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How to Remove Blekko – Spam Free Search Bar
Blekko is a legitimate search engine started with an idea to provide search results chosen by users as most relevant. The problem users have with Blekko search is caused by displaying ads and coupons by some bundled components and by a deceptive way of Spam Free Search Bar installation. People often fail to notice the trap, and they are surprised by sudden redirect to blekko.com later. Removing Blekko search redirect is not as easy as removing program because it hijacks all the browsers installed on a user's machine and changes default browser settings such as homepage, new tab, and default search to blekko.com. If you try to remove all the Blekko components from computer with couple of web browsers installed, you will find it very time consuming and possibly quite confusing since web browsers have different design, and they require different removal and resetting procedures needed for removing blekko.com redirect. If not all the required procedures are performed, then blekko.com redirect will stay in one or another way. This guide will help you to remove Blekko completely, either manually or with a help of Blekko Removal Tool that makes it easy and helps to remove other malicious programs.
What is Blekko spam free search?
Blekko search engine was created with an idea to use computer users' community for making web search more productive and search results more relevant and free from spam and other artificial promotion techniques. In a driven by money world it is difficult to survive without following common practices and meeting expenses increased by the demands of commercial enterprises. Spam Free Blekko Search employs wide-spread monetizing methods, such as displaying ads, saving coupons, and deceptive installation practices today. Many computer users cannot remember how the redirect to blekko.com was installed.
Browser plugins like Blekko search redirect are set for automatic installation when bundled with other free programs. The information about such components is placed in a tricky ways that let free program developers to earn some money for an installed add-on component. Computer users do not expect other programs come with ordered ones, and they often fail to notice the trick. So, adware components are automatically installed. An attempt to remove things like Blekko is very time consuming, and only advanced computer user might be comfortable with such an exercise. Since the deceptive way used with adware is wide spread today, it is better to be ready and think that Blekko and like adware will come for sure and will be automatically installed unless you carefully inspect setup wizard screens and documentation that came with free program before installing it.
Blekko Removal Tool
To remove Blekko.com redirect you need to uninstall Blekko components and reset your web browsers. You also need to remove other components involved in redirect and programs that are spying on you for gathering your browsing habits and browsing history. Blekko is hard to remove by hand, the manual removal is very time consuming and often unsafe to your system unless you are very careful with changes.
Blekko Removal Tool makes the removal process easy and safe for you. It comes together with anti-spyware program, free one-year license, free online assistance and money back guaranty. This programs help to remove even legitimate adware, spyware and other programs like Blekko, keyloggers, and surveillance apps used with malicious purpose and not addressed by conventional anti-virus products. Thus, the level of your security and privacy will be greatly improved.
Remove Blekko adware Manually
For manual removal you need to uninstall Blekko components using "Add/Remove programs" utility. You can start this program by clicking a link in the Control Panel menu and remove Blekko program. Then you need to remove Blekko add-on components from your web browsers and reset redirects left after the removal. Please note that other adware might be also installed along with Blekko search, and you need to find and remove all of them manually unless you use a removal tool that handles the most of problems and provide connection to a free online assistance that helps to solve any complications with the Blekko removal successfully.
To manually remove Blekko search use the following guide. Scan your computer with anti-spyware program to make sure that other malicious programs are also removed.
Uninstalling Blekko Search app
Click Start, and then click Control Panel in the menu.
Double-click "Add or Remove Programs" in the Control Panel menu window.
Scroll through the program list, highlight Blekko Search Bar, and click Remove.
Remove Blekko from IE
Remove Blekko add-ons from Internet Explorer Browsers
- Start the browser and find Tools in top menu.
- Pick Manage add-ons.
- Select Toolbars and Extensions on left, and look for Blekko Search Bar add-on.
- Select this item and click Disable. Restart your browser.
Remove Blekko.com redirect for IE 8
- Start the browser and find Tools in top menu.
- Pick Internet Options from the menu and click it.
- In Option window open General tab, find Search section, and click Settings button.
- Mark you preferred search provider in the providers' list and click Set as Default button.
- You will see a list of search providers. Select your preferred search provider and click the button Set as default.
- Find the line with Blekko.com redirect, and then click Remove button.
Blekko.com redirect from IE 9
- Start the browser and find Tools in top menu.
- Pick Internet Options from the menu and click it.
- Open General tab, find Change search defaults, and click the Settings button.
- Select your preferred provider and click Set as default button
- Remove Blekko.com redirect and like from the list.
Remove Blekko from Firefox
Blekko add-on from Mozilla Firefox
- Open Mozilla Firefox and find Tools in top menu.
- Click it and select Add-ons.
- Select Extensions on the sidebar.
- Find Blekko Search Bar and click Remove button.
- Restart Firefox to complete the removal.
Remove Blekko.com redirect from Mozilla Firefox
- Open Mozilla Firefox and enter "about.config" in URL bar.
- Type " Keyword.url " in the search box and right click it.
- Set it something different than blekko.com and reset this parameter.
- Type "browser.search.defaultegine" in the search box.
- Right click and reset it to something different than www.couponsurfer.com or www.oupons.com search redirect
- Type "browser.search.selectengine" in the search box.
- Right click and reset it to something different than search redirect to conduit,com. Then search for "browser.newtab.url", right click it and reset to prevent automatic launching search redirected website on each new tab.
- Restart Firefox to complete the removal.
- Type "browser.search.selectedengine" in the search box. Right click it and reset it, or set it to something different than blekko.com.
- Search for "browser.newtab.url". Right-click and reset. This will make sure that the search page redirect won't launch on each new tab.
Remove Blekko adware from Chrome
Blekko.com redirect for Google Chrome
- Launch the program Google Chrome and click on Wrench icon in the top-right corner.
- Choose Settings from the drop down list.
- Find "Search" and click on Manage search engines.
- Select your preferred search engine and click Make default.
- Find and remove Blekko.com redirect related items.
Blekko add-ons for Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome and click on the Wrench icon in the top-right corner.
- Choose Settings from the drop down list.
- Click on Extensions on the left to display installed extensions.
- Find and Disable/Delete all Blekko Search Bar add-on.
- Restart your browser.
Note: This manual removal procedure is quite time consuming. If your value your time, then you can save it by using Blekko Removal Tool instead of the manual removal and scan your system with bundled free anti-spyware program to get rid of other computer infections.
Remove Blekko redirect completely
Blekko redirect might lead to some unsafe web sites that can be infected and spread malicious programs. These programs might help cyber criminals to spy on you and use your computer for an illegal purpose. Anti-spyware scanner, that you get along with the removal tool for free, helps to remove spyware and makes your system more secure and private. After you remove Blekko adware, you need to run full antispyware scan, then update your antivirus program and check for viruses. Use the antispyware that comes with Blekko Removal Tool for free, and have your computer protected against spyware for a full year.
You also need to look for possible malicious redirects placed into your Hosts file and remove them. If you notice some problems with search redirects, check your web browser proxy and default settings and reset them to defaults. Do not forget to clean all the cookies from your web browsers.
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A report on the BBC News website today reports that the "Zeus banking virus is back".
To which my response is, "did it ever leave?"
Zeus (also known as ZBot) is a family of malware that is capable of hijacking your computer, making it part of a criminal botnet. Once you are infected, ZBot can steal information such as banking details, credentials for social networking sites and email/FTP accounts.
ZBot is often spread in the form of an infected email attachment, but it can also be caught by visiting booby-trapped websites using a web browser that isn't properly secured.
