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How Waitlists Work
North Idaho College uses waitlisting for all regular classes (this excludes directed studies, independent studies, internships, etc.) with the exception of classes within the Natural Sciences Division. When a class reaches its maximum enrollment capacity and additional students attempt to register, a waitlist is created. Students must select to waitlist themselves for the class when registering. They are not automatically placed on the waitlist. If room becomes available in the class, eligible students on the waitlist will be enrolled in the section and emailed at their NIC Cardinal Mail account notifying them that they have been registered in the section
In MyNIC, when a student attempts to register for a class that is full, he or she will receive a registration error and be notified that a waitlist is available. In order for the student to officially waitlist for the class, he or she must select the waitlist option from the drop-down and click the submit button to complete the request. Students are not automatically put onto waitlists. Being on a waitlist does not constitute registration and therefore the credits do not count toward enrollment, graduation requirements, or Financial Aid requirements.
Students may waitlist for only one section of a class. Please note, if you are registered in one section of a class and waitlisted in another section of the same class you may become registered in more than one section of the same class when your waitlisted section becomes available. If you are registered in more than one section of the same course you must drop yourself from all but one section as soon as possible or you may be dropped from all sections in which you are registered, whether you were registered through a waitlist or not.
Waitlists are only available through the end of the add/drop period for full length term classes. Waitlists are available for late start classes through the first two calendar days of the class. Once the waitlist period ends for a class, all students still on waitlists will be automatically dropped from the waitlist.
Problems Preventing Registration from Waitlist
Registration from a waitlist may fail to work under certain circumstances. If the waitlisted class will exceed the maximum credits allowed for registration, the student will not be registered if room becomes available in the class. Students wishing to exceed their maximum allowed credits for registration must obtain permission from Advising Services.
MyNIC also monitors class prerequisites. A student will be unable to waitlist in a class if the prerequisite has not been met.


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In the first half of the 19th-century, Americans were absorbed with western expansion-fulfilling their "Manifest Destiny" to conquer the continent. By the 1870s, the interior of the country was secure, and the nation's focus began to move beyond its borders, with increased emphasis on international trade. But global commerce was hampered by scores of competing coins and currencies, and many people on both sides of the Atlantic called for a worldwide coinage system to facilitate trade. In 1867, growing discussion blossomed into an international conference in Paris, where twenty nations agreed to adopt a gold standard with the French franc as its base.
Many in Congress envisioned the United States as the hub of a world monetary system and responded with their own ideas for an international gold coin, but few proposals went beyond debate. By 1871, it was silver, not gold, that was on the minds of many legislators, and silver was not faring well at all. Germany adopted the gold standard and dumped huge amounts of silver on the market, thereby depressing its price. At the same time, vast quantities of silver from the Comstock Lode added to the oversupply. With little industrial use for the metal, western mine owners desperately needed the U.S. Mint as a customer and in a big way. Fortunately, they got help from three very cooperative members of Congress, Representatives Richard Bland, John Kasson and William Kelley. For over two decades, these three never missed an opportunity to promote the interests of either silver or nickel mine owners, and they were often quite successful in their efforts.
Kasson and Kelley were partly responsible for conversion of the dime, quarter, and half dollar to the metric system in 1873. Although they argued that metric coinage would circulate worldwide and increase the demand for American silver, the change had little impact, either on the weight of the coins or their use overseas. The legislation did have a bonus for the mine owners, however: The silver interests got free coinage of a Trade dollar for use in the Orient. The Mint made almost 36 million of these large silver pieces between 1873 and 1885, barely enhancing commerce with the Far East but certainly adding to the mine owners' bottom lines. The nickel interests also got a gift: With the elimination of the three and five-cent pieces made of silver, the Mint was limited to using nickel for those denominations. Five years later, the silver interests scored again:In 1878, Bland pushed through the Bland-Allison Act, requiring the government to purchase between two and four million ounces of silver each month and coin the metal into standard silver dollars.
It was Kasson, though, who was behind another try at an international coinage in 1879. Attempting to appease advocates of both silver and gold, he proposed a "goloid" dollar containing 96% silver, 4% gold, and a four-dollar gold piece of 90% gold, 10% silver. The four-dollar coin was intended to compete globally with a myriad of similarly valued pieces, including the French 20 franc coin, the Spanish 20 pesetas, the Dutch and Austrian 8 florins and the Italian 20 lire.
The four-dollar coin received an entirely new designation: "stella" (Latin for star). This was analogous to the eagle, "both the star and the eagle being national emblems on our coins." Like the ten-dollar eagle and its smaller and larger counterparts, the stella was to be another denominational unit, and other coins would be expressed in fractions or multiples of it. Along with the stella, patterns for the "goloid" dollar and a "quintuple stella" (metric double-eagle) were struck in 1879.
There were two obverse designs for the stella-one with Flowing Hair engraved by Charles Barber and another with Coiled Hair by George Morgan. Barber's design depicts Liberty with long, flowing hair; Morgan's version differs only in that Liberty's hair is tied in a bun. On both designs, Liberty is encircled by the lettering *6*G*.3*S*.7*C*7*G*R*A*M*S*, stating the proportions of gold, silver and copper in the coin. The reverse features a large five-pointed star as the central motif, with the incuse inscription ONE /STELLA/400/CENT. Both the U.S. motto E PLURIBUS UNUM and the Latin motto DEO EST GLORIA (God is Glorious) circle the star, in turn surrounded by the inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and FOUR DOL.
The stella never saw regular production; Congress killed the legislation and only patterns were made, all proofs. Unfortunately, mintage records for these pieces have proven to be unreliable. Today, specialists believe that only 15 originals and 425 "restrikes" of the 1879 Flowing Hair design were made, with the originals lacking the die striations of the later pieces. These 1879 Flowing Hair "restrikes" are the most frequently encountered of this denomination, as all the other issues are exceedingly rare. Surviving 1880 dated Flowing Hair coins number fewer than 25, and the highest estimates of existing Coiled Hair pieces are 15 for the 1879 and 10 for the 1880 coins. Whatever the exact number, 1880 Flowing Hair pieces are at least a dozen times scarcer than their 1879 counterparts, and Coiled Hair stellas are rarer still, seldom appearing on the market except in sales of major collections.
Although all four-dollar gold pieces are patterns, they have nevertheless been incorporated into the regular series of U.S. coins, similar to 1856 Flying Eagle cents, Gobrecht dollars and Wire Edge Indian Head eagles. Because of their rarity, however, they are usually collected as type coins. Only a few wealthy and determined collectors have ever been lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time to put together a complete four-piece set of these historic coins. At the time they were made, stellas were very popular with collectors, but with the extremely low mintages, there were not enough pieces to go around. In the early 1880s, newspapers reported that while an average collector could not acquire a four-dollar gold piece from the Mint at any price, looped specimens could be seen hanging around the necks of madams operating some of Washington's most famous bordellos.
Gem specimens of all four issues exist, but many stellas saw use as jewelry or pocket pieces and show impairments of some kind. Friction on the design will first show on the face of Liberty on the obverse and on the star on the reverse. Unlike the commonly traded bullion coins struck in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th-centuries, stellas are infrequently seen and always scrutinized, making counterfeits virtually unknown.
After two years, the four-dollar gold piece was abandoned by the Mint and forgotten by the public and Congress. Today, only numismatists remember the dream of a universal coinage system that created these fascinating coins.
Diameter: 22 millimeters Weight: 7 Grams (restrikes vary) Composition: .85714 gold, .0428 silver, .100 copper Edge: Reeded Net Weight: .1929 ounce pure gold, .0096 ounce pure silver
BIBLIOGRAPHY: Akers, David W., United States Gold Coins, Volume III, Three Dollar Gold Pieces 1854-1889, Four Dollar Gold Pieces 1879-1880, Paramount Publications, Englewood, OH, 1976. Bowers, Q. David, The History of United States Coinage As Illustrated by the Garrett Collection, Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, Wolfeboro, NH, 1979. Breen, Walter, Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins, F.C.I. Press/Doubleday, New York, 1988. Carothers, Neil, Fractional Money, A History of Small Coins and Fractional Paper Currency of the United States, John Wiley & Sons, London, 1930. Judd, J. Hewitt, M.D., United States Pattern, Experimental and Trial Pieces, 7th Edition, A. Kosoff (editor), Western Publishing Co., Racine, WI, 1982. Pollock, Andrew W. III, United States Patterns and Related Issues, Bowers & Merena Galleries, Wolfeboro, NH, 1994.
