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Having the added but admittedly limited perspective of reading qmemo's posts on BSDnexus, it appears that qmemo is migrating to Linux & finds that many of the accouterments found there more agreeable to his needs. I also suspect that he recognizes Linux's dominance in the Open Source marketplace, & wants to maximize & leverage both his investment of time & effort. Citing Wintellect's blog (which also points out a slow migration away from NetBSD...) projects qmemo's questioning whether the *BSD's meets the needs of the rank-&-file industry proponent.
If I have accurately summarized your position qmemo, great. If not, my apologies.
I interject because this thread is showing a basic disconnect over what jggimi's intention with offering vanilla installations of OpenBSD in live CD form. The Linux community has morphed the concept of such a tool into a rescue, repair, stealth, full-blown Swiss Army knife tool, & jggimi's intention is to provide a simple solution which allows users to do some quick testing of a nominally configured environment. jggimi's goal is not to provide and/or compete with do-all, be-all tools found on other platforms. I applaud jggimi for investing his on-going commitment to providing such a tool. I have found it useful on occasion to fix various errors I have encountered.
If I have accurately summarized your intentions jggimi, great. If not, my apologies.
The OpenBSD project is extremely small in comparison to other projects, & neither does it intend nor desire to dominate the marketplace. As such, it may have rough edges which will not appeal to everyone. If it meets your needs, great. If not, there are other alternatives available.
ocicat, for a moment I sat there reading your reply one time after another, you have a great amount of terms/vocabulary/expressions.
now it's my turn to say & I will borrow your expression If was correct in understanding your reply then great. if not, my apologies.
The Posts "Which they do not exist no more, I deleted them because of scottro" on BSDNexus.com....I know this guys since my early come to bsdforums.org
I Have profiled there characters/attitudes/there tech concerns & interests why is that because I wanted to establish a live communication base for my BSD Interest at that time and by time things get social.
When I found them changing there OS's I watched the affect it made to there Life's Wintellect said he became more productive & others .
so, I tried my best with the whom I know to change that because I believe that continuing to use any BSD as a Desktop will Slowly bush it to the edges of the Desktop Race.
at least from my point of view, which is in accordance to my self interest.
ok, at this point when I came to the conclusion I should stop being a dreamer and come back to earth I started using this word with any one asking me about the BSD's & Linux (What Fits, is what's best) & since I got to that point there is an old saying summarizes it
(Every man for himself & facts Facts speak louder than words)
and by the way as a reply to suspection of me recognizing Linux dominance in the Open Source marketplace.
any success Linux make is a partial one! because of one simple fact its not organized!
Let them make what they want, do there best & all what will see Distro's coming over Distro's that's all
jggimi, Thank you for understanding firstly and secondly to make it right.
Here is the Link for any one wanted to install OpenBSD on a USB Stick
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That "HowTo", qmemo, seems entirely unnecessary to me. A USB stick is addressed as a SCSI device, so a standard, default installation is all that is required.
The only thing I agree with in that HowTo is the mount of FFS filesystems with noatime, to reduce write activity.
I did not post that "How to" to you, your geek enough
No; you posted it for others, who may be confused by it. Did it confuse you?
If that "HowTo" is what has kept you from installing on USB, then let me reiterate -- all you need do is a standard installation to sd0, or whatever SCSI device the stick becomes when you insert it.
First things First
I know about the How To but Did not try it, and on the quick reading I felt to confusion.
OpenBSD has less attention to me because of the reasons I discussed, it's just I Still Like to play with the system specially on a Live CD or Live USB as long it's something I won't have to update/upgrade....you know a typical Live CD, but I am still like .. hey this OpenBSD total secure, I can not be hacked,....do you know this kind of attiudes and thoughts
I will tell you what, why do not you offer a How to "Correct One" For makeing OpenBSD Live USB Like this Projects A & B.
I will wait for your reply
Step 1. Follow FAQ 4.
Step 2. Boot the install media, per FAQ 4.5.1. Before responding to the Install/Upgrade/Shell prompt, insert your USB stick. Read blue/white kernel messages, and note which SCSI device the stick is assigned: sd0, sd1, sd2, etc.
Step 3. Type "i" and press Enter.
Step 4. Follow the rest of FAQ 4, installing on sd0, sd1, or sd2, or whatever, as described by the kernel messages you read in Step 2.
Anyone want to test DHCP changes?
Carpetsmoker has tested one version over the weekend -- and recommended some additional changes which I have now implemented. However he does not have time to test them; is there anyone interested in testing the latest script?
I can test it when I get home in ~2 hours ...
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Rice University-based publisher OpenStax selected 11 universities and colleges to be members of its national Open Educational Resource Institutional Partnership Program starting in the 2016-17 academic school year. The program could potentially save students at partner schools a combined $4.2 million through further adoption of open educational resources, such as OpenStax textbooks.
OpenStax's partnership program is designed to provide free consultation for schools wanting to increase the use of OER on campus and to build a community of institutions dedicated to lowering the cost of course materials using OER. Selected institutions were required to demonstrate their commitment to using OER to drive student success and graduation rates.
"We've seen significant demand for this program," said Nicole Finkbeiner, associate director for institutional relations at OpenStax. "Each partner school has demonstrated a desire to replace costly textbooks with as many open educational resources, including OpenStax textbooks, as possible. We're thrilled to offer these institutions the support they need to make college more accessible and affordable for their students."
Through its free, high-quality textbooks, OpenStax has saved students $68 million since its inception in 2012, with $42 million of those savings in the 2015-16 academic year alone.
The following 11 schools were selected from 43 applicants. Each school's estimated potential savings per year after successful completion of the program are shown in parentheses:
Alamo Colleges ($1.3 million).
University of Arizona ($630,000).
Washington State University ($424,000).
Utah State University ($423,000).
Pasadena City College ($419,000).
University of Connecticut ($261,000).
Lansing Community College ($220,000).
College of the Canyons ($215,000).
Tulsa Community College ($163,000).
Northern Essex Community College ($103,000).
South Florida State College ($36,000).
They join the 15 current members of the OpenStax Institutional Partnership Program: Auburn University, BC campus, Central New Mexico Community College, Grand Rapids Community College, Maricopa Community Colleges, Ohio State University, Salt Lake Community College, Tarrant County College, UMass Amherst, University of Idaho, University of Georgia, University of Oklahoma, University of Texas at San Antonio, University System of Georgia and Virginia Tech.
Each school will receive individualized consulting on its OER efforts and strategy. Program benefits include a customized strategic plan to increase OER use on campus, up to 10 hours of dedicated tech support for using, editing or adding to OpenStax books or content from OpenStax CNX, at least one campus visit from an OpenStax representative and additional support tailored for the institution. Institutions will also benefit from community support through the other schools in the partnership.
"The Alamo Colleges are excited about expanding the options for open educational resources for faculty and students through the partnership with OpenStax and look forward to collaborating with other colleges and universities in the program," Chancellor Bruce Leslie said.
OpenStax uses philanthropic grants to produce high-quality, peer-reviewed textbooks that are free online and low-cost in print. It launched in 2012 with the goal of publishing free textbooks for the nation's 25 most-attended college courses and is on track to meet its goal of saving students $500 million by 2020.
OpenStax's 16 college titles were used by nearly 400,000 students at one-in-five degree-granting U.S. colleges and universities this past academic year, and the number of instructors adopting OpenStax's books jumped by more than 100 percent in 2015.
