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Posted 06 October 2012 - 10:30 PM
Along with everyone else, I extend my thanks to you for the great work you have done.
As a new user of the services, I was wondering if it is possible to have the query script insert the verses in a different format. Specifically, I am wondering if there is a way to have it put the verse reference in a different location. Is that a function of how Accordance handles verse references for exports? Is there a way to set it in Accordance (or somewhere else) so that the full reference is given after the verses, rather than an abbreviated verse reference before the verses?
In Christ,
Bret Hicks
Posted 06 October 2012 - 10:52 PM
Thank you so much for these tools. This will make my working with Accordance even better than it already is! I love this program and the addition of these tools makes it even better. Thanks again.
Posted 06 October 2012 - 11:00 PM
to do what you want in Accordance, I would recommend using "copy as citation". I am not sure how this works with Joe's scripts.
e.g. 'Βίβλος γενέσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ υἱοῦ Δαυὶδ υἱοῦ Ἀβραάμ.' (Matthew 1:1 GNT-T)
You can set how this works in the accordance preferences.
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Edited by Ken Simpson, 06 October 2012 - 11:01 PM.
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Posted 07 October 2012 - 12:34 AM
So, you can alter your copy as citation format just as Ken has mentioned, and that's what will be used (as long as the Service or Script is set to copyAsCitation).
Posted 07 October 2012 - 06:38 PM
I understand the difference between copy and copy as citation, and have the proper settings in copy as citation. How do I make the service use the copy as citation instead of normal copy function? When I do the "Insert Query Verses" it just asks for which verse(se) I want - not whether I want copy of copy as citation. How do I choose copy as citation?
In Christ,
Posted 07 October 2012 - 07:47 PM
Did you ask the same question in a comment on my blog? I will post below the reply I gave there. But basically, you need to read the Services ReadMe file included in the Accordance Services folder. But, also, I wrote a new Query Service for you that by default uses Citation, but allows you to do verses as well. You can download it here. Just replace your old Insert Query Verses 1st in the ~/Library/Services/ folder.
Yes, you have complete control over the format that is used. If you read the ReadMe file that comes with the Accordance Services folder, you will see instructions on how to customize a Service. I hope to post a video tutorial demonstrating this as well.
When you double-click a Service that's inside the ~/Library/Services/ folder, it will open in Automator and you will see several Property settings you can adjust. Read the ReadMe documentation and you can adjust what you want.
Basically, what you're seeing is that for the Insert Query Verses 1st Service, the Property copyAsCitation is set to false, while it's set to true for Insert Verses 1st.
If you set it to true, you can then go to Accordance and customize in the preferences the format for copying as citation.
Posted 08 October 2012 - 08:56 AM
I did not ask the person on your blog - it must have been someone else. But I am a bit embarrassed that the answer is in the read me file. As a man of the Book (and a former computer programmer to boot) I should have known to look there. I guess my typical "I'm a man... Directions - we don't need no stinking directions" overwhelmed common sense
Thanks for the reply - and again thanks for all of this work. It is really appreciated!
In Christ,
Posted 10 October 2012 - 12:45 AM
No prob. I think the ReadMe is pretty explanatory. I still would like to do a video demoing that you can pretty much make a Service do nearly anything you can dream up.
Posted 10 October 2012 - 01:52 PM
You may want to fix a slight design bug. On a null return of search for verse, the display dialog is behind whatever application is front most. I believe this can be remedied by wrapping the error within a tell Finder block to make Finder Front.
Posted 10 October 2012 - 10:02 PM
Thanks for the interaction. The design bug is in Accordance. When Accordance receives a bad parameter in an Apple event call, such as this:
tell application "Accordance" to «event AccdTxRf» {"NRSVS", "BadReference 1:1", true}
Accordance brings up a modal dialog box saying something like:
The book "BadReference" cannot be found.
Or if the module name is wrong:
The text "NRSvoops" is not currently available to Accordance.
The dialog box is in the background because it belongs to Accordance; notice how Accordance comes to the front when you bring the dialog box to the front. I have no control over this behavior. This is not the proper way to code the situation. An app should never respond to a silent Apple event call with a modal GUI dialog box like this.
And what is worse, Accordance returns no result (nil or "" or a text string error message). This is what causes a second error dialog box displaying a type -1 script error. But, on the bright side, Accordance no longer crashes; that bug was fixed in the latest update.
I can trap for the second error dialog, but that is pointless since it doesn't fix the problem, and should never happen in the first place.
Edited by Joe Weaks, 10 October 2012 - 10:49 PM.
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Posted 12 October 2012 - 10:08 PM
I'm glad you're finding the Script Library useful. I'm delighted to see how many downloads so far.
Posted 20 December 2012 - 03:05 PM
I have loved using your scripts and have them set up the way I like on my old Mac. I am transferring over to a new Mac. Is there a way to copy over the Scripts and settings (hot keys and such) from the old Mac to the new one? Or do I have to reinstall and redo the hot key setup and such?
Once again, thanks for your work on this. I can't imagine doing my weekly work without it!
In Christ,
Bret Hicks
Posted 20 December 2012 - 05:19 PM
Is there a way to copy over the Scripts and settings (hot keys and such) from the old Mac to the new one? Or do I have to reinstall and redo the hot key setup and such?
I actually don't know if custom hot-key assignments you've made to Services will transfer in migration assistant. My guess is no.
The Services themselves should transfer, though.
If you're doing a manual transfer to the new computer, then there is probably a plist pref file that stores the keyboard assignments, but I wouldn't recommend trying to transfer it.
Before you decommission the old mac, take a screen shot of the keyboard assignments so you have a reference to work off of.
Gratz on the new Mac, and glad you find the Accordance Services so helpful. I think they are too; not sure why any Accordance user would NOT use them.
Posted 20 December 2012 - 06:31 PM
Unfortunately, migration assistant was almost a total bust on the transfer. As was Time Machine - but that is another (frustrating) story. So it has been manual. I guess I will just have to re-run the scripts and hen set things up again.
I am glad to have a newer MacBook Pro (late 2011), and look forward to really using it after I get everything set up properly.
In Christ,
Posted 20 December 2012 - 06:38 PM
Just drag the Services you want into the ~/Library/Services/ folder and then go to System Preferences/Keyboard/Shortcuts tab to reassign the key shortcuts.
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Posted 23 December 2012 - 02:47 PM
I am not sure what the issue was for you. When I have followed Joe's instructions it works flawlessly - and does nothing to Evernote. I hope they can help you figure it out, because the services really improve exporting data and such.
In Christ,
Posted 23 December 2012 - 03:27 PM
As Bret said, if you follow Joe's instructions it should work. If you are still having trouble by the end of the week let me know and I will try to help you. We are visiting family out of town the first part of the week. Just send me a message me through the forum.
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In August, Scott Thomas asked if I'd help with the set design for "A Christmas Carol". He's directing it for the Saint John Theatre Company and it will be performed at the Imperial Theatre November 17 – 19, 2011. He was looking for a set that brought the story closer to the audience, and that could be used for both indoor and outdoor scenes. I know that there will be a few minor adjustments, but here is what I gave them to start with. The maquette is 1/2″ to 1′. I am looking forward to seeing the show!
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with a hot discussion going on the ind-aus series and the TVS cup being over, i think this is the right time to start the series.
the series will be starting in less than 2 months from now.
any predictions ?
mine india will win it beating australia 2-1 in the finals.


