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- 24 Sep, 2012 1 commit
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This commit is intended to makes the license status of Emulab and ProtoGENI source files more clear. It replaces license symbols like "EMULAB-COPYRIGHT" and "GENIPUBLIC-COPYRIGHT" with {{{ }}}-delimited blocks that contain actual license statements. This change was driven by the fact that today, most people acquire and track Emulab and ProtoGENI sources via git. Before the Emulab source code was kept in git, the Flux Research Group at the University of Utah would roll distributions by making tar files. As part of that process, the Flux Group would replace the license symbols in the source files with actual license statements. When the Flux Group moved to git, people outside of the group started to see the source files with the "unexpanded" symbols. This meant that people acquired source files without actual license statements in them. All the relevant files had Utah *copyright* statements in them, but without the expanded *license* statements, the licensing status of the source files was unclear. This commit is intended to clear up that confusion. Most Utah-copyrighted files in the Emulab source tree are distributed under the terms of the Affero GNU General Public License, version 3 (AGPLv3). Most Utah-copyrighted files related to ProtoGENI are distributed under the terms of the GENI Public License, which is a BSD-like open-source license. Some Utah-copyrighted files in the Emulab source tree are distributed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 (LGPL).
- 11 Jul, 2012 1 commit
Leigh B Stoller authored
We had a couple of different problems actually. * We allow users to insert html into many DB fields (say, a project or experiment description). * We did not sanitize that output when displaying back. * We did not sanitize initial page arguments that were reflected in the output (say, in a form). Since no one has the time to analyze every line of code, I took a couple of shortcuts. The first is that I changed the regex table to not allow any <> chars to go from the user into the DB. Brutal, but in fact there are only a couple of places where a user legitimately needs them. For example, a startup command that includes redirection. I handle those as special cases. As more come up, we can fix them. I did a quick pass through all of the forms, and made sure that we run htmlspecialchars on everything including initial form args. This was not too bad cause of the way all of the forms are structured, with a "formfields" array. I also removed a bunch of obsolete code and added an update script to actually remove them from the www directory. Lastly, I purged some XMLRPC code I did a long time ago in the Begin Experiment path. Less complexity, easier to grok and fix. modified: sql/database-fill.sql modified: sql/dbfill-update.sql
- 12 Feb, 2007 1 commit
register_globals=1 to turn POST/GET/COOKIES arguments in local variables. This is known to be a terrible security risk, and we keep saying we are going to fix it, and now I am. In order to accomplish this on a transitional basis (since I don't want the entire web interface to stop working while I debug it), and because the code just needs the cleanup, I am doing it like this: Each page will sport new declarations at the top: RequiredPageArguments("experiment", PAGEARG_EXPERIMENT, "template", PAGEARG_TEMPLATE, "instance", PAGEARG_INSTANCE, "metadata", PAGEARG_METADATA, "osinfo", PAGEARG_OSINFO, "image", PAGEARG_IMAGE, "project", PAGEARG_PROJECT, "group", PAGEARG_GROUP, "user", PAGEARG_USER, "node", PAGEARG_NODE, "yesno", PAGEARG_BOOLEAN, "message", PAGEARG_STRING, "age", PAGEARG_INTEGER, "cost", PAGEARG_NUMERIC, "formfields", PAGEARG_ARRAY, "unknown", PAGEARG_ANYTHING); OptionalPageArguments("canceled", PAGEARG_BOOLEAN); The first token in each pair is the name of the global variable to set, and the second token is the type. So, for "experiment" we look at the URL for a pid/eid or exptidx, etc, sanity check them (safe for a DB query), and then try to find that experiment in the DB. If it maps to an experiment, set global variable $experiment to the object. Since its a required argument, produce an error if not supplied. Similar treatment for optional arguments, with the obvious difference. The goal is to have ALL argument processing in one place, consistent, and correct. I've found numerous places where we leak unchecked arguments into queries. It also cuts out a lot of duplicated code. * To make the above easier to deal with, I've been replacing lots of hardcoded URLS in the code of the form: foo.php3?pid=$pid&eid=$eid ... with CreateURL("foo", $experiment) which creates and returns the neccessary url string, by looking at the type of its arguments (experiment, template, instance, etc.) Eventually plan to replace them all so that URL handling throughout the code is all defined in one place (all the new URL code is in url_defs.php). * I have cranked up error reporting to tell me anytime a variable is used before it is initialized, plus a bunch of other stuff that PHP deems improper. Think of it like -Wall ... and boy we get a lot of warnings. A very large percentage of the diffs are to fix all these warnings. The warnings are currently going to /usr/testbed/log/php-errors.log, and I'll be adding a script to capture them each night and mail them to tbops. This file also gets errors (this will be a change for developers; rather then seeing errors and warnings dumped in the middle of web pages, they will go to this file instead). * Major refactoring of the code. More objects (nodes, images, osids). Moving tons of queries into the objects in the hopes of someday getting to a point where we can split the web interface onto a different server. Lots of general cleanup.
- 20 Dec, 2006 1 commit
converting to locally unique ids and later globally unique ids.
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- 13 Sep, 2004 1 commit
work! The problem is that temp files will be owned by the user, not the web interface, and so call out to backend to remove the tempfiles with a new cleanup option.
- 10 Sep, 2004 1 commit
generally improve the clarity and appearance of the maps. The scale factor buttons numbered 1-5 actually correspond to scale factors of 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3. Notice that the floorimages table in the database now has an integer "scale" column to distinguish the cached zoomed-in images with a suffix "-[1-5].jpg" . I use jpeg files instead of the png files that were used before. They look as good or better, and are a third the size. Panning around at a given zoom factor just involves cropping out a different rectangle of the scaled-up images. The 0311X064_[1-4]fl.pdf floor map files we got from Michael Kay started out life in Adobe Illustrator. Although GhostScript/gv crash while trying to draw the pdf files, extracting them into PostScript files in Acrobat on Coke allows GhostScript to render them flawlessly. I started out using gs to render jpeg files in the shell, and then found that ImageMagick uses the same GhostScript renderer, and nicely handles cropping, drawing and annotations, and format conversion as well. The PostScript rendering gets slow at higher zoom factors. So I cache the zoomed floor images, scaled up by rendering the PostScript files at a finer dot-pitch (density) in GhostScript, and then cropping out the right rectangle to register them properly. For readability, and to avoid having the thin lines and bitmap fonts used in some parts of the PostScript map from falling between the pixel cracks, I actually render at twice the pixel density and filter down to the final image with a gaussian -sharpen option to keep it from looking blurry. ImageMagick is callable from both the shell and as the Image::Magick package in Perl. I converted the Perl logic in floormap.in to use Image::Magick instead of the GD graphics library, resulting in anti-aliased (smoothed) drawing of the wireless node dots and labels on floor maps for a better appearance. Then I added optional scaling and centering arguments which select the proper cached zoomed-in image, and drive the logic for cropping and drawing. I modified the floormap.php3 file to wrap an input form around a set of zoom control buttons and the floormap image. The zoom buttons set the scale argument to the Perl floormap script called on the server. The floor map image itself is wrapped in a graphical submit button, so clicking on it returns the mouse coordinates within the image, which are then sent to the centering argument of the Perl script.
- 10 Jun, 2004 1 commit
new_nodes table. Thought it would be easy, but ended up doing more damage then I expected; oh well. New nodes show up in "gold" color (not listed in the legend). I added a link from the newnode_edit page. Rob will need to arrange for a location_info entry to be created when a new node is made live (but only if building/floor are not null).
- 09 Jun, 2004 1 commit
that I added to the DB. See revision 1.251 of sql/database-create.sql. I have removed all of the hardwired names of buildings, images, files, etc. I have also added MEB floors 1 and 2, but they do not show up on the status page unlesss there are actually nodes assigned to them. When you go to set a node location, you do see the little thumbs of all existing buildings/floors, so you can add nodes to floors that do not currently have any. Still needs some work to cleanly display multiple buildings, but thats for another day.
- 08 Jun, 2004 1 commit
* Redo all the MEB .png files, removing the existing titles from the images, and cropping down the images to the actual floors. Redid the thumbnail files at the same time. Note that the existing location_info entries need to be updated, which I will do. * Rework portions of floormap.in in preparation for using the DB to describe the image files (still hardwired into the floormap). * Draw a title in each image using a truetype font, based on what will eventually come out of the DB, plus a floor tag. * Add option (-t) to not draw any titles; just naked images.
- 07 Jun, 2004 2 commits
admin people allowed. Comment from script: # * Initially we come in with just a nodeid. Display a page of little maps # and titles the user must select (a floor in a building) from. User clicks. # * Next time through we have a building and floor defined in addition to the # the nodeid. We put up that big image with the current nodes on that floor. # We use the external floormap program to generate that image, but without # an imagemap. Instead, we use a form with an input type=image, which acts # as a big submit button; when the user clicks in the image, the browser # submits the form, but with the x,y coords added as form arguments. # * We get all of the above arguments on the final click, including x,y. Verify # all the aguments, and then do the insert. # * If user goes to reset the node location, form includes an additional submit # button that says to use the old coords. This allows us to change the contact # info for a node without actually changing the location. Caveats: * We do not describe buildings in the DB, and so we are currently hardwired to MEB for the building, and the images for each floor are still hardwired in the external script (vis/floormap.in) that creates the image. Needs to be dealt with before we can export this stuff. * There is no way web interface to delete a location entry. That should be easy to deal with when needed, but in the meantime: delete from location_info where node_id='pcXXX' * All nodes get a "Set Location Entry" on the shownode page menu; I leave it to admin people to not set the location for a non-wireless node; will fix later as needed. * Coordinates are all in pixels. As Russ points out, this is (way) less then ideal, but certainly simple.


