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From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of George Washington.
In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of Washington, this crisply paced narrative carries the listener through his troubled boyhood, his precocious feats in the French and Indian War, his creation of Mount Vernon, his heroic exploits with the Continental Army, his presiding over the Constitutional Convention, and his magnificent performance as America's first president.
Despite the reverence his name inspires, Washington remains a lifeless waxwork for many Americans, worthy but dull. A laconic man of granite self-control, he often arouses more respect than affection. In this groundbreaking work, based on massive research, Chernow dashes forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man.
A strapping six feet, Washington was a celebrated horseman, elegant dancer, and tireless hunter, with a fiercely guarded emotional life. Chernow brings to vivid life a dashing, passionate man of fiery opinions and many moods. Probing his private life, he explores his fraught relationship with his crusty mother, his youthful infatuation with the married Sally Fairfax, and his often conflicted feelings toward his adopted children and grandchildren. He also provides a lavishly detailed portrait of his marriage to Martha and his complex behavior as a slave master.
At the same time, Washington is an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people. Not only did Washington gather around himself the foremost figures of the age, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but he also brilliantly orchestrated their actions to shape the new federal government, define the separation of powers, and establish the office of the presidency.
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"Tenaciously researched...This new portrait offers a fresh sense of what a groundbreaking role Washington played, not only in physically embodying his new nation's leadership but also in interpreting how its newly articulated constitutional principles would be applied...deeply rewarding." (New York Times)
"Just as he resuscitated Alexander Hamilton in a heralded 2004 biography, Ron Chernow now resurrects Washington...[A] remarkable book." (Entertainment Weekly)
"Whether he's debunking the legend of Washington's wooden teeth (ivory that cracked and discolored over time) or the purely fictional tale of the cherry tree, the massive yet briskly paced Washington: A Life is a rollicking read, sure to redefine perceptions and correct assumptions." (Kirkus Reviews)
"Get the unabridged version!"
Chernow does a great job of telling Washington's story in a way that reads like a novel, instead of a biography. This account does a good job of detailing parts of Washington's life outside of the Revolutionary War, including his home life, details about his presidency, his treatment and feelings towards slaves, etc.
If you're thinking about purchasing the abridged version, I would recommend getting the unabridged version instead. The shortened version skimps on many important moments of Washington's early life, his time as Commander in Chief, and life post-Presidency. If you are looking for a broad sweep of Washington as a whole, the shortened version may be for you. But if you are looking at a more in-depth account of Washington's life, you'll get much more from the unabridged version.
"Great Book, Great Reader"
I usually prefer unabridged audio books, but in this case I chose the abridged (about 2/3 length) version because it was read by a favorite, Edward Herrman. A good choice as it turned out. The story moved briskly, but with no noticeable missing parts, and kept my attention throughout.
I've read four recognized biographies of Washington, but if there is only one to choose, make it this one.The teaching of history nowadays is sadly lacking and Washington is just a cardboard figure in the minds of most Americans. This, more than the others, brings him to life.
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A story of a mortal who achieved immortality.
The story of the personage of Washington.
Braddock"s military diaster and where GW became a circumspect solider and leader.
Made me glad I spent my time learning about a great man.
Well done. Herrman is a 1st class narrator
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I love this book. I have been listening to it for 2solid days and I feel like I know George Washington. You can feel his frustration and sadness with the war, his financial problems with Mt. Vernon. And the love story of Martha and George. I think every US citizen should have to know his story.....
"a great read for all Americans"
I only wish that I had gotten the unabridged edition. I really love this book.
"George was who I thought he was."
George Washington would be a man I would look up to. He was honest and you could trust him. That was reassuring as some others like Jefferson were such a disappointment. I started this book on a search to see who the political powers that have shaped us really were. George passed and I can see how he became such an Icon in our history.
"Fabulous, well researched, well written, well read!"
I thank Ron Chernow for this valuable and honest biography of The Father of our Country.
A perfect rendition of our greatest Commander and Chief!! This is a MUST READ for every American.
"Excellent Telling of a Great Man"
This is an excellent telling of a great man in a way that gives a holistic perspective of the general and president.
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THE SCHIAVO CASE: THE CONTEXT; Schiavo Lesson on Judiciary Trump Card
By ADAM LIPTAK
Published: March 24, 2005
The United States Congress and the governor of Florida have devoted extraordinary and all but single-minded energy to keeping Terri Schiavo alive. But all they have achieved so far is a bitter lesson in judicial supremacy.
It is a lesson as old as Marbury v. Madison, the 1803 case in which Chief Justice John Marshall famously said that ''it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is,'' and as fresh as Bush v. Gore, the 2000 decision that decided a presidential election.
Its latest teachers were Judge George W. Greer, of the Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Court in Clearwater, Fla., and the federal appeals court in Atlanta.
Judge Greer blocked Gov. Jeb Bush from following through on a suggestion at a news conference that state officials might take Ms. Schiavo into protective custody. And, even as he agreed to consider overnight what state officials called new evidence that she might be conscious, Judge Greer staked out a primary role in the process.
A lawyer for the state told the judge that the three branches of the government are equal.
''That is indeed true,'' Judge Greer replied, ''but the executive is certainly not superior.''
And the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, in Atlanta, in successive decisions yesterday of a three-judge panel and then the entire 12-member court, refused to order Ms. Schiavo's feeding tube to be reinserted notwithstanding a law enacted by Congress on Monday that many of its supporters thought required at least that.
If nothing else, this series of decisions vindicated the one conception of American judicial power.
''It has been the basic premise of the three-branch system set up by the Constitution,'' said Eric M. Freedman, a law professor at Hofstra, ''that judgments in individual cases are to be made by judges and not legislative bodies or executive officials. That division, which originated from unhappy experience in England, has been a valuable protection of liberty in this country over many centuries.''
The decisions also illustrate how protective the judiciary branch can be of its status in a divided government.
''Judges don't like to be fooled around with,'' said Mark Tushnet, a law professor at Georgetown. ''If executive officials or legislators do something that judges think look as if they're being fooled around with, they will be extremely resistant.''
And judges often protect their own.
The federal judges whom Congress authorized to rehear the Schiavo case seemed reluctant to upset what their state-court colleagues had decided.
In his decision refusing to reinsert the feeding tube on Tuesday, Judge James D. Whittemore, of the Federal District Court in Tampa, expressed solicitude for Judge Greer, saying that accusations that he had acted in a biased and unlawful fashion were ''without merit.''
At the same time, he explained to Congress and to Ms. Schiavo's parents that the new law did not require him to preserve Ms. Schiavo's life. Her parents had not demonstrated, he said, the only thing that mattered in court: a substantial likelihood that they would succeed on the merits of their case.
The divided three-judge panel that upheld Judge Whittemore's decision, in turn, went out of its way to praise his work as ''carefully thought out'' and took the relatively unusual step of appending it to the majority decision.
In almost the same breath, the two judges who joined the unsigned majority opinion, Ed Carnes and Frank M. Hull, said the law enacted on Monday could not undo years of litigation in the Florida state courts. And in what could be read as a dig at Congress, the judges suggested that better drafting might have yielded a different result.
''Congress considered and specifically rejected provisions that would have mandated, or permitted with favorable implications, the grant of the pretrial stay,'' the majority said.
An early version of the legislation passed on Monday said that the district judge hearing the Schiavo case ''shall'' issue a stay of the state court proceedings. A later one said it ''may'' issue such a stay. The law as enacted omitted the provision entirely.