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ESA 'Amaze' Project Aims To Take 3D Printing 'Into the Metal Age'
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dryriver sends this BBC report: "The European Space Agency has unveiled plans to 'take 3D printing into the metal age' by building parts for jets, spacecraft and fusion projects. The Amaze project brings together 28 institutions to develop new metal components which are lighter, stronger and cheaper than conventional parts. Additive manufacturing (or '3D printing') has already revolutionized the design of plastic products. Printing metal parts for rockets and planes would cut waste and save money. The layered method of assembly also allows intricate designs — geometries which are impossible to achieve with conventional metal casting. Parts for cars and satellites can be optimized to be lighter and — simultaneously — incredibly robust. Tungsten alloy components that can withstand temperatures of 3,000C were unveiled at Amaze's launch on Tuesday at London Science Museum. At such extreme temperatures they can survive inside nuclear fusion reactors and on the nozzles of rockets. 'We want to build the best quality metal products ever made. Objects you can't possibly manufacture any other way,' said David Jarvis, ESA's head of new materials and energy research."
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Somone launched a vid of Adam's first performance of Trespassing with a full band and back-up singers. Haute hot! Wow! (He's really MY man.)
Watch it fast before Viacom takes this down:
Anonymous, thanks, that was a wonderful performance which I will hopefully write up once I'm on top of all this media!Delete


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aurita-gui 0.3.0
Aurita::GUI provides an intuitive and flexible API for object-oriented creation of primitive and complex HTML elements, such as tables and forms. It is a core module of the Aurita application framework, but it can be used as stand-alone library in any context (such as rails). As there seems to be a lack of ruby form generators, i decided to release this part of Aurita in a single gem with no dependencies.


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The Scanning Electron Microscope at Noisebridge.
- "TV Mini-SEM (R)" by ISI (International Scientific Instruments)
- lives in the "science ghetto" on the west end of the south wall at 2169.
- is tended by Mike Kan and the rest of the SEM mailing list
- If you release the vacuum without venting the pump hose, pump oil will flood the chamber and contaminate the entire mechanism, requiring 10 hours of cleanup.
- If you vent air into the column without powering down the filament, you'll probably destroy the filament ($100).
Startup procedures
- Get the power cord from Mike.
- See PDFs on vacuum start up and operators manual linked below.
Todo list
Short Term:
- Isolate vibration from external sources; buses, people, etc. (2010-12-12)
- Create/obtain specimen stage clamp or spring to prevent specimen vibration. (2010-12-12)
- Obtain some sputter coated specimens. (2010-12-12)
Long Term:
- Column liner needs to be replaced. Larry may be able to provide a clean liner. (2010-06-15) (update: Larry has taken column liner to his lab for cleaning)
- Build digital capture stage to replace CRT mechanism (2010-06-15)
- Replace 8.4" slow scan CRT with slow scan XGA LCD? (see above)
- Build sputter coater for specimen preparation (2010-06-15)
- Test repair of X Stigmator circuit. Replaced 741 op amp. (completed, work began 2010-11-20, tested 2010-12-10)
- Adjust vertical overscan of CRT (completed 2010-12-12, including hack sawing access port to overscan potentiometers in the CRT module)
- Fix 2x magnification toggle switch (2010-12-12)
- Diagnose and repair barrel distortion and occlusion at low magnification (2010-12-12)
- Sew dust cover (2010-12-12)
- Rubber grommet around edge of CRT potentiometer port needed
Repair and Enhancement Notes
- Before repair, disable pumps and high voltage then put it into operation mode by placing a magnet on the operation relay.
- schematics framed behind SEM are to a similar, potentially slightly more modern model
- poorly designed wire harness may cause linear op amp and transistor on the J1 board of the power module to fail.
- camera mounting stage and bellows hood for slow-scan exposure. Proposed (2010-06-15), Completed by Mike, Miloh, and Chris (2010-11-06)
- CRT V. scan, V bias, H. frequency potentiometers are located on the underside of the CRT module.
- broken stigmator Y lock tab is in altoids tin in SEM kit box.
How to mitigate vibration:
- Measure and pinpoint vibration sources
- Dampen vibration from the rough pump-line by one of these methods: routing it though a concrete block and adding a hose extension, sandbag the existing line, or utilize water as a mass.
- Hang the column from the ceiling with bungee cord and platform
- Potentially relocate the microscope to the server room to diminish dust and increase distance from Mission St.
- Create spring clamping specimen slug to keep the specimen from moving.
- Made in Japan
- Delivered in September, 1975
- magnifies up to 20,000x
- outputs to a CRT
- non-digital, non-NTSC, non-PAL, analog output signal
Media: Vacuum_System_Operating_Instructions.pdf - How to start the pump
Media: ISI_Mini-TV_SEM_Manual-Troubleshooting-Reference_Guide.pdf - How to use and fix the SEM
Media: Specimen_Stage_Service_Request.pdf - Why the rotating stage is broken
Media: Cards.pdf - Historic docs
Media: Other_Docs.pdf - Repair notes
Media: Packing_Lists.pdf - Original Packing Lists, the contents of the shipping crate
Overall schematics for the TV MINI-SEM (Model: MRS-2-2 WN76-7-01). These schematics are for a model of SEM that is perhaps newer than than the SEM at Noisebridge. It is still an invaluable reference to the technician. Note: This schematic is a mosaic of 9 images stitched together with Hugin 2010.2.0. Some minor alignment issues exist in the content of the schematic. I think alignment can be guessed/interpreted accurately. Available in: LOW RES 1.5MB (4330 x 3109, posterized grayscale, JPEG) and HIGH RES 8MB (8680 x 6217, color, JPEG).
Media: Schematic_of_Photomultiplier.pdf
Media: Polaron_Pirani_Schematics-PE_Pir-SW_Issue_4_E5000.pdf - Polaron Pirani sputter coater schematics
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Steve Bisciotti is wearing a plaid sports jacket, crisp checkered shirt and multicolored pocket square. Sunglasses hang from the jacket pocket, and the Super Bowl ring he earned 12 years earlier sits heavily and prominently on his right hand.
Bisciotti, the 52-year-old owner of the Baltimore Ravens, doesn't like to talk about himself and is rarely seen around the team complex. Yet on Thursday, three days before one of the most important days of his life, he agreed to an interview with several reporters.
When the Ravens won their only Super Bowl in 2001, majority owner Art Modell proudly thrust the trophy into the air to celebrate. Bisciotti, who had purchased a small portion of the team a few months earlier, had little involvement in the formal proceedings.
He was more of a fan. He rented a tent, hired a band and arranged to take 250 friends with him to Tampa.
Bisciotti gained majority ownership in 2004 and has since been doing his best to get Baltimore back in the Super Bowl. The moment has arrived, and if the Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Bisciotti will be on the podium as the confetti falls from the roof of the Superdome.
``The last time, I was kind of a fly on the wall for the whole experience. It was still Art's team,'' Bisciotti said. ``It's a lot different this time. (Senior vice president) Kevin Byrne wasn't dragging me around making me do interviews 12 years ago.''
After the Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7 in that Super Bowl long ago, Bisciotti figured it would only be a short while before the team added to its collection of championships.
``It was a great thrill,'' he said, ``but like Cal Ripken in his second year, you think, `Boy, this is pretty cool.' Then, here we are 12 years later before we've got a chance to do it again, and all we've done is gotten here. The last time, we won it. It's certainly not going to be fulfilled if we don't win it.''
Bisciotti has the ring from the previous Super Bowl, but he doesn't have the satisfaction that comes with seeing your important decisions and investments bear fruit. He made millions by creating the largest privately-held staffing firm in the United States, and the hands-on approach he displayed in that endeavor is evident in his handling of the Ravens.
``From an organizational standpoint, I'm very involved,'' Bisciotti said. ``I want my questions answered before they make their decision, but I would hope that when I do get involved in the important decisions that my participation actually lends itself to helping them make a better decision. I don't just say, `It's your job, do it.' I can't learn unless I understand their line of thinking.''
Bisciotti is aware of all that goes on with the team, but his deep tan suggests he does not micromanage. He is content to let general manager Ozzie Newsome and coach John Harbaugh tend to many of the details involved around running the team - with the understanding that he's always a phone call away.
Odds are, when Bisciotti takes that call, he will be someplace warm with his wife, Renee.
``I'm at practice maybe once a week. We're empty-nesters,'' Bisciotti said. ``We spend most of our fall and winter in Florida. If I can get up and do a Friday practice and meet with John and Ozzie and hear the game plan and where they think the team is mentally, that's good for me. I can go out and see my friends Friday night, I can take my boat up to the harbor and enjoy Saturday night with friends, meet my family in my suite for the game, and maybe head back to Florida again on Monday for four days.''
It seems as if Bisciotti treats ownership of the Ravens as a sidelight to the casual lifestyle. That could not be further from the truth.
``He's a very strong guy. He's a very smart man,'' Harbaugh said. ``He's involved in really almost everything we do. He's the guy that establishes the vision for the organization, and I think Steve deserves a lot of credit. He's not a guy that wants the limelight, he's not a guy that wants to be out front banging his chest. He's a humble man, just a great role model for all of us.''
Newsome was with Bisciotti from the beginning. The two have forged a relationship based on mutual trust and respect.
``He is a very humble person. He's not afraid to challenge the issues, but he's a very good listener,'' Newsome said. ``I tell you what, he has some unbelievable insight when you have a chance to sit and talk with him. I've had a chance to watch him grow.
``I talked to a lot of the other GMs in our business, and they always say that Steve had it done the right way. He was able to come in to be a minority owner to learn and watch and then become an owner. Some of these other guys aren't having the opportunity, so therefore they make a lot of mistakes. I don't know if there is a more humble, honest, sometimes fiery, guy then Steve Bisciotti. He enjoys it, but he also believes one thing - that he hires people to do their job. Let them do their job.''
Bisciotti is deeply involved with the Ravens' salary cap, and he's got several important decisions looming. At the top of the list is how to handle quarterback Joe Flacco, whose contract expires after this season.
``I'm just very comfortable that it will get done,'' Bisciotti said, noting that the Ravens offered Flacco a contract last year in which the average pay per season exceeded what the quarterback would receive with the franchise tag. ``I trust Ozzie, that he and Joe are going to come to an agreement that Joe's happy with and I'm happy with.''
There's also the matter of safety Ed Reed, an 11-year veteran who has spent his entire career with Baltimore. Reed's contract is also about to end, and Bisciotti must determine whether to offer the 34-year-old a long-term deal or let him become a free agent. The Ravens let standout linebacker Ray Lewis investigate free agency a few years back before offering him a contract that suited both sides and Bisciotti suspects that might happen with Reed, who says he wants to play next season but just might retire after the Super Bowl.
``First we have to find out where Ed's head is,'' Bisciotti said. ``I think that win or lose Sunday, Ed needs a couple of weeks. By that time, we will have done our personnel meetings and our cap meetings and we'll know what kind of deal that we can make Ed. I assume we'll make a deal that we made with Ray a few years ago. If Ed wants to test the market like Ray did, that's what we have to do.''
All that can wait. Right now, Bisciotti is focused on winning the Super Bowl.
``I would be lying if I didn't say that I feel like the first one is half mine,'' he said. ``I'm 52. I don't want to be 62, saying it's been 22 years since our Super Bowl. Then you'll have one person like my mother saying, `Well, it's one in 32. You know, there's 32 teams,' and I'll say, `Sorry, Mom, you're not making me feel any better.'''
A victory, he says, would put Baltimore in the upper echelon of teams in the Super Bowl era.
``It means that Baltimore gets to be world champions again, and we get to be one of the dozen or 11 teams that has multiples,'' Bisciotti said. ``I'm very aware of the fact that if we win this, the Ravens get to step up into that top third of being multiple Super Bowl winners in only 17 years of existence, and it would make me very happy for Baltimore.''


