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Ersan Ilyasova rumors will persist until Ersan Ilyasova is no longer on the Milwaukee Bucks. That's one thing I've learned over the past few years. Even with his contract that's probably not in line with his actual skill level, given his inconsistencies, he flashes enough talent and has a reputation as a reliable 3-point shooting big that there is always a market for him.
And, on occasion, Ersan will throw a little bit of gas on that fire. There have been rumors in the past that he's wanted out of Milwaukee, but most of those were tied to his roller coaster role in the rotations of Scott Skiles. Well, despite the presence of a new player-friendly coach in Larry Drew, Ersan still is struggling to find consistency in minutes or performance.
His shooting percentage (38%) and 3-point percentage (29.5%) are at career low levels, worse even than the ones he posted as a 19-year-old rookie. His rebound percentage is at its lowest (11.9%) since his rookie season. As far as his minutes go, he doesn't seem thrilled to find himself in the same situation he's always found himself in, only on a much worse team. As an example of the ups and downs he's seen, in his past seven games, he's played under 25 minutes three times and over 30 minutes four times.
The translation is rough, but I've pulled over a few "quotes", translated via Google from an interview he did with what's apparently a partner of NBA.com in Turkey.
"Too many players are called. For example, I am getting different time periods each match. 20 minutes, 35 minutes of a match the other match."
"I'm not a young player. Ultimately, I came to the age of 26. After a certain point you want to win the championship, I want to play in a team that plays with. Bucks take more time to sit in the squad. We need at least two years. Go to another team comes to mind."
"I'm playing in the NBA for 7 years and every year there is a surprise in this team. Work is going up and down all season."
He goes on to mention, it seems (rough translation), that he's a player that needs an understanding of the guys he's playing with, as he isn't a guy who creates his own shot. He needs chemistry in a pick and roll or pick and pop game. And he's totally right. He had a solid comfort level with Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis by the midway point of last season and a lot of his best looks came either when he set screens for them or floated to the top of the arc as they ran pick and rolls else where. He hasn't found that chemistry with Brandon Knight.
Yesterday, Bucksketball's K.L. Chouinard exchanged a few Tweets with Mete Aktaş, a Turkish basketball writer. I've taken the liberty of dropping in their conversation via Storify below.
Ersan has two years and $15.8 million guaranteed left on his contract after this season and could be an attractive target come the trade deadline, even with his performance this season. Milwaukee has been hesitant to part with him in the past, but it seems like we may be entering a new age of Milwaukee management.
The organization's hand may finally have been forced and an Ilyasova deal could be the fallout.


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My father has been working hard on the P-12 and is making great progress. Since my last report he has pretty much finished the cockpits with controls and windscreens, fabricated, fitted, and painted all of the sheet metal for the fuselage, hooked up the throttle linkage (not an easy task), plumbed most of the oil, fuel, and air lines, fabricated the aileron structures, and many smaller tasks as well.
Most of these I have pictures of or my dad has pictures of, but I'll hold off on posting more pictures for now. It's great to see it coming together and he is working really hard to make it all happen.

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Kevin Millwood took a perfect game into the sixth inning against San Diego and settled for a three-hit shutout.
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PHILADELPHIA - Kevin Millwood did not allow a baserunner until the sixth inning, finishing with a three-hitter to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 6-0 Friday night.
Jim Thome drove in two runs and Marlon Byrd had four hits, helping the NL wild card-leading Phillies to their fourth straight win.
Miguel Ojeda got two hits and Ramon Vazquez had the other single for San Diego, which had won seven of 11.
Millwood (11-7) retired his first 16 batters before Ojeda lined a single to left after taking a close two-strike pitch that appeared to catch the inside corner.
Vazquez led off the seventh with a hard single to right-center, and Ojeda singled in the ninth.
Millwood, who tossed his only no-hitter in a 1-0 win over San Francisco on April 27, hadn't pitched past the fourth inning in his previous two starts, allowing 11 runs in seven innings.
He faced the minimum 22 batters through 7 1/3 innings, recording his fifth career shutout and third this season. He struck out eight and walked one in his fourth complete game of the year.
Orioles 2, Red Sox 1: At Baltimore, Pat Hentgen took a three-hitter into the ninth inning, and Baltimore held on to beat Boston.
Vying for his first shutout since 2000, Hentgen was lifted after giving up a leadoff homer to Johnny Damon in the ninth. Jorge Julio then got three straight outs to complete the four-hitter and earn his 25th save.
Before Damon connected, Hentgen (4-5) allowed only one runner past first base. The right-hander was 9-10 with a 6.81 ERA in 27 career games against Boston.
Two of Boston's hits came in the third inning, when Jason Varitek hit a leadoff single and took second on a two-out single by Damon. But Hentgen struck out Todd Walker to end the threat.
Boston had only two baserunners after that until Damon sent a 1-0 pitch over the scoreboard in right field.
Astros 2, Marlins 1: At Miami, Jeff Kent's solo home run and Josh Beckett's balk were enough for Houston to defeat Florida.
The Marlins lost for only the second time in 10 games.
Tim Redding (8-9) gave up one run on six hits in seven innings. He struck out five and walked one.
Octavio Dotel pitched a scoreless eighth and Billy Wagner worked the ninth for his 32nd save in 35 chances.
Beckett (5-5) got the loss despite pitching well. He allowed only two hits in seven innings, striking out nine and walking none.
Kent homered off the left-field foul pole in the second inning.
Jeff Bagwell wound up with a standup triple in the fourth when he hit a line drive that diving center fielder Juan Pierre could not catch. Bagwell scored when Beckett was called for a balk with two outs.
Rangers 10, Indians 3: At Arlington, Texas, Mark Teixeira and Todd Greene each homered twice and Texas tied a team record by hitting seven home runs in beating Cleveland.
Michael Young set the tone for the Rangers when he led off the first with his 10th home run of the season.
Alex Rodriguez and Rafael Palmeiro also homered for the Rangers, who won their third consecutive game. Teixeira had three hits and drove in four runs.
PIRATES 12, ROCKIES 11: At Pittsburgh, Jason Kendall's RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning capped a six-run rally and gave Pittsburgh a victory over Colorado.
Tike Redman hit a two-out, two-run triple off Adam Bernero (0-1) to tie it. Redman, called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Nashville to be Pittsburgh's new everyday center fielder, fouled off four two-strike pitches before lining a shot into the right-center gap.
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Saturday, August 2, 2003.
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Delaware State University Strength and Conditioning Center
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Project Description
The Strength and Conditioning Center represents a new identity for DSU athletics, and marks the beginning of the university's commitment to enhance student life, strengthen the campus community and promote the recruitment of future student-athletes.
As Phase I of the campus master plan, this addition to an existing gymnasium, Memorial Hall, needed to energize the campus and provide students with an inspirational glimpse of future growth. The whimsical facade adds new dimension to Memorial Hall and announces the building's individuality. While the brick and columns blend with the existing aesthetics of the campus, the contrasting blue siding immediately sets the facility apart. Artfully placed windows enhance the character of the building while infusing interior spaces with natural light.
Although the center fulfills a broad range of programmatic needs, the central volume is the two-story, 9,000-square-foot training area. Bright, contrasting colors stimulate students in this powerful space, with the vibrant color red repeated in the fitness equipment to help give the space a smaller, human scale.
In addition to the primary training area, the center also provides student-athletes with various support spaces, including locker rooms and lounges, a ticketing room, a control desk, and offices for coaches and support staff.
Project DetailsArchitect: Holzman Moss Architecture; New York, N.Y.
Architect: Hughes Group Architects; Sterling, Va.
Construction Cost: $5 million
Square Feet: 17,000
Occupancy: August 2007
Flooring, Fitness Center: Mondo
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Hi Maryrob. Thank you for your nice note. Your pictures of Tennessee are wonderful ! Jigidi really is a fun way to learn some geography. I have been to New York, Seattle and Honolulu. I love the USA!!
Cevas,it makes me happy for you to visit TN.through my photos.One thing that impressed me about Canada was how clean it seemed to be,I have been to Ontario also.I loved Canada!!!
Hi pumpkinhead. No, they're just looking the other way.
Are the Lions sleeping in this shot? :)
Thanks, JC. It is a rather typical picture. It is often sunny in Vancouver while we get clouds and/or rain on the north shore.
Nice one, cevas!
Hi Ank. In Vancouver most of the the East West streets are numbered (Avenues). All the North South streets have names - Cambie, Granville,Seymour etc. Lots of tree names here too. Right downtown the East West streets have names too - Georgia , Robson, Hastings etc.
Nice photo Cathy. I see the name of the street W 12th Ave. In NL we give the streets names. Names of trees, of flowers, of other countries, of famous people and so on. Never like this. Is this always like that or are there streets with names too?
Hi Maryrob. Thanks for your nice comment. I have never been to Tennessee. I will work through your puzzles and learn about it through your pictures!
I think it's a beautiful photo Cevas.I have been there one time and was amazed at how busy Vancouver is.That was about a year before the Olympics were there.Thanks Cevas
I took this picture on Sunday Oct 28th looking towards the cloudy North Shore mountains.


