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Sol Socks allows consumers to wear their thong sandals — even when the temperature doesn't normally permit it. The socks are made of fleece material to ensure the consumer's feet remain warm, are lightweight and soft to the touch. They are designed for the average person who wants to keep his or her feet warm and be able to slip on a pair of sandals. Contact: Sol Socks, 3359 Beech Ave., Baltimore, MD 21211; phone: 410-366-0206; e-mail: [email protected]; www.solsocks.com.
Imaging Software
Intelametrix™ uses ultrasound technology for body composition analysis for its BodyMetrix™ products. BodyMetrix is easy-to-use, non-invasive, affordable and is integrated with BodyView™, a reporting and personal imaging software program that provides a complete report on body composition, BMR, trends, health risks and recommendations. BodyView™ also incorporates 3-D visualization of present and future views, so members can visualize their goal. Contact: IntelaMetrix; phone: 877-838-9918; e-mail: [email protected]; www.intelametrix.com.
Strength Equipment
Life Fitness introduced two new core-training products: a Back Extension and Leg Raise. The Back Extension features an adjustable pad support that accommodates users of all sizes, and its lower roller support provides stabilization throughout the exercise. The Leg Raise features a unique back pad support that conforms to the user's back, providing a more effective and comfortable exercise than traditional leg raise machines. The core-training pieces are biomechanically correct with an ergonomic design. They feature oval tubing and contoured upholstery, which complement other premium Life Fitness products. Contact: Life Fitness, 5100 River Rd., Schiller Park, IL 60176; phone: 847-288-3300; www.lifefitness.com
Training Aids
Harbinger introduced a training aid that helps exercisers get the most out of the traditional push up. Its new Push Up Bars allow for more effective upper body muscle building by helping alleviate stress on the wrists that occur when doing a traditional push up. The bars can also be used at different width intervals to strengthen a variety of upper body muscles including reverse push ups and tricep dips. They are made with "Delta" shaped bases that provide a stable training platform. The base also features non-skid rubber pads for traction and padded foam grips for increased comfort. The bars' polyethylene construction can support up to 350 pounds of load weight on each bar. The bars themselves weigh just over one pound, so they are easy to transport. Contact: Harbinger, 35 Executive Ct., Napa, CA 94558; phone: 1-800-729-5954; fax: 707-257-5843; www.harbingerfitness.com.
Affiliated Acceptance Corporation (AAC) provides security and control with its Biometric Fingerprint Identification software. Users can control member access by eliminating the sharing or loss of membership cards. This is the newest addition to a line of member check-in and identification products offered by AAC, including customized member ID cards and key tags, access card readers, pin number control and video imaging. Contact: AAC, P.O. Box 790001, Sunrise Beach, MO 65079; phone: 800-233-8483; www.affiliated.org.
Disinfecting Wipes
GymWipes Antibacterial Towelettes are an easy and hygienic way to lower the risk of infection and cross contamination. The towelettes are pre-moistened, disposable, surface disinfecting wipes, that stop the spread of germs on surfaces. GymWipes safely sanitize commercial fitness equipment and kill 99.9 percent of germs that can cause illness. Contact: 2XL Corporation, 27 McIntosh Ave., Clarendon Hills, IL 60514; phone: 888-977-3726; e-mail: [email protected]; www.gymwipes.com.
Heated Mats
Bodymat is a full-sized, cushioned electronic mat that provides a therapeutic stretch experience to users. The mat offers users a deeper stretch, relaxes muscles, increases oxygen flow, stimulates nerve endings and provides a soothing experience for users. The mats are designed for health clubs, personal trainers, physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists and group exercise instructors. The mats retail at $289. Contact: Bodymat; phone: 800-942-0127; www.bodymat.com.


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Linux carrier-grade spec enhances file systems, security
- 07 April, 2011 02:49
The Linux Foundation on Wednesday will release version 5.0 of its Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) specification, which covers capabilities such as more reliable file systems and security. CGL 5.0 is intended to address a mature marketplace in which the demands on data transferred among networks has increased.
Telecom networks must handle content types including streaming video, audio, and packet traffic, for example, with no service interruptions, the foundation said. "CGL today is a recognized industry standard on which the world's leading telecom companies rely to build their networks. The CGL workgroup members have significantly contributed to the adoption of Linux in the telecom market," said foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin in a statement released by the foundation.
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With version 5.0, the Linux Foundation is intending to address requirements including an increased focus on highly reliable file systems, including data portability and redundancy requirements; carrier and data center security gaps, including role-based access control; expanded diagnostics and debugging, and online system tuning.
The foundation said a number of requirements have been dropped from the specification due to the mass adoption and ubiquity of CGL and its inclusion in the mainline Linux kernel. However, the foundation on Wednesday morning could not immediately list the dropped requirements.
Collaboration on CGL began in 2002. Today there are six CGL distributions from vendors including Novell, MontaVista, and Wind River. The specification is currently available for review.
Also on Wednesday, the foundation will announce its Yocto Project Release 1.0, which provides common embedded Linux tools including a developer interface and build system improvements for developers. The foundation will also unveil the Yocto Project Steering Group, which includes representatives from companies such as Dell, Intel, Mentor Graphics, and Wind River.
Based on Linux kernel 2.6.37, Yocto Project Release 1.0 offers a new process for gathering, compiling, and building from upstream source code, aimed at achieving higher build reliability and a better user interface experience. Faster builds and better performance are featured, as well as a new application toolkit installer and application development guide. Updates to the project's X Windows system boost security for target devices.
"The Yocto Project tools will help ease and speed embedded Linux development," Zemlin said. Yocto Project Release 1.0 is available for review.
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That's because he's too busy giving away the trips to families of fallen soldiers. Which is a weirdly macabre "prize" for having your parents die in a fucked up war, but let's commercialize tragedy because that's the American way or something.
Anyways, I admire the moxie on this kid:
Brendan Haas, the 9-year-old Kingston, Mass., boy who gave a fallen soldier's family a trip to Disney World, has done it again.
During an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday, anchor Robin Roberts told Brendan that the Walt Disney Co., ABC's parent company, would award him and his family an all-expenses-paid trip to Disney World. Plus, she said, Disney would provide VIP treatment not only for Brendan's family, but also for the family of 2-year-old Liberty Hope Steele, whose name Brendan pulled out of a hat to award the first trip. Her father was killed in Afghanistan.
Brendan responded to Roberts in a Skype interview: "We can't accept a trip to Disney but we have many more people who would like to have an all-expenses paid [trip] through the raffle, so we can do another raffle."
There's video of Brendan being offered, and deferring a second trip package on live television during an interview with Good Morning America. It is downright creepy how the hostess chuckles after asking whether Brendan "really gets a lot of joy out of helping others."
Who answers "no" to that question?
Brendan rebuffs the offer of a second VIP package from ABC, instead he thanks them and explains how they'll hold another raffle. I'm positive his parents are coaching him to some degree, but that's what good parenting is about: to hypothetically discuss these possible new offers in advance of the interview.
Will ABC/Disney be so bold as to call the kid's bluff on a third and fourth trip package? I certainly hope they have deep pockets to find out the limits of Brendan's and his parents benevolence.