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George Lucas + Mellody Hobson Set to Tie the Knot This Summer
Director George Lucas will wed his longtime girlfriend Mellody Hobson on June 29th in Chicago.
May the (marital) force be with them.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the couple plans to tie the knot at the Chicago Peninsula Hotel. (The Windy City locale is near and dear to George's beloved -- Mellody is the head of Chicago-based investment and management firm Ariel Investments.)
They couple got engaged back in January, and considering Lucas recently sold the rights to 'Star Wars' to Disney for $4 billion, we expect a pretty lavish ceremony with maybe Yoda as ring-bearer and Obi-Wan Kenobi as the officiant.
The bride will be given away by former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, who may or may not be dressed like Chewbacca. In our minds, anyway.
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Alan Weisman's introspective book, The World Without Us, which became a bestseller, seems clear when one sees and reads what's on the front cover. Yes, it's a book about the concept of what the world would be like if humanity suddenly disappeared, and how long it would take to recover from the severe imprint we've made upon it. But the book is also much more, as Weisman analyzes why we have had this effect on the planet, and to what extent it has reached.
After a prelude to why Weisman wanted to write this book, the first chapter discusses Weisman's journey to the Puszcza Białowieska, a primeval forest located deep within Poland, where life has remained the same for millennia. It is a powerful example of the way the world once was, when humanity hadn't exacted its harsh footprint upon it. It serves as an introductory signal to the message Weisman is broadcasting in The World Without Us.
The various TV documentaries that were made after the success of this book reveal the "world without us" in chronological order, advancing through years, decades and centuries to show the changes, and in this way the subject matter is dramatic and simplified. But the truth is far more complicated, which explains why this book is over three hundred pages long, and not less than fifty. Weisman tells his story, travelling to many places around the world, where he starts with its history and the toll people have had upon it, why it has happened that way, and how this imprint is getting worse. Then humanity miraculously disappears, and Weisman begins the other part of this tale after this unique event, and how it will eventually return back to its once pristine form.
Weisman also travels to other locations around that world that have seen little human impression, such as Kingman Reef and the Palmyra Atoll, as well as looking in depth at the Chernobyl site and how nature and wildlife have claimed it back,as well as some of its former inhabitants returning to their former homes. He discusses the Mayan civilization, going into detail with its history and dispelling the common misconceptions as to why it collapsed, explaining the more likely reasons. He performs a detailed study on New York City, revealing everything the city government has to do keep nature at bay from sinking its biological claws into this artificial settlement. Then humanity disappears again and Weisman waxes on nature's reclamation of this place, as it once was in the early days of the Dutch colony.
Towards the end, Weisman comes back to his message, being more overt about it as he wonders on where the future might be headed, as humanity continues to cut away at this planet, widening and worsening a wound that may one day be unable to heal. He talks of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, and what effect population limitation would have, if say families would limit themselves to just one child. With the hard fact that a million people are born every four days, it's a sobering contemplation, as readers now know what the world would do without us, but more important readers get to comprehend what is happening to the world right now with us on it.
Originally written on March 17, 2012 ©Alex C. Telander.
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Malaysia Airlines Appoints Dato' Najmuddin Abdullah As Head, Strategic Communications
|Malaysia Airlines has announced the appointment of Dato' Najmuddin Abdullah as its Head, Strategic Communications.
"On behalf of the Board of Directors and Management, I am pleased to welcome Dato' Najmuddin to Malaysia Airlines. We believe that his vast experiences in communications and other related areas will be valuable to our efforts in both our internal and external stakeholder communication as the airline draws closer to becoming a oneworld member," said Malaysia Airlines Group Chief Executive Officer, Ahmad Jauhari Yahya.
Prior to his appointment, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Kontena Nasional Global Logistics (KNGL) the freight forwarding arm of Kontena Nasional Berhad, a subsidiary of Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) Group; also a Government Link Company (GLC).
He has also worked in a number of key corporate organizations including Celcom Axiata Berhad where he was Vice President, Corporate Communications responsible for News & Media Relations, Government Relations, Internal Communications, Community Relations and Event Management. Prior to that, he was Head of Brand Marketing and Communications in TH Properties Sdn Bhd responsible for marketing products of Bandar Enstek, Sepang.
He was also formerly the Managing Editor and Head of News & Current Affairs at ntv7 leading the news and current affairs division. Dato' Najmuddin also played a key role in the re-branding exercise of My News Network (MNN) news content portal.
In Malaysia Airlines, Dato' Najmuddin's portfolio covers Media and External Relations as well as Internal Communications and Crisis Management.
Dato' Najmuddin holds a Master of Arts Degree and Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA.


