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BALTIMORE -- Because Tuesday night's game was postponed due to rain, the Rays and Orioles did not have a chance to wear No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson on the day honoring him.
However, both teams wore No. 42 for Wednesday afternoon's game, and memories of Robinson accompanied the tribute.
"It's a great day to be able to wear that number one day of the year to kind of signify what Jackie means to the game of baseball and people in general," David Price said. "He definitely meant a lot, the way he carried himself in that time period -- not only on the field, but off the field. It's just a testament to his character. And I think that's pretty special."
Already drawn to the story and the courage Robinson displayed while breaking Major League baseball's color barrier, Rays manager Joe Maddon grew even more connected to those events in recent years after reading "Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman" by Lee Lowenfish.
"Every year, you're reminded on Jackie Robinson Day about who he was and what he did," Maddon said. "And it's kind of like a holiday within the baseball season. It's kind of like a Christmas, an Easter, whatever -- for me, Thanksgiving. It's a baseball holiday that you get to remember this particular moment and how significant it is to this game and to our society as a whole.
"I'm just hoping that it's never lost on anybody. I know it's not lost on me. I know the recent movie ["42"] helped to get the message out there a little bit more. But that's one of those things that needs to be revisited, and we do that on an annual basis."
Mostly, Maddon said that Jackie Robinson Day reminds him of the word courage.
"If you have a little fear in your body at all, just think about what this guy did," Maddon said. "And sometimes that can help get rid of those fears. Because it was pretty tough what he did. A lot of the things we do on a daily basis don't come close to that."


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Europe v UK: How safe is your yield?
Rising rates heighten yield risk
Central bankers in the US and the UK have been preparing investors for the first rise in interest rates since they adopted looser monetary policy in the wake of the credit crisis to prevent a collapse of the financial system.
Equities, which have been among the greatest beneficiaries of the low interest rate environment, are heavily exposed to the risk of rate hikes.
Higher interest rates not only erode the value investors place on equity yield but they can also directly threaten the yield itself; a rise in interest rates can increase companies' costs, reduce cashflow and earnings, all of which can impact their ability to pay a dividend yield.1
There is also the question of how global growth will be impacted by tightened monetary conditions. Concerns here were underlined by China's currency devaluation in August, with fears it could be a precursor to a sharp slowdown in the world's second-largest economy and emerging markets in general.
And the ramifications of the resulting sell-off in equity, commodity and energy prices are now being felt. Over the last three months dividend forecasts have been cut for 40% of Europe's biggest companies exposed to China, according to financial information services firm Markit.
In a high-profile example, UK mining and trading company Glencore unveiled a number of cash-saving measures last week (7 September 2015), including suspending the dividend, to avoid losing its investment-grade credit rating.
This infographic visualises the drivers of the European and UK equity markets' yields. Specifically, it illustrates 10 'yield groupings', and the relative importance of the companies in them to the markets' overall yields. It does this by showing the average market value (see right-hand Y axis) of the firms in each of the groups, which is important when analysing market-capitalisation weighted indices.
By the UK market, we refer to the FTSE All-Share index, and for Europe, MSCI EMU Europe, as it tracks the stockmarkets of the European Economic and Monetary Union's 10 member states. These are both market-capitalisation-weighted indices, so the bigger companies have greater influence on their overall yields, which are presently 3.6% and 3.1% respectively (historic data).
It should come as no surprise to seasoned market watchers that the UK's yield is driven by a few large companies – indeed only five large names generated 45% of all UK dividends in 20142.
But the infographic goes one step further, by illustrating the proportion of firms in each yield grouping which have dividend cover3 of greater than 2.5 times (again, based on historic data). At a very simple level, the higher the proportion here (see left-hand Y axis), the safer are the dividends in the respective yield groupings.
The largest companies drive the UK stockmarket's yield…
In the UK, while the yield is higher, and dividends marginally better covered by company earnings at the overall market level (see data in the infographic's second section, under the yield-concentration graphics) the yield is concentrated in a few large corporates, where the cover is relatively low.
So, for instance, there are 18 companies with yields of 5.5% or more, and they have an average market value of £26 billion.
This yield grouping includes four of the UK's five largest quoted companies: international integrated oil and gas groups Royal Dutch Shell and BP, global banking leader HSBC and world-leading pharmaceutical name GlaxoSmithKline – none of these four have dividend cover of more than 2.5 times (historic data).
Underlying the concentration of the UK equity market's yield in the biggest companies, seven of its 10 largest companies (to the right of the 'market yield' line) have historic yields in excess of the market's 3.6% overall yield, and again none of these names has cover of more than 2.5 times.
Among the biggest 10 UK quoted companies, only international banking group Barclays and domestic leader Lloyds Banking meet this requirement.
… to a greater extent than their counterparts in Europe
In Europe, while the market yield is lower overall (again, see data in the second section, under the yield-concentration graphics), it is driven to a lesser extent by the region's largest corporates.
Exactly half of the market's 10 largest companies are positioned to the right of the market yield line, albeit, in a similar story to the UK, none of these names have cover of more than 2.5 times.
There are 20 European companies which yield 5.5% or more, but the firms in this group have a lower average market capitalisation (£16 billion) relative to the other nine yield groupings, than is the case in the UK.