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Keltan Lawler
Born Dec. 1, 1994 to parents, David and Mary Rourke-Lawler, Keltan Lawler is a swimmer at the University of Michigan. Lawler is a butterfly and IM specialist originally from Los Gatos, Calif. He competed club for the prestigous Santa Clara Swim Club, as well as PEAK, and he graduated from Los Gatos High School. Lawler is currently a RS sophomore, having sat out his freshman year, and he's in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts. Lawler was a coveted recruit out of high school – he had both Olympic Trials and U.S. Summer National Championship qualifying cuts. Although his specialty is the 200 butterfly, he was a high school All-American in the 100 butterfly. At the 2011 Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship Lawler and his team took first in the Environmental Sciences Category titled, The Extraction of Oil from Water Using Ferromagnetic Fluids. He was also a Scholastic All-American at Los Gatos, and he graduated with honors.
Lawler used his redshirt.
Competing as a freshman Lawler made his collegiate swimming debut at the Univ.of Michigan Open. He swam three events, and even picked up a fifth-place finish in the 400 IM.
Lawler is currently in his RS sophomore season as a Michigan Wolverine. He did not swim at the Big Ten Championships, but competed at the AT&T Winter Nationals, swimming three events. He also competed in the dual meet season, swimming exhibition events against Indiana, Louisville and Texas.
National Competition
Lawler was an All-American at Los Gatos High School. He qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200m butterfly, but he also swam the 100m butterfly in a time trial. He qualified for the Summer National Championships in his other events – the 200 and 400 IM. As a senior, he was voted team MVP.

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MADRID, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Spain's government on Thursday asked the country's stock market regulator to revoke the authorisation it gave in October for Atlantia's 16-billion-euro ($18.88 billion) takeover bid for Spanish toll-road operator Abertis.
The infrastructure ministry told the regulator it should not have authorised the bid as Atlantia, Italy's largest motorway operator, had not previously obtained the Spanish government's permission to take control of Abertis's satellites business.
The government considers Hispasat a strategic asset since it controls Spain's national satellite communications system. Abertis has a 57.05 percent stake, while the government owns more than 9 percent through public companies.
The CNMV regulator said in a statement it had one month to respond to the government's request, which was confirmed by both the government and the CNMV.
Atlantia is competing against Hochtief, the German arm of Spanish builder ACS, for Abertis. ACS is currently in the lead having submitted a higher bid on Oct. 18 that values Abertis at 17.1 billion euros.
In a statement, Atlantia said it had always complied with the CNMV's requirements and Spanish legislation.
The Rome-based firm said it had informed the Spanish ministries about its willingness to provide any relevant information or documentation and wanted to reassure the government over its plans for Abertis.
"We remain available to discuss any requirements of the government in this aspect," it said. "We remain highly committed to making Abertis the undisputed infrastructure leader in Spain and Latin America by contributing our assets in Brazil and Chile and by keeping Abertis listed and headquartered in Spain."
In its takeover bid prospectus, Atlantia justified its decision to not ask for authorisation from the Spanish government by saying neither Abertis nor Hispasat were involved in activities related to Spain's national security. Atlantia has said it is willing to sell the stake in Hispasat if necessary.
"Hispasat does not manufacture, or buy goods or technology that are used to produce military hardware," the prospectus said. ($1 = 0.8476 euros) (Reporting by Robert Hetz; Additional reporting by Pamela Barbaglia; Writing by Angus Berwick; Editing by Adrian Croft)
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The whipping winds of the season are getting ready to blow through the area as winter approaches. Is your home prepared for the cold and blustery temperatures that are expected? Every year many people come home to a cold house simply because they don't keep up with regular annual maintenance. There's nothing worse than arriving… Read more »
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PINC & STEEL is more than just helping people after cancer, it is about giving hope, strength and courage.
PINC & STEEL is more than just helping people after cancer, it is about giving hope, strength and courage.
Here are 10 tips I recommend to help people going through cancer treatment:
Every single person's cancer is different — even those diagnosed as the same type and stage. People respond very differently to treatment and need individualised rehabilitation to suit them. Burning mental cycles by speculating and comparing your situation to others is a waste of time and energy.
See a certified cancer rehabilitation physiotherapist EARLY to get advice on how to maximise your recovery and what you can do to prepare yourself for upcoming treatment. It is empowering to be proactive and take control of the things you CAN control.
Learn to ask for and accept help; you can pay it forward later. A cancer rehabilitation physiotherapist will guide you on what activities, house work or exercise you can safely do and what you should ask for help with while your body is recovering from surgery or during treatment.
Addressing signs and symptoms early can save a lot of time and money later, improve your recovery time and prevent long-term problems.
It takes a huge amount of emotional energy to cope with a cancer diagnosis. This often disrupts normal breathing patterns, which can in turn make it more difficult to relax, sleep well and cope with treatment. A cancer rehabilitation or breathing works physio can teach you how to breathe better again.
Any kind of physical activity can be helpful, even if it isn't moderate or vigorous intensity. Short sessions help. If you don't have the time or energy for a long exercise session, go for shorter periods. The health benefits of several short, 10-minute segments are similar to those of one longer exercise session. The type, intensity and duration of exercise may need to change from what you have previously done and a cancer rehabilitation physiotherapist can design a safe and effective exercise prescription for you to do during treatment.
Be proactive in your rehabilitation, it can help reduce the short and long term side effects of treatment. For example, by doing appropriate stretches throughout your radiation therapy, you can help reduce the impact on your function and range of motion.
Make YOU a priority, probably for the first time in your life. Self-care is not selfish or a luxury; it's a necessity for you right now. Save your energy for activities that will help your body heal and feel better.
Keep a journal. Plan for the future and talk out loud about the things you're going to do after treatment.
Take time to enjoy at least something every day and stay connected to friends and family that can help you do this.
Written by Lou James (MNZM) Please let me know what you would add to this list.
Click here to find a certified cancer rehabilitation physiotherapist near you or a family member visit.


