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This is a list of things that still need to be fixed on the redesigned www.fpo. Feel free to edit it and add stuff!
- Edit the slideshow to span the entire width of the page
- Edit the slide buttons
- Sound editor icons is missing (images/features/icons/app_soundrecorder.png)
- Header links for the Twitter div aren't bold anymore - was this on purpose?
- Join images aren't centered horizontally
Using Fedora
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Netanyahu's call for Kurdish independence sparks questions about a unified Iraq
Israel, warily watching the advance of Islamist terrorists across Iraq, appears to be inching toward supporting independence for Kurdistan, a position that would put it at odds with the United States over the partition of Iraq.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for it. And while Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, backpedaled from the comment Monday, analysts here say Netanyahu is just recognizing what is already taking place.
Ofra Bengio, a professor at Tel Aviv University who has written two books about the Kurds, said Netanyahu is cannily navigating the changing Middle East.
"The Obama administration still believes it is possible to keep Iraq unified and integrated, and reality tells a different story," she said. "Israel is aware of this reality."
Netanyahu's call Sunday for Kurdish independence came just days after Israel bought a delivery of oil directly from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. This is possible because of another rapid shift: Kurds have expanded into oil-rich territory in Iraq, and Turkey has mended ties with the Iraqi Kurdish government, even allowing the Kurds to export oil via Turkey, bypassing the Iraqi government.
Israel was Kurdistan's first customer. By accepting the oil in the southern port of Ashkelon, Israel gave financial backing to the Kurdish region. The United States has disapproved of direct Kurdish oil sales, fearing that bypassing the central government in Baghdad will only accelerate the crumbling of a united Iraq.
"It is upon us to support the international efforts to strengthen Jordan and support the Kurds' aspiration for independence," Netanyahu said Sunday.
Israel and the Kurds have a long history, based on mutual suspicion of the region's Arab nations. However, the sale of oil and Netanyahu's comments Sunday broke the tradition of keeping the cooperation covert and hinted at a more assertive Israeli position on the issue of Kurdish independence.
The current overtures between Israel and the Kurds are the extension of a long tradition, according to Bengio. Israel helped train Kurdish rebels in the 1960s and is home to about 200,000 Jews of Kurdish descent. This community organized relief to the Kurds during the 1991 Gulf War.
"We are both small nations, and we are both de-legitimized in the region," Bengio explained. "I think there's an affinity between our two people. And we think the Kurds are a force of stability. . . . And if you add now oil, it also adds economic benefits as well."
Kurds are not the only parties looking to redraw the map of the Middle East. The group that had been known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria announced Sunday that it had declared the establishment of an Islamic caliphate that would stretch across the Muslim world and was dropping the nation designations from its title. The Islamic State has titled one of its promotional videos "The End of Sykes-Picot," a reference to the secret 1916 agreement between England and France that carved up the Middle East into its modern borders.
Shlomo Brom, former director of the strategic planning division of the Israeli army, said Netanyahu has a countervision: to help break up Iraq, and possibly Syria, into small, weak states that would pose no threat to Israel.
Brom said the attempt to connect to the Kurds recalls the 1950s and 1960s, when Israel built a "peripheral alliance" with non-Arab entities in the Middle East, including the Kurds, Turkey and Iran. The strategy might not work, he cautioned.
"The assumption that we have a basic interest with the non-Arabs against Arabs is outdated," Brom said. "For example, Netanyahu believes the main threat Israel is facing is Iran, a non-Arab state in the periphery of the Middle East. While at the same time there are some Arab parties who are not full allies but half allies _ Jordan, Egypt, and to some extent the Gulf states. So this dichotomy of the Arab world versus the non-Arab parties . . . doesn't reflect the complicated reality of the Middle East."
Israelis of Kurdish ancestry were ecstatic over Netanyahu's statement.
"I jumped out of bed," said Yosef Rahamim, 74, who immigrated to Israel at age 9 yet still watches Kurdish news and TV shows via satellite dish from his home in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi. "They are waiting for us. They say 'You are the big Israel and we are the small Israel.' They were so happy."
Rahamim recently retired after 30 years from his post as the head of the Organization of Kurdish Jews in Israel. During his tenure he accompanied three delegations of Kurdish visitors on agricultural education trips in Israel, the most recent in 2012.
Unlike Israelis who hail from Libya, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran or Syria, Kurdish Israelis maintain contact with their homeland. This makes Netanyahu's comment all the more exciting, as it concerns a region they can still visit.
The feeling is mutual, according to Arif Bawecani, an Iranian Kurd living in political exile in Norway. Bawecani heads the Kurdistan Independent Party and said he is connected with Kurdish people across the region. He said Kurdish newspapers, magazines, Facebook and Twitter feeds are all flooded with photos of Israeli flags and Netanyahu's face.
"I think all Kurdish organizations have written thank you very much for Mr. Netanyahu," Bawecani told McClatchy via Skype.
"We have good respect for the people of Palestine. But the same problem Palestine has with Israel we have with four countries," he said, referring to Kurdish populations in Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey that have pressed claims for autonomy. "I hope the whole world will support Kurdistan."


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University of Maryland Delta Gamma Rebecca Martinson continues to work her charm on the nation after yesterday's batsh*t email to her sorority sisters urging them to not be (and I paraphrase) "such f*cking a*shat cockblocks" was leaked on every website, Twitter account, Facebook page, scroll, and large rock in existence. As it turns out, judging by her now-deleted Twitter account, Martinson is one opinionated young woman. (Remember The Duke F*ck List? People may take issue with some of what she says now, but I give it five seconds until Rebecca gets a book deal and/or a reality show. One... two... three...)
Here they are in their restored glory, via Buzzfeed.
"I know you're saying insightful comments, but I can't hear anything past your lisp #thhh"
"Bitch don't you DARE be asking me for extra mayo on your sandwich when you have 6 chins dribbling down your neck #lipo #ihateyou #eatless"
"To the girls running on the treadmill at 3.7 mph...why do you even bother #domore #gohome"
"One of the perks of going to class ugly is that the Mexicans working along the sidewalk don't try to talk to me #fug4thewin #nottryinghard"
"Why am I not surprised that the girl w/a pink mohawk and cargo pants is talking about LGBT rights when it doesn't even apply to this class?"
"Being overprivileged and white makes going to ghetto shopping malls so difficult #amex"Follow Anna on Twitter: @annabreslaw
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|Known as a Suddenly Salad copycat, this pasta salad made with small shell pasta, ranch seasoning mix, peas, carrots and mayonnaise, is a well loved dish for any potluck, church supper or other gathering.
