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-0.263886 | 0.226176 | -1 | Hector Camacho, 50, boxer who lived dangerously, dies By BRUCE
WEBER / New York Times News Service Hector Camacho, 50, boxer
who lived dangerously, dies Hector Camacho throws a right hook
at Bob Elkins during a 2000 fight in Detroit. Hector Camacho, a
boxer known for his lightning-quick hands and flamboyant
personality who emerged from a delinquent childhood in New
York's Spanish Harlem to become a world champion in three weight
classes, died Saturday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, four days after
after being shot while sitting in a parked car. He was 50. His
death was reported by Dr. Ernesto Torres, the director of the
Centro Medico trauma center in Puerto Rico, who said Camacho had
a heart attack and died a short time later after being taken off
life support. He was declared brain dead on Thursday. The
police said Camacho was shot in the left side of the face
Tuesday night as he sat in a black Ford Mustang with a friend,
The Associated Press reported. The bullet fractured his
vertebrae and was lodged in hi |
0.248383 | 3.06085 | -1 | Not signed in (Sign In) • CommentTimeApr 6th 2012 @Ben:
Is that really your local subtitle? It's just so much better
than the generic "Band of Misfits" it has in the US. Couldn't
put "Scientists!" in the title here (ok, maybe in Boston, but
certainly not the country-at-large) with all the backlash
against intellectuals and a frighting number of people railing
against "those smart-ass folks say we come descended from
monkeys!" I think that last bit would go double since one of
those Scientists! Is (the Doctor)Charles Darwin. 1. (10525.2)
@J. - Yup, that really is our UK subtitle. Old 'Chuck' Darwin is
one of ours so we're probably more inclined toward him. It
is interesting that it's a religion vs. science backlash in the
USA and not just a marketing "We like more OOMPH in our title"
thing though - it's a real shame because some elements of the
film feel [not very but just a little] steampunk [the Queen's
flagship and one of her big secrets(!), if you get to see it]
and I think the longer t |
-1.110744 | 0.193725 | -1 | Reply to a comment Reply to this comment Jubal writes: The
GUN caused the problem? You have an accident, and the CAR caused
the problem? You're caught speeding and the CAR caused the
problem? Soneone hits you with a bat, and the BAT caused the
problem? Unfortunately, you're allowed to vote. No wonder we're
going down the tube! |
-0.676072 | 6.917287 | 8 | Printed from YouTube blocking native video API from TV devices
updated 02:20 pm EST, Fri November 20, 2009 YouTube API now
only on some devices The move will restrict TV viewing to
devices from companies that can afford the license, such as the
Apple TV, TiVo DVRs and a growing number of TVs. iPhones and
other handhelds aren't covered by the ban. No explanation has
been given for the reversal of policy, although YouTube has
increasingly allowed long-form videos and has been striking
deals with major content providers that themselves have
attempted to ban video playback from digital hardware connected
to TVs to protect deals with cable and satellite providers.
Boxee has repeatedly been excluded from Hulu for this reason
despite Hulu's own support of the TV-friendly media interface.
[via Engadget] By Electronista Staff 1. cmoney Mac
Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2000 This is obviously a ploy
from the same "content" providers that made Hulu stop working on
TV-connected devices. It's fine on |
0.258742 | -1.784666 | 69 | Obama fulfilling his vow to fight ‘negative stereotypes’ On
June 4, 2009, President Obama gave a speech at the University of
Cairo in Egypt, which clearly stated his direction, policies and
agenda to the Islamic world. He stated unequivocally, “I
consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United
States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever
they may appear.” (Emphasis mine.) Thus began Obama’s “fight”
for Islam. During the speech, President Obama gave the honored
front row seats to members of the Muslim Brotherhood. This
organization was banned as a radical Islamic group in Egypt
because of its violent attacks against the government. Their
creed is: “Allah is our objective; the Quran is our law, the
Prophet is our leader; Jihad is our way; and death for the sake
of Allah is the highest of our aspirations.” Their way of life
is jihad or war against unbelievers. The following year,
President Obama wielded the power of the U.S. military by using
the resources of American taxpa |
-0.957613 | 9.778768 | 15 | Take the 2-minute tour × I am using ASP.NET MVC3 with Visual
Studio 2010 Crystal Reports, and Jquery. I am having the
strangest behavior that I have ever experienced when trying to
load the .pdf file in a pop up window. Here is the requirements
of my project: The user will click a button. This will generate
a crystal report and the report needs to open in a new window in
.pdf format. After the user is finished viewing the report (when
the pop up window is closed), there is some clean up that needs
to be done so the unload event of the child window needs to be
triggered. Since the popup is really a .pdf file, it didn't have
the ability to have events such as unload. So, I set up my
controller to throw back a partial view for the pop up window
and this partial view has an iframe which displays the report.
**Now here is the strange behavior that I am having: When the
partial view is rendered the report is not showing up. I just
see a square box where the iframe is with nothing in it. Here is
where it gets str |
-2.909393 | 1.096277 | 27 | A recent ruling by the Washington State Court of Appeals
in Cannabis Action Coalition v. City of Kent has declared
collective medical marijuana gardens illegal because they can
only consist of registered medical marijuana patients and
Washington State has no medical marijuana registry. Confused?
That’s understandable, some background is in order. Washington
State has always had a loosely written medical marijuana law.
Passed in 1998, the law does not actually provide any arrest
protections for medical marijuana patients. Unlike any medical
marijuana state but California, there is no statewide registry
of medical marijuana patients. There are no Washington State
medical marijuana cards, only doctor’s recommendations typed on
tamper-proof paper. Washington State defines a fairly standard
set of conditions to qualify for the recommendation, but it
remains only an affirmative defense in court to charges of
possession and/or cultivation -- patients can still be arrested.
Initially, Washington didn’t even define |
-0.614891 | 0.837195 | 6 | Man Robs Shop, Gets Away in Pickup Pulling Trailer By Rachel
Begle DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A man who robbed a Des Moines
area fast food restaurant had an unusual getaway car. The Polk
County Sheriff's Office says a man entered a Wendy's Restaurant
just before 5 p.m. Sunday. He told an employee he had a weapon
and demanded money. He was given an undisclosed amount of cash,
and then fled across a parking lot of an adjacent building. He
got into a maroon Ford Ranger pickup pulling a large trailer
that contained furniture, covered by a dark tarp. Witnesses say
the trailer had blue, out of state license plates. facebook
twitter rss mobile google plus email alerts you tube hooplanow
pinterest instagram What's On KCRG |
-1.472163 | 9.005782 | -1 | I understand the importance of posting code. As an answerer, I
find it extremely valuable when an asker posts code. However...
it's not always easy (or feasible) to post code. Sure, if you're
a student working on an assignment, or just working on a small
side-project, it's easy to include all the context necessary and
post as much as you need to for the question. But a lot of
askers work for companies that have proprietary, confidential
source code. Posting that code (even something like a namespace
or class name) could lead to problems, legal or otherwise. And
sometimes it's too difficult or time-consuming to
rewrite/obfuscate the code so that it's safe to post on SO.
What should an asker do if they are unable to include source
code in their question, for one reason or another? You can
always make a 'anonymised' version of the code. Do test it
first, but names are just names and can always be changed. –
Martijn Pieters Apr 30 at 14:52 You would need to provide a
small self contained example that reprodu |
2.430474 | 1.451212 | 19 | Take the tour × From “War Pigs” by Black Sabbath: Generals
gathered in their masses Just like witches at black masses In
English poetry, a perfect rhyme has identical vowels but
different onsets, like come and sum. An identical rhyme has
identical vowel and onset, like come and become. Pairs of
homonyms and homophones are identical rhymes but not perfect
rhymes, and most people consider them inferior. Holorime, where
entire lines rhyme, is likewise stigmatized in English poetry:
For I scream For ice cream Most consider this a trifle at best,
doggerel at worst. This judgment makes some sense for the mere
repetition of a word as “rhyme,” which may indicate a lack of
creativity. However, that makes less sense to me for examples
like the wordplay in holorime and in the Black Sabbath song.
Furthermore, some other languages value identical rhyme, like
rime riche in French poetry. Did identical rhyme fall out of
favor at some point, or was it never well-accepted to begin
with? Was there any period where it w |
-1.511317 | 4.239169 | 120 | Will a Failed Solar Loan Guarantee Help Kill New Nukes? Oct 3,
2011 Will a Failed Solar Loan Guarantee Help Kill New Nukes?
If that happens, there will be no more commercial reactors built
in the United States. Unlike solar power, atomic energy cannot
attract private capital. So if the GOP succeeds in dragging down
the entire federal energy loan program, the "Nuclear
Renaissance" could be definitively done. The Solyndra story is
complex, and full of opportunity---for the Chinese. The Bush-era
loan didn't add up from the start. Though it was for a solar
company involved in cutting-edge technology, there was much
reason to question the corporate numbers. Numerous other loans
for Solartopian technologies have succeeded admirably. No matter
what Tea Party Republicans may wish, the future of the world's
energy is with the sun, wind, tides, waves, sustainable bio-
fuels, efficiency, conservation, and the like. Mother Earth
demands that our power come in harmony with her. All other
sources, including coal, oil |
-0.598201 | 3.766529 | -1 | OT - Before Chainsaws Logging Monster TreesToday’s post is
an amazing look at a period of our history that wasn’t that long
ago involving the challenges loggers faced every day to earn
their wages. Remember this the next time you think your job is
demanding.Before chainsaws were invented, the logging industry
in the United States & Canada was a seriously challenging
occupation and we are only talking about 125 years ago. In the
Pacific Northwest there were forests full of monster trees and
cutting them down was done by hand. A friend sent me these
photos and I had to share them with you.imageLook at the length
of the two-man hand saw and heavy duty axes they used to drop
these tremendous trees. It is almost inconceivable to think of
cutting a tree this size with a hand saw.imageThe work required
very strong men (and horses) working long days for minimal pay.
