 2015
Time: 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM (PT)
Location:Helford Hospital Diagnostic Conference Room #1149
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Who should attend:Surgical Oncology Fellows, Residents and Faculty
CME credits:1.0 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credit™ - x-ray credit The City of Hope is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. City of Hope designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.TM
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Louisiana's coastal wetland, America's WETLAND, is one of the largest and most productive wetlands in North America but is threatened by rapid and severe erosion. In 2003 the America's WETLAND Foundation was founded to manage a comprehensive public education campaign and raise public awareness of the impact Louisiana's wetland loss has on the state, nation and world in order to gain support for efforts to restore coastal Louisiana. Visit Their Site⇒
America's WETLAND Foundation Founder and Chairman, R. King Milling and Valsin A. Marmillion, President and Founder of the national strategic communications firm Marmillion + Company which spearheads the public awareness campaign, discuss how the crisis facing the coast of Louisiana is a national concern and explain why the Louisiana coastal ecosystem is actually America's WETLAND.
R. King Milling
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Ko Mataatua te waka
Ko Muriwai te tipuna
Ko Whakatohea te iwi
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa (greetings to you all)
Kia ora welcome to my website. Reflect on the sounds of Aotearoa.
As an educator and musician I believe that " music defines history" and "history defines music".
Music allows us to process our thoughts and emotions.
Enjoy listening to my music, may it soothe and evoke.


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A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of affray, possession of an offensive weapon (part of a snooker cue) and assaulting a police officer.
A 23-year-old man from Worcester was arrested and remains in custody at Worcester Police Station after police attended reports of disorder in Hylton Road, Worcester today.
Initial reports suggested the man may have been in possession of a baseball bat but it was later found to be part of a snooker cue.
A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "At approximately 11.40am this morning police were called to reports of a disorder on Hylton Road in Worcester. A member of the public reported that a man was carrying what is now believed to be part of a snooker cue.
"Police dogs were used to search the area and a 23-year-old man from Worcester was arrested on suspicion of affray, assaulting a police officer and possession of an offensive weapon. He currently remains in police custody. The incident is still being investigated, no members of the public were seriously injured in the incident."
These dramatic photographs show officers in pursuit of the man as officers on foot and in marked and unmarked cars swooped on an area by Worcester Arena, near the railway line.
An eyewitness said he saw officers between the side of the University Arena and the railway tracks. He said: "I saw about four or five officers run around the front of the arena, down the service road. There were two marked police cars, a police van and an unmarked police car and they were travelling at speed. Officers were looking in undergrowth near the railway tracks. Then after a couple of minutes they all sped off."
Another witness said: "Some of the Arena staff came out to watch what was going on in amazement." He said towards the end of the incident there were six police cars and seven to eight police officers.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 and quote incident reference 0179S 140814.


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first, your title says wpa, not wep.
secondly, try the following:
aireplay-ng --test wlan0
That will test if injection will work with your card.
Hey guys, so, I tried backtrack v3 right when it came out, and the thing that got my attention the most was cracking into WEP Networks. So I tried it on my own network, and it didnt work, I figured, faulty software or faulty something. Then i hear my friend likes it to, so he brings over his mac, and he can crack right into my WEP!
When I try it, everything seems to work perfectly except when I type
aireplay-ng -3 b [my routers mac] -h 00:11:22:33:44:55 wlan0
I get NO ARP requests, not a single one. even if there is activity on the network.
My Laptop is a new acer aspire 5920, does the wireless card in it not work with injection?
Thank you so much guys!
first, your title says wpa, not wep.
secondly, try the following:
aireplay-ng --test wlan0
That will test if injection will work with your card.
stupid me, wasnt thinking, just working.
Ill try that right now
I installed it on my local computer (so I dont need to boot into the cd for now), and ran that line.
Can I purchase a wireless card that is supported? Is there a list of ones that are supported?root@justin-laptop:~# aireplay-ng --test wlan0
ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource busy
ARP linktype is set to 1 (Ethernet) - expected ARPHRD_IEEE80211
or ARPHRD_IEEE80211_PRISM instead. Make sure RFMON is enabled:
run 'ifconfig wlan0 up; iwconfig wlan0 mode Monitor channel <#>'
Sysfs injection support was not found either.
Error kind of tells you everything.
Make sure wlan0 is even a valid wireless interface:
Make sure it's in monitor mode:
airmon-ng start wlan0
as far as purchasing a card, sure. I have the Hawking HWUG1 and it works quite well. I honestly don't know what kind of card the ACER has in it nor the time to help you troubleshoot it past this point. Good luck.
wlan0 (intel) is not able to do injection PERIOD!
atheros (ath0) cards do.
This is a hackers forum :P
root ~# aircrack-ng pwnd-01.cap
Lenovo Thinkpad R500, OS: Ubuntu 8.10, BackTrack3, Windows XP (VirtualBox), Windows Vista, Windows 7 beta
interesting...My Intel Pro card injects just find.
modprobe -r iwl3945
modprobe ipwraw
My ralink hawking works pretty well too
I put rausb0 into monitor mode after I changed the mac, and it wont see any wireless networks... what am I missing?
(I ran airodump-ng rausb0, with no results, but when I run airodump-ng wlan0 I see 4 networks)
EDIT: Got it! running aireplay-ng to capture packets, 5000 packets read, and 1 arp request, aircrack-ng fails, ill wait for more arp request
Wow, I have 26 IVs, says that airecrack failed, next try with 5000 IVs... I need to wait for 5000? Thats gonna take all night
ifconfig rausb0 down
modprobe -r rt73
modprobe rt73
ifconfig rausb0 up
airmon-ng start rausb0
airodump-ng rausb0
jeesh...I should really script that
iwconfig rausb0 rate 1M
Also, being closer (or having a better antenna) to the AP will greatly increase your success. Sounds like you're testing your AP so that should be a non issue.
Back to square one... wtf
Here are my exact commands
ifconfig rausb0 down
macchanger --mac 00:11:22:33:44:55 rausb0
airmon-ng start rausb0
airodump-ng rausb0
Wont show any networks, but when I dont change my mac or run any of the above commands other than airodump-ng rausb0, it will find 5
ifconfig rausb0 down
modprobe -r rt73
modprobe rt73
ifconfig rausb0 up
iwconfig rausb0 rate 1M
iwconfig rausb0 (just to confirm the rate was set)
airmon-ng start rausb0
airodump-ng rausb0
*/find your ap bssid and channel /*
ctrl+c (ok, so you know this, just in case
airodump-ng -c X -w wepcrack --bssid yourapbssid rausb0
aireplay -1 0 -a apbssid rausb0
aireplay -3 -b apbssid rausb0
I might have those a and b flags mixed. Make sure mac filtering isn't set on your router/ap.
Actually, just noticed this is under BT3 beta. Are you running beta or final? I haven't tested any of the above in Beta. I don't even know if RT73 is in beta.