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It's All About Me, Right?
Sometimes, I don't do well with people who are in positions of authority. It may be the case that I have a neurotic problem with authority--in part because I grew up watching my mother struggle with sexism in her workplace, with her husband, and in the larger world. I think that having "problems with authority" may be a relatively healthy reaction to an unhealthy society, where it is often the case that those in power are harming those with less power. What is an appropriate response to oppression, other than a desire to fight back? (Of course, this is oversimplifying--other responses include caretaking of self and others, compassion and empathy. But I think a desire to fight should be in there too.)
And yet, there is another aspect of my resistance-to-authority, and it is rooted in patriarchy. Men are taught The Hierarchy, and are shown over and over again, that they have a place in it--above some men, below others, above all women, etc. And generally, we are told, we should be striving to be as high up on that ladder as we can be. This is putting it very starkly, of course, but this is essentially a big part of what men are taught. So, I resist authority in part because, on some levels, I want to be higher up on that ladder of hierarchy than the men (and women, and folks of all genders) who are currently above me.
Given these two factors, and many others, my instant reaction to having bullshit called on me, and/or being told to shut the fuck up, is that my hackles go up, and all of my defenses come to the fore. (Of course, having the safety and space to be defensive, may be a reflection/product of my own privilege.) So I am sometimes left in the following position, when somebody is attempting to call me on what they see as my own bullshit: I have to decide--Are they right, in which case I need to stand down and apologize? Or are they being bullies, in which case I need to step up and perhaps take them down a notch?
And sometimes the question is very easy to answer: If I use the word "lame" and get called out for ableist language, it's pretty clear that I need to apologize and take a step back to examine my privilege in that regard. (For some reason, "lame" has been a hard habit to break for me.) If an MRA guy tries to call me out for not including his woes around child support in a post about how women make less, on average, than men, I can be pretty assured that he's a douche and a bully, and is trying to impose his opinion in a way that isn't helpful (in part because of the aforementioned privilege that makes him think he needs to/deserves to move up the ladder with every interaction). And of course, somebody can (correctly) call me on my bullshit and also be cruel and rude about it: But that doesn't make them a bully in the sense that I'm talking about. It matters who is holding privilege--women feminists being cruel to me can cause me some pain, but they (generally) aren't using their privilege to do so. Which, y'know, matters.
Sometimes, though, it really is hard to tell whether I am responding to a sincere bullshit-call-out or a bully. And in these cases, I tend to err on the side of re-examining my own privilege, because, really, who couldn't stand to do that some more? Also: I don't have to stand up to every bully myself--I am part of various communities that do social justice work, and there are lots of people ready to stand up to bullies in those communities. And this is also a situation that will always recur: Given that I live in a patriarchal society, and given that I engage with both activists and folks in the larger world, I will sometimes screw up and get called on my own bullshit, and I will sometimes run into bullies who need to be stood up to. It just will happen.
All of which is to say that I have myriad reactions when I read Twisty's words at I Blame the Patriarchy:
But really, it's comical, the predictability with which dudes who fancy themselves feministically enlightened just can't seem to shut the fuck up when they are found to be duding the joint up a little too hardcore.
My first reaction is that my hackles go up. (Ok, my *first* reaction is to chuckle at "duding the joint up," because that's great use of language.) But then I reflect on where that feeling I'm having is coming from (privilege!), and where the criticism is coming from (Twisty, who knows her stuff, generally)--and I have to let it go. And it's not that I can say, "Well, she's not talking about me." She *is* talking about me, and men like me, when we screw up and can't see our privilege getting in the way of our thinking and talking. It does happen, even to those of us who are trying to not let that happen. I do my best, and I will sometimes get it wrong. Nobody likes to think of themselves like a douchebag, but all of us find ourselves saying stupid stuff sometimes, getting things wrong sometimes. So, sometimes, if I'm told to STFU, it's good to do just that.


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After the 1990 Census increased North Carolina's seats in the U.S. House of Representatives from 11 to 12, the state General Assembly created a new apportionment plan, with one district drawn to ensure an African-American majority. The U.S. Attorney General's Office objected, stating that the population makeup of the state (78% white, 20% black, and 1% each Native American and Asian) made a single majority-minority district insufficient. In a special legislative session, the General Assembly rewrote the apportionment plan to create an additional majority-minority district. The unusual shapes of the revised districts ("a First District map which looks like a Rorschach ink-blot test and … a serpentine Twelfth District that slinks down the Interstate Highway 85 corridor," observed Justice Voorhees of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina) led to a federal court challenge by a group of North Carolina voters. Robinson Everett represented the plaintiffs (which originally included himself and fellow Duke Law professor Melvin G. Shimm) in this series of four cases, all of which eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court:
- Shaw v. Reno, 509 U.S. 630 (1993) held that the district's bizarre new boundaries were "unexplainable on grounds other than race," and that the legislature had not provided sufficient justification to withstand a strict-scrutiny examination. The case was remanded to the U.S. District Court.
(Note: Duke Law professor H. Jefferson Powell argued for the state in this case. Everett later wrote in prepared remarks to the International Association of Barristers that "[T]his apparently was the first time in the Court's history that two law professors from the same school had argued against each other;" a copy of this speech can be found in the display case.)
- Shaw v. Hunt, 517 U.S. 899 (1996) confirmed that North Carolina had failed to articulate a compelling government interest for the redrawn Twelfth District, and that the reapportionment plan violated the Equal Protection Clause. (At this point, the Court also held that only residents of the 12th District had standing to continue the suit, which included Professor Shimm but not Judge Everett, who continued to serve as counsel to the remaining eligible plaintiffs.)
- Hunt v. Cromartie, 526 U.S. 541 (1999) challenged the 1997 redrawing of the Twelfth District. The U.S. District Court had granted summary judgment in this new challenge, holding that the redrawn boundaries still constituted an Equal Protection Clause violation. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed and remanded, holding that the legislature's motivation was a genuine issue of material fact which made the case ineligible for summary disposition.
- Easley v. Cromartie, 532 U.S. 234 (2001) reviewed the U.S. District Court's finding after remand (from Hunt v. Cromartie, above) that the 1997 legislature's motive was predominantly racial rather than political. The Supreme Court disagreed, reversing the District Court's ruling as "clearly erroneous" and stating, "[T]he party attacking the legislatively drawn boundaries must show at the least that the legislature could have achieved its legitimate political objectives in alternative ways that are comparably consistent with traditional districting principles. That party must also show that those districting alternatives would have brought about significantly greater racial balance. Appellees failed to make any such showing here."
(Note: Duke Law professor emeritus and former interim dean Walter E. Dellinger represented the North Carolina governor in both Cromartie cases.)
To read more about the extraordinary life of Robinson Everett, see the Duke Law in memoriam page. Daniel P. Tokaji's chapter Representation and Raceblindness: The Story of Shaw v. Reno in 2008's Race Law Stories provides excellent background on the Shaw-Cromartie cases. To learn more about the legal and political issues involved in congressional redistricting more generally, try a subject heading search of the Duke Libraries Catalog for "Apportionment (Election Law) – United States" or Ask a Librarian.


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An organization founded four years ago to promote medical education in La Plata County is now performing on an international stage.
A team from Resources for Medical Education and Collaboration made its fourth trip to Belize this summer to provide life-altering spinal care at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in the capital, Belize City.
The weeklong trip produced numerous conferences with Belizians in the medical field, 14 in-clinic patient visits and surgery on three people with spinal abnormalities a 13-year-old girl, a 54-year-old woman and a 72-year-old man.
The correction of the 13-year-olds 90-degree spinal curvature was the first scoliosis surgery ever in Belize. It was performed by Dr. Andrew Moulton and Dr. John Williams, with support services from other team members.
Jarrett Self, an operating-room technician at Mercy Regional Medical Center; Caitlyn McCullough, Durango-based executive director of the organization; Mary Dietz, a spinal neuromonitor from Pennsylvania; and Keri George, a registered nurse from Calgary, Alberta, accompanied Moulton and Williams, orthopedic surgeons from New York and Indiana, respectively.
George, working through contacts in Belize, has been the Resources for Medical Education and Collaboration liaison since the beginning and has been on all four trips by the team.
Although the treatment of scoliosis is very important, another key objective is to train and support local physicians so they can treat adults on their own, McCullough said in an interview.
We dont go there with the goal of taking over the operating room, but to work side by side with our Belizian counterparts, McCullough said. The visits also can give us the opportunity to see cases that otherwise we might find only in a textbook.
Dr. Jim Youssef, a Durango spine surgeon and co-founder of Spine Colorado, who is known internationally for his research, formed Resources for Medical Education and Collaboration.
In a statement to The Durango Herald, Youssef said:
The Belize Spine Program began as a vision with my colleague Dr. Williams to be able to give back. In the last two years, the vision has grown to a reality, Youssef said. We are bringing care, education and resources to our partners in Belize. Were able to look forward to a future where sustainable advances in spine care can be made in this country.
The collaborations goal is to advance evidence-based medicine and improve health care by supporting education and research locally and globally, McCullough said.
The organization also supports medical internships lasting a semester to a couple of years and continuing education in spinal medicine.
The spinal program works well in Belize because English is the official language, and the country of 300,000 is close to the United States, McCullough said.
Before the group started visiting Belize, patients there with spinal complications had to travel to Mexico or Guatemala, George said.
Weve seen only the tip of the iceberg, George said. The need in Belize is great, but it takes time to win the confidence to gain the trust of the government and hospital officials.
The group has focused on cases involving spinal deformities from congenital or degenerative causes, trauma or as a result of cancer, McCullough said.
Belize physicians are eager to learn, McCullough said. They do their best with the training available and at times improvise in emergencies.
NuVasive Spine Foundation, a San Diego provider of spinal implants and instrumentation, donated equipment valued at $85,000 for the most recent trip, McCullough said. The firm also gave $7,600 toward travel.
In-kind donations came from Mercy Regional Medical Center, Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., HemaSource, a provider of transfusion services, and Amedica Corp., which provides spinal implants.
The team wants to increase visits to Belize to three or four a year, McCullough said.
Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, the main referral hospital in Belize, sees 1 million patients a year, McCullough said.
It also hosts the ongoing Rotary-sponsored Belize Childrens Project and visits from other U.S. medical teams, in fields including cardiology, pediatrics and prosthesis/orthotics, McCullough said.