Yesterday's panel decision quoted at length and with something like glee from an exchange between Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan, and the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, Republican of Tennessee.
Senator Levin asked Senator Frist about the significance of the omitted stay provision.
''Nothing in the current bill or its legislative history mandates a stay,'' Senator Frist replied. ''I would assume, however, the federal court would grant a stay based on the facts of this case because Mrs. Schiavo would need to be alive in order for the court to make its determination.''
Dr. Frist assumed wrong, the majority suggested. Indeed, the music of the panel decision was that Congress could not win. Had it passed the earlier version of the law, the courts might well have held it unconstitutional. The version Congress did pass, the panel majority said yesterday, was ineffective.
In the afternoon, the full 12-member appeals court declined to hear the case, with two judges publishing dissents.
By yesterday afternoon, both the White House and the Florida Legislature had cried uncle. Governor Bush, however, indicated he was prepared to fight on. Whether he prevails seems to depend on Judge Greer.
Professor Tushnet said that demonstrated how much power judges wield in the American system. ''You can mess with Mother Nature,'' he said, ''but it's really hard to do effectively. Mother Nature has a lot of tools at her disposal. So do judges.''
Erwin Chemerinsky, a law professor at Duke University, said no one should take pleasure in these clashes. Just as hard cases make bad law, he said, ''tragic cases make bad law.''


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Manual mappings for the APC40's Device Bank buttons would not work anymore after pressing the device's Shift button.
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Live would allocate an unusually high amount of RAM when rendering video with the 64-bit version on OSX.
When configuring plug-in parameters, some sliders in Live's plug-in panel would not match the position of the respective parameter in the plug-in GUI.
After installing a newly purchased Pack, Live would show an error message and the Pack couldn't be used until Live was authorized manually again.
Text in deactivated clips was not readable with certain skins.
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The American Diabetes Association estimates that 500,000 to 1 million people in the US have type 1 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes usually begins in childhood and young adulthood between 8-12 years of age. It was previously called juvenile diabetes, but the name was changed to type 1 diabetes mellitus since adults, as well as children, can develop this disease. The latter is then called LADA or latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood.
In the United States, type 1 diabetes is one of the most frequently diagnosed chronic diseases of children. According to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, each year approximately 30,000 Americans are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, over 13,000 of whom are children—35 children every day.
Type 1 diabetes is caused by the attack and destruction of insulin-producing cells (beta cells) in the pancreas by the body's immune system. In people who may be genetically predisposed to this disease, exposure to factors in the environment may trigger the immune system response. The exact cause remains unknown. The trigger may be a virus, a food, a chemical, or a drug.
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Handling errors are Ulster's downfall
Ulster 9 Northampton 10: With Ulster's unprecedented unbeaten 13-match winning run having ended on Saturday night at a packed Ravenhill, the job of picking up the pieces began straight after the final whistle.
And there were plenty of pieces.
Tommy Bowe was stretchered off in the 78th minute and the winger's fellow-Irish international, lock Dan Touhy, suffered a calf injury in the final scrum of a hugely frustrating night.
Just as had been the case eight days earlier at Franklin's Gardens it was the visiting players who displayed the greater hunger and will to win. But while that undoubtedly played a part in Ulster's first defeat of the season, undoubtedly the greater damage came from self-inflicted wounds.
Mark Anscombe's men, who had been so intense, so relentless so accurate, so precise and so clinical in the sides' first meeting, never matched those levels at the second time of asking.
Though never a great spectacle in rugby terms, Saturday night's re-match was intriguing simply because it was so close.
That's what kept it interesting, for although Northampton led from the seventh minute, the outcome could have gone either way.
They did not score a point after Stephen Myler's conversion of Gerrit Jan van Vetze's 18th minute try.
With Myler having scored that early penalty, Ulster were 10-0 down before the end of the first quarter.
They managed to trim the deficit to four points courtesy of a brace of Paddy Jackson penalties in the 31st and 39th minutes.
And when he added his third from four attempts with a mere two minutes of the second half gone, taking Ulster to within a point of parity, the Ravenhill faithful sat back in expectation of improvement and victory.
And why not? After all, with almost the entire second half to go, the hosts held the aces in the form of a deeply embedded winning mentality, the assistance of the breeze, the support of the overwhelming majority of the capacity crowd and the huge psychological advantage of having taken the Saints apart such a short time earlier.
But these were not the same Saints. Jim Mallinder made big changes to the side which had started eight days before and each of them worked.
Myler and his half-back partner Lee Dickson looked an altogether better partnership than had Ryan Lamb and Martin Roberts.
The Northampton front row certainly did not suffer from the suspension of England hooker Dylan Hartley, or the relegation of tight-head Brian Mujati to the bench.
Mike Haywood was outstanding at two, ditto Paul Doran-Jones at three.
Calum Clark for Courtney Lawes was vindicated, too, as was switching Tom Wood from seven to six and starting Phil Dowson on the openside and, in addition, making him captain in Hartley's absence. He was magnificent.
Afterwards Mallinder made a point of making the point: "That proved we can win matches without Dylan Hartley."
Ulster were minus just one of the heroes of Franklin's Gardens, but the loss of Johann Muller proved massive.
Quite apart from what he gives to the set-pieces, it was the leadership he brings that was sorely missed.
Yes, Ulster have other leaders — and good ones at that. But somehow they do not quite manage to get things to gel the way Muller does.
Sitting yards from him, you could almost feel his frustration and disappointment as Ulster continued to make mistakes.
I do not believe there was any complacency on the part of Ulster players. No, it was just one of those nights when — in stark contrast to the previous meeting where everything Ulster tried, worked — nothing came off.
Whereas at Franklin's Gardens they made light of less possession and territory — Saints enjoyed 70% of both on that occasion — they were unable to do so this time, even though the percentages were better than on December 7.
Ulster had a lot going their way this time; they made more metres (449 to 229), twice as many line breaks (4-2), beat more defenders (17-11) and had more offloads (15-6).
They made more tackles — 103-70, with Iain Henderson, Chris Henry and John Afoa leading the way — and their tackle success rate was greater, too (90% to 80%).
But once more they were eclipsed in scrum and line-out. And in the really crucial area — turnovers conceded — they were guilty on 17 occasions. Last week they dominated that critical facet. This time, they were thwarted.
They certainly missed Henderson's contribution in forcing turnovers, for having been switched from blindside to lock in Muller's absence his role in that respect was more limited.
In truth, by virtue of the number of mistakes they made Ulster beat themselves.
But the really frustrating reality it that even though they did not play anything like as well as they can, try-scoring chances were squandered on at least three occasions. At this level, that is costly.
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Findlaw Violating Google Guidelines (and Scamming Customers?)
Via Oilman, Findlaw, the largest legal website and lawyer referrer around is attempting to sell links to other law sites for $1000/month. The offer is quite shameless in how it explains and outlines how these links will benefit your site and improve search engine rankings.
The problem is that this is a clear violation of Google's policy against search engine spam, and these links will almost certainly be devalued when reported. (Google's top cop, Matt Cutts has already taken note and commented in the thread at oilman's site, so it appears to already be a done deal).
So now it's just a question of whether Findlaw will stick with the deal and deceptively sell these links that will no longer have any search engine rankings enhancement value.
Why are Paid Links a Bad Thing?
