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Apple iOS 5 Reviewby Vivek Gowri, Andrew Cunningham, Saumitra Bhagwat & Brian Klug on October 18, 2011 3:05 AM EST
iPhone 3G users may remember what using iOS 4.0 was like on those phones when it was first released - it reduced performance to the extent that fixing this slowness merited a bullet point during Apple's iOS 4.1 reveal, and we found that even that didn't fix all of the problems. Will iOS 5 make the older devices on the support list similarly slow, or can we upgrade without worrying?
iPhone 3GS and Third Generation iPod Touch
The iPhone 3GS came out just over two years ago, and while it's getting a little long in the tooth its performance under iOS 5 is pleasantly surprising. Generally speaking the 3GS seems to be running just as quickly as it did with iOS 4.3, and it's missing just a handful of features included on higher-end devices: Location-based Reminders (on the 4 and 4S), WiFi Personal Hotspot (introduced for the Verizon iPhone 4 and extended to the GSM iPhone 4 in iOS 4.3, no doubt because the 3GS uses a BCM4325 for WiFi and the iPhone 4 uses a BCM4329), and Siri (an iPhone 4S exclusive) are among the most notable.
The big stuff is there, though, and it's because the performance and feature gap between the 3GS and the rest of Apple's lineup isn't nearly as wide as the gap between the 3G and the then-current lineup at the time of iOS 4's release. The 3GS's Cortex A8 uses the same ARMv7 instruction set as the later A4 and A5 chips, while the 3G used the same ARMv6-capable Samsung S5L8900 SoC as the original iPhone. The 3GS has 256MB of RAM, the same as the original iPad and the currently-shipping fourth-gen iPod Touch, while the 3G had only 128MB. You get the picture - the 3GS's upgrades relative to the 3G (which impressed us when the phone was originally released) has given it longer legs than its predecessor (and we'll probably be saying similar things about the 4S in a couple of years).
We've already seen that JavaScript performance in Safari is better in iOS 5, but app launch times are another important metric. To get these numbers, we went back to our iOS 4.1 performance evaluation and repeated the same tests under the newer version. The phone was loaded with a fresh iOS 5 install, and all apps had been cleared from the multitasking tray. Our tests found that, most of the time, app launch speed was as fast or a bit faster than under iOS 4.1.
This is the time between when the Messages app was launched and when the app was ready for text entry. iOS 5 just edges out iOS 4.1 in this case.
This is the time between when the Camera app was launched and when you could actually take pictures with it. From the Home screen, iOS 5 edges out iOS 4.1, and the time is consistently reduced by almost half when launched from the Lock screen - in order to reduce launch times, iOS 5 apparently does some preloading when the Home button is tapped twice (I also found this to be true on a fourth gen iPod Touch, though the difference was less pronounced).
No changes here - the Maps app launches and is ready for input in the same amount of time as in iOS 4.1.
The Settings app launched slightly more slowly in iOS 5 than in iOS 4.1, but it's a change you'll notice only if you're timing it with a stopwatch.
Another small variance from iOS 4.1 - in practice, the Phone dialer is ready to use pretty much instantaneously.
This is the amount of time between the launch of the Safari app and when the Bookmarks list popped up. iOS 5 brings a small improvement over iOS 4.1.
iOS 5 brings up Cupertino's weather marginally more quickly than in iOS 4.1.
For this test, we looked up an app that had already been installed to the phone, closed the App Store, cleared it from the multitasking tray, re-opened the app, and waiting for the app's page to load again. It should be noted that while most other tests timed pretty consistently across multiple runs, we encountered the most variance between runs in this test - results were as low as 4.0 seconds and as high as 6.1 seconds. To get a reasonably representative number here, we did ten runs and averaged the results. The majority of the time, you're looking at a slight slowdown in the App Store compared to iOS 4.1.
If you've bought an iPhone 3GS since the iPhone 4 was introduced (or if you're getting one for free now), you're not going to get burned the way that people who bought a 3G in the spring of 2010 did. The 3GS lacks the processing oomph of newer handsets, but is still mercifully responsive to user input. Apps launch quickly. Text entry is lag-free. The 3GS's hardware and the extra time that Apple has had to optimize iOS 5 make upgrading easy to recommend, and the app launch and JavaScript benchmarks relative to iOS 4 back that up.
First generation iPad
The original iPad has the same Apple A4 SoC as the iPhone 4, but like the 3GS and third and fourth gen iPod Touches, it has only 256MB of memory. This doesn't really hold it back though - iOS 5 seems to be pretty similar to iOS 4 from a hardware requirement standpoint, unlike the jump from iOS 3 to iOS 4.
Basically everything that's been updated in the iPad 2 version of iOS 5 makes the jump back to legacy; the notifications center, iMessage, iCloud, updated versions of Safari, Mail and Music, etc. Things that don't make it include the camera and FaceTime updates (for obvious reasons), the new four-finger multitouch gestures (though other single finger swipe-based gestures still work), AirPlay mirroring (due to hardware requirements), and the ability to play 1080p video (also due to hardware requirements).
All of Apple's devices running Cortex/ARM v7 processors are supported by iOS 5, and based on our findings with the iPhone 3GS and the original iPad, they're more than capable of running it well.
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steven75 - Monday, October 31, 2011 - linkFunny because many of here at this Exchange shop use iPhones with our work email just fine, calendar and all. In fact, it works quite nicely.
We have our choice of company phones and it's extremely rare for anyone to pick anything but an iPhone. I'm sure that would be different if it didn't play so nicely with Exchange. Reply
myxiplx - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - linkJust a note, my 3GS is far more responsive since installing IOS 5 than it's been for years. It's not just application launch times, popups, and notifications are a lot snappier, there's a definite reduction in the lag that's been creeping up over the last year. Reply
lurker22 - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - linkWow, I have found it lags a bit more than ios4 Reply
kmmatney - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - linkI'm still running iOS 4.0 (can't upgrade easily due to jailbreak for tethering) and its not all that bad once you disable Spotlight search. I'm hoping they have an untethered Jailbreak for iOS 5 soon, though. Reply
lurker22 - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - linkAnand,
Surprised you missed this large flaw. iPads will not receive iMessages sent to your cellular number, just iMessages sent to the email addresses setup in the iMessage account.
This is a huge flaw. What has already happened to me is people using their iPads have missed messages for many hours since they were addressed to the cell number and this then isn't devlivered to the iPads.
Why would apple miss this huge functionality gap? It means now I have to remember to send iMessages to email addresses to be sure the person will see it in a timely fashion. Reply
Aikouka - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - linkThat explains why I never saw any of the "iMessages" that a friend sent me the other day. I was wondering why they didn't show up when I poked around the Messaging app on my iPad. I assumed all you had to do was sign into the same iMessage account to share everything. Reply
Brian Klug - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - linkThat's all you have to do for things to work, however there's a catch that I mention - both devices have to be configured to have the same iMessage "Caller ID." This is why the default Caller ID is set to the iMessage "Apple ID" email account, and also the other catch is that your sender has to then be talking with that contact.
-Brian Reply
kylewat - Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - linkThis simply is not true. It's ridiculously easy to have it sync with the iPad you just have to have the contact information in settings correct. ie Have your phone number in the settings. Reply
windywoo - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - linkIf Apple is just now implementing features that have been around on other phones why do their products always get such high scores in reviews? Why is it acceptable for Apple to trail in features while Android handsets will be marked down if there happens to be a flicker in the animations? Don't tell me it's because Apple does it so much better because that's subjective at best, and to my mind dishonest.
All the features implemented here fix major usability flaws in iOS that really contradict the general view that Apple's products are the easiest to use, but for some reason Apple has got a pass from reviewers like some favoured, hobbit haired child.
I would like to see fewer double standards. We are talking about a capitalist, profit driven corporation, I think they can stand to be handled a little less gently. Reply
lurker22 - Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - linkHere's why
http://dinnerwithandroid.tumblr.com/post/115710967... Reply


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It is awesome working for a company that is creative, fun to be part of, cutting edge and in-demand. It is more awesome when the company does altruistic things to help out people impacted by the current economic crisis.To that end, I'm really excited that Socialtext is offering free Corporate Alumni Networks to any organization that recently had to lay-off any of its employees.As Ross explains: Today, Socialtext is meeting this latent need with a free Corporate Social Network offer for the 2009 Recession. Any former employee and HR director of a company that reduced its workforce by 5% or more in the last year can create a private Corporate Social Network for free by applying here. Please note that this offer does not include free user support. We ask for an HR contact to be involved to encourage a constructive tone, enable the HR department to share informational resources and so the company can leverage the network over time for connections, knowledge and expertise. However, as was our experience with the PeopleSoft Alumni Network, the energy and participation will likely be driven by the grass-roots.
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On Alan Lepofsky Joining Socialtext
A few weeks ago, there was much hubabalu in the blogs about Alan Lepofsky joining Socialtext. You can read all about it here.Since I'm still fairly new to the space, I wasn't as familiar with Alan as most others who have been deeply entrenched in enterprise social. I knew it was a big deal, though when Ross did a cool little celebratory dance when Alan accepted.After a week of working closely with Alan, I totally get it. I've found Alan to be smart, curious and extremely adapt, especially coming from IBM, now to Socialtext. He is going to bring an incredible amount of value to the Socialtext team. It is great to have him on board.Plus, his old-school hip-hop Twitter posts are a great way to start the day.
It is awesome working with people who are considered visionaries.Today, eweek named Ross Mayfield, Socialtext co-founder & president, the 74th most influential person in IT.Congratulations, Ross!