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Dave Lyons necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 382 diseños de 55 diseñadores freelance.
Landscape by Lyons
I launched my new landscape design business in Minneapolis by turning my passion into my profession after working for "The Man" for many years. I specialize in the design and installation of Childrens, English, French, Native, Therapeutic and Xeriscape or Drought Tolerant Gardens.
I love to take cookie-cutter designed properties and give them the "Wow" Factor. I was so busy my first season that I found myself without any branding identity, website or business cards. This is my first important step in building my own brand.
Urban and suburban homeowners that want to simply have THE most desirable landscaping in the neighborhood.
My market is that niche of professional families and homeowners with landscaping budgets of between $1,000 and $10,000. Most are aged 35-65 and own houses in value between $400,000 and $900,000.
My designs and plantings are reflective of their favorite color palettes, favorite plantings, unique textures, and established maintenance goals.
Design a logo that is totally unique and identifiable.
Designers have been suspended by 99Designs.com for this and want to give everyone a fair heads up to refrain from this!
This will be the first step to eventually include a website, letterhead, business cards, invoices and signage elements. I want it Bold. I want it to be rugged. I want it to be strong. I want it to be Fun. I want it to be instantly recognizable.
Use your imagination. Think outside the norm. I want people to see the Logo and think that is "The coolest thing I have ever seen!" and this guy is in the Landscaping business.
I would like a Lion to be a focal point with the mane ideally reflecting my use of native grasses or plantings.
For colors, I like Kelly Greens as I am 100% Irish, however surprise me with other color schemes and forms and fonts.
I would like my company name to be prominently featured in the Design, Landscape By Lyons.
Please visit me on Facebook on my fanpage under Landscape by Lyons...if you encounter any problems, please let me know and I will link you up.
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Though the Broncos can't say much about the circumstances surrounding the six-game suspension of linebacker Von Miller, they haven't been shying away from scrutiny.
Earlier tonight, both coach John Fox and executive V.P. of football operations John Elway met with the media during a press conference streamed on the team's official website.
Elway said that the Broncos didn't know about the possible Miller suspension when cutting defensive end Elvis Dumervil. Instead, Elway recalls that the Miller suspension first came up in May. Presumably, if the Broncos knew there was a chance they'd be without Miller for a large chunk of the season, they would have been more willing to pay Dumervil.
So now the Broncos have to move on with neither guy. Shaun Phillips, signed as a free agent to help fill the void created by Dumveril's departure, likely takes over for Miller at linebacker.
"I know it's next man up," Fox said of Miller, "but he's a hard man to replace."
He won't have to be replaced until after the preseason ends. Fox said Miller will play in Saturday's preseason game.
"He's got two more weeks to get ready after six weeks," Fox said of Miller. "Guys are gonna make mistakes. Everybody makes mistakes, you guys included."
The key word here is "mistakes." Miller didn't make one mistake. He made multiple mistakes, and his most recent mistake was enough to claim more than one third of his 2013 season.


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All 32 teams play on either Saturday or Sunday, which means that all 32 teams submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday.
As we do every week, we've gone through all of them to pull out the information you need to know before kickoff. So, without any further ado, here's your Week 16 injury report roundup.
Falcons at Lions
Safety William Moore (hamstring) and wide receiver Roddy White (knee) are both questionable for the Falcons. The Lions aren't likely to have tight end Brandon Pettigrew, who is doubtful due to an ankle injury. Safety Louis Delmas is absolutely not injury prone, but he is questionable with the knee injury that's bothered him all season.
Raiders at Panthers
Knee and hamstring issues will keep Raiders defensive tackle Richard Seymour out for another week. Safety Tyvon Branch (neck, ankle) and wide receiver Juron Criner (hip) are questionable. Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart (ankle) is also questionable while center Geoff Hangartner is doubtful with a foot injury.
Saints at Cowboys
Fullback Jed Collins (knee, toe) won't go for the Saints. Running back Chris Ivory (hamstring) and cornerback Patrick Robinson (groin) are questionable. Running back Pierre Thomas, who popped up on the injury report Thursday with a knee injury, is probable. The Cowboys remain without defensive tackle Jay Ratliff (groin) and they have a pair of questionable players in linebacker Ernie Sims (concussion) and wide receiver Kevin Ogletree (illness).
Titans at Packers
Center Kevin Matthews (ankle) won't play for the Titans. Wide receivers Kendall Wright (rib) and Damian Williams (hamstring) are questionable. The Packers ruled out tight end Tom Crabtree (hamstring), wide receiver Jordy Nelson (hamstring), running back James Starks (knee), defensive end C.J. Wilson (knee) and safety Charles Woodson (collarbone). Running back Alex Green is questionable because of a concussion.
Vikings at Texans
The Vikings head to Houston in good health with defensive end Brian Robison (shoulder) listed as the only player less than probable. A healthy Texans team will be waiting for them. Cornerback Alan Ball (foot) is out, but linebacker Brooks Reed (groin) is probable to make his return and every other player on the injury report joins him with that likely to play designation.
Patriots at Jaguars
As always, the Patriots' injury report is a statement about the very nature of injury reports as they list 19 players as questionable and no player with another designation. Among them are tight end Rob Gronkowski (forearm), defensive end Chandler Jones (ankle) and wide receiver Wes Welker (ankle). Running backs Rashad Jennings (concussion) and Maurice Jones-Drew (foot) are out once more for Jacksonville, while cornerbacks Aaron Ross (calf) and Dwight Lowery (foot) are questionable.
Colts at Chiefs
The Colts ruled out running back Delone Carter (ankle), linebacker Kavell Conner (hamstring), center Samson Satele (ankle) and safety Tom Zbikowski (knee). Center A.Q. Shipley, who would replace Satele, is questionable with a knee injury and tackle Winston Justice has the same designation thanks to a biceps injury. Chiefs tight end Tony Moeaki (head) is doubtful and tackle Branden Albert (back) is questionable.
Bills at Dolphins
The Bills are hopeful they'll get center Eric Wood (knee) back in the lineup this week. He's listed as questionable, as is Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline (back). Defensive tackle Randy Starks is also questionable after missing practice all week for reasons not related to an injury and unknown to us. Wide receiver Davone Bess (back) and linebacker Koa Misi (ankle) are out for the second straight week.
Chargers at Jets
Defensive tackle Aubrayo Franklin (knee) is doubtful for the Chargers while linebacker DeMorrio Williams (ankle) is questionable. Jets tight end Dustin Keller (ankle) is likely to miss another game after being listed as doubtful. Wide receiver Braylon Edwards (hamstring), wide receiver Mardy Gilyard (illness), defensive tackle Sione Pouha (back), linebacker Ricky Sapp (ankle), wide receiver Chaz Schilens (calf, knee) and linebacker Bryan Thomas (chest) are all questionable, while quarterback Mark Sanchez's wounded pride is nowhere to be found on the injury report.
Redskins at Eagles
Quarterback Robert Griffin III (knee) is expected to start for the Redskins, who listed tackle Tyler Polumbus (head) and defensive end Stephen Bowen (biceps) as questionable. Running back Stanley Havili (hamstring) is out and running back Chris Polk (toe) is doubtful. The Eagles do expect to have LeSean McCoy back in the starting lineup in his return from a concussion.
Bengals at Steelers
The Bengals listed cornerbacks Adam Jones (hamstring) and Dre Kirkpatrick (head) as questionable. Cornerback Ike Taylor (ankle) will miss another game for the Steelers and it looks like tackle Mike Adams, doubtful with an ankle injury, is going to be out as well.
Rams at Buccaneers
Rams cornerback Cortland Finnegan (thigh) is questionable, as is Buccaneers cornerback LeQuan Lewis (knee). Tampa defensive end Aaron Morgan (shoulder) is doubtful, which wraps up a brief injury report ahead of this matchup.
Browns at Broncos
The Browns ruled out wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi (knee), tight end Jordan Cameron (head) and safety Tashaun Gipson (foot). Broncos guard Chris Kuper (head, ankle) is doubtful for the game.
Bears at Cardinals
Bears defensive tackle Henry Melton (clavicle) is doubtful after missing last week's game. Wide receiver Earl Bennett (concussion) and cornerback Tim Jennings (shoulder) are both questionable. Wide receiver Early Doucet (concussion) and guard Mike Gibson (calf) are out for Arizona. Left tackle Nate Potter is questionable with an ankle injury.
Giants at Ravens
Center David Baas (hip, shoulder), tight end Travis Beckum (knee), running back Ahmad Bradshaw (knee, foot), safety Kenny Phillips (knee), safety Tyler Sash (hamstring), guard Chris Snee (hip) and defensive end Justin Tuck (shoulder) are all questionable for the Giants. Reports are more optimistic on Bradshaw than they are on Tuck, who missed practice all week. Cornerback Prince Amukamara (hamstring) is probable after missing last week's game. Safety Bernard Pollard (chest) is likely to miss his second straight game while guard Marshal Yanda (ankle) and linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (ankle) are better bets to return to action after getting questionable tags. Wide receiver Torrey Smith and running back Bernard Pierce are also questionable pending the results of their baseline concussion tests.
49ers at Seahawks
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh says defensive tackle Justin Smith is questionable with an elbow injury, but the injury report says he's doubtful. Linebacker Clark Haggans (shoulder) is also doubtful. Wide receiver Mario Manningham (shoulder) is questionable. Wide receiver Sidney Rice (knee), cornerback Walter Thurmond (hamstring) and cornerback Marcus Trufant (hamstring) will all be game-time decisions for Seattle.


