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Mikemak necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 61 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Nutmeg Project
Nutmeg Project - 'Improving the quality of life of people living with dementia'
'Nutmeg Project' is a new company and service launching for the first time in the South of London to provide activities and for people living with dementia whilst simultaneously offering respite and support to their carers.
The goal of the 'Nutmeg Project' is to offer activities to this group that intend to stimulate the individuals living with dementia at the same time as offering support to the carers. Initial services are a 'tea dance', massage therapy and group support.
This is a social enterprise venture that is providing a service where currently none exist, registered as a private limited company. The project aims to attract funding from charitable sources.
The logo will be prominent on the web and in print format, targeting those with dementia and their carers. Some locations for this will advertising will consist of Doctors surgeries, Chemists, Pharmacies and Local hospitals.
The image of a nutmeg can look remarkably like a brain and because of the connection with dementia there is an interesting opportunity to use this imagery. It is important that this design does not become too clinical or medical as this is much more a project about providing support and care from a psychological perspective - not medical assistance.
Any use of nutmeg imagery must be delivered in a very subtle way. Our client likes the idea of interlocking circles or other imagery that can represent the support nature of this project. The logo must be both professional to appeal to the various legislatory and professional bodies whilst at the same time being friendly so to appeal to the sufferers of dementia and their carers.
The template attached has been chosen by the client for the new website and as such, the dominant green colour(s) should be used if possible and the colours and style chosen should compliment this design.
Second upload is brief approved by the client.
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Can't swallow a pill. Copyright 2011 Tom X. Chao
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A year after his brother engaged in a confrontational postgame handshake in Detroit, Ravens coach John Harbaugh says there was nothing confrontational at all about his postgame handshake with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin on Sunday.
Many viewers thought the Harbaugh-Tomlin handshake appeared to include some tense words being exchanged, and was perhaps reminiscent of last season's confrontation between 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Lions coach Jim Schwartz. But John Harbaugh said today that he was surprised to hear people thought he and Tomlin had an issue, because he said there was nothing unusual about it.
"Nothing uncomfortable at all," John Harbaugh said Monday. "I thought Mike did a terrific job preparing his team. Obviously, they played very well, and I made a point to congratulate him on that. Hopefully he accepted that. It was all good."
Harbaugh seemed surprised by a reporter's question about dramatic encounters between coaches after games.
"I really don't know about the handshake agendas," Harbaugh said. "I felt fine about it. It was fine. I just wanted to make sure he knew that we congratulated him and that was it."
And that's that, until the next Tomlin-Harbaugh handshake. Which may take place in January, in a rematch in the playoffs.


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Mega Millions Jackpot Grows to $400 million
The numbers have been drawn for Friday night's Mega Millions with a $353 million jackpot, the game's fifth largest jackpot ever offered.
The numbers drawn are: 7,20,40,54,69 and the Mega Ball of 12. The Megaplier is 3.
There was no winning ticket sold matching all 5 numbers and the Mega Ball so the jackpot rises to at least $400 million for Tuesday's drawing with a cash value of $224 million.
The multi-state jackpot has not had a winner since Jan. 3 when one winning ticket was sold for $61 million in Tennessee.
Friday's drawing has a $194 million cash option.
Players have a 1 in 258,890,850 chance of hitting all five numbers and the gold Mega Ball to claim the jackpot
Mega Millions made several rule changes in October to allow for higher, faster growing jackpots without raising the ticket price. The changes were also aimed at giving more players the opportunity to win prizes.
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People v. WilmingtonAnnotate this Case
Defendant was convicted of the 2004 shooting death of a man whose body was found in a garbage can. He gave a statement, but would not sign it and did not testify at trial. There was testimony that defendant had stated that he had a homosexual relationship with the victim, that they had argued, and that defendant had shot the victim before dragging the body outside. Police searched defendant's residence with his consent. It had been cleaned; no inculpatory evidence or usable fingerprints were found. The defense offered testimony as to defendant's mild retardation. There was testimony that the condition of the body was consistent with having been dropped on the sidewalk and dragged. The appellate court remanded for a new trial, based on purportedly inadequate jury questioning, but, following a supervisory order, affirmed. The Illinois Supreme Court then affirmed. The trial court erred in failing to ask prospective jurors whether they understood and accepted the principle that failure to testify should not be held against defendant, and in failing to ask whether they understood three other principles, but the objections were defaulted for failure to raise them during voir dire or by post-trial motion. The evidence was not close.
A Cook County jury convicted this defendant in the 2004 shooting death of a man whose body was found in a garbage can on the south side of Chicago. He received consecutive prison terms of 50 years for the murder and 5 years for concealment of a homicidal death. The appellate court had initially reversed and remanded for a new trial, finding plain error in purportedly inadequate questioning during jury selection, but, pursuant to a supervisory order from the Illinois Supreme Court, it reconsidered, and, ultimately, affirmed the convictions and sentences. In this decision, the supreme court agreed with what the appellate court had done, although reasoning slightly differently.
Wilmington gave a statement which was taken down by hand by an assistant State's Attorney, but Wilmington thereafter would not sign his statement and he did not testify at trial. There was trial testimony that defendant had stated that he had been engaged in a sexual relationship with the male victim, that they had argued at the defendant's residence, and that defendant had shot the victim in the head before dragging the body outside and stuffing it in a garbage can. When police searched the defendant's residence with his consent, they found that it had been cleaned and redecorated, no inculpatory evidence was found, and no fingerprints suitable for comparison were obtained. At trial, the defense offered testimony as to defendant's mild retardation. There was also conflicting testimony as to whether he suffered from seizures. However, there was forensic testimony that the condition of the body was consistent with having been dropped on the sidewalk and then dragged on it.
In jury selection for a criminal trial, the rules of the supreme court require that potential jurors be asked if they understand and accept the presumption of innocence, the requirement of proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the fact that an accused is not required to offer any evidence, and the fact that any failure to testify may not be held against him. In this appeal, Wilmington raised the arguments that the trial court failed to ask prospective jurors whether they understood and accepted the principle that his failure to testify should not be held against him, and, as to the other three principles, the venirepersons were asked only whether they accepted them, rather than whether they understood them. The supreme court said in this opinion that this was error. Objections to these defects had not been raised during the voir dire or by posttrial motion and were, therefore, defaulted. The question thus becomes whether there was plain error calling for reversal. The supreme court held that there was not. The court said that, under plain-error analysis, the defendant bears the burden of persuasion and he did not meet his burden here.
The defendant argued the first prong of the plain-error rule, namely, that the evidence was so closely balanced that the error could have tipped the scales of justice against him. However, the supreme court did not agree that the evidence was close. There was unrebutted evidence of an inculpatory statement and there was some physical evidence supporting it. There was nothing in the record to indicate that the statement was coerced or untrue. Defendant's refusal to sign his statement could be attributed to the fact that, as he had purportedly admitted, he did not want to reveal that he was gay.
Wilmington had a second theory. He argued that the trial court had not ascertained whether he, personally, agreed to the submission to the jury of an instruction on second degree murder. It has been held that a defendant has the right to decide whether to submit an instruction on a lesser-included offense, but the supreme court pointed out that second degree murder is not a lesser-included offense of first degree murder. It is more accurately described as a lesser-mitigated offense of it, by which an accused does not expose himself to potential criminal liability which he might otherwise avoid.
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Brantley Gilbert Announces 2012 Headlining Tour Dates
Brantley Gilbert has definitely earned his slot on the list of up-and-coming country stars. This year, the rising hitmaker has watched 'You Don't Know Her Like I Do' become his second-consecutive No. 1 single, and he's gained major songwriting success, too. Gilbert penned 'Dirt Road Anthem' and 'My Kinda Party,' both of which Jason Aldean has taken to the top of the country charts. After gaining fans for his fist-pumping, hell-raising stage performances as an opener for Toby Keith and Eric Church, Gilbert has decided to trek out on his own headlining tour.
