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Hittites (hĬt´īts), ancient people of Asia Minor and Syria, who flourished from 1600 to 1200 BC The Hittites, a people of Indo-European connection, were supposed to have entered Cappadocia c.1800 BC To the southwest, in the Taurus and Cilicia, were the Luites, relatives of the Hittites; to the southeast, in the Upper Euphrates, the Hurrians (Khurrites). In the country the Hittites then occupied, the aboriginal inhabitants were apparently the Khatti, or Hatti. Hittite names appear c.1800 BC on the tablets written by Assyrian colonists (see Assyria) at Kültepe (Kanesh) in Cappadocia. However, real evidence of Hittite existence does not occur until the Old Hittite Kingdom (1600–1400 BC). This kingdom, which was centered in Cappadocia, was opposed by the Syrians. The Hittites tried to invade Babylonia but were halted by Egypt and Mitanni.
The Hittite Empire that followed the Old Kingdom, with its capital at Boğazköy (also called Hattusas), was the chief power and cultural force in W Asia from 1400 to 1200 BC The famous Hittite rulers date from this period. Among these are Supiluliumash (fl. 1380 BC), who is mentioned in the Tell el Amarna letters; Mursilish II (fl. 1335 BC); and Hattusilish III (fl. 1300 BC). The Hittite Empire was a loose confederation that broke up under the invasions of the Thracians, Phrygians, and Assyrians c.1200 BC Several small states arose, with Carchemish becoming an outstanding city. The Neo-Hittite kingdom (c.1050–c.700 BC) was conquered by the Assyrians, who installed Hittite princes as vassals to their throne.
The artistic work of the Hittites, as in reliefs, round sculptures, and seals, shows a high state of culture and considerable Babylonian and Assyrian influence. A great number of inscriptions have been uncovered in the Hittite area; these are for the most part in cuneiform. Besides the Babylonian inscriptions, there are many in Hittite hieroglyphs, or Kanesian. The Hittite language is Indo-European. There are several other languages meagerly represented in the Hittite archives: the so-called Luwian (similar to Hittite), and Khattian and Hurrian (both non–Indo-European and apparently unrelated to one another). There is also a hieroglyphic alphabet (or syllabary) liberally represented; the deciphering of this script was aided by the bilingual texts found at Karatepe and was published by H. T. Bossert. The Hittite civilization clearly had many foreign elements, notably from Mesopotamia; its pantheism borrowed most of its concepts from Babylonian, Assyrian, and Hurrian sources. The Hittite law codes are interesting partly because they are to some extent independent of the Babylonian. The Hittites were one of the first peoples to smelt iron successfully.
See D. G. Hogarth, Hittite Seals (1920); E. H. Sturtevant, Comparative Grammar of Hittite (2d ed. 1951); J. Garstang, The Hittite Empire (1929, repr. 1976); O. R. Gurney, The Hittites (rev. ed. 1961); E. Akurgal, The Art of the Hittites (tr. 1962); H. S. Maine, Sr., Ancient Law (1987).


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Image rights: Courtesy Estate of Hassan Sharif and Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde
About Hassan Sharif
Considered the grandfather of conceptual art and experimental practice in the Middle East, Hassan Sharif produces a diverse range of work that spans performance, installation, drawing, painting, and assemblage. His series "Objects", begun in 1982, consists of sculptural installations that, manipulating found waste materials such as spoons, nylon rope, plastic sandals, and old newspapers, draw on ideas associated with the Fluxus movement. Sharif, who begun his artistic career drawing caricatures and cartoons, has witnessed the transformation of Dubai from a nomadic Bedouin society into a hub of consumerism, and works such as Weave 2 (2012)—composed of detritus found on the streets of Dubai—reflect and critique the modern culture of mass production and consumption in the Middle Eastern metropolis.
Emirati, b. 1951

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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 171,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment rose in professional and business services, health care, and retail trade.
Household Survey Data
Both the unemployment rate (7.9 percent) and the number of unemployed persons (12.3 million) were essentially unchanged in October, following declines in September.
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for blacks increased to 14.3 percent in October, while the rates for adult men (7.3 percent), adult women (7.2 percent), teenagers (23.7 percent), whites (7.0 percent), and Hispanics (10.0 percent) showed little or no change. The jobless rate for Asians was 4.9 percent in October (not seasonally adjusted), down from 7.3 percent a year earlier.
In October, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) was little changed at 5.0 million. These individuals accounted for 40.6 percent of the unemployed.
The civilian labor force rose by 578,000 to 155.6 million in October, and the labor force participation rate edged up to 63.8 percent. Total employment rose by 410,000 over the month. The employment-population ratio was essentially unchanged at 58.8 percent, following an increase of 0.4 percentage point in September.
The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) fell by 269,000 to 8.3 million in October, partially offsetting an increase of 582,000 in September. These individuals were working part time because their hours had been cut back or because they were unable to find a full-time job.
In October, 2.4 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, little different from a year earlier. (These data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.
Among the marginally attached, there were 813,000 discouraged workers in October, a decline of 154,000 from a year earlier. (These data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for them. The remaining 1.6 million persons marginally attached to the labor force in October had not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.


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Rockwood Holdings, the largest producer of lithium products in the world, has struck a deal to sell its performance additives and titanium dioxide businesses for $1.1 billion.
The Princeton-based company is selling the businesses to Huntsman Corp., a global chemical manufacturer based in Texas. In addition to paying the $1.1 billion purchase price, Huntsman will assume unfunded pension liabilities estimated at $225 million, the company announced Tuesday.
Rockwood's performance additives and titanium dioxide businesses manufacture products that can be used in construction, concrete, plastics, papers, food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, fibers, coatings and inks. Peter Huntsman, Huntsman's president and CEO, said the acquisition will help the company grow its pigments business, with the goal of pursuing a public offering for that arm of the company in the next two years.
"With this combination, we will be better positioned to serve customers through a broader product range," Huntsman said in a statement.
Rockwood has completed several massive transactions recently. Earlier this month, the company sold its CeramTec business unit to a European private equity firm for €1.49 billion ($1.96 billion). And in July, it sold its clay additives unit to a specialty chemical company in Germany for $635 million.


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NAPA ending sponsorship with Michael Waltrip Racing in wake of Richmond scandal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NAPA Auto Parts is leaving Michael Waltrip Racing after the team's attempt to manipulate a race to get Martin Truex Jr. into NASCAR's version of the playoffs.
Truex's primary sponsor was in the first year of a three-year extension announced last August. The deal ran through the 2015 season.
The company issued a harsh rebuke of MWR last week after NASCAR sanctioned the organization for its shenanigans in the Sept. 7 race at Richmond. MWR was punished for deliberately manipulating the outcome of the race in an attempt to get Truex into the 12-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field.
NASCAR kicked Truex out of the Chase and conducted a larger investigation that uncovered at least one other case of race manipulation.