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The Truck Route was closed for about 45 minutes Wednesday afternoon because of a bomb threat at the SOC shooting range at TA-72 on Los Alamos National Laboratory property.
"Someone called about 3:45 p.m. and said there was a bomb on the shooting range," LANL spokesperson Kevin Roark said. "The Truck Route was closed. Emergency management responded and the area was checked out by a bomb-sniffing dog. The road reopened at 4:22 p.m."
As a result, that caused a massive backup on the Truck Route and N.M. 502 heading east. Traffic was back to normal about 5:30 p.m
Roark said, "These things are extremely rare and I can not remember the last time there was a bomb threat. We have a protocol and we followed it."
Early testing shows that a severed foot sent to the headquarters of Canada's ruling Conservative party, a severed hand found in another package and a torso found in a garbage heap in Montreal all come from the same man, police said Wednesday.
Drunk driver gets 51 years
AZTEC (AP) — A man who drove drunk and triggered a November crash that killed two people on U.S. 550 in northwestern New Mexico will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.
The Farmington Daily Times reports 35-year-old Howard Haceesa was sentenced Tuesday to 51 years.
Haceesa had pleaded guilty to charges of vehicular homicide and bodily injury by DWI.
District Court Judge Thomas Hynes says four previous DWI convictions and his blood-alcohol level after the accident was reason enough for the longer sentence.
Authorities say Haceesa allowed his Chevrolet van onto the center line and it struck a small SUV carrying seven people about 25 miles south of Bloomfield.
Work began on 15th Street, requiring the closure of 15th Street between Trinity and Deacon, as well as reducing traffic between Deacon and Central to two lanes of traffic to allow for work on the west side of 15th Street. Pedestrians were detoured around the construction area. Motorists were asked to use 20th Street/Deacon or Knecht/Central Avenue. Access to area businesses shall be maintained.
Hertz Car Rental will sponsor a carwash for the Los Alamos Nuke Rugby team from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Best Western Hilltop House Hotel.
ChamberFest is an annual event that showcases chamber members and this year's event will be June 9. Located in the downtown area, businesses display their products and services to the public. There is also a Car Show and Kids Activity Area with sand pile.
Phone line work
The state Public Regulation Commission's Insurance Division has approved a 6.9 percent rate increase for individual Blue Cross Blue Shield policyholders.
The increase, which takes effect Friday (June 1), affects approximately 31,000 people across the state.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico spokeswoman Becky Kenny said that's people like artists, plumbers, and mom and pop shops — who are under 65 — which only need insurance for themselves.
She said the increase would not affect group insurance plans held by places like Los Alamos County.
When Smith's Food and Drug decided to extend its fundraising activities into New Mexico this year, the retailer chose the University of New Mexico Children's Hospital Pediatric Charity Care Fund as its recipient. The fund helps families with modest incomes that do not qualify for other assistance programs.
"Often the families of children who need care are hesitant to bring their children in, worrying that they cannot afford the services. It is so important for those children to get the medical care they need as early as possible, and the generous gift from Smith's will go a long way in establishing a fund for those most in need," said Steve McKernan, CEO of University Hospitals at the check presentation.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the state's largest blaze ever has grown to nearly 300 square miles as it spreads in all directions, and experts say conditions are ripe this season for similar massive blazes across the West.
Renovations begin at 37th Street Play Lot
The 37th Street Play Lot near Villa Street is closed for the next two weeks so that the County's contractor, LA Landscaping & More, can make renovations to the park. Renovations include:
• Remove the sand safety zone material in the designated play areas and replace with engineered wood fiber, bringing the safety/fall zone into compliance
• Add a merry-go-round with fall/safety zone material and borders (similar to the one at Community Park or North Mesa Park)
• Replace the asphalt entry walk with concrete and an approach that is not as steep as the current design
•Add three picnic tables and two benches
It is being called one of Miami's goriest crimes: A naked man was on top of another nude man along a busy highway, biting into the man's face, tearing it to pieces.
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It may take a village to raise a child but, according to this inviting bedtime book, it takes a barnyard to coax a baby rabbit to sleep. At first, Lily thinks the farmyard sounds make it too hard to sleep, but she and her mother discover that the noisemakers are actually preparing to bed down themselves—and they're happy to lend Lily a hand. "Are we keeping you awake?" says a duck. "We were only singing sleepy bedtime songs to one another. Would you like me to sing a song to you, too?" A "soft-eyed" cow tells Lily a bedtime story and a hen collects extra straw for Lily's bed. Bendall-Brunello (I Love You This Much) ushers readers into this idyllic rural community with twilight washes of watercolor and light-as-a-feather pencil or crayon strokes. His chiffon textures and openhearted characterizations meld beautifully with the sweet snugness of Freedman's (Where's Your Smile, Crocodile?) lilting prose. In a particularly appealing interlude, the animals issue a chorus of hushabyes, which Bendall-Brunello incorporates into his pictures as zephyrs of text. " 'Shhh,' hushed the ducks to the rippling reeds. 'Shhh' hushed the cows to the leaves on the trees. 'Shhh,' hushed the hens into the whispering wind." A humorous ending does not undercut the soothing, tranquil mood. Ages 2-6. (June)
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I bought a sigma a year ago after shooting my Dads.
People talk all they want.
But for $280 & a free trigger mod
I have a light, ergonomic, acurate, reliable, double action, double stack handgun.
I have been looking into buying another handgun.
I was going to get the sig sp2022 9mm, but when I think about having interchangeable magazines, not having to get use to another gun... I already have several holsters and mags for it....
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Im buying another one!
I accidently clicked a picture of my babies waving to mommy pulling up home! Oh and they are why I carry
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I have the sd9ve, carry it everywhere. I love the gun and trust it with my life. Added the apex duty trigger spring kit and it feels identical to an m&p
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I don't really know the difference other than the slide and the frame looks a little different.
Basically the rail, slide and trigger are different. I wasn't a fan of the sigma stock trigger but with the mod it wasn't too bad
My dad owns a sigma with the factory repair kit. His sigma shoots well. I am not keen on double action only pistols or I would have bought one instead of my P95.
But kinda bulky and doesn't feel as good in my hand.
gaspump , sounds like money well spent to me. I have a sw40ve and with some trigger work and its a good shooter.
I have both the P95 and the Sigma. My Sigma is a .40. I like the P95 a lot better. The only thing I dont like about the Sigma is the trigger. But I REALLY dont like the trigger.
Then put a spring kit in it an stop complaning hehehe
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Maija Itala
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- Standard-dose anti-CD20 antibody rituximab has efficacy in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: results from a Nordic multicentre studyM Itala
Haematological Departments of Turku University Hospital, Finland Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Eur J Haematol 69:129-34. 2002..Secondary objectives were defined as the tolerability and feasibility of rituximab in patients with CLL...
- Excellent response of refractory life-threatening thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura to cyclosporine treatmentM Itala
Department of Medicine, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
Clin Lab Haematol 26:65-7. 2004..Cyclosporine was tapered off after 6 months treatment, and the patient has stayed in remission ever since. We conclude that cyclosporine is a worthwhile treatment option in patients with refractory TTP...
- Reduced-intensity conditioning and blood stem cell transplantation from an HLA-identical sibling for severe aplastic anaemia: two patients with successful engraftment but a fatal post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in the otherMaija Itala
Department of Medicine, Turku University Central Hospital, PL 52, Turku, 20521 Finland
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- Stem cell transplantation in poor-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia: assessment of post-transplant minimal residual disease using four- and six-color flow cytometry and allele-specific RQ-PCRMaija Itala
Department of Medicine, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
Eur J Haematol 81:100-6. 2008..001 and <0.003), two of them having non-myeloablative conditioning. None of the patients who became PCR-negative after allogeneic transplantation have relapsed...
- Autologous stem cell transplantation in patients with mantle cell lymphomaRiikka Oinonen
Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
Leuk Lymphoma 43:1229-37. 2002..However, no plateau was seen in the EFS curve after ASCT. Whether cure Can be achieved in a proportion of patients with ASCT is currently unknown and should be studied in larger patient series with a longer follow-up...
- A randomised phase III study comparing high-dose chemotherapy to conventionally dosed chemotherapy for stage III ovarian cancer: the Finnish Ovarian Cancer (FINOVA) studySeija Grenman
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Turku University Hospital, PL 52, 20521 Turku, Finland
Eur J Cancer 42:2196-9. 2006..We conclude that the HDCT regimen used was feasible, but did not result in significantly improved survival in this prematurely closed trial. A clinically important survival benefit cannot be excluded due to the small sample size...
- Percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting in a patient with haemophilia A and an acute myocardial infarction following a single dose of desmopressinRaine Virtanen
Department of Medicine, Turku University Central Hospital, FIN 20520 Turku, Finland
Thromb Haemost 92:1154-6. 2004
- [Directions for allogenic stem cell transplants and how they reflect on the operation and results of the transfer center in Turku]Kari Remes
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From CNN…..
"President Bush said to all of us: 'I'm driven with a mission from God. God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan'.
"And I did, and then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq'. And I did.
"And now, again, I feel God's words coming to me, 'Go get the Palestinians their state and get the Israelis their security, and get peace in the Middle East'. And by God I'm gonna do it'," Shaath quotes him as saying.
In response, White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters in Washington: "He's never made such comments."
Read more…. http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/07/bush.report.reut/index.html