The Zbot family of malware is a problem that has been hitting computer users around the world - it is truly a global threat.
So I'm a wee bit baffled as to why it's made the BBC's news headlines today (it was even being talked about on the radio when I drove to work this morning).
As far as Sophos is concerned, it's business as usual for Zeus/Zbot. We havem't noticed any change in either the executables or the web downloaders or the cross-browser exploits that have been in use several large botnets created by ZBot for ages.
Nevertheless, I guess anything which helps raise the awareness of the great unwashed public of computer security threats should be considered a good thing.
Let's just hope that people twig that it's important to run up-to-date anti-virus software, and keep your browsers and computers up-to-date with security patches every day of the year, not just when it makes the headlines.
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DES MOINES, Iowa - A Grundy Center man won a $10,000 prize in the Sept. 25 Powerball drawing.
John Gethman claimed his prize Wednesday at the Iowa Lottery's headquarters in Des Moines. He purchased his winning ticket at Casey's, 1807 Edgington Ave. in Eldora.
The winning numbers in the Sept. 25 $25 million jackpot drawing were 8-16-27-35-42 and Powerball 30. The Power Play® multiplier was 2. Gethman won a $10,000 prize by matching four of five white balls and the Powerball. Had he added the Power Play to his ticket, he would have multiplied his $10,000 win by two to win a $20,000 prize. There was no jackpot winner for the Sept. 25 drawing.
Players can increase their prizes with the Power Play (except the jackpot) up to five times. The cost is $1 per play. The Power Play number, 2 through 5, is chosen at the beginning of the drawing indicating the amount prizes (except the jackpot) will be multiplied if that number is drawn.
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Opponents have worked diligently to expose the rail authority's suspicious ridership numbers and financial plans. Legal battles have been waged, some partially won, others dismissed or lost. Decision-makers in Washington, D.C., heard the rumble of discontent and sent the project to the Central Valley, and with it the jobs and the federal funding.
In the waste pile left behind is Caltrain, our dependable link between San Francisco, San Jose and Gilroy. Every weekday, 40,000 commuters rely on this system. That's 40,000 fewer people in cars on our roads. On Nov. 3, Caltrain once again was there to carry an extra 30,000 baseball fans to and from San Francisco to celebrate the Giants winning the World Series.
Without the improvements provided by high-speed rail, we are left with the problems that have plagued the neighbors along the tracks: loud diesel engines, blaring horns, and air pollution as well as the tragic deaths from grade-crossing accidents and suicides.
While the Civil War was still being fought in 1865, the mainline between San Francisco and the Peninsula was completed on what is now Caltrain's right-of-way. Towns cropped up around the rail stations and invited the founding of Stanford University in 1885. After 145 years of operation, we might now be witnessing and sadly even participating in the demise of Caltrain.
A group of Peninsula leaders have formed an organization, Friends of Caltrain, to address the need for a dedicated source of funding specifically for Caltrain operations. An anticipated annual operating deficit of up to $30 million is due to declining sales tax revenues, increasing operating expenses, and competing primary obligations of the agencies that provide the funding for Caltrain: San Francisco Muni, Samtrans and VTA.
The vocal opponents to high-speed rail are now demanding that the Friends of Caltrain denounce, renounce and repudiate high-speed rail and any agreements that have been made between Caltrain and HSR. I am asking the anti-high-speed rail insurgents to stop their attacks and join us in saving Caltrain. I refuse to believe that these opponents have all along wanted Caltrain to curtail service or even stop running.
A reliable source of Caltrain operating money as advocated by Friends of Caltrain is needed regardless of the fate of high-speed rail or its relationship with Caltrain. It is time for San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara County residents to stand up for the system that connects the region and enables us to live, work and enjoy life in this remarkable sprawl-free environment. Let's keep Caltrain rolling!
Friends of Caltrain is planning a Summit on Jan. 29, 2011. Prominent elected officials, transit experts, and community advocates will be exploring all ideas for sustaining and improving Caltrain's service to the Peninsula and Silicon Valley. Stay tuned for details, time and place.
Steve Schmidt is a former mayor of Menlo Park who served on the Joint Powers Board, the organization that manages Caltrain.


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Moroccan Cuisine
The foods of Morocco take great advantage of the natural bounty of a country where eating is both a practical and social ritual. The cooks in the kitchens of the four royal cities (Fez, Meknes, Marrakech and Rabat) helped to refine Moroccan cuisine and create
the basis for what we know as Moroccan cuisine today. The midday meal is the main meal, except during the holy month of Ramadan, and abundant servings are the norm. The meal usually begins with a series of hot and cold salads which are followed by a
tagine, or stew. The heartiest plate, often a lamb or chicken dish, is next, followed by a heaping plate of couscous topped with meats and vegetables. A soothing cup of sweet mint tea is the grace note to this repast. It is not uncommon for Moroccans to eat
using the first three fingers of a hand, and to use bread as a "utensil."
The Moroccans are quick to point out that the best meals are found not in the restaurants but in the homes. In this land of good and abundant food, the emphasis is clearly on preparing your own. It is worth mentioning that women do virtually all of the cooking
in this very traditional country
Key Ingredients
Moroccan cuisine is rich in spices, only natural when you consider the ages-old spice trade from Arabia to North Africa. Spices here are used to enhance, not mask, the flavor of food. The following spices are among the most commonly used:
Saffron, Cinnamon, Cumin, ground Ginger, Paprika,
Black pepper and Sesame seed Herbs also play an important role in Moroccan food, chief among them the following:
Parsley, Green coriander, Cilantro
The Moroccan table also makes good use of the following ingredients:
Onions, garlic, preserved lemons, couscous, filo dough, eggs, chick-peas, olives, orange flower waters and honey
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You are probably quite likely to find the following items at a Moroccan banquet. If so, consider yourself lucky, for you'll be eating some of the most delicious food around.
A fresh, cool salad is often served at the start of a meal. Among the most commonly served are a tomato and green pepper salad, a mixed herb salad, eggplant salad.
This traditional savory pastry is made in three layers:
a layer of shredded chicken is topped with eggs which are curdled in a lemony onion sauce and further topped with a dusting of sweetened almonds. The whole is enclosed in filo dough and topped by a layer of cinnamon and sugar.
These are fine semolina grains which are plumped by steaming them over a simmering stew. The grains are then piled on a large platter, with the stew heaped on top. It is often served with either lamb or chicken and topped with an assortment of vegetables.
Some of the tastiest dishes in Moroccan cookery involve chicken, which can be steamed, broiled or fried and is often accompanied with vegetables.
Chicken with lemon and olives is the classic preparation, while a chicken tagine cooked with butter, onions, pepper, saffron, chick-peas, and lemon is also popular. Chickens are also prepared stuffed with raisins, almonds, and honey sauce.
Lamb is king on the Moroccan table, especially roasted lamb, which is as tender and flavorful as you will find. It can also be braised, browned, steamed or served on skewers, the latter commonly known as shish kebab. Lamb or beef which has been generously
spiced, placed on a skewer and broiled Also, lamb tagines are prepared with an assortment of vegetables and some even use fruits such as dried plums.
Pastries which sre stuffed with almond paste and topped with sugar, while honey cakes are pretzel-shaped pieces of dough which are deep-fried, dipped into a piping-hot pot of honey and then sprinkled with sesame seeds.
