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GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Plff. in Err., v. O. B. KNAPP.
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GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Plff. in Err.,
No. 690.
Argued February 24, 1916.
Decided March 20, 1916.
Messrs. A. L. Janes, M. L. Countryman, and E. C. Lindley for plaintiff in error.
Messrs. Tom Davis, Ernest A. Michel, and John I. Davis for defendant in error.
Mr. Justice Hughes delivered the opinion of the court:
This action was brought under the Federal employers' liability act. The plaintiff (defendant in error) was the station agent at Dassel, Minnesota. It was a part of his duty to attend the pump house some distance from the station, once or twice a day, and keep filled the water tank for locomotives. The water was pumped by means of a gasolene engine, and the pump and engine were in a small room. In proceeding to start the pump at the time in question, the plaintiff's arm was caught in the clutch of the engine and cut off. As the supreme court of the state put it, the plaintiff claimed that 'he lost his balance, either through a slip upon the greasy floor or a jerk by his coat being drawn into the fly wheel or shaft, and in striking out to catch himself his hand and part of the arm came between the crank of the shaft and top of the hood which partially but inadequately guarded it.' The state court deemed the evidence to be 'very clear' that it was practicable to interpose safeguards 'so as to fully protect from danger those who had to pass by.' The plaintiff alleged negligence in his employer, in failing to provide suitable protection; the company denied negligence and insisted upon the defense of assumption of risk. The trial court held that upon the evidence these questions were for the jury, and there was a verdict for the plaintiff. On motion, a new trial was ordered unless the plaintiff should remit a portion of the damages, and, this being done, judgment was entered, which was affirmed by the supreme court of the state. 130 Minn. 405, 153 N. W. 848.
It was conceded that when the injury was received, plaintiff was engaged in work pertaining to the defendant's business as a common carrier in interstate commerce, and that the Federal act applied. The court recognized that, if assumption of risk by the plaintiff was made out, it would bar recovery under the act. Seaboard Air Line R. Co. v. Horton, 233 U. S. 492, 58 L. ed. 1062, L.R.A.1915C, 1, 34 Sup. Ct. Rep. 635, 8 N. C. C. A. 834, Ann. Cas. 1915B, 475. The court charged the jury accordingly, and there was no exception by the defendant to the charge, or request on its part for any additional instructions,—the defendant contenting itself with its motion for dismissal or for a direction of a verdict in its favor. The case, then, is one in which there is no question as to the interpretation of any provision of the Federal act, or as to the definition of legal principle in its application, but simply involves an appreciation of all the facts and admissible inferences in the particular case for the purpose of determining whether there were matters for the consideration of the jury. The state courts, trial and appellate, held that there were. Having regard to the appropriate exercise of the jurisdiction of this court, we should not disturb the decision upon a question of this sort unless error is palpable. The present case is not of this exceptional character, and we confine ourselves to an announcement of our conclusion. Seaboard Air Line R. Co. v. Padgett, 236 U. S. 668, 673, 59 L. ed. 777, 781, 35 Sup. Ct. Rep. 481; Seaboard Air Line R. Co. v. Koennecke, 239 U. S. 352, 355, 60 L. ed. ——, 36 Sup. Ct. Rep. 126.
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Middle East heading towards greater digitization of governments services
20 July 2016 – As global organizations are digitizing faster and moving online and mobile to conduct business, the Middle East is catching up with the rest of world in terms of data growth and digitization, according to Deloitte's latest report "Are you a date driven organization?"
"There are several initiatives underway in the Middle East towards greater digitization of the Government Services. For example, as a part of the preparation for Expo 2020, the UAE government is working towards delivering world-class smart services and infrastructure to its citizens" said Rajeev Lalwani, consulting partner and technology leader at Deloitte in the Middle East. "The UAE Smart Government is another initiative that will drive digitization of all essential services for its citizens and residents and will result in tremendous data growth.
"Organizations that harness data to gain insights of their customers will position themselves for better success in the long haul. And while the market is going through a hype cycle particularly around the big data and internet of things it is critical to note that a strong data foundation is required to handle the future data growth" he added.
According to the Deloitte report, the data foundation of any organization is laid out by enabling many data management functions as outlined below:
- Data governance: it is a discipline originating from enterprise information management. A typical data governance framework will have four guiding principles including: viewing data as a strategic asset, linking to strategic initiatives, enabling a comprehensive change management program, and being driven by business value.
- Data quality: it is typically measured in terms of accuracy, consistency, relevance, integrity, accessibility and serviceability. A typical data quality framework will address the data quality issues of an organization from three angles: people, process, and technology.
- Data architecture: it is an important part of information management as it allows data integration across the enterprise. Laying the foundation for data architecture enables data modeling, master data management and metadata management.
"Establishing data-management capabilities requires significant investment in financial, organizational and human resources, and the benefits will be realized over a longer term as opposed to immediate results," concluded Lalwani. "Companies that invest proportionally to manage data as a strategic asset will stand a greater chance of success in today's competitive global economy."
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Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee ("DTTL"), its network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL (also referred to as "Deloitte Global") does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for a more detailed description of DTTL and its member firms.
Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, tax and related services to public and private clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in more than 150 countries and territories, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges. Deloitte's more than 220,000 professionals are committed to making an impact that matters.
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Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) and is a leading professional services firm established in the Middle East region with uninterrupted presence since 1926.
Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through 26 offices in 15 countries with more than 3,300 partners, directors and staff. It is a Tier 1 Tax advisor in the GCC region since 2010 (according to the International Tax Review World Tax Rankings). It has also received numerous awards in the last few years which include best employer in the Middle East, best consulting firm, the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), as well as the best CSR integrated organization.

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So the votes are in and counted and we can now reveal the winner, and the top five, of The Blog Sound of 2013. 'The Blog Sound Of…' is the mirror universe, goatee sporting, evil twin of the BBC's Sound Of … poll. A parallel list, taking in the zeitgeist of grass-roots music commentators, to compliment the BBC's more industry focused panel. 49 UK blogs took part in the voting, including some on the BBC's committee, initially resulting in a long-list of 15 acts. That list has now been streamlined into the top five, and the result surprised us a little. We were relatively sure Glasgow ElectroPop trio Chvrches were going home with the top spot. Winners Haim are immensely popular right now with the music blog crowd and one of the biggest hype generators of 2012, but only one vote separated the sisters from runners-up Chvrches.
Anyhoo, there's more analysis over at Breaking More Waves. We'll be back properly next week with your regularly scheduled waffle and tunes. See ya' then.
Oh, and if you're wondering, our particular nominations for The Blog Sound Of 2013 were Chvrches, Avec Sans, Strangers, Queen Of Hearts & Jupiter. One out of five 'aint bad, considering 170 artists were nominated. That means one of five of our fingers is on the pulse!
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Joe Nickell is one of the world's most prominent skeptical investigators of the paranormal. He has researched numerous historical, paranormal, and forensic mysteries, myths and hoaxes, including hauntings, crop circles, UFOs, psychic claims, the Shroud of Turin, and the purported diary of Jack the Ripper.
Joe is a Senior Research Fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and writes the Investigative Files column for Skeptical Inquirer magazine. He is the author of many books, such as Real-Life X-Files: Investigating the Paranormal, Secrets of the Sideshows and Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication.
In this interview with Karen Stollznow, Joe discusses his areas of expertise, and why investigation is an important and necessary part of skepticism. He talks about whether anyone can investigate the paranormal, and shares some of the mistakes made by investigators; not only paranormal investigators, but also skeptical paranormal investigators. Joe mentions some advances in the area of investigation, and the pros and cons of recreating paranormal claims versus trying to capture paranormal phenomena.
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Today was definitely a TREAT! It was very cold and frosty but the sun was out for out 2nd annual Safety Expo. Everything went great, my coworkers are the best! But, boy am I tired. All six of my grandkids were there and they had a great time!
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Saavedra Lamas, Carlos kär´lōs sävā´ᵺrä lä´mäs [key], 1880–1959, Argentine statesman, foreign minister (1932–38). An advocate of Pan-Americanism and of the League of Nations (he was president of the Assembly in 1936), he presided over several international conferences. He drafted (1932) an antiwar pact adopted (1933–34) by many American republics, and together with Argentine president Agustín Pedro Justo he was instrumental in bringing an end to the war over the Chaco (see Gran chaco). Saavedra Lamas received the 1936 Nobel Peace Prize.