Current titles include College Physics, Biology, Concepts of Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, Principles of Economics, Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Introductory Statistics, Precalculus, Algebra and Trigonometry, College Algebra, Chemistry, U.S. History, Psychology, Introduction to Sociology 2e and Prealgebra.
OpenStax recently released Calculus and plans to publish University Physics, Microbiology and Astronomy this fall, with more titles available in spring 2017.
The OER Institutional Partnership Program is made possible by the support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. OpenStax is made possible by support from the Hewlett Foundation, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Michelson 20MM Foundation, the Maxfield Foundation, the Calvin K. Kanzanjian Economics Foundation, the Bill and Stephanie Sick Fund and the Leon Lowenstein Foundation.
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Last Friday, reports showed up that Xbox Live in China was giving out digital copies of Assassins Creed III. A few hours after that, images of other games had begun showing up on the website, games with domestic pricing. It seems that Xbox Live is now live in China.
Late last year in August, it was confirmed that Microsoft had launched the Xbox Live website in China. The website until last weekend was devoid of any games, it had a simple login and personal hub. Now it has games such as Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 priced in RMB. Not only are games priced, downloadable content has been priced in Microsoft points. It appears that Chinese gamers can buy games off the Chinese site by using a Chinese credit card. A colleague of mine tried and was able to purchase a game.
According to the Xbox Live China's website, there are 62 listed games in all. Not all are available for purchase, some only have DLC available and some are available for pre-order.
On top of making games available, it also seems that Microsoft is distributing games that aren't technically allowed in China. A thread in NeoGaf appeared Friday morning revealing that Xbox Live China was selling Assassins Creed III for free. According to a source at Ubisoft, last Friday's free distribution of Assassin's Creed III was something solely done by Microsoft. Our source said that Assassin's Creed III wasn't allowed for distribution in China because Ubisoft did not receive the right permissions to do so from the government. We have sent out an email to Ubisoft to confirm and are awaiting a response.
It's currently unknown what the addition of purchasing means for Xbox in China. Home consoles in China are currently banned and the status of the ban post leadership change remains the same.
Game industry watchers such as Yang Bin at Sina.com says that this might be Microsoft testing the waters for the eventual roll out of it's Xbox in China.
"Microsoft's movements indicate that they're preparing for the Xbox 720 or whatever it's going to be called," said Yang.
Yu Yi, an analyst at Analysis International repeated similar statements that Yang said. Yu says that the recent leaks of the PlayStation 3 certification and the arrival of Xbox Live signals changes to come in China.
"Foreign media has a hard time understanding China, even the Chinese have a hard time understanding how things work," said Yu. "Right now what we're seeing is that companies are looking to expand their online social reach."
"This means that Microsoft with its Xbox Live is preparing to enter the online social game space. This might be an indication of things to come."
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Tripwarriors.com is an upcoming social media application for high-intensity travelers. Development of the application is underway for beta launch in December 2010.
Age 25-45 who are intensively mobile and are active users of Location Based Social Media services such as foursquare and Gowalla.
Require a set of badges to be used as awards for a social media travel game where users compete to show that they have travelled the most in their category.
The eight categories are:
Air, Car, Taxi , Motorcycle, Train, Bus, Foot, Bicycle.
Each category will include a Global and a Friends ranking (i.e. how you rank against all users and users that you have designated as Friends) . The default will be a Friends ranking. The Global ranking should be the same as a Friends ranking but with the addition of a common sub-logo that designates it as Global for a total of sixteen unique graphic items.
The look should be modern, fun and surprising – something that user will be proud to receive and want to share with their friends.
To understand the concept better, similar type awards concept would be Gowalla.com or foursquare.com.
The shapes should be square.
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IRVING, Texas — Tony Romo won't have to wait until the offseason to get his big payday from the Dallas Cowboys after all.
IRVING, Texas — Tony Romo won't have to wait until the offseason to get his big payday from the Dallas Cowboys after all.
Romo has agreed to a six-year, $67 million deal that includes $30 million in guaranteed money, according to a person familiar with the deal who requested anonymity because the contract has not been signed. A formal announcement is expected Tuesday
"Right now, we're just talking, but it's closer than it was before," Romo said late Monday. "I feel like I'm going to be with the Cowboys the rest of my career, definitely. I love it."
Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple said the team would have no announcements Monday night. Other club officials did not immediately return calls.
Ken Kramer, who negotiated the contract for Romo, also was not available for comment.
Recently, quarterbacks Matt Schaub of Houston ($48 million) and Marc Bulger of St. Louis ($65 million) received six-year contracts. Bulger got $27 million guaranteed. Schaub's Texans are 3-5, while Bulger's Rams are 0-8. Both have also been injured this season.
The Cowboys, meanwhile, are 6-1 and lead the NFC East.
Romo has been under a contract signed before he'd ever thrown a pass in the NFL. That deal ran only through this season.
After leading Dallas into the playoffs last season, Romo hoped to be re-signed over the summer. But team owner Jerry Jones opted to let the relatively unproven quarterback go into his first year in charge to make sure he was worth being paid as much as Schaub or Bulger.
Romo ended up showing he's worth more than either.
How? By being named the NFC's offensive player of the month in September, then coming out of October with Dallas holding the No. 1 offense in the conference.
Convinced Romo is the reliable leader the Cowboys have been looking for since Troy Aikman's career ended in 2000, Jones got the deal done in time for some of the dollars to apply to this season's salary cap.
It also is done in plenty of time to ensure that Romo will be the face of the franchise in 2009, when the Cowboys move into a $1 billion stadium that can seat up to 100,000 fans.
"It's a great feeling you have when the organization and the people stand behind you, and you can be the quarterback for a long, long time," Romo said. "It's a neat feeling that, 'You're our guy, we like you.'" ... It makes you feel good as a person and a player."
Teammates feel good about it, too.
"It's a sense of relief that he's got it out of the way," center Andre Gurode said. "Now he can move on with the season. I'm happy he's going to be here for a long time."
Linebacker Akin Ayodele considers Romo's payday a message that the Cowboys are serious about returning to glory.
"He's the future of the team," Ayodele said. "To have him signed, that's important because you want to establish your quarterback who is going to lead you through things and win you championships."
Romo is in his fourth year in the NFL, but has started only 17 games — seven of those this season. Yet he's 12-5 and has won in such dazzling fashion that Roger Staubach's grandson likes wearing Romo's No. 9 jersey, not his grandpa's No. 12.
"He's fun to watch," Staubach said recently.
Teammates agree. They often say that for all the great plays he's pulled off in games — like running back 33 yards to recover an errant snap and turning it into a 4-yard gain — he's done even more in practices. That's why they rallied behind him so well when he took over last season and why he was voted a team captain this year.
It's also why Dallas was able to pull off a comeback win in Buffalo a few weeks ago, with Romo leading the charge even after it was his five interceptions and a lost fumble that got the team in trouble.
"We definitely feed off him," Ayodele said. "You know you are always in a game to win it."
Romo burst onto the scene last October, with coach Bill Parcells sending him in to replace Drew Bledsoe at halftime of a Monday night game against the New York Giants. His first pass was an interception and that game went from being close to being a lopsided loss. Yet his career was about to take off.
Dallas won five of his first six starts in such spectacular fashion that some fans hung Romo's name on the Ring of Honor in Texas Stadium on Thanksgiving. And that gesture came before kickoff, meaning it was prior to him matching a club record with five touchdown passes.
