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Southampton radiotherapy centre
Cancer Partners UK's Southampton centre in Hampshire uses advanced techniques to deliver external beam radiotherapy, including intensity modulated (IMRT) , image guided (IGRT) and breath-hold (DIBH) radiotherapy, to treat a wide range of cancers from bladder, bowel and breast cancer to, prostate, pancreas cancer and palliative treatment and many more.
The centre is built within and works in partnership with Spire Southampton Hospital - the largest and most advanced private hospital in Hampshire - ensuring patients have access to integrated cancer care, from diagnosis through to surgery, chemotherapy and Cancer Partners UK's gold standard radiotherapy.
The centre works with many leading specialist consultants, and patients from across the Wessex region - including Southampton, Winchester, Poole, Bournemouth, Basingstoke, the Isle of Wight, Jersey and Guernsey - can be assured of a seamless and integrated range of premium cancer services.
Patients attending the centre can also benefit from dedicated, free parking spaces, free Wi-Fi access and prompt appointments, where possible, at a time to suit.
Centre details
Chalybeate Close
Tremona Road
Tel: 02380 764 961
Centre Manager, Gill Boote
Partner Hospital
Spire Southampton Hospital
From the north and A3
At Chilworth continue from the M3 onto the A33. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto the A33 (Bassett Avenue). At the next roundabout take the second exit onto the A35 (Winchester Road) for 0.6 miles. At the next roundabout, take the second exit and continue along Winchester Road for 0.5 miles. Turn right into Dale Road. At the second mini roundabout, take the first exit onto Tremona Road. Chalybeate Close is the first turning on the left.
From the east, M27
Leave M27 at junction 3. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto the M271 for 1.5 miles. Follow directions from the A3024 as below.
From the west, M27
Leave M27 at junction 3. At the roundabout, take the third exit onto the M271 towards Southampton for 1.5 miles. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto the A3024 for 0.6 miles, keeping in the left hand lane. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto A35 (Tebourba Way) for 0.8 miles. Continue straight across the crossroads onto the A35 (Winchester Road). Take the first left onto Warren Avenue, and at the mini roundabout take the third exit onto Tremona Road. Chalybeate Close is the second turning on the right.
Rail and Southampton International Airport
Cancer Partners UK is based within at Spire Southampton Hospital can be reached in 10 minutes by taxi from Southampton central station. Alternatively, Southampton Parkway station and Southampton International Airport are about 15 minutes away.
Centre Consultants
Dr Richard Shaffer BSc MBBS MRCP FRCR
Prostate, bladder, brain, skin, Dupuytren's disease, Ledderhose disease, plantar faciitus


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18 April 2012 at 11.10am | 6 Comments
Due to health reasons, Irish soprano Celine Byrne has withdrawn from singing the role of Mimì in The Royal Opera's upcoming production of La bohème. The role will now be sung by Italian soprano Carmen Giannattasio, making her Royal Opera debut.
Carmen Giannattasio has previously sung Mimì in Berlin and Toulouse. Her recent appearances include Violetta Valéry in La traviata in Berlin; Leonora in Il trovatore for Théâtre du Capitole, Toulouse; Salomé (Massenet's Hérodiade) for De Vlaamse Opera; and Vitellia (La clemenza di Tito) in Aix-en-Provence.
Her future roles include the role of Elizabeth of Valois in Don Carlos in Berlin as well as her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, New York as Leonora (Il trovatore). She won First Prize and the Audience Award in Operalia in Paris in 2002.


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Kon, Zhou & Williams—sounds like an international law firm, right?
If you enjoy the world of filmmaking and are unfamiliar with Satoshi Kon and Tony Zhou then the following seven minutes and 36 seconds of the video below are going to be a real treat. Guaranteed—or your money back.
Last month, in my post Time For A Cool Change I talked about taking some sort of detour after my 2,000th post in the coming months (as I approach the 7th anniversary of this blog). After seeing Zhou's videos Martin Scorsese—The Art of Silence and The Spielberg Oner—One Scene, One Shot I started thinking about revisiting doing something more video based. I did a couple early on in this blog—and was encouraged by Scott Myers at Go Into the Story to do more—but I just found them too time consuming to produce.
But Zhou has given me a vision that doesn't require shooting. I've already started a list of topic ideas.
Maybe as I hit the reset button in the coming months instead of writing an every weekday blog, perhaps I'll create a video once a month. Or perhaps a 1 or 2 minute video once a week. Regardless, I love Zhou's work (and his voice reminds me of the Richard Dreyfuss VO in Stand By Me). I hope you appreciate his film knowledge and time commitment to produce these as much as I do. Here's his recent video on Robin Williams.


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28 April 2008
Motorcycle Jacket Going Up For Sale
I know that there are several people out there coveting the faux leather motorcycle jacket from H&M. I've seen them pop up on blogs all over the world. Well, if you're one of those people, this might be your lucky day. You heard it here first - I'm selling one this week. Here's the deal: When I first saw the jacket at the H&M in LA, I purchased the smallest size they had - a US size 4 (UK 8). When I got to Pennsylvania, I found a smaller size and ended up buying that one and putting the size 4 away. I had pretty much forgotten about it until I was going through my closet and found it hanging in the back. It was only worn a few times and is in perfect condition. It will post along with all the rest of this week's goodies on Thursday afternoon.
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11 comments:
- terren said...
yes! that would be me coveting that jacket.
i hope your cat gets better!
- April 28, 2008
- Alline said...
I would actually KILL for that lumberjack shirt!! Cant find them here in Brazil... rats!
- April 28, 2008
- Sally Jane Vintage said...
alline: Actually, I'm selling the shirt too!
- April 28, 2008
- AsianCajuns said...
ooooo absolutely loooove that jacket. Oh, H&M, why do you not come to Atlanta! Love your outfit too!
- April 28, 2008
- Jia said...
I will be betting!!
- April 29, 2008
- Jia said...
wish I can just buy it T-T
forgot to say I love your blog =D
- April 29, 2008
- Isabel said...
You're selling the size four? Excellent! I want it!
- April 29, 2008
- Anonymous said...
Have you already sold this jacket?? I am dying for it!
- May 01, 2008
- Sally Jane Vintage said...
Heide Leung: No! It's just going up on Ebay today.
- May 01, 2008
- Anonymous said...
You seem to be very good at finding things...
Do you have any idea where I might find that jacket, now that yours is sold?
I'm dying for it.
- August 31, 2008
- Anonymous said...
hi, how much for ur faux leather jacket?
- October 02, 2008
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Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800 (WiFi + 3G) started receiving the new Android 4.0.4 official software update since last month, and Samsung has not said anything yet about the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. You can flash Android 4.1.1 CM10 Jelly Bean on Galaxy Tab 7.7 now with a custom ROM. It is very stable now and can be used as a daily to use ROM.
As you read further, we will guide you through the entire process of how to update Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6800 to Android 4.1.1 CM10 Jelly Bean custom firmware using ClockworkMod recovery. Be warned, that this tutorial will wipe all your existing installed apps and personal settings. Please backup your data from the tools given below.
Disclaimer: All the tools, mods or ROMs mentioned below belong to their respective owners/developers. We (TeamAndroid.com) or the developers are not to be held responsible if you damage or brick your device. We don't have you on gun point to try out this tutorial 😉
Make sure you have installed all your USB drivers for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 to connect it with the computer. Download Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 USB drivers! Apart from just the USB drivers, there are a few more things that you need to take care of.
1. You need to enable USB debugging mode. This helps to connect your Android tablet with the PC. See here: How to Enable USB Debugging.
2. Your tablet battery should be 80-85% charged. If your tablet goes off suddenly because of battery, during flashing ROMs or installing mods and updates — your tablet might go dead permanently. See here: How to Check Battery Percentage.
3. Backup all your important data that you might need as soon as your flash a new ROM, or make a backup for just in case, you never know when anything might go wrong. See below on how to backup data:
- Backup your SMS messages. How? –> How to Backup/Restore SMS Messages.
