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Scott Summy
Baron & Budd
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue
Suite 1100
Dallas, TX 75219
(214) 523-6267
Scott Summy
is a shareholder at Baron & Budd, one of the largest and oldest firms in the United States that specializes in environmental litigation. Mr. Summy heads up the firm's Environmental Litigation Group, which litigates complex environmental contamination cases all over the country. The Group represents public entities in litigation to recover costs of removing chemical contamination from public water supplies, governmental facilities, natural resources, and public property. Through this type of litigation, the Group seeks to shift the costs of remediation to the chemical manufacturers and suppliers responsible for the contamination — and away from public entities and taxpayers.
The Group recently filed a lawsuit against the Monsanto Company and its corporate successors on behalf of a public school district in Massachusetts. The lawsuit alleges that Monsanto knew about the dangers of PCBs as early as the 1930s but failed to warn people of the severe dangers associated with PCBs and their use in common building materials. The litigation seeks to require Monsanto to pay for removing PCB-containing materials from the contaminated schools.
Mr. Summy regularly represents public water providers (
, municipalities, water districts, utilities, and school districts) whose water is contaminated by intrusive chemicals. On behalf of these clients, Mr. Summy seeks cost recovery for treatment facilities, operation and maintenance costs, out-of-pocket expenses, and administrative costs. Mr. Summy also represents private well owners around the country whose wells are contaminated.
The Environmental Litigation Group has represented hundreds of public water providers in litigation arising from contamination of water supplies with MTBE, a gasoline additive. Mr. Summy has recovered significant dollars against major oil companies who decided to blend MTBE into gasoline knowing that it would likely contaminate water supplies. One set of cases involved approximately 150 water providers. Mr. Summy continues to file new MTBE cases across the country and currently represents the State of Vermont and a number of municipalities in new MTBE litigation.
Mr. Summy also represented all public water providers in the United States whose water was contaminated with atrazine, a common agricultural chemical used on corn and other crops. On behalf of these water providers, the Group brought claims against Syngenta, the company that makes atrazine and is aware that its normal use causes drinking water contamination. Mr. Summy negotiated a settlement awarding $105 million to over 2,000 water providers.
Mr. Summy's experience with environmental litigation led to a leadership role in the litigation arising from the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2010, he was appointed to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in the Gulf Oil Spill Multi-District Litigation in the Eastern District of Louisiana. In that capacity, he played a critical role in negotiating a settlement and claim procedure for the tens of thousands of individuals, businesses, and governmental entities injured by the oil spill.
The Group also represents public water providers and other public entities in litigation involving other chemicals that contaminate water supplies and property including TCP, TCE, PCE, and PCBs.
The Group's important work for public water providers has been recognized by the legal community on a number of occasions. His groundbreaking work for California communities affected by MTBE won Mr. Summy and his legal team the "Attorneys of the Year" award from California Lawyer in 2001. And Public Justice twice named Mr. Summy and his team as Finalists for the organization's Trial Lawyer of the Year Award — in 2009, for cases arising from MTBE contamination, and again in 2013, for cases arising from atrazine contamination. Mr. Summy was also included in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward White, Inc., 2006-2015).
Mr. Summy is licensed to practice law in Texas, North Carolina and New York. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell.
ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, 21st Fall Conference, Water, Wind, Waste, and More: Navigating New Tides in Environment, Energy and Resource Regulation "Low Dose Litigation 'The Plaintiff's Perspective,'" (October 9-12, 2013)
"BP Oil Spill Litigation Update," Energy Accounting and Technology Conference, University of New Orleans, May 15, 2012
Mass Torts Seminar – Deepwater Horizon/BP Spill, Status of MDL, April 20th Deadline and Status of Scientific Experts (April 13-15, 2011)
Speaker, HB Litigation Conferences – Oil in the Gulf: Litigation & Insurance Litigation Coverage Conference, "National Survey of Cases Filed to Date & Coordinating State and Federal Cases," June 24-25, 2010
Speaker, 360 Advocacy Institute – Gulf Coast Disaster: Representing the Plaintiffs – Individuals to Institutions, "Back to the Future – Limitations of Shipowners' Liability Act of 1851 (46 U.S.C. § 30505)," May 20-21, 2010
Speaker, "Update on MTBE Litigation," 4th Annual Energy Litigation Conference, October 19, 2005
Speaker, "Representing Public Water Providers in Water Contamination Cases," IMLA Annual Conference, September 26, 2005
Speaker, "Groundwater Contamination Litigation Cases," 67th Ohio Section AWWA Annual Conference, September 21, 2005
Speaker, "Emerging Contaminants and Their Impact on America's Water Supply," 2005 Ground Water Summit of the National Ground Water Association, April 17, 2005.
Speaker, "Lessons Learned in the Settlement and/or Trial of MTBE Cases," Mealey's MTBE & USTs Litigation Conference, December 7, 2004.
Speaker, "Transitioning Your Litigation Practice," University of Texas School of Law Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference, October 28, 2004.
Speaker, "Perchlorate: The Blast That Lasts," Fall 2004 Conference of the CA-NV Section of the American Water Works Association, October 13, 2004.
Speaker, "Emerging Contaminants and Their Impact on America's Water Supply," 69th Annual Conference of the International Municipal Lawyers Association, October 5, 2004.
Speaker, "The 2003 Federal Energy Bill and MTBE Liability Protection: If You Fail in Court You Can Win in Congress," National Ground Water Association – Ground Water and Environmental Law Conference, May 5-6, 2004.
Speaker, "Perchlorate in America's Ground Water," American Ground Water Trust, May 3, 2004.
Speaker, "PCE – The Groundwater Contamination Problem: Who Should Pay to Clean Their Waste from Our Water?," Groundwater Resources Association – Investigation and Remediation of Dry Cleaner Release Sites, April 7, 2004.
Speaker, United States Composting Council 12th Annual Conference, January 25-28, 2004.
Speaker, "Protecting Your Drinking Water: MTBE Detects? The Solution to MTBE Pollution," International Municipal Lawyers Association, October 12-15, 2003.
Speaker, "How Do We Pay for the Costs of Restoration?," Tribal Concerns Perchlorate Contamination Conference, September 10, 2003.
Speaker, United States Composting Council 11th Annual Conference, January 28-30, 2003.
Co-chairman, Mealey's MTBE & USTs Litigation Conference, November 4-5, 2002.
Speaker, Mealey's MTBE Litigation Conference 2001, May 10-11, 2001.
Speaker, "Plaintiff, Defense and Expert Perspectives," Mealey's Toxic Tort Conference, April 17-18, 2000.
Speaker, American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources 30th Annual Conference on Environmental Law, March 8-11, 2001.
Co-chairman, UST and MTBE Litigation Conference, Mealey's Emerging Toxic Torts, November 15, 1999.
Author, "Managing Claims Arising from the Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Multidistrict Litigation v. the $20 Billion Fund," in TXLR, Vol. 25, # 26, July 8, 2010
Author, "The Legal Challenges and Ramifications of the Gulf Oil Spill," Aspatore Special Report – Understanding the BP Oil Spill and Resulting Litigation – An In-Depth Look at the History of Oil Pollution and the Impact of the Gulf Oil Coast Disaster, 2010
Author, "Should the Public Pay for the Oil Industry's Mistake?"
North American Precis Syndicate
, 2003.
Co-Author, "'Fuels Safe Harbor' Provision Grants Immunity to MTBE Manufacturers,"
New Jersey Law Journal
, October 20, 2003.
Author, "MTBE Immunity Provision a Bad Idea,"
Texas Lawyer
, October 13, 2003.
Reported Cases
In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation
, 175 F. Supp.2d 593 (S.D.N.Y. 2001).
Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc
., 218 F.3d 282 (4th Cir. 2000).
Ashcraft v. Conoco, Inc
., 218 F.3d 288 (4th Cir. 2000).
Hartford Ins. Co. v. Commerce & Industry Ins. Co
., 864 S.W.2d 648 (Tex. App.– Houston [1st Dist.] 1993, writ denied).
Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Trinity Contractors, Inc.
, 852 S.W.2d 37 (Tex. App.–Waco 1993, writ denied).


