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stubby wrote:Colette wrote:Throw a core down a black hole.
Well technically Warhead is right, even according to normal physics it is impossible to completely destroy an immortal core, or anything for that matter, because information must always be preserved, meaning that theoretically I should be able to collect the residual Hawking radiation that used to be the immortal core and regrow it.
I thought that we established a long time ago that the essence of the Immortal Core exists outside of the universe, independent of its physical projections into our spacetime reality. Trying to affect the core from within the universe is like trying to break a movie projector by attacking the projected image. You can collect all the Hawking radiation you want from the projection, but it's not going to give you any access to the projector.
Crack theory: Immortals are the projections of real humans in the brikverse. They will not die as long as their representing human IRL doesn't die. And since humans live a divinely-long time compared to minifigs...


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The Historic Pannier Market in the Centre of Bideford
It was built in 1884 at a cost of £4,200 to house a fish market, butchery stalls and corn exchange. The Mayor, G W Vincent, performed the opening ceremony which was followed by a public dinner when almost 200 people sat down.The day ended with a promenade concert and later that week about 2,000 children gathered at the market for a tea party.
The Pannier Market, trades Tuesdays through to Saturdays, whilst Butchers' Row is open Monday to Saturday and is a favourite with tourists and residents alike. inside the Market Hall you will find our cafe - where you can have a quick cup of tea or stay a while and enjoy a full English breakfast.
You will find the Pannier Market by walking up the High Street and taking a left turn into Grenville Street. The building stands fair and square ahead of you. It is called the Pannier Market after the wicker baskets, or panniers, in which farmers' wives carried their wares and a market has been held in Bideford since the granting of the Charter of Incorporation in 1573.
Opening Times
Butchers' Row - Market Place Shops - Market Cafe
Butcher's Row Shop Unit Tenants trade from Monday through to Saturday, though Monday is often treated as the Tenants' second day of rest.
The Market Place Shops too trade largely Monday through to Saturday.
The Market Cafe is open six days a week all year round. Why not pop in for breakfast or just a cup of coffee? You will always find a warm welcome - and the cafe serves hot meals and other beverages too.
Market Hall Trading (January 2017 - March 2017): Tuesdays through to Saturdays: 9.00 am - 3.00 pm.

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I think Dogos have Dane in their heritage?
Definitely see a Bull Terrier Cross. Maybe she's just a badly bred BT... My boss was(not like she got rid of them all! They've all since passed away in her care ) big into Bully breeds before her current breed and she has a number of antique Bully breed pics, old style bull terriers looked quite similar in head shape to this girl, but a bit more of a pointier muzzle.
She is gorgeous. I bet it will be fun to teach a deaf dog.


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St. Louis Welcomes Greg and Lora Hessby Tom Runge • August 18, 2013 Share:
The annual St. Louis Send Off, hosted by Anne and Tom Walsh '73, also served to welcome new Wabash President Gregory Hess, and First Lady Lora Hess, to the St. Louis area.
Tom and Anne Walsh opened their home to Wabash alumni, parents, families and friends. The event has been a yearly success and is now the model for other send off parties by Wabash regional groups. The event combines new and returning students and their families with Wabash alumni – a real opportunity to get all of those questions answered.
Greg and Lora Hess joined Tom Hays '55, his wife Sue, Ray Kljajic '78, and his wife Beth for a great afternoon. Tom and Ray are Trustees of the College.
Representing the college, in addition to President Hess, were Dean for Advancement Jonathan Stern and Admissions counselor Alex Moseman '11.
Many thanks to Tom '73 and Anne Walsh for hosting another fun event and to Jim '83 and Susie Dyer for their efforts to encourage folks to attend.
Top- President Greg Hess thanks Anne and Tom Walsh '73 for their hospitality
Right - First Lady Lora Hess
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The scientific activity of the Custody revolves around the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum, known in the whole world of Biblical and archaeological culture. The SBF is dedicated to numerous research activities in Biblical archaeology and literary sources. Research on Biblical texts is conducted from various points of view: historical, exegetic, theological, linguistic and environmental. The Institute holds refresher courses, conferences and training courses for Holy Land guides and campaigns of archaeological digs.
Another important institute is the Muski, or the Centre for Oriental Studies of Cairo, which concentrates its studies and research on the Christian communities of the Middle East. The main activity of the Muski is publications, which represent invaluable documentation for Christianity in the Middle East. The centre has a library unique of its kind: more than thirty thousand volumes and a good collection of Oriental manuscripts in Arabic, Syriac, Coptic. Armenian, Turkish and Persian.
The Studium Theologicum Jerosolymitanum is linked with the SBF as the first cycle of theology, based at the convent of St. Saviour, aimed mainly at training candidates for the priesthood.
Archaeological research
The Franciscans of the Holy Land have lovingly looked after and preserved the sanctuaries and restored them.
In particular, the restoration work has taken on great importance. Recording all the original elements of the sanctuaries has led to an archaeological exploration which – by redrawing the environment that witnessed and characterized the action of Biblical figures – creates a sensation of the present and enthrals with the emotion of a direct experience.
The archaeological activity of the Franciscans in the Holy Land started at the end of the 19th century when, thanks also to the stimulus of several archaeological explorations started in Palestine in that period, the need for more scientific knowledge of the sanctuaries and of the holy placed becomes complementary to that of looking after them and venerating them.
The Custody's excavations have obviously given preference to places linked with the New Testament, but those concerning places of the Old Testament are not rare.
Over the past century, this activity of the Custody has created an enormous heritage of material finds and enriched knowledge of the Holy Land.
Vigil of Christmas. Bethlehem: 13.30 Entrance of the Archbishop & I Vespers - 16.00 Procession - 23.30 Office & 00.00 Mass - 1.45 Procession to the Grotto
Nativity of the Lord. Bethlehem (St. Catherine): 10.00 Mass Shepherds' Field (Greek & Catholic): 14.00 Pilgrimage
Feast St. Stephen, Protomartyr. St. Stephen: 16.00 Pilgrimage
Feast of the Holy Innocents. Bethlehem:10.00 Mass - 14.00 II Vespers (Vicar CTS)