Fans of the wild and crazy country boy won't be surprised to learn that Gilbert chose to name his 2012 tour after his song 'Hell on Wheels.' The 'Country Must Be Country Wide' crooner will kickoff a series of headlining gigs in Lafayette, Ind. on September 27, with Uncle Kracker, Greg Bates and Brian Davis appearing alongside him as openers for various tour dates.
A few weeks ago, Gilbert told Taste of Country that the new tour came as a surprise to him -- but we're not sure why. Fans have been slightly Gilbert-crazy this year, and Taste of Country readers even proved their allegiance to the Georgia native by voting him country music's most eligible bachelor.
No doubt, a headlining tour will take Gilbert's popularity to the next level. Check out the current list 2012 Hell on Wheels Tour dates, and visit the country star's Facebook page to see when new dates are added.
Brantley Gilbert Hell on Wheels 2012 Tour Dates:
9/27 -- Lafayette, Ind. | Elliot Hall of Music
9/28 – Poplar Bluff, Mo. | Black River Coliseum
10/4 – Missoula, Mont. | Adams Center
10/5 – Bozeman, Mont. | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
10/6 – Boise, Idaho | Taco Bell Arena
10/11 – Dodge City, Kan. | United Wireless Arena
10/18 – Amarillo, Texas | Amarillo Civic Center
10/20 – San Antonio, Texas | Cowboys Dance Hall


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User talk:Kazim
In the Logs, I see you deleted Iron Chariots Wiki:Searching on Aug 19th, saying, "This is the second time this page has popped up as a redirect, and I don't know why". I do. It's linked to from the Search results page when you do an unsuccessful search (follow last link to see example). - dcljr 02:07, 26 August 2006 (MST)
- Actually, it shows up on successful searches, too. - dcljr 02:36, 26 August 2006 (MST)
- 1 Known issues
- 2 Spaces in URLs
- 3 Comment-box
- 4 Doubting Thomas and Kirk Cameron?
- 5 citations
- 6 Vandal
- 7 Donations
- 8 Short URL
- 9 Wiki Date / Time is off
- 10 A suggestion
- 11 Activation of LaTeX?
- 12 Christhiru is a Dick
- 13 FF searchplugin
- 14 Secularism and Xianity
- 15 Ray Comfort
Known issues[edit]
Since registering a few hours ago, I've made an initial pass through the wiki (main navigation pages, special pages) looking for "obvious" problems. I've collected them at User:Dcljr/Sandbox. Basically, I wanted to give you (and Matt) a heads-up before I go in changing everything. <w> - dcljr 03:41, 26 August 2006 (MST)
Spaces in URLs[edit]
I've replied on my talk page. - dcljr 03:13, 29 August 2006 (MST)
The only extra typing which is required is "text=" (as you could just start the text section with '''Comment:'''). The old comment-box didn't format correctly in every situation (if, for example a picture or menu div or anything else exists to the right or left of it) which required me to make comment-box2 (to adjust the right margin) and might have eventually lead to comment-box3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (to adjust left margin or color or anything else). That could all be replaced with one template, so why not do it? Additionally, templates which use {{{1}}} (unnamed parameters) have additional limitations that prevent some "behind the scenes" stuff from working - unnamed parameters, for example, don't always work well when referencing one template from within another. - Sans Deity 10:44, 10 September 2006 (CDT)
- Actually, using "text=" AND typing the extra bolded word "comment" is a lot of extra typing, especially considering that it will be repeated many times over throughout the course of an article.
- Despite the issues you raised, it seems to me that the generic box is shorter and easier for most simple text. What if I reintroduced Comment-box and made it reference Comment-box1 as a special case? Then we could still use Comment-box1 any time we need to use a picture or whatever. -- Kazim 11:14, 10 September 2006 (CDT)
- I guess that would be ok, the problem is that if people add pictures or sidebars later, without properly understanding the templates it's going to be a bit of work for them to figure out that the need to completely change which template is referenced. Instead of looking at the template in use and simply changing/adding a parameter, they now have to completely switch templates. I'd rather type a little extra now so that the only thing an editor would need to do is add a "width=" (or similar). I suppose it's ok to have a million templates but I just want the templates to be manageable and having one template that had a pretty solid default function while allowing optional parameters to be set. One thing we'll definitely want to do, either way, is categorize templates and make sure that they're well documented - which would include documenting all similar template.
- Generally, I'm of the opinion that "Comment-box1" shouldn't be considered a "special case" template, it should be the default - because it's the one that doesn't suffer from the problems that "Comment-box" suffers from. But that's just me...add it if you like, I'll be typing the extra few characters. To me, it's not just about which solution requires me to type less, it's about which solution is more useful and simpler. Why learn many templates for comment boxes when you only have to learn one? Maybe we don't want every comment in a given article to have the "Comment:" preface, some should maybe be "See also:" or "Response:". Maybe we don't want them all to be the same color...if a particular comment is more important or references another article it may deserve another color. Comments where we agree with the apologist might deserve a different color than where we disagree or where their claims represent immoral beliefs. - Sans Deity 20:33, 10 September 2006 (CDT)
Doubting Thomas and Kirk Cameron?[edit]
I don't understand how the "I used to be an atheist" argument has precedent in Doubting Thomas (see this change). Could you please spell it out? --Arensb 10:34, 15 December 2007 (CST)
- Expanded now; see article. --Kazim 18:40, 15 December 2007 (CST)
Are website citations and references possible on this wiki? I have yet to find a page that uses them, so I Decided it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask. --Enshoku 21:12, 29 April 2008 (CDT)
- I think I know what you're talking about, but you might want to check with dcljr. He's kind of our resident Wiki technician.
--Kazim 06:50, 30 April 2008 (CDT)
- Will ask, thanks for the help!
--Enshoku 17:25, 30 April 2008 (CDT)
Watch for a Vandal calling himself Yerranos. He's a fundy Christian doing secular Wikis. Proxima Centauri 13:32, 21 June 2008 (CDT)
- Thanks for the tip. I have to say I misread your message the first time, and I went through your own recent edits saying to myself, "Hey, Proxima Centauri doesn't sound so much like a vandal..." :) --Kazim 10:31, 22 June 2008 (CDT)
Yeah, I've been meaning to talk to you about this. How do you make sure no one is vandalizing the wiki? What if some Christian like Yerranos starts deleting articles. Will our work be wasted?--wissam hemadeh 15:18, 5 April 2010 (CDT)
Hello, Russell
I've been hoping you guys would get an automated donation system going by now, but decided to press the issue. I demand that you give me a way to send money to this project!
Hmm, let's see. I think there's supposed to be something I do at the end of a wiki edit. Maybe this is it. Beriukay 07:41, 13 May 2009 (CDT)
- Hi Beriukay, thanks for your interest. If you want to donate, I suggest you sent it to the Atheist Community of Austin and mark your donation as earmarked for Iron Chariots. You can donate at this link.
- Thanks Kazim. That was painless. Beriukay
Short URL[edit]
You might've already considered it, or maybe even never thought about it, but having index.php?title= in the sites URLs looks yucky, unprofessional, and somewhat annoying if manually typing out an address. It's relatively easy to get rid of the index.php?title= part so it's like it is on Wikipedia. Instructions can be found here - Aardvark 07:26, 17 June 2009 (CDT)
Wiki Date / Time is off[edit]
The wiki's clock seems to be off by more than a week.... Jwissick 01:38, 5 April 2010 (CDT)
A suggestion[edit]
I've been doing some research and found some huge websites related to religious issues. Unfortunately, Christians and Muslims dominate the web. I was thinking of doing some more group projects on this wiki, as in critiques of theistic websites, articles, books, debates, philosopgers (Craig, Plantinga, Swinburne, Behe) etc etc. I don't get the obsession with Ray Comfort- he's the dumbest person I've seen.--wissam hemadeh 15:27, 5 April 2010 (CDT)
Also, the wiki seems to have little insight on the religions themselves. What we have is great but take a look at this website for example, www.answering-islam.com >It's a Christian website which attacks Islam, and it is extraordinary.--wissam hemadeh 15:27, 5 April 2010 (CDT)
- Feel free to add them! --Kazim 14:28, 15 April 2010 (CDT)
Activation of LaTeX?[edit]
The UI for this site has a math button, but it doesn't work:
<math>\hat{H}|\psi\rangle = \frac{\partial}{\partial t} |\psi\rangle</math>
Is it possible to get this enabled? There's a basic guide here:
I've done stuff kinda like this before; it could be time-consuming or trivial depending on what kind of server you've got set up. Just curious if this could be fixed. It's more than a little weird being on a site that talks about science and logic, and only having HTML to work with, but I know you guys are busy, so it's not a huge deal if that's all we've got.
