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The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
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From Red Hat Security Advisory 2014:0285 :
Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several
bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for
each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.
* A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the qeth_snmp_command()
function in the Linux kernel's QETH network device driver
implementation handled SNMP IOCTL requests with an out-of-bounds
length. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the
system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system.
(CVE-2013-6381, Important)
* A flaw was found in the way the ipc_rcu_putref() function in the
Linux kernel's IPC implementation handled reference counter
decrementing. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to
trigger an Out of Memory (OOM) condition and, potentially, crash the
system. (CVE-2013-4483, Moderate)
* It was found that the Xen hypervisor implementation did not
correctly check privileges of hypercall attempts made by HVM guests,
allowing hypercalls to be invoked from protection rings 1 and 2 in
addition to ring 0. A local attacker in an HVM guest able to execute
code on privilege levels 1 and 2 could potentially use this flaw to
further escalate their privileges in that guest. Note: Xen HVM guests
running unmodified versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Microsoft
Windows are not affected by this issue because they are known to only
use protection rings 0 (kernel) and 3 (userspace). (CVE-2013-4554,
* A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Adaptec RAID
controller (aacraid) checked permissions of compat IOCTLs. A local
attacker could use this flaw to bypass intended security restrictions.
(CVE-2013-6383, Moderate)
* It was found that, under specific circumstances, a combination of
write operations to write-combined memory and locked CPU instructions
may cause a core hang on certain AMD CPUs (for more information, refer
to AMD CPU erratum 793 linked in the References section). A privileged
user in a guest running under the Xen hypervisor could use this flaw
to cause a denial of service on the host system. This update adds a
workaround to the Xen hypervisor implementation, which mitigates the
AMD CPU issue. Note: this issue only affects AMD Family 16h Models
00h-0Fh Processors. Non-AMD CPUs are not vulnerable. (CVE-2013-6885,
* It was found that certain protocol handlers in the Linux kernel's
networking implementation could set the addr_len value without
initializing the associated data structure. A local, unprivileged user
could use this flaw to leak kernel stack memory to user space using
the recvmsg, recvfrom, and recvmmsg system calls. (CVE-2013-7263, Low)
* A flaw was found in the way the get_dumpable() function return value
was interpreted in the ptrace subsystem of the Linux kernel. When
'fs.suid_dumpable' was set to 2, a local, unprivileged local user
could use this flaw to bypass intended ptrace restrictions and obtain
potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2013-2929, Low)
Red Hat would like to thank Vladimir Davydov of Parallels for
reporting CVE-2013-4483 and the Xen project for reporting
CVE-2013-4554 and CVE-2013-6885. Upstream acknowledges Jan Beulich as
the original reporter of CVE-2013-4554 and CVE-2013-6885.
This update also fixes several bugs and adds one enhancement.
Documentation for these changes will be available shortly from the
Technical Notes document linked to in the References section.
All kernel users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add this
enhancement. The system must be rebooted for this update to take
See also :
Solution :
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CVSS Temporal Score : 5.1
Public Exploit Available : false
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Like many social robots, Snackbot is a cute fellow—four and a half feet tall, with a head and cartoonish features that suggest, barely, a human being. In addition to lowering expectations, this avoids any trespass into the so-called uncanny valley, a term invented by pioneering Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori more than 40 years ago. Up to a point, we respond positively to robots with a human appearance and motion, Mori observed, but when they get too close to lifelike without attaining it, what was endearing becomes repellent, fast.
Although most roboticists see no reason to tiptoe near that precipice, a few view the uncanny valley as terrain that needs to be crossed if we're ever going to get to the other side—a vision of robots that look, move, and act enough like us to inspire empathy again instead of disgust. Arguably the most intrepid of these explorers is Hiroshi Ishiguro, the driving force behind the uncanny valley girl Yume, aka Actroid-DER. Ishiguro has overseen the development of a host of innovative robots, some more disturbing than others, to explore this charged component of human-robot interaction (HRI). In just this past year he's been instrumental in creating a stunningly realistic replica of a Danish university professor called Geminoid DK, with goatee, stubble, and a winning smile, and a "telepresence" cell phone bot called Elfoid, about the size, shape, and quasi cuddliness of a human preemie. Once it's perfected, you'll be able to chat with a friend using her own Elfoid, and her doll phone's appendages will mimic your movements.
Ishiguro's most notorious creation so far is an earlier Geminoid model that is his own robotic twin. When I visit him in his lab at ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, the two of them are dressed head to toe in black, the bot sitting in a chair behind Ishiguro, wearing an identical mane of black hair and thoughtful scowl. Ishiguro, who also teaches at Osaka University two hours away, says he created the silicone doppelgänger so he could literally be in both places at once, controlling the robot through motion-capture sensors on his face so he/it can interact through the Internet with colleagues at ATR, while the mere he stays in Osaka to teach. Like other pioneers of HRI, Ishiguro is interested in pushing not just technological envelopes but philosophical ones as well. His androids are cognitive trial balloons, imperfect mirrors designed to reveal what is fundamentally human by creating ever more accurate approximations, observing how we react to them, and exploiting that response to fashion something even more convincing.
"You believe I'm real, and you believe that thing is not human," he says, gesturing back at his twin. "But this distinction will become more difficult as the technology advances. If you finally can't tell the difference, does it really matter if you're interacting with a human or machine?" An ideal use for his twin, he says, would be to put it at the faraway home of his mother, whom he rarely visits, so she could be with him more.
"Why would your mother accept a robot?" I ask.
Two faces scowl back at me. "Because it is myself," says one.
Before robotic versions of sons can interact with mothers the way real sons do, much more will be required than flawless mimicry. Witness the challenges HERB faces in navigating through simple human physical environments. Other robots are making tentative forays into the treacherous terrain of human mental states and emotions. Nilanjan Sarkar of Vanderbilt University and his former colleague Wendy Stone, now of the University of Washington, developed a prototype robotic system that plays a simple ball game with autistic children. The robot monitors a child's emotions by measuring minute changes in heartbeat, sweating, gaze, and other physiological signs, and when it senses boredom or aggravation, it changes the game until the signals indicate the child is having fun again. The system is not sophisticated enough yet for the complex linguistic and physical interplay of actual therapy. But it represents a first step toward replicating one of the benchmarks of humanity: knowing that others have thoughts and feelings, and adjusting your behavior in response to them.
In a 2007 paper provocatively entitled "What Is a Human?" developmental psychologist Peter Kahn of the University of Washington, together with Ishiguro and other colleagues, proposed a set of nine other psychological benchmarks to measure success in designing humanlike robots. Their emphasis was not on the technical capabilities of robots but on how they're perceived and treated by humans.
Consider the benchmark "intrinsic moral value"—whether we deem a robot worthy of the basic moral considerations we naturally grant other people. Kahn had children and adolescents play guessing games with a cute little humanoid named Robovie. After a few rounds an experimenter would abruptly interrupt just as it was Robovie's turn to guess, telling the robot the time had come to be put away in a closet. Robovie would protest, declaring it unfair that he wasn't being allowed to take his turn.
"You're just a robot. It doesn't matter," the experimenter answered. Robovie continued to protest forlornly as he was rolled away. Of course it wasn't the robot's reaction that was of interest—it was being operated by another researcher—but the human subjects' response.
"More than half the people we tested said they agreed with Robovie that it was unfair to put him in the closet, which is a moral response," says Kahn.
That humans, especially children, might empathize with an unjustly treated robot is perhaps not surprising—after all, children bond with dolls and action figures. For a robot itself to be capable of making moral judgments seems a more distant goal. Can machines ever be constructed that possess a conscience, arguably the most uniquely human of human attributes?
An ethical sense would be most immediately useful in situations where human morals are continually put to the test—a battlefield, for example. Robots are being prepared for increasingly sophisticated roles in combat, in the form of remotely operated drones and ground-based vehicles mounted with machine guns and grenades. Various governments are developing models that one day may be able to decide on their own when—and at whom—to fire. It's hard to imagine holding a robot accountable for the consequences of making the wrong decision. But we would certainly want it to be equipped to make the right one.
The researcher who has gone the furthest in designing ethical robots is Ronald Arkin of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Arkin says it isn't the ethical limitations of robots in battle that inspire his work but the ethical limitations of human beings. He cites two incidents in Iraq, one in which U.S. helicopter pilots allegedly finished off wounded combatants, and another in which ambushed marines in the city of Haditha killed civilians. Influenced perhaps by fear or anger, the marines may have "shot first and asked questions later, and women and children died as a result," he says.
In the tumult of battle, robots wouldn't be affected by volatile emotions. Consequently they'd be less likely to make mistakes under fire, Arkin believes, and less likely to strike at noncombatants. In short, they might make better ethical decisions than people.
In Arkin's system a robot trying to determine whether or not to fire would be guided by an "ethical governor" built into its software. When a robot locked onto a target, the governor would check a set of preprogrammed constraints based on the rules of engagement and the laws of war. An enemy tank in a large field, for instance, would quite likely get the go-ahead; a funeral at a cemetery attended by armed enemy combatants would be off-limits as a violation of the rules of engagement.
A second component, an "ethical adapter," would restrict the robot's weapons choices. If a too powerful weapon would cause unintended harm—say a missile might destroy an apartment building in addition to the tank—the ordnance would be off-limits until the system was adjusted. This is akin to a robotic model of guilt, Arkin says. Finally, he leaves room for human judgment through a "responsibility adviser," a component that allows a person to override the conservatively programmed ethical governor if he or she decides the robot is too hesitant or is overreaching its authority. The system is not ready for real-world use, Arkin admits, but something he's working on "to get the military looking at the ethical implications. And to get the international community to think about the issue."
Back at Carnegie Mellon it's the final week of the spring semester, and I have returned to watch the Yume Project team unveil its transformed android to the Entertainment Technology Center's faculty. It's been a bumpy ride from realism to believability. Yan Lin, the team's computer programmer, has devised a user-friendly software interface to more fluidly control Yume's motions. But an attempt to endow the fembot with the ability to detect faces and make more realistic eye contact has been only half successful. First her eyes latch onto mine, then her head swings around in a mechanical two-step. To help obscure her herky-jerky movements and rickety eye contact, the team has imagined a character for Yume that would be inclined to act that way, with a costume to match—a young girl, according to the project's blog, "slightly goth, slightly punk, all about getting your attention from across the room."
That she certainly does. But in spite of her hip outfit—including the long fingerless gloves designed to hide her zombie-stiff hands and the dark lipstick that covers up her inability to ever quite close her mouth—underneath, she's the same old Actroid-DER. At least now she knows her place. The team has learned the power of lowering expectations and given Yume a new spiel.
"I'm not human!" she confesses. "I'll never be exactly like you. That isn't so bad. Actually, I like being an android." Impressed with her progress, the faculty gives the Yume team an A.
The next month technicians from the Kokoro Company come to pack Actroid-DER for shipment back to Tokyo. Christine Barnes, who'd unsuccessfully lobbied to keep the android at the Entertainment Technology Center, offers to cradle its lolling head as they maneuver it into a crate. The men politely decline. They unceremoniously seal Yume up, still wearing her funky costume.

