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The Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) promotes public safety by the supervision and confinement of offenders. Our mission to reduce crime and incarceration costs to taxpayers is enhanced through the partnerships with other state agencies. DOC will be the lead agency on this project.
The Missouri Department of Economic Development (Division of Workforce Development--DWD) is committed to working with other agencies and our partners across the state to help offenders successfully complete the transition from prison to community, so they can move toward self-sufficiency and productive lives. DWD will provide case management services to eligible participants, as well as other services related to employment preparation. DWD will also market the offender to potential employers.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services works to promote healthier communities. Through this partnership the department will facilitate linking offenders, who are returning home, with health resources available in their communities so that offender's health needs including HIV, TB and STD are met.
The Missouri Department of Social Services believes that this partnership assists families of offenders by promoting connections during the incarceration period, which will continue upon release. Offenders who develop a support system prior to release through access to services and family will be afforded a greater chance for successful transition to the community.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation-DVR) is a program to assist persons with physical or mental impairments to become employed. MDVR's mission is to provide the highest quality of employment-training services to Missourians with disabilities.
The Missouri Department of Revenue is implementing a program to assist offenders in obtaining a non-drivers license identification card, which will allow a smoother transition into the community. This will provide an offender the immediate possibility of proving their identity for important transitional steps such as employment, education, and financial services.
For the past several years the Office of State Courts Administrator, with the assistance of the judiciary, has utilized drug and family courts to hold offenders accountable and to coordinate the provision of needed services. Offenders who are successful upon reentry from prison will contribute to the public's safety and avoid a return to the court system.
The Missouri Department of Mental Health is heavily invested in this project. With over 60% of alcohol and drub abuse referrals from the criminal justice system and the number of offenders who suffer from other mental disabilities, it is imperative that we work with our partners to address these significant issues.
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- Law Enforcement
- Faith Based Organizations
- Treatment Providers
- Federal Probation
- City and County Government
- Housing Representatives
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Houston CEO sees gas-to-liquids growth benefiting the region
The rush to build more refineries that convert natural gas to liquid fuels is going strong, and Pasadena, Texas-based Ventech Engineers International LLC CEO Kevin Stanley sees the Houston area playing a huge part in building those facilities along the Gulf Coast and even worldwide.
Although gas-to-liquids technology, or GTL, is about 90 years old, the needed capital investments are costly and were rarely seen as financially viable before. But now, with cheap natural gas feedstock and the price of oil consistently exceeding $100 a barrel, more companies are planning to build GTL refineries and facilities.
Ventech, an engineering, procurement and construction company that focuses on modular systems design and fabrication, has entered the GTL market with the goal of constructing the refineries in the Houston area and putting the pieces together wherever the plants will be located.
"There's the potential for dozens of these (GTL) facilities in North America," Stanley said. "I foresee the Houston area producing the plants that go all over the place."
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The "modularization" approach of building 70 percent of the refineries in Pasadena and shipping out the pieces to be put together like a "Lego kit" on site — though Stanley noted the description "cheapens" the efforts — has led to rapid growth for Ventech building refineries all over the world. For instance, he said, Ventech built the only refineries in Iraq producing unleaded gasoline.
Ventech has grown from roughly 100 employees a decade ago to 730 workers now, 600 of whom are in the Houston area, and Stanley said he is currently trying to hire more engineers and skilled workers. Ventech is in the process of building additional offices to house the anticipated growth, he said.
Maybe the biggest GTL facility in the works now is South Africa-based Sasol planning to build a $21 billion ethylene cracker and GTL complex in southwestern Louisiana that will primarily convert natural gas to diesel fuel. As such, Sasol is currently building its new North American headquarters in Houston's Energy Corridor.
Ventech, though, is focusing on building small and mid-sized GTL plants with partners like energy technology company Velocys, based in the United Kingdom, and Haldor Topsoe, a Danish catalysis company.
"We think we're going to have a GTL (facility) running easily within the next two years," Stanley said.
Ventech already is in an early joint venture for an alternative energy GTL project to create fuels from the gas created by landfills.
Although the details are slim and Stanley said he cannot release any more information for now, Ventech has teamed up with Houston-based Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WM), oil and gas giant NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) and Velocys on the venture dedicated to producing renewable fuels and chemicals.
The first facility demonstrating the new technology has already been operating at Waste Management's East Oak landfill in Oklahoma for more than a year, according to the release.
But the facility is also still under development, with the venture still to decide whether to proceed with the project later in 2014.
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The Diamond Care Cars program, which at present only applies to the locally manufactured Magna range, involves "remanufacturing" low-mileage ex-rental, government and fleet vehicles for sale as near-new second-hand cars in an effort to boost struggling used values.
Following last year's speculation of closure of the South Australian production facility, Magna sales have struggled and used-car values have copped a hammering.
Similar used-vehicle programs are popular in Britain, predominantly for ex-rental and ex-fleet vehicles.
On the eligible Magnas, which generally have done between 20,000 and 30,000km, according to Mitsubishi public relations manager Kevin Taylor, tyres are replaced along with the carpet, battery and any damaged trim. Any body scuffs and mechanical problems are also fixed and the windscreen is replaced if necessary.
The cars are then sold as reconditioned second-hand vehicles through dealers and their log books are appropriately noted. The car is also covered by a factory-backed three-year 100,000km warranty and three years' roadside assistance.
The Mitsubishi program - which was trialled last November but is now back as a continuous program - is not entirely new in Australia but is somewhat unusual in that the cars are reconditioned at the South Australian factory.
Mitsubishi says the process is profitable and on average adds between $1,500 and $2,000 to the price of the vehicle.
"We were encouraged by the trial we did in November," said Mitsubishi's director of sales operations, Ian Ludgate. "It proved that the concept works well for both the factory and the dealer, with the consumer buying a low-kilometre, high-quality used Mitsubishi with a new-car warranty and roadside assistance."
Ford recently cleared a batch of second-hand AU Falcons, which also struggled with resale values, by fixing minor problems through an approved program. But the repairs were done by dealers rather than the Broadmeadows factory.
According to Ford's remanufacturing manager, Ian Mearns, Australia's expansive landscape is prohibitive for bringing all the vehicles back to the Melbourne factory, as is done in Britain under the Ford Direct program.
"The problem we have here is our distances," said Mearns. "Once you ship the car back and forth, the freight costs are very expensive, so there's no real benefit."
Tony Robinson, the managing director of Glass's Guide, the industry bible on used-car values, said the Mitsubishi program had the potential to enhance the value of used Magnas.
"There are benefits in consumer confidence and certainly the indication we've had is that (Mitsubishi) dealers are desperate for good quality second-hand stock," said Robinson. "It's a tried and tested program in Europe and particularly the UK, and it's been trialled in small ways here."


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"He's such an ass! Stupid, nosy sonuva-"
"-bitch! I mean what kind of father decides that he has the right to-"
"KATE!" Tony DiNozzo shouted at her from across the bullpen. Kate's jaw snapped shut at his outburst. She could dimly make out the sharp edges of her partner's face in the grim shadows wrapped around the both of them.
"What!" Kate snapped back. How could he just interrupt her like that when she was so obviously upset over this? Well, this was Tony she was thinking about. It was way too early for this argument. For anything really. 0300 was not on her job description for arrival times. Tim was probably as Tony would say, 'McSnoring' away and Gibbs had left hours ago. Even Abby who until now Kate believed might actually be a creature of the night had gone home to her coffin at around 0100.