Christhiru is a Dick[edit]
I've never used wiki software before so I'm not sure if this is the right place to posit this, but every change the user Christhiru has made needs to be undone and his account needs to be banned. He basically deletes entire, valid, well formed, articles and occasionally adds a link to his sh*tty apologist blog. I have no idea how to go about undoing his many changes to the site or how to launch some kind of formal complaint, but Christhiru is a dick and he needs to be stopped ASAP.
FF searchplugin[edit]
I've been trying to work out how to make an Iron Chariots searchplugin for firefox for the last few hours to no avail. Can you help me or defer to someone who could help me? I think it would also be a good idea to add an autodiscovery feature to the site just so people can 'add' the site to the search bar.
Secularism and Xianity[edit]
Sorry for posting this on this talk page, but for some reason I cannot use the forum - I tried numerous times, used different names, but still it never allows me in. Anyway, Im here for some help. Over the years, I have heard from many Christians that their religion is responsible for creating many things (reason, science, democracy, morality, ect.) and I am sure we have heard some form of it once. For this, I recently created the article Christianity invented science and explained why it is wrong. I chose this one because it is growing in the conservative academia and Christian apologetic literature. However, there is just one more topic I want to address, the delusion that Christianity invented secularism. I would not bother with this unless it was no growing as well, but I see it very frequently. Anyway, I know we already have a article on separation of church and state, but I wanted to know if I should create an entirely new article refuting the stance that secularism is a Christian idea and separation of church and state was invented to keep government out of religion and not the other way around. What should I do? Wolf 15:35, 12 September 2011 (CDT)
- You probably should have read the instructions in the access request forum. Anyway, I've added Feredir28 to the member group, I'm assuming that's you. Kazim 12:52, 13 September 2011 (CDT)
- Thank you, I shall move this topic to the forum. Pardons for not noticing that page. Yes, I'm Feredir. Again, thank you. Wolf 14:08, 13 September 2011 (CDT)
Ray Comfort[edit]
Have you plans to write a refutation of Ray Comfort's views? Two users are concerned. Proxima Centauri 03:08, 4 November 2011 (CDT)
Yeah, have there been any more advances on that? Oh and Kazim? we need another plug for iron chariots on the Non-Prophets, we havent had one FOREVER!....and congrats on the wedding!I made a Rick Perry page,and it has something on it about a group called the New Apostolic Reformation you should read...the youtube video I linked to summarizing it was rather good, it would be humorous on the show..... WhatsAGoodUsername?
- I've already clearly expressed what I'd like the Ray Comfort page to look like on the associated talk page, and it doesn't include extensive argumentation -- that's for pages about arguments. I will try to remember to plug IC on Saturday, and I'll also be talking with Matt about what needs to happen next with software upgrades and anti-spam measures. --Kazim 17:16, 18 November 2011 (CST)
okay, thanks for the update. WhatsAGoodUsername?
SPAM SUCKS![edit]
If you need another person to help delete spam, I'm game.I dont have much else to do, other than play xbox. WhatsAGoodUsername?
I see that a boatload of accounts got created while you were upgrading MediaWiki, before you disabled account creation. Did you manage to delete those accounts in the database, or does someone need to go through them and block them? Since most spammer accounts are throwaways, maybe I should just ignore them until they start actively spamming. --Arensb 09:49, 26 February 2012 (CST)
- Your call, If they haven't already spammed by now then maybe they won't. --Kazim 10:15, 26 February 2012 (CST)
Wiki TLC[edit]
Just wondering if it's possible to upgrade the wiki software to a more recent version. I also noticed you're getting a lot of spambots registering, and there are some extensions that could be installed that would help prevent so many from getting through. Finally, it looks like most of the wiki's administrators haven't been very active recently, which while I'm sure have they good reasons, means you might want to think about adding some trusted active users to the list. I know how much of a pain running a wiki without active patrolling can be, and this seems like a good resource for those questioning their religious beliefs, so I hope it gets the attention it deserves. --Resplendent 00:39, 14 February 2012 (CST)
- Matt Dillahunty is the only person who has the admin login for the server. He keeps telling me he'll get around to upgrading it eventually, but hasn't had time to get around to it. He told me that it could speed up the process if I would back up the server contents on my computer, but he has yet to send me the login info. I have been reminding him for MONTHS to do this, but he apparently has better things to do. My hands are tied, I would do something if I could. --Kazim 06:15, 14 February 2012 (CST)
- FYI the wiki is upgraded, now I just need to work out what are the best steps to take in order to prevent spam. For now, new account creation is disabled. --Kazim 10:15, 26 February 2012 (CST)
Trying out the "cite" extension[edit]
The banana is the atheist's worst nightmare! [1]
- ↑ Ray Comfort
Cue Handel's Messiah...[edit]
Thank you! [bg] Now, if we can just get to work on expanding the interwiki map, enabling short URLs and additional parser functions (and possibly installing the math and/or flagged revisions extensions)... [w] BTW, regarding spam, see MediaWiki:Manual:Combating vandalism and maybe the list of extensions at Wikipedia:Special:Version for ideas, if you haven't already. Oh, and note that we now have an API. I'm not sure this really changes anything WRT spam/vandalism, but it might. - dcljr 16:16, 13 March 2012 (CDT)
- Thanks for the list. I'll get on that as soon as I can. I had already been reading the Combating Vandalism page, but so far all I did was install the blacklist. As it turns out, that only blocks people from creating shady URL links, which is nice, but it doesn't stop them from registering hundreds of junk accounts. I intend to add Captcha to the registration process and then keep reading. I'll add the other stuff you requested when I have the time, but I've been busy with a move lately. --Kazim 16:09, 14 March 2012 (CDT)
- The best extension I found to block spam accounts is this one, though it does still require some time/effort due to manual approvals. --Resplendent 01:32, 17 March 2012 (CDT)
Testing captcha
I added this link: Freethought Blogs. Captcha should challenge me now.
Junk accounts now creating other junk accounts?[edit]
Um, how were these "users" able to create other user accounts? - dcljr 07:00, 16 July 2012 (CDT)
- I can restrict account creation to admins, but I've just tried another solution instead. I set up SpamBlacklist and re-enabled account creation for everyone. Please message me again if you see a lot more accounts popping up. --Kazim 08:00, 17 July 2012 (CDT)
- Just added xbl.spamhaus.org and wikimedia's Spam blacklist to the config file. This post is partly a test to see if it takes much longer to save a page. --Kazim 08:05, 18 July 2012 (CDT)
Wiki running slow[edit]
The wiki has been running intermittently slow for the past week with pages taking up to 15 seconds to load. Sometimes a page simply reads:
Sorry! This site is experiencing technical difficulties. Try waiting a few minutes and reloading. (Can't contact the database server: Unknown MySQL server host 'icwikidata1.db.4265567.hostedresource.com' (2) (icwikidata1.db.4265567.hostedresource.com))
It might be worth moaning at the hosting company or considering more drastic action. --Tim Sheerman-Chase 09:34, 3 May 2014 (CDT)
- Thanks Tim, I'm aware of this issue. Iron Chariots is hosted on GoDaddy, which unfortunately doesn't just have an email support page... I have to open a chat window and then sit and wait for somebody to show up. I'll get to it. --Kazim 12:48, 7 May 2014 (CDT)


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Janet Napolitano rebuffed industry concerns at a White House meeting today, frustrating pilot & tourism representatives worried about an economic backlash and traveler revolt
Aaron Dykes & Alex Jones
November 12, 2010
In a hastily-called emergency meeting at the White House today, DHS director Janet Napolitano told representatives from the most powerful pilot's union as well as the travel & tourism lobbies that despite the backlash of concerns about airport security, TSA's use of invasive body scanners and humiliating patdowns, including the groping of passenger's breasts and genitals, would continue. The frustrated executives were anything but satisfied by her statements.
