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[Apologies if you receive this more than once] ================================================================== Call for Papers ICDM '04: The Fourth IEEE International Conference on Data Mining Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Brighton, UK November 1-4, 2004 http://icdm04.cs.uni-dortmund.de (Papers Due: June 1, 2004) =================================================================== The 2004 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (IEEE ICDM '04) provides a leading international forum for the dissemination of original research results in data mining, spanning applications, algorithms, software and systems. The conference draws researchers and application developers from a wide range of data mining related areas such as statistics, machine learning, pattern recognition, databases and data warehousing, data visualization, knowledge-based systems and high performance computing. By promoting high quality and novel research findings, and innovative solutions to challenging data mining problems, the conference seeks to continuously advance the state of the art in data mining. As an important part of the conference, the workshops program will focus on new research challenges and initiatives, and the tutorials program will cover emerging data mining technologies and the latest developments in data mining. Topics of Interest ------------------ Topics related to the design, analysis and implementation of data mining theory, systems and applications are of interest. These include, but are not limited to the following areas: * Foundations of data mining * Data mining and machine learning algorithms and methods in traditional areas (such as classification, regression, clustering, probabilistic modeling, and association analysis), and in new areas * Mining text and semi-structured data, and mining temporal, spatial and multimedia data * Mining data streams * Pattern recognition and trend analysis * Collaborative filtering/personalization * Data and knowledge representation for data mining * Query languages and user interfaces for mining * Complexity, efficiency, and scalability issues in data mining * Data pre-processing, data reduction, feature selection and feature transformation * Post-processing of data mining results * Statistics and probability in large-scale data mining * Soft computing (including neural networks, fuzzy logic, evolutionary computation, and rough sets) and uncertainty management for data mining * Integration of data warehousing, OLAP and data mining * Human-machine interaction and visual data mining * High performance and parallel/distributed data mining * Quality assessment and interestingness metrics of data mining results * Security, privacy and social impact of data mining * Data mining applications in bioinformatics, electronic commerce, Web, intrusion detection, finance, marketing, healthcare, telecommunications and other fields Conference Publications and ICDM Best Paper Awards -------------------------------------------------- High quality papers in all data mining areas are solicited. 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IEEE ICDM Best Paper Awards will be conferred at the conference on the authors of (1) the best research paper and (2) the best application paper. Application-oriented submissions will be considered for the best application paper award. Important Dates --------------- June 1, 2004 Paper submissions Tutorial proposals Workshop proposals Panel proposals August 5, 2004 Paper acceptance notices September 1, 2004 Final camera-readies November 1, 2004 Tutorials and Workshops November 2-4, 2004 Conference All paper submissions will be handled electronically. 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Local research groups are sending unmanned aerial vehicles, more commonly known as drones, up in the Idaho sky. And while this may cause fear for privacy for some, researchers say there's no reason to worry.
"We are looking at the vegetation," said Dr. Thomas Wuerzer, a BSU professor leading an unmanned aerial vehicle research team, "We are not looking in your back yard."
Dr. Wuerzer says the devices are being used in several different projects across the state to aid in wildfire recovery and prevention.
They hover about 400 feet in the air and take pictures of land. Scientists can then determine how badly an area has been burned and what its risk for mudslides and other damage is. They can also work to prevent fires by analyzing vegetation and finding the more fire-prone areas.
Dr. Wuerzer says the research project he's leading will help people who live near the foothills better protect their homes from fire. But even though he's working in an area near subdivisions, he's not permitted to fly over any residential areas, and he says pictures are only taken of uninhabited land.
"There's no intention to spy on our people and our residents," Wuerzer explained, "This is about increasing quality of life. This is about helping with better knowledge. And if technology helps with that, I think we should certainly support that."
The drones Wuerzer and his team are using have been donated by the military. They cost around $1,500 dollars an hour to operate. That bill is split by BSU and the Department of the Interior.

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He's come a long way from the three-year-old trying to swing a hammer by his father's side. He's told the tale of his early renovation years so many times, it might seem like old hat. But for big, burly contractor Mike Holmes, it's true to character.
He comes from humble beginnings and didn't want the limelight. He still marvels at how surreal it all is to now be master of a multimillion-dollar empire with yet another show set to launch on HGTV.
"Did I ever expect it? No. Did I think (Holmes on Homes) would touch a nerve? Yes. I just didn't see what would happen after that," he said during a quick phone interview from his Toronto office.
What happened after he became a Canadian institution, developing such a wide following with his straightforward, no-nonsense approach to rescuing homeowners from renovation hell and educating viewers in the process that this summer he snagged the No. 3 spot on the Forbes list of most trustworthy celebrities, behind only actor Morgan Freeman and filmmaker Ron Howard.
"I just can't believe I beat Betty White," he quipped in a release at the time.
Looking back, his path was an interesting one, but not the route he recommends today. From that three-year-old, he moved on to electrical work by age six, finishing his first basement at 12, dropping out of school in Grade 11 and then by his early 20s getting married, starting a family and running his own company.
It was his admittedly big mouth that got him into TV. He had been building sets for HGTV and got to know an executive who asked Holmes to help him build a custom home. As a result, Holmes had no qualms about speaking his mind. "I gave him crap about the shows that I saw on the channel and said they were all wrong."
Although Holmes didn't want to be the one to do what he saw as the right show, "I guess in the long run it did work," says the Toronto native. "Why? Because I'm point-blank; I say it the way I see it."
The Gemini-winning Holmes on Homes went on to become HGTV's highest-rated show, launching a wide-reaching empire of the Mike Holmes brand that has resulted in books and a magazine, an inspection company, a charitable foundation to encourage youth into skilled trades, a newspaper column, a cartoon character, a clothing line, a partnership with builders in a quality control program, a green mixed-use planned community in Alberta, another partnership with the Assembly of First Nations to bring good housing to Canada's aboriginal peoples and three more TV shows.
The latest show, called Holmes Makes It Right, plays on his oft-repeated slogan, since trademarked and tattooed on his arm.
It's similar in some ways to Holmes on Homes, but he likes to think it combines elements of all three shows he's done - the others are Holmes in New Orleans, which followed the progress of his crew helping rebuild the home of a Hurricane Katrina victim, and Holmes Inspection, which focused on a pet peeve of his: shoddy home inspectors - to bring something new. It also answers a criticism that his shows can be distorting by not showing the true cost of projects and the time and disruption involved.
"We try to show a timeline, how long we've been there, how much it costs, every absolute detail," he says. "Each cost is broken down so people know what we've accomplished and what it would cost them."
The projects on Holmes Makes It Right are more varied, including a huge community effort to rebuild a playground in Toronto's Hyde Park that was destroyed by fire earlier this year. Over two weeks in a heat wave this summer, the Holmes crew, and many volunteers, worked to build a $500,000 playground castle with donated materials.
"It was quite a battle to try and do it in seven days," which was the initial plan, he says. In typical Holmes fashion, it had to be just right, which meant it took two weeks instead. Even still, his crew worked so hard, some of them collapsed in the heat.
The 49-year-old grandfather - grandchild No. 2 is due any day now - shows no signs of slowing down. He's still got too much to do, which means his girlfriend of 12 years must continue to be patient: Holmes doesn't want to get married until he, not surprisingly, can do it right and take off for a month-long honeymoon afterward. Right now, he's too busy to get away for even a week.
"My job and what I believe in is to change the industry."
What would his father, who died at young age, say of him today?
"I think my Dad was extremely proud of me doing construction at a young age and seeing the abilities that I had," says Holmes. "I think he'd say, 'You're a good sh*t, Mike, I love ya.' That's the words he'd use."
Holmes obviously comes by his bluntness honestly.
Mike Holmes' tips on starting your project right:
- Slow down: "If you don't slow down, you're going to run like everyone else and run into a brick wall," he says, adding that we need to take the time to educate ourselves. "You need to learn as much as you can so you understand the job you're about to take on."
- Take responsibility: "If you choose just to give the keys to the contractor you've blindly hired and go to Jamaica to get out of the dust, you're making really big mistakes." Holmes says you need to think of your home renovation as a job, making sure you spend your money right and know why you're spending it in the direction you are.
- Hire a pro: Don't grab the first guy that comes through the door, Holmes says. "We've got to pay attention, look for the red flags." Do they have a list of recommendations with them? "You can tell who's professional. They look professional, they act professional, they show up on time, so you want to make sure you are talking to a professional."
- Get acquainted: Get to know who you're considering hiring, he says "because we have a tendency to hire some of the first people that walk in rather than getting to know each other first. If I come in your door, it's not about the money, it's whether or not I want to work for you. I want to get to know you as much as I want you to get to know me."
Holmes Makes It Right premieres Tuesday at 9 p.m. on HGTV with Holmes live tweeting at Twitter.com/Make_It_Right.
Mike on Holmes: 'I say it the way I see it'
He's come a long way from the three-year-old trying to swing a hammer by his father's side. He's told the tale of his early renovation years so many times, it might seem like old hat. But for big, burly contractor Mike Holmes, it's true to character.