Links themselves are a key element of how the search engine algorithms rank sites. Links are like votes, and the sites with the most authority, or PageRank, have the most value, especially when topically related. So it would make sense that links from Findlaw would be extremely valuable to any site in the legal space.
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- Feb 10, 2009 at 6:36 pm
- The first V8 I ever drove was my mother's car actually. In 2006 she bought a brand new Charger R/T and I drove it like a bat out of hell every chance I got. The low pro's that come stock on it didn't handle it very well, but I had more fun in that car than anything I've ever driven. (Unfortunately the governor stops you at 140 Mph. I found that out in a 55 zone) I'm building a 302 Ford Ranger and it's not a cheap or simple process whatsoever. My parents paid for the truck and I have to pay to build it almost from the ground up and I'm doing it right the first time, so I'm camming it and going with true duals starting with Hedman hedders. I have the motor and every part I need for the swap except a tranny adapter and bellhousing. V8's rule!
- Dec 2, 2008 at 7:56 pm
- Even though I technically learned to drive in a 1989 Suburban with a TBI 350 when I was 15, the first vehicle I ever drove was a 1976 F-150 with a 390 big block. I was maybe 12, we were in the mountains cutting firewood and I never took it faster than 5 mph. I own the truck now, and am trying to get some money together to restore it, but you can bet that 390 will run better than ever when I'm done with it! Even though my daily driver is a v6 and my ride is a v-twin, I was brought up on V-8's and will never be without one. I currently own 4, that 390, 2 vortec 350's, one in my work van and another in storage, and an old 350 in my boat.
- Dec 2, 2008 at 2:02 pm
- My dad is a Chevy Man with a capital "C"and a capital "M". He also likes his full-size station wagons, and when I was growing up we went through several. At the time I got my license in 1980, it was a '77 Impala. Not just ANY Impala, but one that accidentally slipped through the cracks... Even though the window sticker identified the car as having a 305/2-barrel engine, the sticker on the radiator wall said 350/4-barrel. A quick check under the air cleaner showed that it in fact had a 4-barrel, so we assumed it had the 350, too. It sure ran like it; even the salesman commented it ran better than most 350s he'd driven. I found out later why it ran so well, when I found the car's build sheet: Does the code 9C1 mean anything to you? It's GM-speak for the Police Package! I checked out the suspension, and sure enough there was this ginormous anti-roll bar hooked up to the back axle. NONE of this was indicated on it's window sticker!
Shortly after I got my license, I went out 'hunting' with it. I did the old high-school trick of flipping the air cleaner lid (probably more noise than any true horsepower advantage) and tried to find unsuspecting kids in their 'hot' cars at traffic lights... and proceed to blow their doors off with an IMPALA STATION WAGON!!!
Of course, the next day, I'd be back in my own car: a very rough 6-cylinder, three-on-the-tree '65 Chevy II sedan. Oh well, back to reality.
- Dec 2, 2008 at 11:06 am
- Oh Yeah!
Well My first ride of "Gettin' On It" in a V8 car took place on one of our yearly visits to family in Ohio.I was just a kid around 11 or 12.
We were visiting a cousin in Toledo who worked at the local Ford Dealership and raced in events on the weekend who had a white Boss 302 Mustang (not sure of the year but believe it was a 1970) with black stripes and rear window louvers,Black factory scoop all tricked out for Road Racing at some nearby tracks with a Roll cage, 4 or 5 point belt harness,Fire exstinguishers mounted to the roll bars the works.
We went down Summit Street then to the main Street like a bat out of hell!
Everyone at the Roy Rodgers food joint necks snapped around looking to see what all that noise was about!
Just mark going through the Gears and tires breaking loose! hehe!
WOW I had never felt that sensation before!
I was truely hooked !
I know my Dads 68 Ford Bronco never took off like that before!
So I couldn't wait to get my first V8 and build it up!
I built a Chevy Silverado and made it a World Of Wheels showtruck and built up the stock 350 motor. I finally got to drive and feel that rush again.
Yeah it was in a shortbed stepside Pick Up but that RUSH feeling of sending you back into the seat was still there. It also made for a few headaches as that back window was pretty hard on the old noggin' from hitting it! Note to self, Captains chairs with Headrests needed! lol
But interesting note on who came up with the V8!
I would never be able to remember that name!
- Dec 2, 2008 at 9:50 am
- My maternal grandfather was a Deputy Sheriff in Riverside Calif. Many years ago he explained to me why I should never buy a truck with one of those V8 motors in it. He said common sence tells us that pistons going straight up and down and wearing evenly are going to last much longer then pistons laying on their side wearing mostly on the bottom. Many years later my grandfather would not drive anything without a V8 in it. He did buy and drive only Chevrolets his entire life.
- Dec 2, 2008 at 6:14 am
- The first time i got to drive a V8 was the day i got my license. My parents had a Ford E350 SD 15 person with a 460 in it. I had been driving my brother inlaw's Honda Civic before i got my license. I know an E350 isn't a sports car, but for a 16 year old kid stepping on the gas pedal of that big block with something else. With me and a whole bunch of friends in that van it would still leave rubber when you put it to the floor. I remeber thinking it was one heck of a power house to do that in something that heavy. I still love my imports, but nothing beat the awesome torque of a V8.
Cars > Blogs > Official Motortopia Blog > Sometimes you just gotta have one! A V8 that is.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Crew have the league's best record when giving up the first goal (2-4-4), but in Sunday night's 4-1 win over Colorado, their task was made somewhat easier after Conor Casey was shown a red card in the 29th minute.
The ejection was handed out after Casey slid into Crew goalkeeper William Hesmer, hitting him with his knee and shin. Casey was obviously late and seemingly reckless. Hesmer emerged battered and bruised but stayed in the match.
Afterward, his anger came through loud and clear.
"[Casey] swung all the way through," Hesmer said. "That's one of the best [hits] I've ever taken. I don't know what he was thinking. It was extremely late. It was incredibly dangerous. I almost got the sense he was trying to intentionally hurt me, how bad it was.
"He followed through all the way up to my chest, through my chin. I've got pretty bad whiplash right now. I thought it was a terrible, terrible play."
Watch: Casey comes in hard on Hesmer
Hesmer also took a hit later when Drew Moor came in with a high cleat that seemed to rake Hesmer's thigh. Again, the goalkeeper stayed in the game, but he took issue with the Rapids' reaction.
"They're all yelling at me like I'm cheating and I'm trying to show them the stud mark," he said. "Drew's a good guy. He's immediately apologizing, 'Sorry, I didn't mean to.' They're really frustrated. I don't think they're really happy the way their season is going. Their coach is yelling at me thinking I'm a cheater.
"That really [ticked] me off. I'm not here to cheat. I'm the last who's going to take a dive or try to embellish anything. When I get hit, I get hit. If not, I get up as quickly as I can."


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At least 500 victims, some as young as two years old, were abused by the shamed television presenter Jimmy Savile, new research shows.
A study by the National Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Children in Britain, commissioned for BBC Panorama, reveals the extent of Savile's offending and his access to Broadmoor hospital, where some of his abuse took place.
The report said the scale of Savile's offending inside Broadmoor is higher than previously thought, with Thames Valley Police having received 16 reports of abuse by him inside the special hospital.
It also describes how some awe-struck civil servants erroneously referred to the Top Of The Pops presenter as "doctor", unaware of the trauma he was inflicting on some youngsters behind hospital doors.