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Is manufactured by a Catalytic Oxidation Process. This process gives a particle structure and size distribution more suitable for antifouling paints than other methods such as electrolytic and pyrometallurgical. Therefore, NORDOX CUPROUS OXIDE, RED, PAINT GRADE is used by most marine paint manufacturers worldwide.


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Mysticism in Sufi Islam
David Cook
Sufism is the major expression of mysticism in Islam. While Sufism developed out of the fusion of Qur'anic ascetic tendencies and the vast fund of Christian (and other) mystical sayings present throughout the classical world, by approximately the 10th century it had become a uniquely Islamic feature. Major writers such as al-Ghazali and Ibn al-ʿArabi took this heritage and molded it both into a normative tradition for Islam as a whole (by wedding it to the Prophet Muhammad's life experience) and, in the case of Ibn al-ʿArabi, into completely new spiritual paths. These interpretations of mysticism were critical in the vast conversion to Islam that happened during the period 1000–1800. Although other factors were involved as well, including trading by Muslims and the Islamic educational system, this conversion happened largely at the hands of the Sufis, especially holy men and healers, and thus the Muslim world is still largely Sufi or Sufi-influenced. Starting in the 19th century, however, and culminating in the mid-20th century, large numbers of Muslims abandoned Sufism, accusing it of being fundamentally anti-Islamic and even polytheistic. Today although Sufis still constitute the bulk of world Muslims, and they are visible throughout the non-Muslim world as well, their belief system is under attack as never before.


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The mission is clear and the goal is within sight for family practitioner Dr. John Washburn, whose past voyages to Peru made such a profound impact on the 2001 Brush High School graduate that he and his growing family have decided to make a home of the area near the Diospi Suyana hospital in south-central Peru in order to bring life-saving treatments to natives of the remote area.
During the summer of 2003, Washburn made the trek to locations in the country's Andes Mountains, along with his Wycliff Bible Translating Center comrades, to provide medical care for natives of the area who, in the past, have had to endure nearly two-day trips to be seen by doctors.
The heart-wrenching stories he encountered during the experience persuaded Washburn to turn his passion for aiding Peruvian patients into a mission that will soon have this son of Kieth and Marcia Washburn of Brush making a new home of the exotic land.
He won't be alone in his adventure, however, as Washburn's wife Crystal, who is currently pregnant with the couple's third child, and son Caleb (2) and Hannah (10 months) will join the joyous father for this experience of a lifetime that will have the family living in Peru for three years.
In the meantime, the Washburns have been raising funds for the mission and have currently earned nearly 80 percent of their financial need. With the family preparing to depart in April of 2013, John and Crystal have also been busy training for the excursion.
"Initially when we go to Peru we will go to language school," noted John. "I already speak Spanish but I need to get faster and more efficient so I can get directly to the point in my conversations," he said. "For Crystal, we want her to learn Spanish well enough to not feel isolated in the community, and to be able to make friends."
John has already begun a series of language learning courses which also have him taking in all the exotic sounds found in the Quechuan language, spoken widely through the more remote areas by native Quechua peoples.
"They have given us a method to learn a new language," noted John. "Because for many of us, where we are going there is no Rosetta Stone for the language and it has no written form. This is a method to learn the language orally from others in the community."
John, Crystal and even little Caleb have already gotten a head start on their Quechuan as each has learned to count to 10 in the language.
Cultural training also has been on the agenda and for John, the lessons have been especially useful.
"In many of the examples of cultural exchange that I learned from the courses, they note that in taking care of health needs in Peru, one must first address spiritual needs," said John, "and treating people as a whole person is a main goal for the hospital there and for me. It involves addressing both physical and spiritual needs, not just ignoring an entire part of who a person is."
In one such example given during the cultural lessons, a dilemma found in Africa was discussed. In many areas of the continent, people believe diarrhea comes from a curse put on by someone upset with them. Their traditional medical practice has them first visit a Shaman who can decipher the culprit of the curse. The cursed must then seek out the one who put on the curse and make amends with gifts of chickens, pigs or the like. They then go back to the Shaman to have the curse officially removed and it is only then that they visit a hospital.
"We find the same predicament in the Andes," said John, "which is why patients will frequently come to the hospital a week into their illness or more, when they should have been treated much earlier."
"We all have different world views," he continued, "and what we are hoping to do in Peru is essentially finding similarities in our views to make a bridge across to help them see the information from our perspective, as well as respect their beliefs."
"I've always felt that God has been calling me to go out and meet peoples needs," continued John, "especially those peoples with little or no access to healthcare. I found more frequently that people are more likely to open up to having their spiritual needs met than physical which is why we like to treat them as a whole person, addressing both their physical and spiritual aspects."
With the couple hoping to make the trek in April, and Crystal due to have her baby in July, the couple also looks forward to, as John jested, "have a Peruvian baby, without doing all the adoption paperwork".
The couple hopes that people who are touched by the plight of Peruvians might support the endeavor by giving online, or even by simply sending thoughts and prayers their way.
To aid in the family's mission, to provide funding, support or simply to follow them on their life-changing journey and to receive information and updates from their time in Peru, contact Dr. John Washburn at firstname.lastname@example.com to get e-mail updates, follow their blog through Crystal's astounding photography and upcoming Peru updates online at www.johnandcrystalwashburn.blogspot.com or visit http://www.SIMUSA.org/give to donate to their cause by entering missionary ID #038045.
Washburns prepare for Peruvian journey
The mission is clear and the goal is within sight for family practitioner Dr. John Washburn, whose past voyages to Peru made such a profound impact on the 2001 Brush High School graduate that he and his growing family have decided to make a home of the area near the Diospi Suyana hospital in south-central Peru in order to bring life-saving treatments to natives of the remote area.