Could you imagine doing this to earn a living?imageAfter a tree
was finally felled it took a week or more to cut it up into
sections that could be ma |
-0.394431 | -1.487529 | -1 | Monday, October 02, 2006 Other Items Reuters reports that a
British soldier was killed Sunday (death was announced today and
brings the total number of British soldiers killed in Iraq to
119). The US military reports three American troops were killed
Sunday (deaths announced today and brings the total number of
American troops killed in Iraq to 2718). Martha notes Amit R.
Paley and K.I. Ibrahim's "Sadr Political Bloc Calls for Overhaul
of Iraqi Cabinet" (Washington Post): Sabrina Tavernise,
covering the same issues in the New York Times, offers this
curious paragraph: At the time, the thinking was to include all
of Iraq's groups, particularly the minority Sunni Arabs who
dominated the government of Saddam Hussein, in order to drain
support for the insurgency. But now, five months after the
government was formed, the violence has only worsened, with
death squads carrying out sectarian killings that are changing
the texture of neighborhoods. If you can figure what Tavernise
is suggesting (that excluding S |
-0.759501 | 8.866523 | -1 | Send your tips to [email protected]. June 28, 2010 Google
Chrome Tests Unified Menu Google started to test a unified menu
in the latest Chromium and Google Chrome dev builds. The new
menu includes most of the options that were available in the
page and tools menus. If you use a recent Chromium build or
Google Chrome dev channel, you can enable this feature by adding
a command-line flag to the desktop shortcut: --new-wrench-menu.
To make the menu more compact, Google uses a single menu item
for cut, copy, paste and another menu item that combines zoom
options with full-screen. Opera already uses a unified menu
that replaces the menu bar, while Firefox 4 will include a
single menu button. The unified menu takes up less space, it's
less complex and it reduces clutter. "The general purpose of
the menubar is to contain all of the things that you want your
program to do but you can't cram into the main UI. So the
menubar generally ends up with a lot of stuff that isn't used
very often, if at all, and yet i |
-0.184659 | 9.714846 | 16 | Chapter 7. Database Users and Permissions Table of Contents
7.1. Database Users 7.2. Groups 7.3. Privileges 7.4. Functions
and Triggers Managing database users and their privileges is in
concept similar to that of Unix operating systems, but then
again not identical enough to not warrant explanation. 7.1.
Database Users name follows the rules for SQL identifiers:
either unadorned without special characters, or double-quoted.
To remove an existing user, use the analog DROP USER command.
For convenience, the shell scripts createuser and dropuser are
wrappers around these SQL commands. In order to bootstrap the
database system, a freshly initialized system always contains
one predefined user. This user will have the same name as the
operating system user that initialized the area (and is
presumably being used as the user that runs the server). Thus,
often an initial user "postgres" exists. In order to create more
users you have to first connect as this initial user. 7.1.1.
User attributes database |
0.317531 | 3.715607 | -1 | Give a teacher a special gift with CAFOD World Gifts Give a
teacher a special gift with CAFOD World Gifts By staff writers
30 Mar 2008 School starter pack If you are looking for a
meaningful gift for a teacher, pupil, or anyone in education
that why not browse CAFOD's world gifts. Giving a special
charity gift is a great way to celebrate a birthday or
anniversary, or even as an end of year present for a teacher –
and show that you really care (in more ways that one), without
giving unwanted clutter. For example, you can give a school
starter pack for just £7. This will equip a child in the
developing world with all the essentials a budding scholar
needs, such as pens, books, a uniform, school fees and even
daily meals. It will also help them escape poverty. This
special charity gift is perfect for parents, children and
teachers alike, and it does so much good for so little money.
Why not consider buying several? They are a great educational
tool for children and are even available as part of a special |
0.634639 | 7.165179 | -1 | Tell me more × I just bought Magicka and want to play it on my
computer with my girlfriend. Buying a gamepad seems to be the
only option. I've never owned one, so I have no idea what kind
the game supports or what the interface looks like. How do I
know if a gamepad is compatible with Magicka? I already have USB
keyboards, a Wiimote with nunchuk, an unrooted Android phone,
and a couple of other computers (too weak to play the game).
Could I use any of those? What are my options? share|improve
this question I believe most USB gamepads should work, but I
would suggest picking up a wired Xbox 360 controller - many
Windows games with controller support will only support this
type of gamepad (without resorting to custom drivers or other
modifications). – agent86 Feb 18 '12 at 17:01 @agent86 Magicka
has special requirements because of the way input is done for
that game. That said, this is still a shopping recommendation
and thus off topic. – StrixVaria Feb 18 '12 at 17:06
@StrixVaria: I'm not asking what wou |
4.429723 | -4.409949 | 0 | Arrieta breaks trend When Jake Arrieta won his Major League
debut on June 10 against the Yankees he became the latest
pitching prospect to come up to the Orioles from the minors and
enjoy instant success. But when he followed it up with a win in
San Francisco to improve to (2-0), he broke a trend by winning
his first two big league starts. Last season Brad Bergesen,
Jason Berken, David Hernandez, Chris Tillman and Brian Matusz
all made their major league debuts for the Orioles. Bergesen,
Berken, Hernandez and Matusz all were winners in their first
starts. Tillman, who pitched to a no-decision on July 29, 2009
versus Kansas City was the lone member of the group who didn't
win in his first big league start. Here's how well the five
combined to pitch in their first major league starts: (4-0),
2.77 ERA in 26 IP, 10 R, 8 ER, 3 HR Their follow up starts
however produced different results. None of the five lost their
big league debuts, but none won in their second starts. Berken,
Hernandez and Matusz all lost t |
2.23098 | 3.159921 | -1 | You are viewing daidaikiiro Recent Entries 10th-Apr-2013 12:00
am - This journal is... Cuz seriously, does it look like
Toshiya has time for that shit? I post lots of crap. Dumb crap.
That's 'bout it. No point in hidin' nothing. And even if it's
personal, well... I dun' really care :3. READ IT AND WEEP LAUGH.
I'm not one for drama and I'm not one to post things that
can't/shouldn't be seen by others. ~all my icons are credited
to the users who created them under "info" >>> "userpics,"
listed in their descriptions~ (cuz I can't make icons for the
life of me) 30th-Sep-2012 01:59 am(no subject) I tried talking
to some of the LoL/anime/etc. geeks that sit around and play
games in the commons all day. They were really kinda' mean :(. I
was genuinely upset, because I thought for sure that these guys
would be somewhat nice or welcoming. I didn't expect them to be
all OMG HI BE OUR NEW BESTY, but they were just jerks. Fuck it,
do I miss livejournaling. I'm like all school or work or both
all day every day plus |
1.539238 | 2.321701 | 62 | “Simmering Ball Of Negativity” Dismissed After Threatening
Statements An arbitrator has upheld the dismissal of a city
“traffic operations” employee for threatening statements, a
racist comment and one incident of dangerous and aggressive
driving. The city relied on four incidents in firing the
employee. In the first incident, after being asked how his
weekend was, the employee said that he had cleaned his gun and
polished it up, and that there were “a few flunkies in the
lunchroom that I would like to take hunting”. “Flunky” was a
derogatory term that he routinely used to describe co-workers.
The arbitrator found the employee’s statement to be threatening.
In the second incident, while a passenger in a City vehicle, he
rolled down the window and yelled at group of protesters words
to the effect of: “Go out there and get a f——- job. Go get a
job.” In the third incident, he made a racist statement, about
Italians, “the only good —– is a dead —–”. In the fourth and
final incident, he drove a city veh |
-0.694296 | 9.072967 | -1 | Take the 2-minute tour × What is the easiest way to setup max
login attempts in a LAMP environment (sshd installed via yum)?
Is there a package or simple firewall rule? share|improve this
question @Hyppy Thanks, I tried searching but unfortunately
there are many poorly named questions/threads. – John Himmelman
May 31 '11 at 20:27 5 Answers 5 up vote 7 down vote accepted
I use Fail2ban; I've used Denyhosts in the past, and it works
quite well, too. I favor Fail2ban now because it is more
configurable, and more able to handle monitoring multiple
different services -- for example, your sshd and you web app's
login page simultaneously (provided you log failures). Another
method you might consider is implementing a LIMIT rule in
iptables; I unfortunately can't help you with this, unless you
want to install Shorewall, and then I'd simply point you toward
the excellent documentation on that site for how to configure a
LIMIT rule to, well, limit the ability of someone to brute-force
your server. share|improve |
-0.338433 | 7.675047 | -1 | Now on to the list... #1 Notification Center #2
Universal Search #3 Instagram Regardless, it needs to be
here yesterday. #4 ‘X’ to Close Apps #5 Better Xbox Gaming
#6 Folders #7 Independent volume and profiles #8 Fix Xbox
Music and Video Hope for 2013 Reader comments #1 -
Notification Center: I'd be okay with it as long as I NEVER HAVE
TO USE IT. Ugh. Such an Android/IOS thing.. GROSS! Microsoft:
Don't ruin your beautiful OS with a cluttered up notification
center and duplicate information! Give some development api
leeway to Third Party Apps to satisfy the Android/IOS "lovers"
or make it to where I can disable it... I echo most of the
comments here. It's really sad that when it comes down to it,
we've traded apps (of which we STILL can't get the ones all our
friends use) for the basic functions my Windows Mobile 5.0
device had 8yrs ago. I've been through every incarnation and at
least a dozen Windows devices (which I can remember) since and
currently use a L |
-1.274012 | 1.72431 | 92 | Complex Peace Bridge project continues May 22, 2014 The
digging for soil borings for a bridge seems like a routine
process, but that process is not so simple near the Peace
Bridge. A barge is needed to allow for the necessary digging
for soil borings near the Peace Bridge. Credit Mike Desmond/wbfo
news The barge with a giant crane on it is visible to thousands
of Thruway Niagara Section commuters this week. It's needed for
the soil borings that are part of an intricate process of
expansion. To build the new ramps from the Peace Bridge Plaza
to the north and south-bound lanes of the Niagara Section, the
pedestrian bridge for the Riverwalk has to be removed and a new
pedestrian bridge built. "If you consider the fact that the
pedestrian bridge is going to go over CSX and the Thruway, it's
a pretty long span," said DOT Program Manager Maria Lehman. "We
need to get soil borings and get a profile of what it looks like
and because of the steepness there, you can't do it off the
shoulder of the Thruway, you' |
3.1987 | 3.822244 | 114 | 111 Edits since joining this wiki June 23, 2010
This article is a player character biography page for
Thorongoral of Moon Guard US created by Thorongoral. The
contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent
official World of Warcraft history or occurrences which are
accurate for all realms. The characters and events listed are of
an independent nature and applied for roleplaying, fictional,
speculative, or opinions from a limited playerbase only.