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The National Trust is looking for new tenants to take over a historic Lacock restaurant and hotel.
The 15th century At the Sign of the Angel has been put on the market after being run by National Trust tenants for 60 years.
Associate director Michael Easton said: "The building is seen as an institution for many of its previous guests, and we are already speaking with a number of interested parties.
"The property is centrally-located on Church Street within this picture perfect village, which is predominately owned and looked after by the National Trust.
"The Angel had been run as a traditional restaurant with rooms and the parts of the building are believed to date from the 15th Century.
"Whilst there is character in abundance, it is also worth noting that the letting bedrooms all have modern, and tasteful, en suite facilities.
"The trade inventory, which was not in the ownership of the National Trust, has been removed so a new tenant will need to reinvigorate and refurnish the customer and trades areas.
"The building provides for three ground floor dining rooms with space for circa 60 covers in addition to a rear trade garden which can accommodate a similar number on sunnier days.
"The letting rooms are at ground and first floor level and whilst there is no private accommodation as such, it could easily be provided at the loss of one of the six letting rooms and incorporating the use of the current resident lounge to make a one bedroom flat.
"Given the time of year we are keen to find the right operator to run the business and be in a position to have completed the lease and moved in to trade in good time for Easter.
"We are keen to find tenants who have an understanding of Lacock, are sympathetic to a business best suited to the area and someone who either has experience or great enthusiasm for such a historic venue."
Details are available through Jones Lang LaSalle on 01392 423696 or via their website www.jllhotels.com.
The agents are asking for interested parties to provide CVs and business plans as part of the tenant search, for what will be a new 12-year term.


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Owensboro Air Show This Weekend
It's almost here! The Owensboro Air Show is this Saturday at 1pm downtown over the Ohio River. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to English Park or Smothers Park to catch all the amazing aerobatics. The Country Station! 92.5 WBKR will be live on location with Barb Birgy's show beginning at 10am. And don't forget, a few of performers and their planes will be putting on a mini-show at the Owensboro Regional Airport this Friday night 4pm-9pm. Admission is $2.00 and kids 10 and under are free!


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Iwo Jima Flag Raiser
February 23, 1945 — Iwo Jima, Japan
Private First Class Ira Hayes was one of the six flag raisers of Iwo Jima and one of the three to survive the war. Ira was a Pima Indian, born on January 12, 1923, at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona. This Native American joined the Marine Corps on August 24, 1942, and left for Iwo Jima with the other five future flag raisers. On Iwo Jima he watched his comrades die, including his buddies Sgt. Mike Strank, Cpl. Harlon Block, and Pfc. Franklin Sousley. Ira survived the battle and was sent home by the Army to take part in the 7th Bond Tour to promote the war. He struggled with his fame and feelings of inadequacy. After the war he went back to his reservation and battled with alcohol abuse. In 1954, he reluctantly attended the dedication ceremony for the Iwo Jima monument in Washington, DC. Only three months later, January 24, 1955, Hayes died after a night of poker and drinking. At the age of 32 he drank himself to death after being continually haunted by his lost friends and the undeserved glory that had been pressed upon him. Despite Ira's opinion of his actions, he was entombed at Arlington National Cemetery, a true American hero.
Source: http://wwwldefenselink.mil/home/features/iwo_jima/iwo/html