Bacon Ranch Pasta SaladThis recipe for Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is pretty much the same one floating around the internet everywhere for what they call a Suddenly Salad copycat, with a few of my own twists of course! I honestly used to love that boxed stuff when I was younger - so quick, easy and good - but it's been so long since I actually had pasta salad out of the box {not that there's a thing wrong with that}, that I can't even tell you if this tastes anywhere near the original. It is definitely another good one to add to the repertoire of pasta salads here, even if it's not so photogenic.
I didn't have any of the tiny shell pasta in the house when I decided to make this, but the regular medium sized shells will work fine too, as will rotini, macaroni, or other small pastas. If you have access to the Le Sueur peas, use those, but they are very tender so don't add them until the end after you've given everything else a real good mix, otherwise they'll mash up. You can certainly substitute other peas, including frozen. As with most pasta salads, there are lots of add-ins you can use - celery, black olives, red onion, green or red bell pepper, a seeded and chopped tomato, just to name a few, and of course, all kinds of shredded cheeses - there really are endless possibilities. If you do want to add in tomato, clean, seed and chop it and add it right before serving. If you add it in the beginning, it will make your pasta salad watery.
Be sure to allow the flavors to meld together a bit in the fridge for several hours, or even better, overnight, before serving, because the flavor improves over time.
Here's how to make it!
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Recipe: Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 20 min |Inactive time: 8 hours | Yield: About 8 servings
- 6 slices bacon
- 1 medium carrot, grated
- 2 cups of uncooked small shell pasta
- 2/3 cup of real mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder
- 1 packet (3 tablespoons) dry ranch dressing mix
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk or milk
- 1/2 cup of sweet peas, frozen or canned (such as Le Sueur), thawed and/or well drained
Cook the bacon until crisp; remove to drain on a paper towel, chop and set aside. Put grated carrot into a microwave safe bowl, lightly sprinkle with water, cover and cook on high for 2 minutes; set aside to cool. May also saute in a skillet, or boil in a saucepan if you don't have a microwave. Let cool, and wrap the cooked carrots in several layers of paper towels and squeeze out any residual liquid. Set aside.
Prepare pasta according to package directions; rinse and drain. Pat with paper towels. Transfer to a serving bowl, or storage container. Toss with mayonnaise while pasta is still warm, until well blended. Add the chopped bacon, the cooked and cooled carrots, onion powder and ranch dressing mix; stir. Add a splash of buttermilk or milk, and stir in until creamy adding additional milk as needed for desired consistency. Gently fold in the peas, cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight before serving. Allow to rest at room temperature before serving and refresh with a spoon of pickle juice and/or additional mayonnaise if needed.
Cook's Notes: Canned Le Sueur peas are perfect for this, but very tender, so add them after you've mixed everything else well, then gently toss to avoid mashing them. As with most pasta salads, there are lots of add-ins you can use - celery, black olives, red onion, green or red bell pepper, a seeded and chopped tomato, just to name a few, and of course, all kinds of shredded cheeses - there really are endless possibilities. If you do want to add in tomato, clean, seed and chop it and add it right before serving to avoid making the pasta watery.
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Since Aurora, a steady stream of mass killings
In the wake of these high-profile events, the nation has undergone a sort of soul-searching involving issues of gun control, mental health treatment and the undercurrent of violence in U.S. society.
In the year since the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., 23 mass killings in 19 states have taken the lives of 126 people. Six of the attacks were public killings in which many of the victims were unknown to their killers.
A USA TODAY database of these shootings over the past seven years shows that what Americans experienced over the past calendar year is sadly typical. There have been 14 such incidents since Jan. 1 of this year, while 2012 actually had a low for the reporting period: 22 mass killings. The high was 37 in 2006, the first year of the examination. (The FBI defines mass killings as murders that occur in a short time span and in which four or more people are killed.)
AURORA: Aspiring sports journalist remembered a year later
The massacre in Newtown, Conn., in December — during which Adam Lanza gunned down 20 children and six adults at an elementary school — became the moment of focus of myriad tragedies over the past year. The five other shootings that caught the nation's attention:
• In August, white supremacist Wade Michael Page fatally shot six people at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin in what police called a hate crime. Page, 40, killed himself after an officer responding to the scene shot him in the stomach.
• After learning he'd been fired from his job, Andrew Engeldinger, 36, shot and killed five people at a Minneapolis sign company in September. He then killed himself.
• Two men were fatally shot in Mohawk, N.Y., and two more were shot at a car wash in Herkimer, N.Y., in March. Kurt Myers, 64, held police in a standoff overnight before they swarmed the building and killed him.
• In April, three people died when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. A police officer was killed a few days later after authorities publicized photos of two brothers considered suspects. One died in a standoff with police; the second, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is charged with using a weapon of mass destruction.
• John Zawahri, 23, was shot dead by police in the library of Santa Monica College in June. Zawahri had killed his brother and father at home, carjacked a woman and shot at passersby before entering campus carrying an assault rifle.
The USA TODAY analysis of all such incidents since 2006 has found that they occur roughly every two weeks and that random public shootings such as Aurora and Newtown are anomalies. Typically, victims know their killers, and most are killed at home.
The other 17 mass killings in the past year — most either family slayings or murders that occurred in the course of a robbery or drug transaction — occurred off the national radar. On an American Indian reservation in North Dakota in November, a man entered his neighbor's house a block away and shot dead a grandmother and three of her grandchildren, then drove 20 miles to his father's home and killed himself. A man in Schenectady, N.Y., could face the death penalty in an arson that trapped a father and his three young children on the upper floor of their home in early May.
As is often the case in the wake of these high-profile events, the nation has undergone a sort of soul-searching involving the issues of gun control, mental health treatment and the undercurrent of violence in American society.
Though the high-profile cases, particularly Newtown, stirred outrage and spawned talk of new gun policies, the legislative impact has been minimal. Indeed, the U.S. Senate voted down measures in April that would have expanded background checks on gun buyers, along with other proposals, including an assault weapons ban.
Some states, including Nevada, California and New York, have either passed or are considering gun legislation ranging from expanding background checks to banning high-capacity magazines, which is what Lanza used in Newtown.


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The Flower Lane
Joe Clay
, February 1st, 2013 12:22
For a while now, the music of New Jersey's Matt Mondanile, recording under the Ducktails alias, has been moving away from the freeform guitar and synth jams and embryonic sketches of his early cassette releases, towards the more conventional song structures of his other band, Real Estate. Fittingly The Flower Lane, Mondanile's fourth album as Ducktails and first for Domino, finds him emerging as a proper songwriter in his own right. No longer a solo venture, The Flower Lane features contributions from 1990s indie revivalists Big Troubles (who also serve as his backing band live), Daniel Lopatin aka Oneohtrix Point Never, Joel Ford (Ford & Lopatin), Jessa Farkas of Future Shuttle and Madeline Follin of Cults, with the whole shebang produced by Al Carlson (Peaking Lights, Yeasayer).