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This holiday season you're likely to spot singer Jennifer Lopez in Kohl's. You could get a peek at pop music icon Madonna in Macy's. You might even catch a glimpse of reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Sears.
This holiday season you're likely to spot singer Jennifer Lopez in Kohl's. You could get a peek at pop music icon Madonna in Macy's. You might even catch a glimpse of reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Sears.
Well, not literally.
These celebrities likely won't be making guest appearances in the aisles of your favorite department stores. But clothes, shoes and even ties that bear their names will.
It's part of a big push by stores to cash in on celebrities' money-making names. The move can be savvy. After all, who wouldn't want to don the stylish duds of a superstar? It can also be risky. The stars, figuratively, have to be aligned for celebrity lines to become a hit with shoppers. That can mean having the right celebrity pair up with the right store at the right time with the right amount of involvement in the design of the line.
"If it's simply to monetize your moment in the sun, it is not going to work in the long term," says Ivanka Trump, the daughter of real estate mogul Donald Trump who is an executive vice president for his Trump Organization and appeared on his "Apprentice" reality TV show.
Trump, 31, has a line of $150 handbags and $125 pumps at Lord & Taylor and other department stores. "You have to be involved in every aspect of the product line," she says.
Celebs have long dabbled in design. But with the growth of TV shows and websites that follow everything celebrities say, wear and do, interest in their clothing lines has risen in recent years. Indeed, North America revenue from celebrity clothing lines, excluding merchandise linked to athletes, rose 6 percent last year to $7.58 billion in 2011, according to the latest figures available by The Licensing Letter, an industry trade publication. That's on top of a nearly 5 percent increase in 2010.
Major department stores, facing growing competition from trendy fashion chains such as H&M, Mango and Zara, have jumped on the trend. They're hoping to reap benefits from the lines during the holiday shopping season in November through December, a time when stores can make up to 40 percent of their annual revenue. Big stores now get as much as a quarter of their sales from celebrity brands, up from under 10 percent five years ago, according to market research firm NPD Group.
As interest from stores and shoppers grows, so does the list of celebs with their own lines. Rocker Bon Jovi, 50, just inked a fragrance deal with Avon Inc. Madonna, 54, has a new Truth or Dare line of perfume, over-the-knee lace-up boots and other shoes at several department stores. Nicole Richie, 31, former reality TV star and daughter of singer and songwriter Lionel Richie, earlier this year rolled out an eponymous clothing line of $86.50 floral maxi skirts and $49.50 lace tops on QVC home shopping network.
And singer Jennifer Hudson's new fashion collection was launched on QVC this fall. Her line includes $96.50 hooded jackets, $53 blouses and one of her favorite wardrobe staples —$50 leggings. Hudson, a spokeswoman for Weight Watchers weight-loss program, says her goal is to appeal to women of all sizes.
"Every piece is a part of me," says Hudson, 31, who recently slimmed down from a size 16 to a 6. "And it came from something that I have worn or would wear."
Jaclyn Smith, who starred in the popular 1970s series "Charlie's Angels," pioneered the celebrity brand business in 1985 with a line of clothing and accessories at Kmart.
For more than a quarter of a century, the line that carries everything from $79 striped trench coats and $49 faux fur trimmed vests to $299.99 artificial Christmas trees and $179 dining sets, have become staples at the discounter. In fact, the products' success has risen even though Smith, 67, has long been out of the spotlight. Kmart officials declined to give sales figures, but retail consultant Burt Flickinger estimates the line rings about a $250 million in annual revenue, which is considered healthy.
Singer Jessica Simpson, 32, has built her brand into a billion-dollar brand in the past seven years. She now sells more than 29 products from shoes, clothes and perfume to purses and luggage in department stores such as Macy's. For the winter holidays, items include $89 platform bright blue platform pumps and $128 strapless belted lace dresses.
Her formula for success has been having a relatable personality: Even as her singing career has wavered, branding experts say Simpson has been able to connect with her young fans because she's vocal about everyday issues like her struggles with weight gain.
Peggy Merck, the publicist for the brand, also says she's very involved in designs for the line, which reflect her casual but sexy style. Her collection, which ranges from size 2 to 16, features lots of cowboy boots, vintage jeans and wedge shoes. Simpson is "hands on," Merck says.
Simpson's business savvy has inspired other celebs. "I admire Jessica Simpson a lot because she has branded her line to become a huge success," wrote "Jersey Shore" reality TV show star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi in an email to The Associated Press.
Polizzi last year started selling perfume and nail polish, among other items at HSN home shopping network and to beauty chain Perfumania. This fall, she expanded her collection to include jewelry. She also plans to add headphones and accessories next year.
"I bring in my ideas on what type of bottle shape I'd like, to different designs of animal print or clothing designs to my favorite smells from soaps, lotions (and) hair sprays," Polizzi wrote.
But attaching a star's name to a tee shirt or earrings does not guarantee success. Generally, how well a line does will vary greatly, depending on the star's popularity and involvement in the design, the quality of the merchandise and marketing of the brand.
There are all sorts of ways the merchandise deals work. But in many scenarios, the idea of starting a collection comes from the celebrity, who shops the concept around to manufacturers and stores. How the deals are structured varies widely.
The lines can be a gamble for stores. For one, their success often is closely tied to one person whose popularity can fade quickly among finicky fans. And while shoppers may grab celebrity brands when the lines debut, they may not return if they don't like what they see after that.
It's also important that a celebrity doesn't say or do things that could reflect poorly on a store's image. Earlier this month, an angry customer started an online campaign calling for Macy's to dump Donald Trump's line of $65 power ties and $65 dress shirts after the billionaire verbally attacked President Barack Obama on social media after he won re-election.
Angelo Carusone, 30, who has collected nearly 673,000 signatures on petition website signon.org. Carusone, once a loyal Macy's shopper, says he won't shop there again until the retailer severs ties with Trump. "Macy's is building a brand on Trump's consequence-free bullying," he says.
But Macy's has stood by the billionaire, and the uproar has since died down. "Macy's marketing and merchandise offerings are not representative of any political position," says Jim Sluzewski, a spokesman for the chain.
Odd pairings can also be a concern. Indeed, Sears, a struggling retailer that is best known for selling appliances, raised eyebrows when it announced that it would carry clothes under the "Kardashian" name.
The collection, which was launched last year, is named after "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" realty TV stars Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian.
The fashions embrace the individual looks of the sisters — Kim's glamorous style, Kourtney's Bohemian chic look and Khloe's rocker influence. There are $99 leopard print maxi dresses, $24 snakeskin print earrings and $40 metallic striped tops.
When thinking about Sears as a possible partner, Khloe says she at first thought of the retailer as a place just to buy "washers and dryers." But then, she says she and her sisters realized that Sears would enable them to achieve their goal of selling affordable clothes nationwide.
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the collection, the Kardashian sisters showed up at a Sears store in the Bronx borough of New York City on a recent Friday. More than 2,000 shrieking teens and young women came to get a glimpse of them.
Among them was Jenessa Cavallo, 23, a legal assistant. Until the Kardashian line was launched, she had never shopped at Sears. Now, she says that she keeps going back, spending more than $500 on Kardashian designs, including a faux fox fur coat, leather jacket and nail polish.
"I feel like I'm Kim," Cavallo says.


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BELMONT, N.C. – In what was one of the biggest matches of the year, the King University women's volleyball team traveled to take on Belmont Abbey College in a raucous Wheeler Center with first place in Conference Carolinas on the line. The Crusader defense kept the King offense off balance all night en route to the 3-0 sweep, ending King's 19-match winning streak.
King (20-4, 9-1 CC) got off to an auspicious start as the Crusaders scored the first three points of the match and quickly opened up a 13-5 advantage in the first set. Maribeth Kern sparked a short Tornado spurt with a kills, but Belmont Abbey still held a sizable advantage. King was never able to make a run as the Crusaders (17-3, 10-1 CC) took the first set 25-13.
The Belmont Abbey defense continued to keep the Tornado offense off balance in the second set as they scored the first three points of the frame en route to the 25-17 set win. Trailing by seven, The Tornado scored back-to-back points on kills by Kelsey Griffitts and Summer Kremer to pull within 18-13. However, King couldn't get any closer the rest of the frame.
King looked to come alive in the third set as they took the first three points and Kern gave the Tornado a 5-1 advantage with an ace. Griffitts and Olivia Underwood stretched the lead to 7-1 with a block before the Crusaders began to come back. Kremer stretched the King lead to 9-5 with a kill before Belmont Abbey went on a 4-0 run to even the set at 9-9. However, King bounced back to gain a 12-9 lead, but the Crusaders came back again. Late the set, both teams traded 3-0 runs with Belmont Abbey taking an 18-16 advantage. At that point, the teams traded points before the Crusaders used a 4-0 run end the set at 25-21 and take the sweep.
The loss ends King's 19-match winning streak which was only five matches from the school record of 24 matches. It is also their first Conference Carolinas loss of the year, dropping them into a first place tie with Belmont Abbey.
The Crusader defense held Conference Carolinas' most potent offense to their lowest hitting percentage of the season, .050. Kremer led the Tornado offense with 10 kills while Maribeth Kern posted a team-high 15 digs.
The Tornado won't have to think about the loss long as they take on Barton College on Friday night. First serve from Wilson, N.C. is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.