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ASCO Annual Meeting
May 15, 2013
A new type of targeted immunotherapy (called MPDL3280A) was able to shrink several different types of cancer, including lung, melanoma, kidney, colorectal, and stomach cancers in patients whose cancer had worsened while receiving other treatments. Immunotherapy is designed to boost the body's natural defenses to fight the cancer. It uses materials either made by the body or in a laboratory to improve, target, or restore immune system function. Specifically, this new treatment targets PD-L1, a protein on the surface of tumor cells that prevents the immune system from fighting the tumor. Basically, this treatment stops PD-L1 from working, which then allows the body's immune system to fight the cancer.
This study included 140 patients with locally advanced cancer (cancer that has spread near where it started) or metastatic cancer (cancer that had spread to other parts of the body) that had worsened while receiving earlier treatments. Overall, 29 out of 140 (21%) patients had their tumors shrink, and the treatment has continued to work for three months to more than 15 months for 26 of these 29 patients. However, this was a small, early study, and larger studies will be needed to confirm that this immunotherapy works well.
What this means for patients
"We are impressed with how often and how long this drug worked for patients with very difficult-to-treat tumors. So far, almost none of the patients that have had tumor shrinkage have had their cancers worsen," said Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, Ensign Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at Yale Cancer Center and Chief of Medical Oncology at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven in Connecticut. This new treatment is still being researched, and a test to find PD-L1 on the surface of tumors is being developed and studied. It is currently only available through clinical trials. If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial, talk with your doctor for more information.
Dr. Herbst was a recipient of a Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Award in 1997 and a Career Development Award in 1999.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
- What type of cancer do I have and what is the stage? What does this mean?
- What are my treatment options?
- What clinical trials are open to me?
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Gwendolyn Audrey Foster and I have a new series of books from Anthem Press, London.
The New Perspectives on World Cinema series publishes engagingly written, highly accessible, and extremely useful books for the educated reader and the student as well as the scholar.
Volumes in this series will fall under one of the following categories: monographs on neglected films and filmmakers; classic as well as contemporary film scripts; collections of the best previously published criticism (including substantial reviews and interviews) on single films or filmmakers; translations into English of the best classic and contemporary film theory; reference works on relatively neglected areas in film studies, such as production design (including sets, costumes, and make-up), music, editing, and cinematography; and reference works on the relationship between film and the other performing arts (including theater, dance, opera, etc.).
Many of our titles will be suitable for use as primary or supplementary course texts at undergraduate and graduate levels. The goal of the series is thus not only to address subject areas in which adequate classroom texts are lacking, but also to open up additional avenues for film research, theoretical speculation, and practical criticism. There are already several books in the series — you can see them by clicking on the image above — and we are now actively looking for new volumes for publication.
Series Editors
Wheeler Winston Dixon – University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
Gwendolyn Audrey Foster – University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
Editorial Board
David Sterritt – Columbia University, USA
Valérie K. Orlando – University of Maryland, USA
Thomas Cripps – Morgan State University, USA
Robert Shail – University of Wales Lampeter, UK
Catherine Fowler – University of Otago, New Zealand
Andrew Horton – University of Oklahoma, USA
Frank P. Tomasulo – City College of New York, USA
Proposals: We welcome submissions of proposals for challenging and original works that meet the criteria of this series.
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POLICE are continuing to hunt a man in connection with a violent assault in a York pub.
Police want to speak to Ryan MacLeod, 21, of Tuke Avenue, York, after a 32-year-old man was attacked at the Castle Howard Ox in Townend Street on November 10, needing stitches to his face.
The victim was attacked by a number of men in the smoking area of the pub in the early hours. Officers have arrested and bailed three men aged 18, 21, and 24, but are still keen to speak to MacLeod.
MacLeod is also wanted for recall to prison.
Poor behaviour and failure to keep appointments with his supervising officer at the probation service mean he has breached the terms of his release licence and he must return to custody, police said. He was released on licence from HMP Northallerton in June 2012 after serving 18 months of a four-year sentence for GBH with intent.
Det Insp Dave Kirby, of York police, said: "I would appeal to anyone who may be helping MacLeod to avoid arrest. It is an offence to help a wanted person evade the police and you too could be arrested if you are assisting him."


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How long do dead insects last? Visitors often ask this question
when they see our collections containing specimens from the late
1800s. The answer is that they can last hundreds of years or even
longer if properly preserved, protected from light, humidity and
pest insects. The oldest pinned insect specimen is a butterfly
collected in England in 1702 and still preserved in good condition
in the Oxford
University Museum of Natural History.
Museum Curators are actively pursuing collection-based research
projects, working on specimens to investigate questions about
evolution, discovering new species, or resolving problems about the
identity of species. DMNS sends loan to scientists all over the
world. Likewise, DMNS Curators borrow material from other Museums.
In an effort to resolve the species identity of a few European
bumblebee beetle species, DMNS Curator Frank Krell searched for
over a year for a type specimen of Trichius zonatus. Ernst Friedrich Germar used this specimen to
describe the new species Trichius zonatus from Sardinia,
Italy, in the year 1831. It wasn't in the Museums that hold most of
Germar's specimens, but was finally found in the collections of the
history museum in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Krell got it on loan
for study, and it became the oldest zoological specimen ever to
enter the premises of DMNS.
While there may be objects that are older than this
beetle in the Museum, none have been a "museum specimen," that is,
"living" in a museum, for as long as this Sardinian insect.
There are even older, non-museum, preserved specimens such
as mummies in ancient Egyptian tombs dating from well over 3,000
years ago. You can see many of these ancient folk today in the
Cairo Museum. Museum Collections Managers, working with Curators
and Conservators, are going to go for this record: come back
in 3,000 years, and you will be able to find Dr. Krell's beetles at
DMNS, only not the Sardinian bumblebee beetle, which will have to
be returned to the Geneva Museum after Dr. Krell finishes his
research and publishes his results.