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Guillermo Cifré was among the new generation of Spanish comics artists that emerged in the 1940s. These artist deviated from the juvenile aspect of comics and focused on social satire. The pioneering magazine in this genre was Pulgarcito, in which Cifré published his comics, commenting on burocracy, the treatment of the middle class, queues in front of shops, low salaries etc.
Cifré was remarkable for his verbal outbursts and typical expressions, that were adapted many of the Spanish people. His most famous characters were 'Don Furcio', 'Cucufato Pi' and mainly 'Reporter Tribulete'. In the 1950s he was present in Dot magazine, were he produced the Superman-parody 'Aventuras Morroco Tudas del Super-Birria'.


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Bulls and City of Belleville reach new agreement
BELLEVILLE, ON – The Belleville Bulls and the City of Belleville have signed a lease extension that allows the hockey club to continue to play at Yardmen Arena through May 2015. The agreement includes a club option to allow further but limited extensions.
"This agreement is the result of important conversation between our club and the city council. Together, we have considered the realities of building a viable OHL franchise in one of the Ontario Hockey League's smaller markets," commented Gord Simmonds, majority owner and Governor of the Belleville Bulls. "As we approach the ten-year milestone of our present ownership, it is appropriate to assess our future and determine whether our goal of building an OHL franchise in this market is viable. We are pleased with the understanding we have reached with the city. It underscores our mutual belief that keeping the Belleville Bulls in this community is a goal worth striving for. From the start in 2004 we have reminded everyone that this will work if we can gain true commitment from the key stakeholders; owners, city council, sponsors, and fans."
"The Belleville Bulls are an integral part of the culture and history of our community and we are happy to sign this agreement that will ensure that they continue to play at the Yardmen Arena for the immediate future," said Mayor Neil Ellis. "The Bulls bring national and regional exposure to our community year round and are one of the most identifiable assets in our municipality. We look forward to working with the Bulls during this lease to create a viable long-term plan that will keep the team right here in Belleville."
"It is apparent that our viability hinges on our ability to attract fans to a new level of commitment to the Belleville Bulls Hockey Club. We have just witnessed a tremendous display of energy and effort in the community of North Bay where hockey fans and city leaders clearly decided they wanted to regain an OHL club," noted Simmonds. "We have an opportunity to see a similar show of enthusiasm in a community that wants to retain the OHL club it already has. We are optimistic that initiatives being unveiled in our 2013-14 ticket drive, along with our team's exciting season, will inspire more hockey fans across the community and entire region to become committed to our future here".
The Belleville Bulls, currently completing their 32nd season in the OHL, also announced season ticket memberships that provide current supporters and new fans a wider range of pricing and payment options. Full details of the 2013-14 season ticket memberships can be found here.


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A 9-year-old central Ohio boy, who police say was the first targeted in a string of shootings by his mother's ex-boyfriend, has died from his injuries, a hospital official said Sunday.
Jaiden Dixon succumbed to his injuries at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, according to a nursing supervisor who declined to provide further details early Sunday morning.
The boy had suffered severe brain injuries and his organs were being donated, according to Mark Granger, the lawyer that Jaiden's mother works for as a paralegal and who spoke on behalf of the family Saturday.
Jaiden was the first victim in a series of violent encounters Friday that ended in the death of his mother's ex, 47-year-old Danny Thornton.
Thornton shot Jaiden around 7:30 a.m. Friday when the boy answered the door at a residence in Grove City, a suburb on the city's southwest side, according to Grove City police Capt. Jeffrey Pearson. About a half-hour later, police said Thornton shot an ex-girlfriend, 42-year-old Vicki Vertin, at a dental office in Groveport, a suburb on the city's southeast side.
Police said Thornton entered the office and said, "Haven't seen you in a while" before shooting Vertin, a dental employee.
Thornton was tracked to a retail parking lot about two hours later and shot to death by police when he emerged from his car holding a gun, authorities said.
Vertin was hospitalized in critical condition Friday and an update on her condition was not available early Sunday. A police officer was also wounded.
Police said they recovered a handgun, which has been turned over to investigators to determine if Thornton fired at the officer. They were still trying to learn what set him on his deadly path.
In a 911 call, a police dispatcher warned that Thornton had threatened "suicide by cop." The dispatch said Thornton had "claimed that he will not go down without a fight with police."
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text: The Chicago White Sox' Philip Humber threw a perfect game against Seattle today. The matchup is available now in the MLB Today feature of MLB 2K12, which means it's a qualifying game for the $1,000,000 Perfect Game challenge. One problem, though: It's rated at 52 (of 100) in difficulty, so rushing right out to replicate Humber's perfecto probably won't get you in the top 8 on the leaderboard. The top 8 as of midnight, May 1, go to New York for a tournament and a shot at $1 million.


text: It was fall 25 years ago that The Next Generation first appeared on television sets across North America, and timed to commemorate this occasion is a brand new trilogy of novels by author David Mack dubbed the Cold Equations (thereby paying homage to yet another classic of the genre). The first installment is called The Persistence of Memory and has already inspired heated debate well in advance of its debut on October 30th, with the cover art's inclusion of a certain vain robotics pioneer causing us to reexamine and question the fate of his most successful creation at some length. Meanwhile Mr. Mack did no more than tease with regards to this (or did he?—damn, the man is good), but he did humorously suggest a working title of "A Soong of Ice and Fire" for his latest work. The official blurb commeth: And in a development I chose to interpret as a good omen, Simon & Schuster even got their excerpt up in time for our review thread: http://books.simonandschuster.com/S...ld-Equations/David-Mack/9781451650723/excerpt