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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law (Public Law 111-5). ARRA committed $787 billion to various federal programs in order to stimulate the economy. A portion of these funds were distributed to federal and state agencies to allocate to sponsored research.
Investigators at CUNY have been awarded more than 100 new and supplemental grants; the awards, totaling more than $51M, range in amount from about $4,000 to $3 million. Among the ARRA research grants CUNY faculty has been awarded so far, are two highly competitive Challenge Grants administered by the National Institutes of Health.
Important ARRA Funded Research at CUNY
"Funding of research through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has enabled important, high-impact research at CUNY that will have direct and immediate effects on society"
A Major Breakthrough in Solving the Mystery behind the Main Cause of Cardiovascular Death
Dr. Sheldon Weinbaum, a Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The City College was awarded a prestigious Challenge Grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The project, Predicting Cardiovascular Risk in Vulnerable Plaque Rupture received a two year grant of $764,666. The Challenge Grant program was designed to support research on special topic areas which addressed high priority scientific and health research challenges. The NIH received more than 26,000 applications for these grants—three times the number for a normal review round. Dr. Weinbaum's application was very highly ranked due to the significance of the discovery and the novelty of the science involved. <read more>
Dr. Weinbaum and his colleague Luis Cardoso, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at CCNY, have made a significant breakthrough in helping to solve one of the major causes of cardiovascular death. More than half of the 500,000 coronary artery deaths each year in the U.S. are caused by an acute coronary syndrome due to the rupture of the thin fibrous cap overlying a special type of lesion in the arterial wall known as a vulnerable plaque; these lesions are caused by a build up of cells and fatty materials in a lipid pool beneath the cap. A thrombus or clot will form instantaneously when the thin fibrous cap ruptures. The mechanism as to why some thin caps rupture and others do not is very likely the single most important unanswered question in life threatening atherothrombotic lesions which are the major cause of acute coronary syndromes and cardiovascular death.
Drs. Weinbaum, Cardoso and their former PhD student, Dr. Yuliya Vengrenyuk, provide the first experimental evidence for a new paradigm of thin cap fibroatheroma rupture, suggesting that minute cellular level microcalcifications located in the cap itself, which were identified for the first time, increase tissue stress concentration and plaque vulnerability. In the proposed research they investigate the impact of microcalcifications on cap rupture using a three-dimensional (3D) multi-level finite element model of human coronary lesions based on high resolution micro-CT imaging. These studies, if successful, could resolve the long-standing mystery as to why some vulnerable plaque lesions are more prone to rupture than others and, as a result, provide vital new criteria for the detection and treatment of vulnerable plaque.
Read more about Dr. Weinbaum's career in the CUNY Research Newsletter (Summer 2008 and Fall 2009).
A New Computer Simulation Helps Explain the Spread of HIV
Professor Kirk Dombrowski of the Department of Anthropology, and Professor Bilal Khan of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, at John Jay College, have received one of the prestigious NIH Challenge Grants. The project, Injection Drug User Network Topologies and HIV Stabilization Dynamics, is administered by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and has a received a two year grant totaling $736,858. Dr. Dombrowski and Khan's research uses Social Network Analysis to determine why new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among communities of intravenous drug users seem to stabilize at a lower than expected levels. <read more>
The John Jay team will create a computational model of Injection Drug Using (IDU) networks to better understand how HIV does and does not spread over time. Injecting drug users and their non-drug using partners continue to be at high risk of becoming infected with HIV and other blood borne pathogens through sharing injecting equipment, or by engaging in unprotected sex with HIV positive partners. Yet HIV continues to move through IDU networks in unexpected ways, and the dynamics of this process are not well understood. The NIDA funded project will create a simulation to help researchers and policymakers better understand and prevent HIV propagation within IDU communities, and between IDU communities and the societies of which they are a part. This will be the first simulation on a scale with existing urban drug communities (25,000 actors), and promises longitudinal insights that is often difficult for face-to-face empirical research to achieve.
The team working on the project at John Jay College, which includes the Co-Principal Investigator, Richard Curtis (Anthropology) represents a variety of disciplines. All of the researchers have been actively engaged in HIV research with community health partners in the New York City area and offer many years of experienced in ethnography, social network theory, and graph theoretical research. Dr. Curtis, the Chair of the Anthropology Department, noted that this ARRA funded project has resulted in enhanced and solidified interdisciplinary relationships among John Jay faculty. It has also attracted the attention of internationally recognized scholars from other institutions, who have expressed interest in working with CUNY faculty on this important new research endeavor.
Study Examines How Diet Mediates Ethnic and Socioeconomic Health Disparities in American Children
Dr. Ashima K. Kant, a professor in the Department of Family, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (FNES) at Queens College has been awarded a $300,000 ARRA grant through the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD). Her project is entitled, Trends in Ethnic and Socioeconomic Differentials in Diet Quality in American Children. <read more>
Dr. Kant contends that diet is one of many variables that contribute to the persistence of ethnic and socioeconomic differences in health outcomes for children in the United States. Given that diet is an acknowledged risk factor for a number of chronic diseases, it is reasonable to posit that diet may play a role in the widening ethnic and socioeconomic gap among children. However, Kant notes that little is known about the relationship between race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status and diet for American children, and no published information about how the relationship between these variables may be changing over time.
Dr. Kant's study will examine the independent associations of race/ethnicity and measures of socioeconomic position (family income, education, and occupation) with dietary intake; it will also assess the longitudinal trends in these variables. Her study will help gauge our progress as a nation in fulfilling the goal of closing ethnic and socioeconomic gaps in health outcomes.
For information on Dr. Kant's research on the impact of water drinking on dietary choice, see the CUNY Research Newsletter (Fall 2009).
Study Seeks to Uncover How Decision-Making Patterns Affect HIV Risk Behavior
Dr. Sarit A. Golub has been awarded $227,929 for the first year of a two-year ARRA grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to fund a project entitled Neurocognitive Deficits, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Behavior. Dr. Golub is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Hunter College and a member of the doctoral faculty in the Neuropsychology and Social-Personality subprograms at the Graduate Center. This project will be conducted under the auspices of the Hunter College Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), a research institute Co-Directed by Dr. Golub and Dr. Jeffrey Parsons, Professor and Chair of the Hunter College Department of Psychology. <read more>
The NIDA funded research examines ways in which problems with decision-making, working memory or impulse control may be working against existing HIV prevention strategies, and is designed to assist in the development and adaptation of HIV prevention interventions that will best meet the specific needs of the population they serve. "At present, little research has been conducted to bridge the gap between neuropsychological and behavioral findings regarding HIV prevention," says Dr. Golub. "This study is designed to identify particular neurocognitive deficits or decision-making patterns that make HIV risk behavior more likely."
Many behavioral interventions focusing on the intersection of substance use and sexual risk-taking ignore neurocognitive factors, even as they target symptoms related to them (e.g. poor decision-making, problems with impulse control). This project is one of the first to integrate neuropsychological and behavioral assessments to predict HIV risk, and grew out of a pilot study for which Dr. Golub received funding through the Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR). The study targets men who have sex with men (MSM) a group that represents over 46% of all new HIV diagnoses, and over 63% of new diagnoses among men. A recent CDC report cited substance use as a critical component in HIV risk behavior among MSM, and called for the development of innovative prevention strategies. This ARRA funding was awarded in part because of the project's tremendous public health significance in the development and adaptation of innovative intervention strategies for this critical population. In addition, the current project is particularly innovative in that it examines the role of neurocognitive factors in determining HIV risk behavior among both HIV-negative and HIV-positive individuals. Often, emerging prevention strategies focus only on one population or the other, limiting their ability to examine the role of HIV-status itself as a factor in risk behavior. Dr. Golub's study examines potential differences between the two groups, but recognizes that risk reduction for both HIV-negative and HIV-positive individuals is critical to effective HIV prevention efforts.
Read more about Dr. Golub's research at the Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training.
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I am interested in gold coins from 1912-1914. I heard there were minted $5 and $10 gold pieces. Looking for the price history and what would be good prices at this time. Where would be places that are selling. Would appreciate reference to info about these and advice on buying.
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The Office of Public Relations and Marketing works directly with the stakeholders that make up our college community - students, faculty, staff, donors, community members, and the media, just to name a few - to share information about the high-quality programs and services offered here at NWACC, as well as to promote the great things members of our NWACC family are doing here and in their community.
Through a mixture of traditional marketing practices, public and media relations activities, and social media implementation, we help get the College's message out to the residents of northwest Arkansas and the nation.
Check out what we do, connect with us, and let us help you get the good word out about what you're doing here at NWACC!


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One way to stretch time between professional cleanings — and save cash — is to buy or rent a carpet cleaner. You'll recoup the money you spend after just a few uses.
To help you find the right carpet cleaner, the Good Housekeeping Research Institute put several to the test. Find out how we evaluated them, then read up on what you should know before buying one.
What We Looked for in Carpet-Cleaning Machines
The GHRI evaluated carpet-cleaning machines for:
• How well they cleaned up dirt and soil
• How much water they extracted from carpet samples
• Ease of filling and emptying the tanks
• Ease of operation
• Clarity, accuracy, and completeness of owner's manual
• UL, ETL, or CSA certification
Twenty consumers also evaluated how easy it was maneuver each machine.
How We Tested Carpet-Cleaning Machines
To see how well the carpet cleaners removed dirt, we cleaned soiled carpet swatches with each machine.
The swatches dried overnight, and then we took colorimetric readings of the cleaned carpets, comparing them to similar readings taken on unsoiled and precleaned swatches. These readings measure how much light is reflected off of a surface; the cleaner the surface, the more light is reflected.
To determine the amount of water left in the carpet after extraction, we measured the weights of the recovery tanks and the clean tanks prior to and after cleaning.
Before You Buy a Carpet-Cleaning Machine
• Consider the machine's weight. Carpet cleaners are much heavier to push and more cumbersome to use than traditional vacuum cleaners. And once you add water, they weigh even more.
• Look for special features, like edge cleaning, rotating brushes, a heater, and attachments. Depending on your needs, they may be worth the money.
• Read over the machine's warranty (many manufacturers post this information on their websites). While you're at it, check your carpet's warranty to make sure you're not using a product that will void it.
• To figure out which model is best for you, find a store where trial models are available so you can try them out before purchasing one.
Before You Rent a Carpet-Cleaning Machine
• Remember to factor in the cost of the cleaning solution. It doesn't come with the machine rental, and you'll have to purchase it separately.
• The machine is probably not brand-new and may not be in the best condition.
• Think about convenience: You'll need to lug the rental home and return it to the store when you're done.
How to Get the Most Out of a Carpet-Cleaning Machine
• Before deep-cleaning your carpets, vacuum the area thoroughly to pick up any loose dirt.
• When cleaning the entire floor, move furniture out of the way. For pieces that are too heavy to move, place aluminum foil or wax paper under the legs. This prevents wood finishes from staining the carpet as it dries.
• Begin cleaning at the farthest point from the doorway and work back toward it so you can step out when you're done.
• Never close up a room with a wet, newly cleaned carpet; it slows down drying time and can promote mold growth. Instead, keep the air circulating by opening the doors and windows.
• Once the carpet is dry, vacuum once more to pick up any remaining soil.