But it soon becomes apparent that this progression is not a necessarily a good thing. Opener 'Ivy Covered House' could be a reject from the last Real Estate album, Days, with Mondanile's signature twanging, reverb-heavy guitar sound, languid pacing and tale of unrequited love (key emotion – yearning). "Well hello it's me again," he sings. "I'm at your door come let me in." It's tempting to slam that door in his face and pause a while to lament what Ducktails once stood for – an enjoyably kitsch amalgamation of deft surf guitar solos, washed-out synths and tropical melodies.
Likewise the title track, a disposable sliver of juvenile psychedelia with a wistful melody conceived in Haight Ashbury, isn't a million miles away from Real Estate. Nor is 'Timothy Shy', with its sighing Beatlesy string parts, chugging rhythm and whimsical sixth-form lyricism – "When I see you my eyes turn blue." Must. Try. Harder. The lo-fi acoustic closer, 'Academy Avenue', is the worst of the songs in this style; another hackneyed, lovelorn tale that references a place.
But all is not lost. 'Planet Phrom' is a pleasing jangle in thrall to the C86 artists that inspired Mondanile's original adventures in tape. It's a timely cover of a song by Peter Gutteridge of Flying Nun alumni The Chills, the label whose catalogue is about to be reissued in conjunction with the US indie Captured Tracks. There's more sumptuous jangling on 'Sedan Magic', with Madeline Follin of Cults coming over all Harriet Wheeler of The Sundays over Mondanile's nimble picking. In fact, there's an argument for the album to exist solely for the opportunity to hear Mondanile play guitar. There's a more obvious deviation on 'Under Cover' as Mondanile and the gang get their freak on, with shimmering Chic guitar licks, a sinuous bassline and dreamy, seductive vocals. "Do you want to go under the covers?" Mondanile softly croons, without sounding like it's an offer to read Salinger by torchlight and eat Twinkies. Nope, he has carnal relations on his mind, and a kaleidoscopic high-register riff and sleazy 1980s soft rock sax suggest that copulation has been achieved. The funk vibes continue on 'Assistant Director', with its low-slung bass groove and futuristic synth stabs, with Mondanile demonstrating his versatility on a staccato lick Andy Summers of The Police would be happy to put his name to.
The New Wave synthpop of 'Letter Of Intent' is the best of the bunch, for which Mondanile has assembled the hypnagogic dream team of Ford and Lopatin on bass and synths, with Future Shuttle's Jessa Farkas sharing vocals with Ian Drennan of Big Troubles. Lopatin's dazzling synths intertwine perfectly with Farkas' pure delivery. This is sexy, seductive future-pop – an entire album in this style would have been a far more interesting proposition.
Mondanile has equated The Flower Lane to a Woody Allen movie; "weird, desolate Manhattan romances", but unfortunately it's more Match Point than Annie Hall. The Flower Lane is far from a failed endeavour, but something special has been lost in the graduation from bedroom to studio.
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Abu Dhabi is one of the most modern and richest cities in the world. It provides tourists with large manicured gardens and parks, green boulevards lining the streets, sophisticated high rise buildings, high quality infrastructure, international luxury hotel chains and opulent shopping malls, while still holding on to its rich Arabian culture and history.
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The UAE Dirham (Dhs.) is the official currency and is also referred to as Arab Emirate Dirham (AED).
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Alabama Political Reporter is an independent, non-partisan media company that has positioned itself, via its robust, interactive website, as the most trusted source for political news, analysis and commentary in the State of Alabama.
We believe the best way to guarantee good government is to have a fully and accurately informed citizenry. The purpose of alreporter.com is to produce honest and accurate reporting that informs, educates, alerts and calls citizens, lawmakers and business leaders to action to insure the people of Alabama are represented by the best government possible.
Alabama Political Reporter covers all aspects of the state's political process including policy, elections, government and its leaders. The company employs the best reporters, expert columnists and statisticians to provide in-depth coverage, thoughtful reasoned opinions and useful data that gives citizens, lawmakers and business leaders one true information destination for all things relating to Alabama politics.
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We Try The New Snapple 'Lightly Sweetened' Teas
Let me say this: it's rare for a bottled iced tea to work, and even rarer for a bottled white tea to work. White tea is delicate and subtle, and adding any other flavor can cover it up to the point that there's really no white tea flavor. Why not just have a water base?
Unfortunately, these feelings were only reaffirmed by Snapple's newest release, two 'Lightly Sweetened' flavored white teas. They're made with real sugar and clock in at 80 calories per 16-ounce bottle.
The Peach Passionfruit Tea is the better of the two, with a vivid peach flavor that reminded us of melted peach Jolly Ranchers (a personal favorite, though not sure you want to drink them.) The passionfruit adds a little tropical touch, but just intensifies the sweet and syrupy side of this drink—serve it on ice with a lemon wedge, though, and we could be convinced.
The Cherry Pomegranate Tea is a riskier attempt at flavoring. Fans of fruit punch (especially kids) and those who like cherry-flavored juice blends might like this stuff, but we found it a little lacking in tartness, so you're left with cherry candy flavors reminiscent of fluoride treatment.
Have you tried this new line from Snapple? What did you think?
About the Author: Maggie Hoffman is the editor of Serious Eats: Drinks. You can follow her on Twitter @maggiejane.
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How many slices of pizza can a person obtain by making n straight cuts with a pizza knife? or...
What is the maximum number Ln of regions defined by n lines in the plane?
I then tried some small cases on paper, and eventually came to the conclusion that
Ln = Ln-1 + n for n>0
With 0 cuts, you have one big slice.
With every next cut you make, you increase the amount of slices by the number of the cut you're making.
0 cuts: 1 big slice
1 cut: 2 slices
2 cuts: 4 slices
3 cuts: 7 slices
The formula
Ln = Ln-1 + n for n>0
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(defun L (n)
(cond ((= n 0) 1)
((> n 0) (+ (L (1- n)) n))))
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The Rough Guide Snapshot to Puglia is the ultimate travel guide to this beautiful, beguiling "heel" of Italy. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from exploring the gorgeous medieval hilltop town of Ostuni and enjoying the sunniest, sandiest beaches this side of Rome, to admiring the swirly Baroque architecture of stand-out town Lecce and feasting on the best bread and pasta dishes in Italy.
Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you make the most of your trip, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. The Rough Guide Snapshot to Puglia covers Fóggia, Monfredonia, The Gargano promontory, The Trémiti Islands, Bari, Castellana Grotte, Táranto, Bríndisi, Ostuni, Lecce, Salento, Otranto, Galatina and Gallipolli. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Italy, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Italy, including transport, accommodation, food, drink, costs, health, sport and festivals.