The figures show the most common age group for Savile's victims was 13 to 15 - and the youngest alleged victim was just two years old.
Peter Watt, the NSPCC's director of child protection, said: "There's no doubt that Savile is one of the most, if not the most, prolific sex offender that we at the NSPCC have ever come across.
"What you have is somebody who at his most prolific lost no opportunity to identify vulnerable victims and abuse them."
The joint BBC investigation between Panorama and The World At One, which airs today on BBC One and BBC Radio 4, asks how the DJ got so close to the heart of Britain's establishment and why in 1972 the BBC failed to take effective action that might have saved young people from abuse.
In 1988, health minister Edwina Currie appointed Savile to head a task force to address tensions between Broadmoor's management and unions.
A confidential Department of Health memo obtained by Panorama suggests that his appointment was being pushed by a senior civil servant.
The documents suggest civil servants were impressed by the entertainer, who died in October 2011. They refer to him as "doctor" Savile and say he wanted to "ease out" staff at the hospital.
They say he went through each of the main departments at the hospital like a "dose of salts".
Savile first became involved with Broadmoor through the League Of Friends charity in the late 1960s. He was later given his own set of keys and a house in the grounds.


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In Lowell's hands, the tapes that once were supposed to shame Clinton out of office became video for the defense. Best moments: Clinton rolling his eyes as the Jones team rambled, and Monica insisting to gal pal Tripp that what she and the Big Creep had done wasn't really sex. "It is a typically canny move by the White House to try and use the tapes in the President's defense," says TIME senior political writer Eric Pooley. Unsurprisingly, majority counsel David Schippers' VCR told a different story: Clinton sounding (and looking) guilty as sin.
Not that this Beltway version of a sitcom-flashback episode was aimed at persuading the committee -- or even the public. "Both of them are operating with the full expectation that no one can change any committee members' minds at this point," says Pooley. "This is aimed straight at those two dozen GOP moderates in the House." Clinton still doesn't have much to fear from a Senate trial. Each combatant focused his attack on perjury, the likeliest article to be passed by the House, and let the clips do the talking. Lowell made the better veejay -- and this being the age of the TV sound bite, it might be the White House's best gambit yet.


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Baker University in Baldwin has formed a search committee to find a replacement for President Daniel Lambert, who in May announced he will retire at the end of this academic year.
The committee's first meeting is today.
Bob Honse, a member of Baker's Board of Trustees, will chair the committee. Other members are:
Walt Bailey, art professor; Betty Barker Bashaw, former Baker University Trustee; Mary Kay Brooks, president of Baker's alumni association; Brooke Brutto, student and secretary of Student Senate; Don Clardy, executive vice president and dean of the School of Professional and Graduate Studies; Susan Gandhi, member of the Board of Trustees; Kathleen Harr, vice president and dean of Baker's School of Nursing; Martha Harris, business and economics professor; The Rev. Scott Jones, bishop of the Kansas Area of the United Methodist Church; J.J. Lanning, Baker alumnus and member of the Board of Trustees; Darcy Russell, professor of biology and division director of science and technology; Charlie Sunderland, former member of the Board of Trustees; and Edrie Swanson, executive secretary to the search committee.
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(Green Car Reports) – That battery-powered alarm clock or flashlight in your house could very well contain a piece of an old hybrid car.
Energizer now makes rechargeable AA and AAA batteries with four-percent recycled content, by weight.
This new Recharge line includes some material from retired hybrid-car battery packs.
The company claims using vehicle batteries as raw materials is a world first, but won't say exactly where those old batteries come from.
Recycled material "can come from multiple makers of hybrid-electric vehicle batteries," Energizer senior marketing director Nadia Kowalczyk told AutoblogGreen.
Relying on multiple manufacturers ensures a steady stream of recyclable materials, she noted.
The Energizer Recharge AA and AAA batteries use nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) chemistry, just like many hybrid cars.
Energizer says it refines material from hybrid-car batteries through a "proprietary process" that produces a "refined, high-performance active ingredient" used in the household batteries, but wouldn't offer an real details.
The company says it is moving toward a future where all of its batteries contain at least some recycled material.
ALSO SEE: Used Toyota Hybrid Batteries Repurposed At Yellowstone National Park (May 2015)
And Energizer isn't the only entity thinking of new uses for old hybrid-car battery packs.
Last year, 208 Toyota Camry Hybrid battery packs were installed in arrays to help power a cluster of buildings in a remote part of Yellowstone National Park.
The packs are now used to store energy generated from solar panels at the Lamar Buffalo Ranch field campus within the park.
Battery capacity degrades over time to the point where packs are no longer usable in cars, but even at that point there is still adequate capacity for use in energy storage.
Like the Energizer rechargeable batteries, the Camry Hybrid packs use NiMH chemistry.
Because they contain precious metals, recycling will always be a popular option for these packs.
But the lithium-ion cells used in plug-in hybrids and electric cars are made from cheaper stuff.
That means reuse in energy storage should be an even more attractive option when those packs are retired from automotive service.
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A strong start to the season and new sponsorship deals have reinforced English Premier League soccer club Manchester United's confidence it will hit this year's financial targets despite lower first-quarter earnings.
United, English champions a record 19 times, said they had cut debt to £360-million ($572-million U.S.), down 17 per cent from a year earlier, after a listing on the New York Stock Exchange in August that left the American Glazer family firmly in control of the club.
A vocal section of United supporters have argued that the cost of servicing debts following the Glazers' £790-million leveraged buyout of the club in 2005 have hampered its ability to compete with rival clubs at home and abroad.
"We have been very pleased at how the year has started both on and off the pitch," executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward told analysts on a conference call.
"Based on our first-quarter results and current visibility we remain confident that we can achieve our previously stated targets for fiscal 2013 – revenue between £350-million and £360-million and adjusted EBITDA of £107-million to £110-million," he added.
United, reinforced by the summer hiring of Japan's Shinji Kagawa and Dutchman Robin Van Persie, lead the English Premier League after finishing second behind local rivals Manchester City last season.
United have also already qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League after a costly early exit last season from Europe's most lucrative club competition.
United shares traded 12 cents lower at $12.86 in New York shortly after the opening on Wednesday. They floated at $14 in a listing that valued the club at $2.3-billion.
Investors have generally been wary of sporting franchises, concerned that their financial fortunes are too tightly linked to sporting success.
United argue that their global fan base and a buoyant TV rights market for the English Premier League give them sound financial underpinnings.
For the three months to end-September, a reduction in broadcast revenue pushed underlying core earnings (EBITDA) 15 per cent lower.
However, United said most of the decline was down to the scheduling of matches – the club played only one Champions League game in the period – and would be recouped.
United, who claim to have 659 million followers worldwide, signed 10 new sponsorship deals in the first quarter, the most eye-catching being a $559-million agreement with General Motors to have the Chevrolet brand on the club's famous red shirts from 2014.
The presence of Mr. Kagawa in their ranks has also led to a number of deals with Japanese firms. A 24-per-cent rise in revenues from all its commercial deals helped to push total revenues up 3 per cent to £76-million.
Profit from continuing operations was up to £20.5-million against a loss of £5-million a year earlier, a figure that was boosted by a tax credit which the club said related to it moving to certain U.S. tax bases.
Chelsea, who won the Champions League in May, said last week they had made a profit in 2011-12, returning to the black for the first time since Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003.