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- Text messages sent during the shooting at a Florida high school on Wednesday and shared on social media depict the harrowing crisis that unfolded.
- One father advised his 14-year-old son about responding to an active-shooter situation.
Text messages sent during Wednesday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and shared on social media depict the harrowing crisis that unfolded.
The shooting left 17 people dead and 14 others injured. Victims included students and staff members.
"If I don't make it I love you and I appreciated everything you did for me," one student wrote to a parent, according to a photo posted by Chabeli Herrera, a reporter for the Miami Herald.
"Don't talk that way," the parent replied. "The cops are all over."
The student hid in a bathroom for two hours and was eventually rescued, Herrera said on Twitter.
While hiding in a bathroom for two hours, this is the text Sarah Crescitelli sent her parents. Dad and Mom both crying re-reading it. #stonemanshooting @ pic.twitter.com/zN7RY8a4vE
— Chabeli Carrazana (@ChabeliH) February 15, 2018
One father advised his 14-year-old son about responding to an active-shooter situation.
"All OK? Ben said they heard a couple of gunshots coming from Stoneman douglas," the father wrote, according to a photo posted by Carli Teproff, another Miami Herald reporter.
"Yeah there was a couple I heard too," the son replied.
"OK. Is it all over?" the father said. "Mum wants to come get you now. Is that even possible?"
"It's not over we are on lockdown," the son said. "No it's not possible. You could get hurt."
"OK. Stay safe buddy. Love you," the father said, adding: "Be safe man. Stay hidden or play dead if there is an active shooter."
Parent's conversation with -14-year-old son who is currently in lockdown. pic.twitter.com/6M4f0FrbZJ
— Carli Teproff (@CTeproff) February 14, 2018
Teproff said the son was reunited with his father.
Father who sent text to son about playing dead if a shooter comes in is reunited with his son. His other son was also on lockdown in middle school. pic.twitter.com/MjH4KmPdJr
— Carli Teproff (@CTeproff) February 14, 2018
A pair of siblings who were hiding on different floors in the school texted back and forth, according to screenshots posted on Twitter.
One brother reassured the other that they would make it out of the school alive. The other said, "My teacher died … He's sitting in the door way."
Scariest part of it all was knowing my little brother was right above me and not knowing if I would ever see him again. I've never really treated him the way he deserved. Not anymore. Seeing his face outside of school was the most relief I had ever felt. My prayers to all. pic.twitter.com/Iq8CHVNXd0
— Sam Zeif (@SzZeif) February 15, 2018
Speaking to a local news outlet, another father of a student read text messages from his child.
"We're in a real code red, Dad," he said. "Get me ASAP. It's not a drill. I hear gunshots."
This father reads a terrifying text message from his child caught up in today's shooting at a Florida high school: https://t.co/n8iEBKJRYL We have the latest tonight at 11 pic.twitter.com/FXs0Pf13eG
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) February 15, 2018
Communication among law-enforcement officials on scanners during the shooting also shed light on the horrifying situation.
Officials release scanner communication between first responders at scene of #StonemanShooting pic.twitter.com/YFXgbTNpAC
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) February 15, 2018
Broward County Public Schools said on Twitter: "Our hearts are with the students, families, staff and the entire Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community as we deal with this tragedy. We'll provide continuous support for all of the students and families impacted by this heartbreaking situation."
Police have charged Nikolas Cruz, a 19-year-old former student at the high school, in the shooting.
Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida said on Thursday that the gunman had done "enormous preparation" for the act and was equipped with a gas mask and smoke grenades.
The gunman is also believed to have intentionally set off fire alarms "so the kids would come pouring out of the classrooms into the hall," Nelson said on CNN.
"It is clear attack was designed & executed to maximise loss of life," Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said on Twitter.
The school enrolled 3,208 students between grades nine and 12,according to the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.
Michelle Mark contributed reporting.
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The opening graph to Alice Miller's classic, Prisoners of Childhood: The Search For The True Self, (original title) strikes like a bell. I never tire of reading it:
"We live in a culture that encourages us not to take our own suffering seriously, but rather to make light of it or even to laugh about it. What is more, this attitude is regarded as a virtue, and many people–of whom I used to be one–are proud of their lack of sensitivity toward their own fate and particularly their fate as a child. I have tried to demonstrate in my books why the disastrous belief that this attitude is a desirable one has been held so tenaciously and to point out the tragic conditions it helps to conceal."
—Alice Miller, The Drama of The Gifted Child: The Search For The True Self


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Circulars Misuse of Office Hours :
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Politburo Enterprises.
18th September - 2009
It is noticed consistently that members of the staff are misusing precious hours in the office for gossip and scandal-mongering. This has been noticed by our clients who come to avail of our services. Such behaviour is undignified and brings a bad reputation to our company. Kindly do not talk unnecessarily on personal matters except during lunch–break 1 to 1.30 p.m. Cheap talk must be avoided at any cost within office premises. Smoking at the desk and listening to radio commentaries are not permissible.
Any refusal to comply with these injunctions in future will render you answerable and may result in termination.
Any disrespect to lady colleagues will not be condoned at any cost and will lead to termination of service and whatever legal action is necessary. This is issued for the information of all concerned.
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The National Diet Building is the place where both houses of the National Diet of Japan meet. The building is bisymmetrical where sessions of the House of Representatives take place in the left wing and sessions of the House of Councilors in the right wing.
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|Parking space in toll parking
|Ramp installed
|Ramp installed, Escalator for wheelchair users available
Rest room with wheelchair access, Sign language assistance(guidance) available, Assistance available
|Available language
|English available
|Nearest station
|Kokkai-gijidomae:Tokyo Metro (Chiyoda Line, Marunouchi Line)
Nagatacho:Tokyo Metro (Namboku Line, Yurakucho Line)
|Elevator between platform and ticket gate
|Kokkai-gijidomae:Elevator available (Marunouchi Line, Chiyoda Line)
Nagatacho:Elevator available (Yurakucho Line)
|Elevator between ticket gate and outside
|Kokkai-gijidomae (Marunouchi Line):Elevator available
Nagatacho (Yurakucho Line):Elevator available
|Recommended route
|The nearest station is Kokkai-gijidomae (Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, Marunouchi Line). Get out the wicket and go for Exit2 and go up to ground with the escalator. Walk left side along the road, you will find main gate on your left.
Field Work on a Wheelchair at the National Diet of Japan


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Taxpayer activist groups in California have questioned the state's purchase of $540,000 in Ford Fusion Hybrids and other cars for state legislators over the past 18 months.
The activists say the vehicles are unnecessary political perks that underline the "excesses and absurdities" of government, the president of the National Tax Limitation Committee told the Los Angeles Times.
The 20 cars, which are reserved for state Senators, replace state fleet vehicles with as little as 12,400 miles on their odometers. They have been assigned to the state Senate motor pool. A spokesman with the state's Department of General Services said the new vehicles were part of the "continuing effort to green the state's fleet."
The older vehicles replaced by the Fusion Hybrid cars were cycled back into the state's daily rental fleet.


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Hello Everyone!
The past couple of weeks, I have been helping a friend make ornaments for an event at her church. These are no where near all of them...(literally numbered in the hundreds) but these are two of the papers she chose.
I thought they came out super cute, so I decided to make some for my friends and family and I used a cute snowflake image from the set Warm Winter by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff.
To make these, you will need:
To make these, you will need:
2 strips of patterned paper 12" x 2".
Score each piece of strip at 1/2" all along the 12". Then fold accordion style.
Use sticky strip tape to adhere the 2 pieces together, inserting a piece of string at the top for hanging.
I used a dab of hot glue in the center of the rosette to hold it together and then just embellish as you wish.
The center circles measure 1 3/4" and 2" and the snowflake is embellished with a rhinestone and some glitter.
So, have you started making anything for Christmas this year? I would love to know.
Thanks for visiting!
Challenges this is linked to are as follows:
Crafty Calender-Winter
Crafty Pad-Snowflakes
I Did It Creations-Surprise Me
My Grafico-Christmas
One Stitch at a Time-Glitz
Scrappy Frogs-Christmas
Our Daily Bread-SnowflakesCrafty Catz-Christmas
Mami Doodles-Gift Item
Stampin' For the Weekend-Winter
Crafty Sentiments-Christmas
Hodge Podge Shop-Anything Goes
Crafty Creations-Christmas
Fresh Brewed Blog-Winter or Christmas
Inktegrity-Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp-Let it Snow
Creative Belli-R is for...(Rhinestone and Red)
Fab n Funky-Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters-Let it Snow
Details not listed above-Paper: GP White, Heidi Grace, Punches:Marvy, EK Success, Stampin' Up, Ink:Stampin' Up, Stamps:PTI, gems from my supplies


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Home » Baby Hazel Cooking Time
Go shopping and cook mini quiches! Everyone is hungry, but there are no ingredients in the kitchen. Baby Hazel Cooking Time sends you and Granny on a trip to the grocery store. Put sweet bread, corn kernels, and eggs into your cart. Get butter and grated cheddar from the refrigerator!


