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Bush told Blair about determination to invade Iraq: Report
March 27, 2006 12:24 IST
In the weeks before the United States-led invasion of Iraq, President George W Bush had made clear to British Prime Minister Tony Blair that he was determined to attack the country without a United Nations resolution and even if weapons of mass destruction were not found there, a media report Monday said.
The president made his view during a private two-hour meeting with Blair in the Oval office on January 31, 2003, The New York Times said citing a confidential British memorandum.
"Our diplomatic strategy had to be arranged around the military planning," David Manning, Blair's chief foreign policy advisor at the time, said in the memo.
"'The start date for the military campaign was now penciled in for 10 March,' Manning wrote, paraphrasing the president. 'This was when the bombing would begin'," the paper said.
Five days after the Bush-Blair meeting, Secretary of State Colin L Powell was scheduled to appear before the United Nations to present the American evidence that Iraq posed a threat to world security by hiding unconventional weapons.
Stamped "extremely sensitive", the five-page memorandum had not been made public, according to the report.
The document indicates the two leaders envisioned a quick victory and a transition to a new Iraqi government that would be complicated, but manageable, the paper said.
The memo also shows that the president and the prime minister acknowledged that no unconventional weapons had been found inside Iraq, it noted.


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Wellington, Oct 23 (ANI): Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly criticised his former protegee David Beckham's apparent pre-occupation with fame in his autobiography.
At Manchester United, Ferguson developed Beckham into one of the world's most recognisable sportsmen, but the midfielder left United in 2003 for Real Madrid under a cloud after his relationship with the manager broke down.
According to Stuff.co.nz, Ferguson, who famously kicked a boot at the former United and England player's head, revealed in his autobiography that he felt uncomfortable with the celebrity aspect of Beckham's life, adding that Beckham was the only player managed by him who chose to be famous and known outside the game.
Stating that Beckham 'surrendered a part of his career' by moving to the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 after four years at Madrid, the Scot also said that Beckham was also dismissive of his criticism, adding that it might have been possible that Beckham was starting to think he was no longer needed to track back and chase.
According to Ferguson, Beckham's relationship with former Spice Girl Victoria (now Beckham) changed everything, and for the worse.
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Have you read Justice League: Cry For Justice #7 yet? As you may know, the villain Prometheus caused a bit of havoc. Roy Harper lost his arm and besides the death of a bunch of people in Star City, there was also the death of a character that we all know. By now, it's most likely not a secret that Green Arrow served his own brand of justice at the end. The question is, how far should the Justice League go in delivering 'justice'?
This may fall in that area of characters undergoing radical changes in who they are. Villains may do vile things, but where should the line be drawn in bringing them to justice? You take a character like the Punisher, I don't know if many would call him a hero but he never set out to be one. A character like Green Arrow has been a hero. What can we call him now? What will the rest of the Justice League think when they discover what he's done? If a former hero crosses the line of killing, is it possible to go back? Dead is dead (well, maybe not in comics but you know what I mean).
Comics have gotten darker over the years. The 'gosh darn' days of crime fighting are long gone. The main focus of Cry For Justice was supposed to be about the Justice League actually getting justice for those that were harmed. Should the Justice League take a harder route? If villains are becoming deadlier, should the team change their tactics to deal with them? What would then be the difference between "justice" and "vengeance"?
What are your thoughts on the matter? Was Ollie justified in taking matters into his own hands? Should Ollie be held accountable for what he did? Does having the power and responsibility that they do justify them being above the law? Will Green Arrow ever be the hero he used to be or has he gone down a path he can't return from?


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On Sept 23, Nobel Laureate Gary Becker will deliver a talk on "Intergenerational Mobility, Human Capital, and Inequality" at the World Bank's Headquarters in Washington DC.
Countries differ enormously on the influence that family background may have on the achievements of children. Family influence is measured through the degree of international mobility. Intergenerational mobility is said to be stronger when the achievements of children are more weakly related to the achievement of their parent. Intergenerational mobility in a country is often used as a measure of the importance of merit rather than prejudice, political influence, and other similar considerations.
In the early 1980s, Gary Becker did pioneering work on intergenerational mobility in the U.S., finding only a mild relationship between fathers' earnings and those of their sons. In his lecture Becker will revisit the analysis of intergeneration mobility, especially the role of parental investments and government spending. The presentation will show that one should expect lesser child mobility at the upper end of the education distribution, and perhaps persistent "class" divisions.
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Environmental groups are up in arms over an amendment filed by Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain that could lower federal farm conservation spending by billions of dollars over the next decade.
The amendment to the "minibus" currently being debated on the Senate floor would strike a provision that extends farm bill conservation programs until 2014. By doing so, it would ensure that the $726 million proposed cut to conservation programs this year would be repeated each year in the next 10-year farm bill.
"It is a huge threat because it could affect funding moving forward," said Aviva Glaser, agriculture policy coordinator for the National Wildlife Federation.
It remains to be seen whether Senate leaders will allow a vote on McCain's measure.
The Senate agriculture appropriations bill is one of a trio of bills being debated as a package on the Senate floor this week. The "minibus" legislation would set the fiscal 2012 budgets for the Agriculture Department; Commerce, Justice and Science; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development.
The agriculture bill proposes a 12 percent, or $726 million, cut to mandatory spending on conservation programs, which include the Conservation Reserve Program, Conservation Stewardship Program and Environment Quality Incentives Program. These programs help farmers make environmental improvements on their lands and set aside acres for conservation.
McCain's amendment is meant to address a "flawed" appropriations process, according to a description of the amendment from his spokesperson.
Under a Congressional Budget Office scoring rule, the money appropriated for mandatory conservation programs in the last year of a farm bill becomes the baseline funding for programs in the next farm bill.
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Hi. I removed the words "Thankfully" and "Tragically" from these two lines:
- "Thankfully, Data and Spock were able to...."
- "Tragically, a supernova destroyed Romulus...."
They are editorializing – the reader, IMO, should be free to determine his/her reaction to these events rather than being told how to view them. Some might think it unfortunate Data and Spock succeeded or that the destruction of Romulus was a terrific event. Consider Arturis, who thought it very bad Janeway helped the Borg stop Species 8472 from destroying all life in the galaxy. (VOY: "Hope and Fear")
Most might see that as a good thing, even though it ended up saving the Borg (along with everyone else), but Arturis did not.
Plus those were rather unencyclopedic-sounding and non-standard English (ie, "improper", if you want to be a Descriptivist). :)
Just my $0.02. Feel free to change it back of course! After all: I didn't do the heavy lifting and write the article. ^_^ Kudos to whoever did.
--Cepstrum (talk) 12:17, November 2, 2010 (UTC)
- Simply changing editorializing words like that does not require a large comment like this on the talk page. Just put a note in the edit summary about it. Also, please be sure that you are linking things to the correct places. "Janeway" is not a link to "Kathryn Janeway". -- sulfur 12:27, November 2, 2010 (UTC)
Oh dear. It seems I can't ever do anything quite right! I misused the talk page, and made the boneheaded, rudimentary mistake of not pipelinking Janeway to Kathryn Janeway!
I guess I still don't quite have a handle on how to use talk pages correctly. I had thought that I was making some rather dramatic changes to the style and "feel" of the article and wanted to ensure I showed the changes I was making and why. They weren't simple typos or grammar bugs but altering the POV. That's why I wanted to have a record here stating what I did and why. In the future, I'll try not to do this and just leave a brief edit summary.
Is this right then: article talk are for pre-emptive discussions about making major changes to an article, not merely describing what you've already done? Cepstrum (talk) 16:03, November 5, 2010 (UTC)