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Windham defends its Div. II boys' soccer crownBy JOHN HABIB
New Hampshire Union Leader
November 10. 2013 7:41PM
EXETER — First-half goals by Tucker Lippold and James Baiguy 84 seconds apart guided defending state champion and top-seeded Windham to a 2-0 win over No. 2 Hollis/Brookline in the state Division II boys' soccer final Sunday at Exeter High's Bill Ball Stadium.
In a rematch of last year's title game, the Jaguars completed their second straight championship season with a 17-2 record. Windham defeated Hollis/Brookline 3-2 last year for the state title.
"We made it clear to our team that this wasn't a rematch from our end," said Windham head coach Michael Hachey. "We didn't want to pull old emotions into this game."
Added Hachey: "I knew after last year we could win it again. We knew we had a lot more talent and experience coming back. It's a great testament to our team to have stayed focused all season."
The Cavaliers, seeking the program's first state title since 2004, ended their campaign at 16-3.
Windham, a 4-2 winner over Hollis/Brookline during the regular season, held a territorial edge in the first half, but the game remained scoreless through the first 15 minutes.
Things changed in a hurry when Lippold was awarded a penalty kick after officials ruled a hand ball violation by a Hollis/Brookline player during a scramble for possession in front of the net.
Lippold, a senior midfielder, made a nifty move to score his goal. He forced Hollis/Brookline goalie Michael Pattelena into thinking he was going to shoot the ball to the right, but at the last second reversed direction and kicked the ball to the open left side for the 1-0 lead.
Hollis/Brookline coach Richard Carvalho said the hand ball caught him by surprise.
"I didn't see any immediate reaction from the Windham players when it was called," said Carvalho. "But we didn't help ourselves over the way we handled their pressure leading up to that call."
Before the Cavaliers could recover from Lippold's goal, Windham struck again 84 seconds later.
Senior midfielder Baiguy made the most of an 18-yard direct kick, booting a dart past Pattelena top shelf.
Hollis/Brookline entered the second half determined and started applying pressure on Windham goalie Tim Erdlen. In the first 10 minutes, the Cavaliers created two solid scoring chances.
Senior midfielder Harrison Fetter barreled through the heart of the Windham defense and unloaded a hard liner from 20 yards out that hit the right post.
The second chance came minutes later when in a scramble, Erdlen jumped up and controlled a shot. As he fell down hard, the ball squirted loose and rolled into the cage behind him. But the ruling on the field was that Erdlen was hit by a Hollis/Brookline defender when the goalie had possession of the ball.


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Acer TravelMate 6593 Notebook Intel Chipset Driver 22.214.171.1245
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Last update 11 Dec. 2013 Licence Free OS Support Windows Downloads Total: 96 | Last week: 1 Ranking #551 in Motherboard Publisher Intel
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For May 1st, 2012 Occupy Los Angeles is organizing around a "4 Winds" People's Power Car and Bike Caravan through the urban sprawl of Los Angeles that will culminate in Direct Action in and around the Financial District of downtown LA. People from all sectors of the city will have a chance to plug in to the routes from any corner of the city, helping to shut down the flow of capital while addressing the 99%'s major grievances.
These 4 caravans, beginning in the late morning, coming from the North, South, East & West, will be an amalgam of cars and bikes, occupiers and unions, community orgs and organic communities — taking over our streets on routes designed to bring to light to societies ills, past and present, and engaging with residents and workers as we connect the disparate voices, races, classes and nationalities that make up Los Angeles. The caravans will stop at flashpoints along the way. Flash occupations, food giveaways, and other direct actions targeting the foreclosure crisis and police brutality will be undertaken at these flashpoints on our slow, city-paralyzing, carnival-esque descent into the center of the city.
MASTER MAP [coming]
The convergence point at 6th & Main streets, at 2:30 PM, will have the People's Print Lab, the Welcome Tent, the Wellness Tent and will be focused on shining light on LA's homeless issues, feeding the people of Skid Row and raising awareness of social and economic inequality, including the brutally ineffective Safer Cities Initiative that criminalizes the homeless population while doing absolutely nothing to change the systemic problems that make LA the homeless capital of the country. At 3 PM, we will mobilize direct actions in the financial district of downtown LA.
NORTH WIND [coming soon]


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This letter was written to John Brown of Whately, Massachusetts, by officers of the Regulators, including Daniel Shays. Captain Brown was requested to assemble his company and march them to the town of Pelham by Friday, January 19, 1787. The companies were to assemble at Dr. Nehemiah Hines' (Hind) tavern by ten o'clock to receive further orders. The officers were responding to a plan by Governor Bowdoin to open the courts in Worcester the following week. William Butler began publication of the Hampshire Gazette on September 6, 1786, in Northampton, Massachusetts, 18 days after the Regulators prevented the Court of Common Pleas from convening there. The newspaper often urged support of the government and was against the activities of the Regulators. The paper came out on Wednesdays and consisted primarily of articles reprinted
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Young will also be in charge of the Barbarians for their annual fixture against England at Twickenham the previous weekend.
Derek Quinnell, the former Wales international and current Barbarians committee member, has been appointed team manager for the two-match tour.
Young, who coached the Barbarians to victories over England and Wales in 2011, said: "I have been privileged to coach the Barbarians on three previous summer tours but never mind how many times I am invited it is always an honour and one that I cherish.
"It is also a big responsibility to uphold the traditions of the Barbarians and to get the best out of the fantastic group of players they invariably assemble for these matches.
"This will be even more so next summer. The annual game against England is a big enough occasion it itself but to play the Lions on the first match of their own major tour is really a case of the icing on the cake.
"It promises to be a tremendous tour and all those of us involved will be committed to making it a big success."
The Barbarians have played the Lions once before, at Twickenham in 1977 in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Quinnell was in the Lions team that day.
Ten years later, Quinnell was on the Wales coaching staff that sent for Young to join their squad for the quarter-final of the inaugural World Cup.
Between them, Young and Quinnell have been on six Lions tours.
"I have worked with (Young) before - although it seems a long time ago. He was a young 19-year-old prop at the time but was equal to the task and two years later he was back in Australia with the Lions and an automatic choice for the Test team that won the series," Quinnell said.
"The other great thing about Dai is that as a player and now an experienced and successful coach he understands what makes the Barbarians tick and fully respects and furthers the traditions of our club."
The match in Hong Kong will launch the 2013 Lions' tour of Australia, which culminates in three Tests against the Wallabies.