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Earlier today, President Obama spoke at the opening of what's now the largest photovoltaic power installation in the US, using the opportunity to announce the funding of a different energy project: the modernization of the US electric grid. The two might seem unrelated, but a report released earlier this year by the National Academies of Science indicated that grid modernization was essential of the country's use of renewable electricity was to rise above 20 percent of its total. The new projects would involve a total of $3.4 billion dollars of stimulus spending; with matching spending by utilities, the total commitment would reach over $8 billion, and fund the installation of over 5 million smart meters.
The funding has been in the works for a while, as the DOE solicited grant applications shortly after the stimulus bill was passed. But this is the first time that the projects that would be funded have been revealed (a list, broken down by category, is available).
A significant portion of the funding, $1 billion dollars, will be going to consumer-level technology, primarily smart meters. The project list indicates that well over 5 million smart meters should be installed. These devices will allow homeowners to receive fine-grained information about their energy use, in some cases on a per-appliance basis, and exert greater control over its timing. These devices will be most useful, from both a financial and grid perspective, when they're coupled with pricing that encourages use during off-peak hours, so some of the funding is going to help utilities transition to these pricing systems.
A larger chunk of the funding, $2 billion, will go toward putting the infrastructure in place to support these smart meters. The same sort of reporting and control provided by a smart meter can be provided at a variety of levels, allowing utilities to better handle issues like changes in demand, intermittent renewable power sources, and equipment malfunctions. In addition to getting the hardware in place, the utilities will be facing an enormous IT challenge, as the data has to be transmitted on secure networks, analyzed, archived, etc. The $2 billion will help cover these projects as well.
Another $400 million will be used to modernize transmission lines, both to limit the losses during transmission and to allow greater long-distance shuffling of power, "so that a wind farm in rural South Dakota can power homes in Chicago," as Obama put it. Another $25 million is going to foster the development of a smart device manufacturing capability.
In making the announcement, Obama claimed that the smart meters and demand-response pricing should enable consumers to save over $20 billion during the next decade, far exceeding the cost of the new program. He also suggested that the projects would increase grid reliability, limiting the $150 billion a year in economic losses suffered due to power outages.
All of that is generally good news, but the longer-term significance of this program may simply be to push smart metering and equipment out of the realm of test projects and into the mainstream. So far, smart meter deployments have been the rare exception on the US grid; if the program works as planned, nearly five percent of US households will have experience with them in the near future, and the utilities will have a wealth of real-world experience with the technology.
In that sense, a recent move by California may be equally significant. As part of a flurry of bill signings, Governor Schwarzenegger approved a smart grid measure that calls upon the state's Public Utilities Commission to come up with a plan for a state-wide smart grid deployment by July of next year (the bill's passage was spotted by Green Beat). Utilities would then have a year to come up with their own deployment plans, after which, presumably, the hardware would start to be put into place. California accounts for another 10 percent of the households in the US, so this has the potential to create an even larger impact than the stimulus spending.


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(CNN) -- Paris is a city made for strolling. When you arrive, follow the route from the Hotel de Ville to the Arc du Triomphe, through the Louvre, the Tuileries and up the Champs Elysees to gain an idea of how the city links together. If you've got lots of energy, keep going from the Arc du Triomphe to La Defense and the leafy neighborhoods of Neuilly-sur-Seine.
The Louvre is a popular tourist destinations and was used in the Hollywood blockbuster 'The Da Vinci Code'
Ramble along the rive gauche with your loved one, take a picnic to the serene Jardin du Luxembourg or head to the Pere Lachaise cemetery to hang out with Jim Morrison and other famous celebs passee.
Or you could cruise along the canals of La Vilette/Canal St-Martin -- start at Bastille and catch your breath at cafes en route -- or head to the 12th arrondissement to the Promenade Plantee, a 4.5km elevated park built on a former railway viaduct.
For sweeping views of the city, take a ride up the Tour Montparnasse, where, on a clear day, you can see 40km from the 210-meter-high helipad. Contrast that by heading below the city streets to the Catacombs, an extensive underground cemetery where the bones of several million former Parisians are stacked in grisly arrays -- or, if you can stand the olfactory assault, follow the snaking tunnels of the Paris sewers.
If you ever tire of the riches of the Louvre or the Monets and Renoirs at the Musee d'Orsay, Paris has plenty more to offer. Sculpture fans will love the Musee Rodin, crammed with the artist's finest and most famous works, including "The Thinker" and "The Kiss." Serious snappers will get their clicks at the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie, while the style tribe won't want to miss the Fondation Pierre Berger, home of Yves Saint Laurent's gowns and accessories.
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Good Evening any Positive fans out there,
I am not man to spend an entire evening crouching behind the sofa so I thought I'd get straight to the post-match review, cauterise the wound with trite expression, lance the boil with the balm of language, suck deep on the f****** lemon of defeat. Please help yourself from the plate above.
A shocker of an afternoon, more so because with the return of Sanchez and of Kosc I rather fancied that as an attacking force we might be more penetrative, and across the back line the Frenchman's experience would steady us in the face of the expected Liverpool onslaught. A little surprised at Welbz up front alone but I could see the sense of the set up.
As it turned out my expectations were not met, and in reality we very rarely looked as likely to get the white bouncy thing into the oblong post thing. Zero shots or headers on target in 94 minutes sums up the afternoon in that respect. In respect of our defensive attributes the return of Kosc provide no discernible improvement. In fact I thought Laurent played quite well as he has not kicked a ball in anger for eight weeks but his fellow defenders touch at times resembled that a skittish kitten, jabbing at a tempting ball of wool, all nervous and fluffy.
Fair play to Liverpool who in Salah and Sane had two decisive contributors, sure in possession, hungry for the ball and decisive in their finishing. We were rocking on our heels at 1-0 and Sane's second delivered the blow to decide the afternoon. 4-0 was the correct score. No excuses.
Losing to a team in which Alberto Moreno plays though ………(shudders)
Of our lads I thought Hector put his back into it for 90 minutes. When Le Coq came on I thought we finally had energy in midfield that was missing in the first 45. Nothing Cech could have done more than he did. Laca and Larry ? Too late to save our balloon that had gone 'pop' long before half time.
That is it – you saw the rest of our players and you know. Barely recognisable from the crew that hammered Chelsea in the Cup final and as recently as just a fortnight ago stormed back to overcome Leicester. A sombre dressing room. I have no doubt eddy will update us with the words of the (ashen-faced) manager.
I suspect the starting line up against Bournemouth on the 9th September will have a few changes, both of personnel and, more importantly perhaps, of mind-set.E shall be back, stronger, faster, hungrier.
I am off to seek solace in a generally more reliable mistress of earthly pleasure. Enjoy your Sunday evening.


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Moses, Robert
Moses, Robert, 1888–1981, U.S. public official, b. New Haven, Conn. He was appointed (1919) by Alfred E. Smith to the committee to study and revamp New York state government machinery, became (1924) chairman of the state council of parks, and served (1927–28) as New York secretary of state until a disagreement with Gov. Franklin Roosevelt forced him from that position. In 1933 he declined the Fusion nomination for mayor of New York City, and in 1934 he was, as Republican candidate for governor, defeated by Herbert H. Lehman. As New York City park commissioner (1934–60) and head of the Triborough Bridge and New York City Tunnel Authority (1946–68), as well as in other municipal offices, Moses was responsible for reorganizing the department of parks and for planning new and improved highways, parks, bridges, and beaches. While he has been widely praised for many of his accomplishments, he has also been criticized for tearing down established neighborhoods and replacing them with soulless towers and expressways in a quest for urban improvement. His books include Working for People (1956).