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As I mentioned in part 1, I could go on ad nauseum on the pitfalls of liberal ideology, but as this is merely a three-part series, I will end it with the idea of liberals falling into the same traps as everyone else, no matter how enlightened liberal ideology might make someone feel. Going forward, I encourage you to read the other parts of this series, as well as be critical of liberalism in general.
Part 1 of this series: Violence and Nonviolence
Part 2 of this series: Liberalism as a Supremacist Identity
Treating the Symptoms
Liberals care about the butterfly effect. They like to think that one person making a small difference in their own lives contributes to a great difference in the world. They want to know that they are contributing to that greater good, and that if everyone just did as they did, the world would be a better place. This usually means liberals fight against individual oppression without acknowledging its systemic counterpart. Individual oppression is the symptom and systemic oppression is the cause, but so often liberals are out to combat symptoms. You see this all the time in acts of "sustainability," or making "informed" purchases. And while in some cases, this can have an effect in one's immediate vicinity (maybe), most of the time, we are still participating in an inherently exploitative economic system, and by practicing informed consumerism, we are not doing anything but continuing to pump blood through it, so this system can keep making decisions that undo our own.
You might think of this as a not seeing the forest for the trees issue, and you would be almost right. But that would still make you wrong. A few years ago, British chef and nutrition advocate, Jamie Oliver, went on some talk show to examine the inside of this working mother's refrigerator to find out why her children were so sluggish and obese, basically. And when he found out her freezer was filled with frozen things meant to be dropped into hot oil until vaguely golden brown, he passed a Gordon Ramsay sized kidney stone, demanding to know how she could treat her children this way. He called her abusive, he called her a terrible mother.
Nowhere did he acknowledge that families who have health and nutrition problems have little to no support or education when it comes to feeding their kids the "right" foods. Overall, families that eat the healthiest, are also the wealthiest, and food insecurity is most vulnerable to low-income families. But Oliver was not there to express these inequalities, but espouse his views through targeted capitalism (buy this, not that), where a person's consumer choices decide how good they are.
Between folks like Oliver and say, a volunteer working to "end world hunger" with a major charity organization, you might see these two people as opposites where one is scrutinizing the little picture and the other is focused on the big picture. Both parties want to help, but both parties are also failing to recognize the behind-the-scenes issues that affect people in a way that they will not be able to change. These are systems of oppression that keep poor people poor, the hungry hungry, and the malnourished doing the most they can on the least amount of energy. There are hundreds of examples like these where liberals ultimately can point out individual oppression but not systemic oppression.
Fools Don't Know What Equality Is
Now I won't spend a lot of time on this, because I already spend most of my discourse trying to explain to privileged people why they're wrong, and a lot of this has to do with seeing inequality incredibly superficially. Not knowing what equality is, or what exactly it is aiming for is one of these superficial things. We learn from a young age that everyone is equal on the inside, but we don't learn that people are still continued to be treated unequally, despite the kumbaya crap. This is why you have privileged people complaining about things not being "fair." It's not "fair" that achieving white students are "hurt" by affirmative action, but not the other way around. It's not "fair" that if a girl hits a guy he's not allowed to hit back. It's not "fair" that straight allies aren't welcome at this LGBT event. What happened to being kind to everyone? Why do we have to oppress some people in order to lift up others? What happened to equality?
This is an EXTREMELY short sighted perspective of equality that "treating everyone the same" won't even come close to fixing. You're not being oppressed. You haven't been oppressed for generations. The word "equality" has more or less lost its meaning because every time a privileged person brings it up to highlight some sort of inequality aimed at themselves, they fail to look at history or power structures. Comedians routinely talk about how they make fun of everyone, and how their comedy is equal opportunity. There is no such thing.
These liberals operate on their own perceptions of equality, which ignore institutionalized racism, sexism, and homophobia, systems which have made power relations unequal for hundreds of years. Trying to point out supposed petty inequalities against the privileged like this makes us all lose track of who is really in power, and how it will take longer than your lifetime to undo centuries of damage. To be bigoted is an individual failing something, and the way to cure it is to look deep inside themselves. This is the truth, but it also misses the much larger question of where that oppression came from and why it's still happening today.
These liberals often operate as though the goal of anti-oppression is to perfect the Golden Rule, and that the main problem in society is the fact that there are a number of assholes behind oppression that need to be stopped. They don't realize that the systems put in place encourage all of us to participate, and work almost autonomously to keep themselves alive. They don't realize that the main point of not being racist has to do with eradicating this long tradition of inequality, and not just trying to avoid making others feel bad. They get wrapped up in "racism is hurtful" when the real issue is "racism harms people, and those being harmed are not white." It is true, that racism is hurtful, but if we let our focus shift for one second, privileged people will think about that one time they were the butt of reverse racism, and believe that their hurt feelings are the same as being oppressed.


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Digital Design Technology
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Program Details
- Award: Associate of Applied Science
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- Delivery: Face-to-face where some online courses may be available or required.
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Tomlinson: 'I have no intentions of leaving San Diego'
Published: January 21st, 2009 | Tags: LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers
If LaDainian Tomlinson has any say in the matter, he's staying with the Chargers.
Amid published reports last week that the Chargers were weighing their options on Tomlinson's future with the team — which include options from keeping him at his current salary level to attempting to renegotiate his contract, trading him or releasing him — the five-time Pro Bowler responded Wednesday with a message on his personal Web site.
"I have been getting a lot of messages on my site regarding me leaving San Diego," Tomlinson wrote. "I feel that I need to make it very clear that I have NO intentions of leaving San Diego. San Diego is where my career started and where I'd like it to end. I have nothing but love and the upmost respect for this team, the players, and the Spanos Family. Me being traded is completely out of my hands. I have ABSOLUTELY no control in that decision making. All I can do is wait and see how it all plays out. As for now, I am a Charger and will be until I am told otherwise …"
The speculation surrounding Tomlinson led Chargers club president Dean Spanos to call the star running back on Thursday to discuss the reports.
Tomlinson, 29, battled toe, knee and groin injuries during the course of last season that produced career-low numbers — 292 attempts and 1,110 rushing yards — but still managed to play in all 16 games and scored 12 total touchdowns. He has three years remaining on an eight-year contract he signed in 2004 that made him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.


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By DE Editors
Autodesk has completed the acquisition of Qontext, an enterprise social collaboration software, from India-based Pramati Technologies. According to the company, the acquisition of the Qontext technology and development team will accelerate Autodesk's ongoing move to the cloud and expansion of social capabilities in the Autodesk 360 cloud-based service. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
"Autodesk's acquisition of the Qontext technology is a testament to the Pramati strategy," said Vijay Pullur, Pramati president. "This transaction is a significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to incubate and build companies that address the rapidly changing needs of business through highly innovative technologies."
Autodesk intends to use the Qontext technology to add new social capabilities to Autodesk 360, a cloud-based platform that offers users the ability to store, search, and view design data.
"Mobile, cloud and social computing are dramatically changing the way engineers, designers and architects work. The addition of the Qontext technology to the Autodesk portfolio will lead to new technology innovations that help our customers embrace these disruptive technologies and leverage them for competitive advantage," said Amar Hanspal, Autodesk senior vice president of information modeling and platform products.
For more information, visit Autodesk and Pramati.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.