Geoff Freeman, Executive Vice President for the U.S. Travel Association, walked away from the meeting stating that it was "not entirely reassuring." With tangible irritation, he commented, "We understand the challenge DHS confronts but the question is where we draw the line."
The ramped up security measures have set off what Freeman says are hundreds of calls from travelers threatening not to fly. A whole range of interconnected tourism industries are concerned about the detrimental effect of security on business and travel. The airlines estimate that they've lost $9.4 billion in revenue due to "avoided" travel. Further, a 2008 survey found that 41 million potential fliers stayed home due to concerns about a "broken" or badly impaired system.
"You can't talk on the one hand about creating jobs in this country and getting this economy back on track and on the other hand discourage millions of Americans from flying, which is the gateway to commerce," Freeman railed.
However, Napolitano made clear that TSA's operations would not only continue but expand as new technology is rolled out. "Trusted Traveler" programs have been scheduled for implementation, and would utilize biometric data such as retinal scanning for identification.
Travel-related industries are particularly concerned that the onset of a 'travel revolt' and a flurry of news coverage about groping and molestation occurrences at check points have come right before the holidays, the heaviest travel season of the year. Citizen groups have advocated either not flying or refusing to go through the body scanners. A "National Opt Out Day" protest has been coordinated on Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving, traditionally the busiest single day for air travel of the entire year.
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Representatives for pilot organizations were also at the meeting with Napolitano and TSA Administrator John Pistole.
John Prater, president of the Air Line Pilots Association, objected to the unnecessary scrutiny of airline pilots and flight attendants, who, unlike TSA's own employees, have already undergone background checks and who have been cleared to enter the cockpit. Pilots have already been trusted to operate the most dangerous potential "weapon" aboard any aircraft– the plane itself. What contraband could they could possibly conceal on their person that would be of greater concern?
"Pilots are not the terrorist threat," Prater commented. "Seeing scarce security resources being used on pilots makes absolutely no sense."
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Also challenging security policy, Capt. Mike Cleary, president of the U.S. Airline Pilots Association, wrote a letter this week advising pilots not to subject themselves to body scanners (i.e. Advanced Imaging Technology) due to health concerns about the radiation as well as concerns about the intrusiveness and behavior of TSA agents.
In truth, the security measures have not been put in place to curb terrorism—major media outlets have reported on the fact that in TSA's nine year history, it has failed to stop even one terrorist.
Instead, the economic and privacy costs of security are shifted directly into the private security complex. Michael Chertoff authorized contracts for the body scanners and other security technology during his reign as head of Homeland Security, only to benefit directly from multi-billion dollar contracts as an industry representative and lobbyist for the body scanners after leaving the Bush Administration.


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Youth vote and virtues of free enterprise
Herman Cain: 'You were not the only ones who drank the Kool-Aid'
Dear young voters of America,
You shouldn't feel bad.
You were not the only ones who drank the Kool-Aid and voted for Barack Obama in 2008. Back then, with the economy suddenly collapsing amid the stench of toxic mortgage assets, Obama and the Democrats did a very effective job of convincing voters that free-market capitalism was responsible for the problem. With his soaring rhetoric and seeming empathy, he was able to convince many of you that he would be a president who "gets it" (whatever that means), and that he would end the reckless deregulation and unbridled pursuit of profits that had led us to economic collapse.
Young voters who had not yet spent time in the work force, and had never experienced the business world, were sold on these notions.
Reality bites, doesn't it?
Young people who voted for Obama are now leaving college to face poor job prospects, and carrying record levels of personal debt – often from those oh-so-enticing student loans Obama keeps telling them it's such a great idea to take out. And that's before we factor in your share of the soaring national debt run up by Obama and his friends in Congress.
Welcome to the real world, huh? No job, lots of your own debt to pay back and a pretty hefty share of Obama's debt as well. No wonder your generation doesn't think you will do as well as your parents.
But even though it's easy to demonstrate that Obama has failed, I understand that you are not going to automatically vote for Mitt Romney because he is the alternative. Nor should you. You shouldn't vote for anyone unless they give you a positive reason to do so. You need to know what would be positive for you about a Romney administration.
The answer lies in electing a president who, unlike Barack Obama, actually understands the power of free enterprise – not only to provide opportunity but ultimately to lead the growth of America's economy to a point of strength that we can solve our massive economic problems.
But before I got touting free enterprise, I have to acknowledge something I saw recently that troubled me to no end. It was a survey showing that 43 percent of young Americans have a positive impression of socialism. A full 43 percent! That tells me that too many young people do not have a good understanding of the true nature of free enterprise, and that's a shame because the free-enterprise system contains the answers to every economic challenge we face as a nation, and as individuals.
The truth is that even with the economy limping along, and even with debt levels these students are carrying, you can overcome it all if you learn how to access opportunity and make the most of it. There are countless examples of young people who forced doors open, then took advantage of the opportunity to achieve great things. The real unemployment rate is about 15 percent, and that is horrendous, but that still leaves 85 of the real work force gainfully employed. So it's not as if a smart, hard-working young person can't find any opportunity at all. The Obama economy creates a serious obstacle, but there are always obstacles to success, and people who are committed to excellence overcome them.
Do you realize that virtually every exciting innovation or solution to a problem comes from entrepreneurs in the private sector? Those devices that young people carry around came from free-market capitalists. So did the homes and cars you'll be buying soon.
The same is true with those jobs you're trying to find. There would be a lot more jobs if Obama would stop blocking the Keystone XL Pipeline, because jobs come from the private sector, especially crucial sectors like energy – where it's not a scandal that companies operate profitably, despite what Obama would have you believe. Businesses invest in workers when they're confident about the nation's economic future, and their present lack of confidence is the result of Obama's policies, which is largely borne of Obama's hostility toward the very job creators who could give young voters the start they seek toward bright futures.
Free enterprise offers you far more than the promise of government handouts from a president who didn't deliver on any of his promises in his first term, and has pretty much tapped the nation out trying to make it look like he was.
If you really want to succeed in life and overcome the obstacles facing you, embrace free enterprise and strive for success. Of course, if you do that, you will become Obama's enemies – just like all successful people. So it would be wise to start by sending Obama to an early retirement.


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If you've never heard the sound of genuine, honest-to-goodness manual typewriters (mechanical, electric, whateverical) and have always yearned to know what they sounded like, well ... here's your chance. Performed by someone who may well be the world's best-known -- if not also the first-known -- beatboxer, MICHAEL WINSLOW of 1984's POLICE ACADEMY. Brought to my attention via the superlative VERY SHORT LIST.
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Four Gamecocks on SEC All-Freshman team
Four South Carolina players -- Alshon Jeffery, T.J. Johnson, Devin Taylor and Stephon Gilmore -- have been named the SEC All-Freshman team selected by league coaches.
Mississippi State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt led the way with four selections each. SEC Champion Alabama had three selections on the team.
Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones, South Carolina receiver Alshon Jeffery, Ole Miss punter Tyler Campbell and Vanderbilt placekicker Ryan Fowler were the only players to be a unanimous selections to the team. Vanderbilt's Warren Norman made the squad as both a running back and return specialist. He was named SEC Freshman of the Year and second team All-SEC earlier this week.