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Guns n Roses "You Could Be Mine" – Vidiot
One of the last videos I remember seeing on MTV, before it turned into the "Knocked Up Teens" channel, was today's pick. It seemed to play every hour around the same time the movie Terminator 2 reached its popularity. "T2″ was one of the first badass movies to be released in the 90's. A lot of that must have had to be the fact that Arnold "GET TOO THE CHOPPA" Schwarzenegger. I watched it 5-6 times in theaters. Just because the special effects 20 years ago blew my mind.According to wikipedia.org : Schwarzenegger appears in the music-video as the T-800 Terminator from the film who arrives at a Guns N' Roses concert, having mission orders to assassinate the band members. When the song is finished, the Terminator confronts the band and individually assesses each member except for Izzy Stradlin, as he was conspicuously absent in this section of the video. He gets to Axl and assesses that killing him would be "a waste of ammo." He then stares at Axl Rose for a while and walks off. Edited by Jeffrey Abelson, it was one of the most requested music videos during that period, and contributed to the hype surrounding Terminator 2. At the end of 1991, MTV placed it at #1 on their top 100 videos for that year.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST 2GB Graphics Card Review - Revised GK106
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (DirectX 9)
The Empire of Tamriel is on the edge. The High King of Skyrim has been murdered.
Alliances form as claims to the throne are made. In the midst of this conflict, a far more dangerous, ancient evil is awakened. Dragons, long lost to the passages of the Elder Scrolls, have returned to Tamriel.
The future of Skyrim, even the Empire itself, hangs in the balance as they wait for the prophesized Dragonborn to come; a hero born with the power of The Voice, and the only one who can stand amongst the dragons.
Our settings for Skyrim
Here is a video our testing run through, for your reference
The GTX 650 Ti BOOST, as well as the HD 7850 and GTX 660, perform well in Skyrim and find themselves a solid step above the frame rates seen with the HD 7790 and the GTX 650 Ti. Interestingly, those two slower graphics cards are also see really bad spikes in frame times causing hitching and stuttering. For Skyrim players on a budget though the new GTX 650 Ti BOOST is definitely going to be the best performer per dollar!
Nice review but gees do we really need ANOTHER low-mid range card? Couldn't Nvidia have given the GTX660 a price cut to match the 7850? Seems like an unnecessary release to me, just bring on the 7 series.
Competition Competition, too bad AMD doesn't have anything to offset the Titan's Inflated Price, anyhow,thanks for the review and the video Ryan! Great cards for the money.
I don't know if either this Boost card or the 7790 as actual vying as competition to one another, but rather plugging their suspected holes. AMD plugged their hole between 7770 and 7850 1Gb ($115-165) and Nvidia between the GTX650Ti and GTX 660 ($135-225).
I will say AMD miss the mark when it didn't get close to rumored 10% behind a 7850, but going with a $150 price. Nvidia seeing what AMD didn't hit the mark, goes $170 for a gelding basically matching the 7850 2Gb reference trim. They've known for 6mo's what that card could do and from what I see just "paper launch" this GTX660 boost gelding! Most AIB won't offer reference cards, they'll use existing PCB and coolers and ask $180. Nvidia cut the price of this binned gelding and AIB will use existing costs, if there was a bunch of room to budge Nividia/AIB's would've just moved on the GTX660 pricing. Here's the problem supposedly AMD couldn't move a 212mm2 Pitcairn chip lower, can Nvidia drop the 214mm2 GK106 much more now with three derivatives?
While a follow-up Bonaire at 160mm2 (25% smaller) AMD has room to move the price which they will to $125-130, and that's pretty much already assured.
You're a moron. The so called "boost" s are nothing more than pre factory overclocks.
A "boost" card can overclock more than a non-boost one and vice-versa since it's the exact same thing.
If you look up on how the 7970 Ghz editions overclock, you'll see that they have absolutely nothing different other than having a higher stock clock, which just goes to show how pointless of a card this is to be released.
Wow dude, butt hurt much? So u got jipped once just forget about it and game!
I've never bought a pre-OC'ed card in my lifetime and would also like to inform others not to.
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Damn that's some high quality shit there.
IDK WTF DILLIGAF means.
And I'm mad? Why the fuck should I listen to slow ass Joe Cocker if I'm mad?
I've argued with those like you a trillion of times before. You aren't worth my time, you're a waste of human being.
And if you were in front of me right now, I'd run you over with my T-Bird.
Have a nice day sir.
No offence but somehow I doubt you can afford a T-Bird. Anyway this is hilarious so learn more about DILLIGAF here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzgoXoOqnn0
And yes you mad. Dis-proportionally to the situation it seems. So your words say more than you realize. You should see a doctor about it and have a read here:
Peace dude.
Seriously... John Doe, the reason that Howie is trying to get this rise out of you is because you are throwing insults (moron, dummy, unworthy human being -or whatever the hell you said-) in each of your posts. There needs to be some sort of etiquette training here for people such as yourself... stop belittling others.
When I get my new car, I'll be posting a pic of it here.
It'll take some time though.
You two can both suck my weasel as far as I'm concerned.
85 watts for the 7790 and 140 watts for the 650 Ti Boost? That is a pretty hefty difference, especially considering the overall performance difference. Funny to see how things sorta swapped around as compared to the 7970/GTX 680 releases.
Did you all enjoy the John D. Show today!? What will he say next? Join us on another thread to see what happens!
You won't be able to catch it THAT long.
By the time you catch my last words, I'll be over JGuru.
I like pie.
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Today is October 2, which means two things to NBA fans. One, training camp officially starts for teams around the league. Two, NBA 2K13 hits store shelves. So where is our review?
I've played the game a great deal of hours over the past two weeks, but given the online debacle from last year's launch we wanted to test the retail version before we made a final judgment on the game. In doing so, we encountered a connectivity issue that could cripple the game if it's pervasive.
After every game in the offline Association mode, the game interacts with a server to tally the Virtual Currency you earn. In my experience, when this occurs I receive a server error that prevents the game from rewarding me VC and kicks me back into the main menu without saving my progress.
Obviously, a game-crippling bug would drastically alter my opinion of the game, so before we post my review we're waiting to determine whether this is an non-pervasive issue that can be corrected server side or if this is a more egregious bug that renders the mode unplayable. We've reached out to Visual Concepts for comment, and we'll follow up when they respond.
For those of you who have already picked up the game, have you encountered this bug as well? Please share your experiences in the comments.
UPDATE: Visual Concepts has resolved the issue and you can read our review here.
Email the author Matt Bertz, or follow on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, and Game Informer.


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This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the "Code") has been developed to increase awareness of ethical and legal issues. Although no document can address every decision you could face during your career with Zynga, this Code sets expectations and provides guidelines applicable to every employee, officer and director of the Company that are intended to serve as the framework by which we conduct business.
All employees should:
- Follow this Code, applicable laws, regulations, and Zynga's policies and procedures.
- Be sensitive to, and avoid, situations that could be perceived as unethical, or could lead to illegal or unethical actions.
- Review the reporting procedures applicable in your respective country (as described below).
- Seek guidance when legal or ethical questions arise in the workplace.
All employees are responsible for maintaining a work environment that encourages open communication about problems or concerns. Zynga does not tolerate retaliation against any employee for asking questions or making good faith reports of suspected violations of law, this Code, or any other Zynga policy. If you believe you are the victim of retaliation, you should immediately raise this concern with your local manager or the People Ops team.