Field Marshall Thorongoral Stonefist, The OathbinderEdit
IconSmall Dwarf MaleUi-charactercreate-classes paladin
Thorongoral Stonefist (Deceased), The Oathbinder
Prospector and Soldier "Ta dae is a good dae, ta die!"
AllianceNPC 32Thorongoral Stonefist Title <Champion of
Ironforge> The Oathbinder, Stonemender of the Stonefist
Clan Gender Male Race Dwarf (Humanoid) Level
80 Character class Paladin Health 29,789
Affiliation Alliance Kingdom of Ironforge |
0.86372 | 6.642964 | -1 | Documentation Center • Trial Software • Product Updates
Model integrated circuit multiplier Integrated Circuits The
Multiplier block models an integrated circuit multiplier. The
block implements the following equation, which defines the
voltage applied to the output port: where X1, X2, Y1, Y2, Z1,
Z2 are the voltages presented at the input ports, A is the gain,
and K is the scale factor. In a typical multiplication circuit,
the output is fed back into input Z1, which results in the
following gain (assuming that A is large): The value of the
scale factor K is usually altered by an external resistor bias
network. The Multiplier block implements K as an internal gain,
and the external bias network is not necessary for system
simulation. A typical value for K is 10, with a typical
adjustment down to 3. You can use the Multiplier block to
implement a number of other functions, as well as
multiplication. Examples include division, squares, and square
roots. For example circuits, consult manufacturer |
-3.444221 | 3.007906 | -1 | You are here Maternal Obesity Linked to Autism We’re always
worrying about losing the baby weight following delivery, but a
new study featured in Pediatrics might have potential moms
paying more attention to the scale before they conceive. A
mother’s obesity during pregnancy may raise the risk of autism
in her baby by 67 percent, reports MSNBC. Plus: New CDC Report
Shows Autism Rates Rising Sharply The study is part of an
ongoing effort to find preventable factors that may increase the
risk of autism. Researchers compared the medical histories of
1,000 children in California to take a closer look at the impact
of obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure on pregnancy. They
found that while women with diabetes were only slightly more
likely to have a baby with autism, they were twice as likely to
have a child with a different neurodevelopmental disorder.
Plus: 10 Percent of Autistic Children May Outgrow It The reason
for these findings remains uncertain, though it is possible that
high levels of blood |
3.386349 | 4.712856 | 2 | Dead Space 2 Multiplayer Scream Fortress. Dead Space 2's
single player campaign is an anxious creep through a string of
dark corridors to a soundtrack of groaning steelwork and
laboured breath. There are, of course, interruptions to the taut
atmosphere: the burst of a gangly Necromorph through a
dilapidated wall, or a screaming phantom that breaks through the
fragile sanity of your mind. But the journey through Dead Space
II is characterized primarily by its bars of rest, not by its
bars of fury. Dead Space 2's multiplayer mode, by contrast, is
a cacophony of uninterrupted noise, a soundtrack of un-muffled
industrial screams and the relentless, hot pitter-patter of
gunfire. It's all fury, the air thick with dismemberment, the
floor wet with gloop. Eight players are split into two teams.
One plays the role of the Necromorphs, the other plays the role
of the Humans, in one of the most frenetic tussles of survival
and dominance in gaming. By comparison to Halo or Call of Duty,
play options seem limited. You |
-3.376197 | 2.784696 | -1 | Give blood, save lives this summer June 15, 2013 The
Marietta Times But too often, especially during the summer
months, blood collections run short. It's a concern locally and
around the world. According to the World Health Organization,
the U.S. is among only 60 countries worldwide that receive
nearly 100 percent of its blood supply from volunteer donors.
The other 40 percent still rely on family members to donate
blood when it's needed, or they pay citizens for their blood.
One loyal donor is Bob Kubota of Lowell who says he makes giving
blood part of his regular routine. He donates monthly, and over
the years has given a total of 6 gallons of blood. Health
officials say every bag of blood donated saves three lives. As
is commonly the case with volunteers, blood donors are aging.
It's important that young people step up. Anyone 16 years or
older can donate. People don't give blood for a variety of
reasons, but many are simply misunderstandings or myths. Here
are some common ones as posted on I c |
-2.074028 | 0.980621 | 101 | LLC vs SCorp Should you operate out of the home or at an
office? How many employees do you hire at first? How much will
you be able to sell? There are a lot of questions entrepreneurs
need to ask themselves before getting their business off the
ground, but one of the first and most important is how they
choose to incorporate their business. There are different legal
options for how they register the company with state
authorities, and different designations come with different
benefits and regulations. Two of the most popular
designations—limited liability companies and corporations—each
have advantages and disadvantages depending on what the
company’s founders want to achieve. Limited liability
companies, or LLCs as they are commonly known, are a popular
choice because of the protection and benefits they give to
owners. The limited liability part of the name means that
owners—or members, as they are called—do not have personal
responsibility for lawsuits against the company or possibly
bankruptcies. Limit |
-4.203819 | 1.692337 | 85 | Tuesday, May 13, 2008 It’s Alive!!!! Not. **Content below is
strictly for people who are eating, about to eat, or have just
eaten. Nicolekiss does not hold responsible for any undesirable
outcome. You have been warned unethically. On with the show.
Now it’s commonly known by my peers that I will try (to eat)
anything at least once. And I mean anything. Be it life worms
(which I so wanted to try but never had the chance to) or dead
spiders. Call it a dare devil thing, I’m just adventurous in
the food sector and the curiosity of wanting to know how each
food taste like drive my enthusiasm in fear factor food tasting.
This was no different when I travelled to Cambodia. me in siem
reap hostel room In my hostel room with my new hair me posing
in front of hostel toilet View from toilet. The wonder of self
timer As I was cycling around the town of Siem Reap following
my previous entry, I came across this group of Cambodian ladies
squatting in a corner in front a tourist shopping centre
stuffing their face |
1.792908 | 1.455651 | -1 | A Baby Named 'Like' An Israeli couple has named their newborn
daughter "Like." It's unclear if Facebook was the direct
inspiration for their choice, given that the father doesn't
really use Facebook. But, still, pretty cruel! The girl's
father, Lior Adler, told an Israeli paper that: "I wanted
something unique. At first I was looking at Chinese names, and
considered the name Qing Yu Lang. But in the end, my wife
responded to Like." There's really only a couple ways Like
Adler can turn out with a name like that: A) Serial killer or B)
Social media expert. We're not actually sure which would be the
worse outcome. [Social Times, Image via Shutterstock] |
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-1.318704 | 0.709655 | -1 | Avoiding Sanctions In Electronic Discovery Friday, October 1,
2004 - 01:00 Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, a
recognized authority on electronic discovery, has issued another
significant decision in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC, et al. In
an earlier decision, Judge Scheindlin addressed the legal
standard for allocating costs involved in retrieving e-mails
from backup tapes. In the latest decision, on the plaintiff's
motion for sanctions for spoliation of evidence, the court
delineated the responsibilities of attorneys and their clients
in preserving and producing electronic discovery, and sanctioned
the employer for failing to fulfill these responsibilities. The
latest decision, Zubulake V, includes practical guidance for
companies and attorneys, including in-house counsel, to avoid
the pitfalls that the new era of electronic discovery presents.
For companies and attorneys failing to adopt and follow new
protocols, however, the decision pos |
0.000959 | 0.452847 | -1 | MumsnetGuestBlogs (MNHQ) Thu 31-Oct-13 11:13:08 Filip Borev:
Ben Needham and Maria - why are Roma people still seen as ‘baby
snatching gypsies’? This week, two cases of suspected child
abduction have made headlines - and central to both stories was
the role of Roma communities in the alleged crimes. Blonde-
haired, blue-eyed Maria was removed from her adoptive Roma
parents by police, who suspected them of stealing her. In
Cyprus, DNA tests were carried out on a 22-year-old Roma man
living in Cyprus - authorities suspected he could be Briton Ben
Needham, who disappeared on the island of Kos at the age of two.