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PHOENIX (Monday, July 30, 2012) -- Attorney General Tom Horne today announced that 30-year old Tucson resident Megan Monroe Racz has been indicted by the State Grand Jury on charges related to insurance fraud involving senior citizens. All 37 of Racz's alleged victims are aged 65 or older.
"Insurance fraud, especially when it involves the most vulnerable in society is a terrible crime," Horne said. "The state Department of Insurance is to be commended for its investigation of these alleged offenses, and my office will work very hard to vigorously prosecute this case."
The State alleges that Racz, acting in her capacity as an insurance agent, during the Medicare open enrollment period from November 2011 through December 2011 transferred the Health Net Medicare supplemental policies of 37 people, four who were deceased at the time, to United Health Care supplemental polices without the consent of the policyholders. These unauthorized transfers were brought to the attention of the Arizona Department of Insurance by United Health Care, Health Net, and policyholders, who were notified their Health Net Medicare supplemental policies were being cancelled or who received information about new United Health Care policies that they never requested. United Health Care and Health Net worked together to see that none of the policyholders' Medicare coverage lapsed. The State alleges Racz received over $25,000.00 in commissions for transferring the Medicare supplemental policies.
Racz was formally indicted on one count of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, a class 2 felony; one count of Theft, a class 2 felony; six counts of Aggravated Identity Theft, class 3 felonies; two counts of Identity Theft, class 4 felonies; and four counts of Forgery, class 4 felonies.
These charges are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
This matter was handled by Assistant Attorney General Beverly Rudnick. The case was investigated by the Arizona Department of Insurance Fraud Unit.


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Yesterday's Disunion in the New York Times, written by Nina Silber, asks a significant question. How can slavery be the cause of the Civil War, when in 1861 most southern households owned no slaves? It is a question that has vexed scholars for some time. After all, historians have long known only about one-fourth of white Southern families in 1860 owned slaves and the majority of those owned less than ten. So while it is clear that the slaveholding class was ready to secede in order to hold on to their human property, and said so quite clearly during the secession winter, why did non-slaveholding white Southerners join them and enlist in droves in the Confederate army?
Well, part of the answer was that some white Southerners did not. While Unionism in the South was not quite the phenomenon it the Civil War that Loyalism was in the American Revolution, it was still a potent force. All southern states contributed white regiments to the Union army, except South Carolina. Indeed, in some regions of the Confederacy, Unionists held sway or were at least a significant internal threat. Vikki Bynum writes a valuable blog on Southern Unionists over at Renegade South (check it out).
Of course, Unionists were a distinct minority in the Civil War South and the vast majority of non-slaveholding white Southerners initially supported a Confederate leadership dominated by slaveholders. The question is why?
For decades the explanation usually offered was that the antebellum South was an oligarchy in which slaveholders dominated and non-slaveholders did as they were told. That the planter class had their way using a combination of wealth, racist ideology, and a veneer of democracy to convince everyone else they were stakeholders in the system. Other historians eventually came along that contended the prewar South was not as oligarchic as it seemed and that the southern yeomanry was more restive and independent than initially proposed. Which raised anew the question of why non-slaveholding whites, for the most part, joined in a war to preserve the right of the top quarter of their society to own human property? Which brings us around again to Nina Silber.
In recent decades, gender has become a powerful tool of analysis in the historical profession, and Nina Silber has been one of its most prominent practitioners as far as the American Civil War is concerned. Historians like Silber believe that gender identity, what people believed about how being a man or a woman should prescribe their behavior, tells a lot about how people acted in a given time and society. Hence, Nina Silber asserts that gender identity is critical to understand the actions of non-slaveholders during the Civil War and why they were generally willing to support secession and fight for the Confederacy. Silber writes:
Men go to war for all kinds of reasons — glory, money, peer pressure — and that was clearly true in the Civil War South. Yet the speeches, newspapers and writings from the time indicate that white masculine identity, particularly among those Southerners who had little else about them that guaranteed their social status. As long as slaves were legally below them, they were secure. The belief that Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party would end that distinction drove them to a near panic — a fear that secession leaders were all too happy to exploit.
In other words, the masculine identity of white men in antebellum South was tied up in notions of their racial supremacy, and while many of them would never own slaves, the slave system's preservation was integral to their sense of self and worth defending. Nina Silber explains:
Thus the war fever among the South's nonslaveholders was as much about masculinity as it was about class. In fact, the trope of masculinity became a convenient way for the slaveholding class to erase the tensions of economic difference; in this light, all Southern men, regardless of wealth or lack thereof, had to defend their region—and, by implication, the women and children who lived there with them.
There is definitely something to Silber's analysis. In my research on black Civil War veterans, I found gender identity important to understanding the behavior of these men, particularly in pursuing suffrage. Their notions of equality were wrapped up in what they believed to be their rights as men, especially as they had honorably acquitted themselves in the most onerous duty of manhood–military service. Gender identity also helps explain why thousands of Confederate soldiers deserted in the latter stages of the war. They could justify this action not only because final defeat was looming but also because of countless pleas that they were needed at home by wives and children made hungry by the war. So in the end defending their racialized self identity was trumped by their responsibilities of being a male provider and protector of their families. So gender as a category of analysis is a powerful tool in understanding why white southern men went to war, even if they didn't own slaves, and why many of them ultimately decided the Confederate cause was not worth fighting for.
Kudos to Nina Silber and the New York Times through Disunion for bringing the insights of an important branch of historical academia to the public.


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A SYNTHESIS REASONING FRAMEWORK FOR EARLY-STAGE ENGINEERING DESIGN By Ang Liu A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) December 2012 Copyright 2012 Ang Liu
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|At early design stages, the designer must systemically and rationally synthesize both subjective human preference and objective domain physics to create and select purposeful and functional artifacts in order to satisfy the initial design intent. In this process, synthesis plays a critical role in supporting the smooth transition and effective integration of the designer's subjectivity and objectivity. In this dissertation, we propose to formulate and support synthesis as a fundamental reasoning activity/process based on relevant theories that stem from formal logic. On one hand, we define synthesis reasoning as an abductive inference that instantiate the general to the particulars by making both analytic and synthetic propositions under constraints. On the other hand, we prescribe three logic-based reasoning principles that a good synthesis activity/process should follow, namely the instantiation principle, the abduction principle, and the analytic-synthetic distinction principle. Based on these logic foundations, we structure a generic Synthesis Reasoning Framework that guides the designer to go through three sequential stages to carry out a systemic synthesis reasoning in design, namely the formation stage, the ideation stage, and the selection stage. Furthermore, we apply this framework as a general platform upon which to develop some specific supporting approaches in order to address particular synthesis-related design issues in practice including, a constraint management method, an abduction-based ideation procedure, and a preference/axiom alternating selection mechanism. Finally, a rigorous case study is carried out to validate the practical usefulness of the systemic synthesis reasoning at early design stages. On one hand, we investigate the impacts of following each individual reasoning principle during the synthesis process on different metrics of the synthesis result. On the other hand, we compare the different synthesis process and result of using the Synthesis Reasoning Framework with that of using the Axiomatic Design. This research contributes to engineering design both theoretically and practically. In terms of the theoretical contributions: this research enriches and deepens the understandings of synthesis activity/process; it formulates a theoretical foundation and general platform upon which future research of synthesis can be carried on; finally it reveals impacts of the systemic synthesis reasoning on the early-stage design performance. With regards to the practical contributions: this research enhances the practical applications of the Axiomatic Design as a design synthesis theory instead of a design analysis tool in the traditional usage; the proposed framework guides the designer to carry out synthesis reasoning more effectively in design practice; the specific method/procedure/mechanism developed within the proposed framework each resolves a synthesis-related design problem in practice.
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|A SYNTHESIS REASONING FRAMEWORK FOR EARLY-STAGE ENGINEERING DESIGN By Ang Liu A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING) December 2012 Copyright 2012 Ang Liu


