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This article is no longer maintained, so its content might be out of date.
As of November 30th 2016, the persona.org service is no longer supported and is shutting down. Persona.org and related domains will be taken offline before the end of 2016.
Signing out with Persona
Persona makes it simple to sign in to websites, but sometimes you want to make sure the next time someone tries to sign in using your computer, they are asked for a password. For example, if you're using a shared computer in a school, library or at work. There are three steps to ensuring this:
- sign out of the website
- sign out of the Persona service
- sign out of your email
Signing out of websites
Signing out of a Persona-enabled website is just like signing out of any other website. It'll have a button labeled "Sign out" or "Log out": click it, and you're signed out. For example, if you're signed in to the Persona demo site 123done, you'll see something like this:
Click thebutton to sign out.
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However, it's likely that your browser will still be signed in to the Persona service, meaning that you can sign back in again without entering your password. This is convenient, but might not be what you want if, for example, someone else might be using your computer after you. To sign out of Persona, visit https://login.persona.org/ and click :
This will make the browser forget your Persona credentials.
Signing out of your email
Even if you've signed out of Persona, if your email provider supports Persona and you're still signed in to your email, then your browser will still be able to sign you in to Persona-enabled sites without needing a password.
So to make sure that Persona-enabled websites will ask for a password next time someone tries to sign in, go to your email and sign out of there, too.


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Being a disciple takes imagination. As Jesus' early followers discovered, understanding his stories, teachings, and parables required no small amount of mental agility. A camel traveling through the eye of a needle? The kingdom of God like a mustard seed? Lose your life to save it?
The simple settings and characters of Jesus' stories helped direct listeners toward the truths that lay underneath. This alternate world Jesus came to reveal was so radical, so unlike what his listeners—then and now—understood to be real, that his stories, with their unexpected plot twists, surprising language, and elements of mystery, helped uncover what had previously been hidden.
Whether they're collected in books or enacted in front of us, many stories still perform that function. Through language, setting, and characters, authors and playwrights entertain and educate us, puncture our illusions, and surprise us with new perspectives. They can help us see more clearly both the world we inhabit and the world Jesus calls us to help create.
In the realm of theater, for example, the actions of the bullhorn-carrying, pompadoured "Reverend Billy" might amuse or even offend us, but when this "preacher" and his Church of Stop Shopping urge us to turn away from the consuming ideology of our "temples of commerce" and avoid the "Shopocalypse," it's not hard to imagine Jesus saying "Amen." Whether or not the actor behind Rev. Billy intends it, his performance invites us to imagine ourselves inside the biblical narrative, at the scene of Jesus' rampage against the temple markets of his day. How would we have responded?

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Kunstenaar Albert Williams"Albert Williams was born in Sussex on 20th March 1922. Both his father and grandfather were artists and, having studied painting with them, Albert Williams attended art schools in London and Paris. He studied figure and portrait painting under the late Louis Ginnett as well as landscape and water-colour painting under the late Charles Knight.Albert Williams has had his works exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Oil Painters, the Royal Water-colour Society, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Paris Salon, the Edinburgh Festival and at numerous other prestigious galleries in London and around the country.He has specialised in floral painting for many years, mostly working in oil. At all times he takes his compositions directly from nature, each flower being a portrait of an individual bloom that is incorporated into the final composition.Influenced in the early years by the Dutch 17th century school of flower painting and by the botanical draughtsmanship of Gerard Van Spændonck, Albert Williams soon discarded the tight classical style which he found restrictive. He began to paint modern flowers with a more natural and personal style. At present he is working away from his previous botanical style of painting to create a freer, easier mood in his work. He paints every day, particularly during the season which extends from Spring to late Autumn. Should a picture not be completed during the season of its subject, it will be put aside until the flowers are available next year.He has keen interests outside his painting, including a fascination with art of all cultures and periods, particularly the Russian 19th century and the Soviet 20th century. He enjoys the music of the 19th and 20th centuries, and particularly German Romanticism, Wagner and Strauss. A regular visitor to the theatre, ballet and opera, Albert Williams is actively involved with the world peace movement and various ecological and environmental organisations."
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Best Celebrity Style | Aug. 10, 2012
Kerry Washington and Jennifer Lawrence Lead This Week's Style Pack
Kerry Washington and Jennifer Lawrence Lead This Week's Style Pack
This week's top 10 looks to both the chicest kind of party dresses, like Kerry Washington in pretty pink Dior or Jennifer Lawrence in a slinky Narciso Rodriguez number — but we've got a soft spot for our dressed-down style setters, too. Looks from Nicole Richie (doing her signature bohemian-cool thing) and Miranda Kerr, in a sleek play on skinnies, lent inspiration for our everyday dress. The rest of this best-dressed crew runs the gamut of understated and breezy — like Eva Mendes in her signature sundress and espadrilles — or more buttoned-up, but it's all equally flawless.