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Not everything on YouTube is free any more. The video-sharing website will now charge users a monthly fee to view certain content offered through subscription channels, the Google-owned site announced Thursday.
More than a million channels already generate revenue on YouTube through advertising, "and one of the most frequent requests we hear from these creators behind them is for more flexibility in monetizing and distributing content," the site said.
"We've been working on that and wanted to fill you in on what to expect," YouTube said Thursday in a blog post.
A pilot program includes several dozen paid channels, with others to follow. The list is diverse. It includes "Sesame Street," the UFC martial arts and fighting channel, Comedy.TV, Baby First PLUS, GayDirect for LGBT programming, Jim Henson Family TV, National Geographic Kids and the Woodworkers Guild of America. Full episodes of "Sesame Street," for example, or classic fights aired on UFC will be available via subscription.
The fees start at US$0.99 a month. Every channel will offer a 14-day free trial, and many will offer discounted yearly rates, YouTube said. The site will roll out paid channels "more broadly in the coming weeks as a self-service feature for qualifying partners," YouTube said, adding, "this is just the beginning."
There will be no upper margin for the fees, though the average price will be $2.99, Google said.
Video producers can fill out an application form to build their own paid channel.
The channels will be accessible from a desktop computer, phone, tablet and TV, with more devices on the way, YouTube said.
The move is likely to help Google generate more revenue from YouTube, though content creators will get a majority share of the fees, the company said. Partners will also have the option of including ads with their content.
"As new channels appear, we'll be making sure you can discover them, just as we've been helping you find and subscribe to all the channels you love across YouTube," the site said.
The site already recommends individual videos and themed channels to users based on their viewing habits. Users will not have to pay for any content now that was previously free on YouTube, Google said.
YouTube launched its partner program for content producers in 2007. The service, which is designed to give creators tools to build their audience, lets eligible videos earn money from ads.
Zach Miners covers social networking, search and general technology news for IDG News Service. Follow Zach on Twitter at @zachminers. Zach's e-mail address is [email protected]
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James Cameron currently serving 16-year sentence
A federal appeals court has reversed some of the convictions against Maine's former top drug prosecutor, who was sentenced to 16 years for child pornography.
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld convictions against James Cameron on seven counts but vacated convictions on six counts. Cameron, of Hallowell, was convicted for sending, receiving and possessing child pornography in 2006 and 2007.
Part of his appeal focused on the admissibility of evidence.
The appeals panel found that Cameron was effectively denied his right to confront his accuser because some records used as evidence required calling a witness to authenticate.
The case goes back to U.S. District Court in Maine for resentencing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Don Clark said no decision has been made on whether to pursue a new trial.


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WASHINGTON, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Oklahoma policymakers should avoid enacting laws that undermine payers' ability to use mail-service pharmacies, preferred pharmacy networks, and other innovative pharmacy benefit management (PBM) tools, the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) asserts in a new white paper, "Unnecessary Regulations that Increase Prescription Drug Costs."
NCPA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization that develops private, free-market alternatives to government regulation that rely on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial private sector.
HB 2100 would grant the State Board of Pharmacy authority to regulate PBMs, the companies which employers and state agencies hire to negotiate discounts with drugstores. Allowing pharmacy boards to regulate PBMs creates a conflict of interest since the Board members are pharmacists – a group which contracts with PBMs and could financially benefit from the policies they set, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) said.
"This report shows Oklahoma policymakers that appeasing the drugstore lobby means higher prescription drug costs for small businesses, consumers, and government programs," said PCMA President and CEO Mark Merritt .
The NCPA report points out a number of regulations and laws that could increase prescription drug costs, including:
Click here to read the NCPA white paper.
Barriers to Competition: State Boards of Pharmacy and Conflicts of Interest
Background: The report highlights how some states are seeking to transfer regulatory authority of drug plans from the state's insurance commissioner to the state's Board of Pharmacy.
NCPA: "Because state pharmacy boards are controlled by pharmacists, giving them authority over drug plans creates conflicts of interest that could undermine drug plans' ability to negotiate lower prices with pharmacy networks."
Barriers to Lower Cost Mail-Service Pharmacies
Background: Employers and payers use a variety of incentives to encourage patients to use efficient mail-service pharmacies for medications treating chronic illnesses. In Oklahoma, mail-service pharmacies will save employers, seniors, unions, and consumers $540 million over the next decade.
NCPA: "Unfortunately, some states are enacting laws that interfere with the ability of drug plans to reward enrollees that use the plan's mail order option by barring drug plans from offering lower prices for mail-order dispensing. This unnecessarily raises costs for consumers, insurers and employers. Obviously, these laws mostly aim to benefit local community pharmacies rather than consumers."
Barriers to Competitive Pharmacy Networks.
Background: A new study finds that the extraordinary number of pharmacies in the United States offers an opportunity to save $115 billion over the next decade through the greater use of preferred and limited pharmacy networks. However, some states have in place so-called "any willing pharmacy" laws and regulations that force plans to contract with pharmacies that don't meet their quality standards or geographic access needs.
NCPA: "These any-willing-pharmacy laws are costly to taxpayers, employers and patients alike. The Federal Trade Commission notes that these laws reduce the drug plans' bargaining power, leading to higher drug prices and higher premiums for consumers."
Barriers to Efforts to Combat Fraud
Background: Health care fraud is a problem that increases overall health costs and is especially burdensome in Medicare and Medicaid. Billions of claims are submitted to millions of providers, making fraudulent claims easy to disguise. PBMs and companies processing electronic payments are effective at discovering irregularities that lead to fraud.
NCPA: "Regulations requiring Medicare drug plan administrators to pay claims within 14 days make it difficult to detect fraud before a claim has been paid. At the very least, drug plans need the authority to delay paying questionable claims to providers suspected of fraud. Plans also need greater authority to exclude or suspend suspected fraudulent providers from networks and conduct routine audits of participating pharmacies.
"Congress and state legislatures should avoid well-meaning, but ill-conceived, regulations intended to protect consumers, which often have the opposite result. A better way to ensure desirable outcomes is to promote a competitive environment free of market distortions that favor one party over another."
Barriers to Lower Cost Dispensing Fees
Background: Dispensing fees paid to drugstores and pharmacists that are mandated and set by states are much higher than in commercial drugs plans. The average Medicaid dispensing fees range from $1.75 in New Hampshire to $10.64 in Alabama, averaging about $4.81 per prescription across the country (the dispensing fee in Oklahoma is $4.02). By contrast, privately managed Medicare Part D plans negotiate fees with pharmacies of about $2 per prescription.
NCPA: "Dispensing fees in state-managed, conventional Medicaid plans are set by the state. State officials and state legislatures often yield to political pressure and set dispensing fees that are much higher than what private drugs plans could negotiate if allowed to do so. When the fees are set too high, taxpayers pay pharmacies more than they would in a competitive market."
PCMA represents the nation's pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which improve affordability and quality of care through the use of electronic prescribing (e-prescribing), generic alternatives, mail-service pharmacies, and other innovative tools for 215 million Americans.
|SOURCE Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
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Earth from Space: Airplanes and volcanic ash
This Envisat image shows a large cloud of ash north-east of Scotland that has been carried by winds from Iceland's Grímsvötn volcano about 1000 km away.
The Grímsvötn volcano, located in southeast Iceland about 200 km east of Reykjavik, began erupting on 21 May for the first time since 2004.
Despite being larger than the Eyjafjallajoekull eruption that reeked havoc on air traffic last year, the Grímsvötn eruption is not expected to be as impactful.
Still as winds pushed the ash cloud toward the UK, major airline carriers grounded flights on Wednesday that were due to fly in and out of Scotland and Ireland.
Volcanic eruptions eject large amounts of ash and trace gases such as sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere, often reaching the altitudes of scheduled flights.
When flying through a volcanic ash cloud, ash particles enter the jet engines and can result in engine failure. The ash can also severely damage the material of the aircraft.
Ensuring these hazards are addressed, the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centres (VAACs) were established in 1995 to gather information regarding volcanic ash clouds and to assess the possible hazard to aviation.
Satellite measurements offer an excellent means to follow the spread, extension, concentration and movement of volcanic plumes. To this end, ESA has developed dedicated services to provide fast alerts on volcanic eruptions to support VAACs within the Support to Aviation Control Service project.
Interestingly, numerous aircraft condensation trails, or 'contrails', are visible south of Ireland, about 800 km south of the ash cloud. Exhaust emissions from jet aircraft contain large amounts of water vapour, which, under certain atmospheric states, will condense to form ice crystals.
These act as condensation nuclei around which even more water vapour in the surrounding air condenses. The end result is the formation of an elongated cloud-like condensation trail in the sky.
This image was acquired on 24 May by Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer at a resolution of 300 m.