Tony was only there because his stupid excuse of a heater had malfunctioned...again.
Either Tony had decided to fuck it and smash the useless piece of equipment to a pile of nothing or …. his luck sucked. Somehow the many failed attempts on his life and the survived kidnappings said differently.
Instead of replying in an equally venomous way, Kate's partner said in an almost gentle tone, "Please don't talk about your father that way in front of me."
Her team mate was still sitting with his face partially submerged in shadows. They darkened under his cheekbones and his chin.
Bubbling anger welled up inside Kate.
"So you fought with him a little..." Tony began in the same soft tone. A tone that seriously irked Kate Todd.
What the hell did he think she was? A two year old who needed someone to sugar coat everything? She bit back her harsh thoughts. Tony didn't mean it like that, it just wasn't his style, and in a way his tone of voice surprised her. She'd never heard him use anything akin to that tone of voice before.
"The man looked through my personal GOVERNMENT files, DiNozzo! Don't you as well as anyone know how much trouble he could land in for that! Don't you!" Kate demanded angrily. There was no one around to hear her yell so why the hell not?
This was war. Agent Todd was hell bent and determined to win this battle. She would not be told off by her skirt chasing apartment-less co-worker.
"That's why you're really angry, Kate." Tony said matter-of-factually. "He was only worried about you and considering your job of choice...a father should care enough to check up on you."
The way he spoke that last bit like it was poisonous to him sent could shivers down her spine. Kate couldn't remember ever having heard Tony so...bitter. Bitter was not a word that should ever be used to describe Special Agent Anthony Dominic DiNozzo. NEVER.
If only she could see his facial expression...
The full weight of her argument with her father crashed down on top of her like an anvil and from across the room she visibly deflated.
"I've always had problems with my old man, but THIS! I don't think I've ever screamed at him that way. I'm so angry with him...I'm so angry...I...I don't know if I even want to fix this." Kate said in defeat.
She meant it too. After everything her father had ever pinned on her and the obvious distaste he felt toward everything she seemed to like...
After a long, silent moment where Kate could only hear her own computer's low, low humming Tony shifted. The shadows on his torso flowed as and moved as he stood up. In the dim lighting she could see from the very top of her team mate's expensive leather belt to the beginnings of his shirt collar.
Tony turned around away from Kate and began removing his tie.
Irritation started to burn in her chest as she watched her partner discard the silk tie and finish with the buttons on his white dress shirt.
Just as Kate was about to say something that was sure to gain her partner's immediate attention, Tony began speaking.
"When I was seven...My father decided to get drunk... again. Usually when my old man was drunk I'd try to steer clear of my father...He could get...violent, but most times he'd find me. Unfortunately, that time I was in the next room when it happened."
Confused, Kate waited in silence for what came next. She was shocked at how much Tony had revealed and shocked, also, to realize that Tony had never actually told them much about his childhood.
Surely this was another of those boy and father fight, boy and father apologize, boy and father get help and we all live happily ever after stories, right? Something to get her motivated to fix things with her old man? Kate could never have been ready for what Tony was about to do.
In one fluid movement her partner shrugged the shirt off his left shoulder and whipped the article of clothing off his back, holding it at arms length to the side before dropping it to the floor and letting his arms stretch out, bent at the elbows to each side of him.
Kate gasped and her hands flew to her mouth. Tears stung her eyes and threatened to spill over her cheeks.
"Daddy dearest threw me through a glass door."
Tony's voice was soft, but with a hard edge. Kate almost allowed a sob to escape her lips as she stared at the back of the cheekiest, cheeriest...her partner. There was so much acceptance and cold detachment in his voice.
It scared her.
The scars were huge, lacing over the Italian's back in frenzied patternless ropes. His arms clenched and the muscles in his back rippled, the painful reminders of the past flowing like a black wave with them and back, racing up his arms. They stood out a stark white against his tan skin and the thick, rope-like cords cast dark shadows over any other available area she could see, making the scene even more gruesome.
She couldn't look away.
A tear dribbled down her cheek. Would she have ever known?
"Fix this with your father Kate." Tony said, almost pleadingly.
The hard undertone left no room for argument, not that Kate would have argued. He leaned over, still facing the opposite direction, to grab the Navy jacket he kept on top of his filing cabinets. Kate had to look away as he covered his body with the garment. She turned back and for the first time that night, as he leaned over his cluttered desk, Kate could see her partner's eyes.
A look of burning intensity reached Kate's gleaming, wet eyes and suddenly she knew how hard it was for Tony to tell her this.
Kate blinked away the tears and wiped her eyes, nodding pathetically. Shakily, under her team mate's watchful eye, Kate got up and gathered her things. Walking around her desk and turning towards the elevator.
Tony had broken his walls down to reach out her. To help her he'd lowered all defenses. Defenses that Kate Todd now realized he had more than his fair share of.
As she walked to the elevator she wondered what other secrets and what other scars her partner carried around with him as a daily reminder of his suffering.
She decided she didn't want to know.
Determined now, Kate pressed the elevator button. Kate wanted badly to invite Tony to her apartment and offer him the warm, spare bed she had in her guest room. Somehow she had a funny feeling Tony wouldn't accept. Pulling her cell phone from her pocket she let the glow surround her.
Kate stared at the blue shimmer for a moment before looking up and turning to face the direction she'd come from.
Tony was still standing with his palm on the table and his other hand running through his hair, bent over his desk. His dark blue jacket draped over his back. The souvenirs of a memory he'd never forget carefully hidden.
She would make up with her father. And she would do it for Tony.
Kate vowed to get to him better as she stared at the enigma that was her partner...and her closest friend.
"Tony?" Kate called softly.
Immediately, his head came up, waiting.
She stared him dead in the face with a serious, grateful expression on her features."Thank you."
The elevator doors opened and Kate stepped in, pressing speed dial as the metal doors closed. The elevator swallowed her and she was gone.
Two weeks, 3 days, and 13 hours later Special Agent Kate Todd was shot on a rooftop in front of her partner and best friend.
6 days and 1 hour later Mr. Todd walked up to his daughter's partner at her funeral and sobbed uncontrollably as he thanked the man who had allowed him the chance to make things right with his baby girl before she passed.
Tony's partner Kate Todd had died and she'd taken Tony's secret with her. She would never know how much she'd helped him that night.
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Volkswagen is set to show off a new version of its Beetle at the Shanghai Auto Show. The new version of the Beetle is dubbed the iBeetle. The vehicle is the first Volkswagen with the company's newly developed iPhone docking station that integrates iPhone functions into the vehicle. The integration of the iPhone and the car does require a Beetle app.
The iPhone docking station will be available as an optional feature. It's unclear if the option will only be available on the Beetle or if it will be available on other Volkswagen models as well. The iPhone docking system will be standard on the iBeetle and the iBeetle Cabriolet.
The iBeetle models will launch in the beginning of 2014. Volkswagen also plans to integrate functionality for the iPhone 4/4S in the existing Beetle and Beetle Cabriolet in the autumn of 2013. The interface will be located on the dashboard of the Beetle and the iPhone will snap into a cradle on the dash.
All iPhone functions will be supported in the Beetle and the user will be able to navigate, make calls, and listen to music from their media library using the car's audio system. The Beetle app will have a main menu with quick links to a number of functions including Spotify, Expert, Trainer, Reader, Postcard, Photo, Post, and Milestones functions.