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UPDATE: In accordance with the new statewide mask mandate
from Governor Andy Beshear, all visitors to Kentucky Veterans Cemeteries MUST
wear face masks while on cemetery property unless they remain in their
cars. Thank you for your cooperation.
New Gold Star Sibling License Plate Available January 4, 2016
Beginning January 4, 2016, a Gold Star Sibling license plate will become available to individuals whose sibling died while serving the country in the United States Armed Forces. To honor their deceased loved ones, the creation of the plate was established by House Bill 209, passed by the 2015 Kentucky General Assembly. The Gold Star Sibling plate will be available for passenger vehicles and motorcycles. For purposes of this legislation, "sibling" means a sibling by blood, a sibling by half-blood, a sibling by adoption, or a stepsibling. As with other military plates, there are restrictions. To receive the plate, a Gold Star Sibling Affidavit must be completed and submitted to the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs (KDVA). Applicants
must include full name, address, email and phone number, as well as
verification of the service member's death while on active duty. Such
verification can be a DD Form 1300 or other third-party verification
such as contemporary newspaper articles. KDVA will confirm
eligibility and provide a letter of qualification directly to the county
clerk office on behalf of the license plate applicant.
Total interment services include:


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Is there an equivalent function in funtoo for glsa-check? I'm still getting the hang of kits vs the portage tree, but as far as I can tell glsa-check always returns nothing since the meta-repo doesn't include the glsa notices.
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Variety reports that Kerry Washington is meeting with Quentin Tarantino for the lead female role in Django Unchained. She is reportedly "one of a handful of contenders in the mix" (no word on who the other contenders are). If chosen, Kerry would play Django's wife, Broomhilda, who is bring held captive by a monstrous plantation owner. The Django Unchained script has the character involved in several nude and sexually violent scenes.
Kerry Washington worked with Jamie Foxx in Ray, who was just confirmed for the role of Django.


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Hey there, It's Tom Yevsikov.
So yeah, as you can see, I've decided to start a BLOG.
Yes, It's under development. so it's kinda ugly, and my logo is not even ready yet.
But, you can finally comment, and everyone can listen.
My old blog was getting beyond old, and with partly incorrect info because I did not know better.
Somewhere along the end of that blog I went full time, but It started at early 2013 or somewhere in 2012 i think.
Anyway, if you want to see my old blog and laugh, go here:
My OLD, Outdated, Embarrassing Blog: http://www.tomyevsikov.com
BY THE WAY – This blog hasn't been active and still generated over 60,000 visitors on autopilot since I 2013.
Yeah, I gotta reverse engineer that and see what's was so good about my SEO.
Now, let's get to the Important "stuff".
I am currently working with several different developers in several different niches (video, tracking, traffic, rankings) and while
these processes will take time, I do want to stop everything and ask you what is it that YOU would like to learn more about.
Especially in the Video Area.
Look, video is NOT the future anymore. Video is now the best way to convert, and generate traffic.
Video dethroned content, that's how it is.
If you're not using video, you're losing money.
I always insert Videos into my product reviews because I have seen a massive increase
in sales ever since.
So my question is:
How interested are YOU in video, and what is your biggest problem with Video marketing online.
Are you struggling with coming up with the Content? or is it the Camera? your voice? maybe getting traffic
to Videos.
Please reply in the comment section below, looking forward to your answer 🙂


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Back to the 80s – A Guide for Ladies Comments Off on Back to the 80s – A Guide for Ladies
Everyone loves a good, old fashioned eighties party, right? We love a little bit of nostalgia, especially when it involves leg warmers and shoulder pads, right? Here are our top five ideas for fantastic eighties fancy dress costumes…
1. Rubik's Cube
If there's one thing that screams "1980s" it's a Rubik's Cube. We all spent endless hours trying to solve the thing, and then people started appearing on chat shows, solving them in minutes or even seconds. Never mind, there's always the fool proof cheat of just swapping the stickers around!
2. Cyndi Lauper
Girls just wanna have fun, right? The great part about this costume is that if you get a ladder in your tights or smudge your make up… it just adds to the look you were going for in the first place!
3. Workout Chic
Breakfast telly in the 1980s was full of people dressed like this… and then we all went out in the evening to our local community centre to prance about at an aerobics class in leg warmers and leotards and hope we looked the same as the people on the telly!
4. Wonder Woman
Superheroes are really big at the moment, so this is a really great costume… and has the added bonus of a cape. What's not to love?
5. Tina Turner
What's love got to do with it… The key to this outfit is not just having the heels, but owning the heels – and practising your dance steps well in advance so that you can give a brilliant Tina performance!


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Pictures from the Southall Black Sisters protest
Yesterday evening a protest was held in front of Ealing Council town hall against grant cuts by the council to Southall Black Sisters - perhaps the best known Asian women's refuge group. Around a 100 people were there, mostly women. I went along to show my support and here are some pictures.
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RIP 3 - THE LAST HERO combines the dynamics of a hardcore shooter while preserving the elusive classic arcade appeal and never lets up on the intense action. Every level presents a new challenge, requiring you to not only prove your sharp-shooting, but to think and act tactically. The terrain and environments must be employed to survive waves of adversaries, but since all in-game objects are destructible, you must think fast. Your hero will travel all over the world from the African jungle to the Arctic snow, through secret labs and bunkers, in the streets and skyscrapers of Metropolis city and also go into deep space using a hijacked spaceship. RIP 3 THE LAST HERO places strong emphasis on character development. Its varied player characters gain experience and evolve into unique reflections of your style through the Skills Tree system. No two players' experiences will be the same. A huge arsenal of weapons and special items add to RIP 3 THE LAST HERO's variety and the slick, easy-to-master controls make it effortless to concentrate on bringing the fight to the enemy. The adrenaline-cocktail of accessible gameplay, dynamite visuals and furious pace raises RIP 3 THE LAST HERO to all new heights. 100 levels of arcade shooting action 6 unique playable characters with varied and powerful skills to develop A huge arsenal of destructive weaponry, each with 2 shooting modes Capture and control military vehicles, including Tanks, Helicopters and Battle Turrets Fully destructible battlefield - all the objects can be damaged and destroyed Includes a space adventure minigame, where you pilot the Vostok-23 starship 12 Huge, challenging bosses evoke classic arcade gameplay 3 difficulty level settings to increase the intensity Special bonuses and secrets are scattered throughout the game Cooperative multiplayer for two players to battle against the enemy horde Multiplayer death-match for up to 6 players over LAN In the middle of the 22nd century the Earth was conquered by the unknown invader, who announced himself the planet dictator. With the help of the witchcraft and the newest technologies he created an army of cyborgs, headed by General Hog – the Dictator's right-hand man. After retributive operations and nuclear bombing, any rebellion was crushed down... In the secret "Gap" bunker the Dictator's scientists discovered the portal to the Sorcery world. The first attempt of the cyborg troops to invade into the Magic kingdom failed. The magic leaked onto the Earth, changing everything around. The world was threatened with the great disaster... Three mortals from Earth's rebel forces and three immortals from the Sorcery world volunteered for the unannounced war. At midnight one of them will step into the portal between the worlds to stop the mad conqueror and free Earth...
Windows Vista/XP/2000 1 GHz Processor 256 MB RAM 128 MB 3D Video Card Directx 9.0c 50 MB of available Hard Disk Space


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Multi-Threat Detection
November 1, 2005
MSA's SAFESITE Multi-Threat Detection System monitors, detects and communicates the presence of up to six potential threats, including chemical warfare agents, gamma radiation, VOCs, toxic industrial chemicals, combustible gas, and oxygen deficiency and enrichment. Ideal for emergency response and perimeter monitoring, SAFESITE operates within a wireless network. MSA Instrument Division, Pittsburgh, PA.