This season, Romo already has set the club record for 300-yard games. He leads the NFC with 1,984 yards passing and 16 touchdowns.
Pretty good for a guy who wasn't drafted coming out of Division I-AA Eastern Illinois.
With every great performance, Jones knew Romo's pricetag was going up. He figured it was worth it to make sure he knew what he was getting. Besides, the better Romo does, the more money the team makes.
"A lot of times, you don't have a choice, so you've got to make a decision right there. But we have the luxury of time," Jones said a few weeks ago. "It fits him, too. It lets him have a better feel for where he's going to be."
Being quarterback of "America's Team" has fit Romo quite nicely.
He's already dated country star Carrie Underwood and been linked in gossip magazines to Jessica Simpson and, as of this past weekend, Britney Spears. Romo spent his bye weekend in Los Angeles and wound up at the same place as Spears, landing him back in the tabloids.
"It comes with the territory, I guess," he said.
So do the big bucks.
AP Football Writer Dave Goldberg in New York contributed to this report.


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I hope you'll forgive me for making my first post about my own work. Cynicism is understood, but please bear with me!
I am a self-published author, intending to publish work of a verying range in different genres. Under the pen name "T.P.M. Thorne", I've had the English-language novel "Crouching Dragon - The Journey of Zhuge Liang" as an available work since early 2012. Because I had - and still have - a number of ongoing projects, I mistakenly put promotion to one side on my existing work, and am now trying to put that right.
The novel is intended as a compliment to existing 3K literature. It takes the more modern approach seen in "Red Cliff" of focussing on the characters in a non-mystical fashion, and attempting to show a balanced view of the relationship between Liu Bei's faction and Eastern Wu. I have also looked at history rather than ROTK as the main influence at certain key points: to give two examples, Zhuge Liang - known mainly as 'Kongming' throughout as he is in ROTK - is therefore not an extensive contributor to the actual Red Cliffs battle, and he remains at the Chengdu court during the Hanzhong Campaign, as per history. This does mean that the focus frequently moves to other key figures such as Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Zhou Yu, Guan Yu, Ma Liang and Pang Tong, but the last act is centred on Zhuge Liang's efforts to repair the damage done by the revenge campaign against Wu and subsequent Southern/Northern Expeditions. Key relationships are shown between Zhuge Liang and Yueying, Ma Liang, Pang Tong, Ma Su and Liu Bei. Certain well-known events, such as the "Three Visits to Zhuge Liang's home" are changed for artistic reasons, while others such as the "Arrow Borrowing" during the Red Cliff campaign are absent as a consequence of Zhuge's revised role in the campaign. Finally, I should note that it is Zhuge Liang's strengths as a political maneouverer and tactician that take precedence, so it a very 'talky' work.
The first 10% of the novel is free to view at many eBook vendor sites, such as Amazon and Barnes and Noble, should anyone be interested.
All that remains to be said is thanks for reading - hopefully! - and I hope that my work does justice to the 3K stable of writing. Any feedback, positive or otherwise, is greatly appreciated, as I'll never improve without criticism.
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English as, from Old French as, from Latin as, assis ("unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage"). Doublet of as.
ace (plural aces)
- (card games, dice games) A single point or spot on a playing card or die.
- Synonym: pip
- (card games, dice games) A card or die face so marked.
- I have the ace of diamonds.
- The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.
- 1961, The Hustler (film): a character is calling his next shot
- Ace in the corner.
- 1961, The Hustler (film): a character is calling his next shot
- A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
- 1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar:
- I'll not wag an ace further: the whole world shall not bribe me to it
- c. 1658 Dr. Henry More, Government of the Tongue :
- He will not bate an ace of absolute certainty.
- 1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar:
- (tennis) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
- (sports) A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
- (US) (baseball) The best pitcher on the team.
- (US) (baseball, dated, 19th century) A run.
- (US) (golf, disc golf) A hole in one.
- An expert at something.
- 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 4:
- 'Weston, the ace of theatrical agents.'
- 2011 September 29, Jon Smith, "Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers", in BBC Sport[1]:
- Mexican ace Dos Santos smashed home the third five minutes later after good work from Defoe.
- A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
- (US) A perfect score on a school exam.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- (physics, obsolete) A quark.
Usage notes[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
single point or spot on a card or die
card with a single spot
die face with a single spot
very small quantity or degree
tennis: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball
baseball: best pitcher on the team
golf: hole in one — see hole in one
excellent military aircraft pilot
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.
Translations to be checked
ace (third-person singular simple present aces, present participle acing, simple past and past participle aced)
- (US) To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
- (tennis) To win a point by an ace.
- (golf) To make an ace (hole in one).
- (to pass a test): pass with flying colours
Derived terms[edit]
to pass a test perfectly
to win a point by an ace
to make an ace (hole in one)
ace (comparative more ace, superlative most ace)
- (Britain, slang) Excellent.
- Synonyms: excellent, first-rate, outstanding
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|Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text)
|deuce, two
|jack, knave
|joker, jolly joker
Etymology 2[edit]
From asexual by shortening.
ace (comparative more ace, superlative most ace)
- (slang) Asexual. (not experiencing sexual attraction)
- 2009, Anneli Rufus, "Asexuals at the Pride Parade", Psychology Today, 22 June 2009:
- "Some people who identify as ace fall under the GLBT umbrella while many others do not. Members of the queer movement have reached out to asexuals to include them in their community. The acronym for this has now become GLBTQA (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and asexual)."
- 2010, Amy Ebersole, "Asexuality, not to be confused with celibacy", The Daily Aztec (San Diego State University), 25 January 2010:
- "I was 14 when I first realized I had no interest in sex," Jed Strohm, a happily satisfied, romantic asexual from upstate New York, said. "I identified as ace (asexual) and the group leader said I was too attractive."
- 2013, Andrea Garcia-Vargas, "Ourselves, our sex, our choices", The Eye, 28 March 2013:
- "If you identify as ace [asexual] and you just don't feel like having sex, then for me, sex-positive means, 'That's great! It's fantastic you don't want to have sex!'" says McGown.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:ace.
- Synonym: asexy (slang)
- 2009, Anneli Rufus, "Asexuals at the Pride Parade", Psychology Today, 22 June 2009:
Derived terms[edit]
ace (plural aces)
- (slang) A person who is asexual.
- 2012, Tasmin Prichard, "Freedom from Desire: Some Notes on Asexuality", Salient (Victoria University of Wellington), 23 July 2012, page 20:
- Asexuals are programmed differently, like anybody else on the LGBTQXYZ spectrum, but difference is cool! Difference is perhaps the best part of being queer. Own it, aces!
- 2013, Leigh Miller, "(A)Sexual Healing", Jerk (Syracuse University), Volume XII, Issue V, April 2013, page 23:
- Negativity toward asexuality can make emerging aces fear that something is wrong with them.
- 2014, Emma Ianni, "New Group to Bring Awareness Of C. U. Asexual Community", The Cornell Daily Sun (Cornell University), Volume 130, Number 81, 4 February 2014, page 1:
- G. F. said she came up with the idea of creating an asexual group last semester, when she was struggling with the way being an ace was affecting her personal life.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:ace.
