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Those who ascribe to physicalism realize that it is next to impossible to explain the fine-tuning other than the aid of the concept of the multiverse. That is their last rope. Absent that, they believe they must succumb to theism.
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Subject: Re: [asa] Why it's not as simple as God vs the multiverse
My concern about such a dichotomy isnt so much that there could be a third alternative, but that it is assumed that the two possibilites given are mutually exclusive. If the multiverse is true, does that prove that God does not exist?
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Why it's not as simple as God vs the multiverse
04 December 2008 by Amanda Gefter
WHAT would you rather believe in, God or the multiverse? It sounds like an instance of cosmic apples and oranges, but increasingly we are being told it's a choice we must make. Take the dialogue earlier this year between Richard Dawkins and physicist Steven Weinberg in Austin, Texas. Discussing the fact that the universe appears fine-tuned for our existence, Weinberg told Dawkins: "If you discovered a really impressive fine-tuning... I think you'd really be left with only two explanations: a benevolent designer or a multiverse."
Weinberg went on to clarify that invoking a benevolent designer does not count as a genuine explanation, but I was intrigued by his either/or scenario. Is that really our only choice? Supernatural creator or parallel worlds?
It is according to an article in this month's Discover magazine. "Short of invoking a benevolent creator, many physicists see only one possible explanation," writes journalist Tim Folger. "Our universe may be but one of perhaps infinitely many universes in an inconceivably vast multiverse." Folger quotes cosmologist Bernard Carr: "If you don't want God, you'd better have a multiverse."
There are plenty of reasons to take the multiverse seriously. Three key theories - quantum mechanics, cosmic inflation and string theory - all converge on the idea. But the reason physicists talk about the multiverse as an alternative to God is because it helps explain why the universe is so bio-friendly. From the strength of gravity to the mass of a proton, it's as if the universe were designed just for us. If, however, there are an infinite number of universes - with physical constants that vary from one to the next - our cosy neighbourhood isn't only possible, it's inevitable.
But to suggest that if this theory doesn't pan out our only other option is a supernatural one is to abandon science itself. Not only is it an unfounded leap of logic, it suggests intelligent design offers as valid an explanation as a cosmological theory does, and lends credence to creationists' mistaken claim that the multiverse was invented to serve as science's get-out-of-God-free card. Indeed, Folger's article was immediately referenced on creationist websites, including the Access Research Network, an intelligent-design hub, and Uncommon Descent, the blog of the Seattle-based Discovery Institute's William Dembski.
To make matters worse, physicists are also dragging morality into the picture. In a recent show about the multiverse that aired on the History Channel, physicist Michio Kaku asked: "Why should I obey the law knowing that in some universe if I commit a crime I'm going to get away with it?" The ID community has already tried to draw lines from Darwin to the Holocaust in their attempt to paint rational people as Satan's minions. Are physicists really suggesting that the multiverse gives us licence to commit evil? It's an absurd notion, which moral philosophers have already killed off in other guises.
Pitting the multiverse against religion presents a false dichotomy. Science never boils down to a choice between two alternative explanations. It is always plausible that both are wrong and a third or fourth or fifth will turn out to be correct.
Science never boils down to a straight choice between two explanations
What might a third option look like here? Physicist John Wheeler once offered a suggestion: maybe we should approach cosmic fine-tuning not as a problem but as a clue. Perhaps it is evidence that we somehow endow the universe with certain features by the mere act of observation. It's an idea that Stephen Hawking has been thinking about, too. Hawking advocates what he calls top-down cosmology, in which observers are creating the universe and its entire history right now. If we in some sense create the universe, it is not surprising that the universe is well suited to us.
That's speculative, but at least it's science.
Amanda Gefter is an editor for the Opinion section of New Scientist. She studied the philosophy of physics at the London School of Economics and writes about cosmology
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In an age when school violence has become too common, a perceived threat is enough to trigger increased school security measures like on Wednesday for the Dolores Schools campus and Montezuma-Cortez High School.
"It was not an overreaction; it was a reaction," said Montezuma County Sheriff Dennis Spruell. "It was a scary moment, but it appears the threat was unintentional."
A lockdown occurred Wednesday about 10 a.m. for Dolores Schools after a girl in Durango posted a disturbing message about being upset about going to school. The juvenile attended Dolores Schools in the past, but now attends a Durango school, according to law enforcement.
The post from the 15-year-old girl, as described by the sheriff's office in a release, showed "pictures of a person with a gun to their head, someone drinking bleach through a straw, and two other pictures."
"She was having a yuck moment and expressed herself in the wrong way that had a ripple effect," Spruell said.
Dolores later downgraded its "lockdown" to a "lockout" which allows students to move about in the building, but nobody can go in or out, and the exterior doors are locked.
During a "lockdown" students stay in the classrooms, which are locked, exterior doors are locked, and nobody can enter or leave the building.
As a precaution, Montezuma-Cortez High School was put on "lockout" status during the emergency, according to Jamie Haukeness, director of school safety.
The lockouts for both Dolores and M-CHS ended at 12:05 p.m. A law enforcement report initially included Dove Creek high school as part of the lockdown. However, Dolores County Schools superintendent Bruce Hankins said the school "was never put on lockdown, and we were advised by the Dolores County sheriff that it was not necessary."
There were no reported injuries or incidents as a result of the Facebook post.
According to the sheriff's report, the girl "meant to convey how she felt about going to school the next day."
The report states that further investigation revealed that the girl was a former student at Dolores Schools. As a safety precaution, Dolores Schools went on lockdown. Since the post was not school-specific, Montezuma-Cortez High School went to a lockout status.
Based on a tip from MSCO, the Durango police department was able to track down the girl and interview her.
Sheriff Spruell said the images involving the gun and bleach drink were taken from the Internet and posted on the girl's Facebook page. Her name was not released because she is a juvenile.
Amy Smith, an M-CHS counselor, said students need to be aware of consequences of Facebook posts.
"I don't think they understand how quickly their images and messages transverse beyond their friend group," Smith said. "They can have an effect on other people's lives like we saw here with a lockout."
Smith urged students to be more cognizant of how their Facebook activity will be perceived in the wider world.
"For kids in general, impulse control is the last thing to develop," she said. "As adults, we need to help guide them, and model appropriate behavior."
Information on the incident came through the MSCO Facebook page, Nixle network releases and phone calls with the sheriff's office.
Dolores Schools went on lockdown first, after being notified that the girl had been a student there.
"The Facebook message by the juvenile was a general thing that could be perceived as a threat," Montezuma County Undersheriff Lynda Carter said. "Given the amount of school shootings across the country, we always err on the side of caution, so the lockdown was appropriate."
Officials are confident the threat is over, Carter said, and that students and parents can feel safe about going back to school.
"It's been resolved," she said, adding that "everyone performed well in the emergency of this type."
According to messages left for parents of Dolores students, at 11 a.m. the condition was changed to "lockout," meaning students could move about inside the building, but nobody was allowed to enter or leave.