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Review: The Fire Queen by Emily R. King
Source: Netgalley
Publication date: September 26, 2017
Publisher: Skyscape
Series: The Hundredth Queen #2
About the book:
In the second book in The Hundredth Queen Series, Emily R. King once again follows a young warrior queen's rise to meet her destiny in a richly imagined world of sorcery and forbidden powers.
Though the tyrant rajah she was forced to marry is dead, Kalinda's troubles are far from over. A warlord has invaded the imperial city, and now she's in exile. But she isn't alone. Kalinda has the allegiance of Captain Deven Naik, her guard and beloved, imprisoned for treason and stripped of command. With the empire at war, their best hope is to find Prince Ashwin, the rajah's son, who has promised Deven's freedom on one condition: that Kalinda will fight and defeat three formidable opponents.
But as Kalinda's tournament strengths are once again challenged, so too is her relationship with Deven. While Deven fears her powers, Ashwin reveres them—as well as the courageous woman who wields them. Kalinda comes to regard Ashwin as the only man who can repair a warring world and finds herself torn between her allegiance to Deven and a newly found respect for the young prince.
With both the responsibility to protect her people and the fate of those she loves weighing heavily upon her, Kalinda is forced again to compete. She must test the limits of her fire powers and her hard-won wisdom. But will that be enough to unite the empire without sacrificing all she holds dear?
My Thoughts:
I just have to start off saying how much I love the covers of The Fire Queen and the first book, The Hundredth Queen! They're absolutely gorgeous and were the first thing that caught my eye. But even better is that the story itself entirely lived up to the covers. I loved The Hundredth Queen and could not wait to read The Fire Queen.
The book picks up right where book 1 stops off as Kalinda and Deven are fleeing after killing the Rajah Tarek and are seeking Tarek's son. Sadly Kalinda and Deven spend most of this book separated as are Natesa and Yatin which is disappointing. Their interactions were some of my favorite parts of The Hundredth Queen. The story line is just as engrossing as the first book but I did not like the story arc of the romantic triangle between Prince Ashwin, Kalinda and Deven. I felt it was unnecessary and the attraction of Prince Ashwin to Kalinda was way too out of the blue to me.
I did love seeing so much more of the bhutas in action and the competition between the 4 bhuta women was enthralling. I only wish we had seen a little more character development for Princess Citra. It felt like she was being setup as another Natesa character in which she starts off as the biggest villain but we see glimpses of a better person in how loving she is towards her younger sister and how protective she is of her. However, we never see that same growth that we see in Natesa which was a disappointment.
So all in all I loved the first book and had high expectations. The second book fell a little short as often happens but I still have high hopes for the next book. Definitely a worth while reading series!
Find it online:
Amazon | B&N | Goodreads
Book 1 – The Hundredth Queen
Book 3 Coming February 2018 – The Rogue Queen
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Bio: Mark has recently starred as Spanner in series two of 'Our Girl' on BBC. And you may have seen him in a 'Leo Vegas Commercial', or in 'Midsomer Murders'. Theatre credit's includes 'Men Should Weep' and 'Frankenstein' directed by Danny Boyle at the National Theatre, as well as playing a young American in 'Design for Living'. Mark's voice over work include voice-overs with corporate clients such as 'HSBC' and 'Imperial Vodka', 'Sunshine on Leith' ADR. As a dedicated gamer, Mark believes his vast experience of playing video games and his wide range of characters and accents, lends itself greatly to the gaming industry! Mark would love to be a new player in the world of video game voice-overs!
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From the Daily Currant.
An unemployed gender studies major from Eugene, Ore. sued "The Patriarchy" today in federal court for refusing to give her a job.
In a 25-page brief, attorneys for Sarah Miller-Jones, 24, argue that gender discrimination from the patriarchy has prevented their client from finding gainful employment since she graduated from university three years ago.
The suit seeks $2 million in compensation and $139 million in punitive damages, which together equal $1 from every adult man in America.
"Despite the fact that Ms. Miller-Jones graduated with a 2.8 GPA from the prestigious University of Oregon, she has been unable to find a job fitting her qualifications," the document reads.
"Ms. Miller-Jones has been on unemployment benefits for 18 months. And despite extensive coursework in Zambian feminist hip-hop she has only received six job offers — all of which were for entry-level call center and health care positions.
"It is outrageous that the patriarchy refuses to offer our client a decent career. She has applied for over 20 positions in the recording, publishing and television industries and has been rejected every single time.
"We all know that terms like 'no experience' and 'lack of relevant education' are codewords the patriarchy uses to keep keep women in their place. But Ms. Miller-Jones refuses to be a housewife or a nurse. She deserves a real job."
Millions of young Americans who recently graduated from university are finding themselves working in jobs below their educational level.
Media reports have tended to blame the slow recovery from the Great Recession for the trend. However, an equally important factor is the fact that the American university system turns out too few graduates with employable skills.
There are an estimated 3 million open jobs in the United States that go unfilled due to a lack of qualified candidates. Many of these jobs are in science and engineering, while the most popular majors for U.S. college graduates are in psychology and the liberal arts.
According to a former employer, Miller-Jones' gender studies degree actually hurt her employability. Gilbert Grass manages a call center for a local credit union in Eugene and says he regrets hiring her straight out of college.
"She refused to use the words 'he' or 'she' when talking to customers," he says. "That lead to a lot of confusion. And she once gave a customer who called to check her bank balance a 20-minute lecture on how the film Toy Story perpetuated gender-specific archetypes of heroism.
I'm sorry, but this just makes me laugh so hard. I just want to remind everyone that this is satire. Not real! Not real!


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When new veterinary feed directive (VFD) rules launched last year, FDA indicated they would initially focus on education, rather than penalties, to facilitate adoption and compliance. Audits will take place though, at feedmills, veterinary clinics and farms, and the enforcement process has been the subject of numerous stakeholder questions.
To help address those questions and improve understanding of VFD rules, GlobalVetLink (GVL) has partnered with FDA in planning a webinar sometime in May. In preparation, GVL asks producers, veterinarians and feed suppliers to submit questions about VFD audits for discussion during the webinar. The GVL team plans to work directly with the FDA to answer questions during the webinar, while also providing general information about the audit process.
You can submit your questions online by Thursday, April 12, then watch for an upcoming announcement on the date and time for the webinar.


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Sirf, which was released without any fanfare or publicity, faced a pathetic box office fate, with most shows being cancelled out due to its poor response.
Note: Films are ranked according to their release dates. The thumbs ups and downs reflect rediff's views.
Review 1 | 2
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Last week's box-office results


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Google Cardboard
Just when we thought we had seen it all, Google go and do it again. Who would have thought that the latest giveaway for all of the tech lovers and web developers at the 2014 Google I/O conference would be a piece of cardboard?
This isn't just any piece of cardboard though; once combined with your android phone this sheet of corrugated cardboard transforms into a virtual reality head set; highlighting a big development of the sci-fi future and an exciting invention for all packaging lovers.
Available in two colours, the headset allows users to download the free Google Cardboard app from their Android operating system, and after simply cutting and folding the cardboard can transform it into a pair of 3D binoculars. Using the headset you can then escape the trials and tribulations of day to day life and explore the world with Google Earth, check out the latest music videos on Youtube and even transport yourself into a movie theatre experience.
But what does this mean for those of us passionate about packaging? This innovative creation is in fact an awesome yet simple invention. Its core materials include laser cut 1.5mm corrugated cardboard, 25mm diameter crystal clear bk7 glass lenses, neodymium ring and ceramic disk magnet and Velcro strips. What's more Google hasn't forgotten about the technical details that come with choosing the right cardboard for a particular application, Google recommend using a thin and sturdy board and cite E Flute as the perfect grade. E Flute board is one of the thinnest packaging boards on the market and is mostly used for retail boxes and cartons.
As well as its simple, affordable materials, the cardboard is also recyclable, meaning it is great for the environment (as well as your social life!) and is something that we are passionate about here at Kite. Be rest assured, the headsets are available to us all not just those working at the Google headquarters; they can be found online at a small fee, or if you feel up to the challenge you can follow the Google DIY instructions and build your own.
Convinced yet?... What are you waiting for? I know here at Kite we definitely will be getting behind the world of 3D cardboard awesomeness and be building our own virtual headsets!
Please feel free to contact one our friendly telesales team if you would like a head start with building your own and be advised on the corrugated cardboard perfect for your device on 02476 420065.
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text: Marion Husband is a compassionate and compelling writer exploring the complexities of human nature with great empathy. Her debut novel The Boy I Love, the first in the three part The Boy I Love Trilogy, won the Andrea Badenoch Fiction Award and The Blackwell Prize. Her other novels include The Good Father and Say You Love Me. She is married with two grown-up children and teaches creative writing.