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The numbers are almost ridiculous.
Quakes forwards Landon Donovan and Brian Ching have started together seven times in 2004, and the team is unbeaten at 4-0-3. In 2003, the two started together nine times, with the club going 6-0-3. So the Quakes have gone 10-0-6 in the last two seasons when Donovan and Ching open the game together.
The numbers get even gaudier: Donovan has scored 11 times and dished out 11 assists in those 16 games; Ching has ten goals and four assists.
"It's a great combination," says coach Dominic Kinnear. "You have strength and power, and you have speed. They both have awareness and they like playing with each other, which is even better."
"I love playing with him," Ching says of Donovan. "He just seems to always be in the right spots when I get the ball. Our styles compliment each other. It's just a joy."
"It's just fun to play with that guy," says Donovan of Ching.
This is a partnership that only three years ago would have seemed impossible. In 2001, Donovan was leading his Earthquakes to the first of their two MLS titles. In 2001, Ching was mostly sitting on the bench in Los Angeles. By the time 2002 rolled around, Landon was helping the USA to a top eight finish in the World Cup, and Ching had been sent to the A-League, where he became an All-Star, catching the eye of Quakes coach Frank Yallop.
From the first minute of his Quakes career (he scored 53 seconds into the 2003 season opener in Colorado), the 6-foot, 195 pound Ching has been wowing his teammates and opponents. He scores on about half of his shots on goal, and has gained a reputation as a tough-as-nails forward.
"Just like Carlos Ruiz (of the Galaxy)," says Ching, "He gives as much as he takes. I'd like to have that kind of reputation too, so if guys know they're going to give it to me, it's going to be a battle for the whole game."
The physical battles go from the first minute to the last, but Ching rarely loses his cool. "He channels his anger the right way," says Donovan. "If he gets mad, he just works harder. And he can give it back to you. He runs, he'll tackle and kick you and fight you. The refs have been good about letting him do it, because he takes a lot of punishment."
And he takes a lot of the pressure off Donovan, whose combination of vision, speed and finishing ability is unmatched in the American game.
"How could you not love playing with this guy," says Ching. "We have a good chemistry. We have fun on the field."
Astaire and Rogers. Abbott and Costello. Lewis and Martin. Batman and Robin.
Partnerships come in odd sizes and shapes, and sometimes out of nowhere. Donovan is hoping the genie doesn't find its way back in the bottle before it's time.
"That would be another sad thing if this team is moved," Donovan said. "There will be players who move on. That would be a sad thing, there are some good partnerships here."
The two figure to get more chances to play together in the red, white and blue. It was Ching's 89th minute goal, on an assist from Donovan, last week in Kingston, Jamaica that helped the USA escape with a 1-1 tie in their World Cup Qualifying game. "One of the highlights of my career so far," Ching said. "Hopefully there will be a lot more. It was a dream come true. I'll have to set higher goals, and am happy to do so."
Ching has been described as a Brian McBride-type player, a target man, the perfect compliment to the speedy and crafty Donovan. McBride now plies his trade in the English Premier League, and Donovan may be doing the same soon.
Who knows where Brian Ching's future lies, but certainly he'll be doing some eye-popping things, and for the next few months for sure, he'll do them alongside Landon Donovan.
Does Superman have a partner? Apparently.
John Shrader has been the voice of the Earthquakes since 1996 and has worked in television and radio in the Bay Area for the past 20 years.