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Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. HometownTE Orson Charles Georgia 6-3 230 Tampa, Fla. #OL Barrett Jones Alabama 6-4 289 Memphis, Tenn. OL Aaron Douglas Tennessee 6-6 282 Maryville, Tenn. OL Xavier Nixon Florida 6-6 285 Fayetteville, N.C. OL Ryan Seymour Vanderbilt 6-5 295 Kingsland, Ga. *OL Larry Warford Kentucky 6-3 349 Richmond, Ky. *OL T.J. Johnson South Carolina 6-4 297 Aynor, S.C. #WR Alshon Jeffery South Carolina 6-3 217 St. Matthews, S.C. WR Chad Bumphis Mississippi State 5-10 195 Tupelo, Miss. QB Morgan Newton Kentucky 6-4 217 Carmel, Ind. RB Trent Richardson Alabama 5-11 220 Pensacola, Fla. RB Warren Norman Vanderbilt 5-10 188 Stone Mountain, Ga.
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Hometown DL Devin Taylor South Carolina 6-7 232 Beaufort, S.C. DL Tenarius Wright Arkansas 6-1 238 Memphis, Tenn. DL Fletcher Cox Mississippi State 6-4 275 Yazoo City, Miss. *DL Montez Robinson Georgia 6-5 250 Avon, Ind. *DL Omar Hunter Florida 6-0 299 Buford, Ga. LB Nico Johnson Alabama 6-3 225 Andalusia, Ala. LB D.T. Shackelford Ole Miss 6-1 230 Decatur, Ala. LB Herman Lathers Tennessee 6-1 213 Baton Rouge, La. DB Johnthan Banks Mississippi State 6-2 175 Maben, Miss. DB Corey Broomfield Mississippi State 5-10 170 Palm Bay, Fla. DB Daren Bates Auburn 5-11 195 Memphis, Tenn. DB Stephon Gilmore South Carolina 6-1 188 Rock Hill, S.C.
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Hometown #PK Ryan Fowler Vanderbilt 5-10 165 Taylors, S.C. #P Tyler Campbell Ole Miss 6-2 210 Little Rock, Ark. RS Warren Norman Vanderbilt 5-10 188 Stone Mountain, Ga.


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LYONS, Colo. (AP) — Coloradans who ventured back into the flood-ravaged town of Lyons found scenes of stomach-churning destruction, with dozens of homes destroyed, family keepsakes missing, food spoiling and mud everywhere.
"It's just sickening," said Gloria Simpson, whose family salvaged some of her grandmother's hand-made quilts Thursday from her 81-year-old father's home. They found some family photos, but others were nowhere to be found.
The number of dead rose to seven, with three others missing and presumed dead. But the number of unaccounted-for people dropped to about 80, thanks to rescues, restored communications and door-to-door searches.
Rescue operations tapered off and the state began to turn its attention to finding homes for the displaced, restoring basic services and figuring out how to repair hundreds of miles of roads and dozens of bridges.
"Right now we're just moving from the life-saving mode to the life-sustaining mode," said Kevin Kline, director of the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Kline said it was too early to estimate the dollar damage but added, "It's going to be big."
The damage spans 17 counties and nearly 2,000 square miles.
Gov. John Hickenlooper said the state's reconstruction effort would be overseen by Jerre Stead, executive chairman of the global information company IHS Inc.
With dustings of snow already on the highest mountains, a new group within the state Transportation Department will focus on repairing and reconstructing as much of the state highway system as possible by Dec. 1.
Under tight security, hundreds of Lyons evacuees were given two hours to check on their homes Thursday. On Sept. 12, the St. Vrain River destroyed dozens of homes, a trailer park, two bridges and sections of roads in the picturesque town of 1,600 framed by sandstone cliffs.
Darren Horwitz saw boulders, broken glass and dislodged propane tanks strewn around Lyons. His truck and sailboat that he parked at a friend's mobile home had been swept away.
"When you get there, the shock sets in," he said.
Bob Ruthrauff, 84, found his home intact, but food was rotting in his refrigerator because electricity had been cut off. He spent his two hours getting rid of the spoilage but was grateful. "We're very lucky. We came home to a dry home," Ruthrauff said.
Utility poles were toppled and power lines were in tangles. Work crews cleared debris and tried to restore power, water and sewer service.
E. coli has been found in the town's drinking water and it could be two to six months before the town is livable for most, the Longmont Times-Call reported (http://bit.ly/16jVjRb). However, residents willing to rough it will be allowed to stay.
Millions of gallons of sewage have been released around the state because of septic systems and sewer lines torn out by flood waters and flooded waste treatment plants, said Steve Gunderson, director of the state's water quality control division. People in some communities have had to boil their water. So far, there have been no reports of illness from the dirty water but Gunderson acknowledged that people might not trace their illness back to the water.
Flooding along the South Platte River pushed into western Nebraska but caused little initial damage.
Amtrak said its Chicago-to-San Francisco California Zephyr train will detour through Wyoming until early October because of flood damage to its route in Colorado. Buses will take passengers to some of the train's normal stops in Colorado and Utah until repairs are completed.
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Well, it's been a year since the grand reopening of the Cockrell Butterfly Center and what a year it's been. We had an awesome opening last May with a whole weekend full of fun and excitment.
Soon after the opening we had "Adopt A Butterfly" and a swarm of Ecoteens. (Ecoteens are wonderful young volunteers that can always be found somewhere in the museum in the summer time.) We also shared our newly renovated exhibit with all of our docents with an exciting week of docent training.
Me lounging on a GIANT spicebush
With all the hard work that went into redoing the exhibit, it was great to hear all the compliments from our docents and patrons. I have talked to many guests that come back regularly to see their favorite parts of the exhibit and it's always interesting to hear what they like, so I thought that I would share my favorite parts with you.
The huge spicebush swallowtail caterpillar that greets everyone at the very beginning of the exhibit is probably my favorite sculpture. I got to see this go from a hunk of foam to a plain colored caterpillar to the wonderful masterpiece it is today. It is so fun to see kids and adults posing with the caterpillar – what a great way to start off the exhibit.
I promise I am not going to go through the whole exhibit but my second favorite part is the hallway leading up to the Brown Hall of Entomology. The colors are so bold and I still find myself in awe when I walk up and down the stairs.
There is also a section of the hall that displays how wonderful ants are at building their homes. There are three casts of actual ant nests displayed with a video of how they were made. (CBS News recently did a great story on the man who developed this casting process; you can see it here by clicking on "The Secret World of Ants.") It's pretty cool to see the structure of the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, nest and how many tunnels they have.
|A lifesize cast of an anthill and all the tunnels
Beetles, aka Coleoptera, are a main part of our exhibit because one out of four living animals on earth is a beetle! There is a beautiful preserved beetle display showing specimens from some of the major beetle families. I think I'm partial to this section because Erin and I spent hours sorting through our beetle collection.
A few days before the grand reopening we both spent A LOT of time planning and actually putting together this wonderful beetle display. We have a quiz game hosted by a very southern dung beetle that is probably the most popular interactive section of the Entomology Hall. I love this game because it gives visitors a chance to get a bit competitive with their friends and learn cool stuff about Arthropods at the same time.
I would really love to share with you everything that is in the Entomology Hall, but I will give you the chance to come see it youself.
We did not change much inside of the actual rainforest, but we did get an observation bee hive. I have to say that this is super cool and I sometimes find myself spending a lot of time watching it. This is probably one of Nancy's favorite parts of the exhibit. She has even taking up backyard beekeeping herself.
Another thing about the rainforest that is brand new are the butterfly charts. You can borrow one of these when you go into the exhibit to help you identify the butterflies.
The last part of the exhibit is downstairs where the old insect zoo used to be. My absolute favorite part about this area is the "beneficial insects" game. It's kinda goofy, but lots of fun and I've seen so many kids begging their parents to stay so they can play longer.
Another part of this area that I really enjoy is the "eating insects as food" section. To see the look on peoples faces when they realize that the vending machine in front of them doesn't have the normal stuff but instead has bugs to eat is priceless!
I hope you enjoyed my favorite things and remember that I just touched the surface of what we have to offer. I hope that if you haven't had the chance to come check out our one year old renovated exhibit you will come soon. I would also like to hear back from you guys as to what some of your favorite things are!