And this group only includes two of the market's largest names, as opposed to four – global integrated oil and gas business Total and banking leader Banco Santander.
The data in the second section of the infographic also makes interesting comparisons between the markets' valuations and overall level of indebtedness, by examining their respective price/earnings (PE) ratios4 and the proportion of companies in each market with 'low' net financial gearing5, defined as being net financial gearing of under 50% (based on historic data).
Finally, the last section shows the yield and dividend cover of the various industry groupings in each market. We will examine the differences here in more detail in the fourth part of our income explainer series.
Investors should research their investment thoroughly and consult their financial adviser. Investing for equity income places your original capital at risk.
The historic equity market performance above shows that investments in equities can be volatile.
Their values may fluctuate quite dramatically in response to the results of individual companies, as well as general market conditions.
Please remember that past performance is not a guide to future performance and may not be repeated. The value of investments and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the amounts originally invested.
1. DIVIDEND YIELD: the amount of money that a company is expected to pay out to a shareholder in dividends, expressed as a percentage of the current share price.↩
2. According to Capita's UK Dividend Monitor Royal Dutch Shell, HSBC, BP, GlaxoSmithKline and Vodafone, respectively the UK's first, second, third, fourth and sixth-largest quoted companies (as at 31/08/15) paid 45% of total dividends in 2014, or £43.5 billion, versus the market's £97.4 billion (including special distributions)↩
3. DIVIDEND COVER: the number of times an organisation is capable of paying dividends to shareholders from the profits earned during an accounting period, commonly calculated by dividing dividends per share into earnings per share.↩
4. PE ratio: This is used to value a company's shares. It is calculated by dividing the current market price by the earnings per share.↩
5. NET FINANCIAL GEARING: A ratio of a company's level of long-term debt, minus its cash balances, compared to its equity capital.↩
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Denver's Anti-Gym shuttered by IRS, Karolchyk vows to move on
The worse it gets, the better it gets for Michael Karolchyk, owner of the Anti-Gym, which shut down Wednesday.
At least thath's what he thinks.
The Denver fitness club became famous for insulting its clients by calling them chubbies and throwing cupcakes at them during workouts.
Karolchyk told me Friday that the IRS caused the closure.
"For two years I've been fighting an IRS claim for back taxes," he said. "My legal team made the decision."
He's also fighting two other "bogus" lawsuits, he says, so he figured it was time to pull out.
It's all very complicated, including how his current clients will be compensated.
But don't call Karolchyk out.
He has a six-page spread in this month's Men's Fitness.
And he's moving to California where Atlas Media has a plan to get him on a prime-time TV show training a celebrity — then, he says, move him to his own show.
As for the Anti-Gym, he says it will live on as an ammenity in gyms across the globe.
In a letter to me, he wrote, "Again the Anti-Gym only dies when I die. I will no longer be chained to a post in a city which does not appreciate me. When one door closes another opens! Now I will be all over the county throwing cupcakes at people. All over the world where PEOPLE WANT ME AND APPRECIATE THE ANTI-GYM CONCEPT."
Here's the first look at Karolchyk's press release set for this Monday:
For Immediate Release:
Obituary 01/29/09
Denver "No Chubbies" Advocate Passes On
by Martin Higgins, The Lone Tree Group (Contact)
Published January 28, 2009 at 12:05 a.m.
Updated January 29, 2009 at 2:34 a.m.
Michael Karolchyk, long-time Denver promoter of fitness and outspoken critic of obesity, fast food, sensitive New Age guys, weepers, whiners and donut gorgers, has passed on and will continue passing until he reaches California. Michael often referred to Denver as the place where the out-of-shape `49's stopped moving West when they saw the Rockies. "One hundred and fifty years ago, Denverites sat on their butts and there hasn't been much movement since."
Karolchyk's patented method of motivation and unarguable nutritional logic was well beyond the understanding of Denver's media and victim community. Especially confused were lumpen News people who do special reports about cholesterol after a Double Whopper with Cheese Super-sized lunch and 350-pound women from whom Michael hoped to harvest liposuction fat to power South Denver's Light Rail system.
Mr. Karolchyk was dogged by rumors of I.R.S. troubles but , although tapped by then President-elect Obama to assist Tim Geitner in making people more accountable for their caloric intake and tax responsibilities, Mr. "Anti-Gym" exclaimed, "I make people count their calories better than anyone in world, but the thought of having to meet with Barney Frank makes me sick on several levels. I wish he'd at least tuck his shirt in. On second thought, never mind."
"Perhaps Southern California is the right place for the Anti-Gym," Karolchyk said, "After all, the rest of the United States sits on their sagging couches, gobbling Double-Stuffed, Double Cheese pizza's while watching hot, sexy, fit people live the life Sofa Chubbies can only fantasize."
"It's a Coast thing, " he added, "So Cal has the Pacific Ocean with surfing, sailing and the romance of staggering sunsets and endless pure white beaches. Denver has the Chatfield Reservoir."
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1956 Ford F-100 - It Could Happen To You
This '56 F-100 Wasn't The Product Of Getting Discouraged
What's the one thing that always seems to impede or prevent the progress of our beloved trucks? Money. It seems like the time it takes to piecemeal our trucks together when discretionary income allows is like waiting for the real identity of D.B. Cooper to be revealed. It's easy to get pessimistic and want to throw in the towel by making the assumption they'll never be finished, but once in a while a bit of good fortune we weren't expecting comes our way and we start thanking the cosmic forces around us for finally sending us a little luck.