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As any experienced production or operations manager will tell you, there is real challenge in manufacturing execution processes and that production planning and scheduling does not help. Everyday the manager comes across machines breaking down, bottlenecks in the production lines, human resource problems, wastage of time in machine changeovers, impossible product delivery deadlines, variable raw material quality, raw material unavailability etc. The list of problems for this the manager is endless. And for the most part the manager is right. No matter how much pain you take in making a plan or schedule to care for all kinds of problems , executing this plan will always be difficult. And so if you compare the planning data with the execution data, there is going to be a lot of variance. In this light, it will be very useful for this helpless man, if a software system can take some of the pain away.
my previous articles (see Brain
of Supply Chain System and Advanced
Planning and Optimization Software: Myths, Facts, and User Perceptions),
I had discussed the definition of APO software, usage, myths, truths, and current
and future trends. In a nutshell, they were about planning and planning software.
In this article, I will talk about the mission critical usage of SCM software
(planning and execution software) in manufacturing, challenges, and solutions.
Why is it that it is difficult to make realistic production planning? Why most of the planning software including many APO software from reputed vendors fail? The one profound reason is that the manufacturing environment is very complex and there are many factors which keep changing by the minute if not by the second. And even when factors are not changing fast, simulating the manufacturing environment is quite difficult. The other factor is that the genre of planning software for manufacturing is still evolving and software from many vendors is still not up to the mark. Only a few vendors understand the complex nature of manufacturing world and provide a satisfactory software.
Planning is very important for any activity. It is more so for manufacturing industry where the processes are very complex and without proper planning and scheduling nothing much will be coming out of the production line. Even in the case of flow manufacturing, planning, and scheduling play a crucial role for plant maintenance, making throughput changes due to changes in demand, over allocation of resources in periods of peak demands etc.
Given that a software cannot simulate 100 percent of your constraints and bottlenecks, what if the software can take care of 95 percent of these problems to start with? What if the software allows itself to be tweaked to make itself more representative of your business processes? If that happens then it can be your most useful tool and will make your life less stressful. There are some software available which actually do that.
If any planning is made in isolation to its execution, then there will be no improvements in the planning process and the same mistake will be repeated time and again in planning. The planner will never have the slightest idea as to how good the plan is. Only after executing this plan and observing the difficulties in execution, can the planner learn the mistakes and errors in his plan. The same is true with software. Only after execution, efficacy and usefulness of the plan made with a planning software will be found. This information in turn will lead to make better plans with the planning software by tweaking it.
Another good way of achieving such a goal is the mix of a good planning and execution software and business process reengineering. In the short run, the planning software will be tweaked continuously against your execution data so that it starts making realistic planning. In the long run, your business process will be reengineered to remove your bottlenecks slowly.
User recommendation
Some vendors claim that user should only concentrate on the execution part because planning and scheduling is not important. However, they give this excuse because their software does not have planning and scheduling capabilities. This is wrong. Some other vendors may claim that their software has good planning and scheduling capacity. But they do not offer good execution software so the user is left with the task of finding a good execution software and integrate it with the planning and execution software. In the end, this may not prove to be good solution because of integration problems; unharmonious functionality sets between the two software etc.
The best solution is that a vendor offering a software which has both planning and execution capabilities. But again, planning and scheduling capability of different software vendors vary too much. Additionally, different industries have an altogether different set of business processes and require very different set of capabilities in the planning and scheduling software. The user should be very careful about these issues when looking at options.
the author
Ashfaque Ahmed is a consultant of advanced planning, scheduling and optimization techniques in the area of manufacturing and distribution. He works with small to medium organizations in the food and beverage, textiles, pharmaceuticals, packaging, paper, metals, CPG process manufacturing industries, and automotive in the discrete manufacturing industry to solve their supply chain-related problems. He holds an MBA in Information Systems and a bachelor degree in engineering.
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Insurance companies are entitled to a "reasonable" amount of time to process your home insurance or renter's insurance claim. Individual states regulate the timeframe in which the insurance company must pay or deny your claim.
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Some states have specific regulatory timeframes while others simply require resolution in a "reasonable" timeframe, with provisions for extensions for extenuating circumstances.
The Insurance Information Institute website provides links to each state insurance organization website where you can find specific details for your state.
Being organized can speed up the claim resolution process and can leave you feeling less frustrated. Immediately notify proper authorities if your home is burglarized or vandalized and keep a copy of all associated paperwork. Whether the incident is the result of crime or Mother Nature, notify your insurance company as soon as possible. Insurance companies often have time limits for filing claims.
Properly completing your paperwork can often mean the difference between satisfactory resolution of your claim and a bureaucratic nightmare. Take it one step at a time and contact an insurance company representative if you need help or clarification.
If you've provided all of the information requested by the home insurance company, have waited the time period specified by your state and your claim has not been resolved or has been denied, you do have options. Before you proceed, however, make sure you have:
You can then contact the insurance agent or representative who sold you the policy, the claims manager of the insurance company and the organization that regulates insurance in your state.
After following these steps, if your claim still is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may need to contact an attorney.
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Pompeii and Amalfi Coast Small Group Day Trip from Rome
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Photo of me at a stop before arriving in Positano. Beautiful town with nice quaint shops. The group lunch at the beach restaurant was great.
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The beautiful view at Positano
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Armed militias in Libya are committing human rights abuses with impunity, threatening to destabilize the country and hindering its efforts to rebuild, Amnesty International said Thursday.
Militias have tortured detainees, targeted migrants and displaced entire communities in revenge attacks, according to a report the organization released a year after the start of popular uprisings that eventually ended Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule.
"Hundreds of armed militias, widely hailed in Libya as heroes for their role in toppling the former regime, are largely out of control," the report says.
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Veterans' Affairs
Last updated April 30, 2014
Special thanks to Joe Bello of NY MetroVets
New York City is home to anywhere between 225,000 and 300,000 veterans, the majority of whom fought in Vietnam and the first Gulf War, but with an increasing number of servicemembers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. In recognition of their service, the federal government, primarily through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), grants returning veterans unparalleled services and programs. However, issues of unemployment, homelessness, mental health, and unfulfilled compensation for war-time injuries continue to plague the veteran community.
Veterans throughout the five boroughs experience these issues just as their compatriots across the country do; however these problems are compounded here not only because of the current economic instability, but by the high living expenses of the city and bureaucracy within city government.
Housing and Homelessness
On the national level, veterans struggle to find affordable, lost cost housing. The VA estimates that one third of the national homeless population has at some point served in the military. Veterans returning to New York City are especially vulnerable, as they are forced to find housing in the city's notoriously tight real estate market and are frequently left with limited affordable housing options. For example, a veteran can apply for housing with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), yet there are 227,000 individuals and families currently on the waiting list for Housing Authority apartments with an estimated 5,400 to 5,800 that open annually.
While the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has difficulty collecting the exact number of homeless veterans, it is estimated that anywhere between 2,000 and 3,500 veterans are homeless in New York City. Veterans' advocates call for elected officials to proactively address the issue via an increase in affordable housing and better supportive housing.
Finding employment is also a major issue for many veterans, who spent years removed from the city workforce and who usually experience difficulties transitioning upon returning. The unemployment rate among veterans in NYC is consistently higher than the New York State average, especially among younger veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
As a group, veterans were particularly hard-hit by the 2008 economic crisis, which increased the already high number of unemployed veterans in New York City by almost 5,000 from 2008 to 2009. Of those that do find work, many are still reduced to poverty. A 2011 study found that 30% of veterans have either contemplated or used food stamps and/or emergency sources of food to feed themselves. Even with the job skills learned in the U.S. military, veterans frequently need assistance transitioning from military service and reintegrating into a labor market that requires different skills and in most cases, a post-secondary degree.