The Spotify function as for streaming audio from the phone through the car. The Expert menu turns the iPhone into an extension of the instrument cluster for the beetle showing various automotive functions. Trainer can be used to compare driving times, distances, and fuel economy values between different routes between two destinations.
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I love coaching Power of the Pen. It's always fun to spend a Saturday with a group of students who are excited about writing and who get to try their best to compete with other writers in the area.
Today my team competed at Chillicothe Middle School in the Regional Tournament, and after this one, they only have the State Competition left if they qualify. We know we will have at least two of our writers moving on, since they placed 1st and 3rd individually!
The day is always a little crazy because students do three rounds of 40 minute writing sessions, during which they have to follow a prompt – given at the beginning of the round. For each round, I act as a judge in in one of the writing rooms. I am always impressed by how much effort these kids put into their writing, and how much talent I get to see on competition days.
Overall, my 8th grade writers did a fantastic job during today's tournament – they ended up placing 3rd as a team, with the two who placed 1st and 3rd in individual awards. One of my students even wrote a story based on something that we talked about in class, which made me feel proud. Last week, I showed them a John Green video in which he argues about why we should get rid of pennies in the United States. She took what she learned in that video and turned it into a response to the prompt "Create an acronym for a protest of your own making" – and she did No More Pennies (NMP). I laughed as I read it.
We also have a lot of parents who come to support their children during the award ceremony, and it's so nice to have them there. They are kind and really appreciate the work we do, and the kids love seeing them there too.
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In Limbo, award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano identifies and describes an overlooked cultural phenomenon: the internal conflict within individuals raised in blue-collar homes, now living white-collar lives. These people often find that the values of the working class are not sufficient guidance to navigate the white-collar world, where unspoken rules reflect primarily upper-class values. Torn between the world they were raised in and the life they aspire too, they hover between worlds, not quite accepted in either. Himself the son of a Brooklyn bricklayer, Lubrano informs his account with personal experience and interviews with other professionals living in limbo. For millions of Americans, these stories will serve as familiar reminders of the struggles of achieving the American Dream.
Lubrano's view of the challenges that upwardly mobile children of blue-collar families (he calls them Straddlers) face in establishing themselves in white-collar enclaves could spark lively debates among Straddlers themselves, not to mention those Lubrano views as having a head start based on birth into a white-collar family. In this combination of memoir and survey, the Philadelphia Inquirer staff reporter recalls his freshman year at Columbia; he'd expected classmates to regard him as sophisticated because he was a New Yorker. However, this son of a Brooklyn bricklayer found himself on the outside of elite cliques populated by men he characterizes as "pasty, slight fellas-all of them seemed 5-foot-7 and sandy-haired." This was only the beginning for Lubrano, who came to see entry into a select educational institution as a harsh cultural dividing line between his blue-collar upbringing and his white-collar future. Becoming a journalist cost him emotionally when he felt torn between abandoning cherished values from his youth and accommodating his new profession's demands. Lubrano's interviews with other Straddlers have convinced him that ambition puts many of them in positions fraught with similar ambivalence and unexpected culture shock. With quotes from Richard Rodriguez and bell hooks, Lubrano illustrates his thesis: "Limbo folk remain aware of their `otherness' throughout their lives [and remain] perpetual outsiders." Yet he's quick to recognize individual Straddlers who've persevered in the face of those outsider feelings (though, regrettably, he doesn't share self-reflection). Straddlers' ultimate challenge, Lubrano opines, is to be as steadfast and self-possessed in reconciling their white-collar present with their blue-collar heritage as they have been in achieving their professional goals. Agent, David Vigliano. (Nov.) Forecast: A national advertising and publicity campaign and co-promotions with the Philadelphia Inquirer and NPR should attract readers who've experienced the duality Lubrano describes. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.


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New Theory interviewed Diana Forbes, Author of Mistress Suffragette on its Podcast. The story takes place during the Gilded Age in Newport, Rhode Island. Diana talks with New Theory Podcast as she discusses her book and why she wrote it.
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Hollywood High Part II Trailer (1981)
It's another year at Hollywood High and the students are upholding the standards of their school. It's the end of the semester and finals are near, but that doesn't stop the girls of Hollywood High from having fun. From the pool to the beach, they cavort with their boyfriends, drink, and smoke a joint or two. But the fun stops when a teacher keeps one of the guys after school for some personal tutoring.
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Bath, UK, 15th March, 2016. Atlas Genetics Ltd ("Atlas Genetics" or the "Company"), the ultra-rapid Point-Of-Care (POC) molecular diagnostics company, today announces that it has been awarded an SBRI grant from Innovate UK to assist in the development of an ultra-rapid POC multiplex STI test measuring the four most commonly occurring pathogens (Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoea, Trichomonas vaginalis and Mycoplasma genitalium) in less than 30 minutes.
Atlas Genetics will develop an ultra-rapid POC stratified medicine diagnostic for patients presenting to Sexual Health Clinics with urethritis, which will allow immediate and accurate selection of appropriate and effective antibiotic treatment. Atlas will be collaborating with the Applied Diagnostic Research and Evaluation Unit at St George's, University of London and Aquarius Population Health. Key elements of this project include cost-effectiveness modelling of introducing this multi-pathogen test, as well as a study on its potential patient impact. The £150,000 grant will be shared between the three organisations.
John Clarkson, CEO of Atlas Genetics, said: "With our Chlamydia test now approved in Europe and our combined Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea test planned for clinical trials later this year, the next step for Atlas is to develop a multiplex test which covers the majority of pathogens for patients entering sexual health clinics. We are very excited to be working with St Georges and Aquarius Population Health on this important project."
Dr Tariq Sadiq, Chief Investigator at St George's, University of London, commented: "This is a very exciting development in the STI world. The diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections has become very challenging for doctors and this new test will allow for patients to have their precise infection identified to enable treatment with the correct antibiotics, immediately after they see a doctor."
Dr Elisabeth Adams, Managing Director of Aquarius Population Health, added: "We are thrilled to collaborate on this project and develop evidence to demonstrate the likely costs, benefits and cost-effectiveness of an innovative STI test. Results have the potential to positively impact patient care, increase efficiency within the NHS, and improve antimicrobial stewardship."
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Atlas Genetics develops ultra-rapid point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests for infectious diseases. The Atlas Genetics io® System uses patented technology based on the use of a novel electrochemical sensor that combines speed, accuracy and multiplex detection capability. The Company has its head office and R&D facilities near Bath in the UK, with a commercial office in Boston, USA.
For further information visit www.atlasgenetics.com
St George's, University of London
St George's, University of London, is the UK's only university dedicated to medical and health sciences education, training and research. As well as training the healthcare professionals of the future, our research focuses on the prevention and treatment of disease in the fields of population health, heart disease and infection, three of the greatest challenges to global health in the 21st Century.
For further information visit www.sgul.ac.uk
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Aquarius Population Health delivers health research and consultancy for clients and collaborators in the commercial, academic, charity, and government sectors. Our speciality is developing creative ways to explore and solve healthcare problems. We can generate the insight and evidence to support informed decisions that can impact on policy and commercialisation and improve patient care in an efficient way.
For further information visit www.aquariusph.com
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New Zealand v Pakistan 2nd ODI abandoned
Napier: Rain washed out the second one-day international between New Zealand and Pakistan in Napier on Thursday.