Chuck Haubrick found this 1956 F-100 for the measly sum of $1,200 and thought he could parlay it into an ongoing father-and-son project since he didn't really have much dough at the time to make it the head turner it later became. Fate had different plans for Chuck. A little real estate he invested in ended up yielding quite a tidy profit. What to do with the unexpected windfall he came into? Ahem, put it toward that truck, of course!
Initially Chuck had approached Pro Design of Santa Ana, California, to install an IFS and leave the rest of the work to he and his son. That ended up snowballing a bit as you can see. For body mods, the vent screens have been filled, stake posts rounded, vent on the front valance filled in, and rear tubbed for the larger wheels. Custom tailgate latches and Ford moniker attachments to the stock taillights (which have the wiring all sealed up in custom tubing) keeps the Effie's retro flavor with a little bit of contemporary cleanliness. Pro Design created a custom fuel tank under the cherry bed wood. The mirror-like House of Kolor Candy Apple Red laid down by Doug Starbuck of Starbuck's Design in Fontana, California, makes you wonder if Chuck goes out to the garage in the morning to shave and comb his hair in its reflection.
In the cab (which actually came from a donor truck after it was found the original had fiberglass laid over rust), things are kept clean and period authentic. The original radio was kept and still lights up, but tunes actually come courtesy of the Clarion stereo hidden in the glovebox along with the Vintage Air controls for the vents hidden under the dash. A Budnik Stiletto wheel sits on a Flaming River tilt column. A 60/40 was covered in black and gray marine leather along with a black leather dashpad thanks to Bill's Auto Upholstery in Brea, California. The truck sports one-piece power windows and power door locks. What it all amounts to is one clean-looking truck with all the comforts one could really want.
The truck was finished shortly before Chuck's son's wedding, where he was presented with the opportunity to drive it for the first time. Although he had trouble starting it because he was turning the ignition switch too far (we're sure die-hard Ford fans are laughing at this, given it's chosen powerplant), the truck eventually lit right up when he got the hang of it and the pickup has been seeing its share of shows and compliments ever since. Just goes to show ya, don't give up on your truck when things seem flush. You never know when your luck's about to change.


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Weighing in at 1.4kg, this acoustic guitar is not like other acoustic guitars - you could almost say it's the Darth Vader of guitars. Evil to the core.
Creator Blackbird Guitars is asking $US1600 for it - quite a lot, yes, but they've done some tricky fiddling with the guitar's shape, by extending the shoulder to the 10th fret to increase the volume, and treating the asymmetrical hole as an amplifier. Just don't go playing the Imperial March on it. [Yahoo via Geekologie]


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AstroSolar is essentially free from pinholes, since unlike other filters, it is coated on both sides, so the chance of two pinholes overlapping each other is statistically insignificant. Pinholes do appear but to 1 out of 10000 only in an optical density of 2.5. Baader AstroSolar safety film has been approved for eye safety by the National Bureau of Standards in Germany the PTB. Unlike any other Solar Filter on the market AstroSolar is CE-tested according to EG-Norm 89-686 and EN 169-92 (notified body 0196). Coatings are inspected constantly for consistency to ensure your eye safety.
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|Riche, Martin
Submitted to: Book of Abstracts Aquaculture America
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 2/6/2013
Publication Date: 2/21/2013
Citation: Riche, M.A. 2013. Amino acid availability from select feed ingredients in the euryhaline Florida pompano Trachinotus carolinus adapted to seawater and low salinity [abstract]. Book of Abstracts Aquaculture America. Abstract No. 1263. Available: https://www.was.org/wasmeetings/meetings/ShowAbstract.aspx?Id=29702.
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Technical Abstract: As with most marine carnivores, Florida pompano require relatively high crude protein diets to obtain optimal growth. Precision formulations to match the dietary indispensable amino acid pattern to a species' requirements can be used to increase protein efficiency and lower overall dietary protein. However, these formulations must be based on an available amino acid (AA) basis. Digestibility and availability coefficients for only a few ingredients have been reported for this species. Moreover, there is some evidence to suggest these coefficients may vary with environmental salinity. The objective of this study was to determine digestibility and AA availability coefficients from a variety of plant- and animal-based proteins considered potential feed ingredients for pompano diets, and to determine the effects of salinity on the coefficients. A randomized complete block design with two replicate systems each, for seawater (28 ppt) and low salinity (3 ppt) served as blocks, with two replicates per block (N=4). Coefficients were determined for a reference diet, Special Select TM menhaden fish meal, fishery processing by-product, yeast protein, barley protein concentrate, corn protein concentrate, canola protein concentrate, and spirulina in compounded, extruded diets. The reference diet was blended with the test ingredients in a 70:30 ratio to form the test diets. All diets included yttrium oxide (0.1 % of diet) as an inert marker. Following acclimation to their respective salinities, 25 fish (36 +/= 4 g) were stocked per tank. Fish were fed twice daily (5% BW) and fecal samples collected by manual stripping 3 h after feeding on day 5 and 7. Samples were pooled and freeze-dried for analysis. Ingredient, diet and fecal nutrient compositions and digestibility coefficients were determined by standard methods. Coefficients were tested as pair-wise comparisons between salinities and declared significantly different at the P<0.05 level. No differences were detected between salinities for the coefficients for arginine, methionine, or tyrosine among any of the ingredients. Where differences were detected, coefficients generally tended to be higher among fish adapted to seawater, with the exception of the canola protein concentrate where alanine and histidine were higher in low salinity adapted fish. Most all of the AA coefficients in the menhaden meal and yeast protein were higher in saltwater adapted fish. Coefficients for alanine, glutamate + glutamine, and proline were higher in seawater adapted fish for most of the ingredients evaluated, as were the branch chain amino acids in menhaden meal, yeast protein concentrate, and barley protein concentrate. There are several possible mechanisms for these observed differences. Nevertheless, these results suggest there are practical implications for consideration by feed manufacturers and industry in formulating diets for euryhaline species reared at different salinities.


