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In a statement released by BlackBerry last week , the company said that Chen has agreed to stay with the company until it is on a "solid financial footing". BlackBerry has halted its search for a permanent CEO. Chen has already made a mark on the handset manufacturer. He inked a five year pact with Foxconn for the latter to provide the design, production and warehousing of low-end phones for the emerging markets. He also axed some executives and is trying to recapture the enterprise and government business that BlackBerry has lost over the years.
Chen,who turned around Sybase, wouldn't mind duplicating his success with BlackBerry. He was able to get Sybase all prettied up so that it was attractive to software producer SAP, which bought it out. This background also pleases Wall Street analysts, who are happy with Chen's previous success in turning around a company. Still, it is way too early to judge Chen's reign at BlackBerry. After all, the company has yet to release a phone designed and produced under his leadership and there is still the huge number of BlackBerry Z10 units collecting dust in the warehouse. During the last two quarters, the company has written down about $3.6 billion of inventory that is collecting dust in the warehouse.
Chen currently is working on a contract that can earn him as much as $2 million this year, if certain goals are met. In addition, he received 13 million restricted shares of BlackBerry now valued at $113 million.
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Bone grafting is also associated with dental restorations such as implants and bridges. For implants specifically, in order for an implant to be successful, the height, width and depth of the jawbone in certain places is crucial. With jawbone that has receded or been damaged, the implant may not be fully supported. In this case, a bone graft may be recommended.
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New John Carter Teaser Poster
First look at the Mars man's one-sheet
A new name and now a new teaser poster. John Carter – the erstwhile John Carter Of Mars – is shaping up for the big screen someone out there in movieland. Excited to see what Pixar magician Andrew Stanton is doing with Edgar Rice Burroughs' sci-fi? Us too.
The one-sheet obviously doesn't shed too much light, but it does at least give a glimpse of a stacked Taylor Kitsch as the man himself, John Carter. For those not familiar with the Burrough's tale, before that '-of Mars' bit, Carter is a soldier who leaves the army and is mysteriously transported to the red planet.
There he gets embroiled in a colossal civil war between the two factions: the giant green Martians (Thomas Hayden Church, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton) and the more human red Martians (Lynn Collins, Dominic West, James Purefoy). Can't helping thinking that's a long way to travel just to get stuck in another bloody great war. Ho hum.
We're picking the side with McNulty, Soloman Kane and Silver Fox on it. Find out where Carter stacks his chips when John Carters gets released in the UK and the US on March 9, 2012*.
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By PATRICK HALL
The Wilson Post
Through a combination of spending cuts and increased revenues, the City of Lebanon reportedly did not have to use any of the $1.8 million budgeted from the reserve fund for the 2010-2011 budget, ending the year around $6,000 to the good according to Commissioner of Finance and Revenue Russell Lee.
The newest figures from the closing of the 2010-2011 fiscal year were given to the Lebanon City Council during a work session held Wednesday afternoon, during which Lee noted sales tax revenues were far greater for the last fiscal year than they anticipated.
We did not have to use any of it, Lee said. That is really good news.
In the last fiscal year, Lee said they budgeted sales tax revenues of $6,850,000 but surpassed that projection by over $900,000. Lee said the city received $7,760,000 in total sales taxes for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
Also, for December 2011, Lee pointed out sales tax collections were up by 17 percent and the year-to-date receipts were up by about 8 percent. He said the city has currently exceeded its sales tax receipts for this fiscal year by around $400,000.
This has allowed us to finish with net expenses less than revenues by $6,172, Lee said.
Lebanon Mayor Philip Craighead said city departments did an excellent job of tightening their budgets and keeping their expenditures in check. Lee noted departments only hired new employees when it was absolutely necessary.
Lee said the city ended with more revenues than expenditures through a combination of cutting spending and the increase in tax revenues.
Thats awesome, you guys did a great job, said Ward 3 Councilor Rob Cesternino. But that just means we have $8.8. million in the I dont know what were doing with the money fund.
Craighead said the reserve fund started with a total balance of $9 million during the 2009-2010 fiscal year. He said they used $200,000 of that money during that fiscal year and may have to use about $1 million budgeted for the current fiscal year.
Through three budget years weve only spent about $1 million of this fund, thats really great, Craighead said.
Ward 1 Councilor Alex Buhler said the economy must have picked up in the past year to have such a large increase in sales tax revenue compared to the budget projection. He was also complimentary of the department heads that held spending in check during the last fiscal year.
That just shows that it can be done, that we can cut and save, Buhler noted.
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Online community-building in education is marked by a series of rewarding challenges to be overcome–getting educators connected, sustaining the connections and, finally, reaching the ultimate goal: collaboration that moves the field forward. Some groups are good at getting educators connected, others at getting them to stay together and collaborate, the groups that can do all three appear to be magic, and they are, but theirs is a magic that can be learned and reproduced. Join us–and a prestigious cast of panelists (including Tom Carroll, Marc Prensky, Kecia Ray, Connie Yowell, and Yong Zhao)–for a wide-ranging highly interactive discussion covering everything from basic tips and tricks to the future of online connection/collaborative forms, as we kick off this key CEM theme.
October 1, 2013, 5:00-6:30 PM ET
Get The Recordings
Here's a link to the archives of this terrific discussion–in Blackboard native format, in audio only (in case you want to listen in your car, at the gym or while otherwise multi-tasking), and video. Note that due to congestion issues, the video is taking time to convert–the provider is working diligently on this–and it should show as fully converted soon. In the meantime, we think you'll find the Blackboard native format easy to use (once you download and open the small player playback file, you may have to push the 'play' arrow on the bottom of the playback screen to get it started, but other that it should be straightforward). Any questions or problems–please write us!
Share With Less-Connected Colleagues
Last year, many educators told us these kick-off sessions were very effective vehicles in persuading less-connected colleagues to get more involved and engaged. It's not hard to see why. The panelists are both top-of-the-field brilliant and down-to-earth practical (most are either currently practitioners or have many years of experience on the front lines), the sessions are very interactive and participatory, and they're in format that's familiar to everyone (who in education has never watched a panel discussion?).
Of course you want your friends to do more than watch–you want them to take action. So consider combining these recordings with CEM's Getting Started page, which will give your fellow educators a lot of simple things they can do to follow up when these fantastic discussions inspire them.
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The platform used for the event will be Blackboard Collaborate, an online platform widely used in education that combines video, audio, chat, presentation, and other capabilities. It supports participation from any computer using Window, Mac OS, Linux, iOS, and Android.
To check that your computer is ready for Blackboard Collaborate, please click here. "Step 1" will indicate if you have a version of Java that is compatible, and then "Step 2" lets you actually go into a test session. We encourage you to do this in advance of the event. If you have any difficulties, you can check the Collaborate Help FAQ and then ask for help in the WeCollaborate.com user community.


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Gross Out: A Roach at Golden Buddha
By Amy Silverman Is there a curse at the Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix? I'm starting to wonder. I've had more bad Asian meals than I can count from a grouping of businesses that should be the best in town, given the billing.