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ITV will also broadcast a range of dramas and classic films in the format.
A deal with Channel 4 also means people with a TVDrive - Telewest's HDTV-ready recorder - can see episodes of Lost and Desperate Housewives in the format.
HDTV offers clearer images and sound. A compatible TV, set-top box and relevant cable or satellite service are needed.
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The deal between Telewest and ITV means only those with cable will be able to watch every World Cup match in HD, provided they have the right equipment.
ITV viewers will also be able to see documentaries including Jean-Michel Cousteau's epic new wildlife series Ocean Adventures and classic films such as All Quiet on the Western Front.
Dramas including a number of Agatha Christie's Poirot specials will also be shown in HD.
ITV controller of emerging technologies Simon Fell said: "We are delighted to be able to broadcast the World Cup in high definition with NTL Telewest - making it the only place viewers can watch every live match in HD."
The BBC is offering coverage of the World Cup and Wimbledon, as well as other programmes, in HDTV via Sky and Telewest as part of a year-long trial.
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BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Five have also teamed up to test HDTV broadcasts transmitted through normal aerials.
The trial will be restricted to 500 Freeview users in the London area.
Widespread HDTV broadcasts via Freeview may not be possible until after the UK has fully switched to digital TV in 2012.
Television signals broadcast in high definition have four to five times more picture information than standard television signals.
HDTV broadcasts can also include 5.1 surround sound. Sky is launching its high definition TV service on 22 May.
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2. How they eat: When eating a small fish, a great blue will flip it up and then swallow it head first. And what about larger prey? A great blue will often take it ashore and eat it there. Sometimes the prey can get stuck in a heron's throat—not a pretty sight.
3. Where they nest: Great blue herons nest mostly in trees—often in large colonies. When trees aren't around, the herons may nest on the ground or in rushes or shrubs.
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Let's say a girl really likes older men. Not for their money, she has her own. She is mature for her age and feels like she relates to them better. She also likes that they can take care of her more, almost like a father figure but not in an incestuous way. She doesn't have a bad relationship with her dad, or a deadbeat dad, or an abusive dad or whatever, but she just isn't super close with her dad in a lovey affectionate way the way some girls are with their dads, and part of what she likes about an older man is that he gives her that love and special care and type of affection that a younger guy can't give her.
What's so wrong about this? (The girl is in her 20s, of legal age)
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To me it depends on his role in your life.
Him having a father figure personality is a good trait to have. But will he be a father figure to you? Or to your kids (if you want kids)
I would say the roles gets tricky when you want him to play the father role.
He would be your boyfriend. Not your father.
He can't be both.
Also it would depend on way you're looking for. Some guys might me looking for an easy lay. Others not so much.
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Well the man I think of would be more like a boyfriend than a dad he just has that extra affection and can talk about things more maturely and from a different perspective than guys my age. Is he sexual to me? Absolutely.
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Though some Ohio State students said they think others look down on their humanities or liberal arts majors, a recent study by the Association of American Colleges and Universities found graduates from those fields might be more successful than society claims.
"At peak earnings ages (56-60 years) workers who majored as undergraduates in the humanities or social sciences earn annually on average about $2,000 more than those who majored as undergraduates in professional or pre-professional fields," like pre-med and pre-law, the study found, according to a press release.
Some Ohio State staff members, though, said that doesn't surprise them.
"This is more encouraging than surprising," said Todd Bitters, administrative director for advising services at the College of Arts and Sciences.
Bitters said he thinks the success of humanities and social science majors comes from the "soft" skills they acquire, such as creative, critical and analytical skills, which allow them to acclimate to dynamic work environments throughout their careers.
Zoe Smith, a second-year in history of art, said she has experienced her fair share of criticism. Smith said she thinks this is partly because of uninformed people who do not understand what her major or others like it really entail.
"Most people don't realize how much work goes into being a history of art major. They think I just stare at paintings all day and braid my hair or something," Smith said.
Although she might not spend every day sitting in chemistry lab, she said she spends hours learning and studying theories of art and various techniques. She said she wants to curate museums after she graduates.
Matthew Memming, a first-year in biochemistry, said he found the results of the study interesting.
"I'm not very surprised that someone majoring in liberal arts would make more than a pre-professional because even though the careers related to the liberal arts and pre-professional are completely different, they are equally important," he said. "The liberal arts are more important than people give (them) credit for, and they should get paid just as much as anybody else in the professional world."
The study also found the unemployment rate for recent liberal arts graduates is 5.2 percent, while the rate for mature workers who graduated with a degree in liberal arts (age 41-50) is 3.5 percent.
Bitters found this encouraging and again attributed the low unemployment rates to "the adaptability of liberal arts students."
The study also looked at the trends of these students going on to graduate school. The report found that nearly 4 million of those who hold a bachelor's degree in a humanities or social science area also hold a graduate or professional degree, and see a $20,000 boost in earnings each year.
Bitters said he went to graduate school for English because he was interested in learning more about literature, but he said it's not for everyone.
"Graduate school is not a necessary condition for meaningful, gainful employment right out of the undergraduate experience," Bitters said.
Regardless of the statistics, he said what really matters is that students go into fields that interest them.
"I believe that students who study within a field that interests them tend to do better, academically and emotionally, than those who choose a field only for its perceived earning potential," Bitters said.
Smith has a similar feeling after changing her major from international studies to history of art this past fall.
"I've never regretted changing my major to pursue what I love. When people make comments to me, I like to thank them because their comments give me the energy and faith in myself to show them how successful I will be in my chosen field," she said.


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A are, in short, a fantastic band. However, after two frenetically happy albums under their collective belts, and a pretty little live album, they are still yet to recieve the recognition they so rightly deserve. In a world dominated of american pop-punk bands, it seems insane that a band of this quality - catchy/heavy/fast punk that makes you wanna pogo and mosh till your feet fall off, and a live show that easily out does any band on the planet (anyone see them at Reading 2000?) - aren't getting wall-to-wall airplay and top 10 singles like their yanky-cousins. All this could change with the release of their third studio album "Hi-Fi Serious" in 2002 - a cd that's sure to include more than its fair share of uplifting, but meaningful, monster pop-songs. For the impatient amongst you, go+buy "A vs Monkey Kong", and "How Ace Are Buildings" - both understated classics - and keep a keen eye out for any tour dates near you.
A, a band renowned for their previous touring with bands such as the Offspring, Symposium and the Bloodhound Gang, have immense talent, yet are fairly unheard of in England. A tour in America, to promote themselves, apparently went quite well - the audiences seemed to love them. Anyway, this their second album is by far the best, although 'How ace are buildings' is still quite amazing. They have changed somewhat since that album, yet they still amaze and entertain with the same unpredicatability as when I was attracted to them a few years ago at Breeze festival in Leeds. It took me a while to grow to like this album as it is so different, but Jason and the gang prove that they still have what it takes to make it big, so to speak. This album is recommended for all fans of funny punky-pop tunes. No record collection is complete without it!


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Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords [PSP]
I don't even know how to begin to describe why i love this incredibly addicting game!! Let me just say that we're a two psp household and within 48 hours of buying a copy of Puzzle Quest I had to go buy a second copy of Puzzle Quest so we wouldn't fight over who got to play the game. And, did I mention there are no children in my house?? Just adults. Totally-addicted-to-this-game adults, but adults nonetheless. Puzzle Quest takes a very simple puzzle format - your basic "Match 3" - and takes it to all new heights. First of all, you are playing against the psp's Artifical Intelligence (AI) by taking turns. This brings in forethought and strategy. Then it adds the elements that live in the world of Role Playing Games (RPG's) - there are different types of characters that you can choose , there is a narrative that moves you forward and pits you against different enemies who each have different levels of abilities and skills. The "battles" are all played out on through the basic Match 3 puzzle, but it keeps it varied and interesting. Add to that the extra level of accumulating experience points, leveling up, aquiring new skills, etc. and you have a totally addicting and fun game to play. Whether you are attracted to it because it bridges the gap between RPG's and Puzzle games, or because it's just fun and addicting, Puzzle Quest delivers more than I expected.