Rain falls on McLean Park delaying the start of the second one-day international cricket match between New Zealand and Pakistan in Napier. Pic/AFP
Umpires Bruce Oxenford and Billy Bowden waited more than four hours for the weather to clear.
But when the rain finally stopped there was no sun to dry the waterlogged outfield and the match was abandoned.
New Zealand won the first ODI in Wellington on Monday by 70 runs with the third and final match set for Auckland on Sunday.


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Broadcom Rolls Out HEDGE Reference Design for Smartphones
Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, announced a new HEDGE reference design platform that will significantly accelerate the process of developing next generation smartphones for mass consumer handsets. The new reference design is based on Broadcom's breakthrough 65 nanometer single-chip dual-core HSDPA + EDGE multimedia baseband processor.
Freescale Announces Integrated Linux BSP on Cellular Products
Freescale announced the support for the Linux® operating system on its cellular products. Freescale's Linux cellular platform is capable of supporting any Linux Application Framework, whether it is an industry standard or an OEM's proprietary solution.
Freescale Debuts MC34671, MC34673, MC34674 Li-Ion Battery Charger ICs
While lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries offer many advantages for portable consumer electronics, they require extremely accurate charging current and output voltages to optimize battery life and performance. To address this need, Freescale Semiconductor has introduced a family of Li-Ion battery charger ICs designed to provide the industry's highest performance and accuracy, as well as exceptional configuration flexibility.
Texas Instruments Unveils OMAP3440 ARM Cortex A8 Applications Processor
Mobile technology from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) is revolutionizing the way consumers view and share content on their mobile handsets. TI's new OMAP3440 is the industry's first ARM Cortex A8-based applications processor to bring full HD camcorder functionality to mobile devices, giving users the ability to record high-definition (HD) video, as well as enjoy new applications enabled by the large displays in the latest Smartphones and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs).
EVE Announces Billion-Cycle Challenge Seminar Series
EVE will host its Billion Cycle Challenge seminar series for hardware designers, verification engineers, electronic systems level (ESL) architects, R&D managers, firmware and embedded software managers this month in Paris, London and Munich, Germany.
Agilent Rolls Out MIPI D-PHY Protocol Test Solution
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) announced the industry's first MIPI D-PHY (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) protocol test solution, supporting Camera Serial Interface (CSI-2) and Display Serial Interfaces (DSI) for mobile devices. This solution, which is based on Agilent's 16900 logic analyzer platform, facilitates MIPI D-PHY hardware and software debug and reduces interoperability testing.
Keithley, Stratosphere Enable Sub-65nm Process Characterization
Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE:KEI), a leader in solutions for emerging measurement needs, announces a partnership with Stratosphere Solutions, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA), a provider of innovative parametric yield improvement solutions for integrated circuit manufacturers. Keithley's partnership with Stratosphere Solutions will address advanced process development and monitoring using an Array TEG (test element group) technology.
Agilent Real-Time Signaling Analyzer Features LTE, SAE Technology
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) announced that it has extended its signaling analyzer real-time platform to include LTE and SAE technology. For mobile network equipment manufacturers and service providers, the Agilent signaling analyzer is a single scalable, distributed, troubleshooting tool that identifies and isolates customer problems in equipment integration test and final system integration as well as in network trials, deployment and optimization.
Kineto, NXP to Enable UMA on 3G Handsets
Kineto Wireless, the key innovator and leading supplier of UMA technology, announced that it is working together with NXP to create a UMA-enabled 3G solution based on NXP's Nexperia cellular system solution for UMTS. Kineto's UMA client software is fully compliant with the latest 3GPP GAN specifications (version 6.10). 3G handsets with embedded UMA technology allow customers to seamlessly roam and handover between the cellular 3G UMTS network, the 2.5G GSM/EDGE network, and home or enterprise Wi-Fi access networks.
Kontron, Astute Networks Team on Platform for HLR/HSS, IPTV, IMS
Kontron, a leading global provider of open modular solutions for the communications market, and Astute Networks, a leader in the development of high performance networked storage solutions for mission-critical applications, announced a technology partnership for the purpose of developing leading-edge platform solutions intended for support of HLR/HSS, IPTV and IMS network applications.
Continuous Computing, picoChip to Create Femtocell Reference Design
Continuous Computing®, global provider of integrated systems and services that enable telecom equipment manufacturers to rapidly deploy Next Generation Networks (NGN), and picoChip, the leading supplier of femtocell silicon, announced that the two companies are partnering to bring to market an integrated High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) femtocell software reference design.
Wind River, NEC Demonstrate Android, platformOViA on Medity M2
Wind River Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIND), the global leader in Device Software Optimization (DSO) announced a collaboration to demonstrate both the Open Handset Alliance's Android platform, which is currently available as an 'early look' release, and the NEC Electronics platformOViA software platform ported onto NEC Electronics' Medity M2.


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My blogging went quiet between February 25 (What to Do for Lent in Silicon Valley) and May 25 (New Churches Stuck in a Christendom Box). "Jon, what did you do during those three months?" I'm glad you asked! 😀 Let's start with my trip to Atlanta. It gave me an unexpected connection to the time my father was thought to be dead, killed while marching with Dr. King.
Big Nerd Ranch
In March, I flew out to Atlanta. There, I spent a week at Big Nerd Ranch for their Advanced iOS Programming class:
I'm a Big Nerd now! I even have a T-shirt that says, "Achieve Nerdvana."
Dr. King Memorial
When the Advanced iOS class finished, my coworkers and I had a little time to before the return flight. We settled on going to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. To my surprise, the first person to greet us at the memorial was Mahatma Gandhi:
The whole memorial was deeply moving. Christ is tangibly present in the work of MLK and the civil rights movement. But there's also a personal connection: my father marched with Dr. King. When I spoke with my dad about visiting the memorial, he told me more about his experience…
My dad saw men who had brought bats, ready for action.
One of my dad's professors at Harvard Divinity School had gone on an earlier march. At Dr. King's request, he recruited students to go down to Selma. But the professor shared his surprise at what the pre-march briefing was like. "Instead of a stirring speech about how we were leading the world, the preparation was very practical: How to use your arms to protect your head. How to stuff newspapers under your hat to prevent injury when you're hit by clubs."
So my father left for the march. During the march, he linked arms with a black woman on his left. He was on the rightmost edge of marchers. As he walked, he saw men who had brought bats, ready for action. My dad told me he tried to stare them down, hoping to instill some shame in them. How like him (and me)! But the woman on his left yanked his arm and told him, "Keep your head front and your eyes down!"
My dad goes by his middle name, but is sometimes called by a formal title: Reverend James Reid.
In the news, my mother heard that "a Reverend James Reeb" had been killed in the violence.
Reid. Reeb. Remember, this all gets fuzzed over A.M. radio. My mother was sure he was dead.
And then, to her astonishment, he walked in the front door.
Weird thought: I might not have grown up with a father. Our family of four kids had a dad. But another family of four kids lost their dad.
So I'm thankful to Dr. King, to James Reeb and his family, and to all the brave practitioners of non-violence:
For their work and sacrifice.
For showing what the kingdom of God is like.
For the difference they made.
For their example of following Jesus no matter the cost.
Have you been to the MLK Memorial in Atlanta? What was your experience there?


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Heroes and Villains
Buck Dharma
Here's a pictoral follow-up
to yesterday's analysis of the SCOTUS campaign finance decision.
