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1. Field of Invention
This invention relates to computing and in particular to the field of data structures such as interlocking trees datastores.
2. Description of Related Art
Practically, in the field of computer programming, utilities are programs that perform very specific tasks, usually related to managing system resources, but may perform other practical functions as well. Within the realm of traditional relational databases, utilities used to query tables within databases in order to retrieve, update, or track data are fairly common in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,643,649, entitled "Utility for cross platform database query" teaches a utility for cross platform database query, where the utility resides at an object server in a data system. The utility obtains a set of data items from a library server in the data system; places the set of data items from the library server in a temporary table at the object server; obtains each data item from the temporary table and the base object table; and converts each data item from the temporary table and the base object table, if a conversion is required, such that each data item from the temporary table and the base object table may be compared.
Specifically, in terms of retrieving data from within a database, U.S. Pat. No. 5,129,082, entitled "Method and apparatus for searching database component files to retrieve information from modified files" teaches a method where each database component file contains information regarding the text contained in the source file which enables the user to quickly determine the frequency of occurrence of the specified text and the location of the specified text in the source file.
Updating data in traditional relational databases is addressed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,564,215, entitled "Update support in database content management." This patent teaches a method for updating data objects that are maintained in data storage external to a database management system (DBMS). Also, U.S. Pat. No. 4,648,036, entitled "Method for controlling query and update processing in a database system" teaches a method of performing update transactions in a database system to preserve consistent logical data states at all times.
Determining locations within databases is another function of utilities. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,697,797, entitled, "Method and apparatus for tracking data in a database, employing last-known location registers" teaches a data tracking scheme that employs a "last-known location" register as a part of a data block's ID.
While producing satisfactory results in traditional relational databases, the methods cited above do not apply to KStore technology.
All references cited herein are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
A method for accessing or updating a KStore (also referred to herein as a K Store or just K) including at least one K path having at least one subcomponent node and at least one root node includes providing at least one utility routine and accessing the KStore using the at least one utility routine. The accessing may include traversing the at least one K path. The at least one K path includes a further node and bidirectional links between the at least one node and the further node. The method includes traversing between the at least one node and the further node by way of the bidirectional links. The further node can be a beginning of thought node (BOT), an end of thought node (EOT), root node or a subcomponent node A location may be determined within the KStore. The K Store is queried. Searches for information within the KStore may be performed. The KStore may be traversed to constrain and focus the KStore. The K Store may be updated.
The KStore technology addresses the problems associated with traditional relational databases. As described in copending U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 10/385,421 filed Mar. 3, 2003 and entitled "System and method for storing and accessing data in an interlocking tress datastore" (published as US Patent Application Publication No. 20040181547 A1 Sep. 16, 2004 and for which U.S. Pat. No. 6,961,733 was granted Nov. 1, 2005) and copending Ser. No. 10/666,382, filed Sep. 19, 2003 and entitled "System and method for storing and accessing data in an interlocking trees datastore" (published as US Patent Application Publication No. 20050076011 A1 Apr. 7, 2005 and for which U.S. Pat. No. 7,158,975 was granted Jan. 2, 2007) both by Mazzagatti the KStore structure eliminates the distinction between transactional data and stored (relational) data.
With the development of the KStore technology, there is a need for utilities to access the unique interlocking trees datastore and provide information from within the K to other internal procedures for use in handling requests from external applications, data sources, and GUIs.
We have developed a system and various methods for creating and accessing interlocking trees datastores and various features of said interlocking trees datastores. We refer to an instantiation of these interlocking trees datastores that we have developed as a "KStore" or just "K". In particular these structures and methods have been described in U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 10/385,421, (published as US Patent Application Publication No. 20040181547. A1 Sep. 16, 2004 and for which U.S. Pat. No. 6,961,733 was granted Nov. 1, 2005) and Ser. No. 10/666,382 (published as US Patent Application Publication No. 20050076011. A1 Apr. 7, 2005 and for which U.S. Pat. No. 7,158,975 was granted Jan. 2, 2007). Additionally, we described a system in which such interlocking datastores could more effectively be used in unpublished U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 10/879,329 filed on Jun. 29, 2005 and entitled "Functional operations for accessing and/or building interlocking trees datastores to enable their use with applications software." While the system and method we describe in this patent relate with particularity to the specific interlocking trees datastores which inventor Mazzagatti hereof described in the above-referenced patent (applications), it should be readily apparent that the system and methods described herein may also be applicable to similar structures.
The invention described herein below related to interlocking trees datastores, a structure described in prior patent applications and can be readily used by and adapted to devices described in patent applications U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/759,466 filed on Jun. 16, 2004 and entitled "Saving and restoring an interlocking trees datastore" (now published as US Patent Application Publication No. 20050165749 A1) which is for use with such interlocking trees datastores.
As explained in the above mentioned patent documents, a KStore structure can be built within the memory of a computer system or computer systems. Depending on the amount of data loaded into K, the KStore structure and the amount of computer memory used can be quite large. As well, the more nodes there are in the data structure, the more nodes will be searched during a query of the data. The more nodes searched, the more time it takes to provide an answer to the query.
The invention described herein overcomes the inherent limitations associated with the prior art by providing a series of KStore utilities, which are a group of programming routines or procedures (or potentially hardware or some other as yet unidentified medium), that are called and used repeatedly within KStore to access, update, traverse, and search the structure, resulting in the return of information from the structure to other routines for processing if required.
The invention will be described in conjunction with the following drawings in which like reference numerals designate like elements and wherein:
As taught in unpublished U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/879,329, we have integrated KStore components into a system that is facile at handling data for nearly any desired use. While the above mentioned patent taught how the components of the KStore system integrate, in order to understand the topic of this current invention, a brief summary of the KStore system is presented below.
In a preferred embodiment, data coming into KStore can be learned, formed into an interlocking tree structure (K), and read into computer memory. Refer to
Additionally, the KEngine 11 a can provide output according to the information received from the KStore 14 a. The output can be displayed on a graphical display device (not shown). Furthermore, input can be received and information can be determined by the KEngine 11 a simultaneously with the building or testing of the KStore 14 a. For example the KStore 14 a can be built from a data source 8. Any number of threads can be streamed simultaneously from the data source 8 to the KStore 14 a by way of a learn engine 6 within the KStore system 10. Additionally, the data source 8 can be another KStore 14 a, a data repository storing data records from a dataset or another KStore or any other source of record sets suitable for storage in the KStore 14 a. In a preferred embodiment of the invention input from the application program interface/utility 5 and the learn engine 6 can be received by the utility 4. The utility 4 can include any routines useful for performing tasks within the KStore 14 a such as routines for receiving particles and traversing the interlocking trees datastore within the KStore 14 a.
In addition to the set of routines to access the KStore structure and return information for processing taught in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/666,382 (published as US Patent Application Publication No. 20050076011 A1 Apr. 7, 2005 and for which U.S. Pat. No. 7,158,975 was granted Jan. 2, 2007) many other utility routines that derive values and other information from within an interlocking trees datastore can be developed and programmed by those skilled in the alt. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/258,292 filed on Oct. 24, 2005 entitled "API to KStore interlocking trees datastore" which is owned by the Assignee of the instant application teaches the application programming interface (API) which includes the API Utility 5 and the Learn Engine 6. API 5 enables user programmers to develop and execute multiple application programs without having to understand the processes required to traverse and return address locations within a KStore interlocking trees datastore. The present invention includes the utility routines 4 that are not visible to end users. The present invention also includes utilities that are located anywhere in the KStore system 10 whether they are visible to end users or not, if they are used to access and derive K values or information from the KStore structure or perform other tasks upon the information in the KStore 14 a. In a preferred embodiment, however, utilities that are visible to end users never permit node locations or addresses or K location pointers out of level (or layer) 16. The utility tasks of the present invention can include, for example, querying, accessing, traversing, searching or other tasks required for managing KStore resources.
