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Google Will Soon Know You Better Than Your Spouse Does
Ray Kurzweil, the director of engineering at Google, believes that the tech behemoth will soon know you even better than your spouse does.
Kurzweil, who Bill Gates has reportedly called "the best person [he knows] at predicting the future of artificial intelligence," told the Observer in a recent interview that he is working with Google to create a computer system that will be able to intimately understand human beings.
"I have a one-sentence spec which is to help bring natural language understanding to Google," the 66-year-old tech whiz told the news outlet of his job. "My project is ultimately to base search on really understanding what the language means."
In short, the Observer writes, Kurzweil believes that Google will soon "know the answer to your question before you have asked it. It will have read every email you've ever written, every document, every idle thought you've ever tapped into a search-engine box. It will know you better than your intimate partner does. Better, perhaps, than even yourself."
As creepy as this may sound to some, Kurzweil — who has long contended that computers will outsmart us by 2029 — believes that the improvement of artificial intelligence is merely the next step in our evolution.


text: Overview By Mayo Clinic Staff Print External beam radiation for prostate cancerExternal beam radiation for prostate cancerDuring external beam radiation treatment for prostate cancer, you lie on a table while a linear accelerator moves around you to deliver radiation from many angles. The linear accelerator delivers the precise dose of radiation planned by your treatment team. External beam radiation for prostate cancer uses high-energy beams, such as X-rays or protons, to kill cancer cells. During external beam radiation for prostate cancer, the high-energy beams are generated by a machine called a linear accelerator that aims the beams at your prostate gland. External beam radiation for prostate cancer kills cancer cells by destroying the genetic material that controls how cells grow and divide. Healthy cells in the beam's path also are affected by external beam radiation therapy, resulting in side effects. The goal of external beam radiation for prostate cancer is to destroy the cancerous cells while sparing as much of the normal surrounding tissue as possible. External beam radiation for prostate cancer is one of the standard treatment options to treat prostate cancer. It may also be used for men who have prostate cancer that comes back after surgery. Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic Why it's done Aug. 10, 2017 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter References External beam therapy (EBT). Radiological Society of North America. http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=ebt. Accessed Apr. 1, 2016. DiBiase SJ, et al. External beam radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer. http://www.uptodate.com/home/. Accessed April 1, 2016. Wein AJ, et al., eds. Radiation therapy for prostate cancer. In: Campbell-Walsh Urology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier; 2016. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Jan. 3, 2016. Prostate cancer. American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-treating-radiation-therapy. Accessed April 1, 2016. McAninch JW, et al., eds. Radiotherapy of urologic tumors. In: Smith and Tanagho's General Urology. 18th ed. New York, N.Y.: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2013. http://accessmedicine.com. Accessed April 1, 2016. Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has been recognized as one of the top Urology hospitals in the nation for 2017-2018 by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about this top honor External beam radiation for prostate cancerOverviewProcedure detailsWhy it's doneRisksHow you prepareWhat you can expectResultsClinical trialsMore aboutIn-DepthMultimediaResources Advertisement Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship Policy Opportunities Ad Choices Mayo Clinic Store Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic. 4 Simple Steps to a Joy-Filled LifeNEW! Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative MedicineStop Osteoporosis in its TracksMayo Clinic on Healthy AgingThe Mayo Clinic Diet Online Procedure detailsRequest an AppointmentClinical trials PRC-20167643 Patient Care & Health Information Tests & Procedures External beam radiation for prostate cancer

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Healthy include physical, mental, social, and spiritual. Not only mental, social and spiritual factors associated with emotional, physical too close friendship with emotional factors. Almost all organs suffer if emotions are not normal. Gastric and most heart felt. So emotional, as well as the stomach and the natural heart. So in order to complete our healthy, there should not be any element that should fully holistic be allowed to be in abnormality. Our emotions one of them.
On the way to the ups and downs of life emotions. Lying if people can not emotionless. Life becomes dry without including emotion. There needs to be a sense in every facet of life. That's positive emotions.
Emotions are bad, negative, which should always be controlled so smart when we need to excel. The role of emotional intelligence beyond other intelligence. For that purpose we need to continue to hone.
interfere with the performance
The slightest emotion necessarily interfere with the performance. How not bothered if you just have the potential to trigger a burst of anger heart attack. Deaths while meeting, in the business arena, or household life, often because it was so overly light of the emotion. Heart beat faster, blood pressure suddenly rises to the top. For those who already troubled heart, the load could make it lose.
At the time of anger came, and angry burst, flooding adrenaline in the blood. These hormones work bombarding everywhere organs. All the muscles of the body become more tense-vigilant, hands clenched, eyes widened, and sweat flowing excess. Even if the heart is still able to withstand the load, after the anger is completed, then the body becomes tired. Body bugarbegini not impossible deliver excellent performance.
People whose lives are always tense, the emotions are not calm, the muscles in his neck stiffened also participated. The doctor felt neck and shoulder muscle tension more rigid. Elevated muscle tone. Conditions of tense neck muscles stiff rod so that makes prolonged headache. We call this tension headaches.
Headache causes emotional tension was eased only by a mere headache medicine, it is necessary to loosen the emotions as well. Tranquilizers needed if people themselves unable to consciously make life more relaxed. Relaxation activities call it meditation, and yoga, we need.
Envy, jealousy, revenge, paranoia, or persistent anxiety is definitely detrimental to the body. Gastric be more acidic, then hurt. Stomach hurt reduce appetite, food intake is reduced, uluhati uncomfortable, head heavy, in addition to the body so lethargic and weak. This condition may not make us perform excellent.
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The same negative emotion lasts for a long time that makes people fall in stress (malstress). That should not be the case for the sake of good health. Not enough to make a physically fit body that undermines emotion. For that we need to be wise.
Negative emotions are often explode generally as wrong, wrong perception, mere misinterpretation. Only left brain sharpness in analyzing and emotion left unstable, unbalanced life make. We need encernya right brain that makes us wiser.
Think before you feel should be angry, to think before to make sure it is not wrong, misinterpretations, misunderstandings, how wise soul ripen. The more mature the soul, the more wise in the eyes of the crowd.
Schools tend to sharpen only the left brain, but art, appreciating music, enjoy the works of art, and art train right brain sharper. Emotional intelligence is there. If the emotional quotient (EQ) that we wish to pursue, we need emotional outburst bridle, then cancel it occurs. All of that which formed thought, taste, and we become truly excellent behavior.
Landscape design in Nassau County NY helped me to find a landscape design that worked well for my yard. I spent a lot of years not really caring what the lawn looked like, and it really showed. The house used to have some semblance of landscaping years ago, but it is not readily apparent if you look out the window now. What you do see is some patches of the yard that are overgrown with out of control plants and bushes and a lot of weeds. I needed to pretty things up so I was definitely interested in a landscaping plan.
I found a great company online that doesn't really put all the plants and flowers in, but what they do accomplish is setting up the stones and paving one needs to create a truly top notch landscaping design. They came out with a clipboard and we walked through the yard taking everything in. They asked a lot of questions about what I wanted and even offered up various opinions about what might or might not work. I was really thankful for that because I didn't know much about how things could look.
Once they set to work it quickly became apparent that these guys knew what they were doing. Not only did it look better, it looked fabulous. I knew it was a winner when a couple of neighbors floated over to comment on what was happening. They seemed awfully impressed and even wondered how I could afford such a beautiful outlay. That makes me happy. Once they get the whole design set up, I'm going to have someone come out and fill it up with flowers and plants and mulch. I'm even thinking about throwing in some new trees. I should have called these guys years ago and had them come out and fix the yard up. It's beautiful!
It is over a year and a half since we got this house. We had a plan all along, but the plan was contingent on a few factors, namely money. At any rate we are going to be in good shape once my pick up truck is paid off next month. At least that is going to be a bit more money we shall have for other stuff. At any rate we have have been checking out new shower stalls and shower doors in Essex county NJ. What we are not sure or not is whether or the job is going to be something we can do ourselves. Of course the guys who know how to do this stuff is going to be able to go in there and do a close to perfect job without any real possibility of it turning into a quagmire. We want to save some money if we can, but this might not be something you want to try yourself.
