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Spring is usually a quiet period for game releases, but the month ahead is proving anything but. Perhaps the most-anticipated Kinect title ever kicks off April, and is followed by an incredibly strong digital showing; look out for award-winning indie title Fez, Xbox Live Arcade sequel Trials Evolution and massive FIFA 12 add-on UEFA Euro 2012.
Kinect Star Wars
Release date: April 3 (worldwide)
Platforms: Xbox 360
Kinect Star Wars features a number of game modes, including podracing, rampaging around like a Rancor, a dancing mode and wielding a lightsaber in a Jedi adventure, complete with duels against iconic Star Wars villains.
> Kinect Star Wars Xbox 360 console hands-on preview - video
> Read our preview of Kinect Star Wars
I Am Alive
Release date: April 4 (Europe), April 3 (North America)
Platforms: PSN (already available on Xbox Live)
I Am Alive is a post-apocalyptic title that sees a father make his way through a devastated US city in search of his family. An adventure game with a survival twist, climbing and exploration uses up stamina, while combat has you take on enemies with limited ammo, relying on surprise attacks and bluffing your way past with an empty chamber.
> Read our review of I Am Alive
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Release date: April 6 (Europe), April 3 (North America)
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3
Launching ahead of the anticipated Ninja Theory-developed reboot later this year, this collection compiles the original Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2 and Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening Special Edition onto a single disc for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Each of the games will be enhanced with high-definition visuals and bonuses such as achievement and trophy support.
Rhythm Thief & The Emperor's Treasure
Release date: April 5 (Europe), March 31 (North America)
Platforms: 3DS
Honourable thief Raphael searches the Parisian streets for a treasure known as the Wristlet of Tiamat to solve the mystery behind his father's disappearance. This handheld rhythm game has players deploy stylus taps, swipes and gyroscope movements to manoeuvre through Paris, pulling off various heists.
Release date: April 13 (worldwide)
Platforms: Xbox Live Arcade
This indie platformer has players shift between 2D perspectives to reach far-reaching platforms. The title, which adopts a pixel art style and chip-tune music, won the 'Excellence In Visual Art' award at the Independent Games Festival in 2008, as well as the 'Seumas McNally Grand Prize' at this year's ceremony in San Francisco.
Pandora's Tower
Release date: April 13 (Europe)
Platforms: Wii
The game sees players control a soldier named Aeron, and follows his attempts to contain a curse which threatens to turn his friend Elena into a demonic beast. The action takes place across 13 themed environments within the central tower setting, and sees players wield bladed weapons and a magical chain. Multiple endings will be available based on Aeron's interactions with Elena as the action progresses.
Trials Evolution
Release date: April 18 (worldwide)
Platforms: Xbox Live Arcade
Kicking off the Arcade Next promotion, Trials Evolution is the sequel to 2009's Trials HD, featuring bigger jumps, curving tracks and enhanced multiplayer features. It also offers a more robust level editor, which will enable users to create and share everything from custom tracks to whole new genres such as top-down racing and first-person shooting levels.
> Read our preview of Trials Evolution
> Trials Evolution interview: RedLynx on bettering Trials HD
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings - Enhanced Edition
Release date: April 17 (worldwide)
Platforms: Xbox 360, PC
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings was released last year to unanimous praise on PC, winning multiple awards and gaining countless new fans in the process. Now re-releasing on PC and coming to Xbox 360 for the first time, it adds previously-unseen gameplay sections and cinematics and a whole new level of polish.
> Read our preview of The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings
UEFA Euro 2012
Release date: April 24 (worldwide)
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC (FIFA 12 required)
A first for a tournament release, UEFA Euro 2012 is to be a digital expansion to FIFA 12 rather than a standalone retail release. It features all 53 UEFA national teams and the tournament's eight official stadiums, as well as the all-new Expedition Mode, enabling fans to build and manage a customised team, potentially captained by a user's Virtual Pro player.
Prototype 2
Release date: April 27 (Europe), April 24 (North America)
Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
Prototype was a bloody, action-filled open-world title that was acclaimed for its fun and open approach to combat. The sequel looks like it will deliver more of the same, and as well as the customary tweaks to make a better sequel, it brings a major twist in making previous lead Alex Mercer the sequel's antagonist.
> Prototype 2 interview: Fans were offended by Alex Mercer change
Also available this month:
Disgaea 3: Absence of Detention (Vita) - April 20
Bloodforge (Xbox Live Arcade) - April 25
Back to the Future (PS3, Wii, PC) - April 27
Risen 2: Dark Waters (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) - April 27
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Market Basket execs to employees: Walk out and get firedBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
July 17. 2014 7:40PM
Top executives at Market Basket said Thursday that the board of directors will hold a special meeting via telephone on Monday to consider demands of rebellious workers, but they warned that those who abandon their jobs will lose them.
The memo — shown below as it was posted Thursday on a website maintained by workers loyal to ousted chief executive Arthur T. Demoulas — came on the deadline set by the workers for a decision on the restoration of Demoulas.
An unsigned post in the website took a critical tone of the one-page headquarters memo. The post said Market Basket associates who work at the Tewksbury, Mass., headquarters will not be at work on Friday.
"They will be backing up their words with actions and will be standing up for something they care so much for. They once again send the message to the board to bring back ATD and to the stores that they simply give them their support and nothing else," the message reads.
Over the past two weeks, headquarters workers have ramped up their support for Demoulas, the longtime chief-executive of Market Basket, who was ousted on June 23 along with two senior executives.
Workers have launched a website, given interviews and posted a billboard in the front of company headquarters telling Demoulas that they have his back.
On Thursday, Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas said he'd like to see Demoulas returned. The opening of a Market Basket in downtown Manchester is seen as one of the biggest development projects of his tenure.
"My relationship with Arthur T. is much closer than the other one. I certainly believe he should be in charge," said Gatsas, a Republican who was a successful businessman before launching a career into politics.
The memo from Market Basket headquarters came from Felicia Thornton and Jim Gooch, who replaced Demoulas as the top executives in the company. The two said the Market Basket chairman will hold a board telephone meeting on Monday. The two said they've offered to make two Market Basket associates available for either the telephone meeting or a follow up board meeting on July 25.
They also stressed that it is an individual decision for anyone to make about whether to continue with Market Basket.
"To be clear — doing your job is continuing to do the same type of work that you regularly do every day — not newly defined tasks from your supervisor," the memo reads. "If you choose to abandon your job or refuse to perform your job requirements, you will leave us no choice but to permanently replace you."
The two said their commitment continues to Market Basket customers, employees, benefit programs, bonus programs, profit sharing and new stores.
The website post said the tone of a meeting at headquarters was threatening.
"The meeting ended with associates walking away from (Thornton and Gooch) more irate and firm in their resolve than ever," the post reads.