I'd about sworn off the CCC entirely --after a particularly bad meal at a now-defunct Japanese buffet -- when someone mentioned Golden Buddha. This was years ago, and it's true, I had some great dim sum and other dishes at GB, during several visits. But lately it's slipped, and now that I've read about the restaurant's last couple county inspections, it's off my radar entirely.
All it takes is one roach, and the inspector found it -- along with undated food in the cooler, debris on the utensils, raw fish and raw beef stored above vegetables and rice stored next to chemicals.
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West Germany wants to bring about normal relations with Israel, Heinrich von Brentano, Foreign Minister of the Bonn Government, stated here today. Israel's "vital rights," must be protected, said Mr. von Brentano, and his government will make every effort to influence Arab nations toward reduction of Middle East tensions.


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OpEd in the Des Moines Register - Counselors play a vital role in getting students career ready
ISCA is excited to offer a one-time grant opportunity for an ISCA member to implement suicide prevention. Click here to learn more.
ISCA names new Graduate Student Chair
Matt Brown, a graduate student at Buena Vista University, was appointed to the role of School Counseling Graduate Student Chair. His term will begin July 1, 2016.
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Click here to review the updates on the work of the Career Guidance Team.
ISCA Commissions Statewide Study
ISCA recently commissioned a statewide study to examine the role and practice of Iowa school counselors through the lens of various education stakeholders in addition to school counselors. This study will provide insights into opportunities to better leverage school counselors in supporting college and career readiness standards. Look for more information in April about this statewide study.2015 School Counselors of the Year Awarded at Conference
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In April 2013, an ISCA Board task force was formed for the purpose of changing Guidance Counselor/School Counselor language at the state level to Professional School Counselor. Representing this group, Kris Meyer and Jan Kuhl worked with Mary Lou Nosco, Board of Educational Examiners, to address this change in the administrative rules. The result, the updating of the titles of endorsements 172 and 173 from "Counselor" to "Professional School Counselor K-8" and "Professional School Counselor 5-12" has been officially approved.
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Mugabe and unions on collision course
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, ZCTU, was by far the most powerful group involved in the creation of the Movement for Democratic Change in 1999.
The MDC candidate who officially lost the recent presidential election, Morgan Tsvangirai, led the organisation until he entered the political arena.
"What we are doing has nothing to do with politics and it is purely about the infringements of our freedoms," ZCTU president Lovemore Matambo told the BBC's Network Africa.
He even said that the unions had supporters from both the ruling Zanu-PF party, as well as the MDC.
But the authorities will doubtless see the strike as a political move and the leaders may well be arrested if they do not back down.
'Act now'
A new security law gives the president the power to declare any strike illegal.
All public demonstrations - including protests by striking workers - now require prior police approval.
Under the same legislation, policemen walked into a meeting of ZCTU leaders last week and refused to leave, saying that it was a political meeting.
This incident sparked the strike and Mr Matambo says:
"If we don't act now, there is a high likelihood that there will be no labour movement in this country - and that is what the state is looking for."
He admits that the unions were also worried by what he called the "disenfranchisement" of urban workers during this month's election but denies that was why the strike was called.
As Zimbabwe's economy has gone into freefall in recent years, the unions have increasingly taken a political role.
Led by Mr Tsvangirai, the ZCTU argued that the declining living standards of workers were not caused by employers - generally the cause of strikes - but by government mismanagement of the economy.
Since December 1997, a series of strikes and stay-aways have been called demanding that tax rises be reversed, that prices of bread and petrol be reduced, that Zimbabwe withdraw from the war in DR Congo and that government "lawlessness" end.
These have generally been well heeded by Zimbabwe's workers but have only had mixed success in changing government policy.
The police broke up that first strike and ever since the unions have tried to limit violence by not staging mass marches but instead calling on workers to stay at home.
Mr Tsvangirai and many of the current ZCTU leadership will privately be hoping that the three-day stay-away will be extended, ultimately forcing Mr Mugabe out of office.
But he does not back down easily and all diplomatic efforts to calm Zimbabwe's political temperature might well be doomed to failure.
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Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Kadiyala, Krishna Chaitanya Author's Email Address firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-06082006-151124 Title Characterization and Tribological Behavior of Diamond-Like Carbon and Nitrogen-Doped Diamond-Like Carbon Thin Films Degree Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.) Department Mechanical Engineering Advisory Committee
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Date of Defense 2006-05-12 Availability unrestricted AbstractDiamond-like carbon (DLC) films have been extensively studied for more than two decades due to their highly attractive properties. These films exhibit unique mechanical, electrical and tribological behavior and thus, possess great potential for applications in tribology. However, the high level of internal stress developed and low thermal stability are the main drawbacks. Synthesis of nitrogen-doped DLC (N-DLC) offers the possibility of overcoming these drawbacks. In the present study, DLC and N-DLC films (with low N content) were deposited on Si substrates using a hybrid plasma-assisted CVD/PVD process. Film characterization in terms of microstructure, composition and chemical state of components was carried out by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Mechanical properties of the films were characterized by microhardness testing. The tribological properties were studied by conducting pin-on-disc experiments. Surface optical profilometry was used to analyze the wear profiles and calculate the Archard wear rates.
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Maplesoft, JSOL combine modeling tools
June 24, 2013 by John Day
Maplesoft announced the MapleSim Connector for JMAG-RT. It allows engineers to combine the finite element analysis (FEA) capabilities of JSOL Corporation's JMAG with the physical modeling features of Maplesoft's MapleSim.
Customers can incorporate JMAG motor and generator models into a MapleSim system-level model for further analysis and produce high-fidelity system models that seamlessly incorporate components from each system.
MapleSim is a physical modeling and simulation tool said to reduce model development and analysis time while producing fast, high-fidelity simulations. JMAG is a powerful FEA tool that allows engineers to develop, analyze, and fine-tune electric motors and generators, factoring in thermal, structural, and vibration issues.
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Users can study interactions between their motors and generators and other system components. For example, in a hybrid-electric vehicle, the behavior of the battery, the internal combustion engine, the tires, and other elements of the car can have a significant impact on the performance of the electric motor. By incorporating all of these diverse elements into a single system-level model, the engineer can better understand and optimize the behavior of the entire design, avoiding unpleasant surprises at the prototype stage.
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"Different tools are suited for different tasks, so it is vital that today's engineers have the ability to easily move from tool to tool as they work on their project, without incurring tremendous overhead costs in the process," said Maplesoft executive vice president and chief scientist Laurent Bernardin. "That's why toolchain connectivity is such an important aspect of MapleSim. By making it easy for engineers to use JMAG and MapleSim together, customers can take advantage of the strengths of each product to best meet their design challenges."
"The MapleSim Connector for JMAG-RT allows customers to leverage the FEA approach of JMAG to deal with issues particular to motors and generators, and then place those models into a wider context using the system-level physical modeling approach of MapleSim," said Koji Tani, PhD, R&D Section Manager. "The result is a high-fidelity system model suitable for real-time simulation, and more concretely, shorter development cycles and lower development costs."