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You bet. There are plenty of cases where one parent decides to allege that the other abuses their children, whether it is verbal, emotional, physical, or even sexual. Many times these allegations are untrue, unfounded, and designed to simply force a party to give in. Of course, if you believe something IS going on, you need to protect your child by conferring with the proper authorities. But this blog is really about those situations where there is no basis – a parent is just trying to get their way.
In those instances, we sometimes see that even after professionals are brought in and determine that no abuse occurred, the accusing parent will continue to make the allegations, and report to other experts, trying to find someone, anyone, to agree with them. Eventually the Court can tire of these games, and in some cases, we see that the Court will give custody to the parent being falsely accused, based on the idea that these continued allegations destroy the parent-child relationship, or at least poison it, and that the child's best interest would be served by living with the non-accusing parent. For a case on point, check out In the Interest of A.D., No. 14-12-00914-CV, or click In the Interest of A.D. 2014-14-12-00914-cv (false allegations of abuse).


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Sources: Egypt turns to Western economic advisers
Egypt hiring economic advisers could indicate upcoming bold steps by president-elect Abdel Fattah to fix state finances
Western advisers are drawing up plans for reshaping the Egyptian economy, sources said, with the apparent blessing of president-elect Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who so far has spoken only vaguely in public about reviving the state's finances.
The driving force behind the consulting project is the United Arab Emirates, which along with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait has showered Egypt with billions of dollars in aid since Sisi removed the Muslim Brotherhood from power last year, sources familiar with the exercise and businessmen told Reuters.
If Egypt were to accept reforms proposed by U.S. consultancy Strategy& and international investment bank Lazard, this could be used as a basis for reopening talks on a loan deal with the International Monetary Fund which ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi failed to seal, unwilling to impose unpopular reforms.
Gulf allies opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood have extended a lifeline exceeding $12 billion in cash and petroleum products to help Egypt stave off economic collapse.
The hiring of Lazard and Strategy& - formerly called Booz & Company - suggests the Gulf states want to ensure aid is spent efficiently in a country where past leaders with military backgrounds have often mismanaged the economy.
"UAE are involved in the process, as they are among the country's lenders. Lending money is not enough in itself. You also need to make sure the government has the means to identify what needs to change and execute it," said one of the sources familiar with the situation.
An IMF deal could help to inspire confidence among foreign investors who have been unnerved by three years of turmoil and a range of other problems ranging from costly energy subsidies to a lack of transparency in economic management.
It's unclear if Sisi, who stood down as military chief in March before winning a presidential election last month, has met the Western consulting companies. But advisers to the man who has been de facto leader of Egypt since Mursi's fall have almost certainly been closely involved in the project, which has been underway for several months.
Sisi's intentions
The discussions are the strongest indication that Sisi may restructure an economy suffering from corruption, red tape, high unemployment and a widening budget deficit aggravated by the fuel subsidies that cost nearly $19 billion a year.
Officials forecast economic growth at just 3.2 percent in the fiscal year that begins July 1, well below levels needed to create enough jobs for a rapidly growing population and ease widespread poverty.
The consultants have assigned sector teams to look at issues such as privatizations and other reforms, said the source.
The toughest problem will be the energy subsidies. Raising fuel and electricity prices could provoke unrest in a country where street protests have helped to depose two leaders in three years.
"This should be changed but that's a political decision. Lazard and Booz can only make recommendations but in the end the government will decide," said the source.
Interim president Adly Mansour suggested in April that Egypt was open to resuming privatization of state firms, a policy pursued by President Hosni Mubarak before his fall in 2011.
Timing of the announcement of any reforms was "a political decision," the source said, adding that it was not clear whether the government would announce anything before parliamentary elections expected later this year.
A spokeswoman for Strategy&, which was acquired by Price Waterhouse Coopers in April, said she could not comment. A spokesman for Lazard also declined to comment.
However, UAE minister of state Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, who handles aid to Cairo, said his country is "providing Egypt with technical support for the development of an economic recovery plan."
In a statement emailed to Reuters, he said the assistance the UAE had provided included work by "world-renowned consultancies," without giving further details.
The Gulf allies have indicated they will continue to support the new government, with Saudi Arabia hosting a donor conference shortly after Sisi takes office on Sunday.
Gulf efficiency
During his election campaign, Sisi did not spell out how he would steer Egypt's economy.
But businessmen who have met Sisi say his calls for "hard work" were a signal he was willing to consider the kind of austerity measures that past leaders have avoided.
The project began well before Sisi's election. "Booz has been working for the past seven months on a reform plan in collaboration with the Egyptian military," said Tarek Zakaria Tawfik, deputy chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI), who said he talked with the consultants this year and met Sisi in May.
Although Sisi won strong public support for removing Mursi, failure to revitalize the economy could quickly strip away his popularity and bring Egyptians back onto the streets.
The military, which has a budget shielded from public oversight, has accrued a business empire ranging from bottled water to petrol stations. It is regarded as effective in implementing large-scale projects such as those funded by the UAE since Mursi's overthrow.
An army spokesman was not immediately available for comment.
One businessman who met Sisi twice before the election said the incoming leader knew about the consultants' activities. "(Sisi) will be the one to announce the plan. He's well aware of (the consultants)," said Tamer Abu Bakr, chairman of Mashreq Petroleum, who discussed energy policy with Sisi.
No one on Sisi's staff was immediately available for comment.
Other prominent businessmen consulted about the plan told Reuters that the international advisers were working with officials from Egypt's central bank and ministries of finance and trade, industry and investment.
One businessman said he met the consultants this year at the request of a government official, discussing changes he hoped to see in licensing regulations.
A spokeswoman at the central bank declined to comment. The finance ministry and the ministry of trade, industry and investment could not be reached immediately.
Welcome reforms
Businessmen are encouraged by hints of economic reform that could help Egypt to secure an IMF loan, unlocking billions of dollars more in foreign aid and investment which dropped off after the 2011 uprising against Mubarak.
"If Sisi had intentions of maintaining the status quo regarding the unbalanced economic situation, he never would have entertained Booz," said Salah Diab, an Egyptian tycoon familiar with the consulting project and met Sisi last month.
"Booz is preparing the Egyptian side ... If we are going to sit with the IMF, we would be prepared to have an intelligent argument," he added.
Mursi's government failed to secure a $4.8 billion IMF loan after several rounds of talks, which analysts attributed to its unwillingness to impose austerity reforms as a condition.
Proposed steps included cutting fuel subsidies, raising the sales tax on goods and services, and taxing flotations on the stock exchange.
Masood Ahmed, director of the IMF's Middle East-Central Asia department, told Reuters the Fund had not yet been approached by Egypt about restarting loan negotiations, but was open and eager for that possibility.
UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed said his country would welcome partners including the IMF to participate in a plan it has to revive Egypt's economy.
Tawfik, of the FEI, said he supported the strategy the consultants were drafting which he learned about at a meeting with them to discuss reforms of the agro-industrial sector.
"We saw eye-to-eye on almost everything ... I feel very comfortable that what they are recommending is what needs to be done," he said.
Israeli president, PM congratulate Egypt's al-SisiSisi expresses his appreciation to the two officials and reaffirms Egypt's commitment to the peace treaty with Israel Middle East
IMF ready to help Egypt, Lagarde tells president-electInternational Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has personally congratulated Egypt's President-elect Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and stressed the global ... Economy
Egypt criminalizes sexual harassmentSexual offenders face up to five years in prison under a new decree issued by outgoing President Adly Mansour Middle East
Egypt political parties concerned over new parliamentary election lawIn the new law there is a return to a system where individual candidates take the majority of seats in parliament News
No top Western officials at Sisi's inaugurationEgypt's most important Western allies, who are concerned about Egypt's state of democracy, won't be sending high-level officials to Cairo Middle East


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Sometimes you just can't wait to get home to light up. Maybe you don't have to wait: The idea behind the Da Vinci is that you toss it in yourr bag and medicate on the road—no need to worry about lighters or replacement batteries.