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BWW Reviews: KNOCK ME A KISS - A Moving and Powerful Glimpse at an Unsung Hero
Perhaps one of the greatest achievements of theatre is its ability to shed light on an issue or people that the audience may not be wholly familiar with. The Harlem Renaissance is the well-known and highly lauded period of time when African-American artists became exposed to and appreciated by mainstream audiences. The Harlem Renaissance introduced Americans and even the world to the soul and heart of African-Americans, showcasing humanity and beginning to dismantle the stigma of animalism, livestock, and even chattel. Most of us are familiar with the celebrated heroes of the movement, like Langston Hughes and W.E.B. Du Bois; yet, we are wholly unfamiliar with W.E.B. Du Bois' daughter, Yolande Du Bois. We are even less cognizant of her marriage to poet Countee Cullen.
Celebrated playwright Charles Smith's KNOCK ME A KISS is an elegiac and melancholic tale of betrayed love and devastating loss. The plot recounts the pressure that W.E.B. Du Bois placed on his daughter to marry Countee Cullen, a charming poet on the rise and a protégé of sorts to W.E.B. Du Bois. Through a proper courtship, Yolande's feelings grow for Countee, even though her true love is the crass Jimmy Lunceford. Their wedding is the social event of the decade, but their marriage is troubled from the very beginning. Yolande is quickly stressed and disgusted by a husband who refuses to be intimate with her, leaving her to clutch at strings in the unraveling of her own life.
Direction by Chuck Smith is superb. In addition to directing the show for its world premiere in 2000 at the Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago, he also directed the 2010 New York premiere production at the Henry Street Settlement's Abrons Art Center. With him at the helm, the crisp and keenly written play clips along, earning numerous laughs during the first and second acts. Yet, as Yolande's relationship quickly degenerates, the timbre and tone shifts in the second act. The play tugs at the heartstrings of the audience and its depth incites intellectual response. Laughs are peppered in to keep the play from resembling funereal dirges, but the emotional impact and relevance takes over and offers the evening's most impactful moments.
Michelle Harper, starring as Yolande Du Bois, creates a character that is wholly naïve, charismatic, and a hopeless romantic. She is annoyed by and defies social conventions and propriety by going out all night and dancing with gentleman callers; however, she upholds her moral values by not encouraging or allowing these callers to sexualize her. She is embarrassed by and even shuns Jimmy's advances early in the show, wanting heightened chivalrous romance. However, by the end of the show she has been awakened to the needs of women and is disappointed by her husband's inability to fulfill them. Michelle Harper's Yolande Du Bois believably grows and matures over the course of the two acts.
As Countee Cullen, Mirron Willis is pristinely erudite, sophisticated, polite, and polished. He beguiles and bewitches Yolande Du Bois with his ability to provide the mannerly, gallant romance she desires. He easily woos her and is the pedigree of man her father approves of. Devastating cracks develop in their relationship as Yolande discovers that Countee has been keeping a large secret about himself from her, and Mirron Willis adroitly plays the character as highly guarded and even offended when Yolande discovers the secret. He brings remarkable life to their climatic battle of wits and emotions as she discovers that she has truly never known who he is.
As W.E.B. Du Bois, Wayne DeHart is austere and respectable. He upholds the ideals he believes in and turns a blind eye to any issues he doesn't want to see. He joyously gives his daughter's hand in marriage to a man he believes to be the next great voice of African-Americans; however, Wayne DeHart's cold and embittered denunciation of his daughter's need to keep her husband's secret is heartrending and crushing. The audience yearns to see the man stand up for his own daughter, but he recognizes her as an important pawn that can be played to further his own agenda.
Nina Du Bois is immaculately played and brought to striking life by Detria Ward. Nina Du Bois is suffering emotionally and mentally from the untimely death of her 18 month old son many years ago. Detria Ward makes Nina's pain utterly tangible and real as she delves into the character's psyche and brings up emotional floods of agony. Yet, when completely lucid, the character is filled with uplifting and majestic profundity. When describing the hate of segregation in Atlanta to her daughter, Detria Ward brings the house to a complete silence as every member of the audience hangs on every one of her beautifully written, spoken, and acted lines. In every scene she is in, Detria Ward resonates in our hearts and shares her magnetic, astounding, and splendid talent with the audience.
Jason E. Carmichael's Jimmy Lunceford is tactless and lacking in social graces. He earns a lot of the evening's laughter in his pursuit of Yolande. He is unashamed and unabashedly speaks his mind however and whenever he wants. Late in the second act, in a touching scene with Yolande, Jason E. Carmicheal brilliantly fleshes out Jimmy and grounds him in humanity.
An'tick Von Morphxing is hilarious and full of attitude as Lenora. She easily earns the night's most hearty laughs and guffaws. The character is enigmatic and helps Yolande to discover everything she is missing.
Jason Lont's Scenic Design is telling of the time period and expertly conveys the location. I was especially fond of his door-less entry to the building and the dwelling itself that the Du Bois family inhabits. It allows for rapid transitions between exterior to interior and keeps the pace moving forward.
Costume Design by Macy Perrone is beautiful and perfectly captures the styles of the late 1920s.
Kris Phelps' Lighting Design utilizes realistic lighting effects for all scenes. His gobo work for the illusion of windows in the Du Bois household and the shadow of a tree on the street is inspired and entirely effective.
Adrian Washington's Sound Design is evocative. The choice for preshow and intermission music pairs well with the play.
The Ensemble Theatre's production of Charles Smith's KNOCK ME A KISS is a captivating and entertaining glimpse into an unsung hero of The Harlem Renaissance. The defiance and willpower of Yolande Du Bois has not found its way into history books, and this pristine production sheds interesting light on the short and discontented marriage of Yolande Du Bois and Countee Cullen.
KNOCK ME A KISS runs until February 24, 2013 at The Ensemble Theatre at 3535 main Street, Houston, Texas. For more information and tickets please visit http://ensemblehouston.com or call (713) 520 - 0055.
All photos courtesy of Ensemble Theatre.
Wayne DeHart (W.E.B. Du Bois) and Michelle Harper (Yolande Du Bois)
Michelle Harper (Ylande Du Bois), Detria Ward (Nina Du Bois), Wayne DeHart (W.E.B. Du Bois), and Mirron Willis (Countee Cullen)


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I will be having a first time ever cache event. I live on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, on the border with Maine. The waypoint number is GCNV3G
I will be having a first time ever cache event. I live on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, on the border with Maine. The waypoint number is GCNV3G
I've put this event on my watch list a while ago....now we're trying to find the time off from work to be there. Would love to attend! We'll try to make it, since we are down in Pembroke often. Not sure yet...
Silva, of the forest
Beneath you, feel the Earth.
Above you, feel the Sky.
Around you, feel the presence and the Power
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Sheesh! One of our favorite areas, and we probably won't be able to attend. We're returning from our Nova Scotia trip on July first, and RULOST2? will definitely not be able to get off work for that weekend - which would definitely need an overnight. We've camped in Eastport (Seaview Campground) many times, as well as on Deer Island, and surely wish we could attend. Can we stop by a week early? LOL!
Road trip! Who's in?
Bummer, we won't be able to attend... we'll be in France at that time. We would have loved to camp out by the ocean, too. Maybe in 2006?
i reallyreallyreally want to go to this event i've done some of starzz's caches i absolutely LOVE campobello and herring cove and all the other places there it's beautiful so i am reallyreallyreally going to try to get there i won't be able to stay overnight as i have an open house at our island historical society the next day
"life is short...make a mess of it!"
We really, really want to go to this event also. We are going to mark it on the calendar. But won't know for a while. The wife gets her work schedule one week in advance. This sounds really cool. We always wanted to see Roosevelt's place there.
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Hey Troll you could always leave her home and ride with us LOL
Sheesh! For that matter, I could hook up the camper, leave RULOST2? at home, and we could have a "boys night out"!Originally Posted by dave1976
wbdent I have been debating on weather I am going with or without the wife. I really want to go to this. She really wants to go too. I will know for sure by the end of the week. The company I work for shuts down for the week of the 4th. But I may be working that week with a skelitan crew. I will know for sure by the end of this week. If I end up having the week off I am going to have the wife take a vaction also and we will head up early. So we can do some caches before the event and sight see. I will let you know as soon as I know myself.