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Panda making late push for All-Star votes
SAN FRANCISCO -- Online-only voting for the 2014 All-Star Game commenced last Thursday, which signaled the arrival of the final push for this year's balloting. The Giants have the National League's second-best record but no players atop their positions in the voting.
Third baseman Pablo Sandoval is one of three players -- Brandon Crawford and Buster Posey are the others -- in third at his respective position. Sandoval trails the Brewers' Aramis Ramirez by roughly 384,000 votes and the Mets' David Wright by fewer than 150,000 votes.
While the Giants have maintained throughout the season that they don't focus on All-Star appearances, Sandoval's recovery from a slow start to the season has increased his worthiness to be the NL's starter at the hot corner. Entering Wednesday night's game, he'd raised his batting average 100 points from .171 on May 10 to .271. He hit .341 (60-for-176) with eight home runs and 30 RBIs in that span.
Fans can cast their votes for starters at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or on a mobile device -- using the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Experian until Thursday at 8:59 p.m. PT. The 2014 All-Star Game will be played at Target Field on Tuesday, July 15.
Fans may submit up to 25 online ballots, but they can also earn a one-time bonus of 10 additional online ballots. To access these additional online ballots, you must be logged into your MLB.com account when you submit any online ballot. If you do not have an MLB.com account, register on the site in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free MLB.com account.
Fans this year once again can participate in the Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each league who they would most like to see participate in the Gillette Home Run Derby. The 2014 Home Run Derby will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 5 p.m. PT on Monday, July 14.
The 2014 American League and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on the Taco Bell All-Star Selection Show on Sunday, July 6, beginning at 4 p.m. PT on ESPN, with further details to follow on MLB.com. Immediately following the announcement of the AL and NL All-Star rosters, fans can begin voting to select the final player for each league's 34-man roster via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com Final Vote Sponsored by Experian. Fans will cast their votes from a list of five players from each league over the balloting period.
And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2014 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote Sponsored by Pepsi, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the overall vote that determines the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 85th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and SiriusXM will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage. For more information, please visit allstargame.com.


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Juan Gonzalez said he was relieved that he was caught, documents show
PALM BAY, Fla. – A Palm Bay man stands accused of downloading more than 3,500 images of child pornography using a neighbor's wireless Internet connection.
Juan Gonzalez, 59, made an initial court appearance in Orlando on Wednesday and a federal judge ordered he be held without bond, federal documents show.
The case started Nov. 1 when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Kenneth McLenahan discovered an IP address of a "user who had image and movie files that have been previously identified as child pornography in other investigations," arrest documents say.
He checked the IP address against a national log of addresses known to be involved in the dissemination of child pornography, and found the address had been logged more than 470 times from May to October 2012, according to court documents.
Federal agents tracked the IP address to the 900 block of Northeast Crocus Street in Palm Bay and obtained a search warrant. The owner of the home told authorities he had an open wireless Internet signal, and authorities searched his computers and found no evidence of crimes against children.
Investigators talked to the closest next-door neighbor, who they identified as Gonzalez, and who records show eventually admitted to downloading the images. Gonzalez told investigators "he felt relieved the he was caught because 'it's over,'" the documents said.
Police found more than 3,500 images on Gonzalez's computers and hard drives. Gonzalez is accused of receiving and possessing sexually explicit images of minors and child pornography in interstate commerce.
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HOUSTON – The Houston Dynamo and the San Jose Earthquakes will add a new chapter to their rivalry – one of the better ones in MLS – at Robertson Stadium on Sunday night.
But in addition to bragging rights, Houston want to win the game because it is simply and clearly the most important of the year for them, as it represents a possible six-point swing that could put the Dynamo closer to the final playoff slot currently held by the Quakes.
"It's three crucial points," said Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear. "San Jose are six points ahead of us with two games in hand and the best way to gain ground on them is through head-to-head matchups.
READ: HOU-SJ official match preview
"Even preseason games have always been very intense," noted Kinnear. "They always have been good games to be a part of. It brings out the best in competition from both teams and I expect nothing different."
However, most Dynamo players admit that while the rivalry is intriguing, it is completely irrelevant this week due to Houston's desperate need for a victory. After coming off their most disappointing performance of the year, Houston get a chance to try to turn their season around by emerging victoriously from the rivalry.
"Bottom line, we have to worry about ourselves and getting three points," said Richard Mulrooney. "Whether there is a history of relocation, trades, fans, whatever, it doesn't matter. Any more slip-ups or let-downs, we're going to be looking at our offseason plans instead of the playoffs and that's a major concern for us."
To have success against the Quakes, Houston will have to limit the opportunities in the box provided to former Dynamo forward Chris Wondolowski. The striker already has eight goals this year, matching his Houston career total.
"We know Wondo very well and he's a great finisher," said Dynamo 'keeper Pat Onstad. "A lot of the goals he has scored this year are vintage Chris Wondolowski goals, so we have to keep an eye on him inside the box."
While Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis is back and healthy, fellow midfielder Anthony Obodai and forward Brian Ching are likely out due to injury. Thus, Kinnear will likely have his hands full trying to figure out how best to line up with so much riding on the outcome of the game.
"It's a six-point swing," said Bobby Boswell. "It is a home game for us so what better time to start a run than at home. We're playing a team that has always given us a physical game, it's a rivalry match but it is all about the three points."
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========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1580-1 September 21, 2012 linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software Description: - linux-ti-omap4: Linux kernel for OMAP4 Details: Ben Hutchings reported a flaw in the Linux kernel with some network drivers that support TSO (TCP segment offload). A local or peer user could exploit this flaw to to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-3412) Jay Fenlason and Doug Ledford discovered a bug in the Linux kernel implementation of RDS sockets. A local unprivileged user could potentially use this flaw to read privileged information from the kernel. (CVE-2012-3430) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: linux-image-3.2.0-1419-omap4 3.2.0-1419.26 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. If you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1580-1 CVE-2012-3412, CVE-2012-3430 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.2.0-1419.26
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Moman to sing solo at Lubbock Tenebrae service
Dr. Carl Moman, professor of music and chairman of the Division of Fine Arts at Wayland Baptist University, will be the tenor soloist for First United Methodist Church of Lubbock's tenebrae service on March 29.
The service will include the presentation of "The Crucifixion" by John Stainer. Direction is by Christopher Betts, associate director of music for FUMC. The service is planned for 8 p.m. in the church sanctuary, 1411 Broadway in Lubbock.
At Wayland since 1987, Moman is an experienced performer of recital, oratorio and operatic literature, specializing in the works of Bach, Schubert, Mozart and Handel, along with British and American art song. A graduate of William Jewell College and Washington University, he has appeared in a wide range of performances, from the St. Louis Symphony's Pucinella, In Memoriam Dylan Thomas and Mass by Stravinsky to the University of Missouri (Columbia) performances of Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, Handel's Messiah and Kodaly's Te Deum.
Locally, Moman has appeared with the Plainview Symphony Orchestra as a soloist and in a solo concert of operatic arias. He has also been a guest artist with Wayland's International Choir and Symphonic Band and the Lubbock Chorale, a guest conductor for PSO, and a guest recitalist at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian University.
Moman will be presenting a faculty voice recital on April 15 with Dr. Gary Belshaw, pianist, Dr. Ann Stutes, violist, and Margaret Redcay, flutist, accompanying. The recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Harral Auditorium on the Plainview campus.
There is no charge for either the tenebrae service or the recital.


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By now, everyone in the astro-blogosphere has heard the bad news concerning the Constellation program. No Ares. No Mars. No permanent presence on the Moon. This weeks announcement of Congress failing to provide funding for the future manned space program comes as a tremendous blow to all who work in and follow the space industry. All were left with is the vague promise of the development of a heavy lift rocket to get us out of low-Earth orbit, a promise that might be over a decade from lift-off at this point, it seems as if we may be headed towards another lean decade, much like what struck the space program in the 70s after Apollo.
But is there hope? Certainly, the dual forces of crisis and opportunity may well come into play here. While the shuttle program is coming to an end, the extension of the International Space Station out to 2020 assures us that our manned presence in space will indeed continue. Scientists and astronomers may quietly breathe a sigh of relief, as the axe didnt fall on their pet space probe, and funds for small shoe-string unmanned projects wont be sacrificed to the dollar-guzzling manned space program. Perhaps, as some might argue, the Apollo on steroids approach lacked the vision to truly grab the publics imagination and was doomed from the start. But all would ultimately acknowledge that we truly need both, a robust manned program and a diverse unmanned space exploration program. Its true; we are in financially troubling times. Unfortunately, space exploration tends to wind up on the short list of many inside the beltway as they search for perceived pork barrel projects to cut. But history has shown that nations that cease exploration and curiosity tend to end up as historical has-beens as they become introspective and withdrawn. Perhaps the sight of Chinese or Indian astronauts setting up shop alongside our hallowed Apollo sites will be enough to inspire a new space race but will it be too late? How could this have happened? the credulous public will then say how did we end up so far behind?
We here at Astroguyz believe now is the time for vision and action in space. Whats needed are some truly innovative plans for exploration; how about a manned mission to an NEO such as Apophis in 2029? Or funding the shelved Terrestrial Planet Finder? Or further exploratory landers for Europa or Titan? A heavy lift platform also gets astronomers wheels spinning as to the payloads it could launch. Now might be the time to dust off some of those innovative alternate plans that engineers were said to have been moonlighting over years back. But one thing is certain; any new drive into space must be accompanied with a twin drive in science education as seen in the 60s to be truly effective. This weeks news may have been a major setback, but there are lots of intriguing options out there; lets get out of low-Earth orbit and back into deep space exploration, this time, for good!