Through honesty and mutual respect, employees at every level can help build Zynga's reputation as a fair and trustworthy partner.
We expect every employee, officer and director to read and understand the Code and its application to the performance of his or her business responsibilities. References in the Code to employees are intended to cover officers and, as specifically provided, directors in connection with their activities related to Zynga Inc. ("Zynga" or the "Company").
Officers, managers and other supervisors are expected to develop in employees a sense of commitment to the spirit, as well as the letter, of the Code. Supervisors are also expected to do their utmost to ensure that all agents and contractors conform to Code standards when working for or on behalf of Zynga. Nothing in the Code alters the at-will employment policy of Zynga, as permitted by applicable law.
The Code addresses conduct that is particularly important to ethical dealings with the people and entities with whom we interact, but reflects only a part of our commitment. From time to time we may adopt additional policies and procedures with which our employees, officers and directors are expected to comply, if applicable. However, it is the responsibility of each employee to apply common sense, together with his or her own highest personal ethical standards, in making business decisions where there is no stated guideline in the Code.
You should not hesitate to ask questions about whether any conduct may violate the Code, voice concerns or clarify gray areas. In addition, you should be alert to possible violations of the Code by others and report suspected violations, without fear of any form of retaliation. Section 14 below details the compliance resources available to you.
Violations of the Code will not be tolerated. Any employee who violates the standards in the Code may be subject to disciplinary action, which, depending on the nature of the violation and the history of the employee, may range from a warning or reprimand to and including termination of employment and, in appropriate cases, civil legal action or referral for regulatory or criminal prosecution.
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It is in everyone's best interests to know and comply with our legal obligations. While we do not expect you to memorize every detail of the applicable laws, rules and regulations, we want you to have a sufficient understanding to be able to determine when to seek advice.
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Many anti-corruption laws also require that we maintain accurate and transparent books and records. Each of us, regardless of the country in which we work, must adhere to these requirements, even where corrupt practices are expected or customary.
We must also do our utmost to ensure that our agents, consultants, and other third parties refrain from engaging in corrupt practices on our behalf. We cannot make any payment to a third party if it will be used to make an improper payment. We should perform due diligence on our business partners to avoid working with parties engaging in corrupt practices.
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Understanding the requirements of antitrust and unfair competition laws of the various jurisdictions where we do business can be difficult, and you are urged to seek assistance from your supervisor or the Compliance Officer whenever you have a question relating to these laws
We conduct our business in an environmentally responsible way that minimizes environmental impacts. We are committed to minimizing and, if practicable, eliminating the use of any substance or material that may cause environmental damage, reducing waste generation and disposing of all waste through safe and responsible methods, minimizing environmental risks by employing safe operating procedures, and being prepared to respond appropriately to accidents and emergencies.
We respect the rights of our employees to manage their personal affairs and investments and do not wish to interfere with their personal lives. At the same time, we expect our employees to be free from influences that conflict with the best interests of Zynga or might deprive Zynga of their undivided loyalty in business dealings.
Whether or not a conflict of interest exists or will exist can be unclear. If you are not an officer or director of Zynga and you have questions about a potential conflict or you become aware of an actual or potential conflict, you should:
- Discuss the matter with your supervisor or the Compliance Officer; or
- Submit a completed Outside Activity Disclosure Form (available on the Zyntranet) to People Ops for review.
Supervisors may not authorize conflicts of interest or make determinations as to whether a problematic conflict of interest exists without first seeking the approval of the Compliance Officer and providing the Compliance Officer with a description of the activity. If the supervisor is involved in the potential or actual conflict, you should discuss the matter directly with the Compliance Officer.
Executive officers and directors may seek authorizations and determinations from the Audit Committee. With respect to executive officers and directors, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the only action or relationship that shall be deemed a conflict is one that meets the requirement for disclosure in the Company's periodic filings with the SEC pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K ("Related Party Transactions"). Related Party Transactions shall be approved by the Audit Committee as required by applicable laws and regulations. Provided such approval is obtained in advance and such transactions are publicly disclosed, such approval shall not be deemed a waiver of this Code.
Loans and guarantees by Zynga have the potential to create a conflict of interest. All loans and guarantees by Zynga to employees or their family members must be approved in advance by the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee.
You may not take personal advantage of opportunities for Zynga that are presented to you or discovered by you as a result of your position with us or through your use of corporate property or information, unless authorized in writing by the Compliance Officer or the Audit Committee, as described in Section 6. Even opportunities that are acquired privately by you may be questionable if they are related to our existing or proposed lines of business. Significant participation in an investment or outside business opportunity that is directly related to our lines of business must be pre-approved. You may not use your position with us or corporate property or information for improper personal gain, nor should you compete with us in any way
False or misleading entries in Zynga's books and records are forbidden
The integrity of our records and public disclosure depends on the validity, accuracy and completeness of the information supporting the entries to our books of account. Our corporate and business records should be completed accurately, honestly, and transparently. The making of false or misleading entries, whether they relate to financial results or otherwise, is strictly prohibited. The following rules apply to all of us:
- Do not make any entry in our books and records that intentionally hides or disguises the nature of any transaction or liability or misclassifies any transaction;
- We must ensure that all transactions are supported by appropriate documentation, and that the terms of such transactions are reflected accurately in all documentation;
- We must all comply with our system of internal controls; and
- Do not maintain cash or other assets for any purpose in any unrecorded or "off-the-books" fund.
We are required to provide accurate and transparent financial disclosures
Our accounting records are also relied upon to produce reports for our management, stockholders and creditors, as well as for governmental agencies, including reports to be filed with the SEC that fairly present our financial condition and results of operations. Employees who contribute in any way to preparing or verifying these reports should strive to ensure that our financial disclosure is accurate and transparent. It is important that our reports contain all of the information about Zynga necessary to enable stockholders and potential investors to assess the soundness and risks of our business and finances and the quality and integrity of our accounting and disclosures.
The accuracy of our records depends on you. To help us maintain accurate records, we require that:
- no employee may knowingly take or authorize any action that would cause our financial records or financial disclosure to fail to comply with generally accepted accounting principles, the rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable laws, rules and regulations;
- all employees must cooperate fully with our Financial Department, as well as our independent public accountants and counsel, respond to their questions with candor and provide them with complete and accurate information to help ensure that our books and records, as well as our reports filed with the SEC, are accurate and complete; and
- no employee should knowingly make (or cause or encourage any other person to make) any false or misleading statement in any of our reports filed with the SEC or knowingly omit (or cause or encourage any other person to omit) any information necessary to make the disclosure in any of our reports accurate in all material respects.
Employees are expected to report any departure from these standards to a supervisor, the Compliance Officer, the Audit Committee or one of the other compliance resources described in Section 14 or in accordance with the provisions of the Company's Open Door Policy for Reporting Complaints Regarding Accounting and Auditing Matters.
We strive to outperform our competition fairly and honestly. Advantages over our competitors are to be obtained by offering our players a superior playing experience, not through unethical or illegal business practices. You are expected to deal fairly with our players, suppliers, employees and anyone else with whom you have contact in the course of performing your job.
It is a violation of federal law to engage in deceptive, unfair or unethical practices and to make misrepresentations in connection with sales activities. Employees involved in procurement have a special responsibility to adhere to principles of fair competition. When purchasing products and services, we should select suppliers based exclusively on normal commercial considerations, such as quality, cost, availability, service and reputation, and not on the receipt of special favors.