I was trying to find some videos on Youtube of people installing the type of shower that Annie has picked out. I figured that it was best to let her decide, mainly because I am a man and I do not really care a lot about how nice the shower. I care about whether or not it works well. The thing that I think about is the shower sprays the water and whether or not it works the way that I like it. I want to not run out of hot water most of all, but that probably has very little to do with the shower aside from whether or not it works efficiently. The thing I am thinking is that a shower door is probably pretty heavy and that it would be really bad to break it.
I knew that the best way to market my apartment complex was by hiring a company that does this every single day. I have my own talents, but marketing is not one of them. I can fix an electrical problem like an expert, but I cannot put together a marketing idea to save my life. That is why I went online and did a search for apartment complex marketing ideas. I was not looking to get ideas to do on my own. Rather, I wanted to find a company that would be able to handle this aspect for me.It did not take me long to find a marketing company that exclusively handles apartment complexes like my own. That made me feel even better about hiring them to help me with mine. I know that if I want a cake, I always go to the bakery that is on the corner. I don't go to the supermarket where they offer thousands of items, because I want the corner bakery that exclusively handles pastries and cakes. The detail is better, the taste is better, and the final product overall is better because they only handle a few things rather than a thousand things.I took that same philosophy with me when I shopped for a marketing agency. I would rather have a company that solely handles apartment complex marketing over one that handles marketing for anything from chewing gum to zippers. Because they only handle apartment marketing, they know all the tips and hints that are needed to get their customers the best ranking possible along with the proper ad placements and all of that other marketing mystery to people like me. All I know is that I went with them, and I just signed another year lease yesterday. Two more, and I am completely filled for the first time ever!
I live alone in a tiny home in New York. It's a minimalist home, so there's really only enough room for two people at most. It's a lot different from the home I was used to growing up in when I was a kid. It feels like my own personal space, and the best thing about it is that I can move it anywhere. Recently I needed to have someone come out to my home for HVAC repair in NYC. The heat in New York can become pretty hot, and I didn't want to experience the full force of that.
When the repair man arrived at my home, he was surprised to see it because he had never seen anything like it. All of the homes he had worked in were full sized homes, or in some cases, mansions. He was a pretty tall man, so he had to duck down when he entered the front door. It was like a giant walking into an elf house. I showed him where the air conditioner was and he looked at it. He found that a part was not functioning properly and had to be replaced, so he went to his truck to get one.
Once the repairs were made, the repair man went on his way, and I went inside to watch some television. The home is powered by solar cells that sit on the roof. The cells absorb solar energy and store it in a battery that sends power to the house. The cells can even absorb energy in situations where there isn't a lot of light, such as on a rainy day. I don't usually watch television for hours on end, so a full days worth of battery charge is enough to to whatever I need to do without running out of power.
It's that time of the season again that most of us are hardly fans of - tax season. Since I work in the United States as well as Bristol, I often have to file two separate tax forms, but luckily the accountants in Bristol know exactly what they are doing. There as a time when I used to be against the idea of taxes - why should we have any of our money taken away from us? Is it really the responsibility of the citizenn to help support the needs of the state when the state is wholly capable of incorporating itself? I like to think that the state is more than capable of being able to go into business for itself while meeting the demands imposed upon it from the fundamental pressures which exist in statehood. Yet, my opinion on this has changed to some degree. I believe that social programs are incredibly important, but thos programs should not be funded wholly by the state. Taxes should go into those programs so that the citizens might be able to support one another rather than having any sort of dependency upon the state except beyond its role as a collector of taxes and provider of the social framework. Of course, there are the social infrastructures such as roads, police and other security agencies which should be taken into consideration. It's my opinion that these agencies can be both personally incorporated or funded by the citizens. They should only exist within a local network rather than being under the thumb of the state - this gives the citizens an extra layer of protection from the security agencies should they be found to not work in their best interests. However, I do not believe that taxes should be channeled into any sort of military infrastructure.


text: Johnny: I am still pretty shy when it comes to autographs, sometimes I am riding the subway after a show, and no one notices me. I will sit there the whole ride, making eye contact, and nothing. That is why I still ride the subway, if it were to change, I'd have to spring for a taxi, who wants that?


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Sanford adds lifeflight: Bemidji area now served by two air emergency services
BEMIDJI - The region is about to have two lifeflight services.
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center has established a Sanford LifeFlight base at the Nary airport to transport patients between hospitals and respond to the scene of medical emergencies. The service begins at 7 a.m. Sunday.
"We're pleased to serve this area for decades to come," said Tim Meyer, director of Sanford Health's emergency air transport.
Sanford LifeFlight becomes the second air ambulance dedicated to the Bemidji area. North Memorial Ambulance Service was established in fall 2007 at Bemidji Regional Airport.
North Memorial in 2007 responded to more than 700 requests for service in the Bemidji area.
Sanford Bemidji LifeFlight anticipates having upwards of 350 calls a year, Meyer said. The service will handle Sanford Bemidji Medical Center's estimated 300 annual transport calls and an unknown number of hospital referrals and on-scene responses.
A press release issued by North Memorial Health Care stated that it remains committed to the Bemidji region and will continue offering emergency helicopter service to northwestern Minnesota.
"North Memorial is steadfast in our commitment to ensure the closest appropriate air resource, which ultimately is a best practice for trauma, stroke, segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and other critical time-sensitive emergencies," said Dr. Patrick Lilja, medical director of North Memorial Ambulance Services, in the release. "Moving forward, we anticipate a collaborative working relationship with Sanford Health."
Much like North Memorial is affiliated with North Memorial Medical Center in the Twin Cities, Sanford is affiliated with Sanford Health.
But neither is obligated to transfer its patients to hospitals in their health care system. Both will transport patients to whichever medical center is deemed best for the patient.
Sanford Health has purchased three new rotor-wing EC-145 helicopters, one of which is stationed in Fargo, N.D, and one in Bemidji.
North Memorial's air ambulance service operates an Italian-made Agusta Power-109, which, according to North Memorial, is the fastest civilian helicopter in the world.
Sanford Health unveiled the new Sanford Bemidji LifeFlight Service in a dedication ceremony Wednesday morning at Bemidji Regional Airport.
"This demonstrates Sanford's commitment to developing the services here," said Paul Hanson, the president of Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota.
Bemidji's $7.2 million helicopter can transport up to two patients at a time and is equipped with technologies including autopilot, single-pilot instrument flight rules and night vision goggles. The rear of the helicopter has clam-shell doors allowing for the use of a full ambulance cot.
"We bring the intensive care unit to the patient's bedside," Schultz said.
Each Sanford flight is equipped with a pilot, registered nurse and paramedic. The nurse must have at least three years experience in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the medic must have at least three years experience with a busy ambulance service.
"We do a lot more ICU-type care," said flight paramedic Christy Rukamp.
Rukamp said lifeflight staff works most often with patients who need critical care.
"It's nice in that we have critically sick patients who need our help and we can get them there a lot faster," she said.
Sanford LifeFlight in the Fargo region was founded in 1984 with two fixed-wing airplanes, transporting 1,000 patients a year. The fleet now includes four airplanes and four helicopters, including the one in Bemidji.
Larry Stillday, who offered an American Indian blessing of the aircraft, said his role in the dedication ceremony brought him back more than 30 years ago to his experiences in South Vietnam.
"A helicopter was the most beautiful thing out there," he said. "They rescued us many, many times."


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With "No Shelter," a video for singer Katie Costello, Paige gained dynamic reel footage and great connections and became SAG-eligible, thanks to the producers' use of the Screen Actors Guild's New Media Agreement. Not a bad return for about 12 hours of work. Yet Paige candidly admits that when she first saw the project's casting notice in Back Stage, she was less interested in the music than in a timely deliverable.
"I'm currently trying to work on building up my reel," she says, and she felt that a music video would "be something interesting to transition between one major scene and another major scene, just something different. I love that music videos are finished in a day—that's amazing. When you're doing a movie, you do one scene in a day." But Paige did not submit herself for the gig right away. "I normally shy away from music videos, as unfortunately most times you're asked to be scantily clad," she explains. "But I looked up Katie Costello, and I liked her music, her look, and her vibe."
The video's director, Matthew Pizzano, is grateful that Paige took a chance and sent in a submission. He eventually cast her as one of two "alpha females," a synchronized duo of snooty fashionistas who try to turn the video's naive protagonist into one of them. "This role needed to come from the actress's look and how she carried herself," Pizzano says. "Her movements needed to be rhythmic, and the character needed to have a certain degree of haughty status. [Jacqueline] had the look we were going for, and just from doing some minor direction exercises, it was clear that she could hit the notes she needed to hit during the course of the shoot."