- Backup Contacts, Gmail and Google Data. How? –> Sync with Google Sync.
- Backup Call History. How? –> How to Backup Call History.
- Backup WhatsApp Messages. How? –> How to Backup/Restore WhatsApp Messages.
- Backup APN Settings: GPRS, 3G, MMS Settings.
Data can also be backed up using Samsung KIES for their devices, but if you backup data manually, you get more options what top choose from and it is very easy to move data across Android devices from different manufacturers, i.e moving Samsung Galaxy S3 backup data to HTC One X.
4. Your tablet should be factory unlocked. Additional instructions for locked Android devices will be added in the tutorial for unlocking devices.
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Let's recap Smyrna short sales for August 2014 and it's impact on the current market. It's important to understand the influence that short sales have on today's market and to keep an eye on the market. Also, keep in mind that the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act has not been extended. This really shouldn't have any impact on short sales and foreclosures, but could create a political firestorm as forgiven debt is now taxable again.
In August, Smyrna short sales activity was:
- 3 active homes
- 13 pending homes
- 0 closed homes
- 6 active condos and townhomes
- 11 pending condos and townhomes
- 2 closed condos and townhomes
If you're in the market for a Smyrna short sale, whether a single family home, condo or townhome, we're here to help. Our team is led by a Certified Distressed Property Expert and experienced in the nuances faced when purchasing short sales. Protect yourself and work with the short sale experts.
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On Bitcoin Investment Advice in 2017 have become a very well known and popular question over time. OK, so what's Bitcoin?
It's not an actual coin, it's "cryptocurrency," a digital form of payment that is produced ("mined") by lots of people worldwide. It allows peer-to-peer transactions instantly, worldwide, for free or at very low cost.
Bitcoin was invented after decades of research into cryptography by software developer, Satoshi Nakamoto (believed to be a pseudonym), who designed the algorithm and introduced it in 2009. His true identity remains a mystery.
This currency is not backed by a tangible commodity (such as gold or silver); bitcoins are traded online which makes them a commodity in themselves.
Bitcoin is an open-source product, accessible by anyone who is a user. All you need is an email address, Internet access, and money to get started.
Is Bitcoin A Good Investment?
Bitcoin is mined on a distributed computer network of users running specialized software; the network solves certain mathematical proofs, and searches for a particular data sequence ("block") that produces a particular pattern when the BTC trading is applied to it. A match produces a bitcoin. It's complex and time- and energy-consuming.
Only 21 million bitcoins are ever to be mined (about 11 million are currently in circulation). The math problems the network computers solve get progressively more difficult to keep the mining operations and supply in check.
This network also validates all the transactions through cryptography.
How Does Bitcoins work?
Internet users transfer digital assets (bits) to each other on a network. There is no online bank; rather, Bitcoin has been described as an Internet-wide distributed ledger. Users buy Bitcoin with cash or by selling a product or service for Bitcoins. Bitcoin wallets store and use this digital currency. Users may sell out of this virtual ledger by trading their Bitcoin to someone else who wants in. Anyone can do this, anywhere in the world.
There are smartphone apps for conducting mobile Bitcoin transactions and Bitcoins exchanges are populating the Internet.
How is Bitcoin valued?
Bitcoin is not held or controlled by a financial institution; it is completely decentralized. Unlike real-world money it cannot be devalued by governments or banks.
These cashless transactions are fast and the processor can convert bitcoins into currency and make a daily direct deposit into the establishment's bank account. It was announced in January 2014 that two Las Vegas hotel-casinos will accept Bitcoin payments at the front desk, in their restaurants, and in the gift shop.
It sounds good – so what's the catch?
Business owners should consider issues of participation, security and cost.
• A relatively small number of ordinary consumers and merchants currently use or understand Bitcoin. However, adoption is increasing globally and tools and technologies are being developed to make participation easier.
• It's the Internet, so hackers are threats to the exchanges. The Economist reported that a Bitcoin exchange was hacked in September 2013 and $250,000 in bitcoins was stolen from users' online vaults. Bitcoins can be stolen like other currency, so vigilant network, server and database security is paramount.
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• Users must carefully safeguard their bitcoin wallets which contain their private keys. Secure backups or printouts are crucial.
• Bitcoin is not regulated or insured by the US government so there is no insurance for your account if the exchange goes out of business or is robbed by hackers.
• Bitcoins are relatively expensive. Current rates and selling prices are available on the online exchanges.
The virtual currency is not yet universal but it is gaining market awareness and acceptance. A business may decide to try Bitcoin to save on credit card and bank fees, as a customer convenience, or to see if it helps or hinders sales and profitability.
Are you thinking about accepting Bitcoin? Do you already use it? Share your thoughts and experiences with us.
Looking for a Bitcoin Buying Guide? Wondering where to start? People have a lot of misconceptions about bitcoin – the very first widely known and accepted cryptocurrency worldwide.
A lot of people think for example that only hackers and shady people use it. However bitcoin is actually going mainstream with everyone from TigerDirect to Expedia.com to Dell and even Subway accepting payments in bitcoin now.
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Well, bitcoin has a lot of benefits over other currencies. For example, you can send bitcoins to someone as payment without having to go through the bank middleman (and get hit with extra fees). It's also much faster than sending money via a bank wire or transfer. You can send bitcoins to someone and have them receiving the coins in seconds.
With all of this, it's no surprise that many people are now trying to buy bitcoin for the first time. However it's not as easy as going to your bank and withdrawing bitcoins – or going to a store and plunking down some hard-earned cash for bitcoin.
The system works a bit differently than that. This Bitcoin Buying Guide will go over a few things you need to know before you buy – so you can buy safely and securely.
Take your time and research the different places to buy before you decide. Factors to consider include coin prices, extra fees, method of payment and customer service.
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Once you've found a place to buy, get your funds ready (i.e. you may send a wire transfer or use your Visa to fund your account). Then wait for a good price. (Bitcoin prices are always fluctuating 24 hours, 7 days a week). Then place your order when you're ready.
Once your order is filled and you have your coins, you'll want to send them to your wallet. Simply enter your bitcoin address and get the seller to send you your bitcoins. You should see them show up in your wallet within minutes to an hour (depending on how fast the seller sends them out).
Voila, you are now a bitcoin owner. You can now send coins to pay for other goods and services, or hang on to them for a rainy day.
One last thing to remember: bitcoin is still in its infancy. There are huge price swings and the currency can be risky. Never buy more bitcoins than you can afford to lose.
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The Bitcoin is a type of currency designed digitally and encrypted for verification of transactions of assets, and to control creation of currency; the name given to this type of currency is cryptocurrency. This worldwide famous currency was developed in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto. This Peer-to-peer electronic cash system was given the symbol XBT for market usage. As any other currency, the Bitcoin has its own unit system which goes from the millibitcoin (0.001) to the satoshi (0.00000001).
The design of the Bitcoin is extremely complex, but very reliable. First, one of the questioned subjects on this matter is its security. Believe it or not, Bitcoins are more secure than regular currency. The obvious thing is that, it cannot be stole physically, and although it can be stole electronically the following explanation will show you how hard it is to do this.
Bitcoins are already gaining acceptance worldwide. As now, Bitcoins can be used in over 100,000 institutions around the world and is expected to keep growing. Although the insecurity behind the fact that there is no governmental support makes it hard to believe that this will be the currency of the future, but watch out, it might impact the world.
Bitcoin Investment Advice in 2017
Bitcoin is a virtual currency. It doesn't exist in the kind of physical form that the currency & coin we're used to exist in. It doesn't even exist in a form as physical as Monopoly money. It's electrons - not molecules.
But consider how much cash you personally handle. You get a paycheck that you take to the bank - or it's autodeposited without you even seeing the paper that it's not printed on. You then use a debit card (or a checkbook, if you're old school) to access those funds. At best, you see 10% of it in a cash form in your pocket or in your pocketbook. So, it turns out that 90% of the funds that you manage are virtual - electrons in a spreadsheet or database.