From BigFatWhale:
Not been controlled by advertising in years, but I would be if they told the truth… damn site funnier when they do.
I often ask myself 'how can folk be so dumb'.
I'm not as smart as some people in this world, and most of what I know is through the understanding of simple self examination, sometimes when mixing with such company as what you find on this site, leaves me wanting for a better education… you people are real smart arses… but I really love that about some folk, especially when they use it for truth. (Nearly wrote 'good' but t'other word fits better here).
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|Reviews for The Price of Ignorance
| lapaxlove chapter 7 . 4/26/2013
Good story, please continue
| DiamondRainbows chapter 7 . 12/22/2011
Awesome job! I really like this! w PLZ do more!
| Random Kidd chapter 7 . 11/8/2011
Ohmygoodness! You cannot leave us hanging like that D: Please update ASAP.
Random Kidd
| SarySoda chapter 6 . 5/13/2011
poor Sayu...Mello, you jerk!
| SarySoda chapter 5 . 4/6/2011
Poor Sayu seems so depressed...
is this gonna be nearxsayu? that would be pretty cool
| SarySoda chapter 3 . 4/6/2011
lulz i just love how you end all of Near's messages with "Well then."
| lapaxlove chapter 4 . 9/4/2010
Update soon, it's really well written,
and I wonder what happened with her and Mello,
I feel kind of sad since what happened to him in the end...
but the story is good!
| CraftAndBurn chapter 4 . 8/12/2010
I randomly stumbled on this during a bored trawl through the fic list. I really like what you have so far, and I hope you continue! :)
| Hawkbelly chapter 4 . 8/6/2010
Oooo, I want to see what happens next!
| Eris-92 chapter 4 . 8/6/2010
Go Sayu!
I like Matsuda and Sayu's relationship... I want to see how that goes on... Please, keep on writing!
| Tellytubby101 chapter 4 . 8/6/2010
How weird. As I read the paragraph, "Heartbreaker, Sewing Hearts. Did all the places that had an owner die have names that ended with hearts? Or was this just a eerie coincidence?" the song 'Heartbeat' by Scouting For Girls came on my iPod.
Thank you for the update. I would still continue reccommend a lengthier chapter, but it's much better. :-D Perhaps more detail and more Near could help!
From Tubby. :-)
| Usagi323 chapter 4 . 8/5/2010
heheheheh, you gotta love good old Matsuda!XD Him and his slip ups. Loved the chappy!
| Usagi323 chapter 3 . 7/27/2010
*smiles* God I love this Sayu. She is smart, but not genius; emotional, but not a nuisance; has angst, but not too much; An over all interesting person! Love the chappy, can't wait to find out the target!
| Eris-92 chapter 3 . 7/27/2010
I like very much the way you describe Sayu's feelings, her obsession is described very well, especially her fear of silence and darkness. It looks as if what she really fears is the "emptyness", the absence of perception, for she's scared of what she can't control. To me it looks like that's also the reason why she joined the police: she couldn't stand ignorance because she couldn't control something she didn't know.
But most of all I loved the sentence:
"I go to bed at night and I cry for the murdered and the murderer themselves. Why do I cry for the murderer? Even I don't even know it. But…for some reason, I know it has to do with Mello."
I found that part very interesting. I want to know more about how Sayu looked at Mello! He was one of my favourite characters...
I love this story.
| Usagi323 chapter 2 . 7/15/2010
Just a prediction or more like a guess...but will Sayu be a/the target? Loved the chappy!


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14 August 2015 Greek lawmakers debate third bailout deal [ATHENS] Greek lawmakers were preparing to vote on Friday on the terms of the country's third international bailout since 2010, a deal which has split the ruling radical left Syriza party and met with a wary response in Berlin.
The vote comes ahead of a meeting of eurozone finance ministers where they are expected to issue their verdict on the draft deal reached by Athens and its creditors after weeks of negotiations - and despite Germany saying it needs further clarifications from Greece before giving the deal the nod.
"I must to go to the Eurogroup tomorrow with the deal approved (by parliament)," Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos told the chamber.
After a full day of debate on Thursday, lawmakers were due to hold the vote shortly after 7.00am (0400 GMT).
Greece hopes that by quickly adopting the 85-billion-euro (S$132.5 billion) rescue plan negotiated with the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund it can unlock a first tranche of aid before a 3.4-billion-euro repayment to the ECB falls due on August 20.
Failing an agreement by then, Greece would need to secure more emergency funding to avoid a payment default.
Finland on Thursday was the first eurozone peer to give its approval, with the proviso of numerous preconditions.
"There are 47 preconditions outlined by the 'troika' to the approval of the first payment," said Finnish Finance Minister Alexander Stubb, referring to Greece's three creditors.
In case of agreement, the first tranche would range between 26 and 43 billion euros, Mr Stubb said.
Several other European parliaments need to approve the preliminary agreement of the bailout, and the IMF said Thursday it wants Greece's European partners to decide on the package of debt relief before determining if it will take part in Athens's next bailout.


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today, i am excited to announce the launch of my new biweekly tech column in the daily muse, an online magazine featuring smart content for professional women. a quick description of "the download":
With a dearth of female role models in technology and entrepreneurship, Gen Y faces a challenging question: what does it mean to be a woman in the digital age? In "The Download," Anneke Jong explores the new ways that young women engage with technology to pursue their passions, curate their personal brands, and develop a new paradigm for the female identity. Read more every other Friday.
you can read my first column, you are not your resume, on the front page of the daily muse, and you can follow "the download" on twitter at @thedwnld.


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Andover takes last title
Credit: Tara Carvalho
BRAINTREE — For the seven boys gymnastics programs that gathered at Braintree High last night for the state championship, this was not a goodbye. This was a lesson in resiliency.
With the MIAA no longer sanctioning the sport after this season, this title will be the last official one — a disappointing fact of life for the dedicated gymnasts.
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2005, R, 97 min. Directed by Sérgio Machado. Starring Alice Braga, Lázaro Ramos, Wagner Moura.
REVIEWED By Marc Savlov, Fri., Aug. 18, 2006
Right about now, it feels hot enough outside to liquefy surgical stainless steel, but the toastiest summer on record is but an intermittently flickering 40-watt bulb when held up to the positively incendiary sexual firestorm that is Brazilian import Lower City. Now is as good a time as any to head off to the theatre to get your fuck on – goodness knows the real world is just too damn igneous to knock boots without first knocking the AC down a few pegs. And there's simply no sexier a cinematic Quik-E-Lube than Cidade Baixa, a righteously slick 'n' sweaty little slice of bad Brazilian juju in a too-tight halter-top and micromini-nanopants. It's ultimately an empty affair, and you have to pay for it, but the ride is so vicariously carnal that it pan-sears the doubt from your mind and serves it to you on a bed. (Just a bed. Sheets are extra.) Lower City's story borders on cliché: Best friends and strapping young working-class antiheroes Deco (Ramos) and Naldinho (Moura) eke out a living in Salvador da Bahia by piloting a baitskiff across the waterways of Brazil's eastern coastline. Enter Karinna (Braga), a hypersexual prostitute who trades her favors for a ride downstream and ends up locked in a grim ménage à trois that threatens to sever Deco and Naldinho's lifelong, near-filial bond while simultaneously shellacking one more patina of Third World cynicism to her soul. There is a cockfight; there is a knifing; there is a gun; there are drugs and liquor – and through it all there are the pulsing beats of Carlinhos Brown and Beto Villares. But mostly there is sex, or the promise of sex, or the threat of the absence of sex, which rankles and intimidates these people even while they're engaged in the act. Machado's storyline may sound uncomplicated, but it's hardly without nuance. Issues of race and class abound and tussle for prominence over libido and lust and, late in the game, love. Ramos and Moura display the unmistakable hallmarks of genuine friendship, which only makes things all the more fascinating when they begin to fall apart, burning from within on banked coals of well-stoked jealousies. (The uncoupling in Lower City is nearly as seductive as the coupling.) I'd be lying, however, if I didn't admit that Alice Braga owns this film as surely as Karinna owns these men, body and soul. It should come as no great shock that this coltish, sultry firestarter has great swaths of oozy, rapacious eros imprinted, literally, on her genes: She's the niece of the legendary actress Sonia Braga of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and Kiss of the Spider Woman and every ounce the rightful inheritor of the crown of Brazil's lengthy tradition of cinematic sexo. When she's onscreen, you cannot take your eyes off of her, and when she's not, you're antsy for the next glimpse. Braga's overwhelming, titillating performance could make a eunuch bang the Pope on a Sunday. At mass. It's that hot. And so is Lower City.