A former model, Paige used her fashion industry experience to create a unique body language for the largely dialogue-free role. "I remember what those people are like: the mentality, the lingo, the walk, everything. Even the facial expressions," she says, revealing the slightest trace of an English accent. "Drawing on that was helpful, because that's not naturally who I am."
It wasn't the first time her fashion background gave her a leg up in the acting business. Of her headshot, Paige says, "I know it's different; it's more of a fashion shot. But I can't tell you how much more work I book with that shot than my general headshot, so I keep using it."
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Another MLS weekend, another talking point centered around a referee's decision.
On Saturday, in the LA Galaxy's 2-1 defeat of the Chicago Fire, LA midfielder Chris Birchall was cautioned for a late and reckless challenge on Chicago's Patrick Nyarko.
But take a look at the tackle again. Do you think it warranted the yellow card caution he received, or do you think the referee should have shown Birchall a red card? Should Birchall have received more than just a red — further punishment, perhaps?
Nyarko himself has his own opinion: "I don't know why it was a yellow card. I thought he should've been sent off."
If you were the ref, what would you have shown: yellow or red? Let us know!


text: Where do you guys get the notion you really know anything about any of these players? I see you freely say a guy is a cancer in the locker room or has an attitude problem and you are so free with the judgement. All I ask you to do is put yourself in the situation and consider how accurate judgments have been about you from others. Sometimes they are true and sometimes untrue. So be careful about throwing around such descriptions of guys you don't really know. If you do know the guy personally fine. But I am banking most of you don't know these guys. I would argue the media guys where you read or hear this stuff really don't know the guys either. Now with all that said, I understand the purpose of message boards and the freedom of opinion. But some of what I have been reading on here lately has me questioning the judgment of some of you who are so quick to judge. Lee2000


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This story was originally covered by PRI's Here and Now. For more, listen to the audio above.
The real price of wheat has steadily declined over the past 100 years or so. In 2005, however, the price of wheat started going up. Way up. The price doubled for kind of wheat called hard red spring, which is used to make much of the world's bread. Then it doubled again. Eventually, the price of food got so high that food riots broke out in 30 countries. Some 49 million Americans weren't getting enough to eat and 1 in 5 children were going to soup kitchens for meals.
The reason why people couldn't get enough to eat can be traced back to decisions made by banks like Goldman Sachs, reporter Frederick Kaufman told PRI's Here and Now. In a "bizarre, strange and subversive" financial move, which Kaufman detailed in Harper's magazine, Goldman Sachs did their best to divorce wheat from the actual product and turn it into a virtual investment.
In 1991, the bank created the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index for trading commodities like wheat, corn, oil, metals and livestock. According to Kaufman, this index allowed them to treat "these commodities, not like what they were – in other words, real things which real people uses for in order to feed people – but just looking at it as pure, mathematical formulation of money."
As money started pouring into the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index, other banks like JP Morgan started creating their own equivalent indexes. Speculators, who once played a key roll in keeping the price of wheat stable, started to artificially raise the price of the commodity. Kaufman reports, "They completely forgot that what they were messing with was real."
The irony was that the wheat crop in 2008 was "the greatest the world has ever seen," according to Kaufman, and the prices should have been low. But the speculators were busy driving up the price on the market.
"Real wheat had been completely divorced from virtual wheat," Kaufman reports. "And Goldman and the bankers were making unbelievable sums of money on virtual wheat, while actual people could not afford the real wheat."
Goldman Sachs has responded directly to Kaufman, denying all charges and writing, "the author spun a tale that had scant regard for reality." The bank also accuses the magazine of exploiting the plight of millions of people "as a pretext to launch unsubstantiated attacks against the financial industry."
Rather than cracking down on speculators, Kaufman suggests that the United States should set up a grain reserve that could regulate prices more effectively. That way, the government could release more grain when prices get too high. Unfortunately, according to Kaufman, there has been tremendous resistance to this idea, mostly in the name of free market fundamentalism.
Without some control over the market, Kaufman believes we may continue to see huge spikes in the price of food. People may soon find themselves paying $20 for a pound of hamburger meat, while bankers continue to get rich.
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All you want to know about 3G spectrum
Rediff Business Desk | December 12, 2007
The policy making regime for making spectrum available should be fair, transparent, equitable and forward looking, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on December 12. The government would also start allocating spectrum to new players, said additional solicitor general in Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal.
Users demand better and faster services, and as they start using high-end phones, they want more information, faster data access and multimedia services through their mobile phones. Only 3G technology provides this. So what is 3G spectrum all about? Read on.
Here are a FAQs on 3G spectrum.
2. What exactly do 3G spectrums do?
Third Generation or 3G is a generic term used for the next generation of mobile communication systems.
With 3G spectrums, your mobile can work for you even while you sleep. It sets your travel schedule and checks for jams along your route, whether you take the car/bus or the train. It can double up as cash and plastic money, a one-instrument payment system to pay for your tickets and purchases by simply texting the bank.
It can be your one-stop entertainment box that holds music files, downloads programmes you love while you're on the move.
3. In which country was 3G spectrum first introduced?
Japan was the first country to introduce 3G on a large commercial scale. In 2005, about 40 per cent of subscribers used only 3G networks. It is expected that during 2006 the subscribers would move from 2G to 3G and upgrade to the next 3.5 G level.
The success of 3G in Japan also shows that video telephony was the killer application for 3G networks. Downloading music was the biggest draw in 3G services.
4. How do 3G services help us economically?
3G services enable video broadcast and data-intensive services such as stock transactions, e-learning and telemedicine through wireless communications
With 3G, telecom operators want to cash in on revenues by providing high-end services to customers, which are voice data and video-enabled.
3G spectrum has been provided to GSM players like Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam [Get Quote] Limited, Bharti Airtel [Get Quote] and Vodafone Essar (then Hutch) to carry out an interface check on a non-commercial basis ahead of the start of 3G mobile services.
With this, the top two CDMA players have joined forces against GSM operators like Bharti and Vodafone to seek return of spectrum beyond the contractual amount of 6.2 Mhz.
Apart from PSU majors, spectrum for carrying out 3G trials has been given to all those who have applied under the National Frequency Allocation Plan on the 2.1 GHz band. GSM players operate on 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz, while CDMA players operate on 800 MHz.
6. How much spectrum has been granted to mobile companies?
Under the licence agreement with the department of telecommunication, GSM operators are entitled to spectrum up to 6.2 MHz while CDMA operators have been permitted spectrum up to 5 MHz.
However, a recent report states that three leading operators have excess spectrum beyond 6.2 MHz and there is no Cabinet approval for allocations beyond 6.2 Mhz.
7. What led to spectrum imbroglio in India?
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in its recommendations, had suggested an increase in the subscriber norms by two to six times. However, with GSM operators opposing the move, the issue was referred by the DoT to its standards setting organisation, the Telecom Engineering Centre.
The latter recommended hiking the minimum subscriber number even beyond what the Trai had suggested. Earlier formulae had suggested the subscriber number be a mid-point between what the Trai and TEC suggested or a 25 per cent 'tightening' of the existing policy.
8. How do mobile companies and government plan to end the spectrum row?
India's key mobile operators and the government are attempting a solution to the spectrum imbroglio, which includes accepting the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommendation on hiking the minimum subscriber base norms for additional allocation of spectrum.
The operators are also willing to accept auction of second generation spectrum beyond what has been contracted. According to them, they are allowed to have spectrum up to 10 Mhz.
9. What are the issues regarding 3G for providers and users?
3G has successfully been introduced in Europe. But several issues continue to hamper its growth.
10. In how many countries does 3G exist?
There are about 60 3G networks across 25 countries. In Asia, Europe and the USA, telecom firms use Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) technology. The WCDMA standard provides seamless global evolution from today's GSM with support of the worlds' largest mobile operators.
WCDMA technology is built on open standards, wide ranging mobile multimedia possibility, and vast potential economies of scale with the support of around 100 terminal designs to operate 3G mobile networks.
3G services were introduced in Europe in 2003.
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LONG BEACH >> Police say they have seen an uptick in burglaries in East Long Beach and warn residents to remain vigilant.