In this blog, 18-year-old writer and British Romani Filip Borev
– who blogs at Pipopotamus - examines what the media reaction to
these stories reveals about public prejudice towards Roma
people. Filip Borev Posted on: Thu 31-Oct-13 11:13:08 Lead
photo Maria with Hristos Salis and Eleftheria Dimopoulou, who
she'd been living with. Since Maria was discovered living in a
Roma neighbourhood in Greec |
-0.51521 | -1.529646 | 43 | Rally 'round the flag effect From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia (Redirected from Rally Round the Flag Syndrome)
Jump to: navigation, search The rally 'round the flag effect
(or syndrome) is a concept used in political science and
international relations to explain increased short-run popular
support of the President of the United States during periods of
international crisis or war.[1] Because Rally 'Round The Flag
syndrome reduces criticism of governmental policies, it is seen
as a factor of Diversionary Foreign Policy.[1] Mueller's
definition[edit] Political scientist John Mueller wrote his
landmark paper Presidential Popularity from Truman to Johnson in
1970, where he conceived the idea of the effect. Mueller defined
the effect as coming from an event with three qualities:[2]
1. "Is international" 3. "Specific, dramatic, and sharply
focused" In addition, Mueller created five categories of
rallies. These categories are considered dated by modern
political scientists, as they rely heavily on C |
0.832458 | -0.954589 | -1 | Ponty shootout: ‘Namdhari, PSO part of conspiracy to murder
Hardeep’ New Delhi: Delhi police on Tuesday claimed before a
court here that sacked Uttarakhand minority commission chairman
SS Namdhari's PSO Sachin Tyagi allegedly conspired with him and
Ponty Chadha to kill the liquor baron's brother Hardeep. "He
(Tyagi) himself disclosed that he was actively involved in the
conspiracy of trespass and he along with Namdhari fired shots at
Hardeep in furtherance of conspiracy made earlier with Namdhari
and Ponty Chadha," Police, which was allowed to interrogate
Tyagi in custody for three days, told Metropolitan Magistrate
Neha. Ponty and Hardeep were killed in the shootout here last
month. "In continuation of the offence Namdhari and Tyagi fired
and killed Hardeep as per conspiracy hatched earlier...," the
court was told. Tyagi, who was arrested last night, was
remanded in police custody to unearth the conspiracy and the
sequence of the shootout. "Sustained custodial interrogation is
required to unearth the en |
-4.205472 | 0.944145 | 18 | Mancini•Duffy has come to be associated with Bloomingdale's and
has won multiple SADI awards in the process for the firm's
continually successful new stores and redevelopments. This year
the company proved it also can do dining. After 32 years living
on the metro level at the Bloomingdale's flagship in Manhattan,
40 Carrots eatery moved to the seventh level. The new restaurant
also features an updated menu and increased seating capacity.
The design is bright, modern and inviting. The color scheme is
based on the idea of a garden and that idea is complemented
through the use of natural materials. The seating area is
reconstituted bamboo and the flooring is a sand-colored
porcelain. Project Name 40 Carrots New York City Square
Footage 3,200 square feet General Contractor Piece
Management Lighting Consultant Doug Russell Lighting Stone
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am loud and also quiet, I make jokes...I think I'm pretty funny
I know atleast a few people who would agree. The aim of my blogs
is to entertain you! but I will have a few random ones in there.
Hope you enjoy. I am me and I wouldn't wanna be anyone else
(thanks selena for those lyrics). TZ:+0000 END:VCARD |
1.698548 | 2.306688 | 62 | Monday, January 30 Do you know “LOOK FORWARD TO”? First of
all, “look forward to” is not the same as “look for.” These two
expressions are completely different. As you know, “look for”
means “to search.” For example, 1. I am looking for a
pair of jeans. 2. We looked for an apartment. 3.
They should start looking for a job. On the other hand, “look
forward to” means to feel excited about something. For example,
1. I am looking forward to my birthday/ Christmas
2. We are looking forward to the concert. 3. She
always looks forward to breakfast. As you can learn from our
examples, “look forward to” is used this way: Look forward to +
Something - Or - Look forward to + Noun This is
why, contrary to popular belief, the following examples are
wrong: 1. I look forward to join you. X 2. He is
looking forward to come here. X 3. Are you looking
forward to see her? X Why? Why are these examples wrong? Well,
because the word “To” inside “ |
4.912596 | 0.911269 | 13 | Groove for Thought Groove for Thought are one of the groups
competing in the second season of NBC's The Sing-Off. Based in
Seattle, the group has brought their unique mix of jazz and R&B
across the country and the world. They won the Best Jazz Song
award from the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Academy in
2006, as well as the National Harmony Sweepstakes Championship a
year before. Give a Positive or Negative Rating |
-0.27952 | 6.890133 | 113 | ouya the perfect torrent streamer So perhaps this could go in
the home theater forums but I think it ties better with android.
I see the Ouya as the perfect home theater box, firstly because
it will (we can assume) eventually have Netflix. 75% of my
viewing is covered. OK, so what, there are lots of netflix
enabled boxes. The kicker is that, of course, it runs android.
If this box ever gets support for the bitorrent app it would be
an unlimited TV viewing machine. Now pair that with an external
HDD, TV optimized versions of bitorrent and MX player, and
remote control (voice?) support... you have a straight to TV
torrenting device. How aweosme would that be? No more
transcoding for Apple TV or elaborate streaming setups. Find the
torrent, hit download, and play whatever HD format (avi, mp4,
mkv...) you want straight to your TV. Can't wait. |
-3.409571 | 2.599346 | -1 | Sunday, January 21, 2007 Distracting Myself I sit here at my
computer trying not to think about my frozen hot water pipe.
This has happened to me several times over the years and only
once did it result in a I am hopeful. Frankie had friends over
late and they left after I was in bed. No one remembered to
leave the water running a trickle. I am a terrible home owner.
Things are supposed to be insulated and blah, blah, blah. I was
not meant to own a home. So I am changing sheets and dusting and
trying not to think about the water and the plumbers bill that
could ensue......... A Tale To Distract Myself 19 years ago
today...............Frankie arrived. The Princess was a
different person. I wasn't as good at saying "No, this is what I
want." I was afraid of being wrong. I was quick to defer to
authority figures. I woke up feeling crappy and Frankie was my
second, so I kinda knew something was up. However, there were no
classic symptoms. I couldn't say "My water broke" or "My
contractions are two minute apa |
-0.318864 | 3.006938 | -1 | December graduations transcript Title: December graduations
Duration: 1.42 minutes I think the warmth of everybody being
happy and the smiles of everyone keeps you warm, even in the
middle of this cold weather. I think it's a wonderful time to
graduate, in December, because in the summer it's far too hot in
the Great Hall and in the marquees, so I think it's really nice,
just before Christmas, to have this experience. Cold! Because
in China, we all graduate in the summer! But it's wonderful.
Because I'm enjoying, I don't feel that it's very cold, but it
is very cold because it's going to snow tonight. Students who
graduate in the winter, they do face cold weather, but there are
advantages because the Great Hall looks absolutely wonderful at
this time of year. It's beautifully lit, the Christmas tree is
lovely. It's always a sign that the festive season is upon us,
we're being gregarious and exchanging best wishes with the
people who've come through the system, at Christmas, so it's
wonderful. |
-4.016722 | 3.850873 | 94 | Repressed experiments for module 454 Experiment nameClinical
attributes Armstrong01_ALL_20Acute lymphocytic leukemia
(Leukemia), B cells (Leukemia), Bone marrow (Leukemia),
Lymphocytes (Leukemia), Acute leukemia (Leukemia*), Hematologic
cancer (Leukemia*), Cancer (Leukemia*), Leukemia (Leukemia*),
Monocytes (Leukemia*), Hematologic samples and cell lines
(Leukemia*), Hematologic cancer and cell line (Leukemia*),
Cancer and cell line (Leukemia*), Leukemia or leukemia cell line
(Leukemia*), Acute lymphocytic leukemia - ALL1 sub class
(Leukemia) Chen02_Met_Colon_Cancer_SF5Adenocarcinoma (Liver
cancer), Cancer and cell line (Liver cancer), Cancer (Liver
cancer), Colon cancer metastasis to liver (Liver cancer), Colon
tissue, cancer or cell line (Liver cancer), Colon cancer (Liver
cancer), Colon cancer or cell line (Liver cancer), Metastasis
(Liver cancer) |
0.729232 | 4.109179 | 29 | fruit shoes charlotte olympia jeffrey campbell Charlotte
Olympia/Jeffrey Campbell via It's no secret that Jeffrey
Campbell loves a good knockoff shoe and let's face it, we're not
complaining about getting a version of the high-end designer
pair for less than half the price. However, this time he's gone
a little bit too far. One of his recent designs, the "Fruitbowl
Platform" pictured above right, is a blatant copy of the quirky
Charlotte Olympia "Bananas Is My Business" shoe pictured to the
left. Unfortunately, it seems like fruit fashion may be rearing
its ugly head again. If Charlotte's shoe can spark the creation
of a cheaper faux version, it's only a matter of time before we
start seeing more Carmen Miranda look-alikes running down Fifth
Avenue or the Champs Elysees this season. So what'd you think of
shoe fruit - rotten or ripe? |
2.059047 | 0.489566 | -1 | Is Unconditional Love a Biblical Concept? Yes and no. First of
all, what is it? Unconditional love is the acceptance of a
person without him or her meeting any conditions. In other
words, it means having affection for someone without
establishing limitations. So, unconditional love means loving
someone irrespective of that person’s behavior. This popular
idea of unconditional love is quite contrary to much of what God
says in the Bible. It’s because humans are flawed, evidenced by
our unseemly acts. That’s why God provided laws that he … [Read
more...] |
4.353257 | -4.43027 | 0 | Alex Rodriguez To Undergo Surgery On His Other Hip, Miss A Large
Chunk Of Next Season It was just three years ago that Alex
Rodriguez had surgery on his right hip to repair a torn labrum.
Now, multiple media outlets are reporting that A-Rod is set to
have the same procedure done on his left hip. He reportedly hurt
his hip towards the end of last season, slogged through his
dismal postseason performance by loading up on painkillers, and
has been trying to rehab the injury ever since. Rehab isn't
working, though, and now A-Rod has to go under the knife. The
New York Daily News reports that the procedure is expected to
keep him out of the Yankees lineup until June or July. The good
news for A-Rod is that he now has an explanation for his poor
play this past postseason that doesn't strictly boil down to,
"He is old and not very good at baseball anymore." The bad news
for A-Rod is that he is now a 37-year-old slugger with two bad
hips, which means that he will likely spend the rest of his
career playing like a g |
3.254512 | 4.777542 | 2 | Question from mattiejr396 Asked: 3 years ago Whats the
differece between franks camera and chucks? I saw that chuck
has a camera and so does frank but chucks looks like a film one
and franks looks digtal. What's the differce? Top Voted Answer
From: Jtisciyohk 3 years ago No difference except chucks is
digital, nothing gameplay wise, if that's what your asking.