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Vegas Star Bethany Owen Brings Show to Palm Desert Today, 8/5
Les Michaels Sundays In Summer at the Arthur Newman Theater in Palm Desert will present the multitalented impressionist Bethany Owen direct from the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas.
Ms. Owen captures the voice, look, and mannerisms of some of the biggest female stars from the world of music, film, television, and comedy using dozens of costume changes over the course of her show to capture classic and contemporary musical icons such as Cher, Madonna, Tina Turner, Macy Gray, Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Patsy Cline, and Ella Fitzgerald. Screen legends like Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, comediennes Joan Rivers and Minnie Pearl, reality star Sharon Osborne, and countless others. Ms. Owen perfectly mimics the voices, mannerisms, body language, and costumes that made them famous with her singing, dancing, and comedic timing that has made her the must-see act you will not want to miss.
Bethany Owen in "One Voice" will be presented for one show only today, August 5, 2012 at 2 PM in the Arthur Newman Theatre at the Joslyn Center in Palm Desert. Doors opening at 1 PM and tickets are $10 cash at the box office. For more information call 760-325-2731.
Bethany Owen in "One Voice". - Live cabaret music concert- Tickets are $10 at the door
Arthur Newman Theatre at The Joslyn Center is located at 73-750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert, CA. 92260
Performance is Sunday, August 5, 2012 - Showtime: 2 PM - Doors open at 1 PM.
For more information, please call 760-325-2731 or visit: www.bethanyowen.net


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Donna & Uomo sterling silver vases in female & male form
Kina creepy. Kinda beautiful. Bizarre Vases in solid sterling silver. Donna/Uomo Pampaloni Vase(s) designed by the celebrated London architect, Nigel Coates, celebrating the feminine image in ancient mythologies. Handcrafted in 925 Sterling Silver. Delivered in a velvet-soft pouch in a gift box Dimensions H 19cm Material 925 Sterling Silver Country Italy Delivery Time Handcrafted silver, please allow three weeks


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SWINDON Wildcats produced a stunning third period display to book their place in the EPL play-off finals weekend.
Having been trailing from the first-leg last night 3-2, Jan Kostal fired Wildcats to a 3-1 success over Milton Keynes Lightning at the Skydome in Coventry to secure a 5-4 aggregate victory.
The former Czech Republic international played in both Aaron Nell and Henri Sandvik at the Skydome before he struck a penalty in the dying stages of the match to seal a stunning win.
Knowing that they were behind in the tie, Cats, started the second leg with a nervous edge, chasing for their worth but they could not find a way through a resilient Lightning defence and an in-form netminder in Stephen Wall.
And without Sam Bullas, who injured his ankle during Saturday's defeat, Cats were up against it. They were forced to shoot from range with Aku Pekkarinen and Jonas Hoog coming closest for the visitors in the opening two periods.
With so much at stake, this quarter-final clash was beginning to boil over in the second period and none more so when Cats' Sam Smith and Lightning's Leigh Jamieson both receiving a lengthy spell in the sin-bin for attempting spearing.
With this second-leg all-square going into the final period, Cats finally brought the tie level on 47.08 when Aaron Nell slammed the puck home to send the visiting fans into hysterics after he was played in by Jan Kostal.
And Henri Sandvik fired Cats into the lead in the tie on 49.57 when he tucked away Kostal's pass to make it 2-0 on the night, but Lightning's man-of-the-match Tom Carlon looked to have sent this tie into overtime when he struck on 57.58 to silence Wildcats and finally beat Cats man of the match Stevie Lyle.
However, Kostal was brought down in front of the Lightning goal ready to shoot, he runs the penalty and slips it past Wall on 59.33 and fire Cats into finals weekend.


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Weekend Top 10
By Sarah Story, Citizen Events Editor 01/12/12
The Heritage Music Series at Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courtouse Rd., will kick off the season with a fundraiser at 7 p.m. Three local bands – Unfinished Business, Homeward Bound and Tredegar Brass Band – have volunteered their talents to raise money for the monthly concert series held free at the tavern. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $15 for front row VIP seating. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. For details, call 537-5050 or visit http://www.hanovertavern.org.
Contemporary bluegrass group The Grascals will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Camp Concert Hall at the University of Richmond. Tickets are $32. For details, call 289-8980 or visit http://www.modlin.richmond.edu.
The 2012 Acts of Faith festival will kick off with a preview at 7 p.m. at the Sara Belle and Neil November Theatre (formerly the Empire Theatre), 114 W. Broad St. The preview this year will be in memory of the late Helen Rolfe, a long-time member of Second Presbyterian Church, founder of the Acts of Faith festival. Participating theatres will talk about their selected plays and present brief scenes to give a taste of the upcoming festival. The event is free and open to the public. The festival runs through March 18. For details, visit http://www.theactsoffaith.org.
ComedySportz Richmond, located in the Gold's Gym Plaza at 8906-H W. Broad St., will host shows at 8 p.m. Jan. 13 and at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 14. Two teams, the Richmond Legends and the Virginia Hams, will face-off in an improv battle for laughs and points. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For details, call 266-9377 or visit http://www.cszrva.com.
Romp n' Roll will celebrate BabyPalooza through Jan. 15. All children, ages 3-18 months, and their grown-ups, are invited to try RNR's baby and toddler classes and open gym for free at the Midlothian, Mechanicsville and West End (9677 W. Broad St.) locations. Space is limited. Call 420-4100 to register. Class times and descriptions are available at http://www.rompnroll.com.
The Virginia War Memorial, 621 S. Belvidere St., will host an Artifacts Roadshow from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Curator Jesse Smith will view military artifacts from the community and tell the associated stories. No monetary value will be given. Admission is free and open to the public. For details, call 786-2060 or visit http://www.vawarmemorial.org.
ECPI University, with locations at 4305 Cox Rd. and 2809 Emerywood Pkwy., in Henrico, will host a Campus Discovery Day open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to see interactive demonstrations, tour the campuses, meet with faculty and staff and observe the hands-on learning environment. Admission is free. For details, visit http://www.ecpi.edu.
Children ages 4-5 are invited to learn about icicles from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Three Lakes Nature Center, 400 Sausiluta Dr. The cost is $6. To register, call Bekky Monroe at 262-5055.
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CalendarThe Pocahontas Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society will meet at 7 p.m. at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Randolph-Macon College Professor Dr. Nicholas Ruppel will discuss his VNPS-funded research – the project of assessing the diversity of insect pollinators on native plants in Ashland. The program is free and open to the public. A short business meeting will follow the presentation. For details, visit http://www.pocahontaschapter-vnps.org. Full text