See R. A. Caro, The Power Broker (1974); H. Ballon and K. T. Jackson, Robert Moses and the Modern City (2007).
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Obama In Mexico To Strengthen Trade Ties
U.S. President Barack Obama is in Mexico City on Thursday on the third of his three-day trip there. Pop quiz: Who's the president of Mexico?
That would be Enrique Peña Nieto, who is also a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party and the first president in 12 years to not hail from the conservative side of Mexican politics.
Naturally, one of the topics up for discussion is the alleged plethora of Mexican nationals who keep leaking across the Mexican-U.S. border, a source of much consternation and campaign stump speeches for U.S. presidential candidates. Other conversations may revolve around the rampant violence of the drug trade, as well as the fact that Mexico is also the U.S.'s largest trading partner of legal goods.
In fact, Obama is hoping to make trade the focus of the trip. Illicit border crossings of both people and drugs, while sexier, are thorny issues on both sides of the border. "The White House is hoping to highlight the economic opportunities that would emanate from a modernized immigration system," Ana Navarro, a Republican strategist who met with Obama and other White House officials about the trip this week, told Bloomberg. "He doesn't want security and violence issues to dominate this trip."
Obama himself said in a press conference on Tuesday before his departure that "a lot of the focus is going to be on economics. "
"We've spent so much time on security issues between the United States and Mexico that sometimes I think we forget this is a massive trading partner responsible for huge amounts of commerce and huge numbers of jobs on both sides of the border," Obama told reporter. "We want to see how we can deepen that, how we can improve that and maintain that economic dialogue over a long period of time."
Peña Nieto seems to concur, and despite his reported worry over the proposed temporary work permits in the new U.S. immigration bill, Peña Nieto won't want to seem like he's interfering in U.S. politics, analysts said.
"I doubt Peña Nieto will get into a public conversation about immigration reform, but I would expect he'll make comments about the protection of human rights for Mexican migrants," Javier Treviño Mexican congressman from the northern state of Nuevo Leon told the Washington Post.
Obama will also travel to Costa Rica on Friday for a meeting with several other Latin American leaders. This is Obama's third official trip to Mexico and his first since his re-election.
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It's funny. I've thought a lot about what words mean, particularly names. Even more particularly, names which are clearly interesting or unusual. And I've thought a lot about William Shakespeare. But I've never thought about his surname before.
I think that's because the name is so closely associated with the playwright that we forget that it is in fact a surname, shared by many other people, with its own origin and meaning, and not simply a synonym for greatest writer in the English language.
I did think about it today though, when talking to an Italian woman whose surname was Crollalanza. I commented that that was an interesting surname that I'd never encountered before, and she told me that it's the Italian for Shakespeare. Straight away I knew what I'd be writing about tonight! Walking back to my office, I began to think about how Crollalanza might translate to Shakespeare. …lanza, that sounds like lance, which is similar to a spear, and also launch, which is what you do with a spear.
Crolla didn't ring a bell, but spear…
Could Shakespeare simply mean… shake spear? To shake a spear? It had never occurred to me before, but then I'd never thought about the name before. Of course, it must, it's so simple!
And it does! Well, specifically it was used to refer to a spearman, but the shake part is indeed the verb to shake, just with the older meaning of to brandish or flourish. So, one of William Shakespeare's ancestors must have been a renowned spearman, to have been granted the surname Shakespeare.
It's funny that the name was hiding in plain sight all this time, but I simply never thought to treat it like I would any other name and try to figure out its etymology. I suppose it's a testament to Shakespeare's greatness that I never thought of it as simply a name.
Crolla, by the way, wouldn't mean much to the average Italian either, because the name Crollalanza is a slight shortening of Scrollalanza, which does literally translate to Shakespeare. Looking this up by the way, led me to discover the theory that Italian author Michelangelo Florio, nicknamed Crollalanza, was the true author of many of the works attributed to Shakespeare. Personally I think this theory, like the others that suggest Shakespeare never wrote his works, is nonsense, but I'm glad that a brief chance encounter has led me to all this new knowledge!


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Maine man convicted in Zumba prostitution case
ALFRED, Maine (AP) — An insurance agent accused of helping a Zumba instructor use her fitness studio as a front for prostitution was convicted Wednesday in a case that set off a guessing game in a small Maine town over who was on her customer list.
Mark Strong Sr. controlled, supervised and managed the prostitution business and watched the sex acts live via Skype from his office 100 miles away, prosecutors contend.
The married businessman acknowledged having an affair with dance instructor Alexis Wright and helping her open the Kennebunk studio but contended he didn't profit from her prostitution.
Wright is scheduled to stand trial in May, barring a settlement.
Deputy District Attorney Justina McGettigan said the guilty verdicts vindicated law enforcement officials accused of putting too much time and money into the investigation.
"Prostitution is not legal in Maine. We don't promote prostitution. We don't want it in our communities," she said. "The Kennebunk Police Department did a fabulous job investigating this despite all of the negative comments that were thrown out that it was a poor use of resources. In fact, it was a good use of resources because it makes our communities safer."
Jurors deliberated for 4 1/2 hours before announcing that they had found Strong guilty of all 13 counts — 12 of promoting prostitution and one of conspiracy.
Strong, 57, of Thomaston, showed little reaction as the verdicts were announced. His wife buried her head in their son's shoulder and quietly sobbed.
Later, Strong said his family needs to heal. "It's not easy obviously," Strong told reporters outside the courthouse. "It's going to take time."
Strong, who was released on personal recognizance, is due to be sentenced on March 19. Theoretically, he could be sentenced to up to 13 years in prison for the 13 misdemeanor counts but consecutive sentences are unlikely, especially since he had no criminal record, attorneys said.
Defense lawyer Dan Lilley said he was disappointed by the verdict but is now focusing on sentencing and possible appeals.
"I never argue with a jury. It's a useless exercise. We're going to look over the options we have now," he told a throng of reporters gathered outside the courthouse. He said he anticipated a sentence ranging from a fine to "weeks and perhaps months incarceration."
The scandal in Kennebunk, a village known more for its sea captains' homes and beaches than crime, attracted international attention in the fall after it was reported that Wright's ledgers indicated she had more than 150 clients and made $150,000 over 18 months.
Authorities then sent the town abuzz with word that they would be charging each of the johns, leading residents to wonder who they were. Residents, though, soon grew weary of the media attention.
Testimony and videos presented to jurors indicated Strong was familiar with operational details of Wright's activities, chatting via Skype before and after her appointments and watching the sexual encounters from his office in Thomaston. Before each tryst, Wright took time to make sure her video camera was hidden and pointed at the massage table where the encounters took place.
The judge previously dismissed 46 invasion-of-privacy counts that stemmed from videotaping of prostitution clients without their knowledge.
Even as lurid details emerged in the courtroom, Strong's wife of 30 years and several other family members remained seated several rows behind him.
The verdict in the delay-plagued trial came more than six weeks after the start of jury selection, which was halted twice because of legal action that went to the state supreme court, leaving potential jurors in limbo for weeks.
Jurors left without talking to reporters.
One thing that was missing from the trial was testimony from Wright's accused clients. Eighteen of them were on the state's list of witnesses, but none of them testified after attorneys stipulated that the encounters took place.
As for Wright, her attorney and prosecutors will hold a settlement conference next week, McGettigan said. Barring a settlement, Wright is scheduled to stand trial in May on more than 100 counts that include prostitution and tax violations.
Sarah Churchill, Wright's lawyer, said the issues are different with her case. She declined to comment on settlement talks.


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Huffington Post UK and Why It's Not 'Authentic' to Pay Journalists
Stephen Hull, the editor of The Huffington Post United Kingdom, appeared Wednesday on BBC Radio 4's "The Media Show." It did not go well.
The peg for Hull's appearance was Kate Middleton's campaign to raise public awareness for children's mental health issues. The duchess wrote a post for the site and spent the day as its guest editor.
The interview starts off well enough. Host Steve Hewlett — who, like many media critics, doesn't appear to understand that pixels are unlimited and that there's room on the Internet to serve all tastes — asks Hull about some of the site's clickbait content, like listicles about cute animals. Hull knocked that one out of the park, noting that it's quite possible to "do the serious and the silly in the same place."