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'Mean Girls' helmer directs Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry and Danila Kozlovsky in the film adapted from Richelle Mead's series.
After debuting a teaser, "Vampire Academy", which Richelle Mead's fans surely cannot wait to watch on next year's Valentine's Day, drops its first full trailer today via Yahoo! Movies. Through the perspective of a half-vampire half-human named Rose, it will be revealed how much vampires and humans differ.
"I don't know about you, but my school can get a little insane," says Zoey Deutch, who plays the aforementioned Rose, in a voiceover that opens the trailer. "Most of us stay up all night and all of us think that we'll live forever ... if we survive graduation, that is."
Then, glimpses of those prom boys and girls showing their fangs do explain why Rose says so. If girls normally exchange bracelets, it just won't happen in the vampire world. "Thanks," says Lucy Fry's Lissa Dragomir as she is done sucking blood from Rose, who replies, "What are friends for?"
From "Mean Girls" director Mark Waters, "Vampire Academy" follows Rose, who is tasked to protect Lissa, one of the mortal vampires called the Moroi, from bloodthirsty, immortal Vampires, the Strigoi. This is why she is later seen showing off her fighting skills alongside Danila Kozlovsky's Dimitri, the one she falls for.
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Picture: Cast The film set for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' filming on location. London, England - 27.09.10
Pirates Of The Caribbean star Orlando Bloom has admitted the dating game is not his strong point and he has struggled to find the right woman.
The 30-year-old actor claimed that, following his split from girlfriend of four years Kate Bosworth, he has hit a brick wall in the dating business.
He told the Mirror: "I find the whole dating thing very hard actually. Well, dating the girl I feel 'right' with, I mean.
"But I am a romantic and I like the idea of being in love, of thinking about that person all day long."
And the actor, who made his name in the Lord Of The Rings and Pirates trilogies, added that babies are next on his mind, once he finds the right girl.
"I'd like to start a family one day and live more of a real existence, instead of being all over the place," he said.
Orlando also admitted that while he enjoyed making The Pirates movies, after five years he felt it was time to move on.
"Growing up with such a high profile movie has been both a blessing and a curse in a way because it has been quite challenging," he said.
"But I'm looking forward to doing something completely different now."
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Data has the potential to transform public and private sector organisations, drive research and development, and increase productivity and innovation. The enormous volume and complexity of data that is now being collected by government departments, businesses and other organisations represents a significant resource within the UK which can be used to the mutual benefit of academic research, organisations and society as a whole. We are investing in a Big Data Network in order to help optimise this resource. Divided into three phases, the Big Data Network will shape our knowledge of society and help us prepare and evaluate better government policies in the future.
Phase 1 - the Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN)
In Phase 1 we have invested in the development of the Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN) which will provide access to de-identified administrative data collected by government departments for research use. Such data, made accessible for research in ways that prevent the identification of individuals, will provide a robust evidence-base to inform research, and policy development, implementation and evaluation.
The Administrative Data Research Network (ADRN) is a partnership between government departments, research funders, national statistical authorities, and the research community that enables research using linked, routinely collected administrative data. Find out more about ADRN in this animated video.
Phase 2 - Business and Local Government Data
In Phase 2 we are supporting the establishment of Centres with a focus on Business and Local Government Data. The Centres will make data, routinely collected by business and local government organisations, accessible for academics to undertake research that makes a difference: shaping public policies and making business, voluntary bodies and other organisations more effective as well as shaping wider society. Data will be made available by the owners in ways that prevent the identification of individuals.
Phase 3 - Third Sector and Social Media Data
Phase 3, further details of which will be released later in 2014, will focus primarily on third sector data and social media data.
In partnership with the Office for National Statistics (ONS), we have conducted a series of public dialogues across the UK to understand how people view using and linking administrative data for research. A report of these dialogues will be available in March 2014.


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The father of an Israeli killed by Hamas terrorists and the father of one of those terrorists managed to bridge their differences and agree to establish jointly an educational center that would teach tolerance to Israelis and Palestinians.
Yehuda Waxman – the father of Cpl. Nachshon Waxman, who was abducted and killed in October by his three Hamas captors during a failed Israeli commando rescue attempt – reached agreement for the center during a meeting initiated by a local newspaper with Sheik Yassin Bader.
But Waxman said he had agreed to the meeting only after Bader agreed to a precondition.
"Before I met Sheik Bader, I asked him to give me a letter that will say that he condemns the kidnapping of my son, and that he is against any terror," Waxman told Israel Radio.
"We decided that an educational center for tolerance and understanding between Palestinians and Jews will maybe help," he added.