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Forgot your panties? There's an app for that.
Actually, you don't even need the Uber app to get panties rush delivered to you, no questions asked about the circumstances for your panties emergency.
Starting Friday, Feb. 12 and running through the weekend, New Yorkers can purchase last-minute Valentine's Day lingerie (for a friend, obviously) from Naja and get their orders delivered immediately by UberRush.
Naja, co-owned by Gina Rodriguez of "Jane the Virgin" fame, will be offering an exclusive "Ada Bra Rose" ($85) and collection favorites including the Emma Brief Rose ($20), Gina Bralette Monarchy ($65) and Martina Lo-Rise Black ($65).
Underwear delivery is free, though only available in Manhattan.
Those who are in a panties emergency in the outer boroughs however need not fret, Naja offers free shipping on orders over $50 and express shipping will be available through Thursday.


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GREENWOOD — The 26 Katrina cottages secured by the city of Greenwood from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency have made it to local airport.
Mayor Carolyn McAdams tells the Greenwood Commonwealth the last of the cottages arrived last Friday.
Getting the 10 two-bedroom and 16 one-bedroom units to Greenwood from Biloxi took about two months.
The cottages did not cost the city anything. The city only had to pay $20,800 to have them hauled to the airport.
McAdams is hoping that some of the cottages can be used to provide some local residents with housing.
Use of the cottages is restricted, and the city has an agreement with the MEMA about what can be done with them.


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First batch of VIIV PCs not to support DMA
Intel is scheduled to launch its "Viiv" consumer PC platform at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in the US on January 9, with 1-2 models based on the platform available from Acer, AOpen, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Shuttle. The first batch of Viiv PCs, however, will not feature built-in digital media adaptor (DMA) capability, according to sources at the PC makers. As Intel's upcoming Viiv 1.0 disables DMA functionality, the first batch of Viiv PCs are recognized to be more like high-end entertainment PCs, the sources commented. By June, when the chip giant introduces the DMA-supporting 1.5 version, PC makers are looking to roll out a more complete digital home product line, the sources said. The average price for Viiv PCs will be US$1,500-1,800, according to the sources.
News source: DigiTimes


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DEFENDING Peter Conradi's recent biography of Iris Murdoch against its detractors, the novelist's husband, John Bayley, has written to the Times Literary Supplement to say that, yes, his wife jolly well was a Communist spy.
"Iris told me [that she was] long ago," he wrote. "She was required, only once I recall, to leave a letter in a drop in some tree in Hyde Park. She did so, but she didn't like it, and it was one of the many reasons why she left the Communist Party."


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I have sometimes contemplated what a Mormon movie that depicts how divine or angelic beings interact with mortals would look like. How would such a movie be different from Highway to Heaven or Touched by an Angel? There are a number of movies that follow or satirize a Catholic vision. Last year I watched Inception and found myself drawing parallels between the concepts presented there and my speculation on how inspiration from the Holy Ghost might be received and processed (or resisted) on a semi-conscious level.
In this essay, I will contrast The Adjustment Bureau to what a hypothetical Mormon movie that treats some of the same themes might look like. Some good background is provided in Eric Snider's review. The Snide one remarks "The film wisely avoids specific talk of God or religion, speaking in terms that allow viewers to apply the ideas to their own beliefs, whatever they may be."
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The Hierarchy
The Adjustment Bureau has at least four discernable levels of hierarchy. At the top is the Chairman who makes plans for the benefit of mankind. At the bottom is the individual case worker that handles most of the day to day interventions with a person. He has a supervisor who sometimes consults with a council of experts on possible courses of actions. In between this supervisor and the Chairman is what I would call an arch-angel who possesses more knowledge about considerations that went into the Chairman's plans and competence to carry out those plans.
It is unclear how a Mormon movie would depict a hierarchy of divine beings. It could follow a church model of home teachers, quorum presidents, etc or an ancestral one. There is Mormon folklore about guardian angels, hymns and scriptures about noble and great ones participating in divine councils, and accounts of angelic administrations. We don't yet have a complete picture of how heavenly beings influence events on Earth. It is more common to attribute divine intercession more directly to members of the Godhead and cut out any middle man or angel. Although there is some notion of delegated authority in Mormonism, I think that some might find it troubling to deal with a bureaucracy that robotically acts into in accordance to a general policy or by rogue underlings acting on their own prerogative and more limited knowledge.
The difference between humans and angels
"Angels" in The Adjustment Bureau live a lot longer than mortals, have advanced models for predicting human behavior, wear special clothing and know techniques that allow for faster transportation to and fro parts of the mortal and divine realms, and place greater weight on rational (as opposed to emotional) decision making. They walk openly among humans disguised as such and do things like preventing phone reception, meddling with mental processes, and orchestrating events under the radar. On special occasions they manifest their true nature to humans, but require this to be kept secret. They can share some of their knowledge and power with humans.
In Mormonism, humans and angels are part of the same species albeit in different stages of progression. On rare occasions prophets become honorary members of the divine council (Amos 3:7) and granted special powers (Helaman 10:5-7). Prophets sometimes are told to keep angelic interactions secret and sometimes told to proclaim it energetically. Sometimes in Mormon tradition ordinary mortals entertain angels (or the Three Nephites) without recognizing them as such (Heb 13:2), at least not immediately.
The Adjustment Bureau views the Dark Ages somewhat like James Talmage does in The Great Apostasy. When the Chairman ceases to actively intervene in man's affairs, civilization tends to decline. The Chairman withdraws when men clamor or rebel for more independence and the right to govern themselves. A Mormon movie could have some fun with themes of apostasy and restoration or situate bursts of angelic manifestations and revelations within the prosperity and pride cycle presented in the Book of Mormon.
Morality and Free Will
The agents in The Adjustment Bureau and perhaps the Chairman himself sometimes allow bad things to happen (some things are up to chance) or actually promote bad things happening. The former was explained, in part, as a lack of omnipotence. The latter is explained by the end justifying the means.
For most of the movie, The Adjustment Bureau makes a point that humans have the free will to make choices as long as those choices do not create a ripple or disturbance in the Chairman's big plans. On important matters humans are manipulated into making choices that further the plan and hence only have the illusion of free will. However, a persistent individual can ultimately make choices contrary to that planned.
A Mormon movie would, of course, not try to get a PG-13 rating by throwing in a swear word and depicting pre-marital sex. It would not depict drug use and suicide as in accordance with a divine plan. A Mormon movie could conceivably celebrate a scenario where a couple sacrifice worldly ambitions to put their relationship and family first.
A Mormon movie would presumably draw from 2 Nephi 2 and have a competing entity, call it (say) the Temptation Bureau. The manipulative tactics that the Adjustment Bureau employs to destroy agency seems to me to be more in line with what a Mormon would expect from a Satan-led campaign. A Mormon movie would place a greater emphasis on prayer and invited divine intervention as a means of co-creating a plan for one's life.
Despite not being a Mormon movie and ultimately punting on the nature of God, The Adjustment Bureau ends on an Open Theistic note that I find refreshing. I look forward to learning what others think about these and other themes in the movie.