Mental Health
One of the more substantial problems facing veterans today is the often misunderstood and to a large extent, stigmatized issue of mental health. Studies estimate that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects 20% of returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, while 19% are diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This issue is also potentially long-term, as four-fifths of Vietnam veterans reported still experiencing some symptoms of PTSD in studies conducted 20-25 years after returning home.
Due to the stigmatization of discussing mental health in the military, the effects of these illnesses on veterans is considered both under-reported and mismanaged. 50% of PTSD sufferers do not seek out treatment, and upwards of 80% believe the treatment administered is "inadequate." This can contribute to negative perceptions of veterans, which can impact how potential employers view veterans applying and interviewing for jobs.
Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs
In NYC, the main governmental agency that deals with veteran issues is the Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs (MOVA). The office assists in disbursing information on benefits available to veterans, advises the Mayor on policy, and maintains a number of local and federal partnerships to help provide services. It is itself advised by a City Veterans Advisory Board (VAB), individuals from all five boroughs who are appointed by the Mayor and Speaker of the City Council. Both of these bodies have limited mandates, and the VAB in particular suffers from a lack of accountability in both appointments and information on meetings.
Veterans advocates are concerned that the public perceives that it is solely the federal government's responsibility to provide services to veterans, and therefore, the city has taken a comparatively small role in assisting them. Without more meaningful support on the local level, veterans routinely face waits of longer than 4 months for federal compensation.
VA Partnerships
In the last few years, the federal government has ramped up its efforts to help veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs has coordinated programs with numerous other agencies to help veterans with finding homes, jobs, and counseling. The VA joined with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to create a special subset of Section 8 known as Veterans Affairs Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers, which combine housing subsidies with clinical and logistic support to address unique veteran housing needs. The VA also works with the Department of Labor (DOL) through the federal Veteran Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP); this program provides education, training, and job-placement assistance to older (35 and up), unemployed veterans who are not eligible for a plethora of other benefits.
NYC Partnerships and Legislation
Over the past several years, NYC government has developed partnerships to help veterans in the City. Operation Home Task Force, a partnership between the VA and New York City's Department of Homeless Services (DHS), addresses veteran homelessness; in 3 years of operation, from 2006 to 2009, it reported a 62% reduction in the number of homeless veterans in the city. Likewise in 2009, the City Council passed Res. No. 2256-A, amending the Mitchell-Lama Housing Program – which grants affordable housing to low-and-middle income families – to give Iraq and Afghanistan veterans' priority access to housing, a privilege already extended to Vietnam veterans.
Veteran Advocacy
The inadequacy of State and City agencies in addressing the core issues of veterans has resulted in the proliferation of veteran non-profits and advocacy groups. These organizations have pushed for various initiatives to deal with the problems that veterans face in the City.
Some, with federal and/or philanthropy funding, have worked to establish programs which would address the problem of affordable housing and simultaneously make key services readily available to the veterans that need them. Besides the VA, various veteran service organizations (VSOs) both nationally and locally act as hubs for information on benefits and programs while also providing a sense of community among veterans through either social media and/or local chapters/posts. Various advocacy groups have also appealed to the City Council regarding mental health issues in order to bring attention to the inadequacies of the current system for veterans in the City. Other organizations have formed to help veterans that are going into business or looking for a job, by tapping into the potential of military veterans to network with each other and with service providers that actively seek their skills.
Adequately addressing the issues faced by veterans require taking into account their special needs and circumstances. Policy proposals for addressing these issues have come from many advocacy groups. On the national level, the Independent Budget, which is put out annually by a coalition of nationally recognized veteran's organizations, offer recommendations concerning federal resources that are necessary to meet the needs of veterans. On the State level, the New York State Health Foundation commissioned an assessment by the RAND Corp. a few years ago that examined the needs of returning veterans and their families and the resources available to support them.
Recently, proposals for additional programs and legislation dealing specifically with veterans in New York City have come from Joe Bello of NY MetroVets, which recently published a recommendations on potential City policies for political office seekers. Among its proposals is a call for the expansion of veterans courts, which deal with matters such as substance abuse and domestic violence related to veterans – with a focus on counseling and clinical intervention over criminal sentencing. Likewise, the briefing paper has called for expanding City contracts with businesses started by returning vets, removing unnecessary tax penalties, and expanding NYCHA's Housing Assistance for Relocation and Transitional Services (HARTS) to include veterans. Going forward, the City will need to proactively address the issues that veterans living in the five boroughs face. These problems have been recognized by the dozens of advocacy groups and lawmakers that make veteran well-being their business.
Questions To Consider:
1. What can be done by elected officials and city agencies to better address issues of homelessness, unemployment, hunger, and mental health issues among New York City veterans?
2. What can the City itself do on a substantial level to address veteran issues not adequately addressed on a federal level? What role should the City play in making up for shortfalls in benefits, services, and support?
3. How can the City better cooperate with veteran's advocacy groups and/or state and federal agencies that are active in aiding City veterans?
4. How can existing services and benefits granted by the City be expanded to better accommodate veterans?
Resources for More Information:
NY MetroVets (Veterans' Issues Awareness Group)
"Down Range and Home Again" (Recommendations on Policy)
Educational Resources:
The U.S. Servicemember's Guide to Academic Programs and Aid (Online Colleges.net)
College Guide for U.S. Service Members (AccreditedColleges.com)
Government Resources:
Mayor's Office of Veterans' Affairs
NYC Department of Homeless Services
New York City Housing Authority
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Advocacy Groups:
"Independent Budget" (Advocacy Group Coalition Budget)
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
IAVA Member Survey on Veterans Issues
Jericho Project (Veteran Initiative):
Long March Home (Veteran Homelessness Awareness):
National Alliance on Mental Illness
"Parity for Patriots" (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
National Center for Veterans Studies (University of Utah)
Ongoing Veterans Research at the National Center for Veterans Studies (University of Utah)
Veteranscorp (Veterans-in-Business Group)
Veterans Courts Resource Guide from the National Center for State Courts
Veterans Mental Health Coalition of NYC
Mental Health Action Committee


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This unit focuses on the impacts of climate change on humans. Students participate in activities using "Character Cards" (included with the unit). The cards introduce fictitious citizens who describe the local economic, social and political factors... (View More) that impact their country's climate change issues/responses. In addition, students examine how their own energy and food choices impact climate change and then propose ideas to reduce their carbon footprint. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
This unit focuses on local plant species; students learn to identify common species and will examine their life cycle characteristics as evidence of climate change. Through the use of the national citizen science project titled Project BudBurst,... (View More) students explore the impacts of climate variation on plant species distribution. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
In this unit, students investigate temperature cycles, tree rings, CO2 records, and the effects of CO2 on temperature, precipitation and cloud cover to determine the impacts of changing climate on forests. After gathering and analyzing local data,... (View More) students examine regional impacts and differences. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
Students are introduced to the carbon cycle through discussion, modeling and a game. Students then complete activities and investigations on Greenhouse gasses, photosynthesis, cellular respiration and ecosystem services (functions and values of... (View More) intact ecosystems to humans). The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
This curriculum uses an inquiry-based Earth system science approach, and leverages Project BudBurst, a citizen science phenology project, to engage students in authentic research on plant and ecosystem responses to climate change. Students collect... (View More) local data then analyze that data in the context of NASA regional and global data sets and satellite imagery to understand their data in personal, regional, and global contexts. The curriculum is divided into four units: The Earth as a System; Identifying the key changing conditions of the Earth system; Earth system responses to natural and human induced changes; and Predicting the consequences of changes for human civilization. Each unit consists of several activities with accompanying teacher answer sheets. (View Less)
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Fresh water resources- their quantity, location and distribution- are briefly discussed in this two-page article. The article can be used as a "reading to be informed" activity in a stand-alone fashion or can be incorporated into a lesson plan.