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API version overview
There are two libusb API versions:
- libusb-1.0 is the current API version under active development
- libusb-1.0 API symbols begin with libusb_ or LIBUSB_.
- libusb-0.1 is the original version which is deprecated and unmaintained since many years
- libusb-0.1 API symbols begin with usb_ or USB_.
API implementation overview
There are many different implementations of the two libusb APIs, each developed by a different community. This is unfortunately a frequent cause of confusion for libusb users.
There are three libusb-1.0 API implementations:
- libusb is the implementation developed here on libusb.org by successors of the original libusb authors.
- libusbx describes itself as a hostile fork of libusb and uses the same SONAMEs and filenames as libusb. Many Linux distributions currently ship libusbx. It was created by developers who disagree with libusb's high quality standards and the resulting moderate development pace. libusbx development takes place outside of libusb.org.
- FreeBSD ships their own implementation of the libusb-1.0 API as part of their system libraries.
There are several libusb-0.1 API implementations:
- libusb-0.1 is the very first libusb implementation.
- libusb-compat-0.1 is a compatibility library which provides the libusb-0.1 API by using the libusb-1.0 API.
- libusb-win32 is a Windows-only implementation of the libusb-0.1 API. The libusb-win32 project has also created the open source libusb0.sys Windows kernel driver, which exposes a userspace API that allows USB devices to be accessed outside of the Windows kernel.
- FreeBSD ships their own implementation of the libusb-0.1 API as part of their system libraries.
Because the 0.1 and 1.0 APIs use different prefixes they are compatible with each other. It is common that both are installed in parallel on a system. We strongly recommend using libusb-1.0 together with libusb-compat-0.1 instead of the ancient libusb-0.1 code, so that programs which use both the 0.1 API and the 1.0 API in different parts of the program, or in different libraries used by the program, will all use libusb-1.0 for the actual device access. This is important to avoid potential conflicts between libusb-1.0 and libusb-0.1 being used in the same process.
libusb-1.0 (current API and implementation)
Daniel Drake adopted the project in January 2008 and worked on the libusb-1.0 API and implementation, which adds several features missing from the 0.1 API. libusb-1.0 is recommended for all new development. Developers are encouraged to port existing applications which use libusb-0.1 to use the new API.
- Download sources
- See the libusb-1.0 page for more detailed information about libusb-1.0
- libusb-1.0 API documentation
- Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, OpenBSD and NetBSD are currently supported.
- FreeBSD includes a separate implementation of the libusb-0.1 and libusb-1.0 APIs in the system libc.
- The Windows backend currently uses the generic USB device driver WinUSB.sys by Microsoft, which is included with all Windows versions starting with Windows Vista. There is a ticket about supporting the libusb0.sys kernel driver created by the libusb-win32 project.
A kernel driver which supports using libusb in userspace is always required, on every operating system. Each operating system has different rules for device drivers. On Mac OS X, if an interface driver included with the OS matches the characteristics of a USB device's interface then that driver seizes the interface and the driver cannot be detached by libusb, so libusb can not access that interface. In the case of OpenBSD and NetBSD libusb-1.0 can be used only for devices with the ugen driver. For Windows currently only the WinUSB driver is supported.
libusb is not suited for HID class devices. While it is possible to use libusb with HID class devices it requires the original HID class driver to be replaced by a driver which supports libusb, and this leads to a quite poor user experience on any platform other than Linux. It is recommended to use HIDAPI instead. HIDAPI provides convenient cross-platform access to HID class devices and can do so without any kernel driver concerns across all supported platforms.
libusb-0.1 (legacy API)
Johannes Erdfelt founded the libusb project and lead development through 2007. By then, libusb-0.1 had stabilized, and was adopted by a wide range of projects.
- Download sources
- Supported operating systems: Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Darwin, MacOS X (and Windows, through the libusb-win32 project). Solaris has a wrapper for libusb-0.1 as well. There are also independent implementation efforts for other OS like BeOS and OS/2 which may not be mature enough.
- Development status: libusb-0.1 is deprecated and will have no further changes or releases
- Note that libusb-win32 is a separate project which still sees active development. The next generation libusb-win32 kernel driver (libusbk.sys) is based on KMDF. The libusbk library will support the existing libusb-win32 API, libusb-1.0 API and WinUSB-like API. libusb-win32 users who are fine with the libusb-win32 API are recommended to keep using it since it will be supported by the libusb-win32 project. libusb-win32 users who are interested in libusb-1.0 will also be supported once the libusbk backend is integrated. Future enhancement of the libusb-1.0 API (say libusb-1.1) may be required to be more suitable for Windows users.
- Download libusb-0.1 releases here
- libusb-0.1 API documentation
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Warning!!! Bathing suits could be a major contributor to drowning deaths! In fact, informal research shows that IN 99.99999% of drowning deaths, the victims were invariably wearing a bathing suits or some other equally inappropriate article of clothing! Where as people who feign the bathing suit, swimming naturally as God intended (so called skinny dippers) tended to tempt this ill fate of accidental drowning is virtually undocumented anywhere!
It is no great stretch of the imagination that people who risk the bathing suit also probably make many other equally stupid, life threatening further contributing to the loss of life. But the bathing suit, or some other articles of clothing alone or in combination seem to be the greatest common denominator among all drowning deaths, so be warned. With a government so avowed to serve and protect us from even out own stupidity such that almost no freedom remains sacred - this researcher is amazed that there is no government department nor program to save us from the peril of the bathing suit. No doubt the textile/fashion lobby is perhaps even more powerful that government itself and would do anything to thwart such an initiative. Yet any other product that accounts for or is so closely associated with so many deaths annually would immediately come under VERY strict scrutiny! At the very least, a WARNING Label for gosh sakes in EVERY bathing suits!!
"WARNING: Besides unsightly tan lines this product has (at the very least) been shown to be closely associated with drowning deaths!! Any attempt to try to swim in this thing could result in immediate death!"
At least, we need and deserve a Federal Law that prohibits 'swimming while impaired" by a bathing suit. Fine, if you want to wear one on the beach - BUT NOT IN THE WATER!
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The gothic temple made of brick was built from XIII up to XVI century. It has valuable inside.
Basilica was founded by Beringer in 1187. It has valuable inside (gothic, triptychs, tombstones and epitaphs), the chapels devoted to: West-Pomeranian Dukes, the Holly Mary Ostrobramska, the Nazizm and Stalinism victims, the soldiers of the Resistance, seamen, craftsmen, plaques devoted to Pope John paul II and the Polish primates: August Hlond and Stefan Wyszyński.
The Archdiocese Museum presents the history of the church in Pomerania. Next to the cathedral there is the bell from 1681.
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Fiesta Taco Salads Recipe
This taco salad has all the flavors, but it's so much easier to prepare and eat because it's not served in a shell. If you like spicier food, use medium or hot salsa and add another jalapeno. —Tari Ambler, Shorewood, Illinois
- 1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium taco seasoning
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 cups hearts of romaine salad mix
- 3/4 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives
- 1/3 cup shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1/4 cup 2% milk
- 32 blue tortilla chips
- 1. In a large skillet, cook beef and jalapeno over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in water and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in beans.
- 2. Divide romaine among four serving plates. Top with beef mixture, tomatoes, green pepper, onions, olives and cheese.
- 3. In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, salsa and milk. Drizzle over salads. Arrange tortilla chips around edges. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 serving: 483 calories, 18g fat (6g saturated fat), 52mg cholesterol, 922mg sodium, 54g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 8g fiber), 25g protein.
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Reviewed Aug. 29, 2014
"I made the following very simple changes and it was absolutely delicious:1. I substituted 1/2 can (small) of Chipotle peppers in Adobo sauce because I had no jalapeno peppers on hand. I cooked them right into the ground beef per the instructions and used the back of the wooden spoon to really emulsify them into the meat to enhance the flavor of the meat;2. I coarsely chopped 3 large whole garden-fresh tomatoes instead of using the grape tomatoes because (A) I had them on hand; and (B) it was very quick.I think this would be equally good by adding some avocado and/or fried or grilled corn into the mix.The entire recipe took less than 30 minutes from browning frozen ground beef to plating. Very simply and excellent, especially with the heat of the peppers. I think that this would be a great idea for a gathering with friends because you could easily leave out the lettuce and turn this into a deluxe nacho dish by plating up a big dish of blue corn chips and then layering the meat and bean mixture and going from there. Even squeeze a bit of lime juice to top it all off!"
Reviewed Jul. 22, 2014
"Delicious and easy!"
Reviewed Jun. 28, 2012
"Great salad. Portions are just right."
Reviewed Jul. 11, 2011
"Delicious...and looks pretty too!"
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I apologize for not writing as much as I would like lately. Life is so incredibly busy, more so than usual, even.
This move from my old place into my new one has been kicking my ass for weeks now. And even though I am now officially in the new place (!!), there is still so much to be done. There is so much to be done, in fact, as I sit here writing this, it all feels pretty overwhelming.
I know that I will make it past this, past the work and the exhaustion to a place where I will be able to look around my home — the home that I will be sharing with my lovely CBG — and enjoy it for all that it is.
This is the start of a new chapter of my life. The start of something good.
But for now? Right now I'm just hoping that in the morning I'll be able to find my pants. And a toothbrush wouldn't hurt either.
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DOWNTON lost the only Sydenhams League game to beat the weather on Saturday, going down 3-2 at home to Fareham Town.
The Robins were out of the blocks quickly.
Martin Johnson showed good skill but his low shot was straight at Luke Douglas.
Then Declan McGregor went one-on-one with the goalkeeper but fired wide.
The home team were made to pay for that wastefulness as early as the fourth minute, Ash Tattersall heading in Bradley Bester's pinpoint cross.
The score was almost level when McGregor dispossessed Nicholas Tayler on the edge of the box and drilled in a low shot but Douglas saved superbly.
Charles Aldridge then denied Tayler a headed goal at the other end, and he also pulled off a great save from Robbie Pittman's volley.
Downton made the most of this reprieve by equalising, Johnson outjumping two defenders to nod home Craig Lewis' cross.
They soon had the lead, when Tattersall handballed in the area and was dismissed.
Jamie Waters sent Douglas the wrong way from the spot to ensure it was 2-1 at the break.
Mark Cotton levelled for the visitors just before the hour, with a fierce strike from close range. Then Mat Jones headed what proved to be the winner, from Wayne Boud's corner on 75 minutes.
Cotton and Jake Bull were both played in on goal as Fareham sought a fourth goal, but Aldridge saved on each occasion.
Then Downton's late efforts were too little, too late.
"I was really, really positive with my players at half time,"
said manager Jeff Softley.
"This was one of our better first half performances, but I'm afraid our second half display was poor. We had our best chance of the season to get out of the bottom three but some players let themselves and myself down."
Downton have now gone 14 league games without a win, and will hope to end that run at home to Totton & Eling on Saturday, and away to Winchester City on Tuesday.
"I feel we have to win on Saturday and nothing else will do," added Softley.
"Declan Mcgregor went to A&E after our game with a badly bruised shoulder and ribs so he will be a massive loss to us, and our captain Matt Palmer is still out too. I still think it will go down to the wire."