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Walls are a permanent and unavoidable fixture in any home, so why not make the most of them? For some homeowners, a simple coat of paint just won't do—and with all the neat options readily available, it makes perfect sense!
It is absolutely possible to combine stability and durability with great design, and many of the wall projects featured below will give you just that. We also have some more superficial options for those of you looking for a quick weekend DIY project too! Take a look…
Think raw stone walls would be hard to install and not easy on the budget? Think again. There are plenty of stone overlay options that still give you the look and feel of real raw stone, yet they cost drastically less!
Stone walls are also great to use on the exterior of your home because of the durability and stability that they provide!
Like to paint large-scale works or take Instagram photos? Use what you're best at to create an easy and super-personalised look. This wall is small in size yet the grid of square Instagram-style photos make it a knock out!
Wallpaper has certainly come a long way since its debut. With colours, textures, patterns and plenty of budget-friendly options to choose from, it's worth giving it a go. This expressionistic, floral wallpaper is perfect for a feature wall in the bedroom, living room—or really any room!
Wood is never a bad option, if done right. This thin wood paneling is absolutely perfect for this modern and minimalist house. It also matches with the outside pathways for a seamless and cohesive design theme.
Loving the use of raw materials? Why not consider matte or polished concrete as well?
Looking for something unique and interesting, but don't want too much colour? Look no further than artistic overlays for your walls.
Easy to install and available in a plethora of colour and design options, these are perfect for any taste or style.
Sometimes all you can afford or put effort into is a simple coat of paint. That's okay, as long as you keep your art and accessories interesting and conversation-worthy.
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Hang-it-All is a favourite wall accessory for those that love modern design and something more quirky. Use it to hang book bags, coats, hats and scarves—and to keep things light and fun!
Tiles are not just for backsplashes and bathrooms. By choosing the right mix of tiles you can easily create a Bohemian oasis in your living room as well.
Tiles are also the easiest material to create a modern, geometric look like seen here. Stick to neutrals if you're worried about too many colours, or expand out for some interesting metallics to keep it cool and unique.
Feeling inspired by all of these beautiful walls? Homify has plenty more wall decor inspiration right here at your fingertips!
If you liked this article, check out: 11 fresh ways to make your home as unique as you.


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Hello dear friends and collectors. I want to introduce you to a new boy.
His name is Kevin.
Used materials:
Fur - Mohair German.
Filling - sawdust and granules.
Glass eyes made in Germany.
Clothing - cotton.
I love him very much)
Kevin is waiting for her mother!
Thank you for attention! :)
Bear will come to you with a passport in the original box.
All my bears are available for layaway.).
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We support all major credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover via PayPal. At the checkout page, you may choose to pay with credit card or PayPal. PayPal would also accept all major credit cards.
Please note that if you do not have a PayPal account, please select the "Pay with a debit or credit card" option and they will just ask for your credit card information. PayPal will NOT ask you to create an account for the payment.
After you click the "Buy now" button, you would be securely transferred to PayPal. PayPal offer added protection for both you the customer and the artist.
All packages are sent via international registered airmail from Kiev, Ukraine.
It includes tracking number (it will be sent in e-mail notification). Each package has delivery confirmation.
Terms of shipping:
- USA: 2-3 weeks
- Canada: 2 weeks
- Australia: 2-3 weeks (sometimes longer, depending on work of Australian custom)
- Europe: 1-2 weeks
- Rest of World: 2-3 weeks
Transit time may vary depending on your location and customs processing.
I do not accept returns.
Kate is such a sweet little elephant girl, and is fitting into my hug very easily. She is very well made and arrived in good time. She had to fly quite a distance to reach her new home. ♥♥♥


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Karl Rove was widely known as "Bush's Brain," because it was felt that Rove was the person who reinforced George W. Bush's NeoCon philosophy. Now, Steve Bannon has been called "Trump's Brain,"
by Ann Coulter and others, because he was a strong influence to reinforce Trump's populism. In a separate article, we postulated that Trump's total break with Bannon may make Trump vulnerable to the influence of the GOP establishment—and maybe even Democrats, if Trump gets praise from media commentators.
Some say Trump has already betrayed at least one of his core campaign promises—on immigration—because he says he will sign whatever they put in front of him regarding the DACA ("Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals"). The response has been intense and widespread. Perhaps the most vocal (as usual) is Ann Coulter, according to Fox News.
"When [Rep.] Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is the hardliner on immigration in the room, I think we can call this the lowest day in the Trump presidency," Coulter told FOX Business' Lou Dobbs. . .
The 'In Trump We Trust' author said the push for an immigration deal with Democrats may potentially result in granting everyone amnesty.
"Any amnesty is a 100% amnesty because it goes to the courts and the courts will say, 'Oh, you may have limited this to left-handed red heads who came here at age zero through no fault of their own,'" she said.
Perhaps more surprising, was the repudiation by Tucker Carlson, who has been so unswerving that he was even a strong, early supporter of Alabama's Roy Moore. But Carlson is now adamant, according to The Daily Caller.
The Daily Caller co-founder said, "Congress is full of people from both parties who believe that the point of our immigration policy is to provide cheap labor to their donors and to atone for America's imaginary sins against the world. They couldn't care less about immigration's effect on you or your family–these are the same people the president now says he trusts to write the immigration bill, the one he will sign no matter what it says. So what was the point of running for president?". . .
Carlson continued, "The Democrats' goal is to import more Democratic voters, and by any means necessary. Once they retake the Congress and the presidency, and if Trump betrays his base on immigration–that'll definitely happen–it is over.
Then there's Glenn Beck.
"Before that meeting, President Trump had been taking a hard line on the issue of the children of illegal immigrants or 'Dreamers.' The president had been insisting that unless the Democrats agreed to more funding for border security and the building of his famous 'wall,' there would be no deal on the Dreamers and the DACA policy that protects them from deportation.
But then in front of all those Democrats and the TV cameras, President Trump made the following statement: "I will say, when this group comes back — hopefully with an agreement — this group and others from the Senate, from the House, comes back with an agreement, I'm signing it."
Breitbart notes that Laura Ingraham is also "extremely concerned."
Populist conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham is warning President Trump against accepting a deal with the Republican establishment and Democrats that gives amnesty to the nearly 800,000 illegal aliens shielded from deportation by the President Obama-created Deferred Action from Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
On Wednesday, Ingraham took to her radio show, the Laura Ingraham Show, to say that she was "extremely concerned" at the site of former Florida Gov. and pro-amnesty advocate Jeb Bush, as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — also fans of amnesty for illegal aliens — heaping "lavish praise" on Trump following a White House meeting that centered around DACA amnesty.
Breitbart reports that Mark Levin called it "total surrender."
"That's no 'Art of the Deal,'" he said. "That's complete surrender. Now, I suspect the president will realize that and try to walk some of that back, but that is very bad. And he did it in front of the media. He did it in front of the Democrats. The whole world heard it. Just give me something, and I'll sign it. Are you kidding me? That's what he said. I didn't say it. That's what the president said."
The National Review calls it a "sellout."
If he sells [his base] them out, what's the Trump base going to do? Vote for Elizabeth Warren? Unlikely. Dates as cheap as the Trump base don't even get a text the next day. What's a self-respecting nationalist-populist to think? Steve Bannon is not only out but cast into the outer darkness, ridiculed by the president as a filthy hobo. Seb Gorka? Gone, along with much of the hardcore of Trumpism's true believers. And Trump himself is saying — let's repeat — "My positions are going to be what the people in this room come up with" — on immigration, his hallmark issue.
In fact, The Hill says the whole right is "exploding."
President Trump's supporters are apoplectic and lashing out at "Amnesty Don" for pursuing a deal with Democratic leaders to protect young immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. . .
Trump has backtracked on his campaign pledges before, but conservative immigration hawks like Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) warned that this deal with Democrats would do lasting damage.
@RealDonaldTrump If AP is correct, Trump base is blown up, destroyed, irreparable, and disillusioned beyond repair. No promise is credible. https://t.co/uJjxk6uX5g
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) September 14, 2017
So—is there anyone on the right who thinks Trump did the right thing? Would you believe, Rush Limbaugh, as reported in The Blaze.
"It was a brilliantly conceived and flawlessly executed rebuttal to this stupid Wolff book," Limbaugh said. "The pictures tell the tale – Trump is in the room, dominating it, controlling it, he is cooperative, he is open, he's tolerant, he's understanding. He's in total command of over 45 minutes of televised meeting on immigration. He is totally informed on the issues."
The conservative Chicago Tribune disagrees.
Attempting to divine President Donald Trump's decision-making process is like trying to untangle yarn with one sticky finger.
Many try, all fail, and the reason, I believe, is it's near impossible for any human to fully fathom Trump's absolute self-absorption. His mind seems to function solely and reflexively for the protection and elevation of Donald J. Trump. . .
I'd argue that presupposing that Trump is thinking at all, or that he has a plan, is a huge mistake.
Did he actually change his mind and feel sympathetic for the young people protected by DACA? Did he see the negative reaction to the decision to end the program and decide he doesn't want the negative press?
As the Tribune article suggests, Trump is very vulnerable to flattery. Look at how NewsMax refers to Trump's "bromance" with Vladimir Putin. And he referred to Democrats "Chuck and Nancy," to get good press.
So the right may be signing their death warrant by criticizing Trump so violently. Trump wants praise, and he'll do whatever he has to do to get it. If the right freaks out like this at any perceive slight, they're going to make Trump uncomfortable, and one thing you don't want is for Trump to feel uncomfortable with you. Just ask [partial list] Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus, Corey Lewandowski, Anthony Scaramucci, Robert and Rebekah Mercer, James Comey, Michael Flynn, Kim Jong Un, Sally Yates, Prete Bharara, UK Prime Minister Theresa May, the HIV/AIDS council, Frank Klotz and his deputy, Madelyn Creedon, Vivek Murthy, LaVar Ball, Omarosa, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Bob Corker, George Gigicos, Chris Masingill, Meryl Streep, Snoop Dog, Colin Kaepernick, a reviewer of Trump Grill, even the Pope.
All of these were people from whom Trump expected loyalty or submission. Meanwhile, he doesn't expect anything from liberals, and they don't expect anything from Trump, so any kind of agreement or cooperation will be seen as a major victory. Any bone he throws them will be met with lavish praise—and there's nothing in the world Trump wants—needs—more than lavish praise.