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Web developers and contributors needed for xfce.org
This post is the first (well, second if you count the one for Xfce4 Screenshooter) of a series of post offering some ways to get involved in Xfce. We need more people if we want to keep improving Xfce!
We are looking for new persons to help us to take care of the Xfce web site. We need a web developer/designer to handle the technical details and someone to improve/update the contents (can be the same person).
Our web site runs a home made PHP based CMS (with no online interface) which we would like to keep (improvements and bug fixes are welcome of course) for the time being. Though, its contents needs some love: some pages are strongly outdated, the style could be refreshed, some pages still use tables for layout, etc. We also need to find a solution for localization: the current system requires the user to translate raw PHP pages and often leads to errors when going live, up to the point that we are considering dropping translations. This will highly depend on the people who get involved in the web site.
The web developer position requires a good PHP, HTML and CSS knowledge to be able to handle the different aspects of the web site. A good command of English to update/rework the different pages and make the web site easier to use, this also requires to follow the Xfce development to update the web site accordingly. Of course, this work can be done as a team if several persons step in. This is a good opportunity to start contributing to the Xfce project and this work will be appreciated by a lot of Xfce users.
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Process Engineering White Papers
High Velocity Two-Phase Flow Through Felief Valves and Pipes: Is Anyone Doing This Right?
This eight-page paper provides design recommendations that apply to both low- and high-viscosity two-phase flow systems. It suggests specific modeling approaches for different aspects of the design.12/03/2004
If your PSM is so Great, why are you still having accidents?
Given the amount of effort companies put into process safety management programs, it is important not only that they comply with regulations but that they are truly effective as well. This paper highspots points to check.12/03/2004
Facility Major Risk Survey
This 8-page primer describes a method for identification of major acute risks in existing process facilities that can potentially affect on-site and off-site populations and for prioritization of mitigation methods.12/02/2004
Security Vulnerability Analysis
Plant security is a key priority at many plants. This 10-page paper provides background what the methodology for a plant vulnerability analysis involves. It covers topics such as how to get started, available tools, and risk assessment.12/02/2004
Reactive Chemical Storage: How to Determine if Your Insulation Will Work
This 15-page paper discusses the approach that should be taken when using insulation on vessels containing reactive chemicals, including how to determine the required response time for a given insulation thickness. It provides a number of specific recommendations.12/02/2004
Relief Design for Reactive Systems Get the Facts
This 15-page paper focuses on the additional degrees of complexity that reactive systems pose for emergency relief systems. It covers topics such as how to screen for reactivity and what practices, standards and regulations should be followed, as well as a host of other issues.12/02/2004
Ziegler-Nichols Tuning Rules And Limitations
The standard reference for PID tuning seems to be the Ziegler-Nichols tuning rules developed in 1942 on a pneumatic controller. Here is how to tune a controller using these rules.11/19/2004
How to Choose a Vacuum Dryer
Vacuum drying can be applied in a range of processes in several industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, food, plastics, and metal powders. This article first discusses vacuum drying benefits and limitations and dryer components and operation, then explains the differences between tumble and agitated vacuum dryers and how you can select one for your application.11/19/2004
Understand Pump Lifecycle Costs
This 22-page paper from the Dept. of Energy, Hydraulic Institute and Europump explains the importance of understanding the total costs of ownership to achieve savings in energy, and operational and maintenance costs. It discusses what lifecycle cost is, what should be considered in a lifecycle cost analysis, and the role of proper pump system design.11/08/2004
Improve Dry Gas Seal Reliability in Centrifugal Compressors
This 15-page paper discusses factors related to design, barrier seals, and operations and maintenance and how to optimize gas seal reliability.11/08/2004
Why Process Safety Management Audits Fail
Most companies have completed at least three process safety management(PSM) compliance audits of their covered facilities since the promulgation of the OSHA PSM standard. These companies, however, are not seeing noticeable improvements in their PSM programs. In fact, many companies feel that their PSM programs have become less effective. What has happened and why? Are there any lessons learned from the Enron collapse and its auditing program? What needs to be done?10/22/2004
Risk-Based Process Safety Design
Safe design has long been a priority in the process industries. A safe design basis, together with a formal safety management system and safety practices, procedures, and training, is critical for providing that level of confidence required for risk management. The goal of process safety management is to consistently reduce risk to a level that can be tolerated by all concerned. A systematic, risk-based approach to safety design can help eliminate hazards that pose intolerable risk from the process and mitigate the potential consequences of hazards.10/22/2004
Understanding Regulated Health and Safety Standards--Part 1
This paper provides the viewpoint of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), a private not-for-profit, non-governmental corporation open to all industrial hygienists or other occupational health and safety professionals. The authors have the opinion that there are misunderstandings about the use of regulated health and safety standards. In part one of this article, they provide some information on how regulations are formed and advice on using these values to conduct business. Employers and employees need this fundamental understanding to make informed health and safety decisions. This information is also useful for guiding public decisions about everyday toxic exposures.10/22/2004
Digital Fieldbus Installations use EDDL Technology for Simplicity
In this paper, Martin Zielinski of Emerson Process Management examines the reasons for the improvements and expansion of IEC 61804-2 Electronic Device Description Language (EDDL).10/21/2004
Nonwoven Fabric Filtration Media
This 6-page primer explains the various forms of nonwoven media, their special characteristics, as well as filter configurations and function. It discusses advantages and disadvantages, and application trends.10/15/2004
Maximize Returns from Precious-Metal-Bearing Catalysts
Many catalytic reactions rely on platinum, palladium and other precious metal catalysts. When the activity of the catalyst declines to the point that it must be replaced, the used catalyst can be sent to a refiner to recover precious metal. This 8-page paper discusses the variouis factors that should be considered when using a refiner.10/15/2004
Layered Security in Plant Control Environments
Process control vendors are migrating plant control technologies to more open network and operating environments. This White Paper explains how layered security can be accomplished by adopting a "best practices" model, developing and implementing an access control plan, and compartmentalizing the network.10/15/2004
The Basics of Predictive/Preventive Maintenance
Effective predictive maintenance can reduce the cost of maintaining critical plant systems. Read about the basics in this whitepaper.10/15/2004
Audit Your Materials Handling
This 5-page document discusses how to improve the return on investment by appropriate auditing of materials-handling operations.10/15/2004
Properly Model and Control Batch Reactors
This paper covers key aspects for modeling and design of batch reactors, including: heat-up and cool-down performance, sensitivity analysis for reactor parameters, boil-up rate predictions, thermal stability under exothermic conditions, control system design and loop tuning parameters, condenser rating, and process emissions predictions.10/15/2004


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Beautiful custom home located in highly desired Pebble Brook at Willow Bend. Grand entry opens to sweeping staircase, elegant formal dining and living room with inviting fireplace and wall of beautiful windows. Hardwood floors flow through entry, formals, study, kitchen, breakfast nook, den, halls, all bedrooms, and loft. Study with built-ins, closet and downstairs guest bedroom conveniently connected by a "Jack and Jill" bathroom. Kitchen features gas cooktop, double ovens, microwave, trash compactor, Sub-Zero refrigerator, island, walls of cabinets, walk-in pantry, granite counters and breakfast bar. Family room has large fireplace, built-ins, wet bar with icemaker and overlooks beautiful patio, pool and spa. Secluded master has jetted garden tub, separate shower, double vanity and oversized master closet with built-ins. Two staircases lead upstairs to three spacious bedrooms with walk-in closets and bathrooms, loft with built-ins and game room with view of the Gleneagles Queens golf course! Laundry room with cabinets, sink, small shower and closets. Three car garage, and lovely landscaped yard.
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New York Values
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Author and photographer Arlene Alda talks about the culture of the inner city.
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Author and photographer Arlene Alda talks about the culture of the inner city.
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Wikimedia Foundation's Katherine Maher on preserving truth in a post-factual democracy
Mayor Peter Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana on democratic values of the American Midwest
Author Hesh Kestin on U.S.-Israel relations; moving from foreign correspondent to novelist
Chair of Presidential Studies at Texas A&M George Edwards III on President Trump.
'The Americans' and the New Cold War
Creator of FX's The Americans Joe Weisberg on Russian espionage, fact and fiction.
W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair Jason Franklin on how to reverse inequality.
Ambassador of the UAE to Russia Omar Saif Ghobash on his book "Letters to a Young Muslim"
Constitutionalism vs. Trumpism
Former presidential candidate Evan McMullin talks about his conservative manifesto.
Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation on safeguarding rights in a digital world
Ken Roth, executive director, Human Rights Watch, on securing liberty at home and abroad.
Jean Bordewich, Hewlett Foundation and Betsy Wright Hawkings of Democracy Fund on gridlock
A Free Press, If You Can Keep It
Joel Simon, of the Committee to Protect Journalists, on challenges to a free press in 2017
A Vote Against Life Expectancy
Vanderbilt's Jonathan Metzl on "Dying of Whiteness" and the politics of racial resentment.
Ethan Todras-Whitehill and Catherine Vaughan of Swing Left on democratic accountability
Yale's Jason Stanley on his book "How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them."
Science journalist Jon Gertner discusses his new book "The Ice at the End of the World."
Deferred Dreams of Brown and Grutter
University of Richmond president Ronald Crutcher and ACE's Lorelle Espinosa on race.
Impeachment and the Righteous Republicans
Historian Brenda Wineapple on her book "The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson…"
Geopolitical Chess or Checkers?
Columbia University Center for Energy Policy's Richard Nephew on sanctions and tariffs.
John Bracken of the Digital Public Library of America on the vital role of libraries.
Testing American Righteousness
Jonathan Haidt, NYU professor of ethical leadership, on pluralism, partisanship and 2020
M.R. O'Connor on "Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World."
New University in Exile Consortium's Arien Mack and scholar Kian Tajbakhsh on freedom.
Economic Security, Mobility, and Progress
NJ Governor Phil Murphy talks about his pro-growth progressive agenda for New Jersey.


