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December 4, 2013 9:56 am | by DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press | News | CommentsAfter years in which the ease of instant communication via e-mail and smartphones allowed bosses to place greater and greater demands on white-collar workers, some companies are beginning to set limits, recognizing that successful employees must be able to escape from work.
Mondelez Int'l to Invest $190M in Asia-Pacific Plant
December 4, 2013 9:53 am | News | CommentsMondelez International announced plans to invest $190 million in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to establish the company's largest manufacturing plant in Asia Pacific. The 134-acre multicategory food campus in Sri City will be the largest chocolate manufacturing plant in India.
Photo of the Day: Bourbon Boasts Bold New Styles, Flavors
December 4, 2013 9:41 am | by MICHELLE LOCKE, Associated Press | News | CommentsPicking a bourbon isn't the one-two-three choice it used to be. There's been a boom in brands, especially from small, premium producers, not to mention a flood of new styles. Will you go for a barrel-aged version? Honey flavored? How about a bourbon that's been aged at sea?
Consuming Nuts Helps Keep Sickness at Bay
December 4, 2013 8:00 am | by NBC News | Videos | CommentsNew research suggests that consuming about a handful of nuts per day could be a lifesaver. The study looked at more than 100,000 men and women over a span of 30 years. The more often individuals ate nuts, the lower their death rates were.
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Inside the Postal Bus
Each year I try to read the latest cycling book before the Tour de France. This year's offering was Inside the Postal Bus by Michael Barry.
I picked up a signed copy of the book at the Tour de Georgia this spring. And don't get me started about how stupid it is that they call it the Tour de Georgia. Puh-leeze. Michael Barry is a member of the Discovery Channel Cycling Team (formerly the US Postal squad).
Michael Barry is not a great writer. He says as much in the introduction. It doesn't really matter though. If you are a cycling fan, then reading about the workaday world of professional cycling from an actual professional can not be beat. VeloNews has recognized this, and they publish diary entries of various cyclists on their web site throughout the cycling season to provide first hand insights into the sport. Think of it as "reality reading". It's very cool if you are into that sort of thing.
It was an enjoyable read, and I learned lots of interesting tidbits that I'll carefully break out, one at a time, for the fans at home while watching the three weeks of The Tour. Here's an example. Manuel Beltran, a Spaniard and one of the Discovery Channel riders, is known as "Triki". Such is my command of the Spanish language that I always thought that he got the nickname because he was "crafty" or something. It turns out Manuel has a sweet tooth, and Cookie Monster is called "El Triki" in Spain. There ya go.
This is a rabid fan boy book. Read it if you fall into that category or if you long to become a skilled cycling tufosi. Otherwise take a pass. Tonight I was practicing for the Tour. I was able to switch between the Braves game and pre-Tour TV coverage all night long. I love July. I'm afraid the reading is going to take a hit. See you guys in August.

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Redskins could cut seven
Center Cory Raymer and aging cornerback Walt Harris will be among a group of five to seven players cut by the Washington Redskins tonight in an effort to get under the $94.5 million salary cap by the 9 p.m. deadline.
Defensive tackle Brandon Noble and punter Tom Tupa, who both missed all of last season with injuries, and safety Matt Bowen, like Raymer a starter in 2004 but an afterthought in 2005, also will be released.
All five have been told they will be waived even if NFL owners approve the deal on extending the collective bargaining agreement with the players association that commissioner Paul Tagliabue brought with him to their meeting in Grapevine, Texas.
Even though the Redskins reworked the contracts of at least a dozen high-priced players -- most of them contingent on the CBA extension being rejected -- they still could use some cap room to enable them to retain veterans and add free agents and draft picks.
So kicker John Hall, who missed 14 of the past 29 games with a succession of pulled leg muscles, and reserve receiver Taylor Jacobs, a major bust who caught just 30 passes in three years after being taken in the second round of the 2003 draft, also might be cut.
Waiving Raymer ($985,000), Bowen ($2 million), Harris ($2 million), Noble ($1.7 million) and Tupa ($770,000 or $661,000 depending on whether the CBA is extended) would save the Redskins more than $7 million. Hall ($1.5 million or $1.035 million) and Jacobs ($460,000 or $176,000) would clear additional cap room.
Quarterback Patrick Ramsey, who started 25 of 40 games from October 2002 through the 2005 opener, will not be cut. Washington hopes to trade Ramsey, who has one year left on his contract, for a second- or third-round draft pick. Chicago, Miami, Oakland and the New York Jets are believed to be interested in Ramsey but hope to acquire him for a lower-round selection.
While only two starters, strong safety Ryan Clark and tight end Robert Royal, are set to be unrestricted free agents, the Redskins would have little experienced depth under contract if they cut the seven aforementioned players. They would have only two linebackers (Marcus Washington and Lemar Marshall) who have played a snap on defense, two safeties (Sean Taylor and Pierson Prioleau) and one backup offensive lineman (Jim Molinaro).
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Crazy Like a Fox, or Just Plain Nuts?
I've heard that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result. The statement assumes that getting the same result is a bad thing.
Microsoft, it seems, would beg to differ.
Fresh off the success of Windows 7, which was fresh off the failure of Vista, Microsoft is launching Windows 8. Which many are saying is destined for failure. Many liken it to Vista in fact.
The question is – why, Microsoft? The answer may be a simple as pie, or as convoluted as the Vulcan Pon Farr
There are certainly a lot of people out there who are looking at me askance, as if to say "WTF mate?"
That's actually a pretty common reaction to my blog posts and articles. No worries…I'm good with it. Let's just roll on along. My usual response is to draw my fingernails down the proverbial chalk board and irritate a few people enough that they'll listen…or at least tell me to crawl back in my hole.
But back to Windows 8.
Really? Didn't we just launch 7? Windows 7 feels like XP to me…the venerable OS that could, and did, make people happy for a very long time. Let us roll around in the leaves a bit before piling on again would you? People should be allowed some happiness before you slap them upside the noggin with another operating system. I don't care if it is for pads. It could be for tampons for all I care. Just get it away from me.
Microsoft is a veteran at this game. Yes, they've done this same thing for so long, and I suppose I should be immune to it. But it rankles me nonetheless. What is it about this company that makes them crap all over their customers? Is it apathy? Is it that they know no matter what slop they serve up people hate change so much they'll just deal with the devil they know?
Luckily the press doesn't kowtow to the Redmond gang like they did in the old days…you know, the days before the internet. Heck even plenty of the days after. While the technical fringe will continue to yammer about the advantages of Linux, a cluster**** in its own right that tracks its lineage through Unix…another great OS gone awry because they could never decide on a champion…while Windows 7 now has over 600 million users. That's a nice bundle of change and it's still selling briskly.
Andrew Orlosky at The Channel said "Windows 8: Not even Microsoft Thinks Businesses will use it."
John Dvorak from Marketwatch and a long time favorite of mine opines "Windows 8 looks to me to be an unmitigated disaster that could decidedly hurt the company and its future…. No business will tolerate this software, let me assure you. As a productivity tool, it is unusable."
Zach Whittaker at ZDNet says "Oh dear. Some people really have it in for Windows 8. Wait, so do I. And there are good reasons."
Paul Thurrott of Supersite for Windows (a site that is definitely a Microsoft shill)bubbles and gurgles about Windows 8, even so far as to say "Maybe there will be a Windows 9 that will clean up the mess, like Windows 7 cleaned up Vista's mess. But as I've written in the past, if Windows 8 is a mess, and it is, then it's a wonderful mess." No such thing. A mess is a mess, and Microsoft is well known as "King of the Pile."
What stupefies me is that apparently Microsoft is bypassing the business market in general. I suppose, in a weird sort of way, it makes sense. There are still a huge number of businesses operating on the XP platform. Some of that I'm sure is due to the ignorant upgrade policy Microsoft announced. Furthermore it looks like Windows 8 brings the Metro GUI to life and is meant for tablets and other mobile devices.
If this is the case, Microsoft rightly figures the consumer market is the route to take in this regard. It's a huge gamble…the business market is much more profitable. However, if rumor of a Microsoft tablet prove true, it could be Microsoft placing a massive gamble on their own tablet using their own special operating system. (Editor's note – Microsoft did indeed announce their entry into the pad market with Surface®) Metro is still confusing for me…essentially it's an app/widget kind of thing that relies heavily on the cloud. That's a rant for another day though.
One interesting note that I'll add now that the Surface is out of the bag – Chris Murphy of Information Week thinks CIO's are interested in a Windows-based pad, but says that consumers will have to embrace it before CIO's get serious. Maybe Microsoft = Fox? We'll know more as we get more information and sales data. For now, it's business as usual.
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Burgess Beef With City Could Be Settled Soon
Written by Suzy Valentine on March 23, 2006
By Suzy Valentine
The county's top administrator says he's ready to talk to his Miami counterpart about arrangements for paying off a federal loan that financed construction of a failing city attraction.
Last week, Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess blocked extension of city community redevelopment agencies in Omni and Overtown, citing a dispute with Miami City Manager Joe Arriola over payments for Parrot Jungle Island on Watson Island.
"It could be resolved tomorrow," said Mr. Burgess of a crisis prompted by a letter from Mr. Arriola this month in which he reneged on a September agreement. "Joe sent a letter saying he'd changed his mind because of the city's growing financial burdens. There are a number of different issues involved. My thinking is that when you agree to something, you don't back out."
Mr. Arriola was unavailable for comment Tuesday.
In a letter dated Sept. 30, Mr. Arriola said the city would assume a 70% share of a Section 108 loan for Parrot Jungle Island – a variance from the original deal in which Miami was to pay for 80%. Earlier this month, Mr. Arriola wrote again in an attempt to revoke the agreement.
That caused Mr. Burgess to block bids to prolong the terms of two community redevelopment agencies. The extension of the Omni agency to 2027 was to have released millions of tax dollars that could benefit the Miami Performing Arts Center.
"The strategy was to use a portion of the tax increments," Mr. Burgess said. "Of the monies that would to be put toward the arts center – somewhere in the region of $70 million – $34 million would go toward construction. The balance would be used to pay the debt on bonds that contribute to the operating costs of the venue through the creation of an operating endowment." Advertisement
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Mistrik, P; Ashmore, J; (2009) A Prediction for the Role of Gap Junction Mutations from a 3D Model of Ionic Circulation in the Cochlea. In: (Proceedings) The Thirty-Second Midwinter Research Meeting Of The Association For Research In Otolaryngology.
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February 14-19, 2009 Baltimore, Maryland, USA We have recently developed a computational model of the 3D electrical current flow within the cochlea (Mistrik & Ashmore, J. R Soc Interface, 2008). The model splits the cochlea longitudinally into 300 cross-sections and divides each section into 6 compartments: scala media, inner and outer hair cells (IHC, OHC), extracellular space near the IHCs, and extracellular space near the OHCs and stria vascularis. The electrical properties of these compartments are represented in the model by standard elements (resistors, capacitors and batteries). The transducer conductances are driven by a basilar membrane displacement generated by a physiologically realistic model of cochlear mechanics. This approach allows us to analyse how the resistance of K+ reabsorbing radial pathways within and longitudinal electrical coupling between the cross-sections would affect the frequency selectivity and sensitivity of the OHC transmembrane potentials and therefore cochlear amplification. The electrical resistances are dictated predominantly by gap junction networks in the organ of Corti and would be altered by mutations in the connexion genes. We have also investigated the role of extracellular space and intercellular capacitative coupling. The simulations suggest that reduced conductivity of gap junctions would result in decreased OHC receptor potentials with a roll-off of 6dB/octave. The effect is therefore most significant at high frequencies. The result argues for a compromised ionic recirculation within the cochlea, rather than decreased metabolic signalling between cells, as a possible mechanism for the high frequency hearing loss observed in patients carrying pathogenic mutations in GJB2. Supported by EuroHear LSHG-CT-20054-512063.
Type: | Proceedings paper |
Title: | A Prediction for the Role of Gap Junction Mutations from a 3D Model of Ionic Circulation in the Cochlea |
Event: | The Thirty-Second Midwinter Research Meeting Of The Association For Research In Otolaryngology |
Dates: | 2009-02-14 - 2009-02-19 |
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I have a notebook with the following specs:
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
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Drivers are up to date.
I played the beta, but it felt a little choppy occasionally but apparently that was because of the beta not being optimized properly, atleast that's what I'm told at the Bnet forums.
I'm 100% fine with playing on the lowest settings if it means I can play with 1024x768 res.
This shouldn't be too impossible right?
Now I know the required specs and the list of supported videocards are out, but it just doesn't mean much too me because I don't know how my stuff compares to it, excuse me for my ignorance.
Thanks in advance for any help, I'd just like a little confirmation if I'll to run it or not.
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Man takes stand in federal agent shooting case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) -- The man who shot and killed a federal agent took the stand in court to prove he shot the agent in self-defense.
Sixty-nine-year-old James Wonder took the witness stand Monday morning to tell his side of the story when he shot and killed 52-year-old U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent Donald Pettit. "He was screaming at the top of his lungs. I could barely understand what it was," said Wonder from the stand. "It was an enormous amount of profanity."
Pettit was shot dead in front of his 12-year-old daughter at a Pembroke Pines Postal Service parking lot on Aug. 5, 2008.
"Is this the way the car was parked when you were standing behind your vehicle?" said the prosecutor, pointing to a picture of Pettit's car.
Wonder: "Yeah, that was it."
Prosecutor: "In that exact position?"
Wonder: "Yeah, that's exactly where he put it."
Wonder has argued he shot Pettit in self-defense. Pettit's daughter described her father as angry over Wonder's driving and said her father went out of his way to then confront Wonder.
Wonder: "I thought he was going to beat the (expletive) out of me and kill me."
Prosecutor: "Is there any other reason you pulled the gun?"
Wonder: "To protect myself."
Prosecutor: "And what did you think would happen if you didn't pull the gun?"
Wonder paused for a while and then said, "I think I would have been killed."
One the day of the shooting, drawing suspicion to his case, Wonder left the scene. He even changed his hair color and hid his car inside his garage. He said, "They were looking to gun someone down."
The prosecution insists Wonder was not in fear of his life but angry about the same altercation on the road.
Wonder is trying to get the case against him dismissed under the Florida Stand your Ground Law.
The hearing will continue for the rest of this week.
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This reader from the Science in Society series looks at the challenges faced by industry in society including the need for good management practices, methods of production and investment.
1. Teamwork in industry
2. The role of managers in industry
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The Bachelorette Premiere: Desiree Hartsock Meets Her Future Fiance
May 28, 2013 06:15:57 by Lisa PrincDesiree Hartsock made her debut last night as the newest star of The Bachelorette, and the fan favorite from Sean Lowe's Bachelor season certainly had no shortage of hunks to choose from. While you were all busy checking out the goods (yes we're guilty too), what you may not have known is that one of these guys did manage to win Desiree's heart. Yep, rumor has it that she is indeed engaged! Who is it? Spoilers inside!
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Is The Latest Bachelorette Engaged?
May 25, 2013 08:17:58 by Megan ThompsonThe Bachelorette premieres this Monday on ABC and with the start of the show comes all the speculation about the upcoming season. Everyone wants to know if Desiree Hartsock finds true love and if she is currently engaged.
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Bachelorette Alcoholism Revealed: What Caused Meredith Phillips To Spiral Out Of Control?
May 24, 2013 06:23:58 by Lisa PrincRecently, Meredith Phillips, a former star of The Bachelorette, revealed her secret battle with alcoholism, but what really caused the "girl next door" to spiral out of control? As it turns out, Phillips was struggling with much more than she ever let on!
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Former Bachelorette Meredith Phillips Shares Her Battle With Alcoholism
May 23, 2013 12:31:39 by Megan ThompsonRemember Meredith Phillips? If you are a Bachelorette fan you probably remember her, she was the star of the show back in 2004. Meredith seemed like the girl next door, a natural beauty with a down-to-earth personality – not a person who would become addicted to alcohol. Meredith Phillips is now six months sober and is opening up about her battle with alcohol and sharing why she finally stopped drinking.
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May 7, 2013 01:00:33 by Megan ThompsonAli Fedotowsky might not have had a fairytale ending with her Bachelorette pick, Roberto Martinez – but that hasn't stopped her from searching for love. Ali Fedotowsky is back on the dating scene with a new man. Is he the one that will make her marriage dreams a reality?
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April 15, 2013 12:14:56 by Christine McDowFormer Bachelorette, Jillian Harris, loves building and architecture. She recently sat down to talk to SheKnows.com about the new HGTV show in Canada called Canada's Handyman Challenge. Being from Canada, Jillian Harris is the perfect host for this show! Find out if she thinks this show will be a hit in the video below.
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April 8, 2013 09:00:59 by Lisa PrincCountry star Luke Bryan won over reality television fans last season with his gorgeous smile when he serenaded Emily Maynard and her date on The Bachelorette, so needless to say, we were all thrilled when Bryan took home the Entertainer Of The Year Award at last night's ACM Awards Ceremony. Choking back tears, Luke Bryan appeared to be shocked by his huge win!
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Indie sensation TJ Boyce gets into the holiday spirit with a soulful rendition of "At Christmas Time," a remake of Luther Vandross' Classic Holiday Hit.
Coming off their Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album for their 2013 debut, "Three Kings," the men of TGT snuggle into the warmth of a Christmas moment with "Be My Holiday."
R. Kelly may have spoken for the women on "When A Woman's Fed Up," but Jonn Hart and his Bay Area cohorts Rayven Justice and Rossi touch on what gets on the fellas' nerves on this song "Fed Up."
The beginning stages of a blossoming relationship require TLC; the proper pruning, time, and nurturing for it to flourish into a healthy "Garden."
How many times have you wanted to tell that one special (yet unavailable) person they could do so much better...with YOU, that is? Toronto's Rochelle Jordan offers herself as the better alternative on her new single "Follow Me."
Teen heartthrob Trevor Jackson offers the gift of his heart this holiday season on "I'll Be Who You Love (This Christmas)."
As Bobby V's music evolution continues, his EP "Peach Moon" has finally dropped today, and so has a stand-out groove from the 6-track set called "Never Give Up."
As a part of "The Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" soundtrack, Will Ferrell's hilarious character Ron Burgundy joins Robin Thicke in the studio for this song "Ride Like The Wind."
Yummy Bingham drops off the sixth offering in her #TasteTuesday music series entitled, 'Can't Run From Ya Love,' produced by LDA.
One dose of Christmas lovin', comin' right up! Pendulum recording artist Shaliek Rivers sets aside Christmas Day "to get it in" on his holiday single "Love This Christmas."
Ariana Grande's weekly string of holiday music continues as she recruits her co-star Liz Gillies from the Nickelodeon show "Victorious" for the Eartha Kitt cover "Santa Baby."
So So Def singer Dondria takes a break from her hiatus to deliver some Christmas cheer with the new offering, "Ain't No Way."
The gloomy minimalist canvas of "Watchawannado" is the brainchild of Yeezus producer Arca, but the song's vocalist Anais Aida assisted him.
It's Monday, so you know what that means…Justin Bieber's #MusicMonday series rolls on, this time with Chance the Rapper on the record for "Confidence," on which the Biebs sings of a frisky liaison
Cleveland singer Alina Baraz links up with 22-year-old Danish producer Galimatias for this sublime cut called "Make You Feel," something to add to your romantic rendezvous.
Eric Bellinger puts his spin on the popular carol "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," adding his signature, amorous flare.
After having everyone singing along to her breakout single "Beautiful Lie," "The Game" actress/singer Katlynn Simone gets in the holiday spirit with her cover of "The Christmas Song."
After revealing an on set photo from the video shoot for "Calling All Hearts," back in September (2013), the song has arrived in full.
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Selling a BRAND NEW SEALED Sony PlayStation 4 These will be sold out until 2014! Flexible as to meeting location. Cash only, no trades. Price is $525. Please email, call or text 413.335.6838 with any questions. Thank you
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Get your Xbox One DAY ONE EDITION which is sold out everywhere! Comes with an HDMI cable in box for 1080p picture quality. No additional hookup components necessary. 1 year manufacturer warranty comes standard with each console. Email/call/txt @ 646-360-0881 FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED! NO TRADE NOR SHIPPING. FACE2FACE meeting!
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This listing is for a brand new and sealed: Xbox One-(Day One Edition) Game Console This unit was Pre-ordered on Amazon and is still sealed. $649 is our lowest asking price so please do not ask for any lower. We only have one last unit remaining, so give us a call NOW at (848)-466-7417 and ask for Joe. Thank You!
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You get the Sega Game Gear System, Instruction Manual and a wrist strap is included. Also you get 07 games with instruction how to play the games. Included a Super Wide Magnifies Game Gear Screen. And a AC Adapter, carry case with a shoulder strap. 6 AA batteries and ear phone is included also. Contact me at 1-718 721-3976
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I have a 120 GB PS3 in Great Condition. It Works perfectly and includes The PS3 system,HDMI wire, Power cord, 2 contollers, and 14 games. If interasted feel free to call or text me at 1347-866-7016. The games included are: -Call Of Duty Black Ops -Call Of Duty Black Ops 2 -The Sims 3 Pets -Midnight Club LA Complete Edition -Max Payne 3 -Far Cry 3 -Hitman Absolution -Uncharted 3 -Heavy Rain -Grand Theft Auto V -NBA 2K10 -NAB 2K12 -NBA 2K13 -NBA 2K14
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I have a brand new PS4 on hand. Willing to meet you in Midtown in person to exchange for cash. Please let me know if you're interested by texting 718-715-3100. Regards, David
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Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound OffEnded up begrudgingly enjoying this more than I expected. Hope you all like the review.Digging: Gris - A l'ame Enflammee, l'ame Constellee
Digging: Gris - A l'ame Enflammee, l'ame Constellee
Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Offthanks tommy ily
yeh dude this was spot-on, pos'd
nice rev. could give two shits about this band though
Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound OffYeah, if symphonic metal isn't your thing then steer well clear.
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound OffI obviously disagree but still, pos. I'm just a huge fan of symphonic elements. Probably should jam Septic Flesh so I can see how misguided I am.Digging: Exarsis - The Brutal State
Digging: Exarsis - The Brutal State
I feel this is their weakest effort I'm terms of production. Overall, solid review. Pos'd. Digging: Disgrace - Inside the Labyrinth of Depression
Digging: Disgrace - Inside the Labyrinth of Depression
Agreed with captain, the production was shoddy at best on their two previous efforts but it didn't break the music as much as it does here I still have a soft spot for this band
nice rev jac pos'd i've never heard anything by this band where i should start?Digging: Julee Cruise - Floating into the Night
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^ Mafia for sure
thanks tyrael will have this dl'd for tonight
agony was cool, ill check this
Septic Flesh>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>FGA like holy shit
Album Rating: 5.0Agree to disagree!
Album Rating: 2.5Had rated this higher after the first few rotations. After some days of regularly listening to it, I'd say it's their worst. Really tried to like it, but I concur they were much, much stronger on Oracles. Good review, pos'd.
Band sucks.
Nice rev, pos'd Haven't heard this band and it doesn't sound like I want toDigging: Zealotry - The Charnel Expanse
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Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound OffYeah you'll probably hate them, check the Mafia EP and that will tell you all you need to know.
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A&P Ambles Around the Holiday Season December 12, 2013
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. abandoned its seasonal "Rewards + Points" program this year, instead marketing for the holidays through a series of bulk-purchase incentives, cause campaigns…
FSI Report: Dec. 8, 2013 December 12, 2013
The holidays had little thematic competition in this week's co-op FSI programs. News America Marketing's SmartSource touted its ongoing support of Children's…
Kellogg Busts 'Just Dance' Moves at Walmart December 11, 2013
Kellogg Co. teamed with Walmart for an on-pack promotion offering a free one-day Redbox video game rental of Ubisoft's Just Dance 2014. The retailer is merchandising exclusive…
RadioShack Keeps Building Turnaround Team December 11, 2013
RadioShack has appointed Mark Boerio to head up inventory operations. The latest in a string of hires, Boerio takes on the newly created role of senior vice president of inventory planning and…
Walgreens, Duracell Help Tots in Tandem December 10, 2013
Walgreens teamed with Procter & Gamble's Duracell this year to enhance its own holiday toy drive for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve's Toys for Tots Foundation. An annual supporter…
Target's Bullseye Hits the Slopes for St. Jude December 10, 2013
Target is selling a plush version of its Bullseye mascot for the third straight holiday to raise funds for longtime cause partner St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Like last year,…
BJ's Puts Together Some 'Holiday Happenings' December 10, 2013
BJ's Wholesale Club reprised many of the tactics it employed in 2012 for this year's "Holiday Happenings in the Making" campaign.…
A&P Gets a Head Start on the Super Bowl December 9, 2013
With most retailers laser-focused on holiday marketing, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. has already begun looking toward the National Football League's Super Bowl with a "Big Game Rewards"…
Walgreens Adjusts the Leadership Team December 9, 2013
Walgreens in November promoted president of e-commerce Sona Chawla to the new role of president of digital and chief marketing officer, succeeding Graham Atkinson in the latter position. According…
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"Drinking from a fire hose" – 90% of the world's data was created in just the last two years, according to some estimates – illustrates some of the challenges posed…
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Six individuals represent this year's class of People to Watch. Nominated by their colleagues and friends of Shopper Marketing and the Path to Purchase Institute, these rising stars are making…
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The top retailers are continually making adjustments to their merchandising calendars as they work to better resonate with shoppers' evolving needs, whether by enhancing a traditional seasonal…
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December 8, 2013Coca-Cola Co. teamed with Walmart for a holiday-themed FSI (in some markets) touting exclusive seasonal "orb packaging" of the manufacturer's flagship-brand soda. (See Related Articles). The ad presented a $1 price both for the limited-edition SKUs and for two-liter bottles of any Coca-Cola brand.
In stores, the orb bottles are merchandised in upfront dump bins that invite shoppers to "collect all three" packaging designs.
Unilever Target Holiday FSIs
December 8, 2013Unilever teamed with Target to stage a multi-page holiday FSI event carrying roughly $20 in coupons and other savings. Brand-specific ads presented:
Temptations Dollar General 'Real Happy Family' FSI
December 8, 2013Mars Inc.'s Temptations joined with Dollar General for a co-equity overlay (in some markets) offering a free holiday song download (from a choice of 12 titles) to shoppers who buy two eligible products. Qualifying shoppers receive a code on store receipts to enter on a Mars-branded website operated by IMI Music, the same company that manages Dollar General's ongoing download program. (See Related Articles.)
The FSI also directed consumers to Temptations' main FSI to find a "buy one, get one free" coupon.
M&M's Food4Less 'Sweet Treat' FSI
December 8, 2013Mars Inc.'s M&M's joined with Kroger's Food4Less for a co-equity overlay (in some markets) promoting the "Final Price" on two SKUs of holiday candies for consumers redeeming the ;$1 coupon from the brand's main FSI.
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Your search for IRAN in American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) returned 23 articles
In contrast to past friction over settlements or the peace process, the focus was on threats from Iran and Syria.
March 5, 2013, TuesdayOutnumbered by the hawkish and better-known American Israel Public Affairs Committee, some 700 members of J Street reminded their Congress members that the Jewish vote is not monolithic.
March 28, 2012, WednesdaySurveys suggest Israelis both trust their government to handle the crisis with Iran and oppose its plan for dealing with it. Wait... what?
March 14, 2012, WednesdayPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington this week raised many important questions of war and peace, and one about the art of rhetoric: why a duck?
March 08, 2012, ThursdayIf Iran decided to race for a nuclear weapon, would the West detect that in time to stop it? And even if it were detected, would an airstrike be the best option?
March 7, 2012, WednesdayThe president deplored the "casualness" with which many Republicans have called for war to solve the crisis over Iran's nuclear program, and challenged his critics to make their case to voters.
March 7, 2012, WednesdayWASHINGTON -- Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee was surrounded by a gaggle of constituents on Tuesday like a quarterback in a huddle, finishing a discourse on his commitment to stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Andrew Groveman, a real estate developer from Memphis, was leading the group of delegates from an Israel lobbying group, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, through meetings on Capitol Hill. ''As you know,'' Mr. Groveman said, ''we always have three points.''
March 07, 2012, WednesdayMembers of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee on Tuesday held a record 530 meetings with lawmakers, whom they urged to support tougher measures against Iran's nuclear program.
March 7, 2012, WednesdayMitt Romney, speaking by satellite to Aipac, said that as president he would impose crippling sanctions on Iran, station carriers and warships at Iran's door, and suspend all diplomatic relations.
March 06, 2012, TuesdayAt the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference, Rick Santorum also said that if he was elected president, we would find no gap between Israel and the United States because our interests are united.
March 06, 2012, TuesdayAt the White House, President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to little agreement on confronting Iran over its nuclear capabilities.
March 6, 2012, TuesdayMitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have consistently been at their most dangerous when discussing the Middle East.
March 05, 2012, MondayWASHINGTON -- As Republicans on the campaign trail ramped up their support for Israel in a possible military strike on Iran, President Obama used a speech before a pro-Israel lobbying group on Sunday to warn against the ''loose talk of war'' that could serve to speed Iran toward a nuclear weapon. In a forceful address to the group, the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Mr. Obama declared that he would not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran and would act -- with military force...
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Is it reasonable to believe that Jesus showed up 2,000 years ago to save all of mankind from eternal damnation? Let's say for sake of argument that it is reasonable. Let's say that Jesus was born in an unimportant part of the world at a time when nearly everyone was illiterate. Let's say that he was a man on a mission to die for my sins. (What sins, I don't remember.) First of all, why was it necessary for God to torture and murder someone in order to save others? Does this make any sense at all? I fail to see the logic in killing someone in order to punish others for their wrongdoings. Does it make sense to kill a totally innocent person for the crimes of others? Aren't there better ways to go about saving mankind?
Second, even if this sacrifice did make sense, what did it prove? That God so loved the world that he was willing to torture and murder an innocent man to prove it? (John 3:16) Does this make any sense whatsoever? Why does an omnipotent, all-knowing God need to prove anything to anybody? I certainly wasn't around 2,000 years ago. Is it reasonable for me to believe that someone was sacrificed back then in order to save me from burning in hell when I die? If Pope Francis announced today that members of the Catholic Church would be tortured and murdered now in order to save others born in the 41st century, you would think the man had lost his mind.
Next, is it reasonable for me to think that God had me in mind when Jesus was crucified on the cross? Doesn't this smack of unmitigated vanity, hubris and arrogance on my part? After all, who am I really? For certain, I'm one of some 7 billion people alive today. And at best, I'll end up being a 100-year old (we all assume our lives will be long) collection of atoms (mostly hydrogen, oxygen and carbon) in a universe (perhaps just one of countless universes) that's 13.8 billion years old. Who am I? I am as insignificant to mankind as Earth is to the cosmos.
Finally, as timing is everything, why didn't omniscient God wait to send Jesus now when his miracles, crucifixion and resurrection could conveniently be documented on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, mobile phones, etc.?
That being said, I would like to know if there would be any interest in him debating the following people:
Sye Ten Bruggencate <——-I would love to see Sam smash him. This guy is a God Tier troll
Matt Slick <—- only Legend Tier, but meh—- would be fun.
William Lane Craig(rematch)<——-!!!!!! Yes, I know hes not presup, but itd be fun.
I have actually watch the wlc debate about 5 times. I cant understand how anyone thinks Sam lost. Craig's goto move was "well thats a red herring, im going to ignore everything that was just said" and "Why is god good?!?! because he is!!!!"
Id like to see Sam destroy him, publicly….again.
Anyway, just seeing what the interest would be like for those guys.
Any suggestion as to how we can get this idea off the ground? How can we take the main heads of each Religion to court and let them, in front of all the world to see, prove that their deity exists. I'm sure that they will all fail. If these heads of each religion fails to show proofs of an invisible god, then we will know for sure what we've been stating all along, god does not exist.
I'm hoping that Sam Harris gives us some direction as to how we can make this happen. Imagine, we bring all the heads of each religion and have them prove, in a court of law, that their invisible god exists.
Looking forward to hearing others like minded individuals with ideas as to how we can make this happen. How do we contact each head of each religion and how do we make them come to court?
]]>Absolutely! Lying should be avoided, even to kids.
But, lying is a part of humanity. One cannot "not" lie in life. Somehow, everyone lies, even if it means only when as a child when they are growing up and learning about life.
Military schools have a code of honor that makes lying an intolerable offence. Besides its obvious intention, such a code has other benefits to a student's education: The command 'never to lie nor to tolerate those who do' helps students learn how to avoid needlessly self-imposed pressure and anxiety.
While most students learn not to lie, a high percentage learn how to live with the constant fear of being exposed for having lied and got away with it once, or twice, etc. These demons sometimes grow into paranoia. And, a few learn to be master weavers of the fine silk of which the famous webs of deceit are built.
As an aside, it took me ten years of being in the military before I finally accepted that members of our armed forces have exactly the same foibles as found in the general population, including all manner of deviant behavior. Much of this deviant behavior, I've decided, may have originated in or been exacerbated by lies.
There is a temporal aspect to lying. Again dealing with military schools, nearly any perfect student may be subject to a "pop-off." That's a situation when a student rashly blurts out a lie and then immediately recants. What I want to know is "How is this not considered lying?" Why should such a person ever be trusted again? I've known people who made "popping off" an entertainment, even an art-form. Ha, ha!
I like Sam's notion that we should strive never to lie. But, we have to be practical and we must be compassionate of our companions, especially of their small foibles. Military students who "pop off" and immediately recant are and should always be given a second chance, albeit with a wad of demerits and punishment work.
So, what kind of education is it then, that lies to a child student? Is it "okay" if it immediately exposes itself and the whole education process to him? The student is given the keys to the game and told how to appreciate both the lesson and the method. It seems to me to be a risky gambit. I have to say that in response to my own related gambits my own grown kids now 'torture" me mercilessly—sometimes.
So, 'not lying' is the gold standard. But, if you've ever lied, can you ever claim the gold again? The religious believe we're all sinners. Redemption is only for those who believe in Jesus or through the right propitiations to Allah. What they don't tell you is that, though your soul my be cleansed for your journey to heaven, your life here on Earth may be forever tainted. The godless don't worry about the part about heaven, just the part that happens here.
Don't lie.
If you do, don't contemplate how to avoid getting caught.
If you get caught, just fess up right away.
If you lie, remember, telling only one lie is better than telling two and is definitely better than telling a hundred.
If you lie, don't make it a habit.
Don't allow lying to become an accepted part of your life, nor of your behavior or nor of your heart.
Don't lie to yourself.
Don't lie to your family, nor especially to children, nor to your neighbors.
Don't allow lying in your business.
Don't lie to your customers.
Don't allow lying by your government.
Don't lie to your constituents, nor to your allies, nor to your enemies.
Be like Sam.
Don't lie.
Now we need to discuss hiding things.
]]>my name is Arnaldo E. Díaz Colón, I'm a 25 years old student of philosophy. I want to become an advocate of atheism and I have undergone a lot of trouble for that reason.
I hope some of you would have the patience to rad my story and to judge it, because I'm desperate an don't know what else to do to regain all I have lost.
Here is a link to my GoFundMe site, where I have my story posted.
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]]>The bashing starts around 29:20.
"it's easy to see that religion is an adaptation, which of course the new athiests are COMITTED to doubting. They cannot grant that religion is an adaptation, because if it's an adaptation we can't just rip it out. (But) if it's a VIRUS then obviuosly we have to rip it out."
He goes on to say that he ran the text of several new-athiest books through a program called LIWC (Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count, http://www.liwc.net), which found that because Sam frequently uses certain words he is therefore "angry" and "certain" (certain = dogmatic).
I really like Jonathan Haidt. I learned about confirmation bias and motivated reasoning from his book. Is he now making those same mistakes???
Not that most people even care. They just think the subject is greater than themselves and don't give a damn about any of the slaughter. Religious people rationalize it with heaven. It seems the New Atheists see fit to just ignore how bombings of countries increase fundamentalism and racism. Instead, they just blame Muslims in Muslim countries. Meanwhile, Muslims get bombed, have their oil stolen, and have their rulers deposed by the American gov't for puppet leaders and for what? More drone strikes against people who hate America because their kid died in a bombing in some past historical event that American people don't remember very clearly?
Never mind the fact the American military was forcing people to convert to Christianity during 2005 and propagated the idea that all Muslims were evil killers that suicide bomb kindergartens. Never mind the fact this closely resembles Templar propaganda during the frickin' holy wars.
Oh wait, there's no point, and I shouldn't criticize the military, or the government, or the Drone program that isn't actually signature strikes and documents any 16 year old male within the blast radius as a terrorist suspect. Oh, but hey, Muslims are backwards brown people killers or whatever the hell. I'm going back to using sleeping pills while I live in nightmares knowing there's no afterlife and that nobody in America gives a damn about children being slaughtered by drone strikes. Just like they didn't give a damn about the Cambodia bombings, or the hospital bombings in India, or the slaughtering of one million Iraqis. Oh, and al Qaeda? All they have to say is "America did this, this, and this and they take our oil and their citizens are just as guilty because they pay for the bombs that killed your kids with their taxes". And voila, cycle repeats itself.
Damn the human race because it's already damned.
Thank you.
I have run across many of your talks in Youtube, Ted, and may even slide you some $ and buy one of your books (heh). I've been very interested lately in truly trying to understand why I think the way I do, and whether I should or not. Your talks on science and morality are very interesting, and say many of the things I have thought for a while in a much more straightforward and formal a way than I thought them in my own mind, or could have communicated to anyone.
I have a question regarding your position on free will. We will assume for this discussion that you are correct, and that free will is an illusion caused by a combonation of electro-chemical reactions in the brain and a product of environment (ie, nurture and nature both), and specifically that patterns of behaviour - down to individual choices - can be explained and likely predicted.
Given this, doesn't it logically follow that we can, and should, attempt to predict negative patterns of behaviour? We can factor in social factors such as poverty, 1 parent households, time in foster care, etc., along with medical factors such as psychological problems, results of functional mri's (assuming technology progresses to prevent them from being cost-prohibitive on a large scale), and other medical predictors of future behaviour.
Let's further say that fMRIs, psychological screenings, etc., become routine at doctor's office, just as the nurse taking your blood pressure and weight is now. Combined with census data, data from internet sources, etc., why wouldn't we then extrapolate likely candidates for certain negative behaviours? After all, free will being an illusion, finding the murders, rapists, child abusers, etc., within society shouldn't be too hard. It wouldn't be 100% to start, but it would probably be reasonably accurate, and would get better as the science advances.
Assuming the scenario I laid out would fly in the America of the not-too-distant future, why would we not then take the next logical step, and have our government monitor this high-risk group of people in our nation? The NSA is great at monitoring Americans, as we so recently discovered - why not turn them loose to do what they do so well? Given that our understanding of human behaviour, and human biology, is incomplete, we cannot simply arrest them on the spot, but why wouldn't we seriously monitor anyone discovered to be in this risk group for the safety of everyone? Require counseling for suspected 'potential' rapists and murders, require home visits from social workers for 'potential' child abusers, etc. If it is truly the case that free will is an illusion, and that as we grow in knowledge of the electro-chemical processes in the brain, and the effects of social interactions in relation to behaviour, it would only make sense that we make a concerted effort to continously build and update a profile for everyone, possibly collected by a Dr (possibly requiring mandated regular checkups), feed the data into a database, and have the results drive our government to monitor those that present a high risk of negatively impacting society.
And, assuming we progress to a point where science can predict with uncanny accuracy who these people are, is it not simply another logical extension to stop these people before they start? Imprison them prior to their crimes, as we can accurately predict their behaviour, using as our defense that these people have no choice but to act in the way we know they will at some point act? Yes, we could argue against this as they haven't 'acted out' yet, but if a human is simply a machine - elegant, advanced, but still a machine that you feed data in on one side, and can always expect the same output out the other side - then it is no different from diffusing a bomb before it explodes. You don't feel bad that the bomb didn't get to explode, nor do you feel a moral imperative to wait for the bomb to be in the process of igniting before hoping to be in time to put it out before it explodes in order to feel morally justified in diffusing it.
I guess what I'm really asking is this: If science one day progresses to the point that we can accurately predict who will murder, who is a sociopath, who is a child rapist, etc., then wouldn't the moral and ethical thing to do be to commit these people to a place where they could receive treatment, either medical or pyschological, or probably both, until we can then predict that they are now 'cured' of their functional path in life? Or imprison them forever if there were no cure? To me, your argument against free will would make this scenario a perfectly moral thing to do. If 1+1=2 for human behaviour, and it is truly a matter of simply understanding the variables, which will always provide the same results, it seems to me that it would be immoral and irresponsible NOT to aprehend future criminals, if their behaviour can be predicted.
In a way, you make the case that given the proper data, you can predict the future. That based on the science, even in the absence of the commission of a crime, that the people in question are in truth murders, rapists, etc. The fact that you found them at a point in time prior to them realizing their potential is immaterial. They could no more turn from their course than you could flap your arms and fly to the moon. Given this, it seems there is no moral argument against treating them as criminals, once you discover them. Perhaps they can be fixed, perhaps not, but that society should take them and try seems to follow.
Would you agree with this?


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