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Do Stars Like Miley Cyrus + Selena Gomez Now Have to Fear Paparazzi Drones? [VIDEO]by Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
Celebrities can run, but it seems they can no longer hide from the scarily omniscient presence of the paparazzi.
Thanks to the lightning-fast development of affordable technology, the photog business has gotten its hands on drones that can be flown through the air by remote control (via People).
What does that mean for celebrities? Well, drones can capture photos where a paparazzo on the ground can't. Drones can fly above crowds, across streets and over homes — places where safety or security reasons might keep actual photographers from entering.
Last month, Miley Cyrus posted a video to Instagram of a drone flying above her, potentially to snap photos of the 'Bangerz' star. She captioned the vid, "Drone Pap wtf."
Selena Gomez was also the target of a pap drone, according to a photog that needed an alternative way to grab shots of the singer. "They tried to stop us from taking pictures … and we said, 'You know what? Release the drone,'" he said in a 247paps video. "When there is a lot of fandemonium and people are trying to block us, we'll send a drone up and get great footage."
According to TMZ, Kanye West mentioned his fear of drones in the deposition for his assault case stemming from his attack of a paparazzo — the same depo where he compared celebs fighting for rights in present day to African Americans fighting for rights in the '60s.
He asked the lawyer, "Is your daughter stalked by, like drones? Are there drones flying where she's trying to learn how to swim at age one?" He continued, "What happens if a drone falls right next to her? Would it electrocute her? … Could it fall and hit her if that paparazzi doesn't understand how to remote control the drone over their house?"
Kanye makes a fair point. Luckily, California state senator Alex Padilla agrees that drone usage needs to be restricted.
"We have enough paparazzi issues as it is," the politician told People. "We certainly don't need drones with cameras or video recorders hovering over nightclubs, restaurants or the streets of L.A."
Sen. Padilla is heading a bill in the California State Senate that calls for limitations of drone usage. His wish is that celebrities will lend their support to the bill to bring publicity to the issue.
Miley, Selena, Kanye — you guys might want to give Sen. Padilla a call!


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St. John's Football Preview; Johnnies Close Season at Bethel [AUDIO]
The St. John's football team closes the 2012 season at Bethel Saturday at 1pm. The Johnnies have won 3 games in a row and are 5-4 overall and 3-4 in the MIAC. St. John's is coming off a blowout win over Hamline 55-10 last Saturday. St. John's Offensive Coordinator Jim Gagliardi talked with Jay Caldwell on the Granite City Cafe on AM 1390-the Fan.
Bethel is 7-2 overall this season and 5-2 in the MIAC and still has a chance to make the NCAA Division III playoffs with a win. St. John's will start sophomore Connor Bruns this week with freshman Nick Martin sustaining a season ending injury last week against Hamline. St. John's was 6-4 in 2011 and would like to close the season on a 4-game winning streak.
Jim Gagliardi recaps the season on the Granite City Cafe Wednesday November 14 at 1:35pm.


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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Everyday Sisters Sharing Sundays #3
Our Rules:
1. Please share a link back to your actual recipe post, not to your main blog page.
2. Please link back to our blog so others can join in the fun.
3. Leave us a comment about what recipe you are linking up.
4. Have fun!
Now for the Featured Chicken Recipes from last week! The following recipes got the most page views this past week! Thank you to everyone for linking up Everyday Sisters Sharing Sundays. We really love this addition to our weekly blog posts. It's been so much fun getting to know you all better!
Oriental Chicken Salad by Cook Lisa Cook
Spicy Ginger Peach Chicken by The Hungry Homebody
Underground Chicken by The Kitchen Cookie
Sesame Chicken by Cooking with K
Now let's see all those yummy, ooey, gooey chocolate recipes!!!
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Thank you for featuring my Oriental Chicken Salad I hope that anyone who made/makes it enjoys it as much as we do. This week I linked up my Rolo Brownie Bites with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting these are a huge hit in our home and anytime I bring them to share. Thanks again for hosting the hop and I can't wait to see all the wonderful chocolate recipes!ReplyDelete
Cook Lisa Cook
Thank you for the feature this week...sharing 2 quick recipes this week...hope everyone enjoys them! Thank you for hosting the linky and all your hard work each week.ReplyDelete
thanks for hosting girls! Looks to be a good link up so far!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the feature and for hosting! You guys do such a great job, it's appreciated! LOVE the chocolate theme! Have a wonderful weekend ladies!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2011 at 10:46 PM
Thanks for the invitation to join this blog party! The chocolate theme is right up my alley too...I am sharing the chocolate cake with honey peanut and chocolate buttercream frostings (#7) and chocolate chip cookies (#17). Both recipes do not contain refined sugar. I look forward to trying more of the recipes on this page too! Enjoy your day!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invite! I'm a chocoholic, so this is perfect!! I've brought some brownie, cupcakes, and cookies! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Thanks for inviting me over! :) I linked up my chocolate peanut butter cupcakes.ReplyDelete
The Farm Girl
Sorry I missed out on the link party last weekend...I was on vacation in Chicago. But...I'm back this week with some really decadent raspberry cheesecake brownies! Can't wait to check out some more of these recipes...ReplyDelete
I am addicted to chocolate and I'm scared to see how many chocolate recipes I actually have on my blog. I'm sure it's an embarrassing amount! So - I just decided to link up the 3 most recent :) Two fairly healthy ones and one completely unhealthy! (dk choc zucchini bread; dk choc trail mix; cookie dough brownies!)ReplyDelete
I'm drooling!! So far everything looks so amazing. Keep 'em coming!!ReplyDelete
Thank you for a great party!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invite...we"re on vacation with iffy wifi, so I"'ll post a link back on my blog when we get home :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invite - I linked up Chocolate Wafer Sandwich Cookies and am your newest follower.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invite! I have added Toasted Marshmallow and Chocolate Malt Cake!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invite, I linked up the frozen s'more ice cream bars, chcoolate peanut butter cookie dough cheesecake and the strawberry tiramsu eclairsReplyDelete
WOW! It doesn't get any better than having a 'mess' of chocolate recipes on all in spot. I love it! I linked up my easy cherry choco cake & waffle iron cookies. Thanks for hosting.ReplyDelete
I linked up one of our family favorites...German Chocolate Cake! Have a great week!ReplyDelete
Becca @ Crumbs and Chaos
Thanks for inviting me! I've linked up my recipes for Turtle Cheesecake Truffles, Dulce de Leche & Nutella Swirl Loaf Cake, and S'mores Cupcakes.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invite!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invite! What a great idea. I couldn't decide on just one chocolate thing....I love them all! :) Hope you guys enjoy!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invitation to post my Chocolate Ganache Ice Cream with Hot Fudge. It doesn't get any more chocolatey than this one!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invite! These look sooo good!ReplyDelete
Thank you for the invitation to link on your blog. I just linked my Nutella Banana Bread. It's a must have for Nutella Chocolate lovers out there :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invite, I linked up. Have a great week!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness so many yummy chocolate treats!~ Thanks for the invite!ReplyDelete
Thank you for inviting me- I've linked up :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the invite! I just linked up my chinese cookies! Can't wait to see what the themes are for the future weeks!ReplyDelete
Thanks for letting me know about your blog and your linky party. I have linked up my chocolate quesadillas. It looks like you have a lot of interesting and delicious looking link ups!ReplyDelete
Even Chocolate is the end of my every Sunday.ReplyDelete