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3.099971 | 1.437582 | 123 | March 17 1998 A slight breeze blew through the windows of Shell
Cottage as Fleur Weasley opened the door to check on Hermione
Granger. The girl was sleeping soundly, cocooned in blankets and
her bushy hair spread out on the pillow behind her. Fleur
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drew closer, she knew that it was all a facade. Dark circles
casted unpleasant shadows under her eyes, and her skin was pale
and sickly, due to the terrible conditions she had faced. Harry
and Ron had refused to tell her anything, but Fleur was not
stupid. She knew the signs of the Cruciatus Curse when she saw
them. Fleur glided over to the window and pulled the curtains
away to allow soft, golden light to illuminate the room.
Sunlight lit up Hermione's face and she stirred and fluttered
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-3.650072 | 5.159352 | -1 | RSS Feeds Greeks protest transport workers' pay cuts Saturday
- 1/26/2013, 10:26am ET Metro arrives at Aghios Antonios
station in western Athens after authorities use a rare civil
mobilization to end the nine-day strike by metro workers'
unions, on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Striking Athens metro workers
returned to the job Friday, hours after the Greek government
used riot police to evacuate holdouts from a subway depot,
ending a bitter standoff over new austerity measures. (AP
Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) Transport unions are meeting
later Saturday to decide on further action. |
-1.509017 | 0.323635 | -1 | Members of pro-life organization are not insensitive monsters:
Letter to the Editor Sun News Readers By Sun News Readers Sun
News on March 24, 2013 at 6:55 PM, updated March 24, 2013 at
6:56 PM I am deeply saddened to read about the ugly expression
of intolerance for life itself demonstrated by Mary Wynne-
Peaspanen in her March 14 letter (“FPA offers reproductive
health services to low-income residents”) and by Dr. Mark Rood
at South Russell Family Practice. We at HELP (The Pro-Life
Apostolate of SS Helen, Edward, Lucy Parishes) are not
insensitive monsters. The mission of HELP is to protect all
human life, from the moment of conception to the time of natural
death. The issue is not “freedom” or “rights” or a “woman’s
right to choose.” The issue is whether we, as humans, value life
and have the right to decide the fate of another human being,
“the right to live or to die.” I contend that FPANEO is not
concerned about providing information to their clients to help
them to make informed decisions about the |
0.603715 | -1.345158 | 7 | Minorties are protected by law to practice their religion
(submitted photo) Pakistani Christians protest after after a
Muslim mob burned dozens of homes owned by Christians on March
9, 2013 in retaliation for alleged insults against Islam’s
Prophet Muhammad. The protesters expressed dissatisfaction with
the way the government was handling the incident. Here’s the
story. Minorities have full rights under the Pakistan
constitution to practice their religion. Why are mobs and
extremists depriving them of their rights? Read previous posts
about the blasphemy law, which moderate Pakistanis and human
rights groups feel is extreme and discriminatory to the
country’s minority groups, on this blog here and here and here.
Azra Haqqie 2 Responses 1. whoareyou says: Azra –
minimally, the blasphemy law seems at odds with “(m)inorities
hav(ing) full rights under the Pakistan constitution to practice
their religion”. it seems the blasphemy law would be
unconstitutional, right? Has the blasphemy law been chall |
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to stay alive. It was hard in Ireland, with no food or jobs.
That’s why they left Ireland for other places, especially
America. “Why America?”. The answer is clear. They knew that
there would be hope for them, and jobs to help them live. So
they moved to Americas east coast and from there some went
further to the West, traveling long distances. |
2.938254 | 1.659937 | 19 | Saying Goodbye Summary: 1-shot. Sam struggles to cope with the
immediate results of losing someone else close to him and Dean
finds it necessary to drop his own emotional shields to help his
brother handle the process of saying goodbye. *
Sad/grieving/emotional!Sam & Big brother/emotional!Dean *
Spoilers for 07x10 Death's Door. Tags: This is tagged for
07x10, Death's Door but carries on past the end of the episode
with what might happen. Warnings/Spoilers: Has spoilers for the
episode so if you haven't seen it, then be cautious. Contains
minor bad language and I'll put a definite tissue alert to this
one. Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or the boys or Bobby.
Just use them for a distraction. No harm done and hopefully some
enjoyment. Author Note: Okay, this is the 2nd of three tags I
have planned. I don't know what Sera and the writers have
planned and while I hope it doesn't go this way…maybe I'll have
it all cried out before January. I hope those who read it enjoy
it. One simple little word that |
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0.997443 | 10.135947 | -1 | Take the 2-minute tour × In Ruby there is an each_cons on
Enumerable. It works like this (1..5).each_cons(3) {|n| p n}
[1, 2, 3] [2, 3, 4] [3, 4, 5] I would like to do this in C#.
LINQ would be nice. The following does something similar but it
loops one to many and it's also hardcoded to return only two
elements var cons = ints.Select((o, i) => new
int[]{ ints[i], i == ints.Length - 1 ? 0 : ints[i + 1] }); It
would be nice if it could be created as an iterator over the
original array instead of having to create a lot of arrays.
share|improve this question 3 Answers 3 up vote 9 down vote
accepted Try the following var ints = Enumerable.Range(1,
3).Select(x => Enumerable.Range(x, 3)); This will return an
IEnumerable<IEnumerable<int>> with the specified values. You can
add the .ToArray expression at any point to get it into an array
if that's the intent (can't tell if that's whatthe [] mean in
ruby) share|improve this answer +1 I use statements like this
all the time – Adam Ralph Jan 1 |
-1.525287 | 2.686312 | 54 | Measuring Progress Since 1924 Phone: 503-284-5896 Tree survey
photo of chesnut treeTree surveys provide the location and size
of the existing tress on a specific property. The tree species
is determined by an arborist who also verifies the size of the
tree. These surveys are used for land development and design
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-2.46949 | 0.120033 | -1 | In response to: Rich Lefties and Their Taxes SouthAustinative
Wrote: Dec 06, 2012 5:19 PM You're right, it hits them harder.
The left likes to punish and demonize achievement wtih higher
taxes. Since roughly 47% of Americans pay NO taxes, there's no
real effect to them at all. |
0.292721 | 9.623252 | 16 | Take the 2-minute tour × I'm getting this error when generating
a new unit test under Visual Studio 2010 using the context menu
(right-click the method name -> "Generate Unit Tests"): Private
Accessor for methodName is not found. Please rebuild the
containing project or run the Publicize.exe manually. The
method is public (checked that by applying applying a filter to
not show non-public methods in the "Generate Unit Tests" dialog.
Visual Studio creates some kind of .accessor file automatically.
Do I need to do anything in it? What else could be the problem?
EDIT (more info that might be relevant) • I'm trying to test
some classes inside a website project, although they don't do
any webpage related stuff. They're just plain old C# classes.
• All my class names are available inside the unit test class as
ClassName_Accessor. And that causes the compiler to complain
about the method signature not being correct. share|improve this
question add comment 2 Answers I resolved my problem with
this, I had |
-2.133267 | 0.43802 | -1 | The IRS wants to tax your illegal income @hargreavesCNN March
7, 2013: 12:47 PM ET illegal income 1040 The federal government
requires drug dealers and embezzlers to pay taxes on their ill-
gotten gains. Surprisingly, some do. Dealt some drugs? Stole
some cash? There's a line on your income tax form to declare it.
As ridiculous as it sounds, the federal government requires that
money acquired through illegal means be reported and taxed just
like legitimate income. It's right there on the official IRS tax
instructions: "Income from illegal activities, such as money
from dealing illegal drugs, must be included in your income on
Form 1040, line 21, or on Schedule C or Schedule C-EZ (Form
1040) if from your self-employment activity." Not surprisingly,
tax experts say few criminals declare their loot. But some do,
often when they've either been caught during that tax year or
think they are about to be caught, says Stephen Moskowitz, a San
Francisco tax attorney at Moskowitz LLP who has helped several
clien |
3.716874 | 1.944048 | 5 | Entertainment | Celebrity Court refuses to hear appeal in
McGraw case McGraw released Two Lanes of Freedom on his new
label on February 5 • AP • Published: 09:33 February 20,
2013 • Tabloid McGraw released “Two Lanes of Freedom” on
his new label on February 5. It debuted at No. 2 on the
Billboard 200 all-genre albums chart, selling more than 106,000
copies. It’s the first album of his career not to be released on
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0.625856 | -2.260682 | 96 | Rowina (7 Apr 2011) "Hasn't Israel already been divided at
Gaza?" When Sharon and company forced the farmers of Gaza off
their land, and gave it to the Palestinians, was not Israel
divided? I do not know the technicalities of "ownership" here.
To whom does Gaza legally belong now, and in whose jurisdiction
is this held? Does the UN recognize Gaza as a separate nation,
or is it no-man's land until the "formal" declaration of a
Palestinian state? Could the Israelis just take over Gaza and
declare it a failed experiment? How long has this gone on in
Gaza? Was it five years ago? The time blurs. Obviously the
experiment failed, as Gazans continue to lob many missiles at
Israel and their leaders declare that Israel will be wiped off
the map. Israel got nothing for declaring Gaza a Palestinian
enclave and removing all Israelis from there. Perhaps that was
the intention, to prove that nothing good would come of dividing
the land? Anyway, it seems the division occurred when the
Jewish farmers were ripped fr |
-0.112524 | 9.453976 | 16 | What To Do / Not to Do in PowerShell: Part 9 You probably know
that Windows PowerShell supports code-signing, a means of
protecting users and ourselves against
theunintentional execution of untrusted scripts. Heaven knows,
half of y'all have probably set your shell's ExecutionPolicy to
"Unrestricted," and are touching up your makeup even know for
your appearance on CNN: "Gosh durn it, that Microsoft stuff just
whacked my whole 'vironment, it did! We're a-switchin' to the
Google!" Another choice would be the RemoteSigned execution
policy which, frankly, I don't care for. It basically only
requires a signature for scripts that (a) live on a remote
computer or (b) were downloaded through IE or Outlook. Not much
extra security for me, there. My choice is AllSigned, which
requires all scripts to carry a signature. Yep, it's a bit less
convenient, but I like the security it offers me. It forces me
to stop, look at a script, and then sign it myself if it isn't
already signed. But I ask: Why aren't more of you si |
-4.086669 | 2.048059 | -1 | The World's Most Powerful Eating Strategies Monday, April 6,
2015, 2:02 pm Every nation has its weapons in the nutrition
wars. For the Chinese, it's antioxidant-rich green tea. The
French have their red wine. In Italy, it's olive oil—cans and
cans of the stuff. Americans? We tend toward fad diets and
expensive shortcuts like gastric-bypass surgery. But we're also
big on openness and acceptance. So, in the best melting-pot
tradition, we asked international nutrition experts, cooks, and
the editors of our overseas editions of Men's Health for
healthy-eating tips from their homelands. It was like having a
dozen ethnic-restaurant menus slipped under our door, but with
the healthiest items circled. Then we culled out our
favorites, compiling the best and most useful information from
around the globe for fighting disease and battling the bulge.