In the field of computer programming, a "utility" is a program that performs a specific task, for example, a task related to managing system resources. Operating systems contain a number of utilities for managing disk drives, printers, and other devices. Utilities differ from applications mostly in terms of size, complexity and function. For example, word processors, spreadsheet programs, and database applications are considered applications because they are large programs that perform a variety of functions not directly related to managing computer resources. In the current embodiment, KStore utilities are a group of programming routines or procedures (or potentially hardware or some other as yet unidentified medium) that are called and used repeatedly when the KStore structure is accessed, updated, traversed and searched, resulting in the return of information from the structure to other routines for processing if required. We have chosen to differentiate between those utilities visible to end users, such as API utilities, and those not visible to the end user, such as the utilities described within this patent.
In the current embodiment we identify sets of utilities that perform different functions. It should be noted that these do not make up the complete set of potential utilities that will be integrated within KStore. Those skilled in the art will recognize that many other utilities can be programmed and integrated into the space identified in KStore system 10 as Utility 4.
Utility Sets
As mentioned above, within the current embodiment there are sets (groups) of utilities. The main function that ties all of these utilities together is that they can all work to access a KStore datastore, in order to derive values and information from within the structure, and return information to other routines. The following are examples of utilities:
Retrieve information from K
Update K structure
Determine K locations
Each of these groups contains one or more utilities that function to perform a specific task. In the following discussion, we will define what each group of utilities does.
Retrieve Information from K
The utilities in this group retrieve information from a K structure. This may be accomplished by traversing a KStore structure, finding values or returning information to other system components and applications which may in turn supply the information to users. The utilities within this group can be further subdivided into at least the following sub-groupings according to the functions they accomplish: retrieve particle values and retrieve structure information.
The retrieve particle values sub group contains procedures to obtain values or particle sequences from within a KStore interlocking trees datastore. These procedures may retrieve particle values from single nodes. In the preferred embodiment, these single nodes are the elemental root nodes of a K structure.
There are also procedures within this sub group that may return values for entire paths or from between sets of nodes on any level of a K by traversing the structure and returning the associated particle sequences. The structure may be traversed in any manner that is convenient to obtain the particle values.
An example of a procedure in this sub group is one that reconstructs a set of particle data that was previously inputted into K and learned. For example, this procedure can obtain the value or particle sequence for end product node 252. Refer to
Next the procedure can proceed toward the next node along the path to subcomponent node 236. As with the subcomponent node 228, the procedure can determine the particle value of the elemental root node associated through the Result path of the subcomponent node 236. In this case the particle value is "T" from the elemental node 276. The procedure can write this value to a string buffer in memory as it did with the first node. This process can be continued at each node in the path between the end product node 252 and the BOT node 270, writing each value to the string buffer. In this way, input can be reconstructed by traversing the Case path, finding all of the values or particles of data for the path, and writing them to string buffer memory. The particle sequence or values in the string buffer can then be presented to the user, used in a calculation, or any other process or procedure commonly used in computer operations.
The logic of this procedure is shown in
This procedure can be used to reconstruct multiple input sequences by starting at a higher level in K and traversing from higher to lower end product nodes using the Result bidirectional pointers. For example, to reconstruct a multiple input sequence in the KStore of
Note that particle values may be any digitized data. Digitized data may be returned as sound, pixels, or other like values.
The retrieve structure information sub group can find and return specific information about the interlocking trees structure. This may include but is not limited to, the number of nodes in a specific asCase list or asResult list, the location of nodes in relation to other nodes or information from additional fields that may be contained within the nodes. One of the procedures can return the value in the count field of each root node for the field values associated with a specific column within a K. For example, assume that for the field "salesperson" in an exemplary data set, there are two values "Bill" and "Tom." The procedure can determine the count or the number of times each of these values has been recorded within the structure.
Update the Structure
The utilities in this group can update individual nodes (which may include fields, information, or counts) or sets of nodes in a K structure. The utilities within this group are subdivided, in the current embodiment, into at least the following sub-groupings according to the functions they accomplish: updating K by adding, removing, and modifying nodes and update fields within nodes.
Update K
The update K sub group can provide a method to add, change, remove, or rearrange nodes within an existing structure. Another example procedure in this sub group adds new nodes to the end of a path. A preferred method to update K is taught in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/258,296 filed on Oct. 24, 2005 and published as 20070162508 on Jul. 12, 2007 entitled "Updating Information in an Interlocking Trees Data Store" which is owned by the Assignee of the instant application.
Update Fields within Nodes
Fields can be changed in any way, for example by changing the values of fields, changing Case, Result, asCase, and asResult pointers. As well, additional fields within nodes can be updated and changed.
To understand some of the importance of updating fields within nodes, one must understand that all nodes of an interlocking trees data store may also include additional fields representing information associated with said nodes. As taught in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/666,382, (published as US Patent Application Publication No. 20050076011 A1 Apr. 7, 2005 and for which U.S. Pat. No. 7,158,975 was granted Jan. 2, 2007), the nodes within an interlocking trees datastore may have additional fields. This may be illustrated using
There are other procedures to update information in individual nodes and others to update fields in a node. For example, there are procedures to lock a node by setting a value in a lock field that can be provided within a node, and procedures to reorganize lists pointed to by pointers from within a node. A preferred method for locking a node is taught in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/185,620 filed on Jul. 20, 2005 and published as 20060101018 on May 11, 2006 entitled "Method for Processing New Sequence Being Recorded in an Interlocking Trees Datastore" which is owned by the Assignee of the instant application.
Those with knowledge of the KStore interlocking trees datastore structure will recognize that there are many potential reasons to update and modify fields in nodes. One example is taught in application Ser. No. 11/258,296 filed on Oct. 24, 2005 and published as 20070162508 on Jul. 12, 2007 entitled "Updating Information in an Interlocking Trees Data Store" which is owned by the Assignee of the instant application.
Determine K Locations
This group of utilities can traverse and determine locations in a KStore known as K locations pointers. Location pointers are discussed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/100,830, (published as U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20060074939 Apr. 1, 2007) and entitled "Facilitated reuse of k locations in a knowledge store."
The utilities within this group can be further subdivided according to the functions they accomplish into at least the following sub groupings: determine K locations from particle sequences and determine K locations from other nodes.
Determine K Locations from Particle Sequences
These utilities use particalized data and call the KEngine which returns locations in K. Routines in this sub-group are used in different ways to find nodes associated with a given particle sequence. One example utility is called masking to permit locating structure within a KStore. The masking utility may be used to determine a set of K paths in a KStore that satisfies an input sequence including a plurality of particles. This method can include receiving the input sequence by the KStore, processing the input sequence by the KStore and determining the set of K paths in accordance with the input sequence. The method can also include determining whether a selected particle of the plurality of particles is a mask. If the selected particle is a mask a mask type is determined and an initial set of K paths is determined in accordance with the mask type. Masking is taught in as yet unpublished U.S. Ser. No. 11/132,490 entitled "Variable masking" and filed on May 18, 2005.