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What is Dentistry?A dentist provides oral (mouth) health care, ranging from routine cleanings all the way to oral surgery. Dentistry is about more than just teeth: dentists also care for a patient's jaw, tongue, lips, and salivary glands; they even check for signs of disease in the head and neck. A dentist has a number of jobs they perform to keep their patients healthy. They examine areas inside and around the mouth to look for unusual lumps or swelling that could indicate a problem, and they take biopsies if needed. They educate their patients not only about the daily care of their teeth and gums, but also about proper nutrition and not using tobacco. Of course, teeth are their main focus, and dentists know how to treat them right. A dentist can clean, repair, remove, replace, or reposition teeth in order to prevent and treat disease. Some disorders of the mouth and teeth require special treatment and surgery. Although a general dentist can perform minor surgical procedures such as tooth extractions, when it comes to more specialized oral care, there are dentists who have chosen to focus their education and experience in certain areas. These subspecialties include:
- Endodontics, the specialty that focuses on the pulp and nerves inside the tooth (endodontists often perform root canals)
- Pediatric Dentistry, which is dental care specifically tailored towards children
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, which deals with surgery of the jaws and lower face; this can include everything from trauma after an accident to removal of wisdom teeth
- Prosthodontics, the specialty of replacing missing teeth or bone within the mouth with prosthetics, or manufactured parts
- Orthodontics, which involves aligning the teeth and shaping the jaw using braces
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The super-hot red PlayStation 3, which came out in Japan last year, is making its way to the U.K. soon, Sony said over the weekend. Amazon has it listed for April 27.
I've reached out to Sony to see if it'll come here too. We'll update if we hear back.
PlayStation 3 320Gb Model - Scarlet Red [Amazon UK via Eurogamer]


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Posts Tagged 'Checks whether a site is blocked by the Great Firewall of China'
Internet Censorship in China / The Golden Shield
The Golden Shield
(retrieved 15.02.2014 at http://wagingnonviolence.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/jingjing-chacha.jpg)
The Great Firewall
(…) So basically the "Internet" has two Internets. One is the Internet, the other is the Chinanet.
In China, we have 500 million Internet users. That's the biggest population of Netizens, Internet users, in the whole world. So even though China's is a totally censored Internet, but still, Chinese Internet society is really booming. How to make it? It's simple. You have Google, we have Baidu. You have Twitter, we have Weibo. You have Facebook, we have Renren. You have YouTube, we have Youku and Tudou. The Chinese government blocked every single international Web 2.0 service, and we Chinese copycat every one.
Sometimes this Chinese national Internet policy is very simple: Block and clone. On the one hand, he wants to satisfy people's need of a social network, which is very important; people really love social networking. But on the other hand, they want to keep the server in Beijing so they can access the data any time they want. That's also the reason Google was pulled out from China, because they can't accept the fact that Chinese government wants to keep the server.
Sometimes the Arab dictators didn't understand these two hands. For example, Mubarak, he shut down the Internet. He wanted to prevent the Netizens [from criticizing] him. But once Netizens can't go online, they go in the street. And now the result is very simple. We all know Mubarak is technically dead. But also, Ben Ali, Tunisian president, didn't follow the second rule. That means keep the server in your hands. He allowed Facebook, a U.S.-based service, to continue to stay on inside of Tunisia. So he can't prevent it, his own citizens to post critical videos against his corruption. The same thing happend. He was the first to topple during the Arab Spring. But those two very smart international censorship policies didn't prevent Chinese social media [from] becoming a really public sphere, a pathway of public opinion and the nightmare of Chinese officials. Because we have 300 million microbloggers in China. It's the entire population of the United States.
But also, the Bo Xilai case recently, very big news, he's a princeling. But from February to April this year (2012), Weibo really became a marketplace of rumors. You can almost joke everything about these princelings, everything! It's almost like you're living in the United States. But if you dare to retweet or mention any fake coup about Beijing, you definitely will be arrested. So this kind of freedom is a targeted and precise window.
But this technology is very new, but technically is very old. It was made famous by Chairman Mao, Mao Zedong, because he mobilized millions of Chinese people in the Cultural Revolution to destroy every local government. It's very simple, because Chinese central government doesn't need to even lead the public opinion. They just give them a target window to not censor people. Not censoring in China has become a political tool.
So that's the update about this game, cat-and-mouse. Social media changed Chinese mindset. More and more Chinese intend to embrace freedom of speech and human rights as their birthright, not some imported American privilege. But also, it gave the Chinese a national public sphere for people to, it's like a training of their citizenship, preparing for future democracy. But it didn't change the Chinese political system, and also the Chinese central government utilized this centralized server structure to strengthen its power to counter the local government and the different factions.
So, what's the future? After all, we are the mouse. Whatever the future is, we should fight against the [cat]. There is not only in China, but also in the United States there are some very small, cute but bad cats. SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, TPP and ITU. And also, like Facebook and Google, they claim they are friends of the mouse, but sometimes we see them dating the cats. So my conclusion is very simple. We Chinese fight for our freedom, you just watch your bad cats. Don't let them hook [up] with the Chinese cats. Only in this way, in the future, we will achieve the dreams of the mouse: that we can tweet anytime, anywhere, without fear.
Behind the Great Firewall of China – Speech of Michael Anti (赵静, 趙靜, Jing Zhao) at TED in July 2012
Transcribed by Thu-Huong Ha
Reviewed by Jenny Zurawell
View video here, read the transcript online here or download pdf here.
(received 01.06.2014 at http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_anti_behind_the_great_firewall_of_china/transcript – full video at http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_anti_behind_the_great_firewall_of_china)
How Chinese Internet Censorship Works, Sometimes
(…) In a 2013 study of social media site Sina Weibo, researchers at Northeastern University found empirical evidence that censorship sometimes not only fails to quash discussion of sensitive topics on Chinese social media sites, but may even encourage it. Though numerous factors may be at play, the finding reinforces the popular notion that attempts to conceal information can backfire and even become a central part of a story—a phenomenon known as the Streisand Effect, for singer Barbra Streisand, whose attempts to suppress photographs of her multimillion dollar mansion caused photographs of the house to go viral.
Read the study online here or download as pdf here.
Whereas most censorship alerts the user to its presence with blunt error messages, attempting to instill a chilling effect, this subtler method gives users the mistaken impression of having shared their views with their online followers when, in fact, their messages are only visible on their own computers. Thus, authorities can shut down discussions without raising the specter of netizens outraged that their posts have been deleted.
One should not underestimate the ability of Chinese Internet users to dig up information authorities are trying to hide—especially when it directly affects them or when it relates to righting injustices. But one must also acknowledge that China's censors often still have the will and the tools to manage online information effectively to suit the government's needs.
JASON Q. NG 03.13.14 at ChinaFile
(retrieves 07.08.2014 at http://www.chinafile.com/How-Chinese-Internet-Censorship-Works-Sometimes)
Grass Mud Horse: Chinese Puns to Climb the Great Firewall of China
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Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung (Chinese: 洪天健; pinyin: Hóng Tiānjiàn, born 1976) http://www.tinkin.com/
(…) The Chinese have played with homophones and near homophones (usually differing only by a tone) for a long time. (They're a staple at the Chinese New Year.) More recently, this feature of Chinese has been particularly useful for evading the censors. When the authorities banned the phrase cào nǐ mā, or "fuck your mother", from the Chinese internet, in the name of combating vulgarity, the Chinese were quick to coin an internet hero, the Grass Mud Horse, whose name is a near homophone: Cǎo Ní Mǎ. Maorilyn Maoroe can be seen with him above. He is an opponent of the River Crab, a pun on "harmonious", the official description of the society censorship is meant to promote.
The Grass Mud Horse is just one of ten mythical creatures all designed to talk about naughty stuff through puns. Mr Hung includes a painting of another of them, the great French-Croatian Squid, whose Chinese name requires a little English to get the pun. He is Fǎ Kè Yóu, and wears a Mao jacket while blowing an inflationary bubble with chewing gum. (The vowel in ke is a sort of "uh" sound, so this sounds roughly like "fah-kuh you".) (…)
Grass Mud Horse: Chinese Puns to Climb the Great Firewall of China
By Marice Sy On June 10, 2011
(retrieved 25.02.2014 at http://old.provisionslibrary.com/?p=9618)
Chinese Firewall Test
Test any website on availability in China: https://en.greatfire.org/
Sensitive Sina Weibo Search Terms (Updating)
(…) The Grass-Mud Horse list includes the English translation of each blocked keyword, as well as link to the relevant Sensitive Words post and information on retests where available. The list will continue to expand so long as Weibo blocks search results. (…)
China Digital Times Sensitive Sina Weibo Search Terms (Updating)
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Power rankings. You hate them. They're so arbitrary and pointless, especially when they include all 32 NFL teams. All you want to know after a good week of NFL action is who the bestest team in the NFL right now, and which one is the absolute barrel-scraping worst. The one so awful, it could be turned into a Third Eye Blind record. That's why we have TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE NFL, where we go to great lengths to tell you who's the top dog in football right now, this very minute. LET'S GO!
THE TOP: Pittsburgh Steelers
I don't know why everyone is yammering on and on about parity this year when the Steelers have been grinding teams into dust left and right. Yes, they let Cleveland hang around too long yesterday, but then they turned it on and blew them out of the water.
And now that they have Big Ben back, their passing game is suddenly thriving and will be as long as he's around. Where is the weakness on this team? At the offensive line? Trust me, I've seen far worse o-lines this year than Pittsburgh's.
Three of the Steelers' next four games are against Miami, New Orleans, and New England. If they win two of those three matchups (and they will), I guarantee you this team ends the year with 13 wins plus. Contrary to what some might tell you, every team in the league does NOT suck this year.
THE BOTTOM: Dallas Cowboys
Let's give the poor Bills and Panthers a rest this week from the bottom slot. They'll have plenty of time all year to hang around the basement and eat cold cheeseburger pizza. Let us instead bestow this spot to a team that didn't have a bye week yesterday.
U.S. & World
Oh, Dallas. Oh, you are so breathtakingly awful. I want you people to savor this Dallas Cowboys season. Uncork it and let it breathe, like a good bottle of port, or some other high-class drink that I can't personally afford. Take in its breathy musk of failure and ineptitude. The turnovers. The absolutely crushing penalties. It's rare that you see a team play THIS FAR below their obvious talent level.
They should have wiped Minnesota off the field yesterday. But this is what happens when you spend half the game throwing swing passes to Felix Jones against one of the fastest linebacking corps in all of football. This is a train wreck unfolding in wrenching slow motion. Take it all in, people. Because Jerry Jones may finally get around to hiring an ACTUAL coach next go round.