(Disclosure: I've written hundreds of light features about weird crime and the unusual adventures of animals, so I'm predisposed to side with Hull.)


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Nerdcore.com, run by Jon M. Gibson, has put out a nerd-themed girly calendar several years running now.
2007 was girls playing video games:
Happens all the time.
2008 was lady superheroes and supervillains.
Seeing Famke Janssen as Jean Grey/Phoenix naked would have definitely cushioned the blow of watching the Golden Gate Bridge get destroyed in X-3 (so not cool, I was totally upset by that).
2009 was a salute to Sci-Fi, both newer and classic entries in the genre.
Say what you want, but my robot friend is metal and small and doesn't judge me at all…
This year, the theme is Horror. Kick ass!
Bobbi Starr as a Frankenstein's concubine
Justine Joli: Corpse bride
Mosh – Bloody prom (Carrie).
Jana Jordan and her ass do Poltergeist.
Kind of a high school slasher thing.
Night of the Living Dead. Naked girl zombies would get so many more brains than the traditional tattered-clothed male ones. Can you imagine?
Army of Darkness; the kneeling model is Penthouse Pet Aria Giovanni.
And I saved my favorite shot for last:
Justine Joli as Marion Crane in Psycho — that is a great shot, photographed by Cherie Roberts, designed by Jason Adams.
The calendar features noted days of both the civilian and hardcore nerd army variety; from holidays to ComiCons and Quentin Tarantino's birthday. So scoop one up! You can buy this year's calendar, plus back issues, direct from the source at totallynerdcore.com.


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Historical Fiction (Team Science). Review by Jen Cray.
Historical Fiction (Team Science). Review by Jen Cray.
Equilibrium (Glacial Movements). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Lily and Generoso review Smoking Causes Coughing, the newest creation from surrealist comic genius Quentin Dupieux (Rubber, Mandibles) that follows the adventures and storytelling endeavors of the kaiju-fighting Tobacco Force!
Games of Power (La Vida Es Un Mus Discos). Review by Steven Cruse.
Treat Her Strangely. Review by Ian Koss.
Ink 19's Roi J. Tamkin reviews Drumming With Dead Can Dance and Parallel Adventures, Peter Ulrich's memoir of an artistic life fueled by Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard's remarkable friendship.
Tymisha Harris tells the story of Josephine Baker with the perfect mix of theater, history, and jazz in Josephine: A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play.
Vanishing Lands (Glacial Movements). Review by Carl F. Gauze.
Maggie McClure and Shane Henry are the singer-songwriter, husband-wife duo who join forces as The Imaginaries. Jeremy Glazier digs their creativity.
Self-titled, self-released LP Vadim Taver out March 24
Ween announce first extensive tour since reuniting in 2016
In this installment, Christopher Long receives a massive love gift from his nail tech: a ravaged original vinyl pressing of the classic 1971 Alice Cooper LP, Killer, for free.
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I've never been good at keeping my bedroom closet neat and tidy. I love our home, but the bedrooms and closets are pretty small – so much that everything I wear has to be stored in my closet. Paul uses the dresser in our room, I got the closet! I had to get creative and make a space for everything so that it's easy to keep things in order.
For this week's edition of My Organized Home Series on YouTube, I filmed a tour of everything in my closet and decided to share the tour here on the blog as well! I'm still tempted to pile my clothes on the floor of the closet, but as you'll see in the video – there's not a lot of floor space! It only takes a few days of laziness before I am required to put everything in its place!


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US 30-year mortgage rate stays at record 3.66 pct.
WASHINGTON – The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage stayed this week at the lowest level on record. Cheap mortgages have helped drive a modest housing recovery and could give the broader economy a jolt at a time when the job market is weak.
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average on the 30-year loan was 3.66 percent. That's unchanged from last week and the lowest since long-term mortgages began in the 1950s.
The average rate on the 15-year mortgage, a popular refinancing option, slipped to 2.94 percent. That's down from 2.95 percent last week and matches the record-low 2.94 percent reached three weeks ago.
The rate on the 30-year loan has been below 4 percent since December.
Cheap mortgages have provided a lift to the long-suffering housing market. Sales of new and previously occupied homes are up from the same time last year. Home prices are rising in most markets. And homebuilders are starting more projects.
The number of people who signed contracts to buy previously occupied homes rose in May, matching the fastest pace in two years, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday. That suggests Americans are growing more confident in the market.
Low rates could also provide some help to the economy if more people refinance. When people refinance at lower rates, they pay less interest on their loans and have more money to spend. Many homeowners use the savings on renovations, furniture, appliances and other improvements, which help drive growth.
Still, the pace of home sales remains well below healthy levels. Many people are still having difficulty qualifying for home loans or can't afford larger down payments required by banks.
And the sluggish job market could deter some would-be buyers from making a purchase this year. The U.S. economy created only 69,000 jobs in May, the fewest in a year. The unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent last month, up from 8.1 percent in April.
Mortgage rates have been dropping because they tend to track the yield on the 10-year Treasury note. Uncertainty about how Europe will resolve its debt crisis has led investors to buy more Treasury securities, which are considered safe investments. As demand for Treasurys increase, the yield falls.
And the yield will likely fall even lower now that the Federal Reserve has said it will continue selling short-term Treasurys and using the proceeds to buy longer-term Treasurys. That goal of the program is to drive long-term interest rates lower to encourage more borrowing and spending.
To calculate average rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country on Monday through Wednesday of each week.
The average does not include extra fees, known as points, which most borrowers must pay to get the lowest rates. One point equals 1 percent of the loan amount.
The average fee for 30-year loans was 0.7 point, unchanged from last week. The fee for 15-year loans also was 0.7 point, up from 0.6.
The average rate on one-year adjustable rate mortgages was unchanged from last week at 2.74 percent. The fee for one-year adjustable rate loans slipped to 0.4 point from 0.5 point.


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It's time to let the Israelis take off the gloves
A LOT HAS BEEN written in recent years about stateless terrorism. The events of the last few weeks show, to the contrary, that some of the world's most malignant terrorist groups continue to rely on state support. Hamas runs its own quasi-state -- the Palestinian Authority. Hezbollah is a state-within-a-state in Lebanon. And lurking behind both are the real troublemakers: Iran and Syria.
The current crisis exposes the inadequacy of American policy toward this new axis of evil. The problem is not, as so many have it, that President Bush's "cowboy diplomacy" has unsettled the region's vaunted stability. It is that Bush hasn't been enough of a cowboy.
Working with France, the U.S. succeeded last year in forcing Syrian troops out of Lebanon, thus allowing free elections to be held. But Lebanese democracy will remain hollow until Hezbollah disarms in accordance with U.N. Security Council Resolution 1559, something that no one has been willing to enforce -- until now.
The U.S. should have done more to stop Syria from supporting not only the terrorists targeting Israel but those targeting U.S. troops in Iraq. Syrian strongman Bashar Assad appeared to be down for the count when a U.N. investigation found evidence linking his regime to the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. But Bush let him get up off the mat. Senior U.S. officials keep proclaiming that Syria's support for terrorism is unacceptable, but by not doing more to stop it, they have tacitly accepted it.
The same is true of Iran. The mullahs continue to develop nuclear weapons and smuggle explosives into Iraq, and our only response has been talk and more talk. Perhaps this is a prelude to eventual military action, but in the meantime the administration should have done more to aid internal foes of the mullahocracy. It has taken until now -- five years into the Bush presidency -- for the U.S. to commit any serious money ($66 million) for Iranian democracy promotion, and the State Department has blocked efforts on Capitol Hill to spend even more.
The Jewish state is now paying the price for American inaction. The Katyusha, Kassam and Fajr rockets raining down on Israel are either made by Iran or with Iranian assistance. The same is true of the C-802 cruise missile that hit an Israeli warship. Syria facilitates the delivery of these weapons and provides a haven for Hamas political head Khaled Meshaal. The Iranians and Syrians are as culpable for the aggression against Israel as if they had been pulling the triggers themselves -- which, for all we know, they may have been.