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MADRID, May 11 (UPI) -- Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, the world's top two ranked players, posted straight-set wins Saturday and will meet in the finals of the Mutua Madrid Open.
Williams, No. 1 in the world and the tournament defending champion, beat seventh-seeded Sara Errani 7-5, 6-2 and second-ranked Sharapova followed with a 6-4, 6-3 decision over No. 16-seeded Ana Ivanovic.
Sharapova, who hasn't lost a set this week, finished off five of her six break opportunities and won half of the points when Ivanovic served. She was good on three-quarters of her first serves and, even with six double faults, won two-thirds of the points on serve. She also had six aces.
Williams has dropped one set in the tournament -- a 0-6 blip in the quarterfinals against Ana Medina Garrigues -- and was solid in improving to 5-0 lifetime versus Errani. She lost her serve twice in the first set but was more in control in putting the match away in the second.
Sunday's final will mark the second time this year and third time in their last four meetings that Williams and Sharapova will have played for a title. Williams was a three-set winner in the final in Miami in March. She is 12-2 all-time against Sharapova, having won the last 11 meetings. Sharapova hasn't beaten Williams since the 2004 WTA Tour Championships.


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I've been a little distracted lately, not really blogging angst but I'm having a hard time coming up with things to post. Mostly because I'm thinking about just this ONE thing.
I've had some issues with the, uh, plumbing for a few months. Things are not, shall we say, regular.
Oh, fuck it. I haven't had a period since January. There.
(Apologies to my two male readers. Hi Captain! Hi Cameron! You're allowed to go watch the game now, have a beer and ignore the rest of this post. Although, you're both parents so you must have SOME idea of how this works).
I've also had some weird hot flashes and various other goings-on, so at my physical this week I mentioned all this to my doctor. And she decided to test me for a) premature menopause and b) polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Yeah. Sounds fun, right? Both of those present problems, should I ever want to provide my son with a sibling.
I said, "Um," and my doctor said (in an annoyingly cheerful, I'm-done-having-all-my-children kind of way) "Good thing you guys are done, right? Aren't you done?"
And in that instant, months of waffling and humming and gawd-do-I-never-want-to-be-pregnant-again turned into OMG I TOTALLY WANT ANOTHER BABY YOU CAN'T TELL ME I CAN'T XANDER NEEDS A LITTLE BROTHER WAAAAAHHHH!!
I managed to not say that though. I said, weakly, "Um, we weren't sure." But I sure as hell am now.
I cried in the car and then went home and hugged the son I'm lucky enough to have already fiercely, and then I presented my case to Paul. He's been spending the same months voicing vague arguments such as, "Can we afford another one?", and "Ah...hm. I don't know. We just started getting some sleep."
I cried on his shoulder about my potential barrenness, and sudden and overwhelming urge to have another baby and he said, "Sure, let's have another one."
"Really? But you never seem like you think it's a good idea."
"I've been talking myself into it for a few months," he replied. "You're just never there for the conversations."
Hm. Well, then. Whatever the testing verdict comes back as, I guess we're giving this a shot. So to speak.


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Four years ago, Rachael and Tony Naerebout considered filling the void within the county made by the closing of Canada Bait Shop.
It wasn't meant to be at the time, Rachael Naerebout said, but after she and Tony moved to their current house three-quarters of a mile west of Old Mill Rd. on 230th Rd., she felt it was meant to be.
The Naerebouts began paperwork for the Bait Bucket in January, receiving help through the county's economic development department and gaining final approval from county commissioners April 15.
"I don't know what to do with myself now, because we just rushed into everything," Rachael said, laughing. "It was kind of crazy there for a few weeks, and all of a sudden the power was hooked up, the refrigerators came in, and I had bait."
She said they moved with such haste because they wanted to have the shop set up by fishing season, but a lot of hustle was required to order equipment and merchandise and set up credit cards and phone lines, amid construction. The shop still needs painting before all work is complete.
Rachael says it is easy to run the shop such long hours because it is next to her house.
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"It's not like there's a constant flow of customers, so I could be doing laundry or dishes," she said. "I just want to hang out at home and do something fun."
The Bait Bucket offers fishing and camping supplies, as well as food and drinks. Hunting and trapping items may be available during the winter.
Naerebout said opening the business has helped give her ideas of other items the shop needs.
"One lady asked me for cooking oil," she said. "I never would have thought to have some before, but if you're camping, why not?"
Now that business has opened, she said she is most excited about potential business on Memorial Day weekend, but is more grateful for those that helped spread the word while the shop was starting up.
"It was a good idea in my head, but getting there was a whole other thing," she said. "I've had a ton of help and advice from all over the place."