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Majority of job seekers believe employers are taking advantage of escalating volume of competing applicants, pressuring them to reveal private information
Coventry, November 13, 2012: - It would appear that job seekers around the world are beginning to view a challenging job market as an opportunistic employers market, with 58% of respondents reporting they were pressured to reveal private information in a job interview according to a global survey conducted by FindEmployment. A surge in job seeker complaints prompted a closer look at discriminatory problems in current recruitment processes. The survey has brought to light considerable breaches in interviewing techniques enhancing already negative job seeker sentiment in this competitive recruitment environment. A disturbing 15% of job seekers reported they have been offered a terrible salary by interviewers, aware the candidate is desperate for employment and will have to accept a degrading offer. Worryingly 1 in every 10 candidates has been asked to sacrifice employment rights to secure the job.
Furthermore employers have:
Pressured almost a quarter (23%) of job seekers to reveal private information resulting in the candidate feeling uncomfortable
Asked for part of a candidates wage in return for a job offer (5%)
2% of employers have asked a candidate for a sexual favour during an interview
'The use of many of the pre-screening techniques revealed in the survey are so unjustified and constitute such an invasion of the job seekers privacy that prohibition is the only answer,' said Esther Lynch, Legislation and Legal Affairs Officer at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions . 'Employers who demand information from job seekers on any 'grounds of prohibited discrimination' such as sexual orientation or religion are acting unlawfully,' she added. 'It is worth pointing out that when employers demand the means to find out such information such as by requiring the employee to give their Facebook password this can be an indication of an intention to discriminate on prohibited grounds and this too can be unlawful.'
To alleviate the increasing instances of prejudicial behavior in interviewing techniques FindEmployment have created a range of articles advising job seekers on where to draw the line on their privacy. Job seekers who find themselves under increasing pressure to reveal private information or navigating their way through invasive, inappropriate or illegal interview questions can find out how best to avoid having their employment rights violated, by reading job seeker tips and advice on the FindEmployment job seeker blog.
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RICHMOND, Va. – Indiana is known as the "Hooiser State" because it's passion for basketball. However, next weekend, track & field will be the sport of choice as the region's best athletes descend upon Bloomington for the NCAA Track & Field East Preliminary Round.
Among those making the trip to the Midwest will be three members of the Virginia Commonwealth University track & field program. Seniors DeAngelo Wilson (100-meter dash) and Quina Fortune (200-meter dash) will be joined by junior Julia Anyaugo (discus). It is the first time since 1997 that the women's squad will have multiple NCAA participants.
"These three athletes worked extremely hard to get to this point and it's great to see them get rewarded with a chance to compete against some of the region's best," Head Coach Jon Riley said. "This is a trend that we expect to continue in our programs for many years to come."
The NCAA Preliminary Rounds take the top 48 in each individual event into the first round of action, which will take place on Thursday and Friday of next week. Out of the first round, 16 competitors will advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals, which will take place on Friday and Saturday. The top 12 finishers will then advance to NCAA Championships on June 8-11th at Drake University.
Fortune actually had numbers to land in the 100 and 200 meter, but decided to focus her efforts on the 200, where she currently has the 13th fastest time at 23.38, which she ran at the Vanderbilt Invitational on April 22.
Anyaugo has been quite a story for the Black & Gold this spring, breaking through in the discus and setting a school record in the event three times this year. Throughout the course of the outdoor season, the Sterling, Va. native increased the school record by more than 23 feet. She will go through qualifying on Saturday in Bloomington.
She is the first female thrower to ever reach the NCAA postseason events.
On the men's side, Wilson shined in his final season as a Ram, earning a spot in the 100 with a time of 10.40 at the 2011 CAA Championships. This will be his third NCAA appearance, as he ran in the 100 and 4x1 meter relay during his freshman season at VCU and the 100, 200 and 4x1 meter relay in his sophomore year.
Junior Jazlynn Finney was less than an inch away from making it a quartet of Rams heading to Indiana, but she finished just two spots out of the preliminary round.
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Obits: What Will They Say About You?
Since my immediate family is down to two people and I will leave no descendants, I decided that I was going to get in the last word. My obituary is already written and on file with the mortuary. Creepy, yeah, I know. But not a bad idea, really.
My Dad has written his obituary as well. In fact, he just had me make some additions to it about a week ago. That must be where I get it.
As I read through some of the obituaries I find in my research, I come across so much misinformation. That is probably due to a family member trying to remember things about the deceased relative at an emotional time. The same can be said for the information provided by informants on death certificates.
The media always keep career highlights and filmed footage on celebrities ready to go at all times. How else did you think they can get the information out as fast as they do? Back in journalism school, our 'punishment' for misspellings or grammatical errors was to write obituaries on famous people. During a conversation with my Mom, she commented that some politician had died. I replied that he hadn't. She insisted she'd read it somewhere. We finally figured out she had read some of obituaries I had to write!
I'd love to find out if you've written your own obituary. If not, do you plan to? If not, who will end up writing it? Please add your two cents in the Comments section below.
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I have started a file, kind of like a will, of what i am leaving to whom and I have included what i want in my obituary. I also included the correct information to put on my death certificate. :-)ReplyDelete
Susan, This might be the push I need. Just printed out your blog and plan on doing one soon...you never know when. And, I can't trust my husband to write the right thing!!ReplyDelete
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Bradley Cooper is dashing at the special screening of his upcoming film Silver Linings Playbook during the 2012 AFI Fest held at the Egyptian Theatre on Friday (November 2) in Hollywood.
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An old song says, "You always hurt the one you love, the one you shouldn't hurt at all." That once popular tune could be the theme song of too many hurting homes.
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NASHUA, N.H. (AP) � Police say a car has veered off a New Hampshire road and smashed into a tree, killing a Massachusetts woman and seriously injuring a man.
The Nashua Police Department says the crash happened late Saturday before an intersection in Nashua. A 55-year-old female passenger in the car died at Saint Joseph's Hospital. The 47-year-old male driver was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where he is in critical condition.
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- Williams news
Williams disappointed with Maldonado
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Williams chief operations engineer Mark Gillan admits that the team was disappointed with Pastor Maldonado during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
Having won in Spain and being a specialist in Monaco, hopes were high that Maldonado could deliver another strong result in Monte Carlo. However, he recklessly drove in to Sergio Perez during the final free practice session - earning himself a ten-place grid penalty - and Gillan confirmed that from the team's point of view it was not a complete accident.
"I think that the incident was avoidable and therefore disappointing and that the penalty was therefore understandable," Gillan said.
Gillan added that it prevented the team from displaying its full potential in Monaco, with Bruno Senna also underperforming.
"The car was good enough for a P4 or P5 qualifying position and our race pace was also good so it is disappointing not to have come away from this event with a decent haul of points.
"Bruno was very honest after qualifying admitting that he could have done better and he pushed hard through the race but was ultimately frustrated by Kimi who held him up. We will continue to work hard with Bruno in the simulator and on the track to help him maximise the new tyres' performance."
Despite the poor showing in Monte Carlo, Gillan expects Williams to be competitive once again in Canada next weekend.
"The team are looking forward to Montreal as we believe that we should be strong again, but we need to deliver in both qualifying and the race. Montreal is usually an eventful race, with multiple stops, high brake wear and with the chance of a safety car being very likely."