- 2012, Tasmin Prichard, "Freedom from Desire: Some Notes on Asexuality", Salient (Victoria University of Wellington), 23 July 2012, page 20:
See also[edit]
- (aromantic): aro
ace m (plural aces)
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- "ace" in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
From the names of vitamins A, C and E, contained in the juice.
ace m (plural ace)
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As I sit here wearing my NASA t-shirt, I feel like I am back in my old college speech class when the professor asked us to give a persuasive speech about something we didn't believe in. You have to understand that I am a huge fan of NASA. I am fascinated by the idea of space exploration. Ever since I was a tiny boy, I can always remember looking up at the Milky Way and just being overcome by the feeling that I was adrift in space. I totally understand why some believe the stars can tell the future. The Universe is so vast, so amazing, it's easy to look up and think, "The answers must be out there somewhere." Unfortunately for me lately, I have reached a new stage in my life that when I look at the world around me, I suddenly come to the conclusion that we seriously need some answers down here before we go searching for answers up there. Of course, this stage in my life just happens to coincide with one of NASA's crowning achievements, which is putting the Mars Curiosity Rover on the ground. Believe me when I say that I am extremely proud of the work the NASA team did to put Curiosity on the surface of Mars, but I have to say that now is not the time.
Prestige and Politics
NASA is fighting for its life right now. The political climate in the U.S. is the worst I have seen in my 40 years of living. There are many who reminisce about a time when the U.S. could really flex its muscle and do something that no other country could do. After World War II, the U.S. was filled with euphoria. Full of confidence and pride, the U.S. was more than willing to join in the international pissing match by joining the arms race. No way were we going to be outdone by the likes of the Soviet Union. Putting a man on the moon made us the best of the best. Now, fast forward to today. The baby boomers have inherited the country. They are the spoiled brat children of the so called "greatest generation", having little if any clue what it was like to strap on a pair of work boots and really earn anything. They were the hippies, free lovers, draft dodgers, the "me" generation. They are something to be mocked by most of the world. Even our European neighbors have seemingly forgotten who it was that bailed them out of the grip of tyranny. I guess the point I am making here is that as incredible as it is to land this rover on Mars, the prestige factor just isn't there like it was for the NASA of the 60's and 70's. If you don't believe me, test yourself. Think back to where you were when the U.S. launched the first space shuttle into space. Think about the fascination and the hoopla surrounding that event. Try to match the events of this recent trip to mars with the excitement of that day. If it's about prestige then consider this mission a fail.
Life on Mars?
NASA's Mar's Exploration Program Page details some of the history and the driving forces that lead NASA to explore Mars to begin with. Here is an excerpt from their website which I believe tells it all:
Among our discoveries about Mars, one stands out above all others: the possible presence of liquid water on Mars, either in its ancient past or preserved in the subsurface today. Water is key because almost everywhere we find water on Earth, we find life. If Mars once had liquid water, or still does today, it's compelling to ask whether any microscopic life forms could have developed on its surface. Is there any evidence of life in the planet's past? If so, could any of these tiny living creatures still exist today? Imagine how exciting it would be to answer, "Yes!!"
That my friends is truly the driving force is it not? The quest for life elsewhere is like a maddening life's purpose for some. It confounds me sometimes when I try to reason out why we are so driven to find life somewhere else in the Universe. Are we really that lonely down here? I am no fool. I realize there are hundreds of reasons to want to find life on Mars, but let me ask this question; What has humanity done for life on this planet to deserve the distinction of finding life on another? Could it be because we are such good stewards of the world we live in? Does life not thrive everywhere we set our feet? I say this facetiously. In my opinion, we humans excel in selfish ambition, mindlessness, and destruction. Just think for a moment and imagine if we absolutely find evidence of life on Mars. Do you think that it will draw humankind closer together and improve life here on earth? Frankly, I don't feel humanity is ready to find life elsewhere. As humanity stands today, and if we find life on Mars, I believe all of the traits which I previously stated we excel in will come to the forefront. The religious zealots will deny it. The atheists will revel that God is a man-made concoction. Braggarts will brag and the ambitious will start their money making engines. I don't even want to imagine the political rhetoric. In the shadow of all this will be the poor who cannot get a hand up, the diseased who are waiting on miracles to save their lives, endangered species of whom humanity is both their biggest threat and only hope, and a world that groans for peace.


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Zac Efron has made no secret of his admiration for Leonardo DiCaprio, but a certain piece of advice he once told a journalist the elder actor gave him was untrue.
In a new interview with Britain's The Times newspaper, Zac said that he was joking when he told a journalist Leo's advice to him was: "There's only one way you can mess this all up. Just do heroin."
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"Oh my God, I can't believe I just did that to him," Zac said of how he felt after he saw the comments in print. "It was a joke, it was meant completely in sarcasm, but it came across so differently in print. I was devastated. I tried to call Leo and say, 'Dude, I'm so sorry, that's not at all what I meant to say.' It was the worst feeling in the world."
Zac said he has nothing but admiration for the 35-year-old actor and uses Leo's career as a road map or sorts for his own.
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"I'm rewatching Leo's transition, from my perspective," Zac told the newspaper. "He is the best barometer for me. It's amazing to see actors who have been able to sustain this for so long and keep positive, still focused on the work, still trying to make their best film."
While he can control his career – including stepping back from the "Footloose" remake he was once attached to – Zac admits he can't do anything about the paparazzi that regularly follow him.
"I have no control over the 15 dudes outside," he said. "They can do anything they want. It's the law. Maybe you could call me paranoid, but I have become a very private person. I imagine there are people who can thrive in this scenario, who can be the center of attention, but I just get overwhelmed."
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Appendix:Australian English dated vocabulary
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Many distinctive Australian words have been driven to or near to extinction in recent decades under the homogenising influence of mass media and imported culture, because of changes in fashion, or have fallen into disuse as society changes. Those who like or use these words regret their passing but informal vocabulary is by nature ephemeral. Others who use these words do so ironically.
Some examples:
- around the traps – around one's usual haunts. Formerly quite common, but now declining. It was famously used by ARL boss Ken Arthurson when news of a Super league was emerging in Rugby League during the 90's, "Word around the traps".
- Bodgie – a male member of a 1950s rock 'n' roll subculture, somewhat similar to the US greasers and British rockers. Now only historical.
- bonzer – excellent (almost extinct). Probably from the Spanish word bonanza, by way of American English. Also spelt bonza.
- cooee! – a shouted greeting or long-distance contact call, used as when searching for a lost person, esp. in the bush. Also in the colloquial phrase "not within cooee", meaning "a long way off". Used in conversation to recapture the attention of someone you were talking to. "Cooeee Brian, are you listening?" Once ubiquitous, now becoming less common.
- traps, trappers or jacks – police. These Australianisms have been largely replaced by the international cops, coppers, pigs or bacon. However the older, more affectionate wallopers is also still used.
- drongo – an idiot (usage in decline). Either referring to the drongo bird which have extravagantly flared tails and cavort noisily in groups as part of their mating habits, but also, possibly an indirect derivation, from the name of a remarkably unsuccessful racehorse.
- furphy – a lie or rumour. Furphy was the supplier of water carts to the Australian Army in World War I. Much like modern day water coolers, the carts became meeting points and rumour mills.
- galah – a fool (survives, but in decline), from the bird. Almost always used in combination with 'bloody'. "You bloody galah!" (You bloody idiot!) This word has been used in commercials against drunk driving; "Don't be a galah!".Alf Stewart
- map of Tassie – Female pubic hair. Tassie being short for Tasmania and used for the general similarity in shape of the map to this part of the anatomy. First appears in the 1980s. Not in common usage, but stable.