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Computer Science ColloquiumIm Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums, das von den Instituten des Fachbereichs Informatik, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI), der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung (ADV) sowie der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) abgehalten wird, spricht
Radu Mardare
Aalborg University, Denmarküber das Thema:
Quantitative Equational ReasoningZeit: Thu 18.1.2018, 10:15, 105 Minuten
Ort: Johannes Kepler University Linz, Science Park 3 0218
ZusammenfassungWe develop a quantitative analogue of equational reasoning which we call quantitative algebra. The intention is to develop a metric-based semantics for systems and programs that should replace the classic congruence (bisimulation)-based semantics. A metric space of behaviours is meant to be used for approximating computational phenomena, especially where we handle undecidable or very expensive computation. In relation to logic, this approach provides quantitative reasoning principles to replace the classic Boolean principles. This is joint work with Gordon Plotkin (Univ. of Edinburgh, UK) and Prakash Panangaden (McGill Univ., Canada).
VortragenderRadu Mardare is Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University, Denmark, within the Distributed and Embedded Systems Unit. Prior to this, he was a Spere Aude Fellow at the Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University (Oct. 2010 - Sep. 2012), Researcher at the Microsoft Research CoSBi Centre in Trento, Italy (Oct. 2006 - Sep. 2010) and postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Information Technology, University of Trento, Italy (April 2006 - Sep. 2006).<br> Radu Mardare received his PhD in Computer Science in March 2006, from University of Trento (Italy), with a thesis on Modal Logics for concurrent-distributed systems. Mardare holds a MPhil (equiv.) in Logic with a thesis on Model Theory (2002, Bucharest University, Romania). He holds two BSc (equiv.) degrees: one in Mathematics (1997, "Al.I. Cuza" University, Iasi, Romania) with a thesis on Foundations of Mathematics, and one in Philosophy (2001, Bucharest University, Romania) with a thesis on Ontology of Mathematics.
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This is a useful starter deck, relying on the traditional symbolism as used in the Rider Waite deck. The illustrations are generally more detailed with strong use of colour though the overall images remain roughly the same. It has the traditional Queen, King, Knight, Page lay-up for Courts and makes strong use of floral and foliage images. Rods are oak staffs, the Ace of Swords has both the red and the white rose growing from the crown the sword penetrates, the Four of Cups sports a beautiful Green Man image and Disks are, by and large, bursting with growth.
The outstanding card of this deck for me image-wise is the Ace of Cups - a dove rises behind a glowing golden goblet which is held by a hand emerging from cloud. Beneath this is a lake into which water flows from the goblet and a water lily stretches bud and seed pod towards the chalice.
At a personal level I much prefer the modern slant placed on traditional symbolism and I like Bill Greer's artwork very much. The borderless effect is refreshing too. Bill Greer, the artist, says he drew his initial inspirations from the Rider-Waite, and most of his colour guides from the work of Paul Foster Case, founder member of the Builders of the Adytum. Whilst those of us familiar with the RW will recognise many of the overall settings and concepts reflected in these cards, I find it interesting that the figures are much more to the forefront in this deck.
The thing which in my opinion lets this deck down is the poor quality of the twelve page instruction sheet. A beginner would certainly need more information than is contained here in order to start reading the cards. However that said, if you employ the method of simply looking carefully at the images on each card you can certainly learn a great deal from this deck. Most are evocative, containing good sets of clues that would assist somebody learning the cards.


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Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic / Southern state located on the East Coast of the United States. According to the most recent information provided by the 2005 American Community Survey of the U.S. Census Bureau, the State of Maryland is the second wealthiest state in the United States, with a median household income of $61,592.
Maryland is classified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a South-Atlantic state. It is also commonly referred to as a Mid Atlantic state. It was the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution, and is nicknamed the Old Line State and the Free State. Its history as a border state has led it to exhibit characteristics of both the Northern and Southern regions of the United States. As a general rule, the rural areas of Maryland are more Southern in culture while densely populated Central Maryland exhibits more Northern characteristics.
Maryland is a life sciences hub with over 350 biotechnology firms, making it third-largest such cluster in the nation. Institutions and agencies located throughout Maryland include University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).


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Pretend you're a doctor. (Let's face it, many of us — with the help of the Internet — have tried diagnosing our own symptoms, so pretending you're a doctor isn't much of a stretch.)
Let's say one of your patients has been diagnosed with a disease. However, the lab tests that confirm and monitor the disease come back normal and the drugs used to treat the disease aren't very effective.
You might wonder if you have the right diagnosis, wouldn't you?
Okay, I'm not saying I don't have RA, as there are multitudes of variations of the disease. But when the MRI on my knee shows severe inflammation and the X-Ray on my shoulder shows significant arthritic changes, and my labs come back clean, it does make you wonder. Add to this the increased joint pain and flares, and it raises the question of whether my drug cocktail is working.
I don't know. I'm just really discouraged right now with all of this. I'd love to wake up some morning and discover that instead of RA I have some other something that has a clear treatment path — because this one has ceased to be effective.
I've been on MTX, Humira, Simponi, and now Enbrel plus Arava. I'm not sure what else there is to try. I have horrible veins and a strong vasal-vagal reflex, so I'm a poor candidate for infusion drugs.
But being sero-negative, I don't have the luxury of lab results pointing to a clear diagnosis. Therefore, the diagnosis, and the treatment plan, has been based on deduction from symptoms. I know a lot of medicine is practiced that way — if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck. It could be a mallard, a wood duck, a Long Island or even a Peking, but it's still a duck. But then there's always the tale of the ugly duckling that turned out to be something different after all. I don't know what else I could have. I have played doctor and the self-diagnosis game, and I come up with the same results that my doctors do. It's very frustrating.
And I guess really don't doubt that I have RA, it's more wishful thinking that I might have some magical something else (hopefully that could be cured by six months on the beach in the Caribbean)…
My rheumatologist appointment is day after tomorrow, so we'll see what she says.
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Craig Mullaney uses his military training to help live video startup Ustream plan its next moves.
It's not as big a change as you might think.
"I have a lot of organizational and leadership planning experience. I take the functional skill sets from the military and translate that to a different context. It's big industry shift, but not really a skill set shift," Mullaney said.
Mullaney started five months ago as Ustream's vice president for Operations and Strategy.
It's quite different than his previous gig in Washington D.C. He was on Barack Obama's national security staff during the presidential campaign, then became a senior advisor on Afghanistan and Pakistan issues for the United States Agency for International Development.
The connection to Ustream was serendipitous. Mullaney's West Point roommate was John Ham, one of the company's founders. Since the founders and top management have a military background, it "counts for some of the cultural tendencies for the organization."
The military taught Mullaney how to know where an organization is today and where it wants to be in the future, one quarter from now.
He also knows how to identify all the steps to go from A to Z and how to keep everyone synchronized and coordinated along that path.
There's a generic process with any group of people, he said.
"It's about understanding your competitive strengths and weaknesses. You have to identify partners and allies and threats," Mullaney said.
Mullaney likes the global reach of the company.
"What's really amazing is what happens with Ustream overseas. Broadcasters go live from protests in Moscow. We also have brave citizen journalists in Syria and the Middle East. You don't need a major broadcast network like CNN to get millions of active downloads with the Ustream app," Mullaney said.
There's a community that forms during the live broadcasts.
"The reason why people stay and watch is because of the suspense. News is one of them [with the Occupy movements and protests]. Then there's the animal coverage....you want to know when the eggs of the eagle are going to hatch," he said.
Last month, 77 percent of broadcasts capturing the Occupy Movement on Ustream were made from a mobile phone.
Mullaney's wife is still working as a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. But she plans on joining her husband in the San Francisco area this summer.
Until then, Mullaney is juggling his new job at Ustream with being a single father.
"My son likes my job. I can come home after work and watch videos with him," Mullaney said. Their latest obsession is the Penguin Cam at SeaWorld.
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SAO PAULO, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Brazilian Joao Souza recorded an upset of fifth-seeded Robin Haase Monday in opening-round play at the Brasil Open tennis event in Sao Paulo.
The home crowd favorite breezed to a 7-5, 6-4 over his Dutch opponent on the first day of the clay-court tournament.
Another seeded player also tumbled to an early exit -- No. 7 Leonardo Mayer was upended by fellow Argentine Guido Pella in a (7-4), 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-4) marathon.
Also Monday, Argentina's Horacio Zeballos got past Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-3.