The basic chemistry of water, along with a brief glimpse into water's origin on Earth, are discussed in this two page article. The article can be used as a "reading to be informed" activity in a stand-alone fashion or can be incorporated into a... (View More) lesson plan. (View Less)
A Hovmuller plot is a diagram that visibly displays data patterns from a selected latitude or longitude over a time period. Through a storyline and several samples, students are introduced to a Hovmuller plot of temperature data along a longitude in... (View More) the eastern United States. Students then create salinity and precipitation plots using data from the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server. (View Less)
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This activity includes a presentation with links to videos about scientists and engineers working with NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (from the Faces of GPM series), as well as other STEM careers videos, followed by a number of... (View More) links to online career resources. It is designed to be used by students working at their own pace, choosing which videos and links they are interested in watching and exploring, but could also be used with a larger group. As part of the activity, students identify personal skills and abilities related to career interests and develop a career goal. Includes a student capture sheet with guiding questions. (View Less)
This set of three videos illustrates how math is used in satellite data analysis. The videos feature NASA senior climate scientist Claire Parkinson. Parkinson explains how the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice covers are measured from satellite data and... (View More) how math is used to determine trends in the data. In the first video, she leads viewers from satellite data collection through obtaining a time series of monthly average sea ice extents for November 1978 – December 2012, for the Arctic and Antarctic. In the second video, she begins with the time series from the first video, removes the seasonal cycle by calculating yearly averages, and proceeds to calculate the slopes of the lines to get trends in the data, revealing decreasing sea ice coverage in the Arctic and increasing sea ice coverage in the Antarctic. In the third video, she uses a more advanced technique to remove the seasonal cycle and shows that the trends are close to the same, whichever method is used. She emphasizes the power of math and that the techniques shown for satellite sea ice data can also be applied to a wide range of data sets. (View Less)
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|...just taking a stroll - even handmaidens sometimes get a break!
|I'm definitely no 'artist' - I'm just a guy who uses clever computer software to make pictures! But I feel an urge to pick up a pencil and sketchpad...
|I love browsing through pages of random thumbnails and clicking on anything that looks interesting...
For the last two decades of the 20th century I was a software monkey in the UK. But then I escaped and ran away to S.E.Asia! It was here, around 2007, in an internet cafe, that I (re)discovered 3D - I somehow chanced upon a download for DAZ Studio 1/2. I quickly became a 'collector', downloading all the (legally) free 3D models I could find, and around 2009 I picked up a bargain copy of Poser 6. But like many collectors I fell into a common trap - maintaining my collection in a pristine, unused condition!
In early 2010 I discovered Blender and started producing occasional models and textures of my own. With my rusty-software-monkey 'skills' I also started hacking together my own scripts for DAZ Studio and Poser. Any reasonable models, textures, or scripts that I've produced has been released as freebies.
About My Freebies
All my freebies are available at Renderosity FreeStuff and at ShareCG (maybe I should upload them here too?). And I'm still making lots of stuff. It's just that recently I've been having far too much fun playing with the toys in my runtime and making pictures. So the planned work on my freebies has suffered. But since nobody's actually asked about progress on the Smart+/PropGoto+ update, or anything else (except the S.E.Asian helmet - sorry Mal, I will get round to it, but I just keep getting distracted!) it's all on the back-burner for now. Please do feel free to chase me up if there's anything I've said I'll do - I often need just a small shove!
About My Pictures
A couple of years ago I finally ceased my endless quest for freebies. Curiously my runtime was bulging at the seams - and to be honest I had no real idea of what was inside it! So I started to play with the stuff I'd collected.
But recently my toys have really started to come to life... pictures have just started 'happening'. I simply open Poser, peek inside to see what all those little guys and gals and beasties are up to, and hit 'render' when they tell me to!
So you see, I can't really take credit for any of the pictures I post here... ;o)
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The choice is clear, vote for Scott Walker for governor on June 5. Gov. Walker is "A" rated and endorsed by the NRA.
When he became our governor he fulfilled his campaign promise to Wisconsin gun owners. He supports the state constitutional amendment guaranteeing our right to keep and bear arms. Gov. Walker has turned the state around for gun owners so that our rights are recognized and protected. He supports our strong Wisconsin hunting heritage.
To all the hunters out there, Tom Barrett is anti-guns. Barrett has long opposed right-to-carry. He believes Wisconsinites aren't trustworthy enough to carry the most effective means of self-defense and that our lives aren't worth protecting from criminal attacks.
Barrett supported repealing the law that protects gun owners from the imposition of a patchwork quilt of local gun restrictions. He supported creating a centralized state registry of gun owners and made it public for criminals to view. He supported regulating gun shows out of business and supports a ban on commonly owned semiautomatic firearms. He even voted to allow innocent hunters to be prosecuted.
Tom Barrett has earned an "F" rating from the NRA.
Vote freedom first and vote Scott Walker for governor on June 5.
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Comic-Con: 'Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3′ Confirmed, Disc-Based Only
22 Jul, 2011
It was rumor for only a day or so. Capcom confirmed the existence of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 yesterday at Comic Con, although with a stat sheet of the tweaks and updates players can expect from the reissue. Unfortunately in terms of the gameplay nitty-gritty, said stat sheet includes little else beyond a generic mention of "newly re-balanced gameplay", but its something to keep track of for now. Street Fighter IV's Spectator Mode is also being integrated into the mix, although again, details are sparse. At least we have the dozen new additions to the roster confirmed in one chunk, the full list of which you can find after the jump.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Confirmed Roster Additions
Strider Hiryu
Phoenix Wright
Frank West
Ghost Rider
Dr Strange
Iron Fist
Rocket Racoon
We also got a second update on the fighter today, as Capcom Producer Ryota Niitsuma confirmed in an interview with Siliconera that Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 will be a disc-based release only. Previous updated versions of Capcom fighters came in both disc and DLC forms at slightly differing costs. Ultimate, on the other hand, will have a singular release at $40. No release date has been confirmed.
"Right now, we're only thinking about releasing a disc version," Niitsuma clarified. "Given the development schedule, there wasn't enough time to work out all of the details to release it as downloadable content, as well. There is so much data in the game it was easier to go this route."
Any new additions to the MvC 3 roster strike your various fancies, EGs? What's your thoughts on another edition of the game coming out less than a year after initial launch? Comment below!
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European NGOs and faith groups have strongly criticised Israel's publication of tenders to build nearly 1,300 new homes in occupied territory.
Mark Braverman, a powerful Jewish advocate for a just-peace in Palestine/Israel, is speaking at a meeting in Edinburgh (12.30pm, 23 May 2012) sponsored by the Scottish Palestinian Forum in association with the Church of Scotland's World Mission Council.
The churches should act together to get the British government to act for an end to the Israeli blockade on Gaza, the Kirk Assembly has agreed.