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Maintaining databases is an important but time-consuming job. I wrote a script, MaintenanceSolution.sql, that lets you easily perform three common maintenance tasks: backing up databases, checking the integrity of databases, and optimizing indexes. The script is set up so that you can call its three main stored procedures— DatabaseBackup, IndexOptimize, and Database- IntegrityCheck—separately. Thus, you can perform each task independently on the databases you specify.
MaintenanceSolution.sql is not only easy to use but also offers features such as dynamic index optimization. Rebuilding and reorganizing indexes dynamically has a number of advantages. It lets you rebuild or reorganize only the indexes that need to be rebuilt or reorganized, so locking and blocking are minimized and fewer system resources are used. This, in turn, can result in higher availability and reduce the size of differential and transaction log backups.
MaintenanceSolution.sql works on the Standard, Enterprise, Workgroup, Express, and Developer Editions of SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005 SP2 running on X86, X64, or IA64 platforms. The solution is supported on the same OSs that SQL Server supports. You can download Maintenance- Solution.sql by clicking the 100178.zip hotlink at the top of this page. Aternatively, you can download the script at http://ola.hallengren.com.
How to Back Up Databases
DatabaseBackup is the stored procedure in MaintenanceSolution. sql that performs database backups. When you call this stored procedure, it creates a backup directory, performs a database backup, verifies the backup file, then deletes any old backup file for each database you specify. You specify the database to back up and other details using an EXECUTE statement such as
EXECUTE dbo.DatabaseBackup @Databases = 'USER_DATABASES', @Directory = 'C:\Backup', @BackupType = 'FULL', @Verify = 'Y', @CleanupTime = 24
This statement tells DatabaseBackup to perform a full backup of all user databases, verify the backups, then delete any backup files older than 24 hours.
Let's take a closer look at the EXECUTE statement. You use the @Databases parameter to specify the databases you want to back up. You can select all user databases by specifying 'USER_DATABASES' or select all system databases by specifying 'SYSTEM_ DATABASES'. You can exclude databases from the user databases using the syntax
@Databases = 'USER_DATABASES, -Database1, -Database2'
where -Database1 and -Database2 are the names of the databases you want to exclude. With this setup, you can, for example, have a backup strategy for one database and another backup strategy for all other databases.
Alternatively, you can back up an individual database by specifying the database's name, following the syntax
@Databases = 'Database1'
To back up two or more individual databases, follow the syntax
@Databases = 'Database1, Database2'
Besides the DatabaseBackup stored procedure, the IndexOptimize and DatabaseIntegrityCheck stored procedures use the @Databases parameter.
The @BackupType parameter identifies the backup type. The stored procedure can perform full backups ('FULL'), differential backups ('DIFF'), or transaction log backups ('LOG') on the databases you specify.
You use the @Directory parameter to specify the backup root directory, under which DatabaseBackup creates a directory structure consisting of the SQL Server instance name, database name, and backup type. So, for example, if your SQL Server instance is Server1$Instance1 and you specify 'AdventureWorks' for the @Databases parameter, 'C:\Backup' for the @Directory parameter, and 'FULL' for the @Backup- Type parameter, the stored procedure creates the directory structure C:\Backup\Server1$Instance1\AdventureWorks FULL. Each backup file's name consists of the SQL Server instance name, database name, backup type, and date and time of the backup. In this example, the filename would be Server1$Instance1_ AdventureWorks_FULL_20080904_000001.bak.
The last two parameters are @Verify and @CleanupTime. The @Verify parameter controls whether the backup file should be verified ('Y') or not ('N'). The @CleanupTime parameter specifies when to delete old backup files, assuming the backup and the verification (if that was selected) was successful.
How to Optimize Indexes
Although there aren't any set rules when it comes to determining when and how to optimize indexes, there are some basic concepts to guide you:
- Whether an index should be rebuilt, reorganized, or left untouched depends on the index's fragmentation level. Highly fragmented indexes (typically more than 30 percent fragmented) should be rebuilt. Indexes with little fragmentation (typically less than 5 percent fragmented) should be left alone. Moderately fragmented indexes (typically between 5 percent and 30 percent fragmented) should be reorganized. (For more information about this concept, see "Reorganizing and Rebuilding Indexes" in SQL Server 2008 Books Online—BOL—at msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189858.aspx.)
- Index fragmentation in a very small table has no impact on performance.
- When an index is rebuilt, the statistics are always rebuilt and therefore updated. However, when an index is reorganized, the statistics aren't updated. Therefore, you might want to update the statistics after an index is reorganized.
- An index can be rebuilt online or offline. An offline rebuild is faster than an online rebuild. (Note that only the Enterprise and Developer Editions of SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005 support online rebuilds.)
- When an index contains a large object (LOB) column, an online rebuild can't be done.
The IndexOptimize stored procedure incorporates these concepts into its logic. This stored procedure categorizes indexes into six groups based on their level of fragmentation (high, medium, or low) and whether LOB columns are present (LOB) or not (NonLOB). The parameters that represent these groups are as follows:
- @FragmentationHigh_LOB represents indexes with a high fragmentation level and LOB columns.
- @FragmentationHigh_NonLOB represents indexes with a high fragmentation level and no LOB columns.
- @FragmentationMedium_LOB represents indexes with a medium fragmentation level and LOB columns.
- @FragmentationMedium_NonLOB represents indexes with a medium fragmentation level and no LOB columns.
- @FragmentationLow_LOB represents indexes with a low fragmentation level and LOB columns.
- @FragmentationLow_NonLOB represents indexes with a low fragmentation level and no LOB columns.
IndexOptimize uses the avg_fragmentation_in_ percent column in the sys.dm_db_index_physical_ stats dynamic management view (DMV) to obtain the percentage of fragmentation in each index. Using the threshold limits you set in the @Fragmentation- Level1 (lower threshold) and @FragmentationLevel2 (upper threshold) parameters, it places each index in the appropriate group. Indexes with fragmentation levels higher than the upper threshold go into one of the high fragmentation groups. Indexes with fragmentation levels at or between the two thresholds go into one of the medium fragmentation groups. Indexes with fragmentation levels under the lower threshold go into one of the low fragmentation groups.
IndexOptimize can also place indexes in one of the low fragmentation groups based on their page count. Indexes under the size specified in the @Page- CountLevel parameter go into one of the low fragmentation groups.
For each group, you can select one of the following actions:
- 'INDEX_REBUILD_ONLINE'—Tells the stored procedure to rebuild the indexes online. (You need to be running the Enterprise or Developer Edition of SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2005 to use this option.)
- 'INDEX_REBUILD_OFFLINE'—Tells the stored procedure to rebuild the indexes offline.
- 'INDEX_REORGANIZE'—Tells the stored procedure to reorganize the indexes.
- 'INDEX_REORGANIZE_STATISTICS_ UPDATE'—Tells the stored procedure reorganize the indexes and update the statistics.
- 'STATISTICS_UPDATE'—Tells the stored procedure to update the statistics.
- 'NOTHING'—Tells the stored procedure to do nothing to the indexes.
So, for example, the EXECUTE statement in Listing 1 tells IndexOptimize to rebuild indexes that are more than 30 percent fragmented, online if possible (no LOBs). If these highly fragmented indexes have LOBs, an offline rebuild is to be done. Indexes with a fragmentation level between 5 percent and 30 percent are to be reorganized and have their statistics updated. Indexes that are less than 5 percent fragmented or have fewer than 1,000 pages aren't to be touched. IndexOptimize uses T-SQL's ALTER INDEX command to rebuild and reorganize indexes.
How to Check Databases' Integrity
The DatabaseIntegrityCheck stored procedure uses T-SQL's DBCC CHECKDB command to perform integrity checks. Using this stored procedure instead of the Database Maintenance Plan Wizard's Check Database Integrity Task might mean that you don't have to install the hotfix for bug 50001012. (The Check Database Integrity Task can lose database context under certain circumstances in SQL Server 2005 builds 3042 through 3158—see support.microsoft.com/kb/934458.)
The EXECUTE statement you use to run DatabaseIntegrityCheck is simple. You just need to specify the databases you want to check. For example, the statement
EXECUTE dbo.DatabaseIntegrityCheck @Databases = 'USER_DATABASES'
checks the integrity of all user databases.
All Types of Information Are Readily Available
The DatabaseBackup, IndexOptimize, and Database- IntegrityCheck stored procedures have thorough logging and error handling. The start and end time, command text, and output are logged for each command in the stored procedures. Additional information is logged for the IndexOptimize's ALTER INDEX command, as Figure 1 shows. All command information is immediately written to a log file. You can find information about how the stored procedures handle errors in MaintenanceSolution.sql's documentation at http://ola.hallengren.com/Documentation.html. The documentation also includes information about how to use each stored procedure as well as answers to frequently asked questions.