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By way of comparison, transactions on Ethereum can take more than two minutes and Bitcoin payments can take more than an hour to be processed.
Ripple claims can save banks on average $ 3.76 per payment via their network.
Because XRP only works directly with banks, the fast-growing cryptocurrency will focus on developing networks to help financial institutions.
Although critics wonder why the platform now focuses exclusively on banks, because it has been launched to help ordinary people make global transactions much easier.
But Ripple seems risky. The open nature means that nodes are vulnerable to attack, so users do not have access to their accounts.
The technology is still in its infancy, so this means Ripple is subject to competition and innovation.
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According to surveys if you book your flight as soon as your travel plans are confirmed, there is a good chance that you might save some money for the airfares. If you can buy flight tickets at least a month in advance, you get to choose the best seat and avail of big discounts.
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There are actually airlines that offer ticket for flights at least two months ahead. If you are really lucky enough you may get grab some very special offers, but you may have to book at least 4 months in advance. There is a catch though regarding these deals, the tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. This means that you cannot cancel your flight, and if you will not be able to board for your schedule, you will not get a single cent back.
If you are spending your holiday somewhere else and not with relatives, your best option to save money is to find great and cheap holiday package deals. There are travel agencies over the Internet that offer complete holiday packages, which include back and forth flight tickets, hotel accommodations, car rentals
and even guided tours. This is a better option than booking flights, hotels and car rentals separately.
Lastly, try to save more money by doing your Christmas shopping online and having your gifts delivered to the recipients. This strategy will not only save you some bucks but will also save you from having to bring the gifts with you at the airport.
The advantages about this e-book is that it gives a clear picture of reasons and tactics of how to buy airplane tickets with the lowest discount on a certain time of the week.
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You can save as much as hundreds of dollars to a thousand dollars more depending on how much you travel. Use alternate airports when searching for airfare. Most major cities have more than one airport to depart from. Always consider the alternative airports that can save you on your ticket.
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Something to note, however, is that if the cost of traveling to a farther airport outweighs the savings on your ticket, then the deal is not worth it. Before you jump on a cheaper flight package from a farther airport, try to factor in the additional costs of travel to that airport to have a clearer understanding of what would be the best flight deal.
Singapore Airlines is one of the world's highest rated airlines. Flying business class in Singapore airlines means comfortable seats with a spacious amenity area.
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Airbus A380 jumbos and Boeing 777-300ER are the gems in the fleet of Singapore Airlines. The 28 inch seat can be converted into a flat bed by flipping. The amenity space has separate laptop storage space and a power supply point. The adjustable table in front of the seat has a reading lamp, a drinks tray and a vanity mirror. Every passenger gets his personal in seat LCD screen. The entertainment system offers more than 200 movies and television programs in different languages. Movies and CDs can also be availed on request. The cabin crew and the food on Singapore airlines is just flawless. Another remarkable advantage of travelling with Singapore airlines is that it has a higher baggage limit than most of its counterparts.
Travel portals have come up with the concept of packages, which can be a smart tactic to reduce the total expenditure of the tour. This is especially helpful in such a case where vacationers are travelling in groups or with their families. It involves one time payment, and all costs incurred during the trip are included in that lump sum.
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Airline mystery shopping is designed to give airline carriers insight into their customers' experience through an unbiased, objective pair of eyes. Not only is mystery shopping a great way for airline carriers to find out exactly what their passengers experience, and what sort of customer service is being offered, but it allows them to identify strengths and weaknesses, which can help them avoid a future public relations problem.
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Furthermore, mystery shopping is a great way to reward exceptional employees, which in itself provides an incentive for other airline employees to treat every customer as a potential mystery shopper.
airways british When conducting an airline shop, mystery shopping professionals will evaluate the level of customer service offered by all airline employees they interact with during their flight, including those at the airport as well as in-flight.
Additionally, they will evaluate the look and appearance of the aircraft's interior, its cleanliness, the restroom facilities, and accessibility for disabled passengers. They can even evaluate the airline's meal options and service.
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The wealth of data received from an airline mystery shopping audit can help airlines determine areas of weakness and strength in their operations; identify how their agents react, and should react, in specific situations such as flight changes or unruly flyers; develop, refine or evaluate a training program; create an incentive program for employees; and, even develop new criteria for management performance and bonuses.
Other airlines considered to be most safe in terms of least passenger fatalities include America West, EasyJet, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue,
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There are a variety of airlines that accept pets either in the cargo or even in the cabin so we are going to consider here which of those airlines are the best airlines for pets. Remember, pets include birds, rabbits, kittens, hamsters, or guinea pigs, but these pets do have additional restrictions.
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United Airlines — The United Airlines pet policy is that they do allow pets in the baggage and cargo areas as well as in the cabin.
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Some short-nosed breeds of dogs are not allowed as checked baggage or as cargo during the summer months which are from June 1 through September 30. The breeds referred to are Shih Tzu, Boston Terrier, English Bull dog, French Bull dog, Lhasa Apso, Boxer, King Charles Spaniel, Pug, etc. Heat is a factor here. This does not affect the transportation of pets in the cabin. So United Airlines can definitely be considered one of the best airlines for pets.
The changing economy has brought a sea change in airline operations across India as air travel is becoming increasingly affordable. Budget travelers, who formerly chose trains over flights, can now opt for air travel without pinching their pickets. Statistics show that the share of low-cost carriers (LCCs) has risen
significantly in recent years, mainly because corporate travelers are shifting to LCCs because of the economic slowdown.
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In an attempt to get back these customers, airline operators have introduced low cost airways. Full service carriers have no way to reduce their prices, meaning that the only strategy is to launch all-economy flights or move their flights to the low-cost wing. Nevertheless, the move seems to be beneficial for consumers as discussed below.
The biggest advantage of low-cost airlines is that the common consumer or rather the budget traveler can look forward to travel by air. Air travel is no longer a dream for the common man. Low-cost air services do not involve expensive frills, such as complimentary food and drinks.
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Instead, customers can purchase their meals and refreshments on board. They have a broad range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian items, snacks and drinks to choose from. Some airlines even allow passengers to carry their food along. Low-cost airlines also enable customers to get low fares under premium brands. Many offer shuttling services including air-conditioned buses to carry their customers to the aircraft.
To use this program you will enter information such as the name of the airlines, a date and a flight number. When a plane is in the air the tracker will allow you to monitor its geographic position in real time as it makes its way to its destination. As the airplane reaches the end of its trip, this program will show you that the plane is on approach, and finally that it has landed. But this tool will let you know if your flight is running on time. To find a flight tracker, simply enter "flight tracker"
flighttracker in any search engine, and you'll be on top of that next flight quicker than you can say, "Arrivederci." Some flight trackers are limited to domestic flights, so if you are planning on tracking on an international flight, you may need to track down a specialized tracker. This program is the most powerful flight tracking application available on the market today and is used by over 30 thousand users. Totally developed for the home user, AirNav Live Flight Tracker Personal is the easiest way to track flights in the US, Canadian, Atlantic and Pacific airspace. It is something everyone was waiting for many years to appear.This particular type of flight tracker is also the only available real time flight tracking application that shows you the runway layout of each airport.
There are little to no perks. When most of us think of perks, we think of in-flight movies, drinks, and snacks. On occasion, some budget airlines forego these extras, but there is more. Some budget airlines allow you to make your reservations, but you don't choose your seat until you arrive at the airport or board the airplane. For most travelers this is okay,
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but it may be risky if you are traveling as a family. Since budget airlines focus on cheap travel, many completely forego first class. If you want to have your perks, it may be best to avoid flying budget airlines.
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You don't always get the best deals. For example, JetBlue was mentioned above as a good airline. If you search for a flight between Syracuse, New York and Orlando, Florida, a big $114 pops up on your screen (at the time of this article). You think great, as Northwest Airlines quoted you $156 for that same flight. That is until you see the $114 isn't for a roundtrip flight, even though you selected roundtrip from the options. You must scroll down the page and select your return flight, which also has a price tag of $114. This "budget," airline is now $72 more expensive.
The cost includes salaries, airport fees, fuel, and the cost of operations, in the airport and the home office. The cost for the aircraft itself, maintenance crews, etc is only a short list of what the airlines are up against when it comes to cost. And the airlines are in the business of making money.
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They cannot afford to schedule a flight which only has 20 people aboard. And once they have sold 20 seats, those 20 passengers are ready to fly. Yes, the airlines can review the patterns of travelers in the pass, to know what to expect. But travelers are not always predictable. For example, who would have thought 10 years ago that volunteer vacations to foreign countries would be so popular for American travelers?
Big business is NOT in the habit of taking major chances. And this is where the International traveler has an opportunity to beat the airlines at their own game.
We are not exactly sure of how far out International flights are scheduled, but what we are sure of is this, once it is decided that a flight will be scheduled, the airlines often allow airfare consolidators to sell seats at a reduced rate.
• Low cost, affordable flying: Affordable pricing is Spirit Airline's biggest advantage. Not only this the American carrier also makes sure that it offers its customers a wide network of flights, covering more than 50 destinations across US, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. The costs are low, the network is good and the luxuries are addictive, what else can a traveler ask for?
• Exciting in-flight dining: Spirit Airlines offers an exciting palette of snacks and meals to its customers defining a new level of culinary experience. Leading the innovation quotient, the airline also introduced canned wines for its customers. From red sangria, strawberry moscato to rose moscato, the airline offers many flavors at affordable rates. Passengers just have to shell out $7 for one can and $16 for three cans.
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• Environment friendly: Spirit Airlines understands its contribution to the environment and uses the most modern fleet and configuration to ensure that it burns much less fuel as compared to its competitors. So flying with Spirit Airlines is not only affordable and luxurious, it's also environment friendly.
Southwest Airlines is a low cost American air carrier, which has headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is one of the major low cost carriers in America.
southwestairlines The business models adopt by this airline has been a major inspiration for other low cost airlines that are operating these days. The airline's total market share is about 10% of the United State passenger market. There are a number of complementary on-board services offered to passengers. They include – beverages like coffee, Cocktails, beer, wine, soft drinks, juice, and snacks like packaged peanuts and pretzels.
A ticket price also has to do with the competition. If a competing airline offers a price to a popular location like Las Vegas, at a discount rate, the other airlines must match that ticket price, or lose the travelers to that airline.
When an airline sets a ticket price based on a competitor's price of a ticket, the airline then has to adjust and perhaps change the price of the ticket after the current promotion is over in order to meet their profit margins.
It is also required by law that an airline keep a certain amount of sale tickets. According to airline executives, the percentage is 7 to 10 percent of each flight. These fares usually appear online in the mid-night hours, 2-4 am.
Airline travel can be an exhausting, confusing, and exasperating experience these days. With rules and regulations on what you are allowed to bring on board changing everyday, and with each airline putting their own spin on the rules, it can be impossible to know what you can and can't do.
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Traveling with an infant or toddler makes flying about 100 times more difficult, it seems. So most parents choose to navigate the busy airports with the help of a stroller. Traveling with a stroller can definitely make things easier, but before you book your next flight, we've compiled a list of specific rules and regulations regarding the transportation of your baby's stroller during your flight.
Once the most expensive country in South America, the economic collapse of Argentina has consequently created travel bargains. Argentina offers amazing scenery, exciting nightlife options, world-class dining and wine – all at budget prices. vacation.ms Budget travelers can easily get by on less than $50 a day. The well-known Argentinean nightlife makes it the perfect vacation destination for young budget travelers looking for adventure. Dinner typically is served around 10 p.m.,
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followed by all-night partying. Argentina is a perfect party and discount South America vacation spot.
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This tropical island paradise is located off the north shore of Venezuela and is home to beautiful beaches and has an average of 320 days of sun a year. Margarita's daytime activities include snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing, beach-lounging and horseback riding. For great bargains and local culture, head to El Mercado de los Conejeros on the outskirts of Porlamar where you'll find unique souvenirs crafted by Amazon Indians and locals.
1) Videos with words or talking articles
These kinds of videos are against YouTube's "Terms of Service" (TOS). When they find that you are creating these type of videos (and they will)… expect to see your account banned. And once you get banned, there is a very little chance that they will restore your account.
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You will see on the internet software and services that say that they will take your article and turn it into a video that you can immediately blast to around 20 different video sites. But this can only do you harm. Videos like these are typically poor, and the voice of the video is a robot from a "text-to-speech" program.
SEM appears to be a wider discipline incorporated with SEO. It usually includes organic SEO results and paid search results. SEM uses AdWords for advertising, article submissions and SEO utilization.
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A "keyword analysis" is performed for both SEM and SEO, although they're not necessary to use in some cases. Both must be closely monitored for frequent updates reflecting web practices.
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In several contexts, SEM is exclusively used to generate PPC advertising, particularly in marketing communities and industrial advertising that have vested significance among online marketers. Such usage of SEM in PPC ads excludes the wider SEM industry by engaging in other SEM forms like "Search Engine Retargeting".
So be vigilant and on the lookout for fleas on your dog at all times. Check regularly especially when grooming. Look for signs that your dog may have a flea or two – for example unusual itching and scratching, hair loss, red skin and similar. If you find or suspect fleas then jump on it fast as they breed quickly and one or two fleas can soon turn in to an infestation and cause other health issues in addition to hair loss for your dog such as skin infections from the excessive itching.
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Thorough and regular grooming of your dog will help you to spot fleas (as well as being something you should be doing for your dog anyway) and remove them very carefully. You can pick up special flea combs from your local pet store. You may also purchase flea collars and flea prevention treatments in the same way – pet store or online. Add them to your flea prevention armoury and also have a chat with your vet if you feel you need any specific advice or the itching and scratching or hair loss is happening though you cannot find evidence of a flea presence.