Determine K Locations from Other Nodes
Given a node, these routines can find other nodes based on certain criteria. For example, one exemplary routine can search through a node's asCase list for a node with a specific Result pointer.
Another routine finds associated root or end product nodes at various levels in an interlocking trees structure which are associated with another node or set of nodes. Assume we have a root node for a field. We may then determine all record paths by end product nodes that contain pointers to that field.
Constraining utility groups determine K locations from particle sequences and determine K locations from other nodes. First, the node associated with the particle sequence for the constraint can be found. Then, using that root node, all paths or record end product nodes associated with the constraint root node may be found. For example, this routine could obtain the pointer location for the node for the variable "Sold." Using this node the list of all end product node paths that contain the variable "Sold" can be located in the asResult list as shown in
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Something worth trying in your town! "…the center is asking residents to put purple lights on their porches or in windows through the month to promote conversation about the issue and to remember victims… The campaign will end Nov. 7 at a Cleveland Cavaliers game where purple glow sticks will be handed out …"
Domestic Violence Center wants to shine light on problem
by April McClellan-Copeland / Plain Dealer Reporter
omestic violence can hit anyone regardless of race, culture or economic status and is so widespread that experts say one out of four women will be abused in their lifetime, said Linda Dooley Johanek, interim executive director of the Domestic Violence Center in Cleveland. But discussion and awareness about domestic violence aren't as widespread. "Domestic violence is still behind closed doors," Johanek said. "We want people to start talking about it. Years ago, no one talked about breast cancer. But look how much people are talking about it now. We want to bring domestic violence more out into the community and let people know that there are services located throughout the county to help them."
Tuesday kicks off October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the DVC is mounting its first major public awareness campaign called Purple Light Nights, in which the center is asking residents to put purple lights on their porches or in windows through the month to promote conversation about the issue and to remember victims. Purple is the international color symbolic of domestic violence. Full article Return to the Million Voices Campaign Great Actions, Good Ideas Return to Million Voices membership page

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Release Date: 1984
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 37 min
Plot Summary
Based on a true story, this film focuses on Leola Mae Harmon (Glynnis O'Connor), a pregnant military nurse who is the victim of a drunk-driving accident. In addition to losing her unborn child, Leola is severely disfigured by the incident. To make matters worse, her husband can't cope with the situation, and she sinks into depression. However, when Dr. James Stallings (Armand Assante) takes an interest in reconstructing Leola's face, her life slowly begins to get back on track.
Cast: Glynnis O'Connor, Armand Assante, Craig Wasson, Annie Potts, Michael Sacks, William Windom
Director: Fielder Cook
Genres: Docudrama
Keywords: Doctor, Emotional, Fall, Moving, Transformation, Husband, Hospital, 1980s


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I posted my agreement with NapZ and went on to say that I put together what I feel is a pretty good home sleep lab for about $600. Like most of us on the forum, I am eager to share any knowledge which may benefit others suffering disturbed sleep. Hence, this post with a little more info on my lab, all of which I purchased out of pocket.
The equipment: S8 Autoset II, $350 (used); Generic Smart Card Reader, $35; Zeo, $150 (0n sale); CMS50E Pulse Oximeter, $90; Webcam, $25; Infrared LED's and parts, $25; my laptop. Total equipment about $675.
The software: Windows 7, ResScan 3.14, OpenOffice3 software suite, and Nimisis time lapse video app ($10).
So far, I've got a little less than $700 invested. I bought my autoset out of pocket because my insurance had already paid for an S8 Elite CPAP and I won't be eligible for an upgrade for a year or so. Although I had worked hard to get my AI down with the CPAP through manual titration, it wasn't till I got the APAP that I got it consistently under 1. Problem is, I still suffer from non-restorative sleep. That's why I got the rest of the equipment. It allows an objective assessment of therapy, and uncovers trends which are more difficult to detect with the "I feel better/worse" subjective method of measurement.
To show what it can do, I've attached a "summary" report from 8/02. The report includes respiratory info, sleep stage info, blood ox levels, and sleep positions all time synched. The detail in this report is to about a 5 minute interval. I can go to 30 seconds fairly easily but without more sophisticated synching ability, it's hard to get more precision, but I find the 5 minute detail is perfectly adequate to determine over the course of days whether or not a therapy is working.
Basically, to construct the result, I snip the reports as produced by the various equipments and paste them into a draw program. This allows me to synch them by aligning, matching, and equalizing their respective time lines. The hardest is the oximeter which doesn't have a real clock. But, I can do it by recording artifacts at know times.
Hoping someone finds this useful (or, at least interesting),
Infrared stuff: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=65101&p=607701#p607701, viewtopic.php?f=1&t=65101&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15#p609795
My Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duivU65Rn4o
My Zeo: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=68424&p=635357#p635357
Detail of position
The yellow blocks are time markers 1AM, 2AM, etc.
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|Mask: AirFit™ P10 Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear
|Humidifier: S9™ Series H5i™ Heated Humidifier with Climate Control
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Riot Games Awards 10 LoL Slots Auburn Appoints AD Search Committee NFL Ticket Sales Down 2% From '16 BIG3, Fox Announce '18 TV Schedule FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles Stepping Down Comcast Unveils Olympic Endorsers Michigan-Wisconsin Leads Week 12 CFB Ratings Big Drop For NASCAR Cup Finale On NBC Ovechkin's Support For Putin Raises Eyebrows Bears Announce Plans To Expand Halas Hall
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Cubs Seek To Add Revenue Through More Night Games, Concerts
Cubs Seeking To Add More Night Games, Concerts
COMMUNITY RELATIONS: Tunney said that he is "resigned to a naming rights deal" for Wrigley Field, but he "takes a dim view of changes that would affect the surrounding neighborhood." The Chicago City Council in '04 made Wrigley an official landmark, a designation that "requires special permission for proposed alterations." Tunney said Cubs officials now "want to get out of the landmark (designation), period." Tunney added that the team wants to "increase the density of the proposed commercial project." Cubs VP/Community Affairs Mike Lufrano: "There are a lot of ideas being tossed around while the ownership of the team and stadium are being discussed, but everything we have done here at Wrigley Field of late has been done in a way that is sensitive to the community" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 2/28).
Plans Unveiled For New 24,000-Seat Ballpark In Omaha
Omaha Officials Unveil Rendering Of 24,000-Seat
Ballpark To Host College World Series
STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE: The city of Omaha "originally planned to spend $26[M] to renovate Rosenblatt," but Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey said that the NCAA "steered city officials toward new construction." Fahey said that he is trying to "persuade the seven-member city council to back the new stadium." Fahey: "We're working with the council to make sure we answer all their questions, and we're confident we'll get there" (N.Y. TIMES, 2/28). Omaha City Councilman Garry Gernandt, a member of the Save Rosenblatt committee, said that he "remains convinced that improving Rosenblatt is the best option" (Omaha WORLD-HERALD, 2/28).
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In Baltimore, Childs Walker reports the Maryland Stadium Authority (MSA) yesterday ordered a $70,000 study to "determine whether Prince George's County would be a suitable home" for MLS United. Crossroads Consulting will "examine the county's potential as a soccer market and the potential tax and economic development benefits of attracting" the team. A report is expected to be completed by July. The club has "agreed to reimburse the [MSA] for its effort if the club ends up staying" in DC (Baltimore SUN, 2/28).