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Twitter Chat with FTC Commissioner OhlhausenTwitter Chat with Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen When: Monday, Jan. 6th 1-2pm ET Hashtag: #FTCpriv Twitter Account: @MOhlhausenFTC Please join FTC Commissioner Ohlhausen in a Twitter Chat to discuss privacy, the Internet of Things, and more before her panel event at the Consumer...
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Press Conference: FTC to Announce Initiative Against Deceptive Claims Made by National Marketers of Fad Weight Loss ProductsWHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. ET, to announce an initiative against deceptive advertising of weight-loss products. WHO: Jessica Rich, Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection WHEN:
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Twitter Chat on Weight-Loss ClaimsWho: Mary Engle, Division of Ad PracticesWhen: Wed., Jan. 8, 2014Time: 12:30-1:30pm ETHashtag: #AskFTCAccount: @FTC Please join FTC staff in discussing its recent sweep against deceptive claims made by national marketers of fad weight-loss products, learn about our new 'Gut Check'...
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Tax Identity Theft Awareness WeekTax identity theft happens when someone uses your Social Security number to get a tax refund or a job. Find out what you can do about it, and how you can help others during Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week. There will be a number of regional events throughout the U.S. during the week...
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FTC to Announce Settlement With Major Technology CompanyWHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference to announce a settlement with a major technology company. WHO: Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman, Federal Trade Commission
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Tax ID Theft Webinars (English & Spanish)National Webinars
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Twitter Chat: FTC Settlement With AppleFTC staff will discuss the agency's settlement with Apple with the public at 2 p.m. ET on Twitter. Follow @FTC and tweet questions with the hashtag: #AskFTC. For more information about how the FTC hosts question and answers online, see Twitter Chats.
Jan 16
Tax ID Theft Twitter ChatsThe FTC will co-host a Twitter Chat in English with the Identity Theft Resource Center on Jan. 16th at 2pm ET. Follow @FTC and use the hashtag #IDTheftChat. Learn how to protect yourself from this growing form of ID theft, and what to do if you're a victim. FTC staff will also host...
Feb 4
Follow-On Biologics Workshop: Impact of Recent Legislative and Regulatory Naming Proposals on CompetitionThe Federal Trade Commission held a workshop to explore competition issues involving biologic medicines and follow-on biologics. As described in the Federal Register Notice, the workshop focused on a few key issues, inter alia:
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Twitter Chat with FTC Commissioner Julie BrillWhen: Wednesday, Feb. 5th, 2014 Time: 2pm-3pm ET Hashtag: #FTCpriv Twitter Account: @JulieBrillFTC Please join FTC Commissioner Julie Brill in a Twitter Chat to discuss data security, privacy, and the Internet of things.
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Spring Privacy Series: Mobile Device TrackingOn February 19, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission staff hosted a seminar on Mobile Device Tracking.
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National Consumer Protection WeekThe Federal Trade Commission, in collaboration with 74 federal, state and local agencies, consumer groups, and national organizations, celebrates National Consumer Protection Week, beginning Sunday, March 2, and running until Saturday, March 8.
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Protecting Nevada's Consumers: A Common Ground ConferenceWHEN: Monday, March 3, 2014 TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. PT (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) WHERE: Las Vegas City Hall, Council Chambers, 495 S. Main Street, Las Vegas, Nevada
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NCPW Twitter ChatFTC to Host Twitter Chat-Tuesday, March 4, 2:00-3:00 EST To highlight National Consumer Protection Week, the FTC will host a Twitter chat to answer consumers' questions about common scams. FTC Attorney Lesley Fair of the Bureau of Consumer Protection's Division of Consumer and...
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NCPW Resource Fair on the HillNCPW Resource Fair on the Hill-Thursday, March 6, 9:30-Noon EST – Rayburn Foyer, Capitol Hill Each year, National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) partners highlight consumer education resources that members of Congress and their staffers can share with constituents; this event is now...
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Kids' Privacy Twitter ChatThe ever-changing ways kids interact online has made it difficult for parents to keep pace with the latest ways to keep them safe and secure online. The National Cyber Security Alliance's next #ChatDPD will answer some of the most common questions and offer resources to help parents...
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Spring Privacy Series: Alternative Scoring ProductsOn March 19, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission staff hosted a seminar on Alternative Scoring Products. The speakers described a variety of predictive analytics products offered by many data brokers to predict trends and consumer behavior in a variety of contexts, ranging from...
Mar 20
Examining Health Care CompetitionThe Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop to study certain activities and trends that may affect competition in the evolving health care industry. The workshop explored current developments related to:
Mar 20
Consumer Protection in Immigrant CommunitiesJoin the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the office of the Attorney General from North Carolina, the North Carolina Justice Center, legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates, and state and federal consumer protection officials at this...
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Care Labeling Rule - An FTC RoundtableThe roundtable, which was free and open to the public, examined the Commission's proposed amendments to the Rule set forth in its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published on September 20, 2012.
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Working Together to Advance Protections for Immigrant ConsumersThe Federal Trade Commission and East Bay Community Law Center invite you to attend a conference on Working Together to Advance Protections for Immigrant Consumers. The conference will bring together legal services lawyers, law enforcement attorneys, and consumer advocates from around...
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Sharing a Common Ground: A Common Ground Conference in St. LouisTIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CT (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) WHERE: Washington University School of Law, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Room 310, St. Louis, Missouri
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Spring Privacy Series: Consumer Generated and Controlled Health DataOn May 7, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission staff hosted a seminar on Consumer Generated and Controlled Health Data.
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Native American Common GroundJoin the Federal Trade Commission, the office of the Attorney General from New Mexico, legal services attorneys, and other consumer advocates at this free event to discuss issues facing consumers today. Topics include Native American arts and crafts, consumer challenges, consumer...
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Data Broker Report Twitter ChatFTC Hosts Twitter Chat, Wednesday, May 28, 2:00-3:00 EDT FTC staff hosted a Twitter chat to discuss the new data broker report. Follow @FTC, and use the hashtag: #BigData. See FTC Twitter chats to learn more.
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Tri-state Common Ground ConferenceThe Federal Trade Commission, the offices of the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Attorneys General, legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates, and state and federal consumer protection officials from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut met to discuss issues facing...
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Conditional Pricing Practices: Economic Analysis and Legal Policy ImplicationsThe Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice held a one-day public workshop on June 23, 2014 to explore the economics and legal policy implications of certain pricing practices, such as loyalty and bundled pricing. The workshop, consisted of...
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Zapping Rachel Twitter ChatFTC Hosts Twitter Chat, Thursday, July 31, 2014, 9:00 PM EDT FTC staff will host a Twitter Chat to discuss the Zapping Rachel robocall challenge at DEF CON 22. They will answer questions about the contest, and share information about the FTC's work to combat these illegal calls. For...
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The Sixth Annual African Consumer Protection Dialogue Conference Strengthening the Framework for Dealing with Cross Border Consumer Violations (Lilongwe, Malawi)Day 1: Opening ceremony and law enforcement cross-border collaboration. Day 2: Mobile payments, cyber threats and financial issues. Day 3: Remedies, energy/environmental issues, and the impact on consumers and businesses.