But wait - those are U.S. funds (or those of whatever country you hail from), safe in the bank and guaranteed by the full faith of the FDIC up to about $250K per account, right? Well, not exactly. Your financial institution may only required to keep 10% of its deposits on deposit. In some cases, it's less. It lends the rest of your money out to other people for up to 30 years. It charges them for the loan, and charges you for the privilege of letting them lend it out.
How does money get created?
Your bank gets to create money by lending it out.
Say you deposit $1,000 with your bank. They then lend out $900 of it. Suddenly you have $1000 and someone else has $900. Magically, there's $1900 floating around where before there was only a grand.
Now say your bank instead lends 900 of your dollars to another bank. That bank in turn lends $810 to another bank, which then lends $720 to a customer. Poof! $3,430 in an instant - almost $2500 created out of nothing - as long as the bank follows your government's central bank rules.
Creation of Bitcoin is as different from bank funds' creation as cash is from electrons. It is not controlled by a government's central bank, but rather by consensus of its users and nodes. It is not created by a limited mint in a building, but rather by distributed open source software and computing. And it requires a form of actual work for creation. More on that shortly.
How can I spend it?
There are hundreds of merchants of all sizes that take BitCoin in payment, from cafes to auto dealerships. There's even a BitCoin ATM in Vancouver, British Columbia for converting your BTC to cash in Vancouver, BC.
And so?
Money has had a long history - millennia in length. Somewhat recent legend tells us that Manhattan Island was bought for wampum - seashells & the like. In the early years of the United States, different banks printed their own currency. On a recent visit to Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, I spent currency that was only good on the lovely island. The common theme amongst these was a trust agreement amongst its users that that particular currency held value. Sometimes that value was tied directly to something solid and physical, like gold. In 1900 the U.S. tied its currency directly to gold (the "Gold Standard") and in 1971, ended that tie.
Now currency is traded like any other commodity, although a particular country's currency value can be propped up or diminished through actions of their central bank. BitCoin is an alternate currency that is also traded and its value, like that of other commodities, is determined through trade, but is not held up or diminished by the action of any bank, but rather directly by the actions of its users. Its supply is limited and known however, and (unlike physical currency) so is the history of every single BitCoin. Its perceived value, like all other currency, is based on its utility and trust.
As a form of currency, BitCoin not exactly a new thing in Creation, but it certainly is a new way for money to be created.
Advice of Bitcoin and other Crypto-currencies
Everyone is curious as to what bitcoin is and how one gets to earn it and spend it. Bitcoin is the most famous and biggest digital currency in the world regarding market capitalization and the market share where there are no intermediaries to handle the transactions. Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates has a lot of faith in Bitcoin to the point of saying, "Bitcoin is a technological tour de force."
According to Leon Louw, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, every informed person needs to know at least about bitcoin since it has the potential to become one of the world's most significant developments.
One can buy bitcoins directly from other bitcoin users via marketplaces or through exchanges, and one pays for them through hard cash, credit or debit cards, electronic wire transfers, other cryptocurrencies, PayPal, et al.
• Wesellcrypto: - This site ranks high, and it is beginner friendly. It has a trust rating of B+, and you can buy bitcoins via your PayPal account.
• Bitquick: - This site is also beginner friendly allowing users to buy and accept payments for bitcoins via hard currency as well as bank transfers. It has a trust rating of B.
With bitcoins, you can anonymously buy merchandise; make cheaper international payments since the Bitcoins are not subject to regulation from any country. The bitcoin market is very volatile and more people are buying them hoping to make a profit when the price goes up.
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Religion is for man. Quality of religion is such an abstract quantity that makes no sense unless it is shown in practice.
Religion requires a base from which anyone may show off the merit of belief-systems that he subscribes to. Man is one such. He or she may demonstrate its color and other qualities. It is said of Cicero that even as a child his fame was such parents of his schoolmates came to see for themselves the pupil who carried such an excellent report. Religion is now debased that each one chatters the quality of his or her religion and we see no one ever showing the proof in their lives. Megachurches hold thousands of listeners where the preacher gives his performances. One would think he has some serious personality problems that he requires so many lights on him and he needs to show his best side, in terms of his looks and morals, in order to keep the crowd's attention. Take any religion and you see those who preach too loud so often are farther from demonstrating the merits. Speaking doesn't mean proof. Love thy neighbor as thyself. One may speak of it every hour and it doesn't demonstrate one is proving love that he so vigorously declaims. Praying five times a day for this reason means nothing.
Idiots are everywhere in churches or in mosques and they are degenerate idiots who preach in order not to fulfill the very demands of their religion.
Man as a social animal needs to belong and he often continues the traditions of his parents without questioning whether the merits of their belief were proved in their own lives. Churches over the years have been getting leaner. Is it because people have found religion had not filled their pockets with cash or larders with goods? No. Those who were placed in positions of trust to lead the children of men into ways of righteousness have misled their flock. Out of their own personal ambitions or out of their stupidity. He who preaches his infallibility and also hides evil priests is a Satan's disciple. Protestant and Catholic churches are not freed from this. How can such evil men lead the men to better themselves? Or Mullahs who preach hate and use children in the name of Jihad to pull chestnuts from fire for their own ends? Christianity and Islam alike have failed in their practice. Take religions from all over the world. Do they make the Earth a better place?
It is not the fault of religion which are ideas but men who have lapsed in their thinking. They have fouled up the earth with their stupidity. No more proof is needed as to this than seeing the environment pollution around us. Recently an astronaut seemed to have observed the Earth has changed for the worse. In Hebraic tradition of Creation God gave Adam domination over the Earth and the Rule is still valid. Aren't we all guilty of flouting it? Christianity has always given an undue emphasis to man, his soul and his obedience to body of men whose merits for commanding such honor have not been always proved beyond doubt. Think of all the witch hunts throughout history. How the Church has treated women for witches? Their sins? They loved the earth and worshiped the spirits they didn't understand. We say we understand our spirits and yet we do not follow them. What difference is then between organized religion and paganism? Will slaughtering suspected members of the cults help? If pagans let nature cure their ills the Churches relied on their own cure miracles and their members, the so called physicians try their cure. In a way it has been detrimental in developing a respect for environment.
Now the Earth cults are gaining ground but how much responsible are they? Many of them may have genuine desire to live close to the nature but do they have a cohesive and positive plan based on universally acknowledged facts to reclaim the Earth from deteriorating any further? I do not see any such body that holds the credentials. There are many cult groups each flexing his muscles in his own fashion. Private revelations and gifts are not the answer but a clear scientific temper that can enthuse all men to respect his own hearth and backyard; who dares to claim his or her moral soundness for the good of all. Neither Pope nor a shaman has it in himself to speak of religion without his credentials of humanness. Science speaks for discipline and education. If these cannot make a man to think for himself what is the purpose of science?
Religion is for man. Is man for such religions that are short of proving with deeds?
Overheard: Thank God! I am an atheist!
An atheist is a silly man who denies God but cannot understand how close to Him he is nevertheless. It is to be proved with his life and from his context with all things living. If his humanness cannot make him rise above some contrary beliefs or atheism he is foolish indeed. Merely mouthing the tag of his non-belief proves his foolishness. Religion and lack of it should not hold unearned influences. Neither should Science.


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Approximately 307 000 farmers work in the fields of Australia's 134 000 farms.
Farmers are out in the field every day to sustain a wider industry that employs over a million other Australians, and which feeds Australia and the world.
Bayer's broad range of research and innovation ultimately comes down to where we need it most - in the field. It is essential for us to support farmers all over Australia.
Source:http://www.nff.org.au/farm-facts.html http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/whatwedo/
90% of Australian farms are sole proprietor or family owned.
Farming has always been largely a family enterprise in Australia, often with several generations working together and sharing their knowledge.
The future of farming is a high priority for Bayer Crop Science - a key aspect of our sustainability work focuses on engaging younger generations in agriculture.
Source:http://www.nff.org.au/farm-facts.html http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/OurCompany/sustain.asp
A year's worth of orange juice for one person equates to 1092 oranges!