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A space of one's own
Business is booming in Shanghai's glass towers, but is there still room for alternative living in this megalopolis? Yes – in the basements and on the rooftops.
Jennifer Bin, 26, walks through the brightly illuminated, skyscraper-lined streets of Pudong. Suddenly, she disappears into a side street. The shadows are sharply defined in this city's neon glare. It's into these shadows that Bin wants to slip, behind the buildings of this still-young Shanghai district. She wants to leave behind the glass facades and store windows displaying expensive bags and shoes that cost the equivalent of an average monthly wage in China. In the narrow back alleys, the puddles are black and the smell of wok grease hangs in the air.
Bin pushes past steel doors into an unlocked apartment building and heads for the roof. Her penchant for high places made her famous, on the internet at first: 122 000 people follow her on Instagram; collectors pay good money for her photos. Born to Chinese parents and raised in Toronto, Canada, Bin moved to Shanghai to get away from home and experience something new. This is where she developed her photographic style. The images she shoots from on high are geometric – life in a static world, where architecture becomes a symbol of feeling lost within our overly structured lives. Most people look upward from below, crane their necks to see the sky. Bin points her camera downward. "We have to go up to the 21st floor."
The city has emerged countless times from the ruins by wrecking balls
Shanghai is a very strange place, not only from above. Driven by the port that has brought money and raw materials into the country for about 400 years, the city has emerged countless times from the ruins created by a succession of wrecking balls. In the 1920s, it was the haunt of intellectuals. Some found oblivion from the ubiquitous filth in opium, but life in Shanghai was as wild and colorful as Paris back then.
Communist China had little time for this lifestyle and by the 1980s, Shanghai was nearly forgotten. Then the Communist Party chose the megalopolis as the site of a modernist experiment and Pudong district became a special economic zone, a showpiece. Today, some 30 years later, it appears to have outdone itself to become a city where the future has always already arrived. A city that never sleeps, it has no center and little visible history, it has impressive architecture and is a consumer paradise. Inaccessible to many, it is still a city of the masses.
A parallel world has taken shape above and below the streamlined daily confusion. The (nonconformist) young generation is timidly in evidence, not in clubs and galleries, as it is in New York, London or Berlin, but on roofs and in basements. It's this caution that makes it difficult for visitors to discover. The nameplates are written in Chinese, and for directions, you have to search the internet and wade through complicated descriptions. To find the Shanghai beyond the illuminated facades takes courage, especially when faced with angry men – as Bin is right now. Blocking our way up to the 21st floor is a man of around 50 in a white undershirt, his gold chain twinkling in the half-light of the energy-saving lamps. But then he recognizes the famous photographer. She nods to him, he nods politely back and vanishes backwards into his apartment. He knows she isn't planning to make any noise, she just wants pictures. And she's no longer the only one. "It's a trend," explains Bin, whose day job is graphic designer, "it all started in Russia, where they're called "roofers."
In Russia, roofing was a youth movement. Youngsters climbed onto state-owned buildings to say "this space belongs to us." In Shanghai, it's more an escapist pastime. "Many people just want to escape their daily routine and see a world that's hidden to them," says Bin. She is very much a representative of her generation, with her hair dyed pink and wearing expensive, trendy gear. It's hard to stand out in Shanghai, so she takes photos – and does it better than others, from unusual angles. With her drone perspective, she also creates a portrait of the metropolitan dweller as such.
There are lots of hideaways in Shanghai, where houses have basement vaults, a system of passageways housing clubs, cafés and galleries. This is where you live your life if your pockets aren't deep enough for the glitzy world above. Pirate DVDs and fake Chanel bags are sold here for 10 euros; rents are still affordable where no daylight pierces the skyscrapers' shadows. The art world flourishes here, too. Basement 6 in Changning district is one of the better-known spaces. A narrow staircase leading downward evokes the smell of childhood, of secret expeditions to your neighbor's cellar. Alcoves, poster walls screaming Chinese propaganda slogans, individuals sticking close to the wall, cold LED light. DJs regularly meet down here, shy Chinese and effusive Westerners. At the end of the long passage, we come to three small red rooms with boxes of records on the wall, DJ Sacco's Uptown Records, where Shanghai's DJs buy their vinyl.
DJ Sacco, 38, hails from the U.S. and was a radio DJ in San Francisco. He seems unsure of himself when he isn't talking about music. "The Chinese aren't really up to speed on vinyl," he says, "they have a different musical socialization. You can get cheesy Chinese hits on vinyl, but no pop or punk. I want to bring them closer to this medium." His wife, Sophia Wang, 33, is sorting records for his gig. "You won't get rich with a record store in Shanghai," she says. That's why the couple opened the Uptown Records 'n' Beer bar as an additional source of income.
Bin pushes open the last door, the one to the roof. "They always used to be unlocked but not so much anymore. Many people take foolish risks just to get a perfect photo. They are one of the reasons the roofs are being locked." Her face betrays her opinion of such recklessness. She walks over to the ledge, points her camera. Sounds up here are muffled: Washing lines flap in the wind, commercials are just audible on a television somewhere, and between them her shutter clicks. The face of Shanghai, usually so hard to make out, suddenly comes into sharp focus. In the foreground, the Oriental Pearl Tower; behind it, the imposing skyline. The city opens up for a brief moment. "It's easy to feel lost here. I try to show that with my photos," says Bin.
People as individuals – that's not a notion rooted in the history of China. To better understand China's past, it's worth paying a visit to the basement of house number 868 on Huashan street. This unremarkable building contains the Propaganda Poster Art Center, a huge historical treasure trove. "If there's one thing the functionaries of the Cultural Revolution were really good at, it was printing great posters," says Yang Pei Ming, a stocky figure in practical attire with a friendly face. For him, collecting Mao-era posters was a hobby until he had so many he started using the basement as a store. Today, it's a museum, where it quickly becomes clear that past slogans still very much shape China today. "Ever forward" is emblazoned on many posters – and the Middle Kingdom is moving steadily in that direction. "It doesn't matter whether we are communists or capitalists," says Ming, pointing to posters of people in front of space rockets, express trains and factories. "China only knows the way forward." The posters reveal technological progress to be the priority. But the museum's true exhibit is the man in charge, a 70-year-old retiree who unashamedly criticizes communism, capitalism, and the whole world.
Bin has turned off her camera. Her photos, which can be seen on jenniferbin.com, have changed in recent years. Ming's basement, Uptown Records, the roofs – everything is becoming a playground for the masses. She documents the change.
A few streets further, a polished hipster dream. Daylight pours through skylights into an underground room where smartly and expensively dressed young Chinese – like Bin – are engrossed in their laptops, drinking expensive coffee and exhibiting taste. She, too, can afford the equivalent of six euros for a cappuccino. She pays via app, using the free WiFi. As she sifts through her photos, two girls come over, asking to take a selfie. "Where did you get your shoes?" one asks. Bin has to go; she wants to work on the photos from the roof. Later, she will upload an image: a brightly lit tower block with impoverished houses in the foreground. A perfect metaphor: The tower signifies power and the city's efforts to move forward. This is 21st century China, built upon the people who live down below.
Far removed from the skyscrapers: a day in Shanghai
Spend the night at a fairy-tale castle that opened in 1936.
42 000 square meters of modern art in a former power plant.
A minimalist restaurant serving international food.
Dedicated drinks for different times: twilight, night and dawn.
Getting there from Germany
In September, Lufthansa serves Shanghai (PVG) twice daily from Frankfurt (FRA) and daily from Munich (MUC). Use the app to calculate your miles. Download here: miles-and-more.com