PARK PLACE: DC Mayor Adrian Fenty and DC Department of Transportation Dir Emeka Moneme "reiterated calls for fans to take Metro" to Nationals Park and "outlined a plan that restricts parking in the area almost entirely for residents." As a result, there will be "only 1,000 available spaces in the ballpark area for fans on game days." Meanwhile, a panel of three arbitrators yesterday ruled that the Nationals are liable for $4.2M in "furniture, fixtures and equipment" at the new ballpark. The Nationals had claimed that the city was liable for the costs (WASHINGTON TIMES, 2/28).
UNDER REVIEW: Essex County (NJ) Exec Joseph DiVincenzo yesterday "called for a thorough review of the Izod Center's finances." DiVincenzo said that he "will ask Gov. Jon Corzine to hire independent auditors to determine whether the state-owned venue makes a profit," and that the arena "should close if it is losing money." DiVincenzo added that he will "drop his calls for the Izod Center to close if the venue is profitable" (Newark STAR-LEDGER, 2/28).
NO RESTRICTIONS: ISC Senior Dir Wes Harris said that there are "no plans to turn Auto Club Speedway into a restrictor-plate configuration or otherwise modify the layout" of the track, despite reports that track President Gillian Zucker would "love" such a change. Harris said that such a makeover is not "even in the discussion phase, nor is it likely to be" (SPEEDTV.com, 2/27).


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The Map and the Territory: Risk, Human Nature, and the Future of Forecasting
"The Map and the Territory is nothing less than an effort to update our forecasting conceptual grid. It integrates the history of economic prediction, the new work of behavioral economists, and the fruits of the author's own remarkable career to offer a thrillingly lucid and empirically based grounding in what we can know about economic forecasting and what we can't. The book explores how culture is and isn't destiny and probes what we can predict about the world's biggest looming challenges, from debt and the reform of the welfare state to natural disasters in an age of global warming."--publisher description


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Skyscrapers made in Japan:
Skyscraper being made in Taiwan:
Read all about the various earthquake mitigation strategies for skyscrapers here.
h/t hitthebit
Skyscrapers made in Japan:
Skyscraper being made in Taiwan:
Read all about the various earthquake mitigation strategies for skyscrapers here.
h/t hitthebit
"...and a great chariot will blaze across they sky and plunge into the sea." And the pious will be tempted by three card monte.
From God's mouth to my ears, there has never been a more certain set of prophecies, as famine earthquakes and pestilence.
I added the part about my favorite scam.
1. North Korea is a very hard target, dug in so deep in some places that a hydrogen bomb wouldn't even be heard down there.
2. Lockheed Martin wants the next manned space program to go not to the moon or Mars, but to an asteroid. It's called the Plymouth Rock project.
3. Listed among the reasons to go is so that we can learn to steer them. Ostensibly away, but of course what can be steered away can also be steered TOWARD.
4. Revelations has something like a burning mountain coming out of the sky. Pretty graphic for 2,000 years ago, when nobody knew from re-entry.
Great, yet another make work project. Let's pretend we're trying to defend the earth from asteroids. And yet another racket is born.
Nibiru?? Stuff interrelates.
BEEBE, Ark. — Preliminary autopsies on 17 of the up to 5,000 blackbirds that fell on this town indicate they died of blunt trauma to their organs, the state's top veterinarian told NBC News on Monday. Their stomachs were empty, which rules out poison, Dr. George Badley said, and they died in midair, not on impact with the ground.
Dead Birds Fall From Sky In Sweden, Millions Of Dead Fish Found In Maryland, Brazil, New Zealand
UPDATE: Hundreds and possibly thousands ofdead birds have reportedly fallen from the sky in Italy.
UPDATE: Wildlife officials say that even more previously unreported dead birds were found in Kentucky last week.
Millions of dead fish surfaced in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay in the U.S., Tuesday, while similar unexplained mass fish deaths occurred across the world in Brazil and New Zealand. On Wednesday, 50 birds were found dead on a street in Sweden. The news come after recents reports ofmysterious massive bird and fish deaths days prior in Arkansas and Louisiana.
The Baltimore Sun reports that an estimated 2 million fish were found dead in the Chesapeake Bay, mostly adult spot with some juvenile croakers in the mix, as well. Maryland Department of the Environment spokesperson Dawn Stoltzfus says "cold-water stress" is believed to be the culprit.
ParanaOnline reports that 100 tons of sardines, croaker and catfish have washed up in Brazilian fishing towns since last Thursday. The cause of the deaths is unknown, with an imbalance in the environment, chemical pollution, or accidental release from a fishing boat all suggested by local officials. In New Zealand, hundreds of dead snapper fish washed up on Coromandel Peninsula beaches, many found with their eyes missing, The New Zealand Herald reports. A Department of Conservation official allegedly claims the fish were starving due to weather conditions.
ParanaOnline reports that 100 tons of sardines, croaker and catfish have washed up in Brazilian fishing towns since last Thursday. The cause of the deaths is unknown, with an imbalance in the environment, chemical pollution, or accidental release from a fishing boat all suggested by local officials.
In New Zealand, hundreds of dead snapper fish washed up on Coromandel Peninsula beaches, many found with their eyes missing, The New Zealand Herald reports. A Department of Conservation official allegedly claims the fish were starving due to weather conditions.
whoever flagged this as junk should be ashamed of themselves.
Might be the liberal scum who love the moral decay of the world.
Abortion rights / killings √
Massive Drug use - Substance abuse √
Destruction of the family model √
No more black and white - right and wrong √
No moral code / compass √
Greed √
Ect, ect, ect ....
Or, it might be Satan himself eating fetuses and typing away on his computer.
Let's keep this rational for now, at least till the sound of angels trumpets buzz in your ears.
Look at the USA and what she has become ....
12-14 year old girls walking around dresses like prostitutes ... Maybe if the divorce rate was not so high and everyone was not worried about keeping up with the joneses , all the pill popping drug use behind closed doors they would be bringing up a nice family, doing what's right .... ?
The word you're looking for is nihilism. Rather than impotently pointing out problems (speaking generally, I'm not saying that's what you're doing), we should be developing a model for our world which is worth an intelligent person's sincere faith and belief. Defeat nihilism with a great leap forward of human thinking! This will be the new beginning which stems from the coming end
But, thinking is hard work! Who needs thinking when there's "free" bread and circuses?
Hey lighten up; what have you got against 12 year old hotties ? --"doing what's right--" my ass; nothing but hypocrisy.
Smailes, I'm a Lutheran but i will junk you on sight until you repent your dumbshit, right-wing partisan ways, ya fuckin' kook!
Everyone is free to become whatever they want as long as they don't violate rights of others.
And by the way, I'm junking you for this copy-and-paste garbage content. I've seen a message with the same content few days ago and it was worthless and annoying then just as it is now.
Perhaps we should look to the Christian right for guidance...or wait...Why is it that the so called moral religious leaders are always the ones getting caught doing meth and diddling little boys? They're all on the take, just like the fucking bankers...and they're all full of shit.
Always said the Catholic Church was a den of vipers / scum ......
The New Testament / Jesus teachings are not the church, they stand on their own. Can't find one bad word. He hated debt, stealing, killing, lying, coveting, fighting - said turn the other cheek.
Love thy neighbor as thy self.
My neighbor is an asshat; and so are you. Don't tell me what to do. Mind your own sanctimonius little business.