The sheriff's office and Colorado State Patrol were dispatched to secure the schools.
Montezuma-Cortez Assistant Superintendent Lori Haukeness said Thursday morning that all of the district's schools were placed on lockout, and the district's Power School notification program alerted parents. The alert, in part, stated, "due to a direct threat made to one of our neighboring school districts by one of their students, the RE-1 schools are taking immediate precautions by transitioning into a "Lockout Status" until local law enforcement apprehends the individual."
"This is becoming embedded into our practice to protect students," Haukeness said. "This is our way of due diligence to keep students safe."
Haukeness said school administrators planned to hold a debriefing on Tuesday, April 15, to obtain feedback from each of the schools and their responses to the threat.
The incident also involved the Durango Police Department, which interviewed the girl.
Mancos schools were never placed on lockdown. Superintendent Brian Hanson said that after he heard about the threatening Facebook post, he contacted Mancos Marshal John Cox, who said there was no need to go on lockdown. The marshal said that he'd find out more information, Hanson said.
"We didn't know about it long enough to make the decision to go on lockdown before the other schools were off," Hanson said.
Karen Andrews, business manager for Dolores Schools, praised the community for staying calm and helpful in a stressful situation. When the lockdown occurred, Andrews and some third-graders were taking a tour of the District main offices, a half-mile away from the campus. Officials from Dolores State Bank also were present. The students were ushered into District offices for safety and were kept entertained by adults for several hours until the all-clear was given.
"This is where I want to brag about what a wonderful community we have," Andrews stated. "Immediate concern for the students was a top priority."
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Volunteers are a key resource for the parks of the Upper Eastern Shore. Camp Hosts, Trail workers and program volunteers help us provide the quality experiences we offer to the visiting public. Many of our volunteers return year after year because they enjoy the friendly atmosphere and beautiful surroundings.
Become a Volunteer Ranger and help protect Maryland's natural resources! The Volunteer Ranger Program is for people ages 18 and above who want to assist the Department's regular work force in state parks with operations, programs and public service. Volunteers are trained and provided with uniforms for their jobs once they have completed 40 hours of volunteer service at a state park. Orientation training helps rangers become acclimated to the state park service. Additional training opportunities, that may include CPR, first aid, search and rescue, and trail stewardship, are offered on a regional basis. As ambassadors of the state parks, Volunteer Rangers serve a vital role to the public. Thousands of visitors to Maryland's state parks look to Volunteer Rangers for guidance and help.
Enjoy meeting your fellow campers? Tuckahoe's camp hosts receive a free campsite in exchange for working for 20 hours per week. The work to be done is generally campground related: welcoming new campers, keeping the campsites clean, keeping the campground in good condition, keeping bathhouses clean and in working order, answering questions asked by campers, and letting the campers know what is happening in the park/area over the period of the campers stay. Camp Hosts are asked to make a commitment of 1-month stay.
Please help us assess visitor satisfaction with State Parks and the valued economic impact of State Park visitors in Maryland. A survey has been developed to collect data using recognized statistical methods. We need one volunteer to distribute surveys in the park on the dates indicated:
The project goal is to collect completed surveys from visitors enjoying the State Park. As a volunteer, your task will be to request park visitors to take the survey when they return home by either collecting their email address or distributing the survey so that an Internet link to the survey can be sent to them. All volunteers will receive project instructions, talking points to guide your conversations with visitors, record-keeping forms and printed surveys. This is a very important project and the results of this survey will help us make important decisions for years to come.
Want to help at the park, but have limited volunteer time? Volunteering at one of our Special Events -- Annual Fall Fest, spring fishing derby, Turkey Trot, Santa's Magic Workshop, Enchanted Campground, and more -- could be just what you are looking for. We have lots of opportunities, from sharing tales of nature and history to helping with kids' crafts, from directing traffic to setting up/tearing down, from hanging Christmas lights and pouring cocoa to providing information about the parks. Should be flexible, patient and cheerful, service-oriented, and committed to helping guests have the best possible experience at the event. Wear clothing appropriate to the weather, and comfortable/sturdy shoes or boots. Be aware that you may be assigned an indoor or outdoor location, and that you may be standing throughout your shift. Check with event organizer or Volunteer Coordinator about whether food or water will be available at the event. This is an occasional opportunity and dates and times will be announced well prior to the event.
Want to support our parks on an ongoing basis? Then please consider joining the Friends of Martinak, a support group for Martinak State Park. Our members consist of local residents, representatives of the surrounding business community, campers and people like you who care about the park and want to be a part of making a difference for its future. The park needs this outside base of volunteers to maintain the high level of service the community has come to expect. As the Friends, we strive to generate financial support necessary for supplementing the park's budget. All proceeds go directly back into the park. We also provide continuing support for events such as the "Annual Fall Fest" and the "Santa's Magic Workshop."
"One who plants a garden, plants happiness." So get happy and help feed and weed the natural beauty of our butterfly garden for all to enjoy. If you love to garden, or do not have your own garden to cultivate, join us for this Earth-friendly project. The native garden next to the Nature Center was created by Caroline County school students. The garden helps maintain the natural plant habitat of the park as well as teach us about invasive species. By yourself, with a friend or a group, spend some time between April and September weeding, pruning, watering, planting, mulching, and expanding the garden. It is a great way to get in touch with the park's beauty and enjoy the outdoors with family and friends.
If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator, Ranger Jessica Conley at email@example.com or (410) 820-1668.
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HTML 5 - now with added phasis
The recent announcement by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) of the first major overhaul of HTML in ten years was largely greeted with indifference down at the Vulture Central hackery department, where the average journo has trouble telling his s from his <elbow>.
However, were they to take the time to peruse the discussion on the  element, they'd find this handy guide to indicating the level of cuteness of cats:
The em element represents stress emphasis of its contents.
The level of emphasis that a particular piece of content has is given by its number of ancestor em elements.
The placement of emphasis changes the meaning of the sentence. The element thus forms an integral part of the content. The precise way in which emphasis is used in this way depends on the language.
These examples show how changing the emphasis changes the meaning. First, a general statement of fact, with no emphasis:
Cats are cute animals.
By emphasizing the first word, the statement implies that the kind of animal under discussion is in question (maybe someone is asserting that dogs are cute):
Cats are cute animals.
Moving the emphasis to the verb, one highlights that the truth of the entire sentence is in question (maybe someone is saying cats are not cute):
Cats are cute animals.
By moving it to the adjective, the exact nature of the cats is reasserted (maybe someone suggested cats were mean animals):
Cats are cute animals.
Similarly, if someone asserted that cats were vegetables, someone correcting this might emphasize the last word:
Cats are cute animals.
By emphasizing the entire sentence, it becomes clear that the speaker is fighting hard to get the point across. This kind of emphasis also typically affects the punctuation, hence the exclamation mark here.
Cats are cute animals!
Anger mixed with emphasizing the cuteness could lead to markup such as:
Cats are cute animals!