And world leaders such as Vladimir V. Putin (he of the scorched-earth policy in Chechnya) have the chutzpah to criticize Israel for its "disproportionate" response? What would a proportionate Israeli response to the snatching of its soldiers and the bombardment of its soil look like? Should Israel kidnap low-level Hamas and Hezbollah operatives? Those organizations wouldn't mind in the slightest; they want as many martyrs as possible.
The real problem is that Israel's response has been all too proportional. So far it has only gone after Hamas and Hezbollah. (Some collateral damage is inevitable because these groups hide among civilians.) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is showing superhuman restraint by not, at the very least, "accidentally" bombing the Syrian and Iranian embassies in Beirut, which serve as Hezbollah liaison offices.
It's hard to know what accounts for this Israeli restraint, for which, of course, it gets no thanks. It may just be a matter of time before the gloves come off. Or Olmert may be afraid of upsetting the regional status quo. The American neocon agenda of regime change is not one that finds favor with most Israelis (ironic, considering how often the rest of the world has denounced neocons as Mossad agents). The Israeli attitude toward neighboring dictators is "better the devil you know." That may make sense with Jordan and Egypt, which have made peace with Israel, but not with Syria, which serves as a vital conduit between Tehran and Hamas and Hezbollah.
Iran may be too far away for much Israeli retaliation beyond a single strike on its nuclear weapons complex. (Now wouldn't be a bad time.) But Syria is weak and next door. To secure its borders, Israel needs to hit the Assad regime. Hard. If it does, it will be doing Washington's dirty work. Our best response is exactly what Bush has done so far -- reject premature calls for a cease-fire and let Israel finish the job.
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The biggest and brightest full moon of the year graces the sky early Sunday as our celestial neighbor swings closer to Earth than usual.
While the moon will appear 14 percent larger normal, most skywatchers won't be able to notice the difference. Still, astronomers say it's worth looking up and appreciating the cosmos.
The moon will be closest and turn full around 4:30 a.m. PDT, making it the best time to view.
As in any supermoon event, high tides are forecast because of the moon's proximity, but the effect is expected to be small.
Forget about the myths that swirl every time a supermoon appears. There's no link to higher crime or bizarre behavior. Scientists say that's just lunacy.


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GIN-The trial of former "blade runner" and Olympic champion Oscar Pistorius opens this week in South Africa before hundreds of cameras and journalists from over 100 countries.
Pistorius, a speed runner with two prosthetic legs, was a popular South African personality until he shot his model girlfriend last year on Valentine's Day in his apartment. Charged with the premeditated murder of his live-in companion, Reeva Steenkamp, Pistorius denies that the shooting was intentional; he says he was aiming at a presumed burglar.
The courtroom proceedings are being broadcast live on television and radio stations to subscribers of the local DStv channel. The initial indictment lists 107 witnesses who are prepared to testify for the state.
As hundreds of reporters jostle for space outside the court, some 80 journalists have settled inside—40 of them from South African media outlets, and another 40 from foreign media. An additional 200 journalists have access to an "overspill" room outside the court room.
The trial takes place as some 45,000 people, a third of the country's prison population, sit in jail while their cases are repeatedly postponed.
Nooshin Erfani-Ghadimi, project coordinator for the Wits Justice Project, criticized the delayed justice for ordinary South Africans. "We have too many people waiting for trial … We've thrown a lot of resources at this case because it's in the public eye, and we've seen it has received preferential treatment."
Pistorius' enormous wealth also sets his trial apart from others. "What we're seeing with the Oscar case is that if you've got the money, a team of lawyers and forensic experts, you're not equal before the law," said Erfani-Ghadimi.
"This is such a high-profile case all the stops are being pulled out to show the wonders of the South African justice system," gender expert and researcher Lisa Vetten said in a press interview. "But one would like to see the wonders of the justice system applied to all those other cases."
Lebo Sabopa of the ANC Women's League told the Mail & Guardian newspaper that she plans to be outside the courthouse through the duration of the trial in memory of Steenkamp. "There's too much violence against women in this country, and that must stop," she said.
Meanwhile, a second prisoners' radio show is going live this week. Developed by Thetha FM and Wits Justice Project, "Jail Break" targets inmates, ex-inmates and their families. An earlier one, "Prisoners' Corner" is archived online at https://soundcloud.com/witsjusticeproject/sets/wjs-thetha.
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It looked sooo good, I had to try making some.
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Domestic violence services expand to Bristol Probate and Family Court's Taunton Division
TAUNTON — Victims of domestic violence in Greater Taunton may now find a stronger local support network.
The SAFEPLAN Program, administered by the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance, recently expanded services to the Bristol Probate and Family Court located in Taunton.
"SAFEPLAN will provide much-needed assistance to victims and families of domestic violence," said Taunton Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. "This program's expansion is certainly welcome news that will assist victims, of domestic violence, in their most trying times."
The goal of the expansion is to "increase domestic violence services and supports available to victims in the area," according to a MOVA press release.
"Recent high-profile domestic violence cases have prompted state officials to toughen domestic violence laws and further invest in domestic violence services across the state," said Christopher Klaskin, a MOVA legislative affairs coordinator.
Taunton High School graduate Jennifer Martel died last year in Waltham, allegedly at the hands of a longtime domestic abuser. The man charged with her murder, Jared Remy, had just been released by authorities after an alleged domestic abuse incident.
"The tragic case of Jennifer Martel shows how difficult it can be for women to escape abusive relationships," said state Rep. Shaunna O'Connell, R-Taunton. "You may not think you are affected by domestic violence because you have never experienced it, but it has deep and widespread impacts on our communities. The effects on our children can be devastating."
Last October, O'Connell and Kim Thomas, executive director of New Hope Inc.,, hosted a community forum on domestic and sexual violence. The purpose of the forum was to bring together survivors, advocates, law enforcement and the community to increase awareness, education and involvement and to demonstrate that it takes this kind of partnership to end violence and abuse. Attendees were vocal in expressing their concerns around the weak laws and lack of protection for victims.
"Victims of domestic and sexual assault need services in their communities to help them escape and break the cycle of violence. Our priority should be to fund programs that accomplish that goal," O'Connell said.
Last year, the state legislature awarded MOVA an additional $150,000 to expand the program, making SAFEPLAN services available in 44 district and probate and family courts in nine Bay Sate counties. SAFEPLAN advocates assist victims of domestic and sexual violence coming to court to obtain protective orders.
"In addition to in-court civil legal advocacy, SAFEPLAN Advocates provide crisis intervention, assess a client's risks, create personalized safety plans, and refer clients to other programs and resources based on individual needs," Klaskin said. "SAFEPLAN advocates are certified by MOVA and are employed by community-based service providers across the state."
New Hope Inc., of Attleboro, employs advocates serving the Taunton Division of Bristol Probate and Family Court and seven other courts in Bristol and Worcester counties.
"The SAFEPLAN Program is a vital part of the court system. Domestic and sexual violence survivors often come to court alone, intimidated and confused by this complex system and the trauma they have experienced in their personal lives," Thomas said. "SAFEPLAN advocates educate survivors about the complicated legal process and documentation needed to present their best case, often accompanying them as they stand before the judge. We are fortunate to have such dedicated staff at New Hope and the cooperation of court staff which makes our program that much more effective."
The Bristol County District Attorney's Office praised the expansion plans.
"We believe this is a good thing for victims of domestic violence," said Gregg Miliote, spokesman for District Attorney Sam Sutter. "Having a specialized advocate in the probate court to help victims understand the process, the paperwork required and where their focus should be is a big plus for victims."
State Sen. Marc R. Pacheco, D-Taunton, also welcomed the news.
"I am pleased MOVA will be able to expand services for all those in Bristol County who are impacted by the tragedy of domestic violence," Pacheco said. "The state legislature recognized our responsibility to provide a system of support for all victims of domestic violence, and I am happy to see, through MOVA and the SAFEPLAN program, that Bristol County's safety network will receive added support to help every domestic violence survivor cope with and move forward from these traumatic crimes."