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The unbiasedness and efficiency tests of the rational expectations hypothesis
This study examines the direct tests of the Rational Expectations Hypothesis (REH). Pesando (1975) employs the Livingston survey data of business economists and reaches the rejection of rationality and consistency but not rejection of the efficiency. Analyzing the same data, Carlson (1977) rejects these three hypotheses that Pesando tests when he uses expectations on CPI, but doesn't reject hypotheses as he uses expectations on WPI. Turnovsky (1980) tests the unbiasedness property of the REH using Livingston data and finds different results for the different periods of data. Friedman (1980) applies the unbiasedness and efficiency tests using data of The Goldsmith-Nagan Bond and Money Market Letter and reaches mixed results for the REH. Ball and Croushore (1995) use the several survey results and univariate forecasting models. Their results provide a strong rejection of the REH.
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- Ball, Laurence & Croushore, Dean, 2003.
" Expectations and the Effects of Monetary Policy,"
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking,
Blackwell Publishing, vol. 35(4), pages 473-484, August.
- Laurence Ball & Dean Croushore, 1995. "Expectations and the effects of monetary policy," Working Papers 95-22, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
- Laurence Ball & Dean Croushore, 2001. "Expectations and the effects of monetary policy," Working Papers 01-12, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
- Laurence Ball & Dean Croushore, 1998. "Expectations and the effects of monetary policy," Working Papers 98-13, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
- Laurence Ball & Dean Croushore, 1995. "Expectations and the Effects of Monetary Policy," NBER Working Papers 5344, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Pesando, James E, 1975. "A Note on the Rationality of the Livingston Price Expectations," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 83(4), pages 849-858, August.
- Figlewski, Stephen & Wachtel, Paul, 1981. "The Formation of Inflationary Expectations," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 63(1), pages 1-10, February.
- Pearce, Douglas K, 1979. "Comparing Survey and Rational Measures of Expected Inflation: Forecast Performance and Interest Rate Effects," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 11(4), pages 447-456, November. Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)
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text: Im a Newbie in softmodding and these forums. I have softmodded my Wii before I visited this site with just some media player and emulators. Now I wanted to run backups with NeoGamma. I tried CiosX-Rev19 installer to install IOS 37 to my Wii but my Wiimote unsynced after I loaded the IOS. But still I tried to sync my Wiimote and somehow installed it. Now I found out that you cant use NeoGamma with SysMenu 4.2 and if you have it your screwed. Of course I wanted to restore it to 3.2 so I needed to install 2 new IOSes (16 and 249 according to the files in the folder) but now I can't sync the Wiimote anymore in the installation. Also my Cios installer isnt a WAD its just a .dol because WAD Manager doesn't work. Help please.


text: These are the two great unknown pyramid, not so popular with tourists as the more famous ones in Monument Valley. The diamond pyramid of Dahshur, along with the red pyramid, were the first Egyptian pyramids built with completely smooth faces. You'll find them both in Dahshur. We hired a private guide to take us, as these pyramids are not on any official tourist route, and until recently they were in a military zone. We found them breathtaking. The first has a curious fault, as the angle of one of its sides is smaller than the others. Apparently, they began to build it too small for the intended height, and had to change the angles of the inclination, because they feared the structure wouldn't be able to hold the weight.


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Atlanta nightclub refused entry to trans woman 'because we can'
Caught on film, an employee of Don Pollo Bar & Grill openly admits discriminating against trans people
An Atlanta nightclub has been accused of transphobia after banning a transgender guest 'because they can'.
The Don Pollo Bar & Grill in Atlanta, Georgia, refused entry to Allisah Brooks on Friday (8 November) simply because of her gender identity.
Brooks, a drag performer, claims she was told by security 'You can't come in because you are a man.'
When challenged by her friends, an employee of the nightclub simply stated they refused her entry 'because we can'.
Caught on film, Brooks' friends ask the employee: 'Our friend was discriminated against by your security… the problem was she is transgender and [the bouncer] denied her entry.'
The employee quickly interrupts: 'What's wrong with that?'
When her friends show disgust, the employee continues: 'Yeah, we can do that. We have the right to be selective… We can do that, we're private property. We have the right to do that.'
Speaking after the incident, Brooks said: 'My reaction simply is just surprised… I've never had this happen. So it feels awkward.
'As for what's next, I'm just spreading the word so everyone is aware. I'm involved with GLAAD and my best friend Kat Graham is helping share the story and just make everyone aware of the situation. I'm not seeking a lawsuit, just awareness.
'I could understand if it was a dress code thing. But I'm not the first [trans person] and I'm certainly not the last.'
Since the incident, Don Pollo has recieved a lot of negative feedback from customers furious about the bigotry shown by the staff.
One message reads: 'I will never eat here again because of your negative assumptions and stereotypes. None of my friends will be either – we all joined the 21st century a while ago.'
Another says: 'Stop your hated and bigotry! Apologize to those that were offended!! Invite them and other LGBT members back for an official apology!!!'
Watch the shocking confession by a Don Pollo staff member here:


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Numerology 3
Numerology 3
Life path number 3: People with life path number 3 are innovative in nature. They have good conversational talents. They generally entertain people by their writing, singing or acting abilities. They have ability to express their feelings through these skills. They have positive attitude towards the life. They like to live in peace and cherish beauty. Since they are talkative and friendly they make lots of friends. They are cheerful people and enjoy every moments of their life. They are neither good in handling the money nor bad. They only spend it when they have it. People with life path number 3 are good listener too; they listen to the opinions of others. They also care about the emotions of other people and hence they are always welcomed by people around them. People with life path number 3 are emotional and can get hurt easily even by smallest thing. In such a condition they will try to hide themselves from society, but they also have tendency to rise above back from sadness. They don't hide their problems and try to solve them. They would prefer partner with dominating nature; a person that can understand them and provide support to their life. They can also be impatient sometimes.
Birthday number 3: If you are born on the 3rd day of any month then you may possess the ability to fight back and win. You have ability to overcome your stress be it physical or mental. You may have unstable nature but you can always manage well with the environment. You have good interacting skills with which you can easily portray your thoughts to other people. You have good knowledge of language and make good writer or singer.
Expression number 3: People with expression number 3 are jolly in nature and they spread happiness wherever they go. They like to help other people and often inspire them to do well in their life. They will give you small speech or tips to succeed in your life. They can also inspire you by their literature. As they have good communication skills and presentation they can become a good salesman. People with expression number 3 are highly social and they give more importance to their friends. As they meet new people and make new friends, they will receive new opportunities for achieving success. These people can be phony sometimes just to entertain you. These people often find themselves indulged in a scandal. Heart's Desire: People with heart's desire or soul urge number 3 are pleasant people and they like to make new friends. They consider their life as a God's grace and enjoy every moment of it. They also motivate other people to live their life to fullest. These people like to fantasize their desires. They have good humor and use their command over language to entertain people. These people go after easy to get things and rather avoid difficult tasks. They are often lost in their fantasies and thus lack practicality. They are also lazy people.
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Personality number 3: People with personality number 3 have attractive personality. Men and women both are good looking individuals. They are always well dressed and tidy. These people attract other people with their funny behavior and charm. They are attention seekers and you can always find such people at parties entertaining other people. They may indulge in a small time relationship. They are good in romance and affectionate. People with number 3 are fortunate enough to get all the success without any difficulties. Their friendly nature helps them to get new chances. They are also good decision makers. They believe in helping other people
. Maturity number 3: People of maturity number 3 are social and fun loving and become friendlier as they grow older. They would be seen attending parties and meeting new people. They would prefer going to places where they can find happiness and peace. They would go to church choir in order to make them feel better or they would spend some time alone listening to the music. They become more expressive as they mature. They would write down their experiences in life.
Balance number 3: They have tendency to overload themselves with work. They should ask for the help from their colleagues. You should not let your emotions take part in your decisions. You should take a decision that is beneficiary to all the people. You should also use your interacting skills to discuss the problems and find a proper solution for it. You should often take break from your work which will help you reduce the tension of work and divert your mind from it. Life challenge number 3: The challenge in the life of number 3 people would be to express their feelings to the people they love. This can happen due to any emotional imbalance. They may fail to get required attention from people which can bury their confidence. They may also feel shy to meet new people. Inability to express them may result into annoyance and they can show lot of anger and rudeness too. Pinnacle number 3: pinnacle number 3 can make a person friendly, cheerful and fun loving. They would like to travel to the new places and meet new people. They evolve innovative ways to express their feelings. They will get appreciation from the world and life becomes easier for them. They will get good source of money from their creativeness.
Pinnacle 1: In first pinnacle of number 3 you may lose important opportunities due to lack of attention. You should work hard to create opportunities. In this period of time they are often enjoying their youth and having fun.
Pinnacle 2 and 3: This period will give you a chance to show your creative talent. Your talent will get stimulations in order to take it to the big stage. Your success will depend on your social behavior. Pinnacle 4: This is the phase in your life when you will be high on your success. You will travel to different places to show your talent. Your financial status will also get boost in this phase of life.
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Analog Factory Experience offers the immediacy of a hardware synthesizer combined with the flexibility of a software based solution. How is it possible? Analog Factory Experience is a unique combination of a software synthesizer that brings 3500 sounds, along with a high quality dedicated hardware controller. Once the Software is started, you can put your mouse away, all functions can be activated from within the keyboard controller: select a sound to play, modify this sound, recall snapshots... This is a true hands-on experience : simple, straightforward and fun.
The Analog Factory velocity-sensitive keyboard places a wide dynamic range at the player's fingertips.
Smooth key action, keys shaped for comfortable glissando playing, silent operation come as a result of CME's expertise in the production of controller keyboards. 32 keys and a sturdy aluminum case make the Analog Factory keyboard the ideal solution for the contemporary musician who is always on the go.
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• 3500 analog synthesizer sounds that have defined the sound of modern music.
• All presets are carefully selected from Arturia Classic Synths (minimoog V, Moog Modular V, CS-80V, ARP2600 V, Prophet V, Prophet VS and Jupiter-8V). These TAE® powered sounds offer unparalleled audio quality.
• Smart Preset Manager. Quickly filter the presets according to these choices: by instrument, by type (Bass, Pads, Leads...) and /or by
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"Cute" and "punk rock" normally go together about as congruously as "poetic" and "brawl"; in the case of the Amazombies, however, an exception can be made. Norkio Kaji and Kim...
"Cute" and "punk rock" normally go together about as congruously as "poetic" and "brawl"; in the case of the Amazombies, however, an exception can be made.
Norkio Kaji and Kim Kelly seem like the cute girls from the neighborhood who suddenly grew up and became punk rockers. Even drinking beers inside a haze of tobacco smoke at Seattle's definitive punk rock-bar the Funhouse, Kaji and Kelly come across as endearing and charming. They tend to finish each other's sentences, giggle about working at the same ultra-conservative software company ("one time we played a company meeting it was hysterical!") and, in what perhaps defines "punk-rock cute," have matching tattoos.
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It's a different scene when Kelly straps on her guitar and Kaji plugs in her bass, when they put on their game faces and crank out hard-edged, fast, '70s-style punk. The Amazombies rock.
The Amazombies' sound isn't as angry-all-the-time, intense and/or over-the-top as some of Seattle's hardcore/punk scene, which is part of the charm.
"We have our own description for it, which is kind of sissy: 'punk lite,' " says Kelly, cringing slightly and looking to Kaji for affirmation.
"Good melodies, good vocals," the bass player adds, nodding and punctuating with a swig of beer.
Kaji was raised in Japan, though you'd have to be a linguist to detect a hint of an accent. "I started this band because I moved here from Tokyo, and I didn't know anybody," Kaji says. "I was like, 'I need friends!' "
She got both a bandmate and close friend when she met Kelly, who spent her formative years in San Diego before migrating to the Northwest. The Amazombies started in late 2000 as an all-female band, then went through a few lineup changes and added a male drummer. Josh Kramer recently left the band and has been replaced on drums by Everett native Rob Olsen.
Led by Kelly's clear, sharp singing, catchy lyrics ("frustrate me/irate me/I love you/can't stand you") and pedal-to-the-floor speed, the band has been compared to the Ramones and Joan Jett. They have a certain something that's hard to put your finger on; perhaps it's just easygoing stage charisma, as they keep things pretty simple, musically which, when they first started, was a survival technique. "We know how to play our instruments, now," Kelly says, sharing a laugh with Kaji. "We're finally becoming musicians we don't have to fake it, anymore."
The band is not nearly as well-known as Pretty Girls Make Graves, the Rotten Apples, Visqueen and a few other of Seattle's new wave of female-led rock bands. That could change over the next year, as the Amazombies are just starting to hit the road, and feel they had strong response in places like Las Vegas, San Francisco and Phoenix at the latter, they played on cheap beer night at a place called the Rogue, where patrons built walls of empty beer cans.
"Some bands have 'the hometown curse,' they're really big here but not anywhere else. We do really well on tour, but we're not with the scenester crowd here right?" Kelly says, asking the latter to Kaji, who nods in agreement.
"Seattle's big on garage rock, and we're not like that," says Kaji in agreement.
Kelly and Kaji have released an EP and an album ("Bitches & Stitches"), and plan to record again in the coming months.
The Amazombies will be playing songs like "Gotta Ride" and "Skirts & Scars" at Capitol Hill's Comet Tavern at 10 tonight ($5).
Also on the Hill tonight, the aforementioned Pretty Girls Make Graves who have been really touring, as in Japan and Australia headline a music-art show at the Capitol Hill Arts Center. Cobra High, the New Mexicans and various DJ's will also perform (8 p.m., $15) at the CHAC, 1621 12th Ave. E.
Shocking news, for fans of the above-mentioned Visqueen: Kim Warnick is apparently leaving the band in the near future. Says the band's Web site (www.visqueenonline.com):
"After three years of making music, picking out road trinkets, stealing hotel covers, laughing along mileposts, and causing heart attacks, the coolest and most hilarious present to rock and roll, Ms. Kimberly Ann Warnick, has decided to rest her head in one place and retire from music and the aches of being in a traveling band."
Rachel Flotard and Ben Hooker will continue as Visqueen, with Warnick who played with the Fastbacks for years continuing for another month or so, then to be replaced by guest bass players until a permanent replacement is found.
It's a toothy week of shows at the good old Crocodile. John Roderick (of the Long Winters), local neo-disco heroes United State of Electronica, the poppy Divorce and others jam at alt-weekly the Stranger's holiday party at the Croc at 10 tonight ($7). Harvey Danger, the ghost of Seattle rock past, shares the bill with Kane Hodder, the ghost of Seattle rock future, at the Belltown rock club at 10 p.m. Saturday ($12).
Deep in the heart of Ballard, freaky sax man Skerik and the rest of Critters Buggin bugs out a jazz-funk set at the Tractor Tavern at 9:30 p.m. Sunday ($12). Opening act Thruster features CB drummer Matt Chamberlain (he also tours with Tori Amos) and hyper-creative guitarist Tim Young.
A few nights later, Scott McCaughey a touring member of R.E.M. rides into the Tractor. McCaughey leads a Minus 5 show at 10 p.m. Thursday ($10). Also on the bill is the excellent Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter.
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For those keeping tabs, the UFC did not announce the signing of Fedor Emelianenko at their much-anticipated press conference today.
Dana White insists that Fedor will never be offered a deal as good as the one UFC offered him and asked the press at the conference not to ask any Fedor questions.
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Fingerprint Verification System is an easy-to-use library that allows programmers to integrate fingerprint technology into their software without specific know-how. It is fast and small, and is great for embedded systems.
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Release Notes: Support has been added for importing the fingerprints from more than 40 image formats by using ImageMagick. This release can export to many formats. The algorithms were made more robust against some errors.
Release Notes: Better thinning and a few fixes.
Release Notes: Better minutia extraction, and two severe bugfixes.
Release Notes: Adaptation for use with splint (/*@...@*/ directives). Allocation/deallocation functions have been changed (hopefully the last change ever in the API function prototypes). There is better error checking in the library and the demo programs.
Release Notes: This release features masking for better minutia extraction, morphological operations (dilate and erode), updated documentation, and a fix for consistency in typing Fvs***_t.