- Mollydooker – a left handed person.
- Nasho – adjective and noun, pertaining to National Service or conscription for military service esp. in 1960s.
- Sharpie – member of a 1960s and 1970s teenage subculture. Probably from "sharply dressed" and/or a reference to the use of knives.
- struth! (sometimes spelt strewth) – expression of shock or dismay (replaced by stronger expletives such as "fuck!" or "shit!"). Possibly of Shakespearean origin, "God's Truth". Also used in Britain. Other older expletives of English origin such as "cripes", "my oath" and "blimey" are also dying out.
- warrigal – a dingo, or any wild thing.
- Widgie – female Bodgie (see above).
- wowser – a killjoy or puritan. Still used but in decline.


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The Encinitas City Council has rejected a city Planning Commission decision and approved the controversial Desert Rose housing proposal.
In a meeting that lasted until late Wednesday night, council members called it one of the toughest decisions they've made, but said the state low-income housing laws were on the developers' side and thus the Olivenhain area project couldn't be denied.
"This process has been pretty miserable for me," said recently elected Councilman Tony Kranz, who made the motion to reject the Planning Commission's decision.
Mayor Teresa Barth and Councilwoman Kristin Gaspar joined Kranz in voting to grant the project permission to proceed. Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer announced moments before the vote that she would abstain, saying she didn't have enough good quality information to make a decision.
"I'm really unable to vote either way, so I plan to abstain," she said.
Councilman Mark Muir did not participate in the debate because of conflict of interest issues. He approved the project's fire safety plan when he was the city's fire chief.
The developers — Woodridge Farms Estates — are proposing to build 16 homes on what is now a horse boarding facility on Desert Rose Way, which is east of Rancho Santa Fe's intersection with 13th Street on the very edge of the city limits.
Nearby homeowners have been fighting the proposal for years, saying that 16 homes is far too many for the 6-acre lot. They argue that the project doesn't fit with their neighborhood's rural character, is a fire hazard and could harm the environment.
Attorney Marco Gonzalez, a noted environmental attorney who is representing the developers on this project, has countered that the surrounding neighborhood is more suburban than rural, and has repeatedly said that the developers have state law on their side.
Under state law, developers get special privileges, including permission to put extra homes on their lots, if they agree to set aside part of those homes for low-income residents. One of the 16 houses in the Desert Rose development would go a low-income family.
In November, project opponents celebrated when the city's Planning Commission voted 3-2 to deny the development plans, citing concerns about fire safety and the effect on the environment.
On Wednesday night, opponents expressed disappointment with the council's decision to overturn the commission vote. Bill Butler, one of the organizers of the Save Desert Rose residents group, said moments after the council vote that it was "not quite the result I was hoping for."
He said council members were terribly afraid the city would be sued if the development plans were denied, "and that became the compelling issue" for them.
For his part, Gonzalez said his clients were "obviously happy," but that he knew it was a tough decision for the council and vowed to work with the residents.
Before the vote, the city's mayor had said that she didn't much care for the state law that forces cities to accept these density bonus projects, but said this project was better than others that have come before the council.
"Of all the bonus projects, and I know you won't believe this," she told opponents in the audience, "this is the best one I've seen."
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SPRINGFIELD — In the past 12
months, Illinois residents have endured flooding, tornadoes,
snowstorms, a polar vortex and other public safety emergencies.
While these and other disasters can' t be prevented, their impact can
be reduced when people, businesses, schools and others in a
community are properly prepared.
"Whole community means everyone in a community needs to be
prepared for disasters, not just emergency response agencies," said
IEMA Director Jonathon Monken. "Individuals, families, businesses,
schools, faith-based groups and other community organizations should
develop and practice emergency plans that address the needs of
everyone in our community. This should include seniors, children,
those with health concerns or disabilities, non-English speaking
residents, and others."
The state of Illinois has several resources available to assist
with whole community preparedness, including an upcoming webinar, a
preparedness guidebook for people with functional needs, American
Sign Language videos, information available in six non-English
languages and links to information available from other
On April 8, the Illinois Department of Public Health' s Disability
and Health Program will sponsor a webinar entitled "Partnering with
People with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness Activities." The
webinar, which will be presented from 1 to 2 p.m., is designed to
help emergency preparedness professionals include people with
disabilities in emergency planning and exercises.
The webinar will feature Jessica Mitchell, disabilities
integration specialist with FEMA Region V, who will provide
information on the concept of whole community planning, why it is
important to include people with disabilities in emergency exercises
and how to plan inclusive exercises.
In addition, a panel of speakers from agencies serving people
with disabilities will discuss specific populations of people with
disabilities, how to recruit people with a variety of different
disabilities and how their agencies can assist local planners to
include people with disabilities.
The webinar is aimed at local health department and emergency
management agency preparedness staff, local community-based
organizations, and others serving people with disabilities.
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at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
To register for the webinar, visit
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guidebook, "Emergency Preparedness Tips for Those with
Functional Needs" (PDF), with preparedness tips for people with
visual, cognitive or mobility impairments; people who are deaf or
hard of hearing; those who use service animals or life support
systems; and seniors.
For each functional need, the guidebook provides a list of
supplemental items for a disaster kit, tips on developing an
emergency plan, suggestions on how to be better informed about
community emergency planning and a checklist of preparedness
The Illinois Department on Aging provides preparedness
information specific to seniors on its website at
and on the Ready Illinois website (Seniors).
The Ready Illinois website also offers more than two dozen
emergency preparedness videos produced in American Sign Language
with closed captioning. A function on the website also enables most
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Washington D.C., Jun 14, 2011 / 05:55 am MT (CNA).-
Catholic University of America plans to return to single-sex dormitories to reduce binge drinking and the "culture of hooking up," university president John Garvey has announced.
"Next year all freshmen at The Catholic University of America will be assigned to single-sex residence halls. The year after, we will extend the change to the sophomore halls," he wrote in the Wall Street Journal. "It will take a few years to complete the transformation."
The intellect and virtue are connected and influence one another, he said, and this means that colleges and universities should concern themselves with virtue as well as intellect.
"The goals we set for ourselves are brought into focus by our moral vision," Garvey explained, deeming binge drinking and "hooking up" to be "the two most serious ethical challenges college students face."
Nationally, more than 90 percent of college housing is now co-ed.
However, 41.5 percent of students in co-ed dorms report weekly binge drinking, compared to 17.6 percent in single-sex housing. Another 55.7 percent of students in co-ed housing report having had a sexual partner in the last year, compared to 36.8 percent in single-sex dorms. Students in co-ed dorms are more than twice as likely to have had three or more sex partners.
Garvey said it was no surprise sex is more common in co-ed dorms, but he expressed surprise about the drinking.
"I would have thought that young women would have a civilizing influence on young men. Yet the causal arrow seems to run the other way. Young women are trying to keep up—and young men are encouraging them (maybe because it facilitates hooking up)," he said.
The problems these create are also significant, Garvey reported.
Alcohol-related accidents are the leading cause of death for young adults 17-24. Binge drinking students are 25 times more likely to do things like miss class, fall behind in school work, engage in unplanned sexual activity and get in trouble with the law. These students also cause problems for others, including physical and sexual assault and property damage.
The effects of "hooking up" include a doubled rate of depression among young women, while sexually active young men do more poorly in their academic work.