In the midst of significant, but not necessarily tectonic, changes across the entire Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, what has happened to Palestine, a virtual state clothed with a real idea, which had been at the forefront of the political imagination of the Arab masses for long decades? Dr Harry Hagopian examines long standing questions and recent developments with an eye to addressing 'the elephant in the room' of MENA politics.
Asira Al-Qibliya residents are experiencing increased, organized attacks by Jewish settlers on their West Bank village, say Ecumenical accompaniers.
Can we expect 2012 to be as monumentally eventful in the Middle East as 2011? Perhaps even more so.
Earlier this week, a meeting took place at Lambeth Palace in London between key representatives from the Church of England, the Catholic Church as well as the Church of Scotland on the one hand and the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation on the other.
Palestine remains politically inert despite the artificial fireworks of a UN application for statehood or membership of UNESCO, observes Dr Harry Hagopian. So why is Palestine faced with such a thunderous crime of silence? After all, over the past year, we have been witnessing popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa region. Where is the disconnect here?
Palestinian leaders Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Mashal met in Cairo recently to try to resolve their differences. The outcome is not totally clear yet, says commentator Ghassan Michel Rubeiz. But what is certain is that it will take more than handshaking and an embrace for Palestinians to settle their deep divisions.
Unity for the Palestinians will be achieved only when the people collectively build a common vision on how to tackle the occupation, says Ghassan Rubeiz, noting the encouraging moves towards nonviolence at the grassroots and among some key protagonists.


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Bang Saray is a quiet fishing village that can be reached easily from bustling Pattaya. South of Bang Saray is a deep bay suitable for angling. There are so many seafood restaurants and cheap accommod...Plus d'informations
Bang Saen is most popular beach for locals who love to flock here every weekend to swim and enjoy beach activities. There are thousands of deck chairs dot along the 4.5-kilometer stretch beach. Visito...Plus d'informations
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Hat Thian Thale is a new tourist location inside the Navy's Surface to Air and Coast Department General Headquarters. This approximately 900-meters long beach is a sand beach dotted with small knolls ...Plus d'informations
This small island near the northern shore of Si Racha district has public parks and turtles garden where visitors can see sea turtles. There also is a temple on the hilltop of the island too. http://...Plus d'informations
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JJB Arena - Top 10 acts
Photographer: Shirlaine ForrestChristian Ewen on 23 August 2007
10 - Dizzee Rascal - Sunday, 5.15pm- 5.45pm
Turning the air bluer than a dock full of sailors, Mercury Music Prize pet favourite Dizzee Rascal goes at it like a pneumatic drill! Only slightly less harder than Chuck Norris (he's been stabbed more times than I've had hot dinners), Dizzee keeps it real for the 'V massive'. He might not be everyone's cup of tea but let's face it, you get more words for your money than any other act and with 'Boy in Da Corner', 'Showtime' and 'Maths and English' to draw upon, it'd be churlish not to include him in this Top 10. Plus he made me laugh… and that isn't easy so he warrants his place on the list. 'Fix Up, Look Sharp' is the ultimate crowd-pleaser - giving us all an excuse to ham it up as wannabe rappers.
9 - Corinne Bailey Rae - Saturday, 7.10pm-7.50pm
Pass me the Sunday papers and pour me a poncey latté! 'Grown-up' listening for chino-wearing execs on a 'down' day, Corrine Bailey Rae is Amy Winehouse's respectable musical cousin. She shows up, she gets the job done without any of the hi-jinks that keep the paparazzi in business. On the flipside, her act is as safe as houses and yet the music and delivery speaks for itself. Confident and assured, the soulful jazzy vocals rise sonorously throughout a respectably-attended set that battles time wise against Lily Allen and Kasabian. Like the slinky little black dress she shimmies in, Corrine Bailey Rae gets it effortlessly right.
8 - Rilo Kiley - Saturday, 4.20pm-4.50pm
Any hotter and Jenny Lewis is in danger of combusting in her bacofoi jumpsuit! When an LA woman does country, did you really expect a Stetson? The sound is pecan pie in a beat-up waffle house on the road to Nowheresville. Sprinkle on a Talking Heads-influenced overtone and eat up. This is only the third show in the past two years for the (workshy?) Californians, so forgive them if they can't quite recall when their new record is out. Musically, the signposts all seem aligned in the right direction as they look set to capitalise on their TV-friendly sound. With enough variety in just a 25-minute set to prevent any accusations of being too 'samey', Rilo Kiley layer on the subtleties to form a comforting woollen jumper against the rain.
7 - Sinead O'Connor - Sunday, 4.20pm-4.50pm
How can somebody as troubled and tormented as Miss O'Connor sing with such effortless grace? Her classic take on Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' sends shivers down my spine and becomes one of the highlights of the weekend. I swear that if she had cried that tear again I would probably have ended up joining her - such was the beauty and overwhelming sense of longing she conveys in her performance. As she treats us to a glimpse of her latest album - entitled 'Theology' - I stand stock-still in awe along with the rest of the captivated congregation who have dropped in for Sunday Mass.
6 - Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers - Sunday, 1.50pm-2.15pm
As hundreds gather in the JJB Arena I'm wondering if most revellers are here seeking refuge from the torrential rain or showing their support for one of our nation's greatest songwriters. I want to think it's the latter but even Tilbrook admits that the weather has played a sizeable hand in amassing his audience. Squeeze fans are not disappointed however when 'Up The Junction', 'Tempted', 'Slap & Tickle' and 'Take Me I'm Yours' get a dusting down. The crowd assembled up front lap it up and an ecstatic-looking Tilbrook literally jumps for joy as he concludes a thoroughly enjoyable set.
5 - Ocean Colour Scene - Sunday, 6.10pm-6.45pm
Shit! I've gone back in time! I am 14 years old and 'Moseley Shoals' is one of the greatest albums of all time. I listen to it every day and dream of playing guitar like Steve Craddock. I am now 25 and although I no longer hold that album in as high regard, I must admit it's a pleasure to hear 'The Circle', 'The Riverboat Song', 'You've Got It Bad' and anthemic set closer 'The Day We Caught The Train' once again… songs I tell myself I will revisit when I get home after I unwind myself from my favourite coat. Another highlight is protest song 'Profit In Peace' - and I especially like the ad-libbed 'Rehab' refrain. Amy would have been proud. During this gripping nostalgia-fest of a gig I realise that one of my teenage dreams remains unfulfilled when the sublime opening riff of 'One Hundred Mile High City' consumes the arena; I still want to play guitar like Steve Craddock.
4 - Iggy & The Stooges - Saturday, 8.20pm-9.05pm
Tearing up the stage with reckless abandon, Iggy Pop still cuts a lean n' mean figure with his down n' dirty Stooges in tow. Age might be causing his flesh and sinew to turn flaccid but that howl is as strong as ever. The conviction with which the man (or is he really a beast?) performs is utterly magnetic and the sheer primal power of 'No Fun', 'TV Eye' and 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' remain undiminished. Getting as close to the stage as possible, Iggy's aural assault reverberates round my ribcage and rises up into my skull…making me feeling incredible and fearing for my life at the same time… but what a way it would be to go.