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How you have your IBU calculated on Beersmith could have something to do with it as well. Beersmith default is Tinseth, so if you changed that to Rager or Garetz, or they use a different calculation then you, it can have an effect as well. Just a thought.
I just bumped the 0 min add to 20. and it gave 8.1 IBU's for a total of 16.7
Saw erockrph's post, which is very good input. Hey - Brewer's Friend does a whirlpool calculation, who knew. What time do they assume, or do you enter that in there.


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The discovery of traces of pork in halal meat from a County Tyrone processing plan have been described as 'very disturbing' by a leader of Ireland's Muslim community.
According to RTE, Dr Ali Saleem of the Islamic Cultural Centre told RTE's 'Morning Ireland' that it would be catastrophic for a Muslim to consume pork as it is a clear breach of Islamic law.
'For a Muslim, it is equivalent to taking drugs, it is very much forbidden,' Dr Saleem said.
Irish beef had a wonderful reputation among Muslims in Britain and Ireland and it was feared that the discovery would lead to a strong hit on the Irish beef product, he said. Irish beef would have to be tested again by the Muslim community's own agencies that monitor the halal process, Saleem added.
Read More: Donegal priest quits due to verbal and physical abuse by parishioners
In the UK, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) met with food retailers and suppliers yesterday, after traces of pork DNA were found in halal-certified prison food. The FSA reportedly ordered the meeting after a series of mis-labelled or contaminated food products reached the UK public.
McColgan Quality Foods of Strabane, County Tyrone, was identified as the supplier of the product to a wholesale distributor, which supplied contaminated beef pies to UK prisons. The wholesaler later confirmed that all halal products from the manufacturer were withdrawn from supply.
Meanwhile the FSA is investigating how far contaminated products have been distributed. FSA director Steve Wearne told RTE the agency had called a meeting with 'a range of suppliers to stress again the responsibility of all food businesses to ensure the food that they sell contains what it says on the label.'
Read More: Day of reckoning for Magdalene survivors who say time has come for State to apologize - VIDEO
An FSA spokeswoman added: 'People have a right to expect that the food they are eating is correctly described. It is the responsibility of food businesses to ensure the food they sell contains what it says on the label. We are considering, with relevant local authorities, whether legal action is appropriate following the investigation.'


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The design of green roofs is poised to improve as a result of a two-year research partnership between Portland State University and Walmart. Data collected from the roof of Walmart's new Hayden Meadows store—the largest green roof installation in Portland—will provide insights for the design of energy efficient, habitat friendy, stormwater filtering, and heat mitigating green roofs.
PSU's Green Building Research Laboratory will lead the effort to put scores of sensors and a weather station on the north Portland store roof, which will feature 40,000 square feet of vegetative roof installed in three separate sections—each devoted to testing different aspects of green roof design, such as materials and soil depth. The remaining 52,000 square feet of white membrane rooftop will also be monitored by sensors, providing an opportunity to deliver side-by-side comparisons on factors including surface temperature, water flow and building operations. Data collected from the Hayden Meadows roof will be compared to similar data collected on a Walmart green roof in Chicago, providing a comprehensive view of green roof performance in various conditions.
"The data we collect will help the green building industry improve upon the many benefits provided by green roofs—from reducing heat island effects to improving overall building performance," said David Sailor, director of the PSU Green Building Research Laboratory and professor of mechanical engineering. "This research project will lead to better green roof design for buildings around the world."
The PSU Green Building Research Laboratory, housed at the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science and funded in part by the Institute for Sustainable Solutions, will lead the two-year research project working with students and community partners. The city of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services will measure stormwater runoff; the Cadmus Group, an environmental consulting firm, will monitor the performance of the rooftop air conditioning units; and the Audubon Society of Portland will conduct bird count surveys to contribute to the habitat monitoring portion of the study.
Because the rooftop features both a green roof installation and a more traditional white membrane roofing material, it provides an ideal test bed for measuring and comparing building performance data.
The Walmart Haden Meadows research project builds on PSU's growing expertise in green roof design and monitoring that has been funded by organizations including the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Green Building Council, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center.
More from Walmart
In December, the Walmart Foundation provided a $98,608 grant to expand a PSU-led effort to get healthy food to kids. Read about it.


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columbianaweb needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 36 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Need to design (mockup) a website for an Identity Theft & Security Company. The company provides many ID Theft services as well as speaking & workshops. Also has eBook to be sold.
Eventually there will be 3 sites linked together - a company site (the one the contest is for), a Blog site, and an eBook site to sell Resource Guide/eBook. This contest is to design the company site of Womple, LLC.
BTW - Womple stands for (Ways Of Making Peoples Lives Easier).
Murray, the owner of Womple, LLC, is an Identity Theft Protection Expert, delivering effective identity theft protection strategies in an informative and entertaining manner through keynote and break-out presentations, workshops, seminars, and one-on-one identity theft protection services.
I am looking for a mockup to be done in either Photoshop or Fireworks (or compatible programs). HTML and CSS would be nice but not necessary.
Here is a link to the logo & a few pictures:
I will post some information as the project goes on.
- The color scheme will consist of Black, Grays & White with a hint of reds.
- Here is some of the site navigation/links- About Us
- Services
- Resource Guide
- Articles
- Calendar of Events
- News
- Testimonials
- Contact Us
- Here are some of the ideas to put on the home page (but not limited to)- Newsletter signup
- Information about Murray
- Round red button (emergency type button) with text: "Protect Yourself - click here"
- Box Ad w/ link to eBook site
- etc.
- Site must be professional, but somewhat modern looking - Web 2.0 almost.
- I included a link with a logo and a few pictures of Murray - may or may not want to have a picture of Murray on the home page.
- Tag Line: Identity Theft … The Fastest Growing Crime In The Nation!!!
- Tag Line for Murray: AMERICA'S MOST DYNAMIC IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION SPEAKER
- Must be professional.


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Charlie Price
Hometown: New Milford, Conn.
Major: Master of Business Administration
WCSU Degree: M.B.A.
Activities: Employed full time at GMAC Financial Services, active in Cub Scouts, enjoy playing golf when not traveling for my kid's soccer and basketball games.
Honors and Awards: "I am proud that I received only 1 B at WCSU and the rest were all A's."
In 1986, Charlie Price graduated with honors from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wis.,with a degree in business and a double major in finance and economics. About 20 years later, he was ready to take the next step toward advancing his career by pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree. "I started my M.B.A. at the University of New Haven, but switched to WestConn after my job transferred me to the GM Northeast Regional Office in Somers, N.Y., which required me to move from southeastern Connecticut to New Milford," Price says. "My M.B.A. took about a year and half at the University of New Haven and another three years at WCSU."
Price says he wanted to get an M.B.A. since it is one of the things that his employer takes into consideration when evaluating candidates for promotion. "Additionally, an M.B.A. provides you with a means to not only improve your knowledge but also improve your critical thinking and analytical skills, which are essential for success in the business world."
In thinking about his WestConn education, Price is quick to mention Associate Professor of Marketing Dr. Karen Koza, who acted as a faculty mentor during his MKT 599 course, which was a student-developed study on case research and writing. "She guided us through the process of getting our case accepted by the Society of Case Research," Price explains. "After numerous edits and revisions, the final case, 'Staples, Inc.: Planning for Sustained Growth in China's Retail Market,' has been accepted by SCR for publication in their Annual Advances in Case Writing spring edition. According to Dr. Koza, we are the first M.B.A. students to have their case published by SCR and the first M.B.A. studenst from WCSU to get published."
Asked what he will remember most about his WestConn experience, Price says, "Having our case study accepted by the Society for Case Research for publication. I also enjoyed working with all the other M.B.A. students on various group projects and presentations. Another one that comes to mind took place in an accounting course where we completed a study on setting up a nonprofit Financial Education center for WCSU students, which we presented to the dean and the president of the university."
After graduation, Price plans to continue his career with GMAC Financial Services and enjoy spending more time with his family. "Given the amount of time required to get the most out of the M.B.A. courses (including good grades), definitely gives you a greater appreciation for your free time and how you spend it," he says.
Price's advice to new students entering WCSU is: "Like anything in life, the benefits you will derive from any class (graduate or undergaraduate) is directly proportional to the amount of effort you're willing to put into it."