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Lohse, Reynolds spearhead Crew's sweep of Reds
MILWAUKEE -- Finishing the sweep was the most important thing on Wednesday for the Brewers, who beat the reeling Reds once again, this time by a 5-1 margin, to strengthen their grip on the National League Central.
But it was center fielder Carlos Gomez who nailed the second-most important outcome of the victory when he noticed Mark Reynolds surrounded by a media scrum for the first time in weeks.View Full Game Coverage
MILWAUKEE -- Finishing the sweep was the most important thing on Wednesday for the Brewers, who beat the reeling Reds once again, this time by a 5-1 margin, to strengthen their grip on the National League Central.
But it was center fielder Carlos Gomez who nailed the second-most important outcome of the victory when he noticed Mark Reynolds surrounded by a media scrum for the first time in weeks.View Full Game Coverage
"Hey, Grumpy's back!" Gomez bellowed, rolling a long "R" that ricocheted around a happy clubhouse. "Grumpy's back!"
"Grumpy" is the nickname bestowed upon the slugging Brewers first baseman, who does his best to maintain a surly demeanor. But Grumpy was smiling Wednesday after snapping out of a 3-for-38 funk with three hits -- including two home runs -- and a trio of RBIs, helping to send Kyle Lohse and the Brewers to their fifth series sweep of the season.
After losing 11 of 12 games in one stretch before the All-Star break, the Brewers have now won five of their last seven. Reynolds' breakout came a day after All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who had three hits in his previous 30 at-bats, hit two home runs of his own.
"We've been scuffling, obviously, since before the break," Reynolds said, "and [it helps] to get a couple of wins in a row and kind of get that feeling back in here that we expect to win every game. Every team goes through it, but ours was a little prolonged."
The Reds might be entering one now. They finished an 0-6 road trip and fell 5 1/2 games behind the Brewers' division pace. Before this week, the Reds had won seven of the first 10 matchups between the teams.
"It just shows you are going to have ups and downs," Lohse said. "We went through a tough period, but we're still in first [place] and we knew there was a lot of season left. We're just going to keep it going."
Lohse said he endured a terrible pregame warmup, but once the game began he held the Reds to one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings, with an assist from left-handed reliever Zach Duke to preserve what was a 4-1 lead in the seventh. Will Smith pitched a scoreless eighth inning and former first-round Draft pick Jeremy Jeffress worked a 1-2-3 ninth in the debut outing of his second stint with the Brewers, touching 100 mph on his final pitch.
Lohse also contributed at the plate with a fifth-inning single off Mike Leake that sparked the Brewers' first scoring rally.
Speedster Gomez followed with a triple that bounced past diving Reds right fielder Jay Bruce, and Lohse scored the tying run all the way from first base with a somewhat awkward slide into home.
"I need to work on that," Lohse said with a grin.
Gomez scored two batters later when Ryan Braun beat out a two-out infield single, and Reynolds padded the lead in the sixth with a two-run home run before adding insurance with a solo shot in the eighth. The long balls were Reynolds' first since July 8 and his second and third since June 2, before he slipped into the longest power outage of his career.
Reynolds blamed some bad mechanical habits, and had been working to correct them.
"When I struggle, my head moves a lot, and I'm jumping at pitches," Reynolds said. "We just tried to calm everything down and stay relaxed. It's easier said than done, and until you get some results, you kind of want to scrap it. To get some results is nice."
"Hopefully, this is the start of one of those good streaks," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "We knew it was going to come. Hopefully, this starts it."
A "good streak" would be well-timed for Reynolds, who has teamed with Lyle Overbay in a first-base platoon that had produced a .639 OPS entering Wednesday -- third lowest at the position in the Major Leagues. Only the Padres and Astros were getting less production from their first basemen, and while the options are limited, some have speculated that Brewers general manager Doug Melvin would monitor the market ahead of the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline.
Melvin has downplayed the likelihood of trading for a first baseman, noting Reynolds' surprisingly effective defense and Overbay's value when he's on the bench.
"One game, obviously, will get your confidence going, but you'd like to see a stretch of consistency," Reynolds said. "That's kind of been my thing my whole career -- it's been up and down, up and down. Hopefully, I can kind of clear my head with this game and stay as consistent as I can the rest of the year."
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy.


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The Cleveland woman caught recklessly driving around a city school bus went back before a judge on Monday morning.
32-year-old Shena Hardin was cited for not stopping for a school bus. We learned from the court that the city prosecutors office decided to move forward with a reduced charge of a third degree misdemeanor. 19 Action News has learned the Prosecutor needs more time for discovery.
19 Action News viewers helped cops nail Hardin earlier last month. Witnesses say Hardin drove on the sidewalk on a daily basis to avoid waiting for the school bus on East 38th Street in Cleveland.
Fearing a potentially dangerous situation, the bus driver captured the act on cell phone. The bus driver then contacted the Third District Police before starting his route.
Officers waited for Hardin, and caught her in the act.
Hardin is due back in court on November 5.
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- What are the extra risks, mainly to sexuality, impotence, and incontinence, owing to this additional treatment?
- What about PSA? Is this level after (during) radiation also an indicator for duration of the combined treatment, or for receiving 'Goserelin'?
- Is it possible for you to send us more information or documentation about this matter?
Neha Vapiwala, MD Senior Editor of OncoLink and Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania responds:
Thank you for your interest and question.
It has been observed and accepted that prostate cancer cells require androgens (i.e. testosterone, male hormone) to grow. This seems to be true to some degree, in that when you deprive a man with prostate cancer of androgens (androgen deprivation), the prostate tumors usually decrease in size. However, androgen deprivation alone will not kill off every last cancer cell. Thus, for curative treatment, androgen deprivation is used in addition to surgery or radiation, the latter serving as mechanisms to address the local bulk of disease.
For some background, the hypothalamus gland in the brain periodically releases a substance called luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH). LHRH travels to special LHRH receptors that are located on the pituitary gland in the brain. Once LHRH fits into its receptors, it does what its name implies: LHRH triggers the pituitary gland to release luteinizing hormone (LH) on a cyclical basis. LH in turn periodically acts on the testicles to stimulate testosterone production. Goserelin acetate (brand name Zoladex) is a LH-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist that mimics the body's natural (enodogenous) LHRH, except that it is present in the body on a constant basis, rather than on a periodic, cyclical basis like natural LHRH. This constant overstimulation of the pituitary gland by the LHRH-like goserelin causes the pituitary gland to counteract this overstimulation. It does so by decreasing the number of receptors that respond to LHRH (down-regulation). Reducing the quantity of LHRH receptors causes a resultant decrease in LH, and thus a decrease in testosterone. However, because goserelin is an agonist, there is an initial increase in LH and thus testosterone in the first 3 - 5 days. Thus, an anti-androgen drug such as bicalutamide or flutamide should be used during the initial week or two of goserelin therapy in order to block the unwanted surge of androgens.