The best way to start the day is with a freshly squeezed orange juice. If you drank three oranges worth of juice every day, you'd need over a tonne for the year!
To ensure the continued supply of Australian OJ, Bayer's work with citrus crops has led to the development of ®Movento, one of the most innovative insecticides of recent years.
Source:http://www.citrusaustralia.com.au/consumer-information/buying-australian.htm http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/crops/fruit.asp
The average Aussie consumes 105 litres of milk per year!
Tea, coffee, cereal and many more daily food routines just wouldn't be the same without milk. 39 000 dairy farmers and 1.74 million cows make this possible.
Dairy cows need high quality feed in order to produce the best possible milk. Crop protection ensures that Australian animals are also well looked after.
Source:http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/Markets-and-statistics/Farm-facts/Dairy-at-a-glance.aspx http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/crops/cereals.asp
Aussie farmers provide 93% of Australia's domestic food supply!
The average Australian farmer produces enough food for 600 people. Not only does this feed 150 at home in Australia, it also provides for 450 people overseas.
Bayer is constantly working on new ways to maximise this productivity and provide sustainable crop protection.
Source:http://www.nff.org.au/farm-facts.html http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/whatwedo/cropprotection.asp
The Agriculture industry creates 1.6 million jobs within the Australian economy.
Australia's agriculture industry is one of the most self-sufficient in the world, providing employment in farming, the agricultural supply chain, and the affiliated food and fibre industries.
Bayer partners with a number of other organisations to support not only farming but agricultural research, supply, and other associated industries.
Source:http://www.nff.org.au/farm-facts.html http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/ourcompany/resndev.asp
Most Australians will consume 13.6kgs of cheese in a year!
Cheese is the largest sector of Australia's commercial dairy production. Cows' milk predominates, but with a decent look in for goats as well.
Good quality pastures are essential for the best dairy production, and weed management is a part of ensuring quality.
Source:http://www.dairyaustralia.com.au/Markets-and-statistics/Farm-facts/Dairy-at-a-glance.aspx http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/products/herbicides.asp
Australia's total yearly food waste is an estimated 4,000,000 tonnes.
The approximate value of this wasted food is a total of $8 billion. Making the most of our resources is the responsibility of the consumer as well as the producer.
More efficient consumption of resources is vital to world food security.
Source:http://www.foodwise.com.au/foodwaste/food-waste-fast-facts/ http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/food/
1 apple has 10 times the antioxidants of goji berry juice!
The humble apple is in fact one of the original superfoods - which is why we say 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away!'
The apples themselves need to be healthy in order to provide these antioxidants, and Bayer's crop protection products include several which are well suited to orchards.
Source:http://www.foodwise.com.au/foodwaste/food-waste-fast-facts/ http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/crops/fruit.asp
Bananas are the most popular items in Australian supermarkets!
Bananas are not only the most popular fruit but also the highest selling single product in Australian supermarkets. Aussies eat a total of approximately 5 million bananas a day.
The Australian banana industry is one of the world's most robust - all fresh bananas on sale in the country are Aussie grown.
Source:http://abgc.org.au/ http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/crops/fruit.asp
60% of Aussie children learn about agriculture through visiting farms and interacting with farmers.
Educating children about the importance of agriculture is vital to a sustainable future. School programs and agriculture-related activities are a great way to engage Aussie kids.
Bayer, in partnership with CSIRO, is a proud sponsor of the Sustainable Futures educational program.
Only 5% of Aussie kids are getting the veggies they need!
Five daily servings of vegetables are recommended as part of a healthy diet, especially for children.
Australia is fortunate enough to have the resources to nourish every child - so it's important that we make the most of this.
Source:http://abgc.org.au/ http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/OurCompany/stewardship.asp
61% of Australia's 7, 617, 930 square kilometres is used for agricultural production.
Australian agriculture not only provides the vast majority of domestic food supply, but also feeds more than 40 million people overseas.
If Australia is going to continue providing for all of its citizens, and contributing to future world food security, maximum productivity is vital. Bayer's research in environmental science aims to meet this challenge.
Source:http://www.nff.org.au/farm-facts.html http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/whatwedo/environmentalscience.asp
In less than 200 years, Australia's annual cotton crop grew from three bags in 1830 to a record 5.3 million bales in 2011/12!
Innovation in technology and crop science has facilitated enormous progress in crop production in less than two centuries.
Research and innovation in agriculture must continue to keep up with growing populations and demand.
Source:http://cottonaustralia.com.au/cotton-library/fact-sheets/cotton-fact-file-australian-cotton-history1 http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/ourcompany/resndev.asp
30-40% of Australia's annual barley crop goes into making beer!
One of the major uses of Australian barley is the production of malt. This malt is then used to make beer, going from field to pub all over Australia and the world!
To ensure the high standard of our barley and, by extension, the nation's favourite beverage, weed management is absolutely essential. That's where Bayer can help!
Source:http://www.barleyaustralia.com.au/#!barley-and-malt/c1ppg http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/products/herbicides.asp
There are more than 100 different wine-making grape varieties grown in Australia!
There are sixty wine growing regions in Australia, which produce over a million tonnes of grapes per year.
Bayer is proud to be the major sponsor of the ASVO Viticulturist of the Year award, supporting those who make Australia's viticulture industry one of the best in the world.
Source:http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/australias-wine-industry http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/crops/viticulture.asp
You could make 63.4 million pairs of jeans with Australia's 2015 cotton crop!
In 2015, Australia produced an estimated 1.9 million bales of cotton. A single bale could make 215 pairs of jeans, or 4300 pairs of socks!
Cotton production in Australia accounts for just 1500 of 134 000 farms, so ensuring efficient use of land and protecting cotton quality is a priority.
Source:http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/australias-wine-industry http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/Crops/cotton.asp
Australia needs more than 2000 Agriculture graduates per year!
In order to take on a larger role in world food security, Australia is going to need at least 2000 graduates every year across the many agriculture-related fields of study.
Bayer's work requires collaboration between farmers, agronomists, marketers, legislators and financiers (to name just a few) across the agricultural sector.
Source:http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/australias-wine-industry http://bayercropscience.com.au/cs/OurCompany/sustain.asp


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Glasses Cat Cocktail Glass
These sophisticated etched glasses give class and sass to your favorite cocktail with our cat's-eye-glasses-wearing kitty (based on our refined rescue, Triana). A well-made and designed piece is always a practical gift and a reminder of fun memories had sipping (or guzzling — no judgement here) from them. Our small-batch sandblasting technique means they will continue to look sharp as long as the glass lives.
Available as a tall highball glass, or short lowball (also called a double old fashioned) glass.
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Packed safely and simply in bubble wrap.
- Capacity: 9.75 oz
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Using our original handmade stencils, the surface of this cup is sandblasted away to create a deep 3-D graphic that will never wear away.
Our dishware is small-batch sandblasted in our studio in Portland, OR. We're very good at masking by hand, but there will be a small amount of inconsistency between handmade items, which makes them special.
Some product images may be digital mock-ups instead of physical finished products. Sizing and placement are approximate representations.
Learn more about our sandblasting process here.
We can make a custom portrait of your own pet or favorite animal in our modern simplistic style, for a $75 fee. Contact us for details and to get in our queue.
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All of our glassware and mugs feature distinctive original artwork by Portland artist Amanda Siska, engraved into the surface so that they last, sandblasted one-by-one in our home, by us. Everything is dishwasher-safe, ceramics are microwave-safe, and they're packed nicely for a quick and secure turnaround. It's the perfect gift!
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Jesse Natha lives in Vergennes. She has written for Local Banquet and The Boston Globe. Her collection of essays Farming and Feasting with the Robinsons was recently re-released by Ferrisburgh's Rokeby Museum. Her other interests include Italian, gardening, and helping creative people craft profitable businesses.