At the Market Basket store in Manchester, signs were up with a photo image of Demoulas and a caption "I Believe." Store Manager Peter Gulezian said customers have been supportive of his employees.
"They want to see this resolved, and they want (Demoulas) back," Gulezian said. He said the store will be open today. He said managers at all 72 Market Basket support the headquarters employees, but they get their news from the website."Everybody's nervous," Gulezian said. "We've been nervous for a year now. We're sick to our stomachs."
Demoulas lost his job after his cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas, gained control of the board of directors. The two have long differed over the company direction. Last year, Arthur S. gained controlling influence on the board of directors and convinced a Massachusetts judge to order a distribution of $300 million in profits to shareholders.
Many fear the company will eventually be sold.

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The emotional roller-coaster of falling in love is never felt so keenly as the first time it happens. Barbara Wong, who has achieved great success with films capturing the mood of Hong Kong's young generation, unites two of its brightest talents and delivers a funny, touching and ultra-modern romantic comedy that will make you want to fall in love again, for the first time.
Joe (Jaycee Chan), a young man with little ambition in life, is devastated when his girlfriend Flora (Fiona Sit) breaks up with him. By chance he discovers the website "Break Up Club," which claims he can be reunited with his girlfriend as long as he is willing to break up another loving couple. Joe immediately breaks up his best friend's relationship, Flora returns to him and everything seems perfect. That is, until Flora breaks up with him again.
Joe tells his tale to filmmaker Barbara Wong – who plays herself in the film. When Wong gives Joe a camera to film his relationship with Flora to prove that the "Break Up Club" is real, he captures the everyday joys and pains of his first love. Flora, however, while undeniably in love with Joe, is growing increasingly frustrated with his continuous lack of motivation.
Chan and Sit have an irresistible chemistry onscreen and give outstanding performances that prove they are more than pop idols. Drawing on her experience as a documentary filmmaker, Wong blurs the line between fantasy and reality, interspersing the narrative with meta-moments of non-fiction. Convincingly using both documentary techniques and improvisation, she captures with wonderful naturalism the endless energy of a young couple madly in love, and the inevitable problems that arise.
By not shying away from portraying Joe and Flora as flawed characters, "Break Up Club" is a brutally honest and moving film about the end of one's innocence and the understanding that love is ultimately about the sacrifices one must make. [Synopsis courtesy of Giovanna Fulvi, Toronto International Film Festival]
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House kills license plate scannersBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
January 15. 2014 11:37AM
CONCORD - The House voted overwhelmingly - 250-97 - to kill a bill that would have allowed police to use license plate scanners.
And then House members voted 214-135 to prohibit the House from considering the issue again this session.
House Bill 675 would have allowed police to retain the license plate data for three minutes to match data bases for wanted or missing people. Local communities would have had to vote to allow their police to use the readers.
But opponents argued the bill violates the privacy of the state's citizens and violates their constitutional rights.
But supporters said the bill will enhance the public safety.
New Hampshire will continue to be the only state in the country to prohibit the use of the license plate scanner.


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The Student Emergency Fund is available to assist enrolled students who are experiencing a financial emergency, excluding tuition-related expenses. The fund is sustained by monetary contributions made by students, faculty, staff, friends, and alumni of the Regent University Community.
Students who are experiencing financial emergencies and who have exhausted other resources are encouraged to avail themselves of this ministry. Requests for emergency assistance are considered on the basis of what is clearly recognized as a bonafide emergency. As such, the Student Emergency Fund Committee considers each request separately. Due to significant increases in the number of requests for the SEF each year, the SEF application process has been designed to be as thorough and efficient as possible.
Contributions to the fund are greatly appreciated and may be made through the Regent University Student Services Office. Students who have been helped through this ministry are encouraged, as God prospers them, to bless others by making donations to the SEF. Normally, contributions to the SEF are tax-deductible. However, contributions given through SEF to a specific recipient (designated gift) are not tax-deductible.
This cover sheet and the attached form supersede all previous forms.
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- After the completed application has been received, it will be considered by the SEF Committee. If necessary the applicant may be contacted for further information. The Regent University Central Financial Aid Office and Business Office may also be contacted to obtain additional financial information concerning the applicant.
- After all necessary information has been obtained, the request will receive prayerful consideration by the SEF Committee.
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Recognizing that various financial emergencies arise that require immediate attention (e.g. family without groceries, etc.), there is an Emergency Financial Crisis SEF process available. In special circumstances, students may receive an emergency grant not to exceed $50.00. The general guidelines as specified in Section II apply where applicable to the Emergency SEF process.
The process for obtaining an emergency financial crisis SEF grant requires completion of the SEF application. Upon receipt in the Student Services Office, the application will be evaluated by two members of the SEF Committee. The applicant will be notified of a decision as soon as possible.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday for a plot to attack the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol building in Washington with explosives loaded into remote-control model airplanes.
Rezwan Ferdaus, who was arrested in September 2011 and pleaded guilty in July to terrorism-related charges in a deal with prosecutors, told the court he has devoted a lot of time to self-reflection while in jail awaiting sentencing and that he accepted his fate.
Ferdaus, 26, was arrested after an FBI sting operation in which he requested and took delivery of plastic explosives, three grenades and six assault rifles from undercover FBI agents who he believed were members of the al Qaeda network.
"I, the other, the uniquely dressed, the lone man in these hours, I speak of humanity," Ferdaus told the court, reading from a two-page, sometimes flowery statement. "No dehumanization can serve as justification for inhumanity in other places."
About two dozen members of his family and friends cheered and said, "We love you, we support you," as the Massachusetts-born Ferdaus was led into court, handcuffed, with close-cropped hair and a beard.
The 17-year sentence, which also includes 10 years of supervised release, was the result of a July plea agreement worked out between his attorneys and prosecutors. Ferdaus pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to destroy and damage a federal building and attempting to provide material support to terrorists.
Prosecutors dropped four other counts that could have raised the total possible sentence to 35 years.
Members of his family wept and embraced outside the courtroom after Ferdaus was led away.
"My son is innocent," his mother, Ana Maria Ferdaus, told reporters outside court. "We are the best family that America will ever have."
Before approving the sentence, Judge Richard Stearns told Ferdaus that he was impressed by his self-reflection.
"You don't need any lecture from me. Your statement convinces me that you have the character and the capacity to search your own soul," Stearns said. "I'm going to leave it to you to finish that journey."
Ferdaus' attorney, Miriam Conrad, told reporters after the hearing that her client had shown no interest in terrorism before FBI investigators approached him.
"There was no evidence ever produced that Mr. Ferdaus sought out contact with any outside groups before the government became involved or even after the government became involved," Conrad said.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Pirozzolo disagreed.