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Y'know, Captain America's shield weapon may seem a little puny compared to Thor's giant hammer, Iron Man's high-tech suit or even Hawkeye's bow and arrow. But have you seen what the guy can do with that thing? Well, no, you probably haven't, except for in brief glimpses in the trailers and screenshots-- until now! Today IGN has debuted a clip from the film that's pretty much nothing but shield action, as Captain America fights his way through a group of baddies using nothing more than the shield, brute strength, and the American way as his weapon. Take a look below.
It ends with Cap in a pretty tight spot, stuck between four flamethrowers, but how much do you want to bet it turns out all right in the end. My favorite part of the clip might be the score, a kind of jaunty, slightly suspenseful accompaniment that seems to jive when the entire old school 40s feel of the movies, like the Indiana Jones franchise put to war. As the next major release down the pike after Harry Potter, and the last big superhero movie to wrap up the summer, Captain America: The FIrst Avenger has done a remarkable job not wearing out its welcome, keeping the publicity campaign constant but at a low hum, and not releasing constant clips that make us feel like we've seen the whole thing. For me at least, it's taken a surprisingly long time to stop feeling so worn down by superheroes after Green Lantern, and the jingoistic, old-timey fun of Captain America is seeming like a pretty apt antidote. Of course, I don't know anyone who's seen the movie yet, so I'm just hoping there's an actual good movie to back all of this up.
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>What else would need such an extreme of SSD design?
need <> want, and I suspect that it's a want, which someone has disguised as a need as in 'we don't want the terry-wrists getting hold of this technology first!'.
ViON have produced a 100TB DRAM solid state drive, which they claim to be the largest flash memory-based storage box in the world. The HyperStor-6200 uses both Hitachi Data Systems and Texas Memory Systems technology - think RamSan 6200 - and provides five million I/Os per second (IOPS) with 60GB/sec bandwidth. It is a monster …
>What else would need such an extreme of SSD design?
need <> want, and I suspect that it's a want, which someone has disguised as a need as in 'we don't want the terry-wrists getting hold of this technology first!'.
Back in the day we were joking about people trying to backup the Internet on their diskettes "to carry home" ... now these guys are trying to backup the Internet -- in real time :)
How many Wrists does all this translate into?
order one of these, and one of the Jaguars made by Cray from the Top500 article please... you do take American Express don't you?
A database with three billion records and multi-XMP processing... Just don't turn the fences off this time.
Flash forward 6 months...
Maybe they're testing a Beta of Windows 8 ?
It's a backup of there "Personal entertainment" cough cough :D 60GB/s Makes for perfect HD streaming if you ask me.
Maybe this is the next step towards a better backup solution as tapes and ordinary HDD just dont provide the bandwith or storage required. With this i could backup my PC in just over 30 seconds
Or Orifice 2010!
100 TB just doesn't seem newsworthy anymore, even for flash. It's big, sure enough, but not THAT big. Now, had it been 100 PB, then I'd think it was cool.
Memory stick that you carry in your bag = 8GB. 100 TB = 12800 of those.
Of course if you can build a big enough USB farm, park some ZFS on it and actually get some USB bus speed that can drive it, and you remember that you don't have any moving parts, you'r right, it is just not that cool.
Raid isn't about protection, it's about availability... However it does beg the question... How do you back this bugger up?!
Memory stick sized would ge good but micro sd would be even better.
In 10 years time we'll all be saying "Remember when they brought out that 100TB SSD that was the size of a wardrobe? Those were the days!"
with so many law enforcement agencies looking up that info on a daily basis, this would help speed things along nicely and get the week to a month turnaround for queries down a bit.
Or they're playing nuclear wargames on it.
You've got it all wrong - in the US, we have a database for the DNA of criminals. It's you guys with the DNA database which IS criminal.
After extensive fine tuning, the darn thing only achieves a Windows Vista Experience index base score of 3.8...
and then I'll be impressed.
RAID 1(+) mirrors so it protects against hardware failure.
Sure saying RAID protection can be misleading as RAID doesn't always involve mirroring.
And of course mirroring is not a complete backup solution, but it does offer protection, protection against hardware failure.
And of course it is wrong to say that RAID is just about availability, in fact more often it is about performance, whether striping on flash memory gives performance is probably worthy of investigation.
A number of techie types round here have been competing to build the biggest home NAS and there are at least two jokers with 20TB in their back bedrooms.
I unforget installing a 'ram disk' on Baker Perkins' IBM mainframe. It was the size of a couple of filing cabinets, and looked like a 10" removable platter disk drive to the OS, while being a hundred times faster.
It used about five horse-power's worth of electricity and contained something like 25Mb as I recall. Or would have done if the tight bastards had ordered it full.
At the time the streetlights outside were still gas-lit.
PCI Express 2.0 with the 32 relation is 32Gb per second. How i can use 60Gb/sec. ???
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I placed an order with Boo Hoo on Tuesday 3rd December for 3 items. At the time all items were in stock and the amount of £39.39 was debited from my bank account. This included delivery within 5 working days. I ordered the items in good faith that they would be received within this time and that all items would be delivered as they had debited the full amount from my account. 5 days later I receive an email from the company to advise 'Some items have been cancelled from order either at your request or due to no stock availability.' These items had been ordered for a Birthday present for my sister on Tuesday 10th December! I purchased the items at the time as there was no mention the items were out of stock and they happily debited me for all of the items! I have checked my bank account and the £18.00 has not been refunded! I am now left with the main present missing and the money for this item! I am disgusted it has taken 5 DAYS to notify me. Also the other two items have only just been shipped according to the email received this morning and will take upto a further 5 working days to be received. This means not only will I be missing the main present but also the other two items on her birthday! I emailed the customer service department regarding the above issues and the response I got was 'As we are a very popular and fast moving site we can on occasion experience a stock difference due to several customers trying to purchase the same item at once. This has unfortunately resulted in us having to cancel this item from your order, as we allocate the stock on a first come, first served basis. As stated in our terms and conditions all our products are subject to availability. I can confirm that there is a refund being processed on your account, once this completes you will be notified by email then please allow 3-5 working days for the refund to reach your account.' So now I am left with non of my items on time and have to wait god knows how long for my own money back!!! Fantastic service Boo Hoo!!!
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"The permanent popularity, now of mythic intensity, of Romeo and Juliet is more than justified," writes eminent scholar Harold Bloom, "since the play is the largest and most persuasive celebration of romantic love in Western literature."
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) based his early romantic tragedy on Arthur Brooke's 1562 poem The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet. Shakespeare's resulting masterpiece, in turn, has inspired countless retellings around the… (more)
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Murdoch, Rupert
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Australian-American entrepreneur who, after journalistic experience in London in 1962, took over the family's small newspaper and parlayed a barely profitable enterprise into several successful papers within two years. In 1981 he paid $27 million for the two-century old London Times, becoming a self-made tycoon. His media holdings include more than 80 publications on three continents and the American FOX television network. By 1998, his News Corp beamed Fox TV and movies worldwide and published an array of newspapers, magazines and books, estimated to be worth $5.3 billion.
After living in Australia and England, he became a naturalized American citizen on 9/05/1985. He has been married twice, the first time on 3/01/1956 and the second time, to Anna Torv, on 3/28/1967.
Unable to slow his incessant globe-trotting and deal making, and disinterested in the cultural events and domestic life that his wife offered, they separated in May 1988. As she is discreet and private, and a devout Catholic, it was a shock when she filed for divorce two months later.
Murdoch has a daughter from his first marriage, Prudence, 40, plus three kids with Anna. Their oldest son, Lachlan, 26, in line to take over the company, now runs the Australian operations and is a promising executive. Elisabeth, 29, is general manager of the British satellite-TV branch and James, 25, is deputy publisher of the New York post. Murdoch was married for the third time in July 1999, just 17 days after his divorce from wife number two, Anna, to his 36-year younger bride, former employee Wendi Dang, aboard his yacht in New York Harbor. In May 2000, Murdoch began a course of radiation treatment for prostate cancer. A year later they announced that Wendi was expecting their first child. A nine pound daughter named Grace Helen was born to the conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch, 70, and wife Wendi Deng, 33 "the evening of 11/19/2001 at an undisclosed New York hospital."
On July 17, 2003, the 72-year-old media mogul and his 35-year-old wife welcomed their second child, Chloe, born in New York City.
The media mogul came under fire in July 2011 when news reports erupted of deleterious activities at his flagship English news outfit, News of the World. Employees of the news outlet reportedly had hacked into emails and voice mails of crime and terrorism victims, celebrities and members of the Royal Family. Murdoch canceled an impending merger with another large news outlet and shut down News of the World. Although British police had investigated such activities as far back as 2006, public outcry did not erupt until 2011 upon reports that News of the World employees had hacked into a young murder victim's e-mail, even changing or deleting some messages. Scotland Yard and the FBI are investigating to determine how widespread such hacking activities went, how many Murdoch-owned media entities are involved, how far up the chain of command the activities were authorized and whether criminal charges can be brought.
- opponent/rival/enemy relationship with Holmes à Court, Robert (born 27 July 1937). Notes: Business rivals
- spouse relationship with Murdoch, Anna (born 30 June 1944). Notes: Second wife
- has other family relationship with Murdoch, Kalan Alexander (born 9 November 2004)
- has other family relationship with Murdoch, Walter (born 17 September 1874). Notes: Great nephew
- (has as) protégé relationship with Kamahl (born 13 November 1934)
- Work : Lose social status July 2011 (Reports of hacking at his "News of the World")
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Gwen Stoney quotes a newspaper announcement given in "A Paper Prince," for "midnight ending he day, as the Australians calculate it," sent to LMR 4/1987.
(Dennis Sutton rectifies the time to 11:52 PM, given in Sutton's 50 Australian charts, published 1996)
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- Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Financial success in field
- Lifestyle : Financial : Wealthy
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate (Australia, London and U.S.)
- Vocation : Business : Business owner (80 publications and TV network)
- Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur
- Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor (Publisher)
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2007 now apparently?
Edit: Just a facelift by the looks of things
2007 now apparently?
Edit: Just a facelift by the looks of things
Whoah! What happened there!
Have I slipped through a vortex in the space-time continuum to an alternate reality where everything else is the same but STW IS ALL DIFFERENT ?
What recipe for eating own shorts?
This is the new forum. Where have you been?
you're greyer, idave
Have you not tried the 'New forum' link up there?
I think it's alright. Maybe not as big a step forward as I'd have expected though and I don't really think the new font is an improvement. I do prefer the colour scheme though.
The 'block user' option seems interesting though...
is that Times new roman up there? ^^ (Chat forum & title), have we gone back to 1985?????
EDIT: does seem clicky clicky faster though?
Is this what happens when people all start agreeing with TJ?
Drac - Moderator
If everyone agreed with TJ this forum would cease. But just like flowers aren't going to get wiped out by people picking them, this isn't going to happen.
It has begun......
I'm going to come back as a man.
One minute...
is that Times new roman up there?
New PC here and it's horrid TNR. Is everything black and white for everyone else with a 10 years ago feel?
work PC, so no idea, how/where do I change? TNR is insulting to my eyeballz
Edit: yeah black and white/grey here to.
....but it is faster..........
I like it
ummm. I can't see any difference whatsoever
Reminded me of this...
TNR on Windoze wiv Chrome. Sorry admin.
try a ctrl-F5 pedalhead.
Coudl we have some nice purply bits to brighten things up?
some of this around the edges maybe;
It's very err.. grey. And not in a good way?
ah, ctrl-refresh. Ummm, at least it isn't comic sans I suppose
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Is this what happens when people all start agreeing with TJ?
You now all live in my black and white world!
Firefox = Times New Roman
IE = Some other skinny hard to read font, similar to TNR
Even though it seems they have only changed to the colour to black and white and done something with the fonts, I'm finding it harder to scan the forum!
Coudl we have some nice purply bits to brighten things up?
After a solid 30 seconds of use, I have concluded that the old one is much better.
Whooooooooah there, what's just happened? Have the STW chaps forgotten to pay their Colour Forum license?
This looks very sombre and doomladen.
Pssst... check the home page too. It's gone a bit BBC!
TandemJeremy - Member
You now all live in my black and white world!
I know it's your birthday and all but regardless, that is the post of the day already
like it Jamie - and maybe the background on the buttons at the top of the page too?
Is there a point to the "// +" in the bottom left corner?
(Firefox 11.0, if that makes any difference)
Very cool, though. No I'll go further, cold and uninviting IMO.
Edit: just the greyness, like the front and newsy layout.
my black and white world!
it's all shades of grey from where I'm sat
YUCK, can we have the old one back now please?
Home page looks OK, but the forum is absolutely awful and it looks even worse on my Andriod phone.
And is the copyright C meant to be halfway up the K on the title?
The forum now looks far less obvious on a work PC, can only be a good thing.
Saddam deserves it. I know Bush is unpopular, but... oh, wait.
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2 Samuel 23:5
5God made my family strong and secure. He made an agreement with me forever! God made sure this agreement was good and secure in every way. So surely he will give me every victory. He will give me everything I want!
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Route Grade Votings
Total votes cast 39
Adjacent Routes
The flake-crack is a slick favourite that requires good footwork and technique on the polished holds to guarantee a tick.
I like tihs one, only cos I can do it and Mel can't
Change "becoming very polisheded" to is very polished. Would have been good it it's hayday.
Bag of... Too polished to even warrant getting the ropes out.
Yes it is VERY polished but for us that was half the fun. It puts a whole new dimension on it and makes for a good technical challenge. I usually hate polished routes but on this occa Crux just above the bolt tok some bottle.
The polish doesn't really affect the good climbing just make sure you place your feet carefully.
"Hey i can see my face in this" polished. Moving up to belay is nasty with hardly any purchase for feet, literaly have to yank yourself up by brute force alone. Avoid.
I agree with Dave, the polish made this route more interesting, still very climable.
The polish makes no difference. Solo it and see how much your feet stick when they have to! (it's a remarkable solo but remember you WILL break things, if not lots of things if you fall off).
crazy route. but polish is getting to much.
Any idea what the route to the right up the arete is? The arete climb was very nice with some good exposure stepping round onto the other face. Felt about a 4 for me, but I happily reached some jugs from the ledges and scampered up whilst the sub 6foot climbers in my group found this a bit more hairy and strenuous.
In answer to my own question: Hate the sin, love the sinner 5+.
No way is the arrete 5+! More like 3? Where did you find the route description Andy R?
Polish non-ish :) layback flake and the feet stick fine. Good fun.