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could you possibly give me the link where I can download this FVS version. I downloaded the version from sourceforge.net but when I installed it there where not any matching programs. There where only some demo programs whitch seemed not to work properly.
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I'm sampath Jayarathna from Sri Lanka.I'm a Undergraduate student in the Faculty of Science University of Colombo. I'm reading for an IT degree.For my final year , Im working on a project "Criminals Information system". Mainly targeting on maintaining a Crime/ Criminals knowledge base. So for my project I thought to add a FVC system.I'm really greatfull if u grant me an oppertunity to download a version of ur FVC System. (the way of downlading is little bit of confusiing) my email : email@example.com
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Thank you for your coding of the fvs. I saw that you have written the
matching part, however in version 0.06 is fails to compile if I just do
configure and make. Since I am interested in the matching of fingerprints, I
would like to ask if you can give me a suggestion how to test it.
Best regards,
Hi all & specially Shivang Patel
I coded the whole Week-end and made a first release of FVS. For comments and Bug reports about FVS direct them to me, FVS2 is the part where Shivang Patel is much more involved.
The CVS downloadable version includes a small help but has still to be extended.
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The Trudeau government, already battling criticism for the $15-billion sale of weaponized vehicles to Saudi Arabia, wants to ramp up its defence and security exports to the Middle East.
The Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Crown agency that promotes exports, is advertising on its website for a director of business development and sales for the Middle East, to be based in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
"The successful candidate will increase sales opportunities in the Middle East in the defence/security and infrastructure/international commercial business sectors," reads the posting.
"The director's focus is on seeking, analyzing, evaluating and developing existing and future business opportunities in the Middle East that can be filled by Canadian suppliers through a government-to-government contracting mechanism."
The successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Top Secret security clearance. The deadline for applicants to the $107,000 to $141,000 a year job closes next Wednesday.
Canada has weathered criticism both at home and overseas for the $15-billion deal to sell Light Armoured Vehicles, made by General Dynamics Land Systems of London, Ont., to the Saudi national guard.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he does not want to go back on the deal, negotiated by the previous Conservative government.
Still, Stéphane Dion, his minister of foreign affairs, told reporters at the United Nations in New York this week that Canada will strengthen rules on sales of weapons "to ensure that the equipment that we sell is not misused."
Dion's office and the ministry did not respond Thursday to requests for comment. CCC also did not respond to repeated requests for an interview.
John Polanyi, a Nobel laureate in chemistry at the University of Toronto, cited UN reports that Saudi Arabia is targeting civilians as it bombs its neighbour, Yemen, and said "We have, therefore, a moral and legal obligation to reconsider the sale of this large number of lethal armoured vehicles."
European Union legislators last month approved an arms embargo to Saudi Arabia, and this week the Dutch parliament called on its government to stop weapons sales to the Middle Eastern kingdom.
At the International Defence Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi last year, the local newspaper The National reported that Canada spent $2.5 million on its sales pavilion, where 53 Canadian companies displayed their wares.
Martin Zablocki, the head of CCC, told the newspaper that "with the money being spent in the Middle East, it's a strategic region for Canada."
Nelson Wiseman, director of the Canadian Studies Program at the University of Toronto, is not surprised that Canada wants to boost arms sales in the Middle East.
"Canada has the capacity to produce a lot of weapons that most states do not," he said. "The dilemma you are going to have is 'What Middle East countries do not have debatable human rights records?' "
"Saudi is a human rights violator, but that's the case with Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Syria and Egypt, too."
The dilemma you are going to have is 'What Middle East countries do not have debatable human rights records?'
Cesar Jaramillo at Project Ploughshares, a disarmament organization based in Waterloo, Ont., advised Canada to be careful about making more Middle East arms deals.
"There is nothing inherently wrong or immoral in looking for new markets," Jaramillo said. "But if Canada is looking for new markets in countries that have questionable or abysmal human rights records, they should take tremendous care so they don't end up with a hot potato like Saudi Arabia."
Hélène Laverdière, NDP critic for foreign affairs, said, "we need to ensure that our arms don't fall into the wrong hands." She has proposed that Parliament create a subcommittee on arms export controls.
"The U.K. has such a committee," she said. "It looks at processes and makes recommendations, and also creates more transparency."
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ORLANDO, Fla. - Target's decision to provide free credit monitoring for its customers is providing an unintentional opportunity for a new wave of credit card hackers.
The real service is being offered through ProtectMyID a subsidiary of Experion.
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It is part of Target's aggressive response to the now infamous holiday data breach that impacted an estimated 40 to 70 million shoppers between Thanksgiving and the middle of December.
Security experts say "mimic or clone" websites have been popping up in email links that appear to be either from Target or some sort of data security service.
Chris Gilpin, a local consultant with National Crime Stop ,tells Local 6 that consumers are falling for the scams because their "guards are down" and the clone sites are convincing.
"These guys are good," Gilpin said. "You are sending it to a hacker who is typically going to be out of the country in most cases."
Target is already acknowledging the imposters. The company is providing examples of the store's official emails so consumers have a visual reference on Target.com.
The website also provides specific information on how to sign up for the credit monitoring service with ProtectMyID.
According to Gilpin, some imposters have used "LifeLock" in their messages to get consumers to click the links he calls high tech traps.
Target's website link directs you to type in your name and email nothing else.
Gilpin says many of the bogus sites ask for birthdays, social security numbers, even the credit card number and expiration date.
Remember if the sites ask for anything other than your name and email it is a fake.
Target says the code to allow you to tap into the security monitoring service will be sent within 72 hours after you send the request.
Target shopper David Weiser received a legitimate email and was still reluctant to believe the message.
"Who's sending me an active link telling me about the breach of security, when sending an active link in an email is breaching your own security?" Weiser said.
To avoid any confusion or risk, consumers can go to CreditMonitoring.Target.com to request an activation code for the one year service.
Target says consumers need to file requests for an activation code before April 23, 2014 and then register for the offer through ProtectMyID before April 30, 2014.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Bleacher Report) — If head coach Jim Harbaugh's demeanor on Friday was any indication of how the 49ers are feeling heading into Sunday's game against the Giants, San Francisco is going to be fired up, to say the least.
In a rematch of the 2011 NFC Championship Game that saw the 49ers lose in heartbreaking fashion, San Francisco appears poised to exact revenge on the defending Super Bowl Champions.
And it'll be the team's lethal combination of quarterback Alex Smith and tight end Vernon Davis leading the way.
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floor heating, room thermostat, temperature controller, residential thermostat, fan thermostat, Manufacturer and Supplier - China
TR8100 touch screen thermostat (TR8100)
TR8100FH touch screen thermostat for under floor heating control
Choice of 7 day, 5/2 day programmable or
non-programmable (installer selectable);
4 time and 4 temperature settings per day;
pre-programmed or personalized schedule;
Energy savings up to 33%
Large, 4.3-inch touchscreen display;
Blue, lighted display for easier low-light viewing;
Larger, easy-to-read character size;
Extra-large touch keys for easy operation;
Clean, uncluttered touchscreen display provides
easier navigation.
Comfort & Convenience
Intuitive menu-driven set-up, programming and operation,
with audio prompt to confirm touchscreen entries;
Permanent program retention during power loss;
Setpoint temperature "limited range" capable;
Enhanced touchscreen security prevents tampering.
Room temperature display can be recalibrated up to +/- 4°C;
Can switch upto 16 amps (230v)
Temperature display resolution: 0.1 C;
Temporary temperature override;
C / F temperature format selection by buttons;
Air / floor temperature calibration separately
Available in white and silver plastic finishes
A / AF/ F models all in one
Combination of 3 models;
A - Air only, with built-in sensor;
F - Floor only,controls floor temperature;
AF - Controls air temperature with ability to limit the floor temperature
Each thermostat is equipped with built-in sensor
and a 3 meter floor sensor. The floor sensor can be extended.
Useful settings
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24hr/12hr clock format selection
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Tess Vigeland: Nobody likes a snitch -- especially one with 150 horses under the hood. And these days it's entirely possible to drive a car that is telling on you. High-tech gadgets are hitting the road with us, aimed at changing our bad driving habits and maybe even saving us some money.
Marketplace's Bob Moon got caught up in all this recently, so we asked him to take the concept for a test drive.
Bob Moon: Have you noticed our cars are becoming nannies of the road? Take the new MyKey system that's now standard on most cars built by Ford. Maybe you own one of these new cars, or you've been in a rental car with the system activated. This car means business, when it all-but-demands that you fasten your seat belt.
Sound of chiming seat belt alarm
Andy Sarkisian: If you're not buckled up, the radio won't play.
Andy Sarkisian helped design Ford's unique MyKey system. It's being marketed -- in this commercial, for example -- as a tool to keep your kids in line, when they start driving the family car.
Ford commercial: MAN: "So how fast do you think this thing will go?" TEENAGER: "Oh, like, 130." ANNOUNCER: Which is the last thing a parent wants to hear. Once they hit MyKey's predetermined top speed, the limiter kicks in -- and, it's game over.
The car can be set to never exceed 80 miles per hour, and by popular demand, a limit of 65 is coming soon.
Sarkisian says this can also help the boss limit liability on company vehicles.
My introduction to MyKey came in California's Mojave Desert, when I, uh, accidentally got my Enterprise Rent-a-Car up to 80, and the speed limiter automatically engaged. Now, the contract says you're not supposed to drive in an unsafe manner -- but will they start enforcing it this way? Sarkisian says some rental companies have already signaled they're eager to impose these limits, with a special request to Ford.
Sarkisian: Asking us if there's tools that we can give them to make it easier to turn the system on more universally, rather than vehicle by vehicle. That's a future development that we're working on.
We wondered if new technologies like this might help lower insurance costs, but we haven't found any companies offering discounts for owners who use the system. If you're willing to let some insurance companies look over your shoulder as a backseat nanny, though, you might save some bucks.
Wisconsin-based American Family is offering a voluntary savings program that monitors the driver with a video camera. And Progressive Insurance has started offering up to 30 percent off for drivers who install a "black box." It monitors such things as aggressive braking and how often a driver is on the road past midnight.
Progressive's Richard Hutchinson says early testing shows some drivers won't make the grade in the company's Snapshot program, but he promises they won't see rates go up.
Richard Hutchinson: We've done it as "discount-only," primarily to make people feel comfortable that it's not something that's going to be used against them. So worst case, you go through the effort and then it doesn't work out. But, you know, for the majority of people, they do find that there is a discount in there for them.
Hutchinson says one in four customers are agreeing to use the black box, which regularly phones Progressive with their driving report card.
But not everyone's happy with the idea. Richard Riggs is a Marketplace listener in New Jersey. He fears this will eventually end up being required.
Richard Riggs: You know the game. The game is, if you participate, there'll be one price and if you don't participate, it will be another price. And the "another price" will be higher, even though you don't have any accidents.
If an 80 mile-per-hour speed limiter and monitoring of driving habits are such good ideas, might the government require them someday? At the Center for Auto Safety, director Clarence Ditlow doubts that, and says the marketplace will decide.
Clarence Ditlow: We see it much more likely to result in an insurance discount rather than the government mandate.
Then again, seat belts used to be voluntary too.
I'm Bob Moon for Marketplace Money.