Like that exchange student who broke your heart back in 11th
grade, it could change your life. Secret weapon: Great beef. An
Argentine is likely to eat 30 pounds more |
-0.747448 | 5.019158 | 4 | You know what's entirely overrated? Snowmobiles, that's what.
They think they're so freaking great, cutting through snow and
ice at high speeds. Supercars can do it just as well, even if
the cost of entry is just a tad bit higher. Just ask Swedish
professional skier and extreme sports athlete Jon Olsson, who
has a history of building crazy four-wheel-drive supercars that
can obliterate snow like there's no tomorrow. One of them is a
Lamborghini Gallardo "ski transporter" we wrote about in 2011,
and now you get to see it in action. As you can see from the
video, even the harshest of winter weather is no match for this
beast — even when you have to dig it out of the white stuff just
a bit. Which supercar would you hoon in the snow? |
3.543519 | 3.366091 | -1 | Cinderella III a twist in time cover imagePrincess Cinderella's
Evil Stepmother gets her hands on Fairy Godmother's magic wand
and uses it to erase the Prince's memories and turn back the
clock. It's up to Jaq and Gus to save Cinderella. Spongebob
Squarepants Spongebob's Pest of the west. cover imageGet ready
to hoot and holler with SpongeBob as he researches his family
tree and finds out that he's related to a great Western hero!
For more hilarious and crazy antics, six additional super silly
episodes are included. Kempegowda Kempēgauda cover image"Kempe
Gowda is a sub-inspector in his native Rona in Hubli. Armugam is
a notorious criminal who indulges in kidnapping for ransom and
other illegal activities and has links to [a] senior police
officer that keeps him safe from the law, but only till
Kempegowda comes into the picture. Armugam is insulted when he
is forced to visit Kempe Gowda's police station. He gets him
transferred to Bangalore, where he is powerful to take revenge.
The rest of the film chronic |
-2.086939 | 1.064658 | 101 | Tax on buying and selling shares 1. Buying shares When you buy
UK shares, you usually pay a tax or duty on the transaction.
This is called Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (SDRT) for shares you buy
electronically and Stamp Duty when you fill in a paper stock
transfer form. It’s deducted from what you pay for the shares -
this might be different from their current market value.
Transactions you pay tax on You pay tax when you buy: •
existing shares in a company incorporated in the UK • an
option to buy shares • shares in a foreign company that
maintains a share register in the UK It’s not just paying for
shares in cash that’s taxable. You pay tax on the value of what
you gave in exchange for the shares. When you don’t pay tax
You don’t have to pay tax if you: • buy employee shareholder
shares up to £50,000 • are given shares for free • buy a new
issue of shares in a company • buy units in a unit trust •
invest in an ‘open ended investment company’ (the trust or
company pays the tax, so you don |
-2.272751 | 3.060509 | 76 | Definitions for crowberryˈkroʊˌbɛr i, -bə ri This page provides
all possible meanings and translations of the word crowberry
Random House Webster's College Dictionary crow•ber•ryˈkroʊˌbɛr
i, -bə ri(n.)(pl.)-ries. 1. a low evergreen shrub, Empetrum
nigrum, of the crowberry family, bearing an edible black berry.
Category: Plants 2. the berry itself. Category: Plants
Origin of crowberry: Princeton's WordNet 1. crowberry(noun)
a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black
berrylike fruit 1. crowberry(Noun) 2. crowberry(Noun)
Empetrum nigrum; a species of crowberry 3. crowberry(Noun)
A fruit of such plant. Webster Dictionary 1. Crowberry(noun)
1. Empetrum Empetrum, crowberry, is a small genus of dwarf
evergreen shrubs that bear edible fruit. They are commonly found
in the northern hemisphere, from temperate to subarctic
climates, and also in the Southern Andes of South America and on
the South Atlantic islands of South Georgia, the Falkla |
-2.527702 | 2.089962 | 26 | Dog Adoption Fees Explained How Much Does it Cost to Adopt a
Dog? dog adoption By Jackie Kelly A common question among
dog adopters is, "Why are adoption fees so high? Shouldn’t
adopting a dog be free, or at least super cheap?" To these
people I say, remember, you get what you pay for. When you
purchase a purebred from a dog breeder you may be paying
anywhere from $500 to over $1,000 for your new puppy, but often
that’s all you're getting for that cost. When you adopt a dog
from a shelter, your adoption fees are going to pay towards the
cost of care your adopted dog has received while at the shelter.
Which is why adoption fees are often adjusted based on the age
of the dog you're adopting. Here is a breakdown of what a good
shelter has already put into your dog before you even adopt.
Spay & Neuter The average cost for veterinary care varies
greatly depending on your geographical location (city vs.
country), the size of the dog requiring care, as well as the
dog's overall picture of health and |
-1.796369 | -0.198941 | 112 | In response to: Incoherent Immigration Reform This is just
willful intransigence. You are hiding your hatred of
undocumented hispanics behind a facade. They disrespect our laws
no more than do whole armies of U.S. citizens who exceed higway
speed limits on their daily commute. They break this law because
the law is at odds with reality and the needs of our economy.
Because this real economic need is met by an illegal system, it
is easy to abuse that system to do things like displace citizens
from jobs. Nothing about illegal immigration quite adds up. |
-0.256722 | 3.391344 | -1 | The art of prediction Looking ahead How to look ahead—and
get it right See article Readers' comments Nate silver's
2008 record certainly seems impressive and if he can replicate
this consistently he would be certainly on to a winner,I am
however still sceptical and would await some more
verification.If he is able to pull it off, he would be on to a
real big winner. WDXMkv9Vbr in reply to femi In 2010 he
correct called 36 out of 37 senate races, 36 out of 37
gubernatorial seats and his prediction of a GOP gain of 54
seats, while off by 8, was within his confidence interval (He
stated from the beginning that House races are extremely hard to
call.) Apparently his sports predictions are even better. It
is a waste of time spend time reading a book like this. It is
like to say that someday we are going to die, yes, but someday.
The book may be quite illustrative, but it is simple, we cannot
predict, we can describe some events that may occur. It is quite
different to alert about something that is actu |
-1.923196 | 4.109365 | 61 | Belfast Telegraph Sunday 16 March 2014 No fuelling motorists,
taxes are real culprit If you believe what the Office of Fair
Trading (OFT) is saying then we shouldn't be complaining when it
comes to filling up with fuel. They say the price of petrol or
diesel at the pump isn't factoring in a huge profit margin for
the oil companies and is in fact one of the most competitive in
Europe. That is, of course, until you take into consideration
the tax imposed on fuel by the government, and therein lies the
rub. Although our untaxed fuel price may be the envy of drivers
from the Champs Elysees to Las Ramblas, add in the tax and you
could be forgiven for thinking that you have a leak in your
tank. That firmly lays the blame for the leak in profits, which
haulage companies up and down the land are suffering, firmly at
the door of government. While there's nothing wrong with a
policy which tries to get more of us to use public transport or
our own two legs, it's getting a little out of hand when our
elected repr |
2.222765 | 0.430562 | 44 | Sacred Texts Zoroastrianism Index Previous Next Buy this
Book at Amazon.com 1. The sage asked the spirit of wisdom (2)
thus: 'As to a ruler 2, (3) a chieftain, (4) a friend, (5) a
kinsman, (6) a wife, (7) a child, (8) and a country, which is
the worse?' 9. The spirit of wisdom answered (it)) thus: 'That
ruler is the worse, that is not able to keep the country
unalarmed, and the people untroubled. 11. That chieftain is the
worse, who is defective in ability, unthankful unto agents
(kardârân), and no helper and interceder for a servant (asâk) 3.
12. That friend is the worse, who is not fit to be relied upon.
13. That kinsman is the worse, who is no helper in illness
(khastânak) 4. 14. That wife is the worse, with whom it is not
possible to live with pleasure. 15. That child . is the worse,
who is no bringer of renown. 16. And that country is the worse,
in which it is not possible to live in happiness, fearlessness,
and permanence.' 69:2 L19 makes §§ 2-7 each a separate
question, by adding 'which is t |
4.107222 | 0.512565 | 31 | Too weak to run defacer eraser too weak to run, hey my friend
now monkey boy chief remember by name and cut this groove deep
oh deep in the wind a misery wind a misery wind take it over and
explode to the now is a freedom a fool's passion love loud but
wa it-eighty-eight now where did it all begin push to the point
of a danger love where did it all begin you got more than you
deserve waterwalker a spirithunter hunt until kingdom come who
goes--freedom a junk messiah--sparkle mankind--hey girl, burn
now gat her round crew and picture this now gather round crew
and get behind the wheel of a big white Cadillac a true zombi
scavenger is a joy digging through your paradise now is a
freedom a fool's passion bend the steeple and teach it to dance
in a black blue o asis time to sing medicine man sing like a
medicine man Correct | Mail | Print | Vote Eighty-Eight
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2.493756 | 1.211595 | 19 | John Keats Ample as the largest winding-sheet. 1 Anxious
as hind towards her hidden fawn. 2 Like two drops
of dew Exhaled to Phœbus’ lips, away they are gone. Beautiful
as an oriole. 4 See behind, as doth the hunted hare. 5 No
bigger than an unobserved star. 6 Bright as the bow of
Iris. 7 Bright as the humming-bird’s green diadem. 8
Changeless as truth. 9 Chilly as a dripping well. 10
Clasp’d like a missal where swart Paynims pray. 11 Clear as
infant’s eyes. 12 Clings cruelly to us, like the gnawing sloth
On the deer’s tender haunches. Cold as a bubbling well. 14
Complacent as a cat. 15 Cool as aspen leaves. 16 Crafty
as a snake. 17 O’er our silence creep Like whispers
of the household gods that keep A gentle empire o’er fraternal
souls. Dark as the parentage of chaos. 19 More dead than
Morpheus’ imaginings. 20 Deify me, as if some blithe wine
Or bright elixir peerless I had drunk, And so become immortal.