Hell's angel of virtue.
He isn't virtuous himself, but he likes to force virtue upon others.
"They say 'love thy neighbor as thy self' , what am I supposed to do jerk him off too ?"
-Rodney Dangerfield
yea, unless he's a "Liiberrruhlll"
-S. Smailess
In my opinion we must look to the teachings of Christ and take the responsibility to FIX OURSELVES! Don't look at the Church, the Government, Hollywood, etc. They are all just creations of broken-a$$ hypocritical human beings like you and me. It is time for each of us to LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
If we all approached life this way, instead of expecting Obama, the Christian right, Ron Paul or anyone else to solve our problems FOR US, we could make a big difference. We can't point our lazy finger at all the corrupt people and use them as the excuse for why we won't self-examine and do the hard work to reject the things in our lives that are killing us. Of course it isn't easy, nothing good is. It's also the only way out of this mess.
Perfectly said.
Whoa! A Borg that refuses to be assimilated! Well said. :>D
What is wrong with drugs? Jesus clearly used them.
Very telling you left out
torture √√
The comments here at ZH are generally intelligent, insightful, and witty. Please don't tell people what they should or shouldn't think of themselves, thanks.
O.K, enjoy the moral decay. The world is filled with it ....
You're failing to recognize that the old moral order is no longer relevant, and a new morality is necessary. You're about 150 years behind the progress of moral philosophy, pick it up
Progress ? Says who ....
A new morality involves what, not sure you can call it moral then. I think thats called the new grey area no more black and white.
you clearly do not have tiger blood and a puma mind
The comments here at ZH are generally intelligent, insightful, and witty.
That's for the topics the trolls don't care about. When the smailes kid, or the wanger brothers, or a few other annoyances show up; this is fight club, after all.
You cannot give Govt. Officials any rights that you do not have yourself.
Virtue can only exist when there is FREE choice.
Evil does not arise only from evil people, but also from good people who tolerate the initiation of force as a means to their own ends. In this manner, good people have empowered evil throughout History.
Using governmental force to impose a vision on others is intellectual sloth and typically results in unintended, perverse consequences.
Achieving a Free Society requires courage to think, to talk, and to act -- especially when it's easier to do nothing.
Yeah, and I love it; Too bad your sexually inadequate.
Everyone of these "christian" moral do-gooders wants to bang their version of moral relativity over your head like a steel bucket that doesn't fit, and then chain it on there. And they can't understand why people don't want to listen to it.
They forget that Men have free will for a reason. The Christian God wants volunteers, NOT slaves!
The comments here at ZH are generally intelligent, insightful, and witty. Please don't tell people what they should or shouldn't think of themselves, thanks.
A euro for every time someone predicted the end of the world based on earthquakes and floods.... i'd be rich!
A euro for every time someone predicted the end of the world based on earthquakes and floods.... i'd be rich!
Except that you'd have Euros
except that you'd have Euros..
I'll take a swiss franc...
Like I said in another post... saw a billboard just last night about
May 21, 2011 as being judgement day.
Freaked me out a bit this morning.
you want to inspire your gel-headed progeny to study math? show'em this.
Actually incon, it's brute force engineering, plain and simple.
Just like in aircraft, if you raise the factor of saftey by an order of magnitude in any design, it will stay mostly safe.
Then there is just mega-engineering, lego style. All the rollers and as it turns out, super-heavy-duty Velcro in the foundation, allowing a lot of sway.
Then, as any visitor to japan knows in three minutes, the walls are thin like paper. The buildings are super-light, because their interiors are wafer-paper-thin.
Much to their credit, is fastidiousness and following rules. Look at the Kobe bridge as an example and how it survived that quake.
No rocket science to their standing success. Trouble is, we've got slow temblors coming, that will torque buildings in ways never imagined.
If I was a high-riser anywhere in the world today, I'd be looking down, lower. Fast.
Yes, this will definitely stress skyscrapers in unimagined ways. But in no event do I expect to see a single one collapse into it's footprint at free-fall speed.
You missed some fun below....
Edit: whoops....meant another thread dealing with GW
Of course earthquakes cannot bring down a modern skyscraper!
For that, you need a handful of Islamic radicals, box cutters, and a mysterious military standdown.


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Seton Hall Law offers students a comprehensive selection of off-campus opportunities for building upon their classroom experience in the area of international law. Here are a few of those opportunities.
Externships immerse Seton Hall Law students in the experience of the practice of law. Here are just some of the externship opportunities available to our students.
Center for Social Justice
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To review the full listing of externship opportunities, please see the Externship Program Guide.
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Geekend 2012 will close with a geeky call to arms.
The program director for the Code for America Brigade, Kevin Curry, will give the closing address for the three-day conference scheduled for November. Code for America bills itself a "peace corps for civic-minded geeks" and recruits web developers to work with municipalities across the country on projects that can benefit from Web-based solutions.
Curry will be speaking to a roomful of prospective Code for America recruits.
"This is a perfect fit for Geekend," the conference's executive director, Sloane Kelley, said. "We're very much committed to using technology for the greater good, and that's what Code for America does every day."
Code for America was founded in 2009, and its volunteer geeks, known as fellows, have developed Web applications for eight cities, including Boston, Honolulu and Seattle. Curry heads up the division focused on community engagement.
Among the projects Code for America fellows and city staffers have collaborated on is an app for Bostonians willing to help keep fire hydrants free of snow in the winter time. The app was so well received other cities adapted it — Honolulu uses it to recruit citizens to check the batteries of its tsunami warning sirens while Seattle employs it to get help to keep storm drains clear of debris.
Citizens' "ability to use the Web for government is stifled," Curry wrote on a Code for America blogpost earlier this year. "That government cannot keep up with the pace of innovation can no longer be an excuse. And we're going to do something about it."
Curry's presentation is entitled "Hacking as a Civic Duty" and "will inspire coders, designers, data scientists and other technologists to use their talents for civic good and show them how to get started," according to Kelley.
Curry joins Kickstarter co-founder Charles Adler and television show animator Neal Holman, art director and producer for the FX series "Archer," as Geekend 2012's keynote speakers.
The announcement of Curry as the closing speaker finalizes the schedule for Geekend, now in its fourth year. The interactive conference opens with a reception on Thursday, Nov. 8, followed by two full days of speakers and workshops.
Last year's Geekend attracted more than 700 attendees.
If you go
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Rising energy prices are proving to be a real headache for key drivers of the California economy: farmers.
When Charley Mathews penciled out planting this year's rice crop on the 1,000 acres he farms near Marysville, Calif., he figured on spending $15 to $20 an acre for diesel fuel and maybe $40 for fertilizer.
But as he worked the land Friday, Mathews calculated he would now be paying as much as $40 an acre to run his tractors and irrigation pumps and up to $75 for fertilizer, which is made from natural gas.
It all adds up to less profit. "When you start taking out $15 here and $25 there, it really hurts my margins," said Mathews, who earns $100 to $200 an acre in a good year.
For farmers and food processors, businesses that account for 6 percent to 7 percent of California's $1.5 trillion economy, fuel costs trail other expenses, such as land and labor. In fact, on average, fuel is about 2 percent of the total a farmer spends to bring a crop to harvest, said Jose E. Bervejillo, an economist at University of California-Davis' Agricultural Issues Center.