"Yes, there has been an uptick in residential burglaries (in East Long Beach) over the past few weeks. However, overall crime is still down in East Division, and we have made some significant arrests of prolific burglars in the past week," said Nancy Pratt, spokeswoman for the Long Beach Police Department.
Pratt noted, though, it's unclear if burglaries are up citywide as the numbers were not immediately available.
Investigators arrested a man who may be connected to as many as eight burglaries, though information on the arrest was not released pending an ongoing investigation.
One of the latest crimes took place late Tuesday night at an apartment complex in the 300 block of Temple Avenue, officials said.
The resident returned home to find the apartment had been burglarized, Pratt said.
"It appeared that the suspect entered the residence through an open window," she said.
The burglar managed to make off with jewelry and electronics, according to reports. The break-in is currently under investigation.
Authorities advise residents to always keep their doors and windows locked, especially while they are away. Officials also remind people to keep gates and garage doors closed, noting a criminal can take quick inventory of what's in a person's garage by simply walking or driving by.
Another telltale sign that someone may not be at home is letting newspapers stack up while the resident is away for more than a few days.
People can request a free vacation check of their home by contacting the Senior Police Partner volunteers.
They also recommend people get to know their neighbors.
"This makes it easier to recognize a person that doesn't belong, and neighbors that communicate are more likely to look out for one another," she said.
Anyone with information on Tuesday's incident or any other similar case should contact the Long Beach Police Burglary Detail at 562-570-7351.
Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org. For a vacation check, call 562-570-7212.
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For starters, I checked the archives on this one and yeah, I found info, but I still can't figure out what everyone is saying. This may sound like a dumb question, but is there a difference between ear cartilage and ear flesh? does the latter of the two exist? (on a coyote, by the way). Secondly if this is the first animal where I had to turn the ears, is it safer to leave the cartilage in? and should i use ear liners or do a "bonded ear" with bondo or something like that? Thanks
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hello, im not a pro, but, as far as cart and flesh, that is a diff, ears usally have both, there is the skin, hair or not, then you have the cartilage, and some meat near the butts of the ear. and as far as a liner or bondo, ive only delt with liners, just easier, you pretty much put them in and your done,other than putting the glue in. the only thing with liners is some recommend you take out the cartilage if your gonna use liners , which can be a task, you have to take your time, dont rush it,coyote skin is very thin, let alone on the ears, with bondo youll have to put the bondo in the ear and shape them. i guess to each his own on that part.
Make sure you split those ears!
Make sure you split those ears!
and split the ears - you can either use liners , bondo or make your own out of aluminum flashing - since this is your first i am assuming you want to keep costs to a minimum - what i am using now are cottage cheese containers - the curve that is in the 1 lb container is perfect - if you have any ?'s on coyotes email me direct
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Sequoia Brigade Camp is the camping arm of Christian Service Brigade for California. Our emphasis for more than 50 years has been Discipleship, Evangelism and Christian Maturity
Every Summer we provide low cost and high quality residential and trip camps for boys and girls as well as Father/Son and Father/Daughter camps where Dads can spend quality time with their children.
We believe that the camp experience is a tool that God has used for years to bring individuals and families closer to him as they draw near to his creation and take a break from their everyday lives that are so often full of distractions.
Our Goal at the end of each camp is that each camper will go home having:
- Heard the good news of The Gospel
- Grown in their Christian walk
- Memorized and hidden God's word in their heart
- Learned new outdoor skills
- Had a total blast and created memories that will last a lifetime
- Been changed forever by God's word
Our Father/child camps are designed to provide a lot of opportunities to build memories together while providing a lot of flexibility so the dad and child can direct their time.
It is important to note that though many of our camps and trips are not officially Father and Son or Father and Daughter camps, we not only welcome but encourage dads to come along with their children. That time together having adventures is often some of the most important time that a dad can have with his children and can mark a turning point in their relationship.
Because our focus is on creating a setting for discipleship we provide a high counselor to camper ratio at our residential and trip camps. No one gets lost in the crowd.
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The character whose hair I am attempting to replicate is Hitokiri Battousai, young Himura Kenshin, from the Rurouni Kenshin Tsuiokuhen OVA (released in the U.S. under the inaccurate but license-dodging title Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal). If you haven't seen this anime*, teenage Kenshin looks like the picture at left. In the OVA, his hair is sleeker and less spiky than his older, TV-anime self. It's also fixed in a very high ponytail, instead of tied at the nape of his neck.
* If you really haven't seen the Kenshin OVA, leave the computer right now, go find a copy, and watch it. Go ahead; I'll wait. The four OVA episodes comprise one of the most beautiful and multi-layered art films I've ever seen. (Caution: They also contain extreme violence. Parental discretion advised.)
(Laura here! No, seriously — every time I see this film, I notice something else in the layers of symbolism. Fanboys like it 'cuz it's bloody; artistes like it because it's complex. Enjoy.)
The base wig is a Forever Young Lavishly Wild in 39-130, seen at left in its natural, fresh-out-of-package form. This wig was a really bad choice for this style (which I knew going in, but it was the right length and right color and right place and right time, so we got it anyway). Although the Lavishly Wild is a gorgeous wig with tons of body and nice fiber, it is designed to be worn down and loose; the wefts in back are spaced wide, which makes it difficult to style an updo without showing wig cap, and the long, thick sections of fiber alternate with wefts of short hair that stick out when trying to smooth the hair into a different style.
There is also A LOT of fiber in this wig. Too much, in fact. (How often does that happen?) I had enough surplus fiber to make wefts for the sides and still have a pile left over, and I think the resulting ponytail is still a little too thick…
The ponytail doesn't require a lot of styling materials — just hair bands, some assorted hair clips, and a rattail comb. The straight-toothed brush is to pull out loose fiber during styling (DO NOT EVER BRUSH WIGS WITH A HAIRBRUSH unless you're trying to remove wig fiber! If you only want to detangle the wig, use a wide-toothed comb). I also used scissors, tape and a sewing machine to make wefts. The hairdryer is optional; if your wig is easily heat-styled, you might find it useful.
(Laura here! One reason we got this wig is that while we were considering another, the shop girl took out a brush and began pulling it through the wig. We didn't want it anymore after that damage. We're not kidding about the comb thing.)
You will also need a wig head, and I recommend mounting it on a wig stand. If you don't have a commercial wig stand, it's easy to cobble one together out of cheap materials. The one I'm using here is a broken broom handle stuck in a Christmas tree stand. Works great, and it was free. ^_^
Before you style the wig into an immobile style, it's important to stretch the cap to the right size; otherwise, it might be too small to fit on your head after styling. Measure around your head, then pad your wig head until it's about the same size as your skull.
(Laura again! This is where the quote, "Your head is approximately the size of a pant leg, two scraps of ponte knit, and a wig head" comes from. Just so you know.)
To begin, the wig is pinned securely to the wig head, and any snarls or tangles are carefully picked out. Long wig fiber tangles really easily, and with all the stuff I'm going to be doing to this wig, I don't want to make it any more angry than it is already.
(It's easier to start with a de-tangled wig and keep it clean as you work than to try to smooth it after styling with tangles….)
I want to make sure I leave enough fiber out of the ponytail for Kenshin's side layers. Using the rattail comb, I separate out sections of the weft at the top and front and pull them forward. (Using hair from the top of the wig allows me to cheat a bit, as it will cover any weft exposed by restyling the hair over the ears.) After making sure they match, I braid them to keep all the hair contained and pin them out of the way.
Starting at the top front, I pull the long sections of hair straight back and clip them where I want the ponytail to begin. If you have a heat-style-able wig, you can use the hair dryer to shape the fiber back smooth against the cap; as it turned out, this wig had a higher softening temperature than some others I've worked with, so I abandoned the heat method and just went with brute force. ^_^;
(Brute force makes us sad, but this was in Kenshin's younger days, before he'd become a pacifist…. — Laura)
Next, I gather each section of weft from the sides and do the same, pulling them all up to where I want the ponytail. When I have several sections, I secure them with an elastic hairband. Notice that this leaves large gaps showing through the wig cap. We'll have to fill those in.
Now for the sides and back. First, let's get that huge ponytail-in-progress out of the way so we have room to work… (I told you this wig had a lot of fiber!)