What Is It?
A travel vaporizer. Wait, no it's an essential oil boiler. Or is it more of an aromatics diffuser? Oh hell, it's all three.
Who's It For?
On-the-go weed-heads, stoners with an appreciation for the scents of lemon, sage, and/or lavender.
Like an early '90s cell phone. Seriously, this thing is a brick and a half. Even the mini-whip bears more than a passing resemblance to the StarTAC's extendable antenna.
Using It
Easy once you know what you're doing: Access the vape chamber via a flip-top mechanism that also holds the whip. Activate the master switch, then flip on the secondary to activate the heating element itself.
The Best Part
This is actually a triple action vaporizer. Not only does it accept shake and other vegetated material, it also can be used to vaporize essential (read: hash) oils with an included oil adapter—essentially a hollow aluminum bullet. What's more, if you remove the whip, the unit can also be employed as an aromatic diffuser (the included Lemon Balm Lavender test tincture smelled wonderful and effectively hid the scent of the previous bowl).
Tragic Flaw
Unfortunately inconsistent temperatures: The mercury consistently climbed 10 degrees over what I set it to, which could risk annihilating your mellow if you're toking in the upper ranges of THC's effective range (355 to 385). You can, however, bring the temp down with a big inhalation.
This Is Weird...
The taste of the herb is masked by the taste of sucking hot air through a straw. Because, y'know, that's what you're doing.
Test Notes
- Relies on a rechargeable Li-Ion power source rather than batteries or butane. A big plus.
- Except: the battery life is shit (3 hours max per charge)
- Heats fast, usually in about a minute
- You may need to sacrifice a bowl after using this as an aromatic vaporizer to clear the system.
- I never want to inadvertently inhale lavender vapor again.
- Give the essential oil chambers a second to cool before removing them; they get hand-searingly hot.
Should You Buy It?
Even if you focus on how blunted this thing will get you, there's still the issue of the clunky design and ballpark temperatures. In other words: meh. It's good, it's handy, but there are plenty of other better—and more affordable—toking tools out there.
Da Vinci Vaporizer and Aromatic Diffuser Specs
• Dimensions: 4 x 2.3 x 1 inch
• Weight: 1 pound
• Power:3 Li-Ion
• Operational Temp: 0 - 430 F
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WASHINGTON – On one day, neighboring states Maryland and Virginia took opposing stances in how they would treat car-sharing service Uber.
In Virginia, the state cut a deal with both Uber and Lyft that would allow the companies' drivers to operate legally as long as the companies met a series of insurance and legal requirements and paid thousands of dollars in fines. The deal was announced Wednesday, two months after the state sent the companies cease and desist notices.
Across the Potomac, Maryland regulators said Wednesday that Uber is a for-hire carrier like a limo or party bus rental company and must meet the same legal requirements as other carriers to operate there.
In the middle, lies the District, which has yet to address the legality of car- sharing services despite taxi driver protests and police investigations into alleged criminal behavior by drivers.
Riders use a mobile app to schedule their ride with one of Uber and Lyft's independent drivers who own their vehicles, not the company. Drivers share the fares they collect with the company.
Virginia clears Uber, Lyft to drive
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles granted the two companies temporary operating authority along with a transportation broker's license – issued to any person or company that arranges passenger transportation like a taxi company.
"This is a good interim step toward finding a permanent solution that will encourage innovation in the transportation industry and ensure the safety of passengers," Arlington County Board Chair Jay Fisette said in a statement. "This agreement serves to bring Uber and Lyft into compliance with state law."
State officials say the agreement could serve as a template for future legislation. The DMV is currently studying how state laws could be updated to incorporate new transportation services like Uber and Lyft, which don't meet existing requirements for taxis and limos.
The temporary authority is good for 180 days and sunsets in February – in the middle of the next legislative session. The DMV can extend the operating authority however.
Uber paid $26,000 for 26 individual violations of operating without a permit and Lyft paid $9,000 for nine separate violations. Both companies had initially appealed the fines, according to the DMV.
Additionally, Uber and Lyft agreed to perform background checks on its drivers and to disqualify drivers with a felony conviction or who are a registered sex offender. The companies also agreed to extend insurance coverage to drivers of up to $1 million. Drivers can only accept riders through an app and cannot accept street hails.
The special terms are similar to requirements that other transportation companies must follow to operate in Virginia but not an exact match, says DMV spokeswoman Katy Lloyd.
"These guidelines are based on the uniqueness of this type of operation," Lloyd says.
Maryland warns Uber to comply or face fines
Meanwhile, the Maryland Public Service Commission announced Wednesday that Uber would be treated as a for-hire carrier, similar to limo, sedan or party bus companies in the state. Unlike Virginia, which has effectively created a new category for Uber and Lyft, the Maryland ruling would mean the company would have to comply with existing regulations that the company says would ruin their business model.
"While the people of Maryland and their elected leaders support innovation and choice, Maryland's PSC is stuck in the days of the horse and buggy," says Uber spokesman Taylor Bennett in a statement.
"The PSC's attempt to take choice and competition away from Maryland residents will not stand. Uber will continue to defend the rights of riders and drivers to have access to the safest, most reliable transportation alternatives on the road," it concludes.
The company is pushing Maryland regulators for a deal similar to the one struck in Virginia.
The PSC has ordered Uber to apply for a motor carrier permit within 60 days or face fines.
UberX, the company's low-cost alternative, and Lyft were not covered by the commission's ruling.
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect the correct category of carrier that Uber must comply with, which is a passenger-for-hire carrier.
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By Arthur V. Evans
Last week, on a drizzly Thursday morning, I drove out to Cherry Orchard Bog Natural Area Preserve with my friends and colleagues Anne Wright and Paul Bedell. Straddling a power line right-of-way near the Sussex-Prince George County line, this preserve features a coastal plain acidic seep that supports an amazing assemblage of rare plants, some of which bloom in late summer. The Virginia Natural Heritage Program staff uses prescribed burns here to prevent trees, shrubs, and woody vines from choking this open wetland, and to restore and maintain this rare plant habitat. However, after yet another extended summer drought here in Virginia, surface water was nowhere in evidence.
My goal was to photograph and collect late summer beetles, while Anne and Paul focused their efforts on odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) and robber flies (Asilidae). Few beetles were out and about, so I strapped on my camera gear and knee-pads and turned my attention to photographing other insects and spiders.
Several tall and luxurious patches of sweet-scented joe pye weed, Eupatorium purpureum, grew smack dab in the middle of the power line right-of-way. These nectar-rich flowers were magnets for all kinds of insects (other than beetles!), including several species of butterflies. A dozen or so each of large showy eastern tiger swallowtails and monarch butterflies flitted from blossom to blossom, occasionally unfurling their probosces to imbibe the flower's sweet offerings.
I decided to head into the adjacent woods by following a fire line that snaked along the edge of a recent prescribed burn. I scanned the lush wall of vegetation that delimited the surrounding woods from the burn in hopes of finding multi-legged creatures. Nearly half an hour elapsed and all I had to show for my photographic efforts was a young Carolina mantid (Stagmomantis carolina) and a black-and-yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia).
I saw a flash of shiny black wings among the foliage. My first thought was that it might be a mourning scorpionfly, but then it became clear that it was a female robber fly (family Asilidae) dining on a small wasp. I am no robber fly expert, but this particular fly reminded me of the genus Laphria, some of which are bee or wasp mimics.
Just as I was about to take a photograph, she was gone. Fortunately, I saw her land on a nearby leaf and she was still very much in possession of her lifeless prey. I leaned in to take the shot and, with the burst of my flash, she took to the air again. I watched intently as the shiny black fly flitted along the wood's edge and landed on another leaf. Again, I slowly inched my camera toward her and watched her black shiny body fill up the frame of my viewfinder. And again, the flash of my camera caused her to fly away and into the burn area. I tracked her through several more landings on the low growth before she landed on a log. I took my third and last shot and she was gone. During the pursuit, a slightly smaller individual of the same species, possibly a male, also crossed my path.