But the run-up in petroleum prices has been so steep that it is going to slice deeply into income for many agriculture concerns. Farmers have little latitude to charge customers more to cover unexpected increases in operating costs; many sign contracts that lock in prices well in advance of harvest."In the short run, farmers bear the cost," unable to pass their higher fuel outlays on, said UC Davis agricultural economist Karen Klonsky. So, across the state, farmers are cutting back on pruning, irrigation and pesticide use to save money, betting that Mother Nature will provide the break that the oil-producing nations haven't.
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Gosselin: Cowboys have a fear of playing youth unless they have to
Rick Gosselin, sports columnist for The Dallas Morning News and SportsDayDFW.com and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, answered your questions about the Cowboys, the NFL as well as the Stars. Mavericks and Rangers in a live chat on Monday. Here are some of the highlights:
What do you think the chances are of the Cowboys drafting Mark Barron from Alabama?
Gosselin: I think there will be three fallback players for everyone drafting in the teens -- guards David DeCastro of Stanford, linebacker Luke Kuechly of Boston College and Barron. All are walk-in starters, but all play non-premium positions. In the first round, you prefer to draft players at preimum positions -- quarterback, running back, wide receiver, left tackle, pass rusher or cover corner. Guards, inside linebackers and safeties don't historically go in the Top 10. There are exceptions, of course, but all three of those players are solid picks and potential future Pro Bowlers who should go between 10-20.
I know the Cowboys don't draft that well either, but aren't coaches getting off the hook in Dallas because of that?
Gosselin: I share your belief. I'm puzzled with a couple of fourth round selections, in particular, David Arkin and Stephen McGee. If you're afraid to put them on the field, why draft them? Arkin was a 16-game inactive last season despite an interior offensive line that was injury-riddled all season. You mean to tell me you couldn't have found some snaps for Arkin in the Seattle or St. Louis games? I thought the Cowboys should have given Barry Church a shot to win a starting safety job. Even Victor Butler at strongside linebacker. Let them compete for starting jobs. The Cowboys have long had a fear of playing youth unless they had to -- such as Tyron Smith and DeMarco Murray this season.
If Dallas is able to sign a CB, will drafting Mark Barron in the first round be the only way the Cowboys are able to address their needs at safety?
Gosselin: You can find safeties in every round of every draft. Kam Chancellor was a fifth-rounder by Seattle in 2010 and he's a superb player. Michael Johnson started for the Giants as a seventh-rounder. Patrick Chung (Patriots) and T.J. Ward (browns) were both second rounders. Don't approach the draft thinking if they don't get Mark Barron in the first, they won't find a safety. You just have to know where to look. The good personnel departments do.


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Square dance band; photo by David Cockerham on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works).
Square Dance
Oregon designated the square dance as the official state dance in 1977. The pioneer origins of the dance and the characteristic dress reflect Oregon's heritage, and the lively spirit of the square dance exemplifies the friendly, free nature and enthusiasm that are a part of the Oregon character. Twenty-two states have passed legislation declaring the square dance as a state symbol, and more than thirty bills have been introduced at the federal level proposing the square dance as the national (folk) dance of the United States.
Every region has folk customs - they give people a special sense of identity and belonging to a group. The square dance provided pioneers with recreation and social contact with neighbors - and is still doing that today! From An American Folk Custom by Richard M. MacKinnon:
"The square dance is uniquely American ... The format, many of the folk dances movements, and the terminology incorporated into the square dance were brought by early emigrants from other countries to the United States. Borrowed bits from foreign dances such as French quadrilles, Irish jigs, English reels, and Spanish fandangos have blended with American folkways and customs into the square dance.
The vague, anonymous and rural origins of American square dancing were first explored in Lloyd Shaw's Cowboy Dances, written in 1939:
Had these Western dances been the dances of scholars, every variant would have been recorded and fully annotated. Chronologies and pedigrees and records would have been kept. But these were the dances of country folk, who kept all their essential knowledge written only on the uncertain pages of memory! They were the dances of laconic folk who didn't tell all they knew even under questioning! They were often the dances of secretive folk who were somewhat jealous of their special talent and special knowledge. ... So all we have to go by in our speculations is the internal evidence presented by the dances themselves."


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Richard Branson Takes Tequila Shot. Hmm. And he wants some gates at Love Field. Let me propose the following: Branson and Kelleher do shots together all the time, so frequently that the phrase "Let's do shots" for them to me, us, means something more along the lines of "Have a seat?"
Headington Splits With Consilient. I'm trying to decide what a "press release offered exclusively to the Dallas Morning News" means. Because that's not how a press release works. From the description, that sounds like an email sent to someone rather than an exclusive press release. In other words, it's an email. Sent to one person. Which is not a press release. Whatever. It's funny. But just consider this post a press release offered exclusively to you, the dear FrontBurnervian.
Let's Watch Out for Fake Drugs. You've heard of K2? No? Well, it's not good for you. Let's be careful out there. Except for Zac. He's insane and need not care. What?


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Sydney, 29 November 2012 – Research In Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry® smartphones, is inviting gaming developers to participate in the BlackBerry Got Game Port-A-Thon on Wednesday 5th December in Sydney.
This exciting event is designed to help developers get their gaming apps onto the BlackBerry® 10 platform which is being announced on January 30th. The aim is to help local developers port games from other operating systems – in just one day!
With an on-site team of BlackBerry technical experts to get apps up and running on BlackBerry 10, all developers will need to do is bring their gaming apps or a bright idea for a new app.
Registrations are now open for the Sydney event, which is part of a series of live events across the Asia Pacific region, includingBlackBerry® Jam Asia on the 29th and 30th November.
Blackberry Game Port-A-Thon Bonuses
Developers who complete porting on-site will get rewarded instantly and can earn $100 for every gaming app that is approved for sale in Blackberry App World for up to a maximum of 20 apps. Other bonuses include receiving a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device, a prototype device running a beta version of BlackBerry 10 to help developers design and develop apps for BlackBerry, for every Top Arcade, Puzzle and Action game ported on-site. Please check the Got Game Port-A-Thon rewards and eligibility pages for further details.
The Sydney event will be held in the heart of the city from 8:30am to 6pm at Fishburners. To register, please visit BlackBerry Got Game Port-A-Thon.
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Image: Samedi matin by Marcos Rivas
Smelling that cup when it's handed to you. Feeling the cup warming up your hands. Tasting that first sip. And then there's the whole atmosphere of the coffee shop. And if you are extra lucky, maybe you'll have a book with you and take your time to really enjoy this little cup of joe. So really, that coffee break, it is pure happiness – as condensed as can be!
1. For coffee lovers – Vintage Mid Century Modern Cups photography print by Captain Cat Collective.
2. You, your cup and this pretty knitted Coffee Cozy in Grey by Natalya's Studio. Perfect!
3. Marshmallow sampler pack by Whimsy & Spice. Cardamon, caramel, chocolate, maple….you pick. Yum!
4. Invite someone on a coffee date with this cute "Buy you coffee" card by Ashley Pahl.
5. For your digital book while sipping your cup – this gorgeous ipad sleeve by Mujjo.
Ha. Love that "Buy you coffee maybe."
beautiful, love that coffee cozy (although I'd use it for my tea
since i drink tea, i call it tea time. i'm constantly asking myself at work, is it that time?!