(This actually was a pretty nice wig, and it was $50 retail in an NYC wig shop. I could probably have done a bit better on Ebay or such, but not much. Overall, a much, much better deal than a $30 party store wig which wouldn't survive the styling and would feel awful on your head. — Laura)
Now, back to those front sections. I know Kenshin's layers aren't going to reach much below his chin, so I have a lot of extra length to play with. After calculating length (and then adding a couple inches just in case), I cut the front sections. This gives me fiber to make extra wefts for the sides.
There are lots of ways to make wefts; some involve sewing, others don't. Since I was sitting next to the sewing machine, I figured it was easier to stitch them than it was to run downstairs and find the glue. ^_^
I spread the wig fiber across a piece of adhesive tape to hold it in place, then run it through the sewing machine a couple of times to bind the fiber together. Then I fold the ends over and stitch it again to secure the hair. (This sample is messy; my bobbin tangled and pulled everything out of alignment, but you get the idea.)
Now I stretch the elastic and hand-stitch the weft inside the edge of the outermost wig strap, using a thread that matches the hair in case the stitching should show (you'll notice I forgot to change the thread on the machine when making the wefts. Oops).
(Oops. Hey, at least I love red and black together. — Laura)
Once the weft is sewn in place, I pull the newly-wefted fiber out from under the elastic strap and up over the rest of the hair. See how it covers those holes made by pulling the rest of the hair up?
Repeat on the other side of the wig.
For the back, I could have trimmed more and made more wefts, but since there was so much fiber in the wig already, I decided I could make things easier. I took the two rows of weft at the bottom of the wig cap, divided the hair into sections, twisted it loosely around the bottom elastic, then threaded it back up through the cap toward the ponytail. This effectively hides the elastic and tag at the bottom of the wig, and points the hair in the right direction for the ponytail.
This is what the twist looks like from the inside of the wig. It just loops around once and goes back out.
By this point the ponytail is plenty huge already, so there's no reason to keep adding wefts in the back and making it bigger. Instead of pulling the remaining fiber from the back of the wig up into the tail, I comb it down the back of the head and trim it to about the nape of the neck. Since it will be right under the ponytail, having it short will make it easier to detangle.
Next, I feather the side layers a bit — not completely, because I want to do the final trim with the wig on the actual cosplayer's head, to make sure everything is the right length — but just enough to give them shape.
I trim loose hairs and even up the tips of the bangs a bit, and that's as much finishing as I can do until it's on Laura's head.
But I have all this surplus wig fiber left over… It's practically enough to make another ponytail!
…So I make another weft (why not?) and use it to wrap the ponytail holder, and incorporate the remaining length into the huge fluffy ponytail of doom. Just because. *^_^*
Except for final trimming and shaping of the bangs and front layers, here is the completed styled wig. Total styling time: Approximately 4 hours.


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Obama to reform 'No Child' through executive action - Geithner staying - Jake Siewert's last week - Eric Schmitt, Thom Shanker book preview - Pawlenty stars in first Playbook Breakfast on the road
BULLETIN: Citing partisan gridlock and congressional inaction, the Obama administration today will announce that it is moving forward on reforming the No Child Left Behind education law (a major campaign promise), using executive authority to waive the most onerous provisions of the law for states that agree to carry out specific reforms outlined by the Education Department. In September, the department will announce the final details of this package. But this week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants schools, districts and states to know that relief is on the way. The administration is looking to follow the states' lead and look at the policies they're moving on anyway, including state-developed accountability systems and teacher evaluation. See the release
--"Admin to issue education waivers," by Abby Phillip: "Waivers are likely to address the law's requirement that 100 percent of students are proficient in state assessments by 2014, and the stringent sanctions that could result in a complete restructuring of schools deemed as 'failing.'" http://bit.ly/qOeXwh
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NO MARKET MELTDOWN OVERNIGHT-- AP: "A pledge from the European Central Bank to support the shaky bonds of Italy and Spain helped calm investor nerves in Europe Monday despite big losses in Asia following the downgrade of U.S. debt by Standard & Poor's. … Europe's main markets in London, Paris, and Frankfurt were trading lower, albeit modestly." WSJ: "Markets in Japan, China and Hong Kong ended lower."
BREAKING -- "Dr. Jill Biden Arrives in Kenya to Visit Dadaab Refugee Camps, Highlight the Need for Aid in the Horn of Africa": "Dr. Jill Biden … arrived in Kenya [yesterday] with Senator Bill Frist, USAID Administrator Raj Shah, Assistant Secretary of State Eric Schwartz, and Special Assistant to the President Gayle Smith. Dr. Biden's trip will underscore the United States' commitment to working with the governments and people of the region, and the international community, to assist the people of the Horn of Africa during this urgent time of need, and to investing in long-term solutions to hunger and food insecurity in the region. … Dr. Biden will meet with President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to … discuss how the United States can work with international partners on the best response to this crisis."
SNEAK PEEK: "Iowa Democratic Party to Host Series of Roundtables On Disastrous GOP Agenda In Advance of GOP Debate, Straw Poll: Participants to include Rep. Leonard Boswell, DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, local elected officials … In the lead up to the Republican debate and Straw Poll in Ames, GOP candidates are touting their support for disastrous policies like the Ryan Plan or Cut, Cap & Balance which would slash Social Security and end Medicare as we know it while protecting tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires."
DEBUT: PLAYBOOK BREAKFAST ON THE ROAD: Tim Pawlenty will be our guest FOR THE FULL HOUR at the Science Center of Iowa, in downtown Des Moines, at 8:30 a.m. on Friday – the morning after the debate, and the day before the Ames Straw Poll. Senator Schumer closed his Playbook Breakfast by quizzing y'all on baseball trivia. In the final minutes, T-Paw also will have an onstage surprise. Doors open at 8 a.m. – would love to see you. RSVP: http://politico.cvent.com/event/PlaybookAugust, or email@example.com.
EMAIL DU JOUR, responding to yesterday's EDJ, on the insurgents' strike on the SEALs: "Wow someone is trying to blame Iran! Iran had nothing to do with this. It happened in Wardak. Like 99% of fighters and weapons there likely all came from Pakistan. I know everyone wants to hate on Iran. But the enemy in Afghanistan is Pakistan, not Iran."
FIRST LOOK – "Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda," by New York Times correspondents Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker – coming Aug. 16 from Times Books:
--Chapter 10, "The Obama Strategy": "[U]nlike Cold War deterrence, when the weapons were held in ready reserve, now, in the age of terror, the United States was not just threatening but already was on the attack, using armed Predator drones for constant strikes on terror targets inside the sovereign territory of Pakistan. The drone strikes had two complementary goals, one tactical and one strategic. The immediate, tactical goal was to bring about the death of Al Qaeda leaders, other militant commanders, and their operatives. But when looked at from a longer perspective, the fear of the remotely piloted, heavily armed drones overhead had proved to be a deterrent in itself, pushing Al Qaeda senior leaders deeper into hiding, preventing their gathering together, and keeping them constantly on alert, in motion, and off balance. … The drone strikes are only part of the CIA's secret war inside Pakistan that President Obama has approved."
--Chapter 11, "Counterstrike in Abbottabad": "The death of bin Laden … offered the Obama administration a rare opportunity to undercut the terrorist group's narrative and brand-name appeal. In the weeks leading up to the raid, White House aides prepared messages and counterarguments to Al Qaeda's narrative to be used by senior American officials in briefings and interviews in the event bin Laden was killed or captured. They also devised strategies for getting America's message across on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites. 'We essentially prepared a messaging strategy for every possible circumstance to include a good outcome as well as for more difficult, messy situations, even catastrophic ones,' said Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser for strategic communications."
--Epilogue, "Tell Me How This Ends": "The nation is without doubt moving ever closer toward the dangerous precipice of another attack. The length of the journey to that next mass-casualty strike has been extended by years of successful counterstrikes. And it is possible, but not certain, that the severity of the attack – the drop off the cliff – has been diminished. But the attack is coming. The most important thing the nation can do is be resilient. That denies terrorists the strategic victory they seek." $16.46 on Amazon http://amzn.to/ou5Grx
BIRTHDAYS: Sunny Feldman (hat tip: Jud) … Claire Brinberg, Christiane Amanpour's producer at "This Week" … David Bass … Ron Klain, celebrating later with a faux Indiana State Fair … MARC AMBINDER … Jackson Diehl (hat tips: Patrick Gavin) … Michael Schwartz … Jonah Sieger is 40 (h/t Elizabeth Wasserman) … Joan Mondale is 81 … Deborah Norville is 53.