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Just 24 hours ago, DJ Izzy returned from a solo road trip to Clear Lake, Iowa, where he saw Brian Wilson perform at the Surf Ballroom. A serendipitous pre-show meeting with his idol on the tour bus was a highlight of the trip, and inspired tonight's show, which features music from members of Brian's touring band, including the Wondermints, Falling Wallendas, Nelson Bragg and more.
Tap your toe, shake your butt, get into the groove! Liberty Finch is layin' it down this week on the Pop Shop. With Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, Fatboy Slim, Talking Heads, The Wallets, Gang of Four, Crabby Appleton and more!
Celebrating Steven Carl Isadore……aka DJ Izzy! Pop picks and birthday sentiments from Boyce & Hart, The Cryan Shames, Harry Nilsson, Rockpile, Steve Earle, the Ramones and more. Plus, the "undercover of the night," featuring Wayne Newton's rendition of "Hard to Handle"!
DJ Izzy plays a retrospective of songs by the dynamic songwriting duo, Leiber & Stoller, to honor lyricist Jerry Leiber who passed on August 22, 2011.
Then Liberty Finch prepares for the Great Minnesota Get Together with a helping of fair-inspired pop-on-a-stick!
More about Leiber & Stoller
They began their partnership in 1950 at the age of 17 when they discovered that they shared a passion for the Blues. By the age of 20, Leiber and Stoller had seen their songs recorded by such artists as Jimmy Witherspoon, Little Esther, Charles Brown, Little Willie Littlefield, and Ray Charles. But the hits began with Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton's recording of "Hound Dog" in 1953. This record, and others written and produced by them, caught the attention of Atlantic Records.
With his recording of Hound Dog, Elvis became a household word. Presley went on to record more than twenty Leiber and Stoller songs, including "Jailhouse Rock," "Loving You," "Love Me," "Treat Me Nice," "Don't," "(You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care," "Bossa Nova Baby," "Santa Claus Is Back In Town," "She's Not You," and "Trouble."
In 1969, the team produced the Peggy Lee recording of their composition, "Is That All There Is?" According to music critic Robert Palmer, "Is That All There Is?" was the song that "…clearly pointed to the direction their new work would take," signaling that, "…the Golden Age of Rock & Roll had come to an end."
Leiber and Stoller have been the recipients of countless awards and honors, including inductions into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But the greatest compliment to any songwriter is to have his songs recorded by the best in the business. Artists who have recorded songs by Leiber and Stoller include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, B.B. King, James Brown, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Joe Williams, Tom Jones, Count Basie, Edith Piaf, Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Luther Vandross, John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, and over a thousand others.
Special guest host Jean (former proprietor of the Radio Rumpus Room) minds the Pop Shop tonight, while Liberty and Izzy get their last taste of the Minnesota State Fair…….Don't miss this special edition!
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"Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is a popular song, set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become the unofficial anthem of Dublin City. The Molly Malone statue in Grafton Street was unveiled by then Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alderman Ben Briscoe during the 1988 Dublin Millennium celebrations, declaring 13 June as Molly Malone Day.


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'Scream & Shout': Britney Spears' New Single with Will.I.Am
Britney Spears has announced the title of her new single: "Scream & Shout" featuring will.i.am!
The 30-year-old entertainer confirmed the single on the red carpet at We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston.
"Well, you just have to hear it. [Will.i.am.] is a radical genius/scientist in the studio. He knows what he's doing. Just to be able to do a song with him is fun," Brit said. She also confirmed that it will be hitting the airwaves soon!
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Greg 'Slim' Smith, 63
Greg "Slim" Smith, 63, passed away Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family.
Slim came into this world on Aug. 2, 1950, born to Grant G. Smith and Charlotte Britt Smith. He was born in Helena, Montana and spent his early childhood years in Helena and Bozeman, Montana before his mom and step-dad located to Blackfoot in 1963. Slim quickly made Blackfoot his own, making friends along the way. He graduated from Blackfoot High School in 1968 and has lived in Blackfoot since then.
Slim graduated from ISU Vo-Tech in 1970 with a degree in Electrical Instrumentation. After graduation he started his career with Westinghouse in Pocatello. In 1976 he started S & G Electric Motor Repair with two partners and later became the sole owner. Slim excelled in his profession and has served as the Chapter President of EASA (Electrical Apparatus Service Association). As a longstanding member of EASA, his knowledge about the business was always recognized by the younger members.
In 1977 he married Rhonda L. Cordon. Slim and Rhonda were blessed with two beautiful children, Tyler G. and Hailey Michelle. Slim's kids were the light of his life and he provided them with constant love and support.
Slim had a passion for the outdoors; he enjoyed hunting and snowmobiling in his earlier years. His most anticipated pastime was his annual steelhead fishing trip to China Bar on the Salmon River, this past October marked the 35th anniversary of this trip – he never missed one. In recent years, he especially enjoyed the fishing trips to Hells Canyon and had made several trips there each year since his good friend, Rene Jensen, moved to Lewiston. Slim also enjoyed spending time in Island Park and Challis, Idaho. He was great company and enjoyed spending time with his family and many friends. Slim was a man of few words – and great wisdom and humor.
He was a member of the Elks Lodge #1416. Slim was a patriot, who appreciated the men and women who served our country and was a strong supporter of veterans. Slim was very generous and enjoyed giving back to the community, especially to worthwhile activities for the youth.
He is survived by loving friend, Sheri Jorgensen, who shared his life for 20 years; son, Tyler G. Smith of Bozeman, Montana and daughter, Hailey Michelle Smith of Boise; Sheri's children, Jacob Jorgensen of Cross Junction, Va.; and AdriAnn (Matt) Rasmussen of Meridian; sister, Sandra Knapp and her husband Mike and nephew, Joe Knapp, of Bozeman, Montana and grandchildren, Cordon Smith, Brooks, Brody, and Mikki Rasmussen.
He was preceded in death by his parents and step-dad, Swede Anderson.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 at Hawker Funeral Home, 132 S. Shilling Ave., Blackfoot, Idaho. The family will meet with friends that morning from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. There will be an informal Celebration of Life and luncheon at the Blackfoot Elks Lodge, 123 N. Ash Street immediately following.
In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to ASPCA, Bingham County Humane Society, or Elks Veterans' Fund.
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The Finemb.org.uk site is a distribution channel for information and services produced by the Embassy of Finland in London and the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The website is for both Finnish and foreign users. The web service is provided in Finnish and English. Basic information is also provided in Swedish.
Front Page contains current news articles about Finland, Finnish culture and the Embassy's activities. Ministry for Foreign Affairs News, on the front page, includes press releases, speeches and articles by the foreign affairs administration.
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We've got permanent exhibit halls, special exhibitions and an entire basement full of classrooms for camp and education. But did you know that we can bring HMNS to you?
HMNS outreach programs — which include Science on Stage, Docents To Go, Wildlife on Wheels, Discovery Dome, Bugs on Wheels and more — can be booked for school appearances, youth groups, or nearly anything else you can dream up.
Our largest program, Science on Stage, can serve an audience of up to 250 people, and offers three compelling programs: Exploring Energy, Cool Chemistry and Motion Commotion.