New Choices and Opportunities in Vermont's Dairy Scene
Caprine vs. Bovine
Jesse Natha | October 18, 2012 | Commentary
If you've ever raised goats, you know it's next to impossible to keep them within their fences. Now more goats are getting into Vermont cow barns—but it's because farmers are putting them there on purpose.
The primacy of cow dairy in Vermont agriculture is undisputed, but goats are edging into the local dairy world. Abysmal cow milk prices paired with rising costs have farmers looking for alternatives or supplements in order to keep their farms profitable. And the ever-increasing vacant cow dairy properties provide excellent locations for new goat farms.
A Charcuterie Cure
Jesse Natha | June 01, 2011 | 2011
Here in the kitchen of Pete Colman's barn-apartment in Plainfield, a small banner on the wall bears the magnanimous face of the Italian priest and saint Padre Pio, with the words "Don't worry, soon you will be cured." In the context of this home—just steps away from a sparkling new meat-curing shop that shares the same barn—it's hard to know just who the saint is addressing: the cook who lives there or…the pig.
Set the Table with Switchel
Jesse Natha | March 01, 2010 | Community & History
Long a staple in Northeast hayfields as a thirst quencher and restorative, switchel—alternatively called "haymaker's punch" —was a colonial era proto-Gatorade, a source of both hydration and electrolyte replenishment. Recipes vary, but the most common ingredients were molasses, cider vinegar, and ginger, mixed to taste in a jug of very cold well water. While the concoction could have provided benefit to all manner of laborers and sporting folks, its use was particularly common among the workers of the hayfield and the children who carried the switchel jug to them.
Farming & Feasting with the Robinsons: Winter
Jesse Natha | December 01, 2009 | Community & History
In the not-so-distant past, eating locally was a way of life and a matter of necessity. For four generations, the Robinson family farmed in Ferrisburgh, at the place known today as the Rokeby Museum. The museum's collection includes correspondence and household records detailing the family's ways of farming, preserving, and eating. In the last of this four-part series, we take a look at how the Robinsons cooked, ate, and farmed in the late 1800s.
Farming & Feasting with the Robinsons: Autumn
Jesse Natha | September 01, 2009 | Community & History
When autumn arrives in Vermont, it's as if the searing heat of summer is absorbed by the maple trees and expressed through their blazing foliage. This signals the fiery death of another growing season, and the rapid retreat to winter's dormancy. Ann Robinson Minturn remarked on this bittersweet transition in a letter to her husband, Lloyd, in September 1866: "The country never could be lovelier in September, I am sure, than during the present one—but it is always a melancholy month for me."
Farming & Feasting with the Robinsons: Summer
Jesse Natha | June 01, 2009 | Community & History
When George Gershwin wrote "Summertime, and the living is easy..." one gets the impression he wasn't really thinking of the farming population. In the words of Ann Robinson Minturn in August 1862, "there be those whose souls rejoice in the yellowness of their butter, the whiteness of their bread, and the exceeding cleanliness of their houses... to sit with the hands folded is an abomination–and such women should I think be farmers wives."
Farming & Feasting with the Robinsons: Spring
Jesse Natha | March 01, 2009 | Community & History
In honor of the sugaring season, we're returning to some of our favorite articles on this topic from years past. Here is the Spring installment in a series that ran on the Robinson Family, who farmed for four generations on the Ferrisburgh property that is now the Rokeby Museum. The museum's collection includes correspondence and household records detailing the family's ways of farming, preserving, and eating.
Bread and Horses
Good Companion Bakery in Ferrisburgh
Jesse Natha | December 01, 2008 | On the Farm
A flock of geese pick through the frost-wilted remnants of a huge vegetable garden, and behind the new farmhouse the Green Mountains rise up beyond acres of fields. Erik and Erica Andrus and their seasonal interns are returning this Ferrisburgh farm to productivity, and they are doing so in some unusual ways: they are growing a portion of the wheat that is used in the bread they sell; they are using horses instead of tractors; and they are operating what may be Vermont's only bread-and-dessert CSA.


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The Cost of Solar Photovoltaic Systems Fell in 2008
A version of this article appears in the January/February 2010 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
January 08, 2010
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV ) power systems in the U.S., showing that the average cost of these systems declined by more than 30% from 1998 to 2008. Within the last year of this period, costs fell by more than 4%. According to the report, the most recent decline in 2007 and 2008 is primarily the result of a decrease in PV module costs. In contrast, cost reductions from 1998 through 2007 were largely due to a decline in non-module costs, such as the cost of labor, marketing, overhead, inverters, and the balance of systems. The study—the second in an ongoing series that tracks the installed cost of PV —examined 52,000 grid-connected PV systems installed between 1998 and 2008 in 16 states. It found that average installed costs, in terms of real 2008 dollars, declined from $10.80 per Watt in 1998 to $7.50/W in 2008, equivalent to an average annual reduction of $0.30/W, or 3.6% per year in real dollars. The report "Tracking the Sun II : The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998–2008," by Ryan Wiser, Galen Barbose, Carla Peterman, and Naim Darghouth may be downloaded from http:// eetd....
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Extend your Mexico cruise vacation with a hotel stay in captivating port cities at the beginning or the end of your cruise vacation.
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Buccaneers looking to avenge last year's loss
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 12, 2012) – Coming off a last-second thriller against No. 18 Wake Forest, the ETSU men's soccer team gets back into Atlantic Sun play on Saturday when it heads to the Music City to take on the Lipscomb Bisons.
Kickoff between ETSU (6-5-2, 2-1-0 A-Sun) and Lipscomb (4-8-0, 1-1-0 A-Sun) is scheduled for 7 p.m. local time (8 p.m. ET) at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.
The Buccaneers have played all three of their conference games at home this season, but will conclude league play with four of their last five games on the road. ETSU began A-Sun play two weeks ago, but fell to Mercer, 2-1. Last weekend, the Bucs took in all six points with victories against North Florida, 4-0, and Jacksonville, 2-1. Next Friday's matchup with Northern Kentucky is ETSU's only remaining regular season game at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
Junior David Geno (Kingsport, Tenn.) enters Saturday with the team-lead in goals (9), assists (5) and points (23). On Tuesday against Wake Forest, Geno registered his 21st career goal to surpass Aaron Schoenfeld for ETSU's all-time record. Geno stands alone in all three major career categories with 21 goals, 13 assists and 55 points. The Dobyns-Bennett product's next goal will be his 10th and break his ETSU single-season record, which he set last year.
Junior defender Blaike Woodruff (Georgetown, Texas) also has five assists on the season to share the team-lead with Geno. After scoring with :03 left on Tuesday night, Emmanuel Wilson (Memphis, Tenn.) is tied for third on the team with Itode Fubara (Ogbema, Nigeria) in goals scored. Redshirt junior Luis Calzadilla (Caracas, Venezuela) sits alone in second place with three goals.
ETSU's Last Outing
ETSU took on No. 18 Wake Forest on Tuesday night at Summers-Taylor Stadium, and brought all the dramatics in a, 2-2, tie. Geno grabbed the Bucs the lead with his record-setting 21st career goal midway through the opening half, but Wake Forest's Sean Okoli tied the score just minutes before halftime.
Sixteen minutes into the second half, Michael Gamble put the Demon Deacons ahead with a shot from the left side that beat Ryan Coulter (Dublin, Ireland), who was trying to get back after a collision in the penalty area.
Wake Forest seemed to have the game in hand, holding possession on ETSU's half of the field with less than a minute to play. The Bucs fought to steal the ball, and with 15 seconds left created a loose-ball situation before being fouled by Danny Wenzel. With the clock running, Wenzel picked up the ball and was issued a yellow card for delaying the game by referee Skye Arthur-Banning, who stopped the clock with 11 seconds remaining.
Fubara launched in a desperation chance from 60-plus yards, which was fought for in the air by a Wake Forest defender and Maximilian Muemken (Muenster, Germany). The momentum carried the ball back to Geno, who flicked it up and across the box. Wilson beat his man and leapt to back-heel the ball over keeper Michael Lisch and equalize with the clock showing :03.