"He was a person who decided that he wanted to become a terrorist," Pirozzolo said, adding that before the FBI investigation began, Ferdaus had tried to obtain weapons illegally from an area gun shop and performed surveillance on a train station in his hometown of Ashland, Massachusetts.
"Those events predated the undercover operation that unfolded here," Pirozzolo said.
Ferdaus planned to carry out the attacks on the Pentagon, located in Arlington, Virginia, and the Capitol using a scale model of a U.S. Navy F-86 Saber fighter jet about the size of a picnic table, which he kept in a storage locker in suburban Boston, authorities said.
Authorities said the public was never in danger from the explosives, which they said were always under the control of federal officials.
The government had alleged that Ferdaus, who is Muslim, told undercover agents of his plans to commit acts of violence against the United States by "decapitating" its "military center" and killing "kafirs," an Arabic term meaning non-believers.
(Editing by Will Dunham)


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Welcome to Lowe Wines!
I've only ever wanted to be a winemaker. I've been doing it now for 35 years - that's a good thing!
I still love it. It's what gets me up in the morning, puts a smile on my face and provides the drive to keep doing it better and better.
I can't separate any one part of winemaking over any other – it's the diversity of the activities from being on the tractor, amongst the vines, harvest, winemaking, bottling & packaging, marketing, selling and telling the story of Australian, NSW, Mudgee and Lowe Wines that are all part of what I do.
I want to take these grapes that I grow, get them in a bottle with as little intervention as possible and get them to you with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of excellence. Making great wine in a good year from lovely vineyards is easy. There are also years where it's tough for all in the industry, and as an organic grower and maker we have few weapons; this is when age and experience also helps.
The pinnacle is good wine. I don't want to tell you that it's hand crafted or boutique produced or estate bottled, while it is all those things it is more important to me that it is honest and free of jargon and allowed to be - wine! Wine to be shared with friends and food and enjoyed not worshipped.
I also love telling and teaching about wine. That's one of the reasons you're likely to see me at our Cellar Door. It's why I've started the Lowe Wine club to ensure our enthusiasts get our rare and museum releases along with the 'Lowedown' newsletter at various times throughout the year.
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I began reading Ben Fountain's novel Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk on Memorial Day. I would say it was an apt time to read this book.
Fountain sets the story on Thanksgiving when the surviving heroes of Bravo company participate in the halftime show of a Cowboys game. Billy Lynn is in the center of it all. Think of him as the quarterback of this game.
There is lots of comedy here. Fountain also manages to give us some sober truths, too, about war, coming of age, and life.
The novel satirizes the Iraq War as well as our culture of war. Fountain even compares our culture of war to the culture of football. And he's right. Fountain's brilliance really shines here.
But I have mixed feelings about this book. Is he also satirizing our soldiers? Because, at times, it seems he is. I will delve deeper into this in my review. But, as the daughter of a veteran, granddaughter of a veteran, cousin of someone who served in Iraq, I cannot help but wonder what our soldiers and their families think of this novel.
Great literature should push our limits. For me, that is what Fountain does. I love it, but, at times, I'm disturbed. If you have read this book, did any of you feel this way?


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You'll probably read about this in the papers tomorrow or Sunday (the Malaysian Insider has the scoop today – just ignore the headline, it's not accurate), but I attended a very interesting seminar this morning at Universiti Malaya.
The topic: "Does race matter in getting an interview? A field experiment of hiring discrimination in Peninsular Malaysia"
Race is obviously a touchy subject in Malaysia, and frankly there's not enough research into the area of discrimination to provide informed evidence on what is a potentially flammable subject. There is a lot of subjective and anecdotal evidence, but hardly much in the way of hard reproducible statistics.
This is where this new research comes in. What the two researchers, Lee Hwok Aun and Muhammad Abdul Khalid, have done is to send resumes (differentiated by race and academic achievement) to job advertisers in engineering and accounting fields. The number of people calling back counts as interest in the candidate.
What the results show were fascinating, though I won't go into all the details. On an overall basis, Malay candidates are on average 16.7% less likely to be called, and the effect is stronger in engineering than in accounting. On a side note, the overall call-back ratio is just 13.1%.
Some of the other findings:
- Chinese language proficiency matters more than English (in fact it appears to be the single most important determining factor, apart from race), and the effect is stronger in engineering jobs;
- Which university you go to matters, but even more so for Malays – being a UiTM graduate appears to be a relative handicap, though less so in engineering than in accounting;
- Academic qualifications also matter, but is also a more significant factor for Malays than for Chinese candidates;
- And before anyone starts grumbling about racism, the preference for Chinese candidates is pretty much across the board, whether the company doing the advertising is Chinese controlled, foreign controlled, or (astonishingly) Malay controlled.
So here's some firm evidence that discrimination is alive and well in Malaysia.
I have to digress here and differentiate between racial discrimination and racism – these are not the same. In the sense used here, racial discrimination (a revealed preference) in hiring is not synonymous to racial stereotyping or inherent prejudice.
One of the things discussed in the Q&A (interestingly enough, brought up by a Malay participant), was that those companies whose customer bases are mainly Chinese, or do a lot of business with Chinese majority countries, would have a natural – and rational – preference for ethnic Chinese staff. Consider that Mandarin is usually specified as a job requirement, yet is not the main Chinese language spoken in Malaysia. Hiring discrimination in this scenario would then be just good business sense.
And the fact that discrimination in favour of Chinese candidates is present even in Malay-controlled firms suggests that racism – while it can't and shouldn't be discounted – isn't the only, or even the most important factor at play.
But that's speculation on my part – this study provides no answers to that other question about racial discrimination: Given that it exists, why does it happen? And for the answer to that, we'll have to wait for someone to take on that particular research challenge.


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Day in and day out thousands of shelter dogs languish on cold, hard concrete floors, while cats seek a soft place to rest in their cages.
But you can make a world of difference in a homeless pet's life by donating a Kuranda bed to the shelter of your choosing.
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You can even Donate a bed as a gift or in memory of a loved one and we will mail a FREE Personalized Gift Acknowledgement Card from you!
The Kuranda Bed Donation Program is FREE and easy for shelters & rescues to participate in. Non-profit organizations create an online account, select the items that they would like on their wish list and then share that wish list with their support community using the links we will provide that are specific to your Kuranda Donation Account.
Sharing the wish list link on Facebook, on the organization's website and via broadcast e-mails are crucial to getting all the Kuranda Bed donations that an organization needs. We can give you a shareable link to support your favorite non-profit on the How can I help page.
Recipients are notified any time a donation is made and they can log into the account to edit your wish list items at any time.
If you are a shelter or rescue and would like help from a Kuranda staff member to organize and promote a bed drive, contact us.
Dogs love sleeping on furniture. Kuranda Beds give dogs their own comfy, off-the-ground bed that relieves stress on joints. Sleeping on an elevated surface evenly distributes a dog's weight, eliminating pressure points like hips, elbows and shoulders. Dogs wake up feeling healthy and happy.