"And as we have always admonished our own children, sex on these terms is destructive of love and marriage," Garvey wrote.
Returning to single-sex residences will probably cost more money, the university president said, as there are a few necessary architectural adjustments and the university won't be able to let the ratio of men and women vary from year to year.
"But our students will be better off."
The university has proposed other changes in residency practices in its report on the application of "Ex Corde Ecclesiae," Pope John Paul II's 1990 apostolic constitution on Catholic higher education.
Proposals include the conversion of two rooms in each residence hall into a residence for a priest or consecrated religious, and the conversion of several rooms in order to add a chapel to each dorm.
The university notes in its report that all the proposals will require it to build more residence hall space and that it needs more funding to do so.
Other ways Garvey would like to increase the Catholic identity of the school include hiring more Catholic faculty members and building on-campus housing for priests pursuing graduate level degrees.
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Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering rich media, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. Revenue for the first quarter 2008 was $187.0 million, a 34 percent increase over first quarter 2007 revenue of $139.3 million, and a two percent increase over fourth quarter 2007 revenue of $183.2 million.
Net income in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, for the first quarter of 2008 was $36.9 million, or $0.20 per diluted share.
The Company generated normalized net income* of $75.6 million, or $0.41 per normalized diluted share*, in the first quarter of 2008, a 49 percent improvement over 2007 first quarter normalized earnings of $50.7 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, which was roughly consistent with the fourth quarter 2007 normalized net income of $75.9 million, or $0.41 per diluted share. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)
"Building on the robust growth we experienced in 2007, these first quarter results demonstrated momentum across our business," said Paul Sagan, president and CEO of Akamai. "Our performance illustrates the value of having a broad portfolio of solutions and a diverse set of customers. We saw strong demand for our services as businesses continued to take advantage of the Internet to build global scale and reduce costs associated with infrastructure build out."
Adjusted EBITDA* for the first quarter of 2008 was $87.2 million, a 48 percent increase over first quarter 2007 adjusted EBITDA of $58.8 million, and roughly consistent with $86.9 million in the fourth quarter 2007. Adjusted EBITDA margin* for the first quarter was 47 percent, a five point improvement over the first quarter of last year. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)
Cash from operations was $88.0 million in the first quarter of 2008, up 66 percent over 2007 first quarter cash from operations of $52.9 million. At the end of the first quarter of 2008, the Company had approximately $687 million in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.
The Company had approximately 167.1 million shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2008.
The number of customers under long-term services contracts at the end of the first quarter increased by 27 to a record 2,672, an 8 percent increase year-over-year.
Sales through resellers and sales outside the United States accounted for 16 percent and 25 percent, respectively, of revenue for the first quarter 2008.
Akamai will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET that can be accessed through 1-866-314-9013 (or 1-617-213-8053 for international calls) and using passcode No. 21274426. A live Webcast of the call may be accessed at www.akamai.com in the Investor section. In addition, a replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference through the Akamai Website or by calling 1-888-286-8010 (or 1-617-801-6888 for international calls) and using passcode No. 56793805.
Akamai® provides market-leading managed services for powering rich media, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online. Having pioneered the content delivery market one decade ago, Akamai's services have been adopted by the world's most recognized brands across diverse industries. The alternative to centralized Web infrastructure, Akamai's global network of tens of thousands of distributed servers provides the scale, reliability, insight and performance for businesses to succeed online. An S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 company, Akamai has transformed the Internet into a more viable place to inform, entertain, interact, and collaborate. To experience The Akamai Difference, visit www.akamai.com.
In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), Akamai has historically provided additional financial metrics that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP). Recent legislative and regulatory changes discourage the use of and emphasis on non-GAAP financial metrics and require companies to explain why non-GAAP financial metrics are relevant to management and investors. We believe that the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures in this press release helps investors to gain a meaningful understanding of our past performance and future prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts our performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasts. Our management uses these non-GAAP measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, as the basis for measuring our core operating performance and comparing such performance to that of prior periods and to the performance of our competitors. These measures are also used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. There are limitations associated with reliance on these non-GAAP financial metrics because they are specific to our operations and financial performance, which makes comparisons with other companies' financial results more challenging. By providing both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, we believe that investors are able to compare our GAAP results to those of other companies while also gaining a better understanding of our operating performance as evaluated by management.
Akamai defines "Adjusted EBITDA" as net income, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets, stock-related compensation expense, amortization of capitalized stock-related compensation, restructuring charges and benefits, certain gains and losses on investments, foreign exchange gains and losses, loss on early extinguishment of debt, utilization of tax NOLs/credits and release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Akamai considers Adjusted EBITDA to be an important indicator of the Company's operational strength and performance of its business and a good measure of the Company's historical operating trend.
Adjusted EBITDA eliminates items that are either not part of the Company's core operations, such as investment gains and losses, foreign exchange gains and losses, early debt extinguishment and net interest expense, or do not require a cash outlay, such as stock-related compensation. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes depreciation and amortization expense, which is based on the Company's estimate of the useful life of tangible and intangible assets. These estimates could vary from actual performance of the asset, are based on historic cost incurred to build out the Company's deployed network, and may not be indicative of current or future capital expenditures.
Akamai defines "Adjusted EBITDA margin" as a percentage of Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. Akamai considers Adjusted EBITDA margin to be an indicator of the Company's operating trend and performance of its business in relation to its revenue growth.
Akamai defines "capital expenditures" or "capex" as purchases of property and equipment, capitalization of internal-use software development costs and capitalization of stock-related compensation. Capital expenditures or capex are disclosed in Akamai's condensed consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Akamai defines "normalized net income" as net income before amortization of other intangible assets, stock-related compensation expense, amortization of capitalized stock-related compensation, restructuring charges and benefits, certain gains and losses on investments, loss on early extinguishment of debt, utilization of tax NOLs/credits and release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Akamai considers normalized net income to be another important indicator of the overall performance of the Company because it eliminates the effects of events that are either not part of the Company's core operations or are non-cash.
Akamai defines "diluted shares used in normalized net income per share calculation" as diluted common shares outstanding used in GAAP net income per share calculation, excluding the effect of FAS 123R under the treasury stock method. Akamai considers normalized net income to be another important indicator of overall performance of the Company because it eliminates the effect of a non-cash item.
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San Diego Assemblyman Ben Hueso is expected to take his seat in the state Senate March 21 after winning a special election that drew scant voter interest.
Hueso received 52.3 percent of the vote — enough to avoid a runoff and give Senate Democrats a two-thirds majority to pass tax and fee bills.
Tuesday's turnout in San Diego County may wind up challenging all-time low participation marks in local elections, according to Michael Vu, county registrar of voters.
He estimated turnout at or below 14 percent. That could rival the 14.1 percent in a 1996 Sweetwater School District recall election, which is the lowest mark going back to 1980, Vu said.
The turnout in the 40th Senate District's three counties — San Diego, Imperial and Riverside — was 14.4 percent.
"Maybe it is voter fatigue," Vu said, noting the number of recent elections and more to come.
Moreover, some of those very same voters in San Diego County will be asked to return to the polls later this spring to elect Hueso's successor in the Assembly.
That special election is expected to draw at least two high-profile candidates: labor leader Lorena Gonzales and former Chula Vista City Councilman Steven Casteneda.
Gov. Jerry Brown has 14 days from the date of Hueso's resignation to call a special election, which must be held between 126 days and 140 days after that announcement.