Scouting the Bisons
Lipscomb is coming off a stunning, 3-1, win over last year's A-Sun Tournament champion Florida Gulf Coast. The Bisons were outshot by a margin of 19-5, but scored on three of their four shots in the second half to pull out the victory.
Luke Salmen put in the first goal in the 61st minute, followed by Josue Chavez in the 69th and Reece Holcombe in the 80th. FGCU's Jelani Smith put in a consolation goal in the 84th to close the gap to two goals.
Ethan Summers holds the Bisons' goals lead with three on the season. He and Djabi share the points lead at six with Djabi's two goals and two assists. As a team, Lipscomb has scored 14 times while giving up 21 scores. Goalkeepers John Schnurbusch and Miguel Hof have combined to give up 2.08 goals per game.
Series History
Saturday night's game will be the seventh all-time meeting between ETSU and Lipscomb. The Bucs currently lead the series 4-2-0, but saw their four-game series winning streak come to an end last year, losing by a score of 2-1. With the game tied, 1-1, Lipscomb was awarded a penalty kick after Woodruff was whistled for a handball in the box and sent off with a red card. Garrett Pettis converted the chance to lead the Bisons past then-No. 24 ETSU.
ETSU and Lipscomb have split the two meetings in Nashville.
Live stats will be available through Stat Broadcast on LipscombSports.com. Free live-streaming video will be available on ASun.TV.
ETSU Notes
- David Geno enters Saturday as ETSU's all-time goals, assists and points leader with 21 goals, 13 assists and 55 points. He surpassed Aaron Schoenfeld in each category, who held each record heading into the season at 20 goals, 10 assists and 50 points.
- Geno leads the team this season with nine goals, five assists and 23 points. His nine goals and five assists tie ETSU single-season records, while his 23 points are a new record. Defender Blaike Woodruff also has five assists this season.
- ETSU has won its last two conference games, defeating UNF and Jacksonville last weekend at Summers-Taylor Stadium.
- Last year against Lipscomb, the 24th-ranked Buccaneers were defeated at Summers-Taylor Stadium, ending its four-game winning streak against the Bisons.
- ETSU and Lipscomb have split the two meetings in Nashville.
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Justice Stevens' Commitment to Prosecutorial Ethics
The following essay on John Paul Stevens is by Rory Little, a professor of law at U.C. Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. Little also serves as Reporter to the ABA Task Force to Revise the Criminal Justice Standards for the Prosecution and Defense Functions. Little worked with Justice Stevens in the 1984 Supreme Court Term.
"After a brief interlude in an inexpensive motel room . . . ." This elegant description of a not-so-elegant stabbing by a prostitute has always been my personal favorite for the best opening line in a U.S. Supreme Court opinion. New to the Court only five months earlier (nominated on November 28, 1975, confirmed nineteen days later), the junior Justice Stevens received the majority assignment in United States v. Agurs (1976). Issued in June 1976, it was only his fifth full opinion for the Court. The issue was the legal significance of a prosecutor's failure to turn over evidence that tended to support a self-defense claim. The Court had begun to answer this question in the seminal decision of Brady v. Maryland (1963), but certiorari was granted in Agurs to further explicate the constitutional due process standards in light of diverse lower court interpretations.
Justice Stevens' opinion for the Court in Agurs marked the beginning of his four-decade doctrinal effort at the Court to police prosecutorial misconduct, most recently expressed in his 2009 opinion for the Court in Cone v. Bell. Over thirty-four Terms, Justice Stevens cited Brady in seventeen opinions (so far; nine were dissents). He mentioned prosecutorial misconduct in another seven opinions. (In his five-year tenure on the Seventh Circuit, Judge Stevens also wrote one Brady decision "" Christman v. Hanrahan (1974) "" finding "serious" and "inexcusable" law enforcement misconduct.) As he wrote in dissent in United States v. Williams (1992), again with a nice flourish, "Like the Hydra slain by Hercules, prosecutorial misconduct has many heads." Justice Stevens was consistently on alert for all of them.
Justice Stevens' strong and consistent enforcement of fair prosecutorial conduct is a neglected portion of his jurisprudence. But this important criminal procedure/legal ethics aspect of Justice Stevens' remarkable career reveals his consistent commitment to integrity, fundamental fairness, and (as Professors Schauer and Thai have noted here and here in this series)) thorough fact-intensive analysis. While much of this ground is familiar to criminal procedure scholars, it is worth re-examining in light of Justice Stevens' imminent departure from the Court. Future nominees should be examined for their own commitment to the Justice's balanced ideals regarding prosecutorial ethics.
Looking back, the Justice's Agurs opinion was a remarkable intellectual achievement. It examined prosecutorial decisions to not disclose evidence with a realistic and piercingly dispassionate eye. Today, scholars routinely point to this 1976 opinion as the best in the Brady bunch. The analytical approach employed in Agurs has been adopted by a number of States, even as a changing majority of the Court has weakened the Brady standard.
In Agurs, it appeared that a prostitute had stabbed a customer, but as the defendant in a murder trial, Ms. Agurs claimed self-defense against the john's knife attack. Although the deceased was found in possession of two knives and was on top of the defendant when motel employees intervened, the jury convicted Agurs of second-degree murder. However, undisclosed to the defense was the fact that the dead man had two prior convictions for carrying a deadly weapon (knives), arguably demonstrating his predisposition to violence. But the defense had never requested discovery of prior convictions. What to do, when potentially exculpatory evidence was in the prosecution's files, never disclosed, but also never specifically requested?
Agurs announced a vital constitutional rule: prosecutors have an unqualified due process duty to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense; "elementary fairness requires it to be disclosed even without a specific request." Agurs also recited an analytical standard of "might have affected the outcome of the trial" for cases in which a specific request is made but not accurately answered by the government. And Agurs opined that "when the prosecutor receives a specific and relevant request, the failure to make any response is seldom, if ever, excusable."
Justice Stevens' Agurs opinion quoted the now-famous passage from Berger v. United States, 295 U.S. 78, 88 (1935), regarding the federal prosecutor's duty to see "that justice shall be done" ("may strike hard blows" but "not foul ones"). Also likely influential, for Justice Stevens at least, were widely publicized remarks made a few years prior to Stevens' Supreme Court clerkship by Justice Jackson (when he was U.S. Attorney General) regarding federal prosecutorial ethics. Jackson told a group of U.S. Attorneys that "while you are being diligent, strict, and vigorous in law enforcement you can also afford to be just"; "the citizen's safety," he continued, "lies in the prosecutor who tempers zeal with human kindness, who seeks truth and not victims, and who approaches his task with humility."
Professor Diane Amann's extensive biographical research reveals other events that likely predisposed John Stevens to enforce high standards of prosecutorial fairness once he became a Justice: the later-vacated criminal conviction of Justice Stevens' father in the 1930s; an important concurrence Stevens helped draft for Justice Rutledge regarding the "procedural morass" that impeded post-conviction relief in Illinois at the time (Marino v. Ragen (1947)); and a pro bono murder appeal involving police misconduct that Stevens successfully handled in the 1950s (People v. La Frana (Ill. 1954)). While never a practicing criminal lawyer, Justice Stevens did not come to the table empty-handed or naïve about flaws in the criminal justice system. Neither did the moderate Republican politics of the time force him into a black-or-white defensive posture: fair criminal convictions should be upheld and even praised, but convictions should also be thoroughly examined and even reversed where fundamental fairness is violated.
Armchair psychoanalysis of the man, however, can distract from the doctrinal authority of Justice Stevens' contributions in this area. Nine years after Agurs, in United States v. Bagley, (1985), a majority of the Court refused to overturn a conviction, notwithstanding that the government's two witnesses had sworn they had been promised no rewards — but in fact the government had written agreements to pay them for their information which it failed to disclose to the defense. This amounted to not only a Brady violation, but indeed government-sponsored perjury. Yet the majority declined to reverse, finding the information not "material" because there was no "reasonable probability" that the outcome would have been different. As the author of Agurs, Justice Stevens vigorously dissented in Bagley. He noted that the defense had specifically requested discovery of any rewards or promises, and that any claim that the undisclosed reward agreements were not "material" was "egregiously erroneous" under any standard.