I slowly walked all the way around the edge of the burn and back to the car, but saw no more robber flies. I told Paul that I had photographed what I thought to be a Laphria, but he said that the dark wings didn't really fit any Virginia species in that genus. Paul would certainly know since he had recently published the first annotated checklist of the 115 species robber flies known to occur in Virginia (Bedell, 2010). I promised to post my best photo of the fly in question on my Facebook page as soon as I returned home.
Once posted, Paul suggested that it might be the very rare Orthogonis stygia, a species not yet known to occur in Virginia. I sent Paul all three of my images and he forwarded them to Eric Fisher for confirmation. Eric, a dipterist and asilid expert (and fellow alumni of Cal State Long Beach) quickly confirmed Paul's identification and another new state record for Virginia.
Stanley Bromley (1931) first described this pompilid wasp mimic from three specimens collected in June; two of the specimens were from North Carolina and Mississippi, while the origin of the third specimen was unknown to him. Another specimen was later recorded from Florida (Bromley, 1950). Since then, specimens of this exceptionally rare species have been found in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas (Taber & Fleenor, 2003; Barnes et al., 2007).
Paul and I returned to the site only two days after I snapped my photos and searched several hours for Orthogonis. Although our efforts were in vain, we have not given up! Stay tuned for further developments
Barnes, J. K., N. Lavers, and H. Raney. 2007. Robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) of Arkansas, U.S.A.: Notes and a checklist. Entomological News 118: 241-258.
Bedell, P. 2010. A preliminary list of the robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) of Virginia. Banisteria 36: 3-19.
Bromley, S.W. 1931. New asilidae with a revised key to the genus Stenopogon Loew: (Diptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 24: 427-435.
Bromley, S.W. 1950. Florida Asilidae (Diptera) with description of one new species. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 43: 227-239.
Taber, S.W., and S.B. Fleenor. 2003. Range extension, habitat, and review of the rare robber fly Orthogonis stygia (Bromley). Southwestern Entomologist 29: 85-87.
For more information on robber flies visit:
Asilidae (Robber Flies) Page. A Page by Roy Beckemeyer <http://www.windsofkansas.com/Basilidae/asilid.html
Family Asilidae – Robber Flies <http://bugguide.net/node/view/151/bgpage>
Giff Beaton's Robber Flies (Asilidae) of Georgia and the Southeast http://www.giffbeaton.com/Robber%20Flies.htm>
Robber Flies <http://hr-rna.com/RNA/Robber%20main%20page.htm>
Robber Flies (Asilidae) <http://www.geller-grimm.de/asilidae.htm>
The Robber Flies of Crowley's Ridge, Arkansas. An Illustrated Guide by Norman Lavers http://normanlavers.net/>


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With the rise of cloud computing comes a rise in tools and models that estimate the cost benefit of the technology. Most are created and promoted by cloud providers that sell their services, and a few come from analysts and consulting organizations. Whatever their source, their ROI calculations are based on the same assumption: Cloud computing avoids hardware and software investments, and because you pay only for the resources you use, the cost of those resources should align directly with the amount you require.
Those assumptions sound great, but the resulting ROI calculations are drastic oversimplifications of the problems the cloud is there to solve. In fact, these ROI calculators confuse businesses about the real value of the cloud and mislead both IT and business units.
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The ability to determine the ROI of cloud computing is not a simple modeling exercise, as most people seem to think. To truly understand and calculate the business values of using cloud computing -- public, private, or hybrid -- requires a complex and dynamic analysis that is unique to the problem domain you're trying to address.
In other words, the value of cloud computing depends directly on the type of business, the core business processes, and the specific problems you're looking to solve. Additionally, you need to determine how much value you truly get from the increased agility and scalability that are core benefits of cloud-based platforms.
The bottom line: You can't use a simplistic ROI calculator that looks only at hardware and software avoidance. Anyone who trots out the hoary "ability to avoid capex costs" concept as the primary driver for adopting the cloud simply lacks a clear understanding of how to determine the true value of cloud computing.
Businesses that buy into the oversimplified models to determine the ROI of cloud computing may eventually find out they were way off the mark. They will have invested in cloud technology where they should not have, wasting money and time. Likewise, they won't have invested in cloud technology where it actually was the better approach for providing strategic benefit.
So ignore those simple cloud ROI calculators, and do the deep work to understand what you truly need and what you don't. It takes more upfront effort, but it pays off handsomely.
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Hugo Gernsback, (born Aug. 16, 1884, Luxembourg, Lux.—died Aug. 19, 1967, New York City, N.Y., U.S.), American inventor and publisher who was largely responsible for the establishment of science fiction as an independent literary form.
After receiving a technical education in Luxembourg and Germany, Gernsback traveled to the United States in 1904 to market an improved dry battery that he had invented. He formed a radio supply house, and in 1908 he founded Modern Electrics (later absorbed by Popular Science), a pioneer magazine for radio enthusiasts. In 1911 the magazine published a serialized story by Gernsback that later became the novel Ralph 124C 41+ (1925). Set in the 27th century, its plot was a rather formulaic pulp adventure, but the richly imagined future, filled with fantastic inventions and spaceship travel, established many of the conventions that came to characterize science fiction.
In 1926 Gernsback began publishing Amazing Stories, one of the first magazines devoted exclusively to what he referred to as "scientifiction." The stories were often crudely written, but the very existence of the magazine and its successors, including Wonder Stories, encouraged the development and refinement of the genre. His contribution was later recognized with the establishment of the annual Hugo Award for the best science fiction novel.


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KABUL, Afghanistan - A civilian cargo plane owned by an American company crashed at Bagram Air Field, north of the Afghan capital, soon after takeoff on Monday, killing all seven people aboard, the U.S.-led military coalition said.
The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for downing the Boeing 747-400, but NATO said in a statement to The Associated Press that the Taliban "claims are false." The coalition says the cause of the crash was being investigated by emergency crews that rushed to the site, but there was no sign of insurgent activity in the area at the time.
Capt. Luca Carniel, a coalition spokesman, said the aircraft crashed from a low altitude right after takeoff.
The plane - owned by National Airlines, an Orlando, Florida-based subsidiary of National Air Cargo - was carrying vehicles and other cargo, according to National Air Cargo Vice President Shirley Kaufman. She said those killed were four pilots, two mechanics and a load master, who was responsible for making sure that the weight and balance of the cargo is appropriate.
Five of the seven fatalities were from Michigan, said Kaufman.
"We are not yet releasing the identities of the colleagues we lost out of respect for their families who need a little more time to reach other loved ones," she said in an email to the AP.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority are investigating the crash, she said.
National Airlines was based until recently at Michigan's Willow Run Airport, west of Detroit in Wayne County's Van Buren Township. It carries cargo both commercially and for the military, Kaufman said. She said it employs about 225 people.
In another development, Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused U.S. forces of killing four civilians and wounding one in the eastern province of Nangarhar on Sunday after an American convoy was attacked by insurgents.
In a statement issued by his office, Karzai "strongly condemned the killing of innocent civilians."
The U.S.-led military coalition said it was still investigating the weekend clash, which left four soldiers with minor injuries and damaged a patrol vehicle. In a statement issued on Monday, the coalition said the Taliban attacked the coalition patrol with small arms fire and roadside bombs as it moved through a local bazaar in the province where there were civilians.
"Coalition forces engaged the enemy, pushed through the hostile area, and traveled to a nearby Afghan National Army checkpoint," the coalition said in a statement. "An investigation is currently underway to assess whether there are any civilian casualties as a result of insurgent fire."
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Managing Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ)
In this part of my sharing we will take a tour of the robust and user-friendly Message Queue (MSMQ) explorer provided by Microsoft out-of-box to manage all basic task related to message queue. To open MSMQ explorer navigate to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Services and Applications (Left pane) > Message Queuing or you can open the same by Windows + R and type compmgmt.msc. Tadaaaam. First look to MSMQ you will see following structure: Outgoing Queues Public Queues Private Queues System Queues Triggers Public and Private queues are the two types of queues you can create in MSMQ. By right-click on public queues or private queues folder item you can create a new queue. If you have installed MSMQ in workgroup mode, the public queue will be crossed out (striked out) as shown in above screenshot. On trying to open this item an error is » Read more


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"Can you Walk Alone as That which is Best for All Life – Giving without Wanting to Receive? Giving, because you Understand: when All have Enough – you will also have Enough. That is the Principles of Equal Money Capitalism and the Foundation of Desteni. – Bernard Poolman
Continuing from:
307. CapitalismUS: Pursuit of Happiness
308. Might Makes Right: CapitalismUS
- 309. Equal Distribution of Power
- 310. The Illusion of Power – Self Forgiveness
- 311. You Want 'All The Power'?