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Rummaging through trash probably isn't what most people would consider a successful business endeavor. But Portland's steady rise to recycling fame is due in large part to the unsung efforts of Portland State students who sort through trash all as part of a day's work. And they love it.
"The research we undertake is innovative and hands-on and brings about real, tangible change that drives us toward a more sustainable future. Students like to see actual progress and accomplishment made during their time with PSU," said Eric Crum, director of Community Environmental Services.
PSU's Community Environmental Services inspects curbside compost bins to measure the effectiveness
of Portland's compost program.
Community Environmental Services (CES)—a little-known unit in the PSU College of Urban and Public Affairs—currently employs more than twenty Portland State students. The unit is profitable and completely self-funded through contract work with government agencies and private businesses.
Since 1992, students working with CES have been weighing curbside trash, recycling, and compost bins in Portland to help the city set hauling fees and waste reduction goals. They have been instrumental in providing outreach and educating the public about recycling. And since last January, they have been going curb-to-curb inspecting compost bins to see if Portlanders are actually composting their food scraps—research that will help make the city's compost program more effective.
"We are working with some of the region's forefront organizations and local governments on projects that ultimately are informing the direction that sustainability for our region will travel—and that is very exciting," Crum said.
The Portland International Airport is a shining example of their work. In the nearly ten years since CES staff began working at the airport, they have reduced waste, increased recycling, implemented a food waste collection program, and designed a liquid collection station for security checkpoints that has been emulated in airports across the nation and touted in the New York Times as "an environmental decision with economic benefit." The liquid collection stations encourage reuse and eliminate waste by allowing people to empty their bottles and then fill them back up after going through the security checkpoint. They also prevent bottles full of liquid from being tossed in the trash or recycling, reducing maintenance costs and collection fees.
"Water is really heavy and gets expensive over time," said Nate Forst, a recent MBA graduate and project lead at the airport.
By September of this year, the airport had already collected and composted more food waste, over 171 tons, than in the entirety of last year—an accomplishment Forst attributes to an outreach approach that emphasizes positive reinforcement when he and his team do random checks of vendors' waste streams.
"We don't really have the power to police them, so we have to get creative," said Forst. "Being a constant smiling face and offering constructive feedback makes all the difference."


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XDMCP is protocol that allows remote connections and provides you with a working Display Manager like KDE, GNome, et al. Its a remote connection protocol that is mostly enabled on Solaris and disabled on most Linux boxes. If you need to have a remote session where you need the X Display to open some GUI applications then you can have a connection with the remote server with XDMCP.
If you need to have a XDMCP session then you can use the following command to start a session:
Xephyr -name amit -title aka -query -wr :1 -screen 1024x768 -host-cursor &
For this session we are using Xephyr. To install the same you can do the following:
sudo yum install xorg-x11-server-Xephyr
You can use the above command with Xnest also :). Just replace Xephyr in both the commands with Xnest.
Also, this can be very useful to get a session on the current system with a different username also. For example, I normally have to work with 2 users on the same system, and hence open nested X-window for the second user like so:
Xephyr -name amit -title aka -wr :1 -screen 1024x768 -host-cursor & sudo su - username -c "export DISPLAY=:1 && selectwm" &
In the command above we are using selectwm to be started and you can install that with
sudo yum install selectwm
Description for selectwm :
selectwm is a simple but robust program that will let you pick a window manager (or other executable) to run at X startup, and optionally after a window manager exits. It uses the GTK+ toolkit, and includes options like a timer to start the default window manager, and modification of the window manager list from within selectwm.
To understand the options used in the commands above look at the respective man pages.


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Guy Smiley hosted the Letter of the Day Pageant on Sesame Street in the mid-1980s. The skit was a spoof of the Miss America Pageant, complete with tearful candidates and song by Guy Smiley (ala Bert Parks). As part of the spoof, before announcing the runner-up to the winner, Guy noted "Should our winner be unable to serve, you will replace it in every word in the dictionary."
The five finalists were the five vowels, and the letter E (performed by Richard Hunt) won. The category winners were the letter S (for swimsuit competition), the letter C (for congeniality) and the tap-dancing letter T (for talent).
(First: Episode 2212)
- The event took place at Shardlow Hall in Atlantic City, Oregon, the city locale spoofing Atlantic City, New Jersey, the long-time location for the Miss America Pageants.
- The song sung by Guy Smiley (written by Tony Geiss) parodies "There She Is, Miss America."
- Guy Smiley's tuxedo was provided by "After Three and a Half," a takeoff on tuxedo manufacturer After Six. Travel arrangements were provided by "Trans World Bicycles," a takeoff on Trans World Airlines.


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Yes. Absolutely disagreeing. The first couple hundred years of Christianity, when Christianity grew in leaps and bounds, Christians were killed and persecuted en masse. There was no force or intimidation by Christianity until Constantine hijacked it. That, in my opinion, is when it became something other than true Christianity. A Christian is someone who tries, and does, lead a Christ centered life. Someone who is using force cannot claim that.
The people throughout history (mostly deployed by the Catholic Church) who conquered territories and tried to force people to bend a knee to Christ, are conveniently labeled practicing Christians by people who don't know... and don't really want to know... what they are talking about.
Furthermore, the biblical account of the conquest of Canaan is again--conveniently--blended with the New Covenant so that somehow, Christians are aggressive, bloodthirsty warmongers who exert their power over others.
There is a lesson here. To the cynics and skeptics, anyone who even so much as hints at being a Christian and does a bad thing, is used as cannon fodder to represent the whole Christian Church. Not because the people claiming so truly believe that professed "Christian" really is a Christian, but, because they have this inner drive to prove to themselves and their listeners that Christianity is wrong. No different than Obama blaming Mitt Romney for the death of some uninsured lady whose husband lost his job in a Bain Capital bailout, years after Romney left the Bain.
Q mark and Frostedman,
I agree with your disagreement. For I too have noticed this absence of the understanding of both History and the Word.
What I also notice is that in times today of intelligences, Wisdom and Public Education...men of letters and degrees...that they would deliberately blurr or deceive about the line between these groups who would use/misuse or counterfeit the Word for the purposes and glory of men...and what the Word says about the conduct of the Lord's Church...and his people.
I notice that it is automatic with Time and Newsweek magazine that when they speak of the Lord's Church..that they automatically reference the Church at Rome as if it is a default setting to automatically represent all of Christianity.
Once I caught on to this fingerprint...I notice it almost every time for the deception it is.
The key word to me is...from the Bible in the form of ..
"For they have filled the land with violence"
This is a key index or fingerprint of with what we are dealing throughout the world.
The attempt by men of logic and reason..by education...is to put this onus off on Believers and their Beliefs..while totally ignoring history and what it teaches us...especially since the Enlightenment about the true nature of men.
This is what eventually and recently led me to discover R. J. Rummel and his "Democide". A concept which most of the Intelligences of today will totally ignore while trying to run Believers over the coals. You will also notice that the Atheist leaders also ignore this line of thought. So too does Time and Newsweek and other while going after Believers.
It was not until I read John Fox and his "Book of Martyrs" that I began to take notice of this history and then compare it to what history today does not teach or cover. This is when I began to turn against much of "Public Education" for it's deliberately keeping people ignorant ..particularly of History and the significance of History to our lives.
The amount of what they will not teach us next to it's importance in our daily lives is significant and telling of a pattern ..which is also taught to us in The Word.
And yet ..at the same time I fault our own ministers for not teaching their flocks to properly defend the Faith against such as this. They are not teaching the Whole Armour of God. They are just teaching the sugary parts..not Salt.
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For those who read my blog, you already know that I'm passionate about the great outdoors, special needs parenting and adoption. My motto is adventure for all, which was inspired by the adoption of Big Brother. If not for him, I'm not really sure that I would even feel inspired enough to keep up with the blog. It is my goal to weave together many stories on this blog that highlight and intertwine my three passions. Today I want to share with you all about an adoption-themed book for children. I know a lot of my readers are not necessarily touched by adoption, but I just had to share for those who are!
A couple of weeks ago I was asked if I would like a copy of Searching for…the You We Adore. Of course I can't pass up an adoption related book, so I excitedly said yes! The author, Valerie Westfall, was kind enough to provide a copy for one of my readers as well.
Searching for…The You We Adore by Valerie Westfall
Illustrated by Richard Cowdrey
When the book arrived, my Little Man excitedly ran to the door to take the package from the delivery man. He immediately opened the package and we sat down, along with Big Brother, to read the story.
What I loved most about the book is that it is a beautifully illustrated and simple story that focuses on the love that adoptive parents feel for their child, especially during the waiting phase. In this story, the love of the waiting parents–symbolized by a red ribbon–is sent out all across the world in search of their child. I adore the fact that this book includes diversity and is suitable for all those who have adopted, whether it be domestically or internationally. The overriding theme is that the parents' love is strong enough to send them searching to the ends of the earth for their child. You see, both literally and figuratively, we have traveled to the ends of the earth for our children. I love how this sweet book captures that fierce love in such a beautiful, simple way. There is no talk of paperwork or processes, only of the love that unites a family. You and your children will love this book and it will make a great addition to your child's library!
My kids gave it two thumbs up 🙂
You can purchase a copy of the book by visiting the website I listed above (psst….you can also preview the book at the site, so go check it out!)
So how can you enter to win a copy of this delightful book? All you need to do is leave a comment on this post! You can also earn additional entries, too. Here's how to do it:
1. You must leave a comment on this post telling me how you are touched by adoption or why you would like to win this book. Make sure your email address is present when leaving the comment (not visible on the blog) so that I can contact you!
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Argentina has filed its final written arguments in a court showdown with creditors in New York, suggesting the nation's economy would be ruined and a dangerous global precedent would be set if it loses its appeal.
In briefs filed minutes before the appellate court's deadline, early Saturday Buenos Aires time, the South American government refused to cede any ground to a group of holdout creditors it calls "vulture funds." The briefs also said federal Judge Thomas Griesa's plan to force Argentina to pay $1.3 billion to the plaintiffs could provoke other claims totaling more than $43 billion.
Argentina's government argued that the judge's remedy would make it impossible for other nations to negotiate better terms when their economies sink too deeply to maintain foreign debt payments. If upheld, the ruling would give all the power in such talks to a small minority of bondholders who refuse to accept anything less than full payment for their investment.
The holdouts, led by NML Capital Ltd., an investment fund controlled by U.S. billionaire Paul Singer, want to be paid the full originally promised value, plus interest, for defaulted bonds that Argentina hasn't made payments on since its 2001 debt crisis. They have argued that with more than $43 billion in foreign reserves, the government is more than capable of paying them.
Instead, the government is offering the same terms that 92 percent of other bondholders accepted years ago, saying it can issue the plaintiffs new bonds that are worth far less than the 1990s debt, reflecting Argentina's post-crisis economic reality. Argentina's peso, for one, lost most of its value after its historic debt default, and has never fully recovered, despite years of growth that the debt restructurings fostered.
Both sides have 15 minutes for oral arguments on Feb. 27 before the full appellate court in the southern district of New York. A three-judge panel of the same court has already sided against Argentina, which is determined to take its case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.
Argentina's refusal to pay the holdouts prompted Griesa to propose an unprecedented remedy: He would make U.S. financial institutions responsible for satisfying the plaintiffs by diverting the money Argentina intends to pay to its other bondholders who accepted the restructuring.
"When a country's debt is truly unsustainable, short of really positive unforeseen changes ... debt must be restructured," Argentina's brief argues.
Judge Griesa's remedy, however, would "reduce prospects for growth in developing countries, increase the costs to creditors and debtors of debt resolution, harm the international sovereign debt market, and reduce the ability of the private international capital market to enhance the growth of developing countries," it said.
Argentina's brief concludes that "the essence of a judicially crafted equitable remedy is that it be fair to all concerned, not just to the plaintiff who seeks it, and that it do no more harm than the harm it is designed to remedy."
The plaintiffs also include working-class Argentines such as retiree Maria Munoz, 76, who invested $65,000 in the bonds in 1998, only to see her retirement money disappear. The American Task Force Argentina, a lobbying group Singer funds, flew her and other Argentines up to New York and Washington last week to help make their case.
"I don't want to harm anybody else, but I don't want to be harmed either," Munoz told The Associated Press. "I want whomever has to decide this case to think about the people, not just the figures, because behind these figures there are human beings."