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ESTACADA — Betty Mae Gardner Farasy Puckett died July 14. She was 86. Mrs. Puckett was born May 9, 1927, in England, Ark., to Briggs Gardner and Alvin Gardner. She graduated from England High School before moving to California in 1947. She graduated from beauty school and then worked for the phone company in Los Angeles. She married Earl Oliver Farasy in 1948. In 1951, they moved to Portland. She was active in the Altar Society at St. John the Baptist Church and Christ the King Church in Milwaukie. She married Fred Puckett in 1978, in La Mesa, California.
She was preceded in death by her parents; 10 siblings; and a granddaughter. She is survived by her husband; six children, Christine (Roger) Flynn, Phoenix, Ariz.; Richard Farasy, Milwaukie; Margaret (Steve) Ryan, Lead, S.D.; Anthony Farasy, Estacada; Lisa Peterson, Battle Ground, Wash.; and Michelle (Nate) Schwartzberg, West Hills, Calif.; sister Margo Deems, Salinas, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial Mass was celebrated at St. Phillip Benizi Church in Oregon City. Memorial donations can be made to the Mayo Clinic at www.mayoclinic.org/donate in support of education and research.


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|From: Danny Yoo (dyoo at hashcollision.org)
Date: Mon May 21 12:15:05 EDT 2012
On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Danny Yoo <dyoo at hashcollision.org> wrote: > I think there's a bug in the library. There appears to be a missing > call to (slurp-whitespace ip) in the parsing library. I'll send a bug > report and a patch to the Racket developers. A diff follows below for > those who like looking at patch files. :) Until the library gets patched, here's a possible workaround: put the trailing "}" on the same line, like this: %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% @article{hochreiter_long_1997, author = {Hochreiter, S. and Schmidhuber, J.}, title = {Long {Short-Term} Memory}, volume = {9}, number = {8}, journal = {Neural Computation}, year = {1997}, pages = {1735--1780}} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% The bug involves the parser not properly discarding the whitespace right after reading the value "{1735--1780}". I agree with you that the parser needs to be a bit better. It does not currently follow the description in: http://artis.imag.fr/~Xavier.Decoret/resources/xdkbibtex/bibtex_summary.html so it will reject some bibtex files that it shouldn't. I've submitted the bug report as: http://bugs.racket-lang.org/query/?cmd=view&pr=12779
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MARK Cooper is not expecting Rotherham United to be complacent when they pitch up in Wiltshire for the final game of the League One campaign tomorrow, despite the Yorkshire club already being assured of a play-off place.
Rotherham currently sit fifth in the table but could end the term third or fourth with victory over Swindon Town, depending on results elsewhere.
Robins manager Cooper is convinced that his Millers counterpart, the controversial Steve Evans, will not accept a meek performance from his team at the County Ground.
He said: "I think pyschology-wise I'm sure they'll have one eye on the play-offs but they'll be looking strategically about where they want to finish during the game. Whatever their manager wants to do - whether they want to decide who they play for it, whether they go for it, whether they want to be home or away in the first leg - they've got that luxury of deciding where they can finish during the game.
"That'll be interesting to see but they'll be coming here wanting to win, with the manager they've got."
Cooper and Evans were involved in a heated exchange at Rotherham's New York Stadium back in October, following Swindon's 4-0 win, when the Scotsman accused his opposite number of taking too long to shake his hand post-match.
Evans may not be the flavour of football in general but Cooper did not take issue with that particular incident.
He said: "I get on well with Steve, I think he just loves the Saturday afternoons and going into battle with opposition coaches and managers. Whatever he says and does on the touchline is just the way he is. Once you look through that, I've got no problem with him.
"He's always been fine with me and you take people as you find them. He had a bit of a go at me after the game, saying I took too long to shake his hand.
"(On Saturday) I'm going to sprint. Obviously the dug-outs are not as far apart as they are at Rotherham. I'm sure I'll bump into him after the game and we'll share a drink together.
"I just try to concentrate on what I'm trying to do and if that's the way they do it then that's fine by me. I'm fully focused on my team and what we've got to do to win or change things."
While Town can no longer reach the top six, Cooper is still determined to end the campaign on a high and secure seventh place ahead of Sheffield United.
He said: "There are things to play for. We can still finish seventh, Sheffield United can still finish above us. I want to make sure we finish seventh and to do that we have to get a result. So we'll be going all out to make sure we get a result."


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Ever since the genetic code was cracked in the 1960s, biologists have believed the language of DNA to be rather like the Latin of the medieval church: universal, fundamental and indispensable. It seemed that all creatures, from men to mice to humble E. coli bacteria, shared the same basic instructions for making proteins, the building blocks of life; variations among organisms were thought to involve only the number and type of proteins that are strung together. Now researchers in the U.S., Europe and Japan have found species + that defy certain words in the genetic scripture: in the familiar Paramecium, a...
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A Philadelphia city councilman is expected to attend his final session this week before moving on head the School Reform Commission.
Councilman Bill Green is just awaiting paperwork from Harrisburg before his SRC appointment is official. At that point, he said, he will resign his Council position.
"I have to receive my commission from the governor and have to resign prior to the first meeting of the SRC that I would attend," Green said.
Council President Darrell Clarke will still not give a firm commitment as to when a special election will be held to replace Green.
"I traditionally am a Council president that is inclusive in terms of significant substantive issues in Council," Clarke said. "So I won't arbitrarily make that decision on my own, I will talk to other leaders in Council."
There is still time to hold a special election in conjunction with the May primary, Clarke said.
It will be up to the parties to pick the candidates to run for the post; with Democrats outnumbering Republicans in voter registration by a wide margin, it's virtually assured that the Democratic candidate will win the post.
Green will replace Pedro Ramos as chair of the SRC while Farah Jimenez Green, CEO of People's Emergency Center, will fill another vacancy on the five-member board that governs the Philadelphia School District.