- 312. Are Rebellion and War the Same?
- 313: Good, Evil and Power
- 314. How does Rebelling support Corporations?
- 318. Government in Equal Money Capitalism
- 319. Political Power in Equal Money Capitalism
- 320. Economic Power in Equal Money Capitalism
- 321.Political vs. Economic Power –EMC
- 323.Hegemony and Equal Money Capitalism
- 324. Democracy and Equal Money Capitalism
- 325. Public Good in Equal Money Capitalism
- 326. Free Trade and Buying Dreams of Progress
- 327. Collectivism in Equal Money Capitalism
- 328. Neo Colonialism and Equal Money Capitalism
- 315. Rights and Equal Money Capitalism
- 329. Media Culture in Equal Money Capitalism
Why is it that we speak about What's Best for All instead of Power and Wealth or Happiness for all? Words contain an entire history of relationships of abuse wherein the polarities of winning and losing, master and slaves are embedded as the impositions that have been accepted as the order in our world: some win and some lose – this has been the world order throughout time, but we never questioned why such inequality was existent as 'how things are' without any other reason or justification other than because they are stronger, because they are wiser, because they are more, because they were born that way, because god says so. All of these excuses have been acceptable throughout various stages of our history, yet it doesn't seem to be different now where some people believe that poverty is just 'what we're born into,' as if it was a genetic condition that would by default deny you the ability to have sufficient money to live – however, we have all become gods to limit such basic right to the majority of the people.
The problem comes when we propose what's best for all as a universal law and principle that guides all other rules and regulations, yet we can be called out for having a god complex in doing so, without realizing that there has been no god or emperor that has established such common well being in Equality ever, actually as humanity we have already done such a move when deciding who are the ones that should be enslaved and who should be 'the rich and powerful ones.'
But we never questioned such wealth and power and look at How such wealth and power was created and sustained in the first place. The problem is thus a matter of concepts with which we have generated our own condition to fear anyone that wants to implement a 'new order' such as a principle, a law and right for everyone without exception to be supported to live in the best condition – what happens is that what's 'Best for All Equally' is not understood, because it has never been given as a living right, because everyone's 'needs and desires' are believed to be different and special, but it is really not so when we consider we are all physical beings coexisting in the same planet. These are the physical facts upon which we'll consider our Best for All definition.
We have to realize that we already have a society that runs in an efficient manner – the problem is that: not everyone has access to a well developed society or living condition, because of our acceptance of 'how things are' without ever questioning inequality, which is the same as accepting 'power' and 'control' as some form of immovable order that no one can challenge, that has been our demise.
There's also the psychological conditioning wherein we have learned to fear each other from having More than ourselves, fear being robbed, betrayed, deceived and ultimately killed – but we haven't really established how we generated such conditions of constant fear between each other, which is through the accepted and allowed belief of 'lack' and 'scarcity,' along with the survival of the fittest mentality. This has been the psychological separation between one another fighting to 'have the power'/ get at the top/ be the best and have the most without questioning – but why haven't we just given to each other the same access to what we all know we want and make peace on Earth?
We all have basic needs which are the fundamental points for survival: food, water, clothing, health care, education, housing which entails all public services like electricity, sewage, waste management and all the furniture in it, education, a job or means of getting money. Those are the very Basic requirements to sustain ourselves in a decent manner – however we propose that this is not yet enough to make our lives the Best way possible, but only keeping everything within a limited framework.
The considerations that will make our lives the 'Best' imply that which makes our lives be comfortable, practical, secure and enjoyable using technological advancements and any other innovation for it. This is how we can add means of communication like computer, cellphone or any other personal gadget, transportation, child care, shopping centers, time for traveling, sports clubs, entertainment and recreational centers, well preserved public areas, free universities, best public services like banks, government, data collectors, press, media, family education centers, behavioral skills development, sustainable farms and agriculture, self-managed companies, trade of goods and services with equal profit share, production that doesn't harm the environment nor exploits the laborer, having access to the best quality products, general security, special support for people that require it, cultural and artistic activities – all o this as part of a living right and responsibility for everyone equally.
These elements will generate the physical and infrastructural support to propitiate our individual psychological needs and satisfaction such as security, self-certainty, confidence, financial stability, conviviality with other members of your society, mutual honor, being able to develop self-expression, natural enjoyment, being able to spend quality and sufficient time with your partner/family, respecting each other as equals and in essence live in a constant physical environment that provides a sense of happiness that is not only a sporadic 'positive experience,' or something that must be bought or sold, but a given-fact for everyone as a human right and responsibility.
How to implement 'What's Best for All' ?
Equal Money Capitalism is the key to adapt and change the current political and economic structures of our corrupted form of capitalism, take its basic principles of serving individual rights to have all of the necessary means to satisfy our physiological and psychological needs, and improve our social relationships. This means that with every individual having their rights guarded and their needs fulfilled, the well being of our society will be generated by default, by virtue of each one's responsibilities within our personal activities to generate money or educate ourselves to eventually earn money, and as such ensure that each one is well prepared to function as an individual member of society. This ensures that everyone's best interest is created by the collective participation with equal support.
No one will have to be sacrificed to create a general well being, instead each one will be a competitive person in order to excel as a living consideration of 'what is best' as an individual effort, and make of the product of these achievements each one's contribution to the common good as the sum of self responsible individuals.
We won't only have '1' great doctor, but everyone will be able to equalize to the best quality possible if we as a society decide that everyone must have the same tools, education and support to reach our optimum condition of skills and abilities that generate the goods and services for trade.
Our self-interest as a common well being interest is to have a fulfilling living condition as in having all our basic and 'extra' needs met, therefore in an Equal implementation of these capacities, we require to give access to such benefits in an equitable manner – how to do this? Through distributing profit for every participant in a business/ organization/ institution/ corporation in an equal manner. This is the way in which we can ensure that everyone's right to be happy, to be healthy and enjoy life is guaranteed by virtue of their own work and effort. These are all physical reality plausible living conditions wherein no other philosophical or ideological terms are required. No one will be allowed to get any less than their best living condition, this means no suffering and no misery, no marginalization, no poverty, no famine, no crime.
By covering everyone's best for all condition, we ensure that no one goes to war to have 'more than others' or seek to deliberately abuse them to create a relationship of power and control. This ensures an actual freedom between individuals, which is only able to exist if Everyone is Equally supported to live in a Free condition – not being bound by other's imposed rules and regulations, but living by a universal principle: Equality as Life, translated as 'give as you would like to receive,' 'love your neighbor as yourself, ' 'investigate all things and keep what's best,' 'do onto others as you would like them to do onto you,' which are the pillars of our morality and ethics of Life in Equality.
No one will be ever again a a slave, meaning, someone that is forced and coerced to perform jobs or activities that he/she does not want to do but has no other option because of needing money in a desperate manner. Within this, we will consider that all those 'shitty jobs' that no one wants to do will have to be done by ourselves, taking responsibility for what we used to enslave others to do for us, this is only fair if we want to create true freedom for all. No one will be sacrificed for the greater good, since sacrifices imply abuse and abuse cannot exist if everyone is always living in the best condition possible.
Equal Money Capitalism is based on practical physical reality: what you give is what you receive, you get money to live according to the work you do in equal remuneration to everyone else. The motivation is the realization that we require everyone participating to keep living in such a sustainable and comfortable condition that benefits all. And, just as any other organism, if it stops working to obtain the necessary means to live, it dies – so we all have to ensure that we keep the system alive by our individual participation, that's a physical organic consideration at a social level, being a vital organ of the ecosystem and coexisting in symbiotic relationships within it.