Improperly acquiring information about other companies may also constitute an unlawful business practice. If you obtain information by mistake that may constitute a trade secret or other confidential information of another business, or if you have any questions about the legality of proposed information gathering, you must consult your supervisor or the Compliance Officer, as further described in Section 14.
Gifts and entertainment are meant to create goodwill and sound working relationships. They are not to be used to gain improper advantage with customers or suppliers or to facilitate approvals from government officials. We must be cautious when giving gifts to customers, business partners and government representatives to avoid even the appearance of bribery or impropriety.
You also should not give or accept gifts or entertainment if they reasonably may be considered to affect your judgment or performance of your duties, to influence business decisions, or to create a real or apparent sense of obligation. Our customers, suppliers and the public at large should know that our employees' judgment is not for sale.
We may give or accept business-related meals, entertainment and token gifts provided they:
- have a business purpose;
- are kept to a reasonable value,
- do not improperly influence acts or decisions;
- are appropriate to the business relationship and local custom;
- are legal in both your country and the country of the recipient;
- are accurately and transparently documented in Zynga's books and records; and
- otherwise comply with Zynga's Gifts, Entertainment, & Hospitality Policy (which requires you in some instances to obtain approvals prior to giving any gift, entertainment or hospitality.)
These principles apply to our transactions everywhere in the world. No cash gifts may ever be provided.
No gifts, meals or entertainment may be given in violation of the Corruption and Bribery section of this Code or Zynga's Global Anti-Corruption Compliance Policy. Discuss with your supervisor or the Compliance Officer any proposed entertainment or gifts if you are uncertain about their appropriateness.
All employees are expected to protect our assets. Theft, carelessness and waste have a direct impact on our profitability. Our property, such as office supplies, computer equipment, networks, buildings and products, should be used only for legitimate business purposes, although incidental personal use may be permitted. You may not use our corporate name, any brand name or trademark owned or associated with Zynga or any letterhead stationery for any personal purpose. You may not, while acting on behalf of Zynga or while using our computing or communications equipment or facilities:
- access the internal computer system (also known as "hacking") or other resource of another entity without express written authorization from the entity responsible for operating that resource; or
- commit any unlawful or illegal act, including harassment, libel, fraud, sending of unsolicited bulk email (also known as "spam") in violation of applicable law, trafficking in contraband of any kind or espionage.
If you receive authorization to access another entity's internal computer system or other resource, you must make a permanent record of that authorization so that it may be retrieved for future reference, and you may not exceed the scope of that authorization. Unsolicited bulk email or text messages are regulated by law in a number of jurisdictions. Contact your supervisor or the Compliance Officer for approval if you intend to send unsolicited bulk emails or texts to persons outside of Zynga while acting on our behalf or using our computing or communications equipment or facilities
One of our most important assets is our confidential information. As an employee of Zynga, you may learn of information about Zynga that is confidential and proprietary. You also may learn of information before that information is released to the general public. Confidential information may be protected by patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret laws.
You must treat the confidential information of other companies and organizations in the same manner as you are required to treat our confidential and proprietary information. There may even be times when you must treat as confidential the fact that we have an interest in, or are involved with, another company.
Employees who have received or have access to confidential information should take care to keep this information confidential unless and until that information is released to the public through approved channels (usually through a press release, an SEC filing or a formal communication from a member of senior management). You must refrain from discussing confidential or proprietary information with outsiders and even with other Zynga employees, unless those fellow employees have a legitimate need to know the information in order to perform their job duties. If you are handling information protected by any privacy policy published by us, you must handle that information in accordance with the applicable policy. Consistent with this Code, our directors, executive officers and other employees are prohibited from providing "expert" advice to investment funds and similar organizations. Unauthorized use or distribution of confidential information could also be illegal and result in civil liability and/or criminal penalties.
You should also take care not to inadvertently disclose confidential information:
- Securely store any materials that contain confidential information, such as memos, notebooks, computer disks, mobile devices, memory sticks and laptop computers;
- Posting or discussing any information concerning our business, information or prospects on the Internet is prohibited without proper authorization.
- Do not discuss our business, information or prospects in any "chat room," regardless of whether you use your own name or a pseudonym.
- Be cautious when discussing sensitive information in public places like elevators, airports, restaurants and "quasi-public" areas within Zynga, such as cafeterias.
All Zynga emails, voicemails and other communications are presumed to be business confidential and should not be forwarded or otherwise disseminated outside of Zynga, except where required for legitimate business purposes.
Any waiver of this Code for executive officers (including, where required by applicable laws, our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller (or persons performing similar functions)) or directors may be authorized only by our Board of Directors or, to the extent permitted by the rules of the NASDAQ Global Select Market, a committee of the Board and will be disclosed to stockholders as required by applicable laws, rules and regulations.
Compliance Resources
If you have any questions or concerns related to the Code or wish to report any violations of the Code, the resources available to you include:
- Your supervisor. He or she may have the information you need or may be able to refer your question to another appropriate source.
- When you would prefer not to go to your supervisor, you should feel free to discuss your concerns with the Compliance Officer. Our Compliance Officer, may be contacted by telephone at (855) 996-4280 or by email at email@example.com.
- If you are uncomfortable contacting the Compliance Officer because he or she works in your department or is one of your supervisors, please contact our Chief Financial Officer.
If you wish to make a report anonymously, you may leave an anonymous message for the Compliance Officer at (855) 996-4280, although the Compliance Officer will be unable to obtain follow-up details from you that may be necessary to investigate the matter. Whether you identify yourself or remain anonymous, your contact will be kept strictly confidential to the extent reasonably possible within the objectives of the Code.
You should feel free to report or ask questions without fear of any form of retaliation. We will take prompt disciplinary action against any employee who retaliates against you.
If your concern involves potential misconduct by another person and relates to questionable accounting or auditing matters at the Company, you should report that violation to the Compliance Officer pursuant to Zynga's Open Door Policy for Reporting Complaints Regarding Accounting and Auditing Matters which is available on the Zyntranet, and describes the procedure for reporting complaints anonymously regarding accounting or auditing matters.
We have implemented a program of Code awareness, training and review. Our Compliance Officer oversees this program. In addition to fielding questions or concerns with respect to potential violations of this Code, the Compliance Officer is responsible for:
- investigating possible violations of the Code;
- training new employees in Code policies;
- conducting training sessions to refresh employees' familiarity with the Code;
- distributing copies of the Code annually via email to each employee and reminding each employee that he or she is responsible for reading, understanding and complying with the Code;
- updating the Code as needed and alerting employees to any updates, with appropriate approval of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, to reflect changes in the law, Zynga operations and in recognized best practices, and to reflect Zynga experience; and
- otherwise promoting an atmosphere of responsible and ethical conduct.
Reporting Possible Violations
If you are aware of a suspected or actual violation of Code standards by others, you are encouraged to immediately report it. You are expected to promptly provide a compliance resource with a specific description of the violation that you believe has occurred, including any information you have about the persons involved and the time of the violation.
Supervisors should promptly report any complaints or observations of Code violations to the Compliance Officer. If you believe your supervisor has not taken appropriate action, you should contact the Compliance Officer directly. The Compliance Officer will investigate all reported possible Code violations promptly and with the highest degree of confidentiality that is possible under the specific circumstances.
What If There Is An Investigation?