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A lucky catch at Tokyo Station, waiting for the shinkansen bullet train to Hiroshima. An iconic sumo wrestler, waiting for the equally iconic express 'shinkansen' or bullet train ('Hikari') from Tokyo to Hiroshima. I guess even sumo wrestlers have to get from point "A" to point "B". Unfortunately, I did not have time to attend a sumo wrestling match, so this was the next best thing for me.
I've added 20% yellow, & 8% red, to warm the image a little & remove the blue / cyan colour cast.
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Paolo (41230) 2006-09-08 3:51
Hi Chris, amazing shot, with the contrast of dress between all the people and the "giant"!
nice also the perspective along the train.
thanks, ciao
gelor (3233) 2006-09-08 3:51
Bonjour Jules,
Une belle composition dynamique et un superbe éclairage. Bien vu et bien fait. Merci.
nwoehnl (122) 2006-09-08 4:44
A fun observation, Chris, nice daily life scene from Tokyo with the bending perspective along the train platform. I guess you'll want to make sure to get in line behind the guy and not question his first place in the line, lol.
imrek (4) 2006-09-08 4:56
Hi Chris,
very nice daily life shot, good graphic effect and good perspective...well done!!!
carper (96) 2006-09-08 4:59
very good shot Chris,
I like the high shot, the perspective and the details in the good taken photo, very nice job, well done.
gr. jaap
teutza (10590) 2006-09-08 5:12
Hello Chris,
great shot...i don't have anything to say..my thoughts are the same with Paolo's!
Gerrit (52469) 2006-09-08 5:52
Hi Chris,
great shot with high documentary value of this traditional dressed sumo-man between the others at the station.
Regards, Gerrit
barrufeto_77 (28886) 2006-09-08 6:31
Hi Chris.
It's great how you captured the sumo wrestler in the picture! Enjoyable.
Rgs, Oscar
tcht (7565) 2006-09-08 7:20
Hi Chris
Indeed a very nice catch. Seldom would we see this fantastic compo. And you've got really nice lighting and sharpness here. Good perspective n depth as well. A nice documentary of Japan.
tityop (6225) 2006-09-08 9:42
Hello Chris,
Excellente image avec ce Sumo qui se détache par son imposante posture.
Le train, la barrière et le sol donnent beaucoup de profondeur a la composition.
Amicalement Thierry
Dear ChrisThis composition of a Railway platform allows us to view different people and different expressions. The sumo wrestler is eyecatching.
An excellent piece from daily life.TFS
feather (51130) 2006-09-08 10:35
I really like the curved perspective, the lines of which perform well as your lead-in. There are all kinds of details to admire; not least the sumo wrestler. You wouldn't argue if he told you not to take his photo.
Cormac (26565) 2006-09-08 10:50
This is another one of those shots that shows Japan's two sides - ultra modern and ultra traditional, with the two often contrasting with each other so well. I also like the central element with the railing and walkway leading straight into the picture. Great work!
ndb1958 (9289) 2006-09-08 11:53
Hi Chris,
I like images from different stations and trains coming in. Nice capture.
I'm impressed by the sumo wrestler and his fine robe. Funny, seeing his little feet with flip flops.
Good shot,
jhm (167626) 2006-09-08 12:11
Hi Chris,
What a great sumo wrestler in foreground, I like the curve of the handrail also the train make the same curve, very well perspective en nice colours too!
Have a nice weekend,
vincz (19113) 2006-09-08 13:14
Tres tres beau ce tsumo si inattendu sur ce quai de train. Les perspectives en courbe sont vraiment interessantes. Merci pour ce beau clin d'oeil du Japon.
Davidwh (3662) 2006-09-08 16:05
Hi Chris,
Indeed a lucky catch and well done in having not rushed the image to compose it properly.The sumo wrestlers attire is very interesting...down to those cute white slippers/flipflops and even though he's not in the ring he still has the stance.I like also the train leading into the distance.Well done and TFS.
Regards, David
rosaline (0) 2006-09-09 3:31
Hi Chris
Very good every day shot of this wrestler. The pov is nicely chosen and we get to see lots of additional daily life detail too. I like the graphic effect of the tiles on the ground as they lead the eye into the composition, as does the barrier. A very well captured moment.
ribeiroantonio (22637) 2006-09-09 3:38
Very lucky indeed. Very sharp shot and nice colours on a picture with a good perspective. Congratulations.
spence (65) 2006-09-10 21:45
Hi Chris. Fascinating to see the Sumo wrestler in this everyday environment. And you were lucky enough to have the added bonus of the perspective with the train curving around the platform. An interesting one.
sayan (2617) 2006-09-11 4:26
Namashkar Chris,
Wonderful composition. Yes, a lucky one! ;) lovely busy shot with the attraction on the iconic sumo wrestler!
Best regards
macondo (19878) 2006-09-11 5:25
Excellent capture, enhanced by the train's being there. Well lit and very clear, from a scan presumably, if I know my cameras reasonably well. I suppose the train always stops in just the right spot to let the passengers through the gaps in that railing barrier. I like the way the sumo wrestler stands out merely by his size.
sergio1 (12152) 2006-09-11 17:32
Hi Chris
Nice shot to daily life in Tokyo. Good perspective and excellent pov.
mbasil (2129) 2006-09-11 19:16
A scene that can only be Japan. Well seen and recorded.
sebcz (2345) 2006-09-12 7:19
The bold samurai draws attention almost immediately. He seems very still, he's sure the train will not depart without him. Lucky catch indeed.
RGatward (20088) 2006-09-12 12:49
So much catching up to do after being away so long, so I'll pick the one that strikes me most from your recents. I'll go with popular opion here, but mainly because it's got a train in it, always an attraction for me.
Emile (20352) 2006-09-12 17:09
Hola Chris.
Great perspective along the curve of the train, interesting the presence of the sumo wrestler between the people, no body is pain attention to him, I thought they were like big stars in Japan. Very good shot, good POV.
Well done. TFS.
mumek (20202) 2006-09-24 19:23
Good evening Chris!
Great scene from the Tokyo Station. Interesting crowd of the people with sumo wrestler. Good natural colours and details. The note as usual very informative
thanks for posting
best regards
PixelTerror (0) 2006-09-25 0:46
Hi Chris,
This sumotori is for sure a nice add in this platform perspective photo, pity it is overlapped by this newspaper. Behind him we can see how the Japanese queue in front of the train entrances marked on the floor.
Have a nice day,
noborders (1010) 2008-09-01 2:21
Hi Chris, I hope that you'll forgive me to look back at your old photos, it's the fault of your "randoms" ! (an excellent system IMO) - again, I could not resist today : the title, the photo itself ; very unusual, excellent note too !
Have a great week (back to school soon ?),
mafegan (8626) 2010-02-22 4:12
Hello Chris
A good capture to show the organised life in a Tokyo railway station - with a barrier, an orderly queue following the arrows, a train arriving precisely on time with its doors lined up beside the appropriate signage and barrier gates - and a sumo wrestler. Tfs Marlene
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Sophos wins "Best Email Security" award at RSA 2012
(As regular Naked Security readers will know, I'm not usually given to marketroidistic endorsements, even of our own products, but in this case I couldn't resist it.)
At the SC Magazine Awards 2012, which were held in conjunction with the RSA conference, Sophos took the Best Email Security crown.
The Gold-winning product was the Astaro Security Gateway 8.2.
Huge props to our colleagues in Karslruhe, Germany! (As you can see, I picked up a bit of Street whilst I was overseas.)
Seems that the Twittersphere was correct back in May last year. As we reported at the time, Sophos's acquisition of Astaro produced a glowingly positive reaction from bloggers, analysts and users alike:
Mike Rothman@securityincite
Here's our take on #Sophos / #Astaro. We like the deal. Sophos Wishes Upon A-star-o. http://bit.ly/ivGRxW6 May 11
Sophos acquires Astaro. Birth of a little Giant. Good news for Flag lovers + "IT Security made simple " lovers like me !6 May 11
Gagandeep S Sapra@TheBigGeek
#Sophos to Acquire #Astaro a great product in the making .... :)6 May 11
The timing of this award made me smile doubly, as it coincides with two cool events in the Sophosphere.
The first is the 150,000-brick Lego bridge we're building right now at the Sophos/Astaro booth at this year's CeBIT show in Germany, symbolising the completion of our corporate and technical union.
The second is the release of the Beta of our brand-new-look and brand-new-featured Security Gateway products.
Available as a virtual appliance or in a range of ready-to-go hardware appliances, the new Sophos UTM 9 has a raft of new highlights.
Coolest of these (at least in my opinion) is that you can now manage your Sophos-protected endpoints directly from the new-look Security Gateway.
Why not try it today?
And if you're attending CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, why not drop in on our booth at Hall 12, Stand C69?
(If you do, be sure to pass on my regards. Don't greet the booth staff with a customary "Guten Tag." Instead, say, "G'day, mate. Duck asked me to lay a Lego brick or two on his behalf.")