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Now that Seth MacFarlane has tweeted that he simply can't find the time to host the Oscars again, is it too early to say: "Tina Fey, come on down!"
"I think that's too hard," Fey tells The Times over the phone, when asked if she'd take the job. "Too many dresses to try on."
Really, Tina? You're going to go with the whole degree-of-difficulty dress thing as your primary reason to dodge the high-profile opportunity to flaunt your charm and talents in front of an audience of tens of millions of people?
Oscars 2013: Backstage | Quotes | Best & Worst
"Hey, don't underestimate how exhausting it is to try on 85 dresses — and 79 of them are humiliating," Fey says, laughing.
Of course, that's not why Fey, who memorably co-hosted the Golden Globes last year with pal Amy Poehler, doesn't want the Academy Awards gig. As jobs go, hosting the Oscars might be a little too high-profile with the risks (bombing in front of your peers and a huge television audience) outweighing the rewards. (See: Franco, James.)
As Alec Baldwin, who co-hosted the show with Steve Martin to no great acclaim in 2010, put it recently in a Hollywood Reporter interview: "Everyone who has done it lately has been crucified. So they're not going to get anybody who is reasonably talented or special to take that chance anymore."
It does seem risky. While other awards shows — the Tonys, the Globes and the Emmys, notably — have enjoyed a solid string of successes in recent years (Neil Patrick Harris, Jimmy Fallon, take your bows), the Academy Awards have been more of a hit-and-miss proposition. (And that's if you're feeling charitable.)
The show's rigid format — 24 award categories, 24 speeches, 24 opportunities to be played off the stage (unless you're an A-lister) — restrict the impact a host can have on the evening. Factor in the audience's jangled nerve endings — spending eight hours prepping to brave the red carpet gantlet will do that to you — and you have the makings of a long evening.
As 2009 Oscar host Hugh Jackman told The Times after his gig, the best you can hope for is a big opening because after that, "It's just a room full of people — increasingly upset people — who haven't won."
"It's a really difficult room," Fey adds. "High levels of stress are shooting out of just about everyone there. The Golden Globes are less pressure. It's like an exhibition game for the real season."
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MacFarlane announced Monday, via Twitter, that he wouldn't be suiting up in his tux next year. "Traumatized critics exhale: I'm unable to do the Oscars again," he wrote. "Tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need sleep. However, I highly recommend the job, as [Craig] Zadan and [Neil] Meron are two of the most talented producers in the business. My suggestion for host is Joaquin Phoenix."
So, now we know two things: 1) Producers Meron and Zadan asked MacFarlane to return, satisfied with the show's improved ratings and the job he did. And 2) MacFarlane's tweets aren't much funnier than the boob song he performed during the ceremony.
Of course, the reclusive Phoenix, who memorably took all of 17 seconds to accept his best actor award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. in January, isn't a likely candidate, even if the "Walk the Line" star's singing talents dovetail nicely with the producers' love for all things musical. Perhaps after having Catherine Zeta-Jones sing "All That Jazz" and bringing Richard Gere, Renée Zellweger, Zeta-Jones and Queen Latifah out to co-present this year, Zadan and Meron might want to dip into their beloved "Chicago" pool once again and let the Queen reign solo.
Or maybe they won't limit themselves to projects they executive produced and try to goose the young demo ratings again by extending an invitation to a song-and-dance man like Justin Timberlake who's a multiple threat with a top-selling album and an upcoming performance in the new Coen brothers film.
What any prospective Oscar host must consider, beyond the time commitment and what Baldwin calls the "chicken feed" pay, is whether the effort is worth all the trouble. The show has defeated talent of all stripes, including great comedians (Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Chris Rock), musical-theater showmen (Jackman) and too-cool-for-school hipsters (Franco, though co-host Anne Hathaway made out a smidge better).
The prestige associated with hosting will always be alluring, but answering that siren song can lead to trouble. Or, in Franco's case, people wondering, because of his low-energy vibe, whether he spent the evening stoned out of his gourd.
"Here's the hypocritical thing: Leading up to the Oscars, I couldn't hear enough about how, 'Oh, people don't care about the Oscars anymore, it's dead, it's boring, it's at the end of a long awards season, who cares about it?'" Franco griped on "Letterman" after the ceremony. "Well, as soon as you don't host the way they want you to, they suddenly care and they won't shut up about it."


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Pirates score 3 in 7th to beat Dodgers 6-3
LOS ANGELES (AP) Josh Harrison's second RBI single triggered a three-run seventh inning, Russell Martin and Pedro Alvarez homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Los Angeles 6-3 on Thursday night for only their third victory in their last 20 games at Dodger Stadium.
Former UCLA star Gerrit Cole (5-3) allowed three runs and six hits over 6 1-3 innings in his first career appearance at Chavez Ravine. The right-hander helped set up two runs with sacrifice bunts in the opener of a four-game series against the defending NL West champions.
Cole was lifted after walking pinch-hitter Chone Figgins with his 88th pitch, but Tony Watson retired speedster Dee Gordon on a double-play grounder with his first pitch. Mark Melancon worked a perfect eighth and Jason Grilli got three outs for his sixth save.
Grilli officially got his closer role back on Thursday, seven days after coming off the disabled list and six days after getting a save in his first game back. Melancon converted 10 of 12 save opportunities while Grilli was sidelined 4 1-2 weeks with a left oblique strain.
Starling Marte drew a leadoff walk in the seventh from Brandon League (1-2) and appeared to have stolen second – at least to umpire Eric Cooper, who called him safe. Dodgers manager Don Mattingly challenged the ruling, which was overturned by a video review.
But Clint Barmes followed with his third straight single, advanced on Cole's bunt and scored on Harrison's single up the middle. Harrison continued to second on the throw to the plate and came home on Neil Walker's single. Former Pirates starter Paul Maholm replaced League and gave up an RBI double to pinch-hitter Gabby Sanchez on his second pitch.
The three runs charged to League ended a stretch of 16 appearances and 22 innings in which the right-hander did not allow an earned run.
Dodgers starter Don Haren allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings with two strikeouts and no walks.
Martin's third homer of the season landed halfway up the left field pavilion, giving the Pirates a 3-2 lead with two outs in the sixth. It also ended a string of nine consecutive games at Dodger Stadium in which Pittsburgh scored no more than two runs.
But Yasiel Puig, who reached base safely for the 30th consecutive game, led off the bottom half with his second double of the game and scored on a single by Hanley Ramirez.
Andre Ethier lined an 0-1 pitch inside first base with one out in the first for his second triple in seven at-bats, after getting only four in his previous 2,180 at-bats since the start of the 2010 season. Puig drove him in with a bloop double to right field.
Alvarez tied it in the second with a two-out drive to right field for his 10th homer, tying Walker for the team lead. Gordon regained the lead for the Dodgers in the bottom half with a two-out RBI single, but Harrison got the Pirates even again in the fifth with a two-out RBI single.
NOTES: LHP Chad Billingsley, who hasn't pitched for the Dodgers since April 15, 2013, and is recovering from Tommy John surgery, threw 30 pitches in a two-inning simulated game. … In his four starts with Tim Federowicz behind the plate, Haren has a 3.04 ERA and has given up 28 hits in 23 2-3 innings. … Mattingly said that it would be "overly hopeful" to expect 3B Juan Uribe (right hamstring strain) to be reinstated from the 15-day DL when he is eligible to come off on June 5. … Gordon stole second and third in the second inning, increasing his major league-leading total to 32. … Cole's only other outing against the Dodgers was June 16, 2013, when he won a 6-3 decision over Zack Greinke.


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Morristown:1 Town (1990 pop. 16,189), seat of Morris co., N N.J., on the Whippany River; settled c.1710, inc. 1865. Although chiefly residential, it has diverse manufactures, including electronic products, health and beauty aids, auto parts, and chemicals. Morristown is also a center for telecommunications research and development and other corporate activity. The town was a principal area of Revolutionary maneuvers, particularly in the winters of 1777 and 1779–80, when the Continental army encamped there. Benedict Arnold was court-martialed in the town. S. F. B. Morse and Alfred Vail perfected (c.1837) the telegraph there. Of interest are the Schuyler-Hamilton House (1760), where Alexander Hamilton courted (1779–80) Elizabeth Schuyler (it has become headquarters for the Daughters of the American Revolution); and the courthouse (1826). Other notable residents of Morristown were the cartoonist Thomas Nast, the writer Bret Harte, and the humorist Frank R. Stockton. Morristown National Historical Park (see National Parks and Monuments, table) includes the Ford Mansion, which was Washington's headquarters in 1779–80; a historical museum; and the reconstructed sites of encampment of the Continental Army at Fort Nonsense and at Jockey Hollow.
2 City (1990 pop. 21,385), seat of Hamblen co., NE Tenn., in a fertile valley of a mountainous region; settled 1783, inc. 1867. An important tobacco, poultry, timber, and dairy center, it also has plants that manufacture furniture, wood products, hosiery, and jet and auto parts. Nearby Cherokee Lake provides recreation.