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The focus of this book was to discover findings on the resistance to change from rules-based to principles-based standards in the U.S. capital market. This lack of what accountants call "a singular accounting language" results from the US using different accounting standards than other 138 countries. In this book Dr. Lemus's exposes the reluctance by the US to change from the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) currently being used domestically, to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) used by most other countries. The book explains why the IFRS should act as a singular accounting language, and how this will promote high transparency and a better economic position in the world financial market.
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clinical practice that understands the significance of religion and
spirituality in people's lives and in the discipline of psychology. The society
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My husband and I were stationed at Machrihanish in the 70's. Would love to make contact with the daughters of Davy and Bella McKerral: Mary and John Mullen; Jean and Norrie Thompson; and Ibby and Andy, but can't remember last name. We lived with David and Bella (Ma and Pa 'Kerral), for a time, and have very fond memories of the days spent with them. We also lived with Mary and John before that. Would appreciate any help in making contact with these old friends.
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MSNBC on Monday featured the Nation magazine's sports editor to rant against Rush Limbaugh as a "unreconstructed racist," a "swine" and also lobby that the conservative host shouldn't be allowed to purchase the St. Louis Rams football team. Morning Meeting guest host Contessa Brewer completely ignored the left-wing affiliation of Dave Zirin and identified him only as "sports writer." [Audio available here.]
Raging against the idea that the Limbaugh might soon own a football team, Zirin asserted that the issue is "about having somebody in an NFL owners box who [players] know views them with naked and open contempt because of the color of their skin." He fumed that the radio star is someone who "has made hundreds of millions now on the issues of hatred and division."
Zirin even used a dubious, disputed quote that he assigned to Limbaugh: "[Players] don't want an owner who has said slavery was a good thing because it made the streets safer." A Google News search finds this supposed comment attributed to the host: "I mean, let's face it, we didn't have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite: Slavery built the South. I'm not saying we should bring it back; I'm just saying it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark."
The "quote" can be found in liberal Jack Huberman's 2006 book "101 People Who Are Really Screwing Up America." However, according to Google Books, there is no date given. Is MSNBC a reputable news outlet? Or do they just allow guest to make wild accusations and require no proof? (Another absurd "quote" in the book has Limbaugh asking for the medal of honor to be given to the assassin of Martin Luther King.)
Host Brewer simply played along, wondering, "Is there anything the NFL commissioner, or anybody else for that matter, can do to stop it?" She later queried, "Do you think that if the NFL leadership doesn't stop this in its tracks that you're going to see players walking off the field in protest?"
Continuing to smear Limbaugh, Zirin claimed that NFL players "don't to see a swine owning a ram." He closed the interview by deriding the radio host as someone who has "open, publicly-stated contempt for people with dark skin."
On August 18, 2009, Zirin appeared on MSNBC. He trashed Palin, but at least was identified as a writer for the Nation.
At the very least, MSNBC and Contessa Brewer should have informed viewers that this "sports writer" was, in fact, a hard-left ideologue. Then those in the audience might be more skeptical when such a guest offers dubious quotes.
A transcript of the Morning Meeting segment, which aired at 10:09am EDT on October 12, follows:
CONTESSA BREWER: The NFL Players Union is trying to derail Rush Limbaugh's bid to buy the St. Louis Rams. In an e-mail to the players, the union chief writes, "Sport in America is at its best when it unifies, gives all of us reason to cheer, and when it transcends. Our sport does exactly that when it overcomes division and rejects discrimination and hatred." And new this morning, the Reverend Al Sharpton is lending his voice asking to meet with NFL Commissioner roger Goodell. Sharpton writes, "Rush Limbaugh has been divisive and anti-NFL on several occasions with comments about NFL players, including Michael Vick and Donovan McNabb and his recent statement that the NFL was beginning to look like a fight between the Crips and the Bloods, without the weapons, was disturbing." Sharpton probably won't like some of the comments Limbaugh made to NBC's Jamie Gangel in her exclusive one-on-one with the conservative radio king. It aired this morning on Today.
JAMIE GANGEL: Beyond politics, were you moved in any way to see an African-American elected president?
RUSH LIMBAUGH: Yeah. But, I got over it very quickly. I mean, he is President of the United States. His skin color doesn't matter to me. His policies are what matters. The idea we had a very historic thing was wonderful when it happened, absolutely. But I'll be honest with you, I predicted it was going to exacerbate racial problems and it has. Any criticism of President Obama is going to be said to be on the other hand in racism and if you don't like his health care bill, it's racist. And I opposed when Clinton and Hillary were trying to do it and they aren't black. It's all about ideas. I think these are dark days for the country. I think his economic policies are- I think he is shepherding the decline. He is not observing it.
GANGEL: Is there anything good he's done?
LIMBAUGH: Maybe. I can't think of it. But let's see.
GANGEL: Anything good you would say about him?
LIMBAUGH: He has a great voice. Great, great voice. Reads a teleprompter like no one I've ever seen read a teleprompter. I am dazzled by that.
BREWER: Limbaugh talks about the NFL, in the part two of Jamie Gangel's exclusive. We are joined by sports writer Dave Zirin. Dave, good to see you.
DAVE ZIRIN (Sports writer): Hey, great to be here, Contessa. I gotta tell you, it's Zirin [stressing pronunciation], though. Just so you know.
BREWER: Okay, Zirin. Well, thanks for the correction there. I appreciate that. We're talking about Rush Limbaugh. What's really the sticking point for the guys in the NFL who don't want him to have any stake in team ownership?
ZIRIN: Well, it's simple. The NFL is 70 percent African American. They've attempted to make real steps in recent years with hiring more African-American coaches and front office personnel. And Rush Limbaugh is an unreconstructed racist. They don't want an owner who has said slavery was a good thing because it made the streets safer. They don't want an owner who has said that the NAACP should practice looting and rioting. And it's not about criticism of Barack Obama. It's about having somebody in an NFL owners box who they know views them with naked and open contempt because of the color of their skin.
BREWER: My- my reading of this is he is part of an investors group here. Is there anything the NFL commissioner, or anybody else for that matter, can do to stop it?
ZIRIN: Absolutely. The NFL owners reject ownership groups all the time and they normally they do it because of concerns about character. It's a private ownership group and the character of Rush Limbaugh- this is somebody who has made hundreds of millions now on the issues of hatred and division- and NFL owners have already talked anonymously about concerns about, let's say, his extracurricular pharmaceutical habits- and they've said that, not me, about a reason why he shouldn't be owner. But, I'll tell you what, what it comes down to, more than anything else, is more and more people in the players union and in NFL locker rooms are saying- they've said it to me- that they don't to see a swine owning a ram.
BREWER: Yeah. Well, let's see, he has said certainly derogatory things about Donovan McNabb, among other specific players. What is your prediction at this point? Do you think that if the NFL leadership doesn't stop this in its tracks that you're going to see players walking off the field in protest?
ZIRIN: I think you could. You've already had bart Scott who is a Pro bowler, Donovan McNabb, who is a Pro-Bowler, Mathias Kiwanuka, who is a terrific player on the Giants, have all said- they said, "Look, my character means more than to me than my paycheck. There is no way I would play for this person." It's not about him being a conservative. Most NFL owners are conservative. It's a question about his open, publicly-stated contempt for people with dark skin. That's what it comes down to and NFL owners should not have him as part of their exclusive fraternity.
BREWER: Dave Zirin. Thank you so much for your time. I appreciate that.