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RITA Ora paints the town red in this sizzling scarlet number.
The RIP singer hit London nightspot Dstrkt in a clingy red dress after wowing
the crowds at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend.
The figure-hugging frock was a very different look to the baggy pyjama-style
outfit she wore on stage while belting out hits like Hot Right Now to the
50,000-strong crowd at Hackney Marshes.
But the 21-year-old made sure she stayed comfy by keeping her trainers on as
she headed into the nightclub on Saturday night.
She finished off her look with a pink leather jacket and an unusual beaded
Rita was spotted wearing the same hat and jacket out and about in Soho
yesterday- this time teaming it with leather trousers and a leopard-print
The star is set to release her eagerly-awaited debut album ORA in September
and this weekend said that it would "shock fans."
She said: "It's going to be a shock, but in a good way. It brings
together a few different aspects of music I've loved and listened to growing
up. Literally, I haven't listened to just one style of music since I was
She added: "I love Little Dragon and The Vaccines, but then I love B.I.G.
and TLC and Destiny's Child, so you can expect variety. No Doubt was also a
big influence on me while making this record, so you're going to hear all
the ins and outs of those kind of genres."
Rita's pals also exposed her secret crush on One Direction's Harry Styles
during a game with MTV.
The singer- who has been linked to Kim Kardashian's brother Rob- was gagged
while her friends revealed some of her most embarrassing secrets.
One mate told of Rita's diva behaviour, saying: "Rita was in
Nando's and her food didn't arrive on time.
"She had an almighty fit and as soon as the word 'diva' was mentioned she was
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Engaging Government
The Roadmap to Healthcare Transformation and our War Against Cancer
linton Foundation Health Matters Conference 2014
January 2014
The 2014 Health Matters: Activating Wellness in Every Generation conference took place in La Quinta, California, on January 13-15. The conference announced 30 new strategic partnerships and reached more than 30.7 million users across Facebook and Twitter, trended #1 on Twitter in the U.S. during the conference, and garnered more than 72,500 views on Livestream. Learn more
Health Transformation Panel
- Moderator: President Bill Clinton, Founder, Clinton Foundation
- Bruce Broussard, President and CEO, Humana Inc.
- Trevor Fetter, President and CEO, Tenet Healthcare Corporation
- Tim Finchem, Commissioner, PGA TOUR
- Sue Siegel, CEO, GE Ventures & healthymagination, GE
- Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, Chairman and CEO, NantHealth & Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation
Excerpts From Briefing Document to President Clinton 2014
In Summary
At an annual spend of over $2.7 trillion the United States boasts the largest expenditure for healthcare on the planet. This rate of expenditure is unsustainable, threatens the future economic, security and wellbeing of the country. Yet with all this spend the United States faces the paradox that compared to the rest of the world it falls far behind in terms of quality, outcomes and cost!
There is an urgent need, a moral and a financial imperative for this nation to address the ever increasing complexity of medical decision‐making, the deluge of data cluttering the ability for both patient and provider to extract actionable information in real‐time, the disaggregated, dangerous non‐system of care, as well as the ever increasing and unsustainable costs. Building on the aims of the Accountable Care Act, the United States can and should implement a comprehensive transformation of healthcare delivery nationwide. All parts of this health ecosystem must be objectively measured so that patients, providers and payers can achieve better access, better safety and better outcomes, all at lower cost, in real‐time. No such infrastructure exists on a national scale for healthcare.
The National Cooperative, a partnership of the Chan Soon‐Shiong Family Foundation, the Chan Soon‐Shiong Institute for Molecular Medicine, the National Coalition for Health Integration, Celgene Corporation, NantHealth, Bank of America, The Coca‐Cola Company, Verizon Communications, the Clinton Foundation, major academic centers, and health systems. The National Cooperative is pioneering a way for the complex macro‐ecosystem of people and institutions to make their own information available and ask for others', while keeping the very highest standards for patient privacy in place…a National Healthcare Learning System for best care at lower cost. In part it is a software solution, putting the best computation scholarship to work where it matters most. In part it is a social solution, helping all the participants in the world of healthcare to understand the benefits they would reap from a new approach of collaboration and information sharing for the common good.
The National Cooperative is a commitment by visionary national leaders in philanthropy, academia, and the private sector to chart a new course toward health integration for patients in the United States and to share this innovation with the world. This national initiative reimagines the way patients, doctors, and researchers across the nation can securely access actionable health information at the point of care, in the time of need, for lower cost — a next generation Internet for secure health information, transforming complex big data to evidence based care and a continuously learning healthcare system in America.
Launch of Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine
Phoenix Children's Hospital - October 3, 2014
Oxford University - October 23, 2014
Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Molecular Medicine and the University of Oxford Establish Partnership to Create the First Center for Genomic and Proteomic Medicine in the United Kingdom to Benefit NHS Cancer Patients as Part of a $50M Commitment
The Chan-Soon-Shiong Oxford Center for Molecular Medicine Will Advance Cancer Care with Individualized Information at the Molecular Level and State-of-the-Art Proteomic Technology
"This partnership will evaluate and provide comprehensive molecular diagnostics from genomics to proteomics integrated with clinical data for cancer patients with the aim to identify the right treatment for the right patient at the right time."
— Anna Schuh, University of Oxford
The Chan Soon-Shiong Institute for Molecular Medicine (CSSIOMM) and the University of Oxford announced a partnership to establish the Chan Soon-Shiong Oxford Center for Molecular Medicine (CSSOCMM), the first of its kind in the United Kingdom designed to support the delivery of individualized, data-driven molecular based medicine for the benefit of NHS cancer patients. The Chan Soon-Shiong Institute has made an initial commitment of $50M to advance clinical cancer care in the UK through genomic and proteomic driven diagnoses. These funds will provide doctors with large-scale sequencing capabilities for patient-level genomic, epigenomic, proteomic, and digital pathology data capture as well as novel tools and supercomputing technology to support critical decision making for cancer treatment.
Today's announcement is being made at a press conference in London at which the Minister for Life Sciences, George Freeman MP will preside. Commenting on the announcement, he said: "This investment is a sign that Britain is leading the world in the exciting new field of Genomic Medicine. Breakthroughs in our understanding of how genetics determines how disease really works in patients is crucial to generating new treatments and medicines.
Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) EDGE
February 2014
YPO's inaugural Global EDGE proved that when you gather 2,000 of the world's top CEOs in one room, anything can happen. The two-day event held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California, came to a close on Thursday, delivering on its theme "Connecting the Stars" with an impressive lineup of more than 40 speakers.
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong spoke with President Bill Clinton onstage about healthcare and cancer care.
CSPAN: Medical Innovation with Senator Lamar Alexander, Senator Michael Bennet, Representative Diana DeGette, and Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist
July 2015
Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO), former CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), and former Representative Bart Gordon spoke at a Bipartisan Policy Center forum on medical innovation. They talked about the work being done in Congress to create additional resources for research and to ensure patient safety.
"Advancing Medical Innovation for a Healthier America" was held in the Hart Senate Office Building.
Breakthroughs in Medicine & Technology Summit, Jackson Hole, WY
August 2015
Clinton, CIA chief visit for conference
Secretive medical event was held at Four Seasons.
By Johanna Love
No official word has been given about who was on a government jet parked at Jackson Hole Airport on Aug. 1-3, but the mystery plane's appearance coincided with a secretive medical conference in Teton Village.
Multiple off-the-record sources told the News&Guide the VIP on the jet was CIA Director John Brennan, in town for the same conference that drew former President Bill Clinton and CNN correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. That would correspond with the U.S. Air Force's acknowledgement that it had a C-40B in the valley, but the military's public affairs desk has refused to say who the jet's passengers were or why it was here.
A C-40B, according to the Air Force's website, is "designed to be an 'office in the sky' for senior military and government leaders," and its primary users are military combatant commanders. It's not unobtrusive; the Boeing 737 body it uses is 110 feet long and 41 feet high, with a paint scheme that matches Air Force One.
Meanwhile, the Breakthroughs in Medicine and Technology Summit 2015 brought dozens of people to Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole. The only information on the Internet about the event comes from three social media channels.
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a 63-year-old heart and lung transplant surgeon, posted four photos from the event on Aug. 1. He said he was there speaking to "some of the leading minds in medicine, science and innovation." One image shows 25 people in the audience, Frist at a podium and Gupta sitting in a chair onstage in the Cottonwood Ballroom of the Four Seasons.
The next day, Frist posted again on Facebook about the conference, saying, "The future of cancer treatment is in precision medicine and leveraging our 'natural killer cells.'"
Frist's policy assistant, Erin Ingraham Rogus, posted an 11-second video on Instagram on Aug. 2 showing Clinton speaking in front of a fireplace at the conference.
"We have one remaining bigotry in America," Clinton says in the video. "Most of us don't want to be around anybody who disagrees with us, and we don't want to get information from anybody who disagrees with us."
Four Seasons General Manager Michael Mestraud did not return multiple phone calls over a nine-day span. His assistant said he had received the messages but was too busy.
There was widespread online speculation that Clinton used the government jet, but his office said he did not.
Snake River Taxi owner Tyler Pitman, who drove a limousine through the Jackson Hole Aviation gate on the morning of the jet's departure, said the VIPs he brought to the tarmac were from Atlanta and got on a smaller private jet.
"It would have been cool if it had been" his customers on the Air Force plane, Pitman said. "You never know what you're going to see here."
For the full report, click here.
Vice President Joe Biden Meeting at the White House: White Paper on Cancer Breakthroughs, October 6, 2015
October 6, 2015 (edited May 25, 2017)
Dr. Soon-Shiong meets with Vice President Biden at the White House and presents his white paper on precision medicine in oncology -
The Precision Against Cancer PAC
The [Initiative] to Develop a Cancer Vaccine for "I am N = 1
"This Administration has the opportunity to achieve a critical breakthrough: A personalized and revolutionized healthcare system – completely changed for the rest of time, with electronically connected consumers receiving the right care at the right time and the right place. With the advent of next generation genomic sequencing and precision immunotherapies, the exciting possibility of bringing 21st century precision medicine to patients today is very real. Imagine the possibility of creating patient-specific cancer vaccines that can treat and prevent the recurrence of cancer. We no longer have to just dream as this revolution of creating a cancer vaccine for N of 1 is a reality...and can be a lifelong legacy of this Administration."
Vice President Joe Biden Visits With Scientists and Oncologists in Los Angeles, November 16, 2015 - Dr. Soon-Shiong Presents Concept of 10 Years to 5 Years and a Quantum Leap
November 16, 2015
On November 16, 2015 Vice President Biden visited scientists and oncologists in Los Angeles involved in developing the three pillars of the Cancer Breakthroughs 2020 program:
- Interoperability & Big Data Analytics
- Next Generation Genomic & Proteomic Sequencing
- Immunotherapy Combinations Treatment with Demonstration of Natural Killer Cell Manufacturing
At this meeting, Dr. Soon-Shiong introduced the Vice President to Academic, Community Oncologists, and Biotech industry executives involved in the initiative to accelerate clinical trials.
Cancer Breakthroughs Coalition Meeting at VP Biden's Naval Observatory Residence, December 2015
December 1, 2015
December 1st Meeting of the National Immunotherapy Coalition and presentation of the Cancer Breakthroughs 2020 & QUILT Programs to Vice President Biden in Washington DC
The goals of the Cancer Breakthroughs 2020 Program were presented at a meeting hosted by Vice President Joe Biden at his Naval Observatory residence in Washington DC on December 1, 2015, where members of the Cancer Breakthroughs 2020 coalition presented their shared vision for translating the promise of immunotherapy and precision medicine through the delivery of combination immunotherapy to routine clinical cancer care, as well as their shared commitment to accelerate the development of immunotherapy and vaccine therapy as the next generation evolution of cancer care. Attendees of that meeting, convened and chaired by Dr. Soon-Shiong, included leadership from the pharmaceutical industry representing large pharma and biotech, leadership from national payers including Independence Blue Cross and Bank of America and healthcare leaders from security and interoperability organizations including Allscripts and Blackberry.
The Mission:
A union of forces is needed to successfully implement this opportunity of combinatorial immunotherapies in the war against cancer. The goal is to obtain a commitment by members of the National Immunotherapy Coalition to collectively address the obstacles that may impede rapid clinical implementation of the QUILT Program, by collectively addressing the following issues:
Validation of Big Science: Complex science involving the human immune system and the validation of the safety and efficacy of combination therapy must be tested by reputable scientific enterprises in an unbiased manner without any prejudices other than the interest of the patient.
Access to novel agents and approved drugs: One of the major challenges facing rapid progress in this field is that numerous pharmaceutical and biotech companies each have their own immunotherapeutic agents in the form of antibodies, immune cells, and vaccines in preclinical and clinical studies.
FDA Regulation: Novel approaches for the adaptive combination of novel agents in this new paradigm where the combined multi-agents serve as a systems biological approach to the treatment of cancer.
Care coordination and real-time monitoring of safety and outcomes with integration of complex molecular data, phenotypic data obtained from disparate electronic records.
Ability to measure outcomes and cost in real time to enable payors to pay for value rather than procedures and establish an adaptive learning system for enhanced predictive modeling.
Network Infrastructure: Highly Secure Bandwidth to Transmit Big Data & Interrogate complex molecular information in large scale.
Goal: To validate the potential of combination immunotherapy as the next generation standard of care in cancer patients by completing randomized Phase II trials in patients at all stages of disease in up to 20 tumor types in 20,000 patients, within the next 24-months. These findings will inform Phase III trials and the Moonshot to Develop a Vaccine Based Immunotherapy for Cancer by 2020.
QUILT: A Quantum Immuno-Oncology Lifelong Trial (QUILT) in patients with cancer undergoing next generation panomic analysis (genome, proteome, immunome and metabolome) to inform precise cancer care based on individualized and dynamic biology of the disease. The protocols will be designed to harness all the elements of the immune system (dendritic, T-Cell, and NK Cell) to combine vaccines and cell based immunotherapy with metronomic chemotherapy and immunomodulators with the goal of durable, long-lasting remission of the disease with the highest quality of life.
The National Immunotherapy Coalition: A public-private partnership where a union of forces consisting of the government (NCI, FDA, White House, Congress), Pharma and Biotech Industry, Health Care Providers both academic and community caregivers, insurance industry and self-insured employers, all collectively commit to support this National Immunotherapy Initiative for Cancer.