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JSON Serialization
There are two JSON serialization engines in Liferay portal: the 'manual' serialization and the 'loose' serialization. Please note that these names are not something strict and widely recognized, they are here to distinguish these two engines.
Manual serialization #
Manual serialization begins with creation of JSONObject or JSONArray, using JSONFactoryUtil. These two are wrappers for JSON maps and arrays. After creation, it is all about putting map or array elements into created instances. At the end, invoking toString() method performs the serialization and JSON string is returned. Example:
JSONObject jsonObj = JSONFactoryUtil.createJSONObject(); jsonObj.put("additionalInfo", _additionalInfo); jsonObj.put("companyId, _companyId); ... return jsonObj.toString();
The main advantage of 'manual' engine is the complete control over what resulting JSON string will contain. However, this is also the major drawback when serializing java beans, since each property has to be added manually, both property name and value (as in above example). This is error prone and produces a lot of boiler plate code.
There is another potential flaw using JSONObjects: developer can start using them as a generic data container and return them as methods result. This is not such a good practice (at least in authors humble opinion:) - methods should return concrete types when possible. Moreover, by returning JSONObjects, the code becomes tightly-coupled with non-common type. Instead, methods should return either 1) a concrete type where it make sense, 2) json serialized string or 3) Map/List if the returned value has to be modified more. Again, JSONObjects are just util classes for JSON serialization and not data containers; their usage scope should be inside a method.
Manual serialization tool is built on top of json.org library and, therefore, it shares the same features. There are some sharp corners user should be aware of. One is that inner Map is not serialized as JSON map, but instead as a 'double' map: the first level contains information about map implementation type and then the second level contains actual map values. Another thing to be aware of is that class property (from the getClass() getter) is serialized as 'javaClass'.
Loose serialization #
Loose serialization uses a different approach – object is examined (using reflection) and automatically serialized. So, the basic usage is quite simple:
And that is all! But that is just a beginning of loose serialization features.
One thing to remember is that, by default, all collections properties are NOT(loosely) serialized. To include collections in the serialization, we need to tell serializer which collections properties have to be included. For example:
JSONSerializer jsonSerializer = JSONFactoryUtil.createSerializer(); jsonSerializer.include("organizations"); jsonSerializer.serialize(user);
or, the same but using shortcut method:
JSONFactoryUtil.looseSerialize(user, "organizations");
Similarly , some properties can be excluded using 'exclude()' method (there is not shortcut for this method). Including and excluding supports wildcards; a common example is: exclude(".class") to exclude class information in the resulting JSON string.
As seen above, loose serialization uses hints (what to include and exclude) to control the process of serialization. These hints are specified at the point of serialization.
Annotations #
The other way of specifying what to include and exclude is by using @JSON annotation. Simply annotate some getter method with @JSON or @JSON(include = false) to include/exclude that property from JSON serialization. In practice, user usually put this annotation on collection properties that has to be included (as collection properties are by default excluded).
Strict mode #
Sometimes, a significant set of properties has to be excluded from the serialization. For example, only top level properties of some model object have to be included, all others should be excluded. In such cases, it is more convenient to use something called the 'strict' mode. In strict JSON serialization mode we must annotate all properties that has to be serialized. Any property without an annotation is ignored. Example:
@JSON(strict = true) public class UserModelImpl extends BaseModelImpl<User> implements UserModel { .... @JSON public String getUuid() { ... @JSON public long getUserId() { ...
All portals model object uses the strict mode, since they are generated by service builder. Service builder has support for JSON loose serialization,too. The json-enabled attribute of entitytag specifies whether or not the entity should be annotated for JSONserialization. By default, if the remote-service value is true, then thejson-enabled value is true. Column tag has the same attribute, json-enabled. It specifies whether ornot the column should be annotated for JSON serialization. By default, if thejson-enabled value in the entity element is true, then the json-enabled valuein the column element is true.
JSONSerializable interface #
Alternatively, objects can implement JSONSerilizable interface that contains single method: toJsonString(). Developer can put in there any code that generates custom JSON string from current object state.
Flexjson #
Loose serialization is based on flexjson library and shares all its goods and bads. In general, the concept is fine, but it will not hurt to see some little imrovements (again, in authors humble opinion:).


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First of all , thanks man for helping me.
Here's the first thread that I have opened if anyone is interested:
I was finally able to get past the HTC boot logo and use the phone but I also wanted to update the ROM to KitKat 4.4.
I have changed my CID to HTC__001 from HTC__K18 with no effort , however , I failed to change my MID to PN0710000.
I followed this tutorial step by step (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2322820) , but when I applied the fastboot oem writemid command , there was an unknown error and when I rebooted the phone I got the exact same screen as this:
Now , I'm unable to access anything!!! I can't even get to the bootloader or recovery which was possible with the soft brick. The only 2 screens that I am able to get now is the gray screen as in the picture above , or a complete black screen (and the device still stays on).
I'm unable to use any adb commands , but fastboot commands still work. However , I'm unable to flash any RUU , rom , CWM , TWRP , boot...
Is there's anything I can do about it?
Here's an output of the fastboot getvar all:
Anyone have any idea what can I possibly do to fix this?


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text: Marjorie E. Longaker, nee Surridge, 82, of Crystal Lake, passed away April, 25, 2003. Daughter of the late Joseph and Carrie E. Surridge, nee Gunther; beloved wife of Anson D. Longaker; loving mother of Jane E. Levy, Gail A. Longaker and David S. (Anna Mae) Longaker; proud grandmother of Amy B. Levy, Sarah A. Levy, David A. Longaker and Thomas J. Longaker. A private graveside service will be held on Monday at St. James the Sag Cemetery near Lemont. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Hadley School for the Blind in Winnetka, IL. Arrangements and care of QuiramSycamore Funeral Home, 1245 Somonauk St., Sycamore, IL 60178. Information: 815-895-6589 or www.quiram.com


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Atlantic Canadians were coping with power outages, slippery roads, damaging gusts and coastal erosion Monday as another brawny storm - the fourth in as many weeks - descended on the region.
Utility websites showed that by 11:00 p.m. local time, about 18,000 homes and businesses in New Brunswick were without power.
At one point Monday, more than 20,000 were in the dark in Nova Scotia, mainly in the Annapolis Valley and the province's northern reaches. But that number had dropped to just 200 by 11 p.m.
Power outages were also reported throughout Prince Edward Island. A spokesman for Maritime Electric said about 7,500 were without power in the afternoon, but that number had fallen to about 1,500 by early evening.
Meanwhile, police said slippery roads played a role in a fatal accident near Fredericton, P.E.I.
A 25-year-old Island man was killed when an eastbound minivan lost control and was struck by westbound pickup on Route 2. The driver of the minivan was pronounced dead at the scene. The pickup driver sustained minor injuries.
The Island remained under a storm surge warning all day, but snowfall warnings were lifted before noon. The snow quickly melted in some areas, turning Charlottetown streets into a sopping mess. But the western side of the Island received more than 30 centimetres of snow.
The intensity of the latest storm did not come close to last week's vicious nor'easter, which caused flooding and washouts along the Island's coastline.
The Confederation Bridge was under a travel advisory warning much of the day.
In New Brunswick, blizzard conditions descended on northern regions, making driving dangerous. Snowfall warnings were issued for much of the province, with up to 40 centimetres expected in some areas.
"Snow and local blowing snow associated with this system will taper off to flurries over western regions (Monday night) and over eastern regions on Tuesday," Environment Canada said in a statement.
"The most difficult travel conditions will occur over northeastern parts of the province where a blizzard warning is posted."
Karl Wilmot, a senior manager with the Emergency Measures Organization in New Brunswick, said people calling his office said they were tired and depressed.
"After a repetition of four times in less than a month, fatigue and malaise of the whole thing sets in and people are definitely wearing down," Mr. Wilmot said in an interview from Fredericton.
"You can tell in peoples' voices when they call to register under the disaster financial assistance that people are tired."
Four storms have hit the province this month, ranging from heavy rainfall in the south to coastal flooding in the east.
Some 150 people were forced to move out of flooded homes in southwestern New Brunswick and the Keswick Ridge area after the second storm.
Last week, high waves pounded the east coast of the province from the Miramichi region to Shediac, forcing more evacuations.
Mr. Wilmot said assessment teams conducting inspections of damaged homes were forced to stop working Monday due to slippery roads.
Linda Libby, a forecaster with Environment Canada, said Monday's storm eased during the day. However, she said it would pick up through the night.
During the day, temperatures hovered around zero in southern New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, causing the snow to turn to rain, making the roads treacherous and slushy.
"My biggest concern for today are the road conditions, given the temperatures out there," Ms. Libby said. "What can be wet and sloppy and not that bad can become icy and hazardous very quickly."
The forecaster was also calling for storm surges along the east coast of New Brunswick, where a surge last week caused widespread damage to beaches and buildings.
Ms. Libby said storm surges of up to one metre were expected in Nova Scotia's Pictou County and along the coasts of P.E.I. Storm surge warnings were also issued for Nova Scotia's eastern shore, southeastern Cape Breton and the Sydney area.
"We don't expect the water levels to be quite as high as last week, but we are expecting the pounding surf," he said.
Environment Canada said southwestern Newfoundland could see gusts over 110 kilometres per hour.
Ms. Libby said there were snowfall warnings in place for central Newfoundland and there was a mix of snow and rain expected in eastern Newfoundland.
December has been a difficult month for many parts of the Atlantic region, where roads and bridges have been damaged, homes flooded, fishing gear destroyed and some wharfs and boardwalks pounded to bits.
In Cape Breton, rainfall levels have been triple the average. The island was receiving heavy snowfalls in its northern counties on Monday.
The storm system caused thousands of flight cancellations Sunday in the northeastern U.S., and there were delays and cancellations reported throughout the Maritimes.
Dozens of U.S.-bound flights from Canada, mainly from Toronto, were cancelled or delayed.


text: Mario Cantone, best known as the acid-tongued Anthony Marantino on HBO's Sex and the City, will arrive on Broadway this fall in a new one-man show, Laugh Whore. The production, directed by Tony-winner Joe Mantello, opens October 17 at the Cort Theatre, with preview performances expected to start in late September, it was announced Wednesday. Cantone is a veteran stand-up comedian and will offer his acerbic views on current events plus his take on celebrities old and new. Cantone is now appearing on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Assassins, the Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical. It runs through July 18 at Studio 54. (AP)