Each program lasts about 45 minutes and can be customized for certain age groups or group sizes. Each program includes live demonstrations and strives to make learning visual by bringing student volunteers on stage and weaving a question-and-answer portion throughout. HMNS provides all the supplies needed for each program and manages clean-up — how great of a house guest are we?!
Youth Educator Carolyn Leap walked us through the Cool Chemistry program. "We start off demonstrating chemical reactions versus physical reactions, usually through combustion. Things on fire on stage usually get people's attention."
"In this program, the audience learns how fireworks function and engage in color-changing reactions, as well as experimenting with water-absorbing polymers," Leap explained. "And, depending on the age of the audience, we make our own slime."
Leap continued, "We use a concentrated form of hydrogen peroxide to create a foam reaction we call Elephant's Toothpaste."
"We dip all sorts of stuff in liquid nitrogen with the assistance of our student volunteers, who love to shatter frozen flowers and dunk balloons," she said.
HMNS' catalogue of outreach programs covers many fields, from life sciences with Wildlife on Wheels and Bugs on Wheels to anthropology with Docents to Go to our Discovery Dome portable planetarium — and much more, thanks to a wealth of programming.
Most of our Science on Stage programs are hosted by Leap, who was this year named Educator of the Year by the Texas Association of Museums.
To reserve Science on Stage for your students or group and get introduced to one of the best educators Texas has to offer, call 713-639-4766 or click here.


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Logitech G19 Keyboard for Gaming Review
Everyone has used a keyboard, and most people use them every day for every reason, from gaming to chatting, to writing a midterm paper. While some keyboards have just a basic set of keys, others, like the Logitech G19 have more keys than anyone could ever wish for. While most users never will need anything more than the free keyboard that comes with their computer, gamers and enthusiasts will take full advantage of of everything that comes on the G19. From the miniature, full color screen, to the media and gaming keys, this keyboard has it all. The direct successor to Logitech's G15, this keyboard should perform up to a high standard.
Closer Look:
The packaging for the G19 is not too flashy but you can tell it is a performance keyboard just by looking it. The background is the familiar Logitech shade of green, and the keyboard is lit up orange. On the back of the box is a list of specifications and features, as well as another picture of the keyboard.
Opening up the box reveals the keyboard in a plastic sleeve with two storage areas at the top to store the cables. Under the keyboard is the add-on piece to add to the end of the keyboard as a wrist rest.
Also in the box are a power cable, the software CD, and the information booklets.


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Al-Azhar University, Arabic Jāmiʿat al-Azhar, chief centre of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world, centred on the mosque of that name in the medieval quarter of Cairo, Egypt. It was founded by the Shīʿite (specifically, the Ismāʿīlī sect) Fāṭimids in 970 ce and was formally organized by 988. Its name may allude to Fāṭimah, the Prophet's daughter, known as "al-Zahrāʾ" ("the Luminous"), from whom the Fāṭimid dynasty derives its name. The format of education at al-Azhar remained relatively informal for much of its early history: initially there were no entrance requirements, no formal curriculum, and no degrees. The basic program of studies was—and still is—Islamic law, theology, and the Arabic language.
An Ismāʿīlī centre of learning, al-Azhar fell into eclipse after Egypt's conquer by Saladin, founder of the Ayyūbid dynasty and a Sunni, in the second half of the 12th century. It was revived under the Mamlūks (1250–1517), however, and continued to thrive thereafter as a centre of Sunni scholarship. It was damaged in an earthquake in the early 1300s and subsequently repaired, and additions, alterations, and renovations to its structures were undertaken at various points throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, particularly in the later Mamlūk period, when it came under direct patronage.
With the defeat of the Mamlūks in 1517, substantial architectural projects were few until the mid-18th century; in spite of this, al-Azhar's significance continued, and under Ottoman rule it held preeminent status among Egyptian institutions of learning. Opposition to the French in the late 18th century led to an uprising in 1798 centred on al-Azhar, and as a result it was bombarded by the French and temporarily closed. Nineteenth-century reform at al-Azhar owed in part to the involvement of a number of individuals, including Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, who taught at al-Azhar in the 1870s and emphasized that modern science and other subjects were not incompatible with the Qurʾān, and Muḥammad ʿAbduh, who was influenced as a young intellectual by al-Afghānī and later proposed, as a member of a government committee, a number of broad measures for reforming al-Azhar. In the late 19th century, procedures, including admission requirements and examinations, were formalized, and a number of modern subjects—some of them obligatory—were introduced.
Al-Azhar was nationalized and again underwent substantial reforms in the early 1960s. Since that time, faculties such as those of medicine and engineering have been established; women were first admitted in 1962. The modern university offers a number of faculties, some of them for women, as well as regional facilities.


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Reviewer Marcus Doidge card-counts his way to twenty one with this Blu-ray
Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) has been accepted at Harvard Medical School but his grades alone aren't going to get him there. He has two choices: win a scholarship which has fierce competition, or come up with $300,000 to pay his own way.
In an interview for the scholarship, Ben's told that his application needs to stand out from the crowd and that with his zero life experience it's just not going to happen. Enter Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) Ben's math professor, who notices that Ben may be a whizz with numbers and is able to keep a level head under pressure.
Rosa introduces Ben to his secret side project—a blackjack team consisting of some of his more advanced students, who regularly take trips to Las Vegas and use their card counting skills to win big and live large. Ben is reluctant at first, but when persuaded by team member Jill (Kate Bosworth), the girl he has a crush on anyway, he's soon lured into the world of playing the odds and beating the casinos.
21 is actually based on some true life events where a bunch of clever kids took to Vegas and fleeced the casinos using their card counting abilities, though I'm fairly sure the real life story was never this glossy or pretty. From the get go 21 gets you involved, you're wowed by Ben's math skills and you totally buy into these kids adventures in Vegas and believe that this stuff could and indeed did happen. The filmmakers present the ins and outs fairly well, using lots of tricks to involve you in how this scheme works at the tables, though I personally feel a step was skipped in the explanation of basics for people who don't understand the game. There are a lot of flashy highly detailed shots of cards going down on tables and close ups of eyes and signals between friends and a real sense that this is all very controlled and planned out to the finest detail. It's a shame this amount of focus wasn't used on the characters.
Seriously, other than Ben joining the team in the first place because a hot girl asked him to and having an understanding that this character needs to raise a lot of money to live his dream, I don't think there was one moment where I genuinely believed the motivation of any one character in this whole affair. I didn't buy the relationship of the friends, I didn't buy the relationship between Ben and Jill, I certainly didn't buy the event that made this whole thing go sour and as for the motivations of Spacey's character in the final act, it was weak at best.
Despite a solid set up, 21 just ends up suffering for being sloppy and I predicted the end a long time before I think I was meant to because of it. The heavy-handed explanation of Larry Fishburne's character and how he conveniently has prior knowledge of Spacey's character was about as subtle as a brick and to have that followed by some of the most stupid u-turns in the characters' behaviour to the game at hand was ridiculous. We are led to believe that the idea was to stay under the radar, keeping it low key to avoid detection, yet the guy that taught them this may as well have had a neon light over his head with the words 'I'm winning a lot of money everyone—look at me!'