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Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?The Federal Trade Commission hosted a public workshop entitled "Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?" in Washington on September 15, 2014, to further explore the use of "big data" and its impact on American consumers, including low income and underserved consumers.
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Reception was unwelcoming. Excessive key deposit, earlier check-out meant no key for the final night to get my money back. Asked what I was meant to do about the toilet in the night, was told to just leave the door to the dorm open, not great for security. Bathroom on 2nd floor was out of order, only one female toilet I could find, shower room had open vent shaft into hallways - whole place smelled like wet wallpaper, vents covered in dust and fluff. Good location for tube though
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I had a great time, I went for a mixed dorm and had some good chat with the lads I was sharing with. The staff were friendly and helpful, and there's free wifi through-out the place. You're also given a ton of discounts for the bar when checking in. The room was very hot (as were the hallways and bathrooms) and our window was fixed with a lock so it would only open so far. It was uncomfortable to sleep even without the covers. At the weekend the bar was very noisy but it was the weekend.
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Michael Young practices patent law with an emphasis on patent portfolio management, client counseling, U.S. district court litigation, and post-grant proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He also represents clients in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in cases stemming from court actions and post-grant proceedings, including those involving issues of first impression. Mr. Young has worked on dozens of inter partes review (IPR) and covered business method (CBM) post-grant review (PGR) proceedings, including the very first CBM review proceeding filed, argued, and decided. He develops offensive and defensive strategies for multiple, related proceedings; prepares and manages the preparation of written submissions; takes and defends technical expert depositions; and argues discovery and substantive issues. Mr. Young organizes and manages several large domestic and foreign patent portfolios. He has drafted or overseen the drafting of hundreds of patent applications, as well as their subsequent prosecution. He counsels clients from product development through patenting and patent assertion. Mr. Young's district court experience includes every phase of litigation from filing of the complaint to trial. He prepares non-infringement and invalidity positions, manages fact discovery, works with fact and expert witnesses, drafts substantive briefings, conducts trial witness preparations, and takes depositions. Mr. Young concentrates his practice primarily on computer-related technologies and has built significant experience in lighter-than-air (LTA) and hybrid airship technologies. Prior to joining Finnegan, he worked on the design of integrated circuits and testing software for printing devices, cash acceptance systems, and other component devices of automated teller machines. His experience includes technical projects involving integrated circuits, very large-scale integration (VLSI), embedded systems, logic design, and microprocessors. He is familiar with computer programming languages such as C, C++, VHDL, PHP, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Visual Basic, and assembly languages.


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Hotel Saint Sebastien, the lowest prices in Paris, walking distance to all the sightseeings and the monuments in Paris.
Hotel San Sebastien is a hotel, situated in the old Paris, near the Grande Boulevards and the Place des Vosges. Just 10 minutes walk to Republique and Bastille, hotel assures you a warm welcome.
We have rooms that are single, double, triple or quadriple en-suites. We have bath or shower (hot water 24 hours), WC, television with satellite, alarm clock and telephone in all the rooms. Our qualified staff speaks several languages while we also offer a swimming pool (next to the hotel), laundry and there is a bus and metro stop and supermarkets nearby.
The FRENCH BREAKFAST (baguette,croissant,butter,jam,orange juice,coffee,tea,hot chocalate,milk,capucino) is available to all our guests for 6 euros per person.
The bed linen and the towels are free of charge.
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Free towels
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Multilingual staff
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We know that if you stay in HOTEL SAN SEBASTIEN, you will come again!!!!!
Do not forget that if you make reservation for our hotel and if you need to cancel it, you have to inform us 24hours before your arrival, if not we are supposed to charge the amount of the first night accommodations on your credit card.
The city tax which is 1 euro per person per night is not included in the prices.
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This would be REALLY cool to try outside this winter…just blow bubbles and watch them freeze right in the air, but since it's hot we'll have to settle for the freezer version.
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We are looking for positive-minded and caring Home Care Assistants & Companions to join our clients' care-at-home team in the West Bridgford, Newark, Ruddington, Keyworth, Southwell & surrounding villages. £8.50 - £17.00 per hour, plus mileage allowance, holiday pay available. We currently have part time vacancies.
An award winning provider our client specialises in a consistent, bespoke, quality companionship lead service to private clients in their own homes. With a minimum of one hour visits they believe this enables relationships to be central to the support they provide.
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Maroon New Jersey
Tim Knox interviews Breena Clarke for the website, PLACING LITERATURE, about the setting of ANGELS MAKE THEIR HOPE HERE
ANGELS MAKE THEIR HOPE HERE is set in an imagined community in a mountainous area roughly north and west of Paterson, New Jersey in the 19th century. Russell's Knob is a hidden, secretive place settled by people who might be described today as bi-racial or tri-racial. The inhabitants describe themselves as runaways and stay-aways. They are people who reject the limiting definitions of racial identity and character of 19th century, mid-Atlantic, North America and live outside of the "white" towns. They are spoken of derisively as "amalgamators" and "race mixers" though their true history is as complex as is the history of settlement in the region.
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"Whose baby child are you?"
Anne Rasmussen speaks with Breena Clarke for LATE NIGHT LIBRARY
They're discussing ANGELS MAKE THEIR HOPE HERE and its depictions of fathers, surrogate fathers, patriarchy vs. matrilineal constructs and parenting in the time of slavery.
. . . the most damaging aspect of the institution of slavery is the destruction of familial relationships through separation and the inability of enslaved parents to protect their children. It is in the interest of preserving families that the people of Russell's Knob built a community, preferring to live apart from the mainstream in order to stay together with loved ones.
Parenting in the time of slavery is necessarily fraught with peril. In Breena Clarke's novel, ANGELS MAKE THEIR HOPE HERE, young Dossie's parents do the most difficult thing imaginable. They send their child off to uncertainty rather than have her suffer as an enslaved person on the Kenworthy plantation. They embrace a hope that, with the help of others, she can become free and live a better life (even if they don't actually know what that better life would be). For them, the knowable horror of Kenworthy plantation is worth risking this child's life and separating from her forever.
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Passing across racial boundaries is a longstanding theme in American fiction.
In the imagined 19th century town of Russell's Knob, which is the setting for the novel, Angels Make Their Hope Here, race identification is fluid. In a town of amalgamators, race mixers – the complex national and racial identities of the inhabitants do not hinder their cohesiveness, community and camaraderie. But the maroons of Russell's Knob hector white skin privilege in this small community because of their ancestors' experiences of the First European Contact, the Middle Passage and chattel slavery in the Americas. In Russell's Knob you are some combination of what your parents bring with them. You are, in appearance, a blend of the physical characteristics of all of your forebears. If being white-skinned confers no special privileges in this tri-racial town, forays into the wider, whiter world are fraught with danger.
"Maybe you could get in, Pet," Jan said.
"What? Oh, shut up, Jan! You probably could, too." Pet said. "You got the price."
"But not in the Alta Club. That's a place for pale white-skinned men like you and your father," August said to Pet, "only." August looked straight into Pet's face. He had the eyes all the Vanders have that people call molasses bullets because they're the color that molasses becomes in the deep wintertime and they are hard like ice.