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Hi, I'm co-founder of Draw the Dog, and we just posted our first-ever Pit Bull cartoon. You can find it here:
It took us a while to get the first cartoon done, because we wanted to portray a really positive image for this often misunderstood breed. I hope you like it.
Most of our cartoons are inspired by a real dog, and we want to feature more Pit Bulls. So please submit your dog's stories through the Make Your Dog Famous page of our site.


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Let's kick off 2015 with the Awesome Kirsten & Donnie! Here's a teaser from their Philadelphia Engagement Session this past Sunday on the University of Penn campus.
More to come!
Let's kick off 2015 with the Awesome Kirsten & Donnie! Here's a teaser from their Philadelphia Engagement Session this past Sunday on the University of Penn campus.
More to come!
Check out the sexiness that is Heather & Mike! Their beautiful Wedding was at Scotland Run Golf Club and I could not be more in love with this shot!
More to come.
Check out this beautiful night teaser from Jaide & Ryan's Wedding Saturday in Valley Forge!
Meet Heather & Mike!! These sexy beasts met up with me on south street next to the Philadelphia's Magic Gardens with their beautiful daughter who has the most adorable giggle ever! After some sweet moments with the little lady, I took the couple all around the area and exploring all the alleyways and parks, looking for cool spots. I remember loving how attentive he was to her. Helping her walk down the uneven sidewalks and how she clutched onto him, not just for help but because she is his. There wedding is in seconds and I can't even wait!
check out my favorites from the day!
Meet Jaide & Ryan! For their Engagement Session, we met up in the Old City section of Philadelphia and I got to meet their little baby girl Delaynee! She's such a little trooper and with a little help from Jaide's mom dancing behind my camera, we got some cute smiles from her. After a little family time, Jaide's parents entertained the little princess while I had Jaide & Ryan making out for me. I like what I do 🙂
Check out some of my favorites!
Check out this fun teaser from Jess & Mark's Wedding this past Saturday in Long Branch, NJ! Their reception was at McLoone's Pier House which is right on the beach and on the way out to the water for some portraits I saw this shot. LOVE THEM! Such a fun group!!!
Check out these bangin shots from Jess & Mark's Philadelphia Engagement Session this past Winter! It was freezing so we stopped for homemade hot chocolate at Franklin Fountain to warm us up a bit. After that it was up to Mark's hands to warm Jess up!