For more details suggest reading the series:
Redefining Capitalism
Only in Equality will we be able to Live in Freedom understood as the ability and capacity to coexist in peace and harmonious relationships with one another,
Pursuing our own Happiness in accordance to Respecting and Honoring each other as Equals.
The ability to Choose our profession and vocation in life based in skills and passion instead of the old profit-motive.
Developing ourselves to our utmost potential where money is not a limitation to our expression, but a tool to ensure that everyone can have equal support to enhance our living skills and social conviviality.
Living in a constant stability and prosperity, in Equality we can keep the system functioning in a perfect condition by all realizing that it is only in Equality that we can all be abuse-free and slave-free – no harm and no abuse.
Peace and Joy on Earth, all of it created by our collective yet individual effort and labor, each one contributing to ensure that our rights are guarded by our own mutual support as society – no need to have a Leviathan to ensure we act in the best interest of all.
Self determination means: we decide by direct democratic vote what's best for all, and we make it a living statement by the fruition of our own work.
For further reference, read the Equal Money Wiki
Place your questions as the Equal Money Forum and Equal Money Capitalism at Quora
Visit the Group Capitalism vs. Equal Money group on Facebook.
Read the Equal Money Wiki
Read Economist's Journey to Life
Suggested material:
Human Resources: Social Engineering in the 20th Century
The Century of the Self
Chris Hedges on the work of Sheldon Wolin, 17 May 2011
How Corporations Destroyed American Democracy -Chris Hedges
Capitalism Hits the Fan – Richard Wolff
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ABC Moves Happy Endings to Fridays
ABC is sending Happy Endings tothe Friday night graveyard at the end of March, the network announced late Wednesday night.
Replacing the sitcom in its current Tuesdays at 9/8c timeslot, will be Anthony Bourdain's new cooking competition show The Taste, which currently airs at 8/7c on Tuesdays. New episodes of Celebrity Wife Swap will take over the 8/7c timeslot.
Fall TV Scorecard: What's renewed? What's canceled?
The Taste and Celebrity Wife Swap will debut in their new timeslots on Tuesday, Feb. 26, and Happy Endings will return on Friday, March 29 with back-to-back episodes beginning at 8/7c.
The Celebrity Wife Swap premiere will feature Playboy playmate Kendra Wilkinson switching places with Kate Plus Eight's Kate Gosselin.
Last Man Standing and Malibu Country will have finished their seasons by the time Happy Endings returns, ABC notes.
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Numerous floral marketplaces can be purchased in the city of brand new York. Among those market segments, Chelsea Blossom Industry is one of the biggest not only in the general class but additionally inside the store florists area in The Big Apple. It is found in Chelsea Marketplace. An intriguing truth is that The Big Apple blossom marketplace has diminished considerably in the 1930s when New Yorkers acquired flowers for vacations like Easter.
Through the 1930s, countless blossoms have been offered around 6th Method and Twenty-Eighth Streets, which include 500,000 Easter Lilies from Bermuda and 30,000 Tulips from Holland. Being a major celebration, the third twelve-monthly lunar New Year flower marketplace commences with blooms, artistry, performances, colors, scents, and civilizations.
The Big Apple blossom marketplaces have various types of rose alternatives. They hold the natural and blooming plant life together with a large variety of supplies. These major floral market segments supply unique plans embellished for almost any events like marriage ceremonies, individual celebrations, and corporate and business occasions. They may be established by the skilled staff members offered by the rose marketplace. Open-air blossom market segments give you different choices of blooms and flowery plans at discounts.
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Movie review: The stars of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga keep rising in 'A Star Is Born' remake
There shouldn't be any questions about the story in "A Star Is Born." That part of it is tried and true, with Hollywood returning to it every couple of decades for a freshened-up remake. Actually, it's been four decades since the most recent one, with Kris Kristofferson and Barbra Streisand as the established star on his way down and the newcomer on her way up. The story has always been about the relationship between the two characters and an examination of their careers right around and soon after the time they meet.
Now those roles have been handed to Bradley Cooper as a hugely successful country-rocker, and Lady Gaga as a waitress who only wants to sing. The questions for this new one are: Can she act? Can he sing? And even more important, seeing as this is the first time Cooper has called the shots, can he direct?
The three questions get three big affirmatives. This is a splashy and spectacular modern-day romantic drama with music.
Sure, it can be accused of depending on a string of coincidences to get the story spinning: After a big show, Jackson (Cooper), exhausted and in need of a drink, tells his driver to stop at a bar, any bar. The one he enters — not knowing it's a drag bar, which provides some early humor — just happens to be the one where Ally (Gaga) sings at night, hoping to forget her day job and keep her musical dreams alive.
And there are plenty of clichés to deal with: He's a hard drinker and a pill popper, but even in his stupor, the moment he hears her launch into a gorgeous rendition of "La Vie en Rose," he's smitten, captivated, both by her voice and by her. Later on, their harmonizing, whether it's the vocalizing kind or the romantic kind, is perfect. Even later, after he convinces her to go for it and she begins to attain it, someone else enters the scene, your standard record producer who's looking for the next big thing, trying to make her his own. Yes, all Hollywood clichés, but somehow, none of them get in the way of where this film is going.
There are a few points where you start to wonder about who this story is really about — Jackson or Abby. Truth is, it's kind of a tie. He falls for her, she falls for him, their careers meld for a while. But then his hard-living begins to take its toll, and her ambition sparks her rise. They're a happy couple, for a while, and Cooper does a nice job establishing that in close-ups of them together, but he also excels at showing them and their differences in separate close-ups of them.
He also displays a confidence in directing actors, getting a couple of the best performances from — no surprise — Sam Elliott as Jack's older brother Bobby, who's back story discloses that he's taken care of Jack since childhood, and continues to as his manager, and from the fellow who plays Abby's Sinatra-loving and showbiz-savvy dad Lorenzo. It wasn't till the credits ran at the end that I realized it was Andrew Dice Clay, in a role that he'll want to keep right at the top of his résumé.
There's a great deal of energy in the film, even when the drama of it starts to bring the mood down via jealousy, drug- and drinking problems, and the clashing of career paths. The script has no qualms about aiming barbs at the stardom it at first appears to be celebrating. That record producer forces her to put on lots of makeup, add costumed dancers to her act, and change the style of music she'd been singing. It also seemed to me that the songs in the latter parts of the film are far more formulaic than what she did earlier. Take that, music business.
If you've seen any of the previous versions, you know what course this one will take, and how you'll feel at the end. If this is all new to you, you might want to bring along a couple of tissues, for purposes of eye dabbing.
— Ed Symkus writes about movies for More Content Now. He can be reached at email@example.com.
"A Star is Born"
Written by Bradley Cooper, Eric Roth, Will Fetters; directed by Bradley Cooper
With Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Andrew Dice Clay, Rafi Gavron
Rated R


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The 19 Most Powerful Images of 2012
What were the most powerful images of the year? Which images inspired you, which images moved you to tears, and which images broke your heart? Sure, you could look at Buzzfeed's list of 45 "incredibly inspiring pictures" ("warning: Some of these may break your heart") — but who has time to scroll through 45 pictures? We've got our own list of the 19 Most Powerful Images of 2012 here. Warning: some of these may break your heart.