Goserelin therapy has been shown to have an advantage in local control of prostate cancer, and an advantage in overall survival for patients with high-risk features, such as high PSA and/or high Gleason scores. The amount of time that the androgen deprivation therapy is to be given is controversial. In patients with large tumors, high PSA, and advanced Gleason scores, it is recommended that the patient stay on goserelin for 3 years (as per the study that demonstrated the survival benefit, Bolla et al.) up to a lifetime (as per the subgroup in the RTOG 85-31 study). For other lower-risk patients, it has been debated whether goserelin treatment is needed at all, or for shorter periods of time than the high-risk group above.
Some of the side effects of goserelin include impotence and hot flashes similar to what women go through with menopause. The hot flashes are typically intermittent and can improve or resolve with time on the medication. The impotence is usually a temporary symptom that persists as long as one remains on the medication. Once the goserelin is stopped, sexual function and testosterone levels should gradually return to what they were prior to goserelin. However, there are some data to suggest that those men who are on androgen ablation therapy for relatively longer periods of time (several years) are less likely to recover pre-treatment testosterone levels and/or will have a slower, more prolonged recovery back to baseline. Similarly, sexual drive or libido is diminished with goserelin, but typically this is also temporary. With external beam radiation therapy alone, the incidence of impotence is just over 50% at three years after treatment. There should not be any urinary or rectal incontinence caused by goserelin.


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Car care is all about achieving maximum results with minimal product and water wastage. Regular car care and maintenance provides important protection from the harsh Australian climate, and the Selleys range of waxes and polishes will keep your car in sparkling condition.
Water restrictions mean the days of washing your car with a bucket of household detergent and the garden hose is a thing of the past, which is great news for your car! For superior results, we recommend washing with a Selleys Polyglaze product once a week.
Exterior washing
Before you get started on your car wash, remember to park your car in a shady location, checking to make sure the surface is cool before you apply any cleaning products.
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Polyglaze covers all your wash needs with a range of washes from regular use & heavy duty to a waterless 'no scratch formula' wash.
Polyglaze Diamond Finish Polish gives a sparkling reflective shine that lasts, plus provides a protective barrier from weather, dust and UV rays, so your car looks fantastic.
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Sometimes, especially when driving off-road, fuel tanks or radiators can be pierced and leak fuel. Knead It makes a perfect temporary repair to get you back on the road and back to civilisation.
A leaking windscreen can be a hazard, and also cause damage to your car interior. Selleys Autofix Silicone Windscreen Sealant is a neutral cure black silicone R.T.V. rubber for sealing leaking windscreens quickly and effectively.
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Louis Vuitton Doc Bag
2014-9-26 fashion Louis Vuitton
It's getting better and better, please meet the Louis Vuitton Doc Bag.
First question though, it's always easy to stick with what's already trending, but as iconic as the Speedy Bag is, would you rather try the new Doc Bag or would you just stick with the classics?
Though question though, but here's my answer, if it's possible, why not pick both.
The Louis Vuitton Doc Bag is a part of the Fall Winter 2014 Collection and it's a modernized accessory that's stylish and timeless – an exceptional piece for a well-heeled woman.
It comes with a single leather handle, which is great as you toss it on your shoulder without finding yourself repeatedly pulling on the second handle that somehow never wants to stick on your shoulder.
What's more?
The Louis Vuitton signature is embossed on the trim and keybell. It's also engraved on the lock, I know that too much is exaggerated but you will be please to know that its actually crafted with style and elegant.
Refined with golden hardware, the interior is finished with a zipped pocket and 1 open pocket. There are plenty of spaces to store all your daily essentials and so much more.
The Doc Bag actually comes in two variations; in epi leather and in Malletage style. If you like it 'chic' and minimal, the epi leather is your thing. It's a beautiful bag for everyday use, even for work or during the weekends.
The Malletage style is a new print with vivid diamond patterns in two colors like black and beige stripes or beige with red stripes. The Doc Bag in Malletage is certainly an attractive accessory that can send you a lot of attention. The red diamond patterns, blending with black gives a bit of vintage taste.
Louis Vuitton Epi Doc BB
Size: 8.6' x 7' x 4.3'
Colors: Coquelicot, Black
Price: $2,850 USD
Louis Vuitton Epi Doc PM
Size: 11.4' x 9.4' x 5.1'
Colors: Natural, Coquelicot, Black
Price: $2,960 USD
Louis Vuitton Malletage Doc BB
Size: 8.6' x 7' x 4.3'
Colors: Natural, Black
Price: $3,950 USD


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Prospect Local History Collection
- Prospect Library 1 Thomas Street Nailsworth S. Aus. 5082
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- Tuesday : 10.15 am - 8.30 pm. Wed to Fri 10.15 am - 6.00 pm. Sat 9.00 am - 4.00 pm. Sun 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm.
- Prospect Local History Group Newsletter.
Prospect Local History Collection is housed in the Prospect Library and holds information relating to the history of the Prospect area. This collection offers hardcopy and online resources to researchers. There is a research computer available in the Local History room.
Prospect is an inner urban Community of approximately 20,000 people located immediately north of the City of Adelaide.
The name "Prospect' was chosen because of the beautiful "prospect" the locality presented. It was described as being well presented with waving gums and shady trees.
Within the City of Prospect there are tree lined residential streets which are bordered and transected by major arterial roads. The predominant housing styles of the area are traditional bungalows and villas, town houses and units.
The City of Prospect was incorporated in 1872 and it was originally one of a number of villages within a few miles of Adelaide. Population was mainly involved in agriculture, dairy farms, lime kilns and timber milling.
The twentieth century bought expansions to the City with the increase in transport and employment. R M Williams set up his business in Percy Street Prospect in the 1930's.
Community renewal in the seventies saw the beginning of the much laudedCommunity arts projects including the stobie poles and murals projects.
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Immune system foiled by a hairpin
The innate immune system detects invasive pathogens and activates defense mechanisms to eliminate them. Pathogens, however, employ a variety of tricks to block this process. A new study shows how the measles virus thwarts the system, by means of a simple hairpin-like structure.
The innate immune system is the body's first line of defense against invasive pathogens and noxious chemicals. Essentially the system consists of an array of receptors that recognize particular molecular conformations which are characteristic of pathogenic organisms and viruses. Among the classes of molecules bound by these receptors are viral nucleic acids, which are bound specifically by so-called RIG-I-like receptors in the cytoplasm of infected cells. One of these is MDA5, which polymerizes into filaments on long double-stranded RNAs that indicate the presence of RNA viruses. RIG-I itself binds to shorter terminal segments of viral RNAs.