21 is by no means a turkey and there have been far worse card movies, but like many other movies of this ilk, it just suffers from painting the characters up as the cleverest of the clever and then giving us absolutely no believable reason for it all falling apart, other than what seems to be the age old 'we're in the last act of a movie, we need to mix it up' decision, which not only undermined everything that got me into the movie in the first place but just left me feeling nothing for the turn of events.
Presented in 2.40:1 ratio, 21's video presentation has moments of being exactly what we should all expect from the Blu-ray format as a standard. The opening scenes set in Boston are for the most part, stunning. The colours are bright, the detail is high and the natural lighting just makes everything come to life. It's everything that shows off the difference in high definition images. Unfortunately I can't say I was as impressed with the darker interior scenes in the Las Vegas portions of the film. The bright neon lights in the casinos look great and the wider shots remain detailed, but the darkness creeps in on the closer shots and skin-tones begin to look a little patchy and un-natural. Sadly with these scenes nothing ever seems quite as pretty or as impressive as it was earlier in the movie.
I got pretty distracted by the audio mix throughout 21. Any scenes that had music either as the main presence or even as a background element just seemed unbalanced. I couldn't work out if the bass was too over-powering, or if the overall sound set up was too hollow, but something was wrong and no matter how I tweaked it I was never satisfied. Most of the dialogue seemed clear enough, unless there was loud music within the scene and even though it was still fine there was a slight hum to it. Admittedly it could probably go unnoticed but once I knew it was there it niggled at my senses. Overall there's nothing inherently wrong with the sound mix here, but there's something a little off with it just bugged the hell out of me.
To kick off, there's a commentary, which is from the director Robert Luketic and two of the movie's producers, Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca, which was pretty bland. It's a shame the other producers, Kevin Spacey and Brett Ratner, didn't contribute as they might have made this interesting. Next up, there's quite a nice explanation from all the actors in the blackjack team (except Spacey) called 'The Advantage Player' (5:25) explaining the basics of the game and brief details on card counting—all pretty interesting stuff.
'Basic Strategy' (24.48) is essentially just a making of. It starts strong with some details about the real life events but soon turns into the generic re-telling of what you've just watched in the movie set up and then there's 'Money Plays' (7:08), which seems to be stuff they had left over from the making of. It's vague, unfocused and feels like a bit of an afterthought in all honesty.
A surprisingly nice addition was 'Virtual Blackjack'. I usually hate these little games they include on DVD releases, but this Blu-ray attempt was quite impressive. You get a video tutorial and a very easy to understand set up for the actual game. It's actually quite a nice companion piece to the movie and whilst my feelings on the pointless inclusions of games on movie discs haven't changed, I still enjoyed it.
There was also a Blu-ray live option on here, but it kept erroring when selecting it so I didn't get to see what it had to offer.
21 had a strong start and a good idea but ultimately I left the movie disappointed and really not bothered by what I'd just seen. The characters are thin, the story unfolds in a very typical fashion and all in all it just made me miss the Kevin Spacey that used to promise more from a movie. I mean seriously, has he done anything memorable since 2001?
21 offers a pretty standard Blu-ray release with throw away extras and a transfer that has its moments but I can't say it did anything to warrant repeat viewings from me and if you're into card movies there are a hell of a lot better ones out there.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Marcus Doidge
cinemaniac26 Member Join Date: September 2007 Location: United States Posts: 132
I'm not quite sure why, but I actually enjoyed this one. Sure, it's cliched as hell, but I was entertained for two hours.
Fabricio De Zuasnabar Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,350
cinemaniac26 wrote: I'm not quite sure why, but I actually enjoyed this one. Sure, it's cliched as hell, but I was entertained for two hours.
and i second that...
me too, i thought i was not gonna like it
and i second that...
me too, i thought i was not gonna like it
sec127 Member Join Date: January 2008 Location: United States Posts: 192
yeah i like this movie. its not perfect but it is what it is. id give it a 6/10.
Marcus1138 Contributor Join Date: June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 910
Don't get me wrong, I liked the movie for the most part, I just don't I'd ever watch it again.
horrorfan25 Member Join Date: November 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,080
The film was okay. I really was pleasantly surprised. Although I don't see me buying this in the future.
malcy Member Join Date: January 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 53
For the real life story you need to read the book Bringing Down the House. Has been rereleased as 21 to tie into the movie.
The motivations in the book are much less clear cut than in the film.
No scholarship money to raise, all they wanted was the cash and high living lifestyle as most continued to play once they left university.
Also typical Hollywood gloss in that he did not join because of the pretty girl (actually dated a cheerleader in real life in Vegas) and also they were nearly all Asian including the lead as they are the high rolling gamblers in Vegas rather than the mix of races in the film.
The motivations in the book are much less clear cut than in the film.
No scholarship money to raise, all they wanted was the cash and high living lifestyle as most continued to play once they left university.
Also typical Hollywood gloss in that he did not join because of the pretty girl (actually dated a cheerleader in real life in Vegas) and also they were nearly all Asian including the lead as they are the high rolling gamblers in Vegas rather than the mix of races in the film.
Worst Nightmare Senior Member Join Date: July 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,716
I agree - stick with the book on this one...
scottmck Contributor Join Date: April 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 393
Agreed. Great book but the movie over-simplified it. It felt like Kevin Spacey was phoning it in on this one as well.
Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 8th September 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English, Englsih Audio Description, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Ukranian
Subtitles: English, Dutch, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croation, Czech, Danish, Estoria, Finnish, Greek, Hewbew, Hindi, Hungaria, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish
Extras: Filmakers Commentary, Featurettes, Virtual Blackjack game, BD live
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Robert Luketic
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne
Genre: Drama
Length: 122 minutes
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Riverside Walter Reed Hospital has been named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. The hospital was recognized by The Joint Commission for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes that are shown to improve care for certain conditions. The clinical processes focus on care for heart attack, pneumonia, surgery, children's asthma, stroke and venous thromboembolism, as well as inpatient psychiatric services.
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital was recognized for its achievement on the following measure sets: Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care. The ratings are based on an aggregation of accountability measure data reported to The Joint Commission during the 2012 calendar year. The award recognizes hospitals for consistently using evidence-based processes that are shown to improve care.
"Despite the ever-changing health care landscape the one thing that remains at Walter Reed is providing top quality healthcare to our friends and family. We are proud to be recognized for being amongst the top quality ranking hospitals. I have our physicians and staff to thank for that." says Megan Kleckner, Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Vice President/ Administrator. "Our caring and professional staff live the Riverside mission of caring for others as we would care for those we love - to enhance their well-being and improve their health."