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NASA space agency teases new Moon mission and future landing on Mars
NASA says it's returning to the Moon to stay, with the ultimate goal of flying to Mars.
A new video, voiced by actor Mike Rowe, flags the space agency's bold plans to establish a permanent Moon base.
"We've taken giant leaps and left our marks in the heavens.
"Now we're building the next chapter, returning to the Moon to stay, and preparing to go beyond. We are NASA – and after 60 years, we're just getting started."
NASA has sent six manned missions to the Moon, starting with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's legendary 1969 landing up to Gene Cernan and Jack Schmitt in 1972.
Today fresh impetus for further lunar missions is being driven by US President Donald Trump's call for an affordable space exploration programme.
A few weeks ago, NASA sent its National Space Exploration Campaign blueprint to Congress.
It called for "human and robotic exploration missions to expand the frontiers of human experience and scientific discovery".
From the 1970s, NASA's focus shifted to the International Space Station and away from lunar exploration.
But in recent years, there has been renewed interest in heading back to the Moon – our closest neighbour. It's been largely driven because a lunar base would be a valuable stopover on the journey to Mars.
NASA aims to put a lander on the Moon and Mars in 2020 – before human missions in the following decade.
Source: https://www.9news.com.au/
Voyager 2 has discovered something amazing: Denser space outside the solar system
In November 2018, after a 41-year voyage, Voyager 2 crossed the boundary beyond which the Sun's influence ends, and entered interstellar space. But the mission of the little probe is not yet complete – it continues to make amazing discoveries
Perhaps the probes have found some kind of traffic jam at the edge of the solar system. The Voyager flight continues and we will soon find out what it was.
Voyager 2 discovered something amazing: as the distance from the Sun increases, the density of space increases.
Voyager 1, which entered interstellar space in 2012, transmitted similar indicators to Earth. New data have shown that the increase in density may be a feature of the interstellar medium.
The solar system has several boundaries, one of which, called the heliopause, is determined by the solar wind, or rather by its significant weakening. The space inside the heliopause is the heliosphere, and the space outside is the interstellar medium. But the heliosphere is not round. It looks more like an oval, in which the solar system is at the leading edge, and a kind of tail stretches behind it.
Both Voyagers crossed the heliopause at the leading edge, but within 67 degrees heliographic latitude and 43 degrees longitude apart.
Interstellar space is usually considered a vacuum, but this is not entirely true. The density of matter is extremely small, but it still exists. In the solar system, the solar wind has an average density of protons and electrons from 3 to 10 particles per cubic centimeter, but it is lower the further from the Sun.
The average concentration of electrons in the interstellar space of the Milky Way is estimated to be about 0.037 particles per cubic centimeter. And the plasma density in the outer heliosphere reaches approximately 0.002 electrons per cubic centimeter. When the Voyager probes crossed the heliopause, their instruments recorded the electron density of the plasma through plasma oscillations.
Voyager 1 crossed the heliopause on August 25, 2012 at a distance of 121.6 astronomical units from the Earth (121.6 times the distance from Earth to the Sun – about 18.1 billion km). When he first measured plasma oscillations after crossing the heliopause on October 23, 2013 at a distance of 122.6 astronomical units (18.3 billion km), he found a plasma density of 0.055 electrons per cubic centimeter.
After flying another 20 astronomical units (2.9 billion kilometers), Voyager 1 reported an increase in the density of interstellar space to 0.13 electrons per cubic centimeter.
Voyager 2 crossed the heliopause on November 5, 2018 at a distance of 119 astronomical units (17.8 billion kilometers. On January 30, 2019, it measured plasma oscillations at a distance of 119.7 astronomical units (17.9 billion kilometers), finding that the density plasma is 0.039 electrons per cubic centimeter.
In June 2019, Voyager 2's Instruments showed a sharp increase in density to about 0.12 electrons per cubic centimeter at a distance of 124.2 astronomical units (18.5 billion kilometers).
What caused the increase in the density of space? One theory is that the lines of force of the interstellar magnetic field become stronger with distance from the heliopause. This can cause electromagnetic ion cyclotron instability. Voyager 2 did detect an increase in the magnetic field after crossing the heliopause.
Another theory is that the material carried away by the interstellar wind should slow down in the heliopause, forming a kind of plug, as evidenced by the weak ultraviolet glow detected by the New Horizons probe in 2018, caused by the accumulation of neutral hydrogen in the heliopause.
NASA has banned fighting and littering on the moon
New details of the agreement signed by representatives of a number of countries on the development of the moon and the extraction of minerals within the framework of the Artemis program have appeared. Reported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
So, astronauts involved in the mission are prohibited from littering and fighting on the territory of a natural satellite of the Earth.
So, we present to you the new rules for being on the Moon:
Everyone comes in peace;
Confidentiality is prohibited, all launched objects must be identified and registered;
All travel participants agree to help each other in case of emergencies;
All received data is transferred to the rest of the participants, and space systems must be universal;
Historic sites must be preserved and all rubbish must be disposed of;
Rovers and spacecraft should not interfere with other participants.
""It is important not only to go to the moon with our astronauts, but also that we bring our values with us," said Mike Gold, acting head of NASA's international and inter-agency relations.
According to him, violators of the above rules will be asked to "just leave" the territory of the moon.
The effect of these principles so far applies to eight signatory countries of the agreement: the USA, Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Countries other than China can join if they wish.
It should be noted that at the moment NASA is prohibited from signing any bilateral agreements with the PRC leadership.
The first NASA mission to the moon, known as "Artemis 1", is scheduled for 2021 without astronauts, and "Artemis 2" will fly with a crew in 2023.
Methane snow found on the tops of Pluto's equatorial mountains
Scientists believe that it arose as a result of the accumulation of large amounts of methane at an altitude of several kilometers above the surface of the planet.
In the images of the Cthulhu region – a dark region in the equatorial regions of Pluto – planetary scientists have found large reserves of methane snow that covers the peaks of local mountains and hills. It formed quite differently from how snow forms on Earth, astronomers write in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
"The white caps on the tops of Pluto's mountains did not arise from the cooling of air currents that rise along the slopes into the upper atmosphere, as it happens on Earth, but from the accumulation of large amounts of methane at an altitude of several kilometers above Pluto's surface. This gas condensed on the mountain tops, "the scientists write.
We owe almost everything we know about Pluto to the New Horizons interplanetary station. It was launched in January 2006, and in mid-July 2015 the station reached the Pluto system. New Horizons flew just 13 thousand km from the dwarf planet, taking many photographs of its surface.
New Horizons data indicated an interesting feature of Pluto – in its depths, a giant subglacial ocean of liquid water can be hidden. It can be a kind of engine of those geological processes, traces of which can be seen on the surface of a dwarf planet. Because of this discovery of New Horizons, many discussions began among planetary scientists. Scientists are trying to understand how such a structure could have arisen, as well as to find out the appearance of Pluto in the distant past.
Members of the New Horizons science team and their colleagues from France, led by planetary scientist from NASA's Ames Research Center (USA) Tanguy Bertrand, have discovered another unusual feature of Pluto. They studied the relief of one of the regions of the dwarf planet – the Cthulhu region. This is what astronomers call a large dark region at Pluto's equator, which is whale-like in shape and is covered in many craters, mountains and hills.
Snow in Pluto's mountains
By analyzing images of these structures taken by the LORRI camera installed on board New Horizons, astronomers have noticed many blank spots on the slopes of the highest mountain peaks. Having studied their composition, scientists have found that they consist mainly of methane.
Initially, planetary scientists assumed that these are deposits of methane ice. However, Bertrand and his colleagues found that the slopes and even the tops of Pluto's equatorial mountains are actually covered not only with ice, but also with exotic methane snow that forms right on their surface.
Planetary scientists came to this conclusion by calculating how methane behaves in Pluto's atmosphere. In doing so, they took into account how the molecules of its gases interact with the sun's rays and other heat sources. It turned out that at the equator of Pluto, at an altitude of 2-3 km from its surface, due to the special nature of the movement of winds, unique conditions have formed, due to which snow is formed from methane vapor.
Unlike Earth, where such deposits are formed as a result of the rise of warm air into the upper atmosphere, on Pluto this process goes in the opposite direction – as a result of contact of the cold surface of the peaks and slopes of mountains with warm air masses from the relatively high layers of the dwarf planet's atmosphere.
Previously, as noted by Bertrand and his colleagues, scientists did not suspect that this was possible. The fact is that they did not take into account that due to the deposition of even a small amount of methane snow and ice, the reflectivity of the peaks and slopes of mountains in the Cthulhu region increases. As a result, their surface temperature drops sharply, and snow forms even faster.
Scientists suggest that another mysterious feature of Pluto's relief could have arisen in a similar way – the so-called Tartarus Ridges, located east of the Sputnik plain. A distinctive feature of this mountainous region is strange peaks that are shaped like skyscrapers or blades. Bertrand and his colleagues suggest that these peaks are also methane ice deposits that grow "from top to bottom."
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KSA Students took second place in a design competition in London competing against teams from other UK schools of architecture!
A group of BA Architecture students represented KSA at the AIA (American Institute of Architects) design charrette in London on Saturday 7 November. The event took place in the Zaha Hadid-designed Roca showroom near Chelsea Harbour, and AIA members from London practices (Ecehan Esra Top from Foster and Partners, and Francis Hur) mentored the students during the day. They were working on ideas to improve the sense of place and identity in the area nearby, known as the Chelsea Design Quarter.
When asked about the day, third year student Ed Powe said 'the Charrette, tasked the students to produce a master-planning strategy of art landmarks to increase the connectivity of the region. The design produced by the Kent School of Architecture was the only proposal which took a soft architectural approach, choosing to design a yearly festival rather than a series of buildings. The festival was named 'The Chelsea Living room' and annually challenged the local design community to collaborate in the creation of an external living room of over-sized furniture, at each 'node' on the main street (Kings Road). The concept, similar to that of the Chelsea flower show, is that this event would help to raise awareness of the area in order to encourage its future expansion. The jury chaired by Patrick Lynch Awarded the Kent School of Architecture second place for the one day design competition.'
Well done to Valentin Abend, Ed Sutcliff, Moho Shirazi, Prinka Anandawardhani, Ed Powe, Ben Nourse, Nicolas Mourot and Luisa Pereira Peres.