"What does it matter?" Pet asked. He felt the one glass of whiskey he'd drunk sear his stomach and roar to his head. He chose to be dumb to August's provocation. But a realization crept up on him that his pale face had kept him from knowing some deep tenets that Jan knew – that August knew – because their faces said something different from his face in the town. And he didn't know what they knew, or did he?
"I ain't white," Pet said.
"Well, you look white," Jan came back at him.
"You and your papa." Again August spoke in a sly voice of instigation. "You the only ones look white enough to pass through those doors."
"I aint no white man," Pet said as he'd said so many times before.
"Pet, don't be dumb about it. You know what you look like. You know what people take you for."
from ANGELS MAKE THEIR HOPE HERE
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Nevertheless, she persisted. Maria Stewart, the first African American woman to lecture about women's rights. Black Her-Story Month, too!
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The impetus for beginning to write River, Cross My Heart came directly as a result of having listened to an oral history that my mother had taped at my request. She and my father grew up in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C and their memories of the neighborhood were vivid. It was more than facts that they related. They related a sense of community that enforced social segregation made imperative, but that nevertheless was a source of their positive sense of themselves. I regretted that the stories of Washington's neighborhoods were not known, were not being told. Why not, I wondered? It gave me a lot of energy to galvanize my research work as being necessary, being purposeful.
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Ah, beauty is a complex play of familiarity and surprise!
She's a pretty little dark plum. Had he trespassed? He had asked her. Ha! She wanted him, she had said, and seemed to. He knew damned well he had a sway with her. Hell, he'd counted on that. Little Bird was so obedient to him now that he was afraid of himself. What was a man supposed to do when a lucky coin cross his path? He will close his hand around it. He will praise his good fortune. But still in all, this ain't the same as trifling with a grown woman, Duncan argued with himself.
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THE STARTING pistol has been fired on preparations for a charity run to raise money for a school playground.
After the success of last year's inaugural Danesfield Dash, staff and pupils at Danesfield School are preparing to make this month's event even better.
The 10km run takes in the lush scenery surrounding the school, which lies off the Henley Road between Marlow and Medmenham.
All proceeds will go towards new equipment for the school playground, with organisers hopeful the event will be adopted into the Marlow sporting calendar.
PTA member Carolyn Wharton said: "In our inaugural Dash last year, we got great reviews on Runners World with 95 per cent of runners saying they would run it again.
"We have been fortunate enough to have sponsorship and backing from local companies SAS, Huntswood and Runners' Retreat and our aim is for the event to become a local rite of passage for runners
"All money made through the event will be raised for the PTA and will go towards much needed new school playground equipment."
As well as the longer, multi-terrain 10k race, there will be a shorter 1k route for the young and young at heart.
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www.HisCPA.com Duluth/Gwinnett Income Tax Preparation
Having served as a Metro Atlanta CPA for thirty plus years, I still see clients/taxpayers seeking specific guidance that is specifically tailored to them and their needs rather than a "pat/standard program" geared towards the needs of the CPA. Recently I received an inquiry from a client seeking guidance and direction, of which is detailed below:
Please contact me with so I can send you detailed explanation of our needs, which includes your Corporate Tax Returns for a very small business, making sure we were up to date on your Federal & State monthly/quarterly requirements, K1, & your Personal Return. Since there was very little business, it's not very much work, just printing correct forms, etc… Please advise next steps and/or your email. Thanks.
Though many taxpayers come prepared with their own answer for me to supply them, it is necessary for the CPA to be a quick study and to address their individual needs both accurately and succinctly. To this end I prepared the below response:
To help all of our clients I have on our website at http://www.hiscpa.com/newclient.html a detailed checklist for you to use to pull your information together to prepare your year-end returns. Rather than supplying you with a thirty page "tax organizer" that will leave you exhausted, I have tailored one that reflects all the important nuances of tax return preparation in just a few pages. Though your tax data may appear simple, and indeed if your business is small, we work with you to make sure that you both pay your lowest legal possible tax and by adding efficiencies to the process to keep your CPA fee as low as possible.
We work with many taxpayers to help them get current on their taxes and to address their tax needs by your keep it simple style, our attention to detail, and out technical competency. Although we promise ten day turnaround on all of our work, your actual results will typically be just a fraction of that period.
Please note to help clients keep their administrative issues to a minimum, we recommend all of our clients utilize the service of a payroll service, for which I would be happy to refer. Payroll and its attending administrative issues, payments, withholdings, forms and varying due dates are a "mine field" that you can avoid by delegating that responsibility to a payroll service, who can do it cheaper than either yourself or a CPA.
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Definitions of philander
v. i. - To make love to women; to play the male flirt. 2
n. - A lover. 2
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n. - An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis). 2
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Boy it's been a busy Christmas season already for the Gerry Forbes Secret Wish and the CJAY Kids Fund.
We've already assisted more than 50 families with a record demand for help from those having a tough time coping at this time of year.
Sad stories of cancer, automobile accidents, poverty and survivors of domestic violence, all looked after because of those who give to our fund.
I can't thank enough our latest contributor who stepped up: Genesis Land Development. They are the same people who opened up the Centre for Community Wellness in the N.E. for human and social services.
They surprised us this month with a huge cheque that will put us over the top for this year's Christmas Wish. They decided to donate the money that would have gone to customer gift baskets to our great holiday cause. Thanks from all who we will help.
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Another great annual event goes this Sunday as Calgary firefighters host their Toy Association Party at the Stampede Corral at noon. They will be handing out gifts to some 1,750 needy Calgary families.
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The huge undertaking has grown in numbers every year to the thousands that celebrate this magnificent celebration now.
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Petroleum Engineering Degrees
When you graduate from an accredited university with a degree in petroleum engineering, you walk away ready to find the highest median starting salary of any other degree that's available anywhere. Not only that, but this kind of profession offers many different benefits and some exciting opportunities and specializations. Here's what you need to know about petroleum engineering before diving in and getting started today.
The average starting salary for petroleum engineering ranges from more than $85k to more than $100k. That's obviously a huge sum of money for somebody at entry level in any field or industry, and that's how it has gotten to the highest earning degree status that it now holds. Bringing in this kind of earning potential is of course hugely enticing to many prospective students, making this a powerful and growing field.
Of course, if there was any business or industry in the world that could afford to pay this kind of starting salary then it would have to be the oil industry. Everything we do and make use of is in some way connected to oil, whether we like it or not, and the huge global corporations at its head rake in profits by the billions.
So the industry is always looking for intelligent and capable individuals to help steer them in an even better direction in the future. When you grab your petroleum engineering degree that's what you'll be tasked to do, but what exactly does it mean? One of the primary areas of concern for these individuals will be finding oil reserves and also analyzing them to see what they contain and whether it's a worthwhile venture.
Another primary concern for the petroleum engineering field is then taking that analysis a step further and determining the proper way of getting to and extracting all of that oil. There are several different potential methods, and new means are always being tested out as well. It's all about finding something that's as efficient and cost-effective as possible, while also keeping everything safe and under control.