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Despite Mertesacker being sent off we managed to hold out for all three points at The Hawthorns. The lads are quietly putting together a useful run of results which god willing will continue while our rivals keep slipping up.
Fourth place is not impossible by any means but we have to hold our nerve.
Tomas Rosicky's double earned 10-man Arsenal their sixth win in the past seven Barclays Premier League games and increased the pressure on Chelsea and Tottenham in the battle for a Champions League spot.
Rosicky broke the deadlock at the Hawthorns with his first league goal of the campaign and then added a second early in the second period.
West Brom midfielder James Morrison reduced the arrears from the penalty spot after Per Mertesacker was red carded for bringing down Shane Long but the Gunners held on to claim the three points.
Victory enabled Arsene Wenger's side to climb above Chelsea into fourth spot and they are now only a point behind Spurs with their two main rivals both in action tomorrow.
Arsenal were worthy winners despite the continued absence of injured duo Jack Wilshere and Theo Walcott and have the momentum - and no European distractions unlike their main competitors - entering the final phase of the season.
Rosicky's overall contribution was impressive but there were also key performances from Santi Cazorla and skipper Mikel Arteta.
Albion only came to life after the introduction of substitute striker Romelu Lukaku and Mertesacker's red card but they are comfortably placed in mid-table.
Arsenal needed a goal-line clearance from Rosicky to prevent Albion taking the lead after 12 minutes. Chris Brunt's corner picked out Claudio Yacob's run to the near post and his glancing header beat Lukasz Fabianski only for Rosicky to head away.
The Gunners did not look convincing at the back and Long created an opening from himself after cutting inside but he failed to hit the target.
But after 20 minutes Arsenal broke the deadlock through Rosicky's first Premier League goal of the campaign. Arteta's long pass was seized upon by Gervinho who turned past Gareth McAuley before crossing for Rosicky who headed home at close range.
West Brom tried to retaliate and Fabianski went down at the foot of a post to smother a Chris Brunt free-kick.
But Arsenal were dominating the game and Gervinho extended Foster with a low shot on the turn.
Aaron Ramsey became the first player to be yellow carded for a challenge on the recalled Jerome Thomas and then Rosicky was booked for a late tackle on James Morrison.
Ramsey should have doubled Arsenal's lead two minutes before half-time but he poked the ball wide of the far post after good play by Giroud and Cazorla.
The second half continued in the same vein and Foster blocked a shot from the overlapping Bacary Sagna after being teed up by Gervinho.
After 51 minutes Rosicky doubled Arsenal's lead with his second goal of the game.
Ramsey's pass was volleyed by Rosicky with plenty of power and Foster was unable to hold the shot. Rosicky was the first to react to the rebound and made no mistake from eight yards out.
Baggies boss Steve Clarke responded by bringing on strikers Lukaku and Markus Rosenberg in place of Graham Dorrans and Jerome Thomas respectively.
Koscielny was booked for bringing down Long but the Gunners were in control of the game and Lukaku's weak free-kick straight at Fabianski summed up Albion's performance.
There was a rare moment of danger for the Gunners when Fabianski blocked Brunt's near-post effort.
Albion were given a lifeline after 71 minutes when last defender Mertesacker was sent off for bringing down Long in the box and the resulting spot-kick was converted by Morrison.
Wenger took off Gervinho and brought on Thomas Vermaelen to replace Mertesacker.
Albion came close to levelling was when McAuley headed just wide from a Brunt corner. Lukaku curled a shot just wide and Long fired over the bar but Arsenal held on.


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2014 NHL Playoffs: Patrick Kane wills Blackhawks to 4-3 win over Kings
By Allan Muir
One more game. Apparently the Hockey Gods do answer prayers.
With a nerve wracking 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Friday night, the Chicago Blackhawks extended the Western Conference Final to a Game 7 showdown on Sunday night with a berth in the Stanley Cup Final on the line.
Even if that one doesn't feature three lead changes, some how'd-he-do-that? goaltending and two of the most thrilling individual performances in years, it should be a dandy. The Kings are 6-0 in elimination games this spring and already have won two Game 7's on the road. They'll be facing a Chicago team that is now 13-0 in Games 5-7 over the past two seasons, and 5-0 when facing elimination.
Blackhawks-Kings Game 6 recap | Box Score | Highlights
But more to the point, they'll be up against the one-man wrecking crew named Patrick Kane. The dynamic winger taken control of the series over the past two games, carrying the Hawks with seven points while seeming to play in bullet time.
Tonight's tally: a highlight reel assist and two goals, including a jaw-dropping winner with 3:45 remaining.
Clutch? Sure. Kane has a knack for rising to the occasion. He has 37 career playoff goals now and 21 of those have come in the third period or overtime. But this was more than that. This was a legend-making performance they'll be talking about when he's inducted into the Hall of Fame.
That winning goal was, fittingly for the surroundings, Gretzkyesque: A bold slice of daring and imaginative hockey.
Who else but Kane would reject a clean slot from the left dot with Willie Mitchell acting as a screen in favor of driving back along the boards and darting across the blueline -- crossing paths with three Kings along the way who could have thwarted his bid -- before unleashing a rocket that would elude a screened Jonathan Quick?
This was "Groundhog Day" stuff, like Phil Connors finally catching the falling plate in the diner only after living through and detailing the moment countless times. Who else would possibly think to try this, let alone navigate the perfect path to execute the play?
"It's unbelievable," said Jonathan Toews, who had the goat horns yanked off his head by his teammate's late-game heroics. "I looked at him and I almost started laughing. It's amazing what he can do in these big games when our season is on the line. Nobody else seems to be able to do it the way he does it."
That play was only slightly more magical than the pass he made to set up Duncan Keith's game-tying goal just four minutes earlier. That sublime backhand feed led Keith just past the check of Trevor Lewis and into a dead spot in the high slot for a nasty wrister that beat Quick on the low blocker side and silenced a Staples Center crowd that had whipped to a froth moments earlier.
KWAK: Rangers bounce back to eliminate Canadiens, head to Cup Final
"It's a privilege playing with a guy like that every day and seeing the things he can do," Keith said.
It's a testament to Kane's wizardry that it overshadowed an equally inspired performance from Los Angeles' Drew Doughty. The defender has been a force throughout the postseason, but he's raised his commitment to Olympian levels in this series. Coming off a remarkable Game 5 that saw him record a team-high nine shots while playing 39:04, he was majestic tonight, a dominant force in all three zones who personally took control of his team's hopes in that frantic third period.
He knotted the score at two 5:32 into the frame after picking up a Dustin Brown pass that had been blocked by Brandon Saad. Doughty paused, darted to create an open lane that would maximize the screen provided by Mike Richards and then hammered it past Corey Crawford from 50 feet out.
Just 2:06 later, he created Alec Martinez's go-ahead goal with another patience-of-Job play, this time faking a shot twice and drawing two Chicago defenders to himself before throwing the puck behind his back right onto the tape of his partner, who found himself with 20 feet of open ice on all sides before beating Crawford with a wrister from the high slot.
Doughty understandably was defiant after the loss. "We're fine," he said. "We still believe we could have won this game tonight. We know that we can still beat this team, but we also know it's not going to be easy. They're going to have their best game in this Game 7, especially in their home rink. We've just got to reset, fly over there tomorrow, and just be ready to win a hockey game."
Kane was looking ahead as well. "We know they're a resilient group and they've won two Game 7's on the road. It's going to be a tough one. We know they'll bring their best for Game 7."