1. The amazing story of a sailor who overcame high odds.
2. The Space Shuttle Enterprise flying high above the Big Apple
3. A Photograph... of Mars
4. A Palestinian girl raises her fist against an Israeli soldier
5. Protestors in Georgia demonstrate in memory of slain teen Trayvon Martin
6. A man thinks about his life during floods in the Netherlands
7. A Syrian man carries his daughter to safety as the government shells Aleppo
8. Two firefighters in the aftermath of a Philadelphia warehouse fire that killed two
9. A statue of the Virgin Mary amidst the wreckage of Breezy Point, Queens
10. A Greek protestor kicks riot police right in the shield
11. A pig... that pooped on its own balls
12. Chilean students protect themselves from riot police
13. Palestinians celebrate the Gaza cease-fire
14. NASA celebrates the successful landing of the Curiosity Rover
15. A Muslim family from Myanmar pleads with a Bangladeshi official to prevent his family's deportation
16. A couple discovers that their family records survived the fire in Breezy Point
17. U.S. athletes celebrate their gold-medal win in wheelchair tennis
18. South Africans protest their jailing of their mine-worker family members
19. A riot cop in Athens stands next to a wall of flames during an anti-austerity protest
[images via AP, Getty]


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Leopold Gourmel
When Pierre Voisin created his cognac house together with Olivier Blanc in 1972, he named it after his grandfather, Léopold Gourmel. Both founders were fond of his authenticity, his closeness to nature when attending his vineyards, his garden and when fishing on the shore of his island, Ile de Ré, off La Rochelle in the Atlantic Ocean . Such a respect for the environment perfectly matched their vision of a natural cognac. As a further reference to Léopold , a horse saddler by profession, they chose the horse's head as the house logo. Here again, there couldn't be a better sign than man's best conquest to symbolize the noble, elegant and refined cognac from Léopold Gourmel. Beyond the emotional link, the justification of this choice can be found in the powerful pronunciation of this name. Saying Léopold Gourmel immediately brings promises of new flavours and moments of complicity.


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The World's Oddest and Most Wonderful Mammals, Insects, Birds and Plants: Of Kinkajous, Capybaras, Horned Beetles, Seladangs
by Jeanne K. Hanson and Deane Morrison
Book Type: Non-fiction, general knowledge
Date of publication: 1997
Publisher: Konecky & Konecky
This book covers a wide variety of living things, more than are mentioned in the title since it mysteriously omits reptiles. Most entries have about a page of text and cover the topic at a superficial level. I imagine it's intention is just to instill a sense of wonder and curiosity in the reader and to encourage them to learm more about the entries the like the best. Some of topics are:
- How to choke a tree – about strangler figs
- Insect impersonators – about orchids that mimic insects
- The barking pika – about a cute little lagomorph that barks
- An artichoke on legs – about pangolins
- Can black widow spiders and trantulas actually kill you?
- The smartest birds – about ravens
This is just a tiny fraction of the topics.
Owner's Review:
This book certainly has its interesting points. And the breadth of the topics covered is amazing. But there is no depth to anything so if you're pretty familiar with biology and wildlife, there won't be a lot in here for you. I think it is probably best for a middle-school child with an interest in biology. Some of the topics are covered more than once, but if you're just randomly skimming and stopping at what interests you, that's probably not an issue.
I wouldn't trust this book as a definitive source of information however. The section on kangaroo rats contains the following quote, "Like all other rodents, it has sweat glands only on its toe pads…" Well, Caplin is a rodent and I can tell you that he sweats a lot, and not just from his toes. When he sleeps under the covers on warm nights, there is sometimes a little puddle of water. And not a few people have commented that his back is wet from sweating when we take him out in public on a hot day.
One thing I found annoying is that the titles of the sections do not mention the name of the animal. For example, what the heck is a seladang? Can I find out about it by reading Fantastic Sharks, The Most Dangerous Flower, Astounding Hibernations or none of the above? And there is no index. Luckily the capybara blurb is titled The World's Largest Rodent, but if I didn't know what a capybara was, that wouldn't help.
Caplin's Review:
I liked this book. There was all kinds of stuff I didn't know. Beetles can have horns? Wow! And a seladang is a fancy name for a type of cow! Who knew that? Not me. Plus plants can disguise themselves to look like insects. I am glad they can't make themselves look like capybaras! On the other hand, maybe that would be cool.
I especially liked the part about capybaras. It was less than a page, which was a bit disappointing, but there was this cute capybara drawing.
That's not a bad likeness of us. But the thing I liked best about the capybara entry was that it said that our sound is a "tweedle-tweet." My owner never says I make that sound but I do. And anyway, it is that way Bill Peet described the sounds that Capyboppy made and Capyboppy is my hero.


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Doritos Inventor to be Buried with Doritos
Snacking on Doritos is typically discouraged at funerals, as the loud crunch of the popular junk food tends to drown out heartfelt eulogies and generally detract from the somber mood of the occasion. But this will not be the case at Arch West's funeral, the former Frito-Lay marketing executive credited with first pitching the company with the idea of producing a seasoned, mass-market tortilla chip back in 1961. (He did not invent the tortilla chip itself, mind you — credit for that goes to Rebecca Carranza, who accidentally created them after she inherited a malfunctioning tortilla machine in Los Angeles in the late 1940s.)
West, the Father of the Dorito, died last Tuesday of natural causes at the age of 97 in Dallas's Presbyterian Hospital. A graveside service is planned for the morning of Oct. 1 at Restland Memorial Park, his family told the Dallas Morning News, where they plan on tossing a few Doritos in along with the dirt that will cover his urn.
Rest In Peace, Arch. May your Poppin' Jalapeño crumbs float down on us peacefully from that Cool Ranch in the sky. [NBCD, photo via Shutterstock, WSJ]


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Bear with me, I have a point.
The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, today delivered a complete coup de grâce for ICT education by accepting wholeheartedly that ICT education, and indeed the cross-curricular syllabus, was fundamentally broken. He accepted that traditional methods for mending a broken bureaucratic, micro-managed education system would not address the immediacy of the problem, and so he threw it open to the floor.
He made Open Education possible (potentially mandatory) in one speech, and he heralded the Government's move into…" it's over to you, gang, do your thing".
To be fair I am obliterating much of his speech here, but the bit we are most interested in is the fact that Government has seen the problem, examined it and accepted that the answers probably lie out there – somewhere on the Internet.
Let me be clear, this is a good thing – Open Education is the future – BUT YOU CAN'T JUST SPRING IT ON US!!
We need to be able to relax about certain basic human needs: education, health, environment (getting the money in to pay for this through tax, our direct debit to government) and we have to assume that the elected governors will take care of that for us, with the right people helping and advising, steering and delivering – without brain-bleeding charges to the public purse. (Martha Lane-Fox took time and focused advice on how government delivered its open online presence, resulting in the Government Digital Service – which took years to curate, even after her report was published and it is still in its infancy.)
We know about Big Society and we know that the world and its borders are opening up and it is becoming fundamentally digital. We know this and are all pitching in as and when we can, but we definitely still look to government to horizon-scan and come up with a scalable, secure plan for the future – that goes beyond:
Have you *seen* this website? Codecademy.com is awesome
Yes… it is, but…
Let's pretend
Let's pretend the education system was the tax system.
Our tax system is fundamentally flawed, we all know this. It's:
- Not fit for purpose
- Deeply complicated
- Is still run by people working without access to the Internet
- Requires experts to explain information that could be easily garnered from the web (free – if you have the time)
- The OFFICIAL BOOKS measure in inches, if you intend to master it yourself
Have you *seen* this website? http://www.justanswer.com/ is awesome <- link chosen to back up point, not after in-depth analysis
The fact is that out of all the 28,000 teachers who qualified in 2010, 3 – THREE – were computer science majors. Three chose to go into teaching, the rest chose to reward their hard-earned degree in the City, or on their own start-ups.
Money is the elephant in the room here that no one wants to address. It takes money to solve this problem and we do not have money, as a Nation, nor most of us as individuals – not disposable income at any rate, and believe me – it will take many people with disposable income to help solve this across the UK. Hands up, anyone?
What if this was tax?
What if we were saying:
Yes, OK, the tax system is not fit for purpose and fundamentally flawed. But we are not going to spend years over-hauling the tax system and doing what we as government usually do! We say – Yes! You are right… you are vocal and on point in your suggestions so yes, go forth – and fix it… it's still mandatory, natch, but you can do what you will with all the resources available to you on the Internet. Lots of industry leaders in accounting are going to be making up some new measurements, but it's OK – we know it's broken and you have the answer, so go on then 😀 we will be doing stuff over here…
I am being facetious
Of course I know this would never be the case. Of course I understand that the tax system is way too tricky for me to make such an analogy.
In my opinion if we do not treat education in the same way we respect tax, or even open data – then what exactly is democratic revolution all about?
How can we accept and wholly applaud a Government measure to turn education over to the 'people' when it is so utterly broken? This problem has been highlighted ad nauseum (more to come on Friday with the RSA report saying pretty much the same thing as everyone looking at this in any depth).