CHRIS CILLIZZA "Politics & Pints" trivia-fest: tonight at 7 at Cap Lounge. http://on.fb.me/qhbWml
SECRETARY GEITHNER ANNOUNCES HE'S STAYING THROUGH THE ELECTION after getting "the hard sell" from POTUS, according to a friend. Told Obama on Friday.
--Treasury statement: "Secretary Geithner has let the President know that he plans to stay on in his position at Treasury. He looks forward to the important work ahead on the challenges facing our great country." … Jay Carney statement: "The President asked Secretary Geithner to stay on at Treasury and welcomes his decision."
--Ben White: Geithner "is the final remaining member of Obama's original economic team — and the one the president has always been closest to and relied upon most, especially in times of crisis." http://bit.ly/p14dVp
JAKE SIEWERT, counselor to Secretary Geithner, is wrapping up this week. No immediate plans. He's been at Geithner's side for a little over two years, starting in early June 2009 – a lifetime.
S&P – now known around town as "the Russian judge."
-- Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr): "The $2 Trillion Mistake is the new Mission Accomplished."
--THE CASE FOR S&P – Reuters blogger Felix Salmon: "Yes, the ratings agencies were in large part responsible for the financial crisis. But their mistake there was having TOO MANY triple-A ratings. … [A]ll sovereign defaults are political, not economic — especially defaults by countries which borrow exclusively in their own currency. S&P and Moody's can look at all the econometric ratios they like, but ultimately sovereign ratings are always going to be a judgment as to the amount of political capital that a government is willing and able to spend in the service of its bonded obligations. If Treasury really believes that S&P based its judgment fundamentally on debt ratios and the like, it's making a basic category error about what it is that sovereign raters actually do. … We saw the values of Congress during the debt-ceiling debate, including various members of the House who said with genuine sincerity that they'd actually welcome a default. In that context, S&P's judgment is hard to fault." http://reut.rs/n4pBBY
--THE CASE AGAINST S&P – The Atlantic's Clive Crook: "[W]hat new information did the downgrade and the analysis supporting it provide? None. After their performance of the past few years, rating agency analysts have, or should have, little credibility in any case. Reports of the initial $2 trillion misunderstanding in S&P's examination of the Treasury's books (they used the wrong CBO baseline) lend a tragicomic note, and run their reputational capital down even further. And all this would be true even if US Treasuries were arcane instruments that few investors could afford to monitor carefully, forcing them to rely on the agencies for lack of anything better. In fact, of course, US Treasuries are the most widely and intensely analyzed obligations on the planet. What does S&P know about them that you and I don't? The informational content of the downgrade is precisely zero." http://bit.ly/oUaZie
TOP TALKER – The New Yorker's RYAN LIZZA, "The Political Scene: Leap of Faith -- The making of a Republican front-runner -- Michele Bachmann's world view has been shaped by institutions and people unfamiliar to most Americans": "Her appeal, along with her rapid ascent in the polls, is based on a collection of right-wing convictions, beliefs, and resentments that she has regularly broadcast from television studios and podiums since 2006, when she was first elected to Congress. Often, she will say something outrageous and follow it with a cheerful disclaimer. … [O]n her campaign plane—Bachmann dubbed it her 'Barbie jet,' in homage to Barbie's pink Glam Vacation Jet, sold by Mattel—on June 28th, as we headed from New Hampshire to South Carolina, Bachmann was celebrating the P.R. victory over Chris Wallace. The 'flaky' comment made him look mean, even sexist, and her refusal to accept his non-apology made her look tough. He finally called Bachmann personally and offered a clearer apology, which she accepted. Bachmann marvelled at how the controversy 'seems like it happened years ago.' 'There you go, exaggerating again!' an aide joked. Everyone laughed.
"But, on the plane's television, Sean Hannity, of Fox News, was discussing the latest Bachmann controversy: an interview with George Stephanopoulos, in which she defended an earlier statement that the Founders worked tirelessly to end slavery. … David Polyansky, the deputy campaign manager, groaned. 'I wish he wouldn't replay it,' he said. … The campaign veterans did not see the benefits of their candidate chatting about American slavery. But Bachmann was still not convinced that she was wrong. Someone had sent her research to back up her claim. 'Did you get that e-mail saying that there's more of them that we can talk about?' she asked, from the front of the plane. … It is a peculiarity of the current political moment that a politician with a history of pushing sectarian religious beliefs in government has become a hero to a libertarian movement. … Part of what's so appealing about her is that she speaks passionately and off the cuff. But she often seems to speak before she thinks, garbles words, mixes up history, or says things that don't make sense. At some point, when more people are paying attention, she might go just a bit too far." http://nyr.kr/pMwD6Z
BACHMANN on NEWSWEEK's cover as "THE QUEEN OF RAGE" – LOIS ROMANO, on "Why Michele Bachmann is riding high going into Iowa": "Petite and prim, the 55-year-old mother of five delivers her stump speech with the earnestness of a preacher. She pulls out a huge whiteboard and for dramatic effect scrawls just how many zeros can be found in a trillion. … Just months ago, Bachmann was the butt of jokes on late-night TV for her flawed grasp of U.S. history. But all that changed one night this spring when she took the stage at the first major GOP presidential debate with the middle-aged, drab men running for the nomination, and set herself apart with poise and precision. When others meandered or waffled, she shot back with answers that reduced Washington's dysfunctional gridlock to understandable soundbites.
"In Iowa, where she was raised, Bachmann has become the living embodiment of the Tea Party. … Asked if her positions are extreme, Bachmann replies that the Tea Party's ideals are simply the most rational solutions to a broken and profligate government, and that the only option is to stand tough. 'I do not twist in the wind,' she says proudly. There's no telling if Republican primary voters will reward such intransigence. Even within the Tea Party itself, Bachmann is a polarizing figure. Many—especially in Iowa, with its high percentage of evangelical Christians—respond rapturously to her combination of antigovernment fervor and religiously inspired moral traditionalism on issues like abortion and gay marriage." Article http://bit.ly/nvOtx0 Cover image http://politi.co/quCMQA
****** A message from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation: Washington is debating tax reform. There's talk of substantial tax cuts that will give trillions of dollars back to American taxpayers. That sounds great. But if these tax cuts aren't paid for, future generations will be stuck with the bill. Congress is right to pursue tax reform - the code is outdated, complex and unfair. Tax reform done right should be permanent, because businesses and individuals need certainty to plan and invest. It should be based on realistic, independent projections and assumptions about the effect on our economy and our fiscal outlook. And it should enjoy bipartisan support, so that it's durable over time. Lawmakers should use the valuable opportunity presented by tax reform both to improve our fiscal outlook and strengthen the economy at the same time. Congress, tax reform should grow the economy. Not the debt. Learn more at www.pgpf.org/tax-reform. ******


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Open House/Pet Costume Contest: Hosted by Cypress Veterinary Hospital. Hospital tours, pet costume contest, hot dogs, a raffle and more. To enter the costume contest, bring your pet in costume, to the hospital by noon. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 27. 2037 Main St., Oakley. Free. 925-625-5330, www.cypressvethospital.net.
Halloween Festival: Join the Contra Costa Humane Society for an afternoon of trick-or treating, costume contests for pets, pet adoptions, photos, carnival games, children's costume parade, more. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 27. Streets of Brentwood, 2565 Sand Creek Road. Nominal fees apply for some activities. Schedule: www.cchumane.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=254&Itemid=119.
Burgers for Contra Costa Humane Society: Dine at the Habit Burger Grill's new location from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 28 and all of the proceeds will go to the Contra Costa Humane Society. 1504 Geary Road, Walnut Creek. 925-279-2247, www.cchumane.org.
Help homeless animals: That's Amore, Tri-Valley Animal Rescue's annual dinner and auction will take place from 6-10 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Castlewood Country Club, 707 Country Club Circle, Pleasanton. Tickets are $75 and include appetizers, dinner buffet, dessert, coffee and auctions. Purchase tickets at www.tvar.org.
Animal Lover's Boutique: Holiday sale featuring unique animal-themed gifts for people and pets. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 3. Feline Medical Center, 3160 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton. Benefits Jackie Barnett's Just Like New Fund. www.valleyhumane.org.