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High level motion: neural correlates and functional connectivity
Date Issued2012
Goparaju, Balaji
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This thesis uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data to investigate: 1. The neural substrate of high level visual motion 2. The functional connectivity between a behavioral task and resting state. In chapter 1, we find the neural substrate of a set of psychophysical high level motion tasks. Specifically, we used tasks of visually guided navigation, such as heading from optic flow, landmarks, motion parallax, and collision detection. We also used tasks underlying the ability to perform object recognition from motion cues alone such as 3D Structure From Motion (SFM) and Biological Motion (BM). fMRI data was analyzed with Brain Voyager and activated anatomical areas were delineated using Matlab scripts developed in the laboratory. Several regions within the dorsal visual system elicited significant BOLD activity: the dorsal-occipital (BA19) and parietal lobes (BA 37, 40, 7). The ventral areas (BA 20, 21, 22, 38) showed significant BOLD activity only in BM and SFM and in heading tests using landmarks or motion parallax. We generated a schematic map with the overlapping areas among high level motion tasks, which can aid in diagnosis and rehabilitation of motion deficits in neurological patients. In chapter 2, we computed the functional brain connectivity between the brain areas in a resting state (subject performs no task), and during task (subject performs a visual motion task). In the resting state, we found connectivity using correlations between the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), precuneus, medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), lateral parietal cortex, and the hippocampal formation, which have been reported as the default mode network (DMN) since it represents correlated neural activity during a state of rest. We used bivariate correlations to compute functional connectivity using the CONN fMRI toolbox and in-house Matlab scripts. We computed a whole-brain analysis and compared network statistics in both, resting state and during task to investigate measures of integration such as path length and global efficiency, regional measures such as degree (number of connections) and betweenness centrality (number of shortest paths), and global measures such as small-worldness. The DMN and graph theoretical measures connectivity during task was stronger as compared with the resting state. We also computed these measures in task using a similar frequency spectrum as rest (0.009 Hz < f < 0.08 Hz), and in the full frequency spectrum. We find that on the whole, the connectivity measures in the DMN and the graph theoretical measure are stronger in the fullband signal processing analysis as compared to the bandpass version of the analysis.
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David Lichteblau writes:
We are looking for a programmer at knowledgeTools in Berlin, Germany.
In our project we are using several programming languages, not just Lisp, but a large part of the code base is implemented in Common Lisp.
The ideal candidate for this job would be fluent in several programming languages, among them Common Lisp and JavaScript.
Python, Ruby, or C++ skills are also welcome. If you have experience in those languages, can transfer your skills to a new language, and would enjoy acquiring in-depth knowledge in Lisp, you would be just as welcome as a seasoned Lisp hacker.
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The barbaric jihadist terrorists of Daesh (ISIS) will finally be driven out of Fallujah centre this week, although it still occupies at least half of the city. Daesh has held Fallujah, 40 miles from Baghdad, for more than two years, consolidating its position and surrounding the ancient Iraqi city with minefields and IEDs. But after four weeks of vicious fighting, Shi'ia militias and units of the Iraqi army, aided by US coalition airstrikes, are trying to clear out the rest of the city but are facing fierce resistance from Daesh.
The Shi'ia militias fighting Daesh are financed and led by the terrorist Iranian Qods Force, whose senior commander General Qasem Soleimani is on the EU and US terror blacklists. Soleimani directed the attack on Fallujah. There has been widespread destruction, with most buildings in the city damaged or destroyed. Thousands of civilians have been killed and injured and men and boys from this predominantly Sunni enclave are being ruthlessly detained and tortured by the brutal Shi'ia militias, who claim they are trying to identify Daesh militants fleeing the crumbling metropolis. The whole operation, directed by Tehran, has been used ruthlessly to ethnically cleanse Fallujah of Sunnis.
Once they have achieved their sectarian objectives in Fallujah, the Iranian-led militias will turn their attention to Mosul, Iraq's second biggest city with a population of more than two million Sunnis, where Daesh has been embedded since 2014. US coalition and Iraqi airstrikes have already begun around Mosul and it is certain that Daesh will be driven from their final enclave in Iraq within months. The defeat of Daesh in Mosul, the most emblematic of their strongholds in their two-year-old 'caliphate', will be a blow to the jihadists who have also faced relentless recent setbacks in Syria and Libya.
Maybe it is still a little premature to predict the outcome of the battle to recapture Fallujah, but there can be no doubt that Daesh has suffered serious setbacks and is facing ultimate defeat. Nevertheless the war against the jihadists could continue for some time to come, partly because the breeding ground for the creation and growth of Daesh still exists in Iraq. The widespread purge of Sunnis from the political scene and their brutal repression, not least by the sixty pro-Iranian Shi'ia militias that currently operate in Iraq, means that many Sunnis fear the sectarian militias more than they fear Daesh. Indeed the eventual collapse of Daesh in Iraq will not herald a new dawn of peace and safety for the beleaguered Iraqi people. Such is the corrupt and decrepit state of Iraq's crumbling political system that any vacuum created by the removal of Daesh may be quickly filled by new and menacing threats to security.
The invasion of Iraq and its consequences will be pored over in great detail by the long anticipated Chilcot Report to be published on 6th July. Chilcot will certainly lay the blame for the illegal invasion firmly on the shoulders of George W. Bush and Tony Blair, but the West's mishandling of the aftermath of the invasion and the occupation of Iraq paints an equally sorry picture. From the moment in May 2003 when the US administration appointed Paul Bremer, a man with zero Middle East experience, as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Baghdad, disaster was unavoidable. Bremer made some dreadful decisions that have had repercussions to this day. Firstly he dissolved Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party and banned all members of the party above a certain rank from holding any position in Iraq's public services. Secondly, he dissolved the Iraqi armed forces, sending over 300,000 heavily armed and well trained young men home without pay and at the same time ending the salary and pensions of thousands of military officers.
The insurgency that followed was as calamitous as it was inevitable. As quickly as the Americans and British had won the war they contrived to lose the peace. The West's cack-handed attempts at imposing democracy on occupied Iraq were equally catastrophic. Embarrassed by the failure to find any weapons of mass destruction, the US and UK now decided to make the imposition of democracy the key focus and justification for their invasion. But infighting quickly began between returning exiles and those who had weathered the Saddam regime. When partial sovereignty was finally handed over to the Iraqis in June 2004 with the formation of a caretaker government, followed by the election of a transitional government in May 2005, the shambolic attempts at Iraqi democracy rapidly began to unravel. The elected Council of Representatives was supposed to be the repository of power, but in fact it became a toothless talking shop. The appointed government ministers, who systematically raided the public coffers to enrich themselves and finance huge private militias that they used to intimidate and coerce political rivals, seized real power in Iraq.
Nouri al-Maliki soon emerged as the Godfather of this gangster class of politicians, shoehorned into power as Iraq's puppet Prime Minister at the insistence of the Iranian regime and meekly buttressed by the Americans. His venal corruption and genocidal policy of aggression against Iraq's Sunni population catapulted the country into civil war and opened the door for the invasion of Daesh and their subsequent seizure of vast tracts of Iraqi territory. Maliki is still a manipulative force in Iraqi political circles using the vast wealth he accumulated during eight years in office to finance his own private army and continually to undermine his successor Haider al-Abadi. Such is the frustration and contempt of the Iraqi people with their political leaders that there have been massive demonstrations and even assaults on Baghdad's Green Zone and Party headquarters and offices, forcing al-Abadi to replace many ministers with supposedly non-corrupt technocrats.
Political instability in Iraq has been exploited by Daesh, who have returned to their al-Qaeda roots by mounting a series of devastating suicide bomb attacks on Shi'ite neighbourhoods in Baghdad and other major cities, exacerbating sectarian tensions and adding to the horrendous casualty list of 175,000 deaths over the 13 years since the US and British invasion of Iraq. As al-Abadi struggles to reconcile Iraq's Shi'ia and Sunni population, the autonomous Kurdish region in Northern Iraq will hold a referendum on independence in November this year. A breakaway Kurdish State may mark the beginning of the fragmentation of Iraq and the emergence of Iran as the ultimate victor. Iranian support for the bloody regime of Bashar al-Assad has prolonged the civil war in Syria. Their support for Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Palestine and the Houthi rebels in Yemen, has caused untold suffering and death. But their blatant meddling in Iraq and their clear backing for the genocide of the Iraqi Sunni population has driven the country to the brink of disintegration. The only possible solution is for Haider al-Abadi to implement real reforms, which must include the expulsion of Iran and its agents from Iraq and the disarming of the Shi'ia militias. He must re-integrate the Sunnis and other minorities into Iraqi society, completely reform the heavily politicised judiciary and stamp out corruption. Time may be running out for Daesh and its dreams of a caliphate, but time is also running out for Iraq.
Source: The Medea Express