"Domestic violence is not a new issue, but it is a complex one which requires the many systems that assist victims to work together to help them escape abuse and hold their offender accountable," said Liam Lowney, MOVA's executive director. "SAFEPLAN advocates work directly with local court personnel, district attorney's offices, police, and a network of other providers making it a one-stop shop for victims seeking assistance. We appreciate the opportunity to expand this program and will continue to work toward making it available in every county across the state."
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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview on A9 TV dated September 21st, 2011
MR. ADNAN OKTAR:Welcome Hana Levi, how are you?
HANA LEVI JULIAN:Well, Baruch Hashem.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR:We love you all very much.
HANA LEVI JULIAN:It's nice to see you.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR: We are also very pleased to see you. Let me have your questions, if you please.
HANA LEVI JULIAN:I was wondering first of all you know that President Obama spoke to the United Nations General Assembly today. Did you have a chance to hear his speech, or read what he had to say to the General Assembly?
MR. ADNAN OKTAR: I have not had any information about that issue yet. But I can comment if you have any information at hand.
HANA LEVI JULIAN:Yes, I actually, I did have a chance to read something and basically what President Obama said was actually in some ways he echoed what you said. In that, he underlined the importance of preserving Israel's security and said that it is important for Israel and for the Palestinian authority to be able to negotiate to be able to reach an agreement together. That peace cannot come through simply going to a forum and writing out a piece of paper saying, "Ok we've made a decision and that's the end of it." Peace needs to be reached through an agreement from the two sides that have to live together, but I understand that in some parts of the world that was not well received. There have been some riots tonight in Israel, some people were hurt in some areas.. I am sure you are aware, this is not anything new, rocks have been thrown.. there are pictures on the internet. The Israeli public does not feel happy about it. I'm wondering if you might comment on that.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR: Yes. I have been always telling that you are the descendants of the Prophet Abraham (pbuh), the descendants of the Prophet Israel (pbuh). We love you very much, we feel so much compassion. Until the Day of Judgment Israel will be there. You will live in happiness, bliss and goodness. Furthermore, there will be no war. In no way does Turkey ever get into war with Israel. She will keep that amity and brotherhood alive until the end. You will see. Such words always circulate around. It was also rumored that a war would break out between Turkey and Greece or other countries. Such words are always heard but does not practically come about. You can have peace of mind on this issue. The youth of Israel and Palestine, the youth of Turkey will all embrace one another, become friends and brothers and sisters. We are in the time of the Mashiach, in the time of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). We are in a beautiful and auspicious age, which is foretold in Torah. The time of the King Messiah, which people have been waiting for three thousand years has begun. From now on suffering comes neither upon Israel nor upon Turkey, nor upon Palestine. Satan's life has come to an end; peace and brotherhood will persist. You will witness my every word coming true. Until now all my words have turned out to be true. You will also see that this word of mine will also come true.
HANA LEVI JULIAN:There are groups where that is true. But I also see that there is a real effort to train the young people to hate. The satan is working over time. He is putting in extra hours. Perhaps he feels his end, but he is putting in over time. They have written upgraded textbooks in the Palestinian Authority in the schools, and in those textbooks, they teach specifically that Israel does not exist and hatred of the Jewish people. How can we change that picture; we have no access to those schools.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR: There have always been those who told that hatred must be harbored towards the Prophet Abraham (pbuh). There have been those who loathed Prophet Moses (pbuh) but the right always triumphed. In no way will we ever let the innocent be oppressed. We, the Turkish nation, harbor compassion, love, amity, friendship, mercy and brotherhood in our souls. This is peculiar to the Turkish nation. All the people of Istanbul have this feature. Go to Izmir, they are also of the same nature. If we are speaking of Turkey, nothing other than love for your people comes about. Those harboring hatred for you are only like one in a thousand. That is, it is also insignificant. A vast majority loves you and Turkey is a friend of yours. That is, the Turkish nation is a fellow nation. Do not have the slightest doubt about this matter. Indeed, we invite you here; there will be rabbis coming; you are also cordially invited. I will be honored. I will be greatly pleased. Let us stroll together through the streets of Istanbul and ask, "Do you like Israelis or not?". Everyone would tell that they do love Israeli people. Do not feel uneasy, let your heart find relief. Not a tension of that sort will occur. These are transient words, temporary statements. In some time everything will resume to its normal course. You know that there will be the Turkish–Islamic Union. Israel, as an independent state, will also remain within the Turkish Islamic Union. As an independent state, we will have very beautiful days as brothers, friends and lead a very good life. Beautiful days are ahead. This is ultimately what will happen. Other than that, there remains no space for satan to do anything else .
HANA LEVI JULIAN:I would like to come and visit.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR:I will be honored, will be very pleased. We love you very much.You [Israeli people] are the beautiful servants of Allah. We love all the servants of Allah out of the [love we have for our] Creator.
HANA LEVI JULIAN: Let me ask you, I am curious about your views, I know that you have already been asked by everyone about the political behavior of the Turkish Prime Minister, Mr, Erdogan.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR:We know Mr. Erdogan as a nation. I also know him. Though I have never met him in person, I know him. You should believe me that he is a compassionate person. He would not cause harm even to an ant. He is a very compassionate person. I guarantee that. You will have your place within the Turkish-Islamic Union. You will live a very beautiful, pleasant life. Trust in the promise of Allah, trust in Mashiach, that is Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh). The days Allah promises in the Torah have begun. You will live in peace and ease throughout that region. Palestine will also be very much at ease. You will also be very much relieved. We will embrace you with compassion. No Muslim would ever approve of such persecution. The number of radical elements always remains to be insignificant. The number of those who favor bloodshed and violence is always scarce. Our nation is always peaceful, loving, and of laic, Kemalist thought. An enlightened mindset of Islam is prevalent here. The Turkish nation is against bigotry. Insha'Allah during your visit, I will accompany you; you can ask our people to see how much they love you.
HANA LEVI JULIAN:I know that in Turkey , I know that actually it is true that the Turkish people, in general tend to be very accepting of Israeli's. We have good relations. In Israel there are many products from Turkey. Many business people have very warm relations with Turkish people, and they travel back and forth all the time. I know this is true, even in my town, I know that people go back and forth. As far as I know that is the case, but I also know that the Turkish government has strenghtened its ties last year with Iran. Iran is not our best friend here in Israel. They actually are committed to wiping us off the map, and I am just wondering whether you think that Turkey might ever participate in that kind of activity together with Iran. Whether or not you see that Turkey could be a mitigating force in persuading Iran not to do that. It seems Iran is very intent on that goal, and they are moving ahead with their nuclear plans to do that. Ahmedinejad has just put his uranium enrichment facilities underground in a bunker to make sure that no one can disable them. That is a problem. They could annihilate us.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR:.. we would never let such an attempt happen. That is definitely unlikely to happen. Notice that I am giving you a very important evidence. There is a radar station being installed in Turkey. Do you know what the most important purpose of this radar station is? It is to protect Israel from a nuclear attack. And it is an early warning system. This evidence must suffice for you.
HANA LEVI JULIAN:Is this thing the NATO base that you are talking about? Because if it is, Mr. Erdogan said that, that NATO base would have nothing to do with protecting Israel, that Israel would have no access to the data that would protect it.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR:This is a base of NATO; that is, both of Turkey and NATO. It is against any attack against any country; not only for Turkey. It is against any attack that will be made against Turkey and her neighbors. It is an early warning system against any offensive attack, and it is a system designed to intercept a rocket in the air. It is a system installed to intercept (a rocket) before it is even launched. I can provide you with the technical details, but it is of everyone's knowledge. It is well-known to everyone. This is a very clear, very explicit evidence that Turkey is a friend of yours. You can have peace of mind. We love all our neighbors and we love you dearly. We love Armenia and Azerbaijan alike. We embrace all of you. We are full of love, so you should have peace of mind.
HANA LEVI JULIAN: Do you believe that Mr. Erdogan is also committed to our protection?