As others have noted, Bagley was an unfortunate cutback on Agurs in at least three ways. First it implicitly, but plainly, rejected the Agurs Court's statement that nondisclosure in the face of a specific request is "seldom, if ever, excusable." Second, Bagley rejected Agurs' forward-looking enquiry of whether the undisclosed evidence "might have affected' the outcome of the trial, in favor of a hindsight "reasonable probability' standard far more forgiving of prosecutorial misconduct. Third, Bagley rejected the idea, fundamental to Agurs, that there is a constitutionally significant difference between a prosecutor's failure to disclose exculpatory evidence that has been specifically requested, as opposed to a prosecutor who has no specific notice to be on the lookout for such evidence.
The restrictive nature of the "reasonable probability" standard was later showcased in Strickler v. Greene (1999), in which undisclosed police interview notes cast serious doubt on the eyewitness' testimony. The Court found that this serious non-disclosure created a reasonable "possibility," but not "probability," of a different outcome. Sadly, while noting "the special role played by the the American prosecutor in this search for truth in criminal trials," Justice Stevens writing for the Court found himself constrained to deny relief under the Bagley standard (as applied in the habeas context). Unlike some of his brethren, Justice Stevens has generally accepted precedents of the Court, once settled, and applied them faithfully even when he has initially disagreed with their establishment. This valuation of Court precedent and stability is a mark of Justice Stevens' rigorous judicial integrity.
Meanwhile, a number of State jurisdictions have rejected the Bagley standard, in favor of Justice Stevens' Agurs analysis. In People v. Vilardi (1990), for example, New York's highest court noted that the Agurs standard is a "clear rule that properly encourages compliance" with the prosecution's constitutional obligations.
Moreover, in his sixteen years as the Senior Associate Justice (since Justice Blackmun's retirement in 1994), Justice Stevens has demonstrated the persuasive force of his analysis even under the Bagley standard he disputes. Thus just last year, coming full circle in the thirty-three years since Agurs, Justice Stevens again began an opinion for the Court citing the government's special obligation "to assure that justice shall be done" in criminal prosecutions, citing Agurs and Berger. (The five-four decision was too close, perhaps, to allow an elegant opening flourish like Agurs' first line.) In Cone v. Bell, Justice Stevens once again took the prosecution to task for actively suppressing evidence that might well have led to a different outcome for Cone's death penalty. Even Chief Justice Roberts said in concurrence that he had "no reason to quarrel" with Justice Stevens' typically thorough analysis of the record.
Thus it can fairly be said that Justice Stevens both began and ended his career on the Court as a strong enforcer of prosecutorial ethics. What are we to make of Justice Stevens' consistent attention to constitutional fairness standards for prosecutors in this vitally important area of constitutional criminal procedure? First, appointing a Justice with little significant lawyerly experience in criminal law did not deter the development of remarkably perceptive doctrine by that Justice. It seems plain that personal integrity, rather than any particular legal experience, is a vital characteristic for any Justice. I do not know how Justice Stevens came by the assignment (one of his first for the Court) in Agurs, but it augured well (smile) for constitutional criminal procedure.
Second, we can thank Justice Stevens for a consistent commitment over four decades to prosecutorial integrity — not just his own commitment, but the Court's. Justice Stevens not only vigorously applied the doctrine in cases like Cone v. Bell, but he made the assignments to newer Justices that committed them to the doctrine (for example, to Justice Souter in Kyles v. Whitley (1995)). Thanks to Justice Stevens and his leadership with younger Justices, the law in this area remains stronger than it might otherwise have been.
Finally, we can hope that this aspect of judicial character will not be ignored in future nominations and hearings. A commitment to "the justice of the finding of guilt" (Agurs), but tempered always by a commitment to prosecutorial fairness and a willingness to enforce it, seems to this writer to be an essential requirement for future appointments. It is an essential component of "awareness of the impact of Court decisions on average citizens" that the current Administration is stressing for nominees. The Court needs Justices like John Paul Stevens, with a commitment to the ideals of Berger and prosecutorial integrity.


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NEW YORK - Celebrating his 50th birthday, James Bond has been learning some new tricks - but 3-D isn't one of them.
Producers of the spy franchise say they have no interest in a making a Bond film in 3-D. The upcoming "Skyfall" is the first Bond film to be released since "Avatar" made 3-D a common and often lucrative practice for blockbusters.
"3-D is fantastic for the right material, but we're not sure Bond is the right way to go," said "Skyfall" producer Barbara Broccoli in a recent interview. "With our movies, there's a lot of challenges to 3-D, particularly when you've got a lot of action and a lot of quick cutting."
Broccoli and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson have shepherded the last seven Bond films, preserving the franchise as a family business. "Skyfall," which premieres next week in the U.K. and opens Nov. 9 in the U.S., follows 2008's "Quantum of Solace" - released a year before James Cameron's 3-D epic.
"It has to be right for our story," said Broccoli. "Unless you can do something as well as ('Avatar'), it's probably not worth looking at."
Wilson said there has been interest in converting some of the old Bond films into 3-D, which he called "more of a novelty."
Shooting in 3-D, which requires larger cameras, can be cumbersome, and quick action shots can be awkward because viewers' eyes don't adjust rapidly enough. But 3-D, for which higher ticket prices are charged, can also bring in more box office.
Bond films, more classical in their 2-D, go for spectacle instead with IMAX. "Skyfall" will be released a day early, Nov. 8, in North America on IMAX screens.
Still, Broccoli left the door open for things to change. Daniel Craig is signed for at least two more Bond films, which will be the 24th and 25th in the franchise. Neither is currently being planned in 3-D.
"Who knows?" she said. "We'll see if things change in the future."


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I paint the urban pedestrian from the aerial point of view.
As a discipline, painting manifests the aura of tradition, and presents a space for its renewal. I see paintings as a part of reality, as real things in themselves, and as having a demonstrable connection with other real things. My paintings can be analyzed in purely formal terms, as abstractions about color, line, form, and space. But I add a representational subject, the urban pedestrian, to make a more complex and engaging painting, to connect the reality of the painting directly with the reality of the world.
I use photographs as a way to reconstruct images from the real world and transfer them to the real painting. For me, photography functions as a catalyst, like a catalyst in a chemical reaction: photographs are instrumental in the process of painting, but they do not appear in the completed painting.
I refer to Impressionist cityscapes, Bauhaus photography, New York School abstraction, and Minimalism as some important influences
For me, the urban pedestrian symbolizes a complex social milieu; the urban crowd, which I present as literally isolated on the canvas. I paint each figure as a detailed individual portrait, familiar yet anonymous. I construct the crowd from thousands of photographs, carefully selected and arranged, randomly to suggest patterns, and in patterns that suggest randomness.
Imagery from the aerial point of view is instantly recognizable even though we rarely directly experience it. In contrast with traditional perspective, with its closer-is-bigger implied hierarchy, from above each figure is equal in scale and in space, as in a democratic vision, but with the added ambiguity between the arrogance of "looking down" versus "looking at." The aerial view makes it possible to imply the entire infrastructure of the city: cars, buildings, streets, etc., without actually depicting any of those things.
The aerial view compresses space. The spatial flattening of the images intensifies the surface of the painting, and enhances the colors in a unique way. The compressed space is a map, a kind of living map, which shows a way of seeing, and a way of being in the world.
Artist Biography
I grew up on a dairy farm in northern Wisconsin helping my family feed about 50 cows. I started my undergraduate degree at UW - Madison, WI, and finished at SUNY-Potsdam, in upstate New York, with a BFA in Fine Arts. I lived in New York City and its environs for about 20 years, and now live on the South Side of Milwaukee.