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Next-generation sequencing (NGS) effectively detects both del/dup events and sequence alterations, and has a number of advantages over traditional techniques. Intended for genetic counselors, physicians, and other healthcare providers, this presentation will help you to:
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A sorbet is really just an ice dessert without cream or eggs. So, it is an excellent option for anyone on a dairy-free or low cholesterol diet. Sorbets normally have an intense flavour, but remember to make sure it is strong as freezing the liquid will soften the end result.
The basis of many sorbets is a quantity of water, sugar and lemon or lime juice boiled together to make a sugar stock. This is chilled and added to a smooth fruit puree or liquid. If you ever have any fizzy wine or champagne left over from a party it makes the most amazing sorbet. Some fruits are full of juice and I don't think need the addition of water.
If you don't have an ice cream maker you will get a better textured sorbet if you pour it into a covered tub, let it nearly freeze, then scoop it into the processor or liquidiser jug and whizz to a mush, then cover and refreeze.
Raspberry Sorbet
This is a lovely refreshing sorbet.
500g fresh Norfolk raspberries
The juice of a medium orange
The juice of a fresh lime
200g caster sugar
Puree the ingredients together in the processor or liquidiser, long enough for the sugar to dissolve.
Pour into a container and freeze or put into your ice cream maker.
Mango Sorbet
This is one of my favourite sorbets. It's so refreshing and works beautifully served with the raspberry sorbet.
The flesh of 2 large or 3 medium ripe mangos
The juice of 4 limes
150g caster sugar
Puree all the ingredients in the processor or liquidiser, long enough for the sugar to dissolve. Taste to make sure you have added enough sugar.
If too sharp, add more sugar, a dessertspoon of sugar at a time until you have reached the right balance.
Pour into a container or ice cream maker and freeze.
Lemon Sorbet
I think this is the first sorbet I ever tasted. It is still a classic recipe, light and refreshing and good served after a spicy or heavy meal. You can use the same recipe for lime sorbet by substituting the lemons for 10 unwaxed limes.
375ml boiling water
250g caster sugar
6 unwaxed lemons
1 Pour the boiling water over the sugar in a heat-proof bowl and stir to dissolve the sugar.
2 Using a potato peeler, remove the rind from the lemons in long strips and add to the syrup with the juice from them too. Stand to one side (or preferably leave in the fridge overnight) and chill for a good couple of hours to infuse.
3 Once infused, strain and either freeze in a covered container or pour into your ice cream maker.


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At the monthly IP Chat, hosted by Ilanah and Jeremy at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, some interesting points cropped up concerning the ECJ decision in Case C-100/02 Gerolsteiner Brunnen v Putsch (blogged by the IPKat on 8 January). In Gerolsteiner the ECJ held that the use of a term of geographical origin (KERRY SPRING) did not infringe the German GERRI trade mark for the same goods if it was "in accordance with honest practices", even if the use of that term (i) was a use as a trade mark and not as a mere descriptor and (ii) that use was likely to cause confusion.
The interesting point is this: the ECJ (at para.16 of its judgment) says that "Art.6 [of Council Directive 89/104, the provision which contains the "honest use" defence] seeks to reconcile the fundamental interests of trade mark protection with those of free movement of goods ... in the common market in such a way that trade mark rights are able to fulfil their essential role in the system of undistorted competition which the [EU] Treaty seeks to establish and maintain". But how can this balancing act be done? If German consumers are going to be confused between two different products bearing similar trade marks, the earlier German mark is incapable of fulfilling its essential function of identifying the origin of its owner's goods.
There seems to be a pendulum effect at work. In HAG I the ECJ's decision had the result that free movement of goods overrode the trade mark's essential function. In HAG II the ECJ reversed its position and said that the essential function was entitled to protection even if it meant restricting that free movement of goods. Now in Gerolsteiner we have swung to the opposite extreme again.
The role played by honesty in the Art.6 defence is also open to question. Whether the importation into Germany and subsequent sale of KERRY SPRING is an "honest use" or not is a matter of no concern to the German consumer, who will be just as confused by similar marks where the use of the later mark is honest as where it is dishonest. It is easy to imagine a scenario in which an honest use of this nature will destroy the earlier mark in its entirety, where the honest invader is a well-resourced big brand competing with a small national brand.
The Gerolsteiner decision appears to be unobjectionable in itself. The main problem is in the manner in which the ECJ seeks to couch the justification of its decision.
For an explanation of HAG I and HAG II click here
More on Kerry Spring here and here
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A plaque commemorates the Town Hall's involvement in the Sydney Olympics in the year 2000.
In the lead up to the Sydney 2000 Games, during the Games and in their immediate aftermath, the Town Hall, as the civic and public centre of the Host City, was again and again involved in the preparations, in events such as the torch relay, and in the celebrations which followed.
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Games of the XXVII Olympiad
The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
13 September - 1 October 2000
Games of the XI Paralympiad
The Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
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This Commemorative Tablet Was Unveiled By His Excellency The Honourable Sir William Deane AC, KBE Governor-General of Australia On 3 January 2001
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Representatives of both the NRA and the Gun Owners of America have said that one way to stop the types of shootings that happened in Newtown is to eliminate 'gun-free zones' around schools. I don't really want to talk about that, but that line of argument raises a different issue with me.
Is there any place in society that should be a 'gun-free zone'?
Should churches be 'gun-free zones'?
My home church has security patrolling the parking lot, but iirc, that person only steps inside the building to let the church administrator know that they have arrived.
No church in the 'hood (that I know of) has armed security on church property.
Yet there have been shootings at two UU churches and a few non-UU churches (most recently the Sikh Gurdwara last August) in the last 7 years.
Is there a place for guns inside religious buildings?


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The Dow Jones industrial average finished down more than 130 points, after briefly dipping below the 12,000 mark for the first time since mid-March. All three major stock indexes finished down about 1 percent, as oil and bond prices jumped.
Unease about financials arose after several worrisome developments. Fifth Third Bancorp said it plans to cut its dividend by nearly two-thirds, raise $1 billion through an offering of preferred stock and generate another $1 billion through the sale of businesses. Fifth Third, a regional bank, fell $3.47, or 27 percent, to $9.26.
MF Global Ltd. predicted that tight credit spreads will weigh on its fiscal first-quarter earnings. The futures and options broker said it plans to sell $300 million in convertible securities to help pay down a loan due this year. MF Global fell $5.43, or 41 percent, to $7.83.
And although Morgan Stanley reported a slightly better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter profit, earnings at the nation's second-largest investment bank were still down 61 percent from a year earlier on declining revenue. Morgan Stanley rose 10 cents to $40.69.
Earlier, FedEx forecast that earnings for the fiscal year that began this month will fall well short of what Wall Street had been expecting. The shipper's prediction serves as the latest sign that oil prices, which have nearly doubled in the past year, are exacting a burdensome tax on businesses and consumers alike. The stock fell $1.73, or 2 percent, to $82.60.
"I think the news out of FedEx today really is starting to make people second guess some of the optimism that had been brewing over the last few weeks," said Craig Peckham, market strategist at Jefferies & Co. in New York.
The Dow fell 131.24, or 1.08 percent, to 12,029.06. The index briefly fell below 12,000 before recovering. The index hadn't traded below the 12,000 mark since March 18 and last closed below that level on March 17.
The Dow's decline follows its loss of more than 100 points on Tuesday.
Broader stock indicators also pulled back yesterday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 13.12, or 0.97 percent, to 1,337.81, and the Nasdaq composite index fell 28.02, or 1.14 percent, to 2,429.71.
Declining issues outnumbered advancers by nearly 3 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 1.28 billion shares.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 5.86, or 0.80 percent, to 730.71.
Light, sweet crude rose $2.67 to $136.68 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after the Energy Department said the nation's crude oil stockpiles fell less than expected last week but that gasoline supplies declined. Though often volatile, the weekly numbers have drawn increased attention in recent months as investors look for any clues about where energy prices are headed.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 4.14 percent from 4.20 percent late Tuesday. The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices rose.