"We'll go down that same road again," Vu said.
San Diego County voters preferred using the mail. Of the 32,510 ballots counted through Wednesday, only about 4,800 had been cast in person.
Special elections take a big bite out of the county's budget. Vu estimates each carries a $900,000 price tag.
Hueso will succeed Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, who was elected to Congress in November.
"It is a reaffirmation of the public's confidence in my work and goals for California," Hueso said in a statement. "My priorities for the community have remained the same: Job creation, increasing opportunities for affordable education, securing clean water supply, and ensuring public safety."
Hueso was challenged by Chula Vista Republicans Hector Gastelum and Xanthi Gionis, as well as fellow Democrat Anna Nevenic of Cathedral City near Palm Springs.
Hueso drew 55.7 percent of the vote in San Diego County, slightly more than his districtwide tally of 52.3 percent.
Second-place finisher Gastelum, who attracted 22 percent of the overall vote, indicated in an email that he may not be ready to bow out of politics.
"This is just the beginning for me," Gastelum said. "I am also very disappointed in myself that I was not able to inspire a higher amount of financial support and votes to make it to the next round."
Gionis ended up with 15 percent of the districtwide vote; Nevenic with 10.7 percent.
The 40th Senate district election boundary lines take in Coronado before sweeping south through parts of San Diego, Chula Vista, National City and Imperial Beach. It then turns east along the Mexico border and into Imperial Valley before poking into a tiny part of southern Riverside County.


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Hi there & thanks very much for stopping by to read a little bit about me. Firstly quite a bit can be found at http://www.whoismarkwalker.com Basically I'm a 41yr old family businessman living in the UK. I escaped the corporate game a good few years ago & now own and operate a couple of offline companies with physical goods sales with an online presence. The particular project I am developing is a brand new Internet Marketing opportunity to launch in 2010 that is absolutely unique in the industry. I am not looking at inventing the wheel either as I am following a couple of very successful and proven systems at the moment with one very smart add-on that I know no other marketer offers today, because I own. I already own the domain names: http://www.internetincomeguide.co.uk and http://www.YourSmart.Biz. My main focus on these opportunites as with my other businesses, as budget is tight, is to find a designer or two if necessary who would like to become part of the success of each of these companies. I have many years business experience, both at Director level and owing companies, as well as training, mentoring and business startups for corporate companies. For example, I started my first company at the age of 20 with a first year turnover of just £20k ($40k in those days) and sold it at the age of 24 with an annual turnover of £3.5million ($7million dollars). I am thoroughly driven by success.
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Links Radio-info Interactive Forum User Stats Info FAQ Crew-info i:Vibes Info Site Updates Amsterdam Enhanced 2016 [OUT NOW] [i:Vibes] Forum Index -> Music discussion (trance, techno, progressive and other genres) View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message KrisAHead BouncerVibes: 119.62Joined: 24 Nov 2008Member #: 26,996Posts: 573 Post subject: Amsterdam Enhanced 2016 [OUT NOW] Artist: Various Release: Amsterdam Enhanced 2016, Mixed by Cuebrick & Rodrigo Deem Label: Enhanced Music Stream / Download: https://enhanced.lnk.to/AE16 With Amsterdam preparing itself for 2016's influx of the world's dance music industry, Enhanced Music compiles its yearly 'Amsterdam Enhanced' compilation drawing on label regulars Cuebrick & Rodrigo Deem to take the reins and showcase some of the label's recent gems. German producer Cuebrick's Enhanced catalogue is ever-growing thanks to consistent additions in the form of recent hit with Colordrive 'Runners In Disguise' to the huge Breathe Carolina, APEK & Linney collab 'Safe', 'Amsterdam Enhanced 2016's first port-of-call sees Cuebrick pick out a comprehensive collection of fresh Enhanced Recordings releases. From iconic 2016 label releases such as BRKLYN & Mariah McManus' 'Can't Get Enough', Ryos & KARRA's chart-topping hit 'Where We Are' & 'This Is Love' taken from Tritonal's exceptional second album to Cuebrick's very own Tomorrowland-storming Tritonal collaboration 'Iceland (Viking Clap)' - Cuebrick's opening offering on 'Amsterdam Enhanced 2016' brings the producer's expansive, festival-ready sound with a truly diverse selection. Completing this year's compilation, Argentinian Trance producer Rodrigo Deem unveils a spine-tingling, euphoric collection of Enhanced Progressive's present output. A producer who's continued to build on his impressive catalogue with widely-supported productions such as; the million-streaming hit 'Anything', grooving, lush 'Lux' & the brand new 'Aeon', Rodrigo's thorough selection continues with stand-out label productions from Alex Klingle, LTN, Wrechiski, SCHALA, Daun Giventi and a whole host of both Enhanced Progressive regulars & newcomers. Immerse yourself in the sound of Autumnal Amsterdam with Enhanced's encyclopaedic collection of current and future hits. Tracklist 1. Thomas Hayes & Nobra feat. Ruby Prophet We Can Be Beautiful 2. Cuebrick feat. Colordrive Runners In Disguise 3. Ryos feat. KARRA Where We Are 4. Savi feat. Bryce Fox Breathe It In 5. Arno Cost feat. Eric Lumiere Again (Danny Olson Remix) 6. BRKLYN feat. Mariah McManus Cant Get Enough (Infuse Remix) 7. Manse feat. Cornelia Jakobs We Come Alive 8. Breathe Carolina & Shanahan feat. Haliene Stars & Moon (Y&V Remix) 9. Cuebrick & APEK feat. 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Why join the military?
To help people be free, said one first grade student in Melissa Elliott's class. To help our planet, suggested another. We want to help the country, said a third.
To help pay for college, said an adult, adding a dose of practical reality to the discussion.
"Some of us just wanted to be in the military since we were little kids," said veteran Joseph Steadman.
Steadman, a part-time police officer with the Morenci department, served as the main speaker Monday for a Veterans Day ceremony in Mrs. Elliott's class.
Students filled out forms ahead of time listing members of their families who have served or are serving in the armed forces.
During a "sharing circle" students took turns talking about their fathers, uncles, grandfathers and other family members. Some students had photos to show.
One spoke of a relative who lost his legs in World War II. Another student spoke of a relative who suffered a leg injury in Iraq.
One spoke of his great-grandfather. Another of his great-great-great-grandfather who fought in World War III.
World War III?
History can get a little fuzzy for first graders.
Steadman told the class that some soldiers are still missing.
"It's very important that we remember these people," he said, pointing to his MIA (missing in action) bracelet.
Jack Sampson of the Morenci American Legion post gave each student a small flag and Jeff Steadman, the brother of Officer Steadman, gave a commemorative dog tag to students whose parents were veterans.
The big gift was saved for class member Thomas Hodshire, whose father was killed in Iraq while the family was still living in North Adams.
Students in the class all signed a letter for Thomas in appreciation of the sacrifice by his father, Michael.


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At a roundtable this past weekend, Intel CTO Justin Rattner emphasized one overriding message to the journalists who made the trek out to the chipmaker's Berkeley labs: Intel is still spending on research and development.
Rattner's opening slide featured the following quote from White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel: "You don't ever want a crisis to go to waste; it's an opportunity to do important things that you would otherwise avoid." Rattner reiterated this point in his own words, insisting, "we have historically viewed downturns as an opportunity to invest and improve our competitive position. These times are really opportunities."