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The Senate approved a three-month suspension of the debt limit on Thursday, sending it to the White House for President Barack Obama's likely signature.
The upper chamber voted 64 to 34 to add its approval to a plan conceived by House Republicans, which would push the deadline at which the government runs out of authority to borrow money to finance its obligations until May 18. The government would have otherwise run out of money within a matter of weeks.
In exchange for the extension of borrowing authority, both the House and Senate must now draft and approve separate budget resolutions by mid-April. The legislation approved Thursday by the Senate and last week by the House would place lawmakers' pay into escrow if they were to fail to pass a budget.
The Obama administration has indicated that while the president would have preferred a longer-term extension of the debt ceiling, it did not oppose the short-term extension. Obama is expected to sign the legislation into law.
Attention will now turn to the normal budgeting process that typically dominates the first few months of the calendar year in Congress. Republicans' gambit in offering this proposal was to highlight how Senate Democrats had failed to pass a formal budget resolution in the last four years. (Democrats argue they were working off of a de-facto budget stipulated by various spending cut agreements passed by Congress.)
Leaders of both chambers have suggested they'll push ahead with ambitious, and markedly different, budgets.
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Well, here's the thing, knowingly these companies give out these cracked pieces of software because they know people can't afford a 1000 program (Industry professionals told me this). Once I have the money, I'm definitely buying the programs. You have to start somewhere though. In my opinion, using cracked software is like a friend burning a CD of an album they bought, and if they decide to give it to you, then good for you. But you have to deal with glitches, which can disrupt the workflow. But when I have the money, I have no excuse not to buy these programs.WyldBill the KhalifaGuest
I use cracked software only a small number of times. Most of the cracked software I had I didn't know how to use it (smh). I use imaschine on iPad now.EricGuest
When I first started we had reason and new version came out and when I went to download it, it would work. They my producer said that he got it from the YMCA for free.. I told him that the word saids Ephesians 4:28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. So, I had them check the computer and we had sounds that was stolen and I had then removed.. How can we say we are making music to glorify God, with stolen software? That doesn't add up.. I started buying software and gear one at a time.. Roman wasn't build overnight..Rod Da EngineerGuest
Hi everyone,
Im sure we all have started out with cracked software. As for me i started out with reason 4. But i got the disc from one of my friends. Not really cracked software right? No but it was just as bad. The end user agreement (that alot of us probably dont read lol) usually only allows a certain amount of licenses to be used. I know for a fact the disc i used had be installed on Atleast 8 computers lol. Suck part about it is no tech support, no upgrades, and eventually no reason 4 lol.
There is actually a "anti-piracy" coalition going on right now where they are fining companies that use pirates software.
I dont condone starting out using bootlegged software but I understand that we all have to start somewhere. If i had to give a producer/engineer advice on how to start id tell them to start with using the demosDrumWisdomGuest
Hey people of the world
When it come to using cracked software I dont shave any experience with it but i dont condone it either. A loop hole in anything is not gonna bring good results.OLGuest
Yeah lol kinda part of the reason why I stopped and began purchasing my stuff Dj JesusBeats lol cuz man lol bootleg stuff can get your computer all messed up!!!anonymousGuest
What the bible says about not paying someone who works for you.
1 Timothy 5:18
For the Scripture says, "YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING," and "The laborer is worthy of his wages."
James 4:17
17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
What the Government has to say about not paying someone who works for you
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H.R.3261 — 112th Congress
Stop Online Piracy Act – Authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to seek a court order against a U.S.-directed foreign Internet site committing or facilitating online piracy to require the owner, operator, or domain name registrant, or the site or domain name itself if such persons are unable to be found, to cease and desist further activities constituting specified intellectual property offenses under the federal criminal code including criminal copyright infringement, unauthorized fixation and trafficking of sound recordings or videos of live musical performances, the recording of exhibited motion pictures, or trafficking in counterfeit labels, goods, or services.
What the bible says about the Governments laws and rules
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Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.Matt in a hatGuest
There's no need to crack software now. Anyone can make due just fine with free software.
Tracktion 4 is free now. There's Podium free too.
A used mpd or similar, and a cheap interface, and presto your in the game!
Might not even cost you $100 total if you look around.
Jumping into production has has never been so affordable.
Sure you can spend all the money you want, but you don't "need" too.
I buy new stuff now, and again because I like options, and I "like" too.Matt in a hatGuest
There's no need to crack software now. Anyone can make due just fine with free software.
Tracktion 4 is free now. There's Podium free too.
A used mpd or similar, and a cheap interface, and presto your in the game!
Might not even cost you $100 total if you look around.
Jumping into production has has never been so affordable.
Sure you can spend all the money you want, but you don't "need" too.
I buy new stuff now, and again because I like options, and I "like" too.FlossyGuest
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we need a fancy file template with path & description fields, so we dont have /etc/file.conf hanging around or # comment confusion arising. [[User:666threesixes666|666threesixes666]] ([[User talk:666threesixes666|talk]]) 08:00, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
we need a fancy file template with path & description fields, so we dont have /etc/file.conf hanging around or # comment confusion arising. [[User:666threesixes666|666threesixes666]] ([[User talk:666threesixes666|talk]]) 08:00, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
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document rules
The grub-install command does not have the --no-floppy option. --ferdy
The crazy chroot command, while necessary I guess, is getting out of control. Is there a way we can trim it down and still keep things sane?
AFAK this is a SysRescueCD specific issue, alternative:
- chroot /funtoo/mount/path /bin/bash as usual
- once chrooted just unset path: unset path
Here are the rules for this doc -
- Keep things simple, and reasonably short.
- Explain all steps just enough to provide context, but not enough to interrupt the flow of the document.
- Integrate reasonable defaults into the doc that users can and will be expected to use successfully for their own installs. Don't include millions of "if/then" statements. Make reasonable assumptions.
- Recommend preferred approaches for install rather than exhaustively cover all possibilities.
- Don't use this doc to make your own personal recommendations.
- Don't cater to a specific sub-community - keep things general.
- Following this guide should result in a successful installation of Funtoo Linux.
- Optional topics should not clutter the main flow of the document - break them out to their own pages.
- Installing Funtoo can be educational, but the primary goal of this document is to help users get Funtoo Linux up and running successfully. Changes to the doc should be made in the hopes of increasing the % of successful installs. Educate, but do not overwhelm.
OK, I think I have repeated myself enough :)
Hello, world. This is line 2.
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild R ] app-admin/metalog-2
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* Use eselect news to read news items.
stage3 filename changed
stage3-current.tar.xz -> stage3-latest.tar.xz
- so change to a more universal command stage3*.tar.xz 666threesixes666 (talk) 02:22, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
broken SysRescueCD links
The SysRescueCD links is broken since they link to specific files no longer mirrored.
reasons for filesystem recommendations
I'd like to see more reasoning for the filesystem recommendations, at least a link to another page.
make.conf video card addition
might be a good idea to insert a edit make.conf and add video card = nouveau or intel or intel i915 section? 220.127.116.11 22:13, 19 March 2014 (UTC) aka 666 ARRR!!!!
- annnndddd INPUT_DEVICES too.... make.conf should probably be wrapped in precollapsed <div tags since its starting to become so populated. 666threesixes666 (talk) 05:47, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
force toc
{{#ask: [[Category:First Steps]] | format=category }} ask show as category at the very bottom of the article blows away the toc. so __FORCETOC__ to force it. i also looked into using iframes, but they are a security hazard to load the category. ajax could do it but im pretty sure an admin would have to patch that in. id still rather have huge TOC over no toc....666threesixes666 (talk) 02:22, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
resolv.conf assumptions
copying the resolv.conf assumes a sane resolv.conf and default location are observed by host media.
move down to already chrooted in to funtoo
root # echo "nameserver 188.8.131.52" > /etc/resolv.conf
leave no room for error, make google do the heavy lifting for the install.
xubuntu@xubuntu:/mnt/funtoo$ cat /etc/resolv.conf # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8) # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN nameserver 127.0.0.1
fancy file
we need a fancy file template with path & description fields, so we dont have /etc/file.conf hanging around or # comment confusion arising. 666threesixes666 (talk) 08:00, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
More information about "Stable or Current?"
It is said, that "current" is recommendet, but not why. So what are the differences between them? Please add this information to the article! At the moment new users are not able to decide what fits their needs most. They need to follow the recomendation blindly ... schentuu (talk) 14:53, 18 July 2014 (UTC)


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Less portable than the Bag of Rhythm - or the "Bag 'o Riddem", as we presume it's supposed to be pronounced - the Get Up Stand Up is a two-channel, all-in-one system with 2 x 4.5-inch woofers and 2 x 1-inch tweeters that, gimmickry to one side, actually sounds pretty good. It'll push out 40W across the two sides together, which you can adjust to your needs with the remote control that slots in neatly just over the back.
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