The issue has been accepted as a given – yes, it's a terrible state of affairs, thank you Mr Gove for accepting this. However, you cannot step away from the fact that the solution lies in a big collaborative effort between industry and educators, between large and small businesses, corporates and social enterprise – all working in happy harmony with schools, full of children, children whom we protect (rightly) with stringent rules – particularly when we are talking real-life interaction with children, not just digital (but even digitally :/… ) this stuff does not vanish in a well-intentioned speech.
Are we sensible in being so care-free with our youth? Is education really the space where we feel most comfortable throwing open the doors and embracing Open principles without further thought? Let's face it, Open Government data has been a minefield of risk aversity and open-eyed horror – but Open Education can be rolled out on a whim, because micro-managing didn't work?
I worry that in the excitement over freedom granted today to educators for something so utterly fundamental as Computer Science in the UK, so the doors open to frozen blind panic from schools and teachers, turning to potentially unethical opportunists wanting to make a buck and chaos and failure as the result. We cannot afford this.
I worry about publishing this post as I campaign for Open practice, loudly. I have campaigned hard for government to debate the subject on teaching our kids to code – please sign the petition, it has a long way to go… but if a subject is swept away in a general wiff-waff of 'go forth and educate yourselves' that we miss a proper, tax-payer funded (probably quite pricey) look at every issue raised – not just the problem. I also fight for Open Data. I welcome collaborative process.
Anyone who has googled Chaos theory will have a basic understanding of the fact that change is exacted through chaos. But also, that chaos is carefully crafted. And studied.
Much though it pains me hugely to say it – we have to keep pushing for a debate. We need this to be taken seriously. Education is not low-hanging fruit.
Today was great, but it was not enough. And I am so sorry to be saying this.


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An heir to the British throne is on the way — and Americans may be as enthralled as the Brits.
This former colony has been riveted by the royal news that the former Kate Middleton is pregnant — perhaps as much as Britain, where such regal developments are taken in stride.
"We don't really have a princess here," said Kathy Gitlin, an elementary school teacher in Connecticut who was thrilled to hear that Kate is with child. "I'm an Anglophile, I love England, and I think it's wonderful that two people in love wanted to get married and start a family. It's great."
There are several reasons for the American public's pleasure in Kate's news, manifested not only by the good wishes sent by President Obama but also by the breathless news coverage and the general good will toward the actually not-so-young young couple, who have both now reached 30.
First, and least complicated, is the fact that Kate seems a likeable and sensible young woman who married one of the world's most eligible bachelors without letting the power, prestige and A-plus jewelry go to her head.
Then there are the long ties between the two countries, so alike and so maddeningly different.
When Americans proudly declared their independence, they swore off sovereign kings and queens forever, yet several centuries later they find themselves drawn to the royals' pomp and pageantry, embracing the more colorful aspects of a system whose substance they had eagerly overthrown.
Finally, hardest to quantify, is the fading, almost ghostly, image of Princess Diana, who died so young. Americans want Diana's sons to flourish, and Kate seems to have made William very, very happy.
"I remember when Diana died, it was such a shock," said Gitlin, 52. "No one can ever take her place, but it's nice to have another person, someone this generation can look up to, and someone who William can love."
There's no doubt that many Britons are thrilled as well, and the country's embattled tabloid press certainly views a royal pregnancy (at Christmastime no less!) as a surefire circulation booster and a welcome diversion from a series of press scandals.
But some on Monday expressed a rather blasé attitude to the prospect of a new generation of Windsors seemingly bound for the throne. In the chill of early evening in north London's Camden market, young couples strolling among the stalls received the news of Kate's pregnancy with a shrug.
"I'm happy for them, but I don't really care," said Enya Lonergan, 19, who was visiting from Canterbury, south of London, with her friend Will Nichols, 20.
They could muster little enthusiasm for the news, noting that they had little in common with the royals, particularly in these bleak economic times.
"I don't think about them," Nichols said, adding that — naturally — he'd send them a gift. Or not.
Others said they were not interested and questioned the need for a royal family in the 21st century.
"I don't think it's a good thing," said Stephen Jowitt, 63, as he ambled down Camden High Street. "It reinforces a class system."
The news did provide a boost to one of Britain's national pastimes — finding new ways to wager money. Bookmakers are now taking bets on the gender of Kate's child, what the infant will be named and the color of his/her hair.
Joe Crilly, a spokesman for the William Hill bookmaker, said a high level of betting interest is expected, with favored names including Diana, Philip, Elizabeth and Sarah.
In America, ABC News even offered a poll, asking people to rate likely baby names.
Baby thoughts have been found in some less-than-fully-credible supermarket tabloids for months. They've been trumpeting "stories" about Kate's pregnancies for months, without any apparent basis in fact.
But that didn't keep the public from gobbling them up — the British royals, with their haughty glamour and slightly tragic air, have long captivated Americans.
"I'm always looking for any news of William and Kate," said 19-year-old Stacy McFacken, a clerk at a grocery store in Mentor, Ohio, in August when a number of tabloids offered screaming headlines about Kate's purported pregnancy.
"There's nothing like this in the States," she said. "It's just like all the fairy tales we read about as kids. We all want to be Kate."
Word of Kate's condition, including her hospitalization for complications, was top news on websites throughout the world. Her condition requires specialist treatment but if diagnosed early, it is unlikely to have long-term consequences for the mother or baby, and does not raise the risk of a miscarriage.
But while the parents might be anxious, world leaders stepped in to wish her well. The news was featured prominently on front pages in Argentina, India, France, South Africa and other countries. It sent Twitter into a tizzy, with the hashtag "royalbaby" trending worldwide and used more than 28,000 times in the first few hours following the official announcement. U.S. media websites such as People, Vanity Fair and the Daily Beast provided extensive coverage, with the Huffington Post launching a live blog to track developments.
"The whole wide world is excited," said Shao Hua Huang, a surgical nurse who practices in New York and Connecticut. "We're really happy for her. It's because of England and all the tradition. We Americans followed in their footsteps."
Associated Press writers Paisley Dodds, Danica Kirka and Cassandra Vinograd in London contributed to this report.


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Simple Steps to Expanding Your Business through Exports
At the Department of Commerce and the Minority Business Development Agency we are dedicated to helping more minority-owned business leverage their competitive advantage and expand their business through exports. The most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals how minority-owned firms employ nearly six million American workers and contribute one trillion dollars in annual economic output to the U.S. economy. This economic output includes significant exporting contributions. In fact, minority-owned firms are export leaders in 14 key industry sectors.
To celebrate World Trade Month we are kicking
off a blog series to highlight valuable resources and information for minority
businesses looking at exporting for the first time and firms looking to expand
their existing exporting efforts.
Here are six steps to start exporting:
Complete an export readiness self-assessment: Find out if you have what it takes to market your products or services into the global marketplace. Provide answers to nine questions and receive advice on your exporting potential.
Training and counseling: use online resources like webinars and training courses to learn the basics of exporting and increase your understanding of the exporting process. Access webinars and online courses from the International Trade Agency (ITA), U.S. Census Bureau Go Global Webinars, and the Small Business Administration (SBA).
Develop your Export Business Plan: Use the SBA Export Business Planner to work through the process of gathering information and setting SMART goals and objectives. The Export Business Planner will help your business explore exporting options.
Conduct Market Research: It is critical for you to find the best exporting prospects for your business success. The U.S. government has the latest information on market conditions around the world. You can also use the Trade Stats Express to identify potential markets.
Find Buyers: Leverage opportunities at the local, state, and federal government levels to meet potential foreign buyers. Use reverse trade mission hosted by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency or overseas trade mission hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Many states government also host overseas trade missions check out your states business opportunities websites.
Investigate Export Finance Option: understanding the available grants, insurance and finance programs available to assist your firm as exporting options are critical to your exporting success. Start with federal resources at Export-Import Bank, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and SBA Export Loans.
Take your business to the next level and begin to go and grow globally. MBDA and our national network of more than 40 MBDA Business Centers are here to help. Contact a MBDA Business Center to learn more about how exporting can increase your bottom line.
Also, stay tuned to learn more about the next phase of the National Export Initiative –NEI/NEXT!