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Santa Clara, CA, June 14, 2016 – Milestone announced that their 3rd Annual Digital Marketing Conference will be held in Chicago on July 25-26, 2016. Milestone's Digital Marketing Conference brings together a select group of digital marketing executives from the hospitality and retail industry. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn digital and search strategies rarely discussed in public forums, and engage with co-attendees that represent some of the best-in-class practitioners of digital strategies. The conference offers the opportunity to network with leaders in hospitality and search, and includes a diverse group of attendees including hotel chains, independent and branded hotels, restaurants, and retailers.
Attendees will get the opportunity to learn holistic strategies on SEO and CRO that drive presence, conversion and ROI. Conference speakers include, Bill Hunt, a widely recognized digital marketing expert on enterprise and global search engine marketing, who speaks globally on search and consumer behavior. Bill Hunt's keynote session entitled "How the Customer Journey Drives Digital Marketing Innovation" will address how to optimize the user experience along the multi-touch digital customer.
Other key speakers will include John Wallis, former Chief Marketing Officer of Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, and Benu Aggarwal, Founder and President of Milestone Internet, who speaks widely in search and digital marketing conferences.
2016 Conference Highlights:
- 2016 Top Five Website Design Trends
- Conversion Rate Optimization – How to Get More from Your Website
- Mobile First Strategy for your Hotel
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- Tools and Tips to Benchmark Your Digital Presence Against Competition
- How Social Impacts Your Brand and Your Digital Visibility
- Advancements in Hospitality Paid Marketing
- Digital Marketing Plan Checklist for 2016
The Milestone Digital Conference will be held July 25-26, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
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This DIY article is GOLD. 😉 I'm sunned by how simple it is! I've been wondering if I could try the black-toe look instead of gold, by using black paint instead? Not sure if it would work the same as metallic…
One of my favorite footwear trends of this season is definitely the contrast-toe shoe trend. You can find variations of this look everywhere – from glitter-tipped heels to metallic-tipped flats and everything in between, these shoes have been super hot all year and aren't going anywhere yet.
If you want to try this trend on a budget, good news: These shoes are very easy to DIY with things you more than likely already have around!
What you'll need:
- Shoes (I used tennis shoes from Target, but you can also do this to flats)
- Gold paint (I used Martha Stewart Crafts metallic paint)
- Masking tape
- Plastic plate
- Brush
- Newspaper
How to:
1. Prepare your area. Cover the floor in newspaper. Pour the paint onto the plastic plate.
2. Tape off the section of the shoes you want to paint. Make sure you press down along the edges so no paint leaks through. Double check to ensure that the shoes are exactly the same.
3. Begin painting the shoes. I used a wide brush to apply the paint. Once you've painted one coat, let the shoes dry before applying a second coat if needed.
4. Remove the tape once you've applied enough coats, and you're done! A new pair of on- trend shoes, perfect for the holiday season! You could also do this with mod podge and glitter instead of paint.
What do you think?
Do you love this trend? Will you be making your own gold tip shoes? Have a DIY you want to see? Let us know in the comments!


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I am trying to find out the exact formula which is used in secr for the MMDM and RPSV functions.
There are some references in the R help pages for these functions, but have so far not been able to locate the papers with the actual formula (eg I can't find the Otis book).
Another reference I found was Efford et al (2015), but from the secr webpage, I was not able to figure out which paper that is, that is what is the full title?
Can anyone help me with that?