However, viruses have come up with a plethora of ways to avoid triggering immune defense measures. "The virus that causes measles, for instance, produces a so-called V protein, which binds specifically to MDA5 and one other RIG-I-like receptor, and thus impairs recognition of virus-infected cells by the adaptive immune system, although it does not inhibit RIG-I itself," says Professor Karl-Peter Hopfner of LMU's Gene Center. Indeed this kind of competition between viral and cellular proteins largely determines the distribution and - above all - the virulence of viral pathogens.
A hairpin opens up the receptor
"We have been able to crystallize the complex formed by the V protein and MDA5 for the first time, and have determined its three-dimensional structure in detail," Hopfner reports. This structure also permitted Hopfner's team, in collaboration with LMU virologist Professor Karl-Klaus Conzelmann, to clarify the mode of action of the V protein. The analysis revealed that it inserts a hairpin loop into the core secondary structure of MDA5, unfolding the protein and allowing V to bind to a segment that is normally buried in the interior of the molecule. This in turn prevents MDA5 from forming filaments and signaling the presence of viral RNA.
This finding was completely unexpected, and explains why MDA5, but not RIG-I, is inhibited by the V protein: This internal sequence is different in RIG-I and this is the reason why RIG-I is not targeted by the viral product. "Our work provides a detailed insight into the mechanisms viral proteins use to inhibit host protein function. It may also open opportunities for new therapeutic interventions," Hopfner concludes.


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By Caree Edson, KF 14, Armenia
While Kiva works with three microfinance institutions in Armenia, I have, thus far, only had the privilege to spend time with the staff at one. When I was offered an opportunity to do some Borrower Verifications for Nor Horizon (another partner institution), I jumped at the chance. Borrower Verifications, while requiring a lot of time and effort on the part of the fellows, are by far the best part of this journey. They entail going out into the field with credit officers and meeting with clients to ensure the accuracy of the information being uploaded on Kiva's website. In Armenia this makes for a fantastic way to spend a Friday.
Nor Horizon (New Horizons) was originally started by Oxfam in 1995 with the intent to serve a vulnerable population in Armenia. It became an independent institution in 2002. You can read more about this institution by clicking here.
I was shocked to be greeted at the office by a young, vibrant, friendly crowd of individuals who all spoke English very well and were beyond welcoming. I could tell right away that this small institution (35 employees in all 4 branch offices) was just like a family. I had read an article highlighting Nor Horizon's recent partnership with Habitat for Humanity and wanted to know about other things that they had to offer besides small loans. Yana (the Kiva Coordinator) explained to me that Nor Horizon offers small consumer, business, and agricultural loans as well as mortgage and home repair loans (through Habitat). There are also small tractors on display in many of the Nor Horizon offices that clients can lease to cultivate their land. She also discussed a partnership between Nor Horizon and the Millenium Challenge of Armenia which helps clients to build greenhouses and irrigation lines. I can say for a fact that Nor Horizon is certainly living up to it's objective of partnering with other organizations to achieve greater outreach.
When asked why borrowers choose to go with Nor Horizon over their competitors, Yana simply answered "because they like the employees". This institution has kept many repeat customers for over ten years and they only advertise by word-of-mouth. You can see by her enthusiasm that Yana believes this is a great company to work for and she talks emphatically about how these loans are helping clients to reach their business goals and to educate their children beyond high school. She expresses the help that people can receive by taking loans as small as $200 to purchase household items, clothing or food. And how it is additionally useful that Nor Horizon allows consumers to take advantage of agricultural loans whose 1st principal payment isn't required for 6 months after the loan disbursal date so that farmers can prepare and save if the season is not profitable.Likewise, those with business loans can start paying the principal amount after 4 months and hopefully a profitable risk in expanding business.
I was greeted with cake, chocolate and coffee at the Vanadzor branch (not a bad way to start the day!) The manager of the branch walked me down the street explaining that almost every shop had a loan with Nor Horizon. Goharik was the first borrower that I have had an opportunity to meet in person. She is one of the long-time customers that I speak of- on her 13th loan with Nor Horizon and her second Kiva loan. She welcomed me with an ear-to-ear grin, a hug and lots of reassurance, saying that I was a "good girl" and that she liked me. She proudly showcased her shop and moved customers out of the way so she could take pictures with me that she hopes I will place in a newspaper back in the US in a spread about her and her shop. She has run this shop for over 20 years along with her husband and daughter who step in while she travels to Yerevan to secure more inventory. It is commendable to manage the stability of a business through such tumultuous times including the division with the Soviet Union and the current economic crisis. I ask how business is doing and she just nods her head and says "normal". I can immediately see how her outgoing charm and vibrant personality have won her many repeat customers and fully intend to return, myself, to purchase some beautiful wine glasses if I can figure out how to safely transport them home in my backpack.
Next, we head out to Lake Sevan-indisputably the most beautiful place in Armenia. The expansive water is hugged on all sides by snow-capped mountains and to top it off- in perfect Armenian fashion- a church that was originally built in 305 (renovated more recently) stands tall atop a hillside overlooking the gorgeous scenery. This was only made more enjoyable by the incredible weather- sunshine and blue skies. We ate lunch with the local branch manager overlooking the lake as he toasted his gratitude for the partnership with Kiva and my willingness to take the journey to Armenia to help them complete this requirement.
After our huge meal, we headed out again to meet with a very different kind of Kiva borrower. Rubik is a 26-year-old farmer from a small village in Sevan. When we showed up, several of his friends were there to greet us and called Rubik out to meet us. He was shy and clearly in the midst of a hard work day. He showed us the cows he bought with the loan through Kiva and posed for a picture next to a 7-foot pile of manure. With his rough, dirty hands and gold-toothed grin, Rubik looked much older than his youthful age and reminded me that life is hard in the country.The loan helps to keep his family income stable and provide for his wife and two small children.
After Rubik, we ventured to a small tire repair shop in the nearby village of Hrazdan to meet Grayik who was engaged in business as we pulled up, working on someones flat tires. He stood proudly by three new, shiny, red machines and explained that the Kiva loan that he received from Nor Horizon helped him to obtain these machines and update his workshop. He told us about how the machines stretch the tires and allow him to fix the problems with them. Grayik keeps meticulous records of his repayment on his loan and showed me how he pays more than the minimum amount each month by his own records.
I was so thrilled for the amazing opportunity to meet borrowers today and grateful for the wonderful people at Nor Horizon who went so far out of their way to make me feel welcomed and inspired. Like all other fellows before me, I can't wait to get out and do it all over again.