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Chevrolet Repair Questions? Ask a Chevy Mechanic for Answers ASAP
This is a common problem among these vehicles. Leaving the ignition switch on for the 10 minutes, lets the anti-theft system relearn...commonly you will have a failed Passlock Sensor which needs to be repalced and than relearned. But in a small amount of cases the anti-theft module itself is the problem. You can attempt to repalce the sensor yourself in the steering column, but to correctly diagnose this concern you would need the dealer to scan the anti-theft system, to be sure this is the fault. But, before anything try the 30 minute relearn procedure below and see if the symptoms subside.


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AN AMATEUR historian from East Preston has penned a book to commemorate the start of the First World War.
Richard Standing, of Sea Road, has produced East Preston & Kingston in the Great War, 1914-1918 to mark the conflict's centenary.
Mr Standing's book looks at the social history of East Preston and Kingston during the four years of the war.
He writes about how the fight dramatically altered village life, from the change in schools, roles of the villages' women and food production to the rationing in place.
The book also looks at local casualties of each year's battles and includes photographs of a number of soldiers recorded on the villages' war memorials.
Simon Cross, clerk to East Preston Parish Council – which funded Mr Standing's work – said: "We are very grateful to Mr Standing for his considerable co-operation and patience in getting this book from conception to publication.
"All profits from the book will be donated to Help for Heroes to help the latest generation of servicemen and women who are working hard to maintain peace around the world."
The 131-page book costs £5 and is available at the parish council office, in Sea Road, or by calling 01903 770050 or emailing email@example.com


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The Cast of Cheers, 'Human Elevator (Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross Remix)' – Free MP3 Download
Contrary to what you might think, The Cast of Cheers are not from Boston. They're from Ireland — which, for Bostonians, basically means they're from the real thing. Their music is also the real thing — the band has been storming the U.K. music world with their first singles. The quartet recorded its first album, 'Chariot,' by itself in 3 days, subsequently putting it up on BandCamp for free, where it received over 150,000 downloads and netted them a nomination at the U.K.'s Choice Music Awards.
The Cast of Cheers just released their proper full-length debut, 'Family,' and today we get a free download of the official remix for single 'Human Elevator.' While much of 'Family' races with forward momentum, 'Human Elevator' rocks back into the beat, almost recalling the White Stripes in places. The remix by Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross offers a re-imagining of the track.
Of the remix, The Cast of Cheers tells Diffuser.fm, "'Human Elevator' was one of the first songs written for the album so it really set the tone for us. This remix deserves a coffee and an ice cream on a lazy Sunday. Digging it!"
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Heights chamber plans events
The Harker Heights Chamber of Commerce has several upcoming events in the next few weeks:
A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lily's Cakes, 360 W. Central Texas Expressway, Suite 204 in Harker Heights.
Women in Business Bazaar at 6 p.m. Friday at the Harker Heights Activities Center, 400 Indian Trail.
Chamber ambassadors meet at noon Dec. 5 at a location to be announced.
Coffee Connection from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Dec. 11 at TruBlu Polish Pottery & Gift Boutique, 220 Commercial Drive, Suite A, Harker Heights.
Business After Hours Mixer from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at Extraco Bank in Harker Heights.
The board of directors meets at 9 a.m. Dec. 19 at the chamber office.
For more information about upcoming chamber events, call (254) 699-4999 or go to www.hhchamber.com.
BBB gives advice for purchasing gift cards
WACO — With the holiday season in full swing, many shoppers are looking for the best gift options for family and friends. Gift cards may seem like a simple solution, but the Better Business Bureau is warning that some gift cards could carry high fees making them far from a good deal.
The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act, which took effect in 2010, established standards that give consumers additional protections when using gift cards. The standards prohibit retailers from setting expiration dates less than five years after the card is purchased and charging dormancy, inactivity and service fees unless the card has not been used for at least 12 months.
If fees are charged after this period, the details of such fees must be clearly disclosed on the card. These standards apply to store gift cards and general use prepaid cards, which are often branded by payment networks such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express.
But there are some details the CARD Act doesn't cover. For example, issuers can still charge fees every time the card is used, the balance is checked, a replacement card is requested or when customer service is called.
BBB recommends the follow tips before buying a gift card:
- Research before you buy and buy from a known and trusted source.
- Read the fine print: Inspect the card before buying. Verify that protective stickers have not been removed and the pin number on the back of the card is not exposed.
- Provide receipt with gift card.
To check the reliability of a company and find trustworthy businesses, go to bbb.org.


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When he suits up for Canada this spring in the World Baseball Classic, newly signed Pirates catcher Russell Martin hopes to get a lot of playing time — at shortstop. "If I'm allowed to and it makes the Canadian team better, I do see why it would be a problem," Martin said today after signing his $17 million deal with the Pirates. "If I do get the opportunity, I can't wait to show everybody how (well) I can play short." Hmmm … maybe there's a position change in his future? Martin laughed. "I still like quarterbacking behind the plate. That's a fun part of baseball. But, who knows?"
GM Neal Huntington can't really block Martin from playing, but he didn't sound thrilled about it: "Anytime a player goes to the World Baseball Classic, there are risks. But it's awfully tough to take a player away from an opportunity to play for his country." Beyond the possibility of injury, Martin will miss out on time he could be spending learning the Pirates pitching staff. "Russ is a very smart man," Huntington said. "He's been around a long time, so he's had to learn a number of different pitchers in spring training, with different organizations, with in-season transactions. We're going to help him in that transition process and we believe we can make it work."
»»» Martin was behind the plate for most of A.J. Burnett's starts with the Yankees in 2011, so he's already familiar with the right-hander. "I must have caught almost every start he threw," Martin said. "I love working with A.J. He got a bad rap in New York; people liked to pick on him because they knew they were going to get a response. He's fiery, he has a lot of heart and I feel like he found himself back last year. He competes out there and he really cares, and that falls in with how I play the game, so we mix well together." Martin said Burnett's presence here was one influential reason to sign with the Pirates. Burnett sent Martin a few text messages during Martin's negotiations with the Pirates. "I didn't have a chance to actually converse with him," Martin said, adding that he planned to call Burnett while riding back to Pittsburgh International Airport.
»»» Obviously, Martin is less familiar with the other guys on the Pirates' pitching staff. "I don't know all the guys from top to bottom. The core — A.J., Wandy, J-Mac — all those guys, I've known and I've seen. But there's a lot of guys I'm going to have to watch video on to get a better understanding of them. But my feeling is, there's some talent here. I'm sure that, from an outside perspective, the baseball world probably doesn't see us compete on a level that I believe we can."
»»» Rod Barajas replaced Martin when Martin left the Dodgers. Now, Martin is taking over for Barajas with the Pirates. "It's a bit funny and it is kind of ironic," Martin said. "Barajas is great guy, a great teammate. Hopefully, I can fill his shoes here."
»»» Martin also is a big fan of manager Clint Hurdle. "He's a stand-up, hard-nosed individual. I've always respected Clint. His teams play hard, they do the little things the right way. He's a guy who'll have your back, so he's a guy you want to fight for. I trust him."


text: Matthieu Brucher skrev: > I agree with Sturla, for instance nVidia GPUs do SIMD computations > with blocs of 16 values at a time, but the hardware behind can't > compute on so much data at a time. It's SIMD from our point of view, > just like Numpy does ;) > > A computer with a CPU and a GPU is a SIMD machine by definition, due to the single CPU and the multiple ALUs in the GPU, which are subordinate to the CPU. But with modern computers, these classifications becomes a bit unclear. S.M.