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August 4, 1981
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Mayor of Providence at the time of the Dorr rebellion 1842 –
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Prov. June 28th 1842
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Alber Saber, a former christian and currently an atheist, admin of the "Egyptian Atheists facebook page" was attacked by mob and arrested by the police on Thursday evening. He is accused of atheism , disgracing religions, and disseminating the anti-islam film (he only shared it on his page) .
It's still vague how it all started , but one news site stated that Alber (24 years) invited a muslim friend to his house when that friend used Alber's PC and knew of his atheism and the facebook page he is running.
a fierce argument erupted between the both , he dragged him to the streets were the mob gathered and attacked Alber, they even wanted to burn his house.
The police was called in, they arrested him and accused him of the charges mentioned above.
There is a video of the incident uploaded on YouTube where the angry mob is seen demanding Saber be apprehended. Hundreds of angry protesters had gathered before police arrived. As Saber was hauled to the police van, insults were heard being hurled at the man, with many calling for his death due to him being an infidel.
Alber decided to go on hunger strike starting from today, what i fear is that even if they set him free, the mob won't let him live and they will probably kill him.
i don't know what we should do .. i feel so helpless.
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It quite is, but I'm rather pessimistic about such things in Egypt. I'd wait for a few months to see if that's really going to be applied or it's just a mere media stunt to compensate for supporting blasphemy laws so that the government doesn't feel like a theocracy.
Hey, Guys and Gals, I found an interesting site some of you might be interested in.
We've all heard that some Islamic governments want to make defamation of religion a global crime, via the U.N., with U.N. sanctioned punishments.
This site is called, "Religious Liberty Monitoring," and the author is Elizabeth Kendal, an Adjunct Research Fellow in the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at the Melbourne School of Theology. She also serves as an advisor (one of several) to the U.N., and you won't believe what the Islamic nations are trying to push through, and just may accomplish it. Her full report to the public is entitled, "UNHRC Resolution 16/18 -- the OIC, the UN and Apostaphobia."
The article is worth a read in its entirety, as she takes you through the process from it's first introduction in 2005, to the present day, but let me give you a couple of things that she says, that I find particularly interesting.
She says that, "on account of the new openness available through satellite, internet and mobile phone technologies, disillusioned Muslims are rejecting and leaving Islam in unprecedented numbers."
The passage of this resolution establishes a dangerous precedent - previously, the UN has worked to protect Human Rights, but in this instance, religion (specifically Islam) was to be awarded rights normally reserved for human beings.
The Islamic nations, via their organization, the OIC, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, make it appear that this resolution will protect those of all religions from discrimination and/or racial profiling, but, as Ms Kendal says, "From the very outset, the OIC's agenda was to have criticism of Islam deemed defamatory so that it might be criminalised." Further examination reveals that, "those who 'defame' Islam must be held accountable for Islamic extremism" in other words, as I read that sentence, if I do or say anything to defame Islam, and you kill me, I'm responsible for your action, because I defamed Islam.
Other conclusions are that, "anti-Semitism is not religious or racial but political and Israel's fault" - so Jews are not protected under this resolution. Further, "Christianophobia...is caused by the aggressive and unethical proselytising of evangelical Christians" - so Christians won't be protected by it either. Hmm, let's see - who does that leave? Anybody?
To counter the Islamic term, "Islamophobia," intended to portray Islamists as victims, Ms Kendal has coined her own term, which she introduced in a paper to the UN committee, angering many of the Islamic representatives - "Apostaphobia," which she explains:
"I proposed that apostaphobia be defined as a well-founded fear of loss of authority through loss of adherents, which manifests primarily as uncompromising repression and denial of fundamental liberties, by violent and subversive means."
The article is easily worth a few minutes of your time:
More re the UN defamation of religion resolution, this from the Secular Coalition for America:
UN: After Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan promised to introduce a resolution against insulting religion at the UN General Assembly, we have started to see draft resolutions leak out. One particularly troubling draft circulated at the Human Rights Council reads: "Deploring the use of print, audio, and electronic media including the Internet and any other means to incite acts of national, racial, or religious violence, xenophobia, or related intolerance and discrimination against any religion, as well as the targeting of religious symbols and venerated persons." This language is pulled directly from a 2009 version of the so-called "defamation of religions" resolution (A/HRC/RES/10/22). Fortunately it appears the Council will not take this up before its session closes on Sept. 28, but we can't be sure. Also, the NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief is hosting a lunch meeting Thursday with Dr. Paul Bhatti, Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Minority Affairs. We plan to discuss with him blasphemy laws and their harmful consequences for religious minorities, dissidents, and nonbelievers. The draft resolution can be found here: http://www.eyeontheun.org/assets/attachments/documents/10563from_rh...
Alber Saber Hearing session is tomorrow .. don't know if it will be held in time or they will postpone for another two weeks.
Please keep us informed.
it was postponed to the 14th of November .. seems like it will take a long time
So in the meantime, is the poor guy just sitting in jail? My guess is, they want to give all of the negative publicity a chance to die down.
action - reaction. or in this case it should be: unaction = more action
is there a way the prison he's at can be inundated with letters and calls?? whats the address of the prison he's at?
He's held at El-Marg prison.
a good thing is that amnesty issued a statement about Alber asking for his immediate release http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/egypt-must-release-man-trial-critici...
this is the address published by the ministry of interior to the El-Marg prison http://www.moiegypt.gov.eg/English/Departments%20Sites/Prisons/publ...
El- Marg Prison (El-Kalag, El-Khanka, Qalyubeya)
One question though Marvel - the headline reads, "Egypt must release man on trial for criticizing religion," but the first paragraph says, "A man facing trial for publishing videos critical of religions should be immediately released by the Egyptian authorities and all charges against him dropped."
That's quite a difference - just how much influence does Amnesty International have?
I am SO glad this is getting international attention - I can deal with Islam, but fundamentalist Islam is as bad or worse than Christian fundamentalists. If I had my way, they'd both be put on an island and allowed to fight it out, with the winner staying on the island!
actually amnesty has no influence at all ... but still this is good, any support is good, any fuzz is good.