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Spring 2012: 70s Redux
Thirteen years after women are allowed to compete in the Olympics, Carl Janzten introduces a two-piece bathing costume to enhance their performance. It's really just shorts and a T-shirt but tight-fitting enough to cause a bit of a scandal.
1930s and '40s
In Europe, women start wearing bathing outfits that reveal a sliver of skin at the waist, and suits shrink stateside as fabric is rationed during World War II. For the most part, hems are shortened and skirts eliminated, but in some cases they do split into two.
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The National Weather Service on Tuesday issued a winter weather advisory for the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Southwest spokeswoman Whitney Eichinger said the airline halted all flights at its Dallas hub for a while, but operations resumed late Tuesday morning. She had no specific number of flights canceled but says Dallas-based Southwest usually has 125 daily nonstop departures from Love Field.
There were some Southwest Airlines delays at Houston's Hobby Airport, but departures were mostly back on track by 11 a.m.
American Airlines spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan said the carrier canceled 231 flights Tuesday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. She said American Eagle canceled 90 flights.
DFW airport remained open. Spokesman David Magana said carriers worked to de-ice their planes.
In Houston, high temperatures for the day were not expected to get out of the low 40s.
"Bundle up, put on that winter coat and keep the umbrella handy. Bottom line -- it's going to be cold today and tomorrow as well," KPRC Local 2 meteorologist Mary Lee said. "We should see the sunshine if not late tomorrow, definitely for your Thursday."
Houstonians offered some advice to those who have not ventured outside yet.
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Welcome back to the big stage, Jerick McKinnon and Fozzy Whittaker.
Oh, and Matt Asiata and Cameron Artis-Payne, get ready to carry the football, too.
The Vikings and Panthers will be counting on their backup running backs to have a "next man up" mentality when they meet Sunday in Charlotte, a city that was placed under a state of emergency due to the violent protests stemming from a police shooting last week.
Both teams lost their "featured backs" last week to injury — Minnesota's Adrian Peterson underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus, while Jonathan Stewart is dealing with a pulled hamstring. Both players are out indefinitely.
While Peterson was the league's MVP in 2012, a case can be made that Stewart might be just as valuable to the Panthers at this point. Carolina comes in with the league's top-ranked rushing offense, while the Vikings are last.
Whittaker has started three games since coming into the league as an undrafted rookie in 2012, but ran for 100 yards on 16 carries last week in a 47-26 win over the San Francisco 49ers after Stewart went down in the first quarter. Whittaker has primarily been used as a third-down back and could wind up splitting carries with Artis-Payne, a bigger, stronger runner who has more of a straight-ahead style.
"A lot of it is you prepare for the scheme and then you're aware of the back that's in there, whichever back it ends up being," Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said.
McKinnon hopes to give the Vikings (2-0) a boost in the running game.
The 5-foot-9, 205-pound back has started six games during his three seasons in the league, all of those in 2014 when he ran for 538 yards and averaged 4.8 yards per carry. Asiata is a power back who could see goal-line and short-yardage carries.