Marc Savlov, Aug. 9, 2013
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Lower City, Sérgio Machado, Alice Braga, Lázaro Ramos, Wagner Moura


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In conspiracy theory, the term New World Order or NWO refers to the emergence of a bureaucratic collectivist world government.
The common theme in conspiracy theories about a new world order is that of a powerful elite and secretive globalist agenda with conspiring to eventually rule the world through a global totalitarian government that would replace nation-states sovereign and put an end to international power struggles. Important events in politics and finance are speculated to be orchestrated by a cabal of influential operating through numerous front organizations. Many historical and current events are seen as steps in an ongoing conspiracy to achieve world domination through political rallies and secret decision-making.
Before the early 1990s, New World Order conspiracy theories has been limited to two cons-American cultures, primarily the right anti-government activist, fundamentalist Christians and secondarily interested in the emergence of the late time of the Antichrist. The skeptics, including Michael Barkun and Chip Berlet, expressed concern that the conspiracy theories of the far right of a New World Order have not only been embraced by many conspiracy theorists on the left, but have infiltrated the popular culture, ushering in a period of unparalleled people are actively preparing for the millennial apocalyptic United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. These political scientists warn that mass hysteria can only fuel terrorism lone wolf, but have devastating effects on American politics, as the extreme right courting the far left to join a revolutionary movement, Third Position able to overturn the established political powers.
In the 20th century, many state, as Woodrow Wilson and Winston Churchill used the term "new world order" to denote a new period of history evidencing a dramatic change in the thinking of politics and the balance of power after the First World War and Second World War. They have all seen these periods as opportunities to implement proposals idealistic or liberal global governance in the new sense of collective efforts to identify, understand, or solve worldwide problems that go beyond the capacity of nation states to resolve. These proposals have led to the creation of international organizations, such as the United Nations and NATO, and international regimes, such as Bretton Woods and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which were calculated both to maintain a balance of power and regulate cooperation among nations to achieve a peaceful phase of capitalism. These creations in particular, and of internationalism, in general, however, will always be criticized and opposed by the American right based on isolationism Old and the New Right for benevolent imperialist reasons.
Following the two world wars, liberals have welcomed these new organizations and international regimes, but argued they have suffered a democratic deficit and therefore have not only been insufficient to prevent another world war, but also promote global justice. Thus, activists around the world form a penchant World Federalist Movement on the creation of a "real" new world order. In the 1940s, the British writer HG Wells and futuristic would go further by appropriating and redefining the term "new world order" as synonymous with the creation of a scientifically managed state of the world and socialist economy.
During the Red Scare of 1947-1957, the conspiracy theorists on the American right secular and Christian increasingly adopted mongered and unfounded fears of Freemasons, the Illuminati and the Jews to be the driving force behind an "international communist conspiracy." The threat of world communism as an atheist state and bureaucratic collectivist world government, demonized as a "Red Menace", therefore became the main objective of millenarian apocalyptic conspiracy theories.
In the 1960s, the populist right individuals and groups with a worldview producerist, as members of the John Birch Society, played a lot of conspiracy theories claiming that the governments of both the United States and the Soviet Union were controlled by a cabal of internationalists business, greedy bankers and corrupt politicians intent on using the United Nations as a means to create "One World Government." These unfounded fears of fuel would campaign for the withdrawal of U.S. Bircher UN. American writer Mary M. Davison, in his pamphlet The profound revolution in 1966, traced the alleged New World Order conspiracy to the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913 by international bankers, who she later asked, formed the Council on Foreign Relations in 1921 the shadow government. When the brochure was published, "international bankers" have been interpreted by many readers as a reference to an alleged "international Jewish conspiracy banking" orchestrated by the Rothschild.
Affirming that the term "New World Order" is used by a secret elite dedicated to the destruction of all national sovereignties, American writer producerist Gary Allen in his 1971 book No Dare Call It Conspiracy, 1974 Rockefeller book: The Campaign for the New Global Order Book and 1987 Say "No!" New World Order, hinged on the theme of many anti-globalist conspiracy theories right now the United States. Thus, after the fall of communism in the 1990s, the main scapegoat demonized the extreme American right seamlessly changed from crypto-communist who conspired on behalf of the Red Menace to globalists who plot on behalf of New World Order. The relatively painless evolution is due to growing opposition from right to the globalization of capitalism, but also partly the basis underlying paradigm millennial apocalypse, which fueled the Cold War and witch hunts of the McCarthy period.
In its September 11, 1990 Towards a New World Order speech to a joint session of Congress, President George HW Bush described his goals for governance post-Cold War world in cooperation with the post-Soviet states:
Until now, the world we've known has been a world divided—a world of barbed wire and concrete block, conflict and cold war. Now, we can see a new world coming into view. A world in which there is the very real prospect of a new world order. In the words of Winston Churchill, a "world order" in which "the principles of justice and fair play … protect the weak against the strong …" A world where the United Nations, freed from cold war stalemate, is poised to fulfill the historic vision of its founders. A world in which freedom and respect for human rights find a home among all nations.
The New York Times noted that progressive new world order called the rationalization of American imperial ambitions in the Middle East, while the Conservatives dismissed new security altogether and fulminated any possibility of revival of UN. However, Chip Berlet, an American journalist specializing in investigative study of extreme right movements in the United States, wrote:
When President Bush announced his new foreign policy would help build a New World Order, his phrasing surged through the Christian and secular hard right like an electric shock, since the phrase had been used to represent the dreaded collectivist One World Government for decades. Some Christians saw Bush as signaling the End Times betrayal by a world leader. Secular anticommunists saw a bold attempt to smash US sovereignty and impose a tyrannical collectivist system run by the United Nations.
American televangelist Pat Robertson in 1991 with his bestselling book The New World Order has become the most important popularizer of Christian conspiracy theories in recent American history as a scene in which Wall Street, the Federal Reserve, Council on Foreign Relations, Bilderberg Group, Trilateral Commission control the flow of events behind the scenes, we are constantly pushing and quietly in the direction of a world government for the Antichrist.