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A review of common characteristics of complex systems
Complex systems can be found in many different places, for example in nature, traffic, our brains, the economy and society.
Complexity science deals with the common characteristics of complex systems and also tries to understand the differences between complex systems in different fields. Here, we touch upon the most important common characteristics of complex systems that have been found so far. Later in this course, some of them will be elaborated upon.
Complex systems show emergent behaviour. Out of the interactions between the individual elements in the systems behaviour emerges at the level of the system as a whole. This so-called higher order behaviour cannot simply be derived by aggregating behaviour at the level of the elements. The whole is more than the sum of its parts. This higher order was not intended by the elements. It is a spontaneous order.
Sudden transitions/ tipping-points/ non-linearity
Complex systems show non-linear dynamics. That means that they may suddenly change behaviour or move to another regime. They may move from a high degree of stability to very unstable behaviour. Think for example about revolutions and financial crises. A very moving description and literary account of the rather sudden cultural breakdown in Austro-Hungarian society at the beginning of the 20th century can be found in the book The World of Yesterday by the author Stefan Zweig, finalised just before he committed suicide in 1942.
Limited predictability
The behaviour of complex systems cannot be predicted well. Small changes in initial conditions or history can lead to very different dynamics over time. The existence of non-linear behaviour also adds to unpredictability.
Large events
Relatively small changes may lead to large effects. This is the case if a complex system is close to a tipping point and it is therefore related to the non-linearity of complex systems. These are the result of the inter-connectivity of complex systems. Pressure may build up over time and then erupt suddenly and forcefully. Large events do happen more frequently than expected on the basis of the normal distribution of events. Events that are almost impossible according to the normal distribution have a low probability in a complex system. They are not impossible. They are so called Black Swans. They follow a so called power-law or log linear distribution.
Evolutionary dynamics
Complex adaptive systems are often shaped by evolutionary dynamics. The mechanism of evolution starts with variation. Then there is selection of elements that are fit for the changed conditions. These elements flourish and multiply in the system. They may also change the external environment of the system, causing new variation. New variation may also come from outside the system. A new cycle of variation-selection-multiplication-variation starts. The system is never at rest. There is no movement to a knowable "end point" or equilibrium. There is constant change and innovation.
Complex adaptive systems operate without central control. However, they are often characterised by a certain order. They, as it were, organise themselves from the bottom-up.
Fundamental Uncertainty
Complex adaptive systems are extremely hard to predict in great detail. This means their future is fundamentally uncertain. In the next activities of this week we will introduce the notion of uncertainty, how it differs from risk and how this relates to complexity.
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Wez G - Frosty Blue
- Title: Frosty Blue
- Artist: Wez G
- Album: Frosty Blue
- Year: 2012
- Length: 79:40 minutes (182.72 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 320Kbps (CBR)
|1. Erman Erim - Hypnagogia (Original Mix) [Beatwax Records]
|2. Morcheeba - The Sea [Indochina]
|3. Deep Fog - Infinity Life (Original Mix) [Mistiquemusic]
|4. Deeper Connection - No More (Original Mix) [Sonata Recordings]
|5. Flunk - On My Balcony [Kriztal]
|6. Portishead - It's A Fire [Go! Beat]
|7. Blue In Green - Rainy Streets (Original Mix) [Cold Busted]
|8. A Man Called Adam - Easter Song (Cafe Del Mar Vinyl Mix) [Other Records]
|9. JK Soul - The Music (Original Mix) [Cold Busted]
|10. Massive Attack - The Hymn Of The Big Wheel [Virgin]
|11. Blue In Green - Masquerade / The Night Watch (Mojo Rising Remix) [Cold Busted]
|12. JK Soul - C (Radio Edit) [Fat Sound Records]
|13. Marcus Koch - Smooth (Original Mix) [Plusquam Records]
|14. 80s Casual - Fiesta (Original Mix) [Cold Busted]
|15. Roni Be - Kamari Vibes (Original Mix) [Grouper Recordings]
|16. Gramatik - Dungeon Sound (Original Mix) [Cold Busted]
|17. Omegaman - Skankin' Riddem (Original Mix) [Super Hi-Fi]
|18. XL - Take 5 (Kool Summer Mix) [UCA]
|19. Unclubbed, Kim Wayman - We Are The People (Original Mix) [New State Music]
|20. Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (TJK Edit) [Strictly Rhythm]
Frosty blue is a chillout mix, the 50th set in the Wez G DJ Mix series. We've had a mild winter though the frost is starting to bite right now. In Caldicot, where Wez G is based, only the River severn separates him from the hippest of chill towns, Bristol. It is the frosty blue of the river that keeps the muffled sounds of Massive ATtack from rising out constantly and you can even see Portishead from across the water. Both of these seminal trip hop bands are included on the mix as indeed are some other bighitters, interspersed with the latest upfront chill from Beatport. The chillout mixes have proved the most popular of all Wez G's mixes. To celebrate 50 mixes in the series look out for the special torrents of the whole series (so far) that will be floating about.
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PHOENIX, AZ--(Marketwire - September 15, 2008) - Professional Remodeler magazine has named PremierAccess, manufactured by PremierGarage, as one of the 50 Most Innovative New Products 2008. The program recognizes technological advances in the residential building market.
The newest garage cabinets introduced by PremierGarage offer an innovative by-pass sliding door system designed for maximum convenience. Ideal for smaller spaces that do not have adequate room for swinging doors, PremierAccess allows consumers to retrieve or store their belongings without having to move their vehicle.
PremierAccess will be available in October and can be ordered by contacting a local franchise location. A listing of franchises can be found at www.premiergarage.com.
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The durable PremierAccess cabinets feature an upper and lower track mechanism, which prevents the doors from coming out of their tracks, along with an integrated full-length handle for smooth sliding action. Available in all PremierGarage finishes, customers can mix and match the new sliding doors with the company's traditional garage cabinets for the perfect custom garage solution to meet their individual needs.
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A Rooftop Deck with a French Accent
C'EST MAGNIFIQUE!: A French expatriate turns a barren rooftop into a verdant garden that reminds him of home
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An entertaining area at the north end of the roof is defined by a pergola and ringed with ipe planters. Greenery chosen for its ability to withstand sun and wind includes sedum, allium, nepeta, astilbe, and heuchera mixed with juniper and boxwood. See more pictures in the gallery below.
Stephane Rambaud gave his real-estate agent a precise wish list when he asked her to find him a new home—but the feature that sealed the deal wasn't even on it.
The unit she showed him, the penthouse of a newly constructed five-story building in Lincoln Park, had exclusive access to the rooftop. "The minute I went up there, I had an epiphany," Rambaud says. "I was raised in Paris, but we spent weekends in our house in Normandy. I thought I could have a little touch of the French countryside up there."
Never mind that the 2,200-square-foot roof was nothing more than a tarred expanse, riddled with the building's vents and mechanicals. Rambaud had visions of a lush garden with stone paths, a massive hearth, and a dining area. "My father and I used to roast meat in our fireplace in France and the family would eat together outside," he says.
He was lucky in several respects. The building's steel, poured concrete, and masonry structure "would be strong enough to support almost anything he wanted to do on the roof," says Dimitri Nassis of Tandem Construction, the general contractor and builder. And an existing brick chimney was big enough to accommodate Rambaud's hearth. "We were able to cut a hole in it and turn it into a fully operational wood-burning fireplace," Nassis says.
But there were major issues to address, most notably the roof's irregular shape—a problem made even trickier by 26 four-foot-tall white PVC vents scattered in jagged rows across the center and a field of air-conditioning units clustered in a corner. "It was pretty awful," says Abigale Baldwin, principal at Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects, who designed the rooftop garden. She knew Rambaud was hoping for a grill next to the entertaining area with clear sightlines of the city. "He wanted to be close to all the action and still have great views when he cooked," Baldwin says.
Hoerr Schaudt realized Rambaud's vision with a series of elegant spaces that flow from the entry stairwell on the south to the entertaining area and fireplace on the north; slate pathways are lined with beds and planters. The mechanical units are masked from view by strategically placed panels that resemble Japanese shoji, and a field of tall grasses in the middle of the roof camouflages the protruding vents, now painted black to be less obvious.
The landscape architects also added two steel porticoes—one over the walkway near the main entry and the other a 14-by-21-foot pergola that crowns the entertaining area. They weigh 3,000 and 7,000 pounds, respectively, but true to the builder's promise, the roof was able to handle the load. "The hard part was getting everything up there," Nassis says. They used a crane that, fortuitously, could be set up and operated from an adjacent empty lot.
The result is an outdoor space that is easy to maintain and, with its 360-degree views, ideal for entertaining. Sound and lighting systems can be operated from Rambaud's apartment, hardy foliage was chosen for its ability to withstand wind and provide almost year-round color, and a built-in irrigation system takes care of watering. Stylish all-weather furnishings complete the look.
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Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt amassed more yards from scrimmage in his professional debut than any player in NFL history, landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated a few weeks later and finished the season as just the sixth rookie in league history to earn the rushing title, Matt McMullen of Chiefs.com reports.
It was a remarkable season for any player – let alone a rookie – and now a year later, Hunt can put aside the worries associated with a young player trying to break into the league and focus on improving his craft.
"You don't have to stress about what team you're going to and deal with interviews like 12 times a day (this time around)," said Hunt, recalling the process leading up to the draft last offseason. "Now, you just have to go out there and play football and try to make yourself better than you were last year."
There's a certain challenge associated with improving on such a strong initial season in the league, though it's not uncharted territory. In fact, three of the five previous players to lead the NFL in rushing as rookies – Edgerrin James, Eric Dickerson and Earl Campbell – went on to defend their rushing crown the following year.
But Hunt's attention wasn't just on running the ball as Organized Team Activities (OTAs) began last week.
"I'm just working on my game all around," said Hunt following OTAs on Thursday. "(One thing I'm doing is) I'm catching the ball more and running a lot more routes."
Hunt is no stranger to catching the ball, hauling in 53 receptions for 455 yards last season, though it has been a point of emphasis as he looks to become a better comprehensive offensive player heading into his sophomore season.
"I like it. It gives me the opportunity to get the ball in open space and make people miss," Hunt said. "The toughest part is just making the play – being able to lock in on the ball – and to make something happen after."