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|Reviews for We All Get Our Turn
| D.K. Willikers chapter 2 . 12/16/2004
T.T You are never going to update this story again are you... *sigh* what ever I guess, but please can you? I wanna know what happens in the end...
| obscuredwaif chapter 2 . 9/19/2003
This is a really good fic!
You should update more often though. Most people won't even remember what's going on in a story three months later.
Take Care.
| Amethyst Hanyou chapter 2 . 8/24/2003
I hope you writte more soon!¡! Well, since I don't have anything else to say, *O.O* I shall be signing out...
Peace 4 Now!¡!
| pruningshears chapter 2 . 8/23/2003
this is lots of fun! please dont even entertain the idea of abandoning this, you jsut cant! I'm sorry but i still cant think of a reason for his being there, if you want to be liberal, y oucouls always claim souls arent neccesarily gender specific and he's the reincarnation of midoriko, that would be a laugh, but it still doesnt give a reason for him to stay long. sorry i got nothing i jsut want to read more please psot more soon!
| pruningshears chapter 1 . 8/23/2003
hm, if i had a reason for you i would be writing my own fic right now, sorry but i like this, *glare* even though inuyasha's happy and kagome is all alone. _ souta sounds like my brother.
| Snowfire the Kitsune chapter 2 . 8/23/2003
Hey! Great story! I hope you put another chapter up soon! Later!
| Bikutoria chapter 2 . 8/23/2003
Woho! Shippo was not too hyper. I love this fresh idea, and I look forward to whatever excuses Shippo thinks up for Souta's absence :)
| Divine Heart chapter 1 . 6/25/2003
This is really interesting! Plz write more!


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The St. Johns, Florida's greatest river, is sick. Large sections of it are smothered in slime the radioactive green of a B-movie space alien, slime packing more than 100 times the World Health Organization's recommended limits for toxins. The Caloosahatchee River, the St. Lucie Estuary, Tampa Bay, Ichetucknee Springs, Wakulla Springs — all poisoned with runoff from sewage, fertilizer and manure, all stricken with toxic algae that can promote tumors, and cause liver damage, rashes and respiratory distress.
You would think Florida's governor would be leading the charge. Clean water is not merely necessary for life, a human right: It's the law. You would think Florida's business leaders would demand clean water. Our economy largely depends on tourism; we lose millions when the beaches are closed because of Red Tide or infestations of fecal bacteria.
Surely the state Department of Environmental Protection is on the case, going after malfunctioning sewage plants, dirty phosphate mines, MiracleGro-addicted golf courses and industrial dairy farms. Surely the Florida Legislature, the elected representatives of the people, has leapt into action to protect their constituents.
But this is Florida, Looking-Glass Land, where it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place. Politics beats public policy. Dirty money trumps clean water.
Here's what happened: Way back in 1998, during the Clinton administration, the federal Environmental Protection Agency told the state to get its, er, manure together by 2004 or else. Florida doesn't use numbers — that is, measurable parts-per-billion — to assess water pollution. The state employs a "narrative" standard. If the fish and the frogs ain't all dead, the water's fine, right?
Well, 2004 came and went. George W. Bush's EPA, busy letting polluters write pollution regulations, did nothing. So the Florida Wildlife Federation, the Sierra Club and other conservation groups sued and won. EPA entered into a consent decree with the plaintiffs and agreed to set real standards for clean water in Florida. Now the state is trying to worm out of the deal.
DEP head Mike Sole, who is supposed to protect our environment, is going around telling citizens to "be afraid" of water cleanup. But last year he was positively enthusiastic. On Jan. 16, 2009, Sole released a statement declaring, "New numeric nutrient water quality standards will help Florida improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its water quality."
Curiouser and curiouser, Sole and his corporate comrades now complain that EPA's numbers are "unscientific." But EPA used DEP's data to develop those numbers. EPA's recommended standards are, in most circumstances, the same or more lax than DEP's.
Sole's boss, Charlie Crist, who likes to style himself Florida's greenest governor, has faded out of the picture like the Cheshire Cat. Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson has gone apocalyptic, predicting that the EPA rules may spell the end of farming in Florida. And Big Business is behaving with its usual gravitas and maturity, screaming that the EPA will single-handedly destroy what's left of Florida's jobs; that cleaning up Florida's water will cost a gazillion dollars; and that our lawns will all turn brown as the feds come to pry our Scott's Turf Builder from our cold, dead hands.
This would be the same Big Business — Big Ag, Big Mining, Big Poop — which is largely responsible for the sad condition of our waters in the first place.
Not that you should let reality get in the way of a good tantrum. Barney Bishop, president of Associated Industries of Florida, called the EPA rules "onerous, stupid, ridiculous and idiotic." AIF took out a newspaper ad that made up for in size what it lacked in grammatical sophistication or metaphorical coherence: "Florida's Economy Killed 1845-2010" it hollered, charging the EPA with striking "directly at the heart of Florida by imposing unreasonable new water regulations that will choke off the state's economic blood supply," and labeling EPA's duty to ensure Florida takes care of its most vital resource a "Washington tax."
This is an odd way to talk about the Clean Water Act, the landmark law which was passed during the Nixon administration. It has been on the books for more than 30 years. How has it magically become a tax? Oh yeah: This is Looking-Glass Land where, as Humpty Dumpty said, "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less."
Which brings us to the Florida Legislature. They're hopping mad at the EPA, as if clean water is un-American. Socialist, even. There's not a lot they can do legally, except lobby Congress to make EPA change its numbers or just gum up the works: something they're good at.
Rep. Ralph Poppell of Vero Beach dismissed the EPA at its February hearing in Tallahassee, informing them that "in Florida, we understand water." Rep. Bryan Nelson demonstrated that the part of "no" that legislators don't understand is every part: He is sponsoring a bill that would make it nearly impossible for cities and counties to adopt stringent rules on fertilizers.
Trudi Williams, chair of the House Agriculture Committee, plans to create a committee to "study" the numeric standards since she doesn't think much of EPA's scientific expertise. Neither does Rep. Dave Murzin, R-Pensacola. He calls the numeric standards "arbitrary" and wants to "hold off for 60 days so we can do an actual study."
Since most of these particular legislators are on record as refusing to "believe" in evolution, their late embrace of science is, of course, welcome, but a trifle startling.
It gets worse. All the above (plus 46 more) have signed onto a House Memorial calling on Washington to butt out of Florida and stop bothering us with its commie-style centralized government (though we wouldn't say no to more stimulus money, thank you). The chief sponsor of HM19, Rep. Ritch Workman of Brevard County, describes the federal government as a "foreign entity." One of his co-sponsors, Rich Glorioso, R-Plant City, reacted to the EPA rules by demanding that Florida sue the feds. "What do we do other than seceding from the Union?" he asked.
This is "Tenther"-talk, the Palin-oid cant of conservatives who either fear that Tea Partiers will dog their re-election campaigns or actually believe that the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution allows states to strike out on their own any time they feel like it, over slavery, say, or clean water. As the Egg Man said to Alice, "The question is, which is to be master — that's all." Meanwhile, the slime keeps spreading.
Diane Roberts is a former member of the Times editorial board and professor at Florida State University.