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THE King of Cool himself will be coming to the Mayflower in Southampton next week.
The Fonz will be brought back to life on the stage in Happy Days – A New Musical, which started a national tour last month.
Based on the hit US TV show that ran from 1974 to 1984, the new show features the much-loved Cunningham family and the rest of the gang, not forgetting Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzerelli.
Directed and choreographed by Olivier Award nominee Andrew Wright and written by series creator Garry Marshall, Happy Days includes 21 original songs by Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning songwriter, Paul Hall.
Henry Winkler, the original Fonz from the television series, is the show's creative consultant, and West End leading man and Emmerdale star Ben Freeman steps into his acting shoes.
He is joined by Cheryl Baker as Mrs Cunningham and Heidi Range of Sugababes fame as Pinky Tuscadero.
* Happy Days – A New Musical opens on Tuesday and runs until Saturday, February 15. Go to mayflower.org or call 02380 711811.


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Thenpandi Singam 19-10-2016 Kalaignar TV Thenpandi Singam 20.10.2016 Tamil Serial Online | Thenpandi Singam 20/10/2016 Kalaignar TV Serial 20th October 2016
Watch Kalaignar TV Thenpandi Singam 20.10.16 Serial Thenpandi Singam 20/10/16 Latest Today Episode 26 Online At Tamiltvshows.net
Thenpandi Singam 20-10-2016 – Kalaignar TV Serial | Kalaignar tv Thenpandi Singam 20-10-16 Serial 19th October 2016
Thenpandi Singam | Journey to the Brave past | Kalaignar TV Serial Latest Today Episode 25 Online
Thenpandi Singam begins with the deathof the greatest Patriot Veerapandia Kattabomman. The plot is about historical struggle for the Independence. The serial is scripted by Kalaignar who has versatile knowledge in Language, history and etc
Thenpandi Singam is a Tamil historical novel written by Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, who based his novel on a legendary story of Valukku Veli, a Petty chief ruling Paganeri Nadu, one of the Kallar nadus in the 18th century.
Kalaignar was also awarded the "Raja Rajan Award" by Tamil University, Thanjavur for this book.
Plot summary:
Thenpandi Singam is a historical fiction, which has mostly real historical characters.
The story starts with a brief description by Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi Tamil Nadu.
The list of different Nadus mentioned are:
Mela Nadu, Sirugudi Nadu, Mallakkotai Nadu, Pattamangala Nadu, Paganeri Nadu, Kandar Manicham Nadu, Kunnankkottai Nadu, Thennilai Nadu, Iravuseri Nadu, Unjanai Nadu, Semponmari Nadu, Kappalur Nadu, Silamba Nadu, Irumba Nadu, Therpogi Nadu, Vadapogi Nadu, Gopala Nadu, Arrangarai Nadu, Ellu Kottai Nadu, Muthu Nadu, Etc..
Kallaingar's sources were stone inscriptions and Kallar Saritiram by Navalar N.M Venkatasamy Nattar.
The story revolves around a war between Valukku Veli , a very strong Ambalakkarar who ruled Paganeri Nadu in present-day Ramanatapuram District, who opposed British rule, and Vallathuarayan an Ambalakkarar who ruled Pattamangala Nadu. Besides these, there are other main characters, such as:
* Karutta Adappan
* Vairamuttan
* Urangappuli Thevan
* Kalyani Nachiyar
* Sundarambal
* Vadivambal
* Vellai Iyer
* Meganadan
Kalaignar also provided a lot of the information about the bravery of Tamil people, for instance, Dheeran Chinnamalai, Maruthu Pandiyar, Veerapandiya Kattabomman and how they opposed the British rule.
Thenpandi Singam (TV Serial)
This TV serial was written by Kalaignar Karunanidhi, Music composed by Ilaiyaraaja and was telecast in Doordarshan during 1996. Starring Nassar and Geetha in the lead roles.
More Video's from this Category: Kalaignar tv Serials | Ramanujar | Thenpandi Singam