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Usually around this time of year I'm talking mad shit about the weather but it's been surprisingly AH-MAZING! Like it's fucking 60 degrees in the morning, Mama had to put on a sweater, burrrrrrrr bitch! And what a cute sweater indeed?? Yep it's part of my WTF vintage collection! I'm pretty sure that's all my clothes now that I think about it.
So I hate this week in September as a blogger cause I never get to go to Fashion Week, boooooooooo. Opening my emails are the most depressing thing ever...invite after invite to all these AWESOME parties and events. Just boils my butter, ugh! It's not even about the designers and all that other crap that comes with it, I'm more about getting to meet and know other bloggers in this insane bloggerverse! And my readers of course, hehe!! FUUUUUUUCK, all I can say is one day and keep it moving!!
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The head of the feds' patent office lashed out Tuesday at critics of drawn-out legal battles over technology patents.
Patent and trademark office director David Kappos directed his speech at people who cite the recent smarphone battles as evidence the system is broken, Bloomberg BNA reported.
"Let's move beyond the flippant rhetoric and engage in thoughtful discussion," Kappos reportedly said at the Center for American Progress.
Indeed, the U.S. patent system has faced intense criticism for breeding way too much litigation.
Some legal industry watchers, like the prominent judge Richard Posner, say there are just too many patents and that patents shouldn't even cover software.
In his speech Tuesday, Kappos acknowledged there's growing litigation in the smartphone industry. But he said that litigation is actually a sign the patent system is working, Ars Technica reported.
"The explosion of litigation we are seeing is a reflection of how the patent system wires us for innovation," Kappos said. "It's natural and reasonable that innovators would seek to protect their breakthroughs using the patent system."
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Difference between revisions of "OCS 2.3.3-1 Recommended Patches"
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: [http://pkp.sfu.ca/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6874 Bug #6874: Import papers select track key is untranslated]
: [http://pkp.sfu.ca/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6874 Bug #6874: Import papers select track key is untranslated]
: [http://pkp.sfu.ca/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6877 Bug #6877: citation_authors modifications]
: [http://pkp.sfu.ca/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6877 Bug #6877: citation_authors modifications]
(Note: you may have to apply patches in reverse of order listed)
(Note: you may have to apply patches in reverse of order listed)
Revision as of 15:24, 13 September 2011
The following patches are recommended for OCS 2.3.3-1.
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Applying Patches
Patches can be applied to the codebase using the GNU Patch Tool (available on most *NIX platforms, and as a free download for Windows-based systems).
Each entry below links to the Bugzilla record for the bug in question. Patches are linked from there. Patches against OCS should be applied with the -p1 option from within the OCS installation directory; patches against the PKP library should be applied with the -p1 option from within the lib/pkp subdirectory.
For more information on how to apply patches, please see this discussion in the PKP support forum.
Note that security-related and other critical patches will be clearly identified as such; otherwise, patches should not be considered critical.
- Bug #6866: Save review form not validated (Critical)
- Bug #6248: Paper commenting "Add" button broken
- Bug #6283: Affiliation not localized in Sched Conf setup form
- Bug #5497: Review Due Date mm/dd/yyyy set function not working
- Bug #5503: Paper indexing issues
- Bug #5547: "No administrative rights" message is missing locale load
- Bug #5570: Call-time pass by reference in native import
- Bug #5785: Missing "review round" translation
- Bug #5787: 404 when clicking "Complete" or "Remove"
- Bug #5946: Typo in accommodation.tpl
- Bug #6323: Incorrect URL in notification unsubscribe
- Bug #6262: Incorrect URL in notification confirm
- Bug #5984: Notification unsubscribe typo (apply in lib/pkp)
- Bug #6326: Breadcrumb URL for Director's submissions pages presumes Track Director role
- Bug #6388: Cancelling Registration enrollment leads to 404
- Bug #6392: Character encoding not included in PayPal transaction
- Bug #6418: Scheduler link broken
- Bug #6481: Comment edit / delete fatal error
- Bug #6596: Undefined schedConfId variable in PayPalPlugin
- Bug #6597: Missing index on parent_comment_id for commenting
- Bug #6598: Registration payment notification email not sent to registrant, missing values
- Bug #4887: Custom block manager reference problem with multiple blocks
- Bug #6630: User import/export by role calling convention problem
- Bug #6629: Registration "Registered" date incorrectly updated
- Bug #6552: Instantiation by reference required for PHP4 with metadata form
- Bug #6651: Untranslated locale keys on paper view for scheduling data
- Bug #6699: "Browse by title" scheduled conference link broken
- Bug #6724: Unlocalized button in METS plugin
- Bug #5883: Localization fixes
- Bug #5843: Supplementary file upload bug
- Bug #6810: Command-line installer has untranslated keys
- Bug #6506: Review absolute due date always set to today
- Bug #6555: Files Browser link broken
- Bug #6389: Primary Contact Affiliation in About page displays "array"
- Bug #6548: Papers report "affiliation" column missing data
- Bug #6387: Incorrect link in Custom Block Manager text
- Bug #6462: Submission file URLs don't work during submission process
- Bug #4780: Notify all published presenters doesn't send emails
- Bug #6397: Submission step numbering is wrong
- Bug #6865: Untranslated key in review form error message
- Bug #6796: Change citation_date to YYYY/MM/DD
- Bug #6797: citation_pdf_url should link directly to PDF file
- Bug #6874: Import papers select track key is untranslated
- Bug #6877: citation_authors modifications
- Bug #5918: ASCII-encoded nbsp appears in fr_CA
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I know Nationals competitions are inflated, but jeez! She beat the nearest competitor by SIXTY points! All of her spins and step sequences, in both programs, were Level 4. Wow.


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Facing long political odds, congressional Democrats nonetheless unveiled legislation on Thursday that would greatly restrict the availability of assault weapons, one of the major legislative changes requested by President Obama in the aftermath of the massacre in Newtown, Conn.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) of California offered a bill that sought to toughen restrictions as compared with the previous assault weapons ban while at the same time reassuring current gun owners.
The bill would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of all semiautomatic rifles and pistols that can accept a detachable magazine and have at least one of roughly a half-dozen potential military features.
Other restrictions include a ban on certain semiautomatic shotguns, ammunition feeding devices able to hold more than 10 rounds, and 157 specific firearms, including the AR-15 Bushmaster used in the Newtown school shooting that turned the attention of the president and the public toward questions of gun violence.
Senator Feinstein was "horrified" and "incensed," she said, "that our weak gun laws allow these mass killings to be carried out again and again and again" by military-style weapons or firearms equipped with large-capacity magazines.
Feinstein's bill differs from the previous ban, which expired in 2004, by reducing the number of military-style features that qualify a weapon for the ban from two to one, a change she said would prevent manufacturers from making largely cosmetic changes to skirt the law. The new measure also blocks the import of banned weapons and magazines and would be a permanent change instead of expiring after a decade.
The bill, however, specifically excludes 2,258 "legitimate hunting and sporting rifles and shotguns" (up from under 400 in the 1994 bill) and any weapon lawfully possessed at the time of the bill's enactment.
"No weapon is taken from anyone," Feinstein emphasized. "The purpose [of the legislation] is to dry up the supply of these weapons over time."
While a majority of Americans favor many of the proposals in Feinstein's law, the assault weapons ban will face a difficult congressional slog because of deep opposition from Republican lawmakers and the powerful National Rifle Association, who marshal questions about whether banning assault weapons would lead to a drop in violence.
Some of the opposition to the Democratic legislation may be purely partisan. Nearly 6 in 10 Republicans surveyed said they supported a ban on high-capacity ammunition clips, a Washington Post/ABC poll found in January before the president recommended just such a ban. Just under half of those surveyed supported a ban on assault weapons.