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SCORE Seminar: Sales and Marketing Strategies - Small Businesses
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The library is hosting experts from SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), a nationwide organization that offers workshops, training and advice to small business owners. In this workshop the presenter will give an in-depth seminar on marketing strategies and related topics for small businesses.
This seminar will be on Sales and Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses. In this seminar students will learn about marketing strategies for their small business along with tips, advice and lots of other information!
This is a FREE seminar.
This is part of our series of SCORE seminars at the library.
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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
Earlier we discussed the Link System for remembering lists. Let's practice with this list of 20 words. You may think it is impossible to learn a list of 20 words in only a few minutes, but if you follow the System, it will be easy. We have provided some example visualizations for you to use, however you will have better success if you make up your own. Spend at least 2 minutes visualizing each object and association and you should have no problem remembering the whole list.
Pen, Sun, Toast, Elephant, Telephone, Window, Mud, Hamburger, Cat, Bottle, Goat, Bed, Car, Book, Money, Calculator, Lipstick, Snowman, Skateboard, Thumb
Form a clear mental image of these links to connect the words, here are some examples:
1. A pen shooting out sunlight
2. The sun being so hot it toasts some bread
3. An elephant eating some toast
4. Talking on a little elephant instead of a phone
5. Throwing a telephone out a window and breaking it
6. Having mud completely covering your window
7. A hamburger covered with mud instead of ketchup
8. A hamburger made of cat instead of beef
9. A cat stuck inside a bottle
10. A goat eating a bottle
11. A goat sleeping in a bed
12. A bed strapped onto the top of a car
13. A giant book with wheels and a steering wheel
14. A book with money for pages
15. A calculator that spits out money
16. A woman rubbing a calculator on her lips
17. A snowman wearing lipstick
18. A snowman skateboarding
19. A skateboard shaped like a giant thumb
20. (if you want to link it into a circle) Using your thumb to sign your name
Now close your eyes and try to recall the entire list. See how easy it was? To prove the effectiveness of this technique, make up a different list and try to memorize it without using the link system. See how hard it is?
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Mother's Day Message from Melissa
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The greatest moments of being a mother for me are the occasions when the expressions of love and appreciation come naturally.
The gifts for me come in those wonderful drawings, stories and poems handed to me when I least expect it, or the "I love yous" that are said with such spontaneous intensity and passion that my heart just overflows with joy.
Those are the treasures that make the trials and tribulations of motherhood fade quickly away, and bring tears to my eyes every time I view or remember them. Because they sprung naturally out of pure emotion and no feeling of duty! Those flashes, although ever briefer as children grow older, are the only rewards I ever need to keep me content and satisfied.
However, a handful of times, I have received one of those brilliant jewels actually ON MOTHER'S DAY. Yes, a proclamation that came NOT from the classroom or through spousal threats, but entirely independently AND created especially for me on Mother's Day.
One of my favorites was a poem from my son when he was 8 years old. No one in the family knew that he had been working on his composition for days, and his face was beaming with pride as he presented it to me:
Mom, you're the one who cares for me when I'm down,
Turning my frowns completely around.
When I am sick you always care for me,
Making me hot chocolate and occasionally tea.
You come to all my sporting events,
Hoping I hit one over the fence.
You go out of your way to take me places,
Speeding to get me there on time like a driver in races.
Playing games with me like 500 rummy,
You may win most of the time, but I am no dummy.
I love you very much for these many things,
May your Mother's Day be precious like a million diamond rings!
Simple and sweet, but meaningful, which mirrors my philosophy in toy-making as well as parenting and living life!
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A FUN night comes with the offer of four comedians for the price of three.
Nick Page and Scott Bennett line up alongside headline duo of Raymond and Mr Timpkins Revue at Mode, Angel Place, Worcester, on Sunday, June 1.
The headliners mix music, silliness, middle-aged men dancing and unsavoury acts, while Yorkshire-born Scott is described as a star of the future with his sharply-written routines drawing from real-life experiences.
While the multi-talented Nick has a wealth of amusing stories to keep the audience chuckling.
Dean Hill, the club's director, said: "It's that time again where we set up the stage and prepare for another night of brilliant comedy - we love it.
"We get to offer the people of Worcester a great night out full of laughter for just £5. The venue is packed out every month, so my advice would be to buy online or arrive early."
Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm, with tickets from £5.
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David Willetts, Britain's universities minister, has a bee in his two-brained bonnet about flawed incentives for British business academics.
Prestige in business schools comes from doing research and being published in peer-reviewed journals, he told an audience of managers, academics and members of parliament in London on Tuesday, launching a discussion of whether poor management is holding back growth. It's a theme he's touched on before in relation to wider scientific and academic research. Mr Willetts says that as the lead journals are US-based, they tend to be interested in sophisticated analysis of historical, mainly American, industry data:
We're rewarding British academics and British business schools for analysing American industries… It's not at all clear to me that this the right set of incentives.
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It makes me feel like a right noob asking this, but is there any built-in php function that will tell you whether a variable represents an integer, or a string integer eg 2 or "2" but not 2.4 or "2.4".
is_int() will be false if it is a string.is_numeric will allow decimal places and +- signs.
I usually just use my own function, but am I missing something built in?
is_int(str_replace(array('"' , "'"), '' , $your_var))
function isInt($int){
return is_int(str_replace(array('"' , "'"), '' , $int));
That doesn't work because is_int is evaluating a string, and returning false.
$a = "2";
function isInt($int){
return is_int(str_replace(array('"' , "'"), '' , $int));
Hmm ok i had to go re-write this whole thing because that was annoying me. This code is tested and works.
function isInt($int){
// boolean true or false if $int is 0
$zero = false;
// compares the argument to quoted 0
if(str_replace(array("'" , '"') , '"' , $int) == "0"){
$zero = true;
// convert the argument to an int no matter what.
$int = (int) $int;
// is the value a zero and the argument is a 0
if($int == 0 and $zero == true){
return true;
// is the value a zero and the argument not a 0
elseif($int == 0 and $zero == false){
return false;
// is it not a 0 and an int
elseif($int !== 0 and is_int($int)){
return true;
// false for all else
return false;
This function should achieve what you're trying to do:
function isInt($arg)
return ($arg == '0' || filter_var($arg, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT)) ? TRUE : FALSE;
It will return TRUE to the following:
And FALSE to:
Nice ModernW, I did not think of using filter_var.
if ( is_int( $var ) OR ctype_digit( $var ) )
// ...
hessodreamy, could you clarify exactly what values you want to allow? You briefly mentioned signs, in relation to is_numeric(); do you want to return false if any sign is encountered, or only for negative? What range of values do you want to accept? The range of the integer type varies between signed/unsigned and 32/64-bit machines. Since you're accepting strings, will your integers be bound by any of these or accept an arbitrarily long string integer? Leading zeros, are they allowed?
I ask the above because the existing code offered will return true for "is int" in cases where you, possibly, may not want them to do so. For example, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT will allow a sign and is bound by the integer range of PHP, and ctype_digit() allows leading zeros but accepts any length of string.
Well I do have a solution using preg_match:
function isInt($input)
return preg_match("/^[0-9]+$/",trim($input));
(or something like that - I'm not at my normal PC)
And this works fine for what I want (although other solutions may be slightly faster). Ie to allow only whole, simple, positive numbers, whether it be an integer literal or a string literal. No decimals. no signs. No other string characters. Basically what you'd expect out of a database auto increment primary key.
I was just wondering if I had been missing some native PHP function to do this, but I guess there isn't one because I'm actually wanting to exclude some valid integer elements like signs.
ctype_digit() will do what your regex does.
Except it will return false if you give it an actual integer, won't it (at least that's what it says in the manual)?
Yeah, that's a very elegant solution. I think we've established that here isn't a native function that'll do exactly what I want.
Depends on the integer (read the manual for why). Also, that's the reason why I said "your regex" instead of "your function".