1967 – 1970 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1979 – 1980 SUNY-Potsdam, NY BFA-Fine Arts 1980
1995 – 1996 Long Island University, NY MLS 1996
Awards and Grants:
2009 Poster contest winner for Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Madison, WI.
2010 Real People 2010 Juried show in Woodstock IL. 2nd prize
2010 Mary L Nohl Suitcase Export Fund grant, $300.
2010 Selected for inclusion in the Wisconsin Arts Board % for Art program, with paintings placed at UW-Stevens Point, and UW-Platteville.
2010 Winter Juried Exhibition – Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha – 2nd prize


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Where are the Windows Azure customer case studies – and why aren't there more?
"Case Studies" are a great tool when you're evaluating a platform. Having evidence that other companies have deployed Windows Azure, in addition to how they did it, is a good way to plan your own deployments or even just evaluate whether Windows Azure would be a good fit. And we have several case studies you can examine here: https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/home/case-studies/
But there aren't a lot of them – and there isn't much detail on some. Why not?
Well, as to the first question, we only keep a few of these on the web at any given time. They rotate based on date, industry, and other factors. If you want more, you can contact your local Microsoft team for something more specific to your situation or industry.
But even when you do, you may not get what you're looking for – a full-scale architecture diagram with costs, names and dates, sizes and layouts and so on. That's a tougher thing to put on the web, and here's why: companies are reluctant (as they should be) to include that level of detail in a public place. There are legal and competitive reasons they just can't do that. And of course at the very beginning of any project we have to get the company to agree to do a case study, and no, we don't pay for that. The company is going to have to let us document things, work with them, and generally get involved in the project. Not a lot of companies are willing to do that. In the end, the case studies prove out that folks in your industry are using Windows Azure successfully, and that the detail is specific to your requirements and constraints. They are very useful to the business side of the company, but not as useful to the technical folks who want details.
So we've stepped into that gap with more of the "real details" on how to implement a Windows Azure solution. In most cases these are live, real apps – not just theoretical or best-practices kinds of documentation. We have a few places you can check for more detail, including the Windows Azure Training Kit, and much more.
Complete Applications
Contoso Cycles – a fully-functional, open sourced demo site on Azure: http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/contosocycles
Fabrikam – a fully-functional, open sourced demo site on Azure: http://www.fabrikamshipping.com/
Complete Samples
Simple picture display app with source code: http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsazure/MyPictures-on-Windows-91bb3057
Cloud Survey – walkthough of a complete survey site using multiple components: https://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Windows-Azure-Web-Sites-Modern-Application-Sample-Cloud-Survey
Bidnow - Auction site running on Azure source code: http://bidnow.codeplex.com/
Layered Architecture Example – Very in-depth pattern for working with hybrid and scale-out projects: http://cloudsample.codeplex.com/
Other Code Samples: https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/samples/
Guidance and Patterns
General Guidance: https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/guidance/
Architecture Patterns: https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/architecture/
Patterns and Practices for Windows Azure: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff898430.aspx


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Last post, I wrote about sweet and savory street snacks involving peanut powder and cilantro.
Pork blood on a stick is a distinctively Taiwanese street snack.
The first time I had this was at Minquan Lao Jie in Sanxia, another preserved old-style business district. The local junior high school was letting out and some kids stopped by for an after-school treat. It would be like swinging by Sturbridge Village or Disneyland for an afternoon snack, except that the vendors aren't in costume or in character. The seller said they'd have to come back later as the blood was still in the steamer.
The kids went off and got ice creams (served in longhorn pastries, another local specialty—unfortunately I don't have a good photo of this, but they're all over Taiwan) then came back for fresh salty snack.
Although it's called zhu xue gao, pig blood cake, it really isn't a "cake" in the American sense of the word. There's no crumb to it—I think the word "cake" is used more in the sense of "cake of soap" or "caked-on mud". Not just congealed pig blood, it's primarily glutinous rice stuck together with said blood, and steamed in trays.
It is then cut up into rectangular or isosceles triangles, covered with peanut powder and cilantro and hot sauce (optional), impaled on a stick, and handed to you in a paper wrapper for cleaner consumption.
Although versions are served in restaurants, nothing is as satisfying as the real deal on a stick, bought from a street vendor that really knows her stuff, for less than $2US.
Long ago, a friend described the blood pudding common on Irish breakfasts to taste "like a scab". Pork blood on a stick doesn't have quite the same ferrous taste. It has a rich saltiness and the enjoyment may be more about the chewy texture complemented by the peanut powder, or local nostalgia. If you don't think you can stomach an entire one, buy one to share!


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Georgetown is Replacing Otto Porter by CommitteePosted by Alex Moscoso (@AlexPMoscoso) on November 14th, 2013
Alex Moscoso is an RTC correspondent. He filed this report after the Georgetown-Wright State game on Wednesday evening.
The Georgetown Hoyas are dealing with some changes this season. For starters, they are in a "new" Big East conference. While they still play many of the same opponents, the Hoyas will have new teams and a round-robin format to adjust to. Secondly and more significantly, they are trying to replace superstar Otto Porter, who left early to become the third overall pick in last summer's NBA Draft. Porter led the team in points (16.2 PPG) and rebounds (7.5 RPG) last season, and helped them win a share of the Big East Championship. Now, with Porter gone, they are in search of a new identity. It was thought that Greg Whittington would be the next player in line to take the reins. But Whittington tore his ACL over the summer and will most likely not play this season. After two games, Joshua Smith, D'Vauntes Rivera-Smith and Markel Starks have emerged as the candidates most likely to fill Porter's shoes, even if by committee. In order to do so, they will need to foster enough chemistry between them to become a consistently effective offense.
In his first game for the Hoyas, a loss to Oregon in South Korea, Smith made his presence known on the block by erupting for 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting. But in last night's game against Wright State, Smith looked more like his old UCLA self — slow and uninterested. He ended his night with only six points. What may be more worrisome is that in both contests he only managed to grab four rebounds per game and was a liability on defense. Rivera-Smith, on the other hand, had the inverse problem. Against Oregon, his shooting was ice-cold as he went 2-of-10 from the field and 0-of-5 from deep. Last night, he was simply unconscious. Smith-Rivera scored 25 points by shooting 8-of-12 from the field including three bombs from deep. However, it has been the senior point guard Starks who has been the Hoyas' steady hand. Starks has scored 16 and 23 points and dished out four and six assists in both games, respectively.
The loss of Whittington and Smith's weaknesses on the defensive end means this team will have to rely on their offense to win games. This should not be a problem as the trio complements each other well. Smith's soft touch and great hands not only make him effective on the block, but they also make him a superb passer for a big man. When he is double-teamed, he is easily able to kick the ball out to Smith-Rivera in the perimeter or hit Starks running the baseline from the weak side. If these three can find their timing and rhythm with one another to the point where they're all consistently producing in the scoring column, they have enough pieces around them to get John Thompson III his fourth Big East title this season.


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ActionScript 3 is the programming language for the Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR runtime environments. Programmers of all levels—beginner, intermediate, and advanced—will find useful content on this page. Explore the language's object-oriented programming model and its fundamental building blocks.
Object-oriented programming
These articles provide an introduction to the object-oriented programming model of ActionScript 3. If you are new to object-oriented programming (OOP), work through these articles in sequence. Developers with OOP experience can review these articles quickly and move on to how ActionScript 3 implements events, display objects, and other functionality.
Learn the basics of working with objects in ActionScript 3.
Learn how to write and design classes using OOP principles in ActionScript 3.
Learn how to use inheritance in ActionScript 3.
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These articles cover the fundamental building blocks of ActionScript 3, from defining a variable to explaining how to design and work with complex data structures. Beginners should start with the first article (Syntax) and gain knowledge as they read each article in the list. More experienced programmers may want to pick and choose among topics.
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Using ActionScript Workers - Part 1
Learn how to use the concurrency features in Flash Player by building an MP3 encoder.
Learn how to use the concurrency features in Flash Player by building an MP3 encoder.
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In part 2 we create our background worker to handle the MP3 encoding so our animation stays smooth.
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