Hoofprints on the Heart: International riding coach and horse trainer, Leslie Desmond, will demonstrate the "Feel and Release" approach to horse handling and riding Nov. 4, at Hoofprints on the Heart adaptive riding center, 455 Olivina Ave., Livermore. One-on-one and auditing sessions available. Contact Robbie Kingston at 415-691-0565 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
V-I-Peek programs: New programs at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum offer a behind-the-scenes opportunity to see what it's like to work with their unique collection of animals. Eagle Encounter: Learn from eagle handlers what it's like to work with these birds, help prepare a meal and get premium seating for the exhibit hall presentation of Raptors! Keeper Experience: Meet resident animal ambassadors (reptile, bird and mammal) up close and personal and help animal keepers prepare meals, create enrichment activities and assist with a public presentation. Space is limited. Participants must be 10 years or older and advanced registration is required. $175 per person; $150 members. $275 per guardian/child combination; $250 members. 925-935-1978, www.wildlife-museum.org.
Pet Axis, the Howl-O-ween edition: This community event hosted by Axis condominiums features tours of model homes with your pet, a pet services fair and a Howl-O-Ween Doggie costume contest with prizes. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 27. Axis, 28 N. Almaden Blvd., San Jose. Free. 408-297-9888.
Howl-oween Dog Costume Contest: Prizes given for cutest, scariest, funnies, coolest, group and best doggy trick for treats. Dog showcase: 1-4 p.m. Costume contest 2 p.m. Oct. 28. Pet Food Express, 15466 Los Gatos Blvd., Los Gatos. $5 entrance fee. 408-356-7600, www.furryfriendsrescue.org.
$10 Animal Adoption Days. Silicon Valley WeCare Animal Shelters are offering pet adoptions for $10 through Oct. 31. Hundreds of dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, mice, rats and hamsters are available. For information, visit www.wecareproject.org.
Fishing in the City: Learn to fish clinics teach the basics of fishing to children and adolescents ages 5-15. Equipment and tackle are provided. There is no charge for the clinics but there may be a park entrance fee. Each adult may bring two children; a driver's license is required for a rod loan. For information, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Dog Adoption Showcase: Pet and play with dogs of all sizes and breeds and get "insiders information" from foster parents who are currently taking care of them in their homes. Noon-2 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 29. Humane Society Silicon Valley, 901 Ames Ave., Milpitas. 408-262-2133, ext. 150. See available dogs at www.hssv.org.
Dog Book Reading Club: Do you love dogs? Want to learn more about their behavior, training, learning, body language, and using positive training methods? The Humane Society Silicon Valley Dog Book Reading Club meets from 2-4 p.m. fourth Sundays monthly to discuss a different book. 901 Ames Ave., Milpitas. Free. 408-262-2133, www.hssv.org.
Pet Loss Support Group: This group is for anyone who has experienced the loss of a pet or anticipates one. 6:30-7:30 p.m. first Tuesdays monthly, through Dec. 4. Humane Society Silicon Valley, 901 Ames Ave., Milpitas. Free. 408-262-2133, ext. 178, www.hssv.org.
Howl-o-ween Yappy Hour: Dogs and their owners are invited to the Ritz-Carlton's Gazebo Lawn for treats, toys and flavored waters as well as beer, wine and appetizers. Prizes given for best canine costumes. A portion of all food and beverage proceeds will go toward the Peninsula Humane Society. 5-8 p.m. Oct. 25. 1 Miramontes Point Road, Half Moon Bay. 650-712-7000.
Pet Health and Adoption Fair: 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 27, Southampton Pet Hospital, 490 East L St., Benicia. Food, samples, demonstrations and fun. 707-745-1135.
Evening with Owls: Meet live owls and hawks and even bats at this event presented by the Hungry Owl Project. The event also includes educational speakers, wild life artists, appetizers, wine, beer, a silent auction, raffles and more. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Mill Valley Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley. $75. ($85 after Oct. 19). Reservations, 415-454-4587, www.hungryowl.org.
"Doggie Boogie" movie benefit: Fitness SF is sponsoring a screening of the family movie "Doggie Boogie" benefiting Muttville Senior Dog Rescue which provides homes for senior dogs age 7 and older. 5 p.m. Oct. 27. Delance Street Screening Room, 600 The Embarcadero. $10. 415-602-7177, www.DoggieBoogieMovie.com.
Animal Care & Control's Pet Pride Day: Featuring famous pet costume contest, pet trick competition, animal rescue groups, pet adoptions, vendors, working animal demos, Frisbee dogs, and more. Dogs welcome. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 28. Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park, 300 Bowling Green Drive. Free. 415-554-6364, www.petprideday.com.
Pawtrero Bath House and Feed Company's Pet Halloween Party and Charity Benefit: Costume contests, prizes, professional dog photographers, groomers, holistic and raw pet food vendors, adoptions, food and entertainment. The first 750 dogs receive a trick-or-treat bag of goodies. Benefits Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, Grateful Dogs Rescue and Toni's Kitty Rescue. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 4. Brannan between Delancey streets and Embarcadero. Free. http://www.pawtrero.com/blog.
Pug-o-ween: A party for pugs (and pug mixes under 35 pounds) and their people. Games and contests, including best costumes, raffles and live and silent auctions. Admission includes pizza lunch and entry into all games and contests. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 28. Sycamore Lane Farm, 5111 W. Sargent Road, Lodi. Adults: $20, 12 and younger: $15, pugs: $3. 916-484-5004, www.pugsavers.com.
Yolo Basin Wildlife Area: Tour the 16,000-acre wildlife area with an experienced field trip leader. View flooded seasonal and permanent wetlands, native grasslands and young riparian forests. Depending on the season, look for migrating and resident waterfowl, shorebirds, songbirds, raptors and wading birds. 9 a.m.-noon, second Saturdays monthly, through April. www.yolobasin.org/events.cfm.
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area Guided Wetlands Tours: A wildlife naturalist will lead a group (minimum of 18 people) through the diverse wetlands of the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area. Learn wildlife identification and behavior patterns, conservations efforts and more. The experience can be customized to include requested information, along a half-mile walking route. For information and scheduling, call 530-846-7505 or email email@example.com. www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/wa/region2/graylodge/index.html.
Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve docent-led walks: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Binoculars and bird books available to borrow at no cost. Visitor Center and main overlook are fully accessible. Day use is $4.32 per person, ages 16 and older. Groups of 10 or more should schedule a separate tour. www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region4/elkhorn.html.
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MARIETTA, Ga. -- Police say they've made two arrests in a shooting that left one man dead in Marietta late Tuesday at an area apartment complex.
Cobb County investigators first responded to the 2800 block of Windy Hill Road to a report of a person shot. There, at the 1200 building of Belmont Place, police found one man suffering from injuries not expected to be life-threatening. The 31-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital as the search continued. Later another victim, later identified as 25-year-old Esmond Ford, was found dead of a gunshot wound inside a nearby apartment.
It was an observant off-duty Cobb County police officer who noticed another person near the 1200 building around the same time. With the help of the department's Violent Incident Prevention Early Response (VIPER) Unit police identified and arrested 26-year-old Carl McCline who was sitting outside his apartment in Smyrna, Ga.
On Friday, police and the Cobb County Sheriff's Office worked together to apprehend 26-year-old Charon Brazzel who was in a hotel in College Park, Ga.
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Tired of the limo lineups and double-digit tasting fees at Napa? We are too. So why not grab your sunglasses and corkscrew and head to the Paso Robles region in California, which boasts one of the state's hottest wineries.
Located halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, the region is gaining recognition for its Rhône varietals and 200-plus wineries.
"We're still kind of that authentic California, where the price point of entry is still very doable," says Stacie Jacob, executive director of the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance. "You don't have to have a reservation to come to a winery."
The rise of Paso is based on both wine and the fact that Napa and Sonoma are crowded with tourists, says The Globe and Mail's resident wine guru, Beppi Crosariol. "And one of the hottest properties in Paso is l'Aventure, run by Frenchman Stephan Asseo. Amazing big reds, unconventionally blended from cabernet sauvignon and syrah."
Asseo moved to California from Bordeaux so he could mix things up. And he has done so with success. "That really depicts the pioneering spirit that is here," Jacob says.