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Survival of horseshoe crabs after being bled for medical research and then released back into coastal waters is the focus of a two-year tagging study by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources and funded by the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium. The tags are supplied by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
To date 1,600 crabs have been tagged and released, and the public is urged to report tagged crabs through the toll free number printed on the white button tag attached to the shell.
For years these primitive animals have been captured on state beaches and transported to medical research facilities where a portion of their unique blue blood is extracted and used to make limulus amoebocyte lysate, which is widely used to test for bacterial endotoxin contamination in human intravenous drugs and medical devices.
"We hope that tag reports over several years will demonstrate if biomedical bleeding is having a detrimental effect on horseshoe crab populations," said Larry DeLancey, DNR biologist, who added that these animals are thought to be increasing in the Southeast.
About 100,000 horseshoe crabs are captured annually by licensed fishermen and taken to research facilities. Long-term survival rates of the crabs released after being bled is not known.
Not actually crabs but more closely related to spiders, these harmless animals spawn on state beaches every spring and their eggs are a vital food source for migrating shorebirds, many species of which have declined in recent years.
A recently completed study of 100 bled and tagged horseshoe crabs held in a pond at DNR's Waddell Mariculture Center in Bluffton had a survival rate of almost 90 percent, DeLancey said, noting the survival rate of crabs released into the wild might be different.
A separate study is assessing the economic impact of the horseshoe crab fishery on local commercial fishermen. Horseshoe crabs are protected by South Carolina law and the crabs, as well as their shell, cannot be taken unless by permit.


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It also provides an ideal venue for students, Scouts and others to meet requirements for "Interview a Scientist" or career-day projects.
Programs are included with aquarium admission and take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month.
The next program in the series picks up on Dec. 15 with "Whale of a Tail," where participants are invited to watch for the gray whale migration from the aquarium's Tide-Pool Plaza and learn all about whales from SIO scientists.
Then, on Jan. 19, come face to face with animals that live in the La Jolla Ecological Reserve and learn about underwater treasures at the fourth annual Underwater Parks Day.
Finally, Feb. 16's "Plankton Party" will answer the question, "What do algae, crabs and jellies have in common?" The answer: plankton. All of these ocean-dwelling organisms spend a portion or their entire live as plankton. SIO scientists will give the rundown on these "drifters."
Getting a closer look
Daily whale-watching cruises featuring aquarium naturalists pick back up for the season toward the end of this month. Guests can get up close to a migrating gray whale or even take an expedition to Baja California to witness the breeding of the 20,000 mammals that take this annual 10,000-mile round-trip journey from the Bering Sea.
Daily whale-watching cruises run from Dec. 26 through April 14.
Additional lecture series
The Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series explores Earth's mysteries through hundreds of research projects under way on every continent and ocean. Taking place Dec. 10, Jan. 14 and Feb. 11, the lectures are intended for a lay audience.
• On Dec. 10, the series presents "Exploring Beyond the Abyss: The Deep Sea Challenge Expedition" with Scripps scientist Doug Bartlett describing his experiences as the chief scientist on the Deep Sea Challenge Expedition. Led by film director and National Geographic explorer-in-residence James Cameron, the expedition conducted submersible operations in the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on earth, and Bartlett's research will shed light on how organisms thrive in such extreme environments.
• Guests can join Scripps geochemist James Day on Jan. 14 for "New Insights into the Early History of the Earth and Moon," which will delve into new insights into the moon's chemical makeup by examining lunar rocks gathered by Apollo mission astronauts. Advances in technology are offering fresh clues about how the early earth and moon may have formed and evolved.
• "Genetics and Gray Whale Behavior" will be the discussion on Feb. 11, presented by Aimee Lang, Southwest Fisheries Science Center marine biologist. Lang and her colleagues are using genetic analyses of gray whales to explore their behavior, migrations and other information critical for managing the gray whale population in the North Pacific.
Past lectures have aired on UCSD-TV and are broadcast to more than 16 million viewers via satellite and cable television. Lectures also can be found on YouTube.
Lectures run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and are $8 ($5 for students and educators, free for members).
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AIM Independent Living Center raises $5,000 at Strides for Independence Walk
The AIM Independent Living Center raised $5,000 at its second annual Strides for Independence Walk held Oct. 12.
Approximately 200 people attended the disability awareness event at Denison Park in Corning. The funds will be used to help local individuals with disabilities. Kelly Sidari received a $500 grant from the proceeds to fund her Music and Movement playgroup program.