Dismiss’d … as Jove fan |
-2.103681 | -1.364903 | 10 | x Meet the Press's Press Pass Set Clip Length: tuesday? is
mitt romney a front runner? >> mitt romney is still the odds on
favorite to win the nomination. but he's not the first choice of
the most conservative wing of the party. that's pretty obvious
right now. to say that, david, is not to say he's an
unacceptable choice to those voters. they're going to go through
every other alternative first before settling on him if they end
up settling. >> one thing that struck me is in each contest so
far as highly as the economy ranks as an issue, the biggest
factor is still who can beat president obama. and the advantage
is still clearly with romney there. >> it is. he's got the
largest organization. he's got the most money. and while social
media is really important these days, it's no substitute for
organization and money as you go into super tuesday organization
and money become relatively more important. he's still got to
fight to win the nomination. >> how do you see it? what kind of
fight does he have on his |
4.418276 | 0.801538 | -1 | Bonjour, Mooshi Mooshi, Hola, Aloha, Ni Hao—it doesn't matter
how you say it, it always means "Hello!" Today marks probably
the easiest holiday to participate in: World Hello Day! All you
gotta do is say hello to ten people and you're all set. The
holiday is meant to promote personal communication and preserve
peace. You'd be surprised at how just a simple "Hello" can make
someone's day. And if you're too shy, don't sweat it; we've
gathered up 3 songs (suggested by our Facebook friends) to help
you out: Hello - Beyonce (Submitted by Ellie Smith) It was
many years ago / Baby when you stole my cool / 'Cause you had me
at hello / Hello, hello This song is about meeting the love of
your life for the first time and you just *know* they're the
one. So in Bey's case, it's more like "you had me at Hova." On a
sidenote, how cute is it that she's greeting all the audience
members with handshakes while she performs this? They probs
haven't washed their hands since. Hello, Goodbye - The
Beatles (Submitted by Evandro |
-0.427388 | 0.891235 | 6 | 50 Cent's bulletproof car saved his life Published Wednesday,
04 July 2012 Toggle font size Rapper 50 Cent is adamant his
bulletproof car saved his life in a terrifying road accident
last month. 50 Cent's bulletproof car saved his life The In Da
Club hitmaker, real name Curtis Jackson, was driving in Long
Island, New York when his vehicle collided with a Mack truck on
the highway. He was taken to hospital on a stretcher and
underwent a series of tests on his neck and back, but luckily
escaped the smash with only minor injuries. Now the star
insists the accident could have been fatal if not for the
reinforcement on his sport utility vehicle. He tells MTV News:
"(The truck driver) tried to brake, his load shifted and he lost
control and he ran into the back of (my) truck. "It did more
damage to the Mack truck than it did to my truck, because I've
got a level six - it's a bulletproof vehicle. It's the same
standard as what they're moving Obama around in." 50 Cent also
slammed speculation the crash was a |
1.185658 | -1.223468 | 124 | China’s new leadership Vaunting the best, fearing the worst
See article Readers' comments Scyllaisarock in reply to
ztoa789 Perhaps you should read the May 7 2012 Wall Street
Journal article by 洪博培 . In that article you will find what
amounts to the common American attitude toward China. Do not let
your paranoia over the desire of a man to stretch his legs with
a walk lead you to false conclusions. EvaAngelina in reply to
Michael Dunne Michael, Assange has no business with China, but
please, if you read the economist, then you thing beyond the
box. You know that the Sweden request for Assange came as a
political favor to the USA. The crime he is being accused for,
came too late to think that it was a coincidence. Michael Dunne
in reply to wudang wushu Except article 35 of the constitution
doesn't itemize those points. There is Article 54 though:
Article 54. It is the duty of citizens of the People's Republic
of China to safeguard the security, honour and interests of the
motherland; they must |
-2.225451 | 5.193065 | -1 | @techreport{Abramovsky2008location, abstract = {In this paper we
use new data to describe how firms from 15 European countries
organise their innovative activities. The data matches firm
level accounting data with information on the patents that those
firms and their subsidiaries have applied for at the European
Patents Office. We describe the data in detail.}, address =
{London}, author = {Laura Abramovsky and Rachel Griffith and
Gareth Macartney and Helen Miller}, copyright =
{http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen}, keywords =
{F21; F23; O3; H3; 330; International investment and
multinational firms; Technological Change and Research and
Development; Fiscal Policies and Behaviour of Economic Agents;
Innovationspolitik; Patent; R\"{a}umliche Verteilung; EU-
Staaten}, language = {eng}, number = {08,10}, publisher = {Inst.
for Fiscal Studies}, title = {The location of innovative
activity in Europe}, type = {IFS working papers}, url =
{http://hdl.handle.net/10419/47510}, year = {2008} } |
-0.98639 | 3.980247 | -1 | Forgot your password? Google Transportation Power Hardware
Google-Backed Wind-Powered Car Goes Faster Than the Wind 393
Posted by timothy from the duh-it's-pushed-by-the-google dept.
sterlingda writes "A wind-powered car has been clocked in the US
traveling downwind 2.85 times faster than the 13.5 mph wind. The
definitive research by Rick Cavallaro of FasterThanTheWind.org
is being funded by Google and Joby Energy. The run should now
settle the DWFTTW (downwind faster than the wind) debate that
has been raging for some time on the Internet about whether or
not such a feat was possible." Google-Backed Wind-Powered Car
Goes Faster Than the Wind Comments Filter: • Debate?
(Score:5, Interesting) by Mikkeles (698461) on Sunday June
06, 2010 @05:45AM (#32474252) Sailing vessels can go faster
than the wind, why shouldn't a car be able to? • Re:Debate?
(Score:5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June
06, 2010 @06:09AM (#32474338) Sailing vessels only go
faster than the wind |
0.509864 | 2.521414 | -1 | or Connect Mothering › Mothering Forums › Childhood and
Beyond › Gentle Discipline › No TV = no meltdowns? New Posts
All Forums:Forum Nav: No TV = no meltdowns? post #1 of 18
Thread Starter Hi all, I need some advice regarding my ds's
behaviour lately. He's been having what I can best describe as
meltdowns. He will be 3 years old at the end of May. He likes
watching Thomas, Bob the Builder, and Barney. We have them on
DVDs and we don't have cable. So, the shows he watches do not
have commercials. I've been reducing his TV and am considering
cutting out TV completely. So, my question is to you all- Do
you think cutting out TV will improve my s ds's behaviour? Has
any of you done this and noticed an improvement in your child's
behaviour? Any advice, thoughts on this matter would be much
appreciated. post #2 of 18 Did he have "terrible twos" then
mellow out mid year and now he's having meltdowns again at age
3? If so, then it's an age thing. An equilibrium,
disequilibrium pattern is normal and runs abo |
-0.522371 | 4.852404 | 4 | Howdy, Stranger! 99 ram 1500 ext cab sport jquig80jquig80
Posts: 1 i have a 99 ram ext cab sport it has the stock size of
265/75/16 tires on it but i'm looking to buying new tires and
would like to go to a 285/75/16 but don't know if i will have
problems with rubbing in turns. can someone please answer this
and if posible provide a link to a website to prove it. •
capriracercapriracer Somewhere in the USPosts: 781 edited
April 2011 There are 2 problems: 1) The stock rims on
your truck are 7" wide and an LT285/75R16 requires a minimum rim
width of 7½". That means the tread face is going to arch more -
and that may lead to center wear on the tire and tends to make
the tire follow the grooves and ruts in the pavement. This will
feel like instability and sensitivity to cross winds. 2)
You currently have P type tires on your truck, while the tires
size you are considering only comes in an LT type. That means
you need to use higher inflation pressure to carry the same
load. That will lead t |
1.16356 | 10.130059 | -1 | 1. No Profile Picture Registered User Devshed Newbie (0
- 499 posts) Join Date Nov 2012 Rep Power
Smile Need help with a python functuon (list of str, dict
of {str: list of str}) -> list of str The first parameter
is a list of movies that are currently in stock at a movie
store. The second parameter is a dictionary where each key is
the name of a customer and each value is a list of that
customer's favourite movies ordered from most to least
favourite. It is possible for a customer to have a favourite
movie that is not in stock at the store. Return a list of all
in-stock movies that are the first- or second-favourite movie of
at least one customer. The movies in the returned list must be
in the same order as in the first parameter and the returned
list must not contain duplicates. The parameters are not changed
by the function. 2. #2 3. Contributing User Devshed
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2.100874 | 2.166136 | -1 | Archive for illegal Overnight: Blunt: Do I Look Illegal?
This 'Blunt' is a repeat because sometimes you have to repeat
things to get them across to people who are willfully ignorant.