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The Records, Day Two: 1964-1965
From December 1964 to December 1965 -- re-meet the Beatles as they made the transition from the world's best bar band to the forerunners of folk-rock. Has any band ever had such an astoundingly productive 12-months?
Beatles for Sale | Help! | Help! 2 | Rubber Soul | Rubber Soul 2
Beatles for Sale (1964)
Steve Earle was once asked what his "desert island pick" would be. "We're assuming I have a way to play records on the island?" he began (of course he did). "For me it would be Beatles for Sale."
He meant to say Exile on Main Street, or Live at the Old Quarter, or Nebraska, obviously. Not the record most often found at the bottom of the list of best or even best-known Beatles albums. Not the one that even members of the band have publicly disparaged. You gotta be kidding, right? Yet, in another interview, Earle went after it again: "The one that really blew my mind, I think, was Rubber Soul, and I end up using Revolver as a map for sounds more, [but] my favorite is Beatles for Sale. That's the hillbilly Beatles record."
Leaving aside the fact that this late 1964 release wasn't available in North America until 1987 (so Earle is probably referring to Beatles VI and Beatles '65, the two records that combined the songs from the British-only LP), I think I know what he means. Because: Beatles for Sale is my favourite one, too. While the British pressing of Revolver is their greatest and most complete record, no doubt, and the North American pressing of Rubber Soul is a note-perfect folk-rock document, Beatles for Sale is the Beatles record I plain enjoy the most. From the reverb-heavy "No Reply" to the barroom roll of "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" this was the closest the Beatles ever got to putting out a live record, to recreating on vinyl the incendiary stage show they'd never again be able to perform. It is, finally, the closest they ever got (after, that is, having become mega-stars) to sounding human.
Sporting a cover photograph of a decidedly un-psyched Fab Four, chilly in an autumnal Hyde Park, and opening with a trio of Lennon's darkest numbers to date ("No Reply" with its refrain of "I nearly died"; "I'm a Loser" with its, well, its title; and "Baby's in Black" with its morbid love triangle narrative), this record was a serious shock to many carefree fans. (And this isn't even mentioning the knowingly self-deprecating title.) And though things get decidedly less bleak for the remainder of the album, late on the second side we get one more peak into Lennon's decidedly gloomy state of mind. "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" is all awkwardness and adolescence -– omigod she didn't show up, I'd better leave before people realize! – but it relies on the universal theme of public humiliation which he would revisit countless times over the rest of his career. (All of which, regardless of their ostensible narratives, refer to the same basic anxiety: What if all of this fame, all of these adoring fans, all of this apparent respect and admiration, won't be there when I need it most?) "No Reply", "I'm a Loser", "Baby's in Black" and finally: "there's nothing for me here, so I will disappear."
To temper all of this bleakness, Lennon's best moment on the record comes on a rollicking cover of Chuck Berry's "Rock'n'Roll Music", a throwback to their Hamburg days and featuring his most unhinged vocal performance since "Twist and Shout". The freedom he exudes when working with material not his own is always impressive –- without much melody to work with, Lennon tears into his part with a ferociousness unheard again till "Yer Blues" in 1968. And Ringo's steady chaos on the backbeat remains astoundingly concussive 50 years on. This is the definitive sound of the pre-psychedelic Beatles –- who doesn't wish Please Please Me and With the Beatles had more of this?
If these five songs were a declaration of where Lennon had found himself (mentally, physically, creatively) by late 1964, McCartney's first number on the record suggested that he was headed in a decidedly different direction. "I'll Follow the Sun" is beautiful, distinctly optimistic, and though it appears forgettable, it has a melody that'll chase you around for days. His other key contributions on the record, both of them about his relationship with Jane Asher, are equally buoyant and affirmative. The infectious "Every Little Thing" suffers from too much repetition in the refrain (perhaps the reason it didn't become a single?), but boasts one of McCartney's loveliest melodies, while "What You're Doing" rides a 12-string guitar line that clearly anticipates Roger McGuinn's trademark sound by a few months.
But perhaps McCartney's greatest contribution here is found on another trip back to Hamburg, and his take on the "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey" medley that Little Richard had made famous in 1958. As far as I can see, after the schmaltz of some of McCartney's work on earlier Beatles records, this is a real statement about the "cute Beatle's" rock 'n' roll credentials. It is often reported that Lennon was envious of his sparring partner's voice (which strikes not a few of his fans as totally mambo-gonzo insane, but nevertheless) and it is on this track that one begins to understand (if only the tiniest bit) where he was coming from. While Lennon shredded through his '50s-era rock cover, McCartney finds room amid all that cacophony to actually sing his. Pretty amazing, really.
I won't dwell much on "Eight Days a Week", the big hit number that opens Side Two. With the gloriously shimmering fade-in leading to an unfussy confection of a pop song, it still stands as one of the best intros I can name. But, much as it was adored by fans craving for more of that melodious twang that they had come to recognize as the Beatles sound, neither the band nor critics were buying this thing as a successful track. Lennon openly referred to it as "lousy", and made some noise about it having been a tossed off attempt to write a song about the band called "Eight Arms to Hold You". And yet: I adore it. It's appealing, amusing, silly, and rides a fabulous rhythmic push from Ringo. You try writing a lousy song this good, and then we'll talk.
Beatles for Sale is also often criticized for relying too much on covers, a point that's hard to refute (since six of the 14 songs aren't their own), but which is also sort of unhelpful since they absolutely nail them. Even Lennon's cover of Roy Lee Johnson's pretty lame number "Mr. Moonlight" -- which finds itself on many lists as the worst of all Beatles tracks -- is, to my ears, triumphant. What I like about this take on an otherwise sappy and dumb song is Lennon's refusal to treat it like a sappy and dumb song. He screams out the opening lyric like he's about to launch into "Dizzy Miss Lizzie", and when the band picks up the gentle skip of the rhythm, he falls into it only grudgingly. Hate it if you like, but don't skip it until you've reflected on the plain old weirdness of the thing -- this ain't "A Taste of Honey" or "Till There Was You", see?
And anyway, Beatles for Sale contains what is perhaps my favourite of all their covers in "Words of Love". Something about their reworking of this gorgeous ballad -- with its country overtones, its Greenwich Village undertones, those handclaps, and its close (but not too close) harmony between John and Paul -- pushes it into the stratosphere for me. It's dreamy and calm, but that guitar riff is all twang and jangle. (Though originally a Buddy Holly tune, their take is pure Everly Brothers to my ears: the most unsung of Beatles influences). Displaying (or celebrating) their influences even further, Side Two has a pair of tracks penned by their rockabilly hero Carl Perkins: Ringo gets a go on the fluff of "Honey Don't", laughing his way through the shuffle, while Harrison offers a playful lead vocal (and a fabulous Perkins tribute of a guitar solo) on "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" to close the record, throwing in a false ending for good measure.
Look. The Beatles had released three massive albums in the span of a breakneck 24 months. We're talking relentless touring schedules, promotional gigs, film shoots, writing, practicing, recording and (let's face it) partying, screwing and drinking for two years straight. They were exhausted, spent, and totally unprepared to head into the studio in October, 1964 to record an album to be released only six weeks hence (to meet the Christmas rush) on which expectations were sky high. They could be forgiven for knocking one off, for riding a few well-worn covers, for sleepwalking through the thing. And, that's pretty well what they did, writing some of these tunes in the studio just hours before they recorded the final take.
But, I guess what I'm trying to say (and what Steve Earle was trying to say) is that even on this, the Beatles' "worst" record -- devoid of studio wizardry, of careful consideration of harmony or lyric or tone -- they still managed to make a perfect "10" masterpiece and improve upon much of what they had done before. They were soon to become not just the biggest band in the world, but also the most deeply influential with the innovations of Rubber Soul and Revolver; but here, just for a brief moment, they were fallible, flighty, relaxed, raw, live, human. Maybe that's hillbilly to you, Steve, but to me there's just three words for what that sounds like: Rock. And. Roll.
Stuart Henderson


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In 2003, the company's name changed to Access Sciences Corporation, and throughout its existence it's become a beacon for industry-best practices, along with pragmatic and scalable solutions for clients. To date, Access Sciences has served nearly 200 client organizations in 20 industries in 47 countries.
July 31, 2014 marked a historic day for Access Sciences. The Access Sciences Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Trust purchased a significant portion of Access Sciences shares of stock from several selling shareholders, including our founder and Board Chair, Janice C. Anderson. This sale made the ESOP the majority shareholder of Access Sciences, and supports management's strategy to broaden the base of employee ownership.
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Australia reacted with surprise to news of Melbourne's Neil Robertson winning a world title but tomorrow sees the knock-on effect as big-time snooker return to the country for the first time since the 1970s.
Robertson was barely known in his homeland until he triumphed at the Crucible in May 2010.
Yet success in Sheffield saw his profile soar, with Australia never reluctant to embrace a home-grown world champion.
The very existence of the Australian Goldfields Open, a ranking event which takes place in the city of Bendigo, some 90 miles from Melbourne, can be attributed to Robertson's triumph over Scotland's Graeme Dott.
Dott has not travelled Down Under, citing a neck injury he sustained in China earlier in the month, and Ronnie O'Sullivan turned back for London after complaining of neck and back problems once he reached Bangkok.
But Robertson and the rest of the sport's biggest names are due in the city, several travelling in at the last minute after competing in Bangkok at the World Cup.
Robertson and amateur partner Steve Mifsud - Australia's number two - reached the quarter-finals at the World Cup, where countries were represented by two-man teams.
Mifsud and brother James have both been granted wild cards to their home tournament, but much of the attention will be centred on Robertson.
The 28-year-old, who lives in Cambridge during the snooker season, begins his campaign against England's Nigel Bond on Tuesday, when reigning Crucible champion John Higgins also starts against Matthew Selt.
Judd Trump, runner-up to John Higgins at this year's World Championship, said: 'It's the first event we've had in Australia so it will be new to everyone. No one will know what to expect but it's great for snooker to become more of a global game.
'If Neil Robertson hadn't won the world title last year we'd never have been going there.
'It's up to us now to help make snooker more popular there and I'm looking forward to showing the fans what I can do.'
Australia staged the 1971 and 1975 World Championships, when Eddie Charlton was the country's leading player. Charlton reached the semi-finals in 1971 and was runner-up four years later, but could not achieve what Robertson managed many years later in going on to secure a world title.
World Snooker chief Barry Hearn sees the Australian tournament as another step towards the globalisation of the sport, with the calendar for this season showing major events in Thailand, Brazil, Germany and China.
'It's nice to travel around the world,' said Wales' two-time world champion Mark Williams.
'We used to do it a lot a few years ago and it's happening again now. It's not just a UK sport, it's a worldwide one.
'The standard of snooker has improved over the last year and the number of tournaments has gone up.'