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital and each of the hospitals that were named as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures must:
1) achieve cumulative performance of 95 percent or above across all reported accountability measures;2) achieve performance of 95 percent or above on each and every reported accountability measure where there are at least 30 denominator cases;3) have at least one core measure set that has a composite rate of 95 percent or above, and (within that measure set) all applicable individual accountability measures have a performance rate of 95 percent or above.
A 95 percent score means a hospital provided an evidence-based practice 95 times out of 100 opportunities to provide the practice. Each accountability measure represents an evidence-based practice – for example, giving aspirin at arrival for heart attack patients, giving antibiotics one hour before surgery, and providing a home management plan of care for children with asthma.
"Riverside Walter Reed Hospital and all the Top Performer hospitals have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to quality improvement and they should be proud of their achievement," says Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., president and chief executive officer, The Joint Commission. "We have much to celebrate this year. Nearly half of our accredited hospitals have attained or nearly attained the Top Performer distinction. This truly shows that we are approaching a tipping point in hospital quality performance that will directly contribute to better health outcomes for patients."
Three other Riverside facilities – Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Riverside Tappahannock Hospital, and Riverside Behavioral Health Center in Hampton – were among the 26 Virginia hospitals to be recognized this year as Top Performers as well.
"Quality is an integral part of the Riverside Care Difference, or our commitment to keep patients safe, help heal them, respect their wishes and to be kind of them," said Barry Gross, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Riverside Health System. "Achieving this level of consistency takes a tremendous effort and unified focus. It's all about working together at every level to create processes to keep each patient safe and to deliver the best care possible."
In addition to being included in The Joint Commission's "Improving America's Hospitals" annual report, RRMC, RTH, RWRH and RBHC will be recognized on The Joint Commission's Quality Check website (www.qualitycheck.org). The Top Performer program will be featured in the December issues ofThe Joint Commission Perspectivesand The Source.
An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 20,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards. The mission of The Joint Commission is continuously improve health care for the public, in collaboration with other stakeholders, by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality and value.
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|Relax on the beach and then sleep comfortably in the heart of the bustling area of Patong. Lub d Patong is newly built, new age hostel catering for crowd of all budgets and backgrounds. Whether you 're a backpacker, flash packer, family or business, Lub d has you covered. From chic beach style dorms to private rooms. Hotel's got rooms to suit all. Lub d Patong boasts co-working spaces and business facilities so you can get work done before you head to your on-site pool, patio or sample the delights from one of smoothie, deli or drinks bars. With the beach only 5 minute walk away and other great attractions such as malls, restaurants bars within walking distance, you're in the best location in Phuket.
Dormitory Room
High-tech custom built dorms, bespoke made with luxury and comfort in mind. Re-inventing traditional dorm design and giving it a fresh and modern touch in true Lub d style. Building on classic dorm design and evolving it into the modern era. Each custom made dorm features purpose built large, comfortable bed equipped with universal sockets, charging ports and reading lights. beds have been designed with accessibility and comfort in mind to ensure every guest has best possible experience. Guests all receive fresh clean linen as well as unlimited towels. Each quest has their own large locker, which has been custom made for accessibility, as well as their own electronic keycard to access the room. All rooms have smoke detectors and fire alarms, as well as air conditioning and free Wi-Fi.
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With all the amazing benefits of dorms plus the added security of being in the lady only area. Ladies will receive their own electronic keycards which allow access to the ladies only dorms ensuring they sleep safely and securely at night.
Junior Room
Affordable luxury with the added benefit of privacy. Junior rooms boast a large double bed or two large single beds paired with clean fresh linen and towels. The rooms are tech savvy and equipped with universal power sockets, charging ports and reading lights rooms. All rooms are equipped with smoke detectors, fire alarms air conditioning and free Wi-Fi. Junior rooms also have their own modern en-suite bathrooms for added privacy.
Deluxe Room
Premium, large spacious rooms with luxury in mind. With no expense spared, Deluxe rooms boast a range of high-tech extras. Each room comes equipped with its Smart LCD TV as well as its coffee machine. Deluxe rooms all have e universal power sockets, charging port and reading lights throughout as well as signature large double beds or two large single beds with fresh clean linen and towels. Rooms are safe thanks to hotel's secure electronic keycard access, electronic safe box in the room and fire alarms and smoke detectors. All rooms are air conditioned and have free Wi-Fi. Deluxe rooms also com with their large en-suite modern styled bathroom, to ensure every guest has the best possible stay with Lub d.
Being so close to the beach, Lub d is really pushing the boat out here when it comes to food and drink. Whether you're after breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, breakfast again, Hotel's got you covered. Deli bar serves a wide variety of foods, from all day breakfast, to sandwiches, cereals, salads, pancakes, waffles, ice cream and even fresh fruit. Hotel offer the choice of self service from the deli bar so you can create your own sandwiches, salads and other snacks to take away.
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Tiny Gadgets to Make Life Easier (& Fun)
When you're living in a smaller space, it may seem like things get cluttered, disarranged or dirty so much faster. Despite the fact that we could probably just organize or clean more often, wouldn't it be just a bit more fun with these little tools in our lives?
1. Little Printer from Berg Cloud. This little charmer prints "publications" sent to you from Berg Cloud containing puzzles, news and gossip from your friends on a tiny, thermal printer. You can arrange them all into your journal or date book if you're still attached to hard copy (like me). It probably won't make your life any more organized than it already is on the smart phone, but isn't it adorable?
2. The Mark Brothers cable guys from MOCHA, designed by Shahar Peleg. These little dudes hang on for dear life to each of your tangled cables, letting you know exactly which to unplug when you are cleaning things up. £7.50
3. Martha Stewart Downloadable Freezer labels: got some frozen mystery package in your freezer? Martha Stewart to the rescue! Download these free clip art labels and print, for all of your freezing needs. 500 labels are $56.50 from Avery.
4. I admit that it would be nice to organize my vitamins in pills in one of those weekly compartment bars that my Grandma used to use, but I just can't make myself go there (yet). So, I was excited to find this cute little pill container from the Container Store. Detachable for travel and cute too! $3.99 each
5. Yes, please. I DO need a tiny robot to vacuum up pencil shavings and bagel crumbs. Fred Flare
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Territorial Census, 1855, District 2
Author: Browne, O. H.
Date: January-February, 1855
This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in the census were name, occupation, age, male, female, emigrated from, native of United States, naturalized citizen, declarant (intention to become a citizen), Negro, slave, and voter. Only white males over 21 were eligible to vote. The districts used for the census were the same as the election districts. A statistical summary of the census follows the enumeration pages. The enumerator indexed the census entries for this district and these pages appear before the census data. For District Two the place of election was the house of Paris Ellison, in Douglas City. The boundaries of each district were described in Governor Reeder's proclamation and it is difficult to determine what counties were in each district. The description of the Second District follows: "Commencing at the mouth of Big Spring Branch, on the south bank of the Kansas River; thence up said branch to its farthest source; thence by a southerly line, crossing the Wakarusa River on the east side of the house of Charles Mattingly, to the middle of the Santa Fe road; thence along the middle of said road to the line of the First District; thence by the same along the west side of the house of __Rolf to the head of the first tributary of the Kansas, above the Town of Lawrence; and thence by the said tributary to the Kansas River, and up the south bank of said river to the mouth of Big Spring Branch, the place of beginning." On the last page is a "List of settlers on the Kansas Half Breed lands opposite Douglas City." This is probably in Jefferson county, Kansas Territory.