From there, the last major concern for those participating in petroleum engineering will be the transportation and logistics of all of this oil. What refineries are you near, should there be pipelines constructed and if so, where and how should it happen, and more. This is another huge area of importance for the industry and is a major focus of the job.
To get started with petroleum engineering you need to be well acclimated to mathematics and all of the sciences, ranging from geology to chemistry to physics. Computer sciences and a strong computer background can also be very advantageous as well, because technology is always becoming more and more important for analysis and data.
If you got started with your program today, you can be out in the field for yourself and earning those huge salary figures in just a few years. Many people pursue an advanced level degree such as a masters in petroleum engineering, so you'll have to determine if that also makes sense for you personally.
With a degree in petroleum engineering you can earn a huge sum of money and you can even enjoy a job where you can travel the world. To get started, you just need to find the right online program that can help you dive into the industry. Petroleum engineering is where it's at today if you're looking to earn the most money right from your degree.


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The Navigators are avatars that originated from one single traveller. Drawn to the dark energy of the castle, the creature's prolonged exposure to the castle deformed him and split him up into several different dimensional planes. The multiplied creature adapted, becoming free of gravity, space and time. The plural creature went on to occupy several corners of the castle. Their self-control outside the realm of existence allows them to transport anyone to different areas. With Dracula asleep, the Navigators could no longer feed off his power, dying out over time. Their lifeless remains can still be seen around the castle.
In Revelations, Alucard's Timeless Vision power can temporarily reverse time, bringing a Navigator back to life, which can transport him to other parts of the castle.
He was originally a traveller from another plane with a humanoid appearance who, attracted by the evil of the castle, succumbed to the void power within it. The extreme, prolonged exposure to the energy that Dracula offered deformed him and divided his being into different deformed avatars, free from concepts such as pain, time or existence itself. The plural creature adapted to the lack of gravity or space-related limitations of beings that exist in just one plane, expanding and occupying several corners of the castle at the same time.
Moved by the need to satisfy the Keeper of the Void Sword, the Navigators responded to his presence, folding space around him and transporting him from one point in the fortress to another. However, the Dragon's sleep detained the energy flow needed to prevail and, after several centuries, they finally perished.
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TRAVEL ESSENTIALS: What camera do you bring on your travel?
Its just occurred to me, what camera do you really bring during travel either it is business, pleasure, personal, or emergency travel?
We can't deny it that all of us really like to document the places we visit, the people we meet, the restaurant where we dine, and other interesting subject we see in our travel destinations.
And the latest lingo that the Internet peeps are using recently – "Selfie", no need for a photographer, a self portrait which is then posted in your favorite social media network.
Two years go, DSLR makers was able to bring down prices of their entry level models making it very affordable to consumers. You can immediately spot at least six out of 10 tourist in a park carrying a digital SLR. But this year the trend slowed down, this is because the smartphones manufacturers have introduced a more powerful camera. Smartphones has become an all-in-one gadget for consumers. Imagine a gadget that replaces your MP3 player, the same gadget that lets you call and text, the same piece of technology that lets you send and receive e-mails, and most of all, it lets you take photos, good photos if you have budget for the higher end smartphones that has high resolution camera.
Do you consider the weight of the camera? Entry level DSLR cameras are light weight but that is if you bring your basic "kit", but if you are into a serious photography, you might have other gears to go with your DSLR. I'm sure you have external flash, few more extra lenses, battery grip, filters and a lot more. Or do you still trust your 10MP digital camera which is really compact and can fit in any pocket in your bag, or you are the modern traveller that bring smartphone to take photos.
How about you dear readers, what camera do you bring during your travel? Do you still carry your DSLR? Or you stick to the device that really do the job specifically – your digital camera, or you just bring your smartphones and document your travel and then upload it to your Facebook or Instagram.
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Imagine looking through a powerful microscope and discovering incredibly tiny machines taking apart the stuff around them, molecule by molecule, and reassembling the molecules to make exact replicas of themselves. The replicas, of course, will do the same thing. After 20 generations, each machine will have become more than a million. Can they be stopped, or will they take over the world?
This is not some futuristic science-fiction story about technology run amok. This is the world we live in today, where such machines are just about everywhere. Countless millions of them inhabit the gut of every human being. We call them bacteria, and they took over the world billions of years before we humans showed up. We treat them with respect, or they kill us.
Evolutionists aren't sure about the progenitors of bacteria, and we can't repeat nature's experiment. Nature, after all, had the luxury of time, billions of years of it, whereas we mortals must demonstrate progress before our research grants run out. In any case, the simplest bacteria are marvelously complex, with strands of DNA carrying complete instructions for metabolism and reproduction.
Nevertheless, some biologists believe that they are on the verge of creating a microbe in the laboratory. Long chains of DNA can now be manufactured to order, and scientists are identifying which genes are essential. If a new microbe is created in the lab, it will be because scientists have learned how to follow nature's recipe.
But what if, instead of trying to mimic nature, a new kind of life could be invented from scratch?
What if this life were closer to the sort of mechanical devices humans know how to build, but on a very small scale.
How small? At a 1959 meeting of the American Physical Society, Richard Feynman, perhaps the most admired physicist of our time, gave a talk entitled, "There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom." On the scale of atomic dimensions, Feynman pointed out, all 24 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica could fit on the head of a pin. He challenged his colleagues to develop the capability to manipulate and control things on that scale.
Thirty years later, scientists at an IBM laboratory in California arranged 35 atoms of xenon on the surface of a nickel crystal, to spell "IBM" in block letters. This was accomplished with a Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM), a device developed at an IBM laboratory in Zurich whose inventors were awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in physics.
It was hailed as the start of the nano revolution--the advent of technology on a scale a thousand times smaller than the world of microelectronics. At this point, however, "revolution" might seem to be an exaggeration. The IBM scientists had proven that it is possible to manipulate individual atoms, but doing so still had no practical use.
Then, in 1996, Richard Smalley of Rice University was awarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry for the discovery of fullerenes, beautiful nanometer-scale carbon structures with remarkable properties and many potential applications. There are still no nano-scale products on the market, but governments around the world are betting huge research budgets on the power of nanotechnology to transform the world as profoundly as the microelectronics revolution.
Indeed, a 1986 book by a futurist named K. Eric Drexler, Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology , argues that the way to manipulate things with atomic precision is with nano-scale machines. Drexler is the Chairman of the Foresight Institute, which is dedicated to preparing the world for the nanotechnology revolution. He sees a world in which incredibly tiny self-replicating robots, which he calls "assemblers," will do all the work, guiding chemical reactions by positioning reactive molecules with atomic precision. Supplied with raw materials, assemblers could be programmed to build whatever we need, including more assemblers.
But is there a darker side to nano? As Richard Smalley asks, what's to stop self-replicating nano-robots from continuing to munch and replicate "until everything on earth becomes an undifferentiated mass of grey goo?" This worries enough people, including Prince Charles in the UK, that there have been calls for banning further research into nanotechnology. But to do so would be a serious mistake.