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Credits Required for Graduation: 4
Nursing Assistant / Home Health Aide students work directly under the supervision of a registered nurse to become familiar with the duties and responsibilities of a nursing assistant and home health aide. They learn to provide services contributing to the welfare of patients in a hospital, nursing home, or private setting.
Students interested in the Nursing Assistant course will register for a month-long course, ALHE 1500-Introduction to Nursing (Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide), which is offered several times throughout the year. This four-credit course includes classroom theory and testing as well as instruction in how to assist patients with hygiene, feeding, skin care, bed making, movement and other general assistance. Clinical experience at a local nursing home is required. Nursing ALHE 1500 is a prerequisite to most Practical Nursing programs and to HCC's Nursing program.


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Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Texas
my mom estate
my mom died and she and a friend owned a house and land togeather can i get my part
Asked on 7/17/08, 10:52 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Cheryl Rivera Smith The Smith Law Firm
Re: my mom estate
Yes. Ask friend to cash you out. If he or she doesn't agree, you can file a lawsuit to partition the property.
Answered on 7/17/08, 1:46 pm
Donald Nemec Law Office of Donald C. Nemec
Re: my mom estate
If you need assistance with this, either by attorney letters or filing a lawsuit, I would be available. I office out of west Fort Worth and will travel half way to meet clients.
Shoot me an email or give me a call if you'd like to discuss.
Answered on 7/21/08, 9:48 pm


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Apr 15, 2009 Doug Campbell Uncategorized
Now is the time to record your daily life experiences. With so much change happening in our world, keeping a sketchbook journal is a great way to stay mentally healthy and artistically satisfied. In an upcoming workshop, participants will be learning many ways to record daily experiences using drawing, painting and written reflections. Instructor Kathy Kernan will introduce participants to the wide variety of methods and materials for maintaining a sketchbook journal. She will share her own sketchbooks and assist the participants with their first entries. Weather permitting, time will be spent outdoors so students can also make "en plein air" entries in their journals. A materials list will be provided to all registered participants.
"A sketchbook journal is personal and private, much like a diary. The sketches make you smile when you look back through your journal and reminisce," said Carol Iannitti of MAD Art, Inc. "We are fortunate to have such a talented artist guiding this workshop."
Kernan is an award-winning artist who has exhibited (including several one-woman shows) and taught at a number of venues in the Mohawk Valley, the Thousand Islands and the Adirondacks. Her specialties include watercolors and drawing and she is especially interested in landscapes, still-lifes, and the figure. She is a signature member of the Central New York Watercolor Society. In 2008 her painting won the prestigious Realism in Nature Award in the National Exhibition of American Watercolors, one of the top 3 watercolor exhibitions in the United States. She has taught art all her life both in the schools as a teacher, and most recently for adults in the region. She is an impassioned and prolific sketchbook journalist and received her formal art training from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.
To register for the Sketchbook Journal Workshop on May 3, noon to 4 p.m. at the Colgate Bookstore Community Room, or to register for Regi Carpenter's Tales for Tiny People–Storytelling Workshop on April 25 at the same venue, call 824-1843 or 243-1248, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
"Focus on Five" showcases local artists
The Opening Reception for "Focus on Five" will be held on April 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. at MAD Art, Inc.'s Lebanon Street Alley Main Gallery. Watercolors by Toloa Perry, Jana Laxa, paintings by Marion Simpson and Tyrone Johnson-Neuland, and mixed media sculpture by Marshall Baer create a dynamic synergy in the gallery space. Sue Lappan, a member of MAD Art's gallery committee is enthusiastic about this show: "Focus on Five exhibit features an interesting range of art from the beautiful watercolor florals and landscapes, interesting mixed media and carved wood sculpture to vibrant colorful abstract painting. There is something here for everyone!"
Artwork by MAD Art Inc.'s members will also be on exhibit in the South and Side Galleries.
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A HAMPSHIRE television star suffered from post-traumatic stress following a near-fatal Caesarean section, she has revealed.
Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden, who grew up in Bishop's Waltham, near Winchester, almost died during the birth of second daughter Hollie Rose Hughes in January 2012 and compared the experience to being in a war.
Ms Holden, married to record producer Chris Hughes, needed the operation due to a low-lying placenta but haemorrhaged and ruptured an artery when the placenta was removed. She lost several pints of blood and her heart stopped for 40 seconds.
The former Cutting It and Wild at Heart star said she was told she was suffering from the syndrome during therapy after she began taking any illness very seriously, even if it was just a cough.
Ms Holden has an older daughter, eight-year-old Lexi, but also suffered a miscarriage in 2010 and then had a stillborn son, Theo, a year later.


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" Designed to absorb excess fluid and promote faster healing. "
Boots Hydrocolloid Dressings.
£4.99 for five assorted dressings, or averaging out at around a pound each.
Cardboard box containing five dressings in two sizes; (3) of 70mm x 50mm and (2) of 73 mm x 80mm. The larger ones can actually be cut in half if needed, though it does not suggest this on the box.
There are clear instructions for use on the back in black, reasonable size font on a light grey background.
There is also the website of Boots displayed should you need further information: www.boots.com
What are they?
These are basically two different sized dressings that are applied like a plastic film, which is what they look like. They are designed for weeping (not bleeding) cuts or grazes.
They are actually made of polyurethane and are designed to promote 'moist' healing. They ensure that you do not get a scab and they are completely hygenic as they form a barrier between the wond and the outside air. They also reduce scarring as no scabs form and the skin does not break further.
The longer you leave the dressing on, the better the healing process, though 3 days is the maximum.
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Okay, the first time I used a large one I found the 'wings' quite difficult to detach meaning the dressing got rumpled, after that it has been fine. They feel okay on, you do not even notice them, and as they are clear, they are hardly nticable by others.
Do they Work?
Well, I am diabetic and unfortunately I have a few minor problems with my feet; generally I will get blisters (as we all do) that refuse to heal and I end up with weeping sores that are extremely painful.
I have tried; conventional plasters, lint dressings, cotton dressings, antiseptic cream, steroid cream, all to little or no avail. These dressings are the first thing that as actually helped. It takes two or three each time but I have been 'sore free' for a few weeks which is bliss and well worth £3.
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These are not a cheap option, however they work and I cannot put a price on that. I will always keep a pack of these in the medicine cabinet as they really are pretty good. There is a wonderful medical explanaition of how they work that you can read if interested, including research carried out on these type of dressings, the link is below:
Sorry had to 'break' the link up to be accepted by Dooyoo.
Designed to absorb excess fluid and promote faster healing.


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YOHAN CABAYE has claimed Newcastle United agreed to a "deal" that would enable him to leave this month when they rejected a £10m offer from Arsenal last summer.
Cabaye was formally presented to the media as a Paris St Germain player tonight after signing a three-and-a-half year contract to complete a £20m switch to the French capital.
The 28-year-old was the subject of a previous offer from Arsenal in August, and while Newcastle rejected the Gunners' approach, Cabaye has claimed there was an agreement that he would be allowed to leave in the current transfer window.
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The Frenchman's comments are completely at odds with remarks made by Joe Kinnear this month, with the director of football insisting no one would be leaving St James' Park.
"I am very happy and proud to participate in this huge project (at PSG)," said Cabaye. "I cannot wait to start with my new team. I thank everyone – the leaders of PSG, my agents and Newcastle.
"I spent two-and-a-half wonderful years that allowed me to discover the Premier League. I do not forget that. But we had a deal last summer after an offer was rejected from Arsenal. They followed that by letting me go this winter."
Cabaye has joined a Paris St Germain side three points clear of Monaco at the top of Ligue 1 and preparing for a Champions League last-16 tie with Bayer Leverkusen, and having won a French league and cup double with Lille, the midfielder claims the prospect of winning more silverware was a major factor in his decision to leave Tyneside.
"PSG is a club that cannot be refused," he said. "I want to win titles, and PSG gives me this perspective. I did not have any hesitation and accepted the offer immediately.
"Is there a risk in moving so close to the World Cup? Yes. But I also took a risk when I left Lille to join Newcastle in the year before the Euros. I did not ask questions, even though we are six months away from the World Cup.
"I believe this is my destiny. I have confidence in my abilities, even if I will have to adapt to my team-mates and playing in a big team."