Caree Edson is almost fully recovered and once again taking in the breath-taking scenery among the inspiring people of Armenia. Check out Team Armenia and consider extending a loan to one of the hard-working entrepreneurs on Kiva today.


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Sunny skies and highs in the 80s should prevail in Orange County through Saturday, the National Weather Service says, though slow cooling is forecast for the week ahead.
The winds that have been pushing toward the ocean also are expected to slacken Friday, with a gradual shift back toward land over the next few days.
Friday should see inland highs of 82 to 87, 75 to 80 on the coast, with winds from the northeast at about 15 mph before weakening later.
Saturday will look similar, but warmer inland, with highs in the 84 to 89 range. At the beach, it will be 70 to 75.
Low-pressure air moving through the Great Basin should help pull ocean air inland through the weekend, bringing a return of coastal clouds as the marine layer deepens.
And more low pressure is expected to move toward the coast from the eastern Pacific.
That will likely mean a partly cloudy morning Sunday with potentially thick fog. Then skies will turn mostly sunny as highs retreat a bit: 80 to 85 inland, 67 to 72 on the coast.
A familiar pattern will settle in Monday through Wednesday: Mostly cloudy mornings with patchy fog yielding to mostly sunny skies later.
Meanwhile, temperatures will slowly tick downward. Inland highs should be 74 to 79 Monday, 73 to 78 Tuesday and 71 to 76 Wednesday.
On the coast it will be 67 Monday, 66 Tuesday and 63 to 68 Wednesday.
Thursday also will start off with cloudy skies and patchy fog, but will manage only partly cloudy skies in the afternoon.
Highs should be 70 to 75 inland, 65 on the coast.
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From pigmented application instructions: Follow up questions are in green.
Stripping Existing Deteriorating Finishes:
1. Cover and tape off frames, trims and protect flooring.
2. Mist sprays Stripper-2.3, Eraser-4 scrub with help of 2000-grit sandpaper feathering out seamlessly and towel extract for an even appearance.
Use the eraser & 2000 grit sandpaper?
What is expected? Is the goal to remove all existing color?
If so how to tell if enough is removed?
What exactly is feathering out? Feather edge sanding?
1. Shake /Degreaser-2.2 to gel prior to use with a repeat shake and rest until it gels.
2. Transfer to Eraser-4; agitate to saturate the stain, feather out to the entire section.
What exactly is feathering out entire section? Feather edge sanding?
3. Towel extracts suspended soiling after 10 to 30 minutes or before it dries until it shows clean.
Wait 10-30 min & before it drys wipe to extract until surface is clean?
4. Spray Acidifier-2.0, towel extract until it shows clean to a healthy squeak.
Rinse w/ Acidifier-2.0 & wipe until extracted & surface is clean?
Would this be used for lessening wrinkles, like the bolster of my seat?
1. Spray Hydrator-3.3 saturating the stain area and feather out for an even appearance.
Hows this done on vertical area?
2. Covering with tissue paper without airspace to trap wick up stains instead of remaining on the leather surface as it dries.
Apply direct to surface leaving no space between?
3. Peel tissue paper when crispy dry and use Eraser to erase surface residue prior to fat and oil replenishing.
Peel tissue paper when crispy dry does that mean to remove when completely dry?
use Eraser-4 to erase surface residue does that mean: sand lightly w/ eraser to remove excess & smooth surface.
Fat and Oil Replenishing:
1. Spray Fatliquor-5.0 and redistribute with foam brush until saturation.
Saturation means to cover entire surface completely?
2. Repeat application each time water contents evaporate until fully saturated.
If surface dries reapply?
3. Drive remaining surface remnants free of milky fat and oil until it turns clear with Hydrator-3.3.
Drive remaining surface remnants free does that mean: Spray Hydrator-3.3 to saturate & rinse clean?
4. Allow natural drying for extra softness.
Let it air dry? Est how long?
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CARSON, Calif.—Mike Magee converted a penalty 5 minutes into the second half, and the Los Angeles Galaxy moved atop the Western Conference with a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night.
Magee scored after Rapids center back Drew Moor was sent off for elbowing Marcelo Sarvas in the face in an off-the-ball incident, a major setback for Colorado after losing starting midfielder Pablo Mastroeni and center back Diego Calderon to injuries in the first half.
The Galaxy (2-0-1) dictated play throughout and outshot Colorado 21-5, but Rapids goalkeeper Clint Irwin, starting in place of injured Matt Pickens, made seven saves, including outstanding stops on teenage forwards Jose Villarreal and Jack McBean.
"If we're at fault tonight, certainly keeping (Colorado) around for 90 minutes was a flaw in our performance," said Galaxy coach Bruce Arena, whose team gave up a late lead last week against Chivas USA.
"I think we had chances to get the second and third goal. Give them credit: They never quit. Their goalkeeper played extremely well. At the end of the game, at least we were solid enough this week to make sure we got the three points."
Los Angeles, playing without star striker Robbie Keane and defender Omar Gonzalez—both away on international duty—went young up front with Villarreal and McBean, who came close to scoring several times before Magee netted his MLS-best fourth goal of the season.
Villarreal came nearest, forcing a diving save from Clint Irwin after a 3rd-minute corner kick and chipping over the goalkeeper from just outside the box in the 32nd, a shot that was cleared off the goal line by Calderon. The Ecuadorian defender bruised his right quadriceps when he subsequently crashed into the right post.
Mastroeni, the Rapids' captain making his return from a hamstring injury, limped off in the 27th minute after straining his left quad tackling Los Angeles winger Colin Clark.
The game changed when Moor hit Sarvas just below the left eye. Referee Armando Villarreal checked with his linesman before awarding the penalty kick and pulling out the red card, and Moor was already walking off the field when he was ejected.
"I have no idea … I don't know where it came from," Sarvas said. "I didn't say anything to him. He was just walking. I stopped in front of him. I don't know, he probably lost his mind. For sure."
Moor called it a "sudden reaction" and said he "kind of moved my arm back in his direction and made contact."
"It's not like me," he said. "I'm disappointed in myself. I'm most disappointed I let my team down because of it, gave away a PK, and they had to play a man down."
Colorado (0-3-1) sits last in the nine-team West and 18th among 19 clubs in the overall standings.


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Interview with London 2012 Committee on Inclusion and Diversity
Cisco is the proud supporter and network infrastructure provider of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The 2012 Games aim to be the most connected games to date and Cisco are supplying the routing, switching, firewall, IP telephony and Software as a Service platform to fulfil this aim and transform the Olympic experience for the global audience. Click here to access Cisco's London 2012 page.