Other must-visits include Eberle Winery, which started planting grapes here in the 1970s. The estate is known for its cabernet sauvignon, with piles of medals to prove it. Tablas Creek Vineyard is another success story - founded in 1989 when the U.S. and French partners found terroir similar to their French roots.
So set up camp in Paso Robles, a one-time ranch town now dotted with eateries such as Artisan, and then hit the country roads.
Second question: We're taking our kids to New York in November and would like to stay in a modern hotel with family suites and a nice pool, but without paying $600 a night. Suggestions?
Well, The Pod Hotel may not be for you - unless you're still co-sleeping. But in the metropolis of everything, and Le Parker Méridien, a contemporary 725-room property a few blocks from Central Park, meets your needs.
It even has a rooftop pool, says Chris Heywood, vice-president of public relations for NYC & Company, the official marketing and tourism organization for New York. "It is lovely because it's glass-enclosed and you can see the city."
The hotel is also home to Norma's, a popular spot featuring extravagant ways - foie gras French toast - to start your day. And there's an affordable burger joint tucked in the lobby.
Oh, and about that bill. In November, standard rooms, which you can book adjoining, start at $289 (all amounts U.S.) a night; a junior suite with a pullout couch, starts at $439 a night.
Or if you can give up the pool, check out the spacious Best Western Hospitality House, a converted prewar building near Radio City Music Hall, Heywood suggests. One-bedroom suites start at $300 and two-bedroom suites start at $450.
After all, are you really going to have the energy to swim laps after exploring New York?
Karan Smith is a former Globe Travel editor.
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Avant-jazz saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart has created one of a kind album. His third outing Sone Ka La hooks aspects of African dance, Caribbean rhythms, and uptown soul-jazz voicings together to create escapades that are as jumping as a ceremonial bash in Tangier's Kasbah and as romantically suave as a midnight cruise down the Seine River in Paris. Schwarz-Bart's first album Immersion began his voyage to discovering world music's Mecca of rhythmic patterns which led him to his sophomore release The Brother Jacques. His third album is the Bible of world music's ancient and modern rhythms. Above all, Sone Ka La is a dance album from its jubilant percussive movements which are reminiscent of an Alvin Ailey revival to the smooth jazz trams made for lounging lovers. The album has changing moods that keep the dances in a state of flux and meshing nostalgia with contemporary and making them come together as one.
Born in Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, Schwarz-Bart explains in a press release that he was deeply influenced by the music of his homeland and that his album reflects these influences. "The album is like a novel. It's rhythmic and melodic story is the history of many styles fusing into a new one with an array of moods and modes." As a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston and as an avid world traveler, Schwarz-Bart studied the rhythmic patterns of music inherent in the cultures of Morocco, Brazil, Cuba, African nations, and the countries of the West. There are episodes of avant chord angles and odd tangents which create hallucinogenic atmospheres like on"Pa Pale" and "Lewoz" There are also smooth jazz phrasings which appear on "Love" and "Descent." Schwarz-Bart creates loose seams and tight whorls with his saxophone keeping in time with the melodic folds and producing sonic images through the changing drum fills. His chameleon skill on the saxophone shows that he is mutable at adjusting his notes to the varying dynamics and instrument tones and grafting a harmonious association.
The atmospheres in the music range from enthusiastic to solemn and pensive. The tropical sways, West Indies accents, and African percussions give the songs added flavor as a nostalgic jazz aura wafts in the air. Produced by Robert Sadin (Herbie Hancock), Sone Ka La is many styles of jazz and ethnic music. Each song has its own mode of dance in conjunction with its rhythmic pattern. The movements vary from tribal, festive and carnival-like to being romantically-hued, ruminating, and gloomy. The album's multiple features and expressions of fluidity are as diverse as the flora and fauna which grows in Schwarz-Bart's homeland of Guadeloupe and just as nurturing at building new forms of fascination.


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Garda probe fails to put drug gang out of business
MEMBERS of the drugs gang put together by Ireland's wealthiest criminal are back in business despite garda efforts to dismantle the network.
Detectives have been working with Spanish and Dutch police to prosecute alleged members of Christy Kinahan's gang, believed to be behind a multi-million drugs and crime empire. Now officers admit the prosecution is unlikely to go ahead for some time.
In the meantime, the gang members are back in business and have reinvented themselves by using their old contacts on the continent. The massive cross-border police investigation codenamed Operation Shovel will not be completed until well into next year.
It was set up in 2008 but progress has been slow because of the complexity of the task.
Most of the inquiries carried out by the garda national drugs unit and their counterparts overseas have been finalised. But alleged assets are still being tracked around the world.
The suspects are being investigated for involvement in crimes ranging from drug trafficking to money laundering and falsifying documents.
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Oregon has boasted the nation's top offense through two games in Autzen Stadium, racking up yard after yard and score after score in a pair of blowout wins.
Now it will see if it can find similar success on the road.
The No. 16 Ducks will make their first visit to West Lafayette in nearly 29 years on Saturday when they face a Purdue team looking to snap a 14-game losing streak against ranked opponents.
Oregon (2-0) had the fifth-best total offense in the country in early November last season before faltering down the stretch, losing senior quarterback Dennis Dixon to a knee injury and three of its final four games.
Oddsmakers from Sportsbook.com have made Oregon –7.5 point spread favorites (View College Football odds) for Saturday's game (Game Matchup). Current public betting information shows that 79% of bets for this game have been placed on Oregon -7.5 (View College Football bet percentages).
Dixon is gone, but so far the Ducks offense is back to being the top-flight unit it was before he was hurt last season. Oregon has racked up an average of 592.0 yards in its first two wins, scoring 110 points in the process.
The Ducks tried two quarterbacks to replace Dixon late last season, but after both struggled, they turned to Justin Roper. A redshirt freshman at the time, Roper shined in Oregon's Sun Bowl win over South Florida, throwing four touchdown passes to dilute the memory of three straight losses to end the regular season.
Yet he wasn't going to be the starter to open 2008 until Nate Costa went down with a season-ending knee injury. Roper then suffered a concussion early in the Ducks' season-opening 44-10 win over Washington, and didn't practice until Wednesday leading up to the team's game against Utah State last Saturday.
Roper returned against the Aggies, though, throwing for a touchdown and running for another as Oregon piled up a school-record 688 yards of offense in a 66-24 victory. The Ducks had seven rushing touchdowns, including two from LeGarrette Blount, who ran for 132 yards.
"Our mentality was we don't care who we play, on offense we're going to score every time we get the ball," Roper said.
The lone negative for Oregon was an injury to senior running back Jeremiah Johnson, who ran for 37 yards on his lone carry last Saturday before dislocating his right shoulder. But coach Mike Bellotti said he was merely held out as a precaution, and expects Johnson to be ready to go against Purdue (1-0).
The Ducks had to replace the production of Jonathan Stewart, who ran for 1,798 yards a year ago, and Johnson and Blount have gotten off to a good start. Blount, a junior college transfer, reveled in his first two trips to the end zone.
"Right about now I'm on top of the world," he said. "I've been thinking about what it's going to be like (to score), and it's lovely."
Oregon will try to beat a Big Ten team on the road for the second straight year after last season's 38-7 thrashing of Michigan. The odds would seem to be in the Ducks' favor - Purdue is 12-34 against ranked opponents under coach Joe Tiller, losing 14 straight dating to a 27-14 win over No. 10 Iowa on Nov. 8, 2003.
The Boilermakers got their season started last week with a 42-10 rout of Football Championship Subdivision member Northern Colorado. It was Tiller's 84th win in West Lafayette, tying him with Jack Mollenkopf for the most in school history.
"It doesn't mean that much to me personally, but it's an honor to be in his class," Tiller said.
Purdue had the Big Ten's top total offense and passing attack in 2007, and it's expected to rely heavily on its passing game again. Senior quarterback Curtis Painter led the league with 29 touchdowns last season, and tossed two last Saturday.
Painter's top targets are senior Desmond Tardy and Greg Orton, who combined for 201 yards receiving in the opener, and after playing two teams that relied on multithreat quarterbacks, Bellotti is concerned about facing a pocket passer like Painter.
"I love our secondary and really like our defense, but they'll be tested as they've not been tested this year," Bellotti said. "(Painter) will buy time in the pocket and allow routes to develop."
Oregon lost 13-7 at Purdue on Sept. 29, 1979, the only previous meeting between the schools.
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