Employee cooperation during any Company investigation is expected, including that of the employee whose conduct is the subject of investigation. To the extent permitted by applicable law, failure to fully cooperate in any investigation upon request may be viewed as grounds for disciplinary action up to, and including, termination. In certain cases, information may also be shared with local law enforcement or other authorities as necessary to comply with legal requirements or to protect the Company's interests. The subject of an investigation will be notified of the report as soon as reasonably practical as required by applicable law. Zynga reserves discretion not to provide the subject of an investigation with the name of the reporting individual unless required by law.
Neither you nor your supervisor may conduct any preliminary investigation, unless authorized to do so by the Compliance Officer. As needed, the Compliance Officer will consult with the legal department, People Operations and/or the appropriate committee of the Board of Directors. It is our policy to employ a fair process by which to determine violations of the Code. If an investigation concerns any accounting, internal accounting controls, and auditing, the Compliance Officer shall promptly inform the Audit Committee, and the Audit Committee shall be responsible for supervising and overseeing the inquiry and any investigation that is undertaken.
If any investigation indicates that a violation of the Code has probably occurred, we will take such action as we believe to be appropriate under the circumstances. If we determine that an employee is responsible for a Code violation, he or she will be subject to disciplinary action up to, and including, termination of employment and, in appropriate cases, civil action or referral for criminal prosecution. Appropriate action may also be taken to deter any future Code violations.
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Teacher Faints And Crashes Into Set On Live TV
We recently we featured a video of people fainting at weddings. But apparently that's not the only place people faint.
Skolski Sat (School Hour) host Zlata Muck, opened the show by beginning lesson on the importance of oxygen, and how people cannot live without it.
She was saying to young students watching the program, "Good morning and welcome to School Hour. Today, the first 35 minutes of our show will be dedicated to one of the most important elements on Earth: oxygen. Without it there…"
It was at that point she got light-headed, stumbled backward and fainted. Muck was taken to a hospital and later returned to finish the show saying, "Well, now we all saw what happens when you don't get enough oxygen."


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Lentils are good for the heart due to their ability to reduce cholesterol levels in the body.
Yogurt contains healthy bacteria that aids digestion and kills harmful viruses. If you are taking antibiotics it is good idea to eat yogurt to help replace any healthy bacteria that may have been lost.


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RockPlayer2 V2.3.1, a bug fix update to V2.3.1 released a few days ago.
We removed advertisements and in-app-purchase, most likely they will not be back but we reserve the right . I'd like say a few words for the decision. Most of us are code farmers, who believes it would be a piece of cake to get enough money to maintain this company from the app , but we are wrong. Fortunately (or not?), we figured out a way, to provide media playback solution and service. That's why we left for a while and now we are back.
V2.3 is based on the SDK itself, including quite a lot improvements to the playback engine. The engine has been used for those projects with all kinds of rare cases, from chipset turn-key solution, 3D VR headset player, client of media service provider to app like web browser, it is much more faster and stable than before, the seeking is fluent and reliable.
Feature side, there is no change yet and they are coming.
//03-14 2014
There is a bug in our RockPlayer2 V2.2.6, when you press the "refresh" button of MediaLibrary, you will get nothing.
Sorry for this problem but we are hardly working on it, a new update will be released in days.
//08-02 2013
We have release RockPalyer2 for Android V2.2.4, support Android 4.3 now.
Due to Google's changing in internal codes, RockPlayer2 can't works on Android 4.3 before v2.2.4. Now it has been fixed and run perfectly on Android 4.3.
We suggest every RockPlayer2/RockPlayer Lite user upgrade to v2.2.4 if you want try Android 4.3.
Want to add customize Streaming Source in RockPlayer2 or share it with your friends ? Want to broadcast yourself to all the world ?
I have post "How to add your own streaming source in #51" you guys will love it .
//12-18 2012
RockPlayer2 now update to version 2.2.1, we add TV Streaming and built-in forum.
TV-Streaming : You can watch TV on air through RockPlayer2 now , and you can make your own streaming source or even your own TV station ! Our official streaming index collected limited TV streaming address , if you want see more , you can add by yourself . If you'd like to share your streaming source with others , you can make your streaming index using our specication and share it , people will add it to RockPlayer2 and see more channels . Our specification is open and free , anyone can use it to make streaming index and share it in RockPlayer2 . Users from all over the world will see you . If you like to do this , please send us a mail : firstname.lastname@example.com , we will send you the instruction in detail .
Built-in forum : We want to give a easy way for our users to feedback and share their source like subtitle or streaming index . So we add a built-in forum in RockPlayer2 , hope to see you guys there !
RockPlayer was one of the best media players on Android , after one and an half year , the second generation of RockPlayer - RockPlayer2 is coming now !
RockPlayer2 comes with all new design , more functions and several " unique features " like wifi file sharing and customize pannel , and now available for both Android & iOS .
We rewrote the engine of RockPlayer2, and optimized it for phone with several cores. RP2 supports almost all formats of media files you know, n matter MKV , AVI , RMVB , TS , 720p HD movies or APE, FLAC lossless music, RP2 can play almost everything .
1 . All New Design
We tried our best to make it as easy as possible for users to handle this app, RockPlayer 2 comes with beautiful UI and smooth operation. We focus on every single detail to make RockPlayer2 more delicate .
RockPlayer2 's UI is so simple and clear for users, you don't have to learn to use an app anymore.
RockPlayer2 now comes with full function media file management . the media library find and show all your media files automatically with thumbnail and other info like type , last play time and so on.
Or...you can shake your phone to hide some files you don't want others to find.
The media library find and show all your media files automatically with thumbnail and other info like type , last play time and so on.
Or...you can shake your phone to hide some files you dont want others to find.
Let's talk about the "Unique features"
RockShare : with RockShare , you can share your files with your friends just use your phone, your don't have to find a PC and USB line, you don't have to take your SD card anymore. RockShare is available for both Android and iOS, You can exchange files with any of your friends whose phone installed RockPlayer2 and in the same WIFI with you . File transfer speed can be as fast as 9MB/s.
Customize Pannel: To make the playback View simple and clean , we make the control bar customizable . Users can choose which button they need and where they put it .Just long press any button of the control bar , you will get the customize pannel and find what you like. So you can get most of the view for movie but not like some other player app , put all the buttons on a playback view .
we also add great support for gestures and streaming playback , you can handle everything just using one hand.
At last , here I make a movie for RockPlayer2, hope you like it .
For more information ,please go out website: http://rockplayer.com/rp2/en/ and find us on Google Play. Those without Play Store access can download the APK directly.


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Check out http://bit.ly/FedOASummary a summary of each federal agency's Open Access requirements; including a timeframe for completion.
To Organize your Research
Managing your data increases efficiency, and makes it easier to understand the details and procedures relating to your data and its collection throughout the lifecycle of the project. Sure, you remember every step of how your data was collected and how it's been manipulated today, but will you remember months from now when you are consumed by the next project? Can others follow the notes you've made to repeat your experiment? Or to re-use your data for another purpose?
To Satisify Funding Requirements
A growing number of agencies that fund research (like NSF and NIH) are requiring the data to be preserved and shared. A data management plan will help you meet these requirements by addressing documentation and preservation issues.
To Preserve your Data
The data you collected is the foundation of your research. Preserving your data ensures that your work can support future research, facilitates new discoveries, and allows other researchers to recognize your contribution. A good preservation plan also makes disaster recovery possible.