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Brooklyn Funk Essentials feat. Laço Tayfa: In The BuzzBag (1998)
Funk Jazz | Turkish Traditional Music | mp3 | 192 Kbps | 82 Mb | 10 Tracks
This is an unusual offering for the New York funk/jazz/hip hop outfit, recorded in Istanbul in consortium with local combo Laço Tayfa. Already adept at fusing funk, reggae, Latin, and jazz in their mix, Funk Essentials here add Turkish rhythms and instruments like the kanun, oud, zuma, and clarinet, usually just for color in the dance groove. When things work, as on the title track, it's a highly successful marriage, but at times it is a little forced. The material strays to a couple of sappy "urban contemporary" ballads, but luckily Buzz Bag is generally upbeat, and the band's inherent musicality, humor, and intelligence keep things afloat. The most interesting tracks are the ones that carry the most Turkish influence, but generally this is less a World Summit than a Nu Kultural Flava.
Brooklyn Funk Essentials
Acid-jazz collective Brooklyn Funk Essentials was first conceived in 1993 by producer Arthur Baker and bassist/musical director Lati Kronlund; by the following year, the group was a staple of the New York City club scene, with early lineups also including singers Joi Cardwell, Sha-Key, and Papa Dee, poets Everton Sylvester and David Allen, DJ Jazzy Nice, keyboardist Yuka Honda, (soon to co-found Cibo Matto), trumpeter Bob Brachmann, trombonist Joshua Roseman, saxophonist Paul Shapiro, drummer Yancy Drew, and percussionist E.J. Rodriguez. Brooklyn Funk Essentials' debut album Cool and Steady and Easy followed in the summer of 1994, scoring an underground hit with its rendition of Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan"; when Caldwell exited to mount a solo career, she was replaced by vocalist Stephanie McKay. In the Buzz Bag followed in 1998, and two years later, the group returned with Make 'Em Like It.
Brooklyn Funk Essentials: Primary Artist
Papa Dee: Background Vocals, Vocals
Stephanie McKay: Background Vocals, Vocal
Etienne Stadwijk: Background Vocals, Keyboard
Necati Senot: Baglama
Lati Vironlund: Bass, Guitar
Hüsnü Senlendirici: Clarinet
Paul Zerang: Dumbek, Keyboards
Bob Brockman: Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Paul Shapiro: Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
E.J. Rodriguez: Percussion
Josh Roseman: Trombone
Gökcan Senasik: Violin
Ipek Senot: Vocals
Sha-Key: Vocals
Everton Sylvester: Vocals
Özkan Allici: Baglama
Türker Dinletir: Zurna
Paul Shapiro: Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Track list:
1. By and Bye 5:35
2. Istanbul Twilight 6:53
3. Magick Karpet Ride 5:08
4. In the BuzzBag 6:27
5. Keep It Together 7:28
6. Selling Out 5:56
7. Ska Ka-Bop 4:05
8. You Don't Know Nothing 5:04
9. Freeway to Üsküdar 5:07
10.Zurna Preserve 8:53
"Their moniker is deceptive because this huge (23-piece) outfit deals in everything from global dub ("Istanbul Twilight") to Middle-Eastern bass-and-drums ("By and Bye"). While this far-flung stylistic sampling might result in havoc, these folks keep it real by focusing on the groove. When they do kick into a straight-ahead funk riff on the title track, even this is peppered with their clever melding of Eastern motifs and dancehall vocals. This is something else, and that's a good thing. "
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Real Estate Mogul Dies at 98
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- Jun 17, 2015
Kirk Kerkorian, who rose from an impoverished childhood in California to become a billionaire credited with helping build the famous Las Vegas Strip as the owner of several hotels including the MGM Grand, has died at the age of 98.
The son of Armenian immigrants who only had an eighth-grade education, Kerkorian also invested in film studios, airlines and automobile companies. A daredevil pilot in his early years he was also a high-stakes poker player and became known for making big gambles in his business ventures as well. Some paid off, others weren't as successful, but Kerkorian still became one of the richest men in America.
"Mr. Kerkorian combined brilliant business insight with steadfast integrity to become one of the most reputable and influential financiers of our time," Jim Murren, chairman & CEO of MGM Resorts International, said in a prepared statement.
"MGM Resorts and our family of 62,000 employees are honoring the memory of a great man, a great business leader, a great community leader, an innovator and one of our country's greatest generation," Murren added.
Kerkorian was the founder of MGM Resorts International, one of the largest global hospitality companies and the owner-operators of resorts including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage in Las Vegas. The firm also owns 50 percent of the $8.5 billion CityCenter in Las Vegas, which features ARIA Resort and Casino. It is developing MGM National Harbor in Maryland and MGM Springfield in Massachusetts. The company also owns 51 percent of MGM China Holdings Ltd. with gaming resorts in Macau and Cotai.
The statement from MGM Resorts International credits Kerkorian as a "quiet but powerful force behind the transformation of the Las Vegas Strip into one of the most popular tourist destinations, through the development of the International, MGM and MGM Grand," hotels and casinos.
He also owned Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Tracinda, Corp., a private investment firm named after his daughters, Tracy and Linda. A founding member of the Board of Directors of MGM Resorts, he had served as Director Emeritus since 2011.
During World War II, Kerkorian was a pilot for the Royal Air Force. After the war, he began a business called Trans International Airlines that brought gamblers to Las Vegas. In 1962, he bought 80 acres of property on the Las Vegas Strip where Caesars Palace now stands, according to USA Today. In 1969, he opened the International, which was considered the world's largest resort hotel. Four years later, the MGM Grand opened, which was even bigger.
He bought MGM Studios for the first time in 1969 and later bought and sold it two more times. Kerkorian also owned part of Columbia Pictures for awhile before selling that and later making a failed bid for 20th Century Fox. He was more successful with United Artists and combined MGM into two public companies – MGM/UA Entertainment and MGM Grand Hotels, which also owned hotels, casinos and cruise ships, according to the New York Times. Kerkorian's investments also included a failed attempt to take over Chrysler. He later owned and sold stakes in General Motors and Ford Motor Co.
Kerkorian's companies were still making Las Vegas real estate deals late in his life, including acquiring the Mirage Resorts in 2000 and Mandalay Bay Resorts in 2004, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In addition to his daughters, Tracey Kerkorian and Linda Ross Hilton Kemper, he is survived by three grandchildren.


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You've found website of Amy McCulloch – author, editor and part-time adventurer. Come in and say hello!
Amy McCulloch is a Chinese-White author, born in the UK, raised in Ottawa, Canada, now based in London, UK. She has written seven novels for children and young adults, and been published in over ten different languages.
Before becoming a full-time writer, she was editorial director for Penguin Random House Children's Books. In 2013, she was named one of The Bookseller's Rising Stars of publishing.
When not writing, she loves travelling, hiking and mountaineering. In September 2019, she became the youngest Canadian woman to climb Mt Manaslu in Nepal – the world's eighth highest mountain at 8,163m (26,781ft). Other addictions include coffee, ramen and really great books.
The Books
Coming October 29, 2020 – ONE FOR SORROW, the first book in The Magpie Society series
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Amy is an experienced public speaker, from small single class sizes to 400+ student events. For inquiries about school visits, please feel to use contact her using the form below.
As an author, she is represented by Juliet Mushens of Caskie Mushens. Please contact her for any fiction or non-fiction projects.
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Viera Pizza changes lives one slice at a time
Brittany Streufert, left, Mike Acosta and Santa Claus welcome runners across the finish line.
VIERA VOICE Jill Blue Gaines
Almost everyone loves pizza, and Mike Acosta, the owner of Viera Pizza, loves his community. To show appreciation for the support customers gave his business and how fast it grew, he wanted to give back.
In 2012, Acosta discussed this with Brittany Streufert, who comes each Friday for her pizza fix. The two knew each other from running local races.
"When he mentioned starting a 5K race to benefit the community, she told him, 'go for it,' not knowing he already had designated the race director spot for her," Acosta's website states.
Despite neither of them having any race management experience, the Eat My Crust 5K Run/Walk was born.
Six successful Eat My Crust 5K events resulted in more than $100,000 given to the Viera High School Athletic Department, Special Olympics of Brevard County and the Early Steps Program, which helps disabled children younger than 3.
"Organizing these races has a three-part reward system," Acosta said. "No. 1, we get to promote and support the running community. No. 2, we are able to donate to need causes. No. 3, we get to see all the smiling faces at the race after parties."
To further their cause, Acosta and Streufert organized the nonprofit Power of Pizza Charities. POP is a 501(c)3 organization, complete with a board of directors and full schedule of fundraising events.
Their stated mission follows: "To inspire youth and adults to participate in sporting events to improve their lives and health while raising funds to support local schools, athletic organizations and child development programs."
Upcoming events include The Run Run Santa 1 Mile, which will take place Dec. 23. Proceeds will benefit Calvary Chapel Viera's 412 Youth Missions and Outreach program.
Another Run Run Santa 1 Mile will take place Dec. 24 at another location. It will benefit TLC Newborn.
"Race participants range in age from 4 to 84," Streufert said. " Last year, a 79-year-old man ran a mile in 8 minutes, 58 seconds."
Streufert recalled a small boy with cerebral palsy who reached the finish line.
"It choked me up to see how happy he was and his mother, too," she said.
For race details and information about Power of Pizza Charities, go to powerofpizzacharities.org/2.html or call 321-412-1830.
Viera Pizza, where it all began, is at 5450 Stadium Parkway, Melbourne. For information, call 321-636-7696 or go to vierapizza.com/.


text: Nearly two years has passed since Sun COO/president started rattling the "get indemnified or else" saber. Now, Microsoft is extending to almost all of its customers the same indemnification that it once reserved for big corporations. For the most part, I've been pro-indemnification. But, to be honest, since the issue first moved to the front burner, there still haven't been any lawsuits where indemnification would have made a difference to the defendant (nope, not even Daimler Chrysler or Autozone). So, now, I'm wondering (in my latest column) whether this indemnification business is all it's cracked up to be, or if it's just a red herring. Even Dell, which pre-installs Linux for its customers, says it's a non-issue.