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Stieg Larsson names PM's killer from beyond the grave
As a campaigning left-wing journalist who penned novels starring a campaigning left-wing journalist, Stieg Larsson's career always blurred fact and fiction to some extent.
But now it has emerged that the late bestselling thriller writer was probably the man who tipped off Swedish police about a suspect in the country's most infamous murder.
Larsson, who died aged 50 in 2004, before his Millennium trilogy of novels had even been published, left behind 15 boxes of files connected to the killing of Olof Palme, the Swedish prime minister who was gunned down as he walked home from a cinema with his wife in February 1986.
According to a Swedish newspaper, which has been granted access to the papers by Larsson's former partner, Eva Gabrielsson, he identified a Swedish ex-military officer allegedly connected to South Africa's security services as having organised the murder. Palme was a vehement critic of the apartheid government and there has long been speculation about a South African connection.
Gabrielsson told Svenska Dagbladet that she and Larsson spent much of the year after Palme's murder looking into who might be to blame, focusing on the far-right groups Larsson had tracked for years.
Larsson was interviewed by Swedish police and passed them the name of Bertil Wedin, who moved to Cyprus shortly before Palme's death and still lives there.
It is a compelling story and only slightly undermined by the fact that Larsson probably appears to have been wrong. Wedin himself, now 73, told the newspaper: "I have nothing to lose from the truth being established since, fortunately, I am not the murderer."
Wedin only talked to Swedish detectives once, briefly, on the phone after the murder, but the police say he is not a suspect in the case. – © Guardian News & Media 2014


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Happy Campers: State park lets vacationers enjoy the simple life
By Jackie R. Broach
On a recent vacation in Georgetown County, Ron Smith and his family soaked up sun on the beach, rode bicycles through Huntington Beach State Park, observed the area's wildlife and roasted marshmallows under the stars.
As vacations go, it was a great and memorable time, the family agreed, and better yet, it came with an extraordinarily reasonable price tag without the cost of a hotel room or house rental attached. The Smiths stayed instead in a camping trailer parked at one of the park's full service campsites. Cost for those sites — the park's most expensive — is around $30 per night.
"The price is right," said Smith, an Upstate resident. And with water, electric and sewer hook-ups on the sites, the family doesn't miss a thing hotel rooms offer, he added.
"We've got everything we need," Smith said.
State parks in South Carolina have more than 3,000 campsites in scenic places, but the 133 sites at Huntington Beach are always among the top-ranked and most in-demand. In 2010, 4,600 families camped at the park. It also has sites for campers who prefer to rough it with tents and tarps, but most are for trailers and RVs.
"We're full pretty much from Easter to Halloween," said Brenda Magers, park manager. "The park has such spectacular natural resources — the ocean, fresh water and brackish water, and a huge diversity of wildlife and birds — that really sets it apart and brings in a lot of people."
Birding enthusiasts come in to observe specific species, such as the painted bunting or spoonbill. Alligators, which can be seen from the park's causeway, are always a point of interest for visitors and were of particular fascination to Smith's grandchildren, Whitley Wilkes, 12, and Seth Wilkes, 8. The kids also visited the park's education center, where there are touch tanks and mounds of information about local wildlife.
"There's no swimming pool or arcade, or those types of services like you find at Ocean Lakes or Pirateland," campgrounds in Myrtle Beach, Magers said. "That's just not what we are. It's a different set of amenities."
The Smiths were regulars at another campground before they were won over by Huntington Beach. They've been camping for 20 years.
"We used to go to Edisto," Smith said. His brother, Mike, discovered Huntington Beach first and encouraged the rest of the family to visit.
"It's one of the last natural beaches around and it's close to food and shopping," said Mike's wife, Ginger.
The brothers and their wives, along with Ron's daughter and son-in-law and their two children all stayed at the park last week. It's a chance for them all to reconnect and spend quality time together.
"That's first and foremost the reason why people come here," Magers said. "It's a break from the cycle of electronics and multimedia life. They can slow down and really focus on their families."
Ron said the park seems safer than other places he has stayed, which gives him more peace of mind and his grandkids get a bit more freedom. "At a hotel, a kid wants to run to the Coke machine and you worry about will they make it back," he said. "Here you still watch them, but it's not the same."
Don Morgan, an elementary school art teacher in Bamberg County, camped by himself at one of the park's tent sites last week. He said his stays at the park are a chance to enjoy the outdoors, peace and solitude.
"If you just listen, you can hear the egrets," he said. "In the mornings, you can hear cardinals and mockingbirds and crows."
It was his third trip to the park this season. He plans his entire summer around the availability of park sites, he said.
He has never camped with a trailer or an RV.
"I'd rather be outside as long as the bugs aren't too bad," he said.
If they are very bad, or if it gets too hot and humid, he sometimes goes to a movie to cool off in the theater.
His site was set up with a hammock tent, with tiny lights on the cords to keep him from tripping over them in the dark, a table underneath a tarp, and a camp chair where he spends part of every day reading.
He brings several good books with him on every trip, along with an art kit in case inspiration strikes, but he always spends more time reading than working.
He goes to restaurants for most of his meals. With what he saves on lodgings, he can spend more on food and entertainment. But he also brings a single pot. With that and a pound of shrimp, he's all set for a perfect meal, he said.
Like Morgan and the Smiths, Tom and Linda Barnhardt of Kannapolis, N.C. started out camping somewhere else. They used to stay at Pirateland when their son was growing up. The pool there was an attraction then, but with all Huntington Beach has to offer, they don't miss it at all.
"We like being outside and they've got a little bit of everything," Tom said. "There's a nice walkway to the beach, the pier is nice and it's out of the rat race up there" in Myrtle Beach.
They get to enjoy it all for less than $300 a week.
"That's a lot better than you'll get in any motel," Tom said, and that's one of the top reasons he loves camping.
The Barnhardts started staying at the park about 10 years ago and from the first trip, they were hooked, they said. In addition to the park's beauty, its campsites are also larger than generally seen at other campgrounds, allowing campers to spread out, and the nightly fees, which start at $17 for tent sites, are often half the price of other campgrounds.
"It may not be apples to apples, but it's definitely fruit to fruit," Magers said.
Like many campers, the Barnhardts usually stay at the park three times a year. They like to stay two weeks at a time, but their summer stay was an abbreviated one this year.
"We messed up this time and didn't get reservations," Tom said.
Peak season for the campground is April 1 through Oct. 31 and people hoping to reserve campsites during that period have to reserve a full 11 months in advance. Bookings aren't accepted any earlier than that and campers know if they aren't quick they'll miss out.
"Getting reservations is always a trick," Ron Smith said. "You better be on the phone with speed dial."
The maximum stay during the peak season is 14 nights on three different sites for a total of 42 nights.
Being able to bring pets on camping trips is another perk. The Smiths brought two dogs, a beagle-whippet mix and a Weimaraner, to the park with them. If they weren't camping, they would have to either board the dogs or find a hotel that would accept pets, adding to the cost of their vacation and potentially creating additional worry about how their pets are faring in their absence.
The ability to bring pets is another top reason people say they prefer camping to other accommodations, Magers said, and a quick drive through the campgrounds offers plenty of evidence. A number of walkers on the tree-lined path to the beach are accompanied by dogs and pets are visible at many of the sites sitting outside with their owners.
The Barnhardts' travel with their cat, a tabby named Gracie, who likes to sit in the window of their trailer.
Travis and Sandra White of Warrenton, N.C., camp with their Bichon Frises, Winston and Lexie.
"They go everywhere we go," Travis said on his way to the beach with the dogs. His wife was ahead of him pulling a wagon filled with chairs and other supplies for an oceanfront afternoon.
In decades of travel, the couple has rented houses and condos, as well as rooms in hotels, motels and inns. But none can beat the combination of convenience, comfort and affordability of their camping trailer, they said.
"We even have a timeshare, but we never use it," Travis said.
They started camping in Myrtle Beach, but were driven south as campgrounds there got more crowded. They liked the quiet at Huntington Beach as much as the scenery and have been regulars for about eight years.
"The beach here is a thousand times better than the Outer Banks," Travis said.
The only thing missing is a laundry service, he added.
"You can't beat the price or the cleanliness," Sandra said. "It has so much to offer."
In addition to the wildlife, the beach, the marsh and the education center, the park is home to Atalaya, the former home of Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington, built just a few short steps from the beach. The structure is often compared to a castle.
"It's unique and there's no other like it," Magers said. It's also a National Historic Landmark, one of a lonely two in the state park system.
The Whites spend a lot of time on the beach during their visits, but they also like to walk around and talk to other campers. Everyone always seems friendly and open, and they've made a lot of friends since they started camping.
Ron Smith said he anticipates a lot more people will try and get hooked on camping as a result of the economy. He noted that more vehicle tags at the campgrounds were from South Carolina this year. Most are usually from out of state.
"That has to be economy-related," he said.
And it probably means a lot of other people will start falling in love with Huntington Beach State Park.
"I think the jig is up," Smith said.