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Kuranda Cat Beds and Towers are designed to give your kitties peace of mind. The Cat Beds are created to be used in smaller spaces, giving nervous cats a safe space underneath the bed and a great vantage point from on top of the bed. The same is true with our Cat Towers. Cats feel safe in the lower perches and can keep a good look out from the top levels. Happier Cats make happier Cat lovers.
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Kuranda Beds are easy to clean and won't harbor dirt, dust and allergens so your dog will stay clean and healthy. Dogs are safer because the design of our beds makes them almost impossible to tear apart and ingest. They minimize stress when you have to board your dog. Kuranda Beds are easy to bring to the kennel with you so your dog has the comfort of home while you're away.
People love our Cat Beds and Towers because they are easy to clean. There is no carpeting or other absorbent materials that collect dirt and hair and therefore nothing that's going to get stinky. A huge variety of cleaners, including diluted bleach, are completely safe to use to clean.
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X-Photographers at the 24 horus of Le Mans
Red Bull Photographer Jason Halayko shot the Air Race with X-Pro2
Jacques Gillon tries the teleconverter for wildlife photography
Take look into the X Series Dome bag.
José Luis Guardia is in action shooting wedding photography with the Red Badge Zoom lens
Daniel Malikyar goes on a road trip with the X Series.
"Inside the camera bag of X-Photographer" Series
X-Photographer Gianluca Colla goes to Antartica with the X-Pro2.
Piet Van den Eynde tells his story with the X Series
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OK. I rescued this from my neighbor's basement. It's just so cool and vintage-looking.
The Steelers led me to some serious Fantasy Football winnings in the 90s, so I'll always have a place in my heart just for them.
Now, what to do with it? It looks original? Seems like oil on canvas? Signed "B". Looks like it was framed in Hollywood, Florida.
Other than that, I can't find out anything about it. Care to help me solve the mystery???


text: The return of Lara Croft has been anything but subtle. Available at retail stores now, the reboot of her championed franchise has been a headline title in videogames specialist publications for over a year, and in the last few weeks has garnered column inches from lifestyle magazines, newspapers and even appearances on national television. Tomb Raider isn't just a reboot of the videogame series; it's a reboot of the public perception of the franchise.


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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police say they have brought a major kidnapping suspect back to China from Venezuela.
The Ministry of Public Security says Chinese national Xi Mouwei is suspected of heading a criminal gang that carried out kidnappings, robberies and extortion targeting Chinese citizens in Venezuela since 2010. It says the gang demanded ransoms of more than $100,000.
He arrived in Beijing on Thursday.
The statement says a team from the ministry caught Xi on Feb. 1 with the help of the Venezuelan police and army. It says police in southern Guangdong province also caught two suspected accomplices. It says police will investigate the case further.
China is keen to be seen as being capable of protecting its citizens abroad and punishing those who commit violent crimes overseas.


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George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston has been called one of the fastest growing airports in the United States. With an average of 700 or more daily departures, there is a very good chance that you will pass through this airport if your travels take you through the Houston area. While you can get around using the TerminaLink connection train between the International Arrivals Building and Terminals A through E and avoid going through repetitive long security lines or the inter-terminal underground train, but this will not help you once you leave the airport.
There used to be bus service available via Houston's Metropolitan Transit Authority, which provided service to several stops around downtown Houston. While this was a useful means and for a time cost effective method of leaving the airport, it has been discontinued for years except in special cases. For the most part, your transportation is limited to hailing a taxi or renting a car.
Renting Cars
Generally a more convenient and cost effective way to get around than taking a taxi, renting a car at George Bush allows you to simply return the vehicle immediately prior to your departure. There are numerous rental car companies represented at George Bush and concessions are available at Cafe on the Way near the car rental desk.


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More noteworthy for its intentions than its execution.
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Portrait of men and a few women who stubbornly try to maintain some dignity in the face of personal disaster.
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text: THE LATE SHOW: Often, the night before one of his many fashion shows, Karl Lagerfeld visits the venue and is enchanted seeing the décor bathed in evening light. Come couture week in Paris next month, Lagerfeld will take full advantage and host a sunset show for Chanel under the soaring glass roof of the Grand Palais. The designer said couture "has to be like a celebration" and that sunset shows are reminiscent of the "golden age of haute couture." The Chanel show is scheduled for July 7 at 9 p.m.


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Airline removes 100 'unauthorised' web servers
British Airways has removed 100 "unauthorised" web servers running Microsoft IIS from its network over fears that the software could be a target for virus attacks.
The move came after the company found that the web servers had been installed by its own staff "without the correct authorisation procedures".
BA was worried that the servers could be attacked by the Code Red virus. A company spokesman said that the airline was not affected by the virus.
Code Red exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in an unpatched machine that could allow an attacker to gain complete control of an affected web server.
It then makes copies of itself and scans the internet looking for other vulnerable IIS machines to infect. It is this that led the airline to take preventative measures.
"As part of our normal housekeeping procedures, and in line with good IT security practice, we launched an internal review of our use of Microsoft web servers," said a spokesman. "We are undertaking a project to remove the product where it has been installed without the correct authorisation procedures."
According to internet consultancy Netcraft, all BA websites currently visible from the internet run Netscape Enterprise 4.1 on Sun Solaris.
The BA spokesman explained that all the IIS servers ran internal departmental intranets and that it was not possible to view them externally "unless this is configured in our web access control infrastructure".
If an IIS-based server is not properly configured and patched, it is vulnerable to attacks. The spokesman admitted that "there is no such thing as perfect security".
Richard Barber, of security consultants Integralis, said that BA had felt secure because it had a policy of using non-Microsoft web servers.
"People on the inside of a company can set up their own web servers and, if these go to the internet through the firewall at http, they become visible," he explained. "It is then fairly obvious from the outside of the network to hackers."
"Unfortunately BA was not managing and maintaining the threat that staff presented in putting up their own websites," he added.
In future BA hopes to keep tabs on its infrastructure "by regular audits and reviews of web servers", said Barber.
Microsoft declined to comment.


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About Chris Marker
An affiliate of the French New Wave, Chris Marker revolutionized cinema and the documentary genre with his innovation of the essay film. Known for cinematic hallmarks such as La Jetée (1962) and Sans Soleil (1983), Marker transcended the boundaries of cinema, producing CD-ROMs, photographs, and installations in addition to films. His oeuvre, especially in the 1960s and 1970s, was imbricated in the postwar climate and the politics of the Parisian left. He often explored issues surrounding memory: "At once unsentimentally au courant and fixated on that past, Marker was the Janus of world cinema. His unclassifiable documentaries treat memory as the stuff of science fiction," film critic J. Hoberman wrote. In subsequent decades, Marker fixated on the failed political hopes of the 20th century. His work influenced peers, including Jean-Luc Godard, and later artists, such as The Otolith Group.