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FISH-NL calls for IMMEDIATE ACTION on northern cod, including moratorium on seismic; harvest of more seals
The Federation of Independent Sea Harvesters of Newfoundland and Labrador (FISH-NL) recommends Ottawa follow scientific advice on northern cod and restrict removals from all sources to the lowest possible level until the stock clears the critical zone.
FISH-NL also calls for an immediate freeze to all scheduled offshore seismic activity off the province's east coast, support for the taking of the entire seal quota, the introduction of tags in the food fishery, and the ordering of an independent review of "epic" federal fisheries mismanagement in the Newfoundland and Labrador region.
"It would be utterly useless, and an insult to inshore harvesters for the federal government to solely introduce restrictions to the commercial fishery when their own scientists say fishing isn't the problem," says Ryan Cleary, President of FISH-NL.
"Ottawa must address all elements of the current fisheries crisis. Fishing nations around the world have their eyes on Canada and northern cod to see if they screw this up again," he added.
"It's not too late for the Government of Canada to do the right thing, and redeem itself in the eyes of the province and the world."
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) held a meeting in St. John's this week to gather advice on the 2018 northern cod management plan.
The advisory meeting follows news in March from DFO's scientists that the cod stock had declined about 30 per cent from 2017-2018. Scientists say the stock is in far worse shape today than in 1992 when the moratorium was called. They also predict the stock will continue to decline in 2019, even with zero fishing effort.
Recommendations put forward during this week's advisory meeting included eliminating the 2018 food/recreational fishery entirely, and cutting commercial cod catches by as much as half — to 5,700 tonnes this year from 12,200 tonnes landed in 2017.
The advice will be passed on to federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who is expected to unveil this year's northern cod management plan in the coming weeks.
FISH-NL recommends an immediate suspension of seismic work in waters off Newfoundland and Labrador — a recommendation it first made in June 2017.
At the time, a new report suggested the intense acoustic signals used in oil and gas exploration cause significant damage to zooplankton populations that are critical elements of the marine food chain. FISH-NL's request was turned down by the Canada/Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board.
In 2017, the amount of seismic activity off Newfoundland and Labrador was described as "super sized," with the Dwight Ball administration acknowledging only this week it ordered Nalcor to spend $20 million on seismic last year alone.
In terms of the impact on northern cod of the estimated 7.4 million harp seals off the province's east coast, inshore harvesters call for immediate action.
FISH-NL supports 100 per cent utilization of the animals (as opposed to a cull), and advises Ottawa to encourage/support the harvest of the entire 400,000 quota (only about 70,000 were taken last year), and plan to further expand the hunt.
FISH-NL also recommends Ottawa move to increase the number of commercial sealing licences.
As for the food/recreational fishery, FISH-NL advises Ottawa to introduce a tagging system to keep track of removals. Ottawa estimates just over 12,200 tonnes of northern cod were taken in the 2017 commercial fishery, but there are no estimates on the total take from the food fishery.
Finally, FISH-NL reiterates its call for an independent investigation of the "epic" mismanagement of northern cod, including the relationship between DFO and the FFAW-Unifor.
The 2016/17 northern cod management plans were developed — not by DFO, which has the constitutional responsibly — but by a private entity led by the FFAW-Unifor and west coast Newfoundland fish processor Bill Barry.
The so-called Groundfish Industry Development Council (GIDC) developed the management plans (which included the elimination of IQs or individual quotas in favour of weekly limits) with zero input from inshore harvesters.
DFO abdicated its management responsibility, and the GIDC (chaired by Jim Baird, a retired DFO director general for the NL region) devised a plan that resulted in further stock decline. Baird did not attend this week's advisory meeting.
Said Cleary, "The federal government abdicated its constitutional responsibility for fisheries management, resulting in a management plan that once again failed the fish, failed our rural communities, and failed our inshore harvesters."
Contact: Ryan Cleary 682 4862


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Dialogues are conversations that go beyond the usual knowledge recall and application process familiar to all municipal clerks in training seminars. They are unique because they explore leadership principles and practice, drawing on the insights contained in a book that all participants have read.
Dialogues are conversations in which clerks share their experience and understanding as it relates to the ideas of the author and the relevance of those ideas to their public leadership role.
The premise of the Athenian Dialogue Society is the idea that clerks are leaders in very profound yet subtle ways. Leadership here is not the transactional vending machine citizens seem to believe about public management. The interest and involvement of the participants, as well as the author's specific focus and emphasis, require that the facilitator move with purpose using language of meaning, feeling, and power. Participants devote a full day (6 hours) to a Dialogue and come away intellectually enriched by this communication experience.
Clerk leadership is more transformational in nature. That is to say, the contribution of clerks to municipal leadership changes the perception of colleagues and citizens about the role and purpose of government.
Points: Dialogues have been approved by IIMC for 3 CMC Education Points or 3 MMC Advanced Education Points (with completion of the required learning assessment within 30 days of the session). Please refer to the Athenian Leadership Society Policy for Dialogue Guidelines.
For additional information, please visit the IIMC website: IIMC Athenian Leadership Society
Region 8 Athenian Fellows
Kerry Bush, MMC, Englewood, CO (5/15/2011)
Christine Koch, CMC, Arvada, CO (5/7/2014) RETIRED
Elizabeth Hedberg, MMC, Edgewater, CO (9/9/2014) RETIRED
Susan Ortiz, MMC, Greenwood Village, CO (1/6/2015)
Margy Greer, MMC, Lakewood, CO (5/16/2015)
Helen Cospolich, CMC, Breckenridge, CO (7/29/2017)
Carrie Hartwell, MMC, Julesburg, CO (11/8/2017)
Bruce Roome, MMC, Arvada, CO (10/31/2018)
Taryn Powers, CMC (Breckenridge, CO (11/27/2018)


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75km - 4.700m d+
Antico Troi degli Sciamani
The Antico Troi degli Sciamani is an individual trail running race of approx. 75 km
Qualifying race for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc awarding
4 points Itra
Organized by the Association School of Marathon of Vittorio Veneto, the Pro Loco of Fregona, the Municipality of Fregona and the Cimbri of Cansiglio Cultural Association
The race
- LOCATION: Fregona (TV)
- DATE: July 13, 2018
- LENGTH: 75 km
- HEIGHT DIFFERENCE: mt. 4700
- TYPE OF ROUTE: 80% trail, 18% dirt road, 2% paved road
- MAXIMUM TIME: 22 hours
- REFRESHMENT STATIONS: at km 8-17-29-42-51-66-72
Antico Troi degli Sciamani
The Antico Troi degli Sciamani(Old Shaman Path), the "ultra" of the Fregona Trail Fest, is a journey through the Cansiglio forest and its legends. Caglieron Caves, mount Pizzoc, Cansiglio, Cimbri villages, mount Cavallo: through these places run the paths used by forest shamans to come down once a year to the plain, according to some tales.
Due to the reversed direction, the part of the race that took place at night in previous editions will be run during the day, in particular the ascent to Mount Pizzoc and then the descent to Fregona, with its amazing view of the plain below.
Briefly the characteristics: the first 13 km ascent up to Cadolten, then 26 km of ups and downs until the mysterious dell'Ander de le Mate cave and soon Forcella Palantina on the mount Cavallo Group, the highest point of the race; from here down to the Cimbri villages of Canaie and Campon, then up (more gradually, through the woods, but with many wonderful views of the Dolomites) to mountain Pizzoc at km 66; finally the gliding descent towards Fregona, the conclusion of this fascinating adventure in one of the most beautiful and least known places of our mountains.


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Dear Post-Doctoral Trainees, Clinician Scientist Trainees and Early Career Researchers,
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation offers research fellowships and research awards to outstandingly qualified researchers to conduct research in Germany. The selection committees comprise academics from all fields of specialisation and they make independent decisions, based solely on the applicant's academic record. The Foundation supports people, not projects. Once a Humboldtian, the Foundation integrates all alumni in a world-spanning network of excellence during their entire lifetime.
As part of our ongoing network of promoting collaborative research excellence between Germany and Canada, I would like to extend an invitation to Post-Doctoral Trainees, Clinician Scientist Trainees and early career scholarships (< 12 years of PhD) to the upcoming Humboldt Kolleg on "Time" to be held at the Munk Conference Centre at the University of Toronto, May 6-8, 2016. Following on the footsteps of 4 highly successful Kollegs on the elements, "Water "(Banff, 2005), "Fire" (Ottawa, 2009), "Air" (Vancouver, 2011) and "Earth "(2014), 'Time' will undoubtedly result in a weekend of stimulating conversations amongst us.
The meeting is generously supported by grants from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the Germany Academic Exchange (DAAD). Conference registration and meals will be covered. An excursion to Niagara-on-the-Lake is open to conference attendees and spouses at the cost of $120 each, and includes transportation, winery tour and an evening dinner reception.
Updates regarding the conference can be found on this website. Information about the opportunities offered by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation can be found at www.avh.de.
If interested, please complete and return attached registration form at your earliest convenience. Space is limited. If there are questions, please contact me at the address below.
Chung-Wai Chow, MD, PhD, FRCPC
President, Humboldt Foundation of Canada