The strong and collaborative partnership Cisco has with LOCOG (London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) is not just confined to a business relationship. We are both fully committed to Inclusion and Diversity – understanding the importance of diversity and the value it brings and embracing difference whether that's age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and belief or sexual orientation (you may recall my previous blog post on this topic).
And we aren't just talking about fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce – it's also about using Inclusive and Diverse practices to better serve our global customers and partners. For LOCOG, this means all the people around the world who will be flying into London, one of the most diverse cities in the world. And LOCOG is up against an additional challenge – its immovable deadline.
I decided to find out a bit more about this topic and reached out to Sue Hunt, Director of Strategic Programmes at LOCOG. If you have any comments about this post, please post them below.
Cisco UK is also involved in a number of internal activities to encourage its employees to get involved in the London 2012 Olympics. Stay tuned for more on this topic.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Nokia Corp. fi:nok1v NOK, +2.17% on Thursday said earnings per share for the fourth quarter swung to 0.05 euros from a loss of 0.29 euros in the-year-ago period, beating consensus estimates of earnings of 0.02 euros a share. Operating profit came in at 439 million euros compared with a 954 million loss. The Finnish handset maker further said sales dropped 20% to 8.041 billion euros from fourth quarter last year, below FactSet estimates of 8.077 billion euros. Sales in the Smart Devices business tanked 55% to 1.225 billion euros quarter-on-quarter, while volumes slumped 66%. Nokia's Board of Directors suggested to scrap dividends for 2012 to ensure the company's "strong liquidity position." In 2011 Nokia paid out 0.20 euros per share in dividends. Additionally, the firm said it expects the operating margin for the Devices & Services unit to decline 2%, based on competitive industry dynamics and the macroeconomic environment. Nokia shares traded 3.2% lower in Helsinki.
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404: Not Found
|Not Found
There is no xkcd comic numbered 404. Randall did not skip a day, however; he put xkcd 405 up on April 2 (2008), which leads some to see the 404 as an April Fool's joke.
"404" is the HTTP Response Code for "Not Found". Randall deliberately skipped comic number 404 in xkcd. Therefore, when people go to xkcd 404 they get a "404 Not Found" error page. (This does not work in all browsers. In newer versions of Internet Explorer a message about the link being broken occurs without the 404 code.)
Randall has stated that he considers 404 an official, actual comic, albeit a rather avant-garde one, and that for a time he made it possible to find it using the "random" button on xkcd.com.
It may seem like a random coincidence that xkcd 403 came out the day before April 1st 2008. And for sure it must have been by chance that it would come out close to that date when Randall began posting on xkcd. But when Randall noticed this fact, at some point prior to that date, he would, however, have had a chance to influence the release date. In November 2007, less than half a year before this April 1st, he released the 1337 series over five consecutive days. That would have moved the release date of 403 from Friday the 4th of April to the Monday it was actually released - making it possible to skip comic 404 as if it came out on April 1st without skipping a comic on a normal release day. There was at least one other series in 2007 to use all five day of a week (Choices), so maybe he had this planned for a long time?
- The web comic Comic JK made this spoof of this missing comic in total xkcd style:
- The comic 404 that could have been.
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Maybe it was skipped because he had to. In some, if not all websites, there's the 404.html file that is displayed when there's a 404 error (example: /var/www/404.html/), so it would have shown the '404' page that existed the whole time, because xkcd.com/404 would have shown 404.html.220.127.116.11 22:58, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
- But there's a 401, a 402, a 403, 405, a 451. If it was done because an error code got in the way, he would have had to skip these too (and going to them manually would show the respective error pages). Also, comic 404's page appears to be the server's default 404 page, which probably isn't even stored in the same directory as the comics. Hppavilion1 (talk) 21:28, 10 August 2016 (UTC)
April 1st, 2008 was a Tuesday, so no xkcd comic would have normally come out then. For that week, xkcd 403 was Monday, March 31st, 2008, xkcd 405 was Wednesday, April 2nd, and xkcd 406 was Friday, April 4th. 404 was just skipped. It is also skipped in the "previous comic"/"next comic" links on his site. I don't think it was an April Fools gag. Blaisepascal (talk) 19:03, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
- Well, I'd say that it certainy might be. In any case, it's an interesting observation! St.nerol (talk) 11:22, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
- Then again, his skipping from 403 to 405 (making 404 come up "404: Not Found") may have been his April Fool joke that year. The timing may have been coincidental, but I don't blame him for taking advantage of it. --Aaron of Mpls (talk) 23:16, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
This entry isn't on the list of all comics 1-500, and I made the mistake of adding this comic to the list. I was about to add an explanation, with a link to a webcomic about it, when I found this page. I think that this page should be liked in the all comics 1-500 list so that others don't make the same mistake and so that curious people can easily get to it. Rylon (talk) 18:10, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- The hidden link
Nobody did find that hidden link? A shame. Just a simple test on this http://www.xkcd.com/test/ gives me a link to this comic: 1335: Now. And this page still appears like it was on the original release date on February 26 this year. I'm pretty sure there is still a link, some avant-garde, and Randall still giggles about that nobody did find this within six years. --Dgbrt (talk) 23:12, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
- Actually, you may be interested to note that xkcd.com/test now links to the Lorenz comic (#1350). 220.127.116.11 15:16, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
- It keeps changing then... Today it was 1367: Installing. It was 12, then 15 and now 19 days between the test and the day the link pointed at it. Kynde (talk) 15:00, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
- Now it's 1446: Landing. --22.214.171.124 22:56, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
- 1485: Friendship now --Kynde (talk) 07:52, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
- And now it links to 1664: Mycology Zorlax the Mighty would like to connect on Linkedin (talk) 21:52, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
- Today almost two years after last post it was 1812: Onboarding. Wrote here because of today's comic 1969: Not Available which references 404 error message --Kynde (talk) 20:33, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
- And now it links to 1664: Mycology Zorlax the Mighty would like to connect on Linkedin (talk) 21:52, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
- 1485: Friendship now --Kynde (talk) 07:52, 1 April 2015 (UTC)


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If U knew how much I want U 2 B bigger than Jay
Bigger than all
We shall C that day
Maybe B.O.B is gone but Bobby Ray can never fall
Bigger than the rest
Bigger than the one that think theyre the best
I see you reaching pass the limit many trying to touch
Never stutter, never fear, ever gives in... Thats why haters spit and coughs
You left them to dry in the dust
They say they raw, they say their rhyme is strong
But they are weak and yours go beyond
They have no soul, they say they got swagger
When youre on top, still spitting the truth
Just wave and say See you never sucker!
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I really enjoy the insight that Bruno Mars shares about the production of the track and how he met B.o.B. As a producer it is fascinating to see how these super fire collabos come together and to get a little more insight into the creative process.
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