In the first place, grey goo is a purely imaginary danger. There are no assemblers, and nobody really knows how to build one. And if there were assemblers, they would face the same limitation as the bacteria with which we started our story: they can't travel long distances without hitching a ride, and would simply run out of raw material.
Moreover, assemblers aren't the only way to manipulate things on an atomic scale. None of the current government-funded research is going into assemblers. The scientists who invented the STM weren't trying to build assemblers, and they never heard of K. Eric Drexler. They were just trying to understand basic surface physics. Getting to the future, it seems, does not require the help of futurists.


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RiverLink's planned Friday, August 30 Salon Series with Dr. Frank Kalinowski postponed
Asheville, NC — RiverLink hosted a stimulating five-part seminar series by Frank Kalinowski earlier this year, and was set to kick off another series of talks this Friday, August 30 at 3 p.m. This event will have to be postponed to a later date, which RiverLink will announce as soon as plans are finalized. Interested attendees are encouraged to watch the RiverLink blog, Facebook and Web site for details.
The first seminar will be entitled "The American Constitution: The Logic of Law and the Consequences for the Nation."
This series is free and open to the public but reservations are a must, call 828-252-8474, ext. 10 to reserve a spot.The RiverLink office, the site for this series, is at 170 Lyman Street in the River Arts District of Asheville.
Located in Asheville's River Arts District, RiverLink is a regional organization spearheading the economic and environmental revitalization of the French Broad River watershed as a destination where everyone can work, live and play.
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Add this to the heaping mountain of evidence against the Government controlling anything:
In Network World magazine issue May 4th, 2009 (hardly the political rag), Johna Till Johnson writes "Of subways, gov't subsidies and broadband". She begins with a question posed, by implication, from a friend of hers:
"Governments do a good job running subways — so why not the Internet"
Johna opens the pages of history showing that the New York City public transportation systems began as private enterprises operating for profit.
There were three independent companies competing for fares and riders.
Innovation and growth were paramount and service was excellent.
The entire system was flash-frozen, as it were, by the stock market crash of 1929. The for-profit systems went bankrupt and the city bought them all out.
The subway map circa 2009 is extremely similar to the subway map of 1924.
Since the government takeover, without competition, innovation and growth haven't occured. At all.
(M)illions of folks who live and work in New York have had access to a more-or-less reliable, more-or-less affordable form of transportation for the past 80 years.
But prices have risen, ridership has stagnated, and there is no such thing as a realistic or even probable plan for further development.
Johna is talking about the government taking over the internet:
Sanford-Bernstein's Craig Moffatt's conclusion? "Broadband is today's transportation grid. … The story of the subways highlights the fundamental trade-offs between competition – and its inherent sloppiness and redundancy – and nationalization (or, in this case, municipalization), with its inherent stagnation."
But what about medicine and healthcare? With the government controlling all healthcare costs, it will control all medicine, period.
The greatest strength in American medicine is it's relentless and constant innovation.
With government control we may have relatively reliable (or at least an expected level of non-service) medical care for existing conditions.
But what about future conditions?
What about the disease little Johnny is supposed to find the cure for in 50 years?
With government control the urge to control all but the corrupted costs will be as relentless as the innovation is today, and Johnny will be told his medical research isn't cost-effective.
And the conditions we currently consider untreatable but with promising new developments may soon be, will be simply: untreatable.
Government does not fix things, it breaks things.
Government doesn't innovate, it retrogrades.
Government doesn't manage, it controls.
Nothing government controls ever flourishes, besides itself.


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Photo Coverage: THE COLUMNIST Opens on Broadway - John Lithgow & More!
Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere production of THE COLUMNIST by Tony and Pulitzer Prize winner David Auburn, directed by Tony Award winner Daniel Sullivan currently opened last night, April 25, at MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The production, which recently announced an extension, is scheduled to run though June 24, 2012. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you photo coverage from the opening night pre-show and post-show red carpets below!
The limited engagement of THE COLUMNIST stars Tony and Emmy Award winner John Lithgow, Drama Desk Award nominee Margaret Colin, four time Tony Award winner Boyd Gaines, Tony Award nominee Stephen Kunken, Marc Bonan (Broadway debut), Grace Gummer ("Smash," Arcadia), and Brian J. Smith (MTC's Come Back, Little Sheba; "Stargate Universe").
Columnists are kings in midcentury America and Joseph Alsop (Tony and Emmy Award winner John Lithgow) wears the crown. Joe is beloved, feared and courted in equal measure by theWashington political world at whose center he sits. But as the '60s dawn and America undergoes dizzying change, the intense political drama Joe is embroiled in becomes deeply personal as well.
David Auburn, whose Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning Proof dazzled audiences and critics alike, returns to MTC with this fascinating new work to be directed by his Proof collaborator Daniel Sullivan.
The creative team for THE COLUMNIST includes John Lee Beatty (scenic design), Jess Goldstein (costume design), Kenneth Posner (lighting design), John Gromada (original music & sound design), Rocco DiSanti (projection design), Charles G. LaPointe (hair & wig design), and David Caparelliotis (casting).
THE COLUMNIST was developed with the support of Tennessee Repertory Theatre through its Ingram New Works Fellowship and Residency.
For more information on MTC, please visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com.
Tickets for THE COLUMNIST are available by calling Telecharge at 212-239-6200, online by visiting www.Telecharge.com, or by visiting the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Box Office (261 West 47th Street). Ticket prices are $67 – $121.Photos by Everett Collection / Rex USA; Carolyn Contino / BEImages
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"There is no den in the wide world to hide a rogue. . . / Commit a crime, and the earth is made of glass."
"Ugly. Is irrelevant. It is an immeasurable insult to a woman, and then supposedly the worst crime you can commit as a woman. But ugly, as beautiful, is an illusion."
"The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly."
"The majority, oppressing an individual, is guilty of a crime, abuses its strength, and by acting on the law of the strongest breaks up the foundations of society."
"The greatest crimes are to associate another with God, to vex your father and mother, to murder your own species, to commit suicide, and to swear to lie"
"We are easily shocked by crimes which appear at once in their full magnitude, but the gradual growth of our own wickedness, endeared by interest, and palliated by all the artifices of self-deceit, gives us time to form distinctions in our own favor,"
"There is a new billboard outside Time Square. It keeps an up-to minute count of gun-related crimes in New York. Some goofball is going to shoot someone just to see the numbers move."


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Bemidji State baseball: Marauders sweep Beavers
The Bemidji State baseball team closed the 2010 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference season Wednesday at University of Mary.
The Beavers lost 9-8 in 10 innings and 7-4. Bemidji State ends the NSIC season with a record of 7-25.
Colton Smith and Joe Chism hit home runs in the first game for Bemidji State.
The Beavers close the 2010 season with a nonconference trip to Montana State University Billings Friday and Saturday for a four-game set.
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Edinburgh Investment Consultants is a small independent financial adviser, based in Edinburgh's regenerated waterside district of Leith. The company employs 10 people, has around 2,500 clients and specialises in providing investment and mortgage advice to women.
Although the company remains busy, Lesley Collins, chief executive of EIC and its offshoot Independent Women, says she has noticed a big difference in its customers' financial requirements due to the credit crisis.