Intel is not alone in keeping up its R&D spending during these lean times. A recent Wall Street Journal investigation pulled together the R&D numbers for a host of technology companies and found that most of them, with two important exceptions, made relatively few cuts to their fourth quarter 2008 R&D budgets in year-over-year terms.
The two primary exceptions were AMD and Freescale, both of which took out the axe and cut their R&D spending significantly in the final quarter of last year. It's no coincidence that both companies made Moody's recent "Most Likely to Default" list, and have been aggressively reducing costs since the downturn began.
AMD, for its part, has even more cuts ahead. At this point, though, I have to ask: if AMD has cut loose its fabs, making it a design-focused company, and is now cutting its R&D—where is the company really headed? (Of course, a similar directionality question could also be asked of Sun, a company with an R&D budget that remained flat year-over-year.)
Ultimately, for a tech company to cut its R&D budget in a downturn is a desperate survival move—you're essentially eating your seed corn and, unless you really hit the jackpot with whatever research you keep funding, you're going to exit the downturn with no future.
But AMD and Freescale aren't the only ones gambling with their future. Intel, as it turns out, is also taking on a bit more risk, even if it doesn't show in dollar terms.
More wood behind fewer arrows == fewer shots
At the roundtable, Rattner described Intel's R&D approach in this downturn as "putting more wood behind fewer arrows," with the money specifically targeting Larrabee, Moorestown, and energy efficiency. In other words, Intel is keeping its overall R&D budget mostly intact, but it is clustering those funds around a more selective slate of initiatives that it thinks have a higher probability of success.
The problem, of course, is that one or more of those shots may miss, as these shots inevitably do. To abruptly switch analogies, this is the peril of both the AMD approach, which cuts down on the number of eggs and the number of baskets, and the Intel approach, which puts the same number of eggs into fewer baskets: either way, you wind up with all your eggs in fewer baskets.
The other issue is the time horizon of the research that gets funded by most companies—in a downturn, research that isn't likely to be monetizable soon is more likely to get the axe, as companies consolidate their resources into efforts with nearer-term profit potential. I suspect that this represents a problem that is at least partly behind Rattner's emphasis, which he has repeated in other venues, on the academy and government partnering with industry on R&D. The academy and government are the two entities that, in theory, should have the longest research horizons.


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Does kombucha tea have health benefits?
Kombucha tea is a fermented drink made with tea, sugar, bacteria and yeast. Although it's sometimes referred to as kombucha mushroom tea, kombucha is not a mushroom — it's a colony of bacteria and yeast. Kombucha tea is made by adding the colony to sugar and tea, and allowing the mix to ferment. The resulting liquid contains vinegar, B vitamins and a number of other chemical compounds.
Proponents claim kombucha tea can stimulate the immune system, prevent cancer, and improve digestion and liver function. However, there's no scientific evidence to support these health claims.
There have, however, been reports of adverse effects, such as stomach upset, infections and allergic reactions in kombucha tea drinkers. Kombucha tea is often brewed in homes under nonsterile conditions, making contamination likely. If ceramic pots are used for brewing, lead poisoning might be a concern — the acids in the tea may leach lead from the ceramic glaze.
In short, there isn't good evidence that kombucha tea delivers on its health claims. At the same time, several cases of harm have been reported. Therefore, the prudent approach is to avoid kombucha tea until more definitive information is available.
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The stunt was part of a longer-running campaign to have 23 April officially recognised as a Bank Holiday called National William Shakespeare Day.
The campaign, which is backed by the actress Emma Thompson and Bloomsbury Publishing, is aiming to get enough signatures to produce a debate in Parliament.
EasyJet's support over the past month has included painting Shakespeare's image on the side of a plane, collecting signatures for the petition and offering free Shakespeare performances at UK airports.
How I See It
Mark Stringer, founder, Pretty Green
We love a National Day more than we love a world record and World Shakespeare Day combined with a national holiday is a really lovely idea. However, easyJet championing the celebration of 450 years? I'm not sure I immediately see the natural link between Luton, orange and the Bard.
The campaign is lovely, and it has all the right ingredients: a decorated plane travelling to Verona; being entertained with some of his most famous works in an attempt to set a world record, a petition to create a national Bank Holiday involving Stratford-upon-Avon MP Nadhim Zahawi, to force a debate in Parliament.
I like the creative execution, and the fact they are celebrating someone who's permeated all our collective consciousness since childhood. However, I struggle not to see this as a commercial hijacking by a commercial airline trying to flog tickets to Verona as opposed to a brand that truly believes in National Shakespeare Day. At least it's better than National easyJet Sausage Week.


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First Take: Gutsy Helen Thomas set journalistic example
- She wasn%27t afraid to fire back at Margaret Thatcher
- She asked the hardball questions at a time when reporters were more deferential
- She broke numerous glass ceilings
Editor's Note: An earlier version of this story misstated Thomas' history-making role at the White House Correspondents Association. She was the first female president of the group, which previously had admitted women.
As a reporter for the Associated Press in the 1980s, I had an occasional opportunity to work side by side with Helen Thomas, who was covering the White House for United Press International, one of AP's top competitors at the time.
One event that I will never forget occurred in 1981, when we covered a meeting of President Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at an economic summit in Ottawa, Canada. Helen shouted out a tough question to Thatcher about how her economic austerity policies were causing suffering among working-class Brits.
A clearly offended Thatcher, addressing Helen as "Dearie," dismissed the question as inappropriate for that forum.
"My, my, aren't we feeling our oats today," Helen retorted.
A taken-aback Thatcher turned to Reagan to ask, "Who is that woman?" Reagan replied with a grin, "Oh, that's Helen."
Yes, we all knew Helen as the tough reporter who would hurl the hardball questions at powerful politicians, setting an example for timid colleagues who felt intimidated about grilling powerful politicians before the eyes of the world. For me, that was her invaluable contribution to Washington journalism.
Nowadays, it is commonplace for White House reporters to ask tough questions of presidents. But back then, we were more deferential, and it took someone with guts to play the role of public watchdog, holding our elected leaders accountable. Helen Thomas filled that role admirably.
Indeed, Helen was a fighter throughout her career. She broke numerous glass ceilings to become the first woman to cover the White House, the first to break the all-male hold on the National Press Club, the first female president of the White House Correspondents Association. She understood that her job was not to be liked or popular but to expose political hypocrisy, question unpopular presidential policies and find out who was responsible for poor presidential decisions that affected millions.
Helen was a bipartisan gadfly. It didn't matter which party was in the White House. She would be just as unrelenting in her questioning of Democratic Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton as Republicans Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. And while none of them liked to be thrown on the defensive by her questions, there is no doubt they respected her integrity, independence and audacity to challenge the Leader of the Free World.
In truth, Helen had her biases. She championed the powerless: the poor, the unemployed, the voiceless victims of human rights abuses. And, as a Lebanese American, she had a blind spot for the Palestinian people. Indeed, she was forced to resign as a Hearst columnist in 2010 after making an anti-Israeli comment, "Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine."
I'd like to think that her pro-Palestinian bent was based on her instinct to defend the oppressed underdogs of the world, whoever they may be, and that she would have been just as vigorous in defending Israelis if their land had been occupied.
Despite that controversy, Helen's legacy cannot be denied. She blazed a trail by giving voice to those who could not speak to power. It is a gift that all journalists and the public at large can cherish.