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STOCKTON - It's just the current Pacific women's basketball team and the 1980-81 team now.
STOCKTON - It's just the current Pacific women's basketball team and the 1980-81 team now.
The Tigers downed Fordham 62-40 Friday at Spanos Center and are one of two teams in program history to start a season 5-0. Pacific entered the game tied with the 1986-87 team by winning its first four games and now trails only the 1980-81 team that won its first nine games.
Next for the Tigers is Fresno State, the defending Western Athletic Conference champion, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Spanos Center.
"Our goal was never to go 5-0," Pacific coach Lynn Roberts said. "It's great, but we're not talking about it. Our goal is to get better each game, and Fresno State is next."
The game was a defensive struggle, as both teams finished with season lows in scoring. Multiple shots in the paint were missed and a combined 35 fouls were committed. The Tigers shot 38 percent to the Rams' 25.6 percent. No opponent has shot better than 32 percent against the Tigers this season.
Kendall Kenyon led Pacific with 13 points and 13 rebounds. The 6-foot-2 sophomore center from St. Mary's High made 6 of 9 field goals and blocked three shots.
"I'm not the biggest one out there and am not going to shove anyone out of the way," Kenyon said. "I work on relocating and the ball movement was good. My teammates found me."
Guard Ashley Wakefield had 12 points, 10 rebounds and a team-high three assists.
Marah Strickland led Fordham (4-1) with 13 points on 4-of-14 shooting from the field. The Rams were outscored 14-0 on second-chance points.
"I tried to pursue the boards hard tonight," Wakefield said. "We wanted to really limit their second-chance points."
The game was close until the final 2 minutes, 51 seconds of the first half. Kenyon and guard Erica McKenzie led the Tigers on a 9-4 run to close the half. McKenzie finished with seven points.
"I felt like our defense was on once again," Roberts said. "The numbers that stand out to me are six offensive boards for them and five field goals in the second half."


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Hi there, i was checking for updates of scummvm and i found that 480x320 resolution is not supported anymore? (i was using an ancient +1 year version)
I was trying on my tx, using sam & max, and 0.10.0svn snapshot (14-jan-07), but even turning on wide+fullscreen brings me a 320x200 screen with the keyboard area (even rotating my screen and hiding the keyboard prior launching scummvm).
Thanks in advance for any guidance on this newbie question...
The same think happens to me!
Not only that, but even worse, when I press one of the two right buttons, or the central button, that's a click. When I press the first of the left buttons, I get a fullscreen, all right, but it doesn't rotate before entering the 480x320 resolution, leaving me with a very stretched guybrush threepwood hehehe
and the second button does nothing ese, as doesn't the first after stretching my adventures.
So there's no coming back.
So I have to reset my palm, because I can't access the menu! And if I remove the memory stick, it asks me to type "exit" or "help"... but if I pressed the first button, I don't have anyway to type, nor to make it come back. So it's annoying.
Sure, it's just a matter of not pressing the first button... but if only one of the right wing buttons were a click, and the other one, a menu, or if at least I could get my normal resolution back, everything would be workable... right now, it isn't.
Is this happening to everyone with TX? Cos if it's not, maybe I can install it over and try again.
Not really willing to bug anyone, but rather trying to help reporting a bug (c'mon, everyone of us has beaten secret of monkey island already )
This problem persists in the released tic tac toe version. You just can't show the load menu as buttons don't work and the screen is stretched.
I can see this problem in a T5 and it probably happens on Tungstens models and Palm TX. For now you should have to stick to v 0.9.1 as those problems don't happen on that version.
iv got exactls the same behavior described by hal9k on my sony clie peg ux 50. whatever i do i cant get a fullscreen. i remembr some older version that gave me full screen without the ability to open the menu (wich is about as crappy). Since these porblems are similiar id be as glad if someone knows details on that.hopefully ill have time to test some older versions these days. maybe there is a workable one.
is there anyone who has a device with a hires fullcreen mode that is indeed working as intended?
biraneto, wich problem are you refereing to? elminkanters or hl9ks?
I was talking about not being able to use fullscreen. I already managed to use fullscreen though... I have to start the game with Mode: Hi-res + Keep aspect ratio checked. Also I need to rotate to wide screen position before starting the game. If you dont do that, the app don't know how to stretch itself to occupy the screen. Is this scummvm port still under development?
I have a Tungsten T5 and I use ScummVM 0.10.0 for the frontend and skin, but 0.9.1 for the mods, since the mods in 0.10.0 simply do not work correctly and probably should never have been published. This way 480x320 is working perfectly, but you are limited to the 0.9.1-supported games. Hopefully the next palmos release will be tested before it gets published - I would be glad to help in this regard. But combining frontend + skin from 0.10.0 with the mods from 0.9.1 worked fine for me (I could not get 0.9.1 to work on my mem card, but using this combination everything works fine - and I can play Day of the Tentacle, Sam 'n Max, Simon the Sorceror, Beneath a Steel Sky, Loom, Space Quest Replicated etc. without problems - but Broken Sword 1-2 and several other newer supported games will not work until new and improved mods are released.
I've played around a bit with version 0.10 and my Palm TX and seem to have narrowed the fault down to a particular situation. It work fine with fullscreen provided you change to wide mode before pressing start in the GUI. As mentioned in the thread before you also have to select "wide" mode in the options, the rest of the options doesn't seem to make any or very minor difference. It might be good to select "keep aspect ratio" though.
If I try to start the game in normal upright mode and THEN changing to wide mode it doesn't scale. Pressing the leftmost hard button at this point changes the screen to fullscreen but still without scaling the image and with no way to change back. This is the problem many have described here. Only way to get out is to either press the reset button or hold down the middle navigation button (which seem to crash/reset the device).
On the other hand, if I try to start the game in wide mode the leftmost hard button works as it should, it removes the writer area and changes to fullscreen with nicely scaled image. Pressing it again changes back to windowed mode. The second left button seem to change between different fullscreen modes, there is a slight size difference but it's very small. The two right buttons act as mouse clicks. The 5 middle buttons doesn't work at all (except the crash bug/feature mentioned). The "home" icon on the writer area act as cutscene skipper now and the menu icon of course bring up the ScummVM menu. Something strange/fun is that you CAN switch between wide and upright mode after the game is running!
In my opinion the button allocation should be changed. The second left button should be assigned to either menu or "skip cutscene" since it's pretty useless anyway. The left of the right buttons could be whatever is left of the two since that one is also pretty useless (the pointer is left mouseclick ffs!) Either that or get the 5-way navi button working so you can assign these functions to that one, because it's a mess to zoom out to window mode each time you want to skip a cutscene or save the game...
I can confirm that the same widescreen (or should I say "shortscreen") bug happens on my LifeDrive with 0.10.
I may be wrong regarding my previous post that ScummVM palm-port is not working, and "Cool C" may be quite right - I just discovered that I may not have installed the ScummVM 0.10 correctly - when I find the time to do some extensive testing on my T5 I will look into this issue and report back (probably tomorrow).
If Cool C is right, and as far as my Lifedrive is concerned he is, then there is definitely a widescreen bug in 0.10.
Ok, I tried to follow several kinds of advice, but my former conclusion still stands - the 0.10 mods do not work correctly on my T5 (the wide screen select button just stretches the display and locks up my T5 and I have to do a hard reset). Only the mods from the 0.9.1 work.
I seem to have the same experience as Runesr. Just finished a full playing of "Flight of the amazon queen" on my T|X, and was loving ScummWM. The buttons att the bottom worked as follows
Applications=Switch aspect.
Calendar=Escape (skip cutscene)
Arrows=Moved the cursor
Contacts=Ingame menu
Browser=? (Cant remember)
In the latest ScummWM builds these do not work. Pressing the Applications button will stretch the game (but not switch aspect). But pressing it again will not switch back, thus the games is made very hard to play and you have to endure the entire start cutscene every time you play (this can be avoided by not pressing the applications button and instead pressing the Home button in the graffiti area). In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Atlantis and Sam and Max which I tested briefly things are worse. Since the menu button does not work, games cannot be saved nor loaded. Nor can the game be quited w/o the use of the reset button. At least I have found no way.
Judging from Runesr experience it is ScummWM 0.9 I was using, which worked nicely and that I will need to find.
Edit: It can be found here:
Will try and get back to this board.
Edit2: Nope that did not help. I wonder which version worked?
P.S. And no matter what version I am using, checking "O55 advanced mode" will crash ScummVM.
Yes! Runesr was right again. 10.0 and the mods from 9.1 works nicely. Probably the same is true for later versions (ie. later version .prc with 9.1 mods), but right now I am just happy that ScummWM works again.
Unfortunately Day of the Tentacle and probably other similar games do not work completely and will crash at certain places, so 0.9.1 mods are far from a perfect solution - but it seems that the developer no longer tests compatibility with Tungsten devices.
Still I see no alternative to 0.9.1, as newer versions are far more buggy as explained earlier in this thread - but I keep on dreaming of the day a new PalmOS Port arrives that keeps the controls of 0.9.1 and adds the functionality of newest mods