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The OS-tan is an Internet phenomenon or meme that originated within the Japanese Futaba Channel. The OS-tan are the moe anthropomorphism/personification of several operating systems by various amateur Japanese artists. The OS-tan are typically depicted as women, with the OS-tan representative of Microsoft Windows operating systems usually depicted as sisters of varying ages.
Though initially appearing only in fan work, the OS-tans proved popular enough that Microsoft branches in Singapore and Taiwan used the OS-tan concept as the basis for ad campaigns for Internet Explorer and Microsoft Silverlight, respectively.
The concept of the OS-tan is reported to have begun as a personification of the common perception of Windows Me as unstable and prone to frequent crashes. Discussions on Futaba Channel likened this to the stereotype of a fickle, troublesome girl and as this personification expanded Me-tan was created and followed by the other characters.[citation needed] One of the early works to predominantly feature the OS-tan was an interactive Flash animation showing a possible intro to an imaginary anime show known as Trouble Windows.[1] A fansub of this was eventually created and is partly responsible for the spread of the OS-tan to English language imageboards.[citation needed]
The OS-tan are not an original concept and are predated by Toy's iMac Girl, who was featured on a series of desktops released between August 1998 and March 1999.
Commercial products
Ohzora Publishing produced one book based on OS-tan characters, titled Trouble Windows OS-tan FanBook (とらぶる・うぃんどうず OSたんファンブック?).[2] It includes illustrations by over 25 contributors.[3] It also includes 95-tan, ME-tan, XP-tan figures, titled OS Girl 95, OS Girl me, OS Girl XP respectively,[4] but include a molded space for 2k-tan (named OS Girl 2K).[5]
ME-tan, 2K-tan, XP-tan were designed by GUHICO of Stranger Workshop,[6][7] while 95-tan was designed by Fujisaki Shiro from H.B.Company.[8]
Parthenon Production Limited,company had commercialized Pink Company's OS-tan products.[9]
MALINO from Deja Vu ArtWorks produced the Me Document and Shared Folder! trilogy, which were sold in digital format.[10]
Japanese version of Windows 7 Ultimate DSP Edition includes the unofficial Nanami Madobe mascot. This inspired Microsoft Taiwan to launch an official mascot for Microsoft Silverlight, Hikaru. This was followed up by giving Hikaru 'sisters', Lei, Aoi, and Yu.
A Japanese version of Windows 7 Ultimate DSP edition x TOUCH MOUSE limited pack includes Windows 7 Ultimate DSP edition, Microsoft TOUCH MOUSE Limited Edition (Touch Mouse Limited Edition Artist Series),[11][12] Microsoft TOUCH MOUSE tutorial animation with Madobe Nanami, Madobe Nanami Windows 7 theme (3 desktop backgrounds, sound).
In 2009, an Ubuntu-based comic titled Ubunchu! was serialized in Kantan Ubuntu! spinoff from Weekly ASCII magazine.[13] It was authored by Hiroshi Seo, with English version translated by Fumihito Yoshida, Hajime Mizuno, Martin Owens, Arturo Silva, and Anton Ekblad.[14]
Tan suffix
The Japanese suffix Tan (たん?) is a mispronunciation of Chan (ちゃん?), an informal, intimate, and diminutive honorific suffix for a person used for friends, family, and pets.[15] In this case, the mispronunciation is used intentionally to achieve the contrived cute or charming effect that is commonly associated with its use by young children and is also sometimes added to the names of non-mascot characters. The personifications as a whole are commonly simply called mascots or mascot characters and as such the Tan suffix itself means nothing outside its role as an honorific and its implications of cuteness. Normal suffixes including San, Chan, and Kun are also used with OS-tan depending on the character and the speaker's preference or omitted entirely.
Windows 10
The name of Windows 10 mascot is officially introduced as Touko Madobe on 31 July 2015.[16] The Internet Explorer mascot confirmed Tōko's name on its official Facebook page. Her name is a homonym for one of the readings for "ten" in Japanese, "too/とお".[17] Her name is named by fans through an online poll. According to her profile, her origins are the Madobe family and she's set 100 years in the future. She likes online gaming and supporting others. Her personal traits are being an excellent student, and expanding her knowledge on technology. Her manager often worries since she's a bit spontaneous. She also enjoys cheering on people who are working hard and doing their best. She has a part-time job at the Akibano Custom Computer Company where she is a rookie.
Windows 8.1
The Japanese Windows 8.1 Pro DSP edition Madobe Family version by Windows Navi+ (Techno-Alliance Corp.) is a limited (1000 units) version of Windows 8.1 Pro 32/64-bit edition with 3 types of Madobe family picture password wallpapers, Madobe character voices (Nanami, Yū, Ai, Claudia), Madobe family complete edition Windows theme pack, previously unpublished Madobe family designs, Final Pasocom Data Hikkoshi 9+ licence key, Skype 3-month free trial, historical Windows logo stickers (XP, Vista, 7, 8). Other editions include a Memorial Pack version without voice, theme pack, stickers (6191 units); a 64-bit Windows Memorial Pack version with a Sculpt Mobile Mouse with Nanami decor (810 units). These editions were available for preorder on 2013-10-04 with release date on 2013-10-18.[18][19][20] As part of the market launch, a Facebook draw of 8 followers took place when follower count reaches 80001; and total Twitter follower count for Yū and Ai reach 8001, where winners receive Madobe Yū and Ai-themed prizes.[21]
Additional types of Windows 8.1 Pro DSP edition Madobe family theme packs were also sold by ark (TowerHill corp), ZOA Corporation, TSUKUMO (Project White Co., Ltd.), Dospara Co., Ltd., BUY MORE (UNIT.COM INC.), Big Camera/Sofmap, PC One's. These versions include 2 types of wallpapers (Christmas, New Year), theme pack with system voices.[22]
Windows 8
The Japanese Windows 8 Pro DSP editions were released in Madobe Yū (窓辺ゆう) and Madobe Ai (窓辺あい) editions by Windows Navi+ (Techno-Alliance Corp.). Both versions (4000 units per character, 8000 total) include a Microsoft Wedge touch Mouse with the Windows 8 logo, character-specific Windows theme (3 theme pack wallpapers, event sounds in the respective character's voice), picture password images.[23] In addition, Limited Akihabara Editions (444 units per character, 888 total), sold in Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district, include Madobe Ai/Yū edition of Microsoft Wedge Touch Mouse, an alternate character-specific event sound samples and theme pack and an alternate wallpaper for its respective character.[24] Nipponbashi versions (500 units per character), sold in Nipponbashi in Osaka, include Microsoft Wedge Touch Mouse (with Madobe Ai and Yū decal), 3 theme pack wall papers (2 common + 1 character specific), Yu or Ai event sounds. The Nipponbashi packages include different illustration.[25][26][27][28] The 32/64-bit version availability depends on retailer.
Asuka Nishi voices the short-haired Yū, while Nao Tamura voices the long-haired Ai.[29][30]
The Windows 8 Can edition from Unitcom (available for the first 2888 copies) included notepad, T-shirt, 2-way mouse pad, pocket media case, smart phone stand cleaning, 2-way PC cleaner, Madobe Yū (窓辺ゆう) and Madobe Ai badges, freeze blanket.[31]
The extended Madobe family tree revealed Yuu (older sister) and Ai (younger sister)'s parents are Eiichi (映一(えいいち)) from Netsu (根津) family and Shii (椎(しい)) from Madobe family.[32] Yū and Ai were born on 1996-11-18 (Windows CE's release date) with age 15, with height of 152 cm.[33]
MasatakaP and Electrocutica produced a Windows 8 music video titled Through the Window, featuring Madobe Nanami, Claudia Madobe, and silhouette of Madobe Yū. The video was unveiled as the opening to Microsoft's keynote on the second day (April 25) of Windows Developer Days in Japan.
As of 2012-10-25 and 2013-01-16, Windows Navi+ (Techno-Alliance Corp.) also created separate Twitter accounts for Madobe Ai and Madobe Yū respectively.[34][35][36]
Two theme songs for Madobe Yū and Madobe Ai (Mir8cle Days(ミラクルデイズ), Donna mirai demo(どんな未来でも)) were unveiled on 2013-06-15 and sold as a CD bundled with Windows 8 Pro DSP edition sold at TwinBox AKIHABARA.[37][38][39]
Windows 7
Akiba PC reported that the first 7777 copies of Japanese Windows 7 Ultimate DSP editions[40] include special wallpaper and sound sets for a character called Nanami Madobe (窓辺ななみ Madobe Nanami?), voiced by Nana Mizuki. The character was designed by Wakaba.[41] The premium set includes a Windows 7 theme featuring 3 Nanami wallpapers, 19 event sound sets, CD with 5 extra Nanami sounds. Regular DSP edition includes a digest Windows 7 theme including a Nanami wallpaper, an event sound set; the preorder users can also download an extra Nanami wallpaper and 6 event sound sets. This makes it the first OS-tan marketed by the company producing the operating system. In addition, the character also got its own Twitter account.[42]
During the initial sales event of the Windows 7 DSP edition, the official profile of the character has also been revealed.[43] It shows Madobe Nanami was born in 1992-04-06 (release date of Windows 3.1) 17 years of age(at the time of release), who lives in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Nanami is among an extended family of 16 members, and she has elder brother named Goichi (吾一), elder sister named Mutsumi (むつみ), mother named Mikaho (美佳穗) from Madobe (窓辺) family, father named Kyuuachi (究八) from Shirato (白戸) family. Nanami and her cousin Claudia Madobe (クロード(蔵人)) later appeared in Microsoft's Cloud Girl comic strip.[44]
Windows Vista
Windows Vista's most distinguishing characteristic is usually her horn-shaped pigtails (some variants have up to four pigtails) and heterochromatic eyes. Silver or white hair appears to be the most frequent, although light blue and black are also seen. A common costume design was a white and red sailor fuku and stockings. Since the release of more details about Vista's interface, her look has changed slightly. A black maid's outfit is now emerging in popularity (which matches the new default Vista color scheme), as well as a circular Windows logo hair clip, identical to the new Start Menu button in Vista. There also seems to be a more finalized version who has a hair colour similar to that of Vista wallpapers, with a range from light blue, to yellow, to green. She also wears a type of long coat (which only covers her left and right sides) which are transparent to imitate that of the Aero glass effect.
Windows XP
XP-tan is a dark-haired girl with ribbons in her hair and an "XP" hair ornament typically worn on the left side. As Windows XP is criticized for bloating a system and being very pretty without being as useful, XP-tan is commonly depicted wearing tight clothing with big breasts. Additionally, as a reference to the memory usage of Windows XP, she is often seen eating or holding an empty rice bowl labeled "Memory". Some variants include a version for XP Home known as "Homeko" who has green hair which she wears in a short ponytail with two large XP-shaped hairclips that cover her ears, as well as a less common variation representing Windows XP Media Center Edition. The outfits worn by the two main variants are based on the loading lines at the Windows splash screen during startup.
Windows 2000
Although a few variants exist, the most common operating system represented is Windows 2000 Professional. She is typically drawn as an intelligent, professional, reserved looking woman with short blue hair, glasses, and hair clips that resemble cat ears flanking a small white bonnet or ruffle, similar to a maid's bonnet, that shows the Windows logo. Her outfit resembles a swimsuit suggesting the Windows logo colors worn with long blue coat, alluding to the popular opinion that Windows 2000 is the most stable and dependable of the Windows operating systems. Due to the greater stability of Win2K compared with WinME, which was released near 2000, 2K-tan is often described as the guardian of ME-tan. The particular shade of blue used in most drawings is similar to the default Windows 2000 desktop color.
Windows ME
The design of ME-tan, the personification of Windows Me, is very much in line with the Japanese concept of kawaii or cuteness. Her design has changed little from the artist's original designs and is depicted with green hair in long pigtails wearing a maid outfit with a "!" badge on the front reminiscent of the Windows Me Active Desktop Recovery screen, often shown after rebooting from a system crash in Me. While she is considered to be a hard worker, webcomics often depict her failing at anything she tries to do, often literally crashing and irritating her sisters. When she is not frozen or out of control, she tends to do things showing a lack of common sense or knowledge, such as putting a soda can into a microwave oven or defending herself by swinging a Welsh onion.
Windows 98 and 98SE
While many variations exist the most common depiction of the Windows 98 operating systems is a pair of young girls. The OS-tan representative of the original release of Windows 98 is shown in a white and blue uniform that includes the Windows logo as part of a neck tie, navy blue hair, and a "98" hair clip. The Windows 98 Second Edition OS-tan is similar in appearance, but wears a green sailor school uniform with the letters "SE" on the front. Two early representations that are also seen are a pair of stick-limbed Pocky boxes with a face and version number drawn in crayon. This is a reference to Vulcan 300, a character from the Zatch Bell! anime series. These early representations are still used as a mecha piloted by the girls, dolls carried by the girls, or sometimes even as hiding places for them.
Windows 95
As Windows 95 is considered[by whom?] to be the oldest of the modern 32-bit Windows operating systems, it is usually represented as a traditional lady from the early modern era of Japan. She is typically depicted as a gentle-looking brown haired woman in a kimono, with a hair ribbon showing the four Windows colors. Her outfit is a traditional kimono and a hakama of Japan and she wears thick sandals, or geta, on her feet. These were a woman college student's typical clothes as seen in the earliest period during the course of the modernization in Japan (from the Meiji period to the Taishō period) and is a reference to the modernization of Windows in comparison to the modernization of Japan. Additionally, the pattern of her kimono is based on the file "hana256.bmp", which was used as a desktop wallpaper pattern in the Japanese version of Windows. She is typically depicted as engaged in drinking tea, serving meals or doing other housework.[citation needed] One recurring theme in stories is her unfamiliarity with newer, post Win-95 technologies, such as USB devices (even though the OSR 2.x supported it) and broadband internet connections. She is also occasionally depicted wielding a katana in an aggressive manner, symbolizing that it was with her generation of operating systems that Microsoft finally achieved full dominance of the personal computer market.
Windows 3.1
Windows 3.1 is a short girl with long silver hair, a long light purple dress, and a large purple bow on her head. She is often seen carrying a small, black cat on her head as well. She acts as a servant, or a maid of some sort, who serves and tends to DOS-tan. This is a reference to the belief that Windows 3.1 is not a full operating system, but rather just a GUI for MS-DOS.
Mac OS X
The Mac OS X girl is often portrayed as a catgirl, following with the Apple "wild cat" naming tradition. (Every Mac OS X release until OS X Mavericks has a codename like "Jaguar", "Panther", "Tiger", "Leopard", "Snow Leopard" and so on.) Otherwise, she is shown as an older variation of the Mac OS 9 girl, wearing a platinum white coat and a wireless AirPort device fashioned as a hat. She is occasionally shown holding a publication of some sort, as Macs are often used for desktop publishing.
Originally seen as a bearded penguin (a reference to Tux, the penguin mascot of the Linux kernel), the more friendly image of a girl with helmet and flippers was chosen as a human alternative.[citation needed] Her helmet (most likely a remark on the linux kernel's oft-claimed excellent security) usually has horns on it, likely a reference to the GNU software which comprises the common system programs present in nearly all Linux distributions. The "gear teeth" on the helmet are a reference to KDE, a common desktop environment used with GNU/Linux. The foot symbol on her shirt is a reference to GNOME, another common desktop environment. She is often seen with a spear that has flags attached representing the GRUB, LILO and GCC tools for Linux.
The MSX-DOS girl is often portrayed as a young grey-haired girl carrying a large cartridge-shaped bag with an MSX-DOS logo on it.[45] There is even a short game portrayed this os-tan as the hero. The reason why the bag she is holding is cartridge-shaped is probably because MSXDOS2 required an cartridge with an extra 64kb of ROM in order to work.
The Americanized versions, called XP-USA, Me-USA, 2K-USA, were published in the Ohzora's FanBook as "TROUBLE���WINDOWS in USA", by Saint Muscle.[46]
Supporting characters
Opera-tan, the personification of Opera
Because of heavy associations between operating systems and their supporting programs, such as anti-virus clients and web browsers, many supporting characters are created to personify the idiosyncrasies of these applications. Among popular examples are:
- Amazon Kindle: Kindle-kun
- Chromium: Chrome-Tan
- DOS: DOS-tan
- Internet Explorer: Inori Aizawa (IE-tan)[47]
- McAfee: Miss McAfee
- Mozilla Firefox: Firefox-tan
- Norton Utilities: Dr. Norton
- Opera: Opera-tan
- Silverlight/Microsoft Azure: Hikaru Aizawa
Wired News rated OS-Tan as one of the "Lamest Technology Mascots Ever" with the verdict of "strangely compelling".[48]