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As a child, you heard the familiar threat from your mother: if you swallow your chewing gum, it will be stuck in your stomach for seven years. And while you hate to dispute your mother's wisdom, most adults probably have trouble swallowing that warning. And for good reason—it's not really true. While it's generally a good idea to spit out your gum when the flavor runs out, swallowing it occasionally is fairly harmless in small pieces. Gum passes through your system pretty much just like other food, exiting the body in the same way.
Evidence for the Health Claim
Chewing gum is made of the following main ingredients: a natural or synthetic gum base, glycerin, vegetable-oil based compounds, sorbitol and mannitol or saccharin, preservatives, flavorings, and colorings. While the majority of these can be easily digested, the gum base can't be broken down, so it passes through the digestive tract and out the body intact.
Because the gum base can't actually be digested, there have been documented cases of swallowed chewing gum causing intestinal obstruction. Pediatricians at the Nemours Children's Clinic Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition describe two unrelated cases of children suffering from chronic constipation , which could not be attributed to diet or dehydration. The physicians extracted stools from the children and found that they were "stretchy" and "taffy-like" and were actually masses of chewing gum that had, well, gummed-up the system. Upon conversation with parents, the physicians learned that the children had been chewing—and ultimately swallowing—between five and seven pieces of gum each day.
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Chewing gum has been part of human culture since at least 7,000 BC, the approximate date to which masses of prehistoric tar marked with teeth imprints can be traced. The Greeks, North American Indians, and other people indigenous to North America have all chewed gum for millennia, it is believed. The first patented chewing gum hit shelves in the US in 1869.
Today, chewing gum comprises a hefty portion of the $21 billion American candy industry. Yet gastrointestinal illnesses attributed to chewing gum appear to be few and far between. Since gum is typically chewed in small pieces, a single swallowed piece will travel the expected digestive path and pass—primarily intact—in the stool in just a few days time.
Documentation of intestinal blockages due to chewing gum seem to point only to a danger in swallowing excessive amounts of chewing gum repeatedly, as opposed to swallowing a single piece occasionally. Although the gum base itself is indigestible, a small piece of chewing gum can pass easily through the digestive tract in the same time it would take digestive waste to travel the same path and be eliminated.
The seven-year myth may have sprung from a misconception of gum's digestibility based on the look and feel of gum. After all, it doesn't dissolve in your mouth like other foods. Or, maybe it was mom's clever way of scaring you into not swallowing your gum and freeing up your mouth for another piece!