Observers note that the galvanization of the populist right conspiracy theorists as Linda Thompson, Mark and Robert K. Koernke Spear in activism led to the rise of the militias, which spread its ideology through anti-government speeches at rallies and meetings, through books and videotapes sold at gun shows, by waves short and satellite radio, and through networks of fax and message boards. However, viral propaganda on the Internet is the most effective contribution to their political extremists on the New World Order finding their way into the literature on the extreme left of some black nationalists, but also literature previously apolitical assassinologists many UFO Kennedy The loss of land theorists and, more recently, occultists. The worldwide appeal of these subcultures then passed the New World Order conspiracy theories like a virus "spirit" to a broad audience of new researchers counterknowledge from mid-1990.
In Europe, national-anarchism, an ideology of extreme right articulated by the British post-third activist Troy Southgate, called for an insurrection against, and the secession of the imagination "Zionist, capitalist New World Order" . National-Anarchists see a convergence in the near future between the left and decentralizing decentralization law to fight against the rise of centralized political and economic New World Order.
After the turn of the century, especially during the financial crisis of 2007-2010, many politicians and experts, like Gordon Brown and Henry Kissinger used the term "new world order" in their advocacy for reform of 'Keynesian global financial system and their calls for a "new Bretton Woods", which takes into account the emerging markets like China and India. These declarations had the unintended consequence of providing fresh fodder for New World Order conspiracy theories, and culminated in the former Clinton administration adviser Dick Morris and Sean Hannity conservative talk show claiming his Fox News Channel program Hannity that "conspiracy theorists were right." Fox News in general, and opinion polls show Glenn Beck, in particular, have been repeatedly criticized by the progressive media watchdog groups not only to integrate the theories of New World Order conspiracy of the radical right, but perhaps shaking his lone wolves in action.
In 2009, U.S. Director Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel published New World Order, a documentary film by acclaimed critic who explores the world of conspiracy theorists, as U.S. radio host Alex Jones, who are committed to exposing and opposing strongly to what they perceive to be the emergence of a New World Order.


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Having overcome the dangerous creatures beneath Fangwood Keep, Dirge and his companions returned to the surface to find that the leader of the hobgoblin mercenaries, Fethi Ken-Shakas, had grown tired of Lieutenant Vos's failures. When she learned that the PCs had found only an elemental gem as treasure in the tunnels, she was furious. She chose to keep Vos's bargain with the heroes, something he was not likely to have done, and set them all free before taking a small group of soldiers to deal with their incompetent leader.
Dirge and the others returned to Fort Ramgate, where they contacted the Acadamae at Korvosa and told them of the strange book of necromantic magic they had found in the arcane apparatus beneath the keep. Everyone concerned suspects the book is somehow related to the Whispering Tyrant, and the Acadamae scholars suggest that the book should be taken to the Knights of Ozem in Lastwall for safekeeping.
The heroes must travel overland to Korholm, the gateway to Molthune, then arrange passage over Lake Encarthan to Vigil, stopping at Vellumis and Hallein Town along the way.


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Disorder Trailer (1986)
12 November 1986 91 mins
Three young friends steal some music equipment for their struggling post-punk band and, in a panic, kill the shop's owner. Assayas' debut feature examines, with characteristic restraint and acuity, the psychological fallout as the band unravels—and each of its members grapple with their own feelings of guilt, paranoia, and despair.
Watch the official Disorder 1986 trailer in HD below or find more Disorder videos on Vidimovie.


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The men can say now "At least I'm not trapped down at the bottom of a mine." Certainly, veterans of war suffer, but many also shine with the quiet feeling that, from now on, life can never get quiet enough. People are trapped by circumstances; other people help them. There is a way out. Since this is the fable that every life hopes to trace, maybe the madness isn't so mad at all.For the past 2.5 years here in Korea I have felt trapped by my circumstances. What am I speaking about? Finding myself having a difficult time working with Korean people. Ever since I got to Korea and had a hard time at the hagwon, it felt like I had been fighting an endless fight. I know that my actions at the hagwon led to my coworkers reacting the way they did. I left there never making amends. The problems I developed there carried with me to the next school and the next. My casual and cold attitude is not palatable to Korean tastes.
For the longest time I always felt it was a battle I needed to win. That I needed to somehow change them and by my indifferent ways that could be achieved. But we all know that didn't work and indeed got me into a lot of trouble. At some point I either needed to realize that I was wrong and should learn things or pack up and return home. However, I did learn and have realized many important things.
Let's zoom into what happened today. I have been asking my coteacher (Mr. J) for a reference letter. I got one from my last school when I left and so figured it wouldn't be a problem here. I even showed him the one I have from last year. This was about a month ago and so recently I reminded him about it.
This morning I got a text message on my computer from him stating he was sorry but the Principal made the decision not to give it to me. I became alarmed and worried. But not because I couldn't get this document mostly because the Principal was refusing to do it. I inquired and pushed for an explanation. This was before classes started and we couldn't talk much about it.
Then came the after lunch time. I inquired about it again with the youngest coteacher (Miss. K or as I have called her in the past the "princess"). What started as a civil conversation ended up into one about the past. She was being polite and things weren't getting harsh. But I was trying to defend my situation, that no one gave me the chance to listen to my perspective when things were bad. Then Mrs. W (the middle coteacher, older) came in.
She basically vented everything she ever wanted to say to me since the beginning. I realized through it that I had to just let her talk, which she did. Again I tried to point out to her that I was never really given a chance to explain myself. That I would have liked to talk to them but I realized it was hopeless and gave up.
But time was running out and I had to go teach my afterschool class. As I left the office I was in mild tears. I told Mrs. W (now Mr. J and Miss. K were out of the office) that I was deeply sorry for the burden I had caused her. That I always wanted to talk about it and meet eye to eye, but that I was scared and realized it was too late. I went to class.
At that point I felt inside the usual feeling that I get when I am in this situation. That feeling of being trapped and wanting to run away from it all. To run out of the school crying and head home. Of course I didn't do this and actually suppressed it. But there I was trapped in my own cave that I had created seeing the darkness close in around me. (Okay maybe too dramatic)
After class I came back to the office and my face showed I was distraught. Mr. J saw this and said "Let's go for a walk." We found a bench near the school that was off the path. He told me that he needed to know that I knew that everywhere in Korea is the same. I told him I knew this and understood. I confided in him about what happened with Mrs. K and that is why I had given up any hope of relationship building. He didn't say much but I warmed things up by saying thank you and that I didn't mind about not getting the letter. We agreed that a school certificate will work just fine.
Then we were back at the office. I sent Miss. K an endearing text-letter apologizing and giving praise to her help in the office. She liked it and I sent her hope that we can move past this.
Sometime after that Mrs.W asked to talk with me. We did so in the office and over a cup of tea. It turned out to be a real heart to heart talk. She expressed to me the things she understood and were sorry for as did I. Our talk was significant because it got me out of my cave. It helped me see the light, sort of speak, and understand in a true way her side of the story. In the end, I feel closer to her and that our bad past has been amended.
For the longest time I have felt that I had to always defend the "foreigner" fort and stand up for what I thought was right treatment. Sure there are some cases of actual mistreatment, but I think I let it go to my head.
"There is a way out." It begins with opening up and and letting go. I have found my way out of the cave I built around myself and it feels good. I can't guarantee that at my next job things will go peachy but I know now really where to start and what to do.
For those not in Korea yet and are considering coming over bear this in mind. Not everyone has this experience like I had. You will find yourself facing cultural and personal differences when working with Korean people but what happens next depends on your personality.