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52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History – New Year's Day
January 3, 2011 at 8:17 am 1 comment
A new year has started and it begins a new series of 52 Weeks of Personal Genealogy & History. The one for this week is as follows:
Week 1: New Year's. Did your family have any New Year's traditions? How was the New Year celebrated during your childhood? Have you kept these traditions in the present day? This challenge runs from Saturday, January 1, 2011 through Friday, January 7, 2011. I challenge everyone to participate as often as they can and time permits.
When I was younger our family would buy some snacks to celebrate New Years. When the clock turned 12, we would bang the pots and pans and run around the yard yelling "Happy New Year!" We also got into the cars and honked the horns. If anyone was within a mile or so of our house sleeping, they would have been awake by the time we were finished. We also watched TV and saw the celebrations around the world.
As I got to be a teenager, I would attend the New Year's Eve dance our church would have. I would get all dressed up, usually in a new dress, and visit with my friends. Sometimes we would go out to eat afterwards and do fireworks.
After I got married, the kids and I would do the pots and pans. My husband usually worked, so sometimes we went to Booneville, MS to visit with my Grandma. She would stay up and my Aunt and cousins would all stay up to welcome in the New Years.
Most of the time I have stayed up with maybe one or two exceptions. What do you do for New Years celebration?
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Every Friday (starting on May 5), the San Pedro Square will transform into a marketplace full of fresh California-grown fruits and vegetables. People of all ages are welcomed to attend.
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Thursday Thirteen
Keely picked up a little book of quotations for me at a thrift shop. Its title is Women: Pro and Con, and it was published in 1958 by the Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon. No editor is listed.
The foreword suggests that the book presents a balanced view of women because the few quotations that praise women are much more heartfelt than the multitude of sarcastic quotations about women. Well, maybe. At any rate, here are thirteen interesting quotes.
1. "Never any good came out of female domination. God created Adam master and lord of living creatures, but Eve spoiled all."
-- Martin Luther (1483-1546)
2. "In the East, women religiously conceal that they have faces; in the West, that they have legs. In both cases they make it evident that they have but little brains."
-- Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
3. "Women have great talent, but no genius, for they always remain subjective."
-- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
4."Women are nothing but machines for producing children."
-- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
5. "Woman's advice has little value, but he who won't take it is a fool."
-- Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
6. "Nature has given women so much power that the law has wisely given her very little."
-- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
7. "If you wish women to love you, be original; I know a man who wore fur boots summer and winter, and women fell in love with him."
-- Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)
8. "When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues."
-- Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850)
9. "Take my word for it, the silliest woman can manage a clever man, but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool."
-- Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
10. "Being a woman is a terribly difficult trade, since it consists principally of dealings with men."
-- Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)
11. "Women, cats and birds are the creatures that waste the most time on their toilets."
--Charles Nodier (1780-1844)
12. "To be beautiful is enough! If a woman can do that well who shall demand more from her? You don't want a rose to sing."
-- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)
13. "A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner than when his wife talks Greek."
-- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)


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Ruy Soeiro, a longstanding member of the Einstein-Montefiore Division of Infectious Diseases, died August 20, 2009.
In a letter to colleagues, Liise-anne Pirofski, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, wrote the following:
"Ruy was a founding member of our division and one of our leaders who served as co-division chief and division chief at Einstein for many years. He first came to Einstein in 1965 as a post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory of James Darnell and went on to join the faculty and rise through the academic ranks in the Departments of Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology to serve and enrich our division and the greater medical and scientific community at Einstein in every possible way as a clinical and basic science faculty member, division chief, attending physician, committee chairperson and as a trusted and valued colleague, advisor and friend. Those of us who were trained by Ruy and who began our careers on his watch will never forget his support and optimism or how much he cheered for us and wanted us to succeed, and all who knew and interacted with him will never forget his unwavering dedication and commitment to the educational and scientific excellence of our division and the entire Einstein community.
I know that all of you join me in sending our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Ruy's wife Susan and his sons, Damon and Loren, and telling them that our thoughts are with and our hearts are out to them at this terrible time of sorrow. Funeral arrangements are private. Arrangements are being made to establish a fund at Einstein for contributions to the Division of Infectious Diseases."
Plans are underway for a memorial service at Einstein in the fall.
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Interactive007 needed a new coded website design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 48 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Looking to amalgamate a blog and a site into one professional wordpress type blog that can be exported to our own server later..
Hawkesfield & Co
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Blue and more subtle colors are preffered
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We have two sites http://www.winterman-am.blogspot.com and http://www.winterman-am.com.
We have been taken over and wish to change the sites into a blog-site (if that makes sense!) We have looked at wordpress but cannot find any themes suitable and would like a designer to come up with a professional wordpress blog-site.
The logo that the company has is here... http://www.winterman-am.com/Offshor…-arms3.GIF
Its is not particularly great and may need cleaning up.
The company name is 'Hawkesfield & Co' and is a Swiss banking operation (content can be seen by visting both of the site links above. We market our blog as 'Asset Manager' and would like to retain an element of this.
I like the look and feel of these sites:
This site has a good image 'feel'Â http://www.privatebankandtrust.com/Â
The site must be luxurious, professional have the ability to add new pages and not look like a blog...
Delivering the right site will lead to other web work. Eg we will be launching in the UK in the next month and will need a site for that, in the same style as well as additions to the project later.
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The adult-oriented stop-motion cartoon Robot Chicken has featured sketches parodying TRON. The first sketch is called "Used Car Surprise" (according to ADD TV) as well as "Sweet Ride", according to Adult Swim's streaming video title. It is about a teen that test drives a light cycle.
The sketch is from episode no. 33, "Metal Militia", from the second season of Robot Chicken.
The video can be viewed in its entirety here.
Caution: Offensive content - Viewer discretion is advised.
Robot Chicken featured another sketch parodying TRON called "Nerd Tron". It is about how a nerd fares in the TRON Universe.
The sketch is from episode no. 90, "Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack", from the fifth season of Robot Chicken.


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Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - Mirek and Lukas - Raunchy Sex - KINK
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In this Raunchy Sex scene we see Lukas Pribyl, blindfolded and chained as he stands waiting for his master. Mirek Ceslar arrives and starts to rip at Lukas' top and underwear, tearing it open. Lukas' cock is rock hard already and Mirek's gloved hand takes hold of it. He wanks and sucks on that throbbing dick for a while and exchanged kisses too. Then, smoking a cigarette Mirek takes out his own cock. He instructs Lukas to bend forward and suck on his cock. Lukas does as he is told, gagging on that big dick. He is made to suck on Mirek's cock before being bent over to expose his ass. Mirek rims that hole and then fingers it some. Next he slides a dildo into Lukas' hole and fingers it some more, getting it ready for cock. Mirek really stretches that hole, using three fingers to open it wide. Then he shoves his massive dick deep inside Lukas' ass. Lukas is moaning all the while as he ass gets fucked nice and deep. Still chained Lukas is then put onto his back, for more fucking. Mirek's dick goes nice and deep pounding that hole, with Lukas feeling every single thrust. Lukas takes hold of his cock and wanks himself to a massive cumshot as Mirek fucks his ass. Then Mirek pulls out and shoots his load all over Lukas beautiful face to end a wonderful scene.