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The worldwide growth of women's football as a popular team sport has been highly impressive – and UEFA is determined to give strong impetus to help push the European women's game forward in the years to come. This is the right time to encourage girls and women to get even more involved in football.
The UEFA women's football development programme (WFDP) has emerged through key decisions taken by UEFA. At its meeting in Prague in December 2010, the UEFA Executive Committee noted the huge growth in the female game on this continent, in both registered players and participation. It agreed to support the development programme over the period until 2016 via UEFA's HatTrick assistance scheme on behalf of the UEFA member national associations.
The WDFP envisages expansion at all levels of the sport throughout Europe. The guidance, expertise, advice and resources accompanying the project are intended to give UEFA and its national FAs the chance to put ambitious visions into practice, as well as allowing the associations to advance in accordance with their respective needs.
The growth of the women's game means that youngsters in particular have an increasing number of top-level women's footballers to look up to as role models. Such players are becoming respected figures in their own right, and are in the public eye. Consequently, UEFA is building a pool of ambassadors, who will work closely with the governing body to further cultivate women's football across the continent.
UEFA has drawn up a list of values to fit its overall vision of the female game. It pledges to lead the development of all aspects of girls and women's football as a key priority and will endeavour to act as a role model by concrete action and by bringing women into governing positions – a pledge which has already borne fruit.
In addition, UEFA will promote the game within national associations not yet active in this sector, will urge FAs to set major strategic and financial goals in this respect, recommend the inclusion of women in key positions, and ensure that all associations have a domestic women's league. Grassroots activities are being intensified, recruitment plans and player paths aim to help players find their appropriate level, and facilities and playing environments should be made suitable for players, officials and spectators.
The women's football development programme seeks to bring added value to football as a whole. UEFA and its associations have big ideas and hopes – and stimulating work lies ahead, with the overall well-being of European football in mind.
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Wisconsin Diaper Thief Gets Off Easy
Dillon Makuski, a 20-year-old diaper fetishist, was given 30 months probation, 200 hours of community service, and must undergo a psycho-sexual examination for stealing dirty diapers from someone's home. He was arrested with six soiled diapers in his pockets.
The Stevens Point Journal reports that Makuski entered the home because he enjoys wearing diapers and he had no luck perusing the trash cans outside.
Assistant District Attorney Veronica Isherwood said her biggest concern with the case was the motive behind Makuski going into a home searching for diapers, and his lack of answers to investigators.
"But that just indicates to me the need for help," Isherwood said.
The judge in the case, Portage County Circuit Court Judge Frederic Fleishauer, ordered Makuski to get help without serving jail time, saying, "I don't think your circumstance has demonstrated that need."
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One of the most interesting secrets our environment offers is the marvellous Putxet gardens, from where one can delight in unique panoramic vistas of Barcelona. The Guell Park, the Monterols Park, the Lesseps Plaza, CosmoCaixa and the Tramvia Blau are also very close to the hotel Mitre Barcelona, as are three exquisite Gaudi examples, not so well-known to the general public but, perhaps, for that reason, more appetizing: Casa Vicens, Bellesguard and the Order of St. Teresa School.
The Exe Mitre is situated in a very quiet street with easy access from the motorways, very close to the Ronda de Dalt. Covered parking is available. The Exe Mitre boasts an outstanding location. Gaudí's famous Parc Güell is less than 15 minutes away on foot, and you can easily reach the city centre from the hotel. Putxet underground station, located less than 200 metres from the hotel, connects with Paseo de Gracia and La Pedrera in a mere 6 minutes, and with Plaza de Catalunya and Las Ramblas in just 8 minutes.
The Exe Mitre Barcelona enjoys an optimum location in the high part of the city, in the heart of the Sant Gervasi district. It is an excellent location for attending any of the numerous clinics and medical centres that surround us: the Platón, Barraquer, El Pilar, Sant Josep, Sant Honorat, Sagrada Familia, etc. and, in a slightly wider radius, the Quiron Clinic and Delfos Medical Centre. In the Sant Gervasi and Sarriá districts, one also finds prestigious university buildings, such as the Abad Oliba CEU, the International University of Barcelona, the Open University and smaller, private centres.