Also bear in mind that we would like to think that the technical aspects of the job matter most. I am talking about how we teach class, the materials we make and lesson planning. Sure you can do a great job at this but if you suck in the interpersonal department then you will end up with nothing to lean on. All I am saying is that to be considered as a "good" teacher here in Korea you have to put more emphasis on positive relationships than you do on the actual teaching part of the job. I am only speaking to public schools and likely private schools. As for University teaching I think they lean more towards your teaching capabilities.
But let me tell you it will benefit your life and your time here in Korea if you heed my message. Having a good relationship with your coteacher(s) means that they will help you and be almost like family. Even though I haven't exactly established this with any of my coteachers I can see it in other people and definitely can feel it. That is why, although I initially thought this was invasive, I see it now as an asset of Korean culture.
This was a long post and whoever read the whole thing, thank you! For those who read enough to get the point.... thank you! If anything in here was of actual help to anyone else...well...good luck! If my grammar sucked again...sorry!
The madness is over.


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Who would buy Emile Heskey as Stan Collymore believes "John Terry and Matthew Upson could be our starters in South Africa"
Comment & analysis round-up
Quote of the day: "Martin Palermo has saved us and our chances of qualifying are intact. When the wind and rain and cold began and allowed Peru to draw level, we could not do anything, but the miracle of Palermo has given us a longer life. The goals I scored were normal, Palermo makes miracles." – Diego Maradona.
Runner-up: "I'm happy to be playing for England and, obviously, not playing at club level is difficult… I will have to sit down and think about my next move. I don't know whether I can get a World Cup place if I'm not playing for Villa. The manager [Capello] hasn't really spoken to me about it. I just have to keep performing well in training and keep going. But you always wonder about those kind of things, whether it will affect my chances. I will just have to try to address it when the time is right. I'm never going to give up. It's just another hurdle I have to get over. I just have to try and keep my spirits up at Villa. I must keep going, keep training hard and then just try to address it. We will see what happens. But you would have to ask the manager [O'Neill] why I'm not playing." – Emile Heskey.
Today's overview: Every paper carries news of Emile Heskey's quit threat to Aston Villa, yet only a few dare to consider who'd actually stump up the cash for the non-goalscoring forward.
Matt Hughes assesses Heskey's problems noting "Rafael BenÃtez considered bringing Heskey back to Liverpool last season, but with the Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City squads full of strikers there will be few other obvious takers in the top half of the Premier League." John Cross though counters in the Mirror, trumpeting his unsubstantiated belief that "there would be no shortage of takers if Heskey were to become available – Fulham would be among the front-runners for his signature. But it would be a major blow for Villa if one of their big name signings wanted to quit."
Losing 1-nil in the Ukraine was a good result for England. Or so Patrick Barclay believes. "[England showed] they can play 10 v 11 without losing too much rhythm or ambition. Coping with numerical imbalance has become a very important aspect of the game. England need few reminders of that, having survived the dismissals of David Beckham against Argentina in 1998 and Wayne Rooney against Portugal in 2006 only to be beaten on penalties — and having failed to capitalise on Brazil's loss of Ronaldinho in 2002. They will familiarise themselves with such lines before and during the tournament, but there is nothing like match practice."
For a second day running, Henry Winter waxes lyrical over Wayne Rooney. "Where there is Rooney, there is hope. What a player he is. He has delivered before, given energetic master-classes against Turkey and Croatia but this was surely his most mature performance. Disciplined. Nerveless. Versatile. Full of running. He so nearly scored with a low shot that arrowed just wide."
From the half full to the half empty though, as Alan Hansen fears the extent of Rio Ferdinand's latest slump. "If Ferdinand continues to struggle, Capello faces a real problem because there is no-one there as a replacement… All of a sudden, he is having a blip and it is a major blip. There are too many mistakes and he needs to get back to playing the percentage game." Keeping with Rio's downturn, Sam Wallace mockingly lays out the wider fear for Ferdinand. "It takes more than a year, and eight games, to qualify for a World Cup finals, but it is possible to get yourself knocked out of the tournament in about the time it normally takes Rio to say, 'You've been merked'… Ferdinand turns 31 next month and it would be such a waste if his form was to fall off a cliff like that of one of his England predecessors, Des Walker."
Knee-jerking loudmouth Stan Collymore calls for Rio Ferdinand to be benched. "If there is any good to come out of England's defeat in the Ukraine it must be that Rio Ferdinand is no longer considered a shoe-in for the national side… And I now think maybe John Terry and Matthew Upson could be our starters in South Africa with Gary Cahill as back up if Ferdinand is still struggling."
For all the criticisms levelled at Ferdinand, without doubt the dumbest opinion is served by Steven Howard who is found crying over Rio's post-match behaviour. "When the final whistle sounded in Dnipropetrovsk, he put his head down and went straight into the tunnel and the safety and sanctuary of the dressing room. There was no recognition at all for the 3,000 England fans who had made their way there… Rio's dash down the tunnel was a bit of an insult."
As more data is gathered over the Ukraine-England internet experiment, Owen Gibson reveals the latest viewing figures. "The companies behind the screening of England's World Cup qualifier in Ukraine as a pay-per-view online broadcast today hailed it as a success after almost half a million people tuned in, despite complaints about the picture quality… Kentaro refused to release a detailed breakdown, claiming the figures are commercially sensitive, so it is impossible to assess how many viewers arrived via newspaper websites and other media partners signed up to promote the match on a revenue-share basis."
Showing how statistics can be spun to proves one's agenda, the Mirror pick their language very differently when announcing "fewer than half a million people watched England's first game to be broadcast exclusively live over the internet and no detailed viewing figures will be released, the firms behind the move said today."
The Guardian's Spanish supermo Sid Lowe swoops announces BArcelona's latest targets in the transsfer market. "Barcelona's sporting director, Txiki Beguiristain, has admitted that the European champions are interested in the Manchester City forward Robinho and would consider a move during the winter transfer window. He has also insisted that Cesc Fabregas will end up at the Camp Nou, amid rumours that the Arsenal midfielder will be used as a vote-winner in next summer's presidential elections, having 'suckled from the teat' of Barcelona."
After explaining how La Liga has an economic advantage of the Premier League, Oliver Kay widens the list of potential transfer targets for the Catalans. "Barcelona are also interested in Nemanja Vidic, the United defender, and Javier Mascherano, the Liverpool midfield player, both of whom would consider moving to Spain."
Writing in his best poetic style, Gabriele Marcotti appears bewitched by the divine spell of Maradona after Argentina's dramatic win over Peru. "It's the unexplainable, the unfathomable, the unpredictable that seduces us into tuning in, time after time. And when the same man — Maradona — finds himself involved in such moments time and again, you can't help but wonder if there isn't something divine or, at least, supernatural enveloping him."
Yet, for Robert Shaw, assessing Maradona's achievements is much more of a numbers game. "Despite the win, a question mark remains about his suitability to pilot his country towards South Africa. While a Clarin poll showed 63.8 per cent believing that Argentina would now qualify, an equivalent figure had expressed misgivings in an Olé survey about Maradona's permanence."
Finally in the transfers, Paul Jiggins reports that "Harry Redknapp expects to sign David James for £1million in January," while The Sun detail how "Yossi Benayoun insists he is happy at Liverpool despite interest from Manchester City."