I'm not talking to you, because if you're reading The Political
Carnival, you most likely understand that the United States of
America is a country of immigrants. Your ancestors may have come
hundreds of years ago on the Mayflower or as indentured servants
from England or they might have become 'immigrants' when we
invaded Mexico (yes 'we' - the United States), conquered
territory by force, and the Spanish- and native-American-
language who alreadylived there had to deal with the fact they
were now citizens of a completely different country. Right-
wingers don't seem to want to know anything about the Mexican-
American War but here's more about it if you'd like to refresh
their memories. Mexican-American War. I could easily continue
but I think I will leave it at that and post this video (sorry
for putting an image of Joe Arpa |
-0.524598 | 2.759888 | -1 | Advanced Personal Fitness Trainer George Mason University
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-5.182053 | 1.279384 | 33 | From Wikibooks, open books for an open world Jump to:
navigation, search Modak pronounced Mo (Mo as in "more") + the
(as the word "the") + 'K' as in 'K'ing = Mo+the+K, is a sweet
dish which originated in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Usually, modaks are made with an outer crust of rice flour, and
a filling of coconut (sweetened with jaggery or, sometimes,
sugar). Saffron is also added sometimes. Modaks are then
steamed, and are served either hot or cold. Sometimes they are
also deep-fried to increase their shelf life. It is considered
to be the favorite food item of Lord Ganesh. It is customary to
offer twenty-one or one hundred eight modaks to Lord Ganesh. It
is a typically Maharashtrian delicacy . It gained prominence and
became famous during the rule of the Peshwas, who were staunch
Ganesh worshipers. No Ganesh chaturthi is considered to be
complete without "ukdiche modak". The same is the case with the
Ganesh Chaturthi as celebrated in Tamil Nadu, where the Modak is
again the speciality of the da |
-0.945108 | 8.374996 | -1 | kaled - 1:14 pm on Sep 20, 2004 (gmt 0) It's not a scumware
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-1.539661 | 8.348005 | -1 | Brad Ideas - anonymity en Unique Pseudonyms: QID <p>I wrote
recently about the <a href="/paradox-identity-
management">paradox of identity management</a> and how the
easier it is to offer information, the more often it will be
exchanged.</p> <p>To address some of these issues, let me
propose something different: The creation of an infrastructure
that allows people to generate secure (effectively anonymous)
pseudonyms in a manner that each person can have at most one
such ID. (There would be various classes of these IDs, so people
could have many IDs, but only one of each class.) I’ll
call this a QID (the Q “standing” for
“unique.”)</p> <p>The value of a unique ID is strong
— it allows one to associate a reputation with the ID.
Because you can only get one QID, you are motivated to carefully
protect the reputation associated with it, just as you are
motivated to protect the reputation on your “real”
identity. With most anonymous systems, if you develop a negative |
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1.521151 | 3.844351 | 51 | Return to Transcripts main page Scott Snibbe: Trailblazing
Interactive Artist Aired December 18, 2011 - 14:00 ET DR.
SANJAY GUPTA, HOST: Interactive artist Scott Snibbe designed his
first app back in the 1990s, almost 20 years before the first
smartphone even existed. Today, he's blazing a trail in
interactive full body experiences. Working with some of the
biggest names in entertainment, he transports his audiences into
wholly immersive worlds of interactivity, ones that command all
of your senses. So, get ready. Over the next half hour, we're
going to explore the future of Scott Snibbe's creation - a
future filled with magic. This is THE NEXT LIST. I'm Dr. Sanjay
Gupta. SCOTT SNIBBE, INTERACTIVE ARTIST: I wish there was a
word that was something like an interactivist. You know, writers
can sell books and scripts and things like that. Musicians can
sell songs and albums. Filmmakers can sell films and movie
tickets. But people who make interactive stuff, the only place
that we've talked about that |
-0.152261 | 0.053162 | -1 | Belfast Telegraph Sunday 16 March 2014 Kenya move 'boosts
internment case' Nineteen Protestants were detained without
trail in Long Kesh in the early 1970s The case of 19 Protestant
men seeking damages after they were detained without trial in
Northern Ireland in the early 1970s has been bolstered by a UK
torture ruling, their solicitor claimed. Three Kenyans
mistreated by British colonial authorities in the 1950s have
been allowed to proceed with legal claims against the UK
Government. London`s High Court decided that the case, involving
the bloody Mau Mau nationalist uprising, could continue despite
the time elapsed. Kevin Winters is representing former loyalist
prisoners at Long Kesh prison camp near Belfast who claim there
is evidence they were locked up simply to balance the books
because the government was under pressure for only interning
Catholics. "The Mau Mau case and the ruling (on Friday) in our
view clears the way for the test case for the ex-loyalist
detainees who claim they were unlawful |
-2.851941 | 2.236921 | -1 | What's Ailing America's Cattle? Scientists Suspect Livestock-
Feed Additives Are Behind Distress Updated Aug. 19, 2013 9:58
a.m. ET A growing number of cattle arriving for slaughter at
U.S. meatpacking plants have recently shown unusual signs of
distress. Some walked stiffly, while others had trouble moving
or simply lay down, their tongues hanging from their mouths. A
few even sat down in strange positions, looking more like dogs
than cows. "I've seen cattle walking down a truck ramp tippy-
toed," said Temple Grandin, a doctor of animal science and...
Available to Subscribers |
-3.483204 | 2.774354 | 47 | iOS app Android app More Sunil Chacko Time for Antibiotics-
Free Animal Industry Practices Posted: 06/22/11 11:43 AM ET
In the US, approximately 70% of all antibiotics are fed to
chicken, pigs and cattle. Resistant or partially resistant
bacteria have been isolated from the fecal matter of those
animals. An active debate is underway on banning the sub-
clinical use of antibiotics with the American Medical
Association opposing the use of medically important antibiotics
in healthy poultry and farm animals. Further, the US Food and
Drug Administration has called for a ban on the use of the
fluoroquinolone class of antibiotics in poultry. Resistance to
antibiotics develops because while low-dose antibiotics can kill
most susceptible bacteria, the more robust ones survive and
multiply passing on their resistant characteristics. Further,
mutation of bacterial DNA adds defenses against antibiotics such
as biochemical pumps to flush out antibiotics, and also enzymes
to inactivate antibiotics. Worse, antibiotics- |
1.146543 | 4.478052 | -1 | Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to:
navigation, search zero + -like zerolike (comparative more
zerolike, superlative most zerolike) 1. (rare) Resembling or
characteristic of zero. • 2000, Charles Seife, Zero: the
biography of a dangerous idea, Volume 3 The electron is a
zero-dimensional object, and its very zerolike nature ensures
that scientists don't even know the electron's mass or charge.
• 1956, Leon Vincent Almirall, From college to cow country
...the blinding snow and zerolike atmosphere told us we were at
grips with a mountain blizzard. |
-1.978567 | 1.039858 | 101 | Do I need a will? Do I need to update my will? Blaise E. Picchi
Written by Wills and Living Wills Lawyer Contributor Level 15
Posted over 4 years ago. 7 helpful votes People often asks
me if they need a will, or if their parents need a will. What
happens if I die without a will? Will the state take all my
property? What happens if I made a will twenty years ago and die
without updating it? Is it still good? It is never a bad idea to
have a will, even if you have little or nothing to distribute to
your heirs when you die. Who knows, maybe you will win the
lottery just before you die. But if you die without a will, the
state most emphatically does not take your property unless you
have no heirs anywhere.. There are probate laws enacted by the
legislatures of the states that provide for descent and
distribution of the property of a decedent (dead person) who
dies "intestate", i.e., without a will. What those laws provide
for is a distribution of the decedent's property in the manner
most normal people w |
0.182364 | 3.379974 | -1 | Thursday, August 4, 2011 Ride Rules Most of us have
participated in races, shop rides, charity rides, group or club
rides, and almost all of these events are held with some
strings attached. USAC sanctioned events are governed by an
extensive handbook and officials are on hand to be sure that
technical requirements, such as junior gearing, are enforced and
that other conditions are met in order to assure that
competition is fair and is as safe as possible. Most
participants readily accept these rules as a condition of the
competition. Charity rides always require that riders sign a
waiver in which they accept responsibility for themselves and
accept that participation has some inherent dangers. Shop, club,
and casual group rides are usually much more casual about
waivers and policies, but they all share one common requirement
and that is that riders are required to wear helmets. Helmets
required? Who sez? I've never seen a rider show up for a race
or charity ride and try to insist on riding without a hel |
-0.873233 | 1.955097 | -1 | Comment: Good (See in situ) The Universities today are a joke
anyway. It is like a daycare for young adults. Just look at the
condition of the dorms - bunch of animals lol The staff are no
better :-) Can see a bunch of Colleges closing down. The land
could definitely be used for more productive porposes. For
example, the land is already fertilized with much bs :) |
-1.733455 | 0.476779 | -1 | migrant labour Semiskilled or unskilled workers who move from
one region to another, offering their services on a temporary,
usually seasonal, basis. In North America, migrant labour is
generally employed in agriculture and moves seasonally from
south to north following the harvest. In Europe and the Middle
East, migrant labour usually involves urban rather than
agricultural employment and calls for longer periods of
residence. The migrant labour market is often disorganized and
exploitative. Many workers are supervised by middlemen such as
labour contractors and crew leaders, who recruit and transport
them and dispense their pay. Labourers commonly endure long
hours, low wages, poor working conditions, and substandard
housing. In some countries, child labour is widespread among
migrant labourers, and even in the U.S. those children who do
not work often do not go to school, since schools are usually
open only to local residents. Workers willing to accept
employment on these terms are usually driven by even |
1.475056 | -0.419941 | -1 | sultan 1 (Demonstrators attack billboards advertising the TV
series "The Magnificent Century" in Istanbul January 9,
2011/Murad Sezer ) A steamy television period drama about a
16th century sultan has angered conservative Muslims in Turkey
and sparked a debate over the portrayal of the past in a country
rediscovering its Ottoman heritage. “The Magnificent Century”
chronicles the life of Suleiman the Magnificent, who ruled the
Ottoman Empire in its golden age. Scenes which have particularly
offended show a young and lusty sultan cavorting in the harem
and drinking goblets of wine, pursuits frowned upon by the
Muslim faithful for whom the sultan had religious as well as
temporal authority. Producers of the series, which has drawn
huge audiences and boosted sales of history books on the period,
said they wove in imagined elements to the love story between
Suleiman and his favorite slave concubine, and later wife,
Hurrem, with the aim of presenting the characters as more human.
But for many pious Turks, inclu |
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