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Hepatitis B:
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HEPATITIS B virus (HBV) is one of the most common viruses in the world. Hundreds of millions of people have been infected with it--perhaps half of the world's population--and it ranks as one of the top ten killers of people among the bacteria, protozoans, viruses, parasites, and other infectious agents that plague humankind. The most characteristic clinical sign of hepatitis is the vivid yellow color--jaundice--it imparts to the whites of the eyes and, often, the entire body. Yellow jaundice is the hallmark of the disease and is often the clinical finding that draws attention to the malady, particularly if it occurs in epidemic form. Fortunately, most cases of hepatitis are acute and self-limited, but many progress to a chronic form that can be deadly.
About 1.5 million people worldwide die each year as a consequence of HBV infection. These include about a million people with primary cancer of the liver, one of the most common and deadly cancers known, a large percentage of which are caused by HBV. Currently, over 350 million people are chronically infected with HBV. HBV kills as many, if not more, people than the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the deadly causative virus of AIDS.
The presentation of such grim figures as these usually precedes a prediction of even more awful events. But that is not the case for HBV. Life--and death--are full of surprises, and while it may be tempting fate to be too optimistic, it appears likely that within the next few decades this virus will be effectively controlled. It is even possible that it will be eradicated.
Although the diseases associated with yellow jaundice have been recognized since antiquity, the history of research on HBV is not long. The beginning of the "modern" period can be dated to the interval between the two world wars. By the mid-1960s, owing to the efforts of a dedicated and gifted cadre of scientists, there emerged a significant understanding of the clinical and epidemiological nature of the disease, a recognition that it was caused by a "filterable agent"1--a virus--and that there were at least two such viruses. In the mid-1960s my colleagues and I in Philadelphia began studies on a material we found in the serum of an Australian, a material that we referred to as "Australia antigen"; by 1967 we had found that it was part of the hepatitis B virus, and we introduced a useful diagnostic method for the virus that, in a relatively short time, essentially eliminated posttransfusion hepatitis due to HBV. In 1969, we invented a vaccine that, in its further development by the pharmaceutical industry, proved to be effective and safe.
Our early work stimulated a worldwide interest in the scientific community, and research in the field proliferated. Today a great deal is known about the virus; effective methods for detection and prevention are available; and there are even reasonably good treatments, along with an expectation that these may improve considerably in the future. As a consequence of the widespread application of the vaccine and other prevention programs, there has been, in several places, a striking decrease in the number of new HBV infections. In parts of Asia, where the vaccine programs were introduced more than ten years ago, the prevalence of carriers with HBV has dropped from about 15 percent to about 1 percent, and, in the impacted vaccinated group, the incidence of cancer of the liver (most of which is caused by chronic HBV infection) has decreased two-thirds from its previous level. If these results are confirmed, then HBV vaccine is the first "cancer vaccine."
Basic research is often Shandean, a term coined in the novel Tristram Shandy (1759-67) by the Irish-born English writer Laurence Sterne (1713-68).2 In this comic novel, any trace of narrative order is subordinated to the free associations generated by the narrator and his characters. Events ramble from one apparent irrelevancy to another, but a strange sense of order nevertheless emerges. The novel also offers an interesting exploration of the quality of time: the description of an event takes far longer than the event itself. For example, the author tells of his own conception but gets so embroiled in the tale of his parents' ineptitude in initiating the process that it takes him three volumes to get himself born. Accounts of scientific research are often presented in a non-Shandean form suggesting that the process was planned in advance to follow a logical and ordered sequence from a body of known knowledge to a target that had been defined at the initiation of the project. A timetable appears to have been set, and landmarks on the way to the final goal established to monitor progress. Some scientific projects--particularly applied science with a definable goal--do follow this path, but many do not, especially problems in basic science whose objective is to find the explanation of a natural phenomenon. Science proceeds from one uncertainty to another, serially validating each sufficiently that the next step can be undertaken.
Gary Saul Morson, professor of Slavic languages at Northwestern University, is a literary commentator and critic, an authority on the great Russian novelists Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy. He has stressed that these authors did not want their characters or themselves restricted in their freedom of action; they desired, rather, that events over time--Tempics, as he called it--would determine outcome, and that the end could not be foretold in the beginning. The Idiot and several of the other great novels were written as serial pieces for a literary periodical. When writing the first chapters, the authors did not know the ultimate ending. Historic events that were included in the later chapters had not even occurred when the first chapters were written and published. The stories are not neat. An incident recounted early in the novel may not figure in the later narrative, and not all events are incorporated into the final outcome. Similarly, in our story, things don't always pull together, even though an ordered reason was the predominant guide. But the story does have a pattern, and I hope it will emerge in this book. Don't expect War and Peace--but you may recognize some of the apparent confusion that permeates that novel.
There is a story told by a historian who for years had tried to interest his bright young daughter in his subject: bringing books home for her to read, telling her stories, and encouraging her to watch educational TV shows designed to stimulate the interest of the young in our collective past. Nothing moved her. Then, the family took a trip to Rome and spent a day wandering about the Forum gazing at the enormous ruined temples, markets, and palaces that bestrew this reserve in the center of the modern city. His daughter roamed the site by herself for most of the day and, in the evening--her imagination fired by all the possibilities suggested by the great ruins--asked her father, in wonderment, "What happened?" Her interest in history began on that day.
What happened with the discovery of the hepatitis B virus? My colleagues and I at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia had a role in its discovery and application to medical practice, and I propose to tell you about it. I want to offer readers (both scientists and nonscientists, I hope) an account of the events that we took part in, and also to give some idea of how scientists work day to day. The scientist gets up in the morning, goes to the laboratory, the clinic, the field, and then--what transpires? I believe that there is insufficient knowledge in the general community of the methods and the processes that scientists use. There is a growing body of literature in this genre, much of it excellent, that helps to make our goals, possibilities, and motivations--what drives scientists--more transparent to those who are not scientists. Although science, particularly in America, is generally well received and often well supported, there is still a suspicion of its process and the resultant products. Industrial pollution, environmental degradation, nuclear weapons, biological and chemical warfare, and many other products of technology are seen as the baleful outcome of the scientific endeavor. One has only to look at the portrayal of scientists in literature and the movies to see the concerns that are conveyed to the public. Mary Shelley's brilliant story of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature he (she) invented and fabricated is a classical tale often retold in print, on the stage, and in the movies. There is a fear in the public mind of creative arrogance, of efforts to mimic natural forms or even to outdo them. This is especially well illustrated in the movie and novel Jurassic Park, the Michael Crichton blockbuster. The molecular biologist who is responsible for the recombinant chemistry not only wants to create dinosaurs from the scraps of DNA obtained from an extinct dinosaur's blood found in the gut of an arthropod preserved for centuries in amber, but he strives to improve them. He wants them to grow more rapidly to provide a quick return on the investment of the venture capitalists, and to move more ponderously to fulfill the preconception the public has of dinosaur demeanor. This results in the fearsome outcomes so vividly told and shown.
I hope that the story presented here, along with the many other accounts of scientific research that are now available, will help to acquaint the reader with the process of scientific research and the motivations and generally amiable character of its practitioners.
The story about to be told has a Shandean character, particularly because, at its outset, we did not know we would discover HBV and apply the findings to practical medical and public health purposes. There are roughly three phases to the story that often overlap in time. During my medical school years and clinical house staff training (1947-55) I became impressed with the great variation among individuals and populations of individuals in their response to disease risks. Some became ill and others did not; some responded to treatment well and others poorly; some died and some lived. What were the reasons for these differences? Luck could account for some, but scientific explanations and, therefore, wholesome interventions should also be possible. This period is covered, more or less, in the first two chapters of the book.
The second phase began about 1956 when my colleagues and I started a systematic search for inherited biochemical and immunologic variation ("polymorphisms") in human populations and sought to explain how this inherited variation--"diversity" is the word that is currently popular--interacted with a sometimes hostile environment. Underlying this program was the notion--in fact, the faith--that in due course we would identify inherited differences in susceptibility and resistance to disease, although at the outset we did not know what the disease would be. This portion of the story is covered in chapters 3 and 4, which also include a digression describing the research on physical biochemistry accomplished during my graduate school period. The third part of the story (chapters 5 to 11) begins in about 1965 when, as a direct consequence of our study of biochemical variation, we discovered the hepatitis B virus and invented the HBV vaccine. We shifted our research and dedicated our energies for the next thirty years to understanding how HBV operates and how this information could be used to prevent and treat the disease. Our research eventually turned back to its conceptual origins--the study of variation--and this is described in chapter 12. Conjectures on the future of research in the field--some not firmly rooted in solid data--are presented in the final chapter.
It would be inaccurate and misleading to give the impression that we had a set goal from day one; we did not. The story line isn't direct, but neither was the research--nor, for that matter, is life in general.
In the years following the identification of HBV, other hepatitis viruses--HAV, HCV, HDV, HEV, HGV--have been identified, and still more are likely to be found. Control of these viruses has also advanced considerably, although, in general, not as far as that of HBV. In the early 1980s, the tragic AIDS epidemic became apparent. HIV and HBV have many features in common. They both can be transmitted in human blood. HIV is a member of a class of viruses that can produce DNA from RNA--they are retroviruses. HBV is also a retrovirus, although in a somewhat different fashion from HIV and other "conventional" retroviruses. The epidemiology and methods of transmission have similarities, and many of the risk groups for HBV are the same as those for HIV. The histories of the two viruses have been intertwined in large part because of these similarities, and their research paths were often parallel. Unfortunately, it has not been possible, so far, to develop a vaccine for HIV, although this may happen in time. Lessons that have been learned from HBV research have been and will continue to be of help in illuminating the complexities of HIV.
Prevention of a disease has great advantages over treatment; a goal of modern medicine is to keep people healthy and functional and allow them to live out their allotted times disease-free and in reasonable comfort. HBV vaccine is the first widely used vaccine to prevent a common cancer. Other viruses cause, in part or in the main, several uncommon and common cancers. Included among these are cancer of the cervix, cancer of the nasopharynx, certain forms of leukemia and lymphoma, and probably others. If the current HBV vaccination campaign against cancer of the liver continues to be as successful as the initial results have indicated, then it will be an inspiration to scientists to seek other vaccines to prevent other common cancers.
Hepatitis is a very important disease and has attracted outstanding investigators. I will refer to many of them during the course of the account, but I have undertaken to describe our role in the search for the hepatitis virus and its consequences and have not attempted to write a history of the entire research program. I hope that I have not slighted any of my colleagues, and I assure the reader that comprehensive reviews of past and present work are available.3
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The Colts were more physical than the 49ers, a sign of toughness coach Chuck Pagano wanted when he took the job. They were more balanced on offense, more deliberate, more careful. Call it conservative and you wouldn't be wrong. And yet, when you control the clock and put points up, it's hard to argue with the approach.
Finally, and equally significant, they were relentless on defense.
Pagano came from the Baltimore Ravens. Toughness, offensive balance and relentless defense were/are trademarks of the Ravens' success.
These Colts will not look like the Peyton Manning-era Colts if Pagano's vision (which is shared by General Manager Ryan Grigson and owner Jim Irsay) flourishes. That's sometimes hard to process when we see Andrew Luck look so Manning-esque at times. Yet if this alternative approach leads to more 20-point wins on the road over Super Bowl contenders, most fans will embrace the foreign style.
Also, regardless of the "power running game," Luck will have his moments, as he did Sunday.
Let's consider each of the vision's attributes in the upset win:The Colts were the aggressor against a team known for its aggression. Whether it was backup safety Delano Howell separating ball from receiver and receiver from senses, or running back Ahmad Bradshaw marching through would-be tackles, the Colts showed supreme toughness.
A makeshift offensive line pushed the 49ers around, leading to a 179 yards rushing and a nearly 13-minute edge in time of possession. Those statistics are not insignificant. San Francisco has had a strong run defense, one that held opponents to just under 92 yards rushing per game at Candlestick since 2009.
Bradshaw finished with 95 yards on 19 carries, newly acquired Trent Richardson scored a touchdown on his first carry and Luck cemented the win with a great designed bootleg touchdown run
Toughness delivered on defense, too. Jerrell Freeman tackles better than any Colts linebacker since David Thornton. Antoine Bethea closed the gap on previously super runner Kaepernick to prevent a scrambling first down. The secondary stuck like the grimace on Harbaugh's face to the 49ers receivers. Cory Redding and Robert Mathis got their hands on Kaepernick.Skeptics – and I was once one – figured offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton's training-camp talk of being a run-first, power-running offense would fade as NFL reality hit and Luck started flinging the ball around. I underestimated the commitment.
If nothing else could be ascertained by the trade for Richardson, it was the unwavering commitment to the run. Strictly comparing rushing and passing yardage doesn't always tell the story, of course, but the Colts rushed for 179 and passed for 164 against the 49ers.
When Luck needed a big play, as he did to keep a couple drives alive, he found Reggie Wayne or Darrius Heyward-Bey. These aren't spectacular Luck numbers: 18 of 27, 164 yards and no touchdowns. But these numbers are big: no picks and one sack.
Richardson had 13 carries for 35 yards, along with a 1-yard touchdown run on his first touch with the Colts. The best run of the day might have been by Luck, who used a tough-guy stiff-arm en route to a first down.
Luck distributed his 18 completions among six players, with Wayne catching five (63 yards) and Heyward-Bey five (59 yards). You could call it workmanlike. Or winning.The Colts had one poor defensive series against the 49ers, allowing Frank Gore to run wild (61 yards in the series) and set up a Kendall Hunter touchdown run. The Colts gave up essentially nothing after that.
The secondary, playing without injured safety LaRon Landry, showed sustained coverage of receivers that kept Kaepernick from capitalizing when he bought time with his legs. CBS' announcing team of Jim Nantz and Phil Simms talked about the 49ers' receivers struggles to get open. Credit that to the Colts defensive backs and linebackers. When the Kaepernick did complete passes, the Colts closed quickly for tackles. Kaepernick was 13 of 27 for 150 yards, one interception and three sacks.
(Incidentally, Simms said he would take Kaepernick over Luck if he were choosing a quarterback. Maybe he meant in a beard-growing contest.)
The Colts were also without Pat Angerer at linebacker, but Freeman's speed and tackling skills were dominant. The front line stood its ground and Redding, Mathis and others maintained heat on Kaepernick, making him rush his decisions.
The Colts defense forced five three-and-out 49ers possessions. It allowed no points in the second, third and fourth quarters. That's bottom-line quality.
We'll find out whether this is the first step in the vision coming into focus or a sneak preview of longer-range goals. So far, it seems the Colts have played to the level of their opponents. Let's hope that doesn't continue. They're at Jacksonville next Sunday.
For now, their surprising domination of the 49ers is front and center. That type of play is what Pagano and friends envision. If they sustain it – a legitimate "if" for now – the critics will become crickets, drowned out by all the cheering.