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Android devices worldwide collectively consumed around 2,500MB of mobile data per month by the end of 2012, 38 percent more than the 1,900MB consumed by iOS-based devices. That marks a dramatic shift since 2009, when Apple's mobile OS was at the top of the data-consumption heap. Meanwhile, monthly data usage on devices running Palm OS (now WebOS) hit around 1,345MB, beating out consumption on BlackBerry and Windows mobile devices.
Those findings come from Cisco's newly released Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, which found that global mobile data traffic reached 885 petabytes per month at the end of 2012, up from 520 petabytes per month at the end of 2011. The report predicts that by 2017, global mobile data traffic will hit 11.2 exabytes per month and the number of mobile connected devices will hit 10 billion, exceeding the world's predicted population of 7.6 billion.
Cisco's report revealed some other interesting nuggets about mobile computing trends. Among them, it found that by the end of 2012, more than half of all mobile traffic was video, thanks in part to mobile network connection speeds more than doubling last year. Globally, the average mobile network downstream speed was 526kbps, up from 248kbps in 2011. The average connection speed for smartphones was 2,064kbps, up from 1,211kbps in 2011, while the average speed for tablets was 3,683kbps, up from 2,030kbps.
Though 4G is still in its infancy, representing only 0.9 percent of mobile connections today, it already accounts for 14 percent of all mobile traffic, according to Cisco. By 2017, 10 percent of connections will be 4G, channeling 45 percent of total traffic.
According to Cisco, carriers' shift from unlimited data plans to tiered data plans has not constrained usage patterns. From 2011 to 2012, average usage per device on a tiered plan grew from 425MB per month to 922MB per month, a rate of 117 percent. Meanwhile, usage per device on unlimited plans grew at a slower rate of 71 percent, from 738MB per month to 1.3GB per month.
Still, according to Cisco, tiered plans have been effective in constraining the heaviest mobile data users, especially the top 1 percent: Three years ago, 52 percent of all mobile traffic was generated by the top 1 percent, which now generates 16 percent of the overall traffic per month, while the top 20 percent generates around 71 percent.
Broken down by platform, Android devices worldwide collectively consumed 2,700MB in mobile data per month at the end of 2012, while iOS devices consumed 1,900MB. Proprietary devices burned through around 2,100MB of mobile data; Palm/WebOS devices consumed 1,345MB, Windows devices ate up 919MB, BlackBerry devices consumed 552MB, Linux devices did 449MB, and Symbian phones consumed just 5MB (down from 441MB the year prior).
Cisco also broke down traffic patterns on smartphones versus tablets. On smartphones, 45 percent of data consumption went toward video and communications apps, 12 percent went toward information apps, 6 percent was burned through Web browsing, and 7 percent was eaten up by social-networking apps. On tablets, half of all data usage was video based, while 17 percent was used on information apps. Seven percent went toward Web browsing, and just 3 percent was used for social networking.
In general, the number of tablets more than doubled for a total of 36 million, according to Cisco, and each tablet generated 2.4 times more traffic than the average smartphone. Mobile data traffic per tablet was 820 MB per month, compared to 342MB per month per smartphone. As a point of comparison, mobile data traffic per laptop was 2.5GB per month.
This story, "Android takes the lead from iOS in mobile data traffic," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