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"Then what's your type?" Few feet from them, Sasuke secretly watched how Hinata picked some flowers "Weaklings, so there's an excuse to protect them all the time" Sakura blinked at his answer. SasuHina
Nope, I don't like Sasuke or Hinata. Both of them weren't on my list. But Uchiha Itachi is my darling that's why I would love to own Naruto.
Chapter I – The plan
The sun was a fiery golden ball glaring down intensely, shining like there's no other day to brag his superb heat. Except the sun, thin clusters of clouds play in the blue sky flourished with few birds soaring high despite the heat. Sasuke stopped finally thinking this was too far for them to catch up. Hell, running and hiding from girls was really a waste of time and usually it causes halt for his training. Sometimes, he thought, maybe this was a factor why his sadistic aniki left the village. Majority was female.
Deciding to go deeper inside the forest, he hopped down to another branch where he spotted a clearing, a nice place to continue the delayed practices. With a smooth twist of feet, Sasuke landed on the green carpet.
Two snow orbs flickered at him "S-Sasuke-san?"
The Uchiha stared nonchalantly. A sign of relief escaped from his lips before a smile crept through. Well, well, well. Never thought I'll see my angel here.
Three minutes of silence befell betweenthem but for her, it seems like an eternity of guessing games of what to say. For some, it was a perfect chance to get a bishounen. Unfortunately for Hinata, this was part of her agoraphobia.
Unsurprisingly, Sasuke cut the stillness "Are you… on a practice?" There were a bundle of picked flowers on her hand and as Hinata noticed how Sasuke fixated his eyes on them, she instantly kept them behind her.
"Yes, I was but decided to have a break. Really I-I was to continue when you came" Hinata replied, a hint of fear that he wouldn't believe played on her eyes and voice.
Sasuke placed his hands on her shoulders, startling the heiress of the Hyuuga "Oh, great. That means we can train togeth—"
Suddenly, out of nowhere, pair of arms came fluttering around him, pulling Sasuke away from the perfect moment. Sakura giggled, glad that she finally saw the Uchiha without any girls managing to follow.
For a moment her jaded eyes narrowed to the Hyuuga. Oh, well. Its just Hinata and its not that Sasuke would like her type. Nope. Not even in the next century. "Hi there, Hinata-chan"
There were no followers but with the skill, Sakura was equal to hundred girls. Anyway, Sasuke thanked the above for Naruto wasn't snooping around Sakura or it would be a total disaster to put that Hinata was here.
"Such a nice place for our training, Sasuke-kun. How sweet of you" Sakura tried not to pinch his cheek as she said that.
"I've just decided not to train anymore so just train with others," He retorted while pulling away from the pink-haired monster's suffocating embrace.
"Hontou? What a coincidence!" Sakura stared "Actually, three seconds before you said that, my subconscious screamed not to train too. We're really soul mates in that case" She hugged Sasuke tighter.
Sakura had a big forehead to depend to and it was useful. This girl wouldn't really leave me. Sasuke thought finally giving up. Maybe this wasn't the time for both of him… and Hinata.
On the other part, Hinata watched them surprised that this was how Haruno Sakura show… or more likely shower her love. If I become like her… would Naruto eventually love me?
Finally everything was back to normal. Hinata returned from collecting flowers. Sasuke rested under a shade of a tree while Sakura leaned close to him. It was irritating but he kept Sakura like that for the sake of no further more annoyance. Secretly, he watched how two yellow butterflies started to fly around the Hyuuga heiress and somehow he knew it wasn't a bad day at all.
"Sasuke, can I ask something?" Sakura suddenly said still resting on his shoulders.
"Just hurry up"
"Does girls with pretty face counts on you?" Her question came and Sakura flipped back her pink hair emphasizing it was herself she was describing.
"No" His quick reply stopped her before she could start fantasizing Sasuke.
"I-I see" She stammered "What about the girl's appeal?"
"Strong ones?"
A pause and Sakura found it odd.
Sasuke turned to Hinata, watching the yellow butterfly as it landed on her delicate finger. She smiled and it seems an angel come to drop by as innocence filled in the air around her.
"Definitely no" He answered.
Sakura raised a brow and stared at him "Then what's your type?"
He stood up and rubbed off the dust on his shorts. Averting back to Sakura, he reply "Weaklings. So there's an excuse to protect them all the time"
Sakura blinked at his answer seeing she can't find the sense of his answer. He came to approach the playing Hyuuga.
"See you around, Hinata" And with that he was gone.
It was no question when Sasuke left Sakura took her exit too. Hinata placed down the flowers. Now that there was no one around, she should continue her training. She wasn't used to practicing with others nor watchers.
Rushing through the branches, Sasuke tried to formulate a plan— a perfect situation to put him and Hinata together and then he could eventually say she was all he wanted and nobody else. Suddenly he stopped as he landed to another branch.
Smile slowly crawled onto his face as the plan began to appear "A mission would be a great idea"
Starting his pace again, Sasuke made his way to the Hokage's tower.
Two teams. Six genin.
Tsunade cleared her throat as she stared at these young skilled ninjas. She didn't know what was going on but she accepted the Uchiha's offer. It wasn't bad at all and knowing Sasuke, there would be an important reason of doing this… at least she think there was because an Uchiha would always be an Uchiha.
Clearing her throat for the second time, she placed two scrolls on the table "Collaboration of Team 7 and Team 8. B-rank mission"
Shocked expressions filled their faces except Sasuke who remained usually cool. Sure they don't have an idea why two teams were summoned simultaneously.
"Baachan, why would there be a need of collaboration!" Naruto unquestionably was the first one who exclaimed his urging curiosity. Hearing the very unrespectable approach of Naruto, he received a solid knock on his head from Sakura.
"I was wondering too Hokage-sama. If two teams are needed in a single mission, why not send few chuunin instead" Kiba proclaimed and Akamaru in accordance barked twice.
For a moment, Tsunade stared to Sasuke. The Uchiha simply looked away. She predicted this would happen, so why did she ride along? Maybe because when Uchiha Sasuke arrived yesterday, knocking right on her door's office for the first very time and asking for a favor, she can't resist. His charms might have helped to make her agree somehow.
"Because we are testing each group's capacity. And by doing the collaboration, we'll see who's the weaker team, who's the stronger, the burden, the independent and of course, the dependent"
Hinata gawked at the last word. Dependent?
Naruto and Kiba visibly eyed each other, electric currents forming between the intense contacts. He can't take Sasuke as a rival right now. This wasn't rivalry between individuals but as team. But maybe in the future it would change, if Sakura would count.
Mission outside means camping out with Sasuke on the night. Sakura giggled on herself.
Sasuke remained uncaring of the situation, pretending this wasn't his wild idea. He only have the mission arranged but the next move, he didn't know what was. At least the path for him and Hinata was at sight… somehow. Shino squinted to the Uchiha behind the glasses. He can see behind that usual attitude an unusual person.
"You should leave ten hours from now without any delay. Take care of yourselves" After more words from the Yondaime, scrolls were handed to Naruto and Kiba.
"You're that burden Hokage-sama was talking about, freak!"
"What! I'm not and I think baachan forgot to mention low-class ninja because he's here right now"
"Yeah, I think too because its you— Uzumaki Naruto"
"It's not me. It's you I was talking about. It's you. It's you. IT'S YOU. IT'S YOU, KIBA!"
"Shut-up, Naruto!" And he received another knock on his head. Sakura scolded the poor fox boy for the nth time since they left the village two hours ago. Hinata stared with sympathy and Sasuke on himself bit his lips. His future with Hinata was far from sighted with the dobe in here. Another plan is needed. But what? What in the middle of a B-ranked mission? He should have knew this would turned out to be of nothing less than being with Team 8 rather than being with Hinata alone.
Kiba laughed as he stared at the poor blonde. Checking out for his own team, he assured Hinata, in Naruto's case it would be fine to be hit by Sakura even for the hundredth time. She just smiled back.
"What do you think we take the rest here?" Sasuke proclaimed in the group.
Finding it was Shino standing as the leader of Team 8 Sasuke waited for his affirmation "I think too. Sun is starting to set down and it would be hard to move in the night" He nodded.
Kiba and Naruto started building the tents while still arguing about an irrelevant topic. Sasuke checked the their spot for any unusual thing. They were inside a forest anyway and were already far from their village for anymore gaming. Shino was sitting on a log while trying to ignite a fire. Sakura and Hinata were both out collecting twigs for more fuel.
Minutes later, the girls arrived and the tents were already up. Sakura proposed to cook for their food. Actually, it was to show off in front of Sasuke. They all ate around the bonfire, the glow of the fire brightening six faces as the moon and few distant stars replaced the sun.
"What can you say about the food, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked enthusiastically.
"Great!" Naruto exclaimed on top of his voice.
"You don't need to shout out loud, idiot!" Kiba retorted as he placed away his finished food.
"And I wasn't asking you" Sakura added.
Hinata was the last one who finished the food "It was good, Sakura" She smiled.
"Okay… Thanks. So what about you, Sasuke?"
The Uchiha stood up "I think we'll talk about the mission tomorrow morning. For the meantime, we need rest and I propose Hinata and Sakura would sleep on a separate tent and the rest would be on the other one. I'll be the watch for the night" Sasuke explained.
Disappointment painted around Sakura's world and Hinata understood her. She knew everyone would want to be close with his or her love ones. Everyone else approved except Naruto who disagreed, as it seems Sasuke was giving proposals like he was the leader.
Sasuke sat on the log alone. Everyone was on their tent taking their rest. He pulled out a kunai from his pouch and played it between his fingers.
"This is nonsense. I'm more than having a backbreaking training by taking a B-ranked mission than being with her and confessing"
He balanced the kunai on a single finger, balancing it by putting small amount of chakra. There was a sudden noise from behind and Sasuke in surprise lost balance of the metal, causing a cut on the same finger.
"G-Gomenasai" Hinata bowed in apologize "Gomenasai" She repeated trying not to stammer and bowed again.
"It wasn't your fault" He picked up the kunai and returned it back to the pouch "So what's wrong?"
Hinata shook her head "I just can't sleep and so I thought if you… uhm… want some… uhm s-some…"
Sasuke resisted not laugh. He tapped the log accentuating her to sit beside him "Of course. I don't mind having a conversation"
She smiled first before sliding beside Sasuke. Now, he was taking back what he said. If this was nonsense, would he knew behind that shy type was a friendly one urging to have someone to talk to.