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Detecting hidden units Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Guide
Detectors in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III are basically units that are capable of revealing units with camouflage. Aside from some of the elite units that can use camouflage, there are three units in the entire game capable of "becoming invisible". Those are Scouts from the Space Marines, Rangers from Eldars and Orks' builders, Gretchin (after activating a special ability). Camouflaged units are invisible to enemies until they attack, or the enemy has a detector located near them.
The following units/buildings have the Detector trait:
- Space Marines builders, Servitors. Aside from the ability to use a special pulse that reveals hidden units, they have a passive ability granting them a revealing aura. Additionally, they can throw a mine. Once armed, the mine detonates as soon as an enemy unit appears near it, revealing it (it also works on normal units, revealing them on the map).
- Ork builders, Gretchin. Like the rest of the buildings they have a revealing aura and a special ability that allows them to launch a pulse revealing hidden units in the area.
- Eldar builders, Bonesingers. As with the Grechin, they can reveal units with a pulse and with an aura.
- Turrets and shields - both have a revealing aura.
Note - Detector abilities won't work on units hidden in bushes / stealth cover, unless the detector is located in the same bush / cover as the hidden unit.


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How to have a Romantic Valentine's Day that will always be remembered!
Happy Valentines' day everyone.
Meet Fran
For those of you who read my posts you'll know that I'm a huge fan of Fran Greene, she's a Nationally renowned relationship expert, former advice columnist for Match.com, an authentic New Yorker with a heart of gold and she's smart and funny too! (If you're reading this Fran then know I'm sending you a huge hug on Valentines' day!)
Frans' also author of the The Flirting Bible, (Your Ultimate Photo Guide to Reading Body Language, Getting Noticed and Meeting More People than you Ever Thought Possible).
A great day
Here's an article that Fran recently sent me! I hope you'll enjoy it and have a great day today
How to have a Romantic Valentine's Day that will always be remembered! By Fran Greene
Valentine's Day is the perfect day to express your love and appreciation. With a little planning, you are sure to be a romantic hit with your partner. Here are some suggestions guaranteed to be a hit with your Valentine.
Romantic Gifts for Her
The golden rule of giving her a Valentine's Day gift is never ever to ask her want she wants. It takes all the mystery and romance out of the gift. The gift should be something that she will love! Listen for hints, trust me; she will let you know! Do not go overboard with someone who you have just started dating. It could scare her off. Going over the top will give the appearance that you want your gift to win her over rather than you. Flowers, chocolate, or a cute cuddly bear is the perfect gift.
Here are some suggestions for romantic gift ideas:
- A Gift Certificate for a facial or a massage ( perhaps a couples massage)
- A romantic getaway
- Personalized M and M's
- A dinner prepared by you
- A photo of the two of you in an engraved frame
- 2 Dozen Roses ( 1 dozen is expected, 2 dozen is WOW)
- High End Chocolate, not the chocolate from the supermarket
- Romantic Jewelry, anything with hearts, circles and of course diamonds
Romantic Gifts for Him
Men need and want to be the center of your universe too. Valentine's Day is the perfect day to let him know how much you care about him.
Have someone new in your life, chose a card that is not too sentimental or mushy, find one that is a little mysterious. Not sure if you want to get him something, or it feels too new, get him anything sweet and decadent. It is true that the best way to a man's heart is giving him something sweet and delicious.
Here are some gift ideas that will put a huge smile on his face.
- Personalized cookies
- Sexy Sunglasses
- Cologne that drives you crazy
- Yummy chocolate
- Home baked goodies
- Breakfast in Bed
Romantic Songs
Did you ever wish that you could write a love song and sing it to your beloved.
Here is a list of 5 very romantic songs. Why not download your favorite and dedicate it to your love. You could also make a CD of all of them and give it as a gift to him or her.
- I Will Always Love you by Whitney Houston
- I Want to Hold Your Hand by the Beatles
- Tonight I Celebrate MY Love by Pebro Bryson and Roberta Flack
- The Way You Look Tonight by Frank Sinatra
- I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles
- Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel
- I'm Gonna Love you by Barry White
Romantic Movies
Both men and women crave romance. It's food for the soul. Here are some romantic movies that are best watched together. Open a bottle of wine, snuggle and enjoy the movie.
It's a sure way to make you feel cozy and warm inside on a very chilly Valentine's night.
- The Notebook
- A Walk to Remember
- PS I Love You
- Pretty Woman
- When Harry Met Sally
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Casablanca
- Say Anything
- Romeo and Juliet
- An Affair to Remember
Being Romantic is not expensive it is priceless!
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USA- A Sleeping Giant Awakened
Posted 02 May 2003 - 04:48 AM
Get thee to the kitco.com forum. Follow the money.
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 08:29 AM
<Had sad the people must be who sit there in their darkened room and hope that a nuclear device gets detonated in any country on this planet.
These are bafoons who have never stared war in it's ugly morbid face. These are the same people who would run as cowards do at the sign of the first fire fight. These are the same people who dream of being someone who others would listen to, but sadly are the ones who repulse everyone around them. These are the people who have no national pride, for if they did would understand that it's pride in ones country that allows us to respect the countries of others. These are the people want to be heard and understood, but shut their ears and minds to everything but their own twisted ideas.
The unfortunate thing is that "The Sleeping Giant" has been awakened and for good reason. The United States Of America and it's people will no longer be a target. The United States of America will protect it's people with any and all means necessary. The United States of America will endure!>
A nuclear device detonating in America is bringing an American to reflect on "ugly morbid face" of war. i guess blowing the heads and bodies off Iraqi soldiers through tanks is not ugly and morbid?. Americans and British should have thought well before the Iraqi war. They are the real culprits whose strategists carefully and cunningly calculated that the rest of the world will not come to Iraq's help for fear of a world war. It is the Americans, British and the Australians who are to be blamed for escalating the situation by not respecting the UN. It is exactly similar to what Hitler did it by invading Poland and the same fate awaits them.
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 09:20 AM
>You cannot seriously be suggesting a direct intervention by a God as the end of America? Come on now, join the 21st century. It's the people who do all they do in the name of a god, any god who have caused and are causing most of the real heartbreak in this world.
>President Bush is a good example. Every speech he makes he talks about god and praying and such. How do you suppose these speeches play to the Muslim world?
>All those radical Islamic leaders calling for Jihad etc. are no better.
>Can you imagine the strife that could be avoided if religion was left out of it?
>Northern Ireland: Catholics and Protestants
>Israel/Palestine: Jews and Muslims
>India/Pakistan: Need I say more?
It is logical, to conclude that if God is left out of the picture that all will be better. But then, you are in fact dismissing mankind ...
You have to look at the entire picture from a logical point of view. First, there is no God as such ... this does not mean, that there isn't an entity larger than all of us ... but looking at it logically, it would not make sense that struggle between factions here would matter to it. Does that mean, there never has been God? No. In ancient times, there were people called Angels ... and there were people called Deyeties ... lets make a long story short, and simply say that God, as man knows him, was always the victorer and conqeror, the one who won wars and enslaved, conquered people. People, aligned themselves with the conqueror ... especially, since the conqueror was harsh, and demanded obedience from the people.
Think about this carefully, because the problem is not God the entoty, but God the conqeror. In whatever form he takes, be it America, Soviet Union, Germany or whatever ... Wether it be, GW Bush, or ancient lords like Alexander the Great. The religious affairs, is merely an extension of the sword ... Roman Empire, became even larger and greater with Christianity ... and Arab culture became even larger and greater with Muslim religion.
The correct and logical conclusion, in my view ... is to find a way, to destroy the conquerors conquests, that they cannot profit from their Victories and subjection of others.
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 09:29 AM
Well, yes, technically alot of American products are made in other countries. Not just China, but alot in Mexico, and South America. Becuause these countries provide cheaper labor, parts are made cheaper in them. European companies produce things in the US too! But American products are still the property of American companies, and the higher end manufactured parts are still generally manufactured in the US, and the R&D for products is almost exclusively done in the US. And of course the major profits from these US owned goods goes to the US.
The fact that 'Communist China', [one could debate how pure Chinese communism is, with Hong Kong and also the governments' laissez faire approach to private street vending, etc. through out the country] is providing a labor outlet for capitalist companies to me says more about China than America.