MR. ADNAN OKTAR:What I am telling is true. Mr. Erdogan is a very compassionate person. If you come here, I can arrange a meeting with the members of parliament from the AK party. They all love you very much. They all have compassion; if you would like to do so, I can also arrange a meeting with the ministers and with members of other (political) parties. This is a truth that you can personally witness. The best thing to do is; come to here immediately and see for yourself. You know that I will have visitors coming. You can also join them.
HANA LEVI JULIAN: Thank you for your invitation and I will come.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR:I will be honored.
HANA LEVI JULIAN: I thank you for the invitation and I look forward to it.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR:I also thank you. I convey my regards. Both Torah and the Qur'an always preach peace. We do not let the contrary to happen. Greetings to all Israel, greetings to Palestine. I extend my love and regards to all of them. I extend my love to Christians, Jews and Muslims; to all of them.
HANA LEVI JULIAN: And we send ours to you.
MR. ADNAN OKTAR:I thank you and present you my love.2011-09-25 02:28:35


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Commentary by Earl Crane Senior Principal at Promontory Financial Group & former member of the White House National Security Staff
Industry and government adoption of revolutionary technologies, such as cloud and mobile computing, and the increased interdependency between information service delivery and business success is reshaping how managers look at information security. Increasingly, sophisticated threats target both businesses and the federal government for disruption and espionage. The federal government is looking to increase...
Industry and government adoption of revolutionary technologies, such as cloud and mobile computing, and the increased interdependency between information service delivery and business success is reshaping how managers look at information security. Increasingly, sophisticated threats target both businesses and the federal government for disruption and espionage. Earl Crane The federal government is looking to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its cybersecurity programs. It has a long history of grappling with advanced cybersecurity threats, and has developed sophisticated capabilities to understand and mitigate cybersecurity risks. Industry, meanwhile, is driven to focus on cost- effective solutions through sound bottom-line arguments and market forces to push for efficiency for business competition in a way that government struggles to match.
Leaders in both government and industry, in short, have discovered they can learn a lot from each other.
One result of this growing focus on government-industry cybersecurity collaboration was the Aug. 20 report on Secure Government Communications by the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). At the request of the White House Cybersecurity National Security Staff, this report investigated how to improve federal government information security based on industry best practices, approaches and perspectives.
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While the lack of cybersecurity talent is a concern for national security and U.S. competitiveness as a whole, it is promising news for cybersecurity professionals seeking mobility in the workforce as their skills are in demand. According to a recent Cyber Security Census from Semper Secure, Washington is emerging as an epicenter of cybersecurity talent. The D.C. metro area is tied with California for the highest concentration of cybersecurity professionals — at 19 percent each — and D.C. scored higher as a center of cybersecurity innovation — 44 percent versus California's 33 percent.
As senior members of the federal workforce retire, new positions will open up for cybersecurity professionals. Additionally, as mid-career federal cybersecurity professionals look to industry to broaden their skill sets, they will find demand for their government cybersecurity skills in the private sector. Both businesses and government organizations willing to seek cybersecurity expertise outside of their traditional industry-specific workforce will find candidates with increasingly fungible cybersecurity skills. Drawing from the NSTAC recommendations, we can highlight three key crossover skill sets:
Risk Management
Federal employees with experience implementing the NIST Risk Management Framework may see increasing demand as industry looks to implement and improve their risk management program. The collaborative development process around the critical infrastructure cybersecurity framework is building a common conversation about how to effectively measure and manage cybersecurity across industry sectors.
Any risk management calculus must incorporate cybersecurity into the business decision making process. Data breach and denial of service can no longer be viewed merely as "IT issues," and must instead be just as much a part of the business' risk calculations as logistics breakdowns, strikes and overseas conflicts.
Companies will need professionals capable of translating highly technical concerns into actionable business strategy. The increased use of sector-specific maturity models to measure companies' security program capabilities will provide flexibility for innovative cybersecurity defenses that static checklists cannot. The expertise required to perform these functions us both scarce and highly transferable between industries and will be in high demand.
Threat Intelligence
An ever-growing number of businesses are recognizing the value in situational awareness delivered by intelligence capabilities. Increasingly sophisticated actors penetrate companies with intentionally targeted objectives, rather than targets of opportunity. Businesses, therefore, need to be proactive in their defense, by assessing and understanding what their adversaries will most likely target based on their current business operations, defensive profile and global geo-political environment.
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Globalized connectivity has brought adversaries from around the world to your organization's doorstep, and that is part of the new reality. Many federal agency CIOs get this and have integrated cybersecurity threat intelligence into their defensive plans. However, more must be done.
Threat intelligence is no longer a boutique offering for a select few organizations. Increasingly it is a relevant consideration for situational awareness across government and industry business lines. Dedicated cyber threat analysts must have real-time actionable information and an understanding of business operations and impact. A recent report from the Ponemon Institute highlighted this fact, citing optimal times for near-real-time intelligence as no greater than 4.6 minutes.
Enterprise Security Management
Finally, increasingly porous perimeters make traditional security architectures ineffective. Information security professionals must keep current with new technologies and defensive strategies like Moving Target Defense and Cyber Kill Chain. Cloud computing requires an understanding of data management and third- party risk management. Mobile computing requires visibility to mobile applications and data. Distributed endpoints require new architectures for centralized policy management with decentralized defensive actions.
As business practices, information technology and cybersecurity threats become more industry-agnostic, competition across and between industries for cybersecurity professionals will remain fierce. Though professionals will be in short supply for years to come, increased mobility among industries and government will bring a leveling of common cybersecurity skills across the profession.
Earl Crane, Ph.D., is an expert in information security and cybersecurity strategy and policy. He is a senior principal at Promontory Financial Group, a global consulting firm that helps companies and government around the world manage complex risk and meet their greatest regulatory challenges. Dr. Crane was previously a member of the White House National Security Staff, where he advised the president on cybersecurity policy.
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I went on a weekend visit to Hobart to see MONA and the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery. Hobart is an attractive city to walk around even with the cold of earth spring. I couldn't avoid seeing the public sculpture as I walked around the harbour. "Public art and artists can make a valuable contribution to the built and natural environment by celebrating, marking and revealing aspects of a community, its history, its character and its aspirations. A strong sense of place, identity and community invariably makes Hobart attractive to live in, work in and to visit." (Hobart City Council website)
I enjoyed walking through Battery Point, the Salamanca Market (lots of woodcarving and woodcraft) and the Salamanca Arts Centre Precinct and along the harbour to the Tasmanian University Arts Centre. Along the way I saw a number of public sculptures along with other pieces of public art and design – gates, decorative paving and monuments. There was nothing out of place although some of it appeared a bit over the top, in particular the sculpture of Stephen Walker.
Stephen Walker was born in Balwyn, Victoria in 1927 and studied art at Melbourne Teachers College from 1945 to 47. Walker's sculptures are over the top, neo-baroque spectacles; there are too many elements and too much going on. There are long explanations on bronze panels about the sculptures. Bronze is used to as much as possible and it is not surprising that Walker lives and works at his sculptor's foundry at Campania, Tasmania.
Walker's "The Bernacchi Tribute: Self Portrait, Louis and Joe", 1998 and 2002, is a series of bronze sculptures located between Victoria Dock and Macquarie Wharf. There is so much going on in this sculpture; it even has two names and two plaques. It started as bronze seal and penguins and then after a bronze camera on a bronze tripod, a bronze explorer, bronze skis, bronze dogs become "The Bernacchi Tribute" but somewhere along the way picked up the title, "Heading South". Walker has himself made two voyages to the Antarctic in 1984 and 1986.
I preferred Walker's more abstract "Tidal Pools," 1970; the bronze fountain now in Mawson Place, Hobart but I never got a close look at it in its new location due to the traffic. "Tidal Pools was commissioned by the Bank of New South Wales, later Westpac, in the early 1980s. It originally stood in Sydney's Martin Place. In 2000, when the bank extended its building, it donated $100,000 to dismantle the bronze sculpture and transport and install it as a gift from Westpac to Hobart." (Nick Clark The Mercury 7/4/10)
I did take a close look at Walker's "Tasman Fountain" 1988 or is it "Journey to Southland", in Salamanca Place between Gladstone Street and Montpelier Retreat. It is one of the most over the top works of public sculpture that I have seen. In a circle with a rough-hewn plinth of white rock showing the Southern Cross in bronze is partially surrounded by a white concrete fountain with three bronze ships sailing in it. On the other side stands a full size bronze figure of Able Tasman – again so much bronze.