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Diversity refers to racial, religious, cultural, and other "diversity" being increasingly promoted within a single society. Racial diversity is the blending of many ethnic backgrounds, and is used to justify the practice of affirmative action. "Diversity" is also used as an excuse for the promotion or toleration of abnormal sexual practices, and for the redefinition of marriage away from the traditional definition of one man, one woman. "Diversity hiring" is also a currently fashionable business buzzword. Many times, it is used under leftist politics, especially in the aforementioned usages of affirmative action and redefining marriage.
Nowadays, so called diversity is a code word for the political doctrine of multiculturalism.[1]
Atheism and diversity
See also: Atheism and diversity
As far as the issue of diversity within the atheist population, compared to Christianity, atheism has a significantly less degree of cultural/geographic, racial, gender and personal wealth diversity (see: Atheism and diversity).
See also
- Diversification, i.e., of investments beyond just a stock portfolio
- Ecosystem
- ↑ Scott Lively (2009). Redeeming the Rainbow: A Christian Response to the "Gay" Agenda, 1 (Version 1.1), Veritas Aeterna Press, 104.


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Sen. Rick Santorum's leadership post is not in jeopardy, Senate majority leader Bill Frist said Tuesday, providing the Pennsylvania Republican with an important vote of confidence three weeks after his controversial remarks concerning homosexuality. "It's solid, it's absolutely solid," said Frist (R-Tenn.), responding to a reporter's question about Santorum's hold on his job as the number 3 Senate GOP leader.
"People who work with Rick day in, day out understand he's a man of caring, compassion, and tolerance," Frist said. "Strongly religious, a man of great faith, an effective and strong leader. In terms of questioning his leadership ability or position, it's a nonissue."
Meanwhile, House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) also came to Santorum's defense. Telling Congressional Quarterly that Santorum's position was "courageous and moral," DeLay said, "Frankly, I'm very proud of Rick Santorum for standing on principle."
Frist spoke as lawmakers returned to town in force following Congress's two-week spring break. Santorum's comments were made during an April 7 interview with the Associated Press, which was published when Congress was in recess. During the interview Santorum brought up the pending Supreme Court case about the Texas sodomy law, saying, "If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual sex within your home, then you have the right to bigamy, you have the right to polygamy, you have the right to incest, you have the right to adultery. You have the right to anything."


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I can't live this lie any longer. After years of denial, it's time to come out of the closet and admit that I am... a Jasminator. Sweet relief! You might be wondering what the fuck is going on right now, so let me give you the Cliff Notes version.
Teen goddess Jasmine Villegas - better known to hundreds of fans worldwide as Jasmine V - got her big break playing Justin Bieber's love interest in the "Baby" video and has been plugging away at her own pop career ever since. I was introduced to her musical brilliance in LA when I had to write about her stunning buzz singles for Idolator. I liked most of them but she never quite reached the same level of success as contemporaries like Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Victoria Justice or Bridgit Mendler.
That could change because the teenager's new single is an absolute triumph. I'm basically playing "Paint A Smile" on a loop with Nicole's "Boomerang" and Ke$ha's "C'Mon". Yes, it's really that amazing. Jasmine's upbeat break-up anthem is cute as a button. The move towards electronica is inspired (her last single was an mid-tempo R&B anthem about domestic abuse - I'm not kidding) and the lyrics are relentlessly uplifting. I particularly like this nugget of wisdom: "When the world lets me down I'll paint a smile on!"
The video is fairly standard for an upcoming diva. The 19-year-old leaves her boyfriend and goes on a joyride only to stop at a service station manned by a male model. Because pumping gas is the industry most good-looking people gravitate towards. From that point on, there's some wholesome bar-dancing and a bit of emoting in a field. The clip isn't going to win any awards but it does the trick.
Prepare to be blown away by "Paint A Smile" (below). I'll save you a seat at the next Jasminator convention!


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email me if you have want to tell me anything else.... firstname.lastname@example.com i wish i was better at making logons......you should make another nightwish...
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The San Francisco 49ers introduced the team's first round pick in the NFL Draft to the world Friday.
And Alfred Alonzo Jenkins -- better known as A.J. Jenkins -- might be the first round pick most in need of a formal introduction.
Jenkins was in the Bay Area Friday, met with the media and posed for pictures with his new No. 17 jersey.
49ers' General Manager Trent Baalke and head coach Jim Harbaugh gushed about Jenkins big hands and long fingers.
The wide out joked that his nickname in college was E.T.
Still the story was how the 49ers got the man they wanted all along. Thursday Balke contended the team had Jenkins circled with the 30th overall pick and the move made San Francisco the surprise of the draft Thursday.
Few so-called experts projected that Jenkins would be taken in the first round but Baalke said he wrote the Illinois wide receiver's name down on a card the night before the draft and told his executive team that he would be the player they drafted Thursday.
Perhaps no one was more surprised that the 49ers took him than Jenkins himself.
"I didn't know if it was real or not, because during the middle of the draft my cousin had called my phone and was playing with me,'' Jenkins said on a conference call with the media on Thursday. "It was like a little joke. It's crazy. ... I was in the bathroom, and my sister started saying, `Your phone's ringing.' `Ah, you're kidding,' I'm saying, `you're playing a joke on me.'"
But the 6-foot, 192-pound receiver said he is happy to land in the Bay Area.
"I'm out of words right now,'' he said. "I thought it was the perfect fit to be honest. I didn't think the phone call was going to come so soon. I'm honored and I'm blessed. It's crazy."


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More than two-thirds of adults arrested in San Diego County last year tested positive for drugs, with marijuana the most widely used followed closely by methamphetamine, authorities announced this week.
A study conducted by the San Diego Association of Governments found that in 2005, 68 percent of men and 75 percent of women who were arrested had marijuana, cocaine, opiates/heroin, PCP or methamphetamine in their systems.
The study also found that one of three arrestees used prescription drugs illegally and that one of five women and one of four men had more than one drug in their systems.
The most common combination was marijuana and methamphetamine.
The report, released Wednesday, also found:
Four of every five arrestees in the county said they had tried marijuana and nearly 50 percent said they had used it within 30 days before their arrest. About one-third had the drug in their systems when they were apprehended.
According to SANDAG, marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance in the United States.
Methamphetamine use increased more than any other drug in the last six years, with the highest increase among arrestees over 40 years old. Almost two of three arrestees in the county said they had tried meth, and about half reported using it within 30 days of being arrested.
From 2000 to 2005, the number of men arrested who tested positive for meth rose from 28 percent to 44 percent, and in women it increased from 29 percent to 51 percent. SANDAG, a regional transportation and planning agency, said the stimulant is the most commonly used drug after marijuana.
Cocaine in powder form is more commonly used than cocaine in rock or crack form, with men being more likely to have used powder cocaine and women more likely to have used crack.
About one in five arrestees said they had tried heroin, and 4 percent had used it within 30 days of being arrested.
People who had abused prescription drugs were more likely to also use other drugs. Painkillers and tranquilizers were the most common medications taken.
The study, done by SANDAG's Criminal Justice Division, also found that ethnicity played a role in drug use, with white and Latinos more likely to have used meth and blacks more likely to have used cocaine and marijuana.
The data showed that unemployment was a factor in methamphetamine use.
Age figured into what type of drug was abused. Arrestees ranging from 18 to 24 more commonly used marijuana, ages 25 to 39 used meth, and people over 40 used heroin and cocaine.
Teenagers who started using drugs or alcohol at an early age were likely to continue using during their lives, the study found. Early drug experimentation was linked to low education levels and mental health problems.
About one-fourth of those arrested said they had at least one parent who was a drug user.
The data, collected through a program called "SAM," or Substance Abuse Monitoring, provide law enforcement agencies and drug prevention and treatment programs an in-depth look at drug use. The data can be used when agencies apply for federal grants.
The information was culled from interviews with 808 arrestees randomly selected twice a month. Of those, 772 of gave urine samples.


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Exactly my feelings, whenever I see something nice. Thanks, mariolyn.
Very inviting. Just makes me want to jump right in there and start hiking.
I'm trying. Thank you, Nancys.
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I have a realtek 8102e/8103e ethernet card
After a clean install of 10.6 the network utitlity says that the card is 8103e but is inactive, and its not working.. even when i connect the cable it says not connected..
I installed the realtek pci nic and still the same error
i rebooted with the cable connected, and now the network utitlty says: Self-Assigned IP and it doesnt work.
i read someone changed it from en0 to en1 and it worked.. how can i do that?
Ethernet card identified but not working
Started by bojomojo, Aug 15 2010 12:22 PM
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