"We have noticed a big shift in terms of what people want. Families are saying that utility costs are rising, that salaries are not rising in line with inflation and that higher mortgages are having an impact on their savings and pensions," she says. "We are seeing more people coming to us with their finances out of control."
At the same time, lack of liquidity in the mortgage market has meant that there are very few new products available, especially for people coming off fixed-rate mortgages. This has led to uncertainty.
Also, the large mortgage lenders are offering borrowers preferential rates if they go to them direct and cut out the middle men - the IFAs. This allows the big lenders to cut out the arrangement fees they pay to these intermediaries and therefore save money. But it is another headache for many small companies in the financial services sector.
However, Collins says that the credit crisis should not be over-egged. "The credit crunch is causing significant concerns for some people, and this is compounded with the uncertainties and difficulties with competitive lending, rising utilities and food bills," she says. "But overall, if individuals have a sound and adaptable plan in place it will allow them to adapt their finances to suit changing circumstances."
She adds: "I think that the market will sort itself out - probably later this year."
Collins' small business clearly isn't suffering too much. There are even plans to open a London branch, probably in the autumn. "That flies in the face of all this negativity," she says.


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AN appeal over an extension to a bungalow in Ringwood has been dismissed, despite the town council and neighbours having no objection.
Mr and Mrs Fotherby appealed against New Forest District Council's refusal to allow them to build a single-storey extension on the first floor of their Addison Square home, going over the garage.
They wanted the extension to house two bedrooms, one with an en-suite bathroom. But inspector Nick Fagan dismissed the appeal, saying the extension would not fit in with its surroundings.
He said: "Addison Square is a residential loop road off Hightown Road characterised mainly by detached bungalows like the neighbour to the north, but also contains some two-storey houses."
He added: "There are no other gambrel roofs of the type and design proposed here. The shape and design of the proposed front extension would be alien to the simple rectangular gable form of the existing bungalow and its forward garage projection.
"I acknowledge the bungalow is set back from its adjoining neighbours and the proposal would extend the house no further forward. However, its front elevation is still prominent in the street scene and also from the windows of Guy's Close on the opposite side of the street."
And he said: "Whilst the extension would not be particularly bulky in relation to the overall proportions of the existing house or its neighbours, its gambrel design would dominate the bungalow's front elevation to the detriment of the local street scene.
"I conclude that the proposal would seriously harm the character and appearance of the area, for the reasons set out above. It would therefore fail to comply with Policy CS2 of the New Forest (outside the National Park) Core Strategy, which states that new development will be required to contribute positively to local distinctiveness and sense of place.
"I note that the town council does not object to the scheme, nor are there any objections from neighbours, but lack of any such objection does not affect my above conclusion on the merits of the case."


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Doug, I know you are new, so I'll be gentle.
Comparing your box stove to a Base Heater is like comparing a Ferrari to an ox cart with wooden wheels. Your box stove at best can only manage about 70% efficiency, mostly they operate around the 60% range; whereas the cast iron ones you disdain operate at well over 90% consistantly over a wide range of operating temperatures. As far as their durability goes. I have one Glenwood Base Heater built in 1900 and the other built in 1909. They are used daily and I depend on them for 100% of my heating needs as I have no other heat source. And I bet there are a lot more Glenwoods from 1909 as well as several other brands around today than your stove. So I guess they last pretty good. Base Heaters, Base Burners and high quality Oak Stoves from the era of coal burning represent the peak of coal stove design. They spent a lot of time and money researching the nature of how various fuels combust and applied a sophisticated knowledge of thermodynamics and physics to their products. They aren't just pretty they are formidable heating machines. A comparable Base Heater will blow your stove away in every catagory, every one. It will produce the same or more BTU's of heat while using half the coal to do it than the box stove.
As far as the Vermont Castings is concerned: It is the only modern stove that I am aware of that tries to recreate in some degree how a base burner works. And the finger grates with cams was thought of well over a century ago. Take a look at a steam locomotive firebox. I'm not trying to disparage you at all. You just need a little exposure to the Wide World of Coal Burning and the long, long history behind it. You find out that most everything was already thought of and applied by the time the Wright Brothers made their first flight.


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Duquesne picked 2nd, RMU third in NEC preseason football poll
Finally at the top of Robert Morris football's coach hierarchy after more than a decade as an assistant, John Banaszak intends to tweak the Colonials' team culture.
Banaszak and the Northeast Conference's six other coaches provided outlooks for the fall Monday after the conference unveiled its preseason All-NEC selections and coaches poll. Robert Morris landed in third place on the poll and had three players named to the All-NEC list. Duquesne, which received one first-place vote, came in second and had five players named. St. Francis (Pa.) came in last but had three player selections.
"It's been an exciting 11 years (with Robert Morris), and there are a lot of changes going on now," Banaszak said. "We're going from Coach (Joe) Walton, who ran the program more along the NFL lines, to trying to run the program the way the rest of the teams in the Northeast Conference run their programs."
Walton established Robert Morris' football program in 1993. He stepped down after last season and transitioned into a new role with the university's athletic department.
"He's still the foundation of our football program," Banaszak said. "There's still a lot of Coach Walton left in me, and I share that with our players."
Robert Morris, which finished 5-6 overall and 3-3 in conference in 2013, will lean on the versatility of senior defensive back and return specialist Antwan Eddie, who received a preseason All-NEC nod for both positions. Eddie led the NEC and ranked third in Division I Football Championship Subdivision in punt -return average (15.0).
Senior defensive end Forrest Mason and senior wide receiver Duane Mitchell also earned spots on the preseason list.
Duquesne, which went 7-4 overall and tied Sacred Heart for first place in the conference with a 4-2 record, returns 16 starters, including preseason All-NEC selections Rich Piekarski, a senior defensive back; junior defensive lineman Zach Zidian; sophomore linebacker Aaron Reed; junior offensive lineman Dan Buchholz; and sophomore kicker Austin Crimmins.
The Dukes will play a Division I Bowl Championship Subdivision opponent for the first time in school history, when they open at Buffalo.
"We feel our depth is better than it has ever been," coach Jerry Schmitt said. "Ultimately, we're looking to prepare for the NEC, because there's no greater challenge than a conference like ours."
St. Francis, one year removed from a 5-6 season in which it went 3-3 in conference play, has high hopes for preseason All-NEC selections Bishop Neal, a senior linebacker from Clairton, sophomore defensive back Lorenzo Jerome and redshirt senior offensive lineman Thurston Kino.
Sacred Heart finished first in the coaches poll. But there was a possible sign of hope for St. Francis: The conference's director of communications, Ralph Ventre, noted that the team picked to finish last in the preseason poll won the NEC title the past two years.
An unprecedented seven NEC games will appear on ESPN3 this fall, including four featuring local teams: Duquesne at Central Connecticut on Oct. 11, St. Francis at Sacred Heart on Oct. 25, Wagner at Robert Morris on Nov. 8 and Robert Morris at Duquesne on Nov. 22.
Bill West is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com or via Twitter @BWest_Trib.


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