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FCC set to approve text-to-911 rules — Public interest groups to Obama: Your net neutrality vision doesn't match Wheeler's— Nixon and the media ownership rule
with help from Brooks Boliek and Katy Bachman
DRIVING THE DAY: FCC SET TO GREENLIGHT TEXT-TO-911 RULES — The Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve new rules expanding text-to-911 requirements to some over-the-top services and smaller wireless carriers at this morning's open meeting. The Big 4 wireless carriers are already covered under a voluntary agreement, but the commission wants to capture the growing universe of text services — like Apple's iMessage — that don't depend on short message service technology. Those services aren't small potatoes, either: The six most popular mobile chat applications averaged 19 billion messages a day in mid-2013, compared with 17.6 billion SMS messages, according to FCC data.
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It's hard to criticize the emergency service update, but the chairman's proposal has taken hits for not going far enough. AT&T contends there are loopholes lurking in the proposed rules that could let certain messaging services avoid implementing text-to-911 — and that could lessen consumers' confidence in their ability to text emergency services, too. (Read VP Bob Quinn's blog post, here: http://bit.ly/1u38gzI.) Even with the new rules, though, text-to-911 service will take some time to roll out as there are only a few emergency call centers that currently have the infrastructure to receive the messages. Under the Big 4's agreement the carriers send a "bounce back" message that tells customers to dial 911. Things kick off at 10:30 this morning, and you can watch online, here: http://fcc.us/1udmuKd
FIRST IN MT: PUBLIC INTEREST TO OBAMA: YOUR OPEN INTERNET PLAN DOESN'T MATCH WHEELER'S — Over three dozen public interest groups like Public Knowledge, Free Press and EFF, along with companies like Etsy and Mozilla, are pushing President Barack Obama to continue to vocalize his support for "fair and meaningful net neutrality rules" — which they say are incompatible with the vision put forth by Wheeler. Their message comes via a letter, shared with MT, that the groups plan to send to the White House this morning. In it, they thank Obama for making his "support for net neutrality clear" in comments earlier this week. They add: "We are counting on you to take action to ensure equality on the Internet. ...Your vision of net neutrality is fundamentally incompatible with FCC's plan, which would explicitly allow for paid prioritization." More as it comes today.
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING and welcome to Morning Tech, where we are excited to be heading to the Big Apple this weekend. Your MT'er hasn't been in ages, so shoot us a restaurant recommendation or two while you're sending tips and comments over to firstname.lastname@example.com and @eemershon. And catch the rest of the team's contact info after speed read.
FORTY YEARS LATER: NIXON'S LEGACY AND THE MEDIA LANDSCAPE — It's been forty years today since President Richard Nixon resigned in the wake of Watergate — and, as rumor has it, it was that Watergate scandal that gave rise to the FCC's media ownership rules currently under review. Brooks and Katy take a look at the rule and its complicated history: "The rules that govern how many TV or radio stations can be owned in a single market is always a flashpoint in Washington — especially the rule barring most newspaper, TV and radio combinations. Some want to loosen things up to help revive the struggling print business. The cross-ownership rule won FCC approval in 1975 after Nixon resigned, but his shadow hovers over the regulation. FCC chairmen from Dick Wiley to Julius Genachowski have worked on the rule, but reform efforts have foundered as the federal courts rejected the commission's rewrites for various reasons. Current FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is once again attempting to rewrite the rules." Don't miss the rest, here: http://politi.co/1oK2Q9o
BUZZ: MCSWEENY TO HANG WITH HACKERS — There aren't many federal officials at DEF CON this year, thanks to the post-Snowden schism between intelligence agencies and the hacking communities that frequent such conferences. But look for the newest FTC Commissioner, Terrell McSweeny in the crowd — she's flying out to Vegas today to help kick off the agency's Zapping Rachel contest, which will award engineers who create a robocall honeypot (an information system designed to attract robocallers so researchers and investigators can understand and crack down on illegal calls). "The FTC's 'Zapping Rachel' contest is our attempt to tap the expertise of its participants to help the millions of consumers who lose precious time and money as a result of calls from 'Rachel from Cardholder Services' and other robocallers. I'll be interested to watch how the contest unfolds," McSweeny told MT in a statement. McSweeny will participate in a few events this weekend and also announce the contest winners on Sunday. Contest rules (and info on cash money prizes totaling $17,000) are here: http://1.usa.gov/1ohd1n9
909 WRITERS VS. AMAZON — Nearly a thousand writers, including John Grisham and Stephen King, have signed on to a letter from author Douglas Preston that demands Amazon stop holding writers hostage during negotiations with publishers like Hachette. From the front page of today's New York Times: "This latest uproar in Amazon's three-month public battle with Hachette comes at a vulnerable moment for the Internet giant, which is rapidly transforming itself into an empire that not only sells culture but creates it, too. Amazon does not want to be seen as hostile to content creators, one of the four groups it says on its investor relations web page it is expressly set up to serve. But it also has to price their creations cheaply enough to draw hordes of consumers, while at the same time making enough of a profit to satisfy investors. It is a complicated balancing act." Don't miss the rest: http://nyti.ms/1ny6nmk
TODAY: SHOULD WE FORGET THE 'RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN'? The Congressional Internet Caucus will have a Capitol Hill briefing on an EU court directive establishing the so-called "right to be forgotten" this afternoon. Up to chat are counsels for the Future of Privacy Forum and CDT, as well as Intel's director of security policy and others. More info here: http://bit.ly/1ohfZIn
MARK YOUR CALENDARS — The FCC officially started the informal shot clock on its review of AT&T's $48 billion attempt to buy DirecTV. Comments and petitions related to the deal are due Sept. 16. Responses to the initial comments and oppositions to the deal are due Oct. 16, with replies due on Nov. 5.
INDUSTRY REP: FITARA AT AN "IMPASSE" — Several federal IT reform measures have been winding their way through Congress with relative success — one through a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and another through the House as amendments to defense authorization measures. But the separate measures are so different and the calendar is so packed that despite progress this year, "there really is an impasse," Trey Hodgkins, senior vice president for public sector at the IT Alliance for Public Sector, said in a briefing earlier this week. He's "not optimistic" about passing some kind of FITARA measure this year, he said. And even if it does advance, the bill will face a White House skeptical that legislation is the answer to reforming IT management practices. Separately, Hodgkins praised a relatively recent federal IT reform effort from Reps. Anna Eshoo and Gerry Connolly, which targets several different parts of IT procurement. That bill, introduced just before the August recess, is "headed in the right direction," he said, though industry still has a few questions about some of the specific provisions. We're tracking.