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Genia sidelined for six months
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September 9, 2012
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Wallabies skipper Will Genia will be out for action for the rest of the year after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament against South Africa.
Genia went down with 11 minutes remaining in Saturday's 26-19 victory over the Springboks in their Rugby Championship clash on Saturday. Scans on Sunday morning revealed the extent of the damage to his right knee, which will force the scrum-half out of the game for six months.
The injury follows that of regular captain James Horwill and his replacement skipper David Pocock. Genia will be replaced by Western Force's Brett Sheehan, while Nick Phipps of the Rebels is expected to start in the No. 9 jersey against Argentina next Saturday.
Coach Robbie Deans lamented the loss of Genia, but insists Phipps is capable of stepping up.
"I don't think we'll have a formal leader any more ... every person we've given the title to has broken so we might just have someone lead the group out the tunnel and we might have a meeting with a few good men on Monday morning to discuss the week.
"Will Genia is not there and Will Genia is a special player, there's no doubt. But as we've seen in recent times it's a team game and no one can do it by themselves and the group that combines effectively is more dangerous than one man," said Deans.
Meanwhile, Sitaleki Timani is also unlikely to play against the Pumas after suffering a grade one hamstring injury in the South Africa match. Rob Simmons or Kane Douglas will replace Timani if he is unable to participate.
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Seeding the Semantic Web
Date: January 26, 2006
Participants: Olivier Bodenreider, Kei Cheung, Roger Cutler, Brian Gilman, Joanne Luciano, Brian Osborne, Alan Ruttenburg, Matt Shanahan, Susie Stephens, Charles Tilford.
Project Goal: To build a life sciences demo using RDF and OWL to get a stronger understanding as to the work required, to explore the effectiveness of current tools, and to document our finding to help accelerate the adoption of the Semantic Web by others.
- The demo will primarily take advantage of data sets from the NCBI. However, additional data sets will be required with time as the ultimate goal is to build a demo that spans from 'bench to bedside'.
- The demo will focus on the domain area of neuroscience, in order to be able to build upon the ongoing work in Scientific Commons and SWANS.
- The main focus of the demo is on the integration of many data sets, although scalability is also of interest.
Stage 1 (3 month goals)
- Identify the initial data sources to be used in the demo.
- Explore additional data sources that would be required for the demo to span 'bench to bedside'.
- Learn about GRDDL, SPARQL, OWL, etc.
- Increase knowledge of neuroscience.
- Set up a Wiki for communication.
Stage 2 (6 months goals)
- Transform data into RDF from Word, Excel, XML, Relational, etc.
- Analysis of semantic requirements (connect to ontology sub-group).
- Move from screen scraping to an API.
- Create documents that describe work undertaken, and observations.
Stage 3 (12 months goals)
- Use ontologies with the demo.
- Answer scientific questions and hopefully glean new scientific insights through using the demo.
- Validate the effectiveness of the data integration.


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The criminologist Edwin Sutherland defined white-collar crime as "a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation." That was in 1939.
Though the category is still distinguished by activities such as fraud and embezzlement, the perpetrators no longer come only from the executive suite or other well-placed ranks.
What follows is a list of 10 white-collar criminals who are all still at large. Some defrauded financial institutions. Others pocketed company funds. And still others preyed on individuals, robbing them of their life savings.
Read ahead to see CNBC.com's list of some of the most notorious white collar criminals. All information comes from the FBI database.
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Posted 06 Nov. 2013
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Intel Connection API - How To
The Intel Connection Web API provides web developers with JavaScript access to information about the device's connection state. For instance, in combination with other information about the device, a web app might use connection information to request a video stream which is approprate for the device's current bandwidth capability. A web app may determine that current signal strength is not sufficient for the app to function appropriatly for the desired user experience - and may prompt the user re-orient the device or move closer to a wireless access point.