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Typically NFL games are not blacked out because they are on network television, which is free to anyone with an over-the-air antenna. However, if the Washington Redskins game is on ESPN, NFL Network or is blacked out for attendance reasons, you can still watch it, albeit with a little bit of work involved.
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Swift will join the ranks of stars like Kim Kardashian, Britney Spears and Katy Perry who have also partnered with the developer to create personalized mobile games for fans.
"Bringing with her over 227 million social followers*, I am thrilled to welcome Taylor Swift, an award-winning singer, musician and songwriter, to Glu's family," Niccolo de Masi, Glu Chairman and CEO, said in a press release. "We realize that Taylor and her global fan base expect a new and highly differentiated mobile gaming experience. Glu is equally committed to designing never before seen gameplay elements that utilize Taylor's unique creativity."
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According to Glu's press release, more details will be available at a later date. The app is slated for global release in late 2016.
Guess this means Taylor's post-tour plans include more than just catching up with her cats! We don't know yet which members of her squad will be part of the game, but we're willing to bet Meredith and Olivia will definitely be part of the mix.
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Art house, hybrid work features Elodie Bouchez and Aki Kaurismaki collaborator André Wilms in the cast.
French director Laetitia Masson's latest work The End features Elodie Bouchez, André Wilms and Aurore Clément in the cast and a budding cinematographer and editor in the credits, but it won't be hitting cinema screens any time soon.
Despite its art house film feel, The End is an interactive, hybrid work created for internet viewing only and went online in February.
It is Masson's first foray on the web after making around a dozen traditional features including her early Un Certain Regard screener For Sale (A vendre), enigmatic thriller Guilty (Coupable) and film-within-a film Why (Not) Brazil.
Masson is among a growing number of film directors exploring the potential of the web. Other recent and upcoming cinema-related web projects include the Quebecois transmedia production Emilie, involving a series of interactive web shorts and a feature-length film which were shot simultaneously, and Claire Simon's upcoming Gare du Nord which is being produced by Paris-based Les Films d'ici.
Conversely, transmedia players are also branching into cinema as evidenced by the upcoming feature Beat Girl, about a girl who wants to be a DJ, which grew out of a Pinterest storytelling experiment created by transmedia writer and producer Nuno Bernardo's Dublin-based beActive.
Shot in the lead-up to the French presidential elections in May 2012, Masson's The End explores the theme of political engagement.
On one level, visitors to the website construct their own films by clicking on three words out of a series of possibilities – such as love, fear, happiness, politics and childhood – which throw-up a trio of short sequences.
Factual interviews on political engagement with real-life people – including an ex-convict, writer Elliot Perlman and a celebrity psychologist – intertwine with short fictional episodes featuring Bouchez as a jobless young woman who falls for a commitment-phobic businessman.
Wilms, best known internationally for his lead performance in Ari Kaurismaki's Le Havre, plays Bouchez's father opposite Clément as her eccentric mother.
Delving deeper, internet viewers are able to tag and comment on a wall of other key words placed behind the initial film page.
"The viewer can make endless films… there is some four-and-a-half hours of film online divided into hundreds of short sequences," says Boris Razon, head of the New Writing and Transmedia Department at French state broadcaster France Télévisions (FTV), which co-produced the work alongside Géraldine Michelon's Paris-based production house Memo Prod and web content studio Incandescence.
"The project grew of our desire to explore the subject of political engagement in the lead-up to the presidential elections last year," explains FTV's Razon, "Laetitia and her producer were very excited by the theme but had no conception of the universe of the web and what could be done with it."
Produced with a budget of €400,000, The End was also backed by France's National Cinema Centre (CNC) and the Pompidou Centre's Institute for Research and Innovation which designed part of the interface. FTV put up €200,000 of the budget.
"We kicked off development at the end of 2011," continues Razon. "Laetitia wanted to combine fact with fiction and explore political engagement through an association of ideas. Once we'd figured out the concept for the content we took it to the developers to conceive the navigation format. They fairly quickly came-up with the idea of a semantic navigation using words."
Launched on Feb 13, the website for The End drew 10,054 hits in its first two weeks online, with 6,780 visitors, or 67%, entering the site to explore the work in more depth, according to FTV figures. The average visit lasted six minutes and 20 seconds.
But internet hits are not the primary goal of FTV's 18-month-old transmedia department.
Launched in September 2011, its key aim is to explore and develop new forms of content and writing, acting as a bridge between FTV's traditional channels and the web. To date, it has put 25 productions online and has another 40 web-related projects in the pipeline.
Aside from The End, other recent productions include the satirical animation series Les indégrivables, a web-documentary on the issue of rape, Viol, les voix du silence and hybrid comedy-thriller Les Operateurs – all of which can be found on the lab's Studio 4.0 website.
Masson, meanwhile, has returned to the cinema world to make G.H.B., a drama revolving around three women who have just experienced a relationship breakdown starring Marina Hands, Bouchez, Clemence Poésy and Julien Sands. The €1.5m picture, set in New York, Paris and Shanghai and co-produced by music producer Mirwais, is currently in post-production.


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It was a Sunday day game, and there was no batting practice. I still went to the game though. Surprisingly, it would be my best game of the week.
From 11-11:30 on Sundays, fans have to stay on the Riverwalk. They are not allowed to enter the main seating bowl, even if they are season ticket holders. While I was waiting near the bullpens, Chan Ho Park got my attention and threw me a ball. He threw it from center field, so I moved back 20 feet before he threw it to give myself plenty of room to make the catch.
Park then motioned for me to give it to a little kid, so I did. He hooked me up with a second ball for me to keep a minute later. However, it was a little short and bounced off the flag pole base and over my head.
Luckily, few people were in the park at the time, so I chased it down easily here:
I took 2 rounds on the field with 310-340-360-340-310 dimensions and had one home run – over the 340 sign in left center.


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