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News Releases
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Honors Three Awardees at Annual Chairman's Dinner During National Police Week
Memorial Fund Chairman & CEO Craig W. Floyd presents Distinguished Service Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and new Excellence in Media Award
Washington, DC– The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its Distinguished Service Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Excellence in Media Award for 2013. The awards were presented during the annual Chairman's Dinner on May 12, held at the Ronald Regan Building and International Trade Center Pavilion in Washington, DC.
The Chairman's Dinner is a special event during National Police Week wherein the Memorial Fund takes the time to acknowledge and celebrate individuals and organizations that have assisted in its mission to generate increased public support for the law enforcement profession.
The Distinguished Service Award is the Memorial Fund's top award. It has been presented annually since 1996 to "an individual or organization that has made an exceptional and lasting contribution to the law enforcement profession." This year's recipients are the National Park Service and the United States Park Police. Under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Interior, these agencies have partnered with the Memorial Fund to maintain the Memorial and the land on which it sits. Thanks to the National Park Service, the Memorial remains a safe place for visitors and stays as pristine as it was at its dedication 22 years ago.
The Memorial Fund's Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to a deserving individual or organization that has taken a long-term leadership role in helping the NLEOMF in its work to honor the service and sacrifice of the law enforcement profession. This year's recipient is Dr. Marcella Fierro. By offering her medical expertise, Dr. Fierro has been invaluable in helping the Memorial Fund review hundreds of cases of fallen officers. She has provided the Memorial Fund medical counsel for nearly two decades and has assisted the Board of Director's Names Committee in navigating complex medical issues brought before them.
The Memorial Fund is pleased to introduce a new award this year, the Excellence in Media Award. This award is given to deserving individuals or organizations in the journalism, news, media and/or entertainment industries that have increased the visibility and understanding of the law enforcement community through their work. This year's awardee is Bill Erfurth and Modern City Entertainment, the creators of Heroes Behind the Badge, a film that honors the stories of law enforcement officers who were caught in the line of fire and survived, and of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
"Our Board of Directors selected the National Park Service and U.S. Park Police, Dr. Marcella Fierro, and Bill Erfurth and Modern City Entertainment as this year's award recipients, not for any one thing they have done for law enforcement, but for all of the things they do, day in and day out, to support our officers and the communities they serve," said Craig W. Floyd, Memorial Fund Chairman & CEO. "Whether they are protecting and maintaining the grounds of the Memorial, assisting the Board of Directors with complex medical-related cases, or creating moving documentaries to highlight the sacrifices of law enforcement officers all over the country, the 2013 award recipients have been instrumental in helping the Memorial Fund to ensure that our officers are appropriately commemorated," Mr. Floyd added.
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About the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
Established in 1984, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund is a private non-profit organization dedicated to honoring the service and sacrifice of America's law enforcement officers and to promoting officer safety. The Memorial Fund maintains the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC, which contains the names of 19,981 officers who have died in the line of duty throughout U.S. history. The Memorial Fund is now working to create the National Law Enforcement Museum, which will tell the story of American law enforcement through high-tech, interactive exhibitions, historical artifacts and extensive educational programming. For more information, visit www.LawMemorial.org.
Steve Groeninger
(202) 737-7135


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Just another chain of convenience stores?
Not really!
With friendly store people, great service and large selection of items, we make it easy and convenient to get your favorite treasures, flavors and fragrances of the islands. We carry everything from deli, groceries, fine wines & spirits, drugs & cosmetics, gifts, souvenirs and local apparel.
Like most convenience store chains ABC Stores has multiple outlets; seventy-eight stores that span the Pacific from our home base - Hawaii to Guam and Saipan, along with our newest location - Las Vegas, Nevada.
Owned by Sidney and Minnie Kosasa, ABC Stores had its genesis in the 30's. Sidney grew up working in his parents' grocery store in Honolulu and earned a pharmacist's degree at the University of California at Berkeley in 1942.
In 1949 the Kosasas opened their own drug store, and a chain of drug stores followed shortly. On a trip to Miami Beach Kosasa watched visitors shopping local convenience stores instead of the high priced hotel shops. He envisioned that Waikiki would someday be packed with visitors, like Miami Beach, and the ABC concept was born: stores conveniently located for visitors with merchandise sold at fair prices.
Drawing upon his experience in drug and grocery stores, Kosasa opened the first ABC outlet, on Waikiki Beach in 1964. It stocked grocery, souvenirs, drugs and cosmetics and anything else a visitor would need. He decided to stay away from a fancy moniker and settled on ABC as a name that everyone could remember.
Today there are ABC Stores on every major island in the State of Hawaii and the ABC concept has been exported to Guam, Saipan and Las Vegas.
ABC Stores employs more than 900 Associates. Almost all the stores open 365 days a year from 6:30 AM to 1 AM. Ranked 37th among Hawaii businesses, ABC Stores sells more macadamia nuts, suncare products, souvenirs and other visitor-related products than anyone else in the state.
Just another chain of convenience stores? Not really. Making your vacation a bit more enjoyable is what ABC is about!
Stop in and see our convenient stores and pick up our store catalog or visit our web site.