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The original article can be found on Narutopedia at Collaboration Jutsu.
Collaboration Techniques (コンビ術, Konbijutsu), also synchronised or combination techniques, pertains to a branch of techniques which entails powerful techniques that are actually comprised of at least two or more pre-existing techniques. When initiated with the right timing, one will feed into each other to become a technique of greater power than the sum of its parts.
Although synchronised collaboration techniques has been seen used in the manga (such as the Fire Release: Toad Oil Flame Bullet technique), they were not explored much in the plot. In the anime, during the Three-Tails Arc, the concept of collaboration techniques is more explored upon. As Jiraiya explained to Naruto Uzumaki, greater power can be brought forth by two ninjutsu users who combine two different elemental ninjutsu. This can either be in destructive power, range of the width and/or range of the attacks length. If two techniques users cannot co-operate, then a collaboration technique is impossible.
Collaboration techniques are all about teamwork. Although collaboration techniques can be used by ninja who can simply match each other's timing, the best results are seen when collaboration techniques are implemented by users who are mutually like-minded and have a working understanding of each other's drives and character; the more time they spend together, then the more they can potentially become in sync with each other.
Ninja, such as Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru, whose fighting style revolves around collaboration techniques, are close friends and thus have a natural disposition for collaboration techniques, as they can work together to execute a collaboration techniques; as too do like-minded characters, such as Naruto Uzumaki and Gamatatsu, who mutually are both 'simple' and 'stupid'. Once a duo of ninja have reached an understanding and established a bond, they will be capable of working with collaboration techniques.
The most elementary application of a collaboration technique simply involves two users delivering the same technique at the same time (i.e. Kiba Inuzuka's and Akamaru's taijutsu: Fang Passing Fang). This doubles the power of its preceding single-user technique, (i.e. Passing Fang). This would be a two-way synchronised co-ordination collaboration technique.
Some collaboration techniques work because one element is weaker than the other element. However, there are also elements that possess a good affinity with each other. Wind Release and Water Release also have been seen as having a good affinity for each other in a collaboration techniques. Naruto's and Yamato's Typhoon Water Vortex Technique is a wind and water combination that's created from the Wind Release: Rasengan and Water Release: Tearing Torrent. These would be examples of two-way synchronised elemental combination collaboration techniques.


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You may remember how I did a series of articles last year on chocolate that included a great giveaway of a Make Your Own Chocolate Kit. The kids and I had SUCH a blast with that activity, that when I received the offer to sample the Make Your Own Chewing Gum Kit, of course I said yes!
Name: Make Your Own Chewing Gum Kit
Subject(s): geography, science, world culture
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Price: $13.95
Ages: 8 and up
What my kids like:
The hands-on fun. My kids love learning in the kitchen and this was an especially fun project. They threw on their little aprons and enjoyed the process. We all really enjoyed watching the photographic slide show on the process from tree to Glee (you can find it here).
Oh, and I think their favorite part was sampling the end result!
What I like:
I really love that the ingredients are all natural. The kit includes the chicle gum base, confectioner's sugar, corn syrup, 2 flavor packets, and a microwaveable black plastic dish that you can recycle when you are done.
Other Notes:
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Improvements allow utilities to track energy use, set investment priorities and verify efficiency improvements
America's drinking water and wastewater facilities can now save energy and reduce their carbon footprint with expanded tools available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star Program. Enhancements to Portfolio Manager, the agency's popular energy tracking tool for commercial facilities, allow water utilities to track energy use and associated carbon emissions, set targets for investment priorities, and verify efficiency improvements. Water and wastewater facilities are energy intensive, accounting for more than one-third of municipal energy use. Improving the energy efficiency of America's drinking water and wastewater systems by 10% would save more than 5 billion kilowatt-hours each year, representing a cost savings of about $400 million annually.
"Wasting energy is sending good resources down the drain," said Benjamin H. Grumbles, assistant administrator for water. "Energy efficiency is good for the planet as well as the plant managers who make water clean and healthy."
Drinking water and wastewater systems spend about $4 billion a year on energy to pump, treat, deliver, collect and clean water at the 52,000 community drinking water and 16,500 wastewater facilities in the U.S. Through Energy Star, EPA provides a proven energy management strategy and no-cost tools for public and private organizations to save energy and money, as well as demonstrate environmental leadership.
More than 800 organizations—including more than 150 local governments and water utilities—are leading the way toward improved energy efficiency by responding to the Energy Star Challenge, EPA's national call to action to improve the energy efficiency of America's commercial and industrial facilities by 10% or more. In June 2007, the U.S. Conference of Mayors endorsed the Energy Star Challenge as a key strategy in meeting the goals of the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.
Energy Star was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Today, the Energy Star label can be found on more than 50 different kinds of products, new homes and commercial and industrial buildings. Products and buildings that have earned the Energy Star designation prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the government. Last year alone, Americans saved about $14 billion on their energy bills while reducing the greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 25 million vehicles with the help of Energy Star.


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U2 christmas eve in DublinU2 live! even back then they were amazing. Full of energy, passion and the freedom to play all the tracks with that raw fresh talent the way they liked. Out of control, Stories for boys, Boy girl, Twilight, 11 o'clock tick tock. I was hooked from the very beginning and all for only a fiver! What a way to spend christmas eve. Magic!
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My second u2 gigGreat night xmas eve dublin 82... cant remember who played support.... but i do remember hearing new years day and sunday B sunday for first time.... My first u2 gig was in jan earlier that year at RDS (oct tour ) and i havn't missed a tour since...... I was just about to turn 18 in Jan 83... this gig was just before their first top ten UK hit new years day and the no1 album war. Great venue also used later for pride video. Got to see them again later in Aug 83 at phoenix park racecourse with support from eurthymics, simple minds and big country,... GREAT TIMES


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Last updated in May 2017
Our ratings and advice on computer stores and computer repair shops will help you find high-quality stores for buying advice and reliable shops for upgrades and repairs—as well as information to help you save money.
This article details 14 steps you can take to minimize the chances of getting hacked. As we've learned from hacks of Yahoo!, LinkedIn, Target, the Democratic National Committee, and thousands of other organizations, it's almost impossible to protect against cyberattack. It may shock you to know how often (it's constantly) bad guys probe websites, networks, internet service providers, and your devices for weaknesses. Software developers and hardware manufacturers, under pressure to race new products to market, are often no match for these ever-more-sophisticated thieves and troublemakers. Unless you're willing to live a completely unplugged life worthy of a primetime show on TLC, there's no way to completely secure your digital devices and your personal info from a sophisticated, diligent hacker—but there are several steps you can take to deter them.
1. Keep up to date.
Digital crooks spend a lot of time finding and exploiting weak spots in software code. Nearly every day, security patches are issued by Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Google, and other software companies. Turn on auto-update options to keep all your software up to date. If you notice software that needs to be updated, after it updates, go to the manufacturer's website to see if additional updates are available; sometimes big updates are pushed out in batches.
2. Be careful on the internet and when opening emails.
Be wary of unfamiliar websites. Don't download—or allow a site to download for you—anything unless you're sure it's a safe spot.
Baddies often manipulate victims to hand over their user IDs and passwords by sending emails posing as banks and other companies; often these emails look like the real thing and send you to a site that also looks like the real thing. Don't open an email unless you're certain it is legitimate. Don't click on links embedded in emails, or download any attachments, unless you're sure they're safe.
Some other guidelines:
- Turn on features in your antivirus software so it automatically scans incoming and outgoing email for potential threats.
- Ratchet up your email software's spam filter settings to reduce the number of dangerous messages. Allow it to deliver email only from your trusted contacts and from sites you trust. Check other incoming messages while held in quarantine before allowing delivery to your inbox.
- Configure email software so it doesn't display (and therefore open) email in a preview pane. Preview panes in many email clients allow part of the message to be downloaded, which sometimes is enough for a scripted virus to land on your computer.
3. Use security software.
Both Microsoft and Apple operating systems come with free built-in security software. If you want extra protection, install a second security app; free ones recommended by Consumer Reports include Bitdefender Free Edition and Avast Free Antivirus. Keep security software current by enabling automatic updates.
4. Use a firewall.
Because your computer's firewall is its first line of defense against intrusion, make sure it's turned on:
- Windows—Search for "Windows Firewall" or find it in the Control Panel. Make sure it is toggled on. Discussions of settings for various Windows operating systems can be found by searching for "Windows [operating system version] Firewall Settings" and selecting the discussion hosted by Microsoft.
- Mac OS X—Open "System Preferences," click "Sharing," click "Firewall," and then "Start." To block incoming traffic on ports used by one of the sharing services, disable that service in the Services pane. A discussion of settings for Mac OS X is available here.
5. Use strong passwords and switch them up.
The easiest, most effective, and most neglected security tool is a strong password:
- Configure your computer so a password or fingerprint is required to use it. If you're a Mac user, turn on and use FileVault, which uses your password to protect everything on the device.
- Make passwords long. Secure passwords consist of at least 16 characters, but the longer, the better.
- Avoid incorporating common phrases. Create long passwords, but avoid common phrases, such as "LukeIamYourFather2017!" One effective strategy is to pick a relatively obscure but easy-to-remember secret phrase or sentence and add numbers or punctuation. For example, if your secret phrase is "I love writing articles for Checkbook magazine," you can add additional characters to create the password "&Ilovewritingarticlesfor1625Checkbookmagazine!"
- Change them up. Choose a different password for your computer, your email, and each website login. If you use the same password everywhere, then a lot of databases will have your master password, and anyone who steals it from one site has access to your entire digital existence.
- Consider password-management software. Since we sometimes forget the names of our children, we know it's unrealistic to suggest you remember dozens of different nearly random passwords. Password managers can help by remembering them for you or—even better—creating completely random passwords and then saving them under your master key. Some password managers will even analyze your passwords and alert you if they are weak or used on multiple websites. Good options include Google Chrome's built-in manager LastPass, Dashlane, and 1Password. Macs come with Keychain, Apple's password-management system, which you have to use to log on to its devices, but it's wise to use a separate password manager for websites you use.
- Enable multifactor authentication. Many websites now allow or require users to set up multifactor, or two-factor, authentication. This usually means that the website sends a text message with a temporary code you have to enter to complete registration, change a password, or log on from a new device.
6. Create and use a limited account for everyday work.
If you visit the wrong website while logged on to your computer with administrative rights, you open the door to big-time risks. Create a user account with limited admin rights for use when you do everyday tasks, like emailing and using the internet, and switch to your admin-privileged account only when you need it. PC owners can set up additional users by going to the Control Panel; Mac users can do it by clicking on "Users & Groups" under System Preferences.
7. Secure your router.
It's not enough to secure all your devices; you also need to lock down your router.
- First, determine the login IP address for your router by checking support documentation or the manufacturer's website. It's likely http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 or a slight variation of these two. Then enter it as a URL in an internet browser. That should display the login screen for your router.
- Change the user ID and password. The default out-of-the-box logins and passwords assigned by manufacturers for most routers are vulnerable to hackers.
- For a wireless router, make sure it encrypts traffic using WPA2. This requires users to use a strong key (passphrase) to connect to your network. If your router uses the older, weaker WEP encryption, consider buying a new router.
- Check the website for your router's manufacturer to make sure you have the most recent firmware updates for your router. Because installing firmware updates can be tricky, read instructions carefully and follow them to the letter.
8. Encrypt your hard drive.
If a thief steals your device, encryption will prevent him or her from accessing sensitive files, such as your tax returns, medical info, and all that good stuff. Windows and Apple computers come with encryption tools, but they're turned off by default. In Windows, search for "BitLocker" to check your encryption options; on Macs, look for "FileVault."
9. Be careful on public Wi-Fi.
It's a lot easier for hackers to get to your computer when you're online at the coffee shop, airport, and other public spots. Check:
- Connect only to public Wi-Fi if you're sure you know who is providing it. Crooks often set up fake Wi-Fi accounts and name them "Starbucks" or "Free Airport Wi-Fi."
- After connecting, check that your browser shows a green padlock symbol in the URL bar area. If you don't see one, know that the info you send and receive from websites you visit is snoopable.
10. Install software only if you're sure it's clean.
Lots of malware count on users to voluntarily install them. If you're not positive an app is safe, investigate it before you mess with it. Not sure? Scan it using a trusted verification tool such as Jotti or VirusTotal.
11. Keep watch over your digital existence.
Several websites, including Haveibeenpwned.com, let you check on whether hackers have stolen your log-ins or passwords from major websites such as LinkedIn, Yahoo!, and many others.
12. Don't plug in unknown devices.
If you find a USB storage device, don't plug it in. A growing tactic used by crooks is to load up portable storage media with viruses and leave them lying around coffee shops, airports, and other high-traffic areas.
13. Consider alternative software.
Because the most popular applications attract the most crooks, consider using less-popular options (Firefox as a web browser instead of Explorer; Foxit Reader as a PDF reader instead of Acrobat, etc.).
14. Back it up.
There is a saying in the IT world that if it does not live in at least three independent places, it doesn't exist. Use portable drives or subscribe to a cloud service to periodically back up important files. Dozens of websites offer up to 5GB of free storage, and Amazon Prime members can back up unlimited pics and videos to its cloud.


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Give the environmental movement credit: When it comes to reducing vehicle emissions, it has won a stupendous victory. Since 1975, when the first federal mileage per gallon standards were introduced, the average mpg for American-driven cars has zoomed from less than 15 to nearly 35. Ever-more stringent emission standards from Washington, growing environmentalist sentiment among the general public, and rising gas prices have all played a part in this phenomenon. So has the bevy of tax subsidies that the federal government offers for buying hybrids and other low-emission vehicles.
Federal and state gas taxes, too, have been a potent force in encouraging drivers to switch to more fuel-efficient cars; at a rate of 18.4 cents a gallon, any driver can greatly reduce his annual federal tax bill by simply buying less fuel.
But now the green movement's hard-won gains against emissions are bumping up against another of its passions: tax revenues. Because more and more Americans have switched to less fuel-hungry cars (and because some Americans have dropped driving altogether), gas tax receipts have fallen precipitously. It's a "problem" created directly by the success of environmentalist goals.
Enter the prickly, greener-than-thou Representative Earl Blumenauer, a Democrat from Oregon, who wants to require the Treasury Department to "study" ways to replace the gas tax with a vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) tax.
Blumenauer—who fulfills the Portlandia stereotype by wearing an unwieldy bicycle pin on his lapel—has long been a proponent of a VMT tax. Claiming that "it is time to get creative and find smart ways to rebuild and renew America's deteriorating infrastructure," he introduced a bill in December that would have forced the Treasury Department to "establish a pilot program to study alternatives to the current system of taxing motor vehicle fuels." The bill as drafted only mentions one "alternative": a tax "based on the number of miles driven." (The choice of having the Treasury Department study the VMT tax rather than the Department of Transportation is a shrewd one, by the way, because last year the House voted to ban the DOT from studying a VMT.)
Blumenauer's bill died in committee last month. According to his spokesman Patrick Malone, however, Blumenauer plans on reintroducing the bill in the next Congress. It's an idea that's gaining momentum. President Obama claims to oppose the VMT tax, though his transportation secretary, Ray LaHood, has said it's a proposal that "should be looked at." Several European countries are planning to implement VMT taxes in the coming decade.
Perhaps the most striking thing about the VMT tax is that it appears in direct conflict with green goals. If a Prius is suddenly taxed at the same rate as a Ford Expedition, after all, the government has removed a powerful incentive for driving cars that pollute less. Some VMT tax supporters say it "could" be structured so that less-efficient vehicles are taxed more heavily. But isn't this precisely what the gas tax accomplishes? Why switch to a complicated new system only to maintain the same fundamental structure? It's also simply not true that all cars are equally culpable in wearing down the roads; numerous studies have shown that heavy trucks cause the vast majority of damage to roads and highways.
There's an obvious privacy issue, too. Because odometers are relatively easily tampered with (and besides, using odometers to gauge miles driven would require the government to engage in frequent and costly car mileage inspections), cars would almost certainly need to be outfitted with some form of government tracking device. Blumenauer waves these concerns aside by saying that the VMT tax can be administered in a way that "protects personal privacy." Tellingly, he provides no details as to how. A VMT tax pilot program involving about 50 drivers in Blumenauer's home state of Oregon that's been in effect since 2006 isn't encouraging. According to Governing magazine, "That study involved using GPS devices to collect data on the number of miles traveled by each motorist, transferring the data to gas stations, and levying the appropriate fee when drivers filled their tanks."
Rep. Blumenauer and other VMT tax proponents are right about one thing: Highway maintenance is suffering and the highway trust fund is dwindling. The American Society of Civil Engineers has given American infrastructure a grade of D. Over the past four years, Congress has transferred nearly $50 billion from the general fund to the highway trust fund just to shore it up. But this sorry state of affairs isn't only a result of falling gas tax revenues; the highway trust fund is also suffering from some serious mission creep.
A recent GAO study reported that between 2004 and 2008, some $78 billion from the highway trust fund was used for "purposes other than construction and maintenance of highways and bridges." A 2009 report prepared by the offices of Senators Tom Coburn and John McCain found that "Congress raids the highway trust fund for pet projects while bridges and roads crumble." For example, states must now spend a certain percentage of their highway trust funds on "transportation enhancement" projects. Eligible "transportation enhancement" categories include the "provision of pedestrian and bicycle facilities," the "acquisition of scenic or historic easement and sites," and the "establishment of transportation museums." In a development to warm the cockles of Rep. Blumenauer's heart, between 2004 and 2008, $2 billion from the highway trust fund was spent on 5,500 projects for pedestrians and bicycles. Yet again, the dwindling of the highway trust fund—a problem that only a VMT tax can fix!—is a direct result of policies that Blumenauer and his green allies support.
Novelist J. G. Ballard once wrote that the personal car "enshrines a basically old-fashioned idea: freedom." In a way, critics of the contemporary greens owe Blumenauer a debt of gratitude. A VMT tax, fundamentally, is a punishment for driving, regardless of how many emissions your car spews—and even if it doesn't spew any at all! By decoupling the hatred for cars from the justifiable hatred of pollution, Blumenauer has confirmed what many critics have long suspected about some of the most zealous greens: It's not just that they love the planet. They're suspicious of freedom, too.


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GNU Prolog for Java
GNU Prolog for Java is an implementation of ISO Prolog as a Java library (gnu.prolog)
Downloading Prolog for Java
Prolog for Java can be found on the main GNU ftp server: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuprologjava/ (via HTTP) and ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuprologjava/ (via FTP). It can also be found on the GNU mirrors; please use a mirror if possible.
The GPG keys used to sign releases will be signed using the key signing key for GNU Prolog for Java which has fingerprint BEBF A393 37E8 2048 D3B3 28F4 72C9 4F71 A10C 2B34.
The API documentation for Prolog for Java is available online
Documentation for Prolog for Java is available online (html), (info), as is documentation for most GNU software. You may also find more information about Prolog for Java by running info gnuprologjava or by looking at /usr/share/doc/libgnuprolog-java/ or similar directories on your system.
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Prolog for Java has one mailing list: <firstname.lastname@example.com> this is the discussion list is and is used to discuss most aspects of Prolog for Java, including development. Bug reports should be directed to the savannah bug tracker and support requests to the savannah support tracker in the first instance. However if email discussion is required first or prefered then use the info list.
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WWOOF is "World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms"
WWOOF Ireland is a voluntary, educational exchange based on trust. By becoming members, volunteers from all over the world can arrange placements with host farms in Ireland (including Northern Ireland) to learn about organic growing and sustainable lifestyles. WWOOF Ireland recognises the importance of volunteers and follow best practice guidelines in volunteer management set by Volunteer Ireland.
The aims of WWOOF
- To enable people to learn about organic growing techniques.
- To enable people to learn about sustainable living, healthier life styles and alternative ways of life.
- To provide opportunities to learn about life and culture by living with families in countries around the world.
- To give practical assistance to producers of organic food.
- To give people a chance to meet, talk, learn and exchange views with others in the organic movement.
WWOOFing in Ireland
WWOOF hosts in Ireland follow organic principles and have a general ethic of respect for the environment. Many have simple, sustainable lifestyles and practise Permaculture, Bio-dynamic or other organic methods. They may be individuals, families, commercial producers, co-operatives or communities including centres for yoga, crafts, arts or spiritual pursuits sharing the WWOOF ethos.
What does a WWOOF Ireland volunteer do?
WWOOF Ireland volunteers are called 'WWOOFers'.
WWOOFers arrange placements with hosts to learn about sustainable living and organic growing. WWOOF hosts may be on large or small farms, small holdings or houses with large gardens. Hosts may be certified organic growers or following organic principals. In exchange for food and accommodation WWOOFers help hosts with their daily tasks. The exchange is based on trust and there is no payment.
WWOOFing is a wonderful way to contribute to the health of the planet. The help you give your host will be wide and varied. What you do is an arrangement made between you and your host. You should negotiate beforehand so that you know what is expected from you.
WWOOFing in Ireland
WWOOF hosts in Ireland are mainly pursuing a simple, sustainable lifestyle. Many are practising Permaculture or Bio-dynamic growing methods. Some farms are Commercial Producers, whether full or part time, others are alternative Co-operatives or Communities. The WWOOF Ireland list also includes locations which are not organic farms but which are in keeping with the general ethic of respect for the environment and the idea of an exchange of knowledge and expertise, food and accommodation for help on a voluntary basis. These may include centres for yoga, crafts or the arts or spiritual pursuits.
What is a WWOOF Host?
WWOOF hosts provide accommodation, food and education in organic farming and living. In return WWOOFers give help to the hosts, mainly as a hands on way of learning from them. The exchange is based on trust. The help you get from your WWOOFers will be wide and variable, and can include: gardening: sowing; making compost; planting; weeding; cutting wood; harvesting; fencing; building; packing; milking; feeding ... the list is endless and obviously varies from Host to Host!
The nature of the help WWOOFers give is an arrangement made between you, the host, and each WWOOFer who stays with you. It is best to agree on the kind of tasks involved before your WWOOFer arrives. WWOOF hosts in Ireland are mainly pursuing a simple, sustainable lifestyle. Many are practicing Permaculture or Bio-dynamic growing methods. Some farms are Commercial Producers, whether full or part time, others are alternative Co-operatives or Communities or centres for yoga, crafts, the arts or spiritual pursuits.
What should a WWOOF Host provide?
Essentially an open atmosphere, warm bed and plenty of good food and craic! this is in keeping with traditions of the spirit of Ireland and what many WWOOFers come here to find. Also make tasks meaningful and varied and take time to expand your WWOOFers knowledge of what is involved in organic living. Skills do transfer, everyone has a skill which can be found with patience and remember misunderstandings can always be resolved with a good chat, avoid letting a small misunderstanding grow, your guest may not always understand you exactly as you intend due to language and cultural differences.
WWOOF Host commitment
- To be following organic growing principles and a sustainable lifestyle.
- To be prepared to welcome WWOOFers into your household and care for their needs.
- To provide good wholesome meals, or ingredients and cooking facilities.
- To provide accommodation which is clean, dry and warm in winter.
- To ensure that WWOOFers are given adequate instruction relating to health and safety and not allow them to use powered hand tools except for a strimmer with a line (not a blade).
- To provide WWOOFers with a variety of tasks suited to their abilities.
- To provide opportunities for learning new skills by working alongside WWOOFers when necessary.
- Not to use WWOOFers as substitutes for paid workers and no monetary payment to exchange hands from either party.
- To ensure that WWOOFers fully understand the hours of volunteering expected from them when arranging placements - WWOOF Ireland usually recommends 20-25 hours a week but this is negotiable - and to give them adequate time off.
- To be patient and open minded and avoid over-expectation of WWOOFers.
- To discuss difficulties if they arise and remember that misunderstandings can be resolved by a simple talk!
- To contact us if you need to report issues relating to individual WWOOFers.


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Baked Brie Stuffed with Grape Spread
Break this recipe out at your next dinner party. This beautiful stuffed baked brie oozes with Welch's Natural Grape Spread for a sweet and savory appetizer that guests won't be able to resist.
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Slice the brie in half horizontally. Spread 2 tablespoons Welch's Natural Concord Grape Spread, half the almonds and half the rosemary on the cut side of the brie. Arrange top half of brie over filling.
- Spread the top of the wheel of brie with remaining spread, nuts and rosemary. Bake for 15-20 minutes in a brie baker or other oven-safe serving dish until bubbly and hot. Serve with crackers.
- One 5-inch wheel double cream brie
- ¼ cup Welch's Natural Concord Grape Spread
- 2 tbsp toasted sliced almonds
- 2 tsp freshly chopped rosemary
- Crackers for serving