David Koral is one great looking guy. We moved very quickly when he came in for casting and set up a solo shoot and then this massage. He gets naked and shows us a full 360 degree view of his wonderful body before laying down for his massage. The masseur arrives, in just his underwear, places a towel on David's ass and begins his work. As he straddles David his oiled hands work all over the back. Those soothing hands glide effortlessly over David's body, moving down to work on his hairy legs as well. Next the hands move under the towel and begin working on David's ass. With the towel removed we see that sexy ass as the hands squeeze the cheeks and spread them. David moves up onto his knees and the masseur begins to play with that ass. The hands also take hold of David's cock and begins to wank on it some. Dripping some lube into David's asscrack the masseur then takes a vibrator and teases the ass crack, slipping it into David's tight hole. A thicker one is then used to stretch that hole a little. David manages to take it well before a return to the slimmer one, which goes nice and deep into that hole. David then turns over and lays down on his back, for his chest to be oiled. The masseur takes hold of David's cock and wanks it until it gets nice and hard. Then the wanking speeds up, working that cock hard and fast until the cum is induced out. David shoots his load and lays there as his cock is milked dry to end a lovely massage.
Petr Morava is from Brno and is aged 26. He works as a technician and in his spare time enjoys fitness, ice-hockey anbd computers. Petr is such a handsome guy, with a great body too. We have already seen him in a full contact shoot, with Ivan Cakovsky, and in his stills shoot. Now we have this wonderful erotic video with him. Gosh doesn't Petr look great as he sits on the chair feeling himself, with his tee-shirt pulled up showing that gorgeous chest? Then dropping a hand to his groin and teasingly groping his cock. A helping hand arrives and, standing behind the chair, reaches over and begins to run his hands all over Petr's chest. The the hands remove Petr's top and, after feeling that chest some more, begin to grope his groin. Opening the shorts and feeling up Petr the hands pull the shorts off to reveal a massive erection. The hands start working on Petr's cock and balls, wanking him and rubbing the balls. Petr lays back taking it all and enjoying the attention that his cock is getting. His legs are raised in the air, to show his ass off. Some oil is dripped and rubbed all over the ass. The hole looks very inviting so a vibrator comes into play and slides, effortlessy inside. As the vibrator works in his hole Petr's cock is wanked and he soon shoots a big, creamy load for us. Then it is off to the shower to clean up after a great scene.
Danek Rovny is aged 19 and lives in : Vysny Orlik, Slovakia. He is currently unemployed and likes Ice-hockey and football. We have done several shoots with the lovely Danek, including a previous solo shoot. He is a very nice guy who just looks great on camera. With a handsome face and a very nice, slim build, what is not to like? As he strips off we see just how good Danek looks, and when he cock gets hard it is difficult not to be impressed with it, as it points skywards. He also spreads that cute little ass so we can see his tight hole.


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NY Yankees: It's Insulting To Call Us The Evil Empire... But It's Also Trademark Infringement
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The term "evil empire" has a negative connotation because the word "evil" refers to that which is morally wrong or bad, immoral, wicked, harmful and/or injurious. The BASEBALLS EVIL EMPIRE mark will be understood to refer to the Club, and, upon information and belief, is clearly intended to do so, and thus may disparage Opposer[The Yankees], or bring Opposer into contempt or disrepute among a significant segment of the consuming public.Of course, at the same time, even as they say that it's got a negative connotation, they claim they're also worried that people will think it's legitimate Yankee merchandise. I really don't see how that's possible though.
the Yankees hold that the phrase is so connected with the Yankees that people "are likely to believe that Applicant's goods, which are identical and/or closely related to the goods offered and services rendered in connection with the Club's marks, have their origin with Opposer and/or that such goods are approved, endorsed or sponsored by Opposer"--that the average fan, seeing shirts with the words "Evil Empire" and an altered logo, would assume the Yankees were selling the shirts.So... either "Evil Empire" hurts the reputation of the team, or it's so closely connected to the team that it's effectively a common law trademark?
Of course, what this really comes down to is pure greed. It was really just a few decades ago that fans were able to make their own shirts supporting (or denigrating) teams, and it was considered perfectly reasonable. But, as we've discussed, that all changed in the 80s, when sports teams suddenly decided that they wanted you to pay to cheer (or boo) any particular team.
In this case, the folks selling the Evil Empire gear are going to try to defend their efforts claiming it's protected use as a "parody." I really have no idea how well that will hold up at the Trademark Office (or, eventually, in court), but just the fact that this is even in dispute seems pretty silly.


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Mike Schwartz
Hometown: Danbury, Conn.
Major: Professional Writing - Journalism
WCSU Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing
Activities: Resident assistant for 3 years; The Echo - 3 years, editor-in-chief for one year; part-time manager of Sandra's Jewelry Store in Danbury
Honors and Awards: Arnold C. Brackman Memorial Journalism Scholarship, HRL's Peer Academic Advisement Mentor of the Year, The Echo Outstanding Leadership Award, Distinction for Writing Portfolio award, 3.15 GPA
Danbury resident Mike Schwartz had WestConn on his radar screen well before he enrolled here. "WestConn's notorious music department first got my attention because I was interested in jazz percussion," he says. "Also, I love the Northeast and its close location to New York and Boston."
After five years at the university, Schwartz is graduating in May with a bachelor's degree -- but not in music. Instead, he's receiving a Bachelor of Arts in professional writing. "Thanks to the student newspaper, The Echo, and some professors in the English and writing departments, I was able to utilize my skill in writing and turn it into my passion," Schwartz says. "Professor of Writing, Linguistics and Creative Process Dr. John Briggs aided me in many of my academic endeavors."
Along with the positive experiences he had as a writer, and later as editor, for The Echo, Schwartz also points to his three years as a resident assistant as having had a positive impact on his undergraduate experience. "Lamar Coleman and Eva Jones, former resident directors of Centennial Hall, acted as my mentors and supervisors in 2005 and 2006."
Asked what he will remember most about his WestConn experience, Schwartz says, "Becoming a part of The Echo in 2005. The staff was great and the environment was exciting. It's truly gratifying to inform the WestConn population with news from a student-run origination."
After graduation, Schwartz hopes to "write for the media and influence people in great ways. My goal is to someday write for a publication I am proud of."
Schwartz's advice to new students entering WCSU is: "Get involved with a club immediately because going to class is only half the college education. Find yourself and empower your skills. You can change people in great, positive ways if you try."