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Unprofitable, underperforming and under threat. Banks are closing thousands of high-street branches in response to declining visits from customers and a shift to internet and mobile banking. The future of branches looks grim but there is potential to re-invent them.
Bank branches are struggling financially. About 15% of the current UK branch network is unprofitable (note 2), Intelligent Environments suggests. CACI puts the figure at 30% (note 1).
Faced with the perfect storm of rapidly-evolving technologies, changing customer habits and tougher banking regulations, banks have tried to cut costs by closing unprofitable branches.
In the last two decades, the number of branches operated by the UK's retail banks shrank by more than a quarter (note 2).
Why? One of the main reasons is a reduction in the number of times customer visit branch (down by as much as 30% (note 3)). Customer visits are estimated to decline by another 35% by 2020 (note 4).
This change in customer behaviour is mainly due to rapid growth in internet and mobile banking, which are now used for transactions worth £6.4 billion per week – up from £5.8 billion last year (note 4).
Banking regulations passed after the banking crisis of 2008 have increased banks' business costs and encouraged them to look for easy savings. The deterioration of the business case for the branch has been exacerbated by the increasingly tough environment in retail banking since the financial crisis. At the root of the current pressures is the introduction of Basel III, which requires banks to increase their capital reserves to help them withstand future financial shocks. Banks need to increase their core-capital ratios to at least 18.5% of risk-weighted assets by 2019, under the regulation.
Customers still need branches but for different reasons.
They still use branches for complex transactions, such as for a mortgage or a review of their company's financial health. But they prefer to do routine activities, such as balance transfers or setting up a direct debit, online. Also, while customer visits into branches have fallen, they still perceive branches as important.
As Ana Botín, chairman of Spain's Santander told the Financial Times earlier in 2015
('Democratising finance: Botín charts Santander's digital course', Martin Arnold, Financial Times, February 2, 2015)
"You are not going to get married through technology. You are not going to buy a house through technology. I think that is where we are going to compete very effectively with these guys [technology companies such asApple, Facebook, Google and Amazon if we can find a model that combines the personal side with the technology."
Ana Botin
One solution, could be creating banking hubs that can cater to customers by providing products and services from multiple banks. The hubs would reduce the burden of unprofitability while still allowing banks to maintain a presence in local communities. Banks have been heavily criticised for closing branches in small towns.
The banking hub
The business model for a banking hub is already widely used on High Streets – by travel agents. Travel agents, which also face growing competition from online rivals, give customers access to deals from lots of travel companies (hopefully) ensuring that the service is personal and efficient.
The banking hub would be 'brand-neutral', perhaps operated by a third party, or a combination of participating banks. Staff in the hub would be able to provide customers with general information about products and services and walk them through the relevant processes (for example, applying for current accounts) by using online terminals within the shop.
For more complicated and specialised products, customers could then be directed to a remote advisor on the phone, online or a Skype-type video chat. The hub could blend the best of digital service with the traditional face-to-face service. It'd be a kind of Carphone Warehouse of banking.
It wouldn't reduce competition. Banks in the hub would still compete against each other and keep their brands by offering different products and investing in digital infrastructure (such as innovative online remote advisor technology) to optimise their processes and the service to customers.
Participating banks would achieve significant savings by sharing operational costs of branch operations, and have the opportunity for geographic growth and a larger customer base.
Considering the political pressure on retail banks to keep "the last bank in town" open, the hub could provide a tactful solution. It'd be a convenient and valued presence in in local communities and could improve customer satisfaction.
The banking hub has many attractions but it's unclear whether banks are prepared to make such major changes to their branches. But doing nothing is likely to be bad news for them and their customers.


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The extensive use of composite materials makes the Boeing 787 one of the most advanced commercial aircraft ever built. And while it's already been approved for flight, safety officials are concerned about the long term viability of those materials, which are now being used in the aircraft's wings and fuselage.
Composite materials like carbon fibre and plastics have been used in aircraft components for years now, but concerns have been raised—in a report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office—that the composite structures that make up the 787's wings and fuselage are being tested against safety standards designed for planes with metal structures. Over time metal will bend, flex and stretch before failing, providing safety inspectors with telltale signs that repairs are needed before there's a serious problem. But composite materials behave differently, and officials are worried that inspectors simply don't know what signs might allude to impending structural failure. Even the risk factors of something as simple as a dent aren't fully understood at this point, and there are further concerns that maintenance workers aren't properly equipped when it comes to repairing these materials.
The report hasn't stymied Boeing's progress on getting the Dreamliner into customer's hands, though. Last week the airliner made its first official passenger flight, and the promise of more comfort for passengers and lowered operating costs seem like enough reasons for airlines to dismiss these concerns, at least for now. [Daily Mail]
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This blog covers my father Keith's life and his ancestors on the MacDonald/McDonald side.
He, Keith, was your average kinda guy, a little hokey because he grew up at the tail end of Vaudeville through the 1920's, 1930's and 1940's and he liked silly stuff. He loved airplanes and worked all his life among them. Anything with an airplane engine in it was on his list of things to go see or do, any engine was a good thing. He was also a very curious fellow and I think I got that from him.
One day he mentioned to me that there was Mayflower in his family line and he was correct. His sister Miriam also mentioned it in her notes that she sent to me about the family. I started studying the family seriously back in 1998 and it has exploded ever since. In the Overview (January 2010) post published on this blog, I gave a listing of the things we will cover in this blog.
Here is a list of surnames that are part of Keith and Marjorie's ancestry, my parents.
- MacDonald/McDonald/McDonell/Macdonell/Macdonnell/Mcdonnald
- Barclay, Barkley, Barckley, Bartley
- Boardman, Bordman
- Brown
- Ward
- Spracklin, Spracklen and all other strange spellings
- Goss – They liked to do a long "S" that looks like and "f."
- Keller
- Delano
- Cooley
- Wolcott
- Hayward
- Bliss
- Vassall
- Hopkins
- Prescott
- White
- Andrews
- Scott
- Kendall
- Richardson – this might not be correct
Locations include Washington State, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Iowa, England, Ireland, Scotland and beyond.
I have several blogs because the family history is so big, but they all relate to each other in some way. Besides this blog that is about my Dad's McDonald/MacDonald side there are the following. You can access them from the links on the right side of this blog.
This blog below covers the lives of his grandparents on his maternal side:
The Barclays of Pine River, The Lives of George and Amarilla Barclay http://barclayspineriver.wordpress.com/
The blog below goes back into the older history of my dad's maternal side through his mother Grace and her mother Amarilla.
Solomon Goss of Fearing Township in Ohio. http://sgossfamily.wordpress.com/
Back in 2008, I headed for Pennsylvania to attend the FGS conference in Philadelphia. I decided to do a travelogue blog: Pennsylvania Wanderings. This blog was about my Goss ancestors who migrated to Pennsylvania in 1769 and settled there. I wanted to visit the family history sites. http://pawanderings.wordpress.com/
The Massachusetts Meanderings and more travel blog continued the story of the Goss Family by going back further into the Goss history http://massmeanderings.wordpress.com/
Eventually these two travel blogs mentioned above, will be incorporated into the Solomon Goss Blog and give the posts more meaning on that blog. So they will go away at some point. So if you really want anything from either one I suggest you print it out now.
The following blog covers my mother's side of the family which is all Canadian.
The Boardmans and Browns of Winnipeg, A Canadian Story: http://boardmanbrown.wordpress.com/
In my travels I have collected tombstone photographs and I really felt it necessary to share them at BJM's Cemetery Discoveries! See the pages on my blogs about this Blog which will be removed from the internet. I am now on Find A Grave and have been uploading photos to that website.
To get a hold of me you can leave a comment at the end of a post but be careful and make sure you are on the correct post or it will end up on one that you might not want it to be on. The other option is to email me by cutting and pasting this email into your email email@example.com
Happy hunting Bonnie, updated April 14, 2016