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Software Scams on Internet Time
Regular readers know that I have become an unwilling connoisseur of junk e-mail. A few weeks ago, I noticed an interesting trend in spam. Amid the promises of hot teenage cuties and the missives from Africa offering riches in return for a small good-faith investment was a stream of superficially legitimate-looking ads for Norton SystemWorks 2002 and other software from Symantec (SYMC ).
A quick investigation of these messages and of the Web sites they linked to established that they had no direct connection to Symantec, even when the sender's address on the mail indicated otherwise. Probing deeper, I gained a new perspective on the strange, dark side of e-commerce and uncovered some online traps awaiting the unwary.
There were a lot of similarities among the messages I received. Each one carried a forged sender's address. But a perusal of address information normally hidden by mail programs showed that the advertisements came from a variety of accounts, mostly outside the U.S. Each message offered a software package at a deep discount. A favorite was Norton SystemWorks 2002, a collection of utilities including antivirus and firewall software. At the time, it sold for about $100 but was priced at $29.95.
Each message was linked to a Web site where an assortment of Symantec software was selling at similarly low prices. The sites themselves fell into two general groups: ones such as www.deal2002.com and www.supersave.biz, registered in the U.S. and with registration information giving the names of actual, locatable administrative contacts; and ones that identified themselves only by a numerical address, such as 126.96.36.199. To the limited extent that these sites can be traced, they seem to be mostly in China.
Almost all of the Web sites claim to use secure technology for taking orders. But many, including all the numbers-only Web addresses that I checked, do not use secure protocols to transfer credit-card information. At best, you risk exposing your card number and personal data; at worst, you may be caught in an outright credit-card scam.
How do legitimate products end up getting sold in such dubious ways? "It's not coming from Symantec," says Joy Cartun, the company's director of legal affairs. "We don't have those sorts of campaigns." William Plante, Symantec's director of worldwide security, puts it even more bluntly: "Ninety-nine percent of the time, this stuff is counterfeit." Symantec regularly checks out the product being sold on the Web, and Plante says he knows of only one case where deeply discounted software was not counterfeit.
Alan Moore, who operated deal2002.com (he has since shut down that site), takes strong issue with the claim, saying he is buying software that Symantec originally sold to computer manufacturers for installation on new machines. "Nothing we sell has ever been pirated, bogus, or advertised as anything but what the customer ordered," he says. "All we offered is software that is bought at wholesale prices and retailed." Plante declined to comment specifically on the products sold by deal2002.com, saying only that Symantec was investigating the case.
Given such uncertainties, what is a consumer to do? In general, I would avoid buying from Web sites that market using spam. The few bucks you are going to save are not worth the risk. Although the software you get, assuming you get any, will probably work all right, the chance of credit-card fraud or identity theft is serious. To be safe, don't deal with a Web site whose only address is a number. And don't enter credit-card or other personal information unless your browser shows a locked-padlock icon at the bottom, indicating a secure site.
In the future, we will probably see fewer solicitations of this sort. Microsoft (MSFT ) has largely eliminated such sales through its annoying--but effective--policy of requiring each copy of Windows or Office to be activated using a valid serial number. As Symantec and other publishers wage war on piracy, approaches like Microsoft's will likely become the rule.


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RVD is one of the superstars who is debated over most on this forum. There are many avid supporters of this very unique superstar. But at the same time, there are many who dislike him as well. So I've decided to do a thread trying to....'explain' his situation a bit better so that people will know what they're talking about when the debates resurface (it's inevitable)...
The first thing I'd like to touch on is that RVD is one of WWE's most popular superstars. No matter what they do with him or where ever they choose to stick him on the card, he is always over with the fans. This shows that in this aspect, he is ready for the main-event. But, this alone doesn't get you into the main event scene...
RVD has never shone in the mic skills department. Sure, he has improved and sure as hell feels comfortable when he's out there, talking on the mic, but he's not one of those inventive guys like JBL, Edge, HBK, etc who are really articulate with their promos. But then again, not many people are. But when he does speak on the mic, RVD's mic skills are definitely good enough. Especially for his type of character.
One aspect of RVD that is debateable is his character and personality. At times it seems like RVD is too silent or doesn't have enough speaking parts. But RVD shows his charisma in his own unique way...
While some of the time, WWE restricts his character in terms of talking on the mic and sometimes giving him limited roles in backstage segments, he finds his own way to get through to the crowd, and that is through his personality. For a good example, RVD may not have said a single word in weeks, but whenever he makes his way down to the ring and points his thumbs at himself, you can bet that the whole arena will be saying those three letters: R----V----D!
With that being said, RVD has another important way of showing his personality...and that is his wrestling skill. RVD is one of the few superstars who has a very gimmicky move-set and that is one of the things that conveys his extreme personality.
Which brings me to my next point... the in-ring work of RVD. This is surprisingly one of the most debated issues of RVD. To most people, when they see an RVD match, they are very impressed and find his in-ring work very entertaining, which it is....but there is more to the story...
RVD's in-ring psychology is the part of his in-ring skill that gets picked at the most. When in reality, his in-ring psychology problems are very miniscule, especially when compared to other wrestlers that don't take half the crap for it that he does.
For example, people often complain when RVD is getting worked over in a match, but then goes right back to his high-octane, sky-high style when he returns to offense. While this is a problem, it's not as bad as it's made out to be. Because RVD does sell well, and does sell the 'injuries' his opponent gave to him as the match continues, but doesn't do it perfectly. There might be a few times, for example, if RVD's leg was getting worked over, he might still do a martial arts kick later. Even though this is a bit of a problem, RVD sells the injuries well enough and it doesn't come out looking like RVD pulled a superman victory out of his sleeve.
Take the current WWE champion, John Cena, for example. Now before I begin, I'm not a Cena-hater, nor a fan, I'm just using him as an example because he has a big problem when it comes to in-ring psychology. In an RVD match, his opponent works him over and as the match continues, here and there there'll be a small move that....'breaks' slightly what the opponent just did to him. But with John Cena, he'll get worked over, then hit his comeback combo, not showing any weakness of what his opponent just did. And when he wins, it comes off looking like a complete superman victory, which is a very negative thing.
Now, although there is a lot of Cena hate, when do you hear people complain about his in-ring psychology problems, which is his biggest problem with his ring work" Almost never. When in reality his in-ring psychology problems are about 10 times as bad as RVD's.
And although RVD may have minor in-ring psychology problems, it's really nothing to complain about. Because in the long run, if RVD's style would probably be a lot less entertaining and exciting if he didn't break a small rule here and there. And it's not like that is going to ruin a match by any means.
In conclusion, I think that RVD is definitely ready for the main event scene. However, the only thing that I would say needs to happen before he would get the belt, would be to focus on his character a little more. Just give him a few more backstage promos and a few more mic work segments. Even if they waited until after he used the briefcase if they wanted the shock value, it could wait until after he won the title. Much the same way that it went with Edge a few months earlier. But other than that, he's ready to make a 5 star impact on the main event scene.
by Matt Cooper..