text: Committed to master this morning is initial support for abstract results generated by tests within the Phoronix Test Suite. The Phoronix Test Suite is no longer limited to test that provide numerical results. Changes have been made to both the Phoronix Test Suite and pts_Graph in supporting abstract data types, but there shouldn't be any regressions. The first type that's now fully implemented is for tests that are measured on a pass / fail basis. For these tests, a pts_PassFailGraph object has been added for graphically showing the results (see example screenshot of the PTS Results Viewer). To implement this type, the only change needed on the behalf of the test maintainer is to add a <ResultType> tag within the <TestInformation> tag that contains the value of PASS_FAIL. If it hasn't been clear, the other currently supported result types are BAR_GRAPH and LINE_GRAPH, if you would like the PTS Results Viewer to use a bar or line graph, respectively. If <ResultType> is invalid or not defined, bar graph is the default. For tests relying on a pass / fail setup, the parse-results script just needs to print a boolean if it passed or a PASS / FAIL string. Right now there are no tests within Phoronix Test Suite relying upon this new result type, however. If there are any other abstract types you would like to see supported, let us know. It's quite simple in fact supporting abstract types within the results viewer with the latest pts_Graph git code (pts_PassFailGraph is only around 80 lines of code). Only minimal changes are needed within pts-core for supporting the new types. With this latest support, I am not actually too far from offering a result type of a (JPG/PNG) screenshot, for tests that would be good for an image quality comparison, and then rendering a portion of the screenshot from each result side-by-side within PTS Results Viewer. The only blockers for that is then the results XML profile relying upon external (JPG/PNG) file(s), which wouldn't make it too feasible at this time for PTS Global (due to the increased bandwidth / disk space needs). Example Pass/Fail Screenshot: http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/misc/pts_results_passfail.JPG (as you can see, it also has no problems scaling) Michael


text: The coroner responsible for determining the cause of death of Peaches Geldof who died back in April says she died of a heroin overdose. He reported that she had been taking methadone for the last two p;us years of her life and that she had puncture wounds on her thumbs and wrists. Contrary to earlier reports stating there were no drugs found in the home, police say they discovered almost seven grams of heroin in her house. The levels of heroin were in the lethal range, but no evidence she planned on committing suicide.


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Class 1, 10, 100 etc - These are examples of a classification system for a "measured environment" known as a clean room. It limits the amount of particles greater than a specified size within a specified volume of air, using imperial units, as defined by US Fed Standard 209D. This standard (and the classification system) was subsequently superceded by US Fed Standard 209E which expresses limits in metric units and both have now been superceded by an international standard, ISO 14644.
Clean Room - A room for research, product assembly or health care where the air quality for dust, lint, or airborne pathogens is critical. Such areas usually have smooth room surfaces to prevent dust collections and air supply systems using HEPA filters in order to keep dust, lint, etc to a specified minimum level in accordance with ISO 14644.
Cost indicator - 1 coin : lowest price / 5 coins : highest price
Durability - High resistance to surface damage - The ability of a ceiling tile to withstand vigorous cleaning, scrubbing or scratching.
Hard (wet felt) Mineral Fibre Ceilings - Ceiling tiles or planks manufactured from a combination of the following naturally occuring, processed and recycled materials in varying proportions depending upon the tile type: mineral wool, clay, perlite, cellulose and starch mixed together in a water based process before being cured by heat. They are then finished with a water based paint, or laminated scrim and paint, decorative facing. Wet felt technology allows considerable variation in the product's density and porosity which can be used to positively influence a wide range of technical performances of the finished products.
Humidity Resistance - A ceiling tiles' ability to withstand levels of moisture without sagging. Standard tiles and panels are designed for installation within a normal occupancy condition range of 15 to 35°C and maximum 70%RH. When temperature and humidity resistance are expected to exceed these ranges, the use of 95% or 100% RH products should be considered.
Hygien - Anti-microbial Treatment - Where strictly controlled hygienic air quality is a project requirement, chemically treated tiles are available. Treament is designed to prevent mould, mildew and bacteria.
Hygien - High Pressure Cleaning - The use of a superior quality fibreglass facing on the Parafon Hygien product means that it can be cleaned using a high pressure water spray (Max 80 bar). The application must be in the form of a fan spray of Min 30° and not a high pressure "cutting jet". The suggested minimum distance between the nozzle and the ceiling tile should not be less than 300mm and the angle of application should be 45°.
Laminated Ceiling Product - A mineral fibre product with decorative surface laminates such as glass wool scrim or polyester film.
Light Reflectance - Light reflectance of a surface is its property of reflecting light. The measure of light reflectance is that fraction of the specified incident light which is reflected by the surface expressed as a percentage value.
Point load - A load applied to a structure which is concentrated over a very small area. For example, the hangers of an information sign suspended below a ceiling grid, impose point loads where they are attached to it.
Scrubbability / Frequent Cleaning - For applications where cleanliness is a priority, tiles may require cleaning beyond normal maintenance procedures. Ceilings with special facing material such as vinyl film offer superior performance. Metal ceilings may also be used for these applications.
Soft Fibre Ceilings - A mineral fibre ceiling product manufactured with a high proportion of mineral wool and finished with a painted laminated scrim decorative facing. They are therefore more porous and lower in density than 'hard' mineral wool types and this results in tiles with very high sound absorption although their sound attenuation will be moderate.
Thermal Conductivity (k) - Ability of the material to resist the transmission of heat through it. The lower the reported number, the better is the thermal insulation provided.
Uniformly Distributed Load - A load applied to a structure that is evenly distributed across the area where it is maintained. For example a lay-in ceiling tile imposes a uniformly distributed load along the four flanges of the grid that supports it.
Washability / Occasional Cleaning - Ceiling tiles can be cleaned with moist cloth or sponge damped in water containing mild soap or diluted detergent.
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