This is exactly what capitalism strives for, an interaction with other countries, and hopefully an exchange of goods. Trade with China is a big part of the US foreign exchange, and working with other countries is a good thing for the US, not a bad thing.
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 09:46 AM
Back before 1990, and thereabout, nations like Sweden was extremely rich ... lot of surplus, and very little unemployment. In fact, they had to get employees from other countries. But the cold war was over, strategic interest was in cutting the interest and taking out some capital, and then the new EU was arising, and American interest was in making the EU a corporate EU (Why, Ill answer later). Immediately, things changed in Sweden ... money was taken out, and companies such as Volvo, Saab, and Ericsson who have always been foreign owned for the most part (Saab aerospace, is in ties with British Aerospace, Volvo has always been british Ford ... just take a closer look at their motors. Ericsson always franchised american goods, an example is IBM goods, like the 3270 terminal). Immediately there was unemployment, and the politicians started talking about joining the EU. This took time, but they all claimed that EU would save Sweden ... finally, they joined. It didn't save anyone, except the companies as Ford & GM Bought the car companies, while Ericsson is still struggling to leave.
At this time, lot of companies in the EU were moving their production to 3rd and 2nd world countries for cheap labour. This meant that EU was made poorer, and consumed less ... which in turn meant a downturn for EU. But people were looking at short term gains, not long term effects ... this was, however for the most part, stopped b y the french who demanded the end of the marshiall pact. There were other conciderations in there as well, but this slowed down the trend ... and which is the greatest reason for the tension between EU and the US. This, and the fact that EU was hekping Russia.
Capitalists, are always going to be few ... and if all they do, is take their gain and obtain cheap labor to produce their cost. What will happen, when the western nations no longer can consume the production ... and this is where we are going, if we do not stop it. Cheap labor, is merely another word for slave labor ... and I urge anyone to go back to early Britain archives and read why the british parlament accepted enslaving black people from Africa. It is educational, especially if your gonna come with the argument that by providing jobs we are giving food and shelter to the poor in China ... because its a mirror arguement to what the british said in those days. And if you are going to say that we must save them from their poverty, I urge you to look at the fact that these nations were rich and prosperous before we entered them ... something we have done in the past 200 or more years, have turned them into what they are today ... which in turn produces the question, wasnt it always the intension ... and if these nations were able to be rich and prosperous on their own, wont they manage to be that again if on their own and without meddling foreign policies that stop trade if its not done with our premise.
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 03:43 PM
>One superpower - a monopoly - unacceptable for both market economy and democrasy - acceptable for imperialistic model of development, which promotes the interests of the few capital controllers - old but unfortunately still true supposition
Its not a superpower ... merely a bunch of psychopaths, in fact people who were criminals from all over the world collected on one continent ... who have no conscience, and no limit to the harm and death they are willing to cause.
Like all other empires, they will be exterminated in the end ...
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 03:56 PM
Bunch of psyhopaths?
Criminals from all over the world?
No conscience?
No limit to harm and death they are willing to cause?
Such a kind fellow you are. You take 230 million people or so and thus catagorize them. Can you truly be so simple minded?
Seems to me attitudes like yours are the dangerous sort that cause the problems you decry.
I'm one of those Americans you so denegrate. My father was as full blooded Swedish as you are. Both my mother's parents were German. All Americans are this way to some degree except for the Native Americans. Before you go off on a tangen how Americans killed off most of the Native Americans you should study your history and understand it was Native Europeans who killed the Native Americans, Europeans by birth, conquerors in the name of exploration who were looking for free gold and riches who came to this continent with diseases which depopulated a continent before the first permanent settlers ever arrived.
These are "forums", and should be for discourse and sharing of ideas, not for spilling vile invective.
Grow up.
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 05:32 PM
I have done this three times, never has one of them vetted out.
He smells like another shty Arab.
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 06:35 PM
Good post!
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 07:05 PM
But just some brief things I noted.
First of all, capatilism does have it's flaws. Certainly I believe it needs to be kept in check by government(s). But I can't put all the blame on the US or European corporations for the wages they pay, in say, China. I would assume the Chinese government has something to say about the arrangement, don't they? And what are the wages for people working in American plants versus average wages at Chinese businesses? The charge that cheap labor is just a name for slave labor makes me wonder why people work as slaves. Is the Chinese government, or the Mexican government, forcing them? The argument that black slaves that were stolen or bought from African nations and forced to go to European or American colonies to work as slaves is not the same as Chinese people today going to work in China at European or US plants.
On another point, I've heard before that all of these pre colonial countries were free, and rich, and almost micro Edens until the bad Europeans and Americans colonized them and ruined everything.
As far as I know, all of the countries that were colonized by Europe and the US already were engaged in enslaving their own people. This was true of the Native North and South Americans, and Africa. I was not aware that African tribes were particularly rich. Certainly the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans had highly developed civilizations, and it could be argued that they were rich in terms of gold, but their societies were repressive and so violent that they even shocked the Conqistadors, and that's saying something.
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 10:18 PM
>Such a kind fellow you are. You take 230 million people or so and thus catagorize them. Can you truly be so simple minded?
Since you claim its a democrazy over there, one cannot but judge that the current aaction and previous actions are the will of the people ... as such, the people must accept the judgement derived from the action.
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Posted 02 May 2003 - 10:24 PM
>Maybe I should get my cousin Hakan from Stockholm on here to see if the little jerk is Swedish.
>I have done this three times, never has one of them vetted out.
>He smells like another shty Arab.
I'd love to see this post published in world wide News Papers. The VOICE of an AMERICAN ... he's advocateding democracy and liberty and freedom ... and when I voice a different opinion, he attacks my ethnicity.
Can't we have this post published in books, for ALL THE WORLD TO SEE THE TRUE AMERICAN LIBERATION...
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Posted 03 May 2003 - 05:27 AM
Your people are not more stupid nor more intelligent then the rest of the world. What it all boils down to is the successful propaganda of your government (this offcourse is not an american phenomenon).
Greedy people are a problem all over the world, but IMO it's somewhat easier in an ultra-capitalistic state as the US, for theme to get a stranglehold on the politics.
Take the energy and weapons lobbyist in the US for example.
In Europe, it's much harder for the corporations to project power (in politics) - this though, doesn't hinder the fact that they TRY.
Living in Sweden
Part Scottish/Swedish/German.
Och till den Amerikanska Grabben: Halsa din kusin...
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Posted 03 May 2003 - 11:27 AM
>Although I despise the current administration of the US (and it's policy) I wouldn't dream of thinking that the US population is stupid nor murderous. This, I believe, is the general opinion of the majority of people opposing the US strategy/policy.
>Part Scottish/Swedish/German.
I think it speaks for itself, the fact that every person who supports the US, partly or wholly seems to have a thing with ethnicity. Always attacking their opponents, because they are ethnically different ... or as above, showing off their own true ethnic self.
Is anyone fooled by the origin of such mind ... think not.
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Posted 03 May 2003 - 12:12 PM
Just in case you missed it:
Get it?
>merely a bunch of psychopaths<
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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Posted 03 May 2003 - 03:22 PM
>>merely a bunch of psychopaths<
>ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
An American, is not ethnicity ... it's not even a nationality. You must be one of those lucky Americans, who got through school on sport scholarship.
Your nazi and fascist propagand, and your friends ... is an example of people in the US today. Irrespective of their ethnicity. But just like Nazi Germany ... your America is about pure blood, isnt it.
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Posted 04 May 2003 - 12:45 AM
>AG is Swedish, you fool, you were not around when his cousin was here. He makes you look stupid to the old timers
A week old giant takes a last breath.
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