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WICHITA, Kan. – Strong shooting and a one-point halftime lead could not save the Tennessee State men's basketball team as the squad fell to No. 16 ranked Wichita State on the road, 85-71.
TSU (0-4) had three players score in double-digits for the first time this season, scored a season high 71 points and shot 44.8 percent (26-of-58) from the field.
Patrick Miller led the Tigers with 23 points including a 3-of-6 mark from behind the arc.
M.J. Rhett recorded his second double-double of the season with 16 points on f-of-9 shooting (55 percent) and a team-high 11 rebounds.
Jaleel Queary had a career-high 10 points and added a new personal-best five rebounds.
Rhett was a force for the Tigers early on, scoring the team's first four points to keep the game tied through the 16-minute mark. TSU's defense was tenacious as well, holding the Shockers to a 1-for-6 shooting line (17 percent) during that span.
Miller gave TSU the lead at 9-8 with a circus layup in traffic with 14:19 to play, but the advantage was short-lived. WSU went on a 10-4 run, highlighted by a dunk, to take a six-point lead.
The Tigers responded with six straight points, four coming from Rhett with a Jordan Gaither lay-in sandwiched in-between. The quick stretch tied the game at 19 at the 6:25 mark.
The game went back and forth for the remainder of the half with neither team pulling ahead by more than one basket. With three seconds left in the period, Miller sunk a three-pointer to give the Tigers a 29-28 lead heading into the locker room.
The Tigers shot a solid 46 percent (12-of-26) from the field during the first 20 minutes and Miller and Rhett poured in nine points apiece.
TSU committed six turnovers in the first half and only forced three. However, that stat mattered little as Tennessee State scored six points off of WSU miscues compared to just two points by the Shockers.
Alex Bates started the second stanza with a three-point play at the 19:32 mark to give TSU a four-point lead, its biggest of the game.
From that point, the Shockers went on a 14-4 run to take a 42-36 advantage with 15:31 to go. TSU committed five turnovers and four fouls to aid the Shockers.
WSU padded its cushion later in the period when Tekele Cotton hit a three to put his team up by 10 with a little over 13 minutes to play.
Another triple, this one by Nick Wiggins, put the Shockers up by 19 with four and a half minutes left in the game. The long ball capped off a 12-3 Shocker run.
TSU scored eight of the game's final 10 points, but could not dig itself of a 20-point hole and fell to the Shockers, 85-71.
TSU was outscored
Miller had 14 points in the second period on 5-of-11 shooting (45 percent), but TSU's bench was outscored 20-4 during the final 20 minutes.
The Shockers used a combination of great shooting (56.3 percent) and a plus-eight advantage on the boards to pull away in the second half.
Tennessee State will hold its first home game of the season on Monday when the Tigers host the Bisons of Lipscomb at 7 p.m. in the Gentry Center.


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Carnal drama: Wife reportedly knew shot boy all too well
There's a bizarre story developing in the Shenandoah Valley community of Mt. Solon where a 14-year-old-boy was shot in a leg January 13 while allegedly trying to break into a couple's home. Now, according to a next-day story in the Staunton newspaper, it turns out that the shooter's wife–- 48-year-old Kimberly Crilley of Lookout Mountain Road–- has been jailed. The paper reports that she was arrested in October for allegedly having a felonious carnal relationship with the boy, and then jailed for allegedly violating the terms of her bond. Augusta County Circuit Court records show she'll get a hearing on January 18.
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@Nicknameoscar & SusieB - While I agree with you both, that's not always the case. First hand experience gave the perp of my daughter Carnal Knowledge, not rape (which it should have been) and my daughter was only 12 when he was caught. Watch the charges on this lady be plea barginned down to something a lot less just so the state doesn't have to pay to prosecute her....just so sad.
While I agree the charge should be no less than rape AND child molesting, I disaggree that it's the same with a 14 yr old girl and 47 yr old man. I think of it this way, insert a 14 yr old boy into a 50 yr old woman and you have needle in a hay stack. Insert a 50 yr old man into a 14 yr old girl and you got the hay stack trying to get in the needle. Regardless, she molested this boy. I think the husband must be a nut case too, actually. His little love overtures are doing nothing but condoning her. Both need therepy. and the boy.
My biggest question is....What common ground do people of this age difference have to discuss? What type of bicycle he wants Santa to bring him next year? or What color doll house she wants? What in the world do they discuss in a relationship that's of common interest? I also wonder, Does this lady have children of her own?
Ummm, lots of teenage boys would probably be quite appreciative of the experience of "felonious carnal relationships" and might seek them out.
Oh boy, juicy stuff!
Why bother to watch Desperate Housewives when there's a scandal just up the road! Maybe she dumped him for someone even younger which may be why he tried to break in. I smell a reality TV series in the making.
GUILTY: of being smokin' in a school zone.
Actually, she seems attractive.
What does your comment mean, "no webb"? Are you calling her a liberal? Because infidelity seems to be the province of the conservatives these days! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to South Carolina, where we at LEAST stick to the subject of articles when we comment.
I know Mrs. Crilley. She is innocent until proven otherwise.
It's eerie that she resembles Mary Kay LeTourneau!!!
People wouldn't be joking about it if it were a 48 y/o man screwing a 14 year old girl.
She undoubtedly MUST have some type of mental disorder. What the H... is she so HAPPY about.
"Felonious carnal relationship" with a 14 year old boy? Gross. I'm 36 and I can't even imagine that, let alone when I'm 48. Even early 20 somethings look too young for me.
btw this is an awesome mug shot for The Smoking Gun's Friday roundup. :D Has anybody sent it in yet??
I have never understood a mature woman's attraction for a teenage boy...that has to be some sort of emotional impairment. I also do not understand why it seems as if the women who do this with minors who have not reached the age of consent are not considered rapists in the same sense that men are. There seems to be a double standard at work here....even in the wording used in the article. "Felonious carnal relationship?" That's rape, pure and simple.
@ SusieB:
I agree. If an underage girl consents to sex it is still called statuatory (sp?) rape. Why isn't this the case with this underage boy?
Bet her hubby is really proud of his Mrs! he must have the heart of a saint to endure this public embarassment at his expense.
What is so sick about this is...She has a 14 year old son. Certain people have suggested that she may have a Mental Illness(according to the comments on the stauntonnewsleader website) However, that ain't gonna fly, if she knew right from wrong..Her husband is GROSS! All those sick endearments he left her on fb. After she was charged...How many husbands are going to do that? Maybe its "catchy". The MI thing.
History you are so right. Gomer you don't know her as well as you think you do.
@Gasbag - while I agree in this day some young boys AND girls would seek out, adults still have a responsibility not to take advantage of a child who for obvious reasons don't have the experience or knowledge of the backlash of such relationships. I am sure you would agree if you found that your teenage daughter was engaged in such a relationship with a 40 year old man.
Lots of teenage boys would probably be quite appreciative of the experience of ââ?¬Å?felonious carnal relationships" and might seek them out?
OK. i agree. But, so do young girls!
I swear everyone has found her guilty and we have not heard all of the story yet. I am just saying what if she did nothing wrong and the boy wanted more and she turned him down and he said that all this happen and it didn't. I am not one to judge until all the evidence is out. I think we all are to quick to convict and then it has happened that we send them to jail to only find out later they did not do it. I hope that we will be able to pray that the truth will come out with out any reasonable doubt, before we convict her. I believe in the power of pray. I for one will be praying for her and her family and the boys family as well that the truth will prevail.
@ Dog and Pony - The discussion is mostly Oh! Oh! Oh! Ooooh!
This is something you'd expect on Springer! So sad :(
I see a made for TV movie. (Maybe an ABC after school special)


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Where the first Transformers 4 trailer focused on the absurd, this longer clip is - relative to an expensive Michael Bay movie - more restrained.
Restrained in that Optimus Prime is merely fighting a giant robot dinosaur, instead of riding one.
I still think this looks ridiculous - and not in a good way - but the old truck is a nice touch.


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