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The largest fine – a maximum $1,000 – could be imposed on the "REPAIR FWCS" political-action committee that successfully advocated a voter-approved tax increase to pay for building improvements. The PAC has a balance of about $22,500 but did not file its pre-election form, due last October, until this month.
The other fines would result from failure to file 2012 annual reports by noon Jan. 16.
Eric Doden, a Fort Wayne businessman who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for mayor in 2011, could be fined $150. Earlier this month, Gov. Mike Pence tapped Doden to serve as chief executive officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corp.
Elected officials facing fines are Republican City Council President Tom Didier ($100), Republican County Councilman Tom Harris and Kevin Howell ($50 each), and Republican New Haven City Councilman Craig Dellinger, also $50.
Matt Kelty, the 2007 Republican mayoral candidate who pleaded guilty in 2008 for failing to disclose more than $150,000 in campaign loans from Fred Rost and Steve and Glenna Jehl, could be fined $25 for filing "a few hours late," Beth Dlug, director of elections, said. Although Kelty is prohibited from seeking local office, he cannot close his campaign account until the outstanding loans are paid, Dlug added.
Others facing fines include: former Republican County Councilman James Ball; former Democratic City Councilwoman Karen Goldner; Allen County Council candidate Gina Burgess; FWCS board candidate Michael Davis; former Republican County Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Paula Hughes; Democratic City Council candidate the Rev. Michael Latham; former Democratic City Councilman Tim Pape; Democratic County Council candidate Ken Saylor; former Republican Wayne Township Trustee Matt Schomburg; Democratic City Council candidate Steven Shafer; Republican Wayne Township Trustee candidate Tim Smith; Republican County Surveyor candidate Jeff Sorg; and Democratic County Treasurer candidate Scott Williams.
As of Tuesday, Dlug said, Williams still had not filed – pushing his possible fine to more than $860. Other possible fines of more than $100 include Ball ($325) and Sorg ($200).
Collected fines pay for the enforcement of campaign-finance laws, said Dlug, who suggested that the larger-than-usual number of violations could be due to oversights caused by a busy election season. Candidates could avoid fines by closing their campaign accounts, but they – not the Election Board – must take that step, Dlug said.
All candidates are informed of filing deadlines, she added.


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Can you use your favorite "didn't use" name on the next child???
We spent two months thinking our youngest would be Mae Mazarine nn Maisie before she was born, and then it just wasn't right. I have never been settled with her name Arden Mae (which is beautiful) and we call her Birdie Mae (which works for her).
I just found out this baby is a girl and can't even come up with a short list - I think I just love Mazarine. Would it be weird to use it this time? Has anyone used their almost used names for subsequent kids?Luckiest woman in the world!
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David Crosby: Crafting Croz
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David Crosby is psyched. A week after its release, his new solo album, Croz, is one notch above Neil Young's Live at the Cellar Door in online sales. The bruising CSNY ego battles of decades past are now more like affectionate rivalries between brothers. "After 43 years, I finally got a hit!" laughs Crosby, a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, from his family's cozy abode in the Santa Ynez Mountains. No one but him could be more delighted—or surprised— to see his latest foray into the fertile intersection of folk, rock and jazz scaling the Billboard charts and chilling in Amazon's Top 10 alongside the latest drops from Bruce Springsteen and Daft Punk.
The Twittersphere is abuzz with news of Crosby's "comeback" and these kudos are particularly welcome because Crosby, now 72, never really went away. His late-'90s band CPR—a trio with his gifted keyboard-playing son, James Raymond, and the versatile guitarist Jeff Pevar—released four excellent albums that hardly anyone heard. In 2004, Crosby and his soul mate in harmony, Graham Nash, issued a fine double album that was criminally overlooked. Why is Crosby finally getting the props he deserves? In part, it's because Croz breaks in bold new directions for the singer- songwriter. It embraces elements of electronica and world music that make it sound completely fresh, without surrendering the soul-searching, mysterioso quality that has always distinguished his best work, from "Guinnevere" to "Déjà Vu" to the moody excursions with members of the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane on his 1971 masterpiece If I Could Only Remember My Name.
Check out the heavily syncopated opening of "What's Broken," with a lyric about the "molecules" of a "buzzing city" (seen from the perspective of a homeless man) that shimmers like a page from one of William Gibson's dystopias. "Morning Falling"—a stunning freeze-frame of the remote-control killing of an Afghan family by an American drone—sounds like nothing Crosby has ever done before, with a mournful Arab-inflected melody and aching woodwinds.
By contrast, "Radio and "Find A Heart" are two of the most upbeat songs that he has ever recorded--rousing tributes to the redemptive powers of love and compassion. And "Dangerous Night" unfolds with anthemic majesty over looping keyboard figures and martial drum samples, finding consolation in a postmodern balancing act between alienation and faith. Loops, samples, postmodern doubt, drone warfare? When did the shaggy paterfamilias of unreconstructed hippiedom get so hip?
Part of the answer is that Crosby—always a more forward-looking musician than he gets credit for—ceded a considerable amount of creative control over this project to Raymond, whose compositions, keyboards and arranging prowess turned the tracks on Croz into cinematic landscapes that will haunt your dreams. Raymond—who was given up for adoption by his mother as a baby and reunited with his father only after he had established his own career—was a full-on collaborator at every stage of the process, including the recording of the album in his home studio. This 21st-century DIY approach (complete with his famous dad crashing on the couch at night) enabled the father- and-son team to hone their idiosyncratic musical vision to crystal clarity without interference from meddling major-label suits.
"James walked in the door a better musician than I will ever be," Crosby says. "He listens to lots of stuff from a very wide range of genres, from classical to jazz to pop to world music. He has a spectacular sense of time, and the way he strings a melody across a set of chords is just astounding. We work as equals—he's not in awe of me at all. James has no problem saying, 'I like that, but what about doing it this way instead?'"
Much of the press coverage has naturally focused on the man who puts the C in CSNY, but James Raymond, who has also clocked in time with CSN, is just as close to the heart of the album's creative process.