YAHOO TO WORK WITH GOOGLE ON ENCRYPTED EMAIL. The two rivals will work together on the service — which the WSJ calls "one of the starkest examples of tech giants rethinking their business plans after Edward Snowden began leaking secrets from the National Security Agency last year. More: http://on.wsj.com/1ny6tKK
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM STILL WAITING FOR AN ACCEPTABLE T-MO BID. The chief executive is open to a deal but hasn't yet gotten an acceptable offer, the WSJ reports: http://on.wsj.com/1ny5lH2
IN DEFENSE OF SILICON VALLEY'S ARROGANCE. You have to be arrogant to change the world, one tech entrepreneur tells Businessweek: http://buswk.co/1ny4XbH
HOW DO YOU INSURE A DRIVERLESS CAR? It's a question that insurers and regulators are grappling with — even as the technology begins to come online, the WSJ writes: http://on.wsj.com/1ny72Eq
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text: I am way behind on my postings. Since I retired, I just don't have any spare time. You guys who work for a living don't know how difficult it is. Anyway, here is what I made on Cinqo de Mayo. I didn't have any taco seasoning so I made some: 25 ml (2 tablespoons) chili powder 1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) garlic powder 1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) onion powder 1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) crushed red chilies 1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) dried oregano 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) paprika 5 ml (1 teaspoon) cumin 1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) ground coriander 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) salt 1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) ground pepper Note the fancy label and jar. Presentation is everything. I had a dozen chicken drumettes that I put in a bowl. I tossed them with 15 ml (1 tablespoon) of vegetable oil and 10 ml (2 teaspoons) of taco seasoning. I put them on the pellet smoker preheated to 325 F. After 25 minutes, I gave them a flip. While they were finishing off, I made a glaze by mixing the following in a small saucepan: 50 ml (1/4 cup) soy sauce 15 ml (1 tablespoon) lime juice 15 ml (1 tablespoon) chili sauce 3 ml (1/2 teaspoon) taco seasoning 5 ml (1 teaspoon) molasses 5 ml (1 teaspoon) cornstarch I heated that on medium heat, stirring, until the glaze was thickened and shiny. After they cooked for 25 minutes on the second side, I took them off and put them in a large bowl. I tossed them with the glaze. The finished product. We served them with baked potatoes and carrot sticks. The Verdict These were very tasty. I thought they were a touch salty but I am very sensitive to salt and She Who Must Be Obeyed said they were perfect. There was the brightness of the lime, the pungent cumin and a touch of sweet. Apparently, I can make these again. Disco


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SAN JOSE - A U.S. jury on Friday ordered Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to pay $119.6 million to Apple Inc, after it found the South Korean smartphone maker had infringed two Apple patents.
During the month-long trial in a San Jose, California, federal court, Apple accused Samsung of violating patents on smartphone features including universal search, while Samsung denied wrongdoing.
Friday's verdict marked a big loss for the iPhone maker.
Apple and Samsung have been litigating around the world for three years. Jurors awarded the iPhone maker about $930 million after a 2012 trial in San Jose, California, but Apple failed to persuade U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to issue a permanent injunction against the sale of Samsung phones.
The current case involves five Apple patents that were not in the 2012 trial and that cover iPhone features like slide to unlock and search technology. Apple is again seeking to ban sales of several Samsung phones, including the Galaxy S III, and just over $2 billion in damages.
Samsung also claims that Apple violated two patents on streaming video. It is seeking to ban the iPhone 5, and asserted a $6 million damages claim.
It will be up to Judge Koh to decide if a sales ban is warranted.
The case in U.S. District Court, Northern District of California is Apple Inc vs. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, 12-630.


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The Yonghe Temple also known as the "Yonghe Lamasery", or -popularly- the "Lama Temple", is a temple and monastery of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism located in the Dongcheng District of Beijing, China. This temple attracts many tourist as well authentic Tibetan monks. If you can't go to Tibet, this is the best place to experience Tibet
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Center for Vocational Reflection (CVR)
Values of Augustana
The next Values talk will be on Thursday, Dec. 11th in the Library…. Mark your calendar. Don Erickson of the English Department will be the next presenter. Tune in next week to find out the clever title!!! YOU could be next!
If you would like a printed copy of the Values of Augustana talks from last year, drop a note to Bob Haak or Wes Keppy. We'll send it along.
Working with Faith Potluck
How does faith impact our callings in daily life?
Tuesday, Dec. 2
6:00 p.m.
Founders Basement
Bring a dish to share!*
Join us as we share food, stories and ideas within the Augustana community of faith.
God calls each of us. How do we live out God's call daily? Martin Luther's understanding of vocation honored all of the different callings one might have in life, and recognized that a calling to be king or a servant, teacher or student, mother or father is equal to a calling to be a pastor or priest. Dig deep into the big question of who God calls you to be and how you live that out daily. Connect with students looking for examples of the many ways a faithful person can work in the world.
RSVP: email@example.com by Monday, Dec. 1.
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Longtime racing official Allen Fairbanks died Jan. 17 in Florida after a long illness. He was 79.
Fairbanks served as a state steward at Thistledown for 21 years, retiring in December 2004. Before his long tenure at the Cleveland-area track, he served in the stewards' stand at Detroit Race Course, Balmoral Park in Illinois, and in Pennsylvania. A jockey in the 1950s and 1960s, he rode primarily in Boston, Vermont, and at other East Coast venues, with an occasional foray to Hialeah Park.
"Allen, by far, was one of most knowledgeable officials pertaining to the rules in the stewards' stand," said Thistledown director of racing Bill Couch. "While he was tough and firm, he had a personality you had to like, for he was very fair to all horsemen who approached his desk."
Fairbanks is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Beverly, their daughter, Bonnie, and two grandchildren.


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It's one of the reasons why we're not much into the idea of one size fits.
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Your study timetable is just that: yours. We set some guidelines, and lock in things like exams, but you choose when to hit the books, when to work on essays or assignments and when to take a break.
We know that your work, your family and your social life don't stick to a neat routine – they'd probably be less interesting if they did. Things change – sometimes without warning. That's why we give you the opportunity to manage your study load, which is just a fancy way of saying studying at the pace that suits you.
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Alexander Gustafsson ripped the microphone out of the hands of the post-fight interviewer Saturday afternoon in London.
This message didn't require a mediator. Gustafsson needed no prompt to call out his foil, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, after knocking out Jimi Manuwa at 1:18 of the second round in a UFC Fight Night card.
"Jon Jones, I want my title shot again," Gustafsson's voice boomed through the 02 Arena. "I'm right here. Whenever you want, man."
Gustafsson believed he deserved an immediate rematch after pushing Jones last September in a unanimous-decision loss considered one of the best fights in UFC history. The UFC had other thoughts, pairing Gustafsson with Manuwa in the first major fight aired on its new online Fight Pass product.
Gustafsson used the intermediary opportunity to wipe away doubts from anyone questioning whether he was worthy of another shot against Jones. "The Mauler" trounced the heavy-handed undefeated Englishman in every area.
Gustafsson outwrestled Manuwa in the first round, taking him down and controlling for the bulk of the frame, before letting his hands loose in the second and starting the finishing sequence with a couple of uppercuts.
"That's one nasty rematch we have coming," White said.
White qualified his enthusiasm with the disclaimer that Jones must first get through his upcoming bout against Glover Teixeira at UFC 171 on April 26 in Baltimore. That's the part everyone seems to look past with the excitement for Jones vs. Gustafsson II.
Texieira is undefeated through five fights in the UFC, but Jones is still a 6-to-1 favorite. That's around the same price Gustafsson was against Manuwa.
The Swede held up his end of the deal in making the rematch.
"The fight was awesome," White said. "Those guys were toe-to-toe, banging it out. He was in there trading big shots with this guy and ended up finishing him."
Gustafsson earned $100,000 in bonuses for his showing in London — $50,000 apiece for Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night. White was so stirred by the bout that he surprisingly said Gustafsson would get the next title shot regardless of the Jones vs. Teixeira outcome.
Typically, a champion as dominant as Jones — who's the top pound-for-pound fighter after defending his belt six straight times — would get a rematch right away after his first loss.
But few, perhaps dangerously, think it will come to that. The anticipation for the second fight between UFC's two best light heavyweights has officially begun.
"I just want to fight him," Gustafsson said. "That's all I want. I want to fight him, and I want to finish him."
Case Keefer can be reached at 948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.