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Jake Gyllenhaal: Prince of Persia Buff
A shirtless Jake Gyllenhaal shows off his buff body in these new stills from the upcoming fantasy adventure, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.
"I over-prepared myself because I never knew how much they were going to ask me to do, so I just made sure I'd be hopefully able to do anything," Jake has said of his new physique. "I guess I've gotten buff. There's a lot acrobatics in the movie — a lot of running up walls, and jumping on things and Parkour, so it requires muscularity, but it requires a lot of aerobic ability too."
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time opens in 2010.
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The Richland Ikes (PCGS Set Registry)
Jaime Hernandez: In 1972 the Mint used three different reverse dies to strike circulation strike Eisenhower Dollars. The three Types can be distingusihed mainly by comparing the map of the earth on all three different Types.
The design of the earth is oultined, as if it were being seen from the moon. The earth outline is located above the eagles right wing on the reverse of all 1972 Eisenhower Dollars. The earth outline shows the United States and neighboring countries. Below the state of Florida are four different islands, which are Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
A circulation strike 1972 Type 3 Eisenhower Dollar will display the island of Cuba to the South West and South East side of Florida on the reverse design of the coin. On the Type 1 and Type 2, the island of Cuba is not completely visible towards the South West side of Florida. The Type 3 is also the variety which is more accurate if being compared to an actual map and very possible that this was also one of the reasons why the design was modified three different times in 1972.
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Thursday, 19 September 2013 06:42 AM
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's NATO force has launched an investigation into an attack by a drone aircraft on an al-Qaida member which a senior Afghan official said killed eight women and children.
Civilian casualties have been a long-running source of friction between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his international backers. Karzai has forbidden Afghan troops from calling for foreign air strikes, though the ban is not always adhered to.
The attack took place on Sept. 7 in the eastern province of Kunar. NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) initially said "10 enemy forces" had been killed and it had no reports of any civilian casualties.
"When allegations arose of civilian fatalities as a result of this mission, ISAF initiated an investigation," said a force spokeswoman, Colonel Jane Crichton.
"The airstrike targeted insurgents riding in a truck. There were no signs of civilians in the vicinity," Crichton said.
But Karzai had strongly condemned the attack from the outset. He called it an attack on women and children which was "against all internationally agreed principles."
Afghan security officials in Kunar said NATO special operations forces had launched the drone to attack an al-Qaida operative.
"Four women, four children, two drivers, a merchant and three suspected [insurgents] were killed," Kunar governor Shuja ul-Mulkh Jalala told Reuters.
A four year-old girl was seriously wounded, Jalala said.
Civilian casualties have been on the rise in the Afghan war, adding to concern about security as Western forces prepare to leave by the end of next year.
Karzai has been supported by the United States and its allies since he was installed as leader shortly after the Taliban were ousted in 2001. But his relationship with his allies can be fraught.
Karzai has appealed to the Taliban to give up their war and has expressed the hope violence will end when Western forces leave. The Taliban call him a U.S. "puppet."
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Book, movie, and CD reviews that have been written by teens participating in the 2012 Teen Summer Reading Program, "Own The Night." Posted with permission of the reviewers.
Ratings are on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best. Newest reviews appear at the top of the list for each star rating.
Book Reviews
Five Stars
- Gregor and the Code of Claw by Suzanne Collins
I like it because it's well written and Collins wasn't afraid to include detail. My favorite character is Gregor. This book/series would probably be liked by Hunger Games fans.
Review by Colson, grade 6
The Absolute Value of Mike is a great book! I enjoyed reading it a lot! My favorite character is Past because he's so complex but yet so simple! I think anyone could read this book and enjoy it! There's something everyone can relate to in this book!
Review by Nell
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen is a great book. In this book the author takes you back and forth between Jacob, who joined a circus around the 1930s after his parents died and he was unable to finish Veternairian school, and an elderly man who is living in present day in a nursing home. My favorite character was Jacob who is outgoing and is not afraid to stand up to people, even if they are the head of the circus. My least favorite character is August, who is the head trainer in the circus and abuses his wife Marlena and the elephant, Rosie. Overall I would recomend this book to anyone who likes romance and a good ending to a great book.
Review by Caroline
- A Corner of the Universe by Ann M. Martin
I loved this book because of the amazing characters and the concept of lifting the corners of the universe. My favorite character was Adam who jumps up and down yelling happiness when he is happy. I think people from ages 11-14 would like this book.
Review by Callan, Grade 6
- Dancing in Cadillac Light by Kimberly Willis Holt
I loved this book for its amazing storyline and courageous characters. I liked the character Jaynell for her love of cars. I think people from ages 8-12 would like this book.
Review by Callan, Grade 6
- Sure Fire by Jack Higgins
I think this is a great book: Jack Higgins is a great author. I recommend it to any action and adventure reader. I love it. Even in the little action parts it is intense from all the other action. I highly recommend it.
Review by Mason, Grade 7
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I like Katniss because she is string against the Capitol. I like Primrose, Katniss's younger sister, because she stays strong while her older sister is in horrible danger. I also liked Ceasar Flickerman and Rue for their spirit. I think that people from ages 11-20 who like an action packed and inspiring story would like this. I loved this book because of amazing characters and storyline.
Review by Callan, Grade 6
- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Steed
I really liked this book because of it's crazy and mysterious storyline. I liked Sal's character because he seemed really mysterious at times. I also liked Miranda for her helpful attitude and for being different. I think if you like a good, different, and mysterious story, you should read this. I also think ages 10-20 would like this.
Review by Callan, Grade 6
- Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy
I loved this book because it inspired me to help people in need. I did not like the stepmother because she is mean to people who can't help their problems. I also loved this book because I learned things including language about Afghanistan. I think people from ages 11-14 would like this.
Review by Callan, Grade 6
Four Stars
- Journey Under the Sea by R.A. Montgomery
Journey Under the Sea, a choose your own adventure book, is great because you can really get involved with it. You feel like it is a real life situation and there is the suspense of wanting to choose the right choice. I highly recommend the choose your own adventure series and hope you will enjoy them as much as I did.
Review by Anna, Grade 6
- Just the Way You Are by Barbara Freethy
Just the Way You Are is about marriage troubles, sister troubles, and learning how to keep the past in the past. Journey along as Alli comes to terms with her husband just as her sister rips it apart. It's moving, and I love the ending.
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NEW ORLEANS — Welcome back, Sean Payton.
Did you take the boys out to celebrate last night or what?
It's hard to know what to make of Sunday's finish except that it pretty much resembled the opener, when another Heisman-winning quarterback, Robert Griffin III, and his mates shredded the Saints for 459 yards in a 40-34 upset by the Washington Redskins.
This time, the margin was the same — six points — and Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers rolled up enough yards to make the Saints officially the most porous defense in NFL history — by halftime. That's all it took for Carolina to amass 287 yards, 7 more than was needed to surpass the 6,792 surrendered by the 1981 Baltimore Colts.
Carolina didn't stop until it had 530 for the day. And even at the end, the Saints couldn't stop fullback Mike Tolbert from picking up the final two for the clinching first down.
But this game — and this season — won't be remembered for the yards surrendered or even the final record of 7-9. If the Saints had won Sunday to finish 8-8, it wouldn't have made any difference.
This season will be remembered for the hubris of an organization that had grown increasingly arrogant since its Super Bowl victory.
It doesn't matter what was the intent or outcome of the pay-for-performance program the Saints have acknowledged existed. What can be explained as locker-room exuberance was the wrong crime at the wrong time in the eyes of the increasingly injury-sensitive NFL.
And Payton, former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, General Manager Mickey Loomis and whoever else was responsible didn't stop it after initially being told to do so.
Had they not continued, the punishments undoubtedly would have been less severe, and we wouldn't have had the spectacle of it being dragged through the appeals process until it didn't really matter any more.
Except that Payton was gone for the season.
A team going into its seventh year under the same leadership seemingly should not have been that affected by the absence of one man, albeit the one at the top.
But despite the declarations by all that things were being done as they had in the past and even the imposing "Do Your Job" poster on the wall of the indoor practice facility, the Saints never seemed to play with a Payton-esque sense of urgency.
Sunday's performance destroyed the notion that somehow this was the best team not going to the playoffs.
And, honestly, if somehow a couple of those early results could have been reversed, is there anyone left out there who honestly feels that the Saints could beat any of the other NFC playoff teams?
Maybe Payton couldn't have done anything much about the defense. First-year coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is considered one of the best in the business. But the group took a month to adjust to his system, never played physically tough, and as injuries mounted in the secondary, became increasingly vulnerable to the passing game.
Salary cap issues are going to mean hoping young talent emerges if things are to be fixed.
Drew Brees is Drew Brees, and with his guru back, the offense will remain explosive as ever.
But the Saints are no longer among the league's elite or even a team on the rise, as Carolina looked like Sunday.
"Sean's chomping at the bit," Brees said Sunday.
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Danish designer Kaspar Harup-Hansen is the latest addition to the Topman Lens roster of designers which includes names like Dexter Wong and Carolyn Massey. Topman's Design Director Gordon Richardson says: "I have admired Kaspar's use of Japanese fashion combined with Copenhagen street inspiration. He uses twisted well known classics, with special processing and exquisite detailing." I like the subtle play on silhouette using familiar items like shirts and hoodies.


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Update 290513: I've implemented generating .cljs$core$IFn$_invoke$arity$ methods and .cljs$lang$applyTo along with .-cljs$lang$maxFixedArity and a wrapper for .call. Surprisingly, this seems to slow down IFn invokations slightly, at least on my machine, despite the generated code looking pretty optimal: https://github.com/bendlas/clojurescript/blob/8a7b4d75708ed8c7ac35ccb1dbd5627b1fce97dc/src/clj/cljs/core.clj#L583 and https://gist.github.com/bendlas/5664542#file-specify-js-L77 - Herwig
The slowdown issue has been resolved by type hinting. An area I want to explore is the possibility of using a single .call method for all fns (containing a switch and pulling the arity off this). - Herwig
Method names
Should the method names be written as symbols instead of keywords? extend has keywords, but it's a function.
there's also the added benefit of specifying maps of fns at the macro level and merging them there. This one is probably worth asking the community about once the proposal is more fully baked - David
Protocol method calling convention
Right now there is a special case, where IFn$_invoke is called without the otherwise usual first this parameter. I will explore the possibility to remove the redundant first parameters from other protocol methods aswell. Specify will need to introduce the binding via this-as or a wrapper function in the case of external implementations. - Herwig
I'm willing to implement the optimization for cost 1: to pull arity methods from the method-fn, if available. That would leave the overhead of the type dispatch(es) when invoking specify + a couple of redundant fn objects per specify call site.