But in a Post/ABC poll taken after the White House's recommendations were revealed, only 21 percent of Republicans said they found the president's proposals favorable, giving Republican lawmakers scant reason to go along with the bill. According to the same poll, only a slim majority (51 percent) of independents approve of the president's offer.
(More than 3 in 4 Democrats surveyed approve of the package, which includes several other measures like universal background checks for gun purchases that all receive higher public support than the assault weapons ban.)
Opponents of the assault weapons ban raise questions about its efficacy. A RAND Corporation analysis of research on gun control legislation found, at best, an indirect link between the 10-year assault weapons ban beginning in 1994 and a corresponding drop in the US murder rate. In general, RAND found, crafting gun legislation to impact violence in the United States would be a tall order.
"The vast number of guns in circulation in the United States — approximately 270 million — raises significant questions," RAND scholars concluded, "about the time frame over which the nation can reasonably expect new policies to have an effect, the gains that can be achieved in the short run, and the equity of the distribution of burden that any restriction on gun access entails."
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, however, argues that Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms data show the use of assault weapons in crimes fell by two-thirds during the ban compared with the five-year period before it went into effect. Other research suggests a link between an assault weapons ban and a reduction in mass murders, RAND points out.
The assault weapons bill joins other pieces of Obama's requested changes to the nation's gun control laws in the 113th Congress.
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) of New Jersey reintroduced legislation to require background checks on all gun sales at gun shows, although a law requiring universal background checks for gun purchases as requested by the president remains unwritten.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D) of Vermont offered a bill aimed at stemming "straw purchases," where a viable buyer purchases a weapon for an ineligible owner, and raising penalties for weapons trafficking in general. Senator Leahy, the Judiciary Committee chairman, will hold a series of hearings beginning next Wednesday on gun issues.
But even within the Democratic caucus there's not a firm consensus on which pieces of the president's legislation to trumpet. Lawmakers such as Sen. Joe Manchin (D) of West Virginia, or red-state Democrats facing reelection in 2014 like Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) of Louisiana, have not endorsed the assault weapons proposal.
While Democrats in the House are some of gun control's most steadfast advocates and, like Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York, spoke emotionally on the issue Thursday, the spotlight is on the Senate because the GOP-held House has not signaled it will attempt to pass any of the president's requests.
"Whether it's going to pass, it's too early to predict," said Sen. Dick Durbin (D) of Illinois, a co-sponsor of the Senate assault weapons ban.
Speaking outside the often-emotional hearing in which Feinstein unveiled her legislation, Senator Durbin noted that as a member of the US House representing a largely rural Illinois district he was often politically targeted by the NRA.
"I understand the politics of this issue," Durbin said, "but we are elected to Congress even [to vote] on controversial issues like this, and we have an obligation to our voters and this country to do it."


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Sir Richard Leslie Taylor, (born February 7/8, 1965, Cheshire, England), New Zealand cofounder of the Academy Award-winning prop-design and special-effects company Weta Ltd. Taylor was best known for his work on the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–03), directed and adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien's novels by New Zealand director Sir Peter Jackson.
Taylor grew up south of Auckland and studied graphic design at Wellington Polytechnic (later merged with Massey University). In 1987 Taylor and his creative partner, Tania Rodger, opened RT Effects, the forerunner of Weta. One of Taylor's first projects involved the creation of more than 70 puppet caricatures for the New Zealand television satire Public Eye (1988), which was modeled after the British TV program Spitting Image. Around this time Taylor met Jackson, and with Rodger he began working on a series of animal-like puppets for Jackson's low-budget black-humour film Meet the Feebles (1989). Taylor and Rodger next produced creatures, gory effects, and stop-motion animations for Jackson's zombie comedy Braindead (1992; released in North America under the title Dead Alive). In 1994 the trio, along with film editor and producer Jamie Selkirk, expanded RT Effects and renamed it Weta Ltd. Taylor and Rodger led the conceptual and creative design side of the company, which became known as Weta Workshop.
Taylor's work at Weta concentrated primarily on physical effects and the design and construction of creatures and props. For the first 10 years, he was responsible for most of the sculpting that took place. He refined his techniques while working on the miniseries adaptation of American novelist Stephen King's The Tommyknockers (1993); several episodes of the TV shows Xena: Warrior Princess and Young Hercules; and Jackson's film The Frighteners (1996). In his work on The Lord of the Rings, Taylor advanced his animatronics innovations, giving them greater dynamic range, by combining physical models with digital technologies. He and his Weta technicians also created a series of "bigatures," oversized miniature models that were designed to emphasize the immense scale of Tolkien's fictional world by being large enough to enable sophisticated camera work while remaining small enough to fit within the studio space. The Weta team also designed all the costumes, weapons, and armour for the trilogy. The work culminated in four Academy Awards and three British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards in the areas of makeup, costume design, and visual effects.
Taylor was the recipient of numerous other awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA for visual effects for his work on Jackson's King Kong (2005). In addition, he served as the miniature-effects supervisor for Australian film director Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) and as the creative supervisor for New Zealand director Andrew Adamson's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005). He also served as a costume designer for Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012).
Taylor was named the 2012 New Zealander of the Year. He was honoured for his commitment to his country, one that had been demonstrated largely through his hiring of local talent to execute the company's various projects. He was knighted in 2010.


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Gabriele Aprea
President, Chantecler
Finding the gems in your data
Chantecler increased business and managed the ever-increasing complexity of its operations using SAS® Business Analytics
After more than 60 years of crafting some of the world's most luxurious and sought-after jewelry – especially by international jet-setters – Chantecler has grown from an artisan boutique atelier in Capri, Italy, to a Milan-based company of 45 people, with annual sales of more than 20 million euros. Building upon its growth, Chantecler now distributes its fine jewelry through wholesale channels, with an international sales network of 120 multibrand jewelry stores and four single-brand boutiques in Capri, Cortina, Milan and Tokyo.
We chose SAS for its stability, ease of use, the richness of its tools, flexibility and openness.
Gabriele Aprea
To manage the increase in business, and the ever-increasing complexity of its operations, Chantecler is using SAS Business Analytics to enhance its reporting and analysis capabilities to support strategic decisions.
"We found ourselves having to manage significant volumes of data," says Gabriele Aprea, President of Chantecler. "With fluctuations in raw material prices and currency exchange rates, we had to drastically shorten the time it takes to generate business analyses and reports. We also needed a single and standardized view of business events and processes, and a systematic approach to monitoring the company's diverse functions, as well as a way to generate business projections."
With the bulk of Chantecler's sales coming from a network of retail agents, the high-end jeweler foresees an even greater volume of data and information to be exchanged with its retail network – beyond communications regarding store product inventory.
"It's important to develop a common culture, because agents are an important part of Chantecler. Their sales forecasts must be as accurate as possible," explains Aprea. "With SAS, we can focus on interacting with our network, personalize messages and respond quickly to external requests – truly competitive levers for a company of our size. We don't want to just sell our product; we want to develop a strong partnership by providing useful information and exceptional service to a store's owner and staff.
"During times of growth, it's fundamental to understand all aspects of your business," he continues. "What you need are dashboards and expertise in sorting and consolidating useful data from the myriad company systems, while ensuring its accuracy and quality for business analysis. Data is very important. Companies don't survive very long if they cannot predict the future. Analytics are used to guide us down the right path; they must provide specific snapshots of situations to establish and share action plans. Analysis is integral to verifying whether our choices were correct, to help refine operations, and modify our operational plans."
Chantecler's owners and executive management team decided on a phased implementation of the analytics environment to cover the basic needs of the company's functions, while planning for future development. "We are working towards better understanding our processes and concentrating on making company processes efficient in all of the company's macro areas – sales, administration, finance, marketing and communications, human resources, research and development, production and logistics.
To manage the increase in business, and the ever-increasing complexity of its operations, Chantecler required reporting and analysis capabilities to support strategic decision making
- Single, standardized view of business events and processes
- Systematic approach to monitoring the company's diverse functions
- Ability to generate business projections
- Accurate sales forecasts
- Management and consolidation of large data volumes
- Data quality and accuracy for effective analysis and reporting


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