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Video on ISR 2800 3800 H.320 GW with ISO 13871 bonding Configuration Example
From DocWiki
This is the basic config for any ISR router 2800 / 3800 series with PRI connection to PSTN / PBX and H.323 protocol on IP side.
The example toplogy:
Tandberg VT - E1 PRI - PSTN - E1 PRI - ISR router - H.323 GK - Tandberg VT
1. First we need to register GW and the video endpoint to the GK, we can run GK feature on the same router if we have IOS with GK feature for example - C2800NM-IPVOICE_IVS-M. The most simple setup will be if we register endpoing with full E164 number and GW with the tech prefix, chousen in a way it will allow dialing to PSTN without any number transformation. Assume PSTN will requre 00 for international call, in this case we can use the following config on GK:
gatekeeper zone local video-98 mappets.com 10.52.218.98 no use-proxy video-98 default inbound-to terminal no use-proxy video-98 default outbound-from terminal no shutdown
There is no need to configure zone prefixes as GW will register with the tech prefix. And VT will register with the full E164 number, so GK will always be able to resolve the them to IP. For VT we need to allow direct calls to / from H.323 GW, so we disabling proxy requirement.
The matching GW config will be:
interface FastEthernet0/0 ip address 10.52.218.91 255.255.255.0 h323-gateway voip interface h323-gateway voip id video-98 ipaddr 10.52.218.98 1719 h323-gateway voip h323-id ios-91-to-98 h323-gateway voip tech-prefix 00 h323-gateway voip bind srcaddr 10.52.218.91
Next we can proceed with the H.320 video GW configuration.
1. Specify the card type you will have:
card type e1 1 1
2. As video calls are actually the DATA calls by the nature of video content, we need to ensure the clocking is configured corectcly:
network-clock-participate slot 1 network-clock-participate wic 1
! ! Choose the one which required by your hardware setup. !
network-clock-select 1 E1 1/0
3. You will need to specify the ISDN switch type before you can proceed with PRI group config on the controller:
isdn switch-type primary-net5
4. The controller config is the same as for any PRI connection:
controller E1 1/0 pri-group timeslots 1-31 description >>>>> Test of NEW BT PRI ports - out 338898 *** <<<<<
5. Now we need to configure D-channel to accept / send Data calls:
interface Serial1/0:15 description >>>>> Test of NEW BT PRI ports - out 338898 *** <<<<< no ip address encapsulation hdlc isdn switch-type primary-net5 isdn map address .* plan unknown type unknown isdn negotiate-bchan resend-setup isdn bchan-number-order ascending isdn sending-complete isdn integrate calltype all no cdp enable
6. Now we can proceed with the preparation for the dial-peer config, first let define the codecs we will use on IP side. Please keep in mind that GW will actually do the filtering of the codes it will announce to the endpoints on both sides.
voice class codec 1000 codec preference 1 g711ulaw codec preference 2 g711alaw codec preference 3 g728 codec preference 4 g722-64 codec preference 5 g722-56 codec preference 6 g722-48 video codec h261 video codec h263 video codec h263+ video codec h264
7. This part is required to accept the incoming video calls, we need to have to provide the secondary numbers to the calling party, so they can call us on that numbers to add more bandwidth to the video call, that numbers will be sent out during ISO 13871 bonding stage.
voice class called number pool 3151 index 1 315140 - 315149
8. Now we need to apply that pool to the voice port to activate it:
voice-port 1/0:15 voice-class called-number-pool 3151
9. Now we are ready to proceed with the dial-peer configuration we need 4 of them, two incoming and two outgoing. It is possible to use one POTS dial-peer as incoming and outgoing at the same time, but we will provide config for two of them for the sake of clarity:
dial-peer voice 99 pots description default incoming video dial-peer information-type video incoming called-number 313300 bandwidth maximum 384 direct-inward-dial
dial-peer voice 9001 pots description default outgoing video dial-peer destination-pattern 00 information-type video bandwidth maximum 384 port 1/0:15 forward-digits all
10. here is the example of the VOIP dial-peer, now we configured it as both - incoming and outgoing:
dial-peer voice 770 voip description default incoming/outgoing voip dial-peer for all calls from GK w destination-pattern 701... voice-class codec 1000 session target ras incoming called-number 00. dtmf-relay h245-alphanumeric
Related show Commands
This section provides information you can use to confirm your configuration is working properly.
Certain show commands are supported by the Output Interpreter Tool (registered customers only), which allows you to view an analysis of show command output.
show network-clocks show isdn status show dial-peer voice summary show voice call status show voice dsp
There also some useful commands to add and they can be used on All routers in production as well:
service nagle service tcp-keepalives-in service tcp-keepalives-out service timestamps debug datetime msec service timestamps log datetime msec
logging message-counter syslog logging queue-limit 100000 logging buffered 5000000 logging rate-limit 10000 no logging console
And some very useful aliases :)
alias exec c conf t alias exec r sh run alias exec i sh ip ro alias exec ib sh ip int brie alias exec gs show run | s gatekeeper alias exec ge sho gatekeeper end alias exec sg sho gatekeeper alias exec rs sh run | s alias exec ri sh run | i alias exec rb sh run | b alias exec dp sh run | be dial-p
Enjoy :)
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Remember David Wilkins, former US ambassador to Canada? Well, if you do a Google search on him, this map from whitepages.com comes up near the top, showing the distribution of telephone directory listings matching his name:
Since they apparently generate these automatically for most any name, I thought of doing my own. But, I figured that I would take another opportunity to increase the fame and internet profile of Mr. Wilkins. Can't pass that up.
The colors are certainly less than ideal – as with so many of the maps seen here, there's a mismatch between an orderable data set (number of listings) and an un-orderable symbology (the colors chosen to represent those numbers). Though, I suppose one can see a weak progression in the colors, depending on your perspective. But it's still far from a good match to the data. Running from a light to a dark blue would be perfect. It would also be more friendly to people with color vision impairments.
It would also be nice if I didn't have to assume that white means zero listings, since it could also reasonably mean "no data available." Troubling is the fact that some of the small states are filled in with white on the main map, but on the inset, where they are enlarged, they are given a color. The inset needs to be consistent with the main map – else it makes it harder to understand that the inset is, in fact, a zoomed-in version of the main map.
A sacrifice made with a classed choropleth map like this is that you lose some precision in getting the numbers off of it. Look at the states in light blue – they all have anywhere from 1 to 11 listings for "David Wilkins." Grouping states like this is perfectly reasonable, to help reduce the number of colors used on the map and make it easier for someone to pick out one distinct color and match it to the legend. Some ambiguity is necessary as part of this process. But, look at Texas – the only state colored in dark red. It apparently has anywhere from 43 to 53 listings. It's the only state in its class – why is the exact number not specified?
The classification scheme in general is a bit odd. There are a few big goals you want to try and go for when deciding how to group your states. One is to minimize intra-class differences – that is, keep the class sizes small. You don't want a class that goes 1 to 11 listings, and one that goes 12 to 500 listings. The second one is way too broad. Another is to try and make each class roughly the same size, which this map has a problem with. There's one state in the dark red class, two in the orange class, and twenty-five in the light blue class. A third goal for class breaks is to try and have class breaks that are relatively even in number – as an astute reader points out below, the class breaks change in size just a bit, though they're roughly pretty even, so I think they hold up pretty well. There are a few other goals, but I'll leave it at that. As you might expect, it's hard to fulfill all the goals at once, but the severity of the difference between 1 red state and 25 light blue ones is still pretty bad. The two lowest classes cover most of the country, and the two upper classes cover only three states. It makes those three states stand out, but more than they should. There's not a large, unusual, and worth-pointing-out difference between the upper and lower end states, to my mind.
These data should probably be normalized, as well. Consider Texas again: a lot of people named David Wilkins live there. This is probably because a lot of people live there in the first place – it's one of the most populous states. More populated places will probably have more people named David Wilkins. Likewise, you can't find anyone named David Wilkins in places like Wyoming or South Dakota, because approximately no one lives in those states. The pattern shown by this map is highly correlated to the population distribution of the United States. It does not show whether or not people from Texas are more likely than people from Wisconsin to be named David Wilkins. Instead of making a map of how many telephone listings there are in each state for David Wilkins, the author(s) should plot how many listings there are for David Wilkins per million inhabitants of the state. Then you would find out that Delaware has 8.1 listings for David Wilkins per million inhabitants, vs. only 2.2 for Texas. The name is also particularly popular in South Carolina, which state the Ambassador calls home.
I find it a bit odd that they have region names listed for New England and the Mid Atlantic, but not the rest of the country. Also, I was under the impression that Maine was part of New England.
One Nice Thing: Those inset maps to the right sure are handy.
With that, I will leave off today's effort to make this blog the #1 item on a Google search for David Wilkins.