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Grandness and magic of Paris
Enchanting almost everywhere
You will never know what's the true secret of Paris, is it really the cold Eiffel Tower, Romantic atmosphere that all the lovers create, aroma of macaroons or simply a great advertising. It's up to you what to love about Paris, and it's up to you what to see, but one is for sure, you will like it! Maybe exaggerated by being every girls dream, when the expectations are high, you might get disappointed, but don't worry, go to Paris with clear mind, don't expect, just enjoy every moment you can.
Paris is known as the city of love, great food and in love couples everywhere, food plus love makes perfection, so here is the answer, why Paris is the most interesting city in the world for everyone. Arts, fashion, inspiration, business and great holidays, a lot of interesting architecture, museums and little something for shopaholics, it's a Must of all the times.
Paris secret is the perfect landscape, with one hill only, the city is lighted all night long, so it comes from the past, when couples were enjoying the romantic scenery, cruise on the Seine, kissing in the front of the Eiffel Tower, enjoying the great shows at the Moulin Rouge, everywhere you look, no doubt, Paris always had and always will have the right ingredients for unforgettable and romantic vacation, that you will never forget.
You don't have to necessarily be in a couple to enjoy Paris, grab a friend, mom, sister, brother, or experience it by yourself, relaxing in some of the capital's beautiful parks, enjoy the stunning Eiffel tower or dine in restaurants, cafes or bars meeting a lot of interesting people. The French capital will have all sorts of expectations, romance along Seine, grand vistas, or rude Parisians who won't speak any English, it's up to you, which one to take.
Beautiful avenues, Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower, a lot of pictures and delicious baguettes, macaroons and wine, Paris gives you all, just choose what to take and what to leave, but trust me you will be back no matter what, there is something about Paris, it's enchanting every time , every season.
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Katelyn Malchester
Class of 2011
Major/Minor: Biology, Pre-Dental/Anthropology
Campus Involvement
- Major: Biology
- Concentration: Pre-dental
- Minor: Anthropology
- Peer Mentor
- Women's Varsity Soccer
- Tri-Beta National Biology Honor Society
- ODK (Secretary)
- HOSA (President)
- Peer Mentor Leader
- Student-Athlete Mentor
- FWS Admissions Dept
- FWS Natural Sciences
Hometown? Millersville, MD
High School? Old Mill High School
Favorite Class at WC? History of Classical Guitar with Professor Anthony Harvey. He plays the lute and the theorboe, need I say more?
Recommended Professor? Sean Meehan, English. This class will teach you how to be a creative writer and compare new and old writing medium. Professor Meehan will help you open your eyes to view literature in a multi-dimensional way. Plus, you get to create a "Glog" and read Frankenstein!
Most Memorable Experience as a First-Year Student? Stepping onto the Roy Kirby, Jr. Stadium turf field for my first soccer practice during preseason.
If I Could be an Animal? I would be an Eagle so I could travel all over the land and be a national icon.
One Thing You Shouldn't Forget to Pack? 3M Wall Hooks! They are easy to use and do not destroy the dorm walls!


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IDF Intel today re-iterated its plan to squeeze an entire handheld web tablet's system chippery into a single slab of silicon, but it make a fresh pledge: to cut the chip's idle power consumption to a tenth of what it expects next year's multi-chip platform to use.
The SoC is 'Moorestown', which Intel announced six months ago at its Spring IDF. In addition to an x86 processing core derived from next year's 45nm 'Silverthorne' CPU, Moorestown will have an on-board GPU, I/O controllers and so on.
All these elements will be in next year's 'Menlow' platform, made up of Silverthorne and the 'Paulsbo' chipset. The upshot of bringing them all onto a single die and using a 32nm process technology to fabricate the chip will reduce Moorestown's power consumption to a fifth of what Menlow will use, Intel forecast back in May.
Intel's Silverthorne: small die
That's when both products are running flat out. But a lot of the time they won't be, and that's where the move to slash idling power consumption comes in. Cutting Moorestown's idle power consumption to a tenth of Menlow's should boost stand-by battery lifespans considerably - though not necessarily by a factor of ten.
Intel has said in the past Moorestown will arrive in the 2009/2010 timeframe, and it said nothing to contradict that forecast at IDF this week. Menlow remains - officially - on track for an H1 2008 introduction, but Intel Mobility Group chief Anand Chandrasekher let slip that it'll actually come through in Q1 2008.
Intel has signed a stack of Taiwanese hardware manufacturers, including HTC, Compal, Asus, Inventec and Quanta, but it's also picking up brands more familiar to consumers, like Samsung, BenQ, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Lenovo, Panasonic, Toshiba and LG.
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Kappa Alpha Order
Kappa Alpha Order seeks to create a lifetime experience which centers on reverence to God, duty, honor, character and gentlemanly conduct as inspired by Robert E. Lee, our spiritual founder.
Dieu et les Dames
The Order was founded at Washington & Lee University in 1865, modeling its ideals of chivalry and gentlemanly conduct after its spiritual founder, General Robert E. Lee. Kappa Alpha is Washington College's oldest fraternity, having been founded in 1936. KA is filled with a rich tradition of gentility, honor, and respect.
Today, its members are very involved in college life as it has athletes on the baseball, rugby, sailing, and swimming teams. They are also members of other clubs/organizations, hold office in the Student Government Association, and participate in intramural athletics. The fraternity's philanthropy is the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Beta Omega chapter resides in Talbot House. Continuing a tradition of excellence, the chapter has had steady academic improvement as well as recognition with awards. In 2013, the KA chapter at Washington College won the Most Improved Chapter award for its province.


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CARROLLTON - An investigation is underway as to what caused a tanker truck to burst into flames at a gas and oil well near Carrollton Friday evening.
CARROLLTON - An investigation is underway as to what caused a tanker truck to burst into flames at a gas and oil well near Carrollton Friday evening.
Several fire departments were called to the Brace West well site, off state Route 9 north of the village around 8:11 p.m. Friday.
Upon arrival, they found a tanker truck on fire.
According to the Carroll County Sheriff's office, firefighters from Carrollton Village, Carroll County, Fox Township, Augusta and Hanover Township were on hand to contain the fire. Hazmat was also called for cleanup.
The fire was still burning late into the evening, and firefighters were later told to let the fire burn, the sheriff's department said.
In a statement released early Saturday morning, Derek Smith, senior director of health, safety and environment for Rex Energy, the operator of the well, stated that the accident took place during a routine condensate transfer.
"In addition to the tanker truck, two holding tanks for condensate located on the site were involved, but the well itself was not affected," Smith said. "There were no injuries and the well was quickly and effectively shut-in."
Shut-in, according to the company, means that gas flow from the well is turned off from below, and all appropriate steps to secure the integrity of the well bore are executed.
"Rex Energy has contacted the appropriate regulatory officials in Ohio and will work with them closely in the coming days to determine the cause of this incident," Smith said. "We thank the local first responders for their efforts as they work to extinguish the fire."
Carrollton Village firefighters returned to the site around 11 a.m. Saturday and extinguished the rest of the fire, and first responders and company safety personnel used thermal cameras to look for additional hot spots.
"After inspecting the location, it does not appear that any condensate was released or entered the environment from the well site infrastructure or the holding tanks," Smith said. "A small amount of condensate was released from the tanker truck during the incident."
Smith also spoke about the site's impact and clean-up options.
"There was minimal impact to the ground and no impact off of the immediate location of the fire," Smith said. "Rex Energy is actively engaged in the clean-up effort and ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) had approved the remediation plan."
The well will remain closed until the investigation is complete and the well is restored, which can take between one to two weeks.


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What is it about bad television that feels comforting? I put up my Christmas tree this weekend and while doing so, I popped in a Dark Shadows DVD. I'd never seen Dark Shadows (it was a bit before my time) and after talking about the recent film adaptation, a co-worker lent me her DVD which is a compilation of fan favorite episodes. I found them campy and kind of ridiculous, but at the same time, oddly comforting as something in the background while decorating my tree. I've noticed this before. When occupied in a mindless sort of way (folding the laundry, aimlessly perusing the internet, putting up or taking down decorations, etc.), old, crappy, vaguely familiar television or movies are best suited for background noise.
It must be something to do with nostalgia. Even though I'd never seen Dark Shadows before, the general look and feel of the show (made and aired during the late '60s/early '70s) must have been enough. Usually, I prefer reruns of Roseanne or Scrubs. Friends will suffice. As for movies, there are a few I find myself drawn to but almost anything I've already seen and loved will do. For example, just this past weekend, I encountered Finding Nemo on Starz (I had a free weekend) and it sucked me in almost instantly.
Yesterday, the BBC mini-series Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle was on BBC America and again, I could not help myself. Any of the Bourne movies, The Shawshank Redemption, Dances With Wolves, When Harry Met Sally…, Goodfellas – these are movies I've seen dozens of times and yet, if on television on a wintry afternoon, I will sit in a vegetative state on my couch and watch again. Why are they so impossible to resist?
We are creatures of habit after all and as a rule, we tend to veer toward the familiar. I suppose that's all it is. Like eating your favorite meal after an impossibly long day, these old, familiar TV shows and movies are "comfort" entertainment, reminding you of what you used to love.