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LUBBOCK, TX --An exhibit of personal items from the life and work of Pope John Paul II has opened in West Texas amid the fascination with new Pope Francis.
The exhibit called "I Have Come to You Again" runs through May 31 at the Catholic Renewal Center in Lubbock. It's the first stop on a U.S. tour for the display that includes more than 100 personal items from the Polish-born pontiff who died in 2005.
Exhibit items come from the Vatican, Poland and more than two dozen other museums and private collections.
Pope Benedict XVI, who became pontiff in 2005, gave his last Sunday blessing on Feb. 24 just days before retiring. Francis, the first pope from Latin America, was elected Wednesday.
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Designed to develop cross-cultural awareness and to foster international understanding, the French and Francophone Studies (FFS) program adds an exciting dimension to the traditional liberal arts curriculum. The French and Francophone Studies major differs from the traditional French major in two respects: its interdisciplinary nature and its greater flexibility in accommodating students' areas of interest. The FFS major answers the needs of students with a strong interest in cultural issues in general and in French and Francophone history and society in particular. By allowing students to take course work in English, the FFS major allows them to profit from the many courses in various departments that focus on France and the Francophone world.
The FFS Program is an interdisciplinary, integrated program that understands the term "French" in its broadest sense. It thus reflects the diversity of the field of French studies, which explores varied cultures of Francophone expression: Canada, the Caribbean, North and West Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Reaching beyond disciplinary and national boundaries, the program encourages students to choose from a large selection of courses in the humanities, the arts, and the social sciences. In this way, it provides both a meaningful course of study and an outstanding preparation for graduate or professional schools and for careers in international business and finance, law, journalism, diplomatic service, nonprofit and other international organizations, health, teaching, or the arts.
Program Advisory Committee
Laura E. Hengehold, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy; Director, French and Francophone Studies Program
Gilbert Doho, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures
Marie Lathers, Ph.D.
Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Professor of Humanities
Miriam R. Levin, Ph.D.
Professor of History
Cheryl Toman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures
Undergraduate Programs
Each student prepares a program of study in close consultation with a faculty advisor drawn from the advisory committee. Students should also discuss their choice of a minor or a second major with their advisor.
FFS majors should demonstrate French language ability by completing French 201-202 or the equivalent. They will also take at least one 300-level FRCH course (see Foundations in Culture courses below).
The major in French and Francophone Studies requires a minimum of 33 credit hours in the following areas:
1. Foundations in Language (8 hours)
For students entering at the 200-level of French language, completion of French 201 and 202. Students entering at the 300-level of language study complete 21 credits in III below.
2. Foundations in Culture (9 hours)
These courses introduce students to French and Francophone cultures. FRCH/WLIT 295 (The Francophone World) is required. Beyond this, students select two courses from FRCH 316, 318, 319, and HSTY 310.
3. Electives: Related Courses in French and Other Disciplines (15-21 hours)
Students select from courses that focus on French and Francophone cultures in FRCH and other disciplines (art history, political science, history, etc.). These are chosen from the approved list (see below) and in conjunction with a program advisor. No more than 9 of these credits may be chosen from FRCH courses.
- ANTH 322 Living Africa
- ANTH 337 Comparative Medical Systems
- ANTH 356 Mediterranean Culture and Society
- ANTH 399 Independent Study (French content)
Art History
- ARTH 240 Introduction to Medieval Art
- ARTH 260 Art in the Age of Grandeur
- ARTH 280 Modern Art and Modern Science
- ARTH 284 History of Photography
- ARTH 290 Introduction to the Art of Sub-Saharan Africa
- ARTH 340 Issues in Non-Western Art
- ARTH 367 17th- and 18th-Century French Art
- ARTH 374 Impressionism to Symbolism
- ARTH 379 Issues in 19th-Century Painting (French content)
- ARTH 381 Neoclassicism to Realism
- ARTH 392 Issues in 20th-Century Art (French content)
- ARTH 398 Independent Study (French content)
- ECON 372 International Finance
- ECON 373 International Trade
- ECON 375 Economics of Developing Countries
- ENGL 290 Masterpieces of Continental Fiction (also WLIT 290)
- ENGL 301 Linguistic Analysis (French content)
- ENGL 368C Topics in Film (also WLIT 368C) (French content)
- ENGL 379 Topics in Language Studies (when taught as Semiotics)
- ENGL 387 Literary and Critical Theory (also WLIT 387)
- HSTY 151 Technology in European Civilization
- HSTY 201/202 Science in Western Thought
- HSTY 212 Modern European History
- HSTY 215 Europe in the Twentieth Century
- HSTY 220 The Early Modern Mediterranean
- HSTY 234 France and Islam
- HSTY 250 Issues and Methods in History (French content)
- HSTY 268 Colonialism in Africa
- HSTY 309 Reformation Europe, 1500-1650 (also RLGN 374)
- HSTY 310 The French Revolutionary Era
- HSTY 313 Women in Modern European History
- HSTY 314 Imposters in Early Modern Europe
- HSTY 315 Heresy and Dissidence in the Middle Ages (also RLGN 315)
- HSTY 332 European Diplomacy in the Age of Nationalism, 1789-1945
- HSTY 348 Modern Social Thought (also POSC 348)
- HSTY 397 Undergraduate Tutorial (French content)
International Studies
- INTL 396 International Independent Study (French content)
- MUHI 301 History of Western Music I
- MUHI 302 History of Western Music II
- MUHI 303 History of Western Music III
- PHIL 302 Modern Philosophy
- PHIL 315 Selected Topics in Philosophy (French content)
- PHIL 325 Philosophy of Feminism (French content)
- PHIL 399 Directed Study (French content)
Political Science
- POSC 326 Comparative Constitutions
- POSC 348 Modern Social Thought (also HSTY 348)
- POSC 351 Modern Political Thought (French content)
- POSC 366 Government and Politics of Africa
- POSC 367 Western European Political Systems
- POSC 370A Political Economy
- POSC 373 Politics of the European Union
- POSC 374 Politics of Development in the Global South
- POSC 395 Special Projects (French content)
Religious Studies
- RLGN 315 Heresy and Dissidence in the Middle Ages (also HSTY 315)
- RLGN 341 Religion and Postmodernism
- RLGN 374 Reformation Europe, 1500-1650 (also HSTY 309)
- RLGN 392 Independent Study (French content)
- THTR 229 Theater History II (also WLIT 229)
- THTR 329 Dramatic Literature (French content)
- THTR 399 Independent Study (French content)
World Literature
- WLIT 211 World Literature I
- WLIT 212 World Literature II
- WLIT 229 Theater History II (also THTR 229)
- WLIT 290 Masterpieces of Continental Fiction (also ENGL 290)
- WLIT 300 The City In Literature (French content)
- WLIT 368C Topics in Film (also ENGL 368C) (French content)
- WLIT 390 Topics in World Literature (French content)
- WLIT 399 Independent Study (French content)
Courses offered in a given semester with a French and Francophone Studies component are posted in Guilford House at registration time and on the FFS Web site.