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Are all dietary protein sources the same? What about supplements: whey vs. soy vs. casein?
Different types of proteins are comprised of differing amounts of essential amino acids (EAA) and have different rates of digestion. For example, whey is more rapidly absorbed than casein. Soy protein contains fewer EAAs than whey or casein. The EAA leucine is a key trigger for building muscle, so leucine-rich foods with rapid digestive properties are best for recovery from resistance exercise. Animal proteins—including plain or chocolate milk, lean beef and tuna—are leucine-rich. Plant proteins contain leucine, but in lower amounts.
Because casein is slowly absorbed, consuming casein-rich foods before bedtime—such as cottage cheese—can help support muscle-building processes throughout the night. This may be particularly important for athletes seeking to maximize muscular growth during building seasons, such as during a pre-season training program.
More: The Role of Protein in Exercise Recovery
Do other nutrients consumed at the same time as protein affect muscle recovery?
Yes, you want to enjoy carbohydrates in combination with protein. Carbs are important to refuel muscles, while protein's job is to build and repair muscles. Adding some fat, such as low-fat or whole chocolate milk vs. fat-free chocolate milk, also seems to increase protein uptake. Researchers are unsure why fat enhances protein uptake, so stay tuned!
More: Recovery Foods that Ease Muscle Soreness
Does adding protein to a sports drink enhance performance and/or recovery?
Studies suggest no improvement in either endurance or speed (time trial performance). The benefits of having protein in a sports drink relate more to recovery. Protein contributes to slightly higher muscle protein synthesis and glycogen replenishment.
Should I eat protein before exercise to promote post-exercise recovery?
Won't hurt, but may not help. Eating 20 grams of protein 45 minutes before exercise increases amino acid uptake by the muscles to an equal extent as eating protein immediately after exercise. Take note: 20 grams of protein per recovery-dose is plenty. Athletes who consume higher amounts of protein either burn it for fuel or store it as fat.
More: Protein-Packed Smoothies
When athletes lose weight, they also lose muscle. Is there a way to prevent that loss?
About 25 to 30 percent of weight loss relates to muscle loss. To abate this loss of lean tissue, dieters have three options. They can create just a small calorie deficit—as opposed to starving themselves with a crash diet, choose protein-rich meals and snacks, or include resistance exercise twice weekly in their training.
How should vegetarians—particularly vegans—meet their protein needs?
Vegan athletes can successfully meet their protein needs by eating a variety of plant foods. Most grains contain all nine essential amino acids, just in lower amounts than an equivalent serving of animal foods. Hence, vegans need to consume generous portions of plant protein—grains, beans, legumes, nuts, soy—to compensate for both the lower density of the protein as well as the fact that plant proteins are less bioavailable due to their fiber content.
The wisest way for a vegetarian to optimize protein intake is to consume adequate food. If the vegan is undereating, an energy deficit easily leads to muscle loss. Vegans who want to lose fat and not muscle will want to focus their limited food intake on protein-rich plant foods.
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Sunday, November 14, 1999 Published at 19:09 GMT
Hubble spies a doomed star
Lfe and death in a stellar nursery
By BBC News Online Science Editor Dr David Whitehouse
This Hubble Space Telescope image of the Trifid Nebula shows a stellar nursery being torn apart by radiation from a nearby, massive star.
The picture also provides a glimpse of embryonic stars that are forming within the ill-fated cloud of dust and gas. These are destined to be eaten away by the radiation from their massive neighbour.
The Hubble image shows a small part of the Trifid nebula, a dense cloud of dust and gas about eight light-years away from the nebula's central star. The star is not in Hubble's view.
Rising star
A thin and wispy stellar jet protrudes from the head of the dense cloud and extends almost a light year into the cloud. The jet's source is a very young star that lies buried within the cloud.
Within the next 10,000 years the glare of the central, massive star will eat away at the nebula and destroy the forming star.
Another nearby star may have already faced this fate.
The Hubble picture shows a "stalk" pointing from the head of the dense cloud directly toward the star that powers the Trifid.
It is thought that the stalk has survived because at its tip there is a knot of gas that is dense enough to resist being eaten away by the powerful radiation.
The images were taken on 8 September 1997 through filters that isolate emission from hydrogen atoms, ionised sulphur atoms, and ionised oxygen atoms.
The images were combined in a single colour composite picture. While the resulting picture is not true colour, it is suggestive of what a human eye might see.
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© 2014 – Routledge
188 pages
This volume explores how difference is constructed, manifested, mobilised and obscured in socially uneven societies, particularly those fuelled by neoliberal economic growth in the recent years.
The book approaches difference as a double edged concept that allows one to make sense of the tensions that are played out between 'cosmopolitan' convergence and 'multicultural' diversity, between expanding middle classes and increasingly disenfranchised poor groups, between the global and the local. The chapters in this volume present a series of empirical explorations of how difference is articulated, desired, levelled, governed and even subverted in the socio-economically uneven landscapes of India and China. They examine how difference emerges out of daily practice, categorisation processes, dividing practices, nation building efforts and identity projects.
Through these empirical studies, we see how difference is articulated along a number of axes: differentiations of groups or persons according to hierarchies of superiority/inferiority; the demarcation of difference as something that is potentially disruptive and therefore in need of containment; the 'celebration' of difference as diversity, and finally, the ways in which difference comes to be internalised in the shaping of individual identities. Another common theme that binds a number of contributions is the exploration of the role of the state in constructing and controlling these differences, and the ways in which these interventions rearrange the social-political landscapes.
This book was published as a special issue of Third World Quarterly.
1. Governing Difference in India and China: an introduction 2. Imperial Modernity: history and global inequity in rising Asia 3. Nation's Two Bodies: rethinking the idea of 'new' India and its other 4. China as an 'Emerging Biotech Power' 5. Post-colonial Renaissance: 'Indianness', contemporary art and the market in the age of neoliberal capital 6. Making Gujarat Vibrant: Hindutva, development and the rise of subnationalism in India 7. Between Egalitarianism and Domination: governing differences in a transitional society 8. Rule through Difference on China's Urban–Rural Boundary 9. 'Winning Hearts and Minds': emotional wars and the construction of difference 10. Religion, Secularism and National Development in India and China 11. Between Party, Parents and Peers: the quandaries of two young Chinese Party members in Beijing
THIRDWORLDS will focus on the political economy, development and cultures of those parts of the world that have experienced the most political, social, and economic upheaval, and which have faced the greatest challenges of the postcolonial world under globalisation: poverty, displacement and diaspora, environmental degradation, human and civil rights abuses, war, hunger, and disease.
THIRDWORLDS serves as a signifier of oppositional emerging economies and cultures ranging from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, and even those 'Souths' within a larger perceived North, such as the U.S. South and Mediterranean Europe. The study of these otherwise disparate and discontinuous areas, known collectively as the Global South, demonstrates that as globalisation pervades the planet, the south, as a synonym for subalterity, also transcends geographical and ideological frontiers.


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Google Flu trends uses aggregated Google search data to estimate current flu activity in near real-time as compared to the results from confirmed cases via CDC epidemiologists. Bob Groves mentioned this site in his 50th Anniversary talk at PSC as an example of "wild" data, which can be merged with or compared to data collected via traditional methods. [See this post for more examples of wild data in social science research.]
Google Flu Trends | United States
This site allows one to see trends over time for the US, e.g., how this year, compares to the pattern in previous years. One can also get reports for specific states or metro areas. Note that this is the methodology used in an Economics dissertation on the under performance of Obama in selected states.
Google Flu Trends | World
This shows the same results, but based on the entire world. The first thing that is clear is the striking difference in flu trends between the Northern and Southern hemispheres (totally expected). One can select a specific country, included the United States, and examine the flu trends for that country.
Google Dengue Trends | World
This shows the results of an aggregated search for dengue fever. The first thing that is apparent is that dengue fever is not a search that folks in the US or England make or make often enough to register.
250,000 Social Media Users in U.S. Said They Got the Flu
Chris Taylor | Mashable
January 16, 2013
If you mentioned you had the flu on either Twitter or Facebook, your post got analyzed by Crimson Hexagon, a firm that does sentiment analysis.
Below are several articles that describe the methodology and usefulness of these big data techniques for disease surveillance purposes:
Detecting influenza epidemics using search engine query data
Ginsberg, Jeremy, et.al. | Nature
February 2009
Using Web Search Query Data to Monitor Dengue Epidemics: A New Model for Neglected Tropical Disease Surveillance
Chan, Emily, et.al. | PlosOne
May 2011
The following articles are nice examples to use in a class, illustrating the concept, without going into the details of the above articles:
Unless You Live in Takoma Park, Beverly Hills, or Reno, You're Probably Going to Get the Flu
Henry Grabar | The Atlantic Cities
January 10, 2013
The Year's Flu Season is the Worst in a Long Time, Google GIF Edition
Alexis Madrigal | The Atlantic
January 9, 2013


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NEW YORK, New York (NEWS CENTER) -- The Colbert Report featured a section on the "Housing Crisis for Immigrant Children" Wednesday night and made fun of Gov. Paul LePage's response to the eight children placed in Maine.
"Out of the 52,000 children in federal custody, Uncle Sam is unfairly saddling Maine with a whopping eight of them," said Stephen Colbert.
Gov. LePage learned this fact while on a call with the White House, and immediately released a statement.
"'We cannot become a state that encourages illegal immigration. We simply cannot afford it,'" said Stephen Colbert, quoting Gov. LePage
Colbert mocked the fact that eight children are throwing Maine, the "state of plastic bibs," into a financial crisis.
"Do you know what that means? That means when Maine goes out to dinner they will automatically be charged with the 15 percent gratuity for parties of eight or more," joked Colbert.
Gov. LePage has not released a response to Colbert's jokes.
LePage: Feds placed 8 immigrant children in Maine


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