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Services implemented using WCF publish metadata by exposing one or more metadata endpoints. Metadata endpoints in WCF have an address, a binding and a contract like any other endpoint. The MetadataReference interface specifies the service contract implemented by all metadata endpoints in WCF.
There is no need to implement the MetadataReference contract in your service implementation. Instead, add the ServiceMetadataBehavior to the service description.
Or, when using configuration, set the contract attribute of the endpoint element to IMetadataExchange. For an example, see How to: Publish Metadata for a Service Using a Configuration File.
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By Ismael Kasooha
POLICE has banned the transportation of Congolese refugees from Kyangwali on water with immediate effect.
"We have ordered with immediate effect that nobody is allowed to transport the Congolese refugees on water until that person is cleared by police and United Nations High Commission for Refugees," said Abasi Byakagaba the assistant inspector general and commander oil and gas in the country.
This followed the worst marine accident in Uganda where 108 Congolese refugees who were escaping from Kyangwali settlement camp perished when the boat they were traveling in capsized on Saturday morning near Kitebere landing site in Kibaale district.
Byakagaba said that it was unfortunate that people were over loaded on a boat with mattresses and other luggage illegally yet this could have been avoided.
He said that government established beach management units at every landing site to manage all activities regarding such sites.
"We want to increase police presence at all landing sites in the country so that such incidents do not happen again," said Byakagaba.
He said that although police has a marine unit which keeps monitoring the waters, they cannot stay everywhere.
"Most of the people had no life jackets but as police we are still following up the matter although we have arrested the coxsine and the manager of the boat that was sailing these refugees." Byakagaba added.
Byakagaba thanked the beach management unit of Kitebere, the fisheries department Kibaale and UPDF marine for their efforts to save the refugees.
He said that police preliminary investigations reveal that the accident was as a result of overloading.
On Tuesday morning one body was retrieved and the number of the dead now stands at 58 children and 50 adults.
All bodies have been taken to Ntoroko health centre where they were later transported to Bundibugyo by UNHCR to be handed over to the relatives from Democratic Republic of Congo for burial.
Kitebere landing site is still in a somber mood as activities remain low key despite some few people slowly returning to business.
At the fishing village, the luggage of the deceased remains dumped there as police constables guard it.
The luggage includes mattresses, bicycles, household items and bags.
What other people say
Dennis Opara the chairman Kitebere beach management unit attributes the accident to dangerous loading.
"This boat in normal loading is supposed to transport only 50 passengers without luggage but if they have luggage then it is supposed to carry only 30 people," said Opara while talking to New Vision.
The exact number of people who were aboard this boat still remains a mystery as reports say it was carrying over 200 people even though the owners of the boat claim it had only 95 people.
"How can this boat have only 95 people yet the dead are 108 and the rescued are 45?" asked Opara.
A simple calculation of the survivors and the dead puts the number of passengers at 153 but other bodies are still expected.
Opara said that although they have laws against over loading, boat owners still flout them.
Most people fail to use life jackets because of lack of money to hire them.
Hiring a life jacket costs between shs.5000 to 10.000 depending on the distance and yet most people cannot afford this fee.
Information from Senjojo landing site indicates that the chairman of the beach management unit identified as Sharif Ucha has been arrested because he registered the people who were leaving his beach.
These people were charged shs.10,000 for transport and each mattress at 3,000 to Ntoroko.
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Elston the consummate professional
Elston the consummate professional
The news would have undoubtedly prompted a few of Passe's trademark reactions, the ones he regularly dished out with unbridled excitement after witnessing a great play by an Astro: "Hot ziggity dog and ice cold sassafras tea" or "Now you chucking in there!"
Elston wasn't colorful or boisterous on the air like Passe, and he wasn't as well-known nationally as some of his contemporaries like Ernie Harwell, Vin Scully or Jack Buck, but to those who had the good fortune to listen to Elston call a game, he was a consummate professional who gave you the game without getting in the way.
For a generation of Houston fans, Elston's mellow voice was welcomed into their homes via the radio each summer night. His no-nonsense approach eschewed melodrama and hyperbole in favor of telling us what happened when it happened. During his 47 years behind the microphone, that made Elston a rarity.
Though he was not as well known outside Texas as some of his contemporaries, Elston's mellow voice and clear calls kept Houston baseball fans well informed from 1962 through 1986. Elston also broadcast for CBS Radio's Game of the Week, the Chicago Cubs and Mutual Radio's Game of the Day.
For years, Elston's voice was Houston baseball to thousands of listeners across the southwest. He had many broadcast partners, including Passe, Al Helfer, Harry Kalas, Bob Prince, Dewayne Staats and Larry Dierker, but Elston was the constant that stayed with Houston fans over the years.
Critics claimed he was boring, but Elston's standard reply to that opinion was he was a reporter not a homer. Elston wouldn't cheer, yet Houston fans considered him one of their own anyway. There were those who questioned his style, yet his voice and delivery always seemed a perfect match for calling a baseball game.
"I set up my own style, and it was one of No. 1, reporting what was going on and giving a word picture as if I was a fan sitting in the stands watching the game instead of just screaming for every home run," Elston said. "I can't take that today.
"I was never a yeller or a screamer. I tried to keep a tone so that everything would balance with the engineering part. I got excited, but I got excited in my own way. A lot of people said I never got excited enough. It's such a great game you can work yourself into it."
Elston will forever be associated with a number of memorable moments in baseball history. He was at the microphone when the Astros and Mets played a 24-inning, 1-0 game on April 15, 1968. He was there when Eddie Mathews hit his 500th career home run and when Nolan Ryan passed Walter Johnson on the all-time strikeout list on April 27, 1983.
Elston was there for 11 Major League no-hitters, including Mike Scott's National League West-clinching no-no against San Francisco on Sept. 25, 1986. Through it all, Elston never wavered in his method, which was letting the drama on the field set the tempo and simply giving the fans the facts. He wanted the Astros to do well, but he was too much the pro to risk being perceived as compromising his objectivity.
Elston and the Astros parted ways following the 1986 season. He went on to work the CBS Radio Game of the Week from 1987-95 and CBS Radio postseason games from 1995-97. A Texas Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and a Texas Sportscaster of the Year award winner numerous times, Elston also created a unique scorebook, "Gene Elston's Stati-Score Baseball Scorebook," and has authored three books, including the 2005 release, "The Wild World of Sports."
Good things eventually come to those who wait, and for Elston, the wait for Cooperstown is finally over. High time, too. Elston got the call on his cell phone while he was in the car on Tuesday.
"I was just leaving the doctor's office on the way back home -- they had a lot of trouble tracking me down," Elston said. "I thought it was just absolutely great. I wondered if this would be the year for me. I was very excited and I still am."
Still the professional at 83 years old, Elston couldn't let that excitement go too far. Even now, the cheering will, as usual, be up to the fans.
No doubt many of them will react like Elston's old broadcast partner Passe: "Hold me boys, chain me to my chair!"
Jim Molony is a writer for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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