The minor requires 15-17 credits. Students entering at the 200 level of language competence take 201, 202, and three more courses in FRCH and from the approved list. At least 6 credits should be taken in disciplines other than FRCH. Students entering at the 300 level of language competence take five courses at the 200 and 300 levels in FRCH and from the approved list. At least 3 credits should be in courses from FRCH taught in the French language, and at least 6 credits should be taken in disciplines other than FRCH.
Teacher Licensure Option
Students participating in the teacher licensure program complete a 45- to 47-hour major in French, including course work in French language, culture, and literature, and a 35-hour sequence in professional education. Course work in French begins in the freshman year with a language course appropriate to the student's proficiency level and continues until the student has completed a range of upper-level courses and has met the goals of the program. Students are strongly urged to complete some of their course work in a French-speaking country and are assisted in identifying opportunities for study abroad. Interested students should contact Professor Marie Lathers. The professional education component (see program description for Teacher Licensure elsewhere in this bulletin) begins with a sequence taken on campus, followed by 20 semester hours, including student teaching, at John Carroll University.
Subject area requirements:
Select from FRCH 201*, 202*, 308**, 310, 311, 314, 315**, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321**, 331**, 341**, 351**, 361**, 371**, 372**, 373**, 374**, 375**, 376**, 377**, 398**, 399**
*Required only for students who begin their French major at the intermediate level
**Students at the intermediate (200) level select five courses (15 credit hours); students entering the program at the advanced (300) level select seven courses (21 credit hours).
Study Abroad
Study abroad in France, Belgium, Switzerland, French Canada, the Francophone Caribbean, or a Francophone African or Middle Eastern country is strongly encouraged but not required for FFS majors. The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures offers a summer study abroad program in Paris (FRCH/WLIT 308) in even-numbered years. A summer study abroad program in Cameroon (FRCH/WLIT/ETHS 338) is offered in odd-numbered years. FRCH 208 is a spring break service-learning excursion to Montreal.


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Where do you go if you want a glass of red wine with your blackberry waffle? You go to Jamie Graham's sunny Austin kitchen—or so we learned while checking out this recent House Tour on Apartment Therapy. Jamie's signature "southern-hospitality-meets-modern-bohemian" style is reflected in her kitchen, where the traditional design benefits from a few homey touches.
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The countdown has begun. On September 29 – just over a month away – the Center for Green Schools at USGBC will host the first annual Green Apple Day of Service, an initiative to have volunteers around the world participate in small acts of service to improve their local school environments. Now that kids are back in school, projects are showing up on the map at a record pace. But one of the things we hear more and more as we get closer to the date is: "I really want to get involved, but I'm worried that there isn't enough time."
Typically, this response comes from your average super-mom, who is making lunch, surfing the Internet, watching the news and texting her husband all at the same time. Not enough time? Moms like this pull off greater undertakings on a daily basis.
So if you fall into that category of super-parent-with-great-intentions-and-not-enough-time, here are six projects that you can do on the Green Apple Day of Service in less than 60 minutes to improve the places where your children learn.
- Organize a scavenger hunt – Gather a few of your children's friends and their parents, and make sure each person arrives on site with a digital camera or equipped phone. Have each team walk around your school grounds and take photographs of things that are good for people and the planet, and things that are harmful to people and the planet. Come back together to share your photos – perhaps even make a collage to present to your child's class or the principal.
- Host a coffee talk – Invite a small gathering of other parents to your house or the local coffee shop to discuss simple ways you can help schools become healthier, safer more efficient places for your kids to learn and play. Download our video beforehand and screen it at the event (it's a crowd pleaser!)
- Clean up your schoolyard – grab some trash bags and have your child invite a few friends to join them in the schoolyard to pick up trash and other pieces of litter. Make it fun by setting it up as a competition to see who can find the most trash or clean up their area the fastest. Have small prizes to give away for a job well done.
- Make a video – have your children be the producers and instruct them make a creative and short video. Be sure that each of your actors holds a green apple and recites the phrase "I learn here and where I learn matters." For examples of other kids doing this, you can watch our video.
- Collect supplies – host a book and school supply drive. Invite parents to bring surplus supplies like extra crayons, barely used notebooks, backpacks or lunch boxes that can be shared with teachers or other families who can put them to good use. What a great form of recycling!
- Decorate a recycling bin – find a large, sturdy old box or container. Set your kids up with some wrapping paper, glue, and if you dare, a little glitter. Help them to make a bold label that explains the materials that can be put in the box to be recycled. Donate it to your child's classroom or the library.
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MADRID (AP) — Spain's National Court is widening a probe into alleged genocide by China against Tibet to include former Chinese President Hu Jintao.
A court order says it accepted an appeal by two Spanish pro-Tibet rights groups to include Hu in an investigation started in 2008 because he was the Communist Party leader in Tibet in 1988-1992 and responsible for actions "aimed at eliminating the uniqueness and existence of Tibet."
Former president Jiang Zemin and six other Chinese officials are already under investigation. None has been formally charged.
China's Foreign Ministry said Friday the Tibetan issue was a Chinese matter. It says it hopes Spain will handle this issue properly.
The Spanish legal system recognizes the universal justice principle, under which genocide suspects can be put on trial outside their home country.


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Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team rider Colin Edwards will miss the 2011 MotoGP Championship's final round in Valencia next weekend, as the 37-year-old Texan will require surgery on his left arm after the tragic three-rider incident at the Malaysian GP that ended the life of Marco Simoncelli. Edwards was assessed by orthopedic specialist Dr. Henry Small at the University General Hospital in Houston on Wednesday, and it was confirmed that the veteran MotoGP rider has multiple small fractures to the top of his left humerus bone, as well as damage to the cartilage around the tip of the humerus bone.
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Kristen Stewart will be officially returning to the big screen to reprise her role as the fairest one of all in the sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman!
Universal Pictures chairman Adam Fogelson confirmed the news during the studio's presentation at CinemaCon on Tuesday (April 16).
Kristen previously confirmed her involvement with the film while the original film's director Rupert Sanders will not be returning after the behind the scenes drama with his leading lady went public last year.
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To automatically get available driver updates for your hardware, set Windows to install recommended updates. You can set Windows to automatically install important and recommended updates or important updates only. Optional updates aren't downloaded or installed automatically. To get all available updates for your devices, periodically check Windows Update for optional updates.