3 - Damien Rice - Saturday, 9.35pm-10.50pm
Not even the luck of Damien's homeland could prevent what is a criminally woeful turnout for a headlining act. Still an undeterred Rice soldiers on and lets his heartbreaking voice intimately touch the souls of the devoted faithful. Anyone expecting some indecipherable bastard stood hunched over an acoustic guitar for an hour and half are sorely mistaken because Rice can rock! The cacophony becomes so great that I'm wondering how conversely he manages to perform songs of such beautiful fragility as 'The Blower's Daughter', 'Volcano' and 'Cannonball' yet he does with enviable ease.
2 - Jarvis Cocker - Sunday 7.10pm-7.50pm
A consummate frontman, Jarvis delivers a set worthy of a headlining slot. This one's got the lot - great tunes, surrealist humour and an electrifying cover of (you'll never believe this) Jimi Hendrix's 'Purple Haze'! Summoning the legendary axe man's spirit on the anniversary to the day he closed the Woodstock Festival, Jarvis throws shapes aplenty across the stage and startles everyone with his unexpected and impressive homage. It really does look like Jimi's taken over! But there's much more to Jarvis than good cover versions - as we know from his star-making career with Pulp. 'One Man Show', 'Tonight' and the hilariously sublime 'Cunts Are Still Running The World' (which he dedicates to Rupert Murdoch) show that he lost none of the irreverent wit that has become his trademark.
1 - Primal Scream (Sunday, 9.35pm-10.50pm)
Saving the best to last, headliners Primal Scream exterminate the competition with a trailblazing set which showcases the many facets of this brilliant band to devastating effect. From the bluesy rock of 'Jailbird' and 'Rocks' to the dark bile-ridden dance dirge that is 'Swastika Eyes' and through to loved-up blissed-out acid house classics 'Loaded' and 'Movin' On Up', the 'Scream's performance oozes style throughout but crucially backs it up with incredible substance. Mani's bass grooves are simply heart-stopping and Martin Duffy's ivory-tinkling show-stealing. The man's a genius! Bobby G is on top form too with hip-shaking dance moves which are perfectly wedded to a band that's tighter than a high street bank.
The 'Stinker' - McFly - Saturday, 3.25pm-3.55pm
I know this choice is going to upset literally thousands of you festival-goers out there,
but frankly my dears I don't give a damn: McFly
are my choice of stinkers at this year's JJB Arena. I am simply astonished that this shower can cram out the arena on
their 'proper festival debut' yet the ultra-talented Damien Rice (and Saturday's headlining act I hasten to add) struggles to form an audience
10-deep! That's sinful. Maybe it's just me being a sad bastard or whatever but I just don't 'get'
McFly. I find their moronic mugging offensive while it seems most folk lap it up and want sloppy seconds. Ah well I must be
out of touch but give me my pipe, slippers and Leonard Cohen's 'Greatest Hits' album while the rest of you
'lose yourself' to a bunch of floppy-fringed teenagers singing about girls who dye their hair. Each to their own
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Lunatics will always be with us. Lunatics with guns will always be with us. So will evil.
My reaction to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (and 18 others) in Tucson Jan. 8 starts with lunatics.
I'm leaving aside the claims that Sarah Palin had something to do with creating the environment for the shooting. That's idiotic. Also idiotic is the notion that we've somehow left a "nice America" that existed somewhere in the past.
Nice America? Let's see … Joe McCarthy and Little Rock in the 1950s. My generation executed "the 60s," sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll and riots, even in Albuquerque.
And, of course, Oklahoma City.
While exercising a few days after the shootings, I watched the Chris Matthews Hardball show on MSNBC. The sound was off. The words trailed along the bottom of the screen. Matthews and guests obsessed on the "political" connections of the Giffords shooting. It was offensive.
Time's Joe Klein called it "the absurd screech of the debate surrounding this terrible event." Nice phrase, Joe. "Absurd screech." The screech is the baseless insistence, starting just after the incident, that something "political" was the motivation.
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-Our resurfacing tiles - covering existing concrete or wood - must be glued down. As there is a solid base below, 1/2" thick product will suffice. Gluing down will mitigate expansion, contraction, and movement.
Other common problems are the loss of filling material between blocks, the erosion of the sub grade, drainage issues and plants growing in between. Would this material address these issues better?
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ZFS, Indiana, VirtualBox and a bunch of memory sticks
After installing Solaris in my machine, I'm trying to learn more about ZFS, that, in the words found at OpenSolaris website, "is a new kind of file system that provides simple administration, transactional semantics, end-to-end data integrity, and immense scalability".
In the end of last year, I saw some slides from a presentation about ZFS from Sun, using a bunch of memory sticks to create a file system, and thought that very cool. Today, I found an article called "Playing with ZFS, USB memory disks and VMware Fusion" and decided to try it myself, but in a different way, using VirtualBox instead of VMware.
First of all, I installed VirtualBox in Ubuntu Linux. After enabling the respective repository, just did an "sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose" and added my user to the "vboxusers" group. Then created a virtual machine for a Solaris installation and installed the preview 2 of project Indiana. I was having problems to install Indiana every time I gave information for creating a new user, but when I gave just root password everything went fine.
For this test, I got two pendrives: one with 1Gb from PQI and a USB memory card adapter from Nokia, with a 512Mb mini SD card. VirtualBox was presenting some problems to use USB devices, but after some googling I found the solution here (Portuguese) and here.
With VirtualBox working, was time to create my first ZFS pool.
With the command "rmformat", I discovered that the two memory sticks were the devices "/dev/rdsk/c9t0d0p0" and "/dev/rdsk/c10t0d0p0". Therefore, created the pool with command "zpool create -f usbdisk c9t0d0p0 c10t0d0p0".
Now, with "df -h", there was a new file system called "usbdisk" with 1.4GB (the adition of the two memory sticks :).
But I was curious to see if it was really working, so I created a new file in "/usbdisk" with 1200Mb (bigger than the bigger memory stick capacity), and there it was:
Rebooted the system to check it was really true, and the file still was there. That's Great! Fantastic for projects like to create "A Home Fileserver using ZFS"
But after closing the virtual machine and openning it again the file wasn't there anymore. This got me upset, but just for a few seconds before I saw that still there was something in the pool, using "zpool list".
Then executing "zpool export usbdisk" and "zpool import usbdisk" all got back again. Must be something related with the usb devices, but now I know there is no problem removing the devices or even mixing them.
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Mr. Netanyahu this week began a series of consultations with his political coalition in the run-up to the speech to be given at Bar-Ilan University between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. He met with members of his center-right Likud Party in his office Wednesday to explain the speech and told them: "There are considerations you arent aware of."
Aaron Miller, a former Arab-Israeli negotiator for Republican and Democratic administrations, said a Netanyahu endorsement of a two-state solution with conditions is "meant to cover Netanyahu politically as he obviously endorses Palestinian statehood through the back door."
As for the specific caveats attached to creation of a Palestinian state, Mr. Miller said, the same issues were discussed at length in 2000 at Camp David in the last serious round of U.S.-brokered final status negotiations between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Prime Minister Ehud Barak, who is defense minister in the Netanyahu government.
"There were hours of discussion of demilitarization around all of these issues," said Mr. Miller, who was present in most of the meetings at Camp David. "There were no formal conditions advanced or codified. There is no question that Ehud Barak's needs and requirements on security would relate to a new conception of Palestinian sovereignty around demilitarization. The Israelis also had requirements on the Jordan Valley [but] none of this advanced to the level of what you could even call understandings. These were discussions."
Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow at the American Task Force on Palestine, said he thought it was reasonable to expect Palestinian negotiators to agree to a demilitarized state that did not enter into agreements with countries hostile to Israel.