There is more to public sculpture in Hobart than the just the sculptures of Stephen Walker but they are bronze heavy weights.


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Two Nova Scotia men have been remanded to police custody for erecting and burning a cross on the lawn of an interracial couple.
From the article:
The brothers are accused of erecting a two-metre-high cross, with a hanging noose, in front of the home of Michelle Lyon, their father's cousin, and Shayne Howe and yelling racial slurs at the terrified couple and their children, who were inside at the time.
While this is understandably a horrible thing to happen to anyone, especially in Canada where we like to think of ourselves as being non-racist, the part that I found interesting was this:
Granville Rehberg, Nathan and Justin's father, said he's "real sick" about what happened early Sunday and equally baffled. "I don't understand," Rehberg told CBC News in a voice that cracked with emotion. "I got nieces that have black children. I got cousins that are black. My family is not racist. I just don't know what to say."
Commenters on the CBC website and the news anchor expressed similar dismay and bafflement. How could such a thing happen "in this day and age?" Aren't we past such things? Especially in Canada where we don't have the same history of lynch mobs and cross-burnings?
The answer is easy: Because Canada is racist, we just don't talk about it.
If you haven't thrown up your hands in outrage and disgust and closed the window yet, I'll clarify what I mean. Racism is much more deep-seated than can be overcome in a few generations. What makes progress along the lines of eradication even more difficult is the fact that we've stopped talking about racism. We prefer, it seems, to stick our collective heads in the sand and act as though it isn't a problem. I think of racism the same way I think of herpes: just because you ignore it doesn't mean it goes away, and even when the symptoms subside, they can come back at any point.
What we see here in Nova Scotia is a racism outbreak. Nova Scotia is home to a surprisingly large number of black people – that is, surprising unless you know some of the history. Africville is an area in Halifax that was home to hundreds of recently-freed slaves and imports from Africa. Some black families in Nova Scotia can trace their lineage back hundreds of years. However, due to overt racism in the 1800s and early 20th century, and more subtle systemic ("polite") racism in the latter half of the 1900s, black people in Canada have rarely been able to move into the upper middle class. Since race and class are closely related, and given the economic fortunes of the maritime provinces (largely agricultural, less industrial, economic decline in recent years due to fisheries changes), black people have commonly got the short end of the stick.
Herpes symptoms return whenever the body is immunosuppressed – the system is taxed and cannot fight off the virus. Racism similarly returns when the social system is under stress, such as economic hardship. It shouldn't surprise anyone that this happened, because all the pieces were there – economic downturn, long history of cohabitation, large and easily-identifiable scapegoat group… it's almost formulaic.
This event is tragic. Not only were the couple's small children inside the house, and the couple themselves terrified, but the community at large (and indeed all of Canada) has been severely damaged by this act of hate. However, as the RCMP notes in the article, this isn't a random act, nor is it the last we'll see. Until large, wholesale sea changes are made in the way we deal with racial issues in Canada, we'll never be able to completely divest ourselves of the racism virus. But we can't act shocked and bewildered when it happens – we're just lying to ourselves if we do.


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Everything about Ceretto can be summed up in this phrase: The elephants are dancing.
There is a bit of controlled chaos in the current cycle of the Ceretto Empire. I think it is an exciting time.
Piedmont has really hits its stride in these days. They seem to be at peace with their markets, having spread out to a larger world base while still keeping their uniquely provincial perspective. They have jazz and foam and Spada and can be in Milan in little time or anywhere they want to be. Many of the young winemakers spend time in New York; some of them even have flats there. So this quiet little Langhe can serve to recast their ambitions for the larger world stage.
The wines are made for the world at large and when in history can one say that about Italian wines with more resolve than now? So the travel and the exposure have paid off.
The plan was to meet in the afternoon and tour one of the Ceretto wineries, do a little tasting and then the next day visit several more and finish with lunch at one of the family restaurants called Piazza Duomo.
Confession: I have struggled in Texas with getting the Ceretto wines off the ground in the manner in which they seem to have been accepted in some of the more cosmopolitan world markets. These are not Bar-B-Q and Barbaresco wines. What started out years ago as a conscious effort to strive for higher expression of winemaking aiming toward sophisticated levels of cuisine, what some might even call alto-borghese, has not always been how things in Texas have played out. That is changing, ever so slowly. One should not be too old to hope to see it eventually come to a fuller realization. I anticipate eagerly, living long enough to witness it.
After a tour with Ellan, their young American assistant, and a tasting with Gianluca Picca, a sommelier and now sales manager for the family, we drove to Castiglione Falletto where Bricco Rocche sits. It is easy enough to find with the glass cube that marks the space. But oddly, when one spends time there, waking up early in the fog and walking around the grounds, one feels a little awed about being able to sleep around the vines that create so much joy for people around the world. I guess I'll never really get over something like that; the urban dweller in me finds it hard to believe.
I love going to Castiglione Falletto, it seem like the heart of the Barolo zone, to me.
We had a long day of driving hard and hitting several wineries, so my colleague and I opted for beer and pizza the first night, a little break from all the great new expressions of la cucina Italiana that we had been witnessing the past few days. The next day we were slated for a lunch with Federica Ceretto at the Piazza Duomo restaurant in Alba, one of the family culinary jewels.
As the new day dawned, we would be going to Barbaresco, to the winery in Asili, for some barrel tasting. We went in the car with Gianluca, a transplanted Roman, who travels 40% of the time. He lives above the winery in Asili and loves it, when he has those rare moments at his home base. He seems to have assimilated quite nicely into the Langhe environment; I saw an intense and engaged face as he walked around the cellars.
Later on, in Alba, we met up with Federico, or Fedé as he was called. Fedé reminds me of an Italian Bono with a dollop of Elvis Costello. His is an animated young man who has definitely sewn some of his wild oats. Now he is engaged and will be married later this spring, and is drawn up in the pageant of the family celebration. We sat in the restaurant below the sprawling Francesco Clemente fresco.
Chef Enrico Crippa sees Piazza Duomo as an international dining destination. Influenced by a youthful stay with Gualtiero Marchesi, and three years spent for him in Japan. Pristine food, fresh ingredients not over manipulated, wonderful flavors, colors, aromas, the whole gestalt of the table. And the Ceretto wines, where they shined brilliantly with the meal.
You can read elsewhere about the wines of the family. My intent is to encourage you to visit Alba and find the wellspring where the wines and the food pay respect to the same goddess, Mother Earth.
And to be baptized with Moscato d' Asti in this shrine, that is a dream, from the Wine Trail in Italy.


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Specifying Morphisms Between Boolean Rings
It will be useful to have other ways of showing that a given function between boolean rings is a morphism. The definition, of course, is that and , since and here denote our addition and multiplication, respectively.
It's also sufficient to show that and . Indeed, we can build both and from and :
So if and are preserved, then so are and .
A little more subtle is the fact that for surjections we can preserve order in both directions. That is, if is equivalent to for a surjection from one underlying set onto the other, then is a homomorphism of Boolean rings. We first show that preserves by using its characterization as a least upper bound: , , and if and then .
So, since preserves order, we know that , and that . We can conclude from this that , and we are left to short that . But f(E)\cup f(F)=f(G)$ for some , since is surjective. Since , we must have , and similarly . But then , and so , as we wanted to show.
We thus know that preserves the operation , and we can similarly show that preserves , using the dual universal property. In order to build and from and , we need complements. But complements satisfy a universal property of their own: , and if then .
First, I want to show that by showing it is below all elements of . Indeed, by the surjectivity of , every element of is the image of some element . Thus we want to show that . But this is true because for all , and so
Now given a set and its complement , we know that . Since preserves , we must have . Let's say is another set so that . By the surjectivity of , we have for some . Thus , and thus . This tells us that , and thus . And so .
Therefore, since preserves , , and complements, it preserves and , and thus is a morphism of Boolean rings.