- Open Windows Update by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Update, and then, in the list of results, click Windows Update.
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- Under Important updates, click an item in the list. You can decide which updates to automatically download and install.
- Under Recommended updates, select the Give me recommended updates the same way I receive important updates check box, and then click OK. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. You can also allow anyone using your computer to install updates by selecting the Allow all users to install updates on this computer check box.
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Opt (version 1.6.25, 2005-12-29) [Ontology with Polymorphic Types] is a KR language based on type theory. Comes with detailed manual for the language, not so detailed documentation on how to use it. Includes parallel directory lisplang. It's fully compatible with recent versions of PDDL. (That is, it has that as a goal. Version 1.6.11 doesn't have absolutely the latest features.) Depends on Nity.
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Net Neutrality Battle Gets Silly... Astroturfers, Sock Puppets, Student Projects, Overwritten Word Docs... Oh My
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Given that there actually are perfectly good arguments against regulations on this issue without resorting to such ridiculous lies, I actually think that such claims really hurt the case of those who are worried about the unintended consequences of opening up the internet to regulation.
However, with the FCC's recent decision to sorta, kinda, partially reclassify broadband access, it seems like the lobbyists, sock puppets and shills are going into overdrive, and it's not helping anyone. In fact, part of the mess is that everyone now is looking for big "gotchas" on either side. For example, the website Think Progress got its hands on a PowerPoint apparently coordinating the ridiculously over-the-top anti-net-neutrality campaign, which they're apparently trying to rebrand "net brutality."
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A Forth CPU assembler
An assembler for a Forth-like CPU.
ASDF is Another System Definition Facility.
An ASDF extension that makes it possible to specify where compiled Lisp binaries should go.
ASDF-INSTALL is a tool for downloading and installing Lisp packages.
A tool for testing ASDF-INSTALLable Common Lisp software. It works by downloading packages, installing them and reporting any problems.
A tool to connect ASDF system definitions in a way that supports auto-loading of systems.
ASDlite is a light-weight version of ASDF, a popular build facility for Common Lisp.
uniform frontend to running Common Lisp code from a unix shell
This very small Common Lisp library provides a way to add initialization files to ASDF systems. Every time ASDF loads <system>, one or several corresponding <system>.lisp files are loaded automaticall...
CLAWS has switched to Haskell but the code repository still contains the Lisp files. Before the switch to Haskell CLAWS was the Common Lisp Application Web Server, a framework for developing web appl...
CLDOC extracts documentation strings from Lisp source files and generates formatted documentation using an output driver, currently HTML.
CLOCC (Common Lisp Open Code Collection) is a large collection of free, portable, self-contained and ready to use libraries and software. It includes development tools, GUI toolkits, portability laye...
CLUnit is a anit test tool designed for environments "characterized by frequent interactive unit test runs". It has a purpose similar to RT, but is simpler to use and supports more powerful types of t...
A Common Lisp to C compiler, which translates a subset of Common Lisp + CLOS to a subset of C.
A Common Lisp development environment for MacOS X, with the goal of being "an IDE that is excellent both by traditional Lisp-programming standards and by current Mac OS X programming standards". It is...
Software configuration management system. It is similar to autoconf and is intended to be used in component-based development.
Common Lisp Librarian
CL-Librarian aims to be a manager for Common Lisp libraries that is focused on libraries updated dynamically by version control systems and targetted at power users. It handles downloading such librar...
FReT (Framework for Regression Testing) is a testing framework inspired by Lift, CLOSUnit and JUnit, with an emphasis on interactivity.
High-performance, open source AI blackboard-system framework based on the concepts that were explored and refined in the UMass Generic Blackboard system and the commercial GBB product.
Higher Order CVS is a version control system similar to MetaCVS, with support for module versions.
Image Based Common Lisp
Modified versions of the COMMON-LISP package to track sources of functions and save them to an image.
MCPat stands for Meta-Circular Pattern Matcher, a simple pattern matcher that executes code by lists against patterns.
MINI compiler
A compiler for a simple, Lisp-like language called "MINI". The tool generates code for an imaginary stack machine, and is intended For educational purposes.
MK:DEFSYSTEM is a system definition utility; it fills a similar role for CL Development as make(1) does for C. MK:DEFSYSTEM can be downloaded from the CLOCC and its current official version identifier...
Portable Common Lisp profiling tool.
A Lisp-like web development language that can be compiled to JavaScript.
S-Dot: A Common Lisp Interface to Graphviz Dot
An implementation of a sexp-based syntax for the input language of the Dot graph drawing tool, which is part of the GraphViz suite.
SWIG (Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator)
SWIG is a software development tool that connects programs and libraries written in C and C++ with a variety of high-level programming languages, including Common Lisp. It parses C/C++ header files a...
An unofficial Debian Linux APT repository of Common Lisp applications. It provides binary packages, currently only for x86 Debian, of free, end-user applications built with SBCL. Besides the binary pa...
Storable Functions
Storable Functions implements transformations of functions (including closures) from and to CLOS instances of some specific classes. It contains a set of macros for making this transformation possible...
A tool for documenting Common Lisp source code. TINAA "is based on the idea that a system is made up of parts and subparts and sub-subparts", and is able to document them as long as it knows their str...
a set of enhancements to Lisp, including improved macros for iteration, formatted I/O, file management, and even backquoting
A collection of ASDF utilities. One of them is asdf-cache which is used for storing (caching) in a single directory tree all generated fasl files generated by different Lisp implementations. For all ...
Asdf-ecs (Another System Definition Facility - Enhanced C Support) is an ASDF extension which simplifies the use of C files and shared libraries.
A Bourne shell script that simplifies building an ASDF-INSTALL-able Common Lisp software package.
An extension of the ASDF system definition tool for using Lisp source files with a ".cl" extension, and putting FASL files in a separate directory.
A set of ASDF extensions for working with the Gigamonkeys Markup text formatting language.
A client, for the darcs version control system.
A Common Lisp interface to the MediaWiki API
cl-migrations is a port of the database migrations feature of Ruby on Rails to Common Lisp. cl-migrations is intended to provide a simple way to version-control your database changes.
An application for colorizing Common Lisp, Emacs Lisp, Scheme, C, C++ or Java source code.
A compatibility layer for system definition tools, which also provides a foundation for building higher level tools. It currently supports ASDF and the EKSL Generic Load Utilities, and will eventually...
evol - entrenched virtues of lisp (love reversed) aims to be a compatible and full-fledged replacement for the GNU autotools stack targeted at coping with the autotools' shortcomings while not repeati...
jwacs - Javascript With Advanced Continuation Support
A program transformer for web development that translates code from an extended Javascript syntax to standard Javascript. It supports client-side continuations.
Log5 is a Common Lisp logging framework organized around five things: categories, outputs, senders, messages and contexts.
Misrouted (A basic toolkit to analyse CheckPoint FW-1 and Cisco router and PIX configuations) parses router configuration files and makes the information accessible in a Lispy format.
An assembler for the Microchip Technology PIC microcontroller.
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Open Source Research
Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) is the concept of drug discovery where all data and ideas are shared in real time, and anyone may participate at any level. This prior disclosure means that will be no patents and that any technology is both academically and commercially exploitable by whoever wishes to do so.
This wiki aims to be a hub for global efforts in drug discovery operating on an open source model.
Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD) is drug discovery conducted using methods widely employed in open source software development: all data and ideas are freely shared between participants and anyone may take part. These are summarised as six laws on The Synaptic Leap:
- First law: All data are open and all ideas are shared
- Second Law: Anyone can take part at any level of the project
- Third Law: There will be no patents
- Fourth Law: Suggestions are the best form of criticism
- Fifth Law: Public discussion is much more valuable than private email
- Sixth Law: The project is bigger than, and is not owned by, any given lab. The aim is to find a good drug for malaria, by whatever means, as quickly as possible.
Open Source Software Development
Open source in software development implies the project was open to anyone, and the final product emerged from a distributed team of participants. There may have been a funded kernel of work initially, but the subsequent development by the community is not explicitly funded. There are many examples of high quality, robust and widely used applications that were developed by an open source model, such as the Firefox and Chrome web browsers, the Linux operating system and the Apache web server. There are thriving open source software development communities on the web at, for example, Sourceforge and GitHub. Central to the operation of these sites and projects is the sharing of data and ideas in near-real time.
Open data
Many valuable initiatives advocating open data have emerged in which large datasets are deposited to assist groups of researchers (e.g., Pubchem, ChEMBL and SAGE Bionetworks); the release of malaria data in 2010 falls into this class. These very important ventures employ the internet as an information resource, rather than as a means for active collaboration. For people to work together on the web, data must be freely available. Yet the posting of open data is only a necessary and not sufficient condition for open science. Open data may be used without a requirement to work with anyone. The GSK malaria data, for example, may be browsed and used by people engaged in closed, proprietary research projects - there is no obligation to enagage in an open research project.
An important feature of open data is that it maximises re-use (or should be released in a way that permits re-use). Essentially the generator of data should avoid making assumptions about what data are good for. The data acquired by the Hubble space telescope has led to more publications by teams analysing the data than from the original teams that acquired the data.
The Panton Principles describe important recommendations for releasing data into the open.
Open Innovation and Prize-based Incentives
As an effort to stimulate innovation, several pharma companies have adopted an "open innovation" model. This is a somewhat nebulous term that means companies must try to bring in the best external ideas to complement in-house research.NRDD Article The mechanisms of bringing in new ideas are:
- Prizes for solutions to problems (e.g., Innocentive). A competition means that teams work in isolation and do not pool ideas. Such a mechanism does not change the nature of the research, rather the motivation to participate. The pharmaceutical industry itself essentially already operates on this model.
- Licensing agreements with academic groups/start-ups (e.g., Eli Lilly's PD2 program). In such arrangements, companies may purchase the rights to promising ideas. Vigilance of intellectual property may of course shut down any open collaboration at a promising stage. It has therefore been proposed to limit open innovation science to "pre-competitive areas" (e.g., toxicology) but to date the industry has been unable to define what the term "pre-competitive" means beyond the avoidance of duplication of effort and the requirement for public-domain information resources.NRDD article
For more on this distinction see Will Spooner's article.
The use of a widely distributed set of participants to accelerate a project is a strategy that has been widely employed in many areas. The writing of the Oxford English Dictionary made use of volunteers to identify the first uses, or best examples of the use, of words. Pioneering work on distribution of computing power required on science projects (where the science itself was not necessarily an open activity) was achieved with the SETI@Home and Folding@Home projects.
With the rise of the web, several highly successful crowdsourcing experiments have emerged in which tasks are distributed to thousands of human participants, such as the Foldit and Galaxyzoo projects. What is notable about such cases is the speed with which the science progresses through the harnessing of what has been termed the "cognitive surplus".
Open science
Open science is the application of open source methods to science. Thus data must be released as they are acquired, and it must be possible for any reader of the data to have an impact on the project. There should be a minimisation of groups working on parts of the project in isolation and only periodically releasing data - ideally complete data release and collaboration happen in real time, to prevent duplication of effort, and to maximise useful interaction between participants.
Though there is no formal line to distinguish crowdsourced projects from open science projects, it could be argued that open science projects are mutable at every level. For example, while anyone could participate in the original Galaxyzoo project, the software, and the basic project methodology, were not open to change by those who participated. On the other hand in the Polymath project, while there was a question to answer at the outset, the direction the project took could be influenced by anyone, depending on how the project went. In the Synaptic Leap discovery of a chemical synthesis of a drug, the eventual solution was influenced by project participants as it proceeded.
Open Source Drug Discovery
Drug discovery is a complex process involving many different stages. Compounds are discovered as having some biological activity, and these are then improved through iterative chemical synthesis and biological evaluation. Compounds that appear to be promising are assessed for their behaviour and toxicity in biological systems. The move to evaluation in humans is the clinical trial phase, and there are regulatory phases after that, as well as the need to create the relevant molecule on a large scale.
Since no drug has ever been discovered using an open source approach it is difficult to be certain about how OSDD would work. However it seems likely that the biggest impact of the open approach would be in the early phases before clinical trials have commenced. Open methods could also have an impact on the process chemistry phase, in creating an efficient chemical synthesis on a large scale.
Open work cannot be patented, since there can be no delays to release of data, and no partial buy-ins. If a group opts out of the project to pursue a "fork", they leave the project. Open source drug discovery must operate without patents. The hypothesis is that through working in an open mode, research and development costs are reduced, and research is accelerated. This offsets the lack of capital support for the project. Costs of clinical trials and product registration would have to be sourced from governments and NGOs. Whether this is possible is one of the central questions of OSDD.
What Can I Do?
Open projects rely on participation by interested strangers. To participate, find coordination pages of the projects, read and ask questions. Follow feeds from projects. If things aren't clear, try to contact someone involved with the project. Some sites, like this one, are wikis, and so you can edit those pages directly. Some are blogs, and so you can leave comments.
This wiki hosts current projects
Current Participants
A current list of participants in Open Source Drug Discovery is maintained here. The wikipedia entry for Open Notebook Science maintains a list of open science practitioners in other projects and disciplines.
Medicinal Chemistry
- Todd Group at the University of Sydney
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
- Sanjay Batra at CDRI India
- OSDD computational project at CDRI India
- Avery Group at Discovery Biology, Griffith University
- Ralph Group, Bio21, Melbourne
- GSK Tres Cantos, Spain


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