But Mr. Ibish said that the Israeli conditions regarding airspace and the airwaves should be viewed as a starting point.
"The question of airspace and the electromagnetic spectrum is probably something that will require much more negotiations," Mr. Ibish said. "The idea that the Palestinian state will not have sovereignty over these aspects of national life is one thing, saying that there will be accommodations for Israeli security concerns something else altogether."
Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, said he expected the Israeli prime minister to reject what Palestinians call a right of return, a demand that the Palestinians displaced by the founding of Israel in 1948 have claims to territory inside the pre-1967 borders of Israel.
"I think he will say no right of return and reassert the unity of Jerusalem. It will be consistent with past understandings and that they see the road map as the basis of further action," Mr. Hoenlein said.
Hagit Ofran, the head of the Settlement Watch Project for Israeli Peace Now, said that the first phase of the road map required Israel to freeze settlements, and the original deadline in May 2003 for Israel to do that was one week.
"We have been in the first week of the road map for six years now," she told editors and reporters of The Times earlier this week.
She added that settlement activity has continued unabated since the 1993 Oslo accords between Israel and Mr. Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization but that she thinks Mr. Netanyahu could survive in office even if he halts settlement growth.
She also said that if she were Mr. Obama, she would prefer a different government like the current one in Israel.
"I want to clarify the issue for Israel. Do we want to continue to build settlements, or do we want peace?" she asked. "We have heard Israeli leaders say they are against settlements but they were still built. If this is what Israel is saying, let it sing."
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Clutter Free Wealth by Liz Miller is written for those who have already accumulated wealth but may feel like it is not helping them to reach their goals. It walks you through how to determine what your wants are, assessing what assets you currently have and then understanding some of your options for managing your money in line with your goals.
Andrea's Stars: 3
Why I like it:
- I like the idea of planning your allocations based on type of asset (options, small business, etc) and its need for the future. Planning how to invest the money based on what you need it for is crucial to adequate financial planning. (Chapter 6)
- The book starts first with determining your values and what you want to do with your money. I believe this is very important because if your money goals don't line up with what you are doing with your money it is hard to feel good about your financial plan.
- The estate planning chapter (9), this is one of the best summaries and set of steps that you need to take in order to have a good estate plan that I have read. Easy to understand and full of good information.
- The gifting chapter (10) easily describes each of your options for setting up charitable giving plans. Like the estate planning chapter I have not ever seen such a well written easy to understand summary.
What I don't like:
- I wish the book had gone a bit more in-depth about some of the topics such as chapter 6. As you see from my likes list that this chapter is one of the reasons I like this book, but more details on how to come up with your risk tolerance would have pushed this book from a three start to a four. The book is short enough that more detail would not have been too much for the reader to handle.
- More how to or what the next steps were. While the information was really good, I don't feel like I could have applied much without further consulting a planner, CPA or attorney. I wish there had been a summary chapter with the next steps that you needed to take to execute on your plan either with or without a planner.
- I don't think the title is an accurate picture of what this book is about. The subtitle would have been a better title, A Goal Oriented Guide to Gaining Control of your Affluence. I consider clutter to be a pile of paper or excess in your life that needs eliminated and organized. I felt that instead of helping get my wealth organized that this book helped me set goals for my money. Setting goals might not make your wealth less cluttered, just more purposeful. Putting purpose around your money is what I felt this book was more about. (And it is a VERY important topic).
Who the Book is Good For:
- If you have some wealth already, or you like to plan way ahead this is a great book for you to read before you meet with your financial advisor. It will give you a base knowledge that will help you speak on the same level as your advisor.
- If you feel like your planner is not the right one for you this can help you understand how to view your investments and what to look for in other advisors.
- Chapters 9 and 10 alone are worth reading about estate planning and charitable giving options. If you have wealth and are looking for a starting point with these two topics, give these chapters a read.
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Shenzhen Stock Exchange formally releases listing rules for the new market
Shenzhen Stock Exchange formally releases listing rules for the new market
With the approval of CSRC, Shenzhen Stock Exchange formally released the Listing Rules for the New Market of Shenzhen Stock Exchange ("Listing Rules") on 5 June, which is to be effective from 1 July,2009.
Shenzhen Stock Exchange sought for opinions for the draft of Listing Rules from 8 May to 22 May, and totally received 153 feedback mails. It also held 2 meetings on 10, May and 11, May to solicit opinions on the draft of Listing Rules with the public.
In general, the public highly appraised the draft of Listing Rules. Meanwhile, they also gave some specific suggestions and opinions mainly related to corporate governance, information disclosure, restricted shares, rules for resume of listing, responsibilities of intermediary institutions. Shenzhen Stock Exchange finally generalized 135 opinions with 9 classifications after sorting.
After deliberated over all the feedback for the draft of the Listing Rules, Shenzhen Stock Exchange made related revisions in the formal Listing Rules mainly as follows:
Firstly, it added 3 provisions, which included that listed companies shall provide safeguard provisions for independent directors, the restrictions to accounting firms shall be strengthened, and listed companies shall intensify information disclosure regarding their key technology.
Secondly, it revised 7 provisions, which included that directors, supervisors and senior management shall assure timely and fair information disclosure, insiders shall not suggest others to buy related securities, directors, supervisors and senior management shall make declaration regarding direct or indirect holding of their companies' shares, directors, supervisors and senior management shall notify the holding of their companies' shares and apply for share restriction as they resign, and it also further identified the range of external investment.
Thirdly, it adjusted some words so as to ensure the expression of the Listing Rules to be more accurate.
As for those suggestions which seemed reasonable but have not been reflected in the formal Listing Rules this time, Shenzhen Stock Exchange promised to consider adopting those in appropriate time under appropriate market condition.
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I need to make my Lexar Jumpdrive bootable. But the only problem is, that my computer has no floppy drive, so most of the tutorials won't work for me since they ask you to "grab the bootsecter" from a floppy disk.
Any way of doing it which doesn't require that I have a floppy drive.
Oh and I have checked my BIOS, and it can boot from USB drives. I did manage to get that HP tool to make it bootable, but I don't want a linux bootsector, I want a DOS bootsector. And once again, the HP tool will only do a DOS bootable by using a floppy disk which I don't have.
Any help would be apprecieted.
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That site only contains selfextracting boot images that will only extract to floppy. But I was able to extract them from the EXE using WinRAR
I found a program called "USB_format.exe" that formatted my USB flash drive and added the bootsector and the DOS system files which I extracted from a floppy disk image that I got from bootdisk.com. (the program won't make it bootable unless I had DOS system files, which I retreived from the disk image)
Thanks for the help with the disk images!
(it won't add bootsector without them)
Now I have a bootable Jumpdrive that shows up as drive C:\ when it is booted. (my harddrive is NTFS, so it didn't show up)
If the harddrive was Fat32, then it would probably appear as drive D:\
Theoreticly, I could boot a Win98 or something similar directly off the jumpdrive.
However, I will probably not do that since the amount of writes that Windows makes will kill the flash drive rather quickly (flash based memory a 100,000 to 160,000 write limet that once reached, will render my jumpdrive a worthless peice of plastic)
Problem is solved. Thanks for the help!!
Seems to me there are two HP tools. One of them can use either a drive or image of a bootable os.
Do what I did. I put a complete bootable OS on my flash drive using Bart's PE Builder. You can get it here:
lol, Thats what I was thinking about